bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Revisión Sistemática De Métodos Diagnósticos Para La Anemia Hemolitica Autoinmune
Authors: Lopez Muñoz Diego Fernando , Jaimes Correa David , Arbeláez Giraldo Juan Camilo , Díaz Osorio Diego Felipe , Franco González Natalia , Becerra Rodríguez Emelyn Sofía
Published: July 2024

Objetivo: Evaluar los métodos diagnósticos actuales para la anemia hemolítica autoinmune y todas sus implicaciones diagnósticas con relación a la clínica del paciente y los exámenes paraclínicos realizados, de la misma manera el propósito agregado de este artículo es discutir en detalle la formación y el ciclo de vida de los glóbulos rojos, destacando su papel clave en el transporte de oxígeno por todo el cuerpo. Después de unos 120 días, el bazo destruye estos glóbulos rojos, lo que marca el final de su ciclo de vida normal. La anemia y cuál es su definición especifica, Explicar que cuando los niveles de hemoglobina caen por debajo de cierto umbral (12 mg/dl en mujeres, 13 mg/dl en hombres), se diagnostica anemia. También se busca hablar acerca de hemólisis, que es la destrucción prematura de los glóbulos rojos, acortando su vida media a menos de los 120 días normales. Y definir que es la anemia hemolítica autoinmune y describir cuáles son sus posibles clasificaciones.
Impacto del COVID-19 en la Intención de Viajes Turísticos en Provincias Peruanas
Authors: Norabuena Mendoza César Hernán , Trujillo Navarro Nathaly Luisa , Cermeño Toledo Claudio Franco
Published: July 2024

El objetivo principal de la investigación fue determinar y analizar el impacto del COVID-19 en la intención de viajes turísticos en las provincias de Áncash-Perú, contribuyendo a la formulación de estrategias para la reactivación del turismo en la región. De naturaleza aplicada, transversal y cuantitativa, la investigación se enfocó en identificar las causas del comportamiento de decisión de viaje de familias de Lima mediante encuestas electrónicas. Se obtuvo una muestra de 126 familias a través de un muestreo de población infinita, con un nivel de confianza del 95% y un margen de error del 5%. La confiabilidad del cuestionario se evaluó con alfa de Cronbach, confiabilidad compuesta y AVE, y los datos fueron analizados con SPSS y Smart PLS para validar las relaciones hipotéticas según la teoría. El análisis reveló que el COVID-19 impacta significativamente la intención de viajes turísticos en Áncash, destacando que la hospitalidad, la impresión del destino y el control del comportamiento percibido son cruciales para la decisión de viaje durante y después de la pandemia. Mejorar estos aspectos es esencial, mientras que la actitud general y la norma subjetiva no influyen significativamente. Las estrategias de reactivación deben enfocarse en estos factores claves.
Arisan Online di Kota Sigli: Tinjauan dari Segi Hukum
Authors: Mariana Mariana
Published: July 2024

This research aims to understand the practice of online arisan and legal perspectives on online arisan practices among the community in Sigli City. The research method employed is qualitative, allowing the researcher to gain in-depth insights into the topic under study. In collecting data, the author utilized various approaches, including library research and field research methods. Research shows that online arisan in Sigli City has rapidly adopted platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. Online arisan allows broad participation with high efficiency. Besides pooling funds, it strengthens social ties and offers opportunities for investments in descending or flat arisan schemes. From an Islamic law perspective, it's crucial to adhere to Sharia principles such as transparency, participant consent, and fair treatment. Proper documentation is key to resolving disputes like breach of contract or fraud.
EFEKTIVITAS PENGEMBANGAN USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH DALAM PANDANGAN HUKUM SYARIAH DI ACEH
Authors: Asniah Asniah
Published: July 2024

The effectiveness of developing small and medium enterprises in the view of sharia law in Aceh is an important topic in regional economic development. Based on research conducted, there are several factors that threaten the effectiveness of small and medium enterprise development in Aceh, such as difficult access to capital sources, minimal product innovation, less than optimal marketing, and inadequate workforce. The aim of this research is to determine and explain the development of small and medium enterprises from the perspective of sharia law in Aceh. The type of research used in this research is field research with a descriptive qualitative approach, to obtain data using interview and observation techniques, then the collected data is analyzed by data reduction, data analysis and drawing conclusions. The results show that the effectiveness of developing small and medium enterprises in the view of sharia law in Aceh relating to the provision of sharia financing capital shows that sharia microfinancing can help increase the productivity and income of small and medium enterprises and sharia microfinancing can help increase capital, turnover and profits of small businesses medium in Aceh so that sharia microfinancing can be an effective tool in developing micro, small and medium enterprises in Aceh and can reduce poverty and prevent unemployment.
Pemberian Oksigen Dan Posisi Semi Flower Dalam Mengatasi Gangguan Pola Napas Pada Pasien Nstemi Rsud Waled Kabupaten Cirebon
Authors: Rahmatullah Hidayat Lalu , Syaripudin Ahmad , Pujiyana  , Rahayu Okta Ira , Herlina
Published: July 2024

