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NPR - Farm Family Business Consultant Peer Group â€“ A Review
Creators: name: Betker, Terry
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Farm Management
subject: family
subject: farm
subject: management

description: It was not long ago when farmers were expected to be able to â€˜do everythingâ€™ on their farm. A farmerâ€™s broad skill set and abilities were directly connected to their strong sense of independence. Today, things are changing and while the foundation of multiple management skills sets still exists, it is far less common. There is a truism in business that applies to farming; a business typically outgrows its management. With farms becoming increasingly larger and more complex, the prevailing wisdom is that business-focused farmers cannot be all things to all aspects of managing their business. There is no one correct approach for filling the different resources required to augment afarmerâ€™s management skills. Some resources may already be in place, while others may not be being used effectively. The relationships with resources typically vary from casual, one-off interactions to regular and periodic. Management consultants or advisors can help with identifying and selecting appropriate resources. But there are inherent challenges that the management consultants themselves must address. Businesses are challenged to find consultants who have the multiple skill sets and experience to meet their specific needs. A multi-disciplinary approach is often the consultative model that best serves the family business. Farm businesses are often located in rural areas and business focus can be regional due to weather and soil types. The owners are generally the managers, and government subsidies and estate tax laws have helped to create the need for complex business structures. These dynamics result in a unique set of challenges in selling, pricing, collaborating and delivering family business consulting services. Farm families must have the confidence that the professional resources they are utilizing are providing them with unbiased information, the expertise required to meet their specific needs and complete transparency.
description: Nineteenth International Farm Management Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
X-ray emission from the M9 dwarf 1RXS J115928.5-524717 - Quasi-quiescent coronal activity at the end of the main sequence
Creators: name: Robrade, J.
name: Schmitt, J. H. M. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Methods: We analyse an XMM-Newton observation of 1RXS J115928.5-524717, an ultracool dwarf with spectral type M9 and compare its X-ray properties to those of other similar very late-type stars. Results: We clearly detected 1RXS J115928.5-524717 at soft X-ray energies in all EPIC detectors. Only minor variability was present during the observation and we attribute the X-ray emission to quasi-quiescent activity. The coronal plasma is described well by a two-temperature model at solar metallicity with temperatures of 2 MK and 6 MK and an X-ray luminosity of about L_x = 1.0 x 10^26 erg/s in the 0.2-2.0 keV band. The corresponding activity level of log L_x/L_bol = -4.1 points to a moderately active star. Altogether, X-ray activity from very low-mass stars shows similar trends to more massive stars, despite their different interior structure. 1RXSJ115928.5-524717 is, after LHS 2065, the second ultracool M9 dwarf that emits X-rays at detectable levels in quasi-quiescence. While faint in absolute numbers,both stars are rather X-ray active, implying the existence of an efficient dynamo mechanisms that is capable of creating magnetic activity and coronal X-ray emission.
description: accepted by A&A, 6 pages, 3 figures
title: Understanding the Link between E-waste and Air Pollution in Guiyu, China: Insights into Fine and Coarse Particulate Matters and Policy Responses
Creators: name: Li, Ailun
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University
Year: 2023
Subjects: School of environment and sustainability

description: 2023
description: The rapid development of electronic devices has led to the issue of improper disposal of electronic devices. E-waste can have many severe influences on both the environment and human beings. To better understand the knowledge of e-waste and air quality, this research evaluated the level of PM2.5 and PM10 to determine the impact of e-waste-related activities on air quality in Guiyu, China, and suggested policy recommendations based on the analysis results. In this research, we explored the relationship between e-waste and air quality through the lens of laws and regulations. The analysis used air quality and climate variables, including temperature, humidity, air pressure, precipitation, ground wind speed, and wind direction data. We reviewed selected national, provincial, and municipal laws and regulations. The research compared the existing air quality with the COVID-19 period to reflect the trends, and developed policy and management recommendations to improve the air quality in the region. The pollution rose diagram, and the HYSPLIT model were used to analyze pollution dispersion and interpret the results. We find that mean PM2.5 levels significantly decreased over the COVID-19 period, showing that the closure of e-waste-related activities in Guiyu as a result of rigorous laws had a significant positive influence on local air quality. This highlights the value of strict rules in reducing the impact of human activities on local air quality.
NPR - Agricultural Lender Education Can Directly And Indirectly Multiply Risk Management Education Efforts
Creators: name: Bruynis, C.L.
name: Clevenger, W.B.
name: Lewandowski, R.A.
name: Ward, B.W.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Risk and Uncertainty
subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: risk management
subject: education multiplier
subject: agriculture lender

