bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SISTEM KEAMANAN SEPEDA MOTOR MIO GT BERBASIS ARDUINO UNO DAN RFID
Authors: Musyafa Fajar Fathul , Pamuji Slamet , Nasrullah Hamid
Published: September 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk merancang sistem keamanan sepeda motor Mio GT Berbasis Arduino Uno dan Rfid. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu metode kualitatif yang lebih menekankan analisisnya pada proses penyimpulan deduktif dan induktif serta pada analisis terhadap dinamika hubungan antar fenomena yang diamati, dengan menggunakan logika ilmiah. Teknik yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan teknik sampling berupa probability sampling, sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu 11 orang. Hasil penelitian ini bahwa jarak terdekat yang dapat di baca oleh RFID reader 0,5 cm, sedangkan jarak maksimal yang dapat dibaca oleh RFID reader 5 cm. Bila melebihi 5 cm data tidak akan terbaca oleh RFID reader, alarm akan aktif bila mendekatkan kartu atau tag ID yang salah. Efektifitas dari sistem keamanan sepeda motor mio gt berbasis arduino uno dan rfid yaitu meningkatkan sistem keamanan pada kendaraan, mempermudah penggunaan sepeda motor hanya dengan menempelkan kartu atau tag dan pemasangan alat tidak merubah design kendaraan.
Impact of Crowded Restaurant Perception on Affectivity and Behavioral Intentions
Authors: Cakci A. Celil , İflazoglu Nurhayat , Altinay Levent
Published: September 2021

This research aims to assess
the influence of restaurant customers' perceived crowdedness on their behavioral
intentions. The data were collected via a questionnaire developed based on the
literature. Obtained 459 questionnaires were analyzed
using explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation
modeling methods. It was determined that perception of human crowdedness impacted
behavioral intentions in a positive manner, while the perception of spatial
crowdedness had a negative influence. Therefore, findings show that perceived
human crowdedness does not influence affectivity, whereas spatial crowdedness has
a negative effect on it.
STRATEGI DA’WAH IKATAN DA’I KABUPATEN LOMBOK UTARA IKAD KLU DALAM MENINGKATKAN NILAI-NILAI KEISLAMAN DI PEDALAMAN LOMBOK UTARA NTB
Authors: Madeni Madeni , Ritajib
Published: September 2021

Abstract: Da’wah society be union da’i regency north Lombok in increase the value Islamic at community villags north Lombok? How pormulation strategy from society be union da’i regency north Lombok in increase the value Islamic? How implementation strategy da’wah society be union da’i regency north Lombok? And how respons from community connected da’wah society be union da’i north Lombok? In this thesis research, the author uses descriptive qualitative research methods, namely by understanding the about experienced by the research subects such as behaviour, perception, motivation and action. Deskriptive research methods a process of finding facts images or between the phenomena under study. As for the technique of collecting data using observation, interviews and documentation. Strategy da’wah in the society be union da’i regency north Lombok with all sorts of strategy such as make to innefektive to university for free, the contract in Masjid and participate to community in the villags and inside to strengthen economy and the finish problems.
PEMBINAAN KEAGAMAAN YAYASAN FITRAH MADANI MERANTI (YFMM) PADA MUALLAF SUKU AKIT di DESA SONDE PROVINSI RIAU
Authors: Kholid Amin Nur , Oktaviani Amita
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan  pembinaan keagamaan Yayasan Fitrah Madani Meranti (YFMM) pada muallaf suku Akit di Desa Sonde, Provinsi Riau. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian lapangan (field research) dengan metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Data yang digunakan oleh peneliti adalah data primer dan sekunder.data primer adalah data yang diperoleh dari peneliti secara langsung dari masyarakat baik dilakukan melalui wawancara observasi dan lainnya,sedangkan data sekunder merupakan  data yg diperoleh dari dokumen, buku, dan website. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembinaan keagaamaan YFMM pada muallaf suku Akit di desa Sonde Provinsi Riau  adalah sebagai berikut: pembinaan dengan pendekatan pengajian rutin, pembinaan dengan pendekatan insidental atau disebut dengan pendekatan personal, pembinaan dengan metode ceramah/tausiyah, pembinaan dengan pendekatan pengajaran/taklim dan praktik, pembinaan dengan menyampaikan materi-materi dasar yang mencakup pokok-pokok ajaran Islam yang bersifat praktis, pembinaan dengan pendekatan  (pemberian) paket dakwah, pembinaan dengan pendekatan penyaluran dana zakat dan shadaqah, pembinaan dengan pendekatan  penyaluran hewan kurban pada hari raya Idul Adha, dan pembinaan dengan pendekatan  menyekolahkan remaja dan anak-anak muallaf ke sekolah, ponpes dan perguruan tinggi
On the Detection of Exomoons Transiting Isolated Planetary-mass Objects
Authors: Limbach Mary Anne , Vos Johanna M. , Winn Joshua N. , Heller René , Mason Jeffrey C. , Schneider Adam C. , Dai Fei
Published: September 2021

