bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recherche des établissements rejetant des métaux dans
le réseau d’assainissement de Romans-sur-Isère
Authors: FEUILLET M. , LENOIR C.-M.
Published: April 2021

La station d’épuration de Romans-sur-Isère est sujette à des arrivées régulières de substances
toxiques. Valence Romans Agglomération, maître d’ouvrage du système d’assainissement, s’inscrit depuis
2015 dans une démarche de recherche des sources de pollution. Ces dernières sont complexes à identifier
du fait d’un vaste tissu industriel réparti sur 12 communes. La campagne de RSDE (recherche des
substances dangereuses dans l’eau) menée en 2018 a conclu à 12 substances significatives retrouvées en
entrée de l’usine de traitement, dont six métaux. Ces métaux pouvant être à l’origine de la toxicité, une
démarche de recherche de leurs origines a été entreprise. Veolia, exploitant du système d’assainissement,
a proposé une démarche et des outils pour accélérer le travail d’enquête d’identification des rejets en
métaux. D’une part, Actipol, outil interne de Veolia, a permis de restreindre la liste des contributeurs
potentiels de 10 000 établissements à 2 700 établissements susceptibles de rejeter des métaux. D’autre part,
l’utilisation des pieuvres métaux, qui sont des échantillonneurs passifs installés au sein du réseau
d’assainissement pendant plusieurs semaines, s’est présentée comme une réponse adaptée et peu
coûteuse pour identifier les secteurs qui contribuent à la pollution en métaux. 50 établissements, dont 13
prioritaires, ont pu être identifiés et permettent ainsi de restreindre le nombre d’établissements à enquêter.
Actipol et les pieuvres métaux sont ainsi des outils faciles d’utilisation et efficaces pour mener à bien un
diagnostic vers l’amont des substances significatives en métaux sur un système d’assainissement.
Metapolítica
Authors: Tomei Stefano Andrade
Published: April 2021

Este artigo visa delimitar as mudança ocorridas desde o começo do ano na política externa brasileira (PEB) visto a mudança radical na orientação política do novo governo. Além do mais pretendemos abordar as fontes e pressuposições desta nova concepção ideológica e ver como estas suplantam a formulação tradicional da PEB. Discorreremos então sobre a natureza de tal concepção ideológica e sobre o que essa nos diz sobre a nova política externa em curso. Tentaremos elucidar a ideologia do alto ocupante do Itamaraty, o chanceler, nos atendo a sua formulação ideológica no que temos de mais próximo de um manifesto desta: o texto “Trump e o Ocidente”. Visaremos procurar a origem e os objetivos deste pensamento, entendendo desta maneira como se pretende formular a nova PEB. Finalizaremos nosso trabalho entendendo que esta formulação é própria de um nicho ideológico ao qual não foi dado grande atenção em outras épocas e que este se consubstância na mudança política que ocorreu para a subida do Governo Bolsonaro.
O Combate à fome e o desperdício de alimentos na região Nordeste
Authors: Miranda Canoso Raquel
Published: April 2021

Analisar a relação entre a má distribuição e a dificuldade no acesso aos alimentos e os níveis de desperdício e fome no Nordeste, tendo como objetivo principal o debate sobre os motivos que levam a inúmeras famílias passarem fome enquanto a oferta de alimentos cobriria a demanda. Para a realização dessa pesquisa monográfica utilizou-se o método explicativo no qual foi utilizado teorias malthusianas como as expostas por Thomas Robert Malthus e David Ricardo e análises contrárias a esse pensamento como as apresentadas nos relatórios da FAO. Dados fornecidos pelo censo do IBGE de 2013 foram utilizados para o levantamento dos dados de populações com insegurança alimentar no Nordeste, assim como os dados fornecidos pela pesquisa de 2018 da Embrapa sobre o desperdício no território brasileiro. Entretanto, os dados colhidos sobre o desperdício de alimentos na região nordeste não foram suficientes para realizar uma conexão com os índices de fome, sendo essa mais atrelada a estrutura do sistema agrário capitalista.
The Empirical Analysis of Disease Burden and Wealth Creation in Nigeria
Authors: Isuwa Festus Dading  , Sowemimo Joy Eseosa  , Mokobia Ngozi Alison  , Mercy Ada Anyiwe
Published: April 2021

The study investigates the impact of disease burden on wealth creation in Nigeria using annual time series data ranging from 2006-2018. The different levels of integration of the data warrant the use of Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model as methodology for the analysis. The theoretical framework was based on the Disability Life Years (DALY) of Murray (1996) which says that the burden of disease is arrived at by the number of years a person loses as a result of dying early due to ailments and the number of years of life a person lives with disability caused by the disease. The long run empirical analysis revealed that wealth creation has impact on disease burden in Nigeria. This conversely infers that as the source of livelihood increase, the disease burden on the population is reduced because people will have income to attract health consideration which invariably will reduce the chances of suffering from diseases. The life expectancy at birth has a more significant impact on disease burden than population and even wealth creation. It is therefore recommended that measures that lead to wealth creation should be harnessed as this will greatly reduce the burden of diseases in Nigeria which will invariably increase life expectancy at birth.
Bridges and Barriers in Public Service Interpreting Training: Instructing Non-Professional Longserving Interpreters
Authors: Burdeus-Domingo Noelia , Gagnon Suzanne , Pointurier Sophie , Leanza Yvan
Published: April 2021