description: Ohio State University Extension professionals organize and teach one-day agricultural lender education seminars annually focused on management and broader industry topics affecting agriculture in the United States. While the three seminars in 2012 reached 97 agricultural lenders, these lenders reported having 9,500 farm customers with whom they plan to share the knowledge gained from OSU Extension. Knowledge gained was measured by using a retrospective pre/post survey instrument that lenders self-measured their before and after knowledge on seminar topics. Lenders improved their knowledge in risk management topics measured by a retrospective pre/post questionnaire using a six point Likert scale. Knowledge was gained on all seminar topics and ranged from 1.08 gain (Ohio Livestock Care Standards) to 1.90 gain (New Dairy Technologies). Knowledge gained will be used by lenders directly (speak with customers related to their farming operation), indirectly (use to review customer portfolios), and as background (professional development and industry awareness) with their farm customers. Three topics were identified as having high percentage of lenders directly using knowledge gained with customers: Farm Transition Planning Rational to Reality (76%), Examining Potential Profitability for 2013 (66%) and Returns to Farm Drainage (60%). Two topics were identified as having high percentage of lenders using knowledge gained as background use with customers: Many People and Less Poverty in 2050-Feeding the World (66%) and Ohio Energy Development-Wind, Solar, Gas (55%). Knowledge gained by lenders will reach a diverse demographic of farm customers based on the $2.5 billion agricultural portfolio reported by participating lenders. Participating agricultural lenders indicated that OSU Extension can best serve lenders and their customers by offering unbiased information for farmer customers, being a resource for lenders and providing updates, providing current trends in the agricultural industry and continuing extension at the county level. By evaluating the 2012 seminar participants, OSU Extension educators better understand the important multiplier effect of teaching a group of professional agricultural lenders and reaching nearly a hundredfold the number of Ohio farmers with the educational information.
description: Nineteenth International Farm Management Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
Two new compounds from edible mushroom Sarcomyxa edulis
Creators: name: Yao, Lan
name: Lv, Jian-Hua
name: Pan, Mei-Chen
name: Xing, Lei
name: Wang, Lu-Peng
name: Li, Chang-Tian
name: Liu, Shu-Yan
name: Li, Yu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Chemical investigation of the edible mushroom Sarcomyxa edulis led to the isolation of one new highly degraded sterol (1), and one new β-carboline alkaloid (2), along with nine known compounds (3-11) for the first time from this mushroom. The structures of new compounds were elucidated using HR-ESI-MS data and NMR spectroscopy. In addition, anti-inflammatory activity of new compounds was evaluated against lipopolysaccharide-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Compound 2 exhibited a good anti-inflammatory activity with IC50 value of 9.88 ± 0.48 μM, and compound 1 exhibited a weak inhibitory effect with IC50 value of 71.36 ± 5.11 μM.
title: Making Community Gardens Thrive: A Systematic Study of Factors Affecting the Development of Community Gardens in Greater Victoria
Creators: name: Ip, Sit Kei
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University
Year: 2023
Subjects: School of environment and sustainability

description: 2023
description: Community gardens around the world are increasingly recognized by the governments and the public for their socio-cultural and ecological benefits. They face a broad range of challenges, including land access, volunteer management, resources, and funding. By adopting the framework of agency and social capital, my research examines how community garden organizers in Greater Victoria overcome these challenges in establishing and sustaining community gardens. I conducted semi-structured interviews with fifteen research participants including community garden organizers, government officials, volunteers, and gardeners. The result shows that local community gardens mostly adopt informal structures and non-bureaucratic governance which renders them vulnerable to challenges during its establishment and development. While many community garden organizers are rich in social capital, it is found that individual agency is necessary throughout the process. The study also finds that the type of organizers’ motivation, quality of teamwork, and community support are the three main components conducive to community garden’s continuous development while succession planning and burnout are significant challenges to community garden organizers but rarely explored in the literature. The research result is not only applicable to community gardens, but also sheds light on how to support similar volunteer-led community initiatives.
NPR - In Pursuit Of Sustainability: The Use Of The Business Plan As A Management Tool For Growers
Creators: name: Ducasse, G.G.
name: Hurly, K.M.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: sustainability
subject: business plan
subject: management tool

