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Turn, but don’t step back: The regeneration legacy of government cuts
Authors: Manns Jonathan
Published: July 2024

The Chancellor’s announcement in 2013 that ‘Britain is turning a corner’ may help lighten the mood but, as the austerity mindset is increasingly eroded by the first tentative signs of economic recovery, it is contended that the legacy of government cuts will remain far-reaching. A relatively long-term failure to invest during the ‘boom’ years and reliance on third- and private-sector stimulation during the ‘bust’ period are having a negative impact on precisely those communities that most require support. At the same time, central government is withdrawing financial assistance, dismantling delivery mechanisms and rhetorically shifting focus away from ‘regeneration’ and towards ‘growth’. It is therefore imperative to recognise the ongoing need to instigate a more measured and holistic approach to regeneration. Turning a corner must not involve turning our backs.
Black sky: Exposing electricity as the Achilles’ heel of resilience
Authors: Monken Jonathon
Published: July 2024

The national power grid is the most critical and the most vulnerable life-support infrastructure in modern society. Electricity serves as the essential element in sustaining every other sector of critical infrastructure including water, fuel and communications. Collective experience with responding to and recovering from widespread, long-duration power outages — known as black sky events — is nearly non-existent. Understanding these risks and weaknesses requires a collaborative planning effort with the public and private sectors to identify and protect critical nodes within the interdependent infrastructure to ensure that recovery from a catastrophic event is possible. This also requires a ‘whole community’ approach to planning and execution to facilitate a response on an unprecedented level.
The power of vision, leadership and consensus: Downtown Des Moines transformation 1980–2019
Authors: Feehan David M. , Zingsheim Patricia
Published: July 2024

By the 1980s, downtown Des Moines had developed as a successful office centre, with major insurance companies headquartered there. Nevertheless, it lacked many of the attributes and qualitative elements that create a dynamic social and cultural place that would attract the talent companies needed, or have the makings of a great place dear to the community. There was little downtown housing, no pedestrian activity, few retail outlets and quality restaurants were few. Supportive public transport, walkability and bikeability had not been successfully addressed. In short, downtown vitality was sorely missing; however, local civic and business leadership engaged in extensive and intensive planning and strategic initiatives. The process lasted a number of years, guided by a desire to bring together all the elements of vibrancy to make Des Moines more competitive with its larger neighbours. This paper outlines the planning and implementation that literally transformed a quiet but uncompelling downtown into one of the most celebrated and award-winning downtowns in America. The engagement and support of the broader community was critical in achieving this vision. The assistance provided by local talent and outside consultants was essential in guiding the revitalisation process. The result has been a multi-billion-dollar transformation that occurred over a period of three decades.
European banks and risk management: Did the 2008 financial crisis have any impact?
Authors: Falzon Joseph , Vella Jennifer
Published: July 2024

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has redirected attention to the importance of robust risk management practices and well-established risk management cultures within financial institutions. Various studies have highlighted the positive implications of strong risk management practices on performance and market rewards during a single-wave crisis. Are these findings, however, consistent also across a multiple-wave prolonged crisis? To answer this, the authors analyse a prolonged crisis period ranging from 2008 to 2011 using a dataset comprising of 13 systemically important European banks. This study further analyses whether a prolonged crisis period encourages banks to permanently strengthen their risk management practices during or post-crisis turmoil, potentially capturing elements of bank risk culture. The authors find that higher levels of risk management contribute to better bank performance measured through the return on assets (ROA) and annual returns. Unlike in a single-wave crisis period, however, the results show that banks having in place stronger risk management practices do not benefit from superior bank performance and market rewards during a multiple-wave crisis period. The authors also find that banks which perform worse during a multiple-wave crisis period fail to later improve their risk management practices. The study concludes by providing insightful guidance to policy makers aiming to contribute towards enhancing bank risk management in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Weightings of decision-making criteria for neighbourhood renewal: Perspectives of university students in Hong Kong
Authors: Bo Fung Wing , Yau Yung
Published: July 2024

Urban decay has long been of great concern to society in Hong Kong. Different approaches have been promoted by public agents to curb the problem, including building rehabilitation and redevelopment. Difficulties are often encountered, however, in balancing the diverse interests of stakeholders in deciding on the way forward for a project. While multicriteria decision-making models can be employed to facilitate the evaluation of available options, whether the process is sensitive to the project characteristics, such as scale and locality, has not been addressed. Through a structured questionnaire survey with 124 university students, it was found that that, from the perspective of young people, the rankings of decision criteria in terms of relative importance were very similar in Sai Yee Street and Kwun Tong Town Centre Projects. Yet the magnitudes of perceived weightings for most criteria varied significantly across the projects. These findings imply that projects with different characteristics should warrant different sets of criteria weightings to fit the specific constraints and circumstances in the projects. Practical implications for public administrators in formulating neighbourhood renewal strategy are described.
Purple Teaming: A comprehensive and collaborative approach to cyber security
Authors: Van Buggenhout Erik
Published: July 2024

