bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Control of the Surrounding Rock of a Goaf-Side Entry Driving Heading Mining Face
Authors: Yu Yang , Bai Jianbiao , Wang Xiangyu , Zhang Lianying
Published: April 2020

Different from the traditional goaf-side entry in the mining face, a goaf-side entry driving heading mining face can greatly alleviate the problem of mining and excavation replacement tension under the high-intensity mining condition of a single-wing mine, withstanding the whole process of the fracture, rotation, and sinking of key blocks in the overlying rock layer, which is extremely difficult to maintain. Taking the roadway layout in a single-wing mining face of a coal mine in Neimenggu, China as the research background, first, the stress environment and structural stability characteristics of a goaf-side entry driving heading mining face is qualitatively analyzed with the theoretical analysis method according to five different stages. Secondly, the distribution and evolution law of stress and displacement with a goaf-side entry driving heading mining face are systematically studied during the whole process of advanced mining, excavation, and mining with the numerical simulation method, and the reasonable width of the section of the coal pillar is determined to be 6.0 m. Finally, the deformation laws of a goaf-side entry driving heading mining face are revealed with the field survey method: (1) the stage of advanced mining—the function relation between the distance of the excavation and mining face and roadway displacement is approximately the logistic function; (2) the stage of goaf-side entry driving—the function relation between roadway displacement and the driving distance basically forms the exponential function. Based on the above research, the dynamic segmentation control principle of “high-resistance support, dynamic monitoring, sectional control, consolidation coal sides, and stable roof control” and the dynamic segmentation control technology of “section combined strong support of anchor, net, cable, and beam, narrow coal pillar grouting and reinforcement in key periods, strengthening support of the roof with a single pillar π steel beam”, and industrial tests are carried out on site. The monitoring results of the underground pressure show that the deformation failure of the goaf-side entry driving heading mining face is effectively controlled with the control principle and technology, the difficult problem of mining and excavation replacement tension is alleviated with the single-wing mine, and the useful reference and reference for the engineering practice under similar conditions are provided.
Disclosing and Reporting Practice Errors by Nurses in Residential Long-Term Care Settings: A Systematic Review
Authors: Vaismoradi Mojtaba , Vizcaya-Moreno Flores , Jordan Sue , Gåre Kymre Ingjerd , Kangasniemi Mari
Published: April 2020

Patient safety is crucial for the sustainability of the healthcare system. However, this may be jeopardized by the high prevalence of practice errors, particularly in residential long-term care. Development of improvement initiatives depends on full reporting and disclosure of practice errors. This systematic review aimed to understand factors that influence disclosing and reporting practice errors by nurses in residential long-term care settings. A systematic review using an integrative design was conducted. Electronic databases including PubMed (including Medline), Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, and Nordic and Spanish databases were searched using keywords relating to reporting and disclosing practice errors by nurses in residential long-term care facilities to retrieve articles published between 2010 and 2019. The search identified five articles, including a survey, a prospective cohort, one mixed-methods and two qualitative studies. The review findings were presented under the categories of the theoretical domains of Vincent’s framework for analyzing risk and safety in clinical practice: ‘patient’, ‘healthcare provider’, ‘task’, ‘work environment’, and ‘organisation & management’. The review findings highlighted the roles of older people and their families, nurses’ individual responsibilities, knowledge and collaboration, workplace atmosphere, and support by nurse leaders for reporting and disclosing practice errors, which had implications for improving the quality of healthcare services in residential long-term care settings.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Employees’ Negative Behaviors under Abusive Supervision: A Multilevel Insight
Authors: Mahmood Faisal , Qadeer Faisal , Abbas Zaheer , Muhammadi  , Hussain Iqtidar , Saleem Maria , Hussain Akhlaq , Aman Jaffar
Published: April 2020

This study attempts to advance the current research debate on corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the micro-level by empirically examining the effect of perceived CSR on employee behaviors such as turnover intention and workplace deviance with the mediation mechanism of organizational identification. The boundary condition of group-level abusive supervision also enhances the novelty of this research. Social identity theory is used for hypotheses development. Multilevel data is collected from 410 middle managers working in thirteen commercial banks in Pakistan by conducting three surveys with temporal breaks. Our results suggest that employees’ perceived CSR is statistically and inversely related to their turnover intention and deviant behavior, along with the mediation mechanism of organizational identification. Further, this relationship is weakened with the moderation of abusive supervision. Specifically, our findings indicate that employees’ positive CSR perceptions minimize their undesired workplace behaviors through the mediation of organizational identification. But this effect becomes less effective with the contingency of abusive supervision. Our results reveal several means by which organizations can manage their CSR initiatives and human resources, for instance by concentrating on abusive supervision while evaluating their employees’ behavior.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Safety: Evidence from Korea
Authors: Koo Ja Eun , Ki Eun Sun
Published: April 2020

