bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Indignation moving singularity and analytical approximate solution of a nonlinear third-order equations
Authors: Алероев Темирхан Султанович , Гасанов Магомедюсуф Владимирович
Published: July 2021

В данной работе представлено исследование рассматриваемого класса нелинейных дифференциальных уравнений с подвижными особыми точками. Учитывая авторскую разработку теоремы существования и единственности решения построена структура аналитического приближенного решения, для которой, в данной работе, было установлено влияние возмущения подвижной особой точки. Представленные теоретические положения подтверждены с помощью численного эксперимента. Для оптимизации априорных оценок применялась апостериорная оценка.

This paper presents a study of one class of nonlinear differential equations with movable singular points. On the basis of the previously proved theorem of existence and uniqueness of the solution, the structure of the analytical approximate solution was obtained, for which, in this work, the influence of the perturbation of a moving singular point was established. Results are tested using a numerical experiment. To optimize the prior estimates, the posterior estimate was used.
Deformation of elastic-viscous beams by explosive load in water
Authors: Володин Геннадий Тимофеевич , Кочергин Денис Сергеевич
Published: July 2021

Представлено аналитическое решение задачи о деформировании взрывом сосредоточенного заряда конденсированного взрывчатого вещества (ВВ) балки, материал которой чувствителен к скорости деформации. Влияние внешней среды (воды) на процесс и результаты деформирования учитывается введением присоединенной массы. Коэффициент вязкости и модуль упругости в фиксированных интервалах скоростей деформирования определяются из экспериментов. Для этих параметров, характеризующих материал балки при импульсном деформировании, получена аналитическая взаимосвязь и нижняя граница значений для коэффициента вязкости. Решение задачи найдено методом разделения переменных в определяющем уравнении движения. При этом форма упругой линии балки для каждого момента времени выбрана, исходя из требования выполнения граничных условий и принципа минимума работы деформирования.

An analytical solution to the problem of deformation by an explosion of a concentrated charge of a condensed explosive (HE) of a beam, the material of which is sensitive to the rate of deformation, is presented. The influence of the external environment (water) on the process and the results of deformation is taken into account by introducing the added mass.The viscosity coefficient and the modulus of elasticity in fixed intervals of strain rates are determined from experiments. For these parameters, which characterize the material of the beam under impulse deformation, an analytical relationship and a lower limit of values for the viscosity coefficient are obtained. The solution to the problem is found by the method of separation of variables in the governing equation of motion. In this case, the shape of the elastic line of the beam for each moment of time is selected based on the requirement to fulfill the boundary conditions and the principle of minimum deformation work.
Key breeding sites of Aedes mosquitoes in Huaylau village, Pakse city, Champasack province, Lao People Democratic Republic 2019
Authors:   Hanoi University of Publich Health, Le Thi Thanh Huong , Nguyen Quynh , Vanhnasack Saenthavisouk , Vu Sinh Nam
Published: July 2021

Objectives: The elimination of key breeding sites of dengue vector is applied worldwide to control the vector density under the critical epidemic threshold. This study aimed to identify key breeding sites of Aedes mosquitos and associated factors in Huaylau village, Pakse city, Champasack province in Laos in 2019. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, combining of immature stage survey of Aedes mosquitoes in all water and discarded containers and the community’s knowledge and practices on the prevention of dengue fever in all 240 households in Huaylau village. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to identify factors associated with the absence of Aedes larvae and pupae in the village. Statistical significance was set at a p-value less than 0.05. Results: Among the 720 water and discarded containers surveyed, the study found 654 Aedes larvae and pupae; of which 94.6% were immature Aedes aegypti. Key breeding sites of Aedes aegypti included water jars (34.2%), plastic drums (30.7%), tanks < 500 litter (14.7%), and discarded containers (12.6%), while that of all Aedes albopictus was discarded containers. The community’s better practices on the prevention of dengue fever contributed to the increased odds of the absence of Aedes larvae ad pupae by 1.612 (95%CI: 1.218-2.134, p<0.01), and the cleanliness of the house were associated with the increased odds of 4.072 of the absent Aedes larvae and pupae in the participated households (95%CI: 1.589-10.434, p<0.01). Conclusions: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the Huaylau village laid their eggs in various breeding sites, including water containers and discarded containers while discarded containers were the only key breeding site of Aedes albopictus. Better practices on dengue prevention and better hygiene conditions of the houses contributed to the absence of Aedes larvae and pupae. Special attention should be paid to the clearance of all discarded containers and education of the community people to cover water containers in the village. Keywords: key breeding sites, Aedes, mosquito, pupae, larvae, Champasack province, Lao PDR
Health care seeking behaviuor among the elderly in Hue City
Authors:   Faculty of Public Health, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Nguyen Hoang Lan , Tran Thi Thanh Nga , Le Thi Bich Thuy
Published: July 2021

