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Anderson, Kylie. "Whither Pacific ‘traditional’ media? Internet technology in political education and participation." Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa 13, no. 2 (November 1, 2019): 94–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v13i2.906.
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‘Digital Democracy’ and ‘digital government’ are relatively new concepts posing challenges for governments, journalists, political analysts and political scientists. Written from a political science perspective, this article provides an overview of selected Pacific Island government efforts on the web and assesses the contribution this makes to political education, on one level, and building egalitarian democracies on another level. Providing a brief survey of internet developments in the area of government within 12 selected Pacific Island countries, the argument is made that, while any additional education in the broad area of politics is welcome, there are still challenges that exist and room for progress. Given current technological capabilities around the region, more ‘traditional’ forms of media still have a vital role to play.
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Cox, Brad. "Tropical Pacific Island Environments." Pacific Conservation Biology 4, no. 4 (1998): 370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc980370.
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The Pacific island region comprises a large and ecologically diverse area of the Earth, but is fragile and highly sensitive to environmental change. On some islands 80% or more of the species are endemic. These species are particularly vulnerable due to their geographic and ecological isolation. It is an area where local cultures conflict with Western development, leading to a myriad of environmental and social problems. Impacts affecting the Pacific islands include international mining, rising sea levels, land degradation, logging, toxic waste contamination of land and ocean, and contamination from nuclear testing. The extent of these problems has yet to gain international attention. Low education and communication standards in the region mean that many of the local people are not aware of environmental problems. Island governments have little political will to legislate to protect the environment. An exception is the Sustainable Development Bill that has been drafted recently in Fiji.
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Sabban, Irawati, and Irfan Hi Abd Rahman. "Quality assurance and its impact from higher education institutions’ perspectives." Record and Library Journal 8, no. 2 (December 14, 2022): 309–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/rlj.v8-i2.2022.309-318.
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Background of the study: The implementation of quality assurance at Morotai Pacific University does not improve and improve the quality of higher education implementation in the Border Area of Morotai Island Regency. This is evidenced by until now the University of the Pacific Morotai does not have university accreditation. Purpose: This research aims to find objective, accountable evidence in helping universities make improvements in developing quality universities and improve strategies in carrying out quality assurance at the college. Method: This research uses mixed methods with sequential explanatory strategies implemented of alumni at the Morotai Pacific University of North Maluku as the Border Region of the Republic of Indonesia. Findings: The results showed that there are still many graduates of pacific morotai universities who do not have a job, and are looking for work. While the perspective of alumni on ability in the academic field is focused on aspects of graduates who have special competencies, general competence, personality competence, and infrastructure. The addition of teaching staff is also one of the concerns of alumni to meet the ratio of lecturers to students. Conclusion: This article defines the essence of the parameters and dimensions of quality assurance of universities in Indonesia, especially at the Morotai Pacific University in North Maluku through the application of quality assurance models.
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Nurmagambetov, A. A. "DOES KAZAKHSTAN NEED TO RATIFY THE TOKYO CONVENTION?" National Center for Higher Education Development 3, no. 43 (2023): 7–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.59787/2413-5488-2023-43-3-7-15.
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The article considers the importance of further development of the process of internationalization of higher education in Kazakhstan, in particular, increasing the competitiveness of exports of Kazakhstani educational services through integration into the educational area of the Asia-Pacific region (APAC). It is shown that ratification of the Tokyo Convention will contribute to the implementation of one of the indicators of the Concept of Development of Higher Education and Science in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023 - 2029, specifically increasing the proportion of foreign students. Ratification of the Tokyo Convention will give Kazakhstan the opportunity to strengthen diplomatic relations with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. It will raise awareness of Southeast Asians about Kazakhstan's education system, higher education institutions, educational programmes, the national system of qualifications of higher education, the process of issuing diplomas and certificates. This will help to improve mutual understanding and trust between the countries, as well as promote wider intercultural exchange of knowledge and experience. Ratification of the Convention will strengthen the status of Kazakhstani educational institutions in the educational area in the Asia-Pacific region, thereby attracting international students and researchers. Comparative analysis of the Lisbon and Tokyo Conventions on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education shows that joining the Tokyo Convention can make the APAC countries one of the important platforms for the export of Kazakhstani higher education.
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Sabban, Irawati, and Endang Herawan. "Stakeholder Engagement and Determination of Priority Strategies in Quality Improvement in Higher Education." Al-Tanzim: Jurnal Manajemen Pendidikan Islam 7, no. 3 (July 14, 2023): 820–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.33650/al-tanzim.v7i3.5503.
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Stakeholder management is vital to the project's success because the strategies, plans, methods and processes for stakeholders determine the success of implementing sustainable construction. This study aims to analyze the quality improvement of tertiary institutions in optimizing stakeholder involvement and determining quality improvement priority strategies. The research method used is qualitative, with the NVivo 12 application analysis. This research was conducted at the Pacific University (UNIPAS) Morotai. The study results show that through stakeholder involvement, Pacific University Morotai is committed to developing the potential of Morotai's human resources for the development and progress of the Morotai Island Regency area. As well as the proposed quality improvement priority strategy is also inseparable from the proposed derivative strategy in quality improvement within the Pacific University of Morotai itself. This derivative strategy can be effective, assuming the priority strategy can be implemented effectively.
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Rochester, Maxine K. "Emergence of the Asian Pacific Area: Implications for the Education and Training of Librarians." IFLA Journal 18, no. 1 (March 1992): 43–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/034003529201800110.
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Chao, Roger Y. "Reflections on the Bologna Process: the making of an Asia Pacific Higher Education Area." European Journal of Higher Education 1, no. 2-3 (June 2011): 102–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2011.629040.
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Muzaki, Ferril Irham. "Language Learning at Natural Disaster Area in Elementary Schools." Lingual: Journal of Language and Culture 6, no. 2 (January 11, 2019): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/ljlc.2018.v06.i02.p07.
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One of the challenges in designing language learning in elementary schools is the ability to predict the skills of learners. To meet this need the Ministry of Education and Culture in designing the national exam which is one of the standardized tests in Indonesia. The use of multiple choice in national exams has an efficient basis for the correction of results after the exam is over. You can imagine homework from ministry of Education and culture on the national curriculum. The complex case faced by Indonesia today is the location of Indonesia. Geographically, the Eurosasia and pacific plates are surrounded by active volcanoes. For this reason language learning is preferably related to the literature of children with the teaching method of copy by master creative writing.
Keywords: Elementary School, Natural Disaster, Copy By Master, 21st Century Challenge
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Withy, Kelley, Kehau Bishaw, and Marilyn Link. "Health Careers Recruitment Activities in the Islands." Californian Journal of Health Promotion 3, no. 4 (December 1, 2005): 105–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.32398/cjhp.v3i4.1784.
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To determine the feasibility of a resident physician-based, culturally appropriate method of The Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center (HI/PB AHEC) has a goal of increasing the proportion of the health professions workforce that comes from underrepresented groups, particularly native Hawaiians. This paper discuss some of the HI/PB AHEC partnership and recruitment efforts.
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Sika-Paotonu, Dianne. "Using an Indigenous framework to contextualise Immunology education within the Health Sciences setting." Journal of Immunology 206, no. 1_Supplement (May 1, 2021): 54.26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.206.supp.54.26.
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Abstract Indigenous Māori and Pacific children and young people remain disproportionately affected by Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), with rates in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Pacific Region of significant concern. ARF is the body’s autoimmune response to an untreated Group A Streptococcal (GAS) throat or skin infection. If multiple or severe episodes of ARF occur and are left untreated, this can lead to permanent cardiac damage known as RHD. RHD remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. In the absence of a GAS vaccine, the best recommended treatment and management approach consists of painful monthly intramuscular injections of Benzathine Penicillin G (BPG) administered to the upper thigh area, and given for at least 10 years or more. A new Penicillin for ARF/RHD prevention is urgently needed. The purpose of this work was to employ the use of an Indigenous Pacific framework within the undergraduate Health Sciences education setting to support learning and teaching efforts appropriate to vulnerable communities affected by ARF and RHD. The Talanoa approach was utilised within the classroom setting to support discussions relating to ARF and RHD and vulnerable communities that was appropriate and respectful to the Indigenous cultural setting. Well-received by students, this approach was not only applicable to the cultural setting for those communities affected by ARF/RHD in Aotearoa/New Zealand, but also helped with contextualisation, supporting courteous class discussions with relevant in-class learning opportunities and experiences. This work highlighted the importance of Indigenous frameworks for supporting Immunology education within the Health Sciences education setting.
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Ila, Rhoda K., Venkat N. Vangaveti, and Usman H. Malabu. "High rate of diabetes in the Asia-Pacific Island: Possible role of rapid urbanization A hospital based study." South East Asia Journal of Public Health 6, no. 2 (April 22, 2017): 48–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v6i2.31835.
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Asia-Pacific countries are experiencing lifestyle-related non-communicable disease crises. Kimbe, one of Papua New Guineas provincial capitals is noted as the fastest growing city in the South Pacific subcontinent yet its impact on diabetes mellitus (DM) is not known. To determine pattern of newly diagnosed DM, we conducted a retrospective review of Kimbe General Hospital medical admissions from January 2009 to December 2012. 125 patients were diagnosed with diabetes with male: female ratio of 1.1: 1. Overall, number of patients diagnosed with DM at the hospital increased rapidly from 16 in 2009 to 49 in 2012; p <0.05. Majority of the patients were of young population aged <50 years representing 72 % of the cohort and predominantly of coastal province of origin. Almost 3/4th of the study population was based in Kimbe town and its suburb with only 32 subjects (25.6%) identified as rural residents; p<0.05. This study suggests that subjects living in Asia-Pacific area of rapid urbanization are at higher risk of diabetes compared to residents of rural areas. It highlights the need for adequate health planning and education as part of urbanization program in the DM-prone Asia-Pacific population. Further prospective studies are needed to verify our findings.South East Asia Journal of Public Health Vol.6(2) 2016: 48-52
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Tilbury, Daniella, and Kate Henderson. "Education for Intercultural Understanding in Australian Schools: A Review of its Contribution to Education for a Sustainable Future." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 19 (2003): 81–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s081406260000149x.
