bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN SAFETY VARIABLES AND WELL-BEING OUTCOMES IN MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Authors: Rahim Norizan Baba
Published: October 2021

In Malaysia’s manufacturing industry, workplace mishaps and injuries are a big problem. This industry has made only minor developments in terms of reducing fatalities and significant injuries. The fatality rate has decreased marginally; however, the previous year’s severe injury rate remains unchanged (Department of Occupational Safety and Health, 2021). In Malaysia’s aspiration into becoming an advanced country by 2020, reducing occupational mishaps and injuries is one of the key employments concerns it aims to address. As a substantial determinant of mishaps and safety behaviour, the perception of the work setting is considered essential. Safety measures must emphasise the way employees view their work setting in order to improve safety plans and practices. Safety policy and procedures must bring about a shift in employees’ mindsets and awareness of their immediate work setting in order to succeed in the intervention towards the shift in behaviour. This study proposes a conceptual framework to examine the interaction between safety climates, safety behaviour towards the quality of work-life, and psychological well-being within Malaysia’s manufacturing industry that would assist in the advancement of more efficient safety interventions of reducing mishaps.
Manejo del estrés y miedo al COVID-19 desde la integración de los enfoques cognitivo-conductual y centrado en soluciones
Authors: Gómez Hoyt Blanca María , Méndez Pruneda Karla Patricia , Novak Villarreal Miriam Fernanda , González Ramírez Mónica Teresa
Published: October 2021

El presente estudio evalúa un taller en línea basado en la terapia que integra el enfoque cognitivo-conductual y el centrado en soluciones para manejar el estrés y el miedo de contagio de COVID-19. Participaron 10 personas (1 hombre y 9 mujeres) de entre 19 y 60 años con un total de 5 sesiones semanales. Los resultados de las evaluaciones (escala de miedo al COVID-19, cuestionario de impacto psicológico del coronavirus y escala de estrés percibido relacionado con la pandemia de COVID-19) mostraron una disminución del estrés percibido y del miedo hacia el COVID-19. El tamaño del efecto encontrado al comparar los puntajes iniciales y finales respalda la conclusión de que el taller en línea puede considerarse una buena opción para tratar temas sobre estrés y miedo.
A Short Review on the Covid-19 Situation in Bangladesh: Current Perspectives
Authors: Abrar Hamim Fayz  , Shahreen Sultana  , AKM Ashik Ullah  , Afia Ibnat Ava  , Rashed Noor
Published: October 2021

During the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, extensive progress in clinical and immunological research on the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as well as epidemiological surveillance is ongoing around the world. Indeed, halting the enduring spread of this virus has become the most important issue around the world from a public health perspective. Bangladeshi people are at high risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection since a number of circulating variants of the virus have been evident in this country. In order to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 from Bangladesh, primarily the curative preparation besides remedial action like self-isolation, social distancing, lockdown strategies are essential to avoid community transmission. Some of the major healthcare infrastructure challenges in Bangladesh project from the highly centralized healthcare system; weak regulatory and governance structures; difficulties in the institutional healthcare management by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW); lack of private sector based healthcare management system regulation; and the disparity of the healthcare facilities/medical equipment. Development of the health sector's infrastructure to a global level ensures rapid and accurate diagnosis. Besides, the sound treatment facilities of the severe COVID-19 patients, as well as the vaccination of the total population of the country with appropriate vaccines are needed. Further work for the improvement of the COVID-19 situation in Bangladesh needs flawless analysis of the emerging variants of the SARS-CoV-2 as well as understanding their pathophysiology in order to select the appropriate clinical treatment. Based on these parameters, the present review discussed the essential issues based on the recent literature published on the COVID-19 situation in both local and global aspects.
States of War
Authors: Böhler Jochen
Published: October 2021

In the aftermath of the First World War, new nations sprang up in central and eastern Europe. If their creation marked the end of one conflict, it also marked the initiation of many others. Contrary to modern nation-building mythologies, the populations of these countries understood these years not as a national awakening, but nothing more than civil war.
Dana Desa Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Pendapatan Asli Desa Di Kabupaten Pesawaran
Authors: Kiki Ambarwati  , Nikmatullah Dewangga , Listiana Indah
Published: October 2021

The Birth of the Village Law No. 6 of 2014 concerning Villages makes villages have an important role for regional autonomy, and village fund policies. With the existence of village funds as a source of village income originating from APBN transfers, sources of village original income (PADes) can be optimally supported if management is carried out properly. This study aims to determine the effect of village funds on PADes and analyze the use of village funds for village development activities. The study was conducted in a survey in 12 villages using descriptive analysis and paired sample T test. The results showed that there was no difference in PADes before and after village funds were given. This means that the presence or absence of village funds given to villages does not affect the increase in PADes received. 70 percent of villages in Pesawaran Regency the amount of PADes received is still zero or even decreased from the previous year. The management of village funds still has many shortcomings, both in the form of transparency to orderly rules ranging from independent villages to underdeveloped villages. 90 percent of villages utilize village funds for physical development activities and only Sukaraja Village (independent villages) which is larger utilize village funds for community development/empowerment activities.
Falsafah Fagogoru:Konstruksi Teologi Perdamaian- Kontekstual di Halmahera Tengah
Authors: Sipahelut Hendry R
Published: October 2021

