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COVID-19 Related Mental Health Effects in the Workplace: A Case of Fast-food Industry in Malaysia
Authors: Ghazali Hazrina , Abdul Rahim Nurul Zayanah binti , Ismail Nurul Ashikin , Bin Othman Mohd Amar Ridham , Ishak Maisarah 
Published: February 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the fast-food industry adversely. Consequently, the employee's responsibility is expanding, they are stressed over their well-being also in light of the fact that they are in touch with individuals consistently. This might increase the stress and tension alongside contributing to mental health issues among the employees. However, little attention has been paid to this issue in Malaysia towards a deep understanding of the influential factors. Thus, the goal of this study is to identify the influential factors and the most consequential factor that cause mental health issues among fast food employees in the workplace during pandemics as well as to examine the relationship between the influence factors and fast-food employees' mental health. Quantitative research data has been gathered among 161 fast food workers in Malaysia to determine the workload, job satisfaction, work environment, and salary to deal with employees' mental health. The convenience sampling method was used to select fast food restaurants for the study. Besides, personal contact was used to approach the fast-food workers, who were then snowballed into participating. The data was collected by using a self-administered questionnaire through google form. Then, the data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. Multiple regression was conducted to identify employees’ mental health using the aforementioned four variables, and the findings revealed that 52% of the variance in employees’ mental health was explained by workload, job satisfaction, work environment, and salary. In addition, the findings gathered from this study indicated a favorable correlation between employees' mental health and both workload and work environment. Meanwhile, researchers found that employees' mental health was weakly positively correlated with both their job satisfaction and their salary. This research attempts to encourage managers in focusing on these four criteria in order to improve employee well-being.
Collaboration in Publication: Can We Practice What We Preach?
Authors: Jin Yao “Henry” , Swanson David , Ashenbaum Bryan 
Published: February 2023

Abstract
As editors it is our intent to continually improve the quality of both published articles for our readers and reviews received by our authors here at Transportation Journal. With that purpose in mind, this article seeks to draw parallels between the editorial review process and supply chain collaboration, helping us practice what we teach. Importantly, the review process is intended to co-create value among authors and reviewers under the guidance of the editors. While Transportation Journal already has a core group of scholars who excel in both roles as authors and reviewers, our goal is for this editorial to serve as a guide for our extended network of contributors to adopt an enhanced, collaborative approach. In doing so, we believe that the intended results will ultimately lead us toward production process that is at an even higher quality to generate even greater value for the community.
A Modernized Framework for Transportation Decision-Making in a Hyper-Integrated Global Supply Chain Environment
Authors: Goldsby Thomas J. , Hoang Thu Trang , Stank Theodore P. , Bell John E. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAt the turn of the century, firms struggled to make transportation decisions in increasingly integrated supply chains that routinely stretched around the world. In “A Framework for Transportation Decision Making in an Integrated Supply Chain” (Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 5 [2]: 71–77) T. P. Stank and T. J. Goldsby proposed an original transportation decision-making framework to address the need. The framework is cited over 250 times in the academic literature and referenced by firms seeking to optimize cost-service tradeoffs in an environment characterized by higher levels of market freedoms, service innovation, and supply chain collaboration. Since the year 2000, though, the digital revolution, customer expectations, and supply chain resilience concerns have given rise to new demands for transportation decision-making, with operations residing in a hyper-integrated and further globally entrenched state. Therefore, we revisit Stank and Goldsby’s original framework to review major transportation decision areas and devise contemporary mechanisms to address the modern business environment. Our framework highlights the rapid and interdependent nature of today’s corporate transportation decisions to help firms tackle current business needs and long-term strategic interests. We also seek to illuminate prospective avenues for research endeavor.
Bernice Johnson Reagon—In Celebration of Her Eightieth Birthday (October 4, 1942): A Preliminary Inquiry and Invitation to New Generations of Activist Scholars for Further Research
Authors: Early James Counts , Horowitz Amy 
Published: February 2023

AbstractDr. Bernice Johnson Reagon is a groundbreaking contributor to the field of folklore studies. Reagon's career as a historian, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, founding participant in the Association of African and African American Folklorists, and founder and director of the Smithsonian Institution's Program in Black Culture provides a body of scholarly perspectives and interpretations for folklore studies that encompasses community-based renditions of history, public culture, and deeper theorizing about the construct of authenticity in folklore studies. Her significance to folklore studies is yet to be examined in depth, and this article is a call to the field to do so.
Trading Female Bodies: The Unbearable Lightness of Prejudice inSole bruciatoby Elvira Dones
Authors: Radi Lidia 
Published: February 2023