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AbstractEducation for Intercultural Understanding seeks a better world. Its principal goal is education for change through addressing social issues with an intercultural perspective arising at the local, national and especially international levels. Underpinning this cross-curricular dimension is education for a sustainable future - a core concern of Environmental Education.This article will review Australia's engagement with international and intercultural education within formal education with a specific focus on its contribution to a sustainable future. It identifies recent influences that have shaped school policy and practice in this area. Lost opportunities are discussed as well as the scope for future developments, in particular within the socially critical fields of Citizenship Education, Futures Education, Global Education and Anti-racism Education as well as Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development. This paper is an extract from a recent report commissioned by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre for Education for International Understanding (APCEIU).
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Nasution, Awal Kurnia Putra. "Education Technology Research Trends in Indonesia during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education 36, no. 2 (January 20, 2022): 65–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/apjee2021.36.2.4.
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This study aims to determine trends in research on educational technology carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The research method used is a descriptive approach using content analysis. The results revealed four prominent trends, namely: (1) The most researched area during the COVID-19 pandemic were online learning; (2) The most used research method is library research; (3) The most widely used learning media are google classroom and WhatsApp; and (4) The trend of combining more than one learning media in online learning. From the trends found, it can be seen that Indonesia has developed in educational technology. It needs research on a larger scale covering the Asia-Pacific region in the future.
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Wu, Yen-Chun Jim, and Tienhua Wu. "A decade of entrepreneurship education in the Asia Pacific for future directions in theory and practice." Management Decision 55, no. 7 (August 21, 2017): 1333–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-05-2017-0518.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the literature on entrepreneurship education (EE) in the Asia Pacific spanning a ten-year publishing period. The results of previous EE research are summarily analyzed and the key themes are critically addressed. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a systematic literature review of EE articles published from 2007 to 2016 in peer-reviewed, English-speaking journals that are available on the Scopus database. Frequency, bibliometrical data, and research content of the literature review are analyzed. Findings Research in this area is experiencing a steady growth, and a small percentage of scholars or countries in the Asia Pacific are found to make significant contributions to a body of knowledge on EE. The findings also show that the majority of studies lack theoretical legitimacy on the definition of EE and its underpinning theories; however, some articles consider an institutional or contextual perspective on EE, present individual-centered pedagogy in a traditional educational context, or indicate the intertwined connections between EE initiatives and economic growth. Thus, the findings manifest EE research in the Asia Pacific as relatively limited across research agenda, viewpoints, and levels. Research limitations/implications Based on the discussion on key themes, a multi-faceted and multi-tier perspective and a longitudinal study are suggested to provide broader and deeper understanding of the complexities in EE provision and its role in the relationship with national entrepreneurship. Thus, the gap between Western/Asian research contexts and enabling a common evolving body of knowledge can be bridged. Practical implications This study provides valuable insights that can aid educators and policymakers to establish and improve EE design and operations. This study would benefit EE systems in countries of the Asia Pacific region and should improve their practical outcomes. The relevance of integrating functional, personality, and behavioral views into EE development seems difficult but is suitable for EE advancements, thereby boosting the acceptance of entrepreneurship in society and subsequently impacting the economic development of a country. Originality/value This study is the first literature review on EE research in the Asia Pacific; it provides a summary analysis of the current state of EE and future directions in theory and practice.
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Antón-Sancho, Álvaro, Pablo Fernández-Arias, and Diego Vergara. "Higher Education in the Pacific Alliance: Descriptive and Exploratory Analysis of the Didactic Potential of Virtual Reality." Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 7, no. 3 (March 15, 2023): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mti7030030.
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In this paper, we conducted descriptive quantitative research on the assessment of virtual reality (VR) technologies in higher education in the countries of the Pacific Alliance (PA). Specifically, differences between PA countries in terms of the above perceptions were identified and the behavior of the gender and knowledge area gaps in each of them was analyzed. A validated quantitative questionnaire was used for this purpose. As a result, we found that PA professors express high ratings of VR but point out strong disadvantages regarding its use in lectures; in addition, they have low self-concept of their digital competence. In this regard, it was identified that there are notable differences among the PA countries. Mexico is the country with the most marked gender gaps, while Chile has strong gaps by areas of knowledge. We give some recommendations towards favoring a homogeneous process of integration of VR in higher education in the PA countries.
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Muthersbaugh, Debbie, and Anne Kern. "Pre-Service Teachers' Use of Images in Integrating Environmental Sustainability Lessons." Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability 14, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 67–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10099-012-0006-8.
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Pre-Service Teachers' Use of Images in Integrating Environmental Sustainability LessonsEnvironmental sustainability is a topic widely discussed in the field of science education, yet, few entities have committed to developing environmental sustainability education standards. The Washington State Department of Education has created K-12 Integrated Environmental and Sustainability Learning Standards (IESLS, 2009), which align with current research and practices in environmental and sustainability education. This study focuses on the perceptions of secondary pre-service teachers about the use of images to teach environmental sustainability topics integrated in their content area. The research explores the question what secondary pre-service teachers' perceptions of sustainability and using images to teach environmental sustainability topics in their content area are. The participants were comprised of secondary pre-service teachers enrolled in an instructional methodology course from a small university in the Pacific Northwestern United States. Teaching environmental sustainability and integrating lessons using images had a noticeable impact on pre-service teachers' perceived future teaching practices. Participants also changed beliefs over the course of the study about using images to teach environmental sustainability topics.
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Shon, Herb, and Ailee Moon. "A Model for Developing and Implementing a Theory-Driven, Culture-Specific Outreach and Education Program for Korean American Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease." Aging 6, no. 2 (2008): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.36650/nexus6.2_1-16_shonetal.
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The rewards of providing care to an aging family member are numerous, but psychological, social, physical, and economic stressors are often also present. Moreover, community programs and services designed to provide education, resources, and respite to caregivers and therapeutic benefit to seniors, Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) caregivers may still confront significant cultural and structural barriers to service use. This paper is based on a highly successful community-wide outreach and education program conducted in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, California in 2003 targeting current and future Korean American caregivers. It employed tenets of French and Raven’s original model of social power and interpersonal influence. We present details of how the authors addressed cultural and structural barriers to enhance access to services, as well as recommendations for future research in this area.
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Bi, Naheed, Yukti Khajanchi, and Vishal Soodan. "Examining admission and scheduling for Asian American and pacific islander students' special education." Multidisciplinary Science Journal 5 (August 18, 2023): 2023ss0222. http://dx.doi.org/10.31893/multiscience.2023ss0222.
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Admission and scheduling for Special Education (SE) are crucial procedures to ensure students with disabilities receive the particular assistance and resources they need to succeed in school. Recent research has questioned these patterns, suggesting that students of colour may be underestimated in programs covered by federal law, even though educational systems in the US need to track the excessive several minority students in SE. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are a population that has historically been underrepresented in special education. They are often left out of these conversations on disproportionality. However, prior research has not looked at the enormous variability in experiences between AAPIs and how the special learning trends can vary between AAPI ethnic groupings. To study the experiences of AAPI students, researchers chose a suburban school area in California. This work is part of a wider district-researcher cooperation aimed at reducing racial inequities in the area's special education services, especially for AAPI students. This research explores further underrepresentation by breaking out participation rates and the timeliness of goods and services for 11 AAPI ethnic groupings over 10 years utilizing longitudinal data on ten cohorts totalling 42,807 kindergarteners from a single school district. The results demonstrate that AAPI students are neglected in special education and obtain services later on than their White peers. Even after taking into consideration student history, degree of acculturation, and fixed influences at school, these patterns persist. The under representation of AAPIs in SE, both overall and across the majority of AAPI ethnic groupings, as discovered in this research, is a warning sign that the system isn't fair to AAPIs. These patterns reflect how AAPI students are becoming marginalized in schools and how difficult it is for them to get treatment for a variety of problems, such as poor academic performance and peer harassment.
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Brown, Georgia, and Adele Norris. "Pacific peoples, New Zealand housing-related political rhetoric and epistemic violence." MAI Journal: A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship 12, no. 2 (September 1, 2023): 170–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.20507/maijournal.2023.12.2.6.
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On 1 August 2021, then New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a formal apology for the historical violent policing of Pacific people during the 1970s Dawn Raids. The Dawn Raids were state-sanctioned police raids and random street checks targeting solely Pacific Island overstayers primarily in the Auckland area (Ongley & Pearson, 1995). Within the last decade, a nationwide housing crisis has emerged in Aotearoa New Zealand reflecting the impacts of a combination of factors: a sharp decline in homeownership, a shortage of affordable quality homes and an increasing demand for emergency housing (Bourassa & Shi, 2017; White & Nandedkar, 2019). Al Jazeera’s recent investigative documentary New Zealand: A Place to Call Home (2020) explores the housing crisis with a specific focus on the rental market. The documentary opens by exploring the efforts of the advocacy group Auckland Action Against Poversity (AAAP) to house Aucklanders.
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Afinda Sugara, Chelvin, Tigor Wilfritz Soaduon Panjaitan, and Andarita Rolalisasi. "Perancangan Kawasan Pantai Puri Gading Yang Tanggap Terhadap Potensi Bencana Tsunami Di Kota Bandar Lampung." ETNIK: Jurnal Ekonomi dan Teknik 2, no. 6 (June 20, 2023): 502–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.54543/etnik.v2i6.206.