This paper will examine the Fagogoru philosophy as a contextual theological study of peace in Lelilef Sawai village and Lelilef Woebulen village, Weda Tengah District, Central Halmahera Regency. Central Halmahera Regency is located on the island of Halmahera which is the largest island in North Maluku. In order to be able to deepen the study further, there are three key questions in this study, namely: (1) How did Fagogoru's philosophy shape the life practices of the people of Lelilef Sawai village and Lelilef Woebulen village based on the Fagogoru philosophy? (2) What are the life values contained in Fagogoru's philosophy? (3) How to reconstruct contextual theology from Fagogoru's philosophy as an effort to build inter-religious harmony in Weda District, Central Halmahera?. It is hoped that this research can contribute ideas for developing peace studies, as well as developing studies on the relationship between religion and culture. In addition, it can also be a model for the community and the church in an effort to build and maintain harmony in the midst of the plurality of the people of Halmahera, North Maluku by making local culture the basis for peace.
EVALUASI DIMENSI PERABOT PADA RUANG PERPUSTAKAAN UMUM LAMONGAN BERDASARKAN ANTROPOMETRI DAN ERGONOMI
Authors: Agustapraja Hammam rofiqi , Windarto Singgih Jiar
Published: October 2021

The Lamongan public library is one of the public facilities for the Lamongan community which functionsas a medium for distributing information and knowledge to all levels of society. Of these facilities, the mostinfluential are physical facilities such as tables, chairs, bookshelves. Dimensions or physical facilities in alibrary also affect the comfort of its users. Therefore, this study aims to determine whether the dimensionsof the furniture in the Lamongan public library are by the standard with anthropometric and ergonomiccomparisons of visitors. This study uses a quantitative descriptive method, namely by collecting data on thevisitor’s body size, and later it will be compared with the furniture variables used. The results of researchand calculations show that the furniture in the Lamongan public library room, such as chairs, 100% is saidto be feasible, 33.5% type A table is included in the category of not meeting and 66.5% has met, 33.5%type B table is included. The category does not meet and 66.5% has met, for the bookshelf in the libraryroom it can be said to be feasible because it is by anthropometric calculations, suggestions from the resultsof this study are to maintain what is feasible and adjust furniture that is not appropriate to the size of thevisitor’s body.
The interpretation of vocative linguistic features in contemporary textbooks and school grammar book of the croatian language
Authors: Božanić Petra
Published: October 2021

This paper aims to analyze the interpretation of vocatives and cat[1]egory of vocativeness within the school subject Croatian language regarding phonetic, phonological morphological, syntactic, orthographic and pragmat[1]ic-semantic vocative features on the corpus of contemporary Croatian lan[1]guage textbooks for primary and secondary education selected according to the final result of the selection of textbooks from the “Catalog of approved textbooks for the 2020/2021 school year” for primary and secondary schools, and four contemporary school grammar books of the Croatian language by Silić & Pranjković (2007), Težak & Babić (2016), Ham (2017), and Hudeček & Mihaljević (2019). The study results show the presence of the vocative as a case with the emphasis on its morphological features and syntactic autonomy, and the communicative vocative functions have been almost completely neglected.
Research approach as modern teaching or a mere deviation from traditional teaching? Teachers opinions on the research approach in teaching the subject nature and society
Authors: Anđić Dunja , Vidas Karmen
Published: October 2021

The research approach in teaching Nature and Society is considered a new approach in learning and teaching in primary school. However, we wonder if this is really so? For this reason, research was conducted with the aim of examining the educational practice of early primary school teachers in the implementation of the research approach in teaching Nature and Society. The research was conducted using a qualitative methodology on a sample of 24 primary school teachers. For the purposes of the research, a semi-structured interview was constructed. The results of the research indicate the teachers’ familiarity with the research approach and their motivation for its implementation in teaching Nature and Society. The obtained results also indicate that teachers largely believe that they have certain competencies for its implementation, while in the implementation they use teaching methods and teaching forms that allow greater pupil activity. It is concluded that it is necessary to further educate teachers, because, although this is a modern approach, its implementation is still not at the expected satisfactory level and is, therefore, only the first step towards more modern teaching in schools.
OSSOS Finds an Exponential Cutoff in the Size Distribution of the Cold Classical Kuiper Belt
Authors: Kavelaars J. J. , Petit Jean-Marc , Gladman Brett , Bannister Michele T. , Alexandersen Mike , Chen Ying-Tung , Gwyn Stephen D. J. , Volk Kathryn
Published: October 2021

