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Sumiraschi, Chiara. "Financing Infrastructures in Europe: Experiences of Value Capture." SCIENZE REGIONALI, no. 3 (November 2010): 101–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/scre2010su3005.
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In recent years the issue of financing of infrastructure has become a critical issue and is widely discussed and in-depth reflection on policies, programs and development projects. The paper has the objective to describe one of the most interesting innovative methods of funding transport infrastructures: the mechanism of value capture, ie that capture (part) of economic benefits after the opening of the new infrastructure. The second part presents two case studies: the Quadrilatero Project and the Řrestad underground line in Copenhagen. The third part identifies success factors and criticalities about two experiences and offers some recommendations on the use of "capture value" as a mechanism of financing of transport infrastructure.
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Calabrò, Francesco, and Lucia Della Spina. "The Public-Private Partnerships in Buildings Regeneration: A Model Appraisal of the Benefits and for Land Value Capture." Advanced Materials Research 931-932 (May 2014): 555–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.931-932.555.
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This paper discuss the thematic of public-private economic negotiation in the realization of urban regeneration programs. The Complex Urban Programs (PUC) represent a generation of planning instruments generally in variation to ordinary instruments of general planning (PRG). These instruments found its legitimacy on new forms of concerted planning, in which the objectives are the effectiveness and efficiency of the public administration and the most important point of view are the quality and transparency of the negotiation between public and private. In these circumstances for the purposes of the feasibility, the arguments of urban planning must necessarily be supported by economic-financial considerations resulting from appraisals of the benefits financial and the new real estate values generated by the decision to promote the program in PRG variant. Particular attention must be paid on the modality for consultation between the public government, the owners and the developers when they comparing on mutual convenience as part of the PUC: the negotiation activities is the time during which the public body can capture a portion of land value generated by the choices of modify the PRG. The aim of this paper is the presentation of the economic negotiation between public and private that the Municipality of Reggio Calabria (Italy), with the technical and scientific support of the university laboratory of economic and appraisal evaluation (LaborEst) has promoted in recent years through two PUC. The two Complex Urban Programs are both located in the south of cities of Reggio Calabria (Italy). The paper describes in particular the model for appraisal of extrastandard charged by private entities participating in the two programs. The model developed by both authors is the result of their common research.
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Cao, Xinyu (Jason), and Shengnan Lou. "When and How Much Did the Green Line LRT Increase Single-Family Housing Values in St. Paul, Minnesota?" Journal of Planning Education and Research 38, no. 4 (2017): 427–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456x17707811.
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Studies quantifying value added of transit often cannot differentiate whether the premiums are transit effects or location effects. Limited studies have examined the timing of value added. Using before and after data, this study explores the impact of the Green Line LRT on housing sales prices. Compared to the studied period before its funding announcement, its announcement increased housing values by $9.2/sq ft and its commencement increased sales prices by $13.7/sq ft. Further analyses show that housing value appreciation actually occurred after the announcement but before the commencement. Thus, using the right timing of value added is critical for value capture programs and benefit–cost analysis.
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Horneman-Wren, Brigid. "Prison art programs: Art, culture and human rights for Indigenous prisoners." Alternative Law Journal 46, no. 3 (2021): 219–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1037969x211008977.
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This article argues that prison art programs are central to the human rights of Indigenous detainees. It examines how these programs are most commonly understood in terms of their rehabilitative value, an approach which fails to fully capture the right of Indigenous detainees to participation in them. It argues that a human rights framework should be applied to prison art programs. This recognises the pivotal role art programs play in realising a multitude of interconnected rights, upholds the voices of Indigenous prisoners and emphasises the crucial place of self-determination in the design, delivery and ultimate success of programs.
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Fernandes, Vivian Duarte Couto, Gilberto José Miranda, Nicola Alexander, and Janser Moura Pereira. "Value-added in Higher Education: a new methodology for undergraduate programs in Brazil." Avaliação: Revista da Avaliação da Educação Superior (Campinas) 26, no. 2 (2021): 606–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1414-40772021000200014.
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Among the quality indicators released by the Brazilian Higher Education Assessment System (Sinaes), the Indicator “Difference between Observed and Expected Performance” (IDD) has the purpose of measuring the contribution of the course to student achievement during undergraduate programs. The research presented here offers a new methodology for calculating the IDD (Model IDD-VDCF), examining the philosophical and statistical underpinnings of quality measures, focusing on those that capture the value-added as a student achievement growth. The survey included a sample of 30,668 students, from 911 accounting undergraduate programs in Brazil. The insertion of control variables (at the student and at the institution level) reduced the bias of the IDD estimate associated with the student's selection in specific Accounting Sciences courses. The results call attention to the need to consider the students' learning context when one wants to compare the performance between institutions based on standardized tests. The major contribution of this work is the development of a measure that disentangles more fully what the contribution of program is to student learning, and what merely is a reflection of the capacity that a student brought to the program.
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Johnson, Kathryn E., Lee J. Fingersh, Mark J. Balas, and Lucy Y. Pao. "Methods for Increasing Region 2 Power Capture on a Variable-Speed Wind Turbine." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 126, no. 4 (2004): 1092–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.1792653.
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The standard region 2 control scheme for a variable-speed wind turbine, τc=Kω2, has several shortcomings that can result in significant power loss. The first of these is that there is no accurate way to determine the gain K; modeling programs are not accurate enough to represent all of the complex aerodynamics, and these aerodynamics change over time. Furthermore, it is not certain whether the value of K used in the standard control even provides for the maximum energy capture under real-world turbulent conditions. We introduce new control methods to address these issues. First, we show in simulation that using smaller values of K than the standard can result in increased energy capture. Second, we give simulation results showing that an optimally tracking rotor control scheme can improve upon the standard scheme by assisting the rotor speed in tracking wind-speed fluctuations more rapidly. Finally, we propose an adaptive control scheme that allows for maximum power capture despite parameter uncertainty.
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Al Kuwaiti, Ahmed, and Arun Vijay Subbarayalu. "Health science students’ perception about research training programs offered in Saudi universities." Quality Assurance in Education 23, no. 2 (2015): 196–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qae-04-2014-0015.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the perceptions of students of health sciences on research training programs offered at Saudi universities. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey design was adopted to capture the perceptions of health science students about research training programs offered at selected Saudi universities. A criterion-based sampling technique was adopted, and accordingly, 630 students were selected to participate in the study. A pre-tested questionnaire tool titled, “Students Attitude towards Research (SAR) questionnaire ”, was used to capture student responses on a five-point Likert scale with respect to three dimensions, namely, extent of research activities offered in their college, involvement of faculty in research and the infrastructural facilities offered by the college for research. The students’ attitudes with respect to various components of research training programs were analyzed using mean and cumulative percentage of students satisfied with the training. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to study whether there is any significant difference in attitudes among the students belonging to four health science programs of the seven selected universities. Findings – The results of this study demonstrate that only less than 50 per cent of the students from the selected health science colleges are satisfied with the existing research training programs. There are significant differences in the students’ attitude toward research training programs offered in seven selected Saudi universities. Originality/value – This is the first Saudi Arabia-based study that provides an alarming signal to educational-policy planners on students’ perceptions and attitudes toward research training programs offered in Saudi higher education institutions.
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Underwood, R., L. Muffley, H. Predd, M. Piepkorn, and J. Olerud. "Scripted Image Enhancement / Analysis Using Adobe® Photoshop® With Ip Tools® Plug-Ins." Microscopy and Microanalysis 5, S2 (1999): 1238–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927600019516.
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The Derm Imaging Center uses various light and electron microscopic techniques to determine meaningful morphologic differences in skin samples received from multiple investigators. Qualitative comparisons required laborious hand measurements, which, in time gave way to computer assisted image capture, enhancement and analysis. The ability to attach a numerical value to a morphologic observation has made quantification an expected component of the experimental results. Laboratory personnel are now spending more time in front of computers than microscopes. This fact prompted a reevaluation of our current methods resulting in a faster, user-friendly computer assisted imaging system.One software program that has become ubiquitous within the field of scientific imaging is Adobe® Photoshop®. Although a multitude of different image capture and analysis software programs are in use, a version of Photoshop® can invariably be found residing in most laboratories involved in imaging. A disadvantage of many image analysis software programs is the lack of image enhancement capability that we have grown to know and love within the Photoshop® environment.
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Roberts, Tonya J., Thor Ringler, and Seth Jovaag. "The VA Storybook Program: Humanizing Care With Nurse Stories." Nursing Science Quarterly 34, no. 4 (2021): 398–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08943184211031575.
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The Veterans Affairs (VA) Storybook Program was developed to enhance nurse-patient relationships and satisfaction with care. Personal stories about nurses were distributed to patients on a medical/surgical unit. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation data were collected from patients and nurses to capture patients’ descriptions of nurses and perceptions of program value. Results show patients describe nurses differently after reading the storybook. Patients were highly satisfied with the program, and interviews suggest the stories fostered connection and developed an atmosphere of trust. Story programs may be an effective, structured approach to enhancing nurse-patient relationships.
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Lörincz, Attila T., and Ralph M. Richart. "Human Papillomavirus DNA Testing as an Adjunct to Cytology in Cervical Screening Programs." Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 127, no. 8 (2003): 959–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.5858/2003-127-959-hpdtaa.