This paper introduces Purple Teaming as a comprehensive and collaborative approach to cyber security, emphasising the need for organisations to adapt their cyber security testing methodologies in response to evolving cyber threats. Traditionally, cyber security efforts were divided into offensive (Red Team) and defensive (Blue Team) units; however, the concept of Purple Teaming has gained prominence, advocating for the integration of these units to create a dynamic and cooperative cyber security environment. The paper covers various topics including the significance of adversary emulation, the role of the MITRE ATT&CK framework in standardising communication, the value of traditional Red Team exercises and how Purple Teaming activities can complement these exercises. It differentiates between types of Purple Teaming activities and proposes an approach and architecture to support continuous Purple Teaming efforts. Adversary emulation, a key aspect of Purple Teaming, involves replicating the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) of real-world threat actors to evaluate an organisation’s defences. The paper outlines how, when properly combined, Red and Purple Team efforts can significantly enhance an organisation’s capability to proactively improve its preventative, detection and response mechanisms against adversary tactics. Through its comprehensive coverage, the paper underscores the vital role of Purple Teaming in modern cyber security, highlighting its potential to foster a more resilient and proactive security posture for organisations.
Opportunities for social listening in higher education
Authors: Gross Liz , Horn Mike
Published: July 2024

Social media and online conversations continue to influence institution perception, giving administrators an opportunity to identify and analyse social interactions relevant to their campus — a process known as social listening. Social listening can support and inform strategic initiatives on campus such as reputation and enrolment management, crisis communication and audience research and insight. When applied across campus, social listening becomes a vital source of intelligence to improve and achieve outcomes from brand to student engagement to fundraising efforts.
The strategic skills of business continuity managers: Putting business continuity management into corporate long-term planning
Authors: Wong Wei Ning Zechariah
Published: July 2024

Despite its rapid development in the last two decades, business continuity management (BCM) as a discipline and a profession is still regarded by many as an operational entity of management. Two main issues are discussed in this paper: the role of BCM in strategic management and the strategic skills of business continuity managers. These issues are crucial as they represent the role of BCM in high-level corporate management. The paper discusses the importance of BCM in the long-term planning of organisational success and the preservation of future competitiveness. Finally, salient points that underpin the importance of its role in sustaining organisational performance are addressed.
‘It’ll get worse before it gets better’: Local experiences of living in a regeneration area
Authors: Davidson Gill , Mcguinness David , Greenhalgh Paul , Braidford Paul , Robinson Fred
Published: July 2024

The negative consequences of living in deprived neighbourhoods for residents’ quality of life are well documented. Area-based regeneration initiatives are invariably concerned with improving local quality of life over the long term. The process of regeneration, however, can itself directly result in immediate and potentially lasting negative effects for local communities. This paper discusses some of the ways in which living in an area undergoing regeneration can adversely affect inhabitants’ quality of life, including problems associated with voids, relocation, demolitions, environmental quality, complexity, funding issues, uncertainty, frustration, fear for the future and consultation fatigue. A case study approach draws examples from a deprived neighbourhood in the north-east of England. The conclusion discusses some of the possible implications for future regeneration policy, including: the importance of ongoing communication between professionals and communities; the need to value local people’s experience, judgement and the contribution they can make to local decision-making processes; recognition that successful regeneration can take many years; and the implications of current UK government policy.
Future strategies for remote working in an era of accelerated transformation
Authors: Sjöberg Peter , Hall Joshua
Published: July 2024

The pace at which organisations have changed has been materially slower than advances in technology. The breakdown of antiquated mindsets, in respect of remote working arrangements driven by the COVID-19, has unleashed an ability for organisations to catch up. Within the banking sector, new digital native players have forced incumbents to up their game despite the latter continuing to operate models conducive to, among other things, bureaucracy, high cost bases and reduced agility. This paper assesses the backdrop behind the transformational shift to remote working, attempts to underline the significance of robust leadership and clear corporate strategy, and ponders several potential future actions that banks might consider when assessing the ‘new normal’. The authors propose that it is those organisations that embrace the opportunity landscape that presents itself that will secure stakeholder value creation in the long term.
The power of culture in branding: How the Korean Wave can help global brands thrive in Asia
Authors: Kim Naeun , Hong Lauren
Published: July 2024

