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Choi, Cathi. "Protection Against Good Intentions: The Catholic Role in the Campaign to Ban Proxy Adoption, 1956–1961." Journal of Policy History 31, no. 2 (April 2019): 242–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0898030619000046.

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Abstract:The debate over the practice of proxy adoption sheds light on changing notions of proper intercountry adoption practices and standards of family planning as they developed in the mid-twentieth century. The practice of proxy adoption was born out of a loophole in U.S. immigration legislation, initially used by Americans to adopt European orphans after World War II. After the Korean War, the practice was again utilized to bring Korean children in even greater numbers to the United States. Through proxy adoption, adoptive parents bypassed the standard checkpoints of the adoption process as established by U.S. social welfare agencies. Although initially hailed as a humane practice, proxy adoption was ultimately banned in 1961 after a successful antiproxy adoption campaign waged by a coalition of social welfare workers, Catholic leaders, and U.S. senators. The role of Catholic agencies in this debate is essential, yet remains largely unexplored. This article sheds light on this significant and underresearched history of the Catholic institutions involved in the proxy adoption debate.The Catholic agencies, namely the National Catholic Welfare Conference and the Catholic Committee for Refugees, stood apart from both the government social welfare establishment and other humanitarian actors. Their actions must instead be understood through the context of their own institutional history of domestic social welfare programs and overseas humanitarian work, dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This article analyzes their relationship with the U.S. social welfare establishment, as well as joint advocacy efforts to reform intercountry adoption practices.
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Hayden, Daniel, and Fangzhou Deng. "The Science of Goal Setting." Social Marketing Quarterly 19, no. 1 (December 27, 2012): 13–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524500412472496.

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Goal setting within social marketing campaigns is art and science. An analysis of Rare Pride conservation campaigns shows the quantitative, replicable relationship among the impact of these conservation campaigns with diffusion of innovation theory, and collective behavior theory that can guide marketers to set better goals. Rare is an environmental conservation organization that focuses on reducing community-based threats to biodiversity through a social marketing campaign called Pride. Pride campaigns work by removing barriers to change (whether they are technical, social, and political or something else) and inspiring people to make change happen. Based on the analysis of historical Pride campaign survey data, we found that the starting percentage of engagement has a great influence on the percentage change at the end of the campaign: The higher the initial adoption level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior change, the easier these measures are to improve. The result also suggests a difference in the potential of change with different audience segments: It is easiest to change influencer, then general public, and finally resource user who are the target of the social marketing campaign. In this article, we will analyze how to use diffusion of innovation and collective behavior theories to explain the impact of campaigns, as well as how to set more attainable goals. This article is consistent with similar research in the field of public health, which should help marketers set goals more tightly, allocate resources more effectively, and better manage donor expectations.
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Audinah, Meia, Ribia Tutstsintaiyn, Atiq Harkati, Zainab Zainab, Fahmi Baiquni, and Yayi Suryo Prabandari. "Intervensi melalui social media campaign dan panduan kantin sehat untuk meningkatkan perilaku makan sehat pada mahasiswa Departemen Teknik Mesin, Universitas Gadjah Mada." Journal of Community Empowerment for Health 2, no. 1 (June 14, 2019): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jcoemph.41720.

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Social media campaign intervention program and healthy canteen kit is a strategy to increasing knowledge, attitudes, and modify the environment in order to achieve improved healthy eating behavior of students of the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Mechanical Engineering Department. This study measured preeliminary outcomes from social media campaign interventions and the healthy canteen kit conducted in form of knowledge, attitudes, acceptance, and adoption of the program. This study used quasi experiment with quantitative and qualitative approach. First, quantitative research used pre-post test questionnaire (n = 52) to find out the changes in knowledge and attitudes of the social media campaign program. Second, qualitative research used semi-structured interview methods (n = 9) to determine the response and adoption of social media campaign programs and healthy canteen guidelines. The social media intervention campaign was conducted in May - August 2018 through official account Line and Instagram of KM DTM. Making process of a healthy canteen guide was a collaboration prepared together with the stakeholder in April - August 2018. The results on social media campaign programs presented a differences in mean of knowledge score of healthy eating before and after intervention with a significance level of 0.03 (p < 0.05) and there were significant differences in healthy eating attitudes before and after intervention ( p < 0.05) with an average difference of 1.0. Qualitatively, the dietary social media campaign showed good acceptance. Acceptance of healthy canteen guidelines was considered good and can be applied in the UGM Mechanical Engineering Department. Measuring the results of a healthy diet quantitatively and qualitatively showed positive results. The acceptance and adoption of healthy canteen guidelines is considered good and can be applied.
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Silva, Lafaiet, Nádia Félix Silva, and Thierson Rosa. "Success prediction of crowdfunding campaigns: a two-phase modeling." International Journal of Web Information Systems 16, no. 4 (July 27, 2020): 387–412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwis-05-2020-0026.

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Purpose This study aims to analyze Kickstarter data along with social media data from a data mining perspective. Kickstarter is a crowdfunding financing plataform and is a form of fundraising and is increasingly being adopted as a source for achieving the viability of projects. Despite its importance and adoption growth, the success rate of crowdfunding campaigns was 47% in 2017, and it has decreased over the years. A way of increasing the chances of success of campaigns would be to predict, by using machine learning techniques, if a campaign would be successful. By applying classification models, it is possible to estimate if whether or not a campaign will achieve success, and by applying regression models, the authors can forecast the amount of money to be funded. Design/methodology/approach The authors propose a solution in two phases, namely, launching and campaigning. As a result, models better suited for each point in time of a campaign life cycle. Findings The authors produced a static predictor capable of classifying the campaigns with an accuracy of 71%. The regression method for phase one achieved a 6.45 of root mean squared error. The dynamic classifier was able to achieve 85% of accuracy before 10% of campaign duration, the equivalent of 3 days, given a campaign with 30 days of length. At this same period time, it was able to achieve a forecasting performance of 2.5 of root mean squared error. Originality/value The authors carry out this research presenting the results with a set of real data from a crowdfunding platform. The results are discussed according to the existing literature. This provides a comprehensive review, detailing important research instructions for advancing this field of literature.
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Manda, LZ, and J. Wozniak. "Farmer participation in radio campaigns for technology adoption: Lessons from AFFRI’s hybrid maize campaign in Mangochi, Malawi." Journal of Development and Communication Studies 4, no. 1 (June 11, 2015): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jdcs.v4i1.1.