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Abstract Our objective was to review current large studies of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing as an adjunct to the Papanicolaou test for cervical cancer screening programs. We analyzed 10 large screening studies that used the Hybrid Capture 2 test and 3 studies that used the polymerase chain reaction test in a manner that enabled reliable estimates of accuracy for detecting or predicting high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Most studies allowed comparison of HPV DNA and Papanicolaou testing and estimates of the performance of Papanicolaou and HPV DNA as combined tests. The studies were selected on the basis of a sufficient number of cases of high-grade CIN and cancer to provide meaningful statistical values. Investigators had to demonstrate the ability to generate reasonably reliable Hybrid Capture 2 or polymerase chain reaction data that were either minimally biased by nature of study design or that permitted analytical techniques for addressing issues of study bias to be applied. Studies had to provide data for the calculation of test sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, odds ratios, relative risks, confidence intervals, and other relevant measures. Final data were abstracted directly from published articles or estimated from descriptive statistics presented in the articles. In some studies, new analyses were performed from raw data supplied by the principal investigators. We concluded that HPV DNA testing was a more sensitive indicator for prevalent high-grade CIN than either conventional or liquid cytology. A combination of HPV DNA and Papanicolaou testing had almost 100% sensitivity and negative predictive value. The specificity of the combined tests was slightly lower than the specificity of the Papanicolaou test alone, but this decrease could potentially be offset by greater protection from neoplastic progression and cost savings available from extended screening intervals. One “double-negative” HPV DNA and Papanicolaou test indicated better prognostic assurance against risk of future CIN 3 than 3 subsequent negative conventional Papanicolaou tests and may safely allow 3-year screening intervals for such low-risk women.
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Tellam, Ross L. "Capturing benefits from the bovine genome sequence." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47, no. 9 (2007): 1039. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea06032.
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The bovine genome sequence in ‘draft’ form will be complete in 2007. The availability of the sequence and very large numbers of single nucleotide polymorphisms will have profound effects on livestock production. The dairy industry is well positioned to capture the benefits of this enormous and enabling resource because of its comprehensive databases containing phenotypic and pedigree data for large numbers of animals, intense utilisation of genetics in breeding programs and efficient management of reproductive performance. The bovine genome sequence will assist in the development of novel products, especially value-added products, and markedly enhance the rate of genetic gain in the Australian dairy population. The immediate challenge facing the industry is the integration of new technological capabilities into existing breeding programs and production systems.
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Pereira, Danillo Guilherme Rangel, Paloma De Andrade Silva, Guilherme Matheus Pessoa de Arruda, Eliziane Costa da Silva, Fálba Bernadete Ramos dos Anjos, and Giane Maria Guedes de Sousa. "Food safety and nutritional value of the fishery: from the capture to the preparation of a typical food from the north coast of Pernambuco, the caldeirada." Natural Resources 3, no. 2 (2014): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.6008/ess2237-9290.2013.002.0024.
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The contribution of the artisanal fisheries to the national fishery production has presented an increase tendency since 1980. This project had the objective to identify the factors that affect the quality of the fisheries, from capture to the preparation at gastronomic establishments, besides the nutritional values of the condiments used to make the caldeirada, a typical food from the north coast of the state of Pernambuco. Artisanal fishermen in the municipalities of Itapissuma and Itamaracá – state of Pernambuco, Brazil - were interviewed about sanitary, social and economic factors. In addition, there were visits in Itapissuma to sites of handling and preparation of seafood dish to analyze the nutritional value, food hygienic practices and the condiments used in the most ordered regional food by the customers, the caldeirada. Results indicated failures in the use of good hygienic-sanitary practices, from capture, marketing to preparation of a seafood dish to final customers. It is necessary to implement Public Health Programs in the artisanal fisheries, including the workers involved and also for the active cooks in the gastronomic area of the locality. These strategies should bring specific actions to improve the nutritional quality of the fishery and for its consumption, resulting in food safety.
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Miles, Debra, Nonie Harris, and Piyachat Dhephasadin Na Ayudhaya. "Stepping Forward to Learn: Thai Students Reflect on Hosting Australian International Exchange Students." Journal of Studies in International Education 23, no. 2 (2018): 217–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1028315318797177.
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The value of international student exchange programs is well documented—from the perspective of visiting students and sending institutions. This article reports on research that aimed to capture different perspectives by talking with host Thai students who interacted with and translated for visiting Australian social work students. This focus on the experience of international exchange from the perspective of the hosting Thai students foregrounds these seldom-heard voices, highlighting the potential benefits of engagement and reflective learning for host students and institutions. The analyzed data show that there are numerous opportunities for host students to benefit from international exchange and to develop the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that are necessary prerequisites for intercultural learning and sensitivity. The article illustrates the high demands on hosts and can inform good practice in the planning and design of exchange programs.
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Hopper, Jeffrey D. "Benefits Of Inmate Employment Programs: Evidence From The Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program." Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) 11, no. 5 (2013): 213. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/jber.v11i5.7836.
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">The United States is experiencing a persistent increase in its prison population and, consequently, a steady increase in public spending on incarceration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A possible systemic change to mitigate these trends is a return to historically cost effective inmate labor programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Government savings and business revenues from these programs have been documented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additional benefits have been hypothesized from an associated reduction in recidivism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This paper examines if this recidivism effect occurs following inmate participation in the Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inmate characteristics and PIECP participation variables are identified as potential predictors of recidivism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Logit regression procedures, including a two-stage instrumental variable procedure to address endogeneity, are used to capture the predictive value of the independent variables and quantify the reduction in the odds of inmate recidivism attributable to PIECP participation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The results indicate that employment in a PIECP program contributes to a statistically significant reduction in the odds of inmate recidivism.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></span></p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span>
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Ma, Shuang-Hong, Hai-Feng Huo, and Xin-You Meng. "Modelling Alcoholism as a Contagious Disease: A Mathematical Model with Awareness Programs and Time Delay." Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society 2015 (2015): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/260195.
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A dynamic alcohol consumption model with awareness programs and time delay is formulated and analyzed. The aim of this model is to capture the effects of awareness programs and time delay in controlling the alcohol problems. We introduce awareness programs by media in the model as a separate class with growth rate of the cumulative density of them being proportional to the number of mortalities induced by heavy drinking. Susceptible population will isolate themselves and avoid contact with the heavy drinkers or become aware of risk of heavy drinking and decline to drink due to such programs. In particular, we incorporate time delay because the nonconsumer population will take a period of time to become an alcohol consumer. We find that the model has two equilibria: one without alcohol problems and one where alcohol problems are endemic in population. The model analysis shows that though awareness programs cannot eradicate alcohol problems, they are effective measures in controlling the alcohol problems. Further, we conclude that the time delay in alcohol consumption habit which develops in susceptible population may result in Hopf bifurcation by increasing the value of time delay. Some numerical simulation results are also given to support our theoretical predictions.
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Samaranayake, Premaratne, Ann Dadich, Anneke Fitzgerald, and Kathryn Zeitz. "Developing an evaluation framework for clinical redesign programs: lessons learnt." Journal of Health Organization and Management 30, no. 6 (2016): 950–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-07-2015-0109.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present lessons learnt through the development of an evaluation framework for a clinical redesign programme – the aim of which was to improve the patient journey through improved discharge practices within an Australian public hospital. Design/methodology/approach The development of the evaluation framework involved three stages – namely, the analysis of secondary data relating to the discharge planning pathway; the analysis of primary data including field-notes and interview transcripts on hospital processes; and the triangulation of these data sets to devise the framework. The evaluation framework ensured that resource use, process management, patient satisfaction, and staff well-being and productivity were each connected with measures, targets, and the aim of clinical redesign programme. Findings The application of business process management and a balanced scorecard enabled a different way of framing the evaluation, ensuring measurable outcomes were connected to inputs and outputs. Lessons learnt include: first, the importance of mixed-methods research to devise the framework and evaluate the redesigned processes; second, the need for appropriate tools and resources to adequately capture change across the different domains of the redesign programme; and third, the value of developing and applying an evaluative framework progressively. Research limitations/implications The evaluation framework is limited by its retrospective application to a clinical process redesign programme. Originality/value This research supports benchmarking with national and international practices in relation to best practice healthcare redesign processes. Additionally, it provides a theoretical contribution on evaluating health services improvement and redesign initiatives.
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Raab, Matthias, Charles Jenkins, Roman Pevzner, and Abdul Qader. "Enabling a CCS industry through research at the CO2CRC National Otway Research Facility." APPEA Journal 59, no. 2 (2019): 936. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj18180.
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The CO2CRC Otway Research Facility is Australia’s first demonstration of carbon capture and storage. The Otway Research Facility was established in 2007 to demonstrate scientific, technical, legal, regulatory and social aspects of successfully operating a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. The facility is also globally unique as it has its own CO2 production well (Buttress-1) on site. For more than a decade, experiments with strong national and international collaboration at the Otway Research Facility continue to provide strong value to an emerging global CCS industry, not only due to the activities taking place, but also because of the specific scientific, social, political and regulatory environments at the time of execution. The Otway facility has one of world’s most comprehensive characterisation, injection, monitoring and verification programs, and its successful project outcomes have not only met and helped further guide CCS legislation within Australia, but also assisted underpinning the regulatory and business case for large commercial CCS projects in Australia and overseas. In addition, the Otway Capture Facility is a hub for CO2 capture research for high pressure and high CO2 content natural gases. Tests are being conducted using adsorption and three different types of membrane-based gas separation technologies. These technologies have the potential to become available for natural gas processing on production platforms and floating production storage and offloading vessels.