description: The Sustainable Sugarcane Farm Management System SUSFARMSÂ® proposes that for the â€œProsperityâ€ pillar to be upheld, both a detailed agronomic and financial plan need to be put in place. This can be achieved through the development of a comprehensive business plan which provides an assessment of the farm business intervention requirements in order to develop the farming enterprise which include: crop establishment, infrastructure development, mentoring, capacity building, and other assistance in the daily operations of the business. This re-establishment of the farm economic infrastructure is essential to provide a base for sustained profitability. The paper stresses the important role of the entrepreneur who has to take responsibility for the plan and treat it like a living document which can, with assistance of skilled agronomic and economic extension staff, be used as an invaluable management tool to guide decisions on various aspects of the farming business.
description: Nineteenth International Farm Management Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
Lowest Order Constrained Variational calculation for Polarized Liquid 3He at Finite Temperature
Creators: name: Bordbar, G. H.
name: Karimi, M. J.
name: Vahedi, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have investigated some of the thermodynamic properties of spin polarized liquid $^3\mathrm{He}$ at finite temperature using the lowest order constrained variational method. For this system, the free energy, entropy and pressure are calculated for different values of the density, temperature and polarization. We have also presented the dependence of specific heat, saturation density and incompressibility on the temperature and polarization.
description: 17 pages, 7 figures. Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 27 (2008) in press
Digitalisierung und FDM.
Creators: name: Strauch, Annette
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: FDM
Forschungsdatenmanagement
Digitalisierung

description: Annette Strauch beleuchtet ihre Sicht auf den digitalen Wandel in der Hochschulbildung im Zusammenhang mit dem aktiven Forschungsdatenmanagement (FDM). Dabei hat sie vor allem das praxisbezogene, fächerübergreifende, fachspezifische und auch generische FDM im Blick.
title: The Bridges and Barriers to Outdoor Place-Based Learning within Secondary Schools in Alberta
Creators: name: Gilchrist, Rosalind
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University
Year: 2023
Subjects: School of environment and sustainability

description: 2023
description: My research focused on investigating what grade 7-12 teachers in Alberta believe outdoor place-based learning (PBL) to be and what they feel the bridges and barriers are to incorporating outdoor PBL into regular pedagogical practice. I found participants using the snowball sampling method after initially asking teachers and curriculum consultants I know and carried out individual semi-structured interviews with seven teachers, only five of which, due to scheduling difficulties, also took part in a focus group. I then used grounded theory to analyse my data as I collected it and developed a theory from the data gathered through thematic coding. My main finding was that my informants demonstrated a lack of understanding about what place-based learning is. Even with this lack of understanding, I was able to use my data to analyse the bridges and barriers to outdoor PBL. The topics I discerned fell into three broad categories: what a teacher can control, what a teacher can influence, and what a teacher cannot control, all regarding taking classes outside for PBL. Interestingly, the topics that fell under what teachers cannot control was the smallest category, indicating the majority of topics discussed either can be controlled or influenced positively by the teacher.
Shopping centre location analysis : sales volume estimating
Creators: name: Currie, David Gordon
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: This thesis is concerned with that part of retail location analysis which involves estimating the sales volume potential for a proposed shopping centre. It examines the practised methods and available models employed in the prediction of potential sales volumes. A survey of the literature dealing with techniques of sales volume estimation revealed that the theory behind sales volume estimating was somewhat disjointed, since the models and methods available emphasized different approaches and factors, and ignored or inadequately accounted for others. Furthermore, it was apparent that predictive accuracy was far from satisfactory with the presently available tools of analysis. It was felt that the problem revolved around the assumptions and factors inherent or absent in each model or method. Since estimating a potential sales volume for a proposed centre involved estimating the number of consumers who will patronize that centre, it becomes obvious that an accurate estimate of expected consumer patronage necessitates an understanding of the factors and influences which motivate consumers in their choice of a particular retail outlet in which to purchase desired merchandise. It was felt that by examining these determinants of consumer behaviour, some light could be shed on those factors which are inadequately recognized or represented in the various methods and models examined in this thesis. This thesis, then, first examines the validity and limitations of the many arguments, assumptions, concepts, and factors considered to be important in a discussion of the determinants of consumer patronage behaviour. It then examines the various models and methods in order to a) determine how adequately they recognize and incorporate these arguments, assumptions, concepts, and factors in their formulae or procedures, and b) evaluate their ability to produce theoretically sound, consistent predictions. The models and methods are found to be largely incapable of accurate and consistent predictions owing to their oversimplified and imprecise construction. Inadequately represented consumer patronage factors are presented which, if they were more explicitly recognized, would tend to improve the predictive capabilities of the models and methods. These factors are shown to be additional factors of attraction and resistance which influence the consumer in his choice of a shopping destination. The main conclusion presented is that if these factors were more precisely defined and quantified, and more explicitly recognized in the formulae, either through restructuring the parameters or through expanding the number of variables in the formulae, the descriptive and predictive capabilities of these models and methods might be improved with a corresponding decrease in the necessity for subjective judgment.
title: Deepening Our Understanding of Disaster Displacement: A Phenomenological Study of Sulphur, Louisiana
Creators: name: Ewert, Maya
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University
Year: 2023
Subjects: School of humanitarian studies