NSTEMI is a clinical syndrome resulting from blockage of coronary arteries, either intermittent or permanent due to rupture of atherosclerotic plaque. NSTEMI is usually caused by severe narrowing of the coronary arteries and blockage of the coronary arteries is characterized by chest pain and shortness of breath, thereby reducing oxygen saturation and increasing the respiratory rate. Data (World Health Organization, 2018) shows that the incidence of ST elevation Mycardial Infaction (STEMI) is decreasing, while the incidence of Non-ST Elevation Mycardial Infaction is increasing. Data shows that 5 million people experience STEMI, and 4 million people experience NSTEMI. Objective: This study is to determine the application of giving the semi-Fowler position and oxygen to NSTEMI patients at Waled Hospital, Cirebon. Method: The method used in this writing is a case study using a nursing process approach to 1 Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (N-STEMI) patient. Results: The results of the application showed that before being given the semi-Fowler position and oxygen, the oxygen saturation was 94% and the respiratory rate was 25x/minute in the abnormal category. Meanwhile, after applying the semi-fowler's position and oxygen, the patient's respiratory rate decreased by 16-20x/minute and oxygen saturation was 97%-99% in the normal category. Conclusion: The results of the application after being given the semi-fowler's position and oxygen to the patient showed an increase in oxygen saturation and decreased respiratory rate
Dynamics of Causality between Inflation Volatility and Exchange Rate Volatility in Pakistan: A Time Series Analysis
Authors: Sultan Sana , Rauf Misbah , Saeed Kashif , Abbas Asad , Sheikh Muhammad Ramzan
Published: July 2024

This study investigates the dynamic relationship between inflation volatility and exchange rate volatility in Pakistan over the period from 1960 to 2023. Utilizing time series data, the study employes the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to analyze both short-run and long-run causality between these variables. The study has found bidirectional causality between exchange rate volatility and inflation volatility, indicating that fluctuations in one variable significantly influence fluctuations in the other, both in the short and long term. Based on the results of the study, it is suggested that to stabilize prices, policymakers should implement measures to stabilize the exchange rate and to stabilize the exchange rate, planners should adopt policies that stabilize the prices.
Model pembangunan pertanian dan transformasi pada Desa Siwal Kecamatan Baki Kabupaten Sukoharjo Provinsi Jawa Tengah
Authors: Pascafitra Athallah , Arisa Elya Ayu , Aldiansyah Muhammad Rivaldo , Arimbi Naia Astri , Syarif Humaira Adiba , Antriyandarti Ernoiz
Published: July 2024

Pendahuluan: pembangunan ekonomi merupakan arah perubahan jangka panjang. Pembangunan ekonomi bertujuan dalam mendorong peningkatan pendapatan riil masyarakat secara bertahap dan berlangsung. Metode: penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memandang model pembagunan di Desa Siwal, Kecamatan Baki, Kabupaten Sukoharjo. Penetapan lokasi penelitian didasarkan Penelitian ini dihasilkan melalui metode kualitatif. Metode wawancara dan studi pustaka digunakan untuk menjawa lima pertanyaan penelitian. Hasil dan Pembahasan: Model pembagunan dapat ditinjau dari adanya transformasi yang tumbuh pada setiap bagian. Desa siwal telah menghadapi problema pembangunan dan transformsi, baik structural, kelembagaan, dan teknologi. Proses kelembagaan dalam Desa Siwal dipandang dari keikutsertaan masyarakat dalam proses pembangunana pertanian.  Kesimpulan: proses pembangunan pertanian Desa Siwal perlu memperhatikan kegunaan The Difussion sebagai teknologi.
THE EFFECT OF SPECIAL EXERCISES ON DEVELOPING ATTENTION ASPECTS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME TABLE TENNIS SKILLS FOR PLAYERS AGED (12-14) YEARS
Authors: Taqi Israa Hassan Mohammed
Published: July 2024

The attribute of speed serves the motor performance and gives it the required effectiveness, and the attributes of strength and speed together serve the motor performance so that it performs properly and effectively, thus the ability to score points in the shortest possible time and win against the competitor. The importance of the research lies in preparing special exercises to develop attention aspects and the forehand and backhand skills in table tennis for players according to the correct performance of the skill. From this standpoint, the researcher turned to this study, believing that these special exercises will contribute to developing the physical and skill levels of table tennis players. The research problem was noticed by the researchers through their previous experiences as practitioners of the game in the weakness of attention aspects among table tennis players. The researcher believes that the reason for this is that most coaches do not use modern devices during their training for skills, as they usually rely on traditional methods in implementing and teaching the skill to beginners. Therefore, the researcher decided to add some modern techniques during her study of this problem by trying to use special exercises to develop attention aspects and some table tennis skills for players. The research aims to prepare special exercises to develop attention aspects and some table tennis skills for players, and to identify the effect of special exercises in developing attention aspects and some table tennis skills for players, Conclusions, the results showed that there is a positive effect of special exercises in developing attention aspects (focus – transfer – distribution) among table tennis players aged (12-14) years. The results also showed that there is a positive effect of special exercises in developing some table tennis skills for players aged (12-14) years.
Pengaruh Fasad dan Elemen Lain terhadap Kenyamanan Thermal Masjid Istiqlal Jakarta
Authors: Hariadi Mahfud Ragilsa , Partana Yonav , Schiffer Lia Rosmala
Published: July 2024