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Hassounah, Marwah M., Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani, Mohammed D. AlAhmari, Afraa A. Murriky, Anwar M. Makeen, and Abdullah M. M. Alanazi. "Implementation of Cigarette Plain Packaging: Triadic Reactions of Consumers, State Officials, and Tobacco Companies—The Case of Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 8 (April 13, 2020): 2668. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082668.

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Objectives: In August 2019, Saudi Arabia started implementing plain packaging for cigarettes. Three months later, an opposing campaign on twitter using an Arabic hashtag “the new smoke” gained momentum amongst smokers. The purpose of this study is to document this opposing campaign’s timeline and describe consumers, government, and tobacco industry rhetoric. Methods: We created a timeline of the campaign events then performed online social listening of Arabic twitter hashtags related to the campaign. Results: Campaigners mainly complained of an unfavorable new taste in cigarette packs with plain packaging. The messaging developed to accusations to government entities and neighboring countries, and then after threats to boycott tobacco companies. The campaign received a significant amount of media coverage and elicited an official response from a number of Saudi government bodies, such as the Saudi Food and Drug Authority and Ministry of Commerce and Investment. Conclusion: This case points at a need for risk communication training, possible tobacco industry manipulation, and a need to gain consumer trust with evidence-based messaging techniques. The case of cigarette plain packaging adoption in Saudi Arabia serves as an example to other countries of potential consumer interaction, tobacco industry interference, and state official counter-reactions.
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Blair, Graeme, Rebecca Littman, and Elizabeth Levy Paluck. "Motivating the adoption of new community-minded behaviors: An empirical test in Nigeria." Science Advances 5, no. 3 (March 2019): eaau5175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau5175.

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Social scientists have long sought to explain why people donate resources for the good of a community. Less attention has been paid to the difficult task of motivating the first adopters of these important behaviors. In a field experiment in Nigeria, we tested two campaigns that encouraged people to try reporting corruption by text message. Psychological theories about how to shift perceived norms and how to reduce barriers to action drove the design of each campaign. The first, a film featuring actors reporting corruption, and the second, a mass text message reducing the effort required to report, caused a total of 1181 people in 106 communities to text, including 241 people who sent concrete corruption reports. Psychological theories of social norms and behavior change can illuminate the early stages of the evolution of cooperation and collective action, when adoption is still relatively rare.
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Bowerman, Kamra, and Denise E. DeLorme. "Boaters’ Perceptions of a Mobile App for a Marine Conservation Social Marketing Campaign." Social Marketing Quarterly 20, no. 1 (December 16, 2013): 47–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524500413515448.

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This case study explored recreational boaters’ perceptions of a mobile app being developed in the context of a campaign to promote environmental responsibility in a U.S. Florida lagoon. Transcripts from six focus groups conducted with a target population of boaters to guide the conservation campaign were analyzed to identify and understand the barriers and benefits of the app that may influence its adoption with the desired behavior of better navigating the lagoon. Extant literature on social marketing and adoption and diffusion theory informed analysis. Overall, the results uncovered five perceived benefits and seven perceived barriers to adoption of the mobile app. Participants were interested in the app and had generally favorable reactions. They thought the app could fill a gap in boating technology and provide geographic information useful for improving the boating experience and health of the marine environment. However, there were also questions about the app’s purpose for the campaign and its ability to provide the quality and quantity of information desired for certain features. While some of this study’s identified benefits and barriers were consistent with the literature, others appeared unique to this social marketing and marine environment situation. The article concludes with a discussion of theoretical connections, practical implications, and future research recommendations.
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Rogers, Elizabeth A., Sarah C. Fine, Margaret A. Handley, Hodari B. Davis, James Kass, and Dean Schillinger. "Engaging Minority Youth in Diabetes Prevention Efforts Through a Participatory, Spoken-Word Social Marketing Campaign." American Journal of Health Promotion 31, no. 4 (January 5, 2016): 336–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.141215-arb-624.

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Purpose. To examine the reach, efficacy, and adoption of The Bigger Picture, a type 2 diabetes (T2DM) social marketing campaign that uses spoken-word public service announcements (PSAs) to teach youth about socioenvironmental conditions influencing T2DM risk. Design. A nonexperimental pilot dissemination evaluation through high school assemblies and a Web-based platform were used. Setting. The study took place in San Francisco Bay Area high schools during 2013. Subjects. In the study, 885 students were sampled from 13 high schools. Intervention. A 1-hour assembly provided data, poet performances, video PSAs, and Web-based platform information. A Web-based platform featured the campaign Web site and social media. Measures. Student surveys preassembly and postassembly (knowledge, attitudes), assembly observations, school demographics, counts of Web-based utilization, and adoption were measured. Analysis. Descriptive statistics, McNemar’s χ2 test, and mixed modeling accounting for clustering were used to analyze data. Results. The campaign included 23 youth poet–created PSAs. It reached >2400 students (93% self-identified non-white) through school assemblies and has garnered >1,000,000 views of Web-based video PSAs. School participants demonstrated increased short-term knowledge of T2DM as preventable, with risk driven by socioenvironmental factors (34% preassembly identified environmental causes as influencing T2DM risk compared to 83% postassembly), and perceived greater personal salience of T2DM risk reduction (p < .001 for all). The campaign has been adopted by regional public health departments. Conclusion. The Bigger Picture campaign showed its potential for reaching and engaging diverse youth. Campaign messaging is being adopted by stakeholders.
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Lambe, Fiona, Oliver Johnson, Caroline Ochieng, Lillian Diaz, and Koheun Lee. "What’s health got to do with it?" Journal of Social Marketing 9, no. 1 (January 7, 2019): 94–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsocm-03-2018-0027.

