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Peng, Jian Liang, and Chen Xu Zhan. "A Case Study on Evaluation of Airport Logistics Competitiveness Based on AHP." Advanced Materials Research 159 (December 2010): 307–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.159.307.
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The evaluation of airport logistics competitiveness can identify the airports’ advantages and disadvantages, and take certain measures to solve problems. In this paper, the airport logistics competitiveness evaluation index system has been built. The application of AHP method evaluates the logistics competitiveness of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HIA) and the other four airport of Asia Pacific in comprehensive. The advantages and disadvantages of HIA in logistics have been obtained, which provide a scientific basis to improve its logistics competitiveness. The conclusion of the study is of some practical significance.
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Tseng, K‐J, Jow‐Fei Ho, and Yuan‐Jing Liu. "A study on the performance evaluation of major international airports in the world." Journal of Modelling in Management 3, no. 1 (March 14, 2008): 71–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17465660810860381.
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PurposeThis paper aims to assess the performance evaluation of major international airports in the world.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the authors utilized data envelopment analysis in an input‐oriented method to discuss the overall operational performance of 20 major international airports between 2001 and 2005. They used cross efficiency measure to determine the international airports that enjoy the best operational performances and used the bilateral model to compare the performance differences between international airports of different regions.FindingsThe Atlanta Airport (ATL) in the USA and the Beijing Airport (PEK) in China experienced MPSS. The overall performance of international airports in Asia is better than those in Americas, Europe, and Oceania.Research limitations/implicationsService quality can be discuss in the field in the future.Practical implicationsIn sensitivity analysis, four inputs had positive impacts on overall performances.Originality/valueThe ATL in the USA and the PEK in China were the best practices for the other international airports.
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Zu, Enhou, Shao-Yu Liu, Bi-Min Hsu, Yu-Cheng Wang, and Edwin M. Lau. "An Analysis of the Success Factors for Passenger Boarding Enthusiasm for Low-Cost Regional Airline Routes." Sustainability 12, no. 16 (August 14, 2020): 6600. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12166600.
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Airports are important air transportation facilities, providing cargo transportation, aircraft takeoff and landing, and passenger services. Trade liberalization and globalization along with shifting economies and trading focuses have led to the rapid growth of airline and cargo transportation in Asia-Pacific regions. Therefore, Asian countries are constantly expanding and improving their airport facilities. Thus, improving and measuring airline service quality has attracted significant research attention in recent years. The Chinese Government has also actively promoted low-cost tourism, although competition in low-cost carrier markets was bound to be fierce. This not only promoted tourism industries but also attracted many foreign visitors to taking low-cost carriers to China for sightseeing. With international oil prices and regional economy issues, full-service carriers face considerable operational pressure on cost and competition. This study used the fuzzy delphi and decision making trial and evaluation laboratory methods to explore and analyze key factors for passengers choosing low-cost airlines. We considered passengers using U Airlines to travel from Shanghai to Taiwan (Taoyuan, Kaohsiung Far) and investigated service quality, low-price strategies, switching costs, and boarding willingness factors. We found that boarding willingness and service quality were strongly relevant to passenger satisfaction. Service quality should be prioritized, followed by switching cost, to enhance passenger boarding willingness. Low-cost regional airlines need to prioritize improving service quality empathy and service quality responsiveness with limited resources. Performance indicators such as willingness, service quality assurance, and service quality reliability showed significant benefits for overall service performance and passenger boarding willingness.
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Yeh, Chung-Hsing, and Yu-Liang Kuo. "Evaluating passenger services of Asia-Pacific international airports." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 39, no. 1 (January 2003): 35–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1366-5545(02)00017-0.
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Permadi, Didin Agustian, Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, and Robert Vautard. "Integrated emission inventory and modeling to assess distribution of particulate matter mass and black carbon composition in Southeast Asia." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18, no. 4 (February 26, 2018): 2725–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2725-2018.
