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Asandimitra, Nadia, and Ramadan Gilang Ikhsani. "Financial Management Behaviour of Mobile Legend Gamers." Technium Social Sciences Journal 35 (September 9, 2022): 462–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v35i1.7194.

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Financial management behaviour, specifically the ability of an individual to plan and budget, manage and control, supervise, search for, and allocate daily financial funds. The purpose of this study is to see how financial literacy, hedonistic lifestyle, income, self-control, and financial attitude affect financial management behaviour. The subject of this study is Mobile Legend Gamers in Indonesia, with a sample size of 170 people. This is known as explanatory research, and it employs a quantitative approach with the Structural Equation Model-AMOS program. The findings revealed that financial literacy, income, self-control, and financial attitude all have a significant impact on financial management behaviour. Meanwhile, the hedonistic way of life has no effect. This was discovered because the majority of the respondents were still in their teens and still lived with their parents, and the study's limitations were related to the distribution of questionnaires, which was only done online. As a result, more research is needed to be able to distribute questionnaires both offline and online and to use the model. Various approaches to researching financial management behaviour.
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Fox, M., D. Long, and D. Magazzeni. "Plan-based Policies for Efficient Multiple Battery Load Management." Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research 44 (June 28, 2012): 335–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1613/jair.3643.

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Efficient use of multiple batteries is a practical problem with wide and growing application. The problem can be cast as a planning problem under uncertainty. We describe the approach we have adopted to modelling and solving this problem, seen as a Markov Decision Problem, building effective policies for battery switching in the face of stochastic load profiles. Our solution exploits and adapts several existing techniques: planning for deterministic mixed discrete-continuous problems and Monte Carlo sampling for policy learning. The paper describes the development of planning techniques to allow solution of the non-linear continuous dynamic models capturing the battery behaviours. This approach depends on carefully handled discretisation of the temporal dimension. The construction of policies is performed using a classification approach and this idea offers opportunities for wider exploitation in other problems. The approach and its generality are described in the paper. Application of the approach leads to construction of policies that, in simulation, significantly outperform those that are currently in use and the best published solutions to the battery management problem. We achieve solutions that achieve more than 99% efficiency in simulation compared with the theoretical limit and do so with far fewer battery switches than existing policies. Behaviour of physical batteries does not exactly match the simulated models for many reasons, so to confirm that our theoretical results can lead to real measured improvements in performance we also conduct and report experiments using a physical test system. These results demonstrate that we can obtain 5%-15% improvement in lifetimes in the case of a two battery system.
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Busby, J. S., and E. J. Hughes. "How plan delegation contributes to systemic failure." Human Systems Management 22, no. 1 (March 1, 2003): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-2003-22102.

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Complex, engineered systems often require extensively planned behaviour on the part of operators and maintenance staff if such systems are to maintain their integrity. A study was undertaken to determine how the absence of planning on the part of operators imperilled such systems. The aim was to help future designers understand how, in effect, operators delegate planning to the system, and to help designers make systems robust to this delegation. An analysis was undertaken of 59 incidents in the offshore industry in an attempt to characterise both the aspect of system activity that operators failed to plan (for example its completeness) and the general processes they were engaged in at the time (for example system start-up). All the processes that were implicated in the failures were either changes in the state of the system, such as start-up and shut-down, or operations that could not be said to take place in a steady state: there were no cases involving routine, continual activity. This suggests that designers' risk analyses should concentrate on non steady-state behaviour in systems, and that these risk analyses would benefit from some kind of characterisation of how systems are vulnerable to plan delegation.
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Mat Yusoh, Nirman Noor Afiqi, Tuan Zainun Tuan Mat, Azizah Abdullah, and Ferina Marimuthu. "Environmental Management Accounting System and Value Creation: An institutional perspective." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 6, no. 17 (August 15, 2021): 217–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2866.

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The emergence of environmental issues has increased environmental protection awareness among society and pushed organizations to become environmentally responsible. Many companies currently consolidate environmental matters into their corporate strategic plan by adopting a comprehensive Environmental Management Accounting System (EMAS) to create more value. However, a lack of understanding on the institutional pressures persuading EMAS adoption within the organizations has reduced the urgency for the company to adopt the EMAS. This paper aims to explain the management's behavioral issues towards accepting EMAS adoption and how this behavior would lead to value creation. Keywords: Environmental Management Accounting System (EMAS), behavioral barriers, value creation, institutional theory eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2866
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Moutinho, A., A. V. Pereira, and G. Jorge. "“Sexsomnia” - sleep sexual behaviour." European Psychiatry 26, S2 (March 2011): 1561. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73265-5.

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Sexsomnia is a disorder that is characterized by abnormal sexual behaviours during sleep and can vary from explicit sexual vocalizations to violent masturbation and complex sexual acts including oral, vaginal or anal penetration. This disorder has clinical, psychosocial and medico-legal consequences, both to the patient and the people that surround him. Despite the scarce literature and infrequent reports, there are some descriptions of violent behaviours, sexual assault and sexual involvement of minors. Whenever we suspect that a patient suffers from sexsomnia, we must write a rigorous and complete clinical history, make a neurologic and phychiatric evaluation and nocturnal videopolysomnography. As soon as the diagnosis is established, we must plan treatment approaches. More attention should be payed to the psychosocial and medico-legal issues, and new research is needed to provide for better understanding of etiology and to improve the clinical evaluation and management.
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Ayoko, Oluremi B., and Neal M. Ashkanasy. "The physical environment of office work: Future open plan offices." Australian Journal of Management 45, no. 3 (May 27, 2020): 488–506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0312896220921913.

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Different configurations of the physical environment of office work are rapidly changing the way office workers behave and perform at work. In particular, organisations today are progressively accommodating their employees in open plan offices (OPOs). In this article, we focus on the OPO and discuss its future and implications for research and practice. Specifically, we build on recent advances in the field to propose that new OPO configurations will require new forms of work behaviour involving new processes and practices, and new research approaches. In addition, we discuss possible areas of work that OPO environments of the future might affect; for example, work design, interpersonal processes, noise and distractions, human resource management (HRM) practices and leadership. Along these lines, we suggest future research directions and make recommendations to navigate the intersection of organisational behaviour (OB) and OPO research and practice. JEL Classification: M19
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Jevšnik, Simona, Jelka Geršak, and Ivan Gubenšek. "The advance engineering methods to plan the behaviour of fused panel." International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology 17, no. 3/4 (June 2005): 161–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09556220510590858.

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Dirckx, G., Ch Thoeye, G. De Gueldre, and B. Van De Steene. "CSO management from an operator's perspective: a step-wise action plan." Water Science and Technology 63, no. 5 (March 1, 2011): 1044–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2011.288.

