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Establishment of a new shrimp family Chlorotocellidae for four genera previously assigned to Pandalidae (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandaloidea)
Authors: Komai Tomoyuki , Chan Tin-Yam , De Grave Sammy
Published: July 2019

A new caridean shrimp family, Chlorotocellidae, is established to accommodate four genera previously assigned to Pandalidae, viz., Chlorotocella Balss, 1914 (type genus), Chlorocurtis Kemp, 1925, Anachlorocurtis Hayashi, 1975, and Miropandalus Bruce, 1983, which represents the sister clade to a clade consisting of all other pandalid genera (including the two genera previously assigned to Thalassocarididae) in a recent comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of Pandaloidea. Diagnoses are provided for the new family and its constituent genera, and a comparison with Pandalidae is provided, for which a new diagnosis is given.
Peut-il y avoir un socialisme après le communisme ?
Authors: Roemer John , Andréani Tony
Published: July 2019

Socialism is based on equality, not public ownership. In the present period, in order to be efficient, it must rely to a considerable extent on the market. The main reason for the failure of communism was the incapacity to solve the problem of incentives. From these three premisses, we can sketch a model of market socialism. Only the structure and level of investment need be decided on by planning - the plan operates through various forms of incentive, such as differential interest rates. A market for shares is preserved in order to compel managers to manage efficiently - but is is a market of « bonds », shared between al1 adult citizens, which may be bartered for other bonds, but not for money. The bond system, by spreading ownership, reduces the level of public nuisances like pollution. Such a model gets rid of poverty and increases political democracy ; it might be tried out in Eastem Europe.
Pour une philosophie de la libération du point de vue cosmopolitique
Authors: Jervolino Domenico , Renault Didier
Published: July 2019

The philosophy of liberation in Latin America, primarly grounded in the popular struggles against repressions and linked with the theories of « dependancy » and « transition », finds further inspiration in the major european philosophical trends (marxisms, hermeneutics, phenomenologies). D. Jervolino shows the way to its cosmopolitical development.
Qualité de vie et représentations d’attachement d’enfants accueillis en foyer dans le cadre d’une mesure de protection de l’enfance
Authors: Toussaint Emmanuelle , Bacro Fabien , Florin Agnès , Schneider Benoît
Published: July 2019

L’amélioration du bien-être des enfants est une préoccupation majeure des politiques publiques. En protection de l’enfance, la question du bien-être des enfants confiés a également commencé à susciter depuis peu une attention grandissante. Pour autant, dans la littérature, il n’existe pas de définition du bien-être qui fasse consensus, ni de méthode unique pour le mesurer. Dans le secteur de la santé, en revanche, l’amélioration du bien-être des patients a donné lieu à de nombreux travaux relatifs à la mesure de la qualité de vie. Ainsi, cet article s’intéresse aux relations entre qualité de vie et qualité des représentations d’attachement chez des enfants accueillis dans une institution relevant de la protection de l’enfance. Il présente les résultats d’une étude réalisée auprès de 40 enfants (28 garçons et 12 filles) âgés de 4 à 10 ans, confiés à l’Aide sociale à l’enfance (ASE) et accueillis en foyer d’accueil d’urgence. L’âge moyen est de 6 ans et 9 mois. Leur qualité de vie a été appréhendée à l’aide de deux outils d’évaluation dont l’un renseigné par les enfants eux-mêmes (Manificat et Dazord, 1997) et l’autre par leurs éducateurs référents (Ravens-Sieberer et Bullinger, 1998). Les représentations d’attachement ont été évaluées avec la tâche des histoires à compléter ( the Attachment Story Completion Task ), créée par Bretherton, et al. (1990), et le système de codage mis au point par l’équipe de Lausanne (Miljkovitch, et al. , 2003). Les résultats font apparaître des liens entre les représentations d’attachement et la qualité de vie globale évaluée par les enfants eux-mêmes ou par les professionnels. Les implications pour la pratique seront discutées en insistant sur les conditions nécessaires pour soutenir l’adaptation de l’enfant à son nouveau lieu de vie dans l’objectif de rechercher son mieux-être.
Du patient individuel à la thérapie de famille. De l’équipe réfléchissante au thérapeute individuel
Authors: Nussbaumer Nicolas Louis Marie , Grandgirard Marc , Garcia Cristina , Boisset Sonia Baziz , Monnet Caroline
Published: July 2019

