bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The library as congenial space: the Saint Mary’s experience
Authors: Lefebvre Madeleine
Published: May 2021

The author, appointed University Librarian in 1999, saw that the library was not fulfilling its potential from the perspectives of congenial environment and student awareness. She used student marketing projects to examine perceptions of the Patrick Power Library, and develop ways of raising its profile within the university community. The tired-looking building, a product of the1970s, undermined the quality of staff and services. She used the information gathered through the projects to enhance services as well as make the library a more welcoming and vibrant space to attract students, without a major infusion of funds. This article charts the development of the library over a two-year period.
A note on cash-in-advance constraints in continuous time
Authors: Kam Eric
Published: May 2021

This paper demonstrates a robust proof of the continuous-time transformations of Stockman's cash-in-advance constraints. When the constraint applies to consumption and capital purchases, monetary growth lowers steady state consumption and capital. When the constraint applies only to consumption purchases, monetary growth is superneutral.
Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities : Case Studies
Authors: Chaze Ferzana , Osborne Bethany J. (Bethany Joy) , Medhekar Archana , Chahal Katrina , George Purnima
Published: May 2021

Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies” is a freely accessible eCampus Ontario Pressbook containing case studies of immigrant women experiencing domestic violence to be used as educational materials. The contents were created by analysing closed legal case files of 15 immigrant women living in Ontario who experienced domestic violence. The comprehensive case studies that emerge from this research present domestic violence experienced by immigrant women in all its complexity, highlighting their unique vulnerability at the intersections of race, gender and immigration status. The book also highlights the different legal processes that these women encounter in seeking justice and the challenges they face in relation to re-establishing their own lives and the lives of their children. In addition to the cases, the book contains questions for reflection; a description of legal processes involved in DV cases, and a glossary of the terms used throughout the case studies. This interactive Pressbook is an ideal resource for social work and legal practitioners, including students in social service work, social work and law programs, in order to increase their understanding about the complexity of domestic violence cases in immigrant families and develop strategies for culturally informed interventions.
Board renewal and rejuvenation
Authors: Jensen Knud
Published: May 2021

[First paragraph of Introduction]: Organizations change, sometimes incrementally and sometimes in a discontinuous manner that makes the past an irrelevant predictor of the future. Large, wrenching changes make past behaviour and governance less relevant and call for a new perspective and a new board leadership. Often these changes are brought about by the external environment, which may no longer value the services provided, or economic pressure may reduce the priority of funding. For example, public funding of broadcasting is being reduced across North America and the debate about public funding for broadcasting is beginning. The not-for-profit organization is caught up in the social and economic changes taking place around the world. This phenomenon is not exclusive to any particular country or province, but is part of a much wider change.
Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series, TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management
Resisting Enculturation in Canadian Elementary Schools: Culturally Contested Issues of Latin American Parents
Authors: Bernhard Judith K. , Freire Marlinda , Pacini Veronica
Published: May 2021

Resisting Enculturation in Canadian Elementary Schools: Culturally Contested Issues of Latin American Parents
Adapting the failure modes effect analysis (FMEA) for early detection of human factors concerns
Authors: Village Judy Lynn , Greig Michael , Neumann Patrick
Published: May 2021

As one of many initiatives underway in a collaborative action research project with a large manufacturer, this paper presents the development of a "human factors" failure modes effect analysis (HF-FMEA). FMEA is an engineering reliability tool that helps define, identify, prioritize and eliminate known or potential failures of a system, design or manufacturing assembly process, generally to optimize quality or systems safety for consumers. The goal of the HF-FMEA is to detect and minimize risk of injury for the operator who will assemble products, prior to design of an assembly line. Scoring procedures for "severity", "occurrence" and "detection" from a HF perspective are presented with examples. Embedding the HF-FMEA into software templates, and structuring a process for support and integration helps ensure its continued use. The process may be useful for other organizations with hand-intensive assemblies to optimize worker health together with assembly quality.
Rural Broadband Development in Canada’s Provinces: An Overview of Policy Approaches
Authors: Rajabiun Reza , Middleton Catherine A.
Published: May 2021

Potential for private sector under-investment in rural broadband networks motivates a wide range of public sector initiatives around the world that aim to promote incentives to supply high-speed Internet access services in rural and remote communities. This paper provides an overview of policies and program design strategies that have shaped rural broadband development in Canada. The Canadian experience is particularly interesting in the context of broader debates about addressing the urban-rural digital divide because a combination of competition and targeted subsidies have helped achieve near universal access to some form of Internet connectivity.
Performance Analysis of Several GPS/Galileo Precise Point Positioning Models
Authors: Afifi Akram , El-Rabbany Ahmed
Published: May 2021