In Asia, the popularity of South Korean pop culture, known as the ‘Korean Wave’, is creating a cultural sensation. South Korea’s entertainment productions, including pop music, television dramas, films and games, have been exported to more than 30 countries in Asia and have gained unprecedented popularity across the continent. With mega hits such as Psy’s Gangnam Style and the recent TV drama Descendants of the Sun, South Korea has, arguably, now become the top influencer of culture in Asia. The Korean Wave has translated into business opportunities for various retail sectors. Korea’s beauty industry has been the largest beneficiary of the cultural trend, as the demand for Korean beauty products has surged around the world. Several Western fashion brands have also taken advantage of the cultural trend. This paper examines five types of promotion strategies that global brands have successfully pursued by riding on the Korean Wave: celebrity endorsement, product placement, social media, technology sharing and distribution agreement. These promotion strategies are also analysed in the context of unique Asian culture. As many global brands are seeking to enter Asia, given its enormous market potential, this paper will provide insightful suggestions on how to take advantage of Asia’s latest cultural trend.
FinTech and the evolving payment landscape
Authors: Wonglimpiyarat Jarunee
Published: July 2024

This paper analyses systematic innovation in financial technology (FinTech) — that is, innovation where the benefits of the innovation increase disproportionately with the use and diffusion of said innovation, and where most of the benefits are external to the particular innovator of the product or process and accrue to a wide range of users and uses. In particular, the study explores the pattern of innovation diffusion as a result of using multi-party integration needs/solutions. The study provides useful implications to support FinTech diffusion in the banking industry.
Munich airport’s passenger experience management framework: Key success factors
Authors: Hinterholzer Thomas , Garcia-Alonso Arturo
Published: July 2024

It is well known that improving customer experience makes business sense. How to get there remains a mystery for many organisations striving for excellence in customer service and getting mixed results. Munich Airport’s performance might make customer service excellence seem easy. The reality is that, behind prestige and awards, there is a series of fundamental activities taking place that are often not mentioned in the media. These require work, dedication and motivation. This paper focuses on the key success factors that allow Munich Airport to remain ahead of the game in exceeding guests’ needs and expectations.
Crypto-assets: Crossing the chasm?
Authors: Fernandes Glen , Verbeke Walter
Published: July 2024

The challenge crypto-assets face for an effective breakthrough is this: How can an infrastructural safe and efficient environment be put in place whereby the broader investor community feels sufficiently comfortable, in a similar manner to other more traditional asset classes such as equities, exchange-traded funds and bonds? Remarkably, the novelty of crypto-assets lies in the distributed nature of the blockchain-based networks they use rather than their investment characteristics, many of which they share many with traditional financial assets. Central securities depositories (CSDs) as infrastructures of the financial markets — and rightfully so — have them on their radar screen.
Performance with purpose: The PepsiCo challenge
Authors: Gregory James R.
Published: July 2024

Nothing is more challenging for a business leader than trying to change the culture of a company. Indra Nooyi came into the position of chief executive officer (CEO) at PepsiCo with an agenda to significantly change the company, its processes and its culture. To implement her game plan, she expertly managed the PepsiCo corporate brand through strategic communications and articulated a consistent vision to her shareholders, customers and employees. When Nooyi presented a bold agenda to a well-entrenched culture, any weakness in fortitude or financial performance would have quickly spelled doom. Now, with more than a decade of communicating her mantra of ‘Performance with Purpose’, we have the luxury of examining her performance and her communications effectiveness. Leveraging the corporate brand to build a strategic platform for growth is one of the most underutilised tools available to the CEO. Nooyi is an expert at keeping the message clear, concise and consistent over time. This paper presents Indra Nooyi in her own words.
Operation Windshield and the simplification of emergency management
Authors: Andrews Michael
Published: July 2024

Large, complex, multi-stakeholder exercises are the culmination of years of gradual progression through a comprehensive training and exercise programme. Exercises intended to validate training, refine procedures and test processes initially tested in isolation are combined to ensure seamless response and coordination during actual crises. The challenges of integrating timely and accurate situational awareness from an array of sources, including response agencies, municipal departments, partner agencies and the public, on an ever-growing range of media platforms, increase information management complexity in emergencies. Considering that many municipal emergency operations centre roles are filled by staff whose day jobs have little to do with crisis management, there is a need to simplify emergency management and make it more intuitive. North Shore Emergency Management has accepted the challenge of making emergency management less onerous to occasional practitioners through a series of initiatives aimed to build competence and confidence by making processes easier to use as well as by introducing technical tools that can simplify processes and enhance efficiencies. These efforts culminated in the full-scale earthquake exercise, Operation Windshield, which preceded the 2015 Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Framing the issue: Urban form’s impact on downtown redevelopment
Authors: Novak Mathew
Published: July 2024

