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Core Competencies and Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Air-Cargo Forwarding: Evidence from Taiwan
Authors: CHENG YUNG-HSIANG , YEH CHIAN-YU 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This study aims to identify the core competencies of the air-cargo forwarding industry and to investigate the relationship between core competencies and sustainable competitive advantage (SCA). This study therefore adopts the resource-based view of the firm to examine the cause-and-effect relationships of internal dimensions such as resources, capabilities, and logistics services on SCA in the air-cargo forwarding industry. In addition, several external factors affecting SCA were examined. Structural equation modeling was used to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis between the survey data and theoretical framework. Results indicate that resources, capabilities, and logistics services all positively influence SCA. Capabilities are considered to be the most essential internal dimension influencing the SCA of air-cargo forwarders. In terms of the capabilities dimension, staff capability to provide better customer service was the critical factor. In addition, strategy alliances are regarded as the essential source of external assistance in achieving SCA. The results of this study will be useful for conducting future strategic planning of air-cargo forwarding.
Horizontal Cooperation in Transport and Logistics: A Literature Review
Authors: CRUIJSSEN FRANS , DULLAERT WOUT , FLEUREN HEIN 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This article presents a broad review of horizontal cooperation in transport and logistics. This topic is fast gaining momentum in the logistics sector and is thus highly relevant from a practical point of view. Moreover, horizontal cooperation is also interesting from a theoretical perspective because it can be approached by various disciplines, offering a forum for economists, operations researchers, and psychologists, among others. The purpose of this article is to provide a starting point for intensified future research on the topic of horizontal cooperation. In addition to a discussion of various types of horizontal cooperation and closely related literature, the drivers, impediments, and facilitators are reviewed and supported by an extensive bibliography.
Postponement Application in Greater China and its Related Determinants
Authors: HUANG YU-YING , LI SHYH-JANE 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Postponement has a long history in both practical applications and academic literature. However, past empirical research has almost always been conducted in the Western countries. The purpose of this study is to investigate the current situations of postponement application in Greater China (which includes Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) and to verify the effects of some determinants (i.e., business environment uncertainty, administration factors, IS maturity, and industry characteristics). This study conducted a questionnaire survey that encompassed large manufacturers across three industries. The result indicates that postponement application in Greater China is growing, and the degree is higher than that indicated by previous findings in some Western countries. Business environment uncertainty, administration factors, and IS maturity all have positive effects on postponement application, while industry-specific variations truly influence the presented styles of postponement strategies. In summary, the findings of this study may provide another viewpoint that is different from what we are used to seeing in the Western studies.
Why Do Carriers Use Owner Operators in the U.S. For-Hire Trucking Industry?
Authors: HAN CHAODONG , CORSI THOMAS M. , GRIMM CURTIS M. 
Published: June 2022

AbstractUsing the theoretical lenses of transaction cost economics and the structure-conduct-performance paradigm, this article examines the rationale for U.S. for-hire trucking carriers' use of owner operator contract drivers. The analysis employs a cross-sectional financial and operational data set from the U.S. Department of Transportation on the largest U.S. for-hire trucking carriers. Regression results show that the use of specialized equipment and the engagement in less-than-truckload services reduce the use of owner operators. These findings provide a strong support for Williamson's core notion of asset specificity as a driver of make-or-buy decisions. Results also demonstrate that higher segment concentration levels reduce the use of owner operators. This suggests that lack of segment competition may facilitate a higher level of vertical integration among for-hire trucking carriers as evidenced by a greater reliance on employee drivers as opposed to contract owner operators.
Diversity in Business-to-Business Information Exchange: An Empirical Analysis of Manufacturers and their Trading Partners
Authors: PORTERFIELD TOBIN E. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This article examines the performance implications of information exchange in industrial supply chains. While existing literature has addressed the critical role of information exchange in supply chain integration, existing studies fail to address the specific characteristics of information exchange that affect performance. Through a transaction cost economics theoretical lens, hypotheses are developed and tested to explore the effects of information volume and information diversity on firm performance. The hypotheses are tested using an original dataset of twenty-three manufacturing firms that exchange information with their trading partners using an electronic intermediary. Results indicate a positive relationship for information volume and a negative relationship for information diversity as related to firm performance.
A Case Study Approach to Exploring Resilient Pedagogy During Times of Crisis
Authors: Clum Katie , Ebersole Elizabeth , Wicks David , Shea Munyi 
Published: June 2022