À partir de l’histoire d’une thérapie individuelle devenue progressivement thérapie de famille, ayant impliqué un thérapeute-formateur et une équipe réfléchissante en formation, les quatre thérapeutes qui ont traversé cette aventure thérapeutique évoquent quelques facettes de leur évolution personnelle dans cet atelier qui se veut à son tour expérientiel. Des fragments des évolutions personnelles des quatre jeunes thérapeutes sont racontés à quatre volontaires qui forment l’équipe réfléchissante de l’équipe réfléchissante dans un cercle confidentiel sous la houlette du thérapeute-formateur ; les quatre volontaires sont invités ensuite à échanger leurs propres résonances avec la première équipe réfléchissante. Enfin, dans un troisième temps, le public s’exprime. L’enrichissement de l’atelier par ces divers apports narratifs conduit à une discussion comparative de l’expérience de formation vécue par l’équipe réfléchissante dans cet atelier et dans un autre cadre, celui de l’intervention systémique brève ainsi qu’une comparaison théorique avec le modèle de l’équipe de Ian Frank directement issu de celui de Tom Andersen. La conclusion parlera de sérendipité et d’échange de cadeaux.
24 heures chrono
Authors: Delvigne Frédéric
Published: July 2019

L’auteur témoigne de son expérience d’enseignement de la systémique. Dans le cadre d’un cours de vingt-quatre heures, il tente de sensibiliser de futurs professionnels psychosociaux à la « pensée systémique ». La pédagogie est résolument centrée sur la « formation » (mobilisation du « vécu » des apprenants) plutôt que sur l’« apprentissage » (mémorisation de concepts). L’auteur explique comment il fait « sentir » le paradigme systémique au départ de quatre principes : 1) Nous n’agissons pas toujours en notre nom propre mais au nom d’un réseau d’appartenance  ; 2) Ce que nous appelons un « problème  » peut être vu comme une « solution  » ; 3) Avant d’engager une aide psychosociale, il y a lieu de questionner le contexte et 4) La collaboration avec la famille ne se décrète pas, elle se construit . Des exemples concrets et des analyses de situation viennent illustrer le propos.
Flexión compuesta esviada en secciones de hormigón armado doblemente simétricas. Dirección de capacidad máxima
Authors: Martínez M. , Lanti R. , Echeverria E.
Published: July 2019

El uso de modelos constitutivos simplificados para caracterizar el comportamiento del hormigón, (parábola rectángulo, bloque rectangular), conduce a que la capacidad de agotamiento de una sección doblemente simétrica solicitada por un axil excéntrico se encuentre en la dirección de simetría principal. Si se evalúa la capacidad de la sección empleando un modelo hiperbólico para la descripción del hormigón se obtiene que para axiles elevados, la dirección de resistencia máxima presenta un cierto desvío respecto a la dirección de simetría principal tal como se obtiene con el uso de modelos simplificados. En este trabajo se determinan y comparan una serie de diagramas de interacción en flexión compuesta esviada (Mx, My) de dos secciones con cuantías y axiles crecientes y dos modelos constitutivos de hormigón (parábola rectángulo e hiperbólico) a fin de determinar la dirección en la que se encuentra la resistencia máxima de las secciones en los casos analizados.
Enterprise Resource Planning and Lean Six Sigma
Authors: Boykin Raymond
Published: July 2019

Over the last two decades, two of the hottest topics in business have been Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Lean Six Sigma. Companies have spent millions of dollars implementing both of these, and the resulting benefits have been mixed. In this chapter, the authors examine the basic foundation of ERP and what drives organizations to implement ERP systems that cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The chapter also explores the history of ERP and who was and are the major players in the marketplace.
Lean Manufacturing to Lean IT
Authors: Kaur Deepinder
Published: July 2019

Lean methodology is an improvement philosophy, an expansion of Lean manufacturing and lean principles to the management of Service and Information Technology industries. It articulates how waste can be minimal at Software Development Process (SDP) which begins from feasibility study and ends till the product is delivered to the customer. In today's competitive world throughout all the industries emphasis is on product's quality within the time constraints. To gear up with the market demand Lean improvement concepts is introduced in (information technology) IT industry. Lean IT is the translation of lean manufacturing practices applicable to the Software Development life cycle (SDLC). It works like a business model and oriented towards the principles that focuses on the non value added activities. This chapter will present how lean methodologies and principles works in service industries to deliver the best quality products. Although Lean concept is traditionally been used in manufacturing industries; but nowadays it is adapted by Services companies with the aim of improving their processes and enhance customer satisfaction.
Rediscovering Business Processes
Authors: Vergidis Kostas
Published: July 2019