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One of the natural disasters that can occur in Indonesia is a tsunami caused by geological factors. Indonesia is an area located on the "Ring of Fairness" or the circle of fire, which is an area that often experiences earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Natural disasters that can occur in Indonesia are caused by geological and hydrometeorological factors. Volcanoes and earthquakes are caused by the collision of the Eurasian, Australian and Pacific plates on the active plate which is also the meeting place for the three plates. In this case disaster management is a dynamic, integrated and sustainable process. The aim is to improve the quality of measures related to various activities, such as disaster prevention, impact mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, victim evacuation, and rebuilding damaged areas. One way to be prepared for natural disasters is to design areas so that they are more likely to be protected from them. In the case of Puri Gading Beach in Lampung, the authors have used a disaster-prone area (KRB) mitigation approach to ensure that the area is protected from the Tsunami. There are two types of tsunami management strategies based on disaster reduction in the City of Bandar Lampung which are prone to natural disasters, namely: (1). Structural mitigation in the form of explaining the construction of flood protection buildings such as the construction of embankments, the construction of drainage network structures, and the construction of drop structures; (2) Mitigation of non-structural disasters in the form of disaster mitigation training and simulations, as well as assessment of the impact of natural disaster reduction on risk reduction policies for affected areas in Bandar Lampung City, Lampung, Indonesia.
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Forlin, Chris. "Special Issue: Transitions for Students With Special Educational Needs." Australasian Journal of Special Education 37, no. 1 (May 29, 2013): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jse.2013.9.
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For learners with special educational needs (SEN) an area of particular challenge occurs frequently during transition times. There are a range of inter- and intra-school periods when major changeovers are required. Preparing to enter school, moving from primary to secondary schooling, and leaving school into postschool options are all very demanding times, especially for youngsters who have difficulty with changing routines. Moving between activities, subjects, teachers, classrooms, and year groups are also very demanding tasks for some students. This special issue of the Australasian Journal of Special Education includes a series of papers that consider aspects of school transitions for learners with SEN. The papers address transitions between primary and secondary schools and into postschool options focusing on research and innovations for providing positive learning outcomes for learners with disabilities, learning difficulties, or with autism spectrum disorder from across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Astawa, Ida Bagus Made, I. Gede Budiarta, I. Wayan Treman, and I. Made Sarmita. "PENGEMBANGAN WAWASAN WARGA SEKOLAH LABORATORIUM UNDIKSHA TENTANG SEKOLAH BERWAWASAN LINGKUNGAN DAN MITIGASI BENCANA (SWALIBA)." JURNAL WIDYA LAKSANA 11, no. 1 (February 19, 2022): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.23887/jwl.v11i1.41854.
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Environmental conservation in the context of global warming and Indonesia's geology located in the Pacific Ring of Fire area is the basis used to launch the Environmentally Insight School and Disaster Mitigation Program (SWALIBA) in Indonesia as a form of character education, especially in schools located in vulnerable areas. disaster. This program aims to create a young generation with character of love and care for the environment and understand how to respond to disasters. The Undiksha Laboratory School is geologically located in the Seririt Fault area which is very unstable so it is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. In this regard, Community Service (PkM) is carried out with one of the activities being to provide SWALIBA insight to the residents of the Undiksha Laboratory School (Managers, Directors, Teachers, and Employees). Providing insight using the Education method with three stages (providing material, discussion, and evaluation) which is carried out online through webinars. The results of the service carried out showed that the SWALIBA insight of the Undiksha Laboratory School residents was classified as 'good' (Mean = 74.73). As a first step to developing the SWALIBA Program at the Undiksha Laboratory School, this good insight is needed, because it will be able to contribute to the development of the program to be designed.
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Macrander, Ashley. "Fractal inequality: A social network analysis of global and regional international student mobility." Research in Comparative and International Education 12, no. 2 (June 2017): 243–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1745499917712616.
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Literature on global international student mobility (ISM) highlights the uneven nature of student flows – from the developing to the developed world – however, studies have yet to address whether this pattern is replicated within expanding regional networks. Utilizing social network analysis, UNESCO ISM data, and World Bank income classifications, this paper examines economic inequality in ISM from 2008–2012 globally and within the Southern African Development Community, the European Higher Education Area, the Union of South American Nations, and University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific. Findings reaffirm previous global analyses which indicate that higher-income countries play a preeminent role as receivers; whereas, lower-income countries function primarily as source nations. This study demonstrates that this pattern is replicated fractally within the four regional networks as well. Globally and regionally, economically developed countries comprise the core of the world-system in tertiary education while less-developed nations are relegated to peripheral status.
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SIYAL, M. Y., B. S. CHOWDHRY, and A. Q. RAJPUT. "SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE ADOPTION OF E-COMMERCE BY COMSUMERS IN SINGAPORE." International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making 05, no. 02 (June 2006): 317–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s021962200600199x.
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For the past few years, a steady growth has been observed in the Internet-based commerce activities in Singapore and Asia-Pacific region. However, there has been very limited study that empirically investigates the socio-economic factors and their influence on the adoption of electronic commerce (e-commerce) by consumers in Singapore. This study seeks to fill some of the gaps in this area. Viewing such a medium as a form of new innovation, the five socio-economic characters namely gender, age, income level, education level and the exposure to the Internet were hypothesized to see whether there was any relationship between these five factors and the consumer's willingness to adopt e-commerce. The results indicate that income level; education level and exposure to the Internet were significant predictors in explaining the rate of adoption of e-commerce. However, contrary to general beliefs, this study showed that the gender and the age of consumers are not important factors for the adoption of e-commerce in Singapore. This study may help the e-merchants and policy makers to better understand consumer behavior and attitude towards e-commerce so that suitable changes can be made to make e-commerce more attractive and popular in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.
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Selvakumar, R., Uma R. Maheswari, and V. Damodaran. "IJCM_6A: Prevalence of Malnutrition and its associated factors among elderly population in rural field practice area of Madras Medical College- A Cross-Sectional Study." Indian Journal of Community Medicine 49, Suppl 1 (April 2024): S2. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_abstract6.
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Background: In India the elderly population (>60years) is on a raising trend has more than tripled in last 50 years and the projections for 2031 is 178.59 million of total population. As the health of the elderly will be an important issue defining the health of the whole population, hence elderly malnutrition is on focus. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of malnutrition and factors associated with malnutrition among elderly population in rural field practice area of Madras Medical College. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted from October to November-2023 among 480 elderly participants selected by simple random sampling in Medavakkam area. This study was done by using an interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire that includes socio-demographic details and Mini Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire. Body Mass Index used to identify Obesity based on Asia Pacific BMI guidelines. Data was entered in MS-Excel and analysed using SPSS v16. Results: Among 480 participants,79.8% were in the age group of 60-70years,18.1% and 2.1% were in the age group of 71-80years and >80years respectively. Among them 53.1%were male. The prevalence of malnutrition and at risk of malnutrition were 7.7%(95%CI:5.5-10.5) and 39%(95%CI:34.6- 43.5) respectively which was assessed using MNA-questionnaire. Prevalence of obesity was 45.8%(95%CI:41.3-50.4) based on Asia-Pacific BMI guidelines. A significant association was found between malnutrition and older age groups, female gender, no formal education, kutcha house, widowed, unemployed and dependent financial status. Conclusion: According to this study, prevalence of malnutrition and at risk of malnutrition were lesser than previous studies done in rural South India, but the prevalence of Obesity found to be high (45.8%). Both undernutrition and over-nutrition are important health issues to be considered in elderly population. These problems can be solved through community level nutrition status screening of elderly and health education to the elderly and their families regarding balanced dietary practices and lifestyle modification, thereby enhancing their nutritional status and their quality of life.
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Nagah, Hadeer A. "Revitalizing Higher Education in the Muslim World." American Journal of Islam and Society 25, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 132–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v25i1.1501.
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AdbulHamid A. AbuSulayman’s book is an important and much-neededpublication in the field of Islamic social and educational sciences. In a verydirect, easy-to-read, and simple language, the book introduces the currentproblematic situation of Islamic higher education and offers a practical solution.The presented solution is not based on theoretical insights and analysisonly, as it offers the example of the International Islamic University Malaysia(IIUM) as a live, practical model. Through the extended metaphor of asick person, the author, a prestigious Islamic educator and thinker, picturesthe Muslim ummah as an ailing body that needs immediate treatment.Through his professionalism and expertise, he prescribes the remedy.The book’s first half provides the reader with a general overview of thecurrent situation of theMuslim ummah’s retarded position and explains howeducation and developing cognitive modules are particularly needed for therescue mission.A “nation” that contains about one-fifth of the world’s population, coversan area extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and has an illustriouspast of scientific discoveries now has a combined GNP (Gross National Product)less than that of France or Germany. This humiliating fact, accordingto AbuSulayman, speaks of the ummah’s current ailment. The author pointsto underdevelopment, division, tyranny, oppression, and education assome of the maladies. Yet instead of treating the symptoms of such maladies,as many scholars tend to do, he calls attention to the need to search forthe causes in order to devise a permanent treatment. One of the main causesthat AbuSulayman discusses is the imitation and replication of western education,which is alien to the ummah’s consciousness and cultural goals ...
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Chang, Kevin N., Benjamin Lutz, and Shane Brown. "Workforce Development Needs and Objectives of Today’s Transportation Engineering Professionals." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2674, no. 9 (June 30, 2020): 148–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198120926995.