This paper examines the performance of several precise point positioning (PPP) models, which combine dual-frequency GPS/Galileo observations in the un-differenced and between-satellite single-difference (BSSD) modes. These include the traditional un-differenced model, the decoupled clock model, the semi-decoupled clock model, and the between-satellite single-difference model. We take advantage of the IGS-MGEX network products to correct for the satellite differential code biases and the orbital and satellite clock errors. Natural Resources Canada’s GPSPace PPP software is modified to handle the various GPS/Galileo PPP models. A total of six data sets of GPS and Galileo observations at six IGS stations are processed to examine the performance of the various PPP models. It is shown that the traditional un-differenced GPS/Galileo PPP model, the GPS decoupled clock model, and the semi-decoupled clock GPS/Galileo PPP model improve the convergence time by about 25% in comparison with the un-differenced GPS-only model. In addition, the semi-decoupled GPS/Galileo PPP model improves the solution precision by about 25% compared to the traditional un-differenced GPS/Galileo PPP model. Moreover, the BSSD GPS/Galileo PPP model improves the solution convergence time by about 50%, in comparison with the un-differenced GPS PPP model, regardless of the type of BSSD combination used. As well, the BSSD model improves the precision of the estimated parameters by about 50% and 25% when the loose and the tight combinations are used, respectively, in comparison with the un-differenced GPS-only model. Comparable results are obtained through the tight combination when either a GPS or a Galileo satellite is selected as a reference.
Police learning: examining the use of simulations in police training and the associated learning theories
Authors: Hanna Dalia , Ferworn Alex , Abhari Abdolreza
Published: May 2021

In addition to the cost savings, technology such as e-learning, hybrid learning and simulations are
tools that are used to equip police force with the competencies and skills needed to protect the public
and respond to the changing demographics. That is, the future of police training will be geared
towards developing competencies to support existing training for police and the recruitment process that relies on technology and integrated crisis management systems. Simulations, robotics and reallife situations are vital in preparing the first responders and decision makers with the skills and competencies needed to respond effectively to a crisis. The successful design of the training strategies will provide police force with tactics that will enable them to offer the training in a suitable delivery medium.

In this paper, we explore the use of simulations and virtual environments in police training, investigate examples of integrated simulation architectures and list how the various learning theories apply to police training. While there has been many research done around the use of simulations and virtual training in police force training, only very few provide information about the use of integrated simulation architecture and the application of learning theories in their training. Thus, comes the novelty of this paper.

Keywords: Virtual, Simulation, Police, Learning Theories, Public Safety, Crisis Management
Is There 'Mass Migration' in Canada?
Authors: George Usha , McDermott Tearney
Published: May 2021

Immigration in Canada has been a topic of great debate in recent years. Canadian public opinion polls have raised problematic issues around immigration and the increasing diversity of the Canadian population. Some feel that Canada accepts far too many immigrants from diverse backgrounds, too many refugees from crisis-ridden parts of the world and allows large numbers of asylum seekers from the United States.
The strongest link: libraries and linked data
Authors: Byrne Gillian
Published: May 2021

The strongest link: libraries and linked data
Finite-element Modeling of Elastic Surface Modes and Scattering from Spherical Objects
Authors: Falou Omar , Kumaradas Carl , Kolios Michael
Published: May 2021

 A finite-element model of wave propagation using COMSOL Multiphysics (COMSOL Inc., Burlington, MA) was developed to solve the problem of high frequency ultrasound scattering from spheres. This model is used to predict ultrasound backscatter from cells for ultrasound tissue characterization. In this work, the backscatter from an elastic sphere was used to validate the computational model against analytical solutions (Faran theory). Agreements between analytical and finite element solutions were found in the scattered far-field over a range of frequencies of interest (10 - 70 MHz). Oscillations of the elastic sphere at various resonance frequencies (peaks in the power spectrum) were also investigated. The resonance frequencies predicted by the analytical solutions corresponded to surface modes. A systematic relationship between the resonance frequency and its corresponding surface mode was found. The oscillations of the elastic sphere were visualized at these resonances. An ultrasound scattering model by a single cell is also presented. The model treats the cell as an elastic sphere (nucleus) surrounded by a fluid shell (cytoplasm). Comparison of the theoretical backscatter predicted by the model and experimental measurements for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) cell is also shown. Finally, the implications of these results on the prediction of ultrasound backscatter from cells, and on ultrasound tissue characterization techniques are discussed. 
Influence of immigration Policies on Supply of Ethnic Business Entrepreneurs in Canada
Authors: Wang Shuguang , Hii Rebecca
Published: May 2021