Employees are an integral part of a company’s sustainable growth and they expect a safe working environment. Therefore, analyzing the factors that affect employee safety is important. In this context, we analyze the effect of corporate social responsibility investment on employee safety. Using Korean listed company data from 2012 to 2014, we regress corporate social responsibility scores on workplace injuries. The Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression results show that higher corporate social responsibility scores are associated with fewer working days lost owing to workplace injuries. Moreover, while workplace injuries have a clear negative effect on firm value, corporate social responsibility activity significantly reduces this negative effect. Our findings imply that investment in corporate social responsibility can improve workplace safety and contribute to a company’s sustainable growth.
Physico-Chemical Aspects and Complete Bacterial Community Composition Analysis of Wasp Nests
Authors: Fang Chaolin , Achal Varenyam
Published: April 2020

Wasps are a group of social insects that build a house, known as a nest, from locally available building materials cemented by their saliva and secretions. Similar to termite nests, there could be many beneficiary bacteria present in their house that can play an important part in maintaining sustainability in soil ecosystems. Thus, the present study was initiated with a physico-chemical characterization of wasp nests collected from residential and forest zones, followed by unconfined compressive strength (UCS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis to identify major associated minerals. Further, MiSeq Illumina sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene (V3–V4 regions) was carried out to analyze complete bacterial community composition of wasp nests. The resulting data showed a dominance of Actinobacteria followed by Proteobacteria in both nests. Kaistobacter and Phycicoccus were the dominant genera in each type of wasp nest. It was concluded that wasp nests are an abundant source to isolate bacteria that can potentially be helpful in soil biogeochemical cycling and fertility, antibiotics production and bioremediation.
A Study on Dynamic Patterns of Technology Convergence with IPC Co-Occurrence-Based Analysis: The Case of 3D Printing
Authors: Tang Ying , Lou Xuming , Chen Zifeng , Zhang Chengjin
Published: April 2020

Technology convergence has become a typical characteristic of innovation, which affects the evolution of industrial structures and the core competitiveness of organizations. However, the existing research has mainly focused on the development of core areas of convergence, ignoring the potential breakthroughs that emerging peripheral convergence may bring. Therefore, this research put forward a comprehensive methodology based on IPC (International Patent Classification) co-occurrence analysis to study the dynamic patterns of technology convergence from the perspectives of reinforcing convergence and novel convergence. For the former, convergence trends in each period were explored by using association rules, and the convergence degree was measured based on the number of patents containing different IPC codes. Then, the corresponding core technical fields were identified by using information entropy. For the latter, a community detection algorithm based on IPC co-occurrence network was adopted to investigate the convergence trend by period, and important technology fields were identified by the centrality indicators. The methodology proposed in this study is beneficial for firms to seize technological opportunities in technology convergence.
Socially Active Aging and Self-Reported Health: Building a Sustainable Solidarity Ecosystem
Authors: Gil-Lacruz Ana , Gil-Lacruz Marta , Saz-Gil María Isabel
Published: April 2020

Senior volunteering is associated with improved welfare, in addition to contributing to social development. Thus, the involvement of seniors in non-profit organizations (NPO), the third sector, or the social economy is encouraged by European national governments. At the organizational level, the situation for older volunteers in the third sector has improved in recent years, mainly due to European legal regulations. Despite a certain degree of homogenization across European countries, significant national differences persist in the adoption and promotion of volunteering. The present study examines the link between self-reported health and participation in volunteering activities among European seniors, stratified by sex and generation (the Silent Generation and the Baby Boomer Generation). We focus our analysis on seniors living in Germany, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and Ukraine. Analyses were conducted using empirical micro data from the World Values Survey (WVS; 1994/98, 2005/09 and 2010/14). Our results demonstrate the positive impact of volunteering on health status among the elderly, although we observed marked differences in the associated benefits between sexes, generational cohorts, and countries. Public policies should be developed with this important source of social capital in mind, but should also seek to address existing inequity.
BIM-Based End-of-Lifecycle Decision Making and Digital Deconstruction: Literature Review
Authors: Akbarieh Arghavan , Jayasinghe Laddu Bhagya , Waldmann Danièle , Teferle Felix Norman
Published: April 2020