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Given the growing influence of technology and innovation, the skill set and knowledge required of today’s transportation engineering professional includes many different subject areas. For this reason, transportation engineers and managers alike must constantly seek out workforce development opportunities to expand either their learning or the skill set of their employees. This study examined transportation education needs from a Pacific Northwest regional perspective on two fronts. First, an assessment was initiated identifying available course training offerings and their curriculum and delivery characteristics. Second, an investigation into training needs was conducted using a mixed-method approach consisting of personal interviews and an online survey. This study concluded that although training is a highly personal decision and influenced by many different factors, those related to cost, location, and topic area ultimately drive an individual or agency to pursue such opportunities. These findings can inform both practitioners and researchers to strategically determine how future training opportunities should be developed and shaped to meet the growing demands of tomorrow’s transportation engineer.
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Singh, Gopal K., and Ahmedin Jemal. "Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Mortality, Incidence, and Survival in the United States, 1950–2014: Over Six Decades of Changing Patterns and Widening Inequalities." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2017 (2017): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2819372.
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We analyzed socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in US mortality, incidence, and survival rates from all-cancers combined and major cancers from 1950 to 2014. Census-based deprivation indices were linked to national mortality and cancer data for area-based socioeconomic patterns in mortality, incidence, and survival. The National Longitudinal Mortality Study was used to analyze individual-level socioeconomic and racial/ethnic patterns in mortality. Rates, risk-ratios, least squares, log-linear, and Cox regression were used to examine trends and differentials. Socioeconomic patterns in all-cancer, lung, and colorectal cancer mortality changed dramatically over time. Individuals in more deprived areas or lower education and income groups had higher mortality and incidence rates than their more affluent counterparts, with excess risk being particularly marked for lung, colorectal, cervical, stomach, and liver cancer. Education and income inequalities in mortality from all-cancers, lung, prostate, and cervical cancer increased during 1979–2011. Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality widened as mortality in lower socioeconomic groups/areas declined more slowly. Mortality was higher among Blacks and lower among Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics than Whites. Cancer patient survival was significantly lower in more deprived neighborhoods and among most ethnic-minority groups. Cancer mortality and incidence disparities may reflect inequalities in smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, diet, alcohol use, screening, and treatment.
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Eguchi, T., J. Bredvik, S. Graham, R. LeRoux, B. Saunders, and JA Seminoff. "Effects of a power plant closure on home ranges of green turtles in an urban foraging area." Endangered Species Research 41 (February 27, 2020): 265–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr01027.
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A natural experiment was conducted to determine effects of a fossil-fueled power plant on home ranges of east Pacific green turtles Chelonia mydas in an urban foraging ground. The power plant, located in south San Diego Bay, California, USA, co-existed with a resident foraging aggregation of ~60 green turtles for ~50 yr. It was decommissioned during a long-term green turtle monitoring study, thus providing a rare opportunity to evaluate how the cessation of warm-water effluent affected turtle movements and habitat use in the area. During pre- and post-decommissioning of the power plant, 7 and 23 green turtles, respectively, were equipped with GPS-enabled satellite transmitters. Useful data were obtained from 17 turtles (4 for pre- and 13 for post-decommissioning). Core use areas (50% utilization distribution [UD]) increased from 0.71 to 1.37 km2 after the power plant decommissioning. Increase in post-power plant 50% UD was greater during nighttime (0.52 to 1.44 km2) than daytime (1.32 to 1.43 km2). Furthermore, UDs moved from the effluent channel to an area closer to seagrass pastures, a presumed foraging habitat of the turtles. The observed expansion of green turtle home ranges may increase turtle-human interactions, such as boat strikes, within the foraging ground; this underscores how seemingly innocuous human actions contribute to inadvertent consequences to wildlife. Possible management and conservation actions include increasing awareness of the public regarding turtle presence in the area through signage and education as well as legislating for a reduction in boat speeds in select areas of the bay.
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Johnson Santamaria, Lorri, Andres Peter Santamaria, and Gurdev Kaur Pritam Singh. "One against the grain." International Journal of Educational Management 31, no. 5 (June 12, 2017): 612–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-11-2016-0237.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reframe transformative and culturally sustaining leadership for a diverse global society by addressing the need for educational systems to better serve people of color, situated in the urban Auckland area of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), who have been marginalized by the societies to which they immigrate. Design/methodology/approach Grounded in an applied critical theoretical framework, this qualitative inquiry uses raw auto-ethnographical data gleaned from a case study featuring the voice of Deva, a Malaysian Punjabi woman educator, who is also an aspiring school leader. In aspects of her auto-ethnography, she candidly shares experiences of racism, discrimination, and oppression germane to her professional educational experiences in Aotearoa NZ. Findings Findings inform practice and policy to foster more inclusive school improvement in a bicultural and increasingly multicultural context that has historically recognized Maori (indigenous to Aotearoa NZ), Pakeha (of European descent), and Pacific Islander (e.g. Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Niue, Cook Islands) achievement in a national context. Global and international implications are included. Originality/value This contribution presents a unique perspective showcasing Deva’s direct experiences with acknowledgment of and professional positioning around Te Tiriti o Waitangi – The Treaty of Waitangi, the principles of which are now being applied not only to the rights of Maori and Pakeha, but also Pacific Islander and immigrants to the country.
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Jiang, PhD, RN, Li-Ping, Lan Yao, PhD, Eleanor F. Bond, PhD, RN, FAAN, Yu-Ling Wang, MSN, RN, and Li-quan Huang, MSN, RN. "Risk perceptions and preparedness of typhoon disaster on coastal inhabitants in China." American Journal of Disaster Medicine 6, no. 2 (March 1, 2011): 119–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2011.0051.
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China is highly vulnerable to natural disasters. Southeastern China situated on the Pacific Ocean experiences severe and devastating typhoons and hydrogeological disasters every year. Although respondents are highly aware of the typhoon outbreaks, they do not have necessary precautionary actions.This retrospective study evaluates the inhabitants’ sociodemographic characteristics with risk perceptions and preparedness. Subjects (434 adults) were recruited from two rural areas in coastal south-eastern China, both with high typhoon exposure. One area (landfall area [LA]) was more severely affected than the other (surrounding area [SA]) by the 2006 typhoon “Saomai.” Subjects were interviewed using a structured questionnaire with items addressing sociodemographic characteristics and exposure to public education related to emergency preparedness, risk perception, and coping strategies. Overall, most residents (92 percent) were aware that they lived in a high-risk area. About 54.6 percent respondents chose media as the first approach to obtain preparedness education, and 32.4 percent of respondents thought that personal experience is an important tool to defend themselves from typhoon. In LA, residents perceived themselves to be at higher risk than those who lived in the SA. More than 66.5 percent of respondents were terrified by typhoon, and 62.2 percent of respondents were afraid of its recurrence. Respondents emphasized that their life style (61.4 percent), property losses (54.5 percent), and threat to life (52.4 percent) were influenced by typhoon attack. Coping behavior most likely to be adopted was “anticipatory food, water storage and residents in LA is significantly higher than SA (p 0.01). Risk perception with Spider Map analysis depicted that the item of disaster information is similar in both familiarity or dread associated with the risk axes (p 0.05). However, in rescue and recovery of typhoon items, the score of familiarity with risk and dread with the risk axes is below 2.5. Regression analyses indicated that poor coping behavior was positively associated with age, risk perception, residential location, and knowledge of preparedness. The results indicated that risk perceptions and precaution activity were strongly related with inhabitants’ sociodemographic characteristics and vulnerability of disaster-affected zone.
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Khramova, Marina N., and Dmitry P. Zorin. "PROBLEMS OF REALIZING THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST IN THE CONTEXT OF HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT." Scientific Review. Series 1. Economics and Law, no. 4 (2020): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.26653/2076-4650-2020-4-04.
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In the current geopolitical conditions and fierce competition in world markets from such dy-namically developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region as China, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and a number of others, the preservation and increase of human capital in the regions of the Far Eastern Federal District is of a strategic nature. To ensure the national security and integrity of the country, to strengthen Russia's position in the Asia-Pacific area, the role of the Far East regions comes to the fore. However, the pronounced processes of depopulation of the population of the Far East regions and the stable migration outflow of the working-age population to other regions of Russia and abroad call into question the implementation of many tasks for the sustainable socio-economic development of this macro-region. The regions of the Far Eastern Federal District are already experiencing a shortage of qualified personnel in several industries. This deficit, in the absence of a governmental long-term strategy in the field of human capital formation, will not allow Russia to compete with the fast-growing economies of Asia-Pacific countries in the future. In this article, we analyze the opportunities and potential risks of human capital development through the prism of demographic processes occurring in the regions of the Russian Far East. Based on modern data on fertility, mortality, age-sex structure of the population, trends in interregional and international migration we conclude that for the growth of human capital and sustainable economic growth, the necessary conditions are: the development of transport and social infrastructure of the macro-region, the development of programs of labor mobility of the popu-lation, attracting young people through the educational migration channel, attracting international migrants from the CIS countries as well as from Asia-Pacific countries with a level of education and qualifications corresponding to the economic specialization of the regions of the Far Eastern Federal District.
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Nguyen-Truong, Connie K. Y., Jacqueline Leung, Kapiolani Micky, and Jennifer I. Nevers. "Building Safe Didactic Dialogues for Action Model: Mobilizing Community with Micronesian Islanders." Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal 5, no. 1 (2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.31372/20200501.1066.