This research is intended to determine the effect of the facade on the thermal comfort of the Istiqlal Mosque. The urgency of this research is to find an efficient method of managing thermal comfort by taking into account the existence of building elements. The research method used is quantitative by collecting primary data and secondary data through thermal measurements. From the measurement results, it is known that the presence of a facade has a major influence on the formation of thermal comfort in a mosque building. This is because the open facade system allows for smooth air circulation, thus creating cool air. Apart from that, there is an environment and spatial arrangement in the mosque that supports the circulation system, namely the existence of an open space in the middle of the building as an air circulation valve that supports the environmental ventilation system.
Distraksi Digital Atau Kemerosotan Literasi Menjelajahi Peran Fomo Dalam Praktik Literasi Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Ratu Balqis Rizqiyah , Syaikhu Ach
Published: July 2024

Dalam era digital yang semakin berkembang, anak-anak usia sekolah dasar semakin terpapar pada teknologi yang menawarkan akses tak terbatas ke informasi dan interaksi sosial. Namun, kehadiran teknologi juga membawa resiko, termasuk Fenomena FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) yang dapat memengaruhi praktik literasi anak-anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi peran FOMO dalam praktik literasi anak-anak usia sekolah dasar. Melalui tinjauan literatur mendalam, kami mengevaluasi dampak FOMO terhadap keterlibatan dalam membaca, menulis, dan keterampilan literasi lainnya di kalangan siswa sekolah dasar. Kami juga mengidentifikasi strategi pendidikan yang dapat membantu mengatasi efek negatif FOMO pada praktik literasi anak-anak. Hasilnya menyoroti pentingnya pemahaman yang lebih baik tentang hubungan antara penggunaan teknologi, FOMO, dan pembelajaran literasi di kalangan siswa sekolah dasar
Evaluating Indicators and Alterations of Blood Cell Among Individuals Referred to the City Hospital in 2023
Authors: Amiri Noorullah ,   Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, City Medical Complex, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asghari Sayed Jawad , Ahadi Ehsan , Arghandabi Naseer Ahmad ,   Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, City Medical Complex, Kabul, Afghanistan,   Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, City Medical Complex, Kabul, Afghanistan,   Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, City Medical Complex, Kabul, Afghanistan
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Changes in blood cell parameters can provide valuable insights into an individual's health status. This study aimed to evaluate blood cell alterations and indicators among individuals referred to a city hospital in 2023. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients' medical records who visited the city hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2023. Complete blood count (CBC) data, including red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelet counts, were collected and analyzed using SPSS (24.0). Deviations from the normal reference ranges were identified, and the prevalence of various blood cell alterations was determined. Results: The mean RBC, hemoglobin, and hematocrit levels were 1.18 million/cumm, 1.29 g/dL, and 1.51%, respectively. Most participants had normal RBC (84.9%), hemoglobin (71.6%), and hematocrit (56.3%) levels. The mean MCV, MCH, and MCHC were 1.30 fL/red cell, 1.36 pg/red cell, and 1.14 g/dL RBC, with abnormalities observed in 29.0%, 34.1%, and 11.8% of participants. The mean total WBC count was 9,486.50/mm3, with normal differential counts in the majority. The mean platelet count was 286,475.62/mm3, with 85.5% having normal levels. Conclusion: This study provides insights into the alterations and indicators of blood cells among individuals referred to the city hospital in 2023. The findings highlight the importance of regular blood cell monitoring and the need for comprehensive clinical assessment to identify and manage potential health issues. These results can contribute to the development of targeted interventions and improved patient care.
MENINGKATKAN PARTISIPASI AKTIF PESERTA DIDIK MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN DISKUSI DAN TEAMS GAMES TOURNAMENT (TGT)
Authors: Aini Afifah Nur , Kirana Anik , Suratni Sri
Published: July 2024