Objectives: the study is to investigate health care seeking behaviour and to identify factors associated those behaviour among elderly living in Hue city, Vietnam. Methods: 400 old persons who suffered from health problem in the past one month were interviewed directly at their house by a structured questionnaire to survey health care seeking behaviour. Multivariate logistic regression models were applied to identify factors affecting health care seeking behaviour among participants. Results: 72.5% of respondents sought treatment services for their acute illness in the past one month and 68% of them used prevention services in the past one year before the interview. In general, source of income, educational level and severe level of disease influenced health care seeking behaviour among participants. Conclusions: The findings revealed limitation of the elderly to access health care services, especially health preventive services in Hue city. The identified associated factors can help formulate effective public health programs to improve health status among the elderly in Hue city as well as in the country in general. Keywords: health care seeking behaviour, treatment services, health prevention services, the elderly, Hue city.
Acil Tıbbi Tedavi Sistemlerin Organizasyonu ve Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Serdar , ŞAHBAZ Kadir
Published: July 2021

Acil tıbbi destek tedavi kaynaklarına olan talep arzı aştığında acil servislerin kalabalıklaşmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu durum hem kırsal hem de kentsel izlenebilen bir durumdur ve büyük hastanelerin acil servislerin %90'ının tam kapasite veya kapasitesinin üstünde çalışmaktadır (1).

Kalabalık ve kritik hastaları kabul eden acil servisler zaman zaman aşırı hasta yükü nedeniyle yoğunluklarını acil sağlık hizmetleri koordinatör merkezlere bildirerek hasta kabul etmemekte bu dönemde ambulans ile gerilen hasta başka merkezlere yönlendirilmektedir. Bu durum hastalar için zaman kaybına sağlık yönetimi için ise kaynak kaybına neden olmaktadır
A Kinematic Perspective on the Formation Process of the Stellar Groups in the Rosette Nebula
Authors: Lim Beomdu , Nazé Yaël , Hong Jongsuk , Park Byeong-Gon , Yun Hyeong-Sik , Yi Hee-Weon , Park Sunkyung , Hwang Narae , Lee Jeong-Eun
Published: July 2021

Stellar kinematics is a powerful tool for understanding the formation process of stellar associations. Here, we present a kinematic study of the young stellar population in the Rosette nebula using recent Gaia data and high-resolution spectra. We first isolate member candidates using the published mid-infrared photometric data and the list of X-ray sources. A total of 403 stars with similar parallaxes and proper motions are finally selected as members. The spatial distribution of the members shows that this star-forming region is highly substructured. The young open cluster NGC 2244 in the center of the nebula has a pattern of radial expansion and rotation. We discuss its implication on the cluster formation, e.g., monolithic cold collapse or hierarchical assembly. On the other hand, we also investigate three groups located around the border of the H ii bubble. The western group seems to be spatially correlated with the adjacent gas structure, but their kinematics is not associated with that of the gas. The southern group does not show any systematic motion relative to NGC 2244. These two groups might be spontaneously formed in filaments of a turbulent cloud. The eastern group is spatially and kinematically associated with the gas pillar receding away from NGC 2244. This group might be formed by feedback from massive stars in NGC 2244. Our results suggest that the stellar population in the Rosette Nebula may form through three different processes: the expansion of stellar clusters, hierarchical star formation in turbulent clouds, and feedback-driven star formation.
Cross-species amplification of microsatellites and identification of polyploid hybrids by allele dosage effects in Cobitis hankugensis × Iksookimia longicorpa hybrid complex (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cobitidae)
Authors: Yun Seung-Woon , Park Jong-Young , Janko Karel
Published: July 2021

During the course of evolution, numerous taxa abandoned canonical sex and reproduced asexually. Examination of the Cobitis hankugensis × Iksookimia longicorpa asexual complex already revealed important evolutionary discoveries tackling phenomena like interspecific hybridization, non-Mendelian inheritance, polyploidy, and asexuality. Yet, as in other similar cases, the investigation is hampered by the lack of easily accessible molecular tools for efficient differentiation among genomotypes. Here, we tested the cross-species amplification of 23 microsatellite markers derived from distantly related species and investigated the extent to which such markers can facilitate the genome identification in the non-model hybrid complex. We found that 21 out of 23 microsatellite markers were amplified in all genomotypes. Five of them could be used for easy diagnostics of parental species and their hybrids due to species-specific amplification profiles. We also noted that three markers, i.e., IC654 and IC783 derived from Cobitis choii Kim et Son, 1984 and Iko_TTA01 from Iksookimia koreensis (Kim, 1975), had dosage-sensitive amplification efficiencies of species-specific alleles. This could be further used for reliable differentiation of genome composition in polyploids. The presently reported study introduces a noninvasive method applicable for the diagnosis of ploidy and genome composition of hybrids, which are not clearly distinguished morphologically. We showed that very detailed information may be obtained even from markers developed in distantly related taxa. Hybridization is being increasingly recognized as a driving force in evolution. Yet, proper detection of hybrids and their ploidy is particularly challenging, especially in non-model organisms. The present paper evaluates the power of microsatellite cross-amplification not only in the identification of hybrid forms but also in estimating their genome dosage on an example of a fish taxon that involves asexuality, hybridization as well as ploidy variation. It thus demonstrates the wide applicability of such cheap and non-invasive tools.
Atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients who received prolonged mechanical ventilation: a nationwide inpatient report
Authors: Lin Zhen , Han Hedong , Guo Wei , Wei Xin , Guo Zhijian , Zhai Shujie , Li Shuai , Ruan Yiming , Hu Fangyuan , Li Dongdong , He Jia
Published: July 2021