Traditional theories deal with ethnic business mainly from the perspectives of structural opportunities and ethnic group characteristics. While they explain very well why some ethnic groups have higher rates of business formation and ownership than others, much less attention has been paid to the role of government policies in regulating the inflow of business immigrants and channelling ethnic entrepreneurs and related resources into different business sectors. Using Canada as a case study, this paper examines how changes in immigration policies have influenced business immigrant flows and ethnic business development (since most ethnic businesses are initiated and run by immigrants). This study found that the recent changes in Canada’s immigration programs have resulted in substantial decrease in the inflow of business immigrants, and may turn many resourceful business immigrants to the competing countries of the U.S., Australia and the UK, which all have more affordable and less restrictive investment requirements. The paper suggests that future studies of ethnic business should be expanded to include immigration policies as an explicit facilitating or restricting factor.
Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs): Their Potential Contribution to Labour Market (Re-)Integration of At Risk Populations
Authors: O'Connor Pauline , Meinhard Agnes
Published: May 2021

Canada’s nonprofit sector contributes significantly to the (re-) integration of economically at risk individuals into the workforce by providing employment related and social services. Over the last decade, more non-profit organizations (and a few for-profit organizations) have turned to a creative new strategy to help (re-)integrate highly disadvantaged populations into the workforce— the creation of social enterprise businesses that provide jobs for disadvantaged workers as well as training, placement and other supports. These jobs can be transitional, stops on the way to integration into the mainstream labour market, or stable, long-term alternatives to existing mainstream jobs. Restaurants, retail stores, courier services, cottage industries, and construction companies are common social enterprise businesses employing vulnerable populations in Canada (e.g. Elson & Hall, 2010). Recent surveys suggest that these organizations, known in Europe as WISEs (Work Integration Social Enterprises), are among the most common social enterprises in Canada’s emergent social enterprise sector (e.g. Elson & Hall, 2010; O’Connor et al, 2012; Flatt et al 2013).

Keywords: CVSS, Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies, Working Paper Series,TRSM, Ted Rogers School of Management

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Commutative Prospect Theory and Stopped Behavioral Processes for Fair Gambles
Authors: Cadogan Godfrey
Published: May 2021

We augment Tversky and Khaneman (1992) (TK92) Cumulative Prospect Theory (CPT) function space with a sample space for states of nature, and depict a commutative map of behavior on the augmented space. In particular, we use a homotopy lifting property to mimic behavioral stochastic processes arising from deformation of stochastic choice into outcome. A psychological distance metric (in the class of Dudley-Talagrand inequalities) for stochastic learning, was used to characterize stopping times for behavioral processes. In which case, for a class of nonseparable space-time probability density functions, we find that behavioral processes are uniformly stopped before the goal of fair gamble is attained. Further, we find that when faced with a fair gamble, agents exhibit submartingale [supermartingale] behavior, subjectively, under CPT probability weighting scheme. We show that even when agents have classic von Neuman-Morgenstern preferences over probability distribution, and know that the gamble is a martingale, they exhibit probability weighting to compensate for probability leakage arising from the their stopped behavioral process. 
Investigation of the Effect of Bedding Layer Angle and Tunnel Number on the Stability of Tunnel under Uniaxial Compression Using PFC2D
Authors: Sarfarazi Vahab , Asgari Kaveh , Azizian Mahdiyah
Published: May 2021

In this paper the effect of bedding layer angle on the stability of tunnel under uniaxial compression have been investigated using particle flow code in two dimensions (PFC2D). For this purpose, numerical rectangle models with dimension of 100*100 mm have been prepared. These models consist of layers with different mechanical properties i.e., concrete layer and gypsum layer. The angle of these layers related to horizontal axis change from 0° to 90° with increment of 15°. These models are consisting of one, two and three tunnel. The diameter of tunnel change based on the tunnel number. The tunnel diameter was 6 m, when one tunnel exists in the model. The tunnel diameter was 3 m, when two tunnels exist in the model. The tunnel diameter was 2 m, when three tunnels exist in the model. These models were subjected to uniaxial compression. The results show that tensile cracks are dominant mode of fracture occurred in the models. The joint angle and tunnel number have important effect on the failure pattern and failure strength. Also, the mechanical properties of beddings control the crack growth path. The crack grows through the weak layers when bedding angle was equal to 45° and 60°, but it intersects the layer for any other bedding angels.
Podcasts as a tool to engage broader audiences
Authors:   University College Cork, Scriven Richard
Published: May 2021

This paper examines how audio podcasts can be deployed by universities and other educational institutions to engage with a broader range of audiences and encourage critical discussion of contemporary issues. Using the case study of a podcast I produced, I consider how the medium is an accessible and user-friendly format that enables the generation of content aimed at a general listenership. Insight into how this approach can bring teaching and research materials to new groups of people is created by reflecting on the process of making and distributing a series (Hacker 2017). Since their emergence in the early 2000s, podcasts - as a form of internet on-demand radio – have been used by universities as an additional dissemination system. Departments and universities were early adaptors to help spread knowledge, research findings, and commentary on topics of public interest (Open Culture 2006). One of the main deployments has been to augment student learning through the recording of podcasts as an alternative or supplement to lectures or as a revision or feedback tool (Fernandez et al. 2015; Kidd 2011; Lonn and Teasley 2009). More recently, within the discipline of geography, podcasts are being recognised as a distinct tools for more inclusive research that can reach groups who do not usually follow academic discourses (Kinkaid, Brain, and Senanayake 2019). Building on these strands, this paper focuses on how a podcast can be used as an educational mechanism both for general audiences and undergraduates, which recognises diverse forms of learning and the importance of accessible materials (Ambrose et al. 2010; Towler, Ridgway, and McCarthy 2015).
Becoming reflective practitioners through community based planning projects
Authors:   University College Cork, Fitzsimons Jeanette
Published: May 2021