Penelitian dilatarbelakangi dengan permasalahan partisipasi aktif peserta didik pada kegiatan berkelompok pada mata pelajaran Matematika Tingkat Lanjut di SMAN 6 Surabaya yang sangat beragam, terdapat peserta didik yang memiliki keterampilan berkolaborasi yang rendah, sedang dan juga tinggi. Sehingga dari permasalahan tersebut mempengaruhi hasil belajar peserta didik. Penelitiani ini bertujuani untuk meningkatkan partisipasi aktif pada proses pembelajaran peserta didik dalam berkelompok melalui Model Pembelajaran Diskusi dan Cooperative Learning Tipe Teams Games Tournament (TGT). Penelitian yang dilakukan ini menggunakan metode penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan hasil dari kuesioner peserta didik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pada observasi awal yang dilakukan melalui pra siklus diketahui rata-rata partisipasi aktif peserta didik di kelas XI-4 dalam kategori rendah sebesar 59%, maka dilakukan usaha dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran diskusi menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi aktif peserta didik meningkat menjadi kategori cukup yaitu sebesar 71% namuni masih terdapat bebrapa peserta didik yang belum aktif selama proses pembelajaran berlangsung. Dilakukan perbaikan pada siklus II dengan menerapkan Model Pembelajaran TGT menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan partisipasi aktif peserta didik menjadi sebesar 90%. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan menerapkan Model Pembelajaran Diskusi dan TGT dapat meningkatkan partisipasi aktif peserta didik di kelas XI-4 SMAN 6 Surabaya.
Analysis of the scientific production on the implementation of artificial intelligence in precision agriculture
Authors: Sánchez Castillo Verenice
Published: July 2024

The implementation of artificial intelligence is having a transformative impact on precision agriculture by optimizing agricultural resources and minimizing environmental impact, with a focus on sustainable development. The objective of the research is to analyze the scientific production on the implementation of artificial intelligence in precision agriculture. The research was conducted under the quantitative paradigm, using a descriptive and retrospective approach, and its implementation was carried out through a bibliometric study. It was conducted in SCOPUS database in the period 2014 - 2024 without language restriction. The behavior of the research was positive with a maximum peak of 112 researches where research articles in the area of computer science predominated. The most productive country was India with 79 research papers, while the most productive affiliation with 18 research papers was the University of Florida in the United States. Four lines of research and the periods with the highest number of citations in the subject were identified, where it was evidenced that the greatest boom was from 2019. Precision agriculture is an agricultural management tool that integrates a group of advanced technologies such as global positioning systems, geographic information systems, remote sensors, drones, internet of things and artificial intelligence, with an impact on optimizing agricultural resources and minimizing environmental impact in terms of territorial development and the fulfillment of sustainable development objectives.
Development of an Image Recognition System Based on Neural Networks for the Classification of Plant Species in the Amazon Rainforest, Peru, 2024
Authors: Meneses Claudio Brian Andreé
Published: July 2024

Introduction: The recognition and classification of plant species in the Amazon Rainforest is crucial for biodiversity conservation and ecological research. This study presents the development of an image recognition system based on neural networks for the classification of plant species in the Amazon Rainforest, Peru, 2024.Objective: Create an efficient model that can identify and classify various plant species from images, thus improving current methods of cataloging and studying Amazonian flora.Methodology: The methodology includes collecting a large dataset of plant images, followed by rigorous preprocessing to normalize and augment the data. A convolutional neural network (CNN) was designed and trained using advanced machine learning techniques, and its performance was evaluated using metrics such as precision, recall and F1-score.Results: The results show that the developed model achieves an accuracy of 92%, surpassing traditional methods and some previous models in the literature. This high precision suggests that the system can be a valuable tool for researchers and conservationists in the Amazon Rainforest.Conclusion: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of neural networks in the classification of plant species and highlights their potential to contribute significantly to the conservation and study of biodiversity in the Amazon region.
Effects of Young Coconut Water Consumption on Blood Pressure in Menopausal Women with Hypertension: A Non-randomized Controlled Trial Study
Authors: Permatasari Suci , Riyanto Riyanto
Published: July 2024

Hypertension is a non-communicable disease that is a global problem in both developed and developing countries and is the cause of stroke as the second death and third disability. Efforts are needed to reduce and control the prevalence of hypertension by utilizing nonpharmacological therapies, such as consuming young coconut water consumption. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of young coconut water consumption on reducing high blood pressure in menopausal women. A nonrandomized controlled trial study with a pretest-posttest control group design was chosen as the design of this study, which was conducted at the Community Health Center of Pekalongan, East Lampung Regency. A consecutive sampling technique was used to select eligible participants among menopausal women diagnosed with mild and moderate hypertension by medical personnel, totalling 16 treatment groups and 16 control groups.  The treatment group was given the intervention of consuming young coconut water 300 ml morning and evening for seven days and taking standard hypertension medication. Meanwhile, the control group took standard hypertension medication. Participants had their blood pressure checked using an aneroid tensimeter before and after treatment. Data were analysed using a paired t-test with a confidence level (α) of 0.05 to prove the treatment effect on blood pressure reduction. The results found that the treatment of drinking young coconut water affected reducing systole blood pressure (p-value 0.016) and diastole (p-value 0.007).  The average decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure pre and post-treatment was 11.25 mmHg and 9.87 mmHg after participants were controlled by taking standard hypertension medications. Drinking young coconut water can be used as a companion option for hypertension treatment by the community.
La inteligencia artificial como aliada en la gestión de ventas: Caso de estudio empresa MakroHospital
Authors: Marcillo Fabricio , Vinueza Verdezoto Álvaro Eduardo , Romero López Alejandra María , Begnini Lucia
Published: July 2024