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Purpose Clean cookstoves have emerged over the past half century as an important technological innovation to reduce indoor air pollution from cooking with traditional fuels. However, widespread adoption remains elusive, suggesting the need for other measures to accompany dissemination of clean cookstoves. Despite knowledge about health impacts of cookstove smoke and a body of evidence pointing to the efficacy of health education for supporting behaviour change, health messaging is relatively unexplored in the cookstove sector. This paper aims to present findings from action research in Cambodia that investigates how social innovation around positive and negative health messaging influences demand for clean biomass cookstoves. Design/methodology/approach An action research approach was taken, involving the design and implementation of a health marketing campaign alongside promotion of a clean burning biomass cookstove. Four communes were assigned as intervention communes and a fifth as the control group. Among the four intervention communes, two were provided with positive health messaging and the other two with negative health messaging. The methods included a baseline study of 381 households using structured surveys, roll-out of the health campaign, in-depth interviews with households and sales agents, ten focus group discussions with households and an endline structured survey of all 381 households. Findings Neither the type (positive/negative) nor the intensity of the health campaigns had a significant impact on stove sales. Sales results show no pattern in either variable, and sales in the control commune were not lower than in communes where health campaigns were used. However, health messaging did increase awareness about health impacts of cooking with traditional biomass burning stoves. For almost all communes, in particular those that received positive-tone messages, an increased awareness of the health impact of cooking with traditional biomass burning stoves was observed. Cookstove price and personal characteristics of individual sales agents were shown to be the strongest factors affecting sales. Research limitations/implications The study relied on sales agents to deliver pre-assigned health messages. However, some sales agents did not follow instructions in delivering the messages, which made it difficult to compare the efficacy of the different campaign approaches. Due to a delay in the study, the campaign overlapped with the planting season when disposable incomes of famers is typically limited, reducing their ability to purchase a new cookstove. The 10-week duration of the campaign may not have been long enough to see an impact on sales, particularly for a product viewed as expensive for the average consumer. Practical implications The skill and motivation of individual sales agents can greatly affect cookstove marketing campaigns. The efficacy of individual sales agents appears to have been the strongest factor affecting sales, with the most successful sales agent using a combination of messages, including health information, to convince households to purchase the stoves. This warrants further study; designers of stove promotion campaigns might be able to learn from the behaviour and strategies of highly effective sales agents. Price continues to be an important factor influencing the adoption of clean cookstoves. In Cambodia, the main drivers of cookstove purchase (beside the sales agent) were availability of disposable income, time and fuel saved. Social implications Health messaging was shown to have minimal effect on cookstove purchase. Indeed, it is clear that cookstove adoption is influenced by multiple factors linked in complex ways. This is a very important finding for public health workers, who need to think more broadly about how they achieve the public health goals associated with cleaner cooking through approaches that do not necessarily focus on individual health goals. Originality/value Although health messaging has shown promise as an approach for supporting behaviour change in other sectors, it has not been widely studies in the context of clean cookstove adoption. This paper contributes to filling this gap and suggests some lines of enquiry for future research. The study pioneered innovative methods such as action research, use of graphic images and using established local sales agents as means of communicating messages about the health risks of cooking smoke and the benefits of improved cookstoves.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Adoption campaign"

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Zemanski, Justin B. "The adoption and execution of successful levy campaign strategies in districts with low voter support." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1585398405479131.

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Globisch, Joachim, Elisabeth Dütschke, and Martin Wietschel. "Adoption of electric vehicles in commercial fleets: Why do car pool managers campaign for BEV procurement?" Elsevier, 2017. https://publish.fid-move.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A72191.

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We use regression analysis to study what motivates car pool managers to campaign for BEV procurement using primary data from 229 car pool managers including adopters and non-adopters of EVs. Key findings are that a personal interest in EVs due to technophilia increases the intention to start procurement initiatives for BEVs. These findings underpin the fact that the attitudes of single individuals can influence internal organizational decision processes and therefore play an important role in explaining BEV adoption in commercial fleets. Other factors that foster initiatives for BEV procurement are organizational innovativeness, and the expectation of environmental benefits and positive effects on employee motivation. The fear of mobility constraints and doubts about the reliability of BEVs counteract the intention to campaign for their procurement.
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Dahl, Rebecca, Larysa Metanchuk, and Steve Marshall. "Engaging Action : A Systemic Approach to Communication Design of Social Marketing Campaigns for Behaviour Adoption." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-4206.

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Shifting towards sustainability in environmental, social and economic systems is an urgent concern for society today. In order to contribute to this, the thesis focuses on behaviour orientated social marketing campaigns, which can complement the broader changes required. This study adds knowledge to communication design for social marketing campaigns to improve the conversion of information to action helping move society towards a more sustainable future. Results, drawn from the literature, case studies and interviews, demonstrated the need for a shared vision, detailed knowledge of both the audience and behaviour, development of a network to support the campaign and better use of behavioural psychology and social media. Overall it was found that a more strategic approach is needed during the design and implementation of social marketing campaigns. The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) was used to structure findings and provide context for campaigners. In practice the FSSD would be used to inform The Strategic Planning Process (SPP), proposed for development of social marketing campaigns that move society towards sustainability.
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Černá, Natálie. "Posouzení informačního systému firmy a návrh změn." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2021. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-444571.

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This diploma thesis is dealing with the assessment of the information system of the selected business unit in company AUTOCONT, a.s. and suggests changes for improvement of its current situation. The practical part of this thesis presents an analysis of the current situation of company and an analysis of the information system providing communication and collaboration, based on theoretical knowledge. With the result of the analysis a suggested solution is presented to eliminate found deficiencies and support improvement of work efficiency and to achieve strategic goals of the company.
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Books on the topic "Adoption campaign"

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Mahtani, Rajshree. A study of the three-year publicity campaign implemented by the Indian Association for Promotion of Adoption and Child Welfare: Documentation and assessment of impact. Bombay: Unit for Social Policy and Social Welfare Administration, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 1994.

