bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of the natural oscillation frequency of the long-span trusses with flanged connections
Authors: Рытова Татьяна Георгиевна , Максимова Людмила Анатольевна , Николаева Анастасия Георгиевна , Макарова Татьяна Михайловна , Пфаненштиль Надежда Георгиевна
Published: July 2021

Приводится анализ частоты собственных колебаний большепролетной фермы с фланцевыми соединениями. Выполнен расчет фланцевого соединения с различными случаями исключения болтов из работы соединения. Анализ результата расчета показал, что возникновение повреждений и дефектов конструкций здания в локальных зонах, величина которых несущественно снижает общую жесткость каркаса, практически не влияет на динамические характеристики каркаса.

The analysis of the natural vibration frequency of a large-span truss with flanged connections is given. The calculation of the flange connection with various cases of exclusion of bolts from the connection operation is performed. Analysis of the calculation results showed that the occurrence of damage and defects in the building structures in local areas, the value of which significantly reduces the overall rigidity of the frame, practically does not affect the dynamic characteristics of the frame.
Thực trạng nhiễm HIV/AIDS và một số yếu tố liên quan ở nhóm nam quan hệ tình dục đồng giới tại cộng đồng tỉnh Tiền Giang năm 2020
Authors:   Center for Disease Control of Tien Giang Province, Huynh Thi To Trinh , La Ngoc Quang , Nguyen Thanh chung
Published: July 2021

Research cross-sectional description of 170 men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tien Giang to describe the situation of HIV / AIDS infection and some factors related to HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men. gender. Research results from December 2019 to June 2020 show that the rate of HIV infection in MSM is 20.6%. Some factors related to HIV / AIDS prevalence are that an education level of upper secondary school or higher is 3.6 times more likely to be infected than those with lower secondary education ( OR = 3.64; CI = 1.42-9.35) and the baseline perception of non-HIV infection among subjects who are likely to be infected with HIV 6.49 times higher than the subjects of self-awareness potentially HIV infection (OR = 6.49; CI = 2.90-14.53). Communication among MSM should be strengthened. Key words: HIV/AIDS infection, Tien Giang, Associated factors
Một số yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến việc thực hiện quy trình lâm sàng chẩn đoán và điều trị đái tháo đường type 2 tại trung tâm Y Tế huyện Tứ Kỳ, tỉnh Hải Dương năm 2019
Authors:   Hanoi University of Public Health, Nguyen Quynh , Khuong Tung An
Published: July 2021

The medical examination process is the basis on which medical facilities can review the irrational points in the process and take measures to improve the appropriateness of the process and the quality of medical examination and treatment. Along with the rapid increase in the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes, adherence to the medical examination and treatment process will minimize errors in screening and diagnosis. We conducted the study with the aim of identifying factors affecting the implementation of the clinical procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes at the Tu Ky District Health Center, Hai Duong Province in 2019, using qualitative research methods (including 4 in-depth interviews and 2 group discussions with health workers directly related to the diagnos and treatment process of type 2 diabetes). The results indicate that some factors affecting the implementation of the process include: the number of professional staff for the diabetes clinic of the health center is not sufficient; professional training for staff of Diabetes Clinic has not been given comprehensive attention; regulations on reward and punishment, supervision and control still have not achieved optimal efficiency; pressures from workload, patient characteristics, remuneration and professional coordination across departments are also relatively influential in implementing clinical procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes at Tu Ky District Health Center, Hai Duong province in 2019. Keywords: Type 2 diabetes, Process of diagnosis and treatment of type 2 diabetes, Tu Ky District Health Center, affecting factors.
Mistaken by dots: Revealing the misidentification of Saurida lessepsianus (Actinopterygii: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) along the west coast of India (eastern Arabian Sea)
Authors: Silpa Susanthi , Srihari Murugesan , Pavan-Kumar Annam , Roul Subal K. , Russell Barry C. , Jaiswar Ashok K.
Published: July 2021

The presently reported study identified Saurida lessepsianus Russell, Golani et Tikochinski, 2015 from the west coast of India, which was earlier diagnosed as Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) due to their morphological similarities. Saurida lessepsianus is characterized by 48–51 lateral line scales, 44–47 vertebrae, 3–6 rows of teeth on tongue and anterior part of stomach black. The identity of this species was also confirmed by molecular examination (phylogenetic analysis of the COI sequences) and the study revealed a genetic divergence value of 0.08 between S. lessepsianus and S. undosquamis. Our study confirms the extended distribution of S. lessepsianus along the west coast of India (eastern Arabian Sea) from the Red Sea-Mediterranean Sea.
New circumscriptions add two northern Andean species to Kohleria (Gesneriaceae)
Authors: Clark John L. , Jost Lou
Published: July 2021