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Background: Despite mandates by the United States (U.S.) government to ensure the inclusion of women and minorities in federally funded research, communities of color continue to participate less frequently than non-Latinx Whites. There is limited research that examines maternal health outcomes and early childhood resources. Pacific Islanders (PI) have grown substantially in a county in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. (from 4,419 to 9,248, of which 52% are female). About 62.7% of PI women are not accessing prenatal care in the first trimester, and this is substantially higher than the national target of 22.1%. Researchers found that PI children are leaving school to take care of family obligations. The purpose of the educational innovative project, Building Safe Didactic Dialogues for Action model, was to respond to Micronesian Islanders (MI) parent leaders’ need to feel safe and to build a close kinship to encourage dialogue about difficult topics regarding access and utilization of early education systems and prenatal/perinatal health for community-driven model for action planning and solutions. Approach: Popular education tenets were used in the project to be culturally sensitive to the human experience. The MI community health worker outreached to MI parent leaders in an urban area in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. Eight partners participated in this project: parent leaders from the MI community-at-large, community partners from the MI Community organization, and academic nurse researchers. Didactic dialogues lasted two hours per session for four. Topics included: collaborative agreements, MI parent leaders’ identified needs and existing resources regarding preschool and immunization, parent–child relationship (stress and trauma, adverse childhood experiences), and MI experience regarding prenatal care access and postpartum depression. Group discussion on reflection was used to evaluate utility. Outcomes: Building Safe Didactic Dialogues for Action model was foundational via mobilizing community with MI, trust and rapport building, and engaging in a safe and courageous space for dialogues for action planning and solutions as community and academic partners as stakeholders. Conclusion: Many previously unspoken issues such as abuse, language, and cultural beliefs including barriers were openly shared among all partners. Dynamic thoughts towards identifying needs for change and then planning steps toward creating positive change created an atmosphere of empowerment for change.
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Hosman, Laura, Marcela Georgina Gómez Zermeño, and Lorena Alemán de la Garza. "SolarSPELL Assessment: Impact of a Solar-Powered Digital Library as a Teaching-Learning Resource on Climate Change." Sustainability 12, no. 16 (August 17, 2020): 6636. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12166636.
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Inclusive and quality education can provide nations with the tools to solve global problems. However, some barriers prevent equal access to this education. These obstacles include the lack of basic resources such as electricity and internet availability, which prevents appropriate training in the skills necessary for sustainable community development. Therefore, we have responded with the Solar-Powered Educational Learning Library (SolarSPELL) initiative, which offers a solar-powered digital library and provides an internet-like experience through its offline WiFi network. This educational innovation has been implemented in rural schools across the Pacific Islands, including in some of the more remote islands of Fiji, an area strongly affected by climate change. The objective of the study was to understand the impact of SolarSPELL on teaching and learning about climate change in the schools where it was implemented. This research used a case study method in which quantitative tools were applied to understand the characteristics of the schools and the impact of this educational innovation. The results showed that the SolarSPELL library was an impactful pedagogical resource in the schools where it was implemented. It served as support for teachers and motivated the students, promoted the democratization of knowledge in vulnerable areas, and provided appropriate educational resources to generate knowledge about problem-solving actions that can respond to climate change. The importance of this educational innovation lies in presenting strategies and best practices that help improve the quality of education, making it more inclusive and eliminating barriers to the acquisition of knowledge.
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Jokhan, Anjeela, Aneesh A. Chand, Vineet Singh, and Kabir A. Mamun. "Increased Digital Resource Consumption in Higher Educational Institutions and the Artificial Intelligence Role in Informing Decisions Related to Student Performance." Sustainability 14, no. 4 (February 18, 2022): 2377. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14042377.
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As education is an essential enabler in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it should “ensure inclusive, equitable quality education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. One of the frameworks for SDG 4 is to propose the concepts of “equitable quality education”. To attain and work in the context of SDG 4, artificial intelligence (AI) is a booming technology, which is gaining interest in understanding student behavior and assessing student performance. AI holds great potential for improving education as it has started to develop innovative teaching and learning approaches in education to create better learning. To provide better education, data analytics is critical. AI and machine learning approaches provide rapid solutions with high accuracy. This paper presents an AI-based analytics tool created to predict student performance in a first-year Information Technology literacy course at The University of the South Pacific (USP). A Random Forest based classification model was developed which predicted the performance of the student in week 6 with an accuracy value of 97.03%, sensitivity value of 95.26%, specificity value of 98.8%, precision value of 98.86%, Matthews correlation coefficient value of 94% and Area Under the ROC Curve value of 99%. Hence, such a method is very useful in predicting student performance early in their courses of allowing for early intervention. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the experimental findings demonstrate that the suggested prediction model satisfies the required accuracy, precision, and recall factors for forecasting the behavioural elements of teaching and e-learning for students in virtual education systems.
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Llanos, Adana A. M., Adiba Ashrafi, Nabarun Ghosh, Jennifer Tsui, Yong Lin, Angela J. Fong, Shridar Ganesan, and Carolyn J. Heckman. "Evaluation of Inequities in Cancer Treatment Delay or Discontinuation Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection." JAMA Network Open 6, no. 1 (January 13, 2023): e2251165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.51165.
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ImportanceThere is a disproportionately greater burden of COVID-19 among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black individuals, who also experience poorer cancer outcomes. Understanding individual-level and area-level factors contributing to inequities at the intersection of COVID-19 and cancer is critical.ObjectiveTo evaluate associations of individual-level and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) with delayed or discontinued cancer treatment following SARS-CoV-2 infection.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis retrospective, registry-based cohort study used data from 4768 patients receiving cancer care who had positive test results for SARS-CoV-2 and were enrolled in the American Society for Clinical Oncology COVID-19 Registry. Data were collected from April 1, 2020, to September 26, 2022.ExposuresRace and ethnicity, sex, age, and area-level SDOH based on zip codes of residence at the time of cancer diagnosis.Main Outcomes and MeasuresDelayed (≥14 days) or discontinued cancer treatment (any cancer treatment, surgery, pharmacotherapy, or radiotherapy) and time (in days) to restart pharmacotherapy.ResultsA total of 4768 patients (2756 women [57.8%]; 1558 [32.7%] aged ≥70 years at diagnosis) were included in the analysis. There were 630 Hispanic (13.2%), 196 non-Hispanic Asian American or Pacific Islander (4.1%), 568 non-Hispanic Black (11.9%), and 3173 non-Hispanic White individuals (66.5%). Compared with non-Hispanic White individuals, Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black individuals were more likely to experience a delay of at least 14 days or discontinuation of any treatment and drug-based treatment; only estimates for non-Hispanic Black individuals were statistically significant, with correction for multiple comparisons (risk ratios [RRs], 1.35 [95% CI, 1.22-1.49] and 1.37 [95% CI, 1.23-1.52], respectively). Area-level SDOH (eg, geography, proportion of residents without health insurance or with only a high school education, lower median household income) were associated with delayed or discontinued treatment. In multivariable Cox proportinal hazards regression models, estimates suggested that Hispanic (hazard ratio [HR], 0.87 [95% CI, 0.71-1.05]), non-Hispanic Asian American or Pacific Islander (HR, 0.79 [95% CI, 0.46-1.35]), and non-Hispanic Black individuals (HR, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.67-0.97]) experienced longer delays to restarting pharmacotherapy compared with non-Hispanic White individuals.Conclusions and RelevanceThe findings of this cohort study suggest that race and ethnicity and area-level SDOH were associated with delayed or discontinued cancer treatment and longer delays to the restart of drug-based therapies following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Such treatment delays could exacerbate persistent cancer survival inequities in the United States.
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DÍEZ, César Manuel, Carlos Manuel ESTRADA, Oscar H. VARAS, Caroline Pamela CAMARENA, and Lari Jacson ATOC. "RELIABILITY OF INSTALLING OCEANIC THERMAL ENERGY SOURCES AROUND SOUTH AMERICA BY DIVERGENCE OF TEMPERATURES." Periódico Tchê Química 19, no. 40 (March 31, 2022): 01–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.52571/ptq.v19.n40.2022.01_chirinos_pgs_01_19.pdf.
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Background: The world population has grown considerably, increasing the demand for primary resources, i.e., water, electricity; the generation of renewable electricity is the first aspiration of human beings. Radiation from the Sun is an extensive source of tenable energy, and this radiation fades in the depth of the ocean waters, making it possible to take benefit. Aim: The purpose of this work was to settle a process of absorbing Sun radiation and converting it into energy by considering a couple of geographical coordinate points, with a great differential of temperatures in the Oceans around South America, to implement thermal machines. Methods: This work processes temperature data taken from the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) project, maintained by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). Data were processed with Matlab 2009a Student Version. Water temperature implies the intensity degree of ocean heat energy. So, this study takes temperature data at Sea around South America to glean oceanic thermal energy means the Carnot machine method and gradients of temperatures. Results and Discussion: The more stable area annually to install thermal machines are farther than 35° from Panama Canal and Trujillo to the west meridian. The weaker values are found near Quito (Equator); but medium in the Atlantic Ocean, being the better location 15° to the East of Fortaleza de Sâo José de Macapá (Brazil). On the other side, a real gas could change its speed from 40.0 m/s below 500.0 m mean sea level (bmsl) up to 650.0 m/s at the Sea Surface, while an artificial gas from 20.0 m/s up to 400.0 m/s. Conclusions: This study exposes that the energy harvested on the coasts, the warmest of South America, brings sufficient energy to the neighboring population. During ENSO time (El Niño Southern Oscillation), the waters of the Pacific Ocean increase their thermal energy, so the output performance will be varied.
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Peschel, Jim E. "Cooperative Oil Spill Training—It's in Your Own Backyard." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1999, no. 1 (March 1, 1999): 367–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1999-1-367.