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Jamuna, P. Campaign to prevent child trafficking masked as adoption: Gramya's struggle from, 1997-2003. Secunderabad: Gramya Resource Centre for Women, 2003.

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New Jersey. Citizens' Clean Elections Commission. Commission meeting of New Jersey Citizens' Clean Elections Commission: The Commission will discuss the districts selected by the state political party chairs to participate in the pilot project and intended participation by the candidates therein; discuss the adoption of regulations for the pilot project by the Election Law Enforcement Commission; receive presentations by invited guests; and consider such other matters as the Commissioners deem important : [August 18, 2005, Lincroft, New Jersey]. Trenton, N.J: The Unit, 2005.

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New Jersey. Citizens' Clean Elections Commission. Commission meeting of New Jersey Citizens' Clean Elections Commission: The Commission will discuss the districts selected by the state political party chairs to participate in the pilot project and intended participation by the candidates therein; discuss the adoption of regulations for the pilot project by the Election Law Enforcement Commission; receive presentations by invited guests; and consider such other matters as the Commissioners deem important : [August 15, 2005, Cherry Hill, New Jersey]. Trenton, N.J: The Unit, 2005.

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Sorosky, Arthur D., Reuben Pannor, and Annette Baran. The Adoption Triangle: Sealed or Opened Records: How They Affect Adoptees, Birth Parents, and Adoptive Parents. Corona Publishing Co., 1989.

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Duriesmith, David. Manly States and Feminist Foreign Policy. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190644031.003.0004.

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Support for antiviolence campaigns represents a significant step forward in mobilizing the state in achieving feminist goals, while at the same time these actions uncover underlying tensions in challenging gender inequality by drawing on institutions defined by masculine modes of action. This chapter looks at the HeForShe campaign as a recent state attempt to pursue profeminist policies in the international arena. It argues that the use of the liberal state as an agent of change risks a quixotic search for a “good” masculinity as a basis for the state achieving feminist change. Comparing HeForShe to masculinities theorization on gender activism, the chapter challenges the notion that states can internationally break free from their masculinist underpinnings without adopting the position of being reflective allies to feminist causes.
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Cohen, Richard I., ed. Orit Rozin, A Home for All Jews: Citizenship, Rights, and National Identity in the New Israeli State, trans. Haim Watzman. Waltham: Brandeis University Press, 2016. 231 pp. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190912628.003.0059.

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This chapter reviews the book A Home for All Jews: Citizenship, Rights, and National Identity in the New Israeli State (2016), by Orit Rozin, translated by Haim Watzman. In A Home for All Jews, Rozin tells the complex story of an emerging society that absorbed hundreds of thousands of Jews during the first decade following independence. Rozin shows that the immigrants came not only in search of a home, but an identity as well. She also examines the mutual affinities between the struggle for civil rights and the shaping of national identity, as well as the connection between state and society and between nation-building and the formation of a state. Topics include the marriage of girls at a tender age, and the struggle that led to the adoption of the Age of Marriage Law in 1950; the campaign against the restrictions on travel abroad; and how nongovernmental organizations influenced the shaping of national identity and the perception of citizenship.
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Dörmann, Knut. Unlawful Combatants. Edited by Andrew Clapham and Paola Gaeta. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780199559695.003.0024.

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The legal situation of ‘unlawful combatants’ has been one of the most contentious issues in international humanitarian law. It has been addressed in some detail in legal writings following the adoption of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and then before the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions were adopted. The United States-led military campaign in Afghanistan, which started in 2001, revived the debate. This chapter examines the debate concerning the legal framework applicable to the possible detainability and targetability of ‘unlawful combatants’. It first considers ‘unlawful combatants’ in the hands of the enemy within the framework of international and non-international armed conflicts. It then discusses the penal prosecution of ‘unlawful combatants’ as well as their status under the rules of the conduct of hostilities. The chapter concludes by looking at the practice in Israel and the United States, the former in reference to the incarceration of unlawful combatants and the latter with respect to the fight against terrorism.
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Integrated Management Strategy for Arboviral Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas. Organización Panamericana de la Salud, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.37774/9789275120491.

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In recent years, conditions in the Region of the Americas have been highly favorable for the introduction and spread of arthropod-borne viral infections (arboviral diseases). Although dengue has been circulating for over 400 years, the number of cases reported since the year 2000 represents an unprecedented increase, with four serotypes in circulation. Since that year, 19.6 million cases of dengue have been reported to PAHO/WHO, including more than 800,000 severe cases and over 10,000 deaths. In 2015 and 2016 alone, more than 4.8 million cases were reported, 17,000 of them severe, resulting in 2,000 deaths. Despite a 23% reduction in the dengue case-fatality rate in the last six years (from 0.069% to 0.053%), the continued risk of severe disease and even death poses a serious public health problem in the Americas. Today, arboviruses present an extremely complex and unstable epidemiological situation, given the simultaneous epidemic circulation of three arboviral diseases and the risk that others could become epidemics, for example, Mayaro fever. Countries are aware that this complex situation can only be addressed with a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach. The development of IMS-arbovirus is part of a history of technical cooperation between PAHO/WHO and the countries and territories of the Americas. It is based on the lessons learned during the development and implementation of national IMS-dengue programs in recent years. This history of cooperation is not new. It dates back to October 1947, with the adoption of Resolution CD1.R1 during the first Directing Council of PAHO. This resolution stated that the solution to the problem of urban yellow fever would be the eradication of Ae. aegypti in the entire hemisphere. The success of that campaign was demonstrated in 1962, with the eradication of this vector in 18 countries in the Region and several Caribbean islands.
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Bedock, Camille. You Win Some, You Lose Some. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198779582.003.0007.