This paper reports on an action-research study with a dual purpose: (1) to design a PSI training programme adapted to the needs of the City of Québec’s public healthcare institutions, and (2) to assess its contribution to the development of trainees’ PSI competences. The course was designed adapting ÉSIT’s special regime methodology to PSI training, and delivered to a group of non-professional interpreters (N=23). The evaluation was undertaken qualitatively, through two focus groups (n=11). The data collected was submitted to content analysis and contrasted with the trainer’s action-research report. Findings reveal (1) that the special regime methodology can be applied to PSI training programmes, if combined with pedagogical approaches adjusting it to the group’s needs, and (2) that trainees’ preconceptions about PSI add up to the list of challenges of training non-professional longserving interpreters. Our concluding remarks present several recommendations on how to overcome the detected difficulties.
Refugee access to information in online and offline environments: results from focus group discussions
Authors: Jimenez-Andres Maria
Published: April 2021

In today migration processes, Information Communication Technologies (ICT) are increasingly important for refugee experiences and mobilities (Gillespie, Osseiran and Cheesman, 2016). In this light, there is a call by institutions such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2016a; 2020a) and researchers in the field of refugee integration (Abujarour et al, 2019) for initiatives employing ICT to cater for refugees need for information and communication. This article discusses some information seeking practices of asylum seekers and refugees, in online and offline environments. The data was gathered by means of nine focus group discussions with refugee communities in Greece, Italy, and Spain, involving a total of 41 participants of 13 different nationalities. Issues relating to the languages and the accessibility of the information that is available to them are discussed. The results of this research will inform the subsequent phases of REBUILD, a project funded by the European Comission whose aim is the creation of a user-centred ICT-tool to promote refugee and migrant integration in Europe.
Empathy in PSI: Where we stand and where to go from here
Authors: Valero-Garcés Carmen , Alcalde Peñalver Elena
Published: April 2021

The influence of emotions is very significant in PSIT, since these professionals usually find themselves interpreting in communicative situations in which the people that they provide a service to suffer some kind of emotional distress. This can be particularly challenging for interpreters, since many codes of conduct on the ethics of the profession highlight neutrality as one of the main features that they must respect. In the case of empathy, a value expected to be offered by public workers, many studies have highlighted the importance it has to improve interactions. However, this topic has not been developed in depth in many research studies up to date. Therefore, the aim of this article is to conduct a systematic review of the studies published in the field of PSIT with relation to empathy and how it affects the profession. We will limit the review to studies published from 2000 to 2020. In the conclusions we will reflect on the importance of conducting this kind of studies to review current research needs and establish future directions.
Analysis of Innovation, Proactive, and Risk Taking as Presentations of Entrepreneurial Orientation towards Business Success of Second and Third Generation Family Business in Indonesia
Authors: Utami Christina Whidya , Tambunan Damelina , Padmalia Metta
Published: April 2021

Research Objective: To analyze the effect of entrepreneurial orientation towards the business success of second and third generation family businesses in Indonesia.

Methodology/ Research Approach: This study used a cross-sectional, correlation research design. The survey was conducted to 153 medium-scale family businesses that have run for 5-50 years and categorized as middle-scale business ran by the second and/ or third generation family. Hypothesis testing was done via a multiple regression using SPSS.

Findings: there is a significant effect between entrepreneurship orientation, which is the independent variable of this study, that covers three indicators namely innovation, proactive, and risk-taking abilities. Innovative and proactive have a significant and positive effect, while risk-taking ability has a significant and negative effect on the success of family businesses in Indonesia.

Research limitation/ implication: This study investigates strategies that family businesses use, in terms of entrepreneurial orientation. The limitations of this study are: Bias in assessment perspective of fellow families and the scale of the family business only focus on second and third-generation middle-scale family business. The implication of this research is to create an entrepreneurial orientation culture in family businesses that tend to be lacking innovative, proactive, and risk-taking behaviors, considering the amount of interference and involvement of family members in the management of their family businesses.

Practical implication: It is hoped that the second and the third-generation family members show a better perspective exploration in seeing whether entrepreneurial orientation has been implemented and has an impact in creating business success. Thus, family businesses are expected to scale-up their businesses into large-scale companies, and at the same time, survive the succession phase of the next generation.

