bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Geographical Distribution of Catering Venues and the Importance of Geographical Factor for Customer Satisfaction
Authors: Polinskaya Galina
Published: November 2020

To date Russian market of catering services is experiencing serious difficulty: there is a significant fall in visitors’ inflow in all market segments, except the fast-food segment. The decline in the number of visits is mostly caused by the economic downturn in the country which brings about the decline in population real income. As a result, there is a growing tendency for budget saving, switching to cheaper substitutes, or even abandoning the consumption of certain goods, such as visiting traditional restaurants. This leads to shrinking catering venues. But despite the hard times, some restaurateurs continue to open new venues, many of which are becoming successful. All successful institutions have much in common: specialized or unusual concept of the venue or advantageous location, with most new restaurants being opened in the centre of Moscow. The author finds it important to correlate the restaurant’s location with the system of visitor’s satisfaction. As a result, the author segments the consumers by the location factor and reveals the reverse dependence in restaurant location and place of residence.
The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: Background of Development and Prospects for the Russian Federation
Authors: Nenadyshina Tatyana
Published: November 2020

This article presents analysis of the creation background of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The author identifies the main incentives for the development of trade facilitation measures and their inclusion on the Doha negotiations agenda. We summarized and described the major effects expected from full implementation by the WTO member states and the Russian Federation, in particular, of the Agreement the consideration centered round. We also note that the Agreement has a direct impact on the development of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) law. We argue that at present the greatest potential effect from the implementation of the TFA provisions will be achieved through the application of trade facilitation measures in line with the development of unified approaches in their implementation in the EAEU member states. The main areas of the implementation are: Single Window mechanism, harmonization of control procedures and collaboration of state regulatory bodies, information exchange of state regulatory bodies within the framework of common processes. Some provisions under the Agreement can effectively contribute to the development of national initiatives, for example, the development of transit potential in the Russian Federation.
Freedom of Movement: the Typology of Arguments, Policies and Practices
Authors: Lifshits Marina
Published: November 2020

Modern discussions on freedom of movement date back to the late XIX - early XX century. According to Ludwig von Mises, state’s attitude to freedom of migration is inseparably linked with its relation to private property, freedom in the flow of goods and capital, as well as to the protection of human rights and property. Drawing on Mises’ approach, the paper identifies five main types of economic and migration policy: anarchy - liberalism - protectionism - dirigisme - totalitarianism. The author addresses arguments pro and contra freedom of movement from the standpoint of liberalism, protectionism and dirigisme, and shows that within one state the traits of various types of economic and migration policy can be mixed. At large, however, the “Mises rule” holds true today: the further the economy is from liberalism, the less freedom of movement there is in an immigration-attractive country. At the same time, efficient liberal migration policy requires consistent liberalism in the economy.
Endogenous Nature of Money Supply in Conditions of Financial Assets Digitalization
Authors: Lunyakov Oleg
Published: November 2020

The paper discusses the endogenous nature of money supply for national economy in conditions of financial assets digitalization. The relevance of the research is justified by a changing economic environment in which money and other financial assets can act in a digital form. The objective of the study is to describe the possible changes in the money supply with adding digital financial assets to the household portfolio with the use of endoteric approach. We use the post-Keynesian postulates, in particular, horizontalizm, to describe the process of endogenous money creation by the banking system through lending. The underlying methodology is based on the use of stock-flow consistent (SFC) modeling approach. Unlike previous research, the article considers a wider range of financial instruments in portfolios of macroeconomic agents, which made it possible to specify the demand for credit more fully. It is concluded that the adding “new” digital financial assets to portfolios is likely to affect the expansion of savings diversification, rather than endogenous money supply. The importance of real output and disposable income growth for changing in savings, investments and the demand for credit is outlined.
Features and Factors Determining the Direction of Integrated Use of Secondary Building Resources
Authors: Lunev Georgy
Published: November 2020

The article discusses the features and factors that determine the direction of integrated use of secondary building resources (SBR) in modern conditions. The author formulates the basic methodological approach to the integrated management of SBR which consists in the fact that management of recycling should begin not at the stage of formation and collection but at all stages of construction products life cycle. It is concluded that in the design of new facilities it is necessary to consider in advance the issues of environmental safety in disassembly, technology and methods of production of construction and demolition works (CDmW), the effectiveness of further processing and use of SBR. To develop efficient SBR use the author proposes the creation of integrated regional recycling of construction waste. The strategic goal may be the establishment of an industry of secondary construction resources recycling.
Minding the Gap: GW190521 as a Straddling Binary
Authors: Fishbach Maya , Holz Daniel E.
Published: November 2020