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Combined sewer overflows (CSO) are the “ugly ducklings” of urban wastewater infrastructure, rather unknown, rarely loved. Contrary to wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) where, commonly, process parameters are carefully registered, still relatively little is known about the spill behaviour of CSOs. In spite of the considerable bandwidth of pollution magnitude reported in literature, it can be generally accepted that CSO impact certainly is not negligible. As the sole wastewater utility in Flanders (6,100,000 inhabitants), Aquafin operates, next to 230 WWTP’s and almost 1,000 pumping stations, some 3,100 CSOs. In search for an optimum CSO management strategy, Aquafin prospected several modelling and monitoring possibilities. As a result, a CSO action plan could be drawn up tailored to the estimated relevance of the CSO under consideration. In a further step a cost-benefit analysis of several static and dynamic remediation measures was undertaken. Real Time Control (RTC) strategies turned out to be the most cost efficient solution for CSO impact mitigation.
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Daxini, Amar, Mary Ryan, Cathal O’Donoghue, and Andrew P. Barnes. "Understanding farmers’ intentions to follow a nutrient management plan using the theory of planned behaviour." Land Use Policy 85 (June 2019): 428–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.04.002.

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Mehlum, Lars. "Clinical challenges in the assessment and management of suicidal behaviour in patients with bordeline personality disorder." Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale 18, no. 3 (September 2009): 184–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1121189x00000440.

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AbstractSelf-injurious and suicidal behaviours are highly prevalent in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and the risk of completed suicide is high. Borderline patients often present with heterogeneous clinical pictures and widespread comor-bidity complicating clinical assessments and management. This calls for increased efforts in systematic evaluation and monitoring of self-harming and suicidal behaviours; these behaviours should be addressed actively as high priority treatment targets. Early drop-out is common for BPD patients in treatment but is possible to counteract by fostering a strong therapeutic relationship through adopting a realistic, but consistent and supportive approach carefully avoiding reinforcement of suicidal behaviours. Suicidal crises should primarily be managed in an outpatient setting giving priority to keeping the patient safe adopting a safety plan procedure, while helping the patient as quickly as possible to return emotionally to a more acceptable level of arousal and mental functioning. Pharmacological treatments should primarily be used for management of comorbid conditions, but may possibly also be helpful when used to reduce specific symptoms such as anger, hostility and impulsivity. There is currently a range of different integrated short-term and long-term psychological treatments in different stages of development and some of them have been shown to be efficacious in reducing suicidal behaviours; notably dialectical behaviour therapy and mentalization-based therapy.Declaration of Interest: None.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Behaviour management plan"

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Sprung, Jennifer. "An analysis of landowner attitudes and behaviour regarding North American waterfowl management plan leases in southwestern Manitoba." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ45155.pdf.

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Rizvi, Farhan. "Integrating Competency Frameworks and Goal Setting in an Individual Development Plan Process." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10843466.

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The purpose of this study was to design an integrated goal and competency framework based individual development plan process. Interviews with eight employees who had been through the process were conducted. Competency frameworks have been shown in existing literature and this study to be an effective tool for leveraging for employee development and driving discussions that employees value. Findings showed that using competency frameworks provides more than enough benefits to justify people managers investing the time to understand it, socialize it within their teams, and use it as a core piece of this process. Future studies should look at multiple teams with different managers to explore that variable further.

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Lehner, Carmen. "Evaluating a new plant startup in the rigid plastics packaging industry." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10142125.

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This qualitative study examined the startup phase of a new manufacturing facility in the rigid plastics packaging industry. Thirteen personnel were interviewed for their impressions of the startup experience, and were asked for their recommendations for the type of leadership, training and knowledge sharing, and organizational systems and support needed for a new plant startup to succeed. Participants noted both successes and challenges related to the plant manager, training and support delivered, and communication and other organizational systems in place. Participants offered several recommendations, including improving leader selection and preparation; optimizing training resources, schedules, and materials for each area; improving coordination, communication, and training for visiting support staff; and adapting human resources, project management, and equipment. Based on these findings, several recommendations for executive leaders, project management, and organization development consultants were identified. The key suggestion for continued research is to repeat the study with an enhanced research design.

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Nshimirimana, Jules. "Attitudes and behaviour of low-income households towards the management of domestic solid waste in Tafelsig, Mitchell's Plain." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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Solid waste management in South Africa has been focussing on the technical issues of waste disposal with little attention paid to the social and economic aspects of households. It is important to find out the impact of the attitude and perception of households on solid waste management, especially in low-income areas to be able to deal with the deplorabe domestic solid waste management in such areas. The quantity of solid waste generated in low-income areas is often assumed to be less than the solid waste generated in high-income neighbourhoods. In most of the townships of low-income households in Cape Town, the residents live next to mountains of solid waste which is not the case in middle and high income areas. This clearly has a negative effect on the environment and human health. Tafelsig is one of the low-income Cape Flats townships where the open spaces and green areas are dumping areas. The small yard that people own is often unclean. The aim of the study was to examine how households residing in the low-income neighbourhood (Tafelsig, Mitchell's Plain) view domestic solid waste and its management. The study explored the perceptions, attitudes and behaviour of these households towards the production and management of sold waste. Issues relating to the degradation of their environment and to solid waste mismanagement were also examined.
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Lo, Ya-Yu. "Functional assessments and individualized intervention plans increasing the behavior adjustment of urban learners in general and special education settings /." Connect to this title online, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1060619211.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003.
Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xvii, 319 p.; also includes graphics Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-238). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center
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McIntosh, Christopher R. "Essays on incentives and behavior under risk." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1232409941&sid=8&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Schoeman, Marelize. "A classification system and an inter-disciplinary action plan for the prevention and management of recidivism." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2002. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05312004-141418.

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Blacklock, Jordan. "The Strategic Plan of a Medium-Size Enterprise Compared to the Baldrige Criteria." TopSCHOLAR®, 2013. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1304.

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The purpose of this study was to provide a case example of one SME (small to medium-size enterprises) documented practices compared to the Baldrige Program’s Criteria for Performance Excellence (Criteria). This study evaluated the degree to which the case example organization practiced the philosophies and principles of the Criteria without direct knowledge of the Criteria. The researcher conducted evaluations by examining the case example organization’s strategic plan against the Criteria. Results of this study’s demonstrated that the Baldrige Program would not be a change in direction for the case example organization but a systematic approach to enhance the methods already deployed by the case example organization. Evaluations identified items on both documents that could be relatable to items contained on the opposing document. This study also identified the actual number of requirement items contained within the Criteria, in order to provide a better understanding of the current Criteria’s level of complexity.
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Taylor, Lela E. "Evaluation of a self-monitoring program to increase treatment integrity of behavior intervention plans." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003241.