El presente estudio analizó el impacto de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en la gestión de ventas de MakroHospital, una empresa líder en el sector de la salud. Utilizando una metodología cualitativa basada en un estudio de caso, se realizó una revisión documental de informes y materiales internos de la empresa. Los resultados revelaron que la implementación de la IA optimizó los procesos de ventas, incrementando los ingresos en un 10% y reduciendo los costos operativos en un 20%. Además, la satisfacción del cliente aumentó en un 15%, mejorando la fidelización y repetición de compras. La IA permitió automatizar tareas rutinarias, proporcionar análisis predictivos y personalizar la experiencia del cliente. Sin embargo, se identificaron desafíos como la necesidad de capacitación del personal y la gestión de preocupaciones éticas y de privacidad. La IA demostró ser una herramienta poderosa para optimizar los procesos comerciales y generar ventajas competitivas, aunque su implementación exitosa requiere una planificación estratégica y un compromiso con la ética y la privacidad.
Perancangan Multimedia Interaktif Pengenalan Alat Transportasi Untuk Taman Kanak-Kanak
Authors: Anik Ismiwati  , Bagus Maulana Syah  , Refi Difa Arcelia  , Riyan Abdul Aziz
Published: July 2024

The education sector must utilize the latest technology in the classroom in the era of globalization and rapid advances in information technology. Using text, graphics, audio, and video together, interactive learning materials have been proven to increase student understanding and engagement. Kindergarten (TK) is a place where children are introduced to the environment and the basic principles of learning. Introducing children to various types of transportation is believed to be very important because it is the first step in helping them broaden their horizons and become familiar with the types of transportation in their environment. Apart from that, children are very interested in and liked transportation, so it must be packaged attractively so that it can arouse their curiosity in learning.
EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE ROLLING FRICTION COEFFICIENT USING AN INCLINED PLANE
Authors: Gribkov A.I. ,   Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University, Romanov R.V. ,   Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University
Published: July 2024

The paper considers an experiment to determine the coefficient of rolling friction. A brief analysis of the existing methods of its measurement is carried out. The proposed experiment does not contain special equipment and is available for repetition in the laboratory workshop of the university. The paper presents a detailed theory and experimental results. The dependence of the rolling friction coefficient on the speed is confirmed.
THE SPEED OF SOUND IN THE AIR AND ITS DEPENDENCE ON TEMPERATURE
Authors: Mayer V.V. ,   Glazov State University of Engineering and Pedagogical named after V.G. Korolenko, Varaksina E.I. ,   Glazov State University of Engineering and Pedagogical named after V.G. Korolenko
Published: July 2024

A didactic resource of educational sessions in experimental physics is proposed. This resource provides a theoretical and experimental study of the pulse method of measuring the speed of sound in air and establishing its dependence on temperature.
Integrating cost and time metrics into media asset management workflows: Understanding the true cost of cloud storage for media archives
Authors: Burns Roy
Published: July 2024

Metadata plays an important role in media asset management (MAM), powering access control, searchability and workflow automation. The more we know about our assets, the more efficient and usable our digital asset management (DAM) and MAM systems become. As cloud and operating-expense services have become more ubiquitous, it has become essential to understand time and cost implications and how they correlate to media workflow. This paper discusses the value of tracking cloud storage and egress metrics as metadata within DAM and MAM systems. By correlating these metrics against existing metadata, administrators are able to build total cost of ownership models, budget more effectively and enable a ‘chargeback’ usage model. These metrics also help to manage end users’ expectations more effectively within the MAM and storage ecosystem.
Staffing models for integration of virtual visits into clinical operations
Authors: Ramjewan Amrika , Stelpflug Aaron , Leung Michelle , Elsen Sandra , Bhandari Pawan , Coffey Jordan
Published: July 2024

The demand for telehealth services in the United States saw an unprecedented increase following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, intake and virtual rooming functions for scheduled, synchronous video appointments at Mayo Clinic were supported by a small centralised team of virtual agents within its Center for Connected Care (Connected Care). In response to the pandemic-generated demand, Connected Care leveraged its existing model and the support of temporary staff to rapidly scale support for the increased video visit demand across the enterprise. Once demand stabilised in the summer of 2020, Mayo Clinic’s destination medical centres in Minnesota, Florida and Arizona, and Mayo Clinic Health System’s sites in the Midwest, launched pilots to evaluate alternative telehealth delivery models. The goal of these pilots was to test the flexibility of alternative intake models for supporting long-term scalability and growth. Through these pilots, each site developed unique workflows and staffing plans with the overall intake function remaining standardised across all locations. The workflows delineated responsibilities between clinical departments and virtual agents, leveraged current infrastructure and maximised best practices from the original model. This paper outlines the models implemented, and presents lessons learned and best practices garnered from each implementation.
Innovation in healthcare: How Houston Methodist focused disruption inward
Authors: Schwartz Roberta L. , Montgomery Letesha , Vernon Thomas R. , Letkeman Ken , Uralkan Murat
Published: July 2024