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ABSTRACT In August 1997 the training and education workgroup of the Northwest Area Committee sponsored an Oil Spill Control Course specifically tailored to responders in the Pacific Northwest. The training provided management skills to supervisory field staff within the Operations Section of the Incident Command System. The course focused on personnel and equipment resources located in the Puget Sound region. The syllabus was designed, coordinated, and developed by a consortium of Federal and State regulatory agencies as well as the primary Oil Spill Removal Organizations in the Northwest region. Each agency participated without expending additional training costs by exchanging services-in-kind for quotas. An added benefit of this cooperation was the opportunity to train alongside responders from other agencies and organizations while using the actual equipment available within the region. The course used lectures and field exercises to focus on the Northwest Area Contingency Plan, Geographic Response Plans, oil product identification, shoreline countermeasures, cleanup techniques, and protection strategies typical within the Puget Sound operating environment. By using local instructors, actual equipment, and realistic scenarios, the local response community can continue to benefit from this type of tailor-made training and focus on the actual needs of the host community.
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Ritawati, Alvionita, Ervizal AM Zuhud, and Syafitri Hidayati. "Analysis of the utilization of groundcherry (Physalis angulata L.) by the community around the Cibodas Resort Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park." Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan (Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management) 13, no. 4 (December 8, 2023): 613–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/jpsl.13.4.613-623.
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Groundcherry (Physalis angulata) is a medicinal plant originating from the Cibodas Resort forest, Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park. This study aimed to identify the actual potential of cecal plants and analyzeperceptions, motivations, and perceptions of the impact of their utilization by the community around Cibodas Resort MGPNP. Research was carried out from September to November 2021, in Cibodas Resort MGPNP and Cimacan Village. The total number of groundcherrys found at an altitude of 1,000–1,600 masl is 148. Results of the Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment (HPWRA) for groundcherry are 20, which means they are high risk of becoming invasive in the area. The dominant characteristic of the Cimacan Village community is married to the last high school education level who works as an entrepreneur. The highest intensity utilization of thegroundcherry is as an ingredient for food or drink consumption. Motivation of the community using groundcherry plants is same for religion, education, ecology, culture, recreation and society. Perceptions of impact of using groundcherry plants are uncertain to economic, social and cultural impacts. Perceptions of the ecological impact are considered disagreed by the surrounding community. Utilization by a community using a cultivation approach can be a solution to the high risk of invasiveness of groundcherry plants.
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Ayers, Britni L., Rachel S. Purvis, Cari A. Bogulski, Karen H. Kim Yeary, and Pearl Anna McElfish. "122 “It’s okay with our culture but were in a different place and we have to show respect”: Marshallese migration and the impact on exclusive breastfeeding initiation." Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 6, s1 (April 2022): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.37.
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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Pacific Islanders have some of the lowest rates of initiation and duration of exclusive breastfeeding compared to other racial women once they migrate to the United States. The purpose of this study is to identify infant feeding initiation, beliefs, and experiences of Marshallese women living in the United States soon after delivery. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: This study used an exploratory, descriptive qualitative design with 36 Marshallese women residing in the United States from July 2019 to July 2020. A Community Based Participatory Research Approach was used to design and implement the study. This approach enables the respect and integration of Marshallese cultural values and practices into every aspect of the research All study plans and documents – including recruitment plans and forms, consent plans and forms, retention plans, quantitative surveys, and qualitative interview guides – were developed in partnership with Marshallese research team members. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Two themes emerged: 1) Infant Feeding Initiation and Practices; and 2) Concerns of Breastfeeding in Public. Within the first theme, two subthemes emerged: 1) Breast and Formula-Feeding; and 2) Return to Work. Within the second theme, two subthemes emerged: 1) Personal Beliefs about Breastfeeding in Public; and 2) Acculturation and Breastfeeding in Public. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first study to document beliefs about exclusive breastfeeding initiation among Marshallese women living in the United States. Findings from this study can be used to develop health education programs to improve exclusive breastfeeding and can be used to stimulate future research in the area of breastfeeding among Pacific Islander women.
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Alvarado, Juan José, Celeste Sánchez-Noguera, Gustavo Arias-Godínez, Tatiana Araya, Cindy Fernández-García, and Ana Gloria Guzmán. "Impact of El Niño 2015-2016 on the coral reefs of the Pacific of Costa Rica: the potential role of marine protection." Revista de Biología Tropical 68, S1 (March 24, 2020): S271—S282. http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v68is1.41190.
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Introduction: El Niño 2015-2016 was considered one of the most severe worldwide, causing the third global event of coral bleaching. Previous high-intensity El Niño events (1982-83 and 1997-98) caused high coral mortalities and deterioration of coral reef structures along the Eastern Tropical Pacific, affecting both ecosystem and associated economical activities. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the most recent El Niño event on coral reefs from Cocos Island and the Pacific coast of southern Costa Rica. Methods: Coral reefs were surveyed before (2013-2014) and after (2016) the disturbance, using underwater visual censuses within belt transects, to quantify the bottom coverage at different depths. Results: In general, average live coral cover decreased 50% after the 2015-2016 El Niño event, with Golfo Dulce being the most affected area with 75% of live coral cover decline. However, in certain localities such as Isla del Coco and Isla del Caño, the effects of El Niño were apparently minimal, since no substantial loss of live coral cover was detected. Differences in the level of deterioration found between coral reefs could be related to several factors, including the age of the protected area, the distance to centers of human population, and the effectiveness in the application of management strategies. Conclusions: The synergistic impact of the 2015-16 El Niño event and other stressors (e.g. illegal fishing and unregulated coastal human development) increased the levels of disturbance on coral reefs, threatening their structure and functioning. It is necessary to strengthen conservation strategies in order to improve the resilience of coral reefs to the impact of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Concrete actions such as coral reef restoration, marine environmental education, and marine spatial planning must become important tools to maintain the good health of coral reefs and ensure the sustainability of the goods and services provided by these ecosystems.
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Mena-Araya, Grethel, and Cecilia Barrantes-Ramírez. "INNOVACIÓN Y CALIDAD EN LA EDUCACIÓN NO FORMAL: EDUCACIÓN TÉCNICA TIC DESDE LA REGIÓN PACÍFICO CENTRAL." Revista Electrónica Calidad en la Educación Superior 6, no. 1 (April 30, 2015): 150–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/caes.v6i1.818.
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Las tendencias nacionales e internacionales en la educación técnica se ha convertido en una poderosa herramienta para que muchas poblaciones mejoren sus capacidades y conocimientos en el tema de las tecnologías y aseguren mejores oportunidades para acceder al mercado laboral e incluso a desarrollar su propio emprendimiento. Esta tendencia ha sido promovida por organismos internacionales como la ONU, así como por empresas nacionales que por medio de sus Cámaras ha propiciado la búsqueda de oportunidades de capacitación para los jóvenes de diferentes regiones, una de ellas, la Cámara de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación(CAMTIC). El área de comunicación y tecnología de la Dirección de Extensión en la UNED ha dado respuesta a este llamado, ofreciendo cursos y programas que preparan a la población para enfrentar ese cambio tecnológico que las empresas viven día a día y que les hace requerir personal calificado. Estas iniciativas, en especial la del Técnico en Telemática y Seguridad Informática, desarrollado en la Región del Pacifico Central, han tenido una gran acogida por la población que no solo considera el proyecto como una oportunidad para su desarrollo sino también para el mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de la región. AbstractNational and international trends in technical education has become a powerful tool for many people improve their skills and knowledge in the field of technology and ensure better opportunities to enter the labor market and even develop their own business. This trend has been promoted by international organizations like the ONU, as well as national companies through their Chambers has led the search for training opportunities for young people from different regions, one of which, the Chamber of Information and Communication Technologies (CAMTIC). The area of communication and technology form the Extension Department at UNED has responded to this call by offering courses and programs that prepare people to face this technological change that companies live day to day and that makes them require qualified personnel. These initiatives, in particular the Technical Telematics and Security, developed in the Pacific Region Central, have been welcomed by the population that considers not only the project as an opportunity for development but also for the improvement conditions of life in the region.Key words: Technical education, entrepreneurship, continuing education
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Assari, Shervin, Shanika Boyce, Mohsen Bazargan, Alvin Thomas, Ryon J. Cobb, Darrell Hudson, Tommy J. Curry, et al. "Parental Educational Attainment, the Superior Temporal Cortical Surface Area, and Reading Ability among American Children: A Test of Marginalization-Related Diminished Returns." Children 8, no. 5 (May 18, 2021): 412. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8050412.
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Background: Recent studies have shown that parental educational attainment is associated with a larger superior temporal cortical surface area associated with higher reading ability in children. Simultaneously, the marginalization-related diminished returns (MDRs) framework suggests that, due to structural racism and social stratification, returns of parental education are smaller for black and other racial/ethnic minority children compared to their white counterparts. Purpose: This study used a large national sample of 9–10-year-old American children to investigate associations between parental educational attainment, the right and left superior temporal cortical surface area, and reading ability across diverse racial/ethnic groups. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis that included 10,817 9–10-year-old children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Parental educational attainment was treated as a five-level categorical variable. Children’s right and left superior temporal cortical surface area and reading ability were continuous variables. Race/ethnicity was the moderator. To adjust for the nested nature of the ABCD data, mixed-effects regression models were used to test the associations between parental education, superior temporal cortical surface area, and reading ability overall and by race/ethnicity. Results: Overall, high parental educational attainment was associated with greater superior temporal cortical surface area and reading ability in children. In the pooled sample, we found statistically significant interactions between race/ethnicity and parental educational attainment on children’s right and left superior temporal cortical surface area, suggesting that high parental educational attainment has a smaller boosting effect on children’s superior temporal cortical surface area for black than white children. We also found a significant interaction between race and the left superior temporal surface area on reading ability, indicating weaker associations for Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AIAN/NHPI) than white children. We also found interactions between race and parental educational attainment on reading ability, indicating more potent effects for black children than white children. Conclusion: While parental educational attainment may improve children’s superior temporal cortical surface area, promoting reading ability, this effect may be unequal across racial/ethnic groups. To minimize the racial/ethnic gap in children’s brain development and school achievement, we need to address societal barriers that diminish parental educational attainment’s marginal returns for middle-class minority families. Social and public policies need to go beyond equal access and address structural and societal barriers that hinder middle-class families of color and their children. Future research should test how racism, social stratification, segregation, and discrimination, which shape the daily lives of non-white individuals, take a toll on children’s brains and academic development.