Although it has been more than a decade since the emergence of the concept of business processes, there is still a lack of common ground and agreement about their nature and context, their contribution and benefits to the contemporary business environment. This chapter ‘rediscovers' business processes in the sense that provides a critical review of the multiple definitions by different authors and constructs a schema with the main structural elements that constitute a business process. It also reviews the main modelling approaches and classifies them into three primary groups according to their diagrammatic, formal and execution capabilities. Lastly, the main business process patterns are identified and the main business process modelling techniques are compared based on their pattern support capabilities. The work presented rediscovers business processes by providing a holistic understanding that will lead to their standardisation and further development.
What Makes a Global Business Model?
Authors: Osiyevskyy Oleksiy , Troshkova Milena , Bao Yongjian
Published: July 2019

A firm's business model is an essential mechanism determining how an organization creates value for its stakeholders and captures part of the created value as profit for its owners. Global enterprises secure their market positions through properly functioning business models that are globally scalable. Once a globally scalable business model is successfully designed and validated in one location, it becomes a non-location-bound firm-specific advantage, promoting the firm's international expansion. This chapter addresses the following research questions: (1) What is the role of a business model in the success of global enterprises? (2) Which common attributes do business models of successful global companies possess? and (3) How to make a business model more suitable for global expansion? The theoretical analysis of these questions yields a conceptual framework for examining the global companies through the business model lens. The developed conceptual framework is illustrated and corroborated with the mini-cases of global companies.
An Approach to Designing IoT-Based Business Models
Authors: Vojinović Iva , Barać Dušan , Jezdović Ivan , Labus Milica , Jovanović Filip
Published: July 2019

This chapter will foster the understanding of the structure of business model elements in Internet of things field. Business model provides an efficient way to analyze, understand and manage strategically oriented goals for one or more stakeholders in order to create some value for end-users, but in the Internet of things there is not clear path for its development. An approach that will be used is the generally accepted principle of forming business model, Canvas template, which is a strategic template for understanding the relation between key partners, key activities, customers and clients, key resources, value proposition for customers in the form of products or services, relationships with customers, sales and distribution channels, cost structure, income flow. Presented is an integrated model with main aspects that should be covered when it comes to the Internet of things business model development, combining Canvas template, inside organizational structure and ecosystem restrictions.
Business Models in Renewable Energy Industry
Authors: Tantau Adrian , Staiger Robert
Published: July 2019

Business models (BM) are, at present, a dynamic model that is continuously evaluated. The main research approaches are analyzing BM from different perspectives: resource oriented, transaction narrative and also from an entrepreneurship perspective. There remains to be seen how new business models are defined based on innovation and technological improvements for the distribution of renewable energy. Nowadays, on the global political agenda, renewable energy is a solution for reducing the greenhouse gases and their impact to climate change. In order to fulfill the European Union targets for reducing the greenhouse gas emission the EU countries introduced promotion models for renewable energy that are also an opportunity for new business ideas. The selected case studies analyze the main support schemes that are implemented in Europe, for example the Feed in Tariff in Germany and Green Certificates in Romania. Unfortunately, the process of transition to renewable energy is not so easy. The authors are analyzing the main obstacles related to the development of renewable energy and based on a questionnaire research studies they further analyze the main risk factors in the photovoltaic sector in Romania. This chapter should give an overview about the business models and the related opportunities and obstacles for the transition to renewable energy in Europe.
Ontology-Based Framework for Quality in Configurable Process Models
Authors: El Faquih Loubna , Fredj Mounia
Published: July 2019

In recent years, business process modeling has increasingly drawn the attention of enterprises. As a result of the wide use of business processes, redundancy problems have arisen and researchers introduced the variability management, in order to enhance the business process reuse. The most approach used in this context is the Configurable Process Model solution, which consists in representing the variable and the fixed parts together in a unique model. Due to the increasing number of variants, the configurable models become complex and incomprehensible, and their quality is therefore impacted. Most of research work is limited to the syntactic quality of process variants. The approach presented in this paper aims at providing a novel method towards syntactic verification and semantic validation of configurable process models based on ontology languages. We define validation rules for assessing the quality of configurable process models. An example in the e-healthcare domain illustrates the main steps of our approach.
A Study of the Parameters Impacting Sustainability in Information Technology Organizations
Authors: Sambhanthan Arunasalam , Potdar Vidyasagar
Published: July 2019

This paper proposes the critical themes associated with the evaluation of software business sustainability. The whole dimension of software business sustainability has been theorized into twelve elements that unfold covering the whole spectrum of software business sustainability. The twelve elements of software business sustainability include aspects such as product, process, practices, policies, people, peripherals, partners, place and profit model. The paper justifies the use of these twelve elements in ensuring sustainability in software businesses, by incorporating the case of multinational software businesses as example. This study needs to be looked as an exploratory investigation into the elements of software business sustainability lending viability towards modelling the software businesses using these twelve elements.
A Web-Based Tool for Business Process Improvement
Authors: Martins Paula Ventura , Zacarias Marielba
Published: July 2019