Recent studies of type specimens and exploratory research expeditions in the northern Andes have resulted in an updated circumscription and recognition for two species of Kohleria (Gesneriaceae) in Ecuador and Colombia. A change in the rank from a variety to species is recognized for Kohleria anisophylla (Fritsch) Wiehler. The combination Kohleria andina (Fritsch) J.L. Clark & Jost, comb. nov. is provided here and a lectotype is designated. The updated circumscriptions of these two species are supported by morphology and geographic distribution. The presence of an epiphytic habit for Kohleria is discussed. Field images based on recent expeditions are provided to support the circumscriptions presented here.
« Se raconter » sur le terrain : le récit de soi comme ressource méthodologique
Authors: Thizy Laurine , Gauglin Mélodie , Vincent Justine
Published: July 2021

Cet article a pour but d’approfondir la réflexivité méthodologique de l’enquête sociologique qualitative. À partir de l’objectivation d’une pratique de recherche consistant, pour les chercheur·ses, à mobiliser ponctuellement des « récits de soi » en entretien ou en observation, nous voulons défendre l’idée qu’il est fécond, pour les enquêteurs·rices, d’utiliser sa propre expérience biographique pour amener les personnes enquêtées à « se raconter ». À partir du constat que la littérature méthodologique disponible est relativement silencieuse sur ces « récits de soi », tout en incitant implicitement les chercheur·ses à y recourir (1), nous analysons nos propres pratiques du « récit de soi » sur nos terrains aux propriétés semblables : menées par de jeunes chercheuses, auprès d’une population majoritairement féminine, sur des sujets – famille, couple, sexualité – largement renvoyés à la sphère privée (2). Ainsi nous montrons que le « récit de soi », parce qu’il repose sur une connivence particulière, contribue à établir un registre discursif commun qui contribue à égaliser la relation d’enquête et favoriser un discours plus libre des enquêté·es.
La production de résultats, enjeu de négociations sur le terrain
Authors: Damian-Gaillard Béatrice , Montañola Sandy
Published: July 2021

Cet article pose la question de la diffusion des résultats scientifiques pour et vers les acteurs sociaux. La réflexion se fonde sur une recherche financée de trois années (2015-2018) consacrée à la « diversité » de l’information sportive télévisée. L’analyse s’organise en deux temps. Elle montre d’abord comment les résultats envisagés, qui sont au cœur des stratégies de demandes de financement, pèsent sur le déroulement du programme de recherche. Elle expose ensuite comment ces mêmes résultats anticipés servent à négocier l’accès au terrain et, sur place, à structurer en partie la conduite de l’analyse.
Caricature sportive et imaginaire collectif : l’exemple des sœurs Goitschel dans les années 1960
Authors: Falcone Lucie , Bauer Thomas
Published: July 2021

En partant du principe que la caricature constitue une « trace » du temps car « elle est un manifeste : politique, sociologique et psychologique » (Lévy Suze, 1994), l’objet de cet article est de décrypter comment certains dessins déformés ont contribué à façonner l’histoire sociale des représentations sportives, notamment dans le cadre d’une histoire culturelle. Il s’agit d’analyser les regards portés par divers caricaturistes sur les sœurs Goitschel en s’appuyant particulièrement sur les travaux à propos des visual studies . L’idée est de montrer de quelle façon les caricatures, en tant qu’art sportif, permettent une meilleure compréhension de l’histoire du sport. Marielle et Christine Goitschel, toutes deux championnes olympiques de ski alpin en 1964 restent ancrées dans la mémoire du sport français et associées à certains stéréotypes diffusés dans l’imaginaire collectif. Pour ce faire, l’étude s’appuie sur un corpus de six dessins, produits par trois dessinateurs aux sensibilités éparses et issus de différents organes de presse français des années 1960.
Nurses' Grief Counseling for Bereaved Family Members of COVID-19 Patients in Wuhan, China: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Authors: Kong Chan , Tan Lingling , Gao Xudong , Fan Hongru , Zhang Juan , Wang Zhimin , Wang Jing
Published: July 2021

This is the first study to assess nurses' attitudes and skills regarding grief counseling for bereaved family members of patients who died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China. Using a cross-sectional design, 412 nurses selected through convenience sampling completed a demographic characteristics survey, Attitudes of Grief Counseling Scale, (AGCS) and Skills of Grief Counseling Scale (SGCS). Average AGCS score was 32.89 (
SD
= 9.46), with an overall percentage rate score of 65.6%. Factors influencing attitudes toward grief counseling included other grief counseling skills, educational level, communication skills, and training related to grief counseling (
p
< 0.05). Average SGCS score was 18.81 (
SD
= 4.25), with an overall percentage rate score of 58.7%. Factors influencing skills of grief counseling included responsibilities and roles, frequency of contact with the bereaved, and positive view of grief counseling (
p
< 0.05). Nurses' attitudes and skills regarding grief counseling were low, indicating an urgent need to improve grief counseling. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59
(11), 18–24.]
Experiences of Violence Among Individuals With Schizophrenia in Indonesia: A Phenomenological Study
Authors: Yosep Iyus , Mediani Henny Suzana , Sriati Aat
Published: July 2021