Despite many revitalisation efforts, downtowns across North America and Europe continue to struggle in the contemporary urban system. Although the reasons for their challenges are complex, one issue that is seldom addressed is the disjuncture between the historical built environment and the functioning of the contemporary market. Borrowed from the field of urban morphology, the concept of morphological frame is applied to understand how the physical arrangement of the downtown’s streets, lots, and buildings influence its uses. Shopping practices have changed since the stores were built, creating issues for operating in downtown spaces. A case study of a downtown mall demonstrates how urban form has an impact on large-scale redevelopment projects. Despite the limitations that the built environment poses, it is perhaps the core’s greatest strength as it offers a distinct sense of place not found elsewhere in the city.
Call this democracy? Education and empowerment through participatory city budgeting
Authors: Salgado Manuel
Published: July 2024

While cities have always had the power to make the decisions that affect their citizens most directly, the citizens of today are becoming more conscious of their rights and want to participate in the decisions that form the basis of those rights. Consequently, cities are increasingly claiming political power from central government and planners need to work with the people in order to build a future that they know they want, rather than confront them with plans they can only accept or refuse. Lisbon was the first European capital to introduce a truly binding participatory budgeting - The Charter of the Principles of Participatory Budgeting was approved in 2008. The municipality has made a commitment to progressively involve citizens in the application of participatory methodology, in the resolution of problems by a process of co-creation and co-production between the municipality and citizens. It has also motivated the organisation of local communities and increased the accountability of the elected representatives. These processes allow citizens to understand the difficulties and restrictions that the public services have to deal with in order to implement its projects, and, at the same time, the municipal services are under permanent scrutiny, which obliges them to be accountable. Through recent case studies from Lisbon, Deputy Mayor Salgado demonstrates how the participatory process, though not necessarily providing all the answers, can make a strong contribution to the empowerment of citizens, giving them a greater capacity for participation and allowing for new forms of governance.
Second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive: Firms should view the practical challenge of meeting the new record keeping, transaction reporting and best execution requirements not as a bureaucratic nuisance but as an opportunity
Authors: Smith Matt
Published: July 2024

Second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) loomed long on the horizon for financial services firms trading in or with European Union (EU) member states. After seven years in the works — including a year’s postponement — the legislation finally came into force on 3rd January, 2018, marking arguably the biggest regulatory change imposed on the financial services industry since the global financial crisis. This paper considers how, despite its implementation now being some six months ago, many firms still see compliance with MiFID II as a daunting process — and it is not difficult to see why. MiFID II is a notoriously complex piece of regulation with many moving parts. The paper discusses how the crisis that brought the global financial system to its knees a decade ago precipitated a swathe of new rules within the sector designed to prevent a recurrence, and how, like the Dodd-Frank Act in the US, MiFID II mandates extensive record-keeping and reporting requirements. At the core of MiFID II is the goal of increasing the efficiency, resilience and transparency of financial markets and strengthening investor protection. As the paper concludes, to continue to function successfully under the new regulatory regime, all firms affected need to embrace the spirit and the letter of these new principles and keep both at the heart of their compliance strategies.
Neighbourhood in transition: Exploring the Ottoman heritage of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Authors: Husukić Erna , Salkanović-Delić Dalila , Zejnilović Emina
Published: July 2024

The presence of globalisation trends has resulted in an increasing demand for environments that pose unique cultural experiences. Consequently, resorting to preservation of traditional urban fabric and the rewriting of history, as forms of self-definition, is becoming a widespread practice. In this context, the study of traditional urban neighbourhoods is of particular significance since they could be read as historic artefacts — narratives grounded in once prevailing cultural, political and social discourses. The case study presented and evaluated in this paper aims to produce a comprehensive understanding of the urban neighbourhood — mahala — established by the Ottomans in the 15th century in the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Contrary to the traditional mahala, as a well-established neighbourhood model, changes that occurred in the last decade have drastically altered the urban pattern of this residential settlement. It is from this perspective that the paper contributes to the debate on sustainable development of urban neighbourhoods. Through examination of the inner dynamics of mahalas, the paper calls for the establishment of novel understanding of the role of tradition and heritage in the creation of contemporary social and spatial relationships. Finally, it discusses the value of an inherited neighbourhood by offering future directions and measures, which could be launched in order to sustain the mahala’s transformation towards a sustainable residential neighbourhood model.
Template-driven titling and graphics workflows for multiplatform distribution
Authors: Matics Scott , Fay Todor
Published: July 2024

Animated titles have become a standard for live, over-the-air broadcasts. Watching modern television without lower-thirds, bugs, tickers and score-line readouts is unthinkable, especially for live sports. The workflows for adding graphics like these to cable and over-the-air broadcasts are well established. For live-streaming and video-on-demand content, however, adding these same rich, animated and variable title assets can present significant challenges for broadcasters and content creators. As streamed content can show up on a range of device types and screen sizes, content producers need to leverage template-driven graphics and titling workflows that look just as good on a mobile phone as they do on a large-screen display. This paper looks at new technologies and processes for creating and utilising graphics that work in modern production environments.
Retail payment behaviour and the adoption of innovative payments: A comparative study in China and Germany
Authors: Korella Jan Lukas , Li Wenwei
Published: July 2024