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Dzutsev, Alan. "Management of personal investments in Russia and Sweden : Influence of financial literacy of young adults on their behavior in financial planning." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-38916.

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Background: Unawareness of most students about how to save and increase their money and changes in global economic conditions create new opportunities and challenges in international business and investment field. Lack of interest from investment companies, banks, funds, estate sellers and rialtos to this interesting and growing group of people, where even bringing up future clients in this young adults can play a big role in future success of the company. Behavior of students and young people is poorly researched, though they often dispose large sums of their own and their parent’s money. Purpose: understand specifics of Russian and Swedish customers, clarify whether they are planning their finance or not, how are they included into rational income allocation process. Find out how illiteracy in financial sphere between exploring group of people affects the behavior of Swedish and Russian citizens towards planning and what are the main differences between this groups. Method: Content analysis Results and contribution: This thesis extends the higher educational literature in the field of personal finance planning by making a contribution to enrichment of knowledge and identification of the main trends in the behavior of young people. The differences between Russians and Swedes will help state governments to make their society more educated and rationale in choosing ways to invest and disburse money and companies from investing field to attract more clients and gain revenue. The new openings can provide a framework for further research.
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Books on the topic "Behaviour management plan"

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Palau. Division of Behavioral Health. Palau's emergency crisis response plan: A disaster behavior health response plan. Palau: Republic of Palau, Ministry of Health, Bureau of Public Health, Division of Behavioral Health, 2004.

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Queen, J. Allen. Responsible classroom management, grades 6-12: A schoolwide plan. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, 2010.

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Robert, Algozzine, ed. Responsible classroom management, grades 6-12: A schoolwide plan. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, 2010.

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Terry, O'Reirdan, ed. Plans for better behaviour in the primary school: Management and intervention. London: Fulton Publishers, 2003.

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The teacher's encyclopedia of behavior management: 100+ problems/500+ plans. 2nd ed. Eugene, Oregon: Pacific Northwest Publishing, 1995.

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Sprick, Randall S. The teacher's encyclopedia of behavior management: 100 problems/500 plans. Longmont, CO: Sopris West, 1995.

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Gioia, Janis D. The wolf pack classroom management plan : grades PreK-3. [Brecksville, Ohio]: Butterfly Sky Press, 2009.

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McCoy, Thomas J. Compensation and motivation: Maximizing employee performance with behavior-based incentive plans. New York, NY: AMACOM, American Management Association, 1992.

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How to develop a strategic marketing plan: A step by step guide. Boca Raton, Fla: St. Lucie Press, 2000.

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Brinkerhoff, John R. 101 commonsense rules for making things happen: How to make plans and implement projects. Mexhanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1993.

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Book chapters on the topic "Behaviour management plan"

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Dewangan, Ashok K., and Sanjeev K. Sajjan. "Boiling Behavior of Iso-Butane on a Horizontal Plain Tube." In Advances in Thermal Engineering, Manufacturing, and Production Management, 23–32. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2347-9_3.

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Franken, Esme, Geoff Plimmer, Sanna Malinen, and Jane Bryson. "Growing and Adapting During Continuous Change: Building Employee Resilience in the Public Sector." In Towards Resilient Organizations and Societies, 143–70. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82072-5_6.

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AbstractThis chapter focuses on employee resilience in the public sector, and how managers can develop it. We adopt a contemporary view of employee resilience as a set of employee behaviours that can be developed, particularly through effective leadership. Employee resilience is an individual-level behavioural capacity, centred on using networks successfully, learning from experiences and adapting to change; behaviours that are essential for navigating the complex public management environment. We build on the view that resilience enables individuals to engage in exploration, learn from mistakes and grow from challenges. It can be fostered daily, enabling individuals to build capacity to handle challenges and crises before they emerge, and responding effectively when they do occur. This chapter discusses why and how resilient behaviours matter in public contexts, particularly in highly ambiguous knowledge intensive organizations (KIOs). It also discusses the crucial role that managers play in enabling resilience in employees, and focuses on the characteristics of resilience-enabling leadership. These characteristics include leadership behaviours such as viewing resilience as developable, supporting employees’ personal goals, providing challenging tasks and opportunities for safe failures and managing the whole team. In short, our contribution extends empirical understandings of resilience in public sector workplaces, with specific regard to employee resilience, its nature and development and its outcomes.
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Hodge, T. J. V., and P. P. Michelsen. "The effect of lime and vegetation management on non-wetting behaviour of an acid siliceous sand." In Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH, 527–31. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3438-5_59.

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Basey, John M. "Foraging Behavior of Beavers (Castor Canadensis), Plant Secondary Compounds, and Management Concerns." In Beaver Protection, Management, and Utilization in Europe and North America, 129–46. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4781-5_15.

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Huang, Ping, Yinghui Wang, and Jiahui Peng. "Research on the Influence of Employee Stock Ownership Plan on Employee Innovation Behavior from the Perspective of Psychological Ownership." In Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management, 758–73. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79206-0_57.

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Delaplane, Keith S. "What makes a good pollinator?" In Crop pollination by bees, Volume 1: Evolution, ecology, conservation, and management, 25–39. 2nd ed. Wallingford: CABI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781786393494.0003.

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Abstract This chapter discusses pollinator efficiency; pollination performance (from the perspective of the bee); pollinator dependency (from the perspective of the plant), including topics on breeding systems, as well as flower and fruit morphology; and pollinator performance (from the perspective of foraging ecology), including the taxon-based differences in bee flight distance, morphological considerations, and forager behaviour in rich and poor habitats.
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Selikowitz, Mark. "Behaviour modification." In ADHD: The Facts, 139–46. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198867371.003.0014.

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When your child has ADHD, the first step in a behaviour modification programme is to observe your child’s behaviour and identify the behaviour you want to change. One of the advantages of medication is that it allows children to be more successful in a behaviour modification programme. Should you need help when working on a behaviour modification programme, do not hesitate to consult your doctor and ask for a referral to a psychologist. This chapter describes behaviour modification in the management of ADHD, including encouraging good behaviour so it can be rewarded, how to reward good behaviour, how to discourage undesirable behaviour, and important considerations in a behaviour modification plan.
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Selikowitz, Mark. "Home management." In ADHD: The Facts, 115–26. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198867371.003.0012.

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Children with ADHD are very challenging to bring up. No plan of management can ever be successful if it is not based on a comprehensive assessment of the child’s particular strengths and difficulties. Look upon the child with ADHD as someone whose behaviour and learning inadequacies are due to a hidden disability that are not of his, or his parents’, making. This chapter explores home management of ADHD, including steps in management—i.e. understanding the condition, explaining the condition to the child, parents’ needs, the needs of siblings, improving the child’s self-esteem, the parents’ role as a teacher, and working with a school.
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Ruggieri, Alessandro, Cecilia Silvestri, and Michela Piccarozzi. "Consumerism, Market Analysis and Impact on Business Plan Definition." In Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services, 425–57. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5880-6.ch019.