Models for black hole (BH) formation from stellar evolution robustly predict the existence of a pair-instability supernova (PISN) mass gap in the range ∼50 to ∼120 solar masses. This theoretical prediction is supported by the binary black holes (BBHs) of LIGO/Virgo’s first two observing runs, whose component masses are well fit by a power law with a maximum mass cutoff at

. Meanwhile, the BBH event GW190521 has a reported primary mass of

, firmly above the inferred

, and secondary mass

. Rather than concluding that both components of GW190521 belong to a new population of mass-gap BHs, we explore the conservative scenario in which GW190521's secondary mass belongs to the previously observed population of BHs. We replace the default priors on m
1 and m
2, which assume that BH detector-frame masses are uniformly distributed, with this population-informed prior on m
2, finding

at 90% credibility. Moreover, because the total mass of the system is better constrained than the individual masses, the population prior on m
2 automatically increases the inferred m
1 to sit above the gap (39% for m
1 > 120

, or 25% probability for m
1 > 130

). As long as the prior odds for a double-mass-gap BBH are smaller than

, it is more likely that GW190521 straddles the pair-instability gap. We argue that GW190521 may be the first example of a straddling binary black hole, composed of a conventional stellar mass BH and a BH from the “far side” of the PISN mass gap.
Brachymna tenuis Stål, 1861 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), a new invasive bamboo pest in Korea with notes on insects associated with bamboos
Authors: Ahn Soojeong , Kim WonGun , Kim Sangsu , Cho Geonho
Published: November 2020

We report first observations of the invasive bamboo pest,Brachymna tenuisStål, 1861 in Korea as the first species ofBrachymnaStål, 1861 (Pentatomidae) reported from the country.

Comments on its pest status and distribution are provided. General information on this bamboo-feeding insect in Korea is analysed and provided for the first time.
Writing Multiple-Choice Test Items That Promote and Measure Critical Thinking
Authors: Morrison Susan , Free Kathleen Walsh
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT

Faculties are concerned about measurement of critical thinking especially since the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission cited such measurement as a requirement for accreditation (NLNAC, 1997). Some writers and researchers (Alfaro-LeFevre, 1995; Blat, 1989; McPeck, 1981, 1990) describe the need to measure critical thinking within the context of a specific discipline. Based on McPeck's position that critical thinking is disciplinespecific, guidelines for developing multiple-choice test items as a means of measuring critical thinking within the discipline of nursing are discussed. Specifically, criteria described by Morrison, Smith, and Britt (1996) for writing CTitical-thinking multiple-choice test items are reviewed and explained for promoting and measuring critical thinking.
Faculty Perceptions of Teaching Nursing Content Online in Prelicensure Baccalaureate Nursing Programs
Authors: Puksa Micki M. , Janzen Katharine
Published: November 2020

Background:

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of nursing faculty regarding the nature, challenges, and strengths of teaching course content online in prelicensure collaborative baccalaureate nursing programs and the implications for online course delivery.

Method:

This was an exploratory–descriptive, mixed-methods design based on document analysis, an online survey completed by 32 faculty, and interviews with 16 faculty in a representative sample of 13 English speaking colleges in Ontario.

Results:

Participants perceived content containing complex cognitive concepts, experiential learning as in relational practice, and psychomotor skill mastery as better suited for traditional classroom delivery. Faculty identified challenges with developing higher level online discussions and having students collaborate.

Conclusion:

Online teaching took much more time and should be acknowledged in workload assignments. A hybrid teaching environment was preferred. Online education was useful when the content and the semesters/years were appropriate, and necessary supports were in place.

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J Nurs Educ
. 2020;59(12):683–691.]
Effects of Mobile Augmented Reality and Self-Regulated Learning on Students’ Concept Understanding
Authors: Muali Chusnul , Setyosari Punaji , Purnomo Purnomo , Yuliati Lia
Published: November 2020

This study examines the effect of mobile augmented reality and self-regulated learning on students' concept understanding. This is a quasi-research design comprising of a pre and posttest non-equivalent control group. Data were collected from 91 students divided into two groups. The self-regulated learning instrument uses a four-point Likert scale and 20 multiple-choice test items to understand the concepts. The results showed that mobile augmented reality and high self-regulated learning abilities had a better understanding concept when compared to the use of textbooks
Problem-Based Learning for an Electrical Machines Course
Authors: Cobos-Torres Juan-Carlos , Arias Reyes Pablo , Fernando Mendez Carlos
Published: November 2020