Originality/ value: This study offers an analysis of a unique entrepreneurial orientation, given the personality, family, ownership, and management system in family businesses in Indonesia are different from other countries. Besides, there are influences of technological advances that may interfere family businesses, particularly the family system, in Indonesia
Percepcija rizika od spolnih bolesti i HIV-a, kiberohondrija i zdravstvena pismenost u doba pandemije COVID-19
Authors: Staraj Bajčić Tanja , Sorta-Bilajac Turina Ivana , Baždarić Ksenija
Published: April 2021

Cilj ovog rada je prikazati pregled dosadašnjih znanstvenih spoznaja o percepciji rizika zaraze HIV-om i drugim spolno prenosivim bolestima, kiberohondrije i zdravstvene pismenosti s naglaskom na trenutnu situaciju pandemije COVID-19. Republika Hrvatska je još uvijek zemlja niskog rizika epidemije HIV-a, dijelom zahvaljujući osnivanju 10 Centara za dobrovoljno, anonimno i besplatno savjetovanje i testiranje na HIV (CST). Percepcija rizika zaraze spolno prenosivom bolešću se opisuje kao vlastita procjena mogućnosti dobivanja iste. Zdravstvena ponašanja, pa tako i percepcija rizika, mogu se objasniti različitim modelima i teorijama, a jedan od prihvaćenih modela je socijalno-kognitivni model uvjerenja vezanih uz zdravlje (engl. Health Belief Model – HBM). Zdravstvena pismenost se definira kao osobne, kognitivne i socijalne vještine koje određuju sposobnost pojedinca da pristupi podacima o zdravlju, razumije ih i koristi. Kiberohodrija je anksiozni poremećaj karakteriziran ekscesivnim istraživanjem zdravstvenih sadržaja preko interneta. Pandemija COVID-19 je veliki događaj digitalne ere, uzimajući u obzir poremećaj izazvan u svim područjima života širom svijeta. Zbog izazvanog straha predstavlja plodno tlo za kiberohondriju.
Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) Pharmacologic Treatment
Authors: Bogdanić Nikolina , Lukić Ljiljana , Begovac Josip
Published: April 2021

Since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported from China the disease became pandemic within a few months. The viral genome was sequenced soon after the outbreak of COVID-19 which enabled development of diagnostic tests and therapeutic options. As the knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 virology increased, many potential drugs appeared. At this moment (January 12th 2021), 4426 studies of COVID-19 are registered, and more than 2680 studies are investigating therapeutic options. This is a short narrative review of currently available evidence on pharmacological treatment of COVID-19.
Plućni embolizam u pneumoniji
Authors: Hohšteter Bea , Ljubičić Lidija , Pavliša Gordana
Published: April 2021

Plućni embolizam (PE) i pneumonija dijele zajedničke rizične faktore, uzajamno se potenciraju i slično radiološki manifestiraju. Klinička slika pneumonije može u potpunosti maskirati prateću PE što uz porast D-dimera uslijed upalnog zbivanja znatno otežava probir pacijenata koje je potrebno podvrgnuti slikovnim metodama dijagnostike. Još uvijek nije pronađeno neko karakteristično obilježje (niti granična vrijednost D-dimera) koje bi direktno sugeriralo prisutnost PE u osobe s pneumonijom. Prateća PE najčešće se javlja u starijih i bolesnika s komorbiditetima, a bol u prsima, dispneja i sinkopa češće su nego kod pneumonije bez PE. Pojavnost PE u bolesnika s pneumonijom uzrokovanom novim koronavirusom (COVID-19) značajno je veća nego u pneumonija uzrokovanih drugim uzročnicima i povezuje se s rizičnim faktorima poput muškog spola, višim razinama C-reaktivnog proteina te odgodom hospitalizacije. Primjena profilaktičke doze antikoagulantne terapije može reducirati učestalost PE u bolesnika s COVID-19 pneumonijom.
A Theological Analysis of the Hymn “Teaching Everyone To Live Like Christ”
Authors: Boaheng Isaac
Published: April 2021

This article is a theological analysis of the hymn, “Teaching Everyone to live like Christ,” written in support of the 2020/2021 theme of Methodist Church Ghana (MCG). The hymn emerged from the author’s pastoral and theological analysis of the MCG’s theme, “Discipleship: Teaching everyone to live like Christ” (Col. 1:28-29). The hymn touches on two key functions of the universal Church, namely, mission and nurturing of believers. The author brings out the message embedded in the hymn through an expository study of the lyrics together with secondary sources such as books, articles, and others. The paper contends that the survival of the Christian Church now and in the years to come depends on effective disciple-making, which places high emphasis on the teaching ministry. Keywords: Hymn, Christ, Teaching, Church, Perfect, Mature.
Yükseköğretim Kurumlarının COVID-19 Sürecine Yaklaşımı, İstanbul Örneği
Authors: ÇABUK Ahmet , YALÇIN Ayşenur , ŞÜLEKOĞLU Sena
Published: April 2021