description: 2023
description: Climate-related disasters are increasing in the Anthropocene. A common outcome of disasters is displacement which complicates and extends recovery. Housing recovery is crucial to sustainable recovery. This thesis used a phenomenological framework to investigate the experiences of displaced persons in Sulphur, Louisiana, following Hurricane(s) Laura and Delta in 2020. An emphasis was placed on disaster displacement as perceived by those who experienced it to understand and address the challenges disaster survivors face during short and long-term recovery. The literature review provided a precursory explanation of relevant concepts to explain how disaster, vulnerability, resilience, recovery, and displacement were understood within the thesis. Whether voluntary or involuntary, displacement can be impacted by race, health, gender, social capital, and class.The central research question was: is the phenomenon of displacement experienced differentially among disaster survivors living in Sulphur, LA, following 2020’s Hurricane(s) Laura and Delta? The research was structured utilizing a qualitative methodology and an interpretive approach to inquiry. The primary method used was in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Most participants were women, all were white, and approximate ages ranged from 25 to 65. Several key themes arose from the data: social capital, access to resources, COVID-19, health, belonging, and compassion. The results of this study show that displacement was experienced differentially. The differences were caused by access to social and economic resources, health, and location. “Community” was broadly used by participants to discuss their support networks. Some recommendations for research and practice emerged: counseling as a standard practice, investing in social capital, using an equity lens, and further research. In the face of increasingly dangerous climate-related hazards, government assistance is needed to provide health care, basic necessities, and housing. Sustainable recovery requires long-term support networks that can identify and aid those most vulnerable to disaster impacts. Keywords: disaster, displacement, social capital, class, sustainable recovery, housing, health, community, Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Delta, Sulphur, Louisiana, Covid-19
title: Rights + Capacity = Access to Justice: A Visual Exploration of Housing Precarity for Five Equity-Deserving Groups
Creators: name: Moon, Kelly
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University
Year: 2023
Subjects: School of humanitarian studies

description: 2023
description: Five in-depth interviews paint a picture of housing precarity and bring a new visual model to life while illustrating the importance of addressing both rights and capacity as critical elements toward achieving more holistic justice outcomes. What does the axis of rights and capacity look like for five justice-deserving groups of people experiencing high vulnerability to housing insecurity? This study explores their stories and in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis, a visual framework is offered to advance our collective understanding of the core elements necessary to achieve just outcomes. The product of this research is a graphic model that demonstrates how access to housing justice is achievable only in addressing both the capacity and rights barriers faced by those without safe, affordable housing.
The history of conditions in the English law of contract
Creators: name: Peek, David Harvey
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The purpose of this thesis is to facilitate investigation and discussion of an area of contract law which is of great importance and in equally great confusion. The area concerns the concept of a condition and certain related problems in the performance of a contract. This field is vast and is discussed at length by all the modern contract writers. It is unnecessary to cite instances of modern problems or to refer to the many eloquent observations as to the intractability and plain awkwardness of the area, because my purpose is not to investigate the many difficult modern problems of performance but rather to facilitate their investigation and analysis. The treatment is purely historical, covering only the period up to the end of the eighteenth century. I am concerned not to tackle the ideas of 11 breach going to the root of the contract 11 , \failure of consideration\" \"fundamental breach\" and so on but rather to examine and to clarify the older and more basic concepts upon which these relatively modern ideas depend. The province of this work then is to examine the early concept of the condition and to trace its development from an early stage to that time about the end of the eighteenth century when the modern dichotomy between condition and warranty and its countless attendant problems started to evolve. The basic idea of condition and the dichotomy between condition and covenant will be traced from their origins in real property law through an evolutionary process in contract law up to the date mentioned. The changes in the nature of the condition precedent thus brought about the story of dependency and independency of covenants and the evolution of concurrent performance (concurrent conditions) are intertwined and will all be examined. No treatment of the development of many problems of performance through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has yet been produced. The field is so wide the interconnected factors and trains of development interlinked in such complexity that perhaps it never will be. And yet the attraction of this area of the law is that while so much remains far from settled at the present day the materials on which a settlement may be based are right at hand for the principles of discharge and performance of contract have been discussed in the courts for hundreds of years. It is my belief that one of the major causes of the confusion which exists today is a failure correctly to analyze certain ancient and basic concepts of the law and to perceive the changes sometimes subtle sometimes marked that these concepts have undergone over the years. Therefore this thesis will attempt to make some analysis of the origins and evolution of certain basic concepts an understanding of which is vital to an understanding of the modern law."
title: Emergency Shelters During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploration into the Needs of Women Fleeing Intimate Partner Violence
Creators: name: Parker, Caitlin
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University
Year: 2023
Subjects: School of humanitarian studies