Background/Aims: To evaluate temporal trends of atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence in critically ill patients who received prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) in the United States.Methods: We used the 2008 to 2014 National Inpatient Sample to compute the weighted prevalence of AF among hospitalized adult patients on prolonged MV. We used multivariable-adjusted models to evaluate the association of AF with clinical factors, in-hospital mortality, hospitalization cost, and length of stay (LOS).Results: We identified 2,578,165 patients who received prolonged MV (21.27% of AF patients). The prevalence of AF increased from 14.63% in 2008 to 24.43% in 2014 (p for trend < 0.0001). Amongst different phenotypes of critically ill patients, the prevalence of AF increased in patients with severe sepsis, asthma exacerbation, congestive heart failure exacerbation, acute stroke, and cardiac arrest. Older age, male sex, white race, medicare access, higher income, urban teaching hospital setting, and Western region were associated with a higher prevalence of AF. AF in critical illness was a risk factor for in-hospital death (odds ratio, 1.13; 95% confidence interval, 1.11 to 1.15), but in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with AF decreased from 11.6% to 8.3%. AF was linked to prolonged LOS (2%, p < 0.0001) and high hospitalization cost (4%, p < 0.0001). LOS (–1%, p < 0.0001) and hospitalization cost (–4%, p < 0.0001) decreased yearly.Conclusions: The prevalence of comorbid AF is increasing, particularly in older patients. AF may lead to poorer prognosis, and high-quality intensive care is imperative for this population.
Se forger un corps « désirable dans le pouvoir »
Authors: Favier Elsa
Published: July 2021

Cet article se penche sur la socialisation qui s’opère à l’ENA. Par rapport aux travaux qui envisagent les classes préparatoires, les grandes écoles et l’université comme des instances socialisatrices, il propose deux déplacements. D’une part, il s’intéresse à la socialisation corporelle. Car si l’ENA modèle les esprits des aspirant·e·s haut·e·s fonctionnaires, elle façonne également leur corps. D’autre part, il s’attache à la dimension sexuée de cette socialisation. L’article montre que l’ENA contribue à fabriquer des corps de hautes fonctionnaires femmes différenciés de ceux des hauts fonctionnaires hommes, en les poussant à incarner un style de féminité blanche de classe supérieure.
Un stigmate de la parole
Authors: Bourguignon Abigail
Published: July 2021

Explorant l’inscription corporelle du bégaiement, entendu comme stigmate de la parole, l’article montre comment la parole et le corps, en tant que terrains de classements sociaux, participent ensemble à la définition des normes du « bien parler ». À partir d’une enquête ethnographique menée sur trois terrains (Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, La Réunion), il revient sur la manière dont les bègues décèlent dans les yeux de leurs interlocuteurs et sur leur propre corps les signes de leur « anormalité ». Les regards qui se posent sur les corps des bègues contribuent à produire cette déviance langagière, chez les bègues eux-mêmes, avec leurs interlocuteurs, comme dans leurs relations avec les orthophonistes. L’analyse s’attache d’une part à considérer le rôle de ces lectures des corps et manières de se tenir dans le travail de la parole qui prend place dans les cabinets d’orthophonie, d’autre part à envisager ces lectures comme le fruit de processus de socialisation marqués par d’importantes inégalités sociales et genrées entre les bègues.
Enquête sur l’excision en Afrique coloniale. Une correspondance entre le Colonial Office et le Service de Santé coloniale français (1949)
Authors: Garcia Jeanne
Published: July 2021

En 1949, le Colonial Office envisage de mettre fin à la pratique de l’excision et de l’infibulation en Afrique coloniale britannique et adresse une série de questions à ce sujet au ministère de la France d’Outre-Mer. Cette demande provoque une enquête dans les colonies françaises. L’ensemble documentaire ainsi produit permet d’étudier le positionnement de la France sur cette pratique dans ses territoires coloniaux africains. Cet article propose d’interroger, dans un contexte colonial et autour d’enjeux impériaux spécifiques, les politiques sanitaires de la France et de la Grande-Bretagne sur la question des mutilations sexuelles féminines, tout en mettant en lumière les divergences d’appréciation et de points de concordance entre les deux pays.
L’éclairage sur la sollicitude selon Paul Ricœur pour repenser le soin
Authors: Furstenberg Cécile
Published: July 2021