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Shaw, Kylie M., and Allyson P. Holbrook. "Integrative possibilities in Fine Arts doctoral supervision: a four-quadrant model." Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education 9, no. 2 (2018): 165–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sgpe-d-17-00043.
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Purpose This paper aims to respond to the need for a model of doctoral supervision that can capture and represent the focus, range and complexity of instructional intentions, practices and possibilities. Design/methodology/approach The study draws on the substantive literature on supervision and changing doctoral programs in the Fine Arts and relatively new empirical findings about supervision and learning. The authors posit a holistic model of supervision ranging across micro–macro and product–person dimensions. The model is further explained and illustrated using four supervisor cases in Fine Arts. Findings The model offers a heuristic for supervisors to reflect on and identify existing emphases, alignments and integrative possibilities to better understand the complexities of Fine Arts supervisory practices. Originality/value There is a dearth of research that addresses how doctoral supervisors perceive and articulate their roles and breadth of responsibilities in light of new programs and changing sectoral expectations.
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Harris, Michael L., Carolyn Findley Musgrove, Kathryn W. Ernstberger, K. Christopher Cox, and Pilsik Choi. "Differential Effects of Marketing Messages in Online Advertising for an MBA Program." International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing 7, no. 1 (2017): 15–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijtem.2017010102.
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As Business programs compete for prospective MBA students, they need to understand what messages capture the attention of these students, prompting them to seek additional information about the program. In light of new program options and the changing competitive environment, the messages that are effective today may be quite different from those that resonated just a few years ago. Since different messages may be relevant to different target markets, this study focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of certain messages in reaching working professionals who are seeking a flexible MBA program. The results show that a message indicating national ranking is more effective than messages of value or convenience.
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Han, Jeong Hugh, and Hyun-Yong Park. "Sustaining Small Exporters’ Performance: Capturing Heterogeneous Effects of Government Export Assistance Programs on Global Value Chain Informedness." Sustainability 11, no. 8 (2019): 2380. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11082380.
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The previous literature extensively highlighted the importance of export promotion programs (EPPs) provided by governments to enhance small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) export performance. However, the literature still (1) lacks sufficient depth in analysing the way different types of EPPs sustain SME export performance and (2) suffers from the absence of an EPP portfolio that guides an efficient resource allocation for different EPP types. To fill these gaps, our study (1) developed a research model that integrates three different types of EPPs and (2) tested their indirect impacts on sustainable export performance via global value chain informedness, which is a largely ignored but indispensable capability in exporting. Using a partial least-squares equation model (PLS SEM) method to analyze 156 samples collected from 1st of October to 31st of December of 2018 by accessing Korean SMEs’ export managers, our model addresses the different roles of EPP types and also the part of the SME value chain informedness that acts as a critical enabler for sustaining export performance. Furthermore, by complementing the PLS SEM with an importance and performance analysis matrix (IPA matrix), we provide an action plan that guides an appropriate resource allocation to different types of EPPs. In theory, we provide an explanation for how different EPPs work for SMEs via the value chain informedness of SMEs for the export performance. We further capture such EPPs operating over the longer term, with a lasting export performance of SMEs so as to supply a sounder theoretical rationale for the EPP provision. The action plan delivers strategic implications for policy makers dealing with export-assistance programs operations. With the importance of global network involvement and communication with foreign partners, the incorporation of value chain informedness uncovers the necessity of interfirm network-focused informedness in international business literature.
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Soares, Lucy Satiko Hashimoto, Juliana Pierrobon Lopez, Elizabeti Yuriko Muto, and Roberto Giannini. "Capture fishery in northern Todos os Santos Bay, tropical southwestern Atlantic, Brazil." Brazilian Journal of Oceanography 59, no. 1 (2011): 61–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1679-87592011000100005.
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Information on marine and estuarine capture fishery activity in northern Todos os Santos Bay, northeastern Brazil, based on daily data collected between September 2003 and June 2005 is presented. Small-scale artisanal fishery in this area includes the use of traditional vessels both nonmotorized and motorized for locomotion, being carried out mainly by canoe or on foot, and involves many different kinds of gear, including gillnet, hook and line, seine nets, and traps. A total of 113 taxa were grouped into 77 resources, including 88 fish, 10 crustaceans, and 15 mollusks. Data on nominal catches of fish, crustaceans and mollusks are presented by month and location. A total of 345.2 tonnes of fishery resources were produced (285.4 tonnes of fish, 39.2 tonnes of fresh invertebrates, and 20.6 tonnes of processed invertebrates). Temporal variation in the fish catch was associated with the life cycle of the species or with the hydrographic conditions. The first-sale value of this catch amounted to around US$ 615,000.00, fishes representing 71.3% of it. A table of the average price of each fishery resource is presented. The results produced in this study may be considered a reference for future monitoring programs of fishery resources in the area.
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Mukherjee, Arghya Kusum. "Safety net programs in West Bengal: how much effective?" International Journal of Social Economics 44, no. 12 (2017): 2019–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-05-2016-0149.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the determinants of participation and targeting efficiency of the following safety net programs in West Bengal: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), self-targeted program; National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), subsidy based livelihood program; Indira Awaas Yojona (IAY), targeted cash transfer program and Public Distribution System (PDS), targeted in kind transfer program. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a household survey comprising 900 households across three Districts: Murshidabad, Nadia and Burdwan. Findings Benefits from MNREGA and PDS are not substantial, whereas financial benefits are substantial from NRLM and IAY. This paper shows that poor people have higher likelihood of participation in MNREGA and PDS. But, non poor get disproportionate benefits from IAY and NRLM both have been designed for the poor. Therefore, targeting cannot remove elite capture altogether. Socially down trodden section have higher participation in MNREGA and PDS, whereas people who are at upper tier of social hierarchy enjoy the benefits of IAY and NRLM. However, it cannot be said that these programs miss their target completely. Practical implications The study suffers from the usual limitations of sampling. Social implications Programs targeted for the poor are being appropriated by the non poor. If there is better targeting money will be channelized to the desired beneficiaries and welfare will be enhanced. Originality/value The study has unearthed the underlying reasons behind why some safety net programs have better targeting and some safety net programs have poor targeting.
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Uva, Wen-fei L. "680 Innovative Methods to Market Locally Grown Products." HortScience 35, no. 3 (2000): 516A—516. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.35.3.516a.
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The development of industrialized production and global sourcing has changed the marketing structure of the horticulture industry dramatically. The inherent disadvantaged resource base (soils and climate) and high production costs in the northeast United States make it difficult for growers to compete in commodity markets. Exploiting niche and value-added markets are important for the survival of northeast agriculture. Moreover, an emphasis on quality of life has created a movement towards sustainable agriculture. As a result of this movement, many programs have been initiated to promote locally grown products and to support agricultural-based economic development. The common objectives of the “locally grown” programs are to promote agricultural products produced within the region, support the local economy, and develop agricultural markets. Keys to success of a “locally grown” program are a vision, seed funding, a champion, and community, political leadership and technical support. Many innovative regional food and agriculture development programs have been initiated in New York State to support local farmers, revitalize the rural economy, promote local identity and pride, develop agri-tourism, and capture the urban markets. Some examples include the “Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty” initiated by local chefs, “Uncork New York” sponsored by the wine industry, and “Hudson Valley Harvest” and a pilot ethnic market project targeting New York City markets.
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Starling, S. W. "CREATING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FROM KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SHARING." APPEA Journal 40, no. 1 (2000): 587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj99038.
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Petroleum companies are being challenged to exploit complex reservoirs, operate in remote regions and employ advanced technology to meet stock market demands for increased shareholder value.However, many companies face these challenges with a diminished pool of experienced staff due to organisation downsizing, outsourcing of activities and the retirement of older employees.To combat this erosion of experience, knowledge management programs that aim to formalise the generation and leverage of expertise and skills are becoming an important means of creating and sustaining competitive advantage.To be effective, these knowledge management programs must be driven by the business needs and bring together people, processes, and technology to focus on how knowledge creates value for the organisation.An important consideration for many organisations is bringing about a cultural change which encourages knowledge management and promotes information sharing. Successful change requires leadership, resources, and appropriate rewards.The case studies presented describe how an Australian production company is planning systems to manage the capture, organisation, and sharing of knowledge, and how a multinational exploration company is implementing technology to facilitate information sharing initiatives to access, analyse, and apply knowledge around the world.
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Wilson, Virginia. "Female Public Library Patrons Value the Library for Services, Programs, and Technology." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 4, no. 1 (2009): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8dp58.
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 Fidishun, Dolores. “Women and the Public Library: Using Technology, Using the Library.” Library Trends 56.2 (2007): 328-43.
 
 Objective – This study attempts to give insight into why and how women use the public library and information technology, and how they learned to use the technology.
 
 Design – Qualitative survey.
 
 Setting – The research took place at the Chester County Library in Exton, Pennsylvania, USA.
 
 Subjects – One hundred and eighty-four female library patrons 18 years and older.