AbstractIn November 2021, in an act of despair, Adelina Sejdini, an Albanian woman who had bravely denounced her pimps and captors, put an end to her life by throwing herself into the Tiber River in Rome. Adelina was one of the numerous Albanian women kidnapped at a very young age in her own country and destined to the sex trafficking market in Italy. She endured the unspeakable violence of her tormentors, but she could not survive the systemic failures and rigid migration laws that left her hopeless and isolated. This article will address the issue of sex trafficking in Italy from the perspective of the young Albanian women who were forced into it, as described in Elvira Dones's Sole bruciato. More specifically, I will examine how prejudice spread through the Italian media played a significant role in facilitating the institutional mechanisms that kept Albanian women prisoners despite the clear evidence of their abuse.
Valuing Environmental Damages: Fundamental Issues and Methods
Authors: Leucci Francesca 
Published: February 2023

Valuing Environmental Damages: Fundamental Issues and Methods
Ecological destruction is one of the greatest challenges of our times. When it is human-based and directly caused by risky activities, liability can play a role in addition to all other regulatory and market-based tools. From a legal perspective, liability primarily aims for victim compensation, whereas, from an economic perspective, its main goal is deterrence. This can be achieved by inducing potential polluters to invest in care (ex ante) in order to minimise expected losses (ex post). Yet, several issues might undermine the possibility to achieve either compensation or deterrence. The aim of this article is to examine how different methods of damage assessment in litigation can enhance or undermine the goal of environmental liability from an economic perspective. More precisely, the overarching research question is whether the available methods of damage assessment are likely to pursue deterrence in an efficient manner. The article is thus structured in the following way. First, the theory of tort law and economics is reviewed to explain how damages should be theoretically assessed to achieve deterrence. Secondly, drawing on the scholarship of environmental economics, advantages, drawbacks and practical use of traditional methods of environmental damage assessment are illustrated. Lastly, conclusions will be drawn based on the comparison of these methodologies in view of providing judges with a cost-effective and ‘on average’ accurate valuation technique, taking also into account the recent ecosystem service approach to damage assessment.
Los foros virtuales: análisis y propuestas para su mejora
Authors: Moreno Anota Zoila Elena , Viveros Contreras Rodolfo , Medina Mendoza Valentín 
Published: February 2023

Los foros virtuales se han convertido en una de las principales herramientas didácticas de los cursos en línea. En el presente artículo se presenta un análisis de algunas metodologías para valorar la pertinencia de éstos desde una perspectiva pedagógica; se retoman algunas investigaciones realizadas en la Universidad Veracruzana-México respecto a los principales resultados que se han obtenido para la generación de aprendizaje significativo, así como de metodologías de distintos autores que han aportado ideas para su comprensión. Por ello, se analizan distintos tipos de foros y se revisan sus principales áreas de oportunidad. Se enuncian propuestas de mejora, basadas en los beneficios que aporta la realidad virtual e intentando recuperar la condición humana. Partimos del supuesto que el uso de la tecnología es relevante en la medida en que existe el sustento didáctico que propicia la construcción de conocimiento a partir de los medios y las herramientas. Creemos que se continúa privilegiando la palabra como la principal vía de comunicación y se dejan de lado la imagen, el video, y entornos amigables que facilitan la convivencia en los escenarios virtuales y que pudieran favorecer a estudiantes que tienen diferentes estilos de aprendizaje.
La Paz positiva imperfecta: malentendidos, ambivalencia hacia la guerra, alternativas noviolentas
Authors: Telleschi Tiziano 
Published: February 2023