All-sky imaging surveys have identified several dozen isolated planetary-mass objects (IPMOs) far away from any star. Here we examine the prospects for detecting transiting moons around these objects. We expect transiting moons to be common, occurring around 10%–15% of IPMOs, given that close-orbiting moons have a high geometric transit probability and are expected to be a common outcome of giant planet formation. The IPMOs offer an advantage over other directly imaged planets in that high-contrast imaging is not necessary to detect the photometric transit signal. For at least 30 (>50%) of the currently known IPMOs, observations of a single transit with the James Webb Space Telescope would have low enough forecast noise levels to allow for the detection of an Io- or Titan-like moon. The intrinsic variability of the IPMOs will be an obstacle. Using archival time-series photometry of IPMOs with the Spitzer Space Telescope as a proof of concept, we found evidence for a fading event of 2MASS J1119–1137 AB that might have been caused by intrinsic variability but is also consistent with a single transit of a habitable-zone 1.7 R
⊕ exomoon. Although the interpretation of this particular event is inconclusive, the characteristics of the data and the candidate signal suggest that Earth-sized habitable-zone exomoons around IPMOs are detectable with existing instrumentation.
Mendogia diffusa sp. nov. and an updated key to the species of Mendogia (Myriangiaceae, Dothideomycetes)
Authors: Thiyagaraja Vinodhini , Lücking Robert , Ertz Damien , Samarakoon Milan C. , Wanasinghe Dhanushka N. , Karunarathna Samantha C. , Cheewangkoon Ratchadawan , Hyde Kevin D.
Published: September 2021

Mendogia belongs to Dothideomycetes and its members are epiphytic on living bamboo culms or palms and distributed in tropical regions. Currently, the genus comprises seven species. Another collection resembling Mendogia was collected from the leaves of Fagales sp. in Thailand. Morphological characteristics and multilocus phylogenetic analyses, using ITS, LSU and SSU sequences, showed that the fungus is new to science, described herein as Mendogia diffusa. Mendogia diffusa is characterised by apothecial ascostromata, a carbonised epithecium, dark brown setae on the ascostromatal surface, hyaline paraphysoids, ovoid to clavate asci and oblong to elliptical, muriform ascospores. The fungus has a dark pigmented surface and is occasionally facultatively associated with patches of green algae, but not actually lichenised. Instead, the fungus penetrates the upper leaf surface, forming dark pigmented isodiametric cells below the epidermis.

Re-examination of specimens of M. chiangraiensis, M. macrostroma and M. yunnanensis revealed the absence of algal associations. The status of Mendogia philippinensis (= M. calami) and M. bambusina (= Uleopeltis bambusina) was established, based on morphological comparisons and previous studies. Comprehensive morphological descriptions with phylogenetic analyses support M. diffusa as a novel species in Myriangiaceae. An updated key to the known species of the genus is also provided.
18S rRNA amplicon sequence data (V1–V3) of the Bronx river estuary, New York
Authors: Ingala Melissa R. , Werner Irena E. , Fitzgerald Allison M. , Naro-Maciel Eugenia
Published: September 2021

Characterising and monitoring biological diversity to foster sustainable ecosystems is highly recommended as urban centres rapidly expand. However, much of New York City’s biodiversity remains undescribed, including in the historically degraded, but recovering Bronx River Estuary. In a pilot study to identify organisms and characterise biodiversity patterns there, 18S rRNA gene amplicons (V1–V3 region), obtained from river sediments and surface waters of Hunts Point Riverside and Soundview Parks, were sequenced. Across 48 environmental samples collected over three seasons in 2015 and 2016, following quality control and contaminant removal, 2,763 Amplicon Sequence Variants (ASVs) were identified from 1,918,463 sequences. Rarefaction analysis showed sufficient sampling depth, and community composition varied over time and by substrate at the study sites over the sampling period. Protists, plants, fungi and animals, including organisms of management concern, such as Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), wildlife pathogens and groups related to Harmful Algal Blooms, were detected. The most common taxa identified in river sediments were annelid worms, nematodes and diatoms. In the water column, the most commonly observed organisms were diatoms, algae of the phylum Cryptophyceae, ciliates and dinoflagellates. The presented dataset demonstrates the reach of 18S rRNA metabarcoding for characterising biodiversity in an urban estuary.
Les objets vivants des religions afro-cubaines : ontologies, biologies, écosystèmes
Authors: Kerestetzi Katerina
Published: September 2021