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In 2011, Ireland seemed to have all the conditions to enable the redesigning of its institutions. The agenda of institutional reform was both imposed upon Irish elites and utilized by them during their campaigns in times of economic crisis and electoral recomposition, but the politicians chose to implement multiple processes of reform separately from each other. Some reforms were conducted primarily by the government, while others were externalized to a device called the Constitutional Convention. The agenda of institutional reforms resulted in three sets of outcomes: one which saw the successful adoption of many small, consensual reforms in the parliament with the support of the parliamentary majority; one where the referendum hurdle proved fatal for (what were initially) consensual reforms driven exclusively by the majority; and one which saw the delegation of the most divisive reforms to an external body, in order to delay the need for a decision.
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Book chapters on the topic "Adoption campaign"

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Fawole, B. E., and S. A. Aderinoye-Abdulwahab. "Farmers’ Adoption of Climate Smart Practices for Increased Productivity in Nigeria." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 495–508. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_227.

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AbstractIn a bid to reinforce the efforts of agricultural professionals within the domain of climate change studies and with particular emphasis on rural farmers in Nigeria, this chapter explores the mechanics for adoption of climate smart agricultural practices among rural farmers for an increased agricultural productivity. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is paramount to the success of farming activities today in the face of the menace of the impact of climate change. Climate Smart Agricultural Practice (CSAP) is one of the major keys that agricultural development approaches aimed at; to sustainably increase productivity and resilience, while also reducing the effects; as well as removing emissions of greenhouse gases. It is pertinent to note that most of the CSAPs adopted by the rural farmers in this study are conservation agriculture, use of organic manure, crop diversification, use of wetland (Fadama), planting of drought tolerant crops, relocation from climate risk zones, prayers for God’s intervention, and improvement on farmers’ management skills. This study divulged and showcased the import of CSAP in boosting agricultural yield and also highlights the bottlenecks inhibiting agricultural farming practices such as lack of practical understanding of the approach, inadequate data and information, lack of suitable tools at local and national levels, supportive and enabling policy frameworks, and socioeconomic constraints at the farm level. The study concluded by recommending an aggressive awareness and mobilization campaign to boost the adoption of CSAPs in Nigeria.
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Zinke-Wehlmann, Christian, Julia Friedrich, and Vanita Römer. "Power to the Network: The Concept of Social Business and Its Relevance for IC." In Contributions to Management Science, 201–20. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52881-2_11.

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AbstractThe concept of IC puts the employee, in its potential role as crowdsource, Campaign Owner or initiator into focus. This reflects the emancipatory and participatory principle that goes hand in hand with the concept of Social Business. The basic idea of Social Business is not to link the business success of a company exclusively to its management capabilities or the business plan, but to understand and value the individual stakeholder as part of a successful enterprise network. For Social Business, value is not exclusively understood as business value; rather, the perspective is expanded to include social added value, in the sense that the value of the work for the employee, society or the environment is considered as an indirect corporate goal. Thus, Social Business is defined as a framework or strategy that uses digital social networks (enterprise social networks) with the primary goal of generating social, ecological and economic benefits. This article introduces the Social Business reference model, which supports the adoption and implementation of the outlined strategy and contrasts it to the ICU Model in order to identify the strengths as well as weaknesses of both models.
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Githunguri, C. M., and E. N. Njiru. "Role of Cassava and Sweetpotato in Mitigating Drought in Semi-Arid Makueni County in Kenya." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 241–59. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_11.

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AbstractCassava and sweetpotato are major factors in food security across sub-Saharan Africa. Though cassava and sweetpotato varieties that are early maturing and resistant to diseases have been developed, many farmers still grow local varieties. Cassava and sweetpotato cultivars that mature between 6 and 12 and 3 and 4 months after planting, respectively, are available. The objective of the synthesis was to obtain a general overview of cassava and sweetpotato production in Matiliku subcounty of Makueni County in semi-arid eastern Kenya before the establishment of a seed system for them. Participatory rural appraisal and focused group discussions with key stakeholders in Makueni County on the current status of these crops provided very useful information. It was observed that there are a few early cassava and sweetpotato adopters, meaning a lot of effort in communicating the need to commercialize them needs to be made. Even though the farmers had sufficient experience in growing them at subsistence level, they were searching for cultivars that combine both nutritional and food security. There is a need to engage more extension service providers in order to campaign on their adoption. There is a need to carryout training and awareness creation on their role in food security and wealth creation.
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Jain, Muskan, Angeline Gautami Fernando, and K. Rajeshwari. "How Do Consumers Perceive Brand Campaigns on Twitter?" In Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation, 438–43. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64861-9_38.

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Williams, Christine B., and Girish J. “Jeff” Gulati. "A Political Marketing Perspective on Social Media Adoption by us Congressional Campaigns." In Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science, 274–81. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10951-0_98.

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Guidone, Heather C. "The Womb Wanders Not: Enhancing Endometriosis Education in a Culture of Menstrual Misinformation." In The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, 269–86. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_22.

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Abstract Embedded in the centuries-old assertion that the womb was a nomadic entity wandering about the body causing hysteria and distress, persistent menstrual misinformation and misconceptions remain prevalent wherein pain disorders like endometriosis are concerned. Affecting an estimated 176 million individuals worldwide, endometriosis is a major cause of non-menstrual pain, dyspareunia, painful menses and reduced quality of life among individuals of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds. Wide-ranging symptoms may be dismissed as routine by both patients and practitioners alike due to lack of disease literacy, and lengthy diagnostic delays can exacerbate the negative impact of endometriosis on the physical, psychological, emotional and social well-being of those affected. This chapter identifies some of these challenges and explores how obstacles to best practice can be reduced in part through adoption of early educational campaigns which incorporate endometriosis as a major component of menstrual health education.
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Guasti, Petra. "Same Same, but Different: Domestic Conditions of Illiberal Backlash Against Universal Rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia." In Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics, 179–206. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54674-8_8.