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Vroegindewey, Gary. "Veterinary behavioural health issues associated with disaster response." July 2021 10.47389/36, no. 36.3 (July 2021): 78–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.47389/36.3.78.
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Emergencies and disasters create stressful situations that can exacerbate ongoing behavioural health issues. Veterinarians have been identified as a professional group at elevated risk for behavioural health issues when they are involved with an emergency response. Prior studies looking at transboundary animal disease disaster management demonstrate the significant and long-lasting mental health effects experienced by veterinary responders. To examine the scale and scope of behavioural health issues exhibited by veterinary responders, an online and anonymous survey was conducted with veterinarians who had participated in events in the Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America regions. The results of the survey showed that behavioural health issues were reported by 51 per cent of respondents during and up to 6 months after the disaster. Behavioural health issues reported included loss of sleep, anxiety, difficulty with personal and professional relationships, mood swings, depression, nightmares and flashbacks and suicidal thoughts. The scope and magnitude of veterinarians with behavioural health issues associated with disasters underscores the need for guidelines, standards, education, training and further research in this area.
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Salwa Salsabila, Wita, and Rachmah Rafa Dinda. "Pembelajaran Mitigasi Bencana di Sekolah Dasar dengan Metode Demonstrasi." Proceedings Series on Social Sciences & Humanities 1 (June 14, 2021): 115–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.30595/pssh.v1i.83.
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Geographically Indonesia is an island nation and has a greater sea area than land and is at the confluence of three plates namely, the Pacific plate, indoaustralis and also Eurasia. This makes indonesia as one of the countries that are often hit by disasters. Disaster mitigation education based on local wisdom is conducted in the 2013 curriculum by (1) identifying local wisdom in disaster mitigation, (2) integrating in learning. With the understanding of disaster mitigation is expected to be the basis for learners to be able to take action to reduce the influence of a hazard before the danger occurs. And it can also be one of the solutions that can be done in Indonesia to reduce the impact of disasters that can result in accidents and even deaths. This research aims to develop disaster mitigation models in elementary schools. The results of disaster education research is one of the solutions in schools to reduce the impact of disasters, as well as familiarize students to be responsive and ready for disasters. Therefore, disaster learning model needs to be developed assuming that the focus of mitigation now is not about disaster management, but refers to the understanding of responsiveness. Disaster learning should be provided through a demonstration model that can involve cognitive, affective, and psychomotor spheres in the framework of disaster mitigation.
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Bates, Cherie D., Steve E. Kalloger, and Lorna E. Warwick. "Abstract 802: Identifying factors that affect barriers to lymphoma treatment during the COVID - 19 pandemic." Cancer Research 83, no. 7_Supplement (April 4, 2023): 802. http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-802.
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Abstract Introduction: Barriers to therapy for patients with lymphoma are an essential topic. The Lymphoma Coalition biennial global patient survey collects data on patient experiences, including challenges or limitations patients face in seeking medical attention or access to treatment. Due to Covid-19, patients with lymphoma have experienced high barriers. This study aims to rank the influence of core demographic variables in their ability to predict barriers to lymphoma treatment in 2020 and 2022. Methods: The survey was deployed globally to lymphoma patients and caregivers in 2020 & 2022. The outcome variable was the identification of any barrier to receiving lymphoma treatment. Logit regression was used to model the outcome against core demographics. Variable importance was quantified with independent Monte Carlo resampling. Results: Barriers were significantly elevated in all regions in 2022 (p<0.0001). Those who are of older age were found to have fewer barriers to treatment: Unit OR = 0.965; 95%CI [0.962 - 0.968]. Age was consistently a variable of high importance across most regions in both survey years (Table 1). In 2022, treatment delay due to concerns over COVID-19 was the second-ranked variable of importance in three regions. Conclusions: Barriers to treatment for patients with lymphoma increased dramatically across all regions from 2020-2022. Increased barriers to treatment in those of younger age were an unexpected finding. Heterogeneity in the impact of variables that influence access to treatment appears to be enhanced by participants' psychosocial impacts due to the pandemic. Policymakers and providers should actively rectify access disparities in their respective regions. Table 1. Assessment of variable importance for encountering barriers to lymphoma treatment with the top two contributors to the model for each region displayed in bold. Global Patient Survey 2020 Variables Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East & Africa North America South America N 2116 2476 30 820 99 Percent with barrier 50.3% 11.7% 40.0% 18.9% 13.1% Age 0.473 0.286 0.087 0.493 0.309 Education 0.148 0.029 0.322 0.011 0.004 Household Status 0.006 0.432 0.074 0.157 0.149 Indolent/Aggressive 0.014 0.126 0.199 0.189 0.150 Local Area 0.353 0.112 0.316 0.059 0.483 Sex/Gender 0.052 0.047 0.104 0.011 0.074 Global Patient Survey 2022 Variables Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East & Africa North America South America N 1573 2224 32 871 52 Percent with barrier 85.7% 46.7% 88.9% 54.7% 76.1% Age 0.720 0.465 0.001 0.320 0.067 COVID Delay 0.157 0.386 0.002 0.145 0.294 Education 0.001 0.008 0.195 0.046 0.033 Household Status 0.003 0.014 0.173 0.069 0.182 Indolent/Aggressive 0.052 0.007 0.546 0.053 0.312 Local Area 0.141 0.058 0.304 0.375 0.256 Sex/Gender 0.026 0.056 0.152 0.013 0.023 Age is treated as a continuous variable. COVID delay represents a deliberate delay in seeking lymphoma treatment due to fear of contracting COVID-19. Education was binary with the cut-point between secondary and post-secondary. Household status refers to those who are either single or with a partner. Indolent/Aggressive refers to typical clinical behaviour of a lymphoma subtype. Local Area refers to whether a respondent lives in an urban, suburban, or rural setting. Sex/Gender refers to biological sex in the absence of stated gender. Citation Format: Cherie D. Bates, Steve E. Kalloger, Lorna E. Warwick. Identifying factors that affect barriers to lymphoma treatment during the COVID - 19 pandemic [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 802.
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Thant, Khaing Phoo, Kyaw Ngwe, Kyi Moe, and Theingi Win. "Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates on Yield and Yield Components of Maize (Zea mays L.)." Asian Soil Research Journal 8, no. 2 (March 29, 2024): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/asrj/2024/v8i2146.
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Maize is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. To investigate the effects of nitrogen fertilizer rates on growth and yield of maize and to determine the suitable nitrogen fertilizer rate, an experiment was conducted by using Randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications at Shwe Baho village, Zayarthiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw in post monsoon season and monsoon season. The treatments were T1 (no nitrogen application), T2 (90 kg N ha-1), T3 (120 kg N ha-1), T4 (150 kg N ha-1) and T5 (180 kg N ha-1) treatments. The tested maize variety was pacific-789 hybrid. According to the results, application of nitrogen gave the significant effect on grain yield and yield components of maize in both seasons. The superior maize yield was observed in all nitrogen treatments compared to control. The use of the highest nitrogen fertilizer rate (180 kg N ha-¹) in T5 gave the significant highest grain yield (7696.6 kg ha-¹) in post monsoon season and (8764.5 kg ha-¹) in monsoon season, respectively. In both seasons, the grain yield in T5 treatment was significantly increased about 62% over T1 treatment. Therefore, the application of nitrogen with the rate of T5 (180 kg ha-1) might be the appropriate rate to maximize the maize production. Considering the increased grain yield of the hybrid maize, nitrogen rate of T5 (180 kg ha-1) could be achieved in this study area.
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Popoola, Oluwatoyin Muse Johnson. "Preface to the Volume 2 Issue 4 of Indian-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Finance." Indian-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Finance 2, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.52962/ipjaf.2018.2.4.55.
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I welcome you to the Volume 2 Issue 4 of Indian-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Finance (IPJAF).
In this Issue 4, all the presentations are international research with emphasis on Islamic financing, entrepreneurship, corporate governance, accounting for small, medium and large enterprises and Islamic banking
In the first paper captioned “Innovation Co-operation Impact on Operations of Small, Medium and Large (SML) Firms: A Malaysia Perspective”, Dr Mohammed Ndaliman Abubakar (Deputy Director Collaborations & Linkages, The Federal Polytechnic Bida, Nigeria), examine how innovation co-operation influences the activities of small, medium and large (SML) firms to become innovative and perform effectively. Using a dataset of a survey study based on Malaysian Innovation Survey (NIS) and European community innovation survey (CIS) reports, a total of 1178 firms cutting across small, medium and large (SML) companies for manufacturing and service firms were examined using an open innovation paradigm in practice to understand the extent of co-operation and collaboration in performing innovation activities. The study data were analysed using descriptive statistics and logic regression model estimation for ease of comprehension. The findings showed that almost all the companies survey were involved in performing one innovation or the other. Furthermore, it reveals that different partnership was sought for co-operation and collaboration in performing their innovations.