Inspired by the influential ‘reflective practitioner’ ideas of Donald Schön (1983), there is an established pedagogical tradition in the University College Cork, Centre for Planning Education & Research, in active learning, and using real projects with real clients as a teaching methodology. In semester two 2019, the first year Masters in Planning students engaged with the Glounthaune community to identify the community’s values and aspirations. Concurrently, the second year students prepared a masterplan for a new town centre, drawing on field work, research and findings from the aforementioned community engagement process. Personal reflection was formally embedded in both processes: students considered their professional and personal skills including working together, dealing with communities; active listening and thinking creatively. These reflections deepened the students’ learning through revisiting the experiences guided by a framework of prompted questions. In her discussion of the challenges in developing excellence in planners, Reeves (2009) insists that ‘Planners need to demonstrate their ability to transform understanding into practical and achievable outcomes… Employers want to see more than credentials; they want to see people demonstrating competence. One’s ability to do a job depends on knowledge, skills and qualities.’ Working on real projects with local communities while using reflection-on-action (Schön, 1983) to revisit the experience further develops their competencies.
Re-shaping Irish universities: The application of Self-Determination Theory to an entrepreneurial education policy
Authors:   University College Cork, O’Driscoll Josh
Published: May 2021

“Entrepreneurs are heroes in our society. They fail for the rest of us….. Courage (risk taking) is the highest virtue. We need entrepreneurs.”Nassim Taleb (2018: p36 & p189) – Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life. Drucker (1985) states that entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art, but a practice. Therefore, this paper works with the assumption that entrepreneurship can be nurtured. The skills and competencies that a deeper learning around entrepreneurship can bring has the potential to make all students more creative individuals. Unfortunately, according to Eurostat (2019), Ireland is one of the worst countries in Europe for start-ups, lagging behind the E.U. average. Additionally, Entrepreneurship Education at School in Europe (2015) found that Ireland was the country with the lowest percentage of young people that have started their own business. Is our education system failing to equip our youth with skills and competences needed for entrepreneurship? If this is the case, Ireland needs to implement a policy that can change this, before Ireland becomes even more dependent on multinational/foreign companies for economic growth and employment. Other countries have shown that learning “for” and “about” entrepreneurship can bring many more benefits than just business formation ideas (Bager, 2011; EU Expert Group, 2008). Even if one does not value entrepreneurship, or has no interest in being an entrepreneur, the skills and competences learned will help every individual, regardless of their career choice. This paper argues that introducing an entrepreneurial education policy in Ireland could reap massive benefits moving forward. This paper aims to carry out three tasks: 1. To outline an entrepreneurial and enterprise education policy that increases students’ autonomy of their own learning experiences. 2. To present a convincing argument of why Ireland should implement this policy moving forward. 3. Recommend plausible and practical actions in order to implement such a policy in Ireland. This paper is structured as follows: the theory section outlines the Self-Determination Theory that serves as the theoretical backbone for this argument. Evidence of Good Practise presents evidence to back up the need for such a policy and possible solutions towards the improvement of entrepreneurship education. This will build on the theory presented in the Method Section. Conclusions summarises the argument presented and highlights future lines of research.
Linking academia and the ‘real world’ in International Relations
Authors:   University College Cork, Cottey Andrew
Published: May 2021

This talk will reflect on the challenges of linking academic programmes and teaching, on the one hand, with the policy-makers and practitioners, on the other, with particular reference to the discipline of international relations (which focuses on relations between states, international organisations and global political and socio-economic dynamics). The talk will draw on experience from University College Cork’s Department of Government and Politics, which has an extensive, market-leading work placement programme, and from UCC’s MSc International Public Policy and Diplomacy, which is a new model of international relations masters seeking to bridge academia and the world of policy. Our experience shows that it is possible to link academia and the world of policy and practitioners, but that it is not easy, even in an apparently very policy-oriented discipline, and that it involves significant challenges. The talk will highlight a number of challenges involved in linking the academic study of international relations with the ‘real world’ of international politics: bridging academia and policy/practitioners is not easy in the disciplines of political science and international relations – the two have different needs and, often, different languages; the development and maintenance of work placements and other elements of engagement with policymakers and practitioners involves very significant workload and needs to be properly supported in terms of staffing and infrastructure; and in politics and international relations, the skill sets which policy-makers and practitioners need often differ from those that universities normally provide. Finding the ‘right’ balance between academic disciplinary requirements/standards and the needs of employers is a difficult task.
Innovative approaches for research led education: UCC’s Green Campus Living Laboratory Programme
Authors:   University College Cork, Kirrane Maria , O'Halloran John ,   University College Cork, Poland Mark ,   University College Cork, Irwin Sandra ,   University College Cork, Mehigan Pat ,   University College Cork
Published: May 2021