Biyolojik bir tehlike olan SARS-CoV2 kaynaklı COVID- 19 pandemisi can kayıplarına, kalıcı sağlık sorunlarına, sosyal- çalışma- eğitim hayatının kesintiye uğramasına, ülkelerin mikro ve makroekonomisinin bozulmasına ne olmuştur. 11 Mart 2020 tarihinde COVID- 19 salgınında Türkiye’de ilk vakanın açıklanmasıyla Sağlık Bakanlığı bünyesinde oluşturulan Bilim Kurulu tarafından ilk- orta ve yükseköğretim kurumlarına yönelik olarak 16 Mart 2021 tarihinde eğitime ara verilmesine, 23 Mart 2021 tarihinde ise eğitimin çevrim içi platformlar üzerinden devam edilmesi yönünde karar alınmıştır. Yükseköğretim Kurulu tarafından yükseköğretim kurumlarına eğitim ve öğretim faaliyetleri hakkında önerilerde bulunulmuştur. Yükseköğretim kurumları alınan kararlarına uyarak eğitim ve öğretim faaliyetlerini çevrim içi sistem üzerinden gerçekleştirmek için çalışmalarını yapmış ve salgının önlenmesine bu şekilde katkı sağlamaya çalışmıştır. Mart- Mayıs 2020 tarihleri arasında İstanbul’da faal olan yükseköğretim kurumlarında görev alan öğretim elemanlarına yönelik olarak yükseköğretim kurumlarının COVID-19 salgınına yönelik yaptığı çalışmalar ile birlikte öğretim elemanlarına yönelik yaklaşımlarını belirlemeye yönelik anket uygulaması yapılmıştır. Anket sonuçlarına göre yükseköğretim kurumlarının salgının başladığı tarihten önce ve anketin yapıldığı dönemde öğretim elemanlarına yönelik bilgilendirme ve bilinçlendirmenin yetersiz kaldığı, öğretim elemanlarını yalnız bıraktığı, önlem ve tedbirlerde başarısız olduğu belirlenmiştir. Yükseköğretim kurumlarının iç ve dış paydaşlarına yönelik bilinçlendirme ve bilgilendirme çalışmaları yapması salgının yayılmasını önlemek adına direkt ve dolaylı etki gösterecektir. Aynı zamanda bünyesinde görev alan çalı-şanlarının psikolojik, sosyal ve fiziksel sağlığını takip etmesi ve sağlığın gelişmesine katkı sunacak çalışmalar yapması iş sağlığı ve güvenliği konusunda sorumluluklarını tam olarak yerine getirmesine, topluma ve kamu/ özel işyerlerine iş sağlığı ve güvenliği, çalışanın refahı konularında yol gösterici ve örnek olmasına imkân sağlayacaktır.
THE COVID-19 DISEASE AND POLICY RESPONSE TO MITIGATE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE EU
Authors: Zinecker Marek , Doubravský Karel , Balcerzak Adam P. , Pietrzak Michał Bernard , Dohnal Mirko
Published: April 2021

This study aims to understand how Covid-19 contagious disease and the EU’s policy response may affect macroeconomic performance. Previous studies on this topic have used historical data sets on “rare macroeconomic disasters” such as Great Influenza to assess the impact of the current pandemic on the global economy. The authors examine the main channels of transmission and targeted policy response to mitigate crisis qualitatively. The authors use heuristics and apply qualitative trend-based analysis because the current pandemic is a unique event for which accurate quantitative data are not currently available. Researchers first identify a set of eight variables based on previous academic theories. They then express each variable as a trend: ascending, descending, and constant. The numerical calculations consist of 17 scenarios, supplemented by 24 transitions and a transition graph. Besides, the article proposes a graphical solution to examine the change in GDP that is too small. The results of the study should be understood as a reference point to allow both private and public stakeholders to understand better the relationship between the observed variables and their dynamics. The research provides a comprehensive list of future events to examine further the implications for the economy as a whole and each individual.
Distribution and identification of the species in the genus Helicops Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae)
Authors: Schöneberg Yannis , Köhler Gunther
Published: April 2021

The aquatic snakes of the genus Helicops are widely distributed throughout northern South America but understudied concerning many aspects, including morphological traits and distribution. The most recent publication that provided an identification key to all species of Helicops is more than 50 years old. The key is of limited value today since it included taxa no longer recognized and lacks 8 of the 19 species currently recognized. There never was a publication trying to summarize the distribution information of all species of Helicops. Most of the knowledge on these species is distributed over many small publications, like observation notes.

Here we present point distribution maps, an identification key and comments on identification for all species in this genus based on the results of a comprehensive literature review of over 300 scientific publications and own examinations. Our examinations comprise 190 specimens of 10 of the 19 currently recognized species and one Helicops sp. Furthermore, we report range extensions for the species H. angulatus, H. danieli, H. infrataeniatus, H. leopardinus, H. pastazae and H. polylepis.
Taxonomic studies on the sac spider genus Clubiona (Araneae, Clubionidae) from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, China
Authors: Zhang Jianshuang , Yu Hao , Li Shuqiang
Published: April 2021