 
 Methods – An anonymous qualitative survey was handed out to all patrons at the Chester 
 County Library 18 years of age and older who came into the library on four separate days and times. Times were chosen to obtain a good representation of library patrons, and 
 included daytime, evening, and weekend hours. The survey consisted of questions about library use, information sought, information seeking behaviour, technology used, and how the respondents learned to use the technology. The surveys were collated and spreadsheets were created that reported answers to yes/no and other data questions. Word documents facilitated the listing of more qualitative answers. The data were analyzed using a thematic content analysis to find themes and patterns that emerged to create grounded theory. In thematic content analysis, “the coding scheme is based on categories designed to capture the dominant themes in a text (Franzosi 184). There is no universal coding scheme, and this method requires extensive pre-testing of the scheme (Franzosi 184). Grounded theory “uses a prescribed set of procedures for analyzing data and constructing a theoretical model” from the data (Leedy and Ormrod 154). 
 
 Main Results – The survey asked questions about library use, reasons for library use, using technology, finding information, and learning to use online resources. A total of 465 surveys were distributed and 329 were returned. From the surveys returned, 184 were from female patrons, 127 from male patrons, and 18 did not report gender. The data for this article are primarily taken from the 184 female respondents who reported ages between 18 and 79 years. Seventy-one percent of these reported having a bachelor’s degree or higher. The study uses some contrasting data from the men’s responses where appropriate. In terms of library use, out of the 184 respondents, 42% came to the library monthly, while 36% visited the library weekly. Sixty-two percent of respondents knew they could email the library and 72% knew that they could call the library with questions. As for reasons for library use, the most prominent response was to borrow books rather than buying them. The second most common reason for using the library related to children’s books and programming for children. Other common reasons for library use included research activities, using public computers, reading, use of services such as photocopying and tax forms, and to volunteer or tutor. The library was also used as a place of solitude, where women could find a place and time for themselves. The author compared the men’s results to the women’s responses, and found that coming to the library for books was lower on the list, and very few men mentioned children’s library services. Men came to the library more often than women to study or read.
 
 In terms of using technology, the female respondents were fairly tech-savvy. Seventy-four percent of respondents felt comfortable using computers. Only 5% replied that using computers meant more work for them. Eighty-two percent said they used a computer on a regular basis, and 98% reported that they had used the Internet. Out of those who use the Internet, 91% used it at home, 64% used it at work, and 34% used it at the public library. Ninety-eight percent of women who used the Internet used a search engine such as Google or Yahoo to find information. Topics frequently mentioned were medical and travel information, information for their children, and shopping. Men, by contrast, listed shopping and finding medical information as their second reason for using the internet. General research topics were most frequently cited by men. 
 
 Seven survey questions focused on finding information. The Internet was the number one choice for finding health information, sports scores, the date of Thanksgiving, and the phone number of their state Senator. The library was the first place to find a good book. Results indicated that although women use libraries to find information, they use the Internet more, as libraries were at least third on the list of places women looked for most of the topics inquired about.
 
 When asked about their computer use, 71% of respondents said they used a computer to gain information for work, 74% said they used it for hobbies, and 81% used it to access medical information on the Internet. Sixty-five percent of respondents used email and chat to keep in touch with family and friends. 30% of the women asked felt that books were more valuable than using a computer. Forty-six percent reported that being able to ask a librarian for help was an appreciated service. The use of library technology figured in the survey. Seventy-two percent of respondents reported that they were comfortable using the online catalogue and 53% said they used the library’s webpage. Only 19% said they used the library’s databases. The comments section of the survey included evidence that the women either did not know these electronic resources existed, or they did not understand what databases are for. However, 47% said they had access to online databases from other sources, for example, higher education institutions, public schools, businesses.
 
 Those who did use online databases were asked how they learned to use them. Sixteen percent were self-taught. Only a few had formal training, including 3% who were taught by a public library staff member. Sixty percent of respondents indicated they would like formal training: 23% preferred individual training, while 77% preferred training in a class setting.
 
 The survey attempted to discern the value of participants’ library experience by using positive and negative critical incidents. The participants responded to questions about their best and worst experiences using the library. Best experiences included those involving books; children’s literature, programs, and family projects; library technology; access to non-print materials; the library as a place for solitude; other library services; and library staff. The negative experiences included library issues such as having to return books on time, getting an overdue notice or fine on an item already returned, and desired books being out of the library, noise in the library. The number of positive experiences reported was higher than the number of negative experiences.
 
 Conclusions – Although definitive conclusions are difficult to make using qualitative analysis, Fidishun summarizes her findings by reporting that her study of women public library patrons found that technology features prominently in women’s lives, and that they regularly use the Internet to find information. However, many women were not aware of the databases available at the public library. Books were an important part of the library experience for these women, as were traditional library services, such as asking a librarian for help. Women often are the ones who bring children to the library and seek information for them. And the women surveyed valued the library as place.
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Nilsson, G., M. K. Luckert, G. W. Armstrong, G. K. Hauer, and M. J. Messmer. "Approaches to setting forestry research priorities: Considering the benefits of reducing uncertainty." Forestry Chronicle 80, no. 3 (2004): 384–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc80384-3.
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This paper reviews current approaches to research topic selection in forest management. Most current approaches are based on soliciting expert opinion of researchers within an environment where research demands may enter through media and political events. A number of potential problems are identified with these types of approaches including: research issues changing too rapidly for research programs to adapt, inability of surveys to capture long term trends in priorities, potential for processes to be captured by special interests of particular stakeholders, potential for consensus seeking to lead to research priorities that are too broad, a lack of statistical differences between topics leading to no significant priorities, a lack of explicit linking of the supply and demand for forestry research, and the potential for media to misrepresent research demands. Building on this literature, we suggest that current research selection methods be supplemented by developing new frameworks to provide more explicit information for research topic selection in forest management that would reduce the current pervasive role of subjectivity, provide research guidelines for local regions, and incorporate quantitative methods. This framework could be based upon the idea that one value of information is the reduction of costly mistakes. We suggest that sensitivity analyses on savings from potentially reduced uncertainty, within the context of different institutional constraints, could provide explicit information to assist with research topic selection. Key words: forestry research priorities, returns to research, value of information
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Routroy, Srikanta, Sudeep Kumar Pradhan, and C. V. Sunil Kumar. "Evaluating the implementation performance of a supplier development program." Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 28, no. 4 (2016): 663–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/apjml-08-2015-0128.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantify, evaluate and compare the implementation performance of a supplier development (SD) program using graph theoretic approach (GTA). Design/methodology/approach Broadly 13 critical success factors (CSFs) were identified and they were classified into four significant categories (SCs). Featuring these SCs and CSFs under each SC, GTA was proposed for evaluating the implementation performance of SD programs. The analysis was further extended to evaluate the performance of a SD program along the timeline to capture the other influences (if any), eventually compare the results with different performance situations and accordingly set the future targets. Findings In order to demonstrate the utility of the proposed approach it was applied to an Indian manufacturing company. The results obtained shown that there has been a significant growth achieved in the implementation performance of a SD program over a period of three years (i.e. 12 quarters) along the chosen SCs and CSFs under each SC. It was also found that still there was a performance gap and scope for improvement in the SD program of the case company. Practical implications The proposed approach is aimed at providing a procedure for evaluating the implementation performance of a SD program. This study is an attempt to assist a manufacturer to assess its SD program and accordingly define its course of actions. Originality/value Although many issues related to SD have been widely recognized and studied, there are no specific studies available in the literature to assess the implementation performance of SD programs along the timeline. The proposed model has the ability to capture the performance and interdependencies of SCs, CSFs under each SC and also to quantify the implementation performance of a SD program along the timeline.
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Wang, Jinping, Shoule Tian, Xiaoli Sun, et al. "Construction of Pseudomolecules for the Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) Genome." G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics 10, no. 10 (2020): 3565–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/g3.120.401532.
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The Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Bl.) is a woody nut crop with a high ecological value. Although many cultivars have been selected from natural seedlings, elite lines with comprehensive agronomic traits and characters remain rare. To explore genetic resources with aid of whole genome sequence will play important roles in modern breeding programs for chestnut. In this study, we generated a high-quality C. mollissima genome assembly by combining 90× Pacific Biosciences long read and 170× high-throughput chromosome conformation capture data. The assembly was 688.93 Mb in total, with a contig N50 of 2.83 Mb. Most of the assembled sequences (99.75%) were anchored onto 12 chromosomes, and 97.07% of the assemblies were accurately anchored and oriented. A total of 33,638 protein-coding genes were predicted in the C. mollissima genome. Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses provided insights into the genes expressed in specific tissues, as well as those associated with burr development in the Chinese chestnut. This highly contiguous assembly of the C. mollissima genome provides a valuable resource for studies aiming at identifying and characterizing agronomical-important traits, and will aid the design of breeding strategies to develop more focused, faster, and predictable improvement programs.
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Karki, Saugat, Adam Weiss, Jina Dcruz, et al. "Assessment of the Chad guinea worm surveillance information system: A pivotal foundation for eradication." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15, no. 8 (2021): e0009675. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009675.