La Paz positiva está muy instalada en los Estudios para la Paz como un estado originario ‘bueno’ (del hombre, de la sociedad) que se ha roto, pero que se puede restaurar a través de la mitigación/eliminación de factores negativos, ya sean desigualdades, tecnología deshumanizante, instituciones corruptas, asimetrías de poder. Como si se dijera que lo negativo/mal es un accidente de la historia y, combatiéndolo con medios positivos (empatía, caridad, bienestar, empoderamiento, interdependencia económica, acuerdos internacionales, etc.), habrá que reencontrarse con el bien/positivo: idea de paz y sociedad futura libres de conflictos.
Esta versión imperfecta no ha considerado la dialéctica de los opuestos en su pleno sentido, acabando por desterrar las concepciones que suscitan distinciones sobre la 'bondad' del hombre. Los tradujo casi solo en aforismos intimidatorios, difundiendo ambivalencia hacia la guerra. La teoría del contrato (Hobbes) quiere mostrar que el Estado tiene el papel de mediador y controlador de las tendencias egoístas y destructivas de los individuos; de esta forma es garante de acuerdos entre individuos para la seguridad mutua (propiciando así la idea de sociedad civil). La sociabilidad (Rousseau) se entiende como un acto secundario, no natural, inventado por el ser humano por miedo al otro y a lo desconocido, movido por pasiones en parte buenas y en parte negativas. En Vom Kriege (von Clausewitz) la guerra es una tragedia que conduce a un mal uso de la política: explicarla en sus matrices y técnicas tiene como objetivo elaborar estrategias para hacer tanto la guerra como la paz.
Hoy el relato en imágenes de la guerra oculta su carácter trágico y realza la impersonalidad de los efectos, trastornado la compatibilidad entre medios positivos y negativos: suscita emociones fuertes que reducen las posibilidades de ritualización del conflicto, accediendo a la descarga de tensión a través de medios negativos (agresión, violencia, armas). Cambiando la narrativa: pensar la paz como un equilibrio conflictivo temporal encaminado a un ideal de convivencia; desatender el habitus de la indulgencia hacia la guerra; confiar el fin de la superación de la guerra a la noviolencia.
TREE COVER, PATCH STRUCTURE AND PATCH ISOLATION CORRELATE WITH PATTERNS OF TUFTED TIT‐SPINETAIL (LEPTASTHENURA PLATENSIS) OCCURRENCE IN ESPINAL FOREST REMNANTS FROM EAST‐CENTRAL ARGENTINA
Authors: Palacio Facundo Xavier 
Published: February 2023

Abstract ∙ The Tufted Tit‐Spinetail (Leptasthenura platensis) is a common species from the southern Neotropical Region, but several ecological aspects, such as abundance patterns and habitat use, remain poorly known. I studied the relationship between Tufted Tit‐Spinetail presence and characteristics of native forest patches (tree cover, patch area and interpatch distance) in eastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The probability of presence increased with tree cover and patch area and decreased with interpatch distance. Occurrence probability also decreased from summer to winter. Although the Tufted Tit‐Spinetail is not considered a species under threat, my results show that habitat features related to forest fragmentation are major factors explaining occurrence patterns in forest patches, and suggest that it could be a species sensitive to fragmentation. Resumen ∙ La cobertura de árboles, la estructura del parche y el aislamiento de los parches se correlacionan con los patrones de ocurrencia del Coludito Copetón (Leptasthenura platensis) en remanentes de bosque del Espinal del centro‐este de ArgentinaEl Coludito Copetón (Leptasthenura platensis) es una especie común del sur de la región Neotropical, pero varios aspectos de su ecología, como patrones de abundancia y uso de hábitat, son escasamente conocidos. Estudié la relación entre la presencia de Coludito Copetón y características de parches de bosque nativo (cobertura de árboles, área del parche y distancia entre parches) en la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. La probabilidad de presencia de Coludito Copetón aumentó con la cobertura arbórea y el área del parche, y disminuyó con un incremento en la distancia entre parches. La probabilidad de presencia también disminuyó desde el invierno hacia el verano. Aunque no es considerada una especie bajo amenaza, mis resultados muestran que ciertas características del hábitat asociadas a la fragmentación representan factores clave que explican patrones de ocupación en parches de bosque, y apoyan la idea de que sería una especie sensible a la fragmentación.
SELECCIÓN DE CAVIDADES POR LA GOLONDRINA AZUL CUBANA (PROGNE CRYPTOLEUCA) EN UN ÁREA URBANA
Authors: García-Lau Ianela , Vives Pérez Ailet 
Published: February 2023