Innovate or die. Or, as Charles Darwin said, ‘It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change’. Healthcare is changing. The triad of hospital, doctor and payer has been disrupted by telemedicine providers, concierge medicine companies, digital medicine providers, consumer product company turned providers and pharmacy company providers. The site of care and the means of providing care have changed from patient and provider in a physical office location to consumer with digital, telephonic or ondemand, in-person access to a provider. Healthcare has now joined many industries in the digital age of consumer-focused services. Consumers have switched loyalty: from the yellow cab to Uber, hotels to Airbnb, TV to Netflix. Healthcare organisations want patients to see them as being as customer-obsessed as Amazon and simple as Netflix. Healthcare must help consumers in the way they want to be helped: an easy format with institutional memory, preserving a patient’s history and empowering care providers with the information necessary to treat the patient. Innovative use of technology to meet the needs of a changing patient population and workforce will drive healthcare into the future. At Houston Methodist, a core team of Digital Innovation Obsessed People formed the Center for Innovation that drove new pilots and programmes, facilitating success across the healthcare spectrum.
Central Securities Depositories Regulation: The next systemic crisis waiting to happen?
Authors: Vanderheyden Koen , Reucroft Tim
Published: July 2024

Central securities depositories (CSDs) are essential infrastructures within the securities market. Historically, they were natural monop­olies serving many functions and providing many services, but now they are being regulated and their role closely defined, with some activities curtailed and then subjected to competition with the objective of forcing rationalisation and consolidation of the European post-trade landscape. The Central Securities Depositories Regulation EU (No. 909/2014) of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 23rd July, 2014 (CSDR) seeks to increase the safety and efficiency of securities settlement and settlement infrastructures. This paper will explore the likely impact of CSDR on the European landscape. The author’s view is that, instead of increasing safety and efficiency as CSDR is supposed to, the consequences will increase the systemic risk within the European capital markets. The question is whether CSDR will be able to solve more problems than it causes, and whether or not CSDR in fact may be the next systemic crisis waiting to happen.
Innovation drivers and barriers: Implications for innovators, imitators and regulators
Authors: Blockley Lance , Mcdowell Kathleen
Published: July 2024

This paper attempts to provide a fact-based review of innovations in retail payment systems which have led to enhanced consumer payment services in Australia and relevant overseas countries during the last five to ten years. In doing so, it also explores the impact of pertinent variables that either drive or impede innovation. The objective of this paper is to provide a basis for discussion on the question of what types of payment innovations are suitable under specific market conditions, using the Australian market as a case study.
Building community resiliency and trust: A framework
Authors: Brand Dave
Published: July 2024

This paper outlines the context of emergency management in Canada and identifies some of the key factors that have contributed to public emergency preparedness initiatives reaching a saturation point. Readers will gain insight and actionable suggestions from the proposed Community Resiliency Framework. Readers will learn how emergency management agencies can engage and collaborate authentically with communities and leverage existing preparedness initiatives with new methodologies to increase community resiliency.
Right to light: Is there light at the end of the tunnel for property development?
Authors: Gimson Rachel
Published: July 2024

Right to light can appear so specialist that lawyers and surveyors alike avoid becoming involved in this niche area. While of course the expert analysis is specialist and the case law has developed nuances in the system, at its very base a right to light is the same as any other property right and can be established and protected in the same ways.
Activating Northwell Health’s brand purpose through Movement Thinking
Authors: Soto Ramon , Demos Ali , Goodson Scott
Published: July 2024

Can purpose be a business catalyst? Some believe that purpose comes at the expense of performance, particularly when markets go through difficult cycles. Northwell Health has found that purpose can drive performance and can open up brand frontiers it had not anticipated. By differentiating its business in the hyper-competitive New York healthcare market, Northwell is seeing higher recall rates for advertising, higher consideration levels for services, and historic highs in likelihood to recommend and net promoter scores. Purpose can absolutely drive business performance. This paper describes the value of Movement Thinking to help get a brand purpose off the page and into the world. The paper presents Northwell’s movement journey as an illustrative case study and close with seven concrete steps that brands may use in charting a movement journey of their own.
Enterprising over enterprise: How to grow a digital asset management system
Authors: Westrup Matt
Published: July 2024