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Background In the absence of a vaccine or pharmacological treatment, prevention and control of Guinea worm disease is dependent on timely identification and containment of cases to interrupt transmission. The Chad Guinea Worm Eradication Program (CGWEP) surveillance system detects and monitors Guinea worm disease in both humans and animals. Although Guinea worm cases in humans has declined, the discovery of canine infections in dogs in Chad has posed a significant challenge to eradication efforts. A foundational information system that supports the surveillance activities with modern data management practices is needed to support continued program efficacy. Methods We sought to assess the current CGWEP surveillance and information system to identify gaps and redundancies and propose system improvements. We reviewed documentation, consulted with subject matter experts and stakeholders, inventoried datasets to map data elements and information flow, and mapped data management processes. We used the Information Value Cycle (IVC) and Data-Information System-Context (DISC) frameworks to help understand the information generated and identify gaps. Results Findings from this study identified areas for improvement, including the need for consolidation of forms that capture the same demographic variables, which could be accomplished with an electronic data capture system. Further, the mental models (conceptual frameworks) IVC and DISC highlighted the need for more detailed, standardized workflows specifically related to information management. Conclusions Based on these findings, we proposed a four-phased roadmap for centralizing data systems and transitioning to an electronic data capture system. These included: development of a data governance plan, transition to electronic data entry and centralized data storage, transition to a relational database, and cloud-based integration. The method and outcome of this assessment could be used by other neglected tropical disease programs looking to transition to modern electronic data capture systems.
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Helfer, Thomas M., Robyn B. Lee, Dorina C. Maris, and Anne R. Shields. "Wanted." American Journal of Audiology 12, no. 1 (2003): 23–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1059-0889(2003/006).
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The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH, 2000) has presented principles and guidelines for universal newborn hearing screening and early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI). The guidelines describe the need for a national data set for early hearing detection and intervention. The guidelines fail to provide the specific constructs for such a data set. To the authors’ knowledge, no nationally proposed uniform data structure exists to capture EHDI services’ outcome metrics. This article presents a proposed newborn hearing screening and EHDI data model. This model was developed to record EHDI outcomes data from Military Health System birthing centers. The data are to be collected for tracking implementation of Healthy People 2010 goals related to newborn hearing screening and EHDI programs within the Military Health System. In this article, the authors use the T. Helfer, A. Shields, and K. Gates (2000) methods to model a uniform structure for collection of newborn hearing screening and EHDI data. They also discuss expansion of the data model for application to public health reporting of EHDI outcomes in the civilian sector to include integration of Census Bureau demographic data and geographic information system data to further enhance the research value of these EHDI outcomes data. They offer the data model with the intention of supporting national research efforts for studying the efficacy of EHDI programs and to help establish a national evidence-based practice database for such programs.
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Williams, Kristin S., and Albert J. Mills. "Hallie Flanagan and the federal theater project: a critical undoing of management history." Journal of Management History 24, no. 3 (2018): 282–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmh-11-2017-0059.
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Purpose This paper aims to accomplish two things: to build on current research which interrogates the role of management history in the neglect of women leaders and labor programs and to draw attention to Hallie Flanagan and the Federal Theater Project and their lost contributions to management and organizational studies. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts a feminist poststructural lens fused with critical discourse analysis to capture the role of discourses in concealing a more fragmented view of history. Findings The findings are openly discursive and aim to disrupt current knowledge and thinking in the practice of making history. The paper calls for an undoing of history and an examination of the powerful forces, which result in a gendered and limited understanding of the past. Originality/value The objective of this paper is to help scholarship continue to transform management and organizational studies and management history and to raise the profile of remarkable leaders, like Flanagan and similarly remarkable programs like the Federal Theater Project. Flanagan managed arguably the most ambitious and novel labor program under the New Deal, which resulted in an average of 10,000 workers in the arts being employed over four years, in a project which engaged audiences of over 30,000,000 Americans.
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Cipriani, Gabriele. "Improving the Accountability of the EU Budget’s Multi-Level Implementation: Strengthening the Contribution of the European Court of Auditors." German Law Journal 22, no. 3 (2021): 466–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/glj.2021.13.
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AbstractEU spending—more than €1.800 billion for the next seven years—is spread over a large number of programs and financial mechanisms. Implemented under the Commission’s responsibility, its day-to-day management is mostly ensured by a plurality of actors, in particular by member states’ nominated bodies. This unique context places the responsibility to undertake influential audit work that could support the EU achieving longterm benefits on the European Court of Auditors (ECA). In this respect, this Article highlights a number of issues. First, this Article discusses the annual audit opinion, to which the ECA devotes at least 40% of its audit capacity—about 400 auditors—despite the limited assurance it provides. This Article argues that the audit opinion should focus on the operation of the Commission’s internal control framework and enlarge its scope to “value for money,” thus fostering responsibility at management level and sustaining the emergence of a performance culture. Furthermore, to fully capture the synergies, the risks of double funding and competition between different programs pursuing similar objectives—for example, through cohesion, transport, energy, and research spending—the ECA should undertake a scrutiny across its audit chambers’ thematic responsibilities. The ECA should also consider increasing the number of member states covered by its performance reports. Moreover, the ECA’s recommendations would benefit from an indication about their importance, and their followup should be extended at member states’ level. Finally, this Article welcomes the ECA’s intention to assess the added value of EU spending as compared to national spending alone, hence opening up the prospect of an ECA performance “assurance” assessment.
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Duron, Quiterie, Thomas Cornulier, Eric Vidal, Edouard Bourguet, and Lise Ruffino. "Combining live and lethal trapping to inform the management of alien invasive rodent populations in a tropical montane forest." NeoBiota 63 (December 8, 2020): 101–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.63.53811.
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On large inhabited islands where complete eradication of alien invasive rodents through the use of poison delivery is often not practical or acceptable, mechanical trapping may represent the only viable option to reduce their impact in areas of high biodiversity value. However, the feasibility of sustained rodent control by trapping remains uncertain under realistic operational constraints. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of non-toxic rat control strategies through a combination of lethal and live-trapping experiments, and scenario modelling, using the example of a remote montane rainforest of New Caledonia. Rat densities, estimated with spatially-explicit capture-recapture models, fluctuated seasonally (9.5–33.6 ind.ha-1). Capture probability (.01–.25) and home range sizes (HR95, .23–.75 ha) varied greatly according to trapping session, age class, sex and species. Controlling rats through the use of lethal trapping allowed maintaining rat densities at ca. 8 ind.ha-1 over a seven-month period in a 5.5-ha montane forest. Simulation models based on field parameter estimates over a 200-ha pilot management area indicated that without any financial and social constraints, trapping grids with the finest mesh sizes achieved cumulative capture probabilities &gt; .90 after 15 trapping days, but were difficult to implement and sustain with the local workforce. We evaluated the costs and effectiveness of alternative trapping strategies taking into account the prevailing set of local constraints, and identified those that were likely to be successful. Scenario modelling, informed by trapping experiments, is a flexible tool for informing the design of sustainable control programs of island-invasive rodent populations, under idiosyncratic local circumstances.
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Costante, Carol C. "School Health Nursing: Framework for the Future, Part I." Journal of School Nursing 17, no. 1 (2001): 3–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105984050101700102.
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Society has an emerging respect for the impact that school health nursing programs have on both the health and the education of school-age children. School nurses need to capture current opportunities by building on the richness of the past in order to remain viable, to advance the value of the specialty, and to meet increasing demands for health-related services in schools. Thriving in an increasingly complex and outcome-driven health and educational environment will require a broadening of perspectives, a modifying of paradigms, and an adjustment of attitudes and practices. This will involve building stronger program support, influencing external societal forces, forging new and expanded partnerships, and solidifying program infrastructures while addressing the specialty’s professional and practice issues. Such changes will allow school nursing services to remain available and relevant to the needs of the students and communities they serve. This is Part I of a two-part series on the future of school nursing.
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Zuas, Oman, Muhammad Rizky Mulyana, Nuryatini Hamim, and Harry Budiman. "MEASUREMENT OF NITROUS OXIDE IN A NITROGEN MATRIX USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH MICROELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION: VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL METHOD." Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences 3, no. 3 (2017): 381–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.18540/jcecvl3iss3pp381-394.
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Atmospheric nitrous oxide (N2O) as one of the most potent greenhouse gases significantly contributes to the global warming effect. Therefore, an accurate and valid measurement method for monitoring its environmental release is of great importance. In this study, an analytical method for the measurement of N2O in a nitrogen (N2) matrix using gas chromatography and microelectron capture detection (GC‐μECD) has been validated. The analytical method was validated in terms of some performance parameters such as system suitability, precision (repeatability and reproducibility), linearity, limit of detection (LoD) and limit of quantitation (LoQ), accuracy and method robustness. The results show that the GC system was found to be suitable for the measurement of N2O in the N2 matrix. The repeatability and reproducibility of the method were found to have %RSD of 1.42 and 0.71, respectively, indicating that the method is repeatable and reproducible for N2O measurement. The linearity of the method was excellent, having the R2 value of 0.9998. The LoD and LoQ of the method were found to be 0.10 and 0.34 µmol mol-1, respectively. Evaluation of method accuracy showed that the method is also accurate for the measurement of N2O in the N2 matrix. The method’s roughness indicated that the method was quite stable and unaffected by slight changes in the experimental conditions. From this study, it can be concluded that the validated method can be used in testing laboratory for internal quality assurance programs purposes related to the measurement of N2O in N2 matrix.
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Patel, Twisha S., Lindsay A. Petty, Jiajun Liu, et al. "238. Novel Way to Evaluate Antibiotic Use Appropriateness: Moving Towards the “Never Event” Classification by Electronic Algorithm." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 7, Supplement_1 (2020): S119—S120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.282.