The cold main classical Kuiper Belt consists of the nonresonant small solar system bodies with low orbital inclinations and orbital semimajor axes between 42.4 and 47.7 au. These objects likely formed in situ, and the population has experienced minimal collisional modification since formation. Using the Outer Solar System Origins Survey ensemble sample and characterization, combined with constraints from deeper surveys and supported by evidence from the Minor Planet Center catalog and the Deep Ecliptic Survey, we determine the absolute magnitude H

r
distribution of the cold classical belt from H

r
≃ 5 to 12 (roughly diameters of 400–20 km). We conclude that the cold population’s H

r
distribution exhibits an exponential cutoff at large sizes. Exponential cutoffs at large sizes are not a natural outcome of pairwise particle accretion, but exponentially tapered power-law size distributions are a feature of numerical simulations of planetesimal formation via a streaming instability. Our observation of an exponential cutoff agrees with previous observational inferences that no large objects (D ≳ 400 km) exist in the cold population. We note that the asymptotic slope of the H

r
distribution is consistent with α ∼ 0.4. This asymptotic slope is also found in streaming instability modeling of planetesimal formation and is thus not necessarily associated with achieving collisional equilibrium. Studies of the trans-Neptunian region are providing the parameters that will enable future streaming-instability studies to determine the initial conditions of planetesimal formation in the ≈45 au region of the Sun’s protoplanetary disk.
Des élites touarègues face aux trafics de drogues. Quelles recompositions morales et sociopolitiques ?
Authors: Bencherif Adib
Published: October 2021

Depuis le milieu des années 2000, les trafics illicites au Sahel, notamment les trafics de drogue, sont régulièrement analysés à travers un prisme sécuritaire. Le présent article, basé sur un terrain de recherche au Mali et au Niger entre 2016 et 2017, adopte une approche critique, explicitant les enjeux associés aux « données » et aux récits collectés sur les trafics de drogue et soulignant ce qu’ils révèlent ou laissent parfois supposer dans le contexte d’une économie politique régionale en transformation. Ayant eu principalement accès à des élites touarègues, l’auteur présente leurs perceptions et leurs économies morales autour des trafics de drogue. À travers les récits de ces élites, il se penche sur les dynamiques de pouvoir et les potentiels effets provoqués par l’économie de la drogue au sein des communautés touarègues au Mali et au Niger. L’article analyse plus spécifiquement les préoccupations des élites par rapport aux trafics de drogue, à l’instar de l’évolution des liens matrimoniaux, de l’avènement de nouvelles notabilités, de la perte de contrôle sur la « jeunesse » et de l’affaiblissement de certaines réalités statutaires.
Sammy, l’enfant dictateur II. Les dictées
Authors: Lenormand Marie
Published: October 2021

Dans Un cas de psychose infantile conjointement publié en 1960 par Joyce McDougall et Serge Lebovici, Sammy, petit Américain de 10 ans, exige de son analyste qu’elle se contente d’écrire les histoires rocambolesques qu’il lui dicte et se met en rage dès que cette dernière tente de se soustraire à ses injonctions ou de prendre la parole. Il commente ainsi son attitude : « parce que je dicte, je suis votre dictateur ». Variante de « l’enfant tyran », Sammy s’auto-définit donc, dans la cure, comme « enfant dictateur » au double sens de celui qui exerce son pouvoir sans mesure et qui « fait écrire ». Si aucune loi ne limite le pouvoir d’un dictateur, celui de Sammy échappe-t-il pour autant à toute détermination ? Qu’entendre de la logique de cette dictée-dictature, subjectivement pour l’enfant, et dans le décours de la cure ? Ce second article s’attachera à mettre en lumière la logique des dictées de Sammy et la manière dont McDougall s’est située dans la « dict é ture » de l’enfant.
Les larmes de Midas . À propos de Les larmes amères de Petra von Kant de R.W. Fassibinder
Authors: Morel Geneviève
Published: October 2021

Analyse des rapports de pouvoir, de savoir et d’argent dans Les larmes amères de Petra Von Kant de Fassbinder (1972). Naissance de l’amour seulement à partir de la perte. L’importance du tableau de Poussin, Midas et Bacchus (1629), en arrière-plan dans le film, est interprétée avec le concept du regard (Lacan), incarné ici par un personnage quasi-muet, Marlene.
Quand la mise en sécurité du patrimoine religieux devient un atout
Authors: Gasiglia Bertrand
Published: October 2021