This article seeks to describe the implementation of a problem-based learning (PBL) teaching-learning method in a university classroom. The aim is for the stu-dent through given real-life situations to acquire knowledge, abilities, and atti-tudes in the subject of electrical machines in the undergraduate electrical engineer-ing program of the Catholic University of Cuenca. Solving problems related to static machines will be similar to the problems that students will face in their pro-fessional lives; namely, to be able to identify a static machine and its operation, parameters, model its equivalent circuits (open- and short-circuit tests), calculate losses, and carry out hysteresis loop measurement. Most of these concepts are abstract and challenging for students to assimilate. Therefore, the present research shows how using the PBL model in studying static machines improves the aca-demic performance and achievement of students in an experimental group. There was an improvement of 7 points out of 100 in relation to the average of the grades of three groups of students from previous semesters. Also, the standard deviation is lower in the experimental group (SD 4.5584), which shows that most of the students improved in their performance. Finally, there was no failure of the study year nor remedial exams among this group.
The Cultivation of Critical Thinking Ability in Academic Reading Based on Questionnaires and Interviews
Authors: Li Jian , Ren Yan
Published: November 2020

In recent years, Chinese college students have been criticized for having nothing to say, no thinking ability, and lack of critical thinking. Cultivating students' thinking ability is becoming an important task of higher education. Through carrying out questionnaire survey and interviews, the author learned that graduate students' critical thinking skills in academic reading needs to be improved. To improve the situation, it requires joint efforts of teachers and students to improve students' critical thinking ability in academic reading, which is conducive to the completion of academic papers and the improvement of students' thinking ability, so as to meet the requirements of higher thinking ability for students in the 21st century.
Simulation of Abnormal Physiological Signals in a Phantom for Bioengineering Education
Authors: Vieira Hélder , Costa Nelson , Alves Joaquim Fernando Almeida , Coelho Luís Pinto
Published: November 2020

In clinical practice and in particular in the diagnostic process, the assessment of cardiac and respiratory functions is supported by electrocardiogram and auscultation. These exams are non-invasive, quick and inexpensive to perform and easy to interpret. For these reasons, this type of assessment is a constant in the daily life of a clinician and the information obtained is central to the decision making process. Therefore, it is essential that during their training, students of health-related subjects acquire skills in the acquisition and evaluation of the referred physiological signals. Simulation, considering the technological possibilities of today, is an excellent preparation tool since it exposes trainees to near real contexts but without the associated risks. Hence, the simulation of physiological signals plays an important role in the education of healthcare professionals, bioengineering professionals and also in the development and calibration of medical devices. This paper describes a project to develop synchronized electrocardiogram (ECG), phonocardiogram (PCG) and breathing sounds simulators that aims to improve an existing phantom simulator. The developed system allows, in an integrated way, to generate normal and pathological signals, being contemplated several distinct pathologies. For engineering education, it is also possible to simulate the introduction of signal disturbances or hardware malfunctions.
MakeCode for Lego Mindstorms EV3
Authors: Voštinár Patrik
Published: November 2020

Computer Science is nowadays very popular and requested in almost all companies. Many companies would like to have more IT professionals. Therefore we would like to motivate students from the beginning of their education to learn Computer Science, especially programming. There are many educational aids, which could be used for showing students, that programming is not so hard, as they think. The contribution describes our experience with using the online environment Microsoft MakeCode and the most popular educational robot Lego Mindstorms EV3 in an extracurricular activity for primary school children at Matej Bel University, Slovakia. In this paper, we present environment MakeCode and examples of tasks, which we are using for teaching programming in this environment.
Education with BBC micro:bit
Authors: Voštinár Patrik , Knežník Jaroslav
Published: November 2020

Teaching Computer Science in all level of education is not easy, because most students are scared of the programming. Therefore, most of the teachers in Slovak schools prefer to teach special software for a spreadsheet editor, presentation programs, etc. This contribution deals with our experience of using an educational board BBC micro:bit in the educational process. We will explain some of our prepared tasks for teaching programming concepts, which we used for teaching with BBC micro:bit in primary, secondary schools, and university. In the article, we will also focus on various types of extensions, which could be used together with micro:bit. We will explain the results of our research and look at whether using BBC micro:bit can increase the student's motivation for learning programming.
O sangue puro em Harry Potter e seus ecos dialógicos eugênicos
Authors: Paula Luciane De , Siani Ana Carolina
Published: November 2020

Embasado na perspectiva bakhtiniana da linguagem, a partir da constituição socioideológica da arte, este artigo propõe tecer uma análise dialógica acerca do discurso da “pureza da raça”, como conteúdo temático materializado na narrativa de Harry Potter (HP), expresso pela voz vilanesca, especialmente pelos posicionamentos axiológicos de Voldemort. O objetivo é pensar sobre como o signo ideológico transita da vida para a arte e da arte volta à vida. A justificativa se volta à relevância de se pensar, a partir da arte (HP), acerca do racismo científico e da eugenia propagados e existentes na vida, mobilizados como arma política pelo nazismo e como valoração axiológica da “pureza”, em diálogo, atribuído pelos fãs da saga, ao discurso bolsonarista. Os resultados confirmam a premissa da qual se parte, de que os valores preconceituosos e de intolerância com as diferenças na série mágica em interação com a contemporaneidade, em embate com o portal Potterish, que defende os direitos humanos, ocorre, de maneira refletida e refratada entre arte e vida, na obra Harry Potter.Palavras-chave: Harry Potter; Eugenia; Dialogismo; Estudos Bakhtinianos.
As agressões do aluno ao professor: cenários e possibilidades de intervenção na escola
Authors: Vinha Telma Pileggi , Nunes Cesar Augusto Amaral
Published: November 2020