This article is the second part of a two-part study, which explored the extent to which Building Information Modelling (BIM) is used for End-of-Lifecycle (EoL) scenario selection to minimise the Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW). The conventional literature review presented here is based on the conceptual landscape that was obtained from the bibliometric and scientometric analysis in the first part of the study. Seven main academic research directions concerning the BIM-based EoL domain were found, including social and cultural factors, BIM-based Design for Deconstruction (DfD), BIM-based deconstruction, BIM-based EoL within LCA, BIM-aided waste management, Material and Component Banks (M/C Banks), off-site construction, interoperability and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). The analysis highlights research gaps in the path of raw materials to reusable materials, i.e., from the deconstruction to M/C banks to DfD-based designs and then again to deconstruction. BIM-based EoL is suffering from a lack of a global framework. The existing solutions are based on local waste management policies and case-specific sustainability criteria selection. Another drawback of these ad hoc but well-developed BIM-based EoL prototypes is their use of specific proprietary BIM tools to support their framework. This disconnection between BIM tools and EoL tools is reportedly hindering the BIM-based EoL, while no IFC classes support the EoL phase information exchange.
Parental Socialization, Social Anxiety, and School Victimization: A Mediation Model
Authors: León-Moreno Celeste , Callejas-Jerónimo Juan Evaristo , Suarez-Relinque Cristian , Musitu-Ferrer Daniel , Musitu-Ochoa Gonzalo
Published: April 2020

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between parenting dimensions (involvement/acceptance vs. strictness/imposition) and school victimization, considering the possible mediating role of social anxiety. The sample comprised 887 adolescents (52.3% girls) aged between 12 and 16 (M = 13.84 and SD = 1.22) enrolled at three compulsory secondary education ("ESO" or "Educación Secundaria Obligatoria" in Spanish) schools located in the provinces of Valencia, Teruel and Seville (Spain). A structural equations model was developed using the Mplus 7.4 program. The results obtained indicate that social anxiety mediates the relationship between parenting dimensions (involvement/acceptance vs. strictness/imposition) and school victimization. Finally, the results and their potential theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
A General Overview of the Risk-Reduction Strategies for Floods and Droughts
Authors: Yang Tsun-Hua , Liu Wen-Cheng
Published: April 2020

Water is a limited resource but essential to sustaining life and supporting economic development. Only 2.5% of all the water on Earth is freshwater and can be used to meet basic human needs such as a clean supply of water for drinking, cooking, and bathing. Water scarcity is the result of an imbalance between supply and demand. Efficient water resource management is definitely of interest to research and is a practical topic. At the same time, water-related disasters such as floods and droughts cause the loss of life and property. Disasters increase the difficulty of effective water resource management. An increase in climate extremes can also increase the risk of floods and droughts. This overview covers 150 peer-reviewed journal publications from the last twenty years focusing on risk-reduction strategies for floods and droughts. First, a definition and classification of flood and drought was introduced. Second, studies and techniques associated with risk reduction were grouped into three themes and discussed: prediction and warning; monitoring; and impact assessment, response, and management. As a result, many studies were solely focused on, and achieve excellence in, their own themes. Special attention was needed to find in these studies what can convert the adverse impacts such as flood water to positive outcomes such as drought relief. Multidisciplinary cooperation is necessary to achieve sustainability and to adapt to climate change. Finally, advanced techniques such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) were foreseen to have a tremendous impact on future disaster risk reduction.
Impact of Embedded Global Value Chain on Technical Complexity of Industry Export—An Empirical Study Based on China’s Equipment Manufacturing Industry Panel
Authors: Li Yan , Zhang Haiyan , Liu Yihui , Huang Qingbo
Published: April 2020

This study uses the World Input–Output Database (WIOD) to construct an export technical complexity index based on the effective elimination of imported foreign technology. The panel data of China’s equipment manufacturing industry from 2000 to 2014 are used as a sample, and the instrumental variable method is used to test the impact of the embedded global value chain on the technical complexity of industry exports. The impacts of different embedding time periods and different embedding methods on the technical complexity of industry exports are also explored with a view to providing reference recommendations to improve the technical complexity of China’s equipment manufacturing exports. The study finds that embedding a global value chain (GVC) can promote the export technical complexity of the equipment manufacturing industry, and with the improvement of domestic openness and industry research and development (R&D) investment conditions, the promotion effect will become increasingly potent. In addition, the backward and forward embedded global value chain (GVC) can promote the export technical complexity of the industry, and the effect of the promotion of backward embedding is even greater.
Moving from Directives toward Audience Empowerment: A Typology of Recycling Communication Strategies of Local Governments
Authors: Lee Donghee , Krieger Janice L.
Published: April 2020

Recent changes in the global economy make it imperative for U.S. recycling programs to reduce contamination, however, little is known about how local municipalities are responding to this need. The implementation of the Chinese National Sword policy banned most U.S. imported solid waste in 2018, but there has been an increased focus on implementing recycling education campaigns. To date, there has been little empirical attention on how these campaigns are being developed and whether they are effective for increasing recycling and reducing contamination. The goal of the current study is to understand how recycling communication campaigns are being developed and implemented at the municipal level. To accomplish this, we conducted in depth-interviews with recycling coordinators, representing 30 counties within a large and diverse state to identifying the current message development and distribution strategies. Counties were selected to ensure the balanced representation of geographical (urban/rural) and recycling participation (low/middle/high). Findings illustrate six distinct types of recycling communication patterns employed in municipal solid waste county governments. We compare and contrast the benefits and challenges associated with communicating about recycling. The implications of these findings for developing a communication training to advance current campaign efforts in the local context are discussed.
Risk Evaluation of “Not-In-My-Back-Yard” Conflict Potential in Facilities Group: A Case Study of Chemical Park in Xuwei New District, China
Authors: Nie Yongyou , Zhao Jinbu , Zhang Yiyi , Zhou Jizhi
Published: April 2020