La mise en sécurité du patrimoine religieux constitue une obligation pour les communes qui doivent exercer leurs responsabilités de propriétaires depuis le début du XX e  siècle. Mais loin d’être seulement une contrainte, cette obligation peut constituer un argument politique et de valorisation du territoire. C’est ce que nous verrons dans ce texte avec le rôle que joue le Conseil départemental des Alpes-Maritimes dans un territoire singulier.
Effect of Hypnotism on the Severity of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Quality of Life in Individuals With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Authors: Mohebbi Zinat , Firoozabadi Ali , Naini Mahvash Alizade , Sharif Farkhondeh , Keshtkaran Zahra , Heydari Naval
Published: October 2021

The current study aimed to determine the effects of hypnotism on the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This trial study was conducted on 100 people with IBS in Shiraz, Iran. Hypnotism of participants was performed in 1-hour sessions for the intervention group at Weeks 4 and 6. A demographic characteristic questionnaire, Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale, and IBS Quality of Life Index were used for data collection. The severity of gastrointestinal symptoms of participants in the intervention group significantly improved at 6 and 15 weeks after hypnotherapy. These individuals also had a significantly better quality of life after 15 weeks of hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy may be beneficial in reducing gastrointestinal symptoms and improving quality of life in individuals with IBS. Combining this method with medicinal treatments could be effective for patients and health systems. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60
(5), 55–62.]
Trauma and Compassionate Blame
Authors: LaGuardia-LoBianco Alycia W.
Published: October 2021

The impact on me of realizing that our histories as agents are webs in which all that is a product of our wills is supported by things that are not is an ethical impact. It moves me towards humility and mercy, virtues that acknowledge the unfairness of life but also presuppose a morally structured context of interaction. —Claudia Card, The Unnatural Lottery
Chisholm’s Paradox Revisited: Puzzles regarding Contrary-to-Duty Obligations and a Dynamic Solution
Authors: Won Yuna
Published: October 2021

A contrary-to-duty obligation (CTD obligation) is a type of conditional obligation that tells us what to do when a primary duty is violated. Chisholm’s Paradox is one of the most famous deontic puzzles about CTD obligations. It is widely believed that Chisholm’s Paradox does not arise for ordering semantics, today’s orthodox semantics for modals and conditionals. In this paper, I propose a new puzzle, the CTD Trilemma, to show that ordering semantics still has difficulties in adequately representing natural reasoning with CTD obligations. I argue that to solve the CTD Trilemma a formal account must attend to two different functions played by ought-statements in our normative reasoning and discourse: ought-statements as normative rules and normative judgments. To formally capture this distinction I develop a new dynamic account of ought-statements and normative reasoning inspired by Frank Veltman’s update semantics for default reasoning. Finally, I show how my update semantics for normative reasoning provides a simple and elegant solution to the CTD Trilemma and explains seemingly inconsistent data about inferences using ought-statements in normative reasoning.
Testimonial Injustice and Mutual Recognition
Authors: Crawford Lindsay
Published: October 2021

Much of the recent work on the nature of testimonial injustice holds that a hearer who fails to accord sufficient credibility to a speaker’s testimony, owing to identity prejudice, can thereby wrong that speaker. What is it to wrong someone in this way? This paper offers an account of the wrong at the heart of testimonial injustice that locates it in a failure of interpersonal justifiability. On the account I develop, one that draws directly from T. M. Scanlon’s moral contractualist framework, a hearer who fails to accord sufficient credibility to a speaker, owing to identity prejudice, cannot justify his response to that speaker, insofar as the speaker can reasonably reject principles that would permit the hearer to prejudicially discount the speaker’s testimony. I argue that my account can better illuminate the idea, shared among many philosophers, that testimonial injustice centrally involves some kind of failure, on the hearer’s part, to appropriately recognize the speaker. In contractualist terms, this consists in a failure of mutual recognition—a failure to acknowledge the speaker as having standing to co-determine the terms on which the hearer and speaker, as epistemic agents, are to engage with each other in testimonial exchanges.
De logica’s achter de terugkeer van de microbrouwerij in Brussel
Authors: Delperdange Pauline
Published: October 2021

Cas emblématique du redéploiement d’activités artisanales, la microbrasserie fait l’objet d’une résurgence notable à Bruxelles. Notre article vise à rendre compte de ce retour d’activités productives en ville, en répondant aux questions : par qui, comment, et où est produite la bière bruxelloise ? Il s’agit d’abord d’identifier les dynamiques de localisation de l’activité, passée et actuelle, dans l’espace urbain et l’hinterland économique de la région. Puis, à partir de l’analyse d’entretiens menés auprès d’une quinzaine de brasseurs, de rendre compte de l’hétérogénéité constituante du monde bruxellois de la microbrasserie, à travers l’identification de logiques entrepreneuriales plurielles qui impliquent une diversité de conceptions de la production urbaine et de modes de rapport à l’espace.
The logic behind the resurgence of microbreweries in Brussels
Authors: Delperdange Pauline
Published: October 2021