Current business process modeling methodologies offer little guidance regarding how to discover and maintain business process models aligned with their actual execution. The authors argue that business processes should emerge and evolve collaboratively within an organization. Considering this limitation, this paper presents an overview of some Web-based tools and explores their main functionalities. This study highlights the need of a bi-directional form of communication, between operational and process actors. The paper contributes with a new business process and practice authoring tool based on authors' vision for business process improvement.
Changing the Boundaries of Expectations
Authors: Munro Virginia
Published: July 2019

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, incorporating the Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC), has stated more rapid attention needs to be directed to implementation of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (also known as Global Goals) by 2030, and this is particularly the case in developing countries. Strategy with this type of inclusion is at the forefront of the solution to current global climatic change and escalating social problems such as poverty, hunger, and inequality. This chapter argues that multinational enterprises (MNEs) are in an excellent position to implement Social Initiatives (SIs) as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework and incorporate this into their CSR strategy. This will allow MNEs to be key instigators of SDG implementation and collaboration across sectors, governments, and public and private entities. This chapter provides an explanation of the various frameworks that support MNEs to implement SDGs, and describes the requirements for implementation, followed by a summary of 15 case studies where SDGs have been successfully implemented within a Shared Value and CSR context.
A Survey of Risk-Aware Business Process Modelling
Authors: Lhannaoui Hanane , Kabbaj Mohammed Issam , Bakkoury Zohra
Published: July 2019

For organizations, risk is a key concept when dealing with business process. Integrating risks aspects during business process management starts with an accurate consideration of risk's characteristics in the modelling phase. Most research is needed on integrating risk and business process modelling. Actually, the literature suggests various approaches to represent risk-related information in business process models. The diversity of those methods and the fact that this domain is still emerging make it difficult to choose the most suitable language. This paper aims to represent a survey of the existing risk-annotated business process model's notations.
An Assessment of Lean Communication at a Nuclear Power Plant
Authors: Tetteh Edem G. , Amewokunu Yao
Published: July 2019

Communication is the sharing of information between individuals or groups to reach common understanding or goals. Ensuring effective and efficient communication is important when dealing with complex structures such as a nuclear power generation environment. This calls for a need for partnership and dialogue between major stakeholders in government, industry, employees, and the public at large. Even though communication can alarm people to seek safety, it can be used to calm employees as well as generate a sense of urgency. This chapter uses a survey to investigate the relationship between communication and 13 critical factors of lean management principles in an organization where safety is the fundamental component of the process. Data was collected and analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results show that friendliness, willingness, guarantee, criticism, self-esteem, and acceptance are positive predictors of a lean communication while responsibility is negative.
Business/IT Alignment in Two-Sided Markets
Authors: Bartens Yannick , Chunpir Hashim Iqbal , Schulte Frederik , Voß Stefan
Published: July 2019

Business/IT alignment can be considered a key challenge in IT governance and becomes especially important in IT-heavy and internet based business models. Recent discussions express the need for a bi-directional paradigm for internet based business models. IT governance frameworks support business/IT alignment but mostly follow a business-driven alignment paradigm. We identify characteristics of internet based business models and use the case of streaming to examine how the IT governance framework COBIT 5 can integrate these characteristics under consideration of a bi-directional business/IT alignment process. We reveal that requirements for streaming business models may not be fully covered by the framework. Based on a structural description of internet based business models and the COBIT 5 Goal Cascade, we explain these specific requirements and propose a possible integration of a bottom-up alignment. With this work we provide guidance in the challenge of business/IT alignment for internet based business models and show pathways for IT governance frameworks to better support a bi-directional alignment.
Sustainability, Business Models, and Techno-Economic Analysis of Biomass Pyrolysis Technologies
Authors: Garcia-Peréz Manuel , Garcia-Nunez Jesus Alberto , Pelaez-Samaniego Manuel Raul , Kruger Chad Eugene , Fuchs Mark Raymond , Flora Gloria Eileen
Published: July 2019

The objective of this chapter is to review and discuss sustainability and techno-economic criteria to integrate pyrolysis, biochar activation, and bio-oil refining into sustainable business models. Several business models such as the production of biochar with heat recovery and bio-oil refining are discussed. Cost data needed by engineering practitioners to conduct enterprise-level financial analyses of different biomass pyrolysis economy models are presented. This chapter also reviews life cycle assessments of pyrolysis business models. If the feedstock used is produced sustainably and if the pyrolysis vapors are used for bio-oil or heat production, both, the production of biochar through slow pyrolysis and its use as a soil amendment to sequester carbon, and the production and refining of fast pyrolysis oils to produce transportation fuels could have a positive environmental impact.
The Impact of Cloud-Based Digital Transformation on IT Service Providers
Authors: Clohessy Trevor , Acton Thomas , Morgan Lorraine
Published: July 2019