Atualmente, têm gerado consternação as frequentes notícias na mídia e redes sociais de situações em que os professores são vítimas da violência causada por estudantes. O presente ensaio tem como objetivo analisar pesquisas sobre a violência do aluno contra o professor e apresentar possibilidades de intervenções na escola, com propostas coordenadas para minimizar e prevenir esse tipo de violência. Serão abordados estudos sobre esse fenômeno, no Brasil e na rede estadual de São Paulo, defendendo a tese de que a maneira como são elaborados e a forma como a mídia os tem apresentado promovem a percepção de um problema de dimensão mais ampla do que realmente ocorre. Com isso, agravam os sentimentos de insegurança e medo, acarretando pressão social por soluções imediatistas e medidas repressivas na escola. Serão também focalizados procedimentos pedagógicos que atuam de maneira preventiva e promotora de habilidades necessárias para que o jovem consiga lidar com os conflitos de modo mais construtivo.
Using Heuristics in the Creative Process of Product+Service System (PSS): Example of a case study using Blueprint Matrix
Authors: Silveira Emanuela Lima , Dos Santos Aguinaldo
Published: November 2020

The creative process of Sustainable Product + Service Systems (PSSs) that involve a variety of social, economic and environmental elements is a very complex process that can be characterized as a wicked problem. The following study highlights that, currently, the tools used in PSS assist in the system design process but often explore the design process intuitively based on the designer’s experience. When dealing with complex problems it is important to use a more structured design approach, which involves multidisciplinary teams to explore systematic design techniques. In this sense, a method recognized to assist in the process of creating complex systems is the heuristic. The use of heuristics is considered a cognitive strategy that not only accelerates the creative process, but also generates solutions, regardless of spontaneous creativity. In this article, an analysis of the creative potential of heuristics was carried out with the blueprint tool. The research method used included an unsystematic theoretical survey, followed by an exploratory case study. Therefore, it is intended to contribute to the detection of emphases and gaps in the literature and demonstrate through practical application, the interaction of designers with heuristic principles in the creation process of PSSs.
Understanding fashion complexity through a systemic data approach
Authors: Marino Cristina , Remondino Chiara Lorenza , Tamborrini Paolo Marco
Published: November 2020

Nowadays, the role played by fashion industry in contributing to degradation of natural systems is increasingly acknowledged. Acting in terms of information flow from a systemic perspective does not represent a parametric adjustment, nor a reinforcement or a weakening of an existing cycle. It is the generation of a new cycle, that of information, in a place where it was not previously given, therefore inducing a different behavior in people. The structure of information flows can be an effective leverage point in the fashion system, if information is delivered where it was not before, causing people to change behavior. Adding or restoring information, in a fashion system where the information circulating is sometimes not linked to an ethical and social value, can therefore represent a powerful intervention, usually easier and cheaper than reconstructing physical infrastructures. The ambition of this paper is to offer a perspective that faces this complexity and align fashion with sustainability values through insights gained from data.
Building the fashion’s future: How turn textiles’ wastes into ecological building products
Authors: Giordano Roberto , Montacchini Elena Piera , Tedesco Silvia
Published: November 2020

The textile system is one of the most influential production activities at a global level from an environmental point of view, both in relation to the processes that characterize the supply chain and in relation to pre and post-consumer waste. It produces million tons of global greenhouse gas emissions per year and it consumes millions of litres of water; it uses million tons of chemical products. Furthermore, millions of tons of special textile wastes are yearly landfilled in upstream process as well as in downstream process. Less of 1% of materials used to produce clothes becomes part of a closed-loop recycling and less of 2% are recycled in other industrial activities. Changing the textile industrial linear model in a circular one according to Systemic Design principles is advisable, starting from wastes and by-products. As proved in the working paper wastes, due to their properties, can assumed as inputs of new production systems. Particularly the scientific contribution deals with some research activities carried out within a project titled EDILTEX - Innovation for reusing in textile companies. The achievements are described, showing that construction and fashion are fields only apparently far from each other. They can - on the contrary - developing powerful synergies and products with interesting technological and physical performances.
FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF UWB SIGNAL IN A BEATING HEART
Authors: Sahu Kedar Nath , Naidu Challa Dhanunjaya , Ethiraj Ravindharan , Kottareddygari Jaya Sankar
Published: November 2020