Cas emblématique du redéploiement d’activités artisanales, la microbrasserie fait l’objet d’une résurgence notable à Bruxelles. Notre article vise à rendre compte de ce retour d’activités productives en ville, en répondant aux questions : par qui, comment, et où est produite la bière bruxelloise ? Il s’agit d’abord d’identifier les dynamiques de localisation de l’activité, passée et actuelle, dans l’espace urbain et l’hinterland économique de la région. Puis, à partir de l’analyse d’entretiens menés auprès d’une quinzaine de brasseurs, de rendre compte de l’hétérogénéité constituante du monde bruxellois de la microbrasserie, à travers l’identification de logiques entrepreneuriales plurielles qui impliquent une diversité de conceptions de la production urbaine et de modes de rapport à l’espace.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCKING
Authors: Barros José D'Assunção
Published: October 2021

poema para a 'Seção Livre'
Overview of Big Data and Its Visualization
Authors: Segall Richard S. , Niu Gao
Published: October 2021

Big Data is data sets that are so voluminous and complex that traditional data processing application software are inadequate to deal with them. This chapter discusses what Big Data is and its characteristics, and how this information revolution of Big Data is transforming our lives and the new technology and methodologies that have been developed to process data of these huge dimensionalities. This chapter discusses the components of the Big Data stack interface, categories of Big Data analytics software and platforms, descriptions of the top 20 Big Data analytics software. Big Data visualization techniques are discussed with real data from fatality analysis reporting system (FARS) managed by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the United States Department of Transportation. Big Data web-based visualization software are discussed that are both JavaScript-based and user-interface-based. This chapter also discusses the challenges and opportunities of using Big Data and presents a flow diagram of the 30 chapters within this handbook.
What Is Open Source Software (OSS) and What Is Big Data?
Authors: Segall Richard S.
Published: October 2021

This chapter discusses what Open Source Software is and its relationship to Big Data and how it differs from other types of software and its software development cycle. Open source software (OSS) is a type of computer software in which source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Big Data are data sets that are so voluminous and complex that traditional data processing application software are inadequate to deal with them. Big data can be discrete or a continuous stream data and is accessible using many types of computing devices ranging from supercomputers and personal workstations to mobile devices and tablets. It is discussed how fog computing can be performed with cloud computing for visualization of Big Data. This chapter also presents a summary of additional web-based Big Data visualization software.
Remote Patient Monitoring for Healthcare
Authors: Stranieri Andrew , Balasubramanian Venki
Published: October 2021

Remote patient monitoring involves the collection of data from wearable sensors that typically requires analysis in real time. The real-time analysis of data streaming continuously to a server challenges data mining algorithms that have mostly been developed for static data residing in central repositories. Remote patient monitoring also generates huge data sets that present storage and management problems. Although virtual records of every health event throughout an individual's lifespan known as the electronic health record are rapidly emerging, few electronic records accommodate data from continuous remote patient monitoring. These factors combine to make data analytics with continuous patient data very challenging. In this chapter, benefits for data analytics inherent in the use of standards for clinical concepts for remote patient monitoring is presented. The openEHR standard that describes the way in which concepts are used in clinical practice is well suited to be adopted as the standard required to record meta-data about remote monitoring. The claim is advanced that this is likely to facilitate meaningful real time analyses with big remote patient monitoring data. The point is made by drawing on a case study involving the transmission of patient vital sign data collected from wearable sensors in an Indian hospital.
An Article on Big Data Analytics in Healthcare Applications and Challenges
Authors: Undavia Jaimin Navinchandra , Patel Atul Manubhai
Published: October 2021

The technological advancement has also opened up various ways to collect data through automatic mechanisms. One installed mechanism collects a huge amount of data without any further maintenance or human interventions. The health industry has been confronted by the need to manage the big data being produced by various sources, which are well known for producing high volumes of heterogeneous data. A high level of sophistication has been incorporated in almost all the industry, and healthcare is also one of them. The article explores the existence of a huge amount of data in the healthcare industry, and the data generated in the healthcare industry is neither homogeneous nor simple. Then the various sources and objectives of data are highlighted and discussed. As data come from various sources, they must be versatile in nature in all aspects. So, rightly and meaningfully, big data analytics has penetrated the healthcare industry, and its impact is highlighted.
The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis of Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
Authors: Wang Chaojie
Published: October 2021