Individuals with schizophrenia have a greater risk of violence compared to the general population. However, the contribution of schizophrenia to violence is heavily debated and remains unclear. The purpose of the current phenomenological study was to explore experiences of violence among individuals with schizophrenia (
N
= 40, mean age = 35.6 years) in West Java, Indonesia. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants from main referral hospitals. Focus group discussions were held, revealing two main themes—victimization by nurses and victimization by family—and eight sub-themes. Sub-themes for victimization by nurses included physical violence, verbal violence, restraint, neglected basic human needs, and no informed consent. Sub-themes for victimization by family were physical violence, verbal violence, and deception. Patients with schizophrenia have the same rights as all other patients, including the right to dignified treatment, the right to informed consent, and the right to patient safety. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59
(11), 41–46.]
The Kacchā-Pakkā Divide: Material, Space and Architecture in the Military Cantonments of British India (1765-1889)
Authors: Cowell Christopher
Published: July 2021

This article will trace the historical passage of two fundamental Indian terms used in building: kacchā (inferior, flimsy, impermanent) and pakkā (superior, solid, durable), and how they became pivotal, conjoined concepts in the construction of the military- then civil-built environments of colonial India during the period under the governance of the Honourable East India Company (1757-1858). This journey is best illustrated in the construction of the Company’s army “cantonments” or permanent garrison camps. Truly original yet overlooked inventions of eighteenth-century colonial militarism in the subcontinent—with many growing into significant urban centers by the 19th century—these stations architecturally evolved from exclusively pakkā forms to arrangements significantly shaped by kacchā work. The article will look at how and why this came about.Permitted through an expansion yet clarity in the spatial organization of the army, kacchā and pakkā work began to be blended and graded, allowing a flexibility of responses to conditions. Such responsive practices helped the three presidency armies of Bengal, Madras and Bombay to observe, build and shape modern India. Nevertheless, once applied outside of their own operations, a more rigid dichotomy emerged. As civilian populations grew against cantonments, and municipal regulations began to dictate the terms of this integration, it was one short step from identifying army-built infrastructure as either kacchā or pakkā on military maps to dividing Indian society along similar lines.
Gamifying the English Language Classroom to Motivate Omani Teenagers
Authors: Al Jahdhami Abdel Rahman Mohammed , Gabarre Serge , Gabarre Cécile
Published: July 2021

Students in Oman have negative attitudes towards learning English. An action research where a gamification implementation including various elements such as a leaderboard, badges, and a progress bar was conducted. Three instruments were used to investigate how gamification could increase the learners' motivation: motivation tests, interview protocols, and complete participant observations. The motivation tests were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The interview and observation data were analyzed using a thematic coding qualitative method. Results revealed that over the two cycles of implementation of the gamified approach to learning English, 92% of students demonstrated an increase in their motivation to learn English. The interviews revealed the specific aspects of the gamified approach that contributed to this increase. Extrinsic motivation was replaced by intrinsic motivation. This leads to implications for a future study where the gamified approach to teaching could be trialed across different classes and subjects in the same school.
Examining the Guji Oromo Ethnomathematical Games and Concepts
Authors: Bariso Elfneh Udessa , Esayas Fufa , Biru Dereje
Published: July 2021

This chapter explores how the Guji Oromo people undertake ethnomathematical activities by applying their indigenous methods. Ethnomathematical activities include counting, locating (the activity of grouping, clustering, making network, etc.), measuring (the actions of quantifying, weighting, etc.), designing (planning, building, and pattern activities), playing (puzzles, paradoxes, models, games, hypothetical reasoning), and explaining (how to do things, activities [e.g., classifications, conventions, generalizations, and symbolic explanations]). This predominantly qualitative study identifies the indigenous ethnomathematical games and concepts and assesses the potential effectiveness of an integration of the ethnomathematics and formal mathematics on the learning/teaching experiences of pupils and teachers. Impacts of such integration on pupils' performance in mathematics assessment are examined. Such an action could enable to amalgamate the Western knowledge system with an African knowledge system to create synergy that might boost the quality of primary mathematics education in Ethiopia.
Cybersecurity in Europe
Authors: Amorim Joni A. , Rocha Jose-Macario de Siqueira , Magal-Royo Teresa
Published: July 2021