Cloud-based digital transformation is having a profound impact on new and incumbent information technology service providers. In transitioning from traditional to cloud-based service provision, some IT service providers are experiencing substantial difficulties in realizing effective business models. Taking the perspective of 20 large business model mature and small and medium enterprise born-on-the-cloud multinational IT service providers, this focus group study contributes to the dearth of research examining the broader impact of cloud computing on IT service providers' business model. The study provides two core insights. First, using the STOF business model framework, the paper provides a vivid contextual understanding of the nuanced impact of cloud computing along four core business model domains: service, technological, organisational and financial. Second, the study identifies a number of salient challenges which are impacting IT service providers' efforts to effectively leverage the benefits of cloud-based digital transformation.
The Recorded Music Industry
Authors: Daidj Nabyla
Published: July 2019

Beyond the definition of the music industry and the data-driven analysis of the music market, this chapter seeks to present some perspective and insight on the issues and challenges that will face the main players of the industry (“traditional” firms and new entrants) of music recording. The recorded music market is a complex one that has been affected by several different factors, including the new practices of many consumers, the technological advances, the intensely competitive players, and the supplier oligopoly of record labels. The digital revolution reinforces the risk of piracy, and this industry needs new standards of protection as illustrated by the illegal digital downloading music. This chapter analyzes the technology changes in the sector leading to a greater flexibility and diversity in the exploitation of artists' works. It shows the evolution of the international market structure towards an oligopolistic structure confronted with a competitive fringe.
The Advent of the Value Sharing Model
Authors: Testarmata Silvia , Risso Mario , Fortuna Fabio
Published: July 2019

This chapter reviews the field of Shared Value () to develop insights into how  research is developing, offer a critique of the research to date, and outline future research opportunities. The authors find that most published  research presents normative arguments for  and there is little research examining  in practice. Thus, the authors call for more research that critiques 's rhetoric and practice. Thus, this chapter offers an insightful critique into an emerging management issue and widespread business practice. The research findings provide insights into future research needs on Shared Value.
Risks Management in Agile New Product Development Project Environments
Authors: Galli Brian J. , Lopez Paola Andrea Hernandez
Published: July 2019

This article reviews the risks associated with the implementation of Agile Project Management practices in projects that involved new products development in manufacturing companies and identified according to existing research the best strategies to approach those risks. Further, this article analyzes the events that can affect the implementation of APM practices in projects that involve the development of new products within manufacturing companies and provides some strategies to mitigate, avoid, and minimize the likelihood if they become risks and its impact in the customer requirements. Principal risks in manufacturing companies were highlighted, and its probability and impact were evaluated regarding scope, quality, schedule, and cost. Risk responses and strategies were noted align with the purpose of the agile practices, which is to deliver innovative products quickly and with high-quality standards.
Sustainable Business Model Innovation
Authors: Taminiau Job , Nyangon Joseph , Lewis Ariella Shez , Byrne John
Published: July 2019

Establishing a sustainable energy future can justifiably be considered the next frontier in global sustainable development under the agenda laid out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The newly adopted Paris Agreement which seeks to hold global average temperature increase to “well below 2°C” above pre-industrial levels inserts additional urgency into this agenda. To realize the commitments outlined in the agreement, implementation of innovative sustainable business models capable of producing strong mitigation and adaptation outcomes is required ‘on the ground' and needs to be available for subsequent diffusion across different countries, contexts and domains. This chapter explores the value of polycentric climate change governance through an investigation of sustainable business model innovation. An example of a sustainable business model, called the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), is evaluated and an assessment of United Nations-based programming to aid future diffusion of such business models is conducted.
Helping Language Learners Put Concordance Data in Context
Authors: Jeaco Stephen
Published: July 2019

While corpus tools provide several different ways to display relationships between words within texts and across texts, the main format for viewing concordance data is Key Word in Context (KWIC). In Computer Aided Language Learning, concordance lines in KWIC format may be accessed inside a concordancer or within other software through links to corpus data. Language learners can and do gain useful insights from exploring concordance data in KWIC format, but some kinds of information may be harder to see, some patterning of use may not be so obvious, and reading of complete examples may not be very easy. The Prime Machine was developed for language learners and aims to make corpus data easier to access and interpret. This paper introduces the design of the Cards Tab, which provides an additional way of viewing concordance data. Results from three evaluations with language learners and teachers show positive attitudes towards this display.
Flipped Learning in TESOL
Authors: Kostka Ilka , Marshall Helaine W.
Published: July 2019