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Abstract In recent years, mobilisation along the cultural dimension intensified in East-Central Europe. Conservative groups, the Catholic Church and the radical right, as well as radicalised mainstream politicians, are increasingly adopting the populist socially conservative rhetoric, blocking pro-universal rights legislation and running electoral campaigns on the rollback of universal rights. These dynamics are an integral part of the illiberal backlash which centres around the notion of sovereignty. It rejects demands for universal rights as foreign-forced on the country by the EU or CoE. Using historical institutionalism to compare domestic processes around minority rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, this chapter shows that the mechanics of the EU member states’ backlash against minority accommodation can be mainly attributed to the domestic actors. As a result of different domestic configurations, some European norms take root, while in other cases, domestic actors seek to prevent accommodation and rollback rights.
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Fox, Bianca, and Valentina Marinescu. "Social Media and Electoral Processes." In Global Perspectives on the Impact of Mass Media on Electoral Processes, 1–17. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4820-2.ch001.

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Existing research documents extensively explain the reasons for social media use during electoral campaigns. However, there is insufficient evidence showing that social media are indeed being used to complement traditional ways of communication. This chapter uses the diffusion of innovations theory to explain the adoption and non-adoption of Facebook (FB) by Romanian political parties during the 2019 European election campaign. The chapter addresses two research questions: the differences between Facebook adopters and non-adopters during this campaign in Romania and how this adoption or non-adoption impacted the overall election results. 885 Facebook posts were content analysed. This chapter evidences that adopting Facebook to engage the posts does not always result in improved electoral outcomes.
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Panagopoulos, Costas. "Switching Gears." In Bases Loaded, 45–66. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197533062.003.0004.

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This chapter demonstrates the change in campaign-targeting strategies both over time and following the adoption of microtargeting techniques by political operatives leading up to and following the 2000 election. The analyses show that strong partisans and committed ideologues have been targeted by campaigns at higher rates, while independents have received less and less attention from campaigns in recent cycles. I concede these analyses represent only an indirect attempt to observe shifts in presidential campaign strategy, but consistent, direct, and reliable measures of campaign targeting over time are unavailable. Nevertheless, inferences about campaign behavior and strategic decision-making can be gleaned from Americans’ reports of campaign activity.
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Makhwanya, Aifheli. "Barriers to Social Media Advocacy." In Advances in Social Networking and Online Communities, 55–72. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2854-8.ch004.

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This chapter describes how the latest statistics on social media usage shows Facebook as the biggest social networking site with over a billion users. With all the possibilities of the potential to grow transnational advocacy networks presented by the use of social media, its adoption and usage is not without limitations. A social media led campaign requires resources to ensure its effectiveness and should be used to complement a traditional advocacy campaign. Project Tell Them We are From Here, an anti-xenophobia campaign is used to explore some theories and demonstrate some of the resource challenges and how very few examples of true transnational advocacy can be found. This project is a collaboration of established non-governmental organisations with strong transnational links with a production company seeking to drive a social movement for unity and raising awareness of the daily plight of immigrants. Despite the campaign team's limited finances and capacity and shortcomings in the implementation of its social media campaign, the project demonstrates the affordances of social media for resource and capacity restrained activists.
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Conference papers on the topic "Adoption campaign"

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Scotti del Greco, Alberto, Sara Biagiotti, Vittorio Michelassi, Tomasz Jurek, Daniele Di Benedetto, Stefano Francini, and Michele Marconcini. "Analysis of Measured and Predicted Turbine Maps From Start-Up to Design Point." In ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2020-15484.

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Abstract This paper describes a coupled experimental and CFD campaign conducted on a 1.5 intermediate turbine stage in the full range of operating conditions, from start-up to design point under variable expansion ratio and physical speed. The test maintains engine similitude conditions and allows direct comparison with CFD data to assess the predictions accuracy. The choice of variables to describe the speedlines is also addressed by using both measured and predicted data. A discussion on velocity ratio versus corrected speed illustrates the advantages of the former parameter the adoption of which produces constant shape curves in a very wide range of operating conditions. The comparison between measurements and predictions suggests that CFD, in conjunction with performance correlations, is a viable tool to predict speedlines in a fairly wide range of conditions, provided that geometrical and operational details are carefully matched.
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Pakravan, Mohammad H., and Nordica MacCarty. "An Agent-Based Modeling Approach for Clean Technologies Adoption Using Theory of Planned Behavior Based Decision-Making." In ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2019-97670.

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Abstract Technology adoption in low-income regions is among the key challenges facing international development projects. Nearly 40% of the world’s population relies on open fires and rudimentary cooking devices exacerbating health outcomes, deforestation, and climatic impacts of inefficient biomass burning. Clean technology alternatives such as clean cookstoves are among the most challenging technologies to approach their target goals through sustainable adoption due to lack of systematic market-driven design for adoption. Thus, a method is needed to provide insight regarding how target customers evaluate and perceive causes for adopting a clean technology. The holistic approach of this study captures the three main aspects of technology adoption through lenses of social networks, individual and society scale beliefs, and rational decision-making behavior. Based on data collected in the Apac region in Northern Uganda, an Agent-Based Model is developed to simulate emerging adoption behavior in a community. Then, four different scenarios investigate how adoption patterns change due to potential changes in technology or intervention strategy. These scenarios include influence of stove malfunctions, price elasticity, information campaigns, and strength of social network. Results suggest that higher adoption rates are achievable if designed technologies are more durable, information campaigns provide realistic expectations for users, policy makers and education programs work toward women’s empowerment, and communal social ties are recognized for influence maximization. Application of this study provides insight for technology designers, project implementers, and policy makers to update their practices for achieving sustainable and to the scale clean technology adoption rates.
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Nardin, Chiara, Igor Lanese, Rocco di Filippo, Roberto Endrizzi, Oreste S. Bursi, and Fabrizio Paolacci. "Ground Motion Model for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Prototype Industrial Plants." In ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2020-21190.