The social risk of chemical industry park projects attracts much attention, as they are perceived to yield strong environmental risks. This paper systematically evaluates the social risk of Xuwei Chemical Park in China, which was investigated as an example to guide the risk control strategy of conflict in industrial facilities for developing countries. The results show that residents and government departments have a resistance to the risks of the project as a stronger sense of group risk perception (the value is 7 × 10−6) compared with the basic value of 7 × 10−5. By contrast, the low value of group risk perception was evaluated in an enterprise group (7 × 10−4), indicating that the risks of petrochemical projects are often accepted. The expert group’s risk perception regarding petrochemical projects is consistent with the basic value. This is a very interesting finding indicating that the greater the experience, the more the support for petrochemical projects. The knowledge and information from education or experience improve the judgment of the risk of the facility, which increases the individual’s rational assessment comprehension of risk. Moreover, factors that are significantly related to residents’ attitudes are information cognitive factors (trust in information publicity and petrochemical project understanding), and project influencing factors (project planning rationality, quality of life improvement, and economic development satisfaction). Among them, the degree of trust in information disclosure has the highest degree of influence, followed by the level of education, while the satisfaction with economic development has the lowest degree of influence. Therefore, improving the trust of residents in the information disclosure of petrochemical projects should be the core of the government’s risk control policy.
The Impact of Social Networks on the Operating Efficiency of Chinese Technology Business Incubators
Authors: Guan Chenghua , Fan Ye
Published: April 2020

Based on data reflecting 1202 technology business incubators (TBIs) in China from 2016 to 2018, this study measures the operating efficiency of TBIs in China through their use of the data envelopment analysis(DEA) and analyzes the impact of network tie strength, network size, and network centrality on the operating efficiency of TBIs through Tobit, while discussing differences among specific regions. The results demonstrate that the operating efficiency of TBIs in China is increasing. The average operating efficiency of TBIs in the eastern region has increased annually, reaching its highest levels in China in 2018. Moreover, the average operating efficiency of TBIs in the northeastern and western regions is low. Network size and network centrality have a significant positive impact on the overall operating efficiency of the TBI, and network tie strength has an inverted U-shape form of impact. The established time, size, nature, and reputation of TBIs have a significant positive impact on the operating efficiency of the TBI. In the western China, geographical location has a positive correlation with the operating efficiency of the TBI. However, in the northeastern region, the nature of the TBI has a negative correlation with the operating efficiency of the TBI. This is the first use of full sample data to study the operation efficiency of Chinese TBIs from the perspective of social networks.
Assessment of Energy Systems Using Extended Fuzzy AHP, Fuzzy VIKOR, and TOPSIS Approaches to Manage Non-Cooperative Opinions
Authors: Taylan Osman , Alamoudi Rami , Kabli Mohammad , AlJifri Alawi , Ramzi Fares , Herrera-Viedma Enrique
Published: April 2020

Energy systems planning commonly involves the study of supply and demand of power, forecasting the trends of parameters established on economics and technical criteria of models. Numerous measures are needed for the fulfillment of energy system assessment and the investment plans. The higher energy prices which call for diversification of energy systems and managing the resolution of conflicts are the results of high energy demand for growing economies. Due to some challenging problems of fossil fuels, energy production and distribution from alternative sources are getting more attention. This study aimed to reveal the most proper energy systems in Saudi Arabia for investment. Hence, integrated fuzzy AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process), fuzzy VIKOR (Vlse Kriterijumska Optimizacija Kompromisno Resenje) and TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preferences by Similarity to Idle Solution) methodologies were employed to determine the most eligible energy systems for investment. Eight alternative energy systems were assessed against nine criteria—power generation capacity, efficiency, storability, safety, air pollution, being depletable, net present value, enhanced local economic development, and government support. Data were collected using the Delphi method, a team of three decision-makers (DMs) was established in a heterogeneous manner with the addition of nine domain experts to carry out the analysis. The fuzzy AHP approach was used for clarifying the weight of criteria and fuzzy VIKOR and TOPSIS were utilized for ordering the alternative energy systems according to their investment priority. On the other hand, sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the priority of investment for energy systems and comparison of them using the weight of group utility and fuzzy DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) approaches. The results and findings suggested that solar photovoltaic (PV) is the paramount renewable energy system for investment, according to both fuzzy VIKOR and fuzzy TOPSIS approaches. In this context our findings were compared with other works comprehensively.
Perception of Older Adults about Health-Related Functionality of Foods Compared with Other Age Groups
Authors: Szakos Dávid , Ózsvári László , Kasza Gyula
Published: April 2020