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and the ensuing public health crisis, thousands of higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide have had to grapple with rapid pivots to emergency remote online learning modalities with relatively little time to prepare, and the need to maintain these modalities continues to extend longer than most institutions anticipated. However, this is not the first time HEIs have had to enact an emergency switch to online learning in a time of crisis, and there is perhaps much to be learned from examining the experiences of institutions that have been through this before. Resilient pedagogy is an emerging field in education, but it is intrinsically tied to online learning in a crisis insofar as it describes the ability to intentionally and effectively shift instructional tactics given a change in environment or context. Using a case study approach, this paper explores indicators of resilient pedagogy in emergency pivots to online learning following crisis situations—including the COVID-19 pandemic—in the United States, New Zealand, and South Africa. The data informing this research are qualitative, derived from interviews with faculty members and students in each higher education context.
SUBJECT-SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING OF GIFTEDNESS IN THE BRITISH EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Bartosh Olena 
Published: June 2022

Early detection, education and upbringing of gifted children is one of the main tasks of improving the education system. It is important that individuals endowed with a special gift have the opportunity to discover and use it for self-affirmation, the right choice of profession. The purpose of the article is to consider the content of subject-specific criteria for the classification of gifted persons in the British educational environment. Research methods: analysis and synthesis of scientific literature (to clarify key concepts of research), systematization (in order to identify existing scientific approaches to solving the problem), theoretical generalization (to formulate the final provisions and conclusions). The study found that British researchers are proposing to identify gifted students according to subject-specific criteria, which allows them to identify those students who may be exceptional in one or more school subjects. For each area, a set of predictable behaviors is offered, the demonstration of which can help identify giftedness and talent. British researchers recommend using any list of characteristics in the classification of gifted people as a starting point for thinking about giftedness and talent, rather than as a diagnostic tool. Clear, objective and useful criteria are needed to identify the most capable learners and meet their needs. The choice of criteria for assessing and / or identifying giftedness is case-specific. Criteria may vary depending on the age and / or talents being evaluated and need to be supported by a body of evidence. Ultimately, decisions about which students should be considered gifted and talented are the responsibility of teachers and schools.
CONTENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS FOR PEDAGOGICAL INTERACTION IN THE PROCESS OF STUDYING PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Authors: Mykhniuk Serhii 
Published: June 2022