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Abstract Background Antibiotic use is commonly tracked electronically by antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). Traditionally, evaluating the appropriateness of antibiotic use requires time- and labor-intensive manual review of each drug order. A drug-specific “appropriateness” algorithm applied electronically would improve the efficiency of ASPs. We thus created an antibiotic “never event” (NE) algorithm to evaluate vancomycin use, and sought to determine the performance characteristics of the electronic data capture strategy. Methods An antibiotic NE algorithm was developed to characterize vancomycin use (Figure) at a large academic institution (1/2016–8/2019). Patients were electronically classified according to the NE algorithm using data abstracted from their electronic health record. Type 1 NEs, defined as continued use of vancomycin after a vancomycin non-susceptible pathogen was identified, were the focus of this analysis. Type 1 NEs identified by automated data capture were reviewed manually for accuracy by either an infectious diseases (ID) physician or an ID pharmacist. The positive predictive value (PPV) of the electronic data capture was determined. Antibiotic Never Event (NE) Algorithm to Characterize Vancomycin Use Results A total of 38,774 unique cases of vancomycin use were available for screening. Of these, 0.6% (n=225) had a vancomycin non-susceptible pathogen identified, and 12.4% (28/225) were classified as a Type 1 NE by automated data capture. All 28 cases included vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp (VRE). Upon manual review, 11 cases were determined to be true positives resulting in a PPV of 39.3%. Reasons for the 17 false positives are given in Table 1. Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) due to VRE in scenarios where vancomycin was being appropriately used to treat a concomitant vancomycin-susceptible infection was the most common reason for false positivity, accounting for 64.7% of false positive cases. After removing urine culture source (n=15) from the algorithm, PPV improved to 53.8%. Conclusion An automated vancomycin NE algorithm identified 28 Type 1 NEs with a PPV of 39%. ASB was the most common cause of false positivity and removing urine culture as a source from the algorithm improved PPV. Future directions include evaluating Type 2 NEs (Figure) and prospective, real-time application of the algorithm. Disclosures Marc H. Scheetz, PharmD, MSc, Merck and Co. (Grant/Research Support)
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Primawidyawan, Aditya, Agustin Indrawati, and Denny Widaya Lukman. "Deteksi Penyakit Bovine Viral Diarrhea pada Sapi Potong Impor melalui Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok." Acta VETERINARIA Indonesiana 4, no. 1 (2016): 7–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/avi.4.1.7-13.
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan suatu kajian serologis tentang penyakit bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) dan mendeteksi adanya kaitan pemeliharaan kandang sebagai faktor risiko sumber penularan penyakit BVD pada sapi potong impor. Pengujian screening awal mengggunakan ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbant assay) Antibodi BVD terhadap 100 sampel serum darah sapi, dan ditemukan 63 positif terhadap adanya antibodi anti BVD. Selanjutnya dilakukan pengujian lanjutan ELISA Antigen BVD dan hasilnya seluruh sampel negatif terhadap Antigen BVD. Hasil positif uji ELISA terhadap antibodi BVD mengindikasikan bahwa sampel mengandung antibodi anti BVD akibat pernah terinfeksi oleh virus BVD secara sementara (transient) atau melalui vaksinasi. Berdasarkan dokumen health certificate dari negara asal tidak terdapat informasi yang jelas terhadap perlakuan vaksinasi BVD pada sapi potong impor. Oleh karena itu diperlukan pemeriksaan screening di negara Indonesia untuk mendeteksi dan melakukan usaha preventif mencegah penyebaran di feedlot. Faktor-Faktor yang mempengaruhi kejadian hasil ELISA antibodi positif BVD, terkait dengan penyebaran penyakit BVD selama dalam masa pemeliharaan dan penggemukkan adalah program biosekuriti pada peternakan dengan nilai (OR=3,316; CI=1,380-7,967), dan pengelolaan limbah kandang dalam peternakan dengan nilai (OR=2,667; CI=1,105-6,434). Hasil ini menunjukkan ada asosiasi antara kedua faktor yang ada pada peternakan dengan kejadian penyakit BVD.Kata kunci: BVD, ELISA antibodi dan antigen, faktor risiko. (Detection and Risk Factors Study of Bovine Viral Diarrhea in Cattle Imports at Tanjung Priok Port)This research was a serological study on bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) and also to detect the relevance of maintenance farm management as a risk factor on the spreads of BVD. The initial screening test was performed using antibody capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to BVD on 100 cattle blood serum samples. The screening test showed that of 63 samples were positive to BVD antibody and 37 samples were negative to BVD antibody. The next screening test was performed using antigen capture ELISA to BVD and all samples showed negative results on BVD antigen. The results of the ELISA test positive for antibodies to BVD indicates that the samples examined anti-BVD antibodies due to BVD virus had been infected by a temporary (transient) or vaccination. Based on the document health certificate from the country of origin there is no clear information on the treatment of BVD vaccination on imports of beef cattle. So, we need a screening examination in the country of Indonesia to detect and perform preventive measures to prevent the spread in feedlots. Relevant factors that affected the occurrence of positive result on BVD antibody detection was farm biosecurity programs with odds ratio (OR) value of 3.316 and confidential interval (CI) value of 1.380-7.967. Further relevant factor was caging waste management with OR value of 2.667 and CI value of 1.105-6.434. There were statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between farm biosecurity programs and caging waste management related to BVD disease incidence.Keywords: BVD, ELISA antibodies and antigen, risk factors
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McCONNELL, ALLAN. "Policy Success, Policy Failure and Grey Areas In-Between." Journal of Public Policy 30, no. 3 (2010): 345–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0143814x10000152.
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AbstractPolicy protagonists are keen to claim that policy is successful while opponents are more likely to frame policies as failures. The reality is that policy outcomes are often somewhere in between these extremes. An added difficulty is that policy has multiple dimensions, often succeeding in some respects but not in others, according to facts and their interpretation. This paper sets out a framework designed to capture the bundles of outcomes that indicate how successful or unsuccessful a policy has been. It reviews existing literature on policy evaluation and improvement, public value, good practice, political strategy and policy failure and success in order to identify what can be built on and gaps that need to be filled. It conceives policy as having three realms: processes, programs and politics. Policies may succeed and/or fail in each of these and along a spectrum of success, resilient success, conflicted success, precarious success and failure. It concludes by examining contradictions between different forms of success, including what is known colloquially as good politics but bad policy.
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Caldwell, Bryan D., Robert D. Katz, and Eugene M. Pascarella. "The Use of Focused Electronic Medical Record Forms to Improve Health-care Outcomes." Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 101, no. 4 (2011): 331–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.7547/1010331.
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Background: We tested the use of specifically designed electronic medical record forms, thereby demonstrating the ability to electronically capture, report, and compare clinical data. To that end, podiatric physicians can determine what constitutes the most effective program or treatment for specific conditions by documenting their treatment outcomes. Methods: A prospective case series was initiated to determine the value of using focused electronic medical record forms to track walking programs in the practices of podiatric physicians. Three patients were observed for 48 weeks using focused electronic medical record forms to input data (body mass index, cholesterol level, hemoglobin A1c level, blood pressure, and other vital information). Patients were given pedometers so that they could log their mileage and their podiatric physicians could enter it into the medical record. Information was collected using an electronic medical record system with the ability to link multiple templates together and assign logic to create flexible entry completion requirements. The clinical data generated are captured in a common database, where the data offer future opportunity to compare statistics among a multitude of practices in various demographic regions. Results: Focused electronic medical record forms were effectively used to track improvements and overall health benefits in a walking program supervised by podiatric physicians. Conclusions: Valuable information can be ascertained with focused electronic medical record forms to help determine treatment effectiveness. This information can later be compared with practices across many different demographics to ascertain the best evidence-based practice. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 101(4): 331–334, 2011)
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Mellizo, Philip Pablo. "Do consumers value employee ownership? Evidence from an experimental auction." Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership 1, no. 2/3 (2018): 162–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpeo-10-2017-0001.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how the public at large perceives employee ownership, and how public perceptions of employee ownership translate into consumer valuation of goods and/or services produced by employee-owned firms. To the extent that consumer interest regarding the governance and ownership structure of firms matters in their purchasing decision, an employee-owned certification label could be an instrument by firms to segment consumer demand, differentiate products and potentially realize a competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach Three specific questions are evaluated using the fifth price, experimental Vickrey valuation auction. First, the author obtains estimates of willingness to pay (WTP) premia for a specific item (coffee) differentiated in a controlled setting by the certifications labels that signal various non-market attributes. Specifically, the author examines the WTP premium for coffee that is eligible for the Certified Employee-OwnedSM label, the Fair Trade CertifiedTM Certified label, as well coffee that qualifies for both labels. Second, the author introduces a treatment to evaluate how the provision of information produced by the third party certifiers affects WTP estimates. And third, the author exploits the use of a controlled setting to evaluate how passive sensory information (i.e. taste) may influence the WTP valuation of the labels. Findings WTP premia for coffee carrying only the EO label only increase by 67 cents relative to conventional coffee, which was not significantly different from zero. Bids for both FT and EO&FT labeled coffee were, however, positive ($1.22 and $2.17, respectively) and are also statistically significant. The circulation of information to subjects about the certification programs resulted in increased bids. These bid differences were statistically significant for FT and EOFT coffee, but again, not for EO labeled coffee. Finally, differences in tastes did not appear to drive significant differences in bidding behavior, suggesting that WTP consumer decisions are strongly influenced by non-market attributes. Originality/value Marketers, economists and others have an interest in determining the monetary value individuals place on non-market goods for a variety of reasons; from forecasting new product success to understanding consumer and individual behavior. Unfortunately, many currently available stated preference techniques suffer from hypothetical bias while revealed preference techniques rely on indirect measures. Experimental auctions mitigate some of these issues since they involve individuals exchanging real money for real goods in an active market. WTP valuation has been conducted on a wide variety or products, but none that capture consumer valuation of employee ownership.