RESUMEN ∙ La Golondrina Azul Cubana (Progne cryptoleuca) es un ave migratoria Neotropical pobremente estudiada, que solo cría en el archipiélago cubano. Algunas cavidades artificiales presentes en las ciudades constituyen un sitio de nidificación alternativo para los individuos de esta especie. Entre 2012 y 2015, se examinaron las características de las cavidades disponibles y potencialmente usadas como sitio de nidificación por la Golondrina Azul Cubana en la mayor colonia reproductiva existente en La Habana. Las cavidades usadas por la Golondrina Azul Cubana se caracterizaron por estar ubicadas entre 18–36 m de altura (cavidades más altas entre las disponibles), orientadas hacia áreas abiertas, expuestas al sol en algún momento del día, con una sola entrada y donde la accesibilidad es mínima. No obstante, la altura de la cavidad fue la única variable que discriminó entre las cavidades usadas y no usadas. El uso de las cavidades más altas podría optimizar las actividades de forrajeo de este insectívoro aéreo, así como la evasión de posible competidores. Futuros estudios podrían estar dirigidos a evaluar el efecto de este y otros factores (ej., presencia de competidores potenciales en el área) sobre el uso de cavidades y el éxito reproductivo de la Golondrina Azul Cubana.ABSTRACT ∙ Cavity selection by the Cuban Martin (Progne cryptoleuca) in an urban area The Cuban Martin is a poorly known Neotropical migratory bird that only breeds on the Cuban archipelago, Greater Antilles. The species is an obligate secondary cavity nester that has taken to using artificial cavities in man‐made structures within cities. Between 2012 and 2015, we examined the characteristics of available cavities and potential nest‐ sites of the largest breeding colony of Cuban Martin known in Havana, Cuba. Cavities used by the Cuban Martin were found to be between 18–36 m of height (the highest‐situated cavities among those available), oriented toward open areas, exposed to the sun for some duration during the day, contained only one entrance hole, and had minimal accessibility. However, cavity height was the only variable that discriminated between used and unused cavities. We hypothesize that occupying the highest cavities may optimize foraging activities by this aerial insectivore and avoid potential nest competitors. Future studies should assess the effect of this and other factors (e.g., presence of potential competitors in the area) on use of cavities and reproductive success of the Cuban Martin.
GEOPHAGY IN PFRIMER'S PARAKEET (PYRRHURA PFRIMERI), A CRITICALLY THREATENED AND ENDEMIC PARAKEET OF DRY FORESTS IN CENTRAL BRAZIL
Authors: Dornas Tulio , Pesqueiro Marcos Filipe , Luiz Edson Ribeiro , Pinheiro Renato Torres 
Published: February 2023

ABSTRACT ∙ Geophagy refers to the behavior of ingesting soil by animals which has often been reported for parrots (Psittacidae), and is hypothesized to have a detoxifying function and/or to provide essential minerals. Here, we document this behaviour in Pfrimer’s Parakeet (Pyrrhura pfrimeri), an endangered species that inhabits dry forest environments in central Brasil. Between 2012 and 2014, we observed four cases of geophagy in this species in the states of Tocantins and Goiás. All observations took place near streams where parrots were recorded scraping at limestone walls and rocky outcrops. This is the first record of geophagy for this species, besides expanding the known geographic distribution of this behavior eastwards in South America.RESUMO ∙ Geofagia em Tiriba‐de‐pfrimer (Pyrrhura pfrimeri), periquito endêmico e criticamente ameaçado das Mata Secas do Brasil‐Central Geofagia refere‐se ao comportamento da ingestão de solo por animais, o que tem sido frequentemente relatado para papagaios, periquitos e afins (Psittacidae). As hipótese que explicam este comportamento seria uma tentativa de desintoxicação ou para o fornecimento de minerais essenciais. Nós documentamos esse comportamento em Tiriba‐de‐pfrimer (Pyrrhura pfrimeri), espécie ameaçada de extinção que habita as Matas Secas da porção central do Brasil. Entre 2012 e 2014 foram observados quatro casos de geofagia para a espécie nos estados de Tocantins e Goiás. Todas as observações ocorreu próximo de córregos e as aves foram registradas raspando paredes de afloramentos rochosos. Este é o primeiro registro de geofagia para a espécie e amplia a distribuição geográfica deste comportamento para o leste da América do Sul.
VEGETATION, URBANIZATION, AND BIRD RICHNESS IN A BRAZILIAN PERIURBAN AREA
Authors: Florio Lessi Bruno , Rodrigues Pires José Salatiel , Florisvaldo Batisteli Augusto , MacGregor-Fors Ian 
Published: February 2023