Information security is increasingly necessary between citizens and public services. In a nearby environment, such as cities, there are digital services and infrastructures that help improve our quality of life. Secure access to services must be regulated and offer trust to the user. Initiatives like the Regulation from European Union, (EU) N° 910/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council intend to favour solutions for problems like interoperability and cybersecurity. In this chapter, two European countries are considered so that implementations of the electronic identification, authentication, and trust services are presented and discussed. The main contribution is a description of relevant European projects, a first step necessary to propel further research on this topic. The chapter also presents the current challenges for the consolidation of the technology used and for the adaptation of the electronic services offered by public administration bodies to citizens.
Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity Challenges
Authors: Al Obaidan Fatimah , Saeed Saqib
Published: July 2021

Digital transformation has revolutionized human life but also brought many cybersecurity challenges for users and enterprises. The major threats that affect computers and communication systems by damaging devices and stealing sensitive information are malicious attacks. Traditional anti-virus software fails to detect advanced kind of malware. Current research focuses on developing machine learning techniques for malware detection to respond in a timely manner. Many systems have been evolved and improved to distinguish the malware based on analysis behavior. The analysis behavior is considered a robust technique to detect, analyze, and classify malware, categorized into two models: a static and dynamic analysis. Both types of previous analysis have advantages and limitations. Therefore, the hybrid method combines the strength of static and dynamic analyses. This chapter conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) to summarize and analyze the quality of published studies in malware detection using machine learning techniques and hybrid analysis that range from 2016 to 2021.
Evolution of Malware in the Digital Transformation Age
Authors: Alam Shahid
Published: July 2021

As corporations are stepping into the new digital transformation age and adopting leading-edge technologies such as cloud, mobile, and big data, it becomes crucial for them to contemplate the risks and rewards of this adoption. At the same time, the new wave of malware attacks is posing a severe impediment in implementing these technologies. This chapter discusses some of the complications, challenges, and issues plaguing current malware analysis and detection techniques. Some of the key challenges discussed are automation, native code, obfuscations, morphing, and anti-reverse engineering. Solutions and recommendations are provided to solve some of these challenges. To stimulate further research in this thriving area, the authors highlight some promising future research directions. The authors believe that this chapter provides an auspicious basis for future researchers who intend to know more about the evolution of malware and will act as a motivation for enhancing the current and developing the new techniques for malware analysis and detection.
Branding a Potential Energy Hub as National Interest in the Eastern Mediterranean
Authors: Balafas Vasileios , Fakiolas Efstathios T.
Published: July 2021

As the global energy demand has been growing, the balance of the international system seems to shudder. Energy issues have become pivotal for national strategy. For example, Russia is challenging US primacy by using its energy resources, the US is trying to become an oil and gas net exporter, and China is striving to ensure influence in rich natural resources territories to secure energy supplies for its development. The authors argue that energy issues have set up a new chessboard of power on which countries improve their status, no matter whether they are energy importers or exporters. Such countries as Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, and Egypt are pursuing, without being major energy producers, to brand themselves as ideal regional “energy hubs” to serve national interest. Self-branding is not only a matter of declaration. It is primarily a matter of the energy major players recognizing this branding. It is this recognition that is the decisive moment that the countries concerned tip over the energy chess game by turning their aspirations into something more than an energy supply issue.
Turkey's Nation Branding for the 2050s
Authors: Flouros Floros
Published: July 2021

Nation branding has been an important communication strategy since the late 1990s, as governments undertook campaigns to promote their country's global image. The practice has been characterized as a multi-dimensional blend of elements that shape national identity within and outside a country. The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne led to international recognition of the Republic of Turkey as the successor of the Ottoman Empire. In 2053, the nation will celebrate its 600th anniversary, and President Erdogan has defined a system called the “Turkey Model” as the foundation for the country's 2053 vision. This chapter discusses Turkey's nation branding for the 2050s and considers the vision of national leaders, the strategy for implementing the plan, and relations with stakeholders. Challenges and opportunities are identified along with a national and regional outlook. Recommendations are provided for any nation interested in structured nation branding.
Nation Branding, in What Context?
Authors: Vlados Charis , Chatzinikolaou Dimos
Published: July 2021

This chapter examines the conceptual evolution of national identity and specificity creation and promotion (nation branding), combining it with theoretical background and developments in the concept of competitiveness and attractiveness and suggesting a new interpretive framework for understanding nation branding policy and strategy. The chapter is divided into specific elliptical steps, with the first one concerning the critical overview of nation branding recent literature, developed towards understanding the main research directions related to competitiveness. Competitiveness and attractiveness are then presented as a dynamic and undivided diptych, which cannot be exhausted in fragmented nation-centric approaches but arises through dynamic processes at the co-evolving levels of spaces, industries, and firms. In conclusion, a systemic contour for understanding space is composed and suggested as a multi-layered continuum, called the “cone of entrepreneurial and innovational dynamics,” which can be the substantial basis for articulating an integrated nation branding policy.
Centering Learners in Assessment
Authors: Henning Gavin , Lundquist Anne E.
Published: July 2021