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Niu, Run H., and Ying Fan. "An in-depth investigation on quality management practices in China." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 32, no. 7 (2015): 736–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-10-2013-0175.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to capture the up-to-date development of quality management (QM) programs in China’s manufacturing landscape. The study aims to gain understanding on the current state-of-the-art QM programs adopted by Chinese manufacturing companies. Furthermore, the study investigates the key drivers and organizational characteristics that may shape the decisions on QM program adoption. Design/methodology/approach – To gain a deep understanding of QM in China’s manufacturing landscape, in-depth interviews were conducted with production managers, quality managers, and/or executives of 12 manufacturing companies in four cities in China in May and June 2012. Each interview lasted about two hours and covered all aspects of QM in the business, including what quality programs are in place and why the business adopts and implements these programs. Grounded theory approach is used to conduct qualitative analysis on the interview transcripts using NVivo 9, a qualitative data analysis program. Findings – Two categories of QM programs adopted by Chinese companies emerged from the analysis, namely, QM systems and QM certifications. QM systems include Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, and Lean. QM certification includes ISO 9000 series standard certificates, ISO 14000 certificate, OHSAS heath certificates, government regulatory certificates, and industry certificates. The authors found while Six Sigma and Lean adoption is related to parent company requirement, TQM adoption is related to internal quality improvement and control, quality assurance, leadership ideology, culture, and employee commitment. QM certification adoption is significantly related to external drivers. Regarding the effect of organizational characteristics, the study reveals that while corporate governance and ownership influence parent company requirements as an adoption driver, industry, product, and market segmentation influence industry requirements and government regulations as adoption drivers. Research limitations/implications – The findings and proposed conceptual framework are based on qualitative data collected from 12 companies in four cities in China, which may be limited to represent and reveal every aspect of QM programs adopted in Chinese manufacturing industries. The findings provide theoretical propositions that can be verified using a large sample set in future studies. In addition, although the study identified a variety of QM programs adopted, how these programs are implemented warrants further investigation. Practical implications – This study gives a status update and in-depth investigation on the development of QM programs adopted in Chinese manufacturing companies. How internal drivers, external drivers, and organizational characteristics shape companies’ decision on program adoption were explored. The study results provide implications not only for companies that are involved in supply chains with operations in China, but also for Chinese domestic companies competing in global markets to have QM systems in place to ensure quality performance. Originality/value – This study used multiple case study approach and grounded theory approach to conduct in-depth investigation on the current state of QM landscape in China’s manufacturing companies. It contributes to the body of knowledge on QM programs in China by uncovering the linkages between program adoption, key drivers, and organizational characteristics in an integrated framework.
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Onufrieva, Ksenia S., Alexey V. Onufriev, Andrea D. Hickman, and James R. Miller. "Bounds on Absolute Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) Population Density as Derived from Counts in Single Milk Carton Traps." Insects 11, no. 10 (2020): 673. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11100673.
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Estimates of absolute pest population density are critical to pest management programs but have been difficult to obtain from capture numbers in pheromone-baited monitoring traps. In this paper, we establish a novel predictive relationship for a probability (spTfer(r)) of catching a male located at a distance r from the trap with a plume reach D. spTferr=spTfer01+rD2, r≤Rmax0, r>Rmax, where spTfer(0) is the probability of catching an insect located next to the trap and Rmax is the maximum dispersal distance for the insect during the trapping period. The maximum dispersal distance for gypsy moth is known to be 1600 m. The probability of catching a gypsy moth male located next to a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) milk carton pheromone-baited trap is 0.37, the overall probability of catching a male from the entire trapping area (Tfer) of ~800 ha is 0.0008, and plume reach of this trap is D = 26 ± 3 m. The equation for spTfer(r) is used to derive statistical upper and lower bounds (95% confidence interval) on the population density for the given value of a single trap catch. This combination of trap parameters appears to produce an effective trap: even a catch of 1 male provides meaningful lower and upper bounds on absolute population density. Applications in the management programs are discussed, and a look-up table is provided to translate the catches in USDA milk carton pheromone-baited traps to absolute population bounds, which can help design better management strategies.
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Hardy, Teresa L. D., Jana M. Rieger, Kristopher Wells, and Carol A. Boliek. "Associations Between Voice and Gestural Characteristics of Transgender Women and Self-Rated Femininity, Satisfaction, and Quality of Life." American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 30, no. 2 (2021): 663–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2020_ajslp-20-00118.
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Purpose Client-based subjective ratings of treatment and outcomes are becoming increasingly important as speech-language pathologists embrace client-centered care practices. Of particular interest is the value in understanding how these ratings are related to aspects of gender-affirming voice and communication training programs for transgender and gender-diverse individuals. The purpose of this observational study was to explore relationships between acoustic and gestural communication variables and communicator-rated subjective measures of femininity, communication satisfaction, and quality of life (QoL) among transfeminine communicators. Method Twelve acoustic and gestural variables were measured from high-fidelity audio and motion capture recordings of transgender women ( n = 20) retelling the story of a short cartoon. The participants also completed a set of subjective ratings using a series of Likert-type rating scales, a generic QoL questionnaire, and a population-specific voice-related QoL questionnaire. Correlational analyses were used to identify relationships between the communication measures and subjective ratings. Results A significant negative relationship was identified between the use of palm-up hand gestures and self-rated satisfaction with overall communication. The acoustic variable of average semitone range was positively correlated with overall QoL. No acoustic measures were significantly correlated with voice-related QoL, and unlike previous studies, speaking fundamental frequency was not associated with any of the subjective ratings. Conclusions The results from this study suggest that voice characteristics may have limited association with communicator-rated subjective measures of communication satisfaction or QoL for this population. Results also provide preliminary evidence for the importance of nonverbal communication targets in gender-affirming voice and communication training programs.
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Chen, Hao, and Wenli Li. "Mobile device users’ privacy security assurance behavior." Information & Computer Security 25, no. 3 (2017): 330–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ics-04-2016-0027.
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Purpose Recently, the spread of malicious IT has been causing serious privacy threats to mobile device users, which hampers the efficient use of mobile devices for individual and business. To understand the privacy security assurance behavior of mobile device users, this study aims to develop a theoretical model based on technology threat avoidance theory (TTAT), to capture motivation factors in predicting mobile device user’s voluntary adoption of security defensive software. Design/methodology/approach A survey is conducted to validate the proposed research model. A total of 284 valid survey data are collected and partial least square (PLS)-based structural equation modeling is used to test the model. Findings Results highlight that both privacy concern and coping appraisal have a significant impact on the intention to adopt the security defensive software. Meanwhile, privacy security awareness is a crucial determinant to stimulate mobile device user’s threat and coping appraisal processes in the voluntary context. The results indicate that emotional-based coping appraisal of anticipated regret is also imperative to arouse personal intention to adopt the security tool. Practical implications This result should be of interest to practitioners. Information security awareness training and education programs should be developed in a variety of forms to intensify personal security knowledge and skills. Besides, emotion-based warnings can be designed to arouse users’ protection behavior. Originality/value This paper embeds TTAT theory within the mobile security context. The authors extent TTAT by taking anticipated regret into consideration to capture emotional-based coping appraisal, and information security awareness is employed as the antecedent factor. The extent offers a useful starting point for the further empirical study of emotion elements in the information security context.
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Medase, Kehinde, and Laura Barasa. "Absorptive capacity, marketing capabilities, and innovation commercialisation in Nigeria." European Journal of Innovation Management 22, no. 5 (2019): 790–820. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejim-09-2018-0194.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how specialised capabilities including absorptive capacity and marketing capabilities influence innovation commercialisation in manufacturing and service firms in Nigeria. The authors hypothesise that absorptive capacity measures including openness and formal training for innovation, and marketing capabilities encompassing new product marketing and marketing innovation are positively associated with innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine commercialisation of innovation within the profiting from innovation (PFI) and dynamic capabilities (DC) framework and use data from the 2012 Nigeria Innovation Survey to test the hypothesis by means of a Heckman sample selection model. Findings The authors find that absorptive capacity measures comprising openness and formal training are positively associated with innovation performance. The authors also find that marketing capabilities as indicated by new product marketing and marketing innovation are positively associated with innovation performance. Research limitations/implications The authors acknowledge that firms undergo continuous changes and that there may be the presence of unobserved or unmeasured heterogeneity. Taking into cognisance that Nigeria is a federal state, cultural diversity and economic factors are likely to differ widely between geographical regions. Also, while the proposed conceptual framework offers a deeper understanding of innovation performance, examining how integrating activities of the R&D department, human resource department and marketing department affect innovation commercialisation is likely to provide more meaningful insights. Practical implications The role that inter-organisational learning and intra-organisational learning play in driving innovation performance provide managers with a basis for incorporating absorptive capacity building programs that boost employees’ ability to recognise and apply valuable external knowledge to commercial ends. Similarly, firms may benefit from offering marketing capabilities development programs. Furthermore, innovation policies in Nigeria are generally designed to focus on fostering innovation activities aimed at developing innovative output. Accordingly, government support explicitly targeting new product marketing and marketing innovation is likely to play a vital role in the successful commercialisation of innovation in Nigeria. Originality/value This study fuses the PFI and DC framework to examine why innovating firms may not necessarily succeed. This area of study has received scant attention in sub-Saharan Africa given that extant literature focusses on value creation as opposed to value capture.