The measurement, monitoring of heartbeat and its rate are necessary to know the health of the heart of human beings. In addition, they are needed for extended applications like criminal investigation, law enforcement, defense and military usage, search, rescue operation, etc. The ultra-wideband (UWB) radars found growing interest in recent years as they are able to overcome the limitations of continuous-wave (CW) Doppler radars in detecting human heartbeat. Modeling and analysis of the UWB pulse propagation behavior through a human body is important before developing a practical UWB radar. Several researchers have estimated the reflected signals to study if their variations correlate with the heartbeat rate. However, the reflected signal strength carrying Doppler information received at the radar after a two-way propagation of the RF signal was found to be too weak for detection.

This paper presents (i) a model for UWB wave propagation through a human thorax and (ii) estimation via simulation, of transmission coefficient at various frequencies in the UWB range 1–10[Formula: see text]GHz using CST Microwave Studio. The study clearly indicates that the variation of power transmission coefficient of UWB signal has a strong correlation to the instantaneous dimension of the heart in a cardiac cycle, a feature that can be exploited in detecting cardiac activity of human being using radar-based principles.
Challenges and Management of Disabilities Among Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Primary Schools in Busia District, Uganda
Authors: Barasa Michail Peter , Atibuni Dennis Zami , Andama Edward
Published: November 2020

This chapter presents a qualitative investigation of the challenges of common disabilities and their management among learners with disabilities in inclusive primary schools in Busitema Subcounty, Busia District, Uganda. Data collection involved key informant interviews and focus group discussions with a purposive sample of 85 informants including head teachers, teachers, and learners. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that the main challenges facing the learners were school-based, psychosocial, socioeconomic, socio-cultural, and policy related. Strategies to overcome the challenges were suggested. The authors recommend strict adherence to SNE policy guidelines during the implementation of these strategies.
Support for the Underprivileged in the South
Authors: Nyabadza Collin , Ndlovu Sibonokuhle
Published: November 2020

This chapter presents the support provided by the countries in the West to the underprivileged schools in Zimbabwe, through a non-profit organisation. Theoretical concepts drawn from decolonial theory, Ubuntu philosophy, and social model of disability were used to analyse the kind of support provided by the West to the South, and the activities of the organisation in disadvantaged schools and communities in rural Zimbabwe. Data were collected by scanning the organisation's website, newsletters, published material, and resources on the organisation, including journal articles and books on literature on the specific theoretical concepts. The argument for this chapter is that though it has been conceived that the West through coloniality oppresses the South, there are humanitarian lessons, both the South and West can learn from each other, which can improve both worlds educationally, socially, and culturally.
IoT-Based Cold Chain Logistics Monitoring
Authors: Mohsin Afreen , Yellampalli Siva S.
Published: November 2020

This chapter aims to reduce the extent of human presence all along the cold chain by means of a powerful tool in the form of the IoT. It should also be ensured that any details regarding instances of equipment failure leading to product spoilage or an event of a successful delivery must be communicated to the manufacturer's end. It also seeks to fill gaps involving location tracking and environment control by means of a GPS module and an IoT-based sensor platform respectively used here.
Impacts of Food Industrial Wastes on Soil and Its Utilization as Novel Approach for Value Addition
Authors: Rashid Nowsheeba , Ashraf Ifra , Ramzan Shazia
Published: November 2020

Among the various agro-industries, food processing industries are the second prime generator of wastes after domestic sewage. In the current epoch of the rapid budding world, the wastes are mounting, which robustly sway the health of ecosystems and eventually the human population. For that reason, each agro-industrial sector has critical stipulation toward the secure utilization of agro-materials all the way through recycling of wastes. A crude disposal and littering of these waste materials frequently signifies a problem that is additionally provoked by different legal restrictions. Inadequate management of these solid waste constituents could lead to drastic change in physico-chemical properties of soils. The waste product, which is discarded into the environment, is loaded with valuable compounds. They are new, innate, and monetary sources of colorants, protein, dietary fiber, flavoring, antimicrobials, and antioxidants, which can be utilized in the food industry as a basis of natural food additives.
Agricultural Cooperatives for Sustainable Development of Rural Territories and Food Security
Authors: Fedorova Maria , Taaricht Ismail
Published: November 2020