Cet article porte sur certains objets rituels des religions afro-cubaines qui sont considérés comme vivants : colliers de la santería qui « parlent », poupées du spiritisme qui « fument », tambours des Abakuá qui « procréent », chaudrons du palo monte qui « se croient vivants ». Pour les pratiquants de ces religions, ces objets sont plus que de simples représentations de divinités et d’esprits mais de véritables incarnations ; ils sont dotés d’intentionnalité et de capacité d’action mais aussi des propriétés et des besoins propres aux êtres vivants : soif, faim, chaleur, croissance, désirs… L’objectif de cet article est d’examiner les processus techniques, matériels et rituels par lesquels la vie vient à ces artefacts. Quelles actions, quelles interactions, quels gestes sont impliqués dans la chaîne opératoire qui transforme un assemblage de matières inertes en une entité vivante et agissante ? L’étude porte aussi sur la composition matérielle de cette vie artificielle et tâche de révéler les logiques intrinsèques qui attribuent à certaines substances et actions la capacité d’engendrer la vie. Finalement elle s’intéresse à la vie de ces objets dans leur « habitat naturel ». Nous verrons comment leur environnement impacte leur manière d’interagir avec les pratiquants mais aussi avec les autres objets.
Dieux-matière (vivante) sans cesse reconfigurée : les fétiches en pays mandingue (Afrique de l’Ouest)
Authors: Kedzierska Manzon Agnieszka
Published: September 2021

Le débat concernant la capacité d’action – et, par conséquent, le statut ontologique – de nombreux artefacts matériels anime l’anthropologie depuis bientôt deux décennies, tout comme les polémiques autour de la notion de fétiche. L’article ambitionne de mieux saisir cette dernière notion, en partant des données ethnographiques mandingues exploitées dans une perspective comparatiste. Il montre que les dieux-fétiches africains sont conceptualisés par « leurs humains » comme des dieux-plantes qu’on cultive, qui se reproduisent sur le modèle de bouturage et dont l’apparence s’apparente au végétal. Les vocables qui leur servent d’appellations génériques dans les langues africaines renvoient pourtant non à des règnes ou des classes du vivant, conçus comme opposé à l’inorganique, mais à une catégorie qui regroupe des matériaux jugés forts et agissants qui affectent plusieurs registres sensoriels. Le retour critique sur quelques notions-clés permet de mieux saisir les fétiches en tant que dieux-matière (vivante) sans cesse reconfigurés que leur nature organique et informe rend divins.
Artefacts organiques et corps humains artefactuels dans les anciens rites du « cycle de vie » en Nouvelle-Irlande (Mélanésie)
Authors: Derlon Brigitte
Published: September 2021

Les anciens rites funéraires de Nouvelle-Irlande (Mélanésie) opéraient une « reconfiguration du vivant » en associant pour quelques heures le crâne préservé du défunt et une sculpture de bois ( malanggan ) fabriquée puis détruite lors de la cérémonie. La quête du sens de cette pratique conduit à mettre au jour les multiples analogies rituelles entre corps humains et artefacts dans l’ensemble des rites du « cycle de vie » où les personnes sont assimilées à des sculptures, tandis que les sculptures funéraires sont traitées comme des personnes. Depuis la naissance jusqu’à la mort en passant par l’initiation féminine et masculine, ces rites opèrent à des moments-clefs de l’articulation du principe spirituel vital et du corps humain, quand les proches de la personne doivent contribuer à faire, à renforcer ou à défaire cette association. Siège de l’incarnation fugace d’une présence surnaturelle, la sculpture funéraire à travers laquelle se rejoue la naissance et la mort de la personne est aussi conçue comme une image mentale qui se matérialise provisoirement dans un corps de bois et survit à sa destruction en perdurant dans la mémoire des hommes. La reconfiguration de l’humain à l’œuvre dans la réunion de la sculpture et de la relique allait de pair avec la reconfiguration (ou reproduction) de la société assurée par les multiples transferts de biens matériels et immatériels effectués dans le cadre des rites funéraires, dont les droits de reproduction des sculptures malanggan .
S'approprier une politique européenne à l'Assemblée nationale
Authors: Michon Sébastien , Weill Pierre-Edouard
Published: September 2021

À partir de l’analyse des questions parlementaires sur le travail détaché à l’Assemblée nationale, cet article étudie les logiques d’appropriation d’une politique européenne par les députés français. Sujet européen parmi d’autres, le travail détaché retient l’attention de parlementaires, car il peut faire l’objet d’un investissement localisé. Si l’intensité du recours aux travailleurs détachés des entreprises de la circonscription des députés détermine la fréquence de leurs questions, elle doit aussi être rapportée à ce qu’ils sont. Rarement spécialistes des affaires européennes, ces députés sont souvent issus de l’arrière-ban de l’Assemblée, au sein duquel l’activité parlementaire est largement tournée vers le territoire d’élection. L’analyse textuelle des questions parlementaires met ensuite en valeur différents rôles institutionnels parmi les députés – l’entrepreneur de morale, le policy maker et le défenseur d’intérêts sectoriels et/ou patronaux – qu’ils endossent différemment selon les caractéristiques de leur circonscription et leur trajectoire politique. L’article distingue ainsi différents types de rapports à l’UE des députés, qui favorisent sa dé-légitimation dans l’espace politique national.
A qualitative study of late reactivation of impaired psychological contracts
Authors: Valéau Patrick , Gardody Jérôme
Published: September 2021