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Coutinho, Clara Pereira. "Web 2.0." International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies 7, no. 1 (2012): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jwltt.2012010101.
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In this article, the author presents the results of a project where different Web 2.0 technologies were used as tools for assessing learning in education programs at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. The emergence of new skills to better fit the networked information economy presses higher education institutions to invest in digitally rich environments that allow learning to be personalized, taking place in multiple locations and at time that suits the learner. Social web tools prioritize collaboration, participation, and reflection, as well as offer new opportunities for knowledge construction and sharing. But they also demand new pedagogical strategies and forms of assessment that are not consistent with standards that value what is taught instead of what is constructed, what is pre-established instead of was is agreed. To provide rationale for embracing Web 2.0 tools as well as point out forms to create, capture, and assess evidence that results from the integration of such tools in learning and teaching, the author describes sixteen pedagogical experiences and reflects on the affordances and challenges of setting up authentic tasks that engage students in the learning process and embracing digital evidence in different formats for assessing learning outcomes.
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PASSIK, STEVEN D., CAROL RUGGLES, GRETCHEN BROWN, et al. "Commentary: Is there a model for demonstrating a beneficial financial impact of initiating a palliative care program by an existing hospice program?" Palliative and Supportive Care 2, no. 4 (2004): 419–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478951504040568.
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The value of integrating palliative with curative modes of care earlier in the course of disease for people with life threatening illnesses is well recognized. Whereas the now outdated model of waiting for people to be actively dying before initiating palliative care has been clearly discredited on clinical grounds, how a better integration of modes of care can be achieved, financed and sustained is an ongoing challenge for the health care system in general as well as for specific institutions. When the initiative comes from a hospital or academic medical center, which may, for example, begin a palliative care consultation service, financial benefits have been well documented. These palliative care services survive mainly by tracking cost savings that can be realized in a number of ways around a medical center. We tried to pilot 3 simple models of potential cost savings afforded to hospice by initiating a palliative care program. We found that simple models cannot capture this benefit (if it in fact exists). By adding palliative care, hospice, while no doubt improving and streamlining care, is also taking on more complex patients (higher drug costs, shorter length of stay, more outpatient, emergency room and physician visits). Indeed, the hospice was absorbing the losses associated with having the palliative care program. We suggest that an avenue for future exploration is whether partnering between hospitals and hospice programs can defray some of the costs incurred by the palliative care program (that might otherwise be passed on to hospice) in anticipation of cost savings. We end with a series of questions: Are there financial benefits? Can they be modeled and quantified? Is this a dilemma for hospice programs wanting to improve the quality of care but who are not able on their own to finance it?
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Holmstrup, Michael E., Steven D. Verba, and Jeffrey S. Lynn. "Developing best practices teaching procedures for skinfold assessment: observational examination using the Think Aloud method." Advances in Physiology Education 39, no. 4 (2015): 283–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/advan.00044.2015.
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Skinfold assessment is valid and economical; however, it has a steep learning curve, and many programs only include one exposure to the technique. Increasing the number of exposures to skinfold assessment within an undergraduate curriculum would likely increase skill proficiency. The present study combined observational and Think Aloud methodologies to quantify procedural and cognitive characteristics of skinfold assessment. It was hypothesized that 1) increased curricular exposure to skinfold assessment would improve proficiency and 2) the combination of an observational and Think Aloud analysis would provide quantifiable areas of emphasis for instructing skinfold assessment. Seventy-five undergraduates with varied curricular exposure performed a seven-site skinfold assessment on a test subject while expressing their thoughts aloud. A trained practitioner recorded procedural observations, with transcripts generated from audio recordings to capture cognitive information. Skinfold measurements were compared with a criterion value, and bias scores were generated. Participants whose total bias fell within ±3.5% of the criterion value were proficient, with the remainder nonproficient. An independent-samples t-test was used to compare procedural and cognitive observations across experience and proficiency groups. Additional curricular exposure improved performance of skinfold assessment in areas such as the measurement of specific sites (e.g., chest, abdomen, and thigh) and procedural (e.g., landmark identification) and cognitive skills (e.g., complete site explanation). Furthermore, the Think Aloud method is a valuable tool for determining curricular strengths and weaknesses with skinfold assessment and as a pedagogical tool for individual instruction and feedback in the classroom.
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Jain, Bhurchand, Gajendra K. Adil, and Usha Ananthakumar. "Investigating the alternative paradigms of manufacturing competence: an empirical study." Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 27, no. 6 (2016): 818–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmtm-10-2015-0083.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship of strategic manufacturing effectiveness utilizing the four-stage model of Hayes and Wheelwright (H-W) with overall performance of manufacturing, market alignment and production competence (PC). In addition, it attempts to understand the relationship of strategic manufacturing effectiveness with manufacturing capability development modes, strategic groups of companies and the nature of improvement programs being employed. Design/methodology/approach Structured questionnaire was used to capture data from manufacturing organizations. Responses from managers of 47 Indian manufacturing companies were used to test the seven propositions that were developed to examine the paradigms of manufacturing competence. Findings The analysis revealed that the strategic manufacturing effectiveness of manufacturing companies based on H-W’s four-stage model has significant positive correlation with the overall performance of manufacturing and PC of the company. Further, the analysis substantiated the relationship of strategic manufacturing effectiveness with capability development process and the nature of improvement programs. Research limitations/implications This exploratory study is based on a small sample of manufacturing companies with diversity and hence it may not be representative of all industry sectors. Second, it has used several scales for measuring the relevant constructs which themselves are not proven, hence, the findings should be taken with caution. Originality/value This is an initial research focussing on the relationships among different elements of manufacturing competence such as manufacturing capabilities, PC, manufacturing capability development mode and overall performance of manufacturing with strategic manufacturing effectiveness using H-W model. H-W model was primarily proposed as an audit tool for managers, was hitherto not adequately studied in relation to other paradigms of manufacturing competence.
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Rahadian, Rikrik, Maulana Firdaus, and Andrian Ramadhan. "STRUKTUR PENDAPATAN PERIKANAN TANGKAP KELUARGA NELAYAN DAN IMPLIKASINYA: Analisis Data Panel Kelautan dan Perikanan Nasional." Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Kelautan dan Perikanan 11, no. 2 (2016): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.15578/jsekp.v11i2.3832.
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Kemiskinan merupakan sebuah kata yang sangat melekat dengan keluarga Nelayan, sehingga banyak usaha telah dilakukan oleh pemerintah untuk menanganinya, umumnya melalui pemberian bantuan serta pemberdayaan usaha keluarga nelayan. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat kondisi struktur pendapatan perikanan keluarga Nelayan selama ini melalui analisis ketergantungan pendapatan perikanan keluarga Nelayan terhadap tingkat usaha penangkapan. Analisis dilakukan dengan menggunakan analisis data Panel, dengan dua variabel berupa data rata-rata pendapatan keluarga Nelayan dan rata-rata pengeluaran BBM di enam lokasi tipologi penangkapan pada penelitian PANELKANAS – Bitung, Sampang, Sambas, Sibolga, OKI dan Purwakarta – sepanjang periode 2010-2013. Hasil analisis data sepanjang periode pengamatan menunjukkan beberapa fenomena berikut ini: 1). Peningkatan usaha penangkapan berpengaruh signifikan meningkatkan Pendapatan Perikanan Keluarga sebesar 15% dari nilai usaha yang dilakukan; 2). Terjadi rata-rata pendapatan perikanan non-penangkapan yang positif di semua lokasi penelitian; dan 3). Terdapat kesenjangan nilai rata-rata pendapatan perikanan non-perikanan antar lokasi penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh, maka untuk membantu keluarga nelayan meningkatkan kesejahteraannya akan diperlukan kebijakan yang dapat mendorong peningkatan usaha penangkapan dan diversifikasi usaha perikanan.Title: Structure of Capture Fisheries Income Family Fisherman and Implications: Panel Data Analysis of The National Marine and Fishery Poverty is a word closely associated with fisher’s households, thus far numerous government efforts – such as grants and empowerment programs – have been conducted to tackle this problem. This paper is aimed at scrutinizing the income structure of fisher’s households by analyzing the dependency of their income to their Catching Effort. The panel data analysis conducted is based on the average Household’s Fisheries Income and its average Gasoline Expenditure data of six PANELKANAS’ Captured Fisheries locations – Bitung, Sampang, Sambas, Sibolga, OKI and Purwakarta – which were observed through out the 2010-2013 periode. The result shows several phenomena, such as: (1). Catch effort is a significant factor positively affecting the household’s fisheries income, as much as 15% of the total effort value; (2). There has been a positive average non-captured fisheries income in every location observed; and (3). There have been disparities of the average non-captured fisheries income among different locations. With such results, poverty alleviation of fisher’s households would still require both catch-effort enhancing as well as livelihood diversifying policies.