The emergence of the internet and e-commerce in the late 1990s and early 2000s brought new challenges to payment markets. While China’s payment markets became dominated by large non-bank platforms like Alipay and WeChat, payment markets in Germany continued to be dominated by banks in the form of legacy payment systems such as credit transfers, direct debits and — for point-of-sale payments — the bank-owned girocard debit card scheme, in addition to cash. Based on a sample of retailers in three metropolitan areas of China, this paper finds the combined market shares of Alipay and WeChat fall in the region of 55–65 per cent in various payment scenarios, both at the point-of-sale and online, thus confirming the dominance of non-bank payment service providers in these areas. In Germany, by contrast, comparable mobile payment methods have not been adopted on a broad scale. Based on empirical evidence, the paper identifies drivers and challenges of innovative mobile payment methods in the examples of China and Germany.
The role of small airports in economic development
Authors: Button Kenneth , Doh Soogwan , Yuan Junyang
Published: July 2024

As one of the most important transport modes in the USA, air transportation has both influenced economic development and been influenced by it. Knowing the scale of these effects is important both for the development and management of airports, and for policy makers who make strategic decisions regarding airport planning and investment. Prior studies of the economic impacts of air transportation have focused mainly on the ties between large airports and regional economic development. Much less attention has been paid to the impact of small airports on their local areas. Some argue that small airports operating a passenger model not unlike an urban transit service can contribute significantly to regional economic development. However, with the exception of some work on high-income tourist destinations, previous studies provide little clear evidence to support a strong positive correlation between local air transportation and economic development. Furthermore, the direction of causation between air traffic and economic development is not entirely clear: regional economic development driven by other factors can lead to more air traffic; however, it is also possible that by generating traffic, airports act as a catalyst for local investment. This study uses a sample of 66 small airports in Virginia to explore the functional relationship between local air transportation and regional economic development.
Bayesian estimation of probabilities of default for low default portfolios
Authors: Tasche Dirk
Published: July 2024

The estimation of probabilities of default (PDs) for low default portfolios by means of upper confidence bounds is a well-established procedure in many financial institutions. However, there are often discussions within the institutions or between institutions and supervisors about which confidence level to use for the estimation. The Bayesian estimator for the PD based on the uninformed, uniform prior distribution is an obvious alternative that avoids the choice of a confidence level. It is demonstrated in this paper that in the case of independent default events the upper confidence bounds can be represented as quantiles of a Bayesian posterior distribution based on a prior that is slightly more conservative than the uninformed prior. The paper then describes how to implement the uninformed and conservative Bayesian estimators in the dependent one- and multi-period default data cases and compares their estimates with the upper confidence bound estimates. The comparison leads to a suggestion of a constrained version of the uninformed (neutral) Bayesian estimator as an alternative to the upper confidence bound estimators.
Using the integrated residential land use intensity index for more liveable, new Egyptian compound projects
Authors: Mohamed Abd-Elkawy Abeer Ahmed
Published: July 2024

This paper proposes the introduction of the integrated land use intensity index (ILUII) for new integrated urban residential projects in Egypt. This proposal is supported by previous studies and international experiences which have been used to formulate and calculate ILUII for housing sector developments. This index is also tested on a new Egyptian housing project for middle-income groups (an Arab Building Company [ABC] project). The testing focuses on assessing the role of ILUII and other indexes for achieving liveable communities. Furthermore, this paper investigates how this index could be applied to future housing projects in Egypt and could meet the goals and requirements of the state, residents and real estate developers.
Why and how to employ the SIPOC model
Authors: Brown Charlie
Published: July 2024

Within the business continuity industry, the debate regarding the business impact analysis (BIA) shows no sign of being resolved. Fervent discussions online, at conferences and in businesses around the world continue to promote or dispute its value. This paper does not pretend to resolve that debate but offers a compelling alternative to achieve the outcomes entrusted to the BIA and overcome the challenges in obtaining them. Business disruptions, both from natural occurrences and manmade, are occurring more frequently at the same time as business continues to get more complex. To exacerbate the issue, business continuity practitioners are increasingly expected to do more, and often with fewer resources and in condensed timeframes. The SIPOC tool from Lean and Six Sigma, which considers suppliers, inputs, process, outputs and customers, gives business continuity practitioners a practical alternative. By using the experiences, expertise and tools of other professions in a transdisciplinary approach, it is possible to accomplish the continuity imperatives of the business while adding value to the organisation when resources available to the practitioner are constantly being compressed.
London’s Olympic city: Equalising the East?
Authors: Forman Charlie
Published: July 2024