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Creating a company is an event of great uncertainty and complexity. Many variables are to be considered and trying to predict the future development of the business is particularly important. A set of market and strategic analysis instruments can help entrepreneurs to define and solve problem in the start-up phase and to understand the potentialities of business. In particular, the analysis of consumerism is a particularly important factor in order to outline the development of demand and consumer behaviour. Therefore, the first instrument is certainly the business plan; it is necessary to explain and show the aspects of the market where firms will work. This chapter analyzes, through a qualitative analysis, the techniques of market analysis useful for drawing up a business plan focused on the consumer and the dynamics of consumerism. The goal is to emphasize the role the evolutionary dynamics of the consumer and his or her preferences play in leading the company planning towards specific market positioning and in determining the business volume.
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Phajane, Masello Hellen. "Strategies to Enhance the Most Effective Classroom Management Techniques and Practices." In Paradigm Shifts in 21st Century Teaching and Learning, 252–69. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3146-4.ch016.

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The purpose of this chapter is to explore and determine the most effective classroom management techniques and practices. This chapter includes a full review and critical analysis of research and literature associated with classroom discipline and ongoing management to promote positive learning. Owing to the diverse population of learners, changes in cultural behaviours, and the social and emotional pressure children experience, the classroom environment has become disorderly. Teachers need an effective classroom management plan that would help bring order and productive learning back into the classroom. As teachers learn more about a variety of classroom management approaches, they can sample techniques that would fit their needs. Not all classroom management programmes are geared to the same grade levels. Therefore, teachers can choose programmes that will best satisfy the needs of their own classroom's grade level. Teachers can choose between an approach for individual classrooms and a whole school approach to enhance learner behaviour.
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Conference papers on the topic "Behaviour management plan"

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Diana, Sri. "Behaviour Management Plan for Elementary School Students." In 6th International Conference on Educational, Management, Administration and Leadership. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icemal-16.2016.53.

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Sabelli, Martha. "Old women and tablets: information behaviour in unfavourable contexts and social mediators." In ISIC: the Information Behaviour Conference. University of Borås, Borås, Sweden, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47989/irisic2007.

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Introduction. In Uruguay, the Ibirapitá Plan provides a tablet for every low-income retired woman. That motivated the research of old women’s information behaviour related to access and use of inclusive information for overcoming their disinformation. This work has the following purposes: (i) contributing to research focused on knowing and interpreting the role of social mediators and old women in the processes of access, search and appropriation of information using the Plan’s tablets; (ii) investigating users' needs of local information; and, (iii) offering such information in a participatory design of a digital solution for tablets by an interdisciplinary team. Methods. A mix of methods was applied using a questionnaire and mainly qualitative methods: in-depth interviews with qualified informants and trainers, observation of tablet-distribution workshops, focus groups and validation workshops of the digital solution designed for tablets applied in two capital cities and two small towns with the collaboration of community organisations. Analysis of the results.The analysis of the results is presented according to five dimensions of analysis and the questions that the research seeks to respond to. Discussion and conclusion. The affirmations and experiences raised regarding the technological device open a wide range of challenges to overcome and learning opportunities both for tablet users and for the production, content management and future designs of search interfaces.
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Hou, Man, Dong Liu, Aizhen Wu, and Zhang Yan. "Will entrepreneurial intention directly lead to entrepreneurial behaviour?: a study based on the intermediary effect of entrepreneurial implementation plan." In Second International Conference On Economic and Business Management (FEBM 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/febm-17.2017.12.

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Pinchin, James, Michael Brown, Jesse Blum, Dominic Shaw, and John Blakey. "Integrating WiFi based positioning with a job management system to study task management behaviour." In 2014 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium - PLANS 2014. IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/plans.2014.6851375.

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Hornfeld, Willi. "DeepC: The New Deep Water AUV Generation." In ASME 2003 22nd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2003-37358.

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The development of real Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) represents a very particular challenge which is being tackled within the scope of the German co-operation project DeepC (www.deepc-auv.de), reaching the middle of the project time frame. The aim of this project is to develop a fully autonomous underwater vehicle for great diving depths, long mission times and a modular design with the following main features: • Mission depth till 4000 m (Crush: 6000 m); • Weight in air 2.4 t; • Cruise speed 4 kts; • Maximum speed 6 kts; • Mission time up to 60 hours; • Operating range up to 400 km; • Payloads ≥ 250 kg. The subjects of vehicle structure, maximum manoeuvrability, electrical power generation, storage and distribution, intelligent behaviour and precise navigation are some of the crucial aspects for the development of such an underwater vehicle. The high speed and manoeuvrability are rendered possible by two horizontal drive systems and four thrusters for transverse and vertical thrust. Electrical motors that are pressure-neutral up to depths of 7000 m are provided for propulsion. A battery-buffered PEM H2/O2 fuel cell whose functionality offers numerous advantages over other systems is used to generate the electrical power needed for DeepC operation. The storage of the reactants hydrogen and oxygen, the trimming-neutral accommodation of the residual water produced, the temperature management and especially also safety problems in connection with the possible development of oxyhydrogen gas are, however, a problem when the AUV is operated independently from an external air supply. Mission management systems perform vehicle guidance, assure intelligent behaviour in special situations, provide a degradation mode for emergencies and/or plan missions independently with due consideration to the targets set. Without external support, the navigation system must allow precise AUV navigation over longer periods of time. Mission-specific sensor systems support vehicle guidance, avoid collisions and perform the actual measuring tasks. Due to a modular payload concept, the vehicle can be easily used for a lot of different missions with a very low amount of mobilisation and demobilisation. The paper describes the current development status in general and the technological highlights like fuel cell, intelligent behaviour, etc. in particular, gives an outlook into the future and shows examples of applications.
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Busollo, Carlo, Stefano Mauro, Andrea Nesci, Leonardo Sabatino Scimmi, and Emanuele Baronio. "Development of a Digital Twin for Well Integrity Management in Underground Gas Storage Fields." In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/206252-ms.