Improving the performance and reducing the cost of healthcare have been a great concern and a huge challenge for healthcare organizations and governments at every level in the US. Measures taken have included laws, regulations, policies, and initiatives that aim to improve quality of care, reduce costs of care, and increase access to care. Central to these measures is the meaningful and effective use of Big Data analytics. To reap the benefits of big data analytics and align expectations with results, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers must have a clear understanding of the unique circumstances of healthcare including the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) associated with the use of this emerging technology. Through descriptive SWOT analysis, this article helps healthcare stakeholders gain awareness of both success factors and issues, pitfalls, and barriers in the adoption of big data analytics in healthcare.
Sustainable Development Goals and Their Implication on Economic Growth
Authors: Katundu Mangasini Atanasi
Published: October 2021

The MDGs have been criticised for being too narrow and leaving out many people and their needs, like mental health. Likewise, not all MDGs were implemented successfully in all countries. Some countries implemented one or two MDGs of their choice and left others untouched, others partially implemented all MDGs. It was on this basis that the UN member states met in Rio to frame the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, in order for the SDGs to address systemic challenges across economic, social, and ecological dimensions of sustainable development they require appropriate institutional support to effectively integrate them into institutions and practices, to coordinate activities, and to mobilize resources for implementation. Rising income inequality negatively impacts economic growth and is threatening sustainable development of East African Community (EAC) member states. Since, the SDGs are many, it is recommended that, East African Member states should adopt a targeted approach in implementing the SDGs and focus on the smallholder farming sector.
Sustainability in Information and Communication Technologies
Authors: Silveira Clara , Reis Leonilde
Published: October 2021

Information and communication technologies (ICT) can provide added value in an organizational context in order to enhance the definition of business support strategies. The purpose of the chapter is to focus on the contribution of ICT to implement a sustainability policy in the organizations, in the context of the sustainable development goals to improve cooperation and promote development. In this context, the principles of the Karlskrona Manifesto are applied to the development of software systems. The methodology focused on the literature review of the domain and on a case study, in order to analyze the impact of ICT as an engine of sustainability in organizations. The main conclusions focus on the analysis of the impact of established practices in organizations to design and develop sustainable software systems. The results point to a greater consciousness of the potential effects of software systems on sustainability, which will improve management practices, reducing the quantity of material to be recycled, and aligning organizational strategies with Green IT.
Improving Climate Change Resilience in Global South Cities Through South-South Climate Finance
Authors: Chirambo Dumisani
Published: October 2021

Climate change is likely to exacerbate inequality and poverty in Global South cities despite the presence of international agreements and conventions to enhance sustainable development such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, replicating Global North development models in the Global South might not be sufficient to address the climate change and development aspirations in the context of Asia; hence, Global North innovation capabilities might not be sufficient to address Global South climate change challenges. This paper provides an inductive analysis of the innovations and policies that could facilitate improved climate change mitigation and adaptation in the context of developing Asian cities. The paper concludes that innovative climate change policies should utilise emerging climate finance mechanisms such as South-South climate finance modalities to promote community science/citizen science and social innovation rather than building hard infrastructure as this could improve the governance and distribution of resources in cities.
The Role of Information Institutions in Promoting Information Literacy and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in the Post-Truth Era
Authors: Svärd Proscovia
Published: October 2021

The right to access government information has been a key element of sustainable development since the 1992 Rio Declaration. It is further recognized in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Therefore, governments are through open government initiatives making information available to the citizens. This is based on a supposition that everyone is information literate and yet this is not the case. Information literacy is defined as the ability to be able to act on the information that is provided to us citizens. Being able to locate, evaluate, and ethically use information is an ability that is crucial to the citizens' participation in society. It requires individuals to be in possession of a set of skills that can enable them to recognize when information is needed to be able to locate, evaluate, and use it effectively. Information institutions have been the gateways to knowledge, and hence, their resources and services have been crucial to the development of information literate, creative, and innovative societies. This study sought to establish how the information institutions in Sweden were promoting information literacy in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal 16 amidst the post-truth era. The author has applied a qualitative research methodology where interviews have been used as a data collecting technique.
Malware Analysis Using Classification and Clustering Algorithms
Authors: Balaji K. M.  , Subbulakshmi T.
Published: October 2021

Malware analysis and detection are important tasks to be accomplished as malware is getting more and more arduous at every instance. The threats and problems posed by the public around the globe are also rapidly increasing. Detection of zero-day attacks and polymorphic viruses is also a challenging task to be done. The increasing threats and problems lead to the need for detection techniques which lead to the well-known and the most common approach called as machine learning. The purpose of this survey is to formulate the most effective feature extraction and classification ways that sums up the most effective methods (which includes algorithms) with maximum accuracy and also to effectively understand the clustering properties of the malware datasets by considering appropriate algorithms. This work also provides an overview on information about malwares used. The experimental results of the proposed model clearly showed that the KNN classifier as the most accurate with 0.962355 accuracy.
A Business Model Feasibility Evaluation Method for Enterprise Collaborative Business Innovation
Authors: Chen Tsung-Yi
Published: October 2021