The aim of the article is to analyze the content of professional training of future social workers for pedagogical interaction in the process of studying professional courses. Research methods applied: analysis to study scientific sources on the research problem, comparison to explain the scientific positions of scientists, interpretation − to comment on scientific sources. The article considers the content of professional training of future social workers in the process of studying professional courses. The essence of the concept of «content of study» and «content of education» in domestic and foreign scientific schools is clarified. It is established that the main problems of designing the content of vocational training of future social workers are the lack of consistency of the content of vocational training with the practice of social work; the difficulty of taking into account in the content of professional training the specifics of the activities of various social institutions; lack of informal component in the content of professional training of future social workers; insufficient consideration in the content of preparation of positive foreign experience and its simple copying; low level of orientation of the content of training on modern interactive forms and methods of educational activity. The content analysis of working programs of academic courses included in the list of professional courses is carried out. In the course of content analysis, the criteria were used that allowed the division of all courses into three groups: directly related to the formation of students' readiness for pedagogical interaction; partially applicable; does not apply. The following criteria were chosen: the criterion of a common thesaurus; target criterion; functional criterion. The conclusion is made about the low level of target orientation of the content of professional training of social workers on the formation of students' readiness for pedagogical interaction, which in turn increases the need to find new technological ways of forming readiness in the study of professional courses.
Variations in habitat metrics along plantation chronosequences: contrasting tree plantations in subtropical forest and grassland
Authors: Santoandré Santiago , Filloy Julieta , Zurita Gustavo A. , Isabel Bellocq M. 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThe increasing demand for raw materials favours habitat conversion into tree plantations in different biomes over the world. In Argentina, fast-growing plantations occur in physiognomically contrasting biomes, such as the subtropical forest and grassland. Our objectives were to analyze variations in basic habitat metrics and their similarity to the natural habitat along pine plantation cycles, and to compare those patterns between plantations developing in a subtropical forest and a grassland biome. In each biome we selected pine stands of eight ages to represent the environmental gradient of the forest cycle, and natural areas. At each site we estimated the temperature, thermal variability, relative humidity, and percentage coverage of herbaceous plants, shrubs and canopy. We explored environmental similarity between plantations and the natural habitat. In general, patterns of the environmental variables along plantation chronosequences were similar between plantations developing in different biomes. As expected, opposite patterns of similarity in most environmental variables between plantations and the natural habitat were observed along chronosequences developing in contrasting biomes. The time period of high environmental similarity between plantations and the natural environment was longer in the subtropical forest than in the grassland. Our results have implications for land use planning and biodiversity conservation.
Changes in the forest structure of the Bashkortostan Republic over two decades
Authors: Baiturina Regina , Gabdelkhakov Aydar , Gabdrakhimov Kamil , Yanbaeva Vasilina 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This paper aimed to study the distribution of the main tree species in the Republic of Bashkortostan (RB) in a transforming climate and compare the results for the last decades. The analysis was based on the forest fund data, forest management documents, route surveys and field studies, and conducted by generally established forestry methods. The trial plots had identical soil conditions. The paper considers the impact of climate on the forest resources of the RB located at the junction of the Urals with the West Siberian Lowland, the Cis-Ural plain and steppe belt with diverse vegetation. The floristic composition of the republic is varied and includes about 1700 species of higher plants. Comprehensive research was followed by field results comparison. In 1998–2018, the area of soft-leaved species, primarily Betula pendula Roth and Tilia cordata Mill. increased by 70.8 (39%) and 74.2 thousand hectares (32%), respectively; the share of coniferous Picea and Abies declined by 57.9 thousand hectares – 15%, short-trunk Quercus robur L. lowered by 34% and the high-trunk one decreased by 6% and Acer by 8%. The conducted study suggests a significant increase in destructive insects. Spruce forests will suffer, because there is a reduction in the area by 20% over 20 years. Thus, there has been a gradual displacement of forest species. Forestry challenges and the sustainable ecological balance both in the republic and the planet as a whole require further joint efforts of scientific and environmental organisations and authorities for forecasting transformational processes and developing measures to address them.
The effect of implementation on successful forest management policy, moderated by actor-network and stakeholder collaboration
Authors: Drasospolino  , Supriyono Bambang , Haryono Bambang Santoso , Domai Tjahjanulin 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Knowing and analyzing the effect of the successful implementation of forest management policies mediated by community empowerment by moderating a network of actors and stakeholder collaborations. This study uses a quantitative approach to examine specific populations and samples. The research instrument is a questionnaire. The sample in this study were 100 people around the KPHP Model Yogjakarta. The analytical tool used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) WarpPLS and IPA approaches. Communication, resources, environmental conditions, and relationships between organizations have a direct and significant effect on community empowerment, and the empowerment variable has a direct and significant effect on the successful implementation of forest management policies. The variables that do not directly affect the disposition and organizational structure variables do not significantly influence community empowerment. The influence of actor-networks and stakeholder collaborations as moderation which strengthens implementation of community empowerment and successful implementation is a novelty in research.
Optimizing the pine wood drying process using a critical diffusion coefficient and a timed moistening impulse
Authors: Tamme Hannes , Muiste Peeter , Tamme Valdek 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This article demonstrates that it is possible to optimize the drying process for pine wood in two independent ways. Those ways involve either the use of the critical diffusion coefficient (DC) which is determined by the experiment shown below, and/or the drying air moistening impulse in the second drying phase. When processing data which has been gained from the pine wood drying experiment, both coincidences and differences were found when compared to the results from a simulation of the drying process which was carried out using the same drying schedule. There is a relatively good level of agreement between the drying experiment and the simulation results of TORKSIM v5.11 simulation program in the case of the simulated and experimentally determined drying curves. The magnitude of numerical values for the DC agrees with this finding, as do the wood's moisture profile in the final phase of the drying experiment at 142 hours, the simulated and measured wood surface temperatures from the beginning of drying to a point at 60 hours into the process, and the simulated wood stresses when compared with the maximum values for the electrical surface-core ratio (ESCR) graph, as determined by the experiment. It was found that the DC's numerical value decreases sharply by about 1.5 times after transitioning from the first drying phase to the second drying phase.
RANCANG BANGUN APLIKASI GAME MATEMATIKA UNTUK PENYANDANG TUNAGRAHITA BERBASIS MOBILE
Authors: Saputra Very Hendra , Darwis Dedi , Febrianto Endi 
Published: June 2022