Ireland’s National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development (2014-2020), highlights the need to equip students with “the relevant knowledge (the ‘what’), the key dispositions and skills (the ‘how’) and the values (the ‘why’)” to contribute to a more sustainable future (Department of Education and Skills, 2014). Delivering on this challenge requires embedding sustainability within both the formal and informal learning that occurs on campus (Hopkinson et al. 2008), while also integrating sustainability both within and across disciplines (Byrne et al., 2018). UCC is a global leader in sustainability in higher education, being the first University in the world to be awarded a Green Flag from the Foundation for Environmental Education (Reidy et al, 2015). Sustainability at UCC is “student-led, research-informed, and practice-focused” that is, the programme takes an integrated approach and aims to utilise the collective student agency and research capability to deliver real and lasting change on the ground (Pelenc et al. 2015). UCC’s Academic Strategy, with sustainability and interdisciplinarity as key components of the new “Connected Curriculum”, aims to “facilitate students to develop values, skills and aptitudes that promote civic participation, social inclusion, sustainability, digital fluency and impactful, global citizenship” (UCC, 2018). A key aim of delivering its Sustainability Strategy is that UCC would become a “Living Laboratory”, where students, academics and practitioners work together, using the campus itself as a testbed for solutions to today’s major societal challenges (UCC, 2016). A Living Laboratory project should aim to: • Solve a real-life problem • Be based on a partnership among key stakeholders, often crossing disciplinary and/or sectoral boundaries • Trial and test ideas in real life settings • Share data and findings generated openly (EAUC, 2017).
Supporting the development of students in the pharmacy profession through stakeholder engagement and technology innovation
Authors:   University College Cork, Ryan Katie
Published: May 2021

Pharmacists are experts in safe drug usage, and are uniquely placed to provide professional advice on a range of health related issues. It is crucial that pharmacy education embodies an emphasis on creating independent and responsible learners and prioritises life-long learning in the face of rapid change. Consequently, appropriate teaching and learning modalities are essential to prepare students. Changes in the way patient’s access information and education of pharmacists call for new ways of teaching to prepare pharmacists for a changing profession. The aim of this body of work was to support pharmacy students’ education as teachers and learners through their utilisation of technology to create short educational videos on a range of topics intended for different stakeholder groups including patients and allied healthcare professionals.
ETHICAL DIMENSIONS WHEN INTERVENING IN CLASSROOM RESEARCH
Authors: Burner Tony
Published: May 2021

There is an increasing amount of educational research that aims at intervening in classroom teaching and learning practices, partly as a response to “what works” in education. However, few researchers ask the fundamental question of who actually “owns” the interventions, and not the least which ethical dimensions arise from intervening in classrooms. The present research investigates these two questions and relates them to the role of the researcher in formative intervention research, and by relating ethical dimensions to ethics of principles, consequences, relations and virtues. It suggests that interventionist researchers need to develop their reflexive sensitivity, both epistemologically and methodologically when they conduct formative interventions in classrooms, and that the idea of intervening requires different responses depending on the type of ethics that is applied. Interventionist researchers need to be more humble, more open to new ideas and changes in their original plans, and more able to share their contributions with the field of education compared to descriptive research designs. Also, they need to question the very idea of intervening in classrooms, legitimize it and reflect on it with ethical dimensions in mind. Key words: formative interventions, research ethics, intervention research, professional development.
Pemanfaatan Daun Kelor Sebagai Minuman Herbal Dalam Rangka Mencegah Penyebaran Covid-19
Authors: Nganji Marten Umbu , Lewu Lusia Danga , Jawang Uska Peku , Killa Yonce Melyanus , Tarigan Sri Ita
Published: May 2021