In innovative eras, business models (BMs) are the key factor driving business success. However, implementing innovative BMs is time-consuming and high-risk. Therefore, conducting BM feasibility evaluations after their initial design is important, but some unsolved problems remain in the assessment of the feasibility of BMs. Deciding whether to implement innovative BMs is difficult for all enterprises. The business model canvas (BMC) methodology has been widely adopted by enterprises that are designing innovative BMs. This study proposes a BMC-based feasibility evaluation method geared towards SMEs or new entrepreneurs. The study verifies the proposed method by designing BMs for a non-profit organization and an innovative coffee shop. The rationality of each dimension of the two BMs is calculated to generate a radar chart, and based on the results, advantages and disadvantages are discussed. The proposed method can be used to guide designers of innovative for-profit and non-profit BMs in evaluating feasibility and identifying strengths and weaknesses in each BM block.
Analysis of Information About Medicines Available on Facebook
Authors: Mukherjee Samrat Kumar , Kumar Jitendra Kumar , Pareek Sushil Kumar , Jha Ajeya K.
Published: October 2021

There are many anxieties have been shown and perceived by the experts for SMP of medicines. This procedure of DTCA can be reciprocated, and one of the reason is the platform is uncontrolled; the advantages of the medicines could be exaggerated compared to the disadvantages. Also, patients can share their own experience of using medicine on social networking sites. There is a high probability for the patients to be exposed to ambiguous, contradicting, and confusing information about medicines on social media. Our focal point is to inspect how drug pages in social media influencing the overall population or web-based media clients. We tried to investigate the data available on Facebook pages of popular drugs. Many social media users often go through the content posted on social networking sites. Patients and their family members are likely to be exposed to drug product claims while looking for information about medicines of a specific disease on social media.
AI-Powered “Voice Recognition Avatar”
Authors: Butt Asad Hassan , Ahmad Hassan , Shafique Muhammad Noman
Published: October 2021

Consumers like to try innovative technologies when they perceive them to be approachable, convenient, and entertaining. The purpose of this study was to explore the adoption of AI voice recognition avatar in the gameplay. This study's interesting insights show us that gamers are keen and interested in voice recognition technology. The study augments value to TAM theories, perceived value theory, and the flow theory with localization's moderating role. The 218 respondents from China provided useful insights. In China, gaming is a vast industry, and such gaming options can attract current and new gamers. Thus, AI can benefit gamers in this regard and give them the freedom to interact with their avatar through the power of voice recognition.
Prediction System-Based Community Partition for Tuberculosis Outbreak Spread
Authors: Younsi Fatima-Zohra , Hamdadou Djamila
Published: October 2021

In this work, our goal is to design and investigate a new simulation system based on detection communities for control and prediction of TB outbreak. The latter is mainly based on four subsystems, namely: Susceptible-Infected-Removed (SIR) system, detection community system, visualization system and prediction system. The SIR including reservoir within Small World (SW) network system is applied to take better advantage of its modeling property and understanding epidemic spread. In order to characterize the influence of communities’ structure, we use Louvain method to identify communities in human complex network. Then, we propose a predictive approach for identifying the hottest outbreak communities based on communities’ detection, as well as mapping areas at risk. Current results show the performance of the proposed system and the important role of detection communities in the process of epidemic spreading and prediction.
Harmonizing Natural and Built Environments
Authors: Das Kanu Kumar , Islam Rezuana , Ghosh Mainak
Published: October 2021

At the moment urban agglomeration sees how cities grow and expand within a shorter period by overlooking the existence of natural eco-system. Natural and built components of the urban environment are the main focal point for sustainable development strategies of a city. Unfortunately, economic pressure being the major driving force of our cities development always cater for high dry-land considering wet areas like a wetland, canals, khals, lowlands, water reservoir etc. as backward and primitive. Wetland and water-related resources all over the world are given less priority which is acute in urban areas and Bangladesh is not an exception. Water and water-related resources are not maintained properly resulting continuous deterioration of wetlands and water bodies. Considering Ananya R/A, Chittagong, a developing residential area on wetland, as study site this paper aims at acknowledging some ideologies of development in a wetland which will contribute to enriching the natural environment of the area by introducing chemistry of land-water-ecology.
Gender Roles and Utilization of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Management of Forest Biodiversity
Authors: Kurebwa Jeffrey
Published: October 2021

This study was aimed at assessing the gender roles and utilization of indigenous knowledge in the management of forest biodiversity in Zimbabwe. The study also sought to find out the known indigenous knowledge systems utilized by men and women in the management of the forest biodiversity, the roles played by both men and women in the management of the forest biodiversity and the challenges faced by men and women in the management of the forest biodiversity. Qualitative methodology was utilized while a case study research design of Madondo communal lands was utilized. Data was collected using key informant interviews and semi-structured interviews. The study findings indicate that the potential of utilizing indigenous knowledge for conservation of the forest biodiversity is enormous but the sustainability of this knowledge is seriously threatened. The study concludes that both men and women play a central role in the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and that there is need to integrate the gender roles into strategies for sustainable biodiversity management.
Impact of Macroeconomic Determinants on Economic Growth in the Western Balkans, 2000-2017
Authors: Alla Viola , Hysa Eglantina , Çela Arjona
Published: October 2021