Traditional assessment tends to be a one-size-fits-all approach to student learning that does not consider individual students nor the underlying systems of power and oppression in higher education. This chapter argues for equity-centered assessment as learner-centered assessment which eschews Western ways of knowing and not only focuses on individual learners but is also a tool for advancing equity. The authors compare and contrast traditional assessment with learner-centered assessment and describe benefits, characteristics, and strategies for implementing equity-centered assessment.
What a Design
Authors: Kurt Yasir , Aguinaga Elena Castaneda , Todd Laura
Published: July 2021

This chapter begins by exploring traditional experiential learning assessment and the limitations of these assessment methods. The authors suggest that by applying design thinking (DT) principles to the assessment of experiential learning, learners can become central to the learning process and comprehend more from the experience. In this chapter, the authors will evaluate the impact of traditional experiential learning assessments on student learning and their goals, identify DT principles that could influence learners' learning experiences and achievements, and examine existing design thinking tools that can be used to assess experiential learning programs.
Reframing as Defining in Student Affairs
Authors: Rands Melissa L. , Gansemer-Topf Ann M.
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the design concept of framing and the ways in which student affairs practitioners can apply the process of reframing in their work with students and in their assessment efforts. Similar to the way designers use frames to define the problem situation, students can be prompted and coached to view their curricular and co-curricular learning experiences in new ways. This chapter applies learning sciences theory and design concepts to student affairs assessment practice, beginning with the importance of reframing for student affairs and student learning. The chapter then employs transformative learning theory and Fink's taxonomy to understand and explain the use and importance of reframing. The authors utilize literature from the design and architecture fields to describe and illustrate the concept of reframing, drawing parallels to how student affairs practitioners can apply these concepts to assess and improve student learning.
Developing Integrated Learning Environments for Improved Outcomes
Authors: Hillis Ousby Sara , Williamson Sam
Published: July 2021

This chapter addresses the use of design thinking in created integrated learning environments where student learning is captured across curricular and co-curricular experiences. The chapter outlines the current context and trends in higher education that demonstrate the need for integrated learning environments and the need to assess experiential learning by centering students in the process. Centering students in the process of designing integrated learning environments empowers them on a path of self-authorship where students identify the goals of learning, how that learning will be documented, and how experiences scaffold to ensure students move from introduction to mastery of skills. The chapter concludes with examples from campuses that have created integrated environments where learning is documented and recorded, including examples of comprehensive learner records and a fully integrated bachelor's degree program.
Moving From Ideation to Prototyping
Authors: Bureau Daniel A. , Miranda Monica Lee , Glass Martha , Barber James P.
Published: July 2021

To implement an effective approach to design thinking in higher education, it is crucial to move from ideation to prototyping. In the context of the co-curriculum, there is a push toward enhancing how programs and services contribute to student learning. Many educators are working toward strengthening the culture so that learning becomes central to the work of staff. However, the right conditions must exist to anchor the changes so that student learning is not merely a byproduct, but rather is the primary outcome of student engagement in the co-curriculum. In this chapter, the authors address the conditions that help enhance the effective delivery of learning-focused, co-curricular experiences. Through examining eight different institutions, they arrived at six conditions that helped in developing sustainable learning-centered co-curricular programs and services in higher education.
Ideational Understanding of the Indo-Pakistan Nuclear Rivalry
Authors: Ranasinghe Kasuni Ishara
Published: July 2021

Most of the existing discussions of the nuclear ambitions of states have neglected hidden ideational factors of nuclearisation. This chapter attempts to fill this gap by analyzing prevailing literature on the Indo-Pakistan nuclear rivalry. India and Pakistan have had a history of conflict with each other since the partition in 1947. The conflict is based on divisions of two religious groups, Hindus and Muslims, and extended to an identity crisis which later turned to a bilateral conflict between two nations. The nuclear test in 1974 diverted the conflict into a novel dimension. The study conceptualizes the factors of nuclear ambitions (material and ideational) of two nations using the model of the iceberg. A constructive psychological theory to analyze the moral orders of social actions and duties of participants to act in certain issues is given. Constructivism is used as the foundation of the proposed ideational framework.
Zipato
Authors: Frost Terrence , Nolan Michael P.
Published: July 2021