Abstract: Moringa leaves can be processed in various food and beverage products such as clear vegetables, juice, omelette, chips, nastar, donuts, bakwan and Moringa leaf noodles. In addition, Moringa leaves can be processed as herbal drinks. Currently, with the covid-19 pandemic conditions around the world, many alternative herbal ingredients are consumed by the public to increase body nutrition in order to prevent transmission of the virus, one of which is Moringa leaves. Moringa plants are high in nutrients, such as vitamin C, calcium, vitamin A, potassium, and protein. The purpose of implementing this PkM activity is to provide information and, to provide assistance to the community in utilizing Moringa plants to prevent Covid-19, as well as to improve community skills in making Moringa herbal drink to prevent Covid-19. This PkM was held at the Ori Angu Farmers Group in Pambotanjara Village, with a series of activities including the socialization of the importance of Moringa leaves, the preparation of raw materials for making herbal moringa drinks, and the practice of manufacturing Moringa leaf herbal drink products. The results of this activity were the socialization of the use of Moringa leaves as a way to increase immunity in order to prevent viruses and the practice of making Moringa leaf tea with members of farmer groups, students and lecturers at the Ori Angu Farmer Group, Pambotanjara Village.Keywords: herbal drink; moringa leaves; prevents covid-19Abstrak: Daun kelor dapat diolah dalam berbagai produk makanan dan minuman seperti sayur bening, juice, omelet, keripik, nastar, donat, bakwan dan mie daun kelor. Selain itu, daun kelor dapat diolah sebagai minuman herbal. Saat ini, dengan adanya kondisi pandemik covid-19 di seluruh dunia, banyak alternatif bahan herbal yang dikonsumsi oleh masyarakat untuk menambah nutrisi tubuh agar dapat mencegah terjadinya penularan virus tersebut, salah satunya adalah daun kelor. Tanaman kelor memiliki nutrisi tinggi, seperti vitamin C, kandungan kalsium, vitamin A, kandungan potasium, dan protein. Tujuan pelaksanaan kegiatan PkM ini adalah untuk memberikan informasi dan, melakukan pendampingan kepada masyarakat dalam memanfaatkan tanaman kelor untuk mencegah covid-19, serta meningkatkan keterampilan masyarakat dalam pembuatan minuman herbal daun kelor dalam mencegah covid-19. PkM ini dilaksanakan di Kelompok Tani Ori Angu Desa Pambotanjara dengan runtutan kegiatan adalah sosialisasi pentingnya daun kelor, persiapan bahan baku pembuatan minuman herbal daun kelor, dan praktik pembuatan produk minuman herbal daun kelor. Hasil dari kegiatan ini adalah terlaksananya sosialisasi pemanfaatan daun kelor sebagai salah satu cara menambah imunitas tubuh dalam rangka mencegah virus dan dilaksanakannya praktik pembuatan teh daun kelor bersama anggota kelompok tani, mahasiswa dan dosen di Kelompok Tani Ori Angu Desa Pambotanjara.Kata kunci: daun kelor; mencegah covid-19; minuman herbal
influencia de los costos de operación y mantenimiento del activo en la producción en la rentabilidad de Sedapal
Authors: Gonzales-Gómez Francisco
Published: May 2021

La finalidad de esta investigación fue demostrar la influencia de los costos de operación y mantenimiento de los activos fijos en la producción de agua potable en la rentabilidad financiera de Sedapal. Por esta razón el estudio se sustentó bajo un enfoque cuantitativo, conocido como método tradicional, y bajo un diseño no experimental de tipo transversal, nivel descriptivo. La técnica aplicada fue de análisis documental, ya que la investigación se basó en el análisis de reportes técnicos, estados financieros y datos estadísticos. La muestra estuvo centrada en pozos de agua subterránea, ubicados en el distrito de San Juan de Lurigancho, donde se hizo la renovación de los equipos por vencimiento de vida útil y problemas de eficiencia.
Como resultado de esta implementación, los costos involucrados de estos activos fijos disminuyeron significativamente y mejoró la eficiencia en la producción, y a su vez los ingresos de la empresa, registrados en las utilidades de los estados financieros.
Software y métodos de control: herramientas claves para el manejo de inventarios microempresariales
Authors: Arias-Unuzungo Lisbeth , Ramón-Ulloa Diego , Pacheco-Molina Andrés , Romero-Black Wilton
Published: May 2021

Las organizaciones conocen la importancia de controlar correctamente sus inventarios mediante un adecuado monitoreo organizacional, elemento clave para alcanzar objetivos y aumentar la competitividad de forma eficiente y eficaz. La presente investigación tiene como objetivo determinar el método y  software de control como herramientas que aplican las microempresas en el manejo de inventarios, para ello se planteó un estudio de enfoque cuantitativo con alcance descriptivo, no experimental; teniendo como objeto de estudio la población de la ciudad de Machala, donde, se tomó como muestra por conveniencia a 107 microempresas. En el procesamiento de  los datos se utilizó la herramienta IBM SPSS STATISTICS 23, obteniendo como resultados deficiencia en la aplicación de herramientas tecnológicas como métodos y software de control; prevaleciendo el uso hojas de control o kardex y el registro de los datos en la aplicación de excel, continuando con la realización de pedidos  de forma empírica, es decir de acuerdo al criterio o experiencia del administrador o gerente; esto se debe a que gran parte de estas organizaciones no cuentan con personal adecuado para la coordinación y gestión del mismo. Se concluye que el control de inventarios presenta debilidades que deben ser corregidas para que la organización tenga competitividad en el mercado mediante la automatización de los procesos en el sistema de inventarios.
Engagement de la publicidad emocional en tiempos de pandemia. Caso Movistar Ecuador
Authors: Andrade-Zotamba Kevin , Peralta-Guanuche Ariana , Moscoso-Parra Ana
Published: May 2021