With the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games came the promise of regeneration in East London — the most deprived part of the city for 150 years. The six East and South-East London boroughs hosting the Games said that regeneration should improve the life chances of residents in the sub-region to meet those of London as a whole. Over those 150 years, the industries of East London have changed, but the underlying infrastructure of the city has largely made it difficult to shift London’s geographically ingrained inequalities. The Olympic Park provides the chance to establish a new city centre in the east of London, to change its economic dynamic so that it becomes the fulcrum for future growth. In itself, this new centre will not be enough to equalise life chances, but it is essential in shifting the city’s geographical inequalities. Hackney council has promoted this vision, but also understands that the benefits of the new place will only be of real value when they change the quality of life for existing residents. So, it has worked to ensure that the new place and existing communities will mutually benefit from each other’s strengths. Most importantly, the new place must draw strength from Hackney’s entrepreneurial hi-tech and digital industries, while also providing new work opportunities — especially for Hackney’s young people.
Implementation of self-paced supplementary instructional material (SIM) in developing practical research skills among Grade 12 students
Authors: Dangcolis Ryan
Published: July 2024

This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of Self-Paced Supplementary Instructional Material (SIM) in developing practical research skills among Grade 12 students. The study utilized teacher-made supplementary instructional materials and pre-test and post-test assessments as quantifiable measures to analyze the SIM materials' effectiveness. A pre-test was administered to Grade 12 students before undergoing the treatment, and a post-test was given after the treatment. A quasi-experimental research design, specifically the nonequivalent group design, was employed to establish associations between interventions and outcomes. In this design, the treatment group (Grade 12 students) received a pre-test, the SIMs as the treatment, and a post-test. The data gathered were analyzed statistically using mean and standard deviation to describe the performance levels of the comparison and experimental groups in their pre-test, formative test, and post-test. The study found that both groups had "Low" performance levels before the implementation of SIMs, indicating that the effectiveness of supplementary instructional materials had not yet been established. However, after implementing the SIMs, the experimental group achieved a weighted mean of 92.52 with a "High" descriptive interpretation, while the comparison group obtained a weighted mean of 81.60 with an "Average" interpretation. This demonstrates that the school's Supplementary Instructional Material was an effective additional learning tool for developing practical research skills.
Modelo adaptativo multivariable de handoff espectral para incrementar el desempeño en redes móviles de radio cognitiva
Authors: Augusto Cesar , Patricia Ingrid , Armando Diego
Published: July 2024

El handoff espectral, en las redes de radio cognitiva, ocurre cuando el usuario secundario debe dejar el canal de frecuencia que está utilizando y continuar su comunicación en otra oportunidad espectral. Este proceso es un aspecto clave para garantizar una adecuada calidad de servicio y mejorar el desempeño en las comunicaciones del usuario secundario. Este libro de investigación tiene por objetivo presentar una propuesta de modelo adaptativo multivariable de handoff espectral para redes móviles de radio cognitiva. Para lo anterior, se desarrollaron tres algoritmos para la toma de decisiones durante un handoff espectral, con diferentes enfoques: difuso, realimentado y predictivo; estos conforman el modelo adaptativo multivariable de handoff espectral propuesto. Para evaluar el nivel de desempeño de los algoritmos desarrollados se realizó un análisis comparativo entre estos y los algoritmos de handoff espectral más relevantes en la literatura actual. A diferencia de los trabajos relacionados, la evaluación comparativa se validó a través de una traza de datos reales de ocupación espectral capturados en la banda de frecuencia GSM y Wi-Fi, que modelan el comportamiento real de los usuarios primarios. En la fase de validación, se propusieron ocho escenarios de evaluación, al considerar, dos tipos de redes: GSM y Wi-Fi, dos clases de aplicaciones: tiempo-real y mejor-esfuerzo, dos niveles de tráfico: alto y bajo, y diez métricas de evaluación.
Alineación de prótesis y parámetros biomecánicos de pacientes amputados transtibiales
Authors: Adriana Lely , Ángel Miguel , Camargo Esperanza
Published: July 2024

Las minas antipersona han sido causantes de la alteración de la vida de miles de personas en el mundo, Colombia no es la excepción. El conflicto armado vivido por décadas en Colombia ha hecho que se utilice esta estrategia de guerra poco convencional y con alcances de destrucción a toda la población, causando muerte y lesiones en segmentos corporales. Una consecuencia de la afectación de las minas antipersona es la amputación transtibial, donde se extirpa el segmento corporal por debajo de rodilla, esto afecta la parte física, biológica y psicológica del individuo amputado, tiene repercusiones emocionales, familiares y sociales, ya que el sujeto debe depender de las personas de su entorno para esenvolverse y pierde autonomía. Una forma de ayuda para el amputado es la rehabilitación física, allí se adapta una prótesis para que sea capaz de suplir morfológica y funcionalmente el segmento perdido. En este libro se presentan los resultados de un estudio descriptivo transversal con componente observacional para la medición de variables anatómicas en sujetos amputados transtibiales a causa de trauma por minas antipersona y usuarios de prótesis. Mediante esta investigación se identificaron parámetros cinéticos y cinemáticos, tanto en posición estática como en posición dinámica, y se evidenció el efecto en la bipedestación y la marcha producido por variaciones en la alineación estática, reflejando aspectos que no son considerados en la adaptación de la prótesis dado las pocas tecnologías para este tipo de procedimientos y que parecen despreciables en la técnica de alineación, pero que resultan relevantes a mediano y largo plazo.
Empoderamiento comunitario en la construcción de viviendas saludables
Authors: Augusto César , Alberto Camilo , Carlos Juan
Published: July 2024