Notre étude examine les cas de réactivation tardive du contrat psychologique entre les employés et leurs supérieurs à la suite d’une violation et d’une première réévaluation négative. Les données des quarante-deux entretiens approfondis menés dans le cadre de cette étude confirment que cette réévaluation négative est souvent le résultat d’une émotion négative à la fois forte et persistante. Cette dernière empêche la réactivation du contrat psychologique en réduisant les effets de l’autorégulation et de la réactivité du supérieur. Cependant, dans certains cas, nos données indiquent (1) une lente réduction de cette émotion pendant la phase d’entretien, permettant ainsi des progrès mineurs en matière d’engagement comportemental, (2) ces derniers ouvrant la voie vers d’autres engagements supplémentaires, (3) créant progressivement une dissonance positive appelant la réactivation du contrat psychologique initial. La gestion de ces processus émotionnels, cognitifs et comportementaux imbriqués, la réactivation du contrat psychologique et la question du pardon sont discutées.
Temps avec les enfants et temps sans les enfants
Authors: Hachet Benoît
Published: September 2021

La résidence alternée est une configuration minoritaire de l’après-séparation conjugale, dans laquelle les enfants partagent leur temps de résidence entre le domicile de leur père et celui de leur mère. Du point de vue des parents, avec cette organisation se succèdent des temps avec les enfants et des temps sans les enfants, entre lesquels il s’agit de repenser sa parentalité. Cet article interroge la manière dont le partage du temps participe à transformer les rôles parentaux en offrant au père comme à la mère des espaces pour inventer de nouvelles manières d’être parents, moins marquées par des assignations de genre plus traditionnelles. À partir d’un corpus d’entretiens menés auprès de quarante-deux parents avec des enfants en résidence alternée paritaire, l’expérience générale de l’alternance sera ainsi explorée, marquée par la densité et l’inventivité des temps avec les enfants et par la découverte de temps pour soi sans les enfants. Une fois posé le cadre général, les variations de l’expérience parentale seront analysées, selon les caractéristiques des personnes (âge, genre, classe sociale) et selon les évènements marquants du parcours de vie comme la recomposition familiale.
Les familles homoparentales sous contrôle
Authors: Meslay Gaëlle
Published: September 2021

La loi française ouvrant le mariage aux couples de même sexe, promulguée en 2013, autorise également ces derniers à adopter des enfants. Cependant, compte tenu du faible nombre d’enfants mineurs adoptables aujourd’hui en France, celles et ceux qui souhaitent devenir parents s’engagent souvent dans des techniques d’aide médicale à la procréation (Amp) à l’étranger. Or, y compris lorsqu’il s’agit d’enfants conçus par Amp, la législation réglementant l’établissement de la filiation impose que les conjoints soient mariés pour que le conjoint non géniteur puisse être reconnu comme parent. À travers une enquête qualitative réalisée auprès d’hommes et de femmes mariés avec un partenaire de même sexe en France entre 2014 et 2017, l’article étudie les effets de cette législation sur la constitution d’une famille homoparentale, notamment les contraintes administratives auxquelles ceux-ci se confrontent au sein des institutions. La procédure d’adoption engendre ainsi des coûts et des investissements temporels importants. Il s’agira également de comprendre les écarts différenciés pour accéder à la parentalité comme une conséquence d’inégalités de genre, à la fois dans l’accès à l’Amp et dans les représentations de la maternité et de la paternité en général.
La figure paternelle en psychanalyse
Authors: Gratton Emmanuel
Published: September 2021

La psychanalyse, au tournant du XX e  siècle, reconnaît au père une fonction de «  castration symbolique  », en écho à l’autorité statutaire qu’il pouvait avoir sur le plan social. Cette approche a été controversée dans les années 1970, aux marges des courants dominants ce champ, dans le contexte de l’émancipation sexuelle, générationnelle et féministe. Elle s’est progressivement intéressée non seulement à sa fonction, mais aussi aux processus à l’œuvre du « devenir père », la paternalité, en miroir de ceux déjà étudiés concernant le processus psychique du « devenir mère », la maternalité. L’émergence du terme de «  parentalité  » et celui connexe de «  coparentalité  », notamment dans le cadre des nouvelles configurations familiales, ont entraîné la distinction entre fonctions et sexes parentaux. L’idée d’un déplacement de la «  paternité institutionnelle  », à laquelle la psychanalyse est attachée, vers la «  paternalité relationnelle  », pourrait laisser penser à une forme de désinstitutionalisation du père, mais le paysage contemporain de la psychanalyse apparaît plus complexe avec des courants qui tentent d’y résister et d’autres qui saluent l’avènement de ce « nouveau » père.
Les trois temps des pluriparentalités en France
Authors: Martial Agnès
Published: September 2021

Les familles recomposées, adoptives ou issues du recours à l’assistance médicale à la procréation, hétéro- ou homoparentales, semblent à première vue très différentes. Toutes produisent pourtant des situations de « pluriparentalité », où coexistent diverses relations. Certaines sont liées à la procréation, d’autres à l’intention de devenir parents, d’autres encore aux actes quotidiens de la parentalité. Cette synthèse de travaux d’anthropologie et de sociologie des années 2000 à nos jours propose d’analyser, dans le contexte français, les enjeux spécifiques à ces configurations relationnelles. Trois moments où se pose avec acuité la question des pluriparentalités sont distingués : la naissance de l’enfant, le temps de l’enfance et de l’éducation, le temps de l’héritage.
« L’affaire Scala et les anarchistes » : représentations sociales du désordre pendant la transition démocratique espagnole
Authors: Dolidier Arnaud
Published: September 2021