Enterprise technology solutions have transformed not only digital asset management but business in general. At the same time, however, these serious, heavyweight deployments require significant preparation. Although challenging, such necessary deployments offer a source of great learning and insight that is all too often overlooked in the heat of a project. By understanding these lessons and crystallising them into principles, it is possible to amplify the benefits of enterprise technology without adding more enterprise projects. For businesses that are prepared to create a cohesive mindset of change, microprojects, smart adaptations, leveraging data and creating transparency can create a positive feedback loop of continuous improvement. This article demonstrates that even with a small team, learning the hard way can deliver long-term benefits.
Brand iconisation in the social media era
Authors: Whelan Brian
Published: July 2024

Branding is the method by which companies create an identity for their products or services, with the aim of forming a deep emotional connection with their consumers, and iconic brands enjoy intensely loyal consumer bases with high emotional attachment levels; however, the rapid proliferation of social media and user-generated content is shifting the way in which consumers, particularly younger consumers, interact with brands. If companies fail to manage this changing paradigm properly, today’s iconic brands may find themselves relegated to the historical archive of failed brand icons — a cautionary tale to those brands seeking to rise to iconic status in the social media era. The goal of this paper is to illuminate the changing paradigm of iconic brand creation in an increasingly socially connected world, and stimulate discussion around understanding the influence of consumer-driven social media activity on iconic brand creation.
Digitisation and document management in a post-COVID world
Authors: Williams Vivica
Published: July 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on business administration and facilities management in many ways, including how people access their information. The digitisation of documents allows people to access information and find documents faster than ever. It enables people to perform their jobs more efficiently and effectively.This paper offers tips on deciding which documents to scan and which ones not to scan, along with a step-by-step guide to a successful digitisation project from document review, through digitisation, to choosing the right document management system. The paper also discusses the benefits and return on investment (ROI) of implementing a cloud-based document management system.
Back office outsourcing in Asia: Bridging the customer divide
Authors: Nelson Barnaby
Published: July 2024

Outsourcing key back office functions in Asia is a key tool in the battle to bridge the customer divide, according to the fourth annual BNP Paribas/SWIFT back office outsourcing survey in Asia. According to the survey, which draws on feedback from over 150 broker dealers and investment banks every year, 27 per cent of the region’s brokerages have now outsourced some part of their post-trade infrastructure (an increase of 11 per cent versus 2011), while a further 11 per cent expect to outsource in the next 12 months (see Figure 1). This continues a consistent trend towards outsourcing, noted since the beginning of the survey in 2009.
Overcoming barriers to audiovisual preservation in cultural heritage institutions
Authors: Gallo Biz Maher , Mainville Sarah
Published: July 2024

This paper provides an overview of the issues that organisations face with regard to the preservation of the analogue audiovisual material in their archival collections. It discusses what stewards can do right now to take better care of their collections, as well as to provide resources for training and funding opportunities. The paper gives particular attention to inventories, preservation planning, storage and funding.
Positive energy buildings: Unilever Europe/South Africa case studies
Authors: Kruger Mauritz , Van Der Walt Johan , Tuinenburg Robert
Published: July 2024

Office buildings that generate more energy than they consume have been built in Europe, and with the positive-energy office building of Unilever Paris, the company has already demonstrated its commitment towards the goal of becoming ‘carbon neutral’ in its operations by 2030. Following on this success in Europe, an investigation and proposal was prepared for a similar positive-energy workplace to function as Unilever’s African hub. The authors presented the results of this investigation at the 2016 EMEA CoreNet conference held in Amsterdam.
Exploring the use of the Kelly criterion for Basel capital requirement: An optimal and countercyclical approach
Authors: Wong Max C. Y.
Published: July 2024

The Basel capital is a ‘margin’ requirement imposed by regulators to cushion banks against extreme losses, and is a function of value-at-risk. The way banks adjust their balance sheets to maintain the requirement is equivalent to leverage targeting that has been shown to cause procyclical risk. The 2008 crisis revealed that Basel 2 capital was insufficient but the industry believes the current Basel III requirements are too high for sustainable business. Is there an optimal capital? Balance sheet rebalancing with a target leverage can be described by a multiplicative game/process. Most players will lose even if the game has a positive expectation because excessive leverage brings the majority to ruin over time and the system achieves a ‘winner takes all’ effect. Fortunately, the Kelly criterion provides an optimal leverage that prevents this. Using empirical data for simulation, we show that the Kelly criterion gives an optimal capital vis-à-vis Basel 2, Basel 2.5 and expected shortfall. This framework provides the best survival strategy over the economic cycle. The article suggests how this can be applied for an actual bank. Moreover, a Kelly-based capital is potentially countercyclical, which addresses procyclical risks and could also reinforce the central bank's monetary policy transmission mechanism.
How can new tools and technology such as artificial intelligence encourage new ways to communicate in the world of prudential regulation?
Authors: Packard Helen , Begum Sholthana , Lopez-Corleone Melvin
Published: July 2024