description: 2023
description: Public Health Emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic give rise to distinctive and complex stressors which can increase intimate partner violence. This violence can lead to women fleeing their homes and into emergency shelters where specific needs are expressed. This study utilized a qualitative approach to explore what changes women’s shelter organizations have observed in the needs of women, how they have addressed these needs during the pandemic, and what impact these changes have had on the women. The findings highlighted the unique challenges organizations faced throughout the pandemic and how these organizations adapted to these challenges. The study illustrated that the circumstances surrounding the pandemic have required organizations to adopt and implement updated policies and procedures to increase opportunities for women to access their services and concludes with four recommendations for women’s shelters.
Inclusive Dielectron Production in Ar+KCl Collisions at 1.76 AGeV studied with HADES
Creators: name: The HADES Collaboration
name: Krizek, F.
name: Agakishiev, G.
name: Balanda, A.
name: Bellia, G.
name: Belver, D.
name: Belyaev, A.
name: Blanco, A.
name: Boehmer, M.
name: Boyard, J. L.
name: Braun-Munzinger, P.
name: Cabanelas, P.
name: Castro, E.
name: Chernenko, S.
name: Christ, T.
name: Destefanis, M.
name: Diaz, J.
name: Dohrmann, F.
name: Dybczak, A.
name: Fabbietti, L.
name: Fateev, O.
name: Finocchiaro, P.
name: Fonte, P.
name: Friese, J.
name: Froehlich, I.
name: Galatyuk, T.
name: Garzon, J. A.
name: Gernhaeuser, R.
name: Gil, A.
name: Gilardi, C.
name: Golubeva, M.
name: Gonzalez-Diaz, D.
name: Grosse, E.
name: Guber, F.
name: Heilmann, M.
name: Hennino, T.
name: Holzmann, R.
name: Ierusalimov, A.
name: Iori, I.
name: Ivashkin, A.
name: Jurkovic, M.
name: Kaempfer, B.
name: Kanaki, K.
name: Karavicheva, T.
name: Kirschner, D.
name: Koenig, I.
name: Koenig, W.
name: Kolb, B. W.
name: Kotte, R.
name: Kozuch, A.
name: Krasa, A.
name: Kruecken, R.
name: Kuehn, W.
name: Kugler, A.
name: Kurepin, A.
name: Lamas-Valverde, J.
name: Lang, S.
name: Lange, J. S.
name: Lapidus, K.
name: Liu, T.
name: Lopes, L.
name: Lorenz, M.
name: Maier, L.
name: Mangiarotti, A.
name: Marin, J.
name: Markert, J.
name: Metag, V.
name: Michalska, B.
name: Michel, J.
name: Mishra, D.
name: Moriniere, E.
name: Mousa, J.
name: Muentz, C.
name: Naumann, L.
name: Novotny, R.
name: Otwinowski, J.
name: Pachmayer, Y. C.
name: Palka, M.
name: Parpottas, Y.
name: Pechenov, V.
name: Pechenova, O.
name: Cavalcanti, T. Perez
name: Pietraszko, J.
name: Przygoda, W.
name: Ramstein, B.
name: Reshetin, A.
name: Rustamov, A.
name: Sadovsky, A.
name: Salabura, P.
name: Schmah, A.
name: Simon, R.
name: Sobolev, Yu. G.
name: Spataro, S.
name: Spruck, B.
name: Stroebele, H.
name: Stroth, J.
name: Sturm, C.
name: Sudol, M.
name: Tarantola, A.
name: Teilab, K.
name: Tlusty, P.
name: Traxler, M.
name: Trebacz, R.
name: Tsertos, H.
name: Veretenkin, I.
name: Wagner, V.
name: Weber, M.
name: Wisniowski, M.
name: Wuestenfeld, J.
name: Yurevich, S.
name: Zanevsky, Y.
name: Zhou, P.
name: Zumbruch, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Results of the HADES measurement of inclusive dielectron production in Ar+KCl collisions at a kinetic beam energy of 1.76 AGeV are presented. For the first time, high mass resolution spectroscopy was performed. The invariant mass spectrum of dielectrons is compared with predictions of UrQMD and HSD transport codes.
description: 4 pages, 3 figures - To appear in the conference proceedings for Quark Matter 2009, March 30 - April 4, Knoxville, Tennessee
NPR - Transferring Knowledge And Experience To Strenghten The Agricultural Industry: Step Upâ„¢ â€“ A Mentorship Program For Canadaâ€™s Future Farm Managers
Creators: name: Ferrier, H.
name: Hardy-Parr, J.
name: Pirie, N.
name: Watson, H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Farm Management
subject: farm
subject: management
subject: succession