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Abstract Relationships between seismic action, system response and relevant damage levels in industrial plants require a solid background both in experimental data, due to the high level of non-linearity and seismic input. Besides, risk and fragility analyses depend on the adoption of a huge number of seismic records usually not available in a site-specific analysis. In order to manage these issues and to gain knowledge on the definition of damage levels, limit states and performance for major-hazard industrial plant components, we present a possible approach for an experimental campaign based on a real prototype industrial steel structure. The investigation of the seismic behaviour of the reference structure will be carried out through shaking table tests. In particular, tests are focused on structural or process-related interactions that can lead to serious secondary damages as leakage in piping systems or connections with tanks and cabinets. The aforementioned test program has been possible thanks to the adoption of: i) a number of artificial spectrum-compatible accelerograms; ii) a ground motion model (GMM) able to generate a suite of synthetic time-histories records for specified site characteristic and earthquake scenarios. More precisely, GMM model parameters can be identified by matching the statistics of a target-recorded accelerogram to the ones of the model in terms of faulting mechanism, earthquake magnitude, source-to-site distance and site shear-wave velocity. As a result, the stochastic model, based both on these matched parameters and on filtered white-noise process, can generate the ensemble of synthetic ground motions capable of capturing the main features of real earthquake ground motions, including intensity, duration, spectral content and peak values. Moreover, the synthetic records are selected to target specific damages and limit states in industrial components. Finally, by means of the combination of artificial and synthetic accelerograms, a seismic vulnerability assessment of both the whole structure and relevant industrial components can be carried out.
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Kullolli, Borana, Matthias Baeßler, Pablo Cuéllar, Shilton Rica, and Frank Rackwitz. "An Enhanced Interface Model for Friction Fatigue Problems of Axially Loaded Piles." In ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2019-96078.

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Abstract The shaft bearing capacity often plays a dominant role for the overall structural behaviour of axially loaded piles in offshore deep foundations. Under cyclic loading, a narrow zone of soil at the pile-soil interface is subject to cyclic shearing solicitations. Thereby, the soil may densify and lead to a decrease of confining stress around the pile due to micro-phenomena such as particle crushing, migration and rearrangement. This reduction of radial stress has a direct impact on the shaft capacity, potentially leading in extreme cases to pile failure. An adequate interface model is needed in order to model this behaviour numerically. Different authors have proposed models that take typical interface phenomena in account such as densification, grain breakage, normal pressure effect and roughness. However, as the models become more complex, a great number of material parameters need to be defined and calibrated. This paper proposes the adoption and transformation of an existing soil bulk model (Pastor-Zienkiewicz) into an interface model. To calibrate the new interface model, the results of an experimental campaign with the ring shear device under cyclic loading conditions are here presented. The constitutive model shows a good capability to reproduce typical features of sand behaviour such as cyclic compaction and dilatancy, which in saturated partially-drained conditions may lead to liquefaction and cyclic mobility phenomena.
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Cerutti, Matteo, Giovanni Riccio, Antonio Andreini, Riccardo Becchi, Bruno Facchini, and Alessio Picchi. "Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Novel Natural Gas Low NOx Burners for Heavy Duty Gas Turbine." In ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2018-76670.

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A novel dry low-NOx gas turbine technology requires well balanced assessments since the early development phases. The weak knowledge of often conflicting aspects, such as operability and manufacturability, make any roadmap difficult to be drawn. The introduction of innovative manufacturing technologies such as the Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) process allows rapid manufacturing of components and test them in dedicated facilities to support real-time development of new products. The use of such a manufacturing process allows the adoption of designed experiments based development strategies, which are still uncommon at industrial level, due to the reduced time from drawings to test. The paper describes a reactive test campaign performed by BHGE in cooperation with University of Florence, aimed at the exploration of capabilities of different innovative burners in terms of pollutant emissions containment and blow-out margin. In particular, the test campaign has been conceived to provide a robust estimate of the effects of key geometrical parameters on principal burner performances. The flame stabilization mechanism of the investigated burners is based on the swirling flow generated by different setup of two internal channels: co-rotating and counter-rotating radial and axial swirlers. The effect of both the shape and the size of the internal air passages, as well as of the swirler characteristics, has been matter of investigation. Burners were tested in a single-cup test rig operated at moderate pressure conditions (up to 6bar), with two levels of preheated air temperature (300°C and 400°C). Each burner was equipped with two natural gas feeding lines representing the diffusion (pilot) and premixed (main) fuel supplies: both lines were regulated during tests to assess the effect of fuel split on emissions and to identify a stable low-NOx operating window, within which a lean blow-out test was performed. Dynamic pressure probes, were used to evaluate the onset of combustion instabilities. The burner development was supported by CFD investigations with the purpose to have a detailed understating of the flow-field and flame structure and to perform a preliminary screening to select the most promising solutions for the testing phase. The post process of the experimental results has allowed to correlate the main design parameters to burner performance variables discovering possible two-fold optimizations in terms of emissions and operability.
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Caillon, Didier, Benjamin Groschaus, Wilfried Matsiona, Theben Boumba, Manfred Bledou, Nicolas Dupouy, Robert Ilyasov, et al. "Successful Implementation of a Modified Carbonate Emulsion Acid System Combined with an Engineered Diversion Approach Delivers Outstanding Results – A Case Study from the Moho Nord Deep Offshore Field in Congo." In IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/201054-ms.