This chapter deals with the elaboration of a conceptual framework for agricultural cooperatives in Morocco: sustainable development of rural territories. The farming cooperative associations form an effective means for the advancement of the agricultural sector, being one of the elements of agricultural policy, which play an important role in the development of agricultural production, both plant and animal, as well as in the development process in Morocco, especially for rural development, and through it, rural income of the farmers and their social statuses. In this chapter, the authors have taken the Moroccan agriculture cooperatives as a case of cooperative longevity and survival in order to observe the evolution and processes of adaptation to the distinct economic, social, and environmental demands of a broad range of member-owners. The demands of the farming community, members, and society have resulted in social and environmental factors being as much a priority as economic aspects.
Produce Internationally, Consume Locally
Authors: Erokhin Vasilii
Published: November 2020

China is one of the world's biggest importers of agricultural products. Until quite recently, China's agricultural policy focused on food self-sufficiency. Globalizing trade in agricultural commodities, however, has brought new challenges to establishing secure supply and achieving security rather than self-sufficiency. In the face of emerging trade tensions with the USA, one of China's responses to the emerging volatility of the global market is to expand production facilities abroad and thus diversify deliveries. This chapter discusses how China's Belt and Road Initiative may serve improving food security of the country by establishing of a predictable system of agricultural production and trade across Eurasia, particularly, with the involvement of land-abundant Russia and the countries of Central Asia. The author explores possible responses to emerging threats to China's domestic food market by elaborating an approach to theoretical definitions and practical issues of ensurance of food security and adaptation of China's policy to contemporary global challenges.
Understanding Gender Identities and Food Preferences to Increase the Consumption of a Plant-Based Diet With Heuristics
Authors: Seabra Estela
Published: November 2020

This chapter discerns existent food preferences and their correlation with women and men, and gender biases, in America. It then proposes a strategy to test the most efficient heuristics to nudge those more averse to a plant-based, sustainable diet. By understanding how negative biases can be reversed through the application of behavioral economics, the plant-based industry and American government can most effectively build marketing procedures to be employed in campaigns, menus, packaging, and media to portray sustainable diets as appealing for men and women, and important for environmental wellbeing. The study recognizes and navigates the irrationality of human preferences as actors in the food market. By accounting for gender norms, cultural roles, and subconscious behavior, it will effectively produce insight on the best heuristical approaches to cognitively orchestrate a wider acceptance, and consequent consumption, of plant-based foods.
Popular Media and Grade 6-12 Literacy
Authors: Bippert Kelli
Published: November 2020

Adolescents in the 21st century engage with popular media in a variety of ways. Adolescent students' interactions with video games, videos, social media, and other forms of popular media have become a growing topic of study among academics interested in popular media's role in in-school literacies. To complicate matters, secondary classroom teachers continue to grapple with state and national standards that address traditional reading and writing skills. This systematic literature review focuses on what articles from practitioner journals reveal about adolescent participation in popular media, and how media skills are addressed. The analysis provided here is based on a random sample of 35 articles focusing on popular media and in-school literacies.
Digital Storytelling and Teachers' Disciplinary Multiliteracies
Authors: Humphrey Sally , Ngo Thu , Wang Tingjia
Published: November 2020

This chapter reports on a multidisciplinary research collaboration which aims to explore how digital stories may be used to support pre-service teachers across disciplinary boundaries of English, science, and health education. Digital stories play a distinct role in enacting disciplinary practices within each of these curriculum areas and provide a valuable context for expanding students' semiotic repertoire. By integrating digital storytelling in initial teacher education (ITE), the authors provide a pathway for teachers to develop pedagogic knowledge of genres that are distinctly disciplinary in their purpose but which draw on semiotic affordances and pedagogic practices from across boundaries of traditional literacy education. Drawing on digital stories produced for a range of purposes, they report on the metalanguage we have developed in our collaborative work to inform a coherent multiliteracies framework to build on and extend pre-service teachers' semiotic repertoire for functional, critical, and creative disciplinary practice.
StoryVisualizer by LEGO Education
Authors: Billen Monica T. , Ward Natalia A. , DeHart Jason D. , Moran Renee R. , Yang Shuling
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this chapter is to provide teachers with an example of how the modern students' life (Legos and graphic novels) can be used creatively to engage children in digital storytelling around STEM topics. Specifically, the authors explore the use of graphic novels, or longer visual narratives, to serve as mentor texts for students in creating shorter comics-based digital stories. They begin with a section on integration of STEM and literacy, followed by a description of how digital literacies and digital storytelling can be used in service of such integration, with particular attention on the visual medium of graphic novels as a medium for connecting these practices in the classroom. Finally, they demonstrate how Lego Story Visualizer can be employed to meet our goals of integration and digital storytelling and to connect academic learning to children's world and daily cultural practices.
Knowledge, Organizational Learning, and Memory at Software Companies
Authors: Bassan de Moraes Cássia Regina , Pereira Pinheiro de Souza Leonardo
Published: November 2020