Le 15 janvier 1978 à 13h, la salle des fêtes Scala à Barcelone est incendiée, victime d’un attentat terroriste. Deux jours plus tard, la police publie un communiqué dans lequel elle affirme avoir arrêté les coupables, tous faisant partie d’un commando anarchiste. À partir de l’analyse de deux journaux de l’époque, l’objectif de ce travail est de montrer en quoi la production discursive de l’événement a permis de construire des représentations sociales spécifiques de l’anarchisme, et comment celles-ci se sont insérées dans une vision globale de la société. Dès lors, il s’agit de montrer comment les figures sociales de l’ennemi intérieur ont évolué, à mesure que les discours franquistes ont été reconfigurés pour s’adapter à la réalité de l’époque.
Corporate Governance and Financial Features of Portuguese Family Firms
Authors: Paiva Inna Sousa
Published: September 2021

This study analyses whether corporate governance and financial features of private family firms are different from private non-family firms and discusses the role of private family firms in regional economic development. The evidence is drawn from a database of Portuguese private family owner-managed firms in order to determine the differences in the management and experiences of venture capital and other financing options. The main results demonstrated that family firms have significantly lower ratios of leverage, are less interested in venture capital, have much more experience in management and are less likely to be female than those in non-family firms. Our results indicate that the financial development of Portuguese private family firms is also consistent with the moderate tenet of family firms which could hamper their business growth and demonstrate that corporate governance features assist the family identity and the ability to exert family influence.
Entrepreneurial Leadership as a Driver of Innovation Success in Family SMEs in Colombia
Authors: Arzubiaga Unai , Álamo Pablo
Published: September 2021

This chapter aims to analyze if entrepreneurial leadership, regarded as a distinctive feature of entrepreneurial processes, represents an essential element for obtaining satisfactory innovation performance in an emerging context such as Colombia in Latin America. The relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and innovation management works differently in family firms (FF) compared with their non-family counterparts. Indeed, there is no consensus in the literature on the effects of entrepreneurial leadership on innovation success in family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Exploratory research has been conducted considering a survey held on family SMEs in Colombia. Results highlight the importance of supporting entrepreneurial leadership in order to achieve the innovation goals in these types of organizations and show how these factors change between family SMEs with family CEOs and non-family CEOs. In this sense, although the focus in this chapter is on FF, the conclusions could be to some extent generalized to SMEs.
Leadership and Religion in Family Business
Authors: Cruz Allan Discua
Published: September 2021

This chapter focuses on how and why entrepreneurial leadership in family businesses may be influenced by Christianity. This chapter is motivated by the need to understand further the influence that entrepreneurial leadership entails in the context of the most predominant business form around the world: family business. To contribute to understanding, this chapter offers a model to understand the nature of entrepreneurial leadership in family business influenced by the values and beliefs embedded in Christianity.
Family Capital in Family Businesses
Authors: Kramer Astrid , Kroon Brigitte
Published: September 2021

Family capital is all social, human, and financial capital a family has at their disposal in the family to advance the business. Family capital is the pool of resources unique to family business and it has the potential for family businesses to gain competitive advantage over nonfamily businesses in today's competitive landscape. To advance the knowledge about strategic management in family businesses, this chapter reviews quantitative empirical work on each dimension of family capital and concludes that the field is still in its infancy. Most studies concentrate on (a part of) social capital, a few on human capital, and very few on all three dimensions. The review of the literature describes avenues for further research on family capital.
Relationship Between Conflict and Deviant Workplace Behavior in Family Business
Authors: Dede Nurten Polat
Published: September 2021

While family businesses are struggling with all the problems of any other business on one hand, they are also struggling to deal with problems arising from family dynamics on the other hand. The main challenge for the establishment and prevention of conflict, and organizational deviant behavior in these enterprises is the difficulty to separate family and business subsystems that are intertwined with each other without damaging them. This study focuses on organizational deviant behavior arising from probable negative relationship emotions after role ambiguity and conflict of family members in a family business. Furthermore, family effect (altruism) is also defined, which is another aspect affecting deviant behavior. Followed with the general concept of organizational deviations and conflicts and types of conflicts in family business, the last part covers deviation behavior reasons stemming from role conflict, role ambiguity, family altruism, and relationship conflict. The relationship between all these concepts are discussed with a conceptual literature review.
Inclusive Practices in Institutions of Higher Education
Authors: Sande Beverly
Published: September 2021

In this chapter, the author will highlight some of the hurdles students with disabilities (SWDs) face in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and share some recommendations on how best faculty and staff can support SWDs matriculating through their programs and graduate on time with a baccalaureate degree. The author addresses concepts such as resilience, deficit models, instructional roles (instructor versus facilitator), myths, and misconceptions of working with SWDs, social justice, advocacy, public policy reform, and inclusive models for IHEs. In this chapter, the author approaches these concepts by illustrating the social justice notions related to identity and access to IHE as experienced by SWDs. The author considers whether institutions perceive some programs as unsuitable for some SWDs or whether SWDs perceive some courses as inaccessible, hence not worth pursuing.
Instructional Strategies for People With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
Authors: Roche Laura , Sigafoos Jeff
Published: September 2021