Flipped learning is an innovative educational model in which content that is traditionally presented in class is completed at home, and in class, students work on applying what they have learned at home to engage in interactive and collaborative activities. Over the past five years, flipped learning has found a strong voice within the field of the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), as evidenced by the rapid increase in conference presentations, research, and publications noting its implementation. In this chapter, the authors provide an overview of the flipped learning approach within English language instruction. Included is a discussion of flipped learning's evolution and an analysis of current research that identifies areas of consensus, issues, and controversies. Finally, the authors offer six recommendations for implementing flipped learning in English language classrooms and conclude with future directions for inquiry into flipped learning in TESOL.
Corpora as Tools for Self-Driven Learning
Authors: Jablonkai Reka R. , Čebron Neva
Published: July 2019

Can EFL students be profitably introduced to compilation of DIY corpora for various ESP domains even at the undergraduate level? How can they benefit from self-directed exploitation of language corpora at such an early stage? What language skills can a corpus-based ESP course enhance? This chapter discusses the advantages and limitations of a structured approach to pedagogical corpus consultation and corpora as self-directed learning tools as applied in an innovative corpus-based ESP course. A multifaceted enquiry of students' assessment and perception of the course - initial feedback, questionnaire, and focus group – was conducted. Results indicate that although students perceived corpus use as a complex activity, their attitude to the corpus approach was positive and they recognised the benefits of corpora as self-directed tools. Suggestions for further improvements of such practices are also discussed.
An Experience of Integrated E-Learning in the Teaching of the Italian Language for Immigrated People
Authors: Palazzo Anna
Published: July 2019

The article discusses the planning and carrying out of a research project concerning the teaching of the Italian language for immigrated people. First of all, the dimensions of the phenomenon of immigration from non-EU countries in Italy and in Europe is reported (mostly from Northern and Central Africa and the East), and its evolution during last years is described, with a special attention to the change in the policy of reception and hospitality. Secondly, the theoretical framework for the virtual learning environment to be adopted to support the teaching of Italian language is highlighted. At last the planning of the teaching activity is analyzed and the features of the didactic process are discussed. The experience the author aims at carrying out can be considered a study case, but a comparison with more traditional experiences is made, and the implications for a good inclusion of the immigrants is analyzed.
Bridging Local and Global Experiences
Authors: He Ye , Lundgren Kristine
Published: July 2019

To internationalize the K-12 curriculum and instructional practices, there is an increasing need to provide study-abroad opportunities for practicing teachers. In this chapter, the authors describe the design of a recent Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad (GPA) program that offer practicing teachers from different grade levels and content areas the opportunity to bridge their local and global experiences. The intentional design of program activities at the pre-departure, in-country, and re-entry phases is detailed based on research regarding teachers' communities of practice, teacher change, and the cultural transition framework. In addition to program activities, the challenges faculty directors and participants experienced and the strategies employed to leverage these challenges into learning opportunities are discussed. Recommendations for similar study-abroad programs involving practicing teachers are also provided.
Multilingualism, Identities and Language Hegemony
Authors: Li Jing , Moore Danièle
Published: July 2019

This paper presents the findings from a case study of how five post-secondary ethnic multilingual students (three Bai and two Zhuang) at a local university in Southwestern China experience multilingualism and ethnic identities (de)construction and invest themselves in an active negotiation for legitimate membership in mainstream educational Discourses (Gee, 1990, 2012). The authors seek to understand how the perceived hegemony of Mandarin has impacted their social positioning and delegitimized their multilingual assets and ethnic identities in mainstream educational Discourses, and how they managed to negotiate their identities as ethnic multilinguals in different social Discourses. The authors argue that through the legitimate dominance of Mandarin, these students are not merely being positioned as members of a negatively stereotyped ethnic group but also concurrently participating in reconstructing the Mandarin language hegemony in those very Discourses, which runs the risk of further expanding the existing educational inequalities between Han and ethnic minority students..
A Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game and Its Effects on Interaction in the Second Language
Authors: Chotipaktanasook Nuttakritta , Reinders Hayo
Published: July 2019