This paper sets out how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can enhance the supervisory efficiency of a modern regulator. The growth and complexity of data present both an opportunity and challenge for global regulators within the data-driven financial services landscape. The need to communicate and use data presents a skills evolution and optimisation for regulation and society. This paper includes a case study on how introducing an AI search and analysis tool has provided the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) at the Bank of England with a vast array of new and exciting insights.
Analysis of software bill of materials tools
Authors: Arora Arushi , Garman Christina
Published: July 2024

Modern software development has gradually become more complex, leveraging available open-source software and third-party components. This practice has raised questions about the provenance, licensing, versioning and compliance of reused code and its dependencies. Furthermore, it is particularly important to review such code fragments and third-party components for known vulnerabilities before they are included in a software product. A Software Bill of Materials (SBoM) is a mechanism to achieve such an analysis, providing transparency and visibility into a software product to both the software developer and its respective consumer. SBoM lists information and details about all the elements constituting a piece of software and can, therefore, be used to evaluate associated security risk. While the concept of SBoM is growing in popularity, it is still fairly new to many organisations, causing them to potentially struggle with producing and processing SBoM and limiting their widespread adoption. In this work, we delve into the area of SBoM and present state-of-the-art SBoM tools, creating a framework for analysis and categorising them based on a diverse set of features and functionalities. We are the first to provide a detailed analysis of 83 open-source SBoM tools along with a perspective on how potential SBoM users can select a tool based on their specific requirements. Our work aims to help promote understanding of this domain, thereby encouraging and furthering its overall adoption. We additionally seek to pave a path for future work in this area by providing recommendations to tool developers and users, researchers and standardising organisations.
Understanding and predicting passenger behaviours through data analytics
Authors: Papagiannopoulos Nikolaos , Lopez Juan Francisco Garcia
Published: July 2024

Passenger satisfaction is currently one of the most significant key performance indicators (KPIs) for the benchmarking of airports and airlines. It is also a source of valuable insights on the visibility of the process taking place and its effectiveness and efficiency. Therefore, it can be considered as a tool that can provide — depending on the data sources incorporated — not only understanding and awareness of the airport, passenger and airline processes, but also detailed analysis, trends, pattern recognition and actionable initiatives in areas such as retail revenue development and marketing initiatives based on personal preferences. The aim of this paper is to try to break down and provide a list of how Athens International Airport together with Indra, Spain, in the context of the biggest Horizon 2020 European Union (EU) funded data analytics research project for the transport sector, the Transforming Transport project, approaches airport data analytics and the methodology employed and provide a description of some of the use cases that will be considered. This paper can serve as a starting point for organisations in their quest for airport data analytics.
Examining regional variations in effective posts on X (Twitter) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Liang Bo , Wang Ye , Tsou Ming-Hsiang
Published: July 2024

Social media platforms play a significant role in disseminating information. The effectiveness of posts published on such platforms is often measured by the extent to which those posts are reshared — something that can be shaped by the regional social and cultural context. This study examines regional variations in effective posts (formerly tweets) published on X (formerly known as Twitter) during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on California’s two largest cities: Los Angeles and San Diego. By analysing a large dataset comprising the top 5,000 most reposted (formerly retweeted) posts from users in both cities, gathered between 17th March and 11th April, 2020, the research aims to identify key posters and content characteristics associated with higher repost rates. Employing techniques such as topic modelling and sentiment analysis, this study transforms unstructured text data into quantitative metrics in order to explore the relationship between content metrics and the number of reposts. The findings highlight the significant influence of local figures in shaping user engagement with shared posts spanning diverse topics and sentiments. These insights have significant implications for marketers, emphasising the importance of understanding local influencers, post topics and sentiment in geo-tagged posts. In regions with diverse populations, businesses can develop strategies to collaborate with local influencers and actively involve community leaders from various cultural backgrounds. By doing so, they facilitate the dissemination of trustworthy information and enhance engagement with culturally diverse audiences. Ultimately, this approach enables marketers to transform regional disparities into strategic advantages, fostering more effective communication and engagement on social media.
How to connect with your parent audience: Duquesne University's implementation of a strategic family communications platform
Authors: Swisher Patty , Jackson Tracy , Smith Jennifer
Published: July 2024

The increasingly competitive higher education market demands that institutions adapt to and communicate effectively with the key audience of parents and families. As decision makers and influencers, parents are highly involved in helping their children manage the college selection process and navigate their academic journeys. This case study lays out how the Duquesne University Parents and Families Portal, built on the software platform by CampusESP, enabled the university to provide a modern, all-in-one communication and family engagement vehicle that shares personalised, timely content. The tool and vendor service team facilitate the needed support with guidance and relevant general content in furnishing a streamlined, main hub of information. The strategy empowers a point person working with the central marketing and communications team and engenders campus partners in a campus-wide collaborative effort to share inspirational communications that provide the greatest opportunity for brand and relationship building. Readers will learn how Duquesne University, a private, Catholic institution, with more than eight thousand students, implemented this strategic communication platform for parents and families that influenced student retention and recruitment, and exceeded expectations.