Spiders of the genusClubionaLatreille, 1804 from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China are studied. A total of 47 species is reported and illustrated, including 14 new species and two new synonyms. Twelve of the new species belong to four species groups:C. dengpaoYu & Li,sp. nov.,C. subdidentataYu & Li,sp. nov.,C. tixingYu & Li,sp. nov.,C. xiaociYu & Li,sp. nov.,C. xiaokongYu & Li,sp. nov.,C. yejieiYu & Li,sp. nov.,C. zhaoiYu & Li,sp. nov.andC. zhigangiYu & Li,sp. nov.from theC. corticalisgroup;C. miiYu & Li,sp. nov.andC. subtongiYu & Li,sp. nov.from theC. ternatensisgroup;C. bannaYu & Li,sp. nov.from theC. filicatagroup; andC. menglunYu & Li,sp. nov.from theC. trivialisgroup. The remaining two new species,C. shuangsiYu & Li,sp. nov.andC. wangchengiYu & Li,sp. nov., are not readily assignable to any of the existing species groups. The female ofC. cochlearisYu & Li, 2019, the female ofC. tianeYu & Li, 2019, the female ofC. bicornisYu & Li, 2019, the male ofC. lalaJäger & Dankittipakul, 2010 and the true female ofC. suthepicaDankittipakul, 2008 are described for the first time. Two new synonyms are:C. vukomiJäger & Dankittipakul, 2010syn. nov. =C. circulataZhang & Yin, 1998;C. melanotheleThorell, 1895syn. nov. =Clubiona melanostictaThorell, 1890. A checklist ofClubionaspecies from Xishuangbanna is provided. The DNA barcodes of almost all of the species were obtained for species delimitation, matching of sexes and future use.
Comment les partis politiques travaillent-ils l’action publique ?
Authors: Cos Rafaël , Douillet Anne-Cécile
Published: April 2021

Cet article introductif propose une nouvelle perspective dans l’analyse des relations entre partis politiques et action publique. Il ne s’agit plus seulement d’envisager les propositions d’action publique comme l’enjeu de la compétition inter-partisane ou d’étudier l’effet des partis au pouvoir sur l’orientation des politiques publiques, mais d’examiner de près la façon dont les partis, en tant qu’acteurs collectifs, se saisissent de questions d’action publique. Il convient alors de descendre au niveau des pratiques, des rapports de force internes et du travail par lequel les acteurs partisans se mobilisent pour construire, traduire en dispositifs ou faire circuler des contenus relatifs à l’action publique. La perspective envisagée éclaire notamment les ressorts et les modalités de la « fonction programmatique » des partis, en révélant l’existence de divers espaces partisans de construction de « problèmes » et de « solutions » d’action publique. Elle permet aussi de saisir de façon plus réaliste l’effet des partis sur l’action publique, par l’analyse de la mobilisation de positions partisanes dans les arènes de l’action publique : l’importance des clivages qui traversent les organisations partisanes explique la fragilité, la labilité et la pluralité de ces mobilisations. En pratique, l’étude du travail partisan sur l’action publique éclaire une dimension structurante de l’activité partisane tout en donnant à voir les multiples logiques qui viennent fragiliser l’adéquation entre les programmes des partis et leurs réalisations au pouvoir. En ce sens, cette orientation permet de mettre à distance les deux représentations schématiques du lien entre politics et policies , qui appréhendent ce lien comme étant purement artéfactuel ou, au contraire, comme un enchaînement séquentiel.
Improving Nurse Preceptor Competence With Clinical Teaching on a Dedicated Education Unit
Authors: Good Becky
Published: April 2021

Background:

Nurse preceptors have varying backgrounds of teaching experience and often cite insufficient preparation as a common reason for difficulties transitioning from the role of clinician to educator. This project evaluated an online education program for nurse preceptors of prelicensure students.

Method:

Nurse preceptors received online instruction and howto examples in the form of clinical teaching vignettes to improve the teaching component of their role. Pre- and postsurveys were used to help determine program effectiveness.

Results:

After the training, nurse preceptors indicated they felt more competent when teaching students, and likewise, students reported increased satisfaction with the quality of teaching.

Conclusion:

There are numerous roles assumed by nurse preceptors. Although many nurse preceptors are expert clinicians, they may lack expertise in the teaching role. Preceptor preparation programs that provide practical examples through the use of vignettes can contribute to the development of teaching competencies.

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J Contin Educ Nurs
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Taking a Stand Against Workplace Incivility
Authors: McDermott Carrie , Bernard Noreen , Hathaway Wendy
Published: April 2021

Background:

Workplace incivility is a common problem in nursing, and novice nurses are particularly vulnerable to incivility.

Method:

Cognitive rehearsal training to defend against incivility was presented to resident nurses.

Results:

Three months after the educational intervention, 55% of nurses reported that they had witnessed incivility in the past month and 45% reported that they had responded to the incivility when it occurred.

Conclusion:

Most of the nurses expressed that the training improved their ability to manage incivility. Responses to open-ended comments revealed that incivility adversely affects the workplace and that leaders also may benefit from education on incivility and cognitive rehearsal.

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J Contin Educ Nurs
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An online-decision algorithm for the multi-period bank clearing problem
Authors: Chen Zongwei
Published: April 2021

The bank clearing problem (BCP) refers to the problem of designing an optimal clearing algorithm for the interbank payment system. Due to the way in which for the payment system has evolved, the classical BCP model is insufficient for addressing this problem accurately. In particular, delayed settlements are allowed in the now popular high-frequency deferred net settlement (DNS) system. In practice, the characteristics of incoming payment instructions are heavily connected to the time of day, and can be predicted with reasonable precision based on historical data. In this paper, we study the multi-period bank clearing problem (MBCP) by introducing the time dimension and considering future instructions in the decision-making process. We design a new clearing algorithm for MBCP using a model predictive control (MPC) policy, which uses historical data to predict payment instructions in the future. We benchmark the designed algorithm's performance with the classical greedy algorithm on the basis of BCP. Given that the liquidity is regular or relatively low, the numerical results indicate that the designed algorithm significantly improves the quality of clearing decision-making and is robust with respect to forecasting errors and fluctuation of future transactions.
Collaborative mission optimization for ship rapid search by multiple heterogeneous remote sensing satellites
Authors: Zhao Qian , Jiang Bitao , Yu Xiaogang , Zhang Yue
Published: April 2021