Educating people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD)creates a number of challenges. One general challenge relates to identifying and successfully implementing instructional programs for developing and enhancing the person's adaptive behavior, such as teaching communication and social skills and increasing their overall level of engagement. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of three main instructional approaches that have been applied to enhance engagement and adaptive behavior functioning among people with PIMD. These approaches are (1) intensive interaction, (2) systematic instruction, and (3) assistive technology. Two case studies are included to illustrate the use of assistive technology—specifically augmentative and alternative communication devices and micro-switches—with two adolescents with PIMD. This overview and the case studies suggest that the use of systematic instructional tactics to establish functional use of assistive technology can be an effective instructional approach for people with PIMD.
Assistive Technology to Promote Adaptive Skills in Children and Adolescents With Rett Syndrome
Authors: Ciarmoli Donatella
Published: September 2021

Rett syndrome is classified within the rare genetic syndromes, characterised by intellectual delays, extensive motor impairments, lack of speech and communication difficulties, sensorial deficits, and problems in adaptive responding. That clinical conditions may be deleterious on their social image, status, and quality of life. A practice for addressing this problem is technology-based interventions. The use of assistive technologies, in particular microswitches, with children with RTT has been shown to effectively change the impact on their quality of life, facilitating access to recreational activities and improving their performance. Through the use of technology-aided programs, a child with RTT and multiple disabilities will be ensured with an independent access to positive stimulation. In this chapter, a selective literature review was carried out considering Rett Syndrome, assistive technologies, quality of life, and rare genetic syndromes. Empirical data demonstrated the effectiveness and suitability of interventions with AT, allowing participants to increase their level of independence.
Assistive Technology-Based Programs and Telerehabilitation Strategies to Support Adaptive Responding of Individuals With Neurodegenerative Diseases
Authors: Stasolla Fabrizio , Ciarmoli Donatella
Published: September 2021

Individuals with neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) may pose serious challenges to daily life medical contexts. In fact, they commonly fail while dealing with environmental requests. To overcome this issue, one may rely on assistive technology-based programs. The COVID-19 pandemic suddenly exacerbated their clinical conditions. Telerehabilitation may be useful to profitably tackle the latter issue. A concise survey on the newest empirical contributions available was proposed. Five main categories of studies were identified. Results were satisfactory, although failures occurred. Findings were critically discussed and some useful insights for both research and practice were highlighted.
Motor Recovery in Stroke Rehabilitation Supported by Robot-Assisted Therapy
Authors: Martino Cinnera Alex , Morone Giovanni
Published: September 2021

This chapter discussed the potential usefulness of robot-assisted therapy for motor recovery after a stroke. An overview of the available literature was performed providing up-to-date information about the use of robot-assistive technology in rehabilitation practice. The chapter discussed the rationale for the use and the different machines in terms of basic engineering principles and the related rehabilitation possibilities. Finally, clinical and rehabilitative implications of the findings were critically discussed.
Framing Your Future Through Employee Engagement
Authors: Hurtienne Matthew Williwam
Published: September 2021

There are many diverse demands and pressures on institutions of higher education. We are now at a time where innovation is required for many higher education institutions' survival and sustainability. However, university leaders should not look to old archaic change models to determine a way forward. Institutional leaders should look for methods to engage all generations of their workforce and decrease the level of resistance to the proposed change. This chapter looks at employee engagement and provides a model that higher education leaders can deploy to stimulate employee engagement and innovation. Framing Your Future is a model that can easily be deployed at a team, department, or even organizational level.
Redefining Higher Education Through Competency-Based Education and Flexible Course Schedules
Authors: Edwards Paula L.
Published: September 2021

COVID has impacted the world in so many ways that life may never be “normal” again. What has come out of the pandemic is a trajectory of how we view the workplace and the classroom. With a growing number of people out of work due to the pandemic, many are turning to education to help get a job and improve their skill set. With a growing number of adult learners, higher education must be re-defined and re-evaluated. Even before the pandemic, competency-based education offered the nontraditional student the flexibility of time, pace, and cost to aid in their educational goals. Through this research, higher education is redefined to look at college degrees with a student-focus as opposed to the traditional institutional-focus, specifically in terms of course flexibility, cost savings, and pace.
High-Stakes Assessments in Online Competency-Based Higher Education
Authors: Hayes Heather , Gyll Sean P. , Ragland Shelley , Meyers Jason L.
Published: September 2021