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Abstract Moho Nord deep offshore field is located 80 kilometers offshore Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo. The wells produce crude from the Albian age reservoir and lithology consists of alternating sequences of carbonates and sandstone layers with high heterogeneity and permeability contrast, including the presence vacuolar layers called "hyperdrains". This paper describes the application of a novel acid system and the methodology successfully applied to effectively acid stimulate the Albian drain. The combination of long perforation intervals with lithology and permeability contrasts, natural fractures, and the potential for asphaltene deposition resulted in adoption of a Modified Carbonate Emulsion Acid (MCEA) fluid system containing a solvent to provide asphaltene deposition prevention. The MCEA stimulation treatments were bullheaded from a stimulation vessel and an engineered diversion process was implemented for effective acid diversion using a combination of mechanical ball sealers and a degradable particle system (DPS). The selection of number of ball sealers and the DPS diverter design depended upon the interpretation of zone permeability profile from the logs, and the final distribution of perforations selected along the drain. A fluid placement simulator indicated low sealing efficiency of the ball sealers would lead to an overstimulation of the highest permeability areas. Subsequent simulations indicated that the DPS would provide better acid coverage with lower skin (S). Results and observations presented indicate that the decision to improve the acid diversion design and combine ball sealers with a DPS diversion technique to improve zonal coverage was validated. During the stimulation treatment execution, the high stimulation treatment efficiency was clearly apparent from the pressure responses to the acid and the diverter system which sealed off perforations and diverted the treatment to other layers with lower permeability. The MCEA also has proven to have self-diverting properties due to its high viscosity and low reaction rate which creates a better coverage of the drain, even with limited pumping rate, allowing live acid penetrating deeper into the formation. The production results reported from the 15 wells stimulation campaign (10 producers, 5 injectors) indicated that the productivity indexes (PI) exceeded expectations and resultant post-stimulation skin values ranged from −2.5 to −4.1. The Moho Nord deep offshore stimulation campaign yielded outstanding production results and showed significant validation for use of the MCEA system and the diversion methodology applied. On the producer wells the use of both chemical and mechanical diversion was valuable, as the DPS proved to complement the Ball Sealers for layers with lower injectivity and also at the high injection rates. High injectivity gain coupled with effective diversion was crucial for enhanced wormholing and good drain coverage.
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Ramaglia, Alessandro D. "Application of a Smooth Approximation of the Schmid’s Law to a Single Crystal Gas Turbine Blade: Part 1—Theory and Governing Equations." In ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2012-68848.

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In industrial practice, the choice of the most suitable material model does not solely rely on the ability of the model in describing the intended phenomena. Most of the choice is often based on a trade-off between a great variety of factors. Robustness, cost and time for the minimum testing campaign necessary to identify the model and pre-existing standard practices are only a few of them. This is particularly true in the case of nonlinear structural analyses because of their intrinsic difficulties and the higher level of skills needed to carefully exploit their full potential. So, despite the great progress in this field, in certain cases it is desirable to use plasticity models that are rate-independent and possess very simple hardening terms. This is for example the case in which long term creep can be an issue or when the designer may want to treat separately different phenomena contributing to inelastic deformation. If the material to be modelled is isotropic, commercial FE packages are able to deal with such problems in almost every case. On the contrary for anisotropic materials like Ni-based super-alloys cast as single crystals, the choice of the designer is more limited and despite the large amount of research literature on the subject, single crystal constitutive models remain quite difficult to handle, to implement into FE codes, to calibrate and to validate. Such difficulties, coupled with the unavoidable approximations introduced by any model, often force the practice of using oversimplifications of the material behaviour. In what follows this problem is addressed by showing how single crystal plasticity modelling can be reduced to the adoption of an anisotropic elastic behaviour with a sort of von Mises yield surface.
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Kim, Sunyoung, Jennifer Mankoff, and Eric Paulos. "Exploring Barriers to the Adoption of Mobile Technologies for Volunteer Data Collection Campaigns." In CHI '15: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2702123.2702378.

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Di Gironimo, Giuseppe, Antonio Lanzotti, Kenan Melemez, and Fabrizio Renno. "A Top-Down Approach for Virtual Redesign and Ergonomic Optimization of an Agricultural Tractor’s Driver Cab." In ASME 2012 11th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/esda2012-82947.

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Nowadays, economical, technical and ergonomic factors have a great importance on the design of the agricultural tractors. The paper illustrates the use and the management of heterogeneous product information (manual measurements and drafts, 2D drawings, technical documentation, photos), advanced CAD modeling tools and digital human models, for the redesign and the ergonomic optimization of an agricultural tractor’s driver cab. The project development has been organized using a top–down approach in a collaborative environment. At first, a manual measurement with gauges allowed to realize a technical draft of the whole agricultural tractor and of each component part of the driver cab. Then a main skeleton has been created in Catia V5 environment in order to specify all the datum elements necessary to model each sub-assembly of the tractor. Cabin, platform, engine, tires, seat, dashboard and controls have been organized separately and modeled considering the details related to the manual measurements and to the technical standards. Once obtained the 3D CAD model of the tractor, an opportune questionnaire was prepared and a test campaign was carried out with real operators in order to define the more critical control devices within the driver cab, as regards to usability and ergonomic issues. An “Ergonomics’ Evaluation Index” (EEI) was defined taking into account the posture angles of the operator and the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment analysis tool available in the “Ergonomics Design & Analysis” module of Catia V5 based on the use of a digital human model. The index was validated comparing the results of tests carried out using virtual manikins of different percentiles performing a specific driving task, with the results of tests carried out by real operators, of the same percentiles, performing the same driving task. Critical values of the EEI obtained during some driving tasks in virtual environment, suggested to modify the shape and the position of some control devices in order to optimize the ergonomics of the driver cab. The adoption of the top-down modeling based approach allowed each change on a singular component part to be automatically propagated on the whole assembly, making easy the changes on the virtual prototype.
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Zengeya, Tsitsi, Paul Sambo, and Nyasha Mabika. "The Adoption of the Internet of Things for SMART Agriculture in Zimbabwe." In 2nd International Conference on Machine Learning, IOT and Blockchain (MLIOB 2021). Academy and Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/csit.2021.111208.

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Zimbabwe has faced severe droughts, resulting in low agricultural outputs. This has threatened food and nutrition security in community sections, especially in areas with low annual rainfall. There is a growing need to maximize water usage, monitor the environment and nutrients, and temperatures by the adaptation of smart agriculture. This research explored the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) for smart agriculture in Zimbabwe to improve food production. The mixed methodology was used to gather data through interviews from 50 purposively sampled A2 farmers in the five agricultural regions of Zimbabwe and was supported by the use of the Internet. The findings reveal that some farmers have adopted IoT in Zimbabwe, others are still to adopt such technology and some are not aware of the technology. IoT’s benefits to Zimbabwean farmers are immense in that it improves food security, water preservation, and farm management. However, for most farmers to benefit from IoT, more awareness campaigns should be carried out and mobile and fixed Internet connectivity improved in some of the areas.
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Reports on the topic "Adoption campaign"

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Designing information campaigns to increase adoption of healthy behaviors. J-PAL, August 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31485/pi.0805.2021.

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