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Abstract Objective Digitalization is offering several chances to improve performance and reliability of Underground Gas Storage (UGS) infrastructures, especially in those sites where ageing would require investment improvement for maintenance and monitoring. In that context, well integrity management can benefit from the implementation of a well digital twin, integrated with real time monitoring. The work proposes a digital model of the well that can provide a valuable tool to analyse its non stationary states in order to evaluate the integrity of the barriers and its health state. Methods, Procedures, Process The key points on well integrity management are barriers testing/qualification and annular pressure monitoring, and in UGS operations it’s crucial the selection of the timing of barrier assessment and of diagnostic test execution to correctly evaluates the results. The digital model can provide a tool to help the well engineer to understand the health state of the well and to plan maintenance activities. It considers a physical model of the well composed by gas and liquid filled chambers in the annuluses and in the tubing case and all the potential leak paths that could connect the annuluses, the tubing case, and the reservoir to the external environment. Each chamber is modelled considering its mass and energy balance, while fluid resistances describe fluid leakage across the barriers. Appropriate models, selected according to the geometry and type of each well barrier, describe each fluid resistance. The input parameters are the well architecture, flowing tubing temperature and pressure and gas flow rate. The model provides pressure and temperatures trends and estimates of leak rates trends or annular liquid level movements during the observation time window. The fine tuning of the model of each well is carried out by seeking for the values of the parameters that best describe each single leak path, such as size and position of the leaking point, with a genetic algorithm. Results, Observations, Conclusions The model has been customised and validated over several wells, some of which with perfect integrity status and others with some integrity issues. Results showed a very good fit with field data, as well as high precision in identifying leak position and size. The tool can also be applied to forecast well behaviour after the application of mitigating action or to simulate the evolution of the leak. Example applications are the evaluation of the correct time to top up a casing with liquid or nitrogen or the effect on annular pressure of limiting withdrawal or injection flow rate.
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Benay, Stephanie. "Safety in Mountain Field Investigations." In 2014 10th International Pipeline Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2014-33707.

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Every working environment that includes challenging remote wilderness locations, extreme temperatures, potentially threatening wildlife, and multiple contractors with varying degrees of safety systems and culture, requires a systematic, comprehensive safety approach. Lack of preplanning, misunderstanding risk management and poor communication are all sources of risk to safety on the project. Developing, implementing and communicating the HSE system in a mountain field program are essential to keeping people safe and alive. This paper will provide some insight into areas that provided significant challenges, as well as some possible solutions. In today’s industrial world, safe execution is an essential project driver. Safe execution is paramount to a project’s success, along with budget and time. Best-in-class companies have realized that to be successful, safety must be an integral part of their DNA and not an afterthought. Zero harm to people, assets and the environment is a core value at WorleyParsons. Our OneWay™ framework, which applies to every person regardless of location or role, consists of simple expectations that align our entire business on a path toward zero harm. OneWay™ is supported by a comprehensive set of processes, systems, policies and standards that describe in detail what needs to be done. A systematic integrated safety framework to the field would manage risk in a highly challenging environment and would contribute to an overall safe and productive mountain field investigation program. In this context, to achieve the goal of zero harm, a systematic, thorough approach is taken, that includes developing and implementing the following: • Project-specific field safety plan with the input from all participating disciplines • Quantifiable leading and lagging indicators • HSE performance targets • Comprehensive, relevant risk register • Effective contractor maturity analysis and mitigation plan • Safe behaviour observation program • Field level risk assessment program • Mentoring and coaching program. This paper will highlight some major safety risks to the projects, and provide potential solutions during mountain field investigation programs.
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Chi-fen, Huang, and Lin Jer-Yan. "The Study on Corporate Social Responsibility Affects Innovative Behavior." In Japan International Business and Management Research Conference. RSF Press & RESEARCH SYNERGY FOUNDATION, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31098/jibm.v1i1.221.

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Corporate social responsibility has received increasing necessary attention from scholars and practitioners in recent years. Businesses are expected to play the role of a corporate citizen in the community to obtain more substantial benefits. Corporate social responsibility has become an international tendency, Corporate Social Responsibility plans should identify the most necessary strategic value in several areas, and find out the topics of most Creating Shared Value, while the creation of social well- being, enhance their competitive advantage, will probably be a vital factor in the company’s future of success. The 262 effective questionnaires were adopted in this study. The results of the study found that the Creating Shared Value has a significantly positive effect on Corporate Social Responsibility, the Corporate Cultural Characteristics is positively significant to Corporate Social Responsibility, and Corporate Social Responsibility has a significant positive effect on Innovative Behavior.
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Cepraga, D. G., G. Cambi, M. Frisoni, and D. Ene. "Cemented Containers Radiological Data From a Disused Uranium Mine Low-Level Waste Repository: A Calculated-Experiment Cross-Check for Data Verification and Validation." In ASME 2003 9th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2003-4516.

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Code validation problems involve calculation of experiments and a comparison experiment-calculation. Experimental data and physical properties of these systems are used to determine the range of applicability of the validation. Once a sequence-code of calculations has been validated, it has to be underlined that the comparison experimental-calculated results involving “complex systems” or “complex experimental measures” permits also a bi-lateral cross-check between the calculation scheme and the experimental procedures. The results of the testing and the validation effort related to the collection of information and measured data and the comparison between code results with experimental data coming from a “low-level waste” repository are presented in this paper. The Baita-Bihor repository, sited into former disused uranium mine in Transylvania, has been considered as the source of experimental data. The study was developed through the following steps: a) collection and processing of measured data (radioactivity content and dose rate), from the cemented containers of the Baita-Bihor repository; b) decay gamma source calculation by the ANITA-2000 code package (the input data for the calculations are the measured isotope activities for each container); c) decay gamma transport calculation by the SCALENEA-1 shielding Sn sequence approach (Nitawl-Xsdrnpm-Xsdose modules of the Scale 4.4a code system, using the Vitenea-J library, based on FENDL/E-2 data) to obtain dose rates on the surfaces and at various points outside the containers; d) comparison experimental-calculated dose rates, taking into account also the measurement uncertainties. The new version of the ANITA-2000 activation code package used makes possible to assess the behaviour of irradiated materials independently from the knowledge of the irradiation scenario but using only data on the isotope radioactive material composition. Radioactive waste disposed of at Baita Bihor repository consists of worn reactor parts, resins and filters, packing materials, mop heads, protective clothing, temporary floor coverings and tools, the sources normally generated during the day-to-day operation of research reactors, the remediation-treatment stations and the medicine and biological activities. The low and intermediate wastes are prepared for shipping and disposal in the treatment stations by confining them in a cement matrix inside 220 litre metallic drums. Each container consists of an iron cladding filled by concrete Portland. Radioisotope composition and radioactivity distributions inside the drum are measured. The gamma spectroscopy has been used for. The calibration technique was based on the assumption of a uniform distribution of the source activity in the drum and also of a uniform sample matrix. Dose rate measurements are done continuously, circularly, in the central plan on the surface of the drum and 1 m from the surface, in the air. A “stuffing factor” model has been adopted to simulate, for the calculation, the spatial distribution of the gamma sources in the concrete region. In order to guarantee a complete Quality Assurance for codes and procedures, a simulation of the radioactive containers to evaluate the dose rates was done also by using the Monte Carlo MCNP-4C code. Its calculation results are in a very good agreement with those obtained by the Sn approach (discrepancies are around 2%, using the spherical approximation).
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Spiller, Allison Nicole, Karina Caro, and Gabriela Marcu. "Co-Designing a Classroom Display to Support Behavior Management Plans." In CHI '18: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188588.