La sollicitude est un terme usité dans le langage courant, proche du soin, du souci. Paul Ricœur lui a donné une place singulière dans sa « petite éthique » et en a révélé son épaisseur. La sollicitude selon Paul Ricœur s’apparente au care et pourtant n’en est pas sa traduction. Préciser la spécificité de la sollicitude de Paul Ricœur permet de mieux en percevoir les enjeux pour repenser le soin. Voici l’éclairage sur la sollicitude selon Paul Ricœur pour repenser le soin.
Le sommeil partagé : parental proximal pour l’enfant dans ses 1 000 premiers jours
Authors: Riquet Sébastien , Roussel Manon , Vigie Marine , Zakarian Carole , Hassler Pascale
Published: July 2021

Introduction : dormir avec son nourrisson relève d’une pratique parentale proximale ; dans certaines sociétés, 80 % des enfants dorment avec leurs parents. En France, la culture séparée du sommeil s’est imposée, et la pratique du sommeil partagé est associée à la mort inattendue du nourrisson (MIN). Des recommandations internationales encadrent cette pratique peu recommandée et dévalorisée. Matériel et méthodes : deux focus groupes avec des codormeuses (n=6) complétés par dix entretiens en profondeur ont été organisés pour identifier les motivations et l’organisation des mères et de leur couple à pratiquer le sommeil partagé avec leurs enfants. L’analyse de contenus, communs aux dits personnels, a permis de décrypter des besoins auxquels le sommeil partagé répond et les pratiques des parents. Résultats : la mort inattendue du nourrisson rend tabou le sommeil partagé qui répond à des facteurs émotionnels et pratiques. La vie de couple ne semble pas y être impactée négativement. La relation positive des parents à leurs enfants y est valorisée. L’organisation peut parfois sembler manquer de « sécurité » selon les recommandations, mais les codormeurs soutiennent cette pratique parentale de pair avec l’allaitement maternel. Conclusion : les résultats relèvent l’importance d’une éducation à la santé à l’attention des codormeurs pour sécuriser leur pratique afin qu’ils ne s’isolent pas socialement pour la dissimuler car ils ont une connaissance partielle des mesures de sécurité de la MIN.
Étude exploratoire de la perception des parties prenantes hospitalières vis-à-vis de l’implantation des infirmiers en pratique avancée
Authors: Schwingrouber Jocelyn , Loschi Alain , Gentile Stéphanie , Colson Sébastien
Published: July 2021

Introduction : une solution proposée par les autorités pour faire face aux enjeux de santé publique consiste à déployer une nouvelle catégorie de professionnels à compétences élargies : les infirmiers en pratique avancée (IPA). La littérature identifie la complexité des projets de déploiement de ces professionnels. Le modèle PEPPA, approuvé par le conseil international des infirmiers, représente le modèle de référence pour l’implantation des IPA. Les objectifs de cette étude étaient d’explorer la perception des parties prenantes vis-à-vis de l’implantation des IPA en établissement de santé afin de proposer des recommandations pour accompagner les établissements. Méthode : une étude qualitative multicentrique au sein de la région PACA a été menée auprès de médecins, encadrants, infirmiers, patients et étudiants en pratique avancée. Résultats : les IPA représentent une opportunité pour les patients et le système de santé, mais leur implantation comporte des risques liés à leur intégration. Les projets d’implantation IPA doivent être anticipés et favoriser leur intégration. Discussion : les résultats en adéquation avec le modèle PEPPA ont permis de proposer sept recommandations pour faciliter une implantation de qualité à l’hôpital. Conclusion : ce travail nécessite d’être poursuivi avec des études en lien avec l’extrahospitalier et l’évaluation de la qualité de l’implantation.
Coulisses d’une recherche ethnographique sur les enfants en situation de handicap et le jeu
Authors: Blin Ludovic
Published: July 2021

Dans cet article, nous allons tenter d’appréhender les tensions et les enjeux en présence lorsqu’un enseignant d’éducation physique et sportive travaillant au sein de l’éducation spécialisée mène une recherche dans le cadre d’un doctorat en sciences de l’éducation. Nous évoquerons entre autres les difficultés et avantages rencontrés pour la négociation et la confrontation à un terrain de recherche en lien avec cette double appartenance. Le traitement de nos données et un retour d’expériences seront également convoqués afin de comprendre l’impact de cette appartenance à deux communautés de pratique (Wenger, 2005).
Adapting to COVID-19 Stressors: The Role of Nursing
Authors: Harding Shari Lynn
Published: July 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has influenced daily life in many ways, with significant effects on mental health and coping. Psychiatric nurses can leverage their expertise in supporting adaptive coping among individuals affected by the stressors of the pandemic. Literature related to common mental health stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic can guide nurses seeking to support clients. The current article uses the Roy Adaptation Model and a review of the literature to provide a framework for nurses to intervene and promote improved mental health across all settings. The role of nursing in promoting adaptation to COVID-19 mental health stressors is essential during and after the pandemic. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60
(1), 13–16.]
Minimal translation graphs in semi-Euclidean space
Authors: Sağlam Derya ,   Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Kırıkkale, Kırıkkale 71450, Turkey
Published: July 2021