En tiempos de pandemia la clave del éxito en publicidad reside en encontrar el equilibrio de aunar la parte emocional y la racional, no obstante, a razón del alto nivel de saturación que hay en el mercado respecto a contenidos publicitarios, las emociones deben estar indudablemente en el centro de la relación con las marcas. Este trabajo analiza dos mensajes publicitarios de la marca Movistar Ecuador en redes sociales, una publicidad emocional y otra racional, con la finalidad de identificar cual genera mayor engagement en el contexto actual. La investigación es de tipo cualitativa observacional con base en una matriz que considera el estudio de tres categorías (la estrategia de comunicación, la multimedialidad y la interacción) y sus variables. De los resultados se destaca que la publicidad emocional además de generar un nivel de engagement mayor, contribuye con la creación de un sentimiento positivo hacia la marca; que su efectividad está condicionada por el conocimiento de las necesidades del consumidor y de los beneficios del producto y, que la plataforma social Facebook es un canal estratégico de interacción para marcas con productos o servicios de consumo masivo.
base de datos usuario-clientes de las redes sociales como estrategias de mercadotecnia
Authors: Sánchez-Johnson William , Pacheco-Molina Andrés , Alban-Alcivar Jhonny
Published: May 2021

El propósito de la presente investigación es promover el desarrollo de las ventajas competitivas empresariales, en lo relacionado al marketing estratégico en redes sociales, por lo que se planteó como objetivo en la presente investigación analizar las bases de datos usuarios-clientes de las redes sociales en la implementación de estrategia de mercadotecnia en la ciudad de Machala. La metodología aplicada fue exploratoria de carácter descriptivo con un enfoque cuantitativo basado en 12 indicadores claves que permitieron analizar la percepción de 320 pymes. La encuesta fue aplicada como instrumento de recolección de datos, mediante la plataforma formulario google con preguntas de opciones múltiples, cuya confiabilidad es validada mediante el Alfa de Cronbach, datos que se analizaron e interpretaron a través de los métodos de correlación en el programa estadístico IBM SPSS-27 para identificar las principales variables como redes sociales, las bases de datos usuarios clientes a partir de estrategias de mercadotecnia. Se concluye que mediante el engagement que produce las bases de datos de las redes sociales, las pymes desarrollen estrategia de mercadotecnia a los usuarios-clientes lo que permite comercializar los productos en todos los mercados del mundo.
TBE in Italy
Authors: Tagliapietra Valentina , Riccardo Flavia , Del Manso Martina , Rezza Giovanni
Published: May 2021

Italy is considered a low-incidence country for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe.1 Areas at higher risk for TBE in Italy are geographically clustered in the forested and mountainous regions and provinces in the north east part of the country, as suggested by TBE case series published over the last decade.2-5 A national enhanced surveillance system for TBE has been established since 2017.6 Before this, information on the occurrence of TBE cases at the national level in Italy was lacking. Both incidence rates and the geographical distribution of the disease were mostly inferred from endemic areas where surveillance was already in place, ad hoc studies and international literature.
TBE in Japan
Authors: Yoshii Kentaro
Published: May 2021

In Japan the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), one of mosquito-borne flaviviruses, has been widely endemic on the main and on the southern islands with more than 1,000 Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases reported annually in the late 1960s.1 In contrast, until 1993, no TBE case had ever been reported and it was considered that there was no endemic focus of TBEV.
TBE in Latvia
Authors: Zavadska Dace , Freimane Zane
Published: May 2021

Aggregated data on TBE cases in Latvia are available from 1955,1 but serological testing for TBE began in the 1970’s.2 Since TBE became notifiable in Latvia, epidemiological changes of disease incidence have been dramatic. Between 1990–2000 Latvia had the highest rates of TBE incidence in the world, ranging from 8 to 53 cases per 100,000 population.2 Although the incidence decreased significantly in the past 10 years to about half – from 14.58/100,000 in 2010 to 7.86/100,000 in 2018 – Latvia still ranks very high among all countries in Europe with an annual incidence of 11.45/100,000 in 2020. The distribution of TBE cases in Latvia varies between different regions with the highest incidence usually registered near the northwestern coast.
TBE in Serbia
Authors: Petrović Vladimir , Ristanović Elizabeta , Potkonjak Aleksandar
Published: May 2021

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) was first isolated in the former Yugoslavia in 1953 from the blood of infected human patients in Slovenia.1 The virus was isolated from ticks in 1954, also in Slovenia.2 Thereafter a number of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) foci were registered in the western part of the country, while in the Republic of Serbia such foci were not registered. In the period following 1969, no new infections with TBEV could be confirmed in the Republic of Serbia through the routine serological testing of samples from more than 1,000 patients with clinical signs of meningitis and encephalitis, as conducted in laboratories of the Institute of Immunobiology and Virology “Torlak” in Belgrade.3
TBE in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Authors: Desgrandchamps Daniel , Posfay-Barbe Klara M.
Published: May 2021