ABSTRACT ∙ Birds have received special attention in urban areas. Due to their conspicuousness and quick response to habitat changes, they perfectly fit the requirements as a bioindicator group. In this study, we assessed the relationships between urbanization intensity and vegetation characteristics and bird richness in greenspaces of the Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. We found a significant positive relationship between exotic tree abundance and maximum tree height, and bird species richness; but no interaction effect between exotic tree abundance and maximum tree height. The results of this study suggest that the size and resources provided by trees are affecting bird richness in our study site. Although many of the resources (e.g., flowers, fruits, nesting sites) are provided by exotic plants in our study site, native ones were clearly underrepresented. Given the negative effects that exotic plant species can have on ecosystems, it is crucial to consider planting alternative native species that can offer resources similar to those currently available through exotic ones.RESUMO ∙ Vegetação, urbanização e riqueza de aves em uma área peri‐urbana Brasileira As aves tem recebido uma atenção especial em áreas urbanas por serem facilmente detectáveis e responderem facilmente às mudanças de habitat, enquadrando‐se perfeitamente como grupo bioindicador nesses ambientes. Neste estudo foram avaliadas as relações entre a intensidade da urbanização e as características da vegetação das áreas verdes e a avifauna da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil. Foi encontrado uma relação positiva entre a riqueza de espécies de aves e a abundância de árvores exóticas e altura máxima das árvores, mas nenhuma interação entre a abundância de árvores exóticas e altura máxima das árvores foi registrada. Os resultados deste estudo apontam que a quantidade de recursos oferecido pelas árvores e o tamanho delas afetam diretamente a riqueza de aves na área estudada. Muitos dos recursos (ej. flores, frutos, locais de nidificação) são fornecidos por plantas exóticas, pois as nativas estão sub‐representadas na área. Levando‐se em conta os efeitos negativos que as espécies exóticas podem exercer sobre os ecossistemas, é fundamental considerar espécies nativas alternativas que possam oferecer recursos semelhantes aos atualmente disponíveis através das espécies exóticas.
NOTAS SOBRE ANIDACIÓN Y CUIDADO MATERNAL DEL COLIBRÍ ESMERALDA HONDUREÑO (AMAZILIA LUCIAE) EN EL VALLE DE AGALTA, HONDURAS
Authors: Rodriguez Fabiola Grissel , Escoto Dorian , Mejía Ordoñez Thelma , Ferrufino-Acosta Lilian , Cruz Saby Y. , Larkin Jeffery L. 
Published: February 2023

Resumen ∙ El Colibrí Esmeralda Hondureño (Amazilia luciae) es la única ave endémica de Honduras. Esta especie en peligro habita valles intermontanos con bosques áridos espinosos, bosque semi‐deciduo o áreas abiertas con arbustos dispersos. Durante un año (agosto de 2014–julio de 2015) se llevaron a cabo búsquedas de nidos de Amazilia luciae. Se registraron 17 nidos los cuales fueron monitoreados. La mayoría de los nidos (N = 15) se encontraron entre enero y marzo. Los nidos tuvieron forma de copa y se registró el uso de nueve especies de plantas nativas como sustrato. El ciclo reproductivo, desde construcción hasta que los polluelos dejan el nido, fue de 42 días. Los nidos encontrados contenían 1–2 huevos o polluelos. Finalmente se documentaron 14 ocasiones de cuidado maternal hacia juveniles fuera del nido. Estos resultados ayudarán a guiar estudios futuros, así como informar a participantes de esfuerzos locales de conservación dirigidos a beneficiar esta especie.Abstract ∙ Notes on the nesting and maternal care of the Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae) in the Agalta Valley, Honduras The Honduran Emerald (Amazilia luciae) is the only endemic bird in Honduras. This endangered hummingbird inhabits intermontane valleys with arid thorn forests, semi‐deciduous forest or open habitat with dispersed shrubs. During one year (August 2014–July 2015) we conducted searches for Honduran Emerald nests. We found and monitored 17 nests. Most nests (N = 15) were found between January and March. Nests were cup‐shaped and nine native plant species were recorded as substrate. The nesting cycle, from nest construction to fledging, takes approximately 42 days. Nests contained 1–2 eggs or nestlings. We documented 14 occasions of maternal care towards juveniles outside of the nest. This study will help guide future studies as well as promote local conservation efforts.