description: In the realm of knowledge transfer, our thoughts primarily turn to academic and scientific communities and the transfer of theoretical research into practical terms. And, while we have a solid appreciation for the importance of farm transfer and succession for the ongoing prosperity of the agricultural industry, oftentimes our sentiment is limited to matters pertaining to finance and legalities. However, in the agricultural context especially, knowledge transfer must also relate to the transfer of inherent knowledge and experience of one generation of farmers to the next. Intellectual capital must be placed in greater consideration in order for Canadaâ€™s future farmers to stand on the shoulders of giants â€“ a foundation from which to secure Canadaâ€™s agricultural industry, and a platform from which to launch into continued prosperity and success. Young farmers and new entrants are the future of the Canadian agriculture industry. In order to succeed in knowledge transfer however, we must be conscious of the learning preferences and practices of the apprentice, in order to receive, apply and prosper from the knowledge gained - to ultimately change behaviour at the farm level. While we have succeeded in providing experiential learning in production techniques, we must also consider how we can embrace experiential learning to successfully transfer business management skills and best practices amongst the farming community. The success of any farm enterprise is directly related to the business-management skills of the farm manager. This paper focuses on Farm Management Canadaâ€™s STEP UPâ„¢ Mentorship program as an example of a practical approach to business skills development. STEP UPâ„¢ is an on-farm learning placement that matches experienced farmers with beginning, new, potential and transitioning farmers to learn critical aspects of farm business management in a hands-on setting.
description: Nineteenth International Farm Management Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
NPR - Community Led Rural Development European Union Policy 2014-2020 Potential For Progression Or Regression?
Creators: name: Howard, Ryan
name: Harty, J.J.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: rural development policy
subject: LEADER
subject: European Union

description: Community Led Local Development (CLLD) has been directly supported by the European Commission via the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) since 1991 through a mechanism called the â€˜LEADER Measureâ€™. This approach has been particularly successful in Ireland with the evolution of community led Non Government Organisationâ€™s known as Local Action Groups across the state. These local development bodies have been recognised across Europe for their effectiveness, innovation and flexibility. They are deeply embedded and linked within their communities and have created a higher level of added-value to the LEADER funds than any equivalent structures in the EU. Over the past twenty one years Irish Local Action Groups have evolved to attract a broad range of funds (not just EAFRD) and shape these into an integrated suite of supports for entrepreneurs, target groups and communities. A new CLLD â€˜Multi-Fundâ€™ mechanism was agreed by the European Commission as part of the EU Structural Funds 2014-2020 which could see rural Local Action Groups accessing a range of EU funding opportunities and would be additional to the LEADER Measure of the EAFRD. The European Commission want to encourage Member States to adopt this approach and has introduced additional incentives to achieve this goal. Irish Local Action Groups, based on their experience and capacity to operate in this â€˜Multi-Fundâ€™ arena should at this time be perfectly placed to maximise these opportunities. However in parallel there are emerging complications and challenges. The adoption of the new Multi-Fund Approach to CLLD is â€™optionalâ€™ for Member States. Its inclusion as part of the delivery of the EU Structural Funds must be agreed and adopted in the coming months. There are indications that few if any Member States will make use of the CLLD Multi-Fund Mechanism. An additional complication has emerged in Ireland through a recently published â€˜National Policyâ€™, generated by the Department with Responsibility for Local Government and Community Funds, that suggests a new â€˜LAG Type Structureâ€™ within the Local Authorities may be allocated the responsibility to manage LEADER in the future. This paper will explore the background to these positions and will consider the potential impacts for rural communities. The authors would seek to promote a debate on the merits and challenges presented by the Multi-Fund Approach to CLLD through the forum of the IFMA 19 Congress, as these issues and related decisions will be taking place in Member States across the EU during the Summer-Autumn Period of 2013.
description: Nineteenth International Farm Management Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
Unionization of professional engineers
Creators: name: McArthur, Grant Douglas
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: This thesis studies the possibilities for greater development of unions for professional engineers in Canada. The analysis of the paper serves the purpose of supporting or reflecting the initial belief that more widespread participation in union activities is likely for engineers. The method of investigation is to analyze all relevant factors through use of published material, unpublished material, interviews and conference data. The general conclusion is that greater involvement in union activities are likely. Throughout the paper it is clear that factors which inhibit union formation are becoming less prevalent in Canada while the need for engineering unions is growing, A new type of "professional' union" is then discussed with original contributions in the areas of union functions, procedural details, union structure and the company side of unionization.
NPR - Sustainability For A Sugarcane Grower In The South African Sugar Industry â€“ Can SUSFARMSÂ® Add Value?
Creators: name: Hurly, K.M.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: planet
subject: prosperity
subject: people