In this paper we study a characterization of minimal translation graphs which are generalization of minimal translation hypersurfaces in semi-Euclidean space.
Auscultación y prevención de mecanismos secundarios de colapso en puentes históricos en ruinas mediante el uso de valores métricos obtenidos de fotografías de archivo y el análisis geométrico del intradós
Authors: Valle Melón José Manuel , Rodríguez Miranda Álvaro , Elorriaga Aguirre Garbiñe , García Beñat
Published: July 2021

El presente texto describe una metodología de control geométrico adaptada a puentes abandonados. Para el establecimiento del estado actual y monitorización de las dinámicas se propone, por un lado, el uso de modelos digitales de elevaciones del intradós del arco ya que este producto permite reflejar de manera conjunta la presencia de un variado elenco de afecciones de una manera sencilla. Por consiguiente, no resulta necesario disponer de un conocimiento previo detallado sobre los mecanismos activos en el puente, resultando una opción apropiada para estudios iniciales en los que la información a este respecto es escasa. Por otro lado, se analiza el valor de las fotografías antiguas para trazar procesos que se desarrollan durante periodos largos de tiempo, en concreto, se muestra como ejemplo la evolución a través de la comparación con fotografías de hace 50 y 30 años.
Advancing Cybersecurity for Digital Transformation
Authors: Sandhu Kamaljeet
Published: July 2021

Advancing cybersecurity for digital transformation provides opportunities and challenges. Many enterprises are accelerating the digital transformation to reach their customers, suppliers, and other parties over the internet; at the same time cybersecurity has become a serious concern. Cyberattacks have exponentially increased globally. While digital transformation makes the business process more efficient and effective, and increased cyberattacks pose obstacles, threats, and risks on the way. Cyberattacks consist of different types such as political, financial, accessing private and confidential information, ransomware, identity theft, destruction to essential infrastructure and public utilities such as energy, water, telecommunication, transportation, health, and others. This chapter presents case analysis from recent cyberattacks to show the scale, size, and type of impacts within and outside the enterprise. Newer technologies to counter cyberattacks are introduced such as quantum computing, nanotechnologies, artificial intelligence, blockchain that have the capabilities to eliminate cyberattacks.
Digital Transformation of Cyber Crime for Chip-Enabled Hacking
Authors: Rawat Romil , Mahor Vinod , Rawat Anjali , Garg Bhagwati , Telang Shrikant
Published: July 2021

The heterogeneous digital arena emerged as the open depiction for malicious activities, and cyber criminals and terrorists are targeting the cyber depiction for controlling its operation. In the dark web (DW), diverse illegal hacking communities are using the sensing-chip webnet to transfer their bots for tracking the user activity so that criminal activities could be accomplished like money laundering, pornography, child trafficking, drug trafficking, arms and ammunition trafficking, where professionals could also be hired and contracted for generating flood infringement and ransomware infringement.
Cybersecurity and Electronic Services Oriented to E-Government in Europe
Authors: Magal-Royo Teresa , de Siqueira Rocha José Macário , Santandreu Mascarell Cristina , Diez Somavilla Rebeca , Giménez López Jose Luis
Published: July 2021

Cybersecurity in Europe as the rest of the world has been legislated for only 20 years. Numerous governmental institutions such as councils offer electronic services through their recently created electronic offices. In all of them, the volume of citizens who register temporarily or permanently to request online services related to the processing of documents and services with the government has increased significantly since the pandemic. Confinement has forced users to request numerous online services where authentication is one of the most relevant aspects to access safely and securely. European Union through the Connecting Europe Mechanism, CEF projects of the European Health Executive Agency, and Digital HaDEA has allowed numerous institutions to connect through the eIDAS created to establish trust in electronic transactions between individuals, organizations, and government entities across European member states.
One Island, Two Nations
Authors: Ergan Senem
Published: July 2021

The aim of this chapter is to explain the effect of nation branding on destination marketing. The study is looking for an answer to this question, What if two nations live in a destination, how should the destination marketing be with the effect of nation branding? For this purpose, in the study, Gökçeada (Imbros) where Turkish and Greek people have lived together for many years, an island, will be an example to the whole world is included. In the literature research about nation branding, there is no study on the marketing of destinations where two or more nations live together. Therefore, this study will be the first study in this field in the world. It is also believed that this study will help other destinations similar to Gökçeada (Imbros) to determine their marketing strategies.
Cultural National Branding as a Proposal on the Grounds of the Formation Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus
Authors: Sophocleous Harry
Published: July 2021