The proportion of older adults in the population is significantly growing in the EU, therefore, wellbeing of the older population has become a social challenge. Functional foodstuffs are food products with nutritional composition that may reduce the risk of diet-related diseases or enhance physiological functions. Therefore, they could play an important role in prevention and mitigation of health-related problems, and in promotion of healthy ageing. The aim of this study is to present the impact of age on consumer preferences about functionality of foods, covering attitude aspects, nutrition claims, possible carriers, some particular health problems and expectations about sustainable production. The results are based on a representative quantitative survey. Findings highlight statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences in preferences of older adults compared to other age segments. They generally accept functional foods, especially when functionality is attached to increased vitamin, protein, and fiber content. Older adults also prefer products with lower salt and sugar content, which were less relevant for other age groups. Products of fruit and vegetable origin are distinguished as carriers of functional traits. Compared to other segments, older adults accept products of animal origin (especially milk products) and even breakfast products on a higher level. The paper provides details about particular health issues that could be addressed by functional foods based on actual consumer concerns.
A Methodology for Predicting Aggregate Flight Departure Delays in Airports Based on Supervised Learning
Authors: Ye Bojia , Liu Bo , Tian Yong , Wan Lili
Published: April 2020

This paper proposes a new methodology for predicting aggregate flight departure delays in airports by exploring supervised learning methods. Individual flight data and meteorological information were processed to obtain four types of airport-related aggregate characteristics for prediction modeling. The expected departure delays in airports is selected as the prediction target while four popular supervised learning methods: multiple linear regression, a support vector machine, extremely randomized trees and LightGBM are investigated to improve the predictability and accuracy of the model. The proposed model is trained and validated using operational data from March 2017 to February 2018 for the Nanjing Lukou International Airport in China. The results show that for a 1-h forecast horizon, the LightGBM model provides the best result, giving a 0.8655 accuracy rate with a 6.65 min mean absolute error, which is 1.83 min less than results from previous research. The importance of aggregate characteristics and example validation are also studied.
Determinants of Individuals’ E-Waste Recycling Decision: A Case Study from Romania
Authors: Delcea Camelia , Crăciun Liliana , Ioanăș Corina , Ferruzzi Gabriella , Cotfas Liviu-Adrian
Published: April 2020

Due to the increase of the amount of electrical and electronical equipment waste (e-waste), the understanding of individual consumers’ main decision triggers represents a key point in increasing the quantity of recycled e-waste. A series of studies from the literature have shown a positive relationship between the consumers’ attitude, awareness, self-efficacy, social norms, and their e-waste recycling intention, as well as the positive influence between the intention and the manifested behavior. Additional to these determinants, in the present study, the influence of social media was analyzed along with the actions taken by the government and nongovernmental organizations, with the purpose to include and to capture, as much as possible, a high amount of determinants in the e-waste recycling process. Nevertheless, the demographic or socio-economic variables, such as age, gender, income, education, number of family members, etc., have shown over time to have a contribution to predicting the consumers’ pro-recycling behavior. As on one side, in the research literature, the opinions related to which of the demographic or socio-economic factors can have an impact on the recycling behavior have been divided and, on another side, a series of researchers believe that the discrepancies in the findings of different studies can be due to culture in various countries, in this paper we conducted such an analysis with reference to the Romania’s case. The results have shown that the demographic variables, such as age and gender, can have a contribution to predicting residents’ pro-e-waste recycling behavior. Based on these findings, the policymakers can gain a better understanding of the e-waste recycling phenomenon and on its main triggers, with results in creating better policies for sustaining a proper e-waste managing system.
The Concept of Sustainability in the Romanian Top Universities’ Strategic Plans
Authors: Șimon Simona , Stoian Claudia E. , Gherheș Vasile
Published: April 2020

The concept of sustainability has been given more and more attention lately as the effects of climate change drastically impact society and threaten the wellbeing of future generations. In this context, universities are expected to build bridges between the academic and research communities on the one hand and society on the other, and to further the values associated with this concept in order to care for the generations to come. Thus, the present study describes the causes that have led to the emergence of this concept, defines it, and highlights some of the actions taken by universities and researchers. The question raised regards the position of the top Romanian universities towards the concept of sustainability. The way it is used explicitly in their strategic plans is viewed as proof as to whether the universities give it prominence or not, and as such, act accordingly. In order to achieve the primary objective of the research, a quantitative and a qualitative analysis were carried out. The main conclusion drawn is that the top Romanian universities are still at the beginning in terms of raising awareness about the concept and in terms of implementing sustainable measures in the domains that help them build sustainable universities.
On the Pricing of Urban Rail Transit with Track Sharing Freight Service
Authors: Xie Chaoda , Wang Xifu , Fukuda Daisuke
Published: April 2020