description: A farm management system called SUSFARMSÂ® was developed for growers in the South African sugar industry concentrating mainly on the sugar industryâ€™s best management practices but also taking the legislative requirements and sugar industry standards into account. Refinement of this tool in 2012 resulted in a revised approach, from linear to the full integration of the three principles of planet, people and prosperity. This paper will review the improvements and consider whether the sustainability of the South African sugarcane grower can be assisted by the implementation of SUSFARMSÂ®. The paper will argue that although SUSFARMSÂ® is a critical farm management tool that can be used to improve farm sustainability, the sustainability of the South African grower depends on a broader framework. Growers, however, play an integral role in the sugar value chain and therefore their adoption of SUSFARMSÂ® would add value to all sugarcane products in the long term and their revenue in the short term. Although the Prosperity principle requirements have been enhanced in the 2012 version, further revision will be required and it is clear that adoption of this principle will provide a big challenge.
description: Nineteenth International Farm Management Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
title: An Examination of Metro Vancouver's Intentions to Perform Pro-Environmental Behaviours During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Creators: name: Belmonte, Raymond
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University
Year: 2023
Subjects: School of environment and sustainability

description: 2023
description: Global upheavals such as the COVID-19 pandemic have the potential to disrupt society’s engagement in pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs). This study aimed to determine if perceived health due to the pandemic significantly contributes to the prediction of PEB intentions across four domains, including (1) Energy conservation and efficiency, (2) Consumption and purchasing, (3) Waste segregation and management, and (4) Travel and transportation. Survey data was collected from Metro Vancouver households (N=75) and assessed using a modified Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). Hierarchical multiple regression supports the use of the TPB in predicting the intention to perform PEBs, with subjective norms proven to be a significant predictor across all four domains. Simple slope analysis also provides evidence in support of the moderating role of perceived behavioural control on the subjective norms-intention relationship in both the waste and transit PEB domains. Finally, the proposed model shows that perceived health due to the pandemic does not contribute to the prediction of PEB intentions across any of the four domains.
NPR - Agtransitions: Developing A Farm Business Transition Plan
Creators: name: Klair, Kevin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Farm Transition Planning
subject: producers
subject: U.S.