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Phillips, Donald A., Yitzhak Spiegel, and Howard Ferris. Optimizing nematode management by defining natural chemical bases of behavior. United States Department of Agriculture, November 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2006.7587234.bard.

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This project was based on the hypothesis that nematodes interacting with plants as either parasites or beneficial saprophytes are attracted to their host by natural products. This concept was supported by numerous observations that parasitic nematodes are attracted to root exudates. Our overall goal was to identify nematode sensory compounds from root exudates and to use that information for reducing nematicide applications. We applied skills of the investigators to achieve three specific objectives: 1) Identify nematode behavioral cues (e.g., attractants or repellents) in root exudates; 2) Identify new natural nematicidal compounds; and 3) Combine a natural attractant and a nematicide into a nematode trap. Because saprophytic nematodes benefit plants by mineralizing organic matter, we sought compounds attractive primarily to parasitic nematodes. The project was constructed on several complementary foundations. First, data from Dr. Spiegel’s lab showed that under aseptic conditions Ditylenchus dipsaci, a parasite on onion, is attracted to certain fractions of onion root exudates. Second, PI Phillips had a sizeable collection of natural plant products he had identified from previous work on Rhizobium-legume interactions, which could be tested “off the shelf”. Third, Dr. Ferris had access to aseptic and natural populations of various saprophytic and parasitic nematodes. The project focused on five nematode species: D.dipsaci, Heterodera avenae, and Tylenchulussemipenetransat ARO, and Meloidogyne javanicand Caenorhabditis elegans at UCD. Ten pure plant compounds, mostly flavonoids, were tested on the various nematode species using six different assay systems. Results obtained with assorted test systems and by various scientists in the same test systems were essentially irreproducible. Many convincing, Many convincing, i.e. statistically significant, results in one system or with one investigator could not be repeated with other assays or different people. A recent report from others found that these compounds, plus another 30, were inactive as attractants in three additional parasitic nematode species (Wuyts et al. Nematology 8:89- 101, 2006). Assays designed to test the hypothesis that several compounds together are required to attract nematodes have thus far failed to find a reproducibly active combination. In contrast to results using pure plant compounds, complex unfractionated exudates from aseptic onion root reproducibly attracted D. dipsaci in both the ARO and UCD labs. Onion root exudate collection, separation into HPLC fractions, assays using D. dipsaci and MS-MS experiments proceeded collaboratively between ARO and UCD without any definitive identification of an active compound. The final active fraction contained two major molecules and traces of several other compounds. In the end, analytical studies were limited by the amount of onion root exudate and the complexity of the purification process. These tests showed that aseptic plant roots release attractant molecules, but whether nematodes influence that release, as insects trigger release of attractants from plants, is unknown. Related experiments showed that the saprophyte C. elegans stimulates its prey, Pseudomonas bacteria, to increase production of 2, 4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG) a compound that promotes amino acid exudation by plant roots. It is thus possible that saprophytic nematodes are attracted primarily to their bacterial or fungal prey and secondarily to effects of those microorganisms on root exudation. These observations offer promising avenues for understanding root-zone interactions, but no direct routes to controlling nematodes in agriculture were evident. Extracts from two plant sources, Chrysanthemum coronarium and Sequoia sempervirens, showed nematicidal activity at ARO and UCD, respectively. Attempts to purify an active compound from S. sempervirens failed, but preliminary results from C. coronarium are judged to form a potential basis for further work at ARO. These results highlight the problems of studying complex movement patterns in sentient organisms like nematodes and the issues associated with natural product isolation from complex mixtures. Those two difficulties combined with complications now associated with obtaining US visas, slowed and ultimately limited progress on this project. As a result, US investigators expended only 65% of the $207,400 originally planned for this project. The Israeli side of the project advanced more directly toward its scientific goals and lists its expenditures in the customary financial report.
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Jauny, Ray, and John Parsons. Delirium Assessment and Management: A qualitative study on aged-care nurses’ experiences. Unitec ePress, November 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/ocds.72017.

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Aged residential care (ARC) residents with morbid health conditions frequently experience delirium. This condition is associated with diminished quality of life, preventable morbidity and untimely death. It is challenging and costly to manage delirium because of the complex interplay of physical and psychiatric symptoms associated with this condition in both primary and secondary services. With awareness of risk factors and knowledge about delirium, ARC nurses can play a vital role in early identification, assessment and treatment, but most importantly in preventing delirium in aged-care residents as well as improving health outcomes. Focus groups were carried out with ARC nurses to ascertain their opinions on how they assess and manage delirium in ARC facilities in South Auckland, New Zealand. Findings identified that there were strengths and weaknesses, as well as gaps in assessment and management of delirium. Nurses would benefit from delirium education, appropriate tools and adequate resources to help them manage delirium. Issues with diagnosing delirium, anxiety about challenging behaviours, family dynamics, lack of training and absence of IV treatment were noticeable features in this study.
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Katan, Jaacov, and Michael E. Stanghellini. Clinical (Major) and Subclinical (Minor) Root-Infecting Pathogens in Plant Growth Substrates, and Integrated Strategies for their Control. United States Department of Agriculture, October 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1993.7568089.bard.