The authors were presented with the task of reviewing a product by Zipato, which has a sizable user base (20,000 households by Zipato according to an article from TechCrunch). The Cyber-Living team is assessing products in the smart home and cybersecurity realms to help consumers make more informed choices. This is the first part of their risk assessment series on Zipato's smart home solutions. It also expands upon existing reporting by other security researchers. Two articles were found most informative out of what is out there for similar products by Zipato. Some of these articles have appeared multiple times because they were picked up by news sites. They often refer themselves to other researchers' discoveries. Part 2 and 3 are for education and research particularly focusing on firmware update vulnerabilities and possibilities of man-in-the-middle attacks that exploit devices. That will be the authors' contribution to the work. They will review other teams in this first part.
Activism in the Digital Age
Authors: Holgado-Ruiz Laura , Saura José Ramón , Rodríguez Herráez Beatriz
Published: July 2021

Social movements have been transformed in the last decade by social networks, where the dynamics of the social protests have evolved and have been structured and viralized through social media. They are no longer just conversations between activists that stay on social platforms. The cyberactivism that takes place on Twitter or Instagram can also play a significant role in general society by influencing government decision making or shaping the relationships between citizens. In this chapter, the authors explore the main activist movements that took place in social media in the last decade: Occupy, BlackLivesMatter, and MeToo. The proposed approach used in this study facilitates the comparison of each movement while focusing on the user-generated content in social media. This study suggests the presence of four major categories to frame the content generated by the activists. The chapter concludes with the identification of three different approaches to the research of a future research agenda that should be considered for the study of the social movements from the UGC theory framework.
Personal Brand Benefits of Social Media Use for Researchers
Authors: Román Alberto Prado , Paz-Gil Iria , Prado Román Miguel
Published: July 2021

Social networks are a very relevant tool for businesses to connect efficiently with many users at the same time. It means that in the second decade of the 21st century, companies have strengthened their strategies to expand their influence. In the higher education context, social media can help develop teaching strategies. Nevertheless, are they also relevant to expanding the professional capacity of researchers? Given this, this research aims to determine whether they are relevant within the research field and how they use them according to the researchers' position and the professional objectives set.
Digital Customer Journey in the Luxury Hotel Experience
Authors: Gomez Punzon Jonathan
Published: July 2021

Digitalization is one of the biggest changes in our fast-moving world. There are a lot of digital innovations in many different industries, which are also affecting the hospitality industry. Taking into consideration that travel and tourism is all about the combination between a wide range of experiences and on-site benefits, the implementation of the digitalization in this industry is completely necessary. As a part of the travel and tourism industry, the luxury hospitality segment is continuing to grow more than what was expected, reaching figures of big spending and revenue regarding luxury hospitality bookings, and it is even expected to grow more than 60% by 2026. Luxury hospitality brands have a lot of upcoming opportunities to generate discussions through digital tools and innovations, not only about bookings, but also covering the whole customer journey.
Introduce Self-Paced Learning in Military Technical Trades Training
Authors: Wang Jun , Egudo Richard
Published: July 2021

Using a case study, this article identifies the factors that are important in the effective implementation of mixing self-paced and lock-step learning (a specific type of blended learning (BL)) in the context of training military technicians. Due to budget and time constraints, the training authorities in most worldwide organisations, and in military organisations in particular, face a challenge in the increase of training demand to deliver and sustain a qualified workforce. This study explored the advantages of this type of BL to address the challenge. The data was collected by group interviewing stakeholders, i.e. the course managers and instructors. The interview workshops identified the features of the designed course structure and trainee flow process that would impact on the effective operation of BL learning. The trainees' data in training hours was analyzed to examine the BL impact on the training throughput. The management science concepts from, e.g. Lean thinking and Queuing theory, are used to recognize enabling factors that make this implementation work. This article concludes that the BL discussed here can help to address the training challenge for organisations to build workforce capability by catering to diverse learning needs, especially for motivated trainees in their career education. It is hoped that the lessons learned from this study will contribute to the knowledge in the field of adult education and workplace learning in the designing and implementation of more flexible training programs.
Framework for Military Applications of Social Media
Authors: Veerasamy Namosha , Labuschagne William Aubrey
Published: July 2021

This article describes how social media has revolutionised the way in which people communicate, interact and engage. This phenomenon has transformed the digital world with its ease, convenience and numerous capabilities for sharing, involving and participating in exchanges. The military is now being confronted with how this platform can be used to aid its activities. When utilised correctly, social media could become a force multiplier for the military. Day-to-day functions, official communications, networking and training are just some of the capabilities that can be supported by social media. However, clear guidance, management and governance are required in order to ensure that the platform is implemented correctly. This article discusses the drive for the use of social media within the military and how it can be utilised for military activities. It addresses the high-level functionalities of social media within the military, as well as an overall approach to guide the process.
Pilot Portfolio Model
Authors: Simplício Ricardo , Gomes Jorge , Romão Mário
Published: July 2021