Transporting parcels on urban passenger rail transit is gaining growing interest as a response to the increasing demand and cost of urban parcel delivery. To analyze the welfare effects of different fare regimes when allowing parcel services on an urban rail transit, this paper models the optimal service problem where the transit operator chooses the number of trains and the departure intervals. By introducing a reduced form train timetable problem, the passenger train crowding model is extended to incorporate the effect of freight train scheduling. We show that the freight users are better off in the time-varying optimal fare regime, while passengers are worse off, and that the time-varying optimal fare regime calls for more trains than the optimal uniform fare regime. However, the reduction in passenger trains due to the introduction of freight service can eliminate the welfare gain from passenger time-varying fare. If the price elasticity of freight demand is relatively high, implementing road toll can generate welfare loss when rail transit is privately operated.
Characterisation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Disease in Pastoralist Flocks in Ngorongoro District of Northern Tanzania and Bluetongue Virus Co-Infection
Authors: Jones Bryony Anne , Mahapatra Mana , Chubwa Chobi , Clarke Brian , Batten Carrie , Hicks Hayley , Henstock Mark , Keyyu Julius , Kock Richard , Parida Satya
Published: April 2020

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease was first confirmed in Tanzania in 2008 in sheep and goats in Ngorongoro District, northern Tanzania, and is now endemic in this area. This study aimed to characterise PPR disease in pastoralist small ruminant flocks in Ngorongoro District. During June 2015, 33 PPR-like disease reports were investigated in different parts of the district, using semi-structured interviews, clinical examinations, PPR virus rapid detection test (PPRV-RDT), and laboratory analysis. Ten flocks were confirmed as PPRV infected by PPRV-RDT and/or real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and two flocks were co-infected with bluetongue virus (BTV), confirmed by RT-qPCR. Phylogenetic analysis of six partial N gene sequences showed that the PPR viruses clustered with recent lineage III Tanzanian viruses, and grouped with Ugandan, Kenyan and Democratic Republic of Congo isolates. No PPR-like disease was reported in wildlife. There was considerable variation in clinical syndromes between flocks: some showed a full range of PPR signs, while others were predominantly respiratory, diarrhoea, or oro-nasal syndromes, which were associated with different local disease names (olodua—a term for rinderpest, olkipiei—lung disease, oloirobi—fever, enkorotik—diarrhoea). BTV co-infection was associated with severe oro-nasal lesions. This clinical variability makes the field diagnosis of PPR challenging, highlighting the importance of access to pen-side antigen tests and multiplex assays to support improved surveillance and targeting of control activities for PPR eradication.
Characterization of Port Bolivar Virus, a Novel Entomobirnavirus (Birnaviridae) Isolated from Mosquitoes Collected in East Texas, USA
Authors: Tesh Robert B. , Bolling Bethany G. , Guzman Hilda , Popov Vsevolod L. , Wilson Ashley , Widen Steven G. , Wood Thomas G. , Walker Peter J. , Vasilakis Nikos
Published: April 2020

This report describes and characterizes a novel entomobirnavirus, designated Port Bolivar virus (PTBV), that was isolated from a pool of Aedes sollicitans mosquitoes collected in a saltwater marsh in East Texas, USA. Full genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses indicate that PTBV is distinct but genetically related to Drosophila X virus and mosquito X virus, which are assigned to species in the genus Entomobirnavirus, family Birnaviridae. PTBV produced cytopathic effect (CPE) in cultures of mosquito (C6/36) cells, but not in Vero cell cultures. Ultrastructural studies of PTBV in infected C6/36 cells demonstrated unenveloped virus particles about 55 nm in diameter.
Investigating whether shared video-based consultations with patients, oncologists, and GPs can benefit patient-centred cancer care: a qualitative study
Authors: Trabjerg Theis Bitz , Jensen Lars Henrik , Sondergaard Jens , Trabjerg Natacha Dencker , Sisler Jeffrey James , Hansen Dorte Gilså
Published: April 2020

Background

Guidelines have proposed that GPs should have a central role as coordinators of care and support patients with cancer during all stages of treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation. Multidisciplinary video consultation involving the patient with cancer, the oncologist, and the GP may help to define roles and tasks, and this resulting clarity may enable greater support for patients with cancer.

Aim

To explore the consultation structure, content, and task clarification when a GP and an oncologist are attending a video consultation with a patient with cancer.

Design & setting

A qualitative study took place in the Region of Southern Denmark to investigate multidisciplinary video consultations, based on thematic analysis.

Method

Recordings of 12 video consultations were analysed using the framework method. A combined deductive and inductive approach was undertaken. The deductive themes were selected based on a consultation guide given to the doctors before the consultations.