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In intensive agriculture, harmful soilborne biotic agents, cause severe damage. These include both typical soilborne (clinical) major pathogens which destroy plants (e.g. Fusarium and Phytophthora pathogens), and subclinical ("minor") pathogens (e.g. Olpidium and Pythium). The latter cause growth retardation and yield decline. The objectives of this study were: (1) To study the behavior of clinical (major) and subclinical (minor) pathogens in plant growth substrate, with emphasis on zoosporic fungi, such as Pythium, Olipidium and Polymyxa. (2) To study the interaction between subclinical pathogens and plants, and those aspects of Pythium biology which are relevant to these systems. (3) To adopt a holistic-integrated approach for control that includes both eradicative and protective measures, based on a knowledge of the pathogens' biology. Zoospores were demonstrated as the primary, if not the sole propagule, responsible for pathogen spread in a recirculating hydroponic cultural system, as verified with P. aphanidermatum and Phytophthora capsici. P. aphanidermatum, in contrast to Phytophthora capsici, can also spread by hyphae from plant-to-plant. Synthetic surfactants, when added to the recirculating nutrient solutions provided 100% control of root rot of peppers by these fungi without any detrimental effects on plant growth or yield. A bacterium which produced a biosurfactant was proved as efficacious as synthetic surfactants in the control of zoosporic plant pathogens in the recirculating hydroponic cultural system. The biosurfactant was identified as a rhamnolipid. Olpidium and Polymyxa are widespread and were determined as subclinical pathogens since they cause growth retardation but no plant mortality. Pythium can induce both phenomena and is an occasional subclinical pathogen. Physiological and ultrastructural studies of the interaction between Olpidium and melon plants showed that this pathogen is not destructive but affects root hairs, respiration and plant nutrition. The infected roots constitute an amplified sink competing with the shoots and eventually leading to growth retardation. Space solarization, by solar heating of the greenhouse, is effective in the sanitation of the greenhouse from residual inoculum and should be used as a component in disease management, along with other strategies.
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Oron, Gideon, Raphi Mandelbaum, Carlos E. Enriquez, Robert Armon, Yoseph Manor, L. Gillerman, A. Alum, and Charles P. Gerba. Optimization of Secondary Wastewater Reuse to Minimize Environmental Risks. United States Department of Agriculture, December 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1999.7573077.bard.

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The main purpose of the research was to examine approaches and to evaluate methods for minimizing the risks during applying treated domestic wastewater for agricultural irrigation. This general purpose consisted of examining under field conditions the possibilities when implementing different application technologies for minimizing health and environmental risks. It was assumed that Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) will provide adequate conditions for safe effluent reuse. Controlled field experiments where conducted in commercial fields to evaluate the alternatives. Main efforts where conducted in Israel in the grape vineyard in Arad heights, in the field crops in Kibbutz Chafets Chaim and in Arizona in fields adjacent to the University campus. The complementary part was to examine the behavior of the various pathogens in the effluent-soil-plant system. The analysis is based on controlled experiments, primarily in greenhouse along with field experiments. Molecular biology methods were used to identify the behavior of the pathogens in the components of the system. The project included as well examining the effluent quality in various sites, primarily those in which treated wastewater is reused for agricultural irrigation. The monitoring included conventional parameters however, also parasites such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium. The results obtained indicate the prominent advantages of using Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) method for minimizing health and environmental risks during application of secondary effluent. A theoretical model for assessing the risks while applying treated wastewater was completed as well. The management model shows the risks during various scenarios of wastewater quality, application technology and related human exposure.
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Dudley, Lynn M., Uri Shani, and Moshe Shenker. Modeling Plant Response to Deficit Irrigation with Saline Water: Separating the Effects of Water and Salt Stress in the Root Uptake Function. United States Department of Agriculture, March 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2003.7586468.bard.

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Standard salinity management theory, derived from blending thermodynamic and semi- empirical considerations leads to an erroneous perception regarding compensative interaction among salinity stress factors. The current approach treats matric and osmotic components of soil water potential separately and then combines their effects to compute overall response. With deficit water a severe yield decrease is expected under high salinity, yet little or no reduction is predicted for excess irrigation, irrespective of salinity level. Similarly, considerations of competition between chloride and nitrate ions have lead to compensation hypothesis and to application of excess nitrate under saline conditions. The premise of compensative interaction of growth factors behind present practices (that an increase in water application alleviates salinity stress) may result in collateral environmental damage. Over-irrigation resulting in salinization and elevated ground water threatens productivity on a global scale. Other repercussions include excessive application of nitrate to compensate for salinity, unwillingness to practice deficit irrigation with saline water, and under-utilization of marginal water. The objectives for the project were as follows: 1) To develop a database for model parameterization and validation by studying yield and transpiration response to water availability, excessive salinity and salt composition. 2) To modify the root sink terms of an existing mechanism-based model(s) of water flow, transpiration, crop yield, salt transport, and salt chemistry. 3) To develop conceptual and quantitative models of ion uptake that considers the soil solution concentration and composition. 4) To develop a conceptual and quantitative models of effects of NaCl and boron accumulation on yield and transpiration. 5) To add a user interface to the water flow, transpiration, crop yield, salt transport, chemistry model to make it easy for others to use. We conducted experiments in field plots and lysimeters to study biomass production and transpiration of com (Zeamays cv. Jubilee), melon (Cucumismelo subsp. melo cv. Galia), tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum Mill. cv. 5656), onion (Alliumcepa L. cv. HA 944), and date palms (Phoenix Dactylifera L. cv. Medjool) under salinity combined with water or with nitrate (growth promoters) or with boron (growth inhibitor). All factors ranged from levels not limiting to plant function to severe inhibition. For cases of combined salinity with water stress, or excess boron, we observed neither additive nor compensative effects on plant yield and transpiration. In fact, yield and transpiration at each combination of the various factors were primarily controlled by one of them, the most limiting factor to plant activity. We proposed a crop production model of the form Yr = min{gi(xi), where Yr = Yi ym-1 is relative yield,Ym is the maximum yield obtained in each experiment, Xi is an environmental factor, gi is a piecewise-linear response function, Yi is yield of a particular treatment. We selected a piecewise-linear approach because it highlights the irrigation level where the response to one factor ceases and a second factor begins. The production functions generate response "envelopes" containing possible yields with diagonal lines represent response to Xi alone and the lines parallel to the X-axis represent response to salinity alone. A multiplicative model was also derived approximating the limiting behaviour for incorporation in a hydrochemical model. The multiplicative model was selected because the response function was required to be continuous. The hydrochemical model was a better predictor of field-measured water content and salt profiles than models based on an additive and compensative model of crop response to salinity and water stress.
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Adegoke, Damilola, Natasha Chilambo, Adeoti Dipeolu, Ibrahim Machina, Ade Obafemi-Olopade, and Dolapo Yusuf. Public discourses and Engagement on Governance of Covid-19 in Ekiti State, Nigeria. African Leadership Center, King's College London, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.47697/lab.202101.