The broader notion of national branding has lately evolved to a primary field of research and practice, attracting attention from a wide range of disciplines. Accordingly, the chapter observes the concept of nation's branding as a strategic asset under the circumstance of the formation of a unique ministry of culture, Cyprus, by examining the certain condition and by recommending research and further steps. In this logic, the chapter stresses the synergies may emerge and discusses the managerial implications and the limitations of the given framework and proposes the steps.
Transforming Teacher Evaluation Into an External Goal-Setting Practice and Empowering Nation Branding
Authors: Konstantinides Despina Despo , Konstantinides-Vladimirou Katerina
Published: July 2021

Undergoing education reform, the educational system of Cyprus seems to be seeking ways to shift teacher evaluation from a practice that stagnates teacher motivation to a practice that would raise, develop, and sustain teacher motivation towards teacher effectiveness. Teacher effectiveness may develop through formative teacher assessment, which can motivate teachers to generate outputs, namely student learning outcomes, and contribute to the improvement of the quality of the provided education. Being inspired by a conceptualization over the content of two qualitative research studies, which, in the context of secondary education of Cyprus, investigated teacher motivation and teacher evaluation respectively, this chapter recommends a goal setting, interactive teacher-teacher school-based evaluation practice of a formative type, which, being conversational and, therefore, motivational, may lead to teacher effectiveness.
Building National Branding Strategy in Medical Tourism and Production of Generic Medicines
Authors: Apostolopoulos Nikolaos , Makris Ilias , Liargovas Panagiotis , Apostolopoulos Sotiris , Varelas Sotirios
Published: July 2021

National branding supports countries to improve their international reputation, to attract investment, to link their national name with comparative advantages of producing products or services, and to attract buyers and visitors. The globalization of markets has increased the competitiveness of states and political influence in markets, and national branding has become a vital tool. Healthcare within the environment of seamless information and easy patient movement from state to state has led states to strive to convince the public opinion of the medical specialized services their country provides to attract patients for treatment. This chapter sought to examine whether Greece can acquire national branding in medical tourism and in the production of generic medicines. This approach has shown that there is potential, but specific policies need to be pursued to achieve the goal. This chapter reveals that the combination medical tourism and production of generic medicines can be essential elements towards a concrete national branding strategy.
Significance of Natural Language Processing in Data Analysis Using Business Intelligence
Authors: Rajesh Jayashree , Chitti Babu Priya
Published: July 2021

In the current machine-centric world, humans expect a lot from machines right from waking us up. We expect them to do activities like reminding us on traffic, tracking of appointments, etc. The smart devices we have with us are creating a constructive impact on our day-to-day lives. Many of us have not thought about the communication between ourselves and the devices we have and the language we use for communication. Natural language processing runs behind all these activities and is currently playing a vital role with respect to the communication with humans with the use of virtual assistants like Alexa, Siri, and search engines like Bing, Google, etc. This implies that we are talking with the machines as if they are human. The advanced natural language processing techniques have drastically modified the way to discover and interact with data. In the recent world, the same advanced techniques are primarily used in the data analysis using NLP in business intelligence tools. This chapter elaborates the significance of natural language processing in business intelligence.
Re-Imagining the Future of Experiential Learning Through a Campus-Wide Design Thinking Initiative
Authors: Sanzo Karen L. , Vandecar-Burdin Tancy , Paredes Tisha M. , Mayes Lisa , Payne Brian
Published: July 2021

In 2020, Old Dominion University was awarded a State Council for Higher Education for Virginia grant in order to re-imagine the future of experiential learning at the institution. This campus-wide effort is led by a taskforce to create a vision, framework, and plan for the future of experiential learning at Old Dominion University. The taskforce is composed of stakeholders that include students, faculty, administrators, and community and business partners. In this chapter, the authors report on process and progress, with particular attention to the first three phases of the design thinking process. In the empathy phase, they have engaged in design thinking sprints, hosted monthly taskforce meetings, engaged in an exhaustive review of current experiential learning activities, and deployed surveys of relevant stakeholders. During the defining phase, they analyzed initial data, synthesized their collective empathy work, and identified root issues to craft their “How might we” questions to inform the ideation work. In this chapter, they also share the results of the ideation phase.
Prototyping and Student Engagement
Authors: Haley Karen J. , Harris Randi P. , Spencer Lynell R.
Published: July 2021

Design thinking strategies are used to engage stakeholders to define a problem, inspire creativity in solution designs, prototype, iterate together, and implement solutions that reflect the community for which they were designed. Increasingly, these strategies are being used within student success and innovation work in higher education. The primary purpose of this chapter is to explore the importance of the “prototype” phase of the design thinking process when applied to designing co-curricular experiences through a case study of an institution that utilized design thinking and service improvement frameworks to design an academic and career advising system to best serve students.
The Experiential Learning Design Accelerator
Authors: Kurtin Annie , Forecki Megan , McAndrew Abra , Mayer Brian
Published: July 2021