Mentally disabled is the condition of a person experiencing mental retardation. This situation results in a person experiencing barriers in one or more basic psychological processes include the use of oral and written language problems. Based on interviews with SD SLB teachers, mental disabled in numeracy learning more interested in learning media audio visual because students more enthusiastic and enjoyed the learning process. This research designs and develops learning media form of educational games for the introduction of numbers 1-100 and calculations 1-20 for student using Construct 2. The development method used Multimedia Development Life Cycle (MDLC) which includes concept, design, collecting material, assembly, testing distribution. The game has been developed gets a good response, because students enthusiastic and enjoy learning about the introduction and calculation of numbers. Based on the results of validation by experts to see the feasibility of the media obtained an average score of 42.5 which indicates the media appropriateness of being used as a learning media, based on the blackbox test, the application functions are running well. The results of the research in the form of this game can also be operated on android based handphone. Tunagrahita adalah kondisi seseorang mengalami keterbelakangan mental. Keadaan tersebut mengakibatkan seseorang mengalami hambatan pada satu atau lebih proses psikologis dasar yang mencakup penggunaan bahasa lisan maupun tulisan yang menyebabkan permasalahan perkembangan. Berdasarkan wawancara dengan guru SD SLB siswa penyandang tunagrahita pada pembelajaran berhitung lebih tertarik dengan media pembelajaran berupa audio visual karena siswa tunagrahita lebih antusias dan menikmati proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini merancang dan mengembangkan media pembelajaran berupa game edukasi pengenenalan angka 1-100 dan perhitungan 1-20 untuk anak tunagrahita mengunakan Software Construct 2. Metode pengembangan yang digunakan yaitu Multimedia Development Life Cycle(MDLC) yang meliputi concept, design, material collecting, assembly, testing dan distribution. Game yang telah dikembangkan mendapat respon yang baik dari guru dan orang tua, hal tersebut dikarenakan siswa tunagrahita lebih antusias dan menikmati pembelajaran tentang pengenalan dan perhitungan angka. Berdasarkan hasil validasi oleh ahli materi dan media untuk melihat kelayakan media diperoleh rata-rata skor 42,5 yang menunjukan bahwa media layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran serta berdasarkan uji blackbox, fungsi aplikasi sudah berjalan dengan baik. Hasil penelitian berupa game ini juga dapat di operasikan pada handphone berbasis android.
Long-segment fixation versus short-segment fixation with instrumentation of index vertebra for thoracolumbar fractures
Authors: Agrawal Harsh , Sharma Ayush , Singh Vijay , Naseem Atif , Gaddikeri Manojkumar , Amin Ankit 
Published: June 2022

Background:
We assessed and analyzed the clinical, perioperative, functional, and radiological outcomes of long- versus short-segment (SS) fixation of thoracolumbar spine fractures that included the index vertebra.

Methods:
We retrospectively evaluated 119 patients with thoracolumbar spine fractures (i.e., using AO classification system). The patient was followed up for a minimum of 1 year at which time the angles of correction were measured on lateral X-rays (i.e., using Cobb’s method). Neurological grading employed the Frankel’s grading system. Operative time, perioperative blood loss, and time to mobilization were also analyzed.

Results:
After 1 year, the loss of kyphosis was not significantly different between the two groups. Although there were no statistical differences in terms, regarding neurological outcomes, time to mobilization, or duration of hospitalization, the operative times and perioperative blood loss were significantly reduced in patients undergoing SS fixation.

Conclusion:
We determined the efficacy of SS fixation for thoracolumbar fractures including the index vertebra.
Project-Based Learning in Initial Teacher Education: The Practice of Three Higher Education Institutions in Portugal
Authors: Tempera Tiago , Tinoca Luís 
Published: June 2022

Future teachers first come into contact with diversified teaching strategies, such as Project-Based Learning, in initial teacher education programmes. Such strategies contrast with the type of methods that they experienced throughout their own schooling, which are essentially teacher centred. The present research aims to understand how Project-Based Learning is being integrated into the curriculum of primary school teachers’ initial teacher education programmes. The participants were three higher education institutions located in different regions of Portugal, all of which offer initial teacher education programmes for primary school teachers that include Project-Based Learning at some point. The data were collected through document analysis of the programmes’ curricula, as well as through semi-structured interviews with the programme coordinators in each institution. The results show that the institutions value Project-Based Learning and make an effort to include it in their programmes, whether in theoretical, didactical or practical terms. However, they encounter some difficulties in promoting more significant experiences that would enable the students to feel confident to use this strategy in their Supervised Teaching Practice internships.