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Numerous studies have emerged so far on Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) across different disciplines. There is virtually no facet of human experience and relationships that have not been studied. In Nigeria, these studies include knowledge and attitude, risk perception, public perception of Covid-19 management, e-learning, palliatives, precautionary behaviours etc.,, Studies have also been carried out on public framing of Covid-19 discourses in Nigeria; these have explored both offline and online messaging and issues from the perspectives of citizens towards government’s policy responses such as palliative distributions, social distancing and lockdown. The investigators of these thematic concerns deployed different methodological tools in their studies. These tools include policy evaluations, content analysis, sentiment analysis, discourse analysis, survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, in depth-interviews as well as machine learning., These studies nearly always focus on the national government policy response, with little or no focus on the constituent states. In many of the studies, the researchers work with newspaper articles for analysis of public opinions while others use social media generated contents such as tweets) as sources for analysis of sentiments and opinions. Although there are others who rely on the use of survey questionnaires and other tools outlined above; the limitations of these approaches necessitated the research plan adopted by this study. Most of the social media users in Nigeria are domiciled in cities and their demography comprises the middle class (socio-economic) who are more likely to be literate with access to internet technologies. Hence, the opinions of a majority of the population who are most likely rural dwellers with limited access to internet technologies are very often excluded. This is not in any way to disparage social media content analysis findings; because the opinions expressed by opinion leaders usually represent the larger subset of opinions prevalent in the society. Analysing public perception using questionnaires is also fraught with its challenges, as well as reliance on newspaper articles. A lot of the newspapers and news media organisations in Nigeria are politically hinged; some of them have active politicians and their associates as their proprietors. Getting unbiased opinions from these sources might be difficult. The news articles are also most likely to reflect and amplify official positions through press releases and interviews which usually privilege elite actors. These gaps motivated this collaboration between Ekiti State Government and the African Leadership Centre at King’s College London to embark on research that will primarily assess public perceptions of government leadership response to Covid-19 in Ekiti State. The timeframe of the study covers the first phase of the pandemic in Ekiti State (March/April to August 2020).
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Seginer, Ido, Louis D. Albright, and Robert W. Langhans. On-line Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Greenhouse Environmental Control. United States Department of Agriculture, February 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2001.7575271.bard.

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Background Early detection and identification of faulty greenhouse operation is essential, if losses are to be minimized by taking immediate corrective actions. Automatic detection and identification would also free the greenhouse manager to tend to his other business. Original objectives The general objective was to develop a method, or methods, for the detection, identification and accommodation of faults in the greenhouse. More specific objectives were as follows: 1. Develop accurate systems models, which will enable the detection of small deviations from normal behavior (of sensors, control, structure and crop). 2. Using these models, develop algorithms for an early detection of deviations from the normal. 3. Develop identifying procedures for the most important faults. 4. Develop accommodation procedures while awaiting a repair. The Technion team focused on the shoot environment and the Cornell University team focused on the root environment. Achievements Models: Accurate models were developed for both shoot and root environment in the greenhouse, utilizing neural networks, sometimes combined with robust physical models (hybrid models). Suitable adaptation methods were also successfully developed. The accuracy was sufficient to allow detection of frequently occurring sensor and equipment faults from common measurements. A large data base, covering a wide range of weather conditions, is required for best results. This data base can be created from in-situ routine measurements. Detection and isolation: A robust detection and isolation (formerly referred to as 'identification') method has been developed, which is capable of separating the effect of faults from model inaccuracies and disturbance effects. Sensor and equipment faults: Good detection capabilities have been demonstrated for sensor and equipment failures in both the shoot and root environment. Water stress detection: An excitation method of the shoot environment has been developed, which successfully detected water stress, as soon as the transpiration rate dropped from its normal level. Due to unavailability of suitable monitoring equipment for the root environment, crop faults could not be detected from measurements in the root zone. Dust: The effect of screen clogging by dust has been quantified. Implications Sensor and equipment fault detection and isolation is at a stage where it could be introduced into well equipped and maintained commercial greenhouses on a trial basis. Detection of crop problems requires further work. Dr. Peleg was primarily responsible for developing and implementing the innovative data analysis tools. The cooperation was particularly enhanced by Dr. Peleg's three summer sabbaticals at the ARS, Northem Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, in Sidney, Montana. Switching from multi-band to hyperspectral remote sensing technology during the last 2 years of the project was advantageous by expanding the scope of detected plant growth attributes e.g. Yield, Leaf Nitrate, Biomass and Sugar Content of sugar beets. However, it disrupted the continuity of the project which was originally planned on a 2 year crop rotation cycle of sugar beets and multiple crops (com and wheat), as commonly planted in eastern Montana. Consequently, at the end of the second year we submitted a continuation BARD proposal which was turned down for funding. This severely hampered our ability to validate our findings as originally planned in a 4-year crop rotation cycle. Thankfully, BARD consented to our request for a one year extension of the project without additional funding. This enabled us to develop most of the methodology for implementing and running the hyperspectral remote sensing system and develop the new analytical tools for solving the non-repeatability problem and analyzing the huge hyperspectral image cube datasets. However, without validation of these tools over a ful14-year crop rotation cycle this project shall remain essentially unfinished. Should the findings of this report prompt the BARD management to encourage us to resubmit our continuation research proposal, we shall be happy to do so.
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Improved reproductive health and STD services for women presenting to family planning services in North Jakarta. Final report of activities. Population Council, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh1997.1011.

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The overall goal of this study was to develop an integrated program of reproductive tract infection/sexually transmitted disease (RTI/STD) clinical services within two family planning clinics in low-income neighborhoods in North Jakarta. Multiple training programs to introduce a standardized clinical evaluation for the detection, treatment, and management of RTI/STDs were conducted. Prior and subsequent to training, observations of health care provider (HCP) and client interactions were conducted to evaluate behavior changes among HCPs. Each consenting client received a standardized reproductive health history, a pelvic exam, and provided specimens for laboratory testing to detect RTIs. Through universal screening of the participants by an STD referral laboratory, 25 percent were confirmed to have one or more RTIs while 14 percent had one or more STDs. HCPs were observed by trained research assistants who recorded an itemized evaluation of HCP behavioral components. As noted in this report, the 70-item observation tool showed a preference for performing physical examinations, and a reluctance to perform history taking, education, partner treatment plans, and prevention counseling.
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Generation II Coastal Risk Model (G2CRM). Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/46260.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE or Corps) has a mission to manage flood risks: “The USACE Flood Risk Management Program (FRMP) works across the agency to focus the policies, programs and expertise of USACE toward reducing overall flood risk. This includes the appropriate use and resiliency of structures such as levees and floodwalls, as well as promoting alternatives when other approaches (e.g., land acquisition, flood proofing, etc.) reduce the risk of loss of life, reduce long-term economic damages to the public and private sector, and improve the natural environment.” As a part of that mission, the Institute for Water Resources (IWR) in cooperation with other Corps groups has developed the Generation II Coastal Risk Model (G2CRM) to support planning-level studies of hurricane protection systems (HPS). The G2CRM is distinguished from other models currently used for that purpose by virtue of its focus on probabilistic life cycle approaches. This allows for examination of important long-term issues including the impact of climate change and avoidance of repetitive damages. Key features of the model include the ability to use readily available data from existing sources and corporate databases and integration with geographic information systems (GIS). The G2CRM generates a wide variety of outputs useful for estimating damages and costs, characterizing and communicating risk, and reporting detailed model behavior, in the without-project condition and under various plan alternatives for the with-project condition.
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