description: The average age of U.S. farmers and ranchers is over 57 years old. Nearly 30 percent of U.S. producers are over 65 years old. This means that more than 650,000 U.S. producers need to make decisions about the future of their farm business in the next few years. This paper discusses on online tool, AgTranstions, designed to help producers develop a plan to transition their business to the next generation. The demand for transition planning has been increasing rapidly. Many educators state it is the topic most frequently requested in surveys about training needs. AgTransitions does not replace the need for transition planning workshops or advisors, rather it provides a tool to help agricultural professionals work more effectively with producers who want to develop a farm transition plan. Agricultural producers who know they should develop a transition plan often do not know where to start. AgTransitions provides a detailed outline that helps producers improve communication and work through all of the aspects of developing a thorough plan. Sections include gathering all of the pertinent information, sharing the vision and goals of both generations, determining how and when to transfer management, ownership, income, and labor, developing a retirement plan and preparing information to meet with an attorney to develop an estate plan. In addition to the comprehensive outline, AgTransitions provides tips or suggestions for each section of the plan, resource links to articles on specific topics, worksheets and a sample plan. An innovative feature of AgTransitions is a producerâ€™s ability to give reviewers or advisors access to their plan and to interact with trusted reviewers as the plan is developed. AgTransitions, www.agtransitions.umn.edu, is free for anyone to use and is online, so it is available and being used by producers throughout the world.
description: Nineteenth International Farm Management Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
Cognitive computation with autonomously active neural networks: an emerging field
Creators: name: Gros, Claudius
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The human brain is autonomously active. To understand the functional role of this self-sustained neural activity, and its interplay with the sensory data input stream, is an important question in cognitive system research and we review here the present state of theoretical modelling. This review will start with a brief overview of the experimental efforts, together with a discussion of transient vs. self-sustained neural activity in the framework of reservoir computing. The main emphasis will be then on two paradigmal neural network architectures showing continuously ongoing transient-state dynamics: saddle point networks and networks of attractor relics. Self-active neural networks are confronted with two seemingly contrasting demands: a stable internal dynamical state and sensitivity to incoming stimuli. We show, that this dilemma can be solved by networks of attractor relics based on competitive neural dynamics, where the attractor relics compete on one side with each other for transient dominance, and on the other side with the dynamical influence of the input signals. Unsupervised and local Hebbian-style online learning then allows the system to build up correlations between the internal dynamical transient states and the sensory input stream. An emergent cognitive capability results from this set-up. The system performs online, and on its own, a non-linear independent component analysis of the sensory data stream, all the time being continuously and autonomously active. This process maps the independent components of the sensory input onto the attractor relics, which acquire in this way a semantic meaning.
description: keynote review. Cognitive Computation (in press, 2009)
Patterns of health care use amongst recently separated veterans and the role community plays
Creators: name: Gaines, Shaina
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: This research seeks to explain why U.S. veterans of the Global War on Terror might choose not to seek the Veterans Administration health care services they need and to which they are entitled. The recreation of a sense of community like the immersion into a unique and robust organizational culture service members experience while they are in the military plays an important role in successful reintegration into civilian life. The primary question guiding my research is: how does a measure of “community belonging” impact utilization among recently discharged service members eligible for and in need of the full range of health care services? I review Andersen’s behavioral model of health care utilization, a leading framework in the public health literature, and find it underspecified because it fails to account for the role of what I call “community belonging” in influencing whether veterans seek health care services. Anchored in a community development framework, this dissertation does not displace, but rather builds on and extends Andersen’s behavioral model to determine why recent veterans are underutilizing care, and to make policy recommendations. I deploy a qualitative research design. My analysis draws on veteran status questionnaires, focus groups and interviews conducted virtually during the summer of 2020. Information gleaned from these rich sources was analyzed using computer-assisted software and summative and directed content analysis. This study shows an association between community belonging and health care utilization. I find that veterans experience three distinct types of stigma: stigma of being a veteran, stigma of accessing care, and the stigma of using VA care. Stigma affected the relationships recent veterans form, veterans’ utilization of care, and their perceptions of care quality. I identified that utilization of care did not always lead to receiving adequate care, due to misdiagnoses, long wait times, scheduling, gendered care, and providers not being available at the time of scheduled appointments. There are veterans who participated in the study who continued to use VA health care despite feeling that they were receiving inadequate care because they feel accepted, they feel as though they belonged amongst other veterans at the VA.
NPR - 2020: Planning For The Business Management Needs Of Canadian Farmers - When You Donâ€™t Know What You Donâ€™t Know
Creators: name: Lipari, M.
name: Watson, H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: farm business management
subject: skills development
subject: Canada

description: While the world calls upon farmers for increased productivity, farmers face intensifying volatility from the marketplace, weather and in consumer trends and must manage the social, economic and environmental impacts of farming like never before. As agriculture continues to prioritize production management over business management, farmers will continue to struggle against an increasingly volatile and complex sector. Furthermore, with a reduction in Government programming to manage risk, now more than ever, Canadian farmers will have to rely on their business management skills to not only stay in business, but to succeed. In an ever-changing and complex industry, business management provides a solid foothold for farmers to confront change with confidence, manage risk, seize opportunity and make informed decisions. This signals an opportunity to improve the awareness and adoption of beneficial management practices, and further, to demonstrate the tangible results of adopting beneficial management practices. Indeed, success will be increasingly reliant on the business management skills of the farmer. Farm Management Canada is the only national organization dedicated exclusively to the development and distribution of business management information to Canadian farmers. In fulfilling its mandate to increase farmersâ€™ awareness and adoption of beneficial management practices towards the realization of business goals, FMC must be in tune with both the learning preferences and practices of farmers to meet their learning needs with not only the information they want, when they want it, and how they want it, but also the information they need. This paper focuses on a report commissioned by Farm Management Canada titled 2020: Planning for the Business Management Needs of Canadian Farmers and Farm Management Canadaâ€™s efforts to meet these needs through diverse, multi-faceted and multi-medium knowledge transfer programming.
description: Nineteenth International Farm Management Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013
Inferència de la demografia passada i l'adaptació genètica a Espanya utilitzant la cohort del GCAT
Creators: name: Bosch, Elena
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Post-admixture selection
Spanish population
Selection Scan
Positive selection
human adaptation
demography

description: Note: This document contains the Catalan translation of the article “Inferring past demography and genetic adaptation in Spain using the GCAT cohort” by Garcia-Calleja et al. Scientific Reports (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98272-w. Please use this citation when referring to this work.

Nota: Aquest document conte la versió catalana de l’article “Inferring past demography and genetic adaptation in Spain using the GCAT cohort” per Garcia-Calleja et al. Scientific Reports (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98272-w. Si us plau, utilitzeu aquesta citació quan feu referència a aquest treball.