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) have been dramatically used in language education and identified in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) research as playing a central role in second language acquisition (SLA). This chapter addresses the integration of a commercially developed MMORPG Ragnarok Online into a language course as a basis for digital game-based language learning and reports on its effects on second language (L2) interaction. Thirty Thai learners of English who enrolled in a 15-week university language course were required to complete 18 face-to-face classroom lessons and six gameplay sessions. Learners' language use in both text and voice chats during gameplay was recorded and analysed to measure the effects of the game. The findings show that participating in MMORPG resulted in a significantly more considerable increase in L2 interaction that used a wider range of discourse functions compared with English interaction in the classroom. The authors discuss some of the theoretical and pedagogical implications of these findings.
Designing Interactive Cross-Cultural Mobile-Assisted Language Learning
Authors: Wu Pin-Hsiang Natalie , Marek Michael W.
Published: July 2019

Using communication technology for learning is a path to new patterns of thinking. This chapter examines the affordances provided by using smartphone technology in English for cross-cultural understanding. University students from Japan and Taiwan used the popular app LINE collaboratively for five weeks, culminating in jointly-written essays. Data collection used a survey, open-ended questions, and analysis of the essays. The students saw English as an important international language in which they need competency, strongly favored use of technology to assist language learning, appreciated the study's cross-cultural experience, and found the dynamics of the group to be interesting and motivating. The authors provide four best practices for using LINE and similar applications for English learning: that they be thought of as communication tools, that students need strong support concerning required tasks, that students must understand how tasks using technology benefit them, and that true online communities may include multiple platforms.
An Analysis of the Possibilities of the Use of Technology for the Learning of Languages
Authors: Pérez-Juárez María A. , Antón-Rodríguez Míriam , Díaz-Pernas Francisco J. , Martínez-Zarzuela Mario , González-Ortega David
Published: July 2019

Being able to communicate in a foreign language is a very pleasant experience. Moreover, in different working environments and scenarios, it is necessary. For this reason, there is a tremendous need to continue the research and development of techniques, tools, applications, strategies, and experiences related to the teaching and learning of foreign languages, adapted to the different needs, abilities, and interests of the learners. This chapter explores the important role that technology is playing in supporting the learning of languages through the facilitation of ubiquitous learning, where techniques such as informatics technology, mobile technology, or cloud computing, and tools such as learning management systems (LMSs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs) can be of great help.
A Business Writing OIL (Online International Learning)
Authors: Smith Simon , Keng Nicole
Published: July 2019

Online International Learning (OIL) helps to integrate soft skills into the academic curriculum, as well as providing students with international interaction opportunities. In this article, we evaluate the extent to which telecollaborative writing tasks between UK-based (mostly Chinese) and Finnish students over an online platform can benefit academic writing learning experience and contribute to curriculum and materials design in EAP. In the article, there are two groups of learners from different geographical contexts, Finland and the UK. The Finland-based students are almost all Finnish, while those studying in the UK are mostly from China. In both cases, the target language is English. The students in Finland worked in pairs to create authentic case study materials, and the students in the UK, in what we characterize as “stimulus writing”, produced reports based on the case studies they had been given.
Pedagogical Insights Into Hyper-Immersive Virtual World Language Learning Environments
Authors: Lawrence Geoff , Ahmed Farhana
Published: July 2019

This article shares pedagogical insights from a qualitative study examining the use of immersive social virtual worlds (SVWs) in language teaching and learning. Recognizing the language learning affordances of immersive virtual environments, this research examines the beliefs and practices of ‘Karelia Kondor,' an avatar-learner and teacher of languages with a decade of diverse experiences in Second Life (SL), one of the first widely used SVWs. Findings highlight the relevance of a hyper-immersive and emotionally engaging conceptual model informing language teaching approaches within these rapidly evolving environments. When supported pedagogically, the activities illustrated demonstrate the potential of these immersive approaches to create communities of practice and affinity spaces by fostering investment and autonomy in the language learning process through shared target language experiences. The article will conclude with a summary of pedagogical insights leveraging the affordances of these environments.
Fundamentals of Electrostatic Spraying
Authors: Patel Manoj Kumar , Ghanshyam Chirravoori
Published: July 2019

The desired attributes of electrostatic spraying are uniform deposition onto both directly exposed or obscured crop surfaces which minimize the off-target losses of active ingredients to soil, water, atmosphere and provide more effective and economical pest control. This chapter presents an overview of electrostatic spraying technologies in the field of agriculture emphasizing the key role of advanced electrostatic instrumentation and chronicles the scientific innovations in the parlance of providing cost effective and reliable commercial systems along with an insight on the needs of future research perspectives and directives. It is aimed primarily at a familiarization with spraying concepts and engineering practices. This text is to bridge the knowledge and experience gap among researchers and technology developers and the people involved in electrostatic processes applied to agriculture and food processing. It will also introduce the engineering aspects of design and development of an electrostatic spraying nozzle for agricultural applications.
Agropreneurship Among Gen Y in Malaysia
Authors: Yusoff Asliza , Ahmad Noor Hazlina , Halim Hasliza Abdul
Published: July 2019