Multiple heterogeneous satellites mission optimization is a typical kind of non-deterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard) problem, and some complicated scenarios bring new challenges. A novel method of missing ship rapid search using multiple grouped heterogeneous satellites is introduced in this paper. The focus is on optimization of collaborative mission optimization for various satellites including low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite and geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites. A fast coverage of the wide sea area using imaging satellites with narrow coverage range has become the most important part to tackle this problem. However, due to different imaging mechanisms of heterogeneous satellites and other constraints, it brings a great challenge to construct the optimization model. A constrained optimization problem model considering the cooperation between LEO and GEO satellites is constructed. A solution strategy based on bi-level metaheuristic algorithm is designed. The time optimal solution of the collaborative task planning between LEO and GEO satellites can be obtained based on the optimal attitude maneuver path of GEO satellites. Thus, wide-area search for missing ships can be conducted in an effective way. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by an example.
Innovation With Competitive Risk
Authors: Singh Hergovind
Published: April 2021

This is the dawn of an innovation and knowledge-driven economy, and the volatile business environment is forcing the industries to undergo a paradigm shift. This is causing volatility of business parameters from value creation to value maximization through reduction of value loss., instead of merely focusing on the value creation. This value maximization gels with quality, binding the end outcomes of enterprise, and quality of these end outcomes cumulatively shows the dependability towards the various inputs like man, money, material, machine, and information to innovate and re-innovate and measure continuously. Without saturation and to create value continuously in circular motion for spiral growth in circular economy all dimensions needs to be innovative to gain sustainable competitive advantage (SCA). The chapter is a study of concepts and models to impel the SCA. It analyzes innovation as a measure driver for SCA with various types of risk associated with it in the context of the circular economy.
International Trade in the Realm of the Circular Economy
Authors: Jaswal Isha
Published: April 2021

A circular economy advocates the use of resources for the longest time possible and to further regenerate materials when such resources are at the end of their service life. The movement towards a circular economy brings structural changes in an economy, and this, in turn, can potentially impact the international trade regime. Consequently, the aim should be to achieve material circularity among various countries of the world. While transiting towards a circular economy, nations introduce superfluous trade restrictions and at times enter into trade disputes with trade partners. It is imperative that circular economy policies and trade policies are reciprocally supportive. International cooperation on circular economy value chains should thus be explored for coordination of quality standards of materials, promoting demand for second-hand goods and secondary raw materials, removing unnecessary regulatory barriers, and to avoid environmentally harmful activities.
Ladies Leading Ladies Who Lead Ladies
Authors: Gambino Ashley , Flemming Rachel
Published: April 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, women in academic leadership positions were faced with an unprecedented career challenge. While data previously existed to show that female leaders face an uphill battle in obtaining promotions, tenure, and leaderships positions within academia, the COVID-19 crisis that ensued within higher education created an unstable work-life balance, inequitable work expectations, and a need for increased psychosocial support for these already disadvantaged leaders. This chapter will explore the power and challenge of women mentoring other women in the midst of a global crisis. Using a personal perspective from a mentor and mentee, the authors will comment on current and extant literature on the challenges facing women leaders in academia.
Challenges Faced by Women Leaders in Higher Education During Global Crises and Effectiveness of Their Decisions and Strategies
Authors: Anwer Bushra , Hameed Waseem Ul , Niaz Shafqat Ali , Bibi Sitara , Saleem Muneeba , Razzaq Shazma
Published: April 2021

In the modern societies, an increasing number of women are providing their services in different sectors of the economy such as business and industry, entrepreneurship, and more specifically in health and education sectors. Women are also serving their remarkable contributions as leader as men do. This study investigates the potentially competitive relationship between women and their leadership competencies and the challenges that women face during their professional responsibilities especially in case of any global disaster like pandemic COVID-19. Where the global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected all fields of life at the same time, it has wide-ranging impact on the higher educational sector in South Asia, specifically in Pakistan. Due to the pandemic, all governments have either had to close HEIs or have transited their system to virtual learning. Countries like India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan realized that they are ill prepared for remote classes and online learning. In COVID-19, they need to manage HEIs effectively for the continuity of academic and research work.
Blockchain
Authors: Shriwastawa Aprajita , Singhal Nitya , Prakash S.
Published: April 2021