In the times of major technological changes with ever-shorter production cycles, subject to strong global competition, it is vital for organizations to optimize resources and benefit from their investments in order to achieve the expected successes. One of the main difficulties that organizations face is the high number of projects in their portfolio. Selecting and prioritizing projects is essential to ensure the maximum return on investment and the sustainability of the organization. The selection and prioritization of projects depends to a great extent on the profile of the managers, organizational culture and frameworks best suited to the organization's environment. This study intends to confront the pilot model of selection and prioritization developed by the Portuguese Navy and establish a bridge with the academic literature. The project was carried out with the purpose of improving the process of allocating the necessary resources for the accomplishment of the missions of the Navy in the context of the Portuguese National Defence.
Insights Into an Interdisciplinary Project on Critical Reflection in Nursing
Authors: Tilakaratna Namala Lakshmi , Brooke Mark , Monbec Laetitia , Lau Siew Tiang , Wu Vivien Xi , Chan Yah Shih
Published: July 2021

The chapter provides a description of the first stage of an SoTL project consisting of an interdisciplinary research collaboration between nursing disciplinary experts from the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (ALCNS) and academic literacy experts from the Centre for English Language Communication (CELC) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). This stage includes the creation of appropriate lesson material for teaching critical reflection drawing on Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with nursing lecturers and the use of ‘model' reflective writing texts from high-scoring students in past cohorts analysed using Systemic Functional linguistic frameworks such as genre pedagogy, appraisal, The Legitimation Code Theory tool of semantic waves. The intervention was designed to improve the highly valued skill of ‘critical reflection' in nursing undergraduate clinical modules drawing on the use of rigorous theoretical frameworks that make visible salient linguistics resources and knowledge practices drawing on SFL and LCT.
Comparison of Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Experience of Video-Assisted Debriefing vs. Oral Debriefing Following High-Fidelity Human Simulation
Authors: Royle Colleen , Hargiss Kathleen
Published: July 2021

High-Fidelity Human Simulation (HFHS) is used in many disciplines, including nursing, as an innovative teaching pedagogy that offers an active learning process. The simulation process involves a number of stages with the most critical stage identified as debriefing. The main focus of debriefing is to stimulate reflection and encourage communication while exploring the emotions of the participants. These emotions assist in framing the experience that aids in enhancement of learning for the student. This quantitative, quasi-experimental study explored the comparison of two debriefing processes, video-assisted and oral, by assessing the students' opinion of the debriefing experience and the students' rating of the importance of the debriefing experience. Participants were first semester baccalaureate nursing students. The overall finding and the four subscales for both dependent variables showed no statistical significance. This article provides further evidence to guide educators to a preferred method of debriefing students after a simulated experience.
A Conceptual Model for Cloud-Based E-Training in Nursing Education
Authors: Samra Halima E. , Li Alice S. , Soh Ben , AlZain Mohammed A.
Published: July 2021

In specific fields, such as e-training in nursing, involving computer-intensive training scenarios, there is an increased demand to deliver training services to a larger number of learners, and with it, the need for cloud services. However, to date there has been a lack of a formalized framework relating to the use of cloud computing for on-demand interactive e-training resources in nursing education. To this end, this chapter formalizes a conceptual framework for a cloud-based e-training system in nursing education. The conceptualization takes into consideration nursing e-training system requirements, with a focus on applying cloud computing technologies to ensure the dynamic scalability of virtual distributed services and computing power while maintaining QoS and security.
The Impact of the Attitude of Medical Staff From Burnout on the Level of Ongoing Medical Services
Authors: Wójcik Anita
Published: July 2021

This chapter describes how contemporary, dynamic development in all available human areas is unavoidable and necessary. However, along with the benefits and progress made by civilization, there is also a growing margin of vulnerability and unfavorable price developments. Professional burnout is becoming a global problem. It identifies the limits of current human capabilities to the serious phenomenon. In particular, nurses and medical rescuers, who are in direct contact with the patient, experience unpleasant symptoms of burnout.
Social Representations of Nurses on Medical Safety Culture in Clinical Care for Elderly People
Authors: Marques Maria do Céu Mendes Pinto , Galiza Francisca Tereza , Freitas Maria Célia , Guedes Maria Vilani Cavalcante
Published: July 2021

Evaluating the culture of drug safety, of certain services, and specific subjects, especially for the elderly population, makes it possible to identify gaps in clinical nursing care. The study aimed to analyze the social representations of nurses regarding the culture of drug safety in clinical care for the elderly people. This is a descriptive and exploratory research of qualitative nature, having the theoretical support of social representations. The chapter samples 38 nurses via interview and a non-participant observation. Analysis is done using Alceste software. This resulted in seven stable classes, and Class 3 had the largest representation, 23% of the corpus. Class 3 maintained hierarchical and semantic proximity to Class 2, which deals with technologies to ensure the safety of elderly patients in the use of medicines. For nurses, technologies help in the safety of elderly patients, but do not guarantee the extinction of adverse events. The chapter considered the need for patient safety to become an organizational culture favoring the quality of clinical nursing care in the handling of medicines.
Becoming a Canadian Nurse With International Experience
Authors: Ramji Zubeida , Etowa Josephine
Published: July 2021