Assessment is the cornerstone of competency-based higher education because the outcome of the assessment ultimately determines whether the student has demonstrated competence in a job-related skill and is thus able to advance in one's career. As a result, the assessment development process must be sufficiently thorough and data-driven to produce high quality assessments. To address concerns and changes in higher education, a multi-stage, longitudinal assessment development cycle is proposed. In Stage 1, assessment specifications and design are established. Stage 2 culminates in the building of assessment forms and standard setting. Stage 3 involves administration and scoring of assessments. Stage 4 focuses on evaluating the validity of assessments via several assessment quality indicators (AQIs). Finally, these stages repeat over time due to a variety of factors such as aberrations in the AQI metrics and the results of large-scale validity studies, resulting in continuous quality improvement of assessments.
Bridging the Gaps Between Higher Education, Industry, and the Learner
Authors: Trajkovski Goran , Killian Racheal L. , Coen Samantha
Published: September 2021

The gap between higher education and industry is often discussed, but mitigating solutions lag behind and contribute to its widening. This chapter explores the root causes of this gap and examines the establishment of common frameworks based on skills and approaches to assessing those skills as the path forward. The perspective and needs of the industry, the learners, and higher education are discussed. Data silos to inform the educational product on skills in need by industry exist. Tools to support communicating skills in various technology solutions in the spirit of a holistic learning and employment record are emerging. Skills and competencies that populate those records must be relevant, appropriately validated, and communicated using an agreed-upon language. Selected examples of current and emerging approaches in the skills-first approach to establishing common frameworks for communication and assessment are provided to illustrate possibilities.
Burnout Prevention Through Professional Development
Authors: Smits Masten Sally , Holland S. Nikki
Published: September 2021

Surging enrollment, high levels of student contact, and the professional isolation that can result from teaching remotely combine to increase the risk of burnout for faculty teaching online. Additional risk factors stem from higher education's turn toward a customer service model, its current emphasis on efficiency with the addition of performance metrics, and resulting feelings of loss of agency, efficacy, and belonging. However, the principles of self-determination theory—autonomy, competence, and relatedness—provide a foundation for creating a sustainable, engaging work environment for faculty that also benefits students and the university as a whole. This chapter draws from interdisciplinary research and the insights and experiences of faculty to detail the causes of and solutions for burnout, emphasizing the role institutions play in mitigating the risk factors. Finally, this chapter includes a playbook of concrete practices that departments and institutions can draw from to create opportunities for employees to collaborate, reflect, and flourish.
The Experiences and Self-Efficacy of Faculty Members Using Distance Learning for the First Time
Authors: Dos Santos Luis Miguel
Published: September 2021

The purpose of this study was to understand faculty members' experience, self-efficacy, and sense-making processes after teaching via online distance learning for the first time in the Spring, Summer, and Fall 2020 academic terms (i.e., during the COVID-19 pandemic). The research also sought to understand how participants described their teaching and learning methods and approaches after having completed the three academic terms and received students' feedback. This study aimed to use the findings to develop and refine the preparation and procedural guidance offered to first-time distance learning teachers to improve their methods, approaches, and experiences. Using a phenomenological analysis, the researcher collected data from 70 interviews and seven focus groups. The results recommended school leadership to reform their current distance learning-based programs, and to first-time users of distance learning in teaching faculties to help them reflect on their teaching and learning methods and approaches based on a self-efficacy perspective.
Patient Advocacy and Health Literacy
Authors: Ramos Susana
Published: September 2021

This chapter presents a reflective analysis based on the literature and on the author's experience regarding the challenges for health professionals and for patients within the scope of the patient advocacy activity, especially in Portugal, where the formal figure of the patient advocate is almost non-existent. Patient Associations, professionals, patients and their families, and citizens in general are unaware of this concept, making it a priority to invest in health literacy and to structure training programs in patient advocacy. The authors believe that there is still a long way to go in Portugal in this matter and that the model, Assertiveness, Clarity of Language, and Positivity (ACP), is an essential model for the entire patient advocacy development process and implementation of the patient advocate figure in the area healthcare. In this chapter, some experiences, projects and the first results of an exploratory study will be presented in order to help in improving the understanding and knowledge of these concepts in Portugal.
Customising Health Literacy Campaigns for Organ Donation and Transplantation
Authors: Theodosopoulou Maria , Papalois Zoe-Athena , Aufegger Lisa , Baskozos Giorgos , Dor Frank J. M. F. , Casanova Daniel , Papalois Vassilios
Published: September 2021

The organ shortage and the increasing demand for organs are universal, worldwide challenges. Health literacy is a powerful tool that can help to increase awareness about organ donation and transplantation on a large scale and to encourage and sustain support for organ donation. The unique perspectives, experiences, and expectations of medical students, renal patients, and hospital administrative staff across the UK, Netherlands, and Spain on the topic of health literacy (HL) campaigns regarding deceased organ donation (DOD) were recorded in a cross-cultural, qualitative study. Focus group discussions enabled participants to express their views on existing HL campaigns and to propose novel pathways for future campaigns.
Interventions for Better Mental Health Literacy
Authors: Morgado Tânia Moço , Costa Tiago Oliveira , Araújo Odete Lomba de , Silva Rosa Gomes da
Published: September 2021