Blockchain is an emerging technology of the new generation. Safety and protection of the data have been the prime concern of people. Digitalization has paved the way for the generation of trillions of data every second. With these developing lives of people, blockchain is the solution. The authors discuss the applications of blockchain in various aspects of life along with the introduction of digital currency. The means and norms are considered for digital money transfer and generation of end-to-end encrypted code for the sake of high-end security. They discuss the framework that can be used by the organizations to develop a new form of the internal network. Finally, the suggestion for future work and development along with all the cons is shown.
Blockchain-Based Industrial Internet of Things for the Integration of Industrial Process Automation Systems
Authors: Garrocho Charles Tim Batista , Ferreira Célio Márcio Soares , Cavalcanti Carlos Frederico Marcelo da Cunha , Oliveira Ricardo Augusto Rabelo
Published: April 2021

The industrial internet of things is expected to attract significant investment to the industry. In this new environment, blockchain presents immediate potential in industrial IoT applications, offering several benefits to industrial cyber-physical systems. However, works in the blockchain literature target environments that do not meet the reality of the factory and do not assess the impact of the blockchain on industrial process requirements. Thus, this chapter presents an investigation of the evolution of industrial process automation systems and blockchain-based applications in the horizontal and vertical integration of the various systems in a supply chain and factories. In addition, through an investigation of experimental work, this work presents issues and challenges to be faced for the application of blockchain in industrial processes. Evaluations and discussions are mainly focused on aspects of real-time systems in machine-to-machine communication of industrial processes.
It's Like Felting
Authors: Orr Elizabeth
Published: April 2021

This is a personal story describing the role and importance of local action whilst reflecting on collective and collaborative feminist community practices. The craft of felting is used as a metaphor for merging feminist social and community work theory and practices that encourage engagement with continuing cycles of activism aimed towards gender equality and Indigenous sovereignty. Following a rough chronology of engagement with movements for social change and respect for human and environmental rights, this chapter points to the value of post modernists' treatise of doubt, tension, and uncertainty. It also contains a plea for a continuation of the modernist social work activism to decrease suffering and inequality. Narrating and evaluating the ideas and actions of real-time practice, the author will demonstrate how knowledge of place, process, and strength in work towards interpersonal peace and planetary survival was achieved.
Recontextualizing Social Work in a Globalized World
Authors: Saxton Kate
Published: April 2021

As the professional agenda of social work continues to spread globally, certain voices are privileged in the construction of what constitutes valid social work practice and education. Within the South Pacific Islands, the ongoing colonial legacy, engagement with foreign aid, and influence of globalization contribute to an environment where Western models of social work may supersede or drown out efforts to integrate models of Western and non-Western practice. Despite the trend to adopt Western models of practice, the neo-liberal prerogative underpinning many such approaches fails to address issues of social and ecological injustice. In response, Pacific constructions of social work encourage a more relational and collaborative model of practice with a focus on social connection rather than ‘outcome'. Ultimately, in the context of increasing globalization, the social work profession should foster a rich and diverse understanding of social work practice by embracing indigenous and localized understandings of research, education, and practice.
Advancing Local, Social, and Ecological Transitions Through Community Development
Authors: Jennings Anne C.
Published: April 2021

This chapter explores social work and community development practices in light of the urgent social, economic, and environmental issues facing the world today. Can those professions, established to support individuals and communities, overcome social disadvantage, evolve into new, alternative roles that seek combined human and non-human (animals, plants, living organisms) understandings leading towards transformative practices? Those professions are viewed within their own constructs and environmental agendas. Ancient and contemporary Indigenous knowledges are then considered, as they relate to the First Law of caring for their living country and living lifestyles. Two community development case studies are examined, involving non-Indigenous people in their community, and Indigenous traditional owners across a whole river catchment to address key questions: How can those disciplines contribute to ecological transformation? Can they appreciate and include non-humans in their practice? and How can Indigenous ancient and current knowledges contribute to social justice practice?
Let's Get Real
Authors: Hoskin Maia Niguel , Smith Michele D.
Published: April 2021

This chapter presents suggestions for counselor educators on how to prepare White counseling masters students to work with future students and clients of color using culturally responsive interventions and strategies. The chapter will also discuss color-blind ideology that is currently being used within graduate counseling programs and within higher education, in general, as a strategy to address racial phenomena. Lastly, the chapter will highlight the experiences of two Black female faculty who have taught counseling and advising courses at a predominantly White Midwestern university to White graduate students who have had very little interaction with people of color. Specifically, the two faculty members' experiences will be used to outline effective ways to 1) explore emotional triggers related to difference among students; 2) promote self-reflection and cultural awareness among students; and 3) discuss topics such as institutional discrimination, systemic racism, privilege, implicit bias, and microaggressions with majority White graduate counseling students.
Promoting Social and Academic Wellness Among African American Adolescent Males
Authors: Collins Ayanlaja Carole Rene' , Polydore Catherine Lenna , Beamon Danielle Anita
Published: April 2021

African American adolescent males are at increasing risk for mental health challenges. Statistics indicate that depression and anxiety are of primary concern. Historical and social conditions, including institutionalized racism, produce stressors for Black males and propel negative public attitudes. The responses of healthcare professionals and school personnel to the mental health needs of Black adolescent males are generalized with limited focus on this specific population and effective interventions. The authors identify and describe predominant mental health conditions in Black male adolescents and describe the current landscape of emotional health impacting this population. They identify determinant factors that lead to poor mental health. Activating a social-constructivist approach, the authors recommend culturally responsive approaches to address the problem and improve outcomes, along with future directions.
From Me to We
Authors: Babino Alexandra , Dixon Kathryn
Published: April 2021