Software development is intensive in knowledge use, both tacit, regarding to experience, and explicit, concerning to project documentation. Knowledge must be shared, so the organization can learn, and employees can coordinately reach its objectives. Learning is impossible without organizational memory, which has formal and informal elements, related with tacit and explicit knowledge. Thus, the aim of this chapter is to discuss the relationship between knowledge, organizational learning, and organizational memory in software development, highlighting hurdles commonly faced and providing suggestions for improvement.
Knowledge Management in Agro-Industrial Productive Chains
Authors: Jorge Carlos Francisco Bitencourt , Machado Joao Guilherme de Camargo Ferraz , Cazane Ana Lívia
Published: November 2020

The main objective of this chapter is to foster the discussions on the perspectives and actions of knowledge management and use in agribusiness, especially in the coordination of agro-industrial production chains, or in the so-called agrifood systems, connecting agribusiness professionals and researchers under knowledge management and use in this context, without, however, ending the discussion. The adequate management of information and its rapid transfer within the agrifood system is a competitiveness factor, as trust and cooperation are elements which enhance knowledge construction, resulting in the consideration, by companies, of articulation forms, in addition to organizational boundaries. It is believed that knowledge management, applied in the production chains coordination, will have an important role in overcoming the challenges generated by the pandemic the world is going through.
South Africa and Xenophobia
Authors: Plaatjie Sebeka Richard , Mogashoa Monene
Published: November 2020

In this chapter, the authors problematize the narrative that South Africans are xenophobic through a critical historiographical and philosophical critique. They disentangle state agency from civil society agency (organized and non-organized) action and reject this narrative as false, and as an opportunistic obfuscation of problems confronting South Africa and the African continent in general. They suggest, rather, that the South African government or the state is xenophobic, as state ideology in Africa does not always translate into popular ideology in society. State ideology is often resisted and militated against by society in various ways both consciously and unconsciously, as the two arise from different social formation processes.
Community Engagement as a Strategy to Facilitate the Immigrant-Local Cohesion
Authors: Mudau Tshimangadzo Selina
Published: November 2020

The hostility directed towards immigrants has been studied and reported through various forms of media and literature. Similarly, mitigating factors have been explored to establish and restore peace and immigrant-local cohesion. The chapter explored different community engagement strategies implemented to enhance immigrant-local cohesion. The chapter is anchored on Ubuntu philosophy. The philosophy has been integrated with the evolution of immigration and different policies and guidelines to promote and protect immigrants' lives globally. Data have been analyzed through critical discourse analysis. Critical discourse analyses assisted in deconstructing hegemonic social practices such as social practices, language, texts, and constructs as social-cohesion facilitators. Conclusions are that social constructs can create and perpetuate acceptance, integration, and formation of networks to enhance positive relationships between migrants and locals.
An Analysis on Consumer Preference of Ayurvedic Products in Indian Market
Authors: Misra Richa , Singh Sonali , Mahajan Renuka
Published: November 2020

With the growing awareness of lifestyle diseases and risk related to chemical-based products, there has been an increasing interest in green/natural products. The purpose of this study is to analyze the recent surge in the growth rate of Ayurved Market and to explore factors that are driving or inhibiting the said pattern. The study will use descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis to understand the factor influencing the consumer perception of Ayurvedic products. The study will also investigate the relation between the demographic factors and preference for Ayurvedic products. The study identifies the factors which influence the brand preferences and to know how these factors are further influenced by demographics. The result of the study indicates that the factors of trust and satisfaction have positive and significant impact on the brand preferences, whereas price has negative but insignificant influence on brand preferences. This study is an attempt to understand the role of Ayurved in food science as well as medical science.
Impact of High Performance Work Systems on Organizational Performance
Authors: Mazhar Rabia , Sarwar Muhammad Adnan , Malik Muhammad Yousaf , Nazam Muhammad , Mazhar Saman
Published: November 2020

Today's business organizations require increased effectiveness and competitive advantage that can be achieved through High Performance Work Systems (HPWS). This study is proved the same effect in commercial banking sector of Pakistan through a quantitative research design using random sampling technique. A valid and reliable questionnaire tool was used to analyse the data through various statistical techniques. Employees' attitude concerning organizational performance influenced via various practiced HPWS measured in organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and employee turnover intention. The study revealed that reward system and selective staff are not aligned to employee attitude. Overall the study depicts that conventional banks are incapable to adopt HPWS practices in adequate, satisfactory, worthwhile, dynamic, and advantageous way. Additionally, short courses on career planning and development could spur colossal organizational growth among conventional banks in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Financial Technology and Disruptive Innovation in Business
Authors: Anshari Muhammad , Almunawar Mohammad Nabil , Masri Masairol
Published: November 2020