The inequitable distribution of nurses globally compels high-income countries like Canada to ensure that internationally educated nurses gain professional satisfaction and stay in nursing. To fill a critical gap in nursing literature, the authors conducted a qualitative case study of an inner-city teaching hospital in Canada, to examine workplace integration of IENs beyond the transition phase. They found that workplace integration is a “two-way” process, which has implications for interventions at both the individual IEN and organizational levels. The workplace organizational context requires deliberate “policies promoting equity principles” and when an IEN is integrated, s/he has worked hard to go beyond the transition phase and get recognized as “a Canadian nurse with international experience”. Understanding these individual and organizational factors is essential for how nurses educated in another country especially in the global south, can be successfully integrated in healthcare settings in the global north.
Purchase Intention in the Fashion Industry on Local and International E-Commerce in Indonesia
Authors: Sanny Lim , Julianto Tita Dwi , Savionus Serafim , Kelena Beni Widarman bin Yus
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of the two categories of sales promotional tools (monetary and non-monetary) on purchase intention with the consideration of consumers’ perceived quality for fashion products in local and international e-commerce. As the competition between local and international e-commerce is increasingly fierce, it requires an appropriate sales promotion strategy that is in accordance with customers perceptions in Indonesia to capture customers’ purchase intention. This research is purely quantitative by using primary data through distributing online questionnaires to customers who have shopped fashion products in local or international e-commerce. Path analysis was used to verify the conceptual model and hypotheses in this research. This research confirms that sales promotions (both monetary and non-monetary) affect customers’ perceived quality of a product in both e-commerce.
Talent Retention for Succession Planning in the Defence Forces
Authors: Baporikar Neeta
Published: July 2021

Retaining a talented workforce in any sector is crucial to gaining growth in this competitive environment. Defence is no exception, especially in the current geopolitical environment. Trained military officers in the security sector are crucial, and hence, succession planning is a priority for both developed and emerging economies. Based on Zinger's talent-based theory, this is a qualitative study employing the phenomenological approach with case study design. The sampling technique was purposive sampling, and through semi-structured interviews, data was collected from 20 senior officers from the rank of major and above working at different directorates. Findings reveal that talent retention improved succession planning through ensuring self-sustenance and competitive advantage by building a pool of experts as successors who are also motivated and empowered with a sense of belonging. Recommendations include a relook at the organizational culture and structural posting with a focus not only on years of serving but also on the skills and knowledge of the individual.
Performance Analysis of Hadoop YARN Job Schedulers in a Multi-Tenant Environment on HiBench Benchmark Suite
Authors: Bawankule Kamalakant Laxman , Dewang Rupesh Kumar , Singh Anil Kumar
Published: July 2021

Big data processing technology marks a prominent place in today's market. Hadoop is an efficient open-source distributed framework used to process big data with fewer expenses utilizing a cluster of commodity machines (nodes). In Hadoop, YARN got introduced for effective resource utilization among the jobs. Still, YARN over-allocates the resources for some tasks of a job and keeps the cluster resources underutilized. This paper has investigated the CAPACITY and FAIR schedulers' practical utilization of resources in a multi-tenancy shared environment using the HiBench benchmark suite. It compares the above MapReduce job schedulers' performance in two scenarios and proposes some open research questions (ORQ) with potential solutions to help the upcoming researchers. On average, the authors found that CAPACITY and FAIR schedulers utilize 77% of RAM and 82% of CPU cores. Finally, the experimental evaluation proves that these schedulers over-allocate the resources for some of the tasks and keep the cluster resources underutilized in different scenarios.
Variable Practice May Enhance Ball Catching Skills in Some but Not All Children With DCD
Authors: Przysucha Eryk , Klarner Taryn , Zerpa Carlos
Published: July 2021

Children with DCD exhibit many motor issues including ball catching, which have not been addressed clinically. The purpose of this study was to examine if variable practice can improve one-handed catching performance of five boys with DCD with severe (M = 11.1 years, SD = .7) and moderate movement problems (M = 11. 7 years, SD = .9). Both groups attended 12 sessions, with 8 blocks of 10 attempts, across four different ball velocities. Children with moderate issues caught more balls at post- and transfer test, as compared to pre-test. Kinematic profiles showed that both groups exhibited stable configuration of the catching arm; however, only children with moderate issues increased (peak) velocity, degree of spatial adaptations, and extended the pre-programmed ballistic phase of the action. Thus, variable practice appeared to be effective for children with moderate issues but not those with severe problems. In line with VPH hypothesis, these improvements were due to strengthening of the schema responsible for spatial and temporal adaptations of the end effector.