La importancia de tener una adecuada habitabilidad de las viviendas la cual se ve reflejada en contar con una unidad habitacional saludable donde el núcleo familiar se pueda desarrollar con dignidad, seguridad y pertenencia; es la base para desarrollar diversas propuestas encaminadas a mejorar las condiciones de calidad de vida de comunidades que se han desarrollado bajo el manto de la informalidad. Una de ellas es la educación, motivo por el cual la propuesta de este trabajo se enfoca en planear un programa denominado “Promotores Saludables Familiares”, el cual está basado en la teoría educativa constructivista y en un marco participativo. En este estudio participaron 15 familias pertenecientes al sector de Mochuelo Bajo ubicado en la Localidad de Ciudad Bolívar en Bogotá, Colombia, y con dicho grupo focal, se identificaron 28 factores de riesgo ligados a una vivienda insalubre, los cuales fueron la base para identificar las problemáticas a las que se ven expuestas las poblaciones informales que carecen de una habitabilidad saludable y con esta información, se estableció la base metodológica para generar una propuesta educativa. Esta experiencia de investigación pretende fomentar la educación y el liderazgo desde la vivienda para mejorar las condiciones de habitabilidad y de calidad de vida.
Visiones alternativas a la ciudad de hoy
Authors: Prieto Leopoldo
Published: July 2024

Dice el economista Edward Glaeser "de lo bien que asimilemos las lecciones que nos enseñen nuestras ciudades dependerá que nuestra especie prospere en lo que podría llegar a ser una nueva era urbana" el problema es que, como muchos advierten, cada vez es más difícil recoger lecciones de las ciudades y en cambio en más fácil padecer los problemas que plantean estos lugares convertidos en el hecho global por antonomasia junto con la revolución informática. Tal vez por ello resulta fundamental la existencia de escenarios en los que sea posible debatir los asuntos urbanos que involucran a miles de millones de personas, es decir, reabrir el debate público sobre los asuntos de la ciudad y sobre la enorme diversidad de aspectos involucrados en ella.Este libro es justamente una apuesta en esa dirección. La serie de artículos reunidos en este volumen buscan alertar, analizar y proponer caminos para la comprensión de lo urbano y la acción en estos escenarios. Poco más de la mitad de los artículos refieren como objeto de estudio el caso bogotano, pero un buen número de autores han decidido deslocalizar las reflexiones y lanzar análisis que involucran diversas realidades. Así mismo, se ha buscado convocar miradas desde diversas orillas disciplinares con la expectativa de esbozar un panorama complejo de aquellos aspectos que afectan e involucran el estudio de la ciudad. Hay un sesgo evidente hacía las ciencias sociales y las humanidades, y es apenas obvio que falten muchas más voces, no obstante, la esperanza es que trabajos como este animen la posibilidad de construir discusiones similares en profesionales de áreas más técnicas, cuya acción sobre la ciudad, aunque fundamental, pocas veces se encuentra en escenarios como el aquí propuesto
Detección de caídas durante la marcha en adultos mayores
Authors: Helena Luz , Camargo Esperanza , Libardo Hugo
Published: July 2024

El envejecimiento demográfico es un proceso que caracteriza a la dinámica poblacional, dada la disminución del nivel de fecundidad y el aumento de la sobrevivencia. Esto involucra un cambio en la estructura por edad y generalmente se expresa en un aumento en el porcentaje de las personas de avanzada edad. Este libro tiene dos enfoques: el primero es la evaluación de parámetros para el análisis de marcha y el segundo, el análisis de detección de posibles caídas. En el análisis de la marcha se obtuvieron variables espaciotemporales de la marcha como la velocidad, cadencia, tiempo de zancada y longitud del paso y en el análisis de detección de caída se consideró la densidad espectral de potencia y la frecuencia fundamental e integral de la aceleración.
Formación docente en bioética, biojurídica y biopolítica
Authors: Ricardo Jairo
Published: July 2024