While the heterogeneity of public school students continues to grow, the demographics of classroom educators remain the same: Many students identify as part of traditionally marginalized groups according to their race, class, religious beliefs, gender identity, and sexual orientation, but teachers often identify as traditionally dominant groups of white, middle class, Christian, straight, and cis-gender. Thus, in order to effectively prepare elementary educators to work with diverse, marginalized students, there is a great gap that must be bridged. This chapter details how teacher preparations programs may be uniquely positioned to develop teachers' understanding and pedagogy for pluralistic and inclusive classrooms by exploring the multi-year, qualitative action research of one EC-6 teacher preparation program in the southern United States.
Service-Learning and Social Justice for College and University Students
Authors: Brand Susan Trostle
Published: April 2021

All students deserve access to the types of learning that enable them to experience firsthand the rich diversity of life to understand the challenges that others face in their everyday living and to learn collaborative and impactful problem-solving skills to help combat inequality at the local, national, and international levels. A perusal of service-learning addressed in this chapter includes an examination of the benefits for both the participant and the recipient. The chapter addresses the need for service-learning for people who are marginalized because of their gender identity or sexual preferences, disabilities, class, race, gender, age, or a combination of factors associated with marginalization. Recommended practices for ensuring successful service-learning projects and various types of service-learning are discussed. Six sequential steps in implementing a service-learning project are delineated. The chapter concludes with examples of local, regional, national, and international service-learning projects and testimonials from recent local and international service-learning providers.
Autoencoder Based Anomaly Detection for SCADA Networks
Authors: Nazir Sajid , Patel Shushma , Patel Dilip
Published: April 2021

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are industrial control systems that are used to monitor critical infrastructures such as airports, transport, health, and public services of national importance. These are cyber physical systems, which are increasingly integrated with networks and internet of things devices. However, this results in a larger attack surface for cyber threats, making it important to identify and thwart cyber-attacks by detecting anomalous network traffic patterns. Compared to other techniques, as well as detecting known attack patterns, machine learning can also detect new and evolving threats. Autoencoders are a type of neural network that generates a compressed representation of its input data and through reconstruction loss of inputs can help identify anomalous data. This paper proposes the use of autoencoders for unsupervised anomaly-based intrusion detection using an appropriate differentiating threshold from the loss distribution and demonstrate improvements in results compared to other techniques for SCADA gas pipeline dataset.
Representing the Self Through the Visualization of Personal Data
Authors: Sampaio Catarina , Ribas Luísa
Published: April 2021

The representation of identity in digital media does not necessarily have to be conceived on the basis of criteria that mimic physical reality. This article presents a model for representing individual identity, based on the recording of human experience in the form of personal data, as an alternative to the common forms of mimetic portraiture. As such, the authors developed the project Data Self-Portrait that aims to explore the creative possibilities associated with the concept of data portrait. It can be described as a means of representing and expressing identity through the application of data visualization techniques to the domain of portraiture, according to an exploratory design approach, based on visualizing the digital footprint. It thus seeks to develop design proposals for representing identity that respond to the growing dematerialization of human activities and explores the representational and expressive role of data visualization, according to a creative use of computational technologies.
Entity-Extraction Using Hybrid Deep-Learning Approach for Hindi text
Authors: Sharma Richa , Morwal Sudha , Agarwal Basant
Published: April 2021

This article presents a neural network-based approach to develop named entity recognition for Hindi text. In this paper, the authors propose a deep learning architecture based on convolutional neural network (CNN) and bi-directional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) neural network. Skip-gram approach of word2vec model is used in the proposed model to generate word vectors. In this research work, several deep learning models have been developed and evaluated as baseline systems such as recurrent neural network (RNN), long short-term memory (LSTM), Bi-LSTM. Furthermore, these baseline systems are promoted to a proposed model with the integration of CNN and conditional random field (CRF) layers. After a comparative analysis of results, it is verified that the performance of the proposed model (i.e., Bi-LSTM-CNN-CRF) is impressive. The proposed system achieves 61% precision, 56% recall, and 58% F-measure.
Performance Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Big Data Classification
Authors: Punia Sanjeev Kumar , Kumar Manoj , Stephan Thompson , Deverajan Ganesh Gopal , Patan Rizwan
Published: April 2021

In broad, three machine learning classification algorithms are used to discover correlations, hidden patterns, and other useful information from different data sets known as big data. Today, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and many other social media networks are used to collect the unstructured data. The conversion of unstructured data into structured data or meaningful information is a very tedious task. The different machine learning classification algorithms are used to convert unstructured data into structured data. In this paper, the authors first collect the unstructured research data from a frequently used social media network (i.e., Twitter) by using a Twitter application program interface (API) stream. Secondly, they implement different machine classification algorithms (supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement) like decision trees (DT), neural networks (NN), support vector machines (SVM), naive Bayes (NB), linear regression (LR), and k-nearest neighbor (K-NN) from the collected research data set. The comparison of different machine learning classification algorithms is concluded.