This study aims to investigate some of the main macroeconomic determinants that have influenced the economic growth in 6 Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). Data are taken for 18 years (2000-2017) from the World Bank database. Determinants included are inflation, foreign direct investment, interest rate, unemployment (percentage of the total labor force) and government spending (as a percentage of GDP). In the early 2000s, the region experienced rapid growth and faced many economic challenges but it still suffers from weak institutional reforms that prevent the region to reach high living standards of European countries. Because of previous studies by different authors, it is obvious that FDI is positively and significantly correlated with economic growth while in the other hand most of the studies found a negative but significant relationship between inflation, unemployment and government spending with GDP. As the results from VAR model indicate, macroeconomic determinants affects in different ways economic growth.
Prospects of Agriculture as a Lifelong Livelihood Option for Young Indian Rural Population
Authors: Anjana Anjana , Mukerji Siran , Tripathi Purnendu
Published: October 2021

There is a huge untapped reservoir of employment opportunities in agriculture which requires cultivating the young generation of farmers, food entrepreneurs, etc. Due to agricultural innovations made at the global and national level, the young population can leverage technology, leading to increase in productivity, efficiency and output and addressing the issue of food security. For promoting employment for youths in agriculture and making farming a remunerative economic activity, initiatives have been taken by FAO and by Government of India. The present study focuses on demographic profile of the youth, explores agriculture as an economically viable livelihood option for the youth and highlights the Indian Government policy measures and technological interventions for making agriculture an attractive employment option; discusses the initiatives taken by FAO for promotion of employment in agriculture and finally paper concludes by examining the role of rural youth in addressing the challenge of food security at the national level.
Is It Possible to Converge to Sustainable Strategies of Efficient Drinking Water Management in Tunisia?
Authors: Ali Bouchrika , Issaoui Fakhri , Chokri Terzi
Published: October 2021

This paper studies the behaviour of the Tunisian consumer face their consumption of drinking water. The application of the contingent valuation method (CVM) from a statistical survey allows us not only to analyse the function of the demand for the drinkable water but also to determine the willingness to pay (WTP) of households. The creation of a hypothetical market enables us to carry out a program of improvement in the quality of the potable water and to ensure the follow-up of a sustainable management of the resource. The variation in the WTP is mainly due to the introduction of the variables that are related to the characteristics of the property and the socio-economic characteristics of the households. The results show that the household's WTP varies according to the nature of the physical quality of water and also to other variables such as income, housing occupancy, and the educational level of the respondents.
Technological Cooperation for Sustainable Innovation and Competitiveness in the Biological Control of Pests
Authors: Philippi Daniela Althoff , Maccari Emerson Antonio , Storopoli José Eduardo
Published: October 2021

The paper investigates the case of a Brazilian enterprise that, after introducing sustainable innovation for the biological control of pests in soybean and sugarcane crops, has been recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies. Therefore, it attempts to demystify the belief that sustainability is contrary to competitiveness; therefore, the objective was to verify the relationship between sustainable innovation and competitiveness based on a case study. The data were collected with interviews and bibliographical and documental research. It was observed that environmental, economic and social benefits attained with the main innovations developed by the enterprise as compared to traditional methods (chemical pesticides) in pest control are linked strategically to its competitiveness. Cooperation between the industry and universities reinforces the development of sustainable innovations in addition to increasing business competitiveness.
Overcoming Water Scarcity With Dynamic Water Flow Rate Control (DWFRC)
Authors: Feukeu Etienne Alain , Snyman Lucas L. , Twinomurinzi Hossana
Published: October 2021

South Africa (SA) being a high water stressed country, the demand is expected to grow by 17% in 2030. Beside these problems, over 37% of water in the urban piped system leaks out or is used illegally. This compounded effect pose as a serious threat to the future of the SA country as a whole. In view to partly mitigate to this alarming consternation, this work presents a Dynamic Water Flow Rate Control (DWFRC) model which could be used to alleviate the water scarcity problem faced by the world. Using SA context and standards, an investigation is first performed to understand the current water reticulation system. Thereafter, the excessive pressure problem is identified and a DWFRC solution model is provided. The model is implemented in MATLAB and simulation result demonstrated the ability of the model to conquer excessive water pressure at all time thereby ensuring long lasting water reticulation system. Not only will the this work helps fight water scarcity and combat non-revenue water problem, it will additionally help achieve efficient use of water management and storage.