Results

The study identified 15 themes, which were grouped into the following three categories: the implications of sharing a consultation; consultation structure; and health concerns.

Conclusion

Multidisciplinary video-based consultations with a patient and two health professionals succeeded in having a patient-centred communication style. In clarifying tasks between the GP and oncologist to support the patient, work-related issues and professional support for psychosocial challenges were always a task for the GP. Dissemination of this first-line evidence may improve acceptability among medical specialists and help assist GPs in supporting patients with cancer. However, focus on the involvement of relatives should be emphasised.
Factors of human capital modernization in the context of institutionalization of information economy
Authors: Radieva Maryna , Kolomiiets Viktoriia
Published: April 2020

The constant institutional transformations of society make it necessary to study their influence on the development of human capital and the dependence of the development of human capital on the conditions of institutionalization of the information economy. The aim of this scientific work: to identify the existence of a dependence of the development of human capital on the institutionalization of society in the information economy, to build correlation-regression models of the dependence of the development of human capital on the level of development of the country's institutional system in the information economy. The study has proved the hypothesis that there is a relationship between the human capital index and the development of the country's institutional system. The selection of indicators describing the dependence of the development of human capital on the development of the country's institutional system in the information economy, which included political, legal, economic, social, institutional, using an expert analysis method, is carried out. For a multifactorial phenomenon, as the dependence of the development of human capital on the level of development of the country's institutional system in the information economy, the methods of multiple correlation and regression analysis are used. The study was conducted for 157 countries of the world for which the World Bank determined the country's human capital index in 2018. As a result, correlation equations are constructed that give the dependence of the development of human capital on the level of development of the country's institutional system in the information economy. They should determine the feasibility of material costs for the development of a separate factor of the influence of the institutional system for the development of human capital. The constructed models have shown that the greatest correlation between the human capital index and the selected indicators of the country's institutional system development exists: for countries with a high human capital index and high gross national income per capita – government labor costs, tax burden; for countries with an average human capital index and with an average gross national income per capita, to which Ukraine belongs, – freedom of the labor market, protection of property rights; for countries with a low human capital index and low gross national income per capita – effectiveness of the judicial system, government decency. The study of the dependence of the development of human capital on the development of the institutional system will interest not only the scientific layers of countries, but also state and government institutions.
Micro-Finance as a tool for Self Help Groups in Social Upliftment of Tribal Women in Yelagiri Hills of Tamil Nadu
Authors: Fathima Thabassum N , Afsar Ahmed S
Published: April 2020

Micro-finance institutions (MIFs) acts as a promoter to Self Help Group (SHG) for the development of women members by providing Micro-credit facilities in different terms under varying conditions with/without collateral. This study was conducted among SHGs women members in tribal areas of Yelagiri Hills in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, in India. All these areas are below the poverty line with unemployment and lack of awareness relating to education, health, nutrition, employment, financial facilities, and entrepreneurship. None Government Organisations (NGOs), Banks/MFIs, and Government organizations are taking a lot of effort to uplift these area’s people by providing guidelines to them. This study focuses on how micro-finance helps the tribal women members to overcome their problem to uplift social conditions. One hundred twenty questionnaires were distributed among the self-help group members. Through exploratory factor analysis, five factors were identified, namely an improvement in the quality of life, personality development, enhancement of social conditions, investment opportunities, and debt repayment. Multiple regression analysis results reveal that improvement in the quality of life, personality development, and enhancement of social has an impact on Social upliftment of tribal women in SHGs through Micro-finance.
The Future of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the Banking Sector for Better Customer Experience
Authors: Vijai C , Suriyalakshmi S M , Elayaraja M
Published: April 2020

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been a great development today. Robotic Process Automation is a useful tool for the pressing demand of the banking sector. Operation costs have been one of the focus areas in the banking sector. The major benefit of adopting RPA in the banking sector has significantly helped to reduce the costs by 30 per cents to 70 percent, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) saves labor costs and operational efficiency, accuracy, 24/7, offer innovative services and better experience of the customer. Also, Leading banks like India, such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Axis Bank, have implemented Robotic Process Automation. The study focuses on Robotic Process Automation challenges, benefits, and significance in the banking sector. The study discussed the Robotic Process Automation world markets and applications.
Lei Brasileira de Acesso à Informação e o princípio da publicidade: uma reflexão sintética à transparência e ponderações da publicidade de informações
Authors: Wons Leonardo , Borges André Leonardo Pitangueira , Oliveira Pamela Danelon Reina Justen de
Published: April 2020