This chapter will describe the Experiential Learning Design Accelerator (the Accelerator) initiative at the University of Arizona and its impact on this campus. Specifically, this chapter will address the campus-wide faculty selection process, programmatic components of the Accelerator including topical workshops exploring themes such as reciprocity within community partnerships, iterative development embedded in student-facing assignments, and the design and execution of effective digital learning tools. Critically, this chapter will look at the foundational training in design thinking to inform course design and delivery.
Regionalism in South Asia From Pre to Post Pandemic
Authors: Abeyagoonasekera Asanga
Published: July 2021

Overly complex interdependencies develop systemic risks and flow into our international system. A lesson from the pandemic is the importance of managing systemic risks due to globalization. The entire world is facing a trust recession due to the rise of populist politics and protectionist sentiments. We should regain trust and strengthen economic globalization and promote multilateral agenda. There are four factors identified for the widening trust deficit. If the trust is restored, there will be definite positive outcomes such as strong intra-regional trade, developed economy, and cross-border security. The pandemic exacerbated domestic nationalist viewpoints in many nations; taking this opportunity, pandemic nations like Sri Lanka had parliamentary elections and amended the constitution, shifting power to the president. The present ultra-nationalism and populist policies would further fuel and instill domestic malign mercantilism.
Digital Loyalty Programmes
Authors: Marjan Ammarah , Graham Charles , Bruce Margaret , Mitchell Andrew
Published: July 2021

Digital loyalty programmes are an increasingly common tool for business-to-business marketers hoping to increase repeat sales through deeper customer engagement. In consumer markets, such programmes do little to influence behavioural loyalty and disproportionately attract the firm's existing heavy buyers. Industrial buying, however, relies on direct sales channels and features negotiation and reciprocity. Loyalty effects may therefore differ in B2B, and although no clear picture yet exists, such knowledge is important as B2C digital loyalty programmes grow in popularity. Here, the authors describe programme membership's evolving characteristics over in a B2B scheme that was launched in the US metal-cutting tools manufacturer customer base. Findings are consistent with the idea that the scheme recruited the heaviest buyers earliest and had an insignificant effect on total revenue. The authors discuss managerial implications, particularly about (1) managing the rollout of similar schemes and (2) refocussing on the programme objectives to maintain sales from the lightest rather than the heaviest buyers.
Big Data Optimization in Zara
Authors: González-Padilla Paula , Zori Carlota Galán
Published: July 2021

This chapter will address the issue of online sales in the fast fashion sector, specifically Zara, the flagship brand of the Inditex textile group. Since 2012, Zara has been working on a plan to close, restructure, and optimize its physical shops, a process that was accelerated in 2017, and which has been affected by the global pandemic that began in early 2020. These two events have caused online sales to exponentially rise with, in turn, the percentage of returns. This is the objective of this chapter: to analyze where Zara is in terms of online sales and returns and how, through digital marketing and the application of tools such as big data, it can reduce the large volume of online returns that it has to deal with.
Confirming Digital Marketing Model Innovation Design
Authors: Mejía-Trejo Juan
Published: July 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event that has ravaged emergent economies like Mexico seriously. In this sense, several sectors like social impact startups (SIS) are called to participate in actions to recover more quickly in their operations, income, and competitiveness in the post-COVID era. In fact, digital marketing campaigns are alternatives for the Mexican SIS to raise its competitiveness again. Hence, this study aims to confirm the digital marketing model innovation (DMMI) through covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) applied on a survey of 180 Mexican SIS during Dec-2020 to Feb-2021. The study´s value is the model`s validity of DMMI and its capability to determine digital marketing strategies to overcome emergency situations like COVID-19.
Decision Support for Optimal Use of Joint Training Funds in the Canadian Armed Forces
Authors: MacLeod Matthew R. , Rempel Mark , Roi Michael L.
Published: July 2021

Joint exercises are vital to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) meeting its readiness targets. However, CAF resources are often insufficient to participate in all candidate joint exercises. Many organizations face resource challenges. In the context of preparing the CAF for its mandated missions and operational tasks, this chapter addresses the following research question: How can the CAF get the most value out of its joint training resources? Using strategic analysis and operations research, the authors designed a value model to gauge a joint exercise's value and an optimization model to support decision makers when selecting a joint exercise portfolio. This chapter describes these models, presents an example of their application, and discusses future improvements.
Veterans Should Be Included Too
Authors: Hunter-Johnson Yvonne O.
Published: July 2021

The transitioning of veterans from the military world to the civilian world and by extension the civilian workforce is a critical career transition. Despite their motivation and resilience, veterans still encounter a multiplicity of challenges when transitioning to the civilian workforce, which quite often has a rippling impact on their attainment of employment, job retention, and career development within the civilian sector. An added layer to the transitional challenge for veterans is organizational resistance to promote diversity and inclusion policies and practices, specifically regarding veterans. On this premise, this chapter aims to: 1) Discuss the transitional challenges of veterans to the civilian workforce and 2) Provide implementation strategies at an organizational level to promote diversity and inclusion, specifically regarding veterans.
The Modelling and Simulation of Integrated Battlefield Cyber-Kinetic Effects
Authors: Ormrod David , Turnbull Benjamin
Published: July 2021