Este libro es producto de la reflexión y el debate permanente al interior del grupo de investigación ethos et paideia, acerca de la importancia que tiene para la sociedad, y en particular para la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, la formación de educadores en bioética, biojurídica y biopolítica. Igualmente es resultado de la participación activa de sus integrantes en grupos de estudio y en eventos especializados sobre el tema, a nivel nacional e internacional. Lo cual permitió identificar diversas problemáticas que fueron conformando y consolidando la línea de investigación del grupo.En esta publicación se presenta el avance y los resultados obtenidos en el trabajo de la línea de investigación Formación docente en bioética, biojurídica y biopolítica, cuyo propósito central está encaminado a desarrollar propuestas pedagógicas alternativas para la formación de formadores en educación básica y media en clave bioética.
Imaginarios sociales en los textos escolares de lengua castellana
Authors: Guzmán Margoth
Published: July 2024

Este libro ofrece un recorrido por las geografías invisibles, con lógicas, cánones, concepciones e imaginarios, por una parte, y acciones discursivas e iconográficas, por otra. Se partió del hecho de que el texto escolar es un elemento esencial que implica información de un área o disciplina, en un contexto y época determinada. En este marco, los textos escolares dejan de ser un problema estrictamente educativo para convertirse en uno sociopolítico, puesto que el fin de la educación es formar para el conocimiento dentro de una convivencia; su objeto, ya no son solo los discursos, sino todas las manifestaciones que requieren la organización de nuevos currículos alternativos y democráticos que generen mundos posibles y divertidos para los niños y niñas de este país que tanto lo necesitan. Lo anterior convoca al lenguaje como premisa para la adquisición del conocimiento, a recurrir al texto, así como a trabajar estrategias que permitan construir pedagogías innovadoras en las que se instalen procesos dialógicos y equitativos que impliquen el pensamiento crítico desde sus realidades.
Estructuras industriales de Bogotá 2000-2010
Authors: Manrique Karina , Julio Carlos , Ardila Sergio , Johana Ingrid , Alexander Diego , Mauricio Andrés , Katherine Julieth , Romero Alejandro
Published: July 2024

El texto presenta los resultados de la construcción de los índices de competitividad y concentración para algunos sectores industriales de la región Bogotá, Cundinamarca. Los índices empleados fueron: competitividad, concentración, índice de Herfindahl - Hirschmann (HH) e índice de Hannah y Kat para el periodo 2000-2010, con base en los datos de la Encuesta Anual Manufacturera, la base de datos del Sistema de Información y Reporte Empresarial SIREM y del Banco de la República, además se consultaron los informes de las diferentes entidades sectoriales relacionadas con el tema.
Los géneros discursivos en las interacciones cotidianas
Authors: Montoya Mario , Felipe Óscar , Camilo Nicolás , Andrés Carlos , Alfonso Victor
Published: July 2024

Este libro es el resultado del trabajo investigativo de los estudiantes que conforman el Semillero de Investigación Hermeneia, articulado al trabajo que adelanta el grupo de investigación Lenguaje, Cultura e Identidad. La investigación va encaminada a la identificación de las posibilidades descriptivas de los estudios sobre los géneros discursivos, tomando como objeto de análisis los diferentes discursos a los que el docente se ve enfrentado en su experiencia profesional: los programas televisivos, las nuevas formas de comunicar en internet, la literatura y el discurso mismo del profesor que enseña. En los capítulos los autores insisten en la hipótesis de que los géneros discursivos no se reducen a la descripción de sus propiedades textuales al momento de ser estudiados, sino que dichas propiedades forman parte de un todo junto con los ámbitos sociales donde estos son producidos e interpretados. Este trabajo es una invitación al estudio de los discursos que se pueden encontrar en los territorios de la escuela y la vida cotidiana; al examen de los diferentes elementos que se tienen en cuenta para crear las etiquetas sobre los textos y la organización de la experiencia discursiva; las dificultades que cada texto supone al hablante, los saberes de los que este debe disponer para poder producir un texto y los elementos por tener en cuenta para la comprensión de estos discursos enmarcados en el ámbito de lo cotidiano.
Las palabras, las niñas y los niños: Canciones y rondas, poemas y relatos, dibujos y libros
Authors: Alba Flor
Published: July 2024

El presente libro recoge las memorias del V Coloquio de Infancia: "Las palabras, las niñas y los niños: canciones y rondas, poemas y relatos, dibujos y libros", realizado el 25 de mayo de 2017, organizado por la Cátedra Unesco en Desarrollo del Niño y la Maestría en Infancia y Cultura de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Este evento académico se propuso generar reflexiones y compartir resultados de las investigaciones del grupo "Lenguaje, Discurso y Saberes", así como conocimientos y experiencias aportados por los participantes, en el campo de la literatura y la poética infantiles, relacionados con el relato, las narrativas, el libro álbum, la fantasía y la canción. Lo anterior se convierte en una disculpa para acercarse al mundo de las palabras con las que se facilita o no los procesos de humanización del niño y su devenir como sujeto.