O presente trabalho apresenta uma reflexão sintética da Lei de Acesso à Informação (LAI), Lei 12.527 de 2011, correlacionada ao princípio da publicidade, à transparência na informação pública e rápida alusão à complementaridade com a Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD). As informações colhidas no presente artigo são resultado de pesquisa bibliográfica na doutrina jurídica, com a transcrição fiel de opiniões e juízos dos autores impressos no presente trabalho. Inicia-se a exploração sobre a finalidade da Administração Pública e os direitos fundamentais pela óptica da LAI, relacionam-se os entes do Estado subordinados à Lei e, subsequentemente, remata-se com a descrição da natureza pública, privada, sigilosa e reservada das informações públicas, com ligeira apresentação clara para definição sobre o que compreende o acesso à informação. Após, evolui-se na reflexão entre a LAI e o princípio da publicidade, a participação e controle social dos cidadãos na Administração Pública e breve menção à proteção da informação sigilosa pessoal. O trabalho abarca a transparência na informação na esfera pública, apresentando conceitos da transparência ativa e transparência passiva, bem como os malefícios da informação pública sem veracidade. Por meio de casos concretos, mostram-se fatos positivos e aspectos negativos na divulgação da informação pelo Poder Público, e o sopesamento entre princípios para solucionar a precedência de direitos fundamentais em conflito. Encerra-se o presente trabalho, com breve citação à complementariedade entre a LAI e LGPD e o tratamento de dados públicos.
O ensino da matemática frente ao Transtorno do Espectro Autista
Authors: De Carvalho e Silva Maria Eugênia
Published: April 2020

Este trabalho apresenta o transtorno do espectro autista e seu diagnóstico, num enfoque educacional. O objetivo geral é analisar o relato de vários autores sobre ações desenvolvidas e realizadas atualmente, no cotidiano do ensino da Matemática para crianças e adolescentes autistas. A elaboração deste trabalho valeu-se de pesquisa bibliográfica, na qual se buscou conhecer metodologias e procedimentos utilizados e/ou propostos por vários autores, em relação ao ensino de alunos com Transtorno do Espectro Autista, especialmente no ensino da Matemática. A educação inclusiva é um grande desafio para todos que trabalham com a educação. Ainda se tem muitas dúvidas de como direcionar o processo de ensino e aprendizagem de Matemática para alunos autistas. Para se buscar esse direcionamento, foram analisados relatos sobre ações do processo de ensino a alunos autistas, em várias áreas. Observou-se que bons resultados foram obtidos com a utilização de alternativas metodológicas, em especial o uso de materiais concretos e jogos no ensino de matemática para o aprendizado dos alunos com deficiência, O trabalho cooperativo apareceu como excelente opção em vários estudos e mostrou-se benéfico para todos os alunos. A construção da autonomia do aluno com deficiência é fundamental e concluiu-se que a Matemática pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento de capacidades intelectuais, a estruturação do pensamento, a agilização do raciocínio do aluno, a sua aplicação a problemas, situações da vida cotidiana e atividades do mundo do trabalho.
Türkülerde Alkış ve Kargış Kullanımı
Authors: KURT Begüm
Published: April 2020

Türküler sahip
oldukları ifade zenginliği dolayısıyla içeriğinde pek çok türü barındırabilir.
Ağıt, mani, ninni, bilmece, tekerleme vd. pek çok türle yakın bir ilişki
içerisinde olan türkü metinleri değerlendirildiğinde, halkın ürettiği her edebi
verimin kaynaşık bir yapı arz ettiği sonucuna ulaşmak mümkündür. Türkülerde yer
alan hazır söz kalıpları, ikilemeler, yinelemeler, klişe sözler, atasözü ve
deyimler, sembol ve motifler dil ve üslubu etkileyen araçlardandır. Duyguların
söze ve ezgiye döküldüğü türkülerin anlatım gücü ve ifade zenginliğine katkı
sağlayan bu araçlar arasında belki de duyguların en net dışavurumunu sağlayan
unsurların başında alkış ve kargışlar gelmektedir. Gelenek ve inanç
çerçevesinde özel anlamlar barındıran anlatım kalıplarından alkış ve kargışların,
etki alanlarının değerlendirilerek, söze kattıkları destek ve anlamsal gücü
saptamak gerekliliğinden yola çıkarak hazırlanan bu çalışmada belgesel tarama
yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Türk Halk
Müziği Sözlü Eserler Antolojisi üzerinden doküman incelemesi yapılmış, elde
edilen türkü metinlerinden hareketle alkış ve kargışların kullanım yerleri, amaçları
ve sıklığını açığa çıkarmak amaçlanmıştır. Türkü metinlerinin işlevselliğinin
ortaya çıkarılmasında alkış ve kargışların kullanım durumlarını çözümlemek önemlidir.
Böylelikle türkülerin anlam dünyası açığa çıkarılarak, türkü sözleriyle ifade
edilenler daha iyi yorumlanabilir, dolayısıyla türkülerin yaratıcısı olan
topluma ve kültürüne dair daha doğru çözümlemeler yapılabilir.