The first serological reports of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Switzerland date back to the early 1970s [T. Krech. Dissertation, University of Berne, 1980]. Surveillance started in 1984, and TBE became a notifiable disease in 1988. Most cases are reported between April and October with a tick bite exposure below an altitude of 1500-2000 meters.1,2
TBE in Ukraine
Authors: Nebogatkin Igor , Onishchuk Olga , Oleksandr Hnatiuk , Erber Wilhelm , Vuković-Janković Tamara
Published: May 2021

The available data indicate that infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the most common arbovirus infection in Ukraine. Natural TBE foci are mainly located in the Polissya territories (Volyn, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, and the Chernigiv region), as well as the Pre-Carpathian and Trans–Carpathian regions; a highly intensive distribution of TBEV was also observed in the entire mountain forest zone of Crimea and in Volinskij.
TBE in Croatia
Authors: Erber Wilhelm , Vuković-Janković Tamara
Published: May 2021

Even though tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) has been a notifiable disease in Croatia since 2007, there are no or only limited data available on the occurring tick species in the endemic areas, on the prevalence of TBE virus (TBEV) in ticks, its distribution in Croatia, and its genetic characteristics. Reporting of human cases also is very scarce. The Central European subtype of virus (TBEV-EU) appears to be present in Croatia.
Population responses to harvesting in fluctuating environments
Authors: Lee AM , Jarillo J , Peeters B , Hansen BB , Cao-García FJ , Sæther BE , Engen S
Published: May 2021

Achieving sustainable harvesting of natural populations depends on our ability to predict population responses to the combined effects of harvesting and environmental fluctuations while accounting for other internal and external factors that influence population dynamics in time and space. Here, we review recent research showing how spatial patterns and interspecific interactions can influence population responses to harvesting in fluctuating environments. We highlight several pathways through which harvesting can, often inadvertently, influence the dynamics and resilience to environmental fluctuations of both harvested and surrounding non-harvested populations and species. For instance, spatial models have shown that harvesting is expected to influence the spatial synchrony of population fluctuations, both of the harvested species and its competitors, predators and prey, with implications for population extinction risk. Dispersal and interspecific interactions can cause responses to harvesting in areas and species that are not themselves harvested. Harvesting that selectively targets certain groups of individuals, either intentionally or through for example spatially biased harvesting, can amplify environmentally induced population fluctuations by biasing the population structure towards individuals that are more sensitive to environmental variation. On the other hand, harvesting can in some cases buffer populations against the density-dependent effects of harsh climatic conditions, which are probably more common than previously acknowledged. Recent advances in modeling are providing new predictions that are highly relevant under global warming and now need to be tested empirically. We discuss how knowledge of these pathways can be used to increase the sustainability of harvesting.
Habitat use of adult Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis during the spawning season in the Sea of Japan: evidence for a trade-off between thermal preference and reproductive activity
Authors: Fujioka K , Sasagawa K , Kuwahara T , Estess EE , Takahara Y , Komeyama K , Kitagawa T , Farwell CJ , Furukawa S , Kinoshita J , Fukuda H , Kato M , Aoki A , Abe O , Ohshimo S , Suzuki N
Published: May 2021

To examine the habitat usage of adult Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF), electronic tagging was conducted in the Sea of Japan during May and June of 2012-2017. Archival tags were internally implanted and pop-up satellite archival transmitting tags were deployed; data on the horizontal movements and diving behaviours of 36 individual PBF were successfully retrieved. In the summer spawning season, the tagged PBF were concentrated near Sado Island and Oki Island in the Sea of Japan, and they were distributed widely to the southwest (near Tsushima Island) or northeast (near the Tsugaru Strait) in the autumn and winter. We obtained the first long-term tracking record (246 d) for adult PBF, and this individual exhibited residency in a known spawning region during the spawning season in the proximity of warm-core eddy features. This fish spent most of the daytime below the thermocline between 30 and 150 m depths where the surface ambient temperature was 26.0 ± 1.5°C, but at night it ventured into the warm surface layer. Its whole-body heat transfer coefficient increased when it experienced warm waters (≥24°C), which we suggest is a physiological response to avoid overheating. The mean peritoneal cavity temperature was only 1.8°C higher than the ambient temperature, compared with 6.9°C higher during the cooler autumn-winter period. Our hypothesis is that the warm surface temperatures found in the spawning grounds induce a physiology-reproduction trade-off in adult PBF, which must behaviourally and physiologically thermoregulate their body temperature to gain spatial and temporal access to oceanographic conditions that may promote larval survivorship and growth.