Despite the academic and military interest in the use of combined cyber-kinetic effects in future warfare, there is little that seeks to scientifically analyse the impact of combined cyber and kinetic military action. Current approaches to simulation focus on either the physical or cyber, but there are no current simulation approaches that combine these two domains. Military simulations in particular favor physical domains over cyber ones, relegating the uniqueness and nuances of cyber a second order consideration. Future warfare will incorporate a combined multi-domain conflict, and this includes cyber. To effectively simulate this, the uniqueness of each domain must be considered, including the interaction between domains to produce combined effects. This work introduces the Battlespace Integrated Cyber-Kinetic Effects (BICKE) simulation framework. The BICKE framework is designed specifically to combine the cyber and physical domains for the purposes of simulating mission impact. There is a requirement for researchers to measure the synergistic effects across domains.
Analytics, Operations Research, and Strategic Decision Making in the Military
Authors: Arnhart Lynette M. B. , King Marvin L.
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the operations research techniques employed across the Department of Defense, focusing on how the operations research officers and government civilians contribute to senior leader decisions. There are four general areas that the Department of Defense conducts operations research: assessing strategic goals through a gap determination process; assessing the effectiveness of operations and exercises, wargaming, modeling, and simulation of combat for strategic analysis and acquisition; and personnel analysis across the Joint Force. The authors will describe the management processes and components of military only so far as needed to provide the context and background required to adequately describe the operations research techniques. This chapter will contribute to the overall mission of this book by generalizing the techniques used by the military to demonstrate how analysts can better evaluate proposed and existing programs throughout the government and the public sector.
An Intelligent Knowledge Treasure for Military Decision Support
Authors: Mishra Sanju , Jain Sarika
Published: July 2021

Information integration is great for military operations because the range of pertinent information sources is significantly distinct and dynamic. This article develops an intelligent knowledge treasure comprised of military resource ontology and procedures, as a learning model for better interoperability of heterogeneous resources of the Indian military. This model can interpret and learn the context of military information automatically, thereby facilitating the military commanders with decision making in several operations, such as command and control, teaching and training, military coalition, situation awareness and many more. To design the military resource ontology, this article specifies the core concepts of the ontology based on terms derived from heterogeneous resources. WWW standard ontology language, OWL has been used to codify the ontology. This article develops an intelligent tool—“QueryOnto”—as an interface to the military resource ontology that provides a commander decision support service and demonstrates how to apply the military ontology in practice. The developed ontology has been verified and validated with the best known approaches and metrics available. The presented model is helpful for military commanders to train their juniors in a systematic way and will provide an efficient web-based learning of different military tasks in future.
Military Facility Location Problems
Authors: Karatas Mumtaz , Yakıcı Ertan , Razi Nasuh
Published: July 2021

In the past decades, facility location problems have attracted much attention among researchers and practitioners from different disciplines. Among those problems, location models observed in military organizations have significant impact to the performance of the military organization since they require large amounts of money, resource, and people. Moreover, an efficient planning of military resources often leads to a good direction to victories. In this chapter, considering a number of selected papers, the authors give a brief survey of facility location models and solution techniques employed for military organizations. After providing the features of core location models, they analyze the military facility location models with respect to the context they are handled. After categorizing the articles with respect to the formulations and solution approaches employed, the authors highlight potential issues for further research.
Online Synchronous Activities to Promote Community of Inquiry in Two Nursing Courses
Authors: Roye Jennifer , Cauble Denise M.
Published: July 2021

This chapter presents specific teaching strategies to enhance the learner experience in two online nursing courses through the use of synchronous learning activities. Online instruction often leaves the learner feeling disconnected and void of a sense of community. The community of inquiry (CoI) theory will be discussed, offering methods to increase the sense of community in the online learner. Specific exemplars will include the use of online synchronous case-based learning using pre-designed case studies and the inclusion of peer learning activities performed within a video conferencing platform.
Determinants of Patient Safety and Trust With Focus on Health Care Information Technology (HIT) and Physicians-Nurses Performance
Authors: Zineldin Mosad , Vasicheva Valentina
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this chapter is to assess and examine the impact health care information technology (HIT) on physician-nurse performance related to patient trust and safety. A considerable number of patients today are using different HITs to get access to healthcare services such as appointment scheduling and medication refills; communicate with physicians and nurses for different computerized tailored interventions to manage a chronic condition or to change a health behavior. Improving the quality and safety of care, and reducing the medical errors are of equal responsibility of all clinicians and all healthcare staff. Patient safety is the most critical factor of the medical and healthcare quality, where nurses can be invaluable in preventing harm to patients, reducing errors and improving patients' outcomes. The chapter shows that there are many advantages of Web-acquired healthcare related information. The main question is how will efficient use of HIT by patients improve healthcare quality, patient trust and safety.