In the second paper entitled “Corporate Governance Disclosure: The Evidence from Nigeria”, Abubakar M. Dembo (University of Bedfordshire, UK) study centres on the investigation of the level of compliance with the Nigerian Corporate Governance Code's recommendations by the six selected oil companies from 2004 to 2012. Two stages of compliance level with the Corporate Governance Disclosure Index (CGDI) were developed from 43 specific corporate governance issues based on the Nigerian Code's provisions and analysed. Firstly, the study demonstrates the degree of compliance with the CGDI for the selected companies over the survey period (2004-2012). This allows the testing of the continuous progress of the level of conformity with the Nigerian Code's provisions. Second, it measures the level of compliance with the CGDI that existed over the 2004-2009 and 2010-2012 periods respectively. The motive is to find out whether the level of compliance with corporate governance has increased over the two periods since the creation of the Nigerian Code in late 2003. The findings indicate a remarkable improvement in compliance with the Nigerian Code over the periods by the selected companies.
In the third paper titled “Sub-Sahara Africa’s (SSA) infrastructure funding gap: Potentials from Sukuk financing”, Dr. Abdulazeez Adewuyi Abdurraheem (Universiti Utara Malaysia) and Prof. Dr. Asmadi Mohamed Naim (Universiti Utara Malaysia), evaluates the depth of utilisation of Islamic capital market using Sukuk instruments as another source of funding to fill the observed funding gap for infrastructure development. The study finds the use of Sukuk as a long-term financing instrument, though still at its infancy stage in the region. The paper, therefore, suggests that the SSA countries can undertake rapid and massive infrastructure developments in the area through the use of Sukuk instruments, thereby eliminating increasing sovereign debt over-hang from the conventional debt market. Their study recommends that policymakers in the region put in place required laws and regulations that will provide enabling environments for effective utilisation of Sukuk instruments for infrastructural development. Similarly, they canvass strong political will on the part of the region’s political leaders as an essential ally in nurturing strong institutions, which they argue can engender policy continuity to ensure effective and efficient management of infrastructure projects funded by Sukuk instruments.
In the fourth paper entitled “Effectuation Approach in Accessing Entrepreneurial Education Significance on Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention”, Ayotunde Adetola Adelaja (Universiti Utara Malaysia), Modile Adekunle Umar (Universiti Malaysia Perlis), Mike Terkuma Soomiyol (Universiti Utara Malaysia), Iliyasu Shiyanbade Najeemdeen (Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin), and Bello Taofik Abidemi (Universiti Utara Malaysia) assess the practical significance of entrepreneurial education in enhancing students’ entrepreneurial intention. They also examine the students’ perceived importance of access to finance as a determining factor to entrepreneurship, and the moderating effect of financial access on the relationship between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial intention. An online survey via google form was sent out to UUM students who have at one time has entrepreneurial education exposure. The study respondents include international and local levels of both postgraduate and undergraduate students. 250 students completed the online survey within one month. The data collected were analysed using IBM SPSS version 23 with pre-installed process macro developed by Hayes (2013). The findings reveal that both entrepreneurial education and access to finance contributes significantly to their entrepreneurial intention. However, the students perceive access to finance as a causal factor to entrepreneurial intention rather than an effectuation factor. Hence, the education offered can be argued to have more of managerial implications rather than entrepreneurial consequences.
In the fifth paper titled “Task performance and Skills in IR 4.0: The moderating effect of Attitude”, Dr. Oluwatoyin Muse Johnson Popoola (Universiti Utara Malaysia), Prof. Dr. Ayoib Che Ahmad (Universiti Utara Malaysia), Dr. Rachael Oluyemisi Arowolo (Chrisland University, Nigeria), and Dr. Mazrah Malek (Universiti Utara Malaysia) examine the moderating impact of attitude (ATT) on skills (SK) and task performance fraud risk assessment (TPFRA) of professional accountants conceptually. This study possesses the capacity to impact the ethical, legal, regulatory, and institutional framework. Furthermore, the study possesses the abilities to persuade the efficient and effective policy formulations and enhance capacity building of the workforce in the public sector. To the best of the researchers’ knowledge, this may perhaps be the first conceptual study on the accountant's attitude as an indispensable capability requirement for skills and task performance fraud risk assessment in the specific working environment.
The IPJAF existence is anchored on the service and dedication of its editorial board, the editorial team, and authors. I firmly believe that in the coming year, 2019, the vision of IPJAF to publish high-quality manuscripts within the scope of IPJAF from academic and professional researchers will be continually maintained and acknowledged.
As you read through this Vol. 2 Issue 4 of IPJAF, I would like to appreciate you profoundly for your participation in submitting high-quality papers for review and publication in IPJAF. Notwithstanding the success so far recorded, I implore you and your colleagues, friends and associates to continue to partner with IPJAF by submitting quality research and policy papers within our scope for publication.
I assure our prospective authors, regardless of the acceptance of your manuscripts or not, to continue to enjoy the benefits IPJAF provides about our review process, which offers high quality and helpful reviews tailored to assist authors in improving their manuscripts. In conclusion, I acknowledge your support as you, and I work hard to make IPJAF the most authoritative journal on accounting and finance for the community of academic, professional, industry, society and government.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued interest, support and patronages to IPJAF in 2018, while looking forward to more beneficial relationships in 2019.
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Smeltzer, Matthew, Leigha Senter, Premal H. Thaker, Destin Black, Stephanie V. Blank, Jennifer Bires, Lauren S. Prescott, et al. "Assessment of quality improvement priorities to improve care delivery for patients with ovarian cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology 40, no. 28_suppl (October 1, 2022): 307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2022.40.28_suppl.307.
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307 Background: In the US, more than 12,000 people die from ovarian cancer annually. Although new treatments have recently become available, ovarian cancer care delivery remains suboptimal. The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) developed a series of initiatives to improve the quality of care for patients with ovarian cancer. In Phase I, ACCC evaluated the needs of cancer programs, conducted 3 quality improvement (QI) workshops, and developed expert-driven Quality of Care recommendations to aid cancer programs in self-assessment and quality improvement. In Phase II, ACCC invited programs to self-assess their level of care using the Quality of Care recommendations. Methods: In 2022, ACCC surveyed 7 ovarian cancer programs across the US. Developed by a multidisciplinary expert steering committee, the 26-question survey assessed the patient populations served, services provided, diagnostic evaluations performed, access to molecular testing, and a self-assessment of quality care delivery and interest in conducting QI projects related to self-identified needs. The survey was administered in Qualtrics and summarized using descriptive statistics. Results: Surveys were completed by 1 community, 2 comprehensive community, 2 hospital-associated, 1 academic comprehensive, and 1 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer programs. The median annual ovarian cases was 40 [range: 2 to 68]. The 7 programs serve diverse racial/ethnic distribution of patients with ovarian cancer ranging from 55% Black to 60% Asian and 30% Pacific Islander. Five programs have a multidisciplinary team for ovarian cancer. All 5 multidisciplinary teams included gynecologic oncology and pathology; 3 teams also included medical oncology and or radiology colleague(s). Sites assessed their level of care for 7 domains of quality care from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). The average score was 4.0 for Care Coordination and Patient Education, Treatment Planning, and Disease Surveillance. Diagnosis and Initial Management scored on average 3.8, Equity in Care 3.25, Prevention and Screening 3.25, and Quality of Life 3.2. Sites ranked areas of interest for future QI projects (1 = area of most interest, 7 = area of least interest). The highest ranked domains were Care Coordination and Patient Education as well as Diagnosis and Initial management (average rankings 2.8). These were followed by Quality of Life (average 3.0), Prevention and Screening (Average 3.8), Treatment Planning (Average 4.4), Equity in Care (Average 5.0), and Disease Surveillance (Average 6.2). Conclusions: This assessment will be used to identify 4 additional sites for Phase II QI workshops. Findings from these projects will be combined, summarized, and disseminated to inform future education opportunities and QI initiatives. This initiative aims to help organize and standardize the care of patients with ovarian cancer and improve patient care coordination.
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Bilimoria, Karl Y., Charles M. Balch, Jeffrey D. Wayne, David C. Chang, Bryan E. Palis, Sydney M. Dy, and Julie R. Lange. "Health Care System and Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Variance in Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma in the United States." Journal of Clinical Oncology 27, no. 11 (April 10, 2009): 1857–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2008.18.7567.
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PurposeGuidelines recommend sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for patients with clinical stage IB/II melanomas, but not clinical stage IA melanoma. This study examines factors associated with SLNB use for clinically node-negative melanoma.MethodsPatients diagnosed with clinically node-negative invasive melanoma in 2004 and 2005 were identified from the National Cancer Data Base. Regression models were developed to assess the association of clinicopathologic (sex, age, race/ethnicity, comorbidities, T stage), socioeconomic (insurance status, educational level, income), and hospital (hospital type, geographic area) factors with SLNB use.ResultsA total of 16,598 patients were identified: 8,073 patients with clinical stage IA and 8,525 patients with clinical stage IB/II melanoma. For clinical stage IB/II melanoma, SLNB use was reported in 48.7% of patients. Patients with clinical stage IB/II melanoma were less likely to undergo SLNB if they were older than 75 years; had T1b tumors, no tumor ulceration, or head/neck or truncal lesions; were covered by Medicaid or Medicare; or lived in the Northeast, South, or West census regions. SLNB use was reported in 13.3% of patients with clinical stage IA melanoma and was more likely in patients who were younger than 56 years or lived in the Mountain or Pacific census regions. Patients treated at National Comprehensive Cancer Network–or National Cancer Institute–designated hospitals were most likely to undergo SLNB in adherence with national consensus guidelines.ConclusionSLNB use was associated with clinicopathologic factors but also with health system factors, including type of insurance, geographic area, and hospital type. These findings have implications for provider education and health policy.