Mental health literacy (MHL) was originally defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management, and prevention. More recently, this concept has evolved to a more positive perspective by adding the focus on knowledge and abilities necessary to benefit mental health. Higher levels of MHL have a positive influence on several domains. Therefore, MHL programs should be provided in different contexts across the lifespan. Mental health is now a major public health issue in modern societies, and higher levels of MHL can prevent and mitigate the impact of mental illness. For clinical practice, the authors recommend the use of the assertiveness, clear language, and positivity (ACP) model in MHL programs and strategies that encourage the implementation of these and other programs in different settings, as well as more research.
Technical Analysis of a Novel Wind-Powered Hydrogen System for Sustainable Development
Authors: Nedaei Mojtaba
Published: September 2021

In the current analysis, a novel hybrid energy system operating on the basis of wind and hydrogen energy is designed. The simulation-based optimization has indicated the stochastic nature of wind power technology in comparison with hydrogen power specially when being integrated with the transportation network. The multi-criteria decision-making approach in the current analysis has also suggested that, among the examined cases, the most appropriate configuration of the hybrid energy system is leading to optimum levels of wind energy production, fuel flow rate, oxygen, hydrogen utilization, and stack consumption (including air and fuel) with the equivalents of 1,700 kW, 84 lpm, 75%, 717.37 kg/m3, 140 lpm, and 48 lpm, respectively. The maximum net revenues of the entire hybrid system are estimated to be €4,470 per month. It has been concluded that a transportation network fueled by wind and hydrogen systems can lead to a reduced level of environmental footprints.
Solving Discounting Problem Using Piece-Wise Quadratic Fuzzy Numbers
Authors: Khalifa Hemiden Abd El-Wahed , Kumar Pavan
Published: September 2021

The discounting problem is one of the important aspects in investment, portfolio selection, purchasing with credit, and many other financial operations. In this paper, a discounting problem using piecewise quadratic fuzzy numbers is proposed. The implementation of piecewise quadratic fuzzy numbers is described based on such operations. Fuzzy arithmetic and interval number arithmetic are used for computation. The close interval approximation of piecewise quadratic fuzzy numbers is used for solving the proposed discounting problem. This research article addresses the discounted investment for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3. Additionally, the authors determine the cumulative discounted investment for different values of the parameter α ranging from 0 to 1. A discounting problem using piecewise quadratic fuzzy numbers is solved as a numerical example to illustrate the proposed procedure.
The Effect of Big Data Analytic Capabilities Upon Bank Performance via FinTech Innovation
Authors: Al-Dmour Ahmed , Al-Dmour Rand H. , Al-Dmour Hani H. , Ahmadamin Eatadal Basheer
Published: September 2021

This study aims to examine and validate the impact of big data analytical capabilities (individual, organizational, and technological) on bank performance via the mediating role of Fintech innovation in commercial banks operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Based on a literature review, resource-based theory, and financial innovation theory, an integrated conceptual framework was developed to guide the study. A quantitative survey approach was used, and the data was collected from 236 banks' senior managers (IT, financial, and marketers). Amos 21 structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze and verify the study variables. The main findings revealed that big data analytical capabilities had a significant positive influence on bank performance. Fintech innovation acted as partial mediators in this relationship.
A Meta-Analytical Review of Antecedents of Organizational Ambidexterity
Authors: Batra Ishita , Preethi P. (bf6c5222-6c79-44b2-9918-3869c720c453  , Dhir Sanjay
Published: September 2021

The aim of the study is to conduct a structured review of literature on the antecedents of organizational ambidexterity by reconciling the mixed outcomes produced by the extant literature. This study offers some theoretical insights into the divergent views of authors on these factors by analysing the empirical studies done in the literature. This paper systematically analyses the extant literature on the factors affecting organizations' ambidexterity, using meta-analysis and the theory, context, characteristics, and methodology (TCCM) framework. Forty-three research papers across various journals that discussed the correlation of the variables with organizational ambidexterity were selected. The sample size was 17,383, and 20 variables were selected for the analysis. The results revealed that two variables showed high levels of heterogeneity. The implications of this study are relevant to the present business scenario and of substantial interest to scholars, as they provide a more detailed understanding of the very foundation of organizational ambidexterity.
Engaging Older Clients With Exercise Physiology Software
Authors: Whetton Sue , Visentin Denis , Rowe Robert , Rolf Dan , Johns Susan , Grayston Thomas I. , Williams Andrew
Published: September 2021

Ensuring access to ongoing exercise programs for older adults with degenerative conditions is a challenge for allied health professionals. E-health technologies can help address this challenge. However, user acceptance is a critical determinant of their effectiveness. This study identified features influencing the willingness of older adults to use exercise software. It focused on user-friendliness, engagement, and user needs. Feedback was gathered via focus groups with thematic analysis used to analyse data. While participants perceived the software as user-friendly and engaging, intention to use the application was strongly influenced by perceptions about whether it met individual needs. While participants agreed that the software did provide a means for meeting their exercise needs, many identified on-the-spot expert support, safety, and social contact as being equally, if not more important than exercise. This study reinforces that well-designed, user-friendly applications will not necessarily engage and motivate users if they do not address user-prioritised needs.