Financial technology (FinTech) expands financial services to many people that are currently lacking access where customers enjoy using banking products and services provided by non-banking providers. FinTech changes the way people pay, send money, borrow, lend, and invest. FinTech enables financial solutions and innovative business models resulting the fusion of finance and smart mobile technology. The emergence of FinTech-related products causes major disruptions in financial services. Though it is yet far from replacing current financial services, it offers financial products and services by non-financial sectors into automation, user-friendly, efficient, and transparent just like banking and financial sectors. The paper discusses its concept, characteristics, and some case studies of local FinTech in Indonesia. In addition, the study deployed text mining analysis to find out the correlation and patterns of FinTech's characteristics. Then the case analysis highlights a comparative assessment between local FinTech in Indonesia versus global FinTech players within local market-based completion. The findings suggest that local FinTech organizations can be resilient competing with an international FinTech players.
Application of Optimized Partitioning Around Medoid Algorithm in Image Retrieval
Authors: Jin Yanxia , Zhang Xin , Jia Yao
Published: November 2020

In image retrieval, the major challenge is that the number of images in the gallery is large and irregular, which results in low retrieval accuracy. This paper analyzes the disadvantages of the PAM (partitioning around medoid) clustering algorithm in image data classification and the excessive consumption of time in the computation process of searching clustering representative objects using the PAM clustering algorithm. Fireworks particle swarm algorithm is utilized in the optimization process. PF-PAM algorithm, which is an improved PAM algorithm, is proposed and applied in image retrieval. First, extract the feature vector of the image in the gallery for the first clustering. Next, according to the clustering results, the most optimal cluster center is searched through the firework particle swarm algorithm to obtain the final clustering result. Finally, according to the incoming query image, determine the related image category and get similar images. The experimental comparison with other approaches shows that this method can effectively improve retrieval accuracy.
The Interaction Between Banks and Brazilian Customers Through Facebook
Authors: Silva de Fraga Marcelo , Chaves Marcirio Silveira
Published: November 2020

The literature on the use of social media by banks is focused on specific processes that do not provide an integrated view of bank processes through social networks (SN). This article proposes FACEBAN – a prescriptive framework for the use of Facebook by banks. The research is structured in two phases of data collection, with two pieces of document research totaling 3,716 analyzed comments on bank Facebook pages and 15 semi-structured interviews with Brazilian bank customers and managers. The result was the following: FACEBAN was created considering three sets of concepts and recommendations: 1) action strategy on Facebook, 2) bank processes, and 3) affordances. The FACEBAN integrated bank processes and affordances with an action strategy on social networks, providing recommendations for bank managers. This research expands the existing literature on affordances in the context of Brazilian bank processes, adding a strategic view of action on social networks.
Artificial Bee Colony and Deep Neural Network-Based Diagnostic Model for Improving the Prediction Accuracy of Diabetes
Authors: Srivastava Anand Kumar , Kumar Yugal , Singh Pradeep Kumar
Published: November 2020

A large number of machine learning approaches are implemented in healthcare field for effective diagnosis and prediction of different diseases. The aim of these machine learning approaches is to build automated diagnostic tool for helping the physician as well as monitor the health status of patients. These diagnostic tools are widely adopted in intensive care unit for life expectancy of patients. In this study, an effort is made to design an automated diagnostic model for the diagnosis and prediction of diabetes patients. The proposed diagnostic model is designed using artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm and deep neural network (DNN) technique, called ABC-DNN-based diagnostic model. The ABC algorithm is applied to determine the relevant features for diabetes prediction and diagnosis while DNN technique is adopted for the prediction and diagnosis of diabetes affected patients. The performance of proposed diagnostic model is tested over Pima Indian Diabetes dataset and evaluated using accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, F-measure, Kappa, and area under curve (AUC) parameters. Further, 10-fold and 50-50% training-testing method are considered to assess the performance of proposed diagnostic model. The experimental results of proposed ABC-DNN model is compared with DNN technique and several existing diabetes studies. It is observed that proposed ABC-DNN model achieves 94.74% accuracy rate using 10-fold method.
Strategic Geopolitical Risk
Authors: Shah Syed Mehmood Ali , Hao Wuh
Published: November 2020

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a key geopolitical move that guarantees releasing financial possibilities of Pakistan and China, and in addition, it expands the vital position of Pakistan. It underwrites that Pakistan would give a steady framework to change this move into a really interconnected world that advances harmony, advancement, and flourishing. CPEC is a cognizant exertion to accomplish participation in various fields including exchange, barrier, vitality, training, and science and innovation. Beginning their adventure from January 1963 from respective long-haul exchange assertion and going through various stages like facilitated commerce understanding in 2006-2007 to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan's and China's “press fraternity” or “all climate kinship” is relied upon to be additionally fortified through this deliberately essential risk.