Despite great concerns regarding food security and the need to maintain a continuous food supply for an ever-increasing population, the agriculture sector remains an unattractive employment option, especially among younger generations. The big question is, “who should play a greater role in giving this sector young talents that are needed for successful agriculture and how it should it be acquired? Research has shown that this sector is dominated by an aging community of farmers who lack the innovative skills that is needed for running a new and modern agricultural industry. This chapter provides a brief overview of the importance of the agriculture sector and agropreneurship and is followed by why the involvement of the Gen Y segment is crucial for the growth and development of this sector. Since the basis for agropreneurship development among today's youth is based on training and inculcating an agropreneurship work culture at the university level, the authors proposed roles an academic institution could play in instilling positive an agropreneurial attitude among Gen Y graduates.
Application of Information Communication Technologies for Agricultural Development Through Extension Services
Authors: Mabe L. K. , Oladele O. I.
Published: July 2019

This chapter outlines the role that Information Communication Technologies (ICT) play in the global context and in Africa, agricultural extension and Agricultural development. The role of and use of ICT by extension officers, the trends of ICT in agricultural information management, how ICT bridge the digital divide as well as the types of ICT tools used by extension officers such as radio, television, computers and internet. It also gives the perspective about the factors that influences use of ICT by extension officers which are seen as playing an important role human development.
Striking a Perfect Fit in Leadership Style for Effective Farmer Training in Botswana
Authors: Tladi Flora M.
Published: July 2019

Botswana since pre-independence days prides itself with decades of experience in development planning supported by structural frameworks comprising networks of institutions at central government and village levels responsible for leadership and coordination of affairs. Unfortunately when problems arise, development planners focus on the structural frameworks alone disregarding the leadership powering development planning at different structural levels and diverse stakeholder dynamics at play. Therefore, re-structuring is always the common solution even though not necessarily the best intervention. The trend is noted with farmer training whose program organization has for 79 years undergone cycles of re-structuring. The chapter argues for a holistic evaluation approach to always check the fit between the leadership style and whether the power processes at the different structural levels are in synch. The chapter advocates for well aligned leadership style with structural frameworks and recommends a leadership style that can be a perfect fit for effective farmer training.
Sericulture Industry
Authors: Raju P. J. , Mamatha D. M. , Seshagiri S. V.
Published: July 2019

India has a huge potential for sericulture development unlike other agro industries since sericulture is a unique agro-based industry comprising of several components such as mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing, silk reeling and other connected activities. Each of these components appear to be independent but closely linked with one another having intricacies of their own. The major activities of these components comprises of mulberry food-plant cultivation to feed the silkworms which spin silk cocoons and reeling the cocoons for unwinding the silk filament for manufacturing silk goods, subjecting them to the process of degumming, bleaching, dyeing, weaving and printing. Thus sericulture industry provides employment to approximately 7.85 million in rural and semi urban areas in India. Of these, a sizeable number belongs to the economically weaker sections of the society, including women. In addition to this, India has the unique credibility of producing all the five known commercial silk viz., mulberry, tropical tasar, oak tasar, eri and muga of which muga with its golden yellow glitter is unique and prerogative of India. Though silk is a luxury item, it is produced by the rural populace and purchased by urban rich, causing money to flow from urban to rural. It also prevents rural people to migrate to urban areas. The United Nation's recent endeavor “Millennium Development Goals” has an eight point programme to make our earth more healthy wealthy and free from inequalities by 2015. Sericulture being a rural and women friendly business aligns well with many of these ideas which are explained in detail in the chapter.
Web Based Automatic Soil Chemical Contents Monitoring System
Authors: Okegbile Samuel Dayo , Oluwaranti Adeniran Ishola , Aderibigbe Adekunle
Published: July 2019

The need for finding new, more efficient and sustainable methods of agricultural cultivation and food production has become more critical especially in the developing countries. In order to facilitate this, there are needs to design a precision agriculture system capable of providing farmers with useful data about the conditions of the soil available in their farmlands in a user friendly and easily accessible manner. This work therefore presents a web based automatic soil chemical contents monitoring system. The work combined the use of pH probe, an Arduino sink node and other devices to automate the processing of soil chemical contents data obtained from farmland. Three solutions were used in testing the efficacy of the proposed method and comparing it with the existing method. The result showed that, the proposed design was able to extract the chemical contents of the soil from the farmland and transferred the same to Liquid Crystal Display and a web page.