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Abstract. This is part of a research study addressing the potential co-benefits associated with selected black carbon (BC) emission reduction measures on mitigation of air pollution and climate forcing in Southeast Asia (SEA). This paper presents details of emission inventory (EI) results and WRF–CHIMERE model performance evaluation. The SEA regional emissions for 2007 were updated with our EI results for Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia and used for the model input. WRF–CHIMERE-simulated 2007 PM10, PM2.5, and BC over the SEA domain (0.25° × 0.25°) and the results were evaluated against the available meteorology and air quality monitoring data in the domain. WRF hourly simulation results were evaluated using the observed data at eight international airport stations in five SEA countries and showed a satisfactory performance. WRF–CHIMERE results for PM10 and PM2.5 showed strong seasonal influence of biomass open burning while the BC distribution showed the influence of urban activities in big SEA cities. Daily average PM10 constructed from the hourly concentrations were obtained from the automatic monitoring stations in three large SEA cities, i.e., Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Surabaya, for model evaluation. The daily observed PM2.5 and BC concentrations obtained from the Improving Air Quality in Asian Developing Countries (AIRPET) project for four cities (i.e., Bangkok, Hanoi, Bandung, and Manila) were also used for model evaluation. In addition, hourly BC concentrations were taken from the measurement results of the Asian Pacific Network (APN) project at a suburban site in Bangkok. The modeled PM10 and BC satisfactorily met all suggested statistical criteria for PM evaluation. The modeled PM2.5∕PM10 ratios estimated for four AIRPET sites ranged between 0.47 and 0.59, lower than observed values of 0.6–0.83. Better agreement was found for BC∕PM2.5 ratios with the modeled values of 0.05–0.33 as compared to the observation values of 0.05–0.28. AODEM (extended aerosol optical depth module) was used to calculate the total columnar aerosol optical depth (AOD) and BC AOD up to the top of the domain at 500 hPa (∼ 5500 m), which did not include the free-tropospheric long-range transport of the pollution. The model AOD results calculated using the internal mixing assumption were evaluated against the observed AOD by both AERONET and MODIS satellite in 10 countries in the domain. Our model results showed that the BC AOD contributed 7.5–12 % of the total AOD, which was in the same range reported by other studies for places with intensive emissions. The results of this paper are used to calculate the regional aerosol direct radiative forcing under different emission reduction scenarios to explore potential co-benefits for air quality improvement, reduction in the number of premature deaths, and climate forcing mitigation in SEA in 2030 (Permadi et al., 2017a).
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Chung, Tae-won, Woo-chul Ahn, Su-min Jeon, and Vinh Van THAI. "A Benchmarking of Operational Efficiency in Asia Pacific International Cargo Airports." Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics 31, no. 1 (March 2015): 85–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajsl.2015.03.004.
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Yang, Hsu-Hao. "Efficiency and productivity evidence from international airports in the Asia-Pacific region." Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers 27, no. 2 (March 2010): 157–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10170660903545956.
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Mallik, Arindam. "FEASIBILITY OF LISTING INDIAN AIRPORTS ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LISTED AND UNLISTED AIRPORTS." Journal of Air Transport Studies 9, no. 2 (July 1, 2018): 50–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.38008/jats.v9i2.23.
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The global air traffic touched a whopping 3.8 billion in 2016 (IATA 2017), forecasted to grow at a CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) of 3.7% annually by 2035, with India displaying the highest growth rate of 23%, beating China and US who retained the second and third position respectively. IATA (International Air Transport Association) forecasted the flown passengers to be nearly double at 7.2 billion by 2035 and the top driver of this demand would be the developing economies of the Asia-Pacific region. The expected growth in air traffic is bound to put commendable pressure on airports’ infrastructure, which is already approaching bottlenecks. ACI benchmarked the top twenty airports listed on stock exchange in Asia-Pacific, Europe and United States, according to their passenger volumes in 2016, among which eight were situated in Asia. Considering ACI’s benchmark as a reference point, this paper enables us to grasp the financial health of the private Indian airports. Besides answering the critical questions about a tradeoff between investment towards expansion and economic feasibility, this paper analyzes the unaudited financial reports over a span of five years to study the feasibility of listing these Indian airports on the Indian stock exchange. Thereby, the paper explores stock listing of airports as an alternative mode to finance airport expansion to cater to the exponential growth forecasted in the coming future.
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Yu, Bo Wen, Shou Wen Ji, and Guang Hui Zhang. "Data Processing in Beijing Capital International Airport Regional Economic Impact Assessment and Overall Analysis." Applied Mechanics and Materials 685 (October 2014): 723–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.685.723.
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In this paper, the direct impact, indirect impact and induced impact are used to analysis the economic benefit of the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA). The representative airports, Atlanta Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport are selected to compare with the BCIA in the aspects of total impact and direct impact. Some foreign organizations regularly measure certain areas’ economic and social impact generated by the airports. BCIA is compared with a series of areas in Asia Pacific and the UK in several respects.
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Yang, Hsu-Hao. "Measuring the efficiencies of Asia–Pacific international airports – Parametric and non-parametric evidence." Computers & Industrial Engineering 59, no. 4 (November 2010): 697–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2010.07.023.
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Rettinger, Renata, and Piotr Staszak. "Europejskie połączenia lotnicze głównych regionów turystycznych Azji Południowo-Wschodniej." Przedsiębiorczość - Edukacja 6 (January 1, 2010): 462–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20833296.6.35.
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Transport plays a key role in satisfying the needs associated with tourist activity, both in regard to actually reaching one’s destination as well as in regard to local transport in the area visited. East Asia and the Pacific is the most dynamically developing market of inbound tourism in the world. Between 2000–2008, international tourist arrivals increased by 67.2% (74 mln). The subregion of Southeast Asia was visited by 70.9% (36.1 mln) more tourists than 8 years before. Malaysia is the most frequently visited country in the region, with 22.1 mln international arrivals in 2008, compared to 14.6 mln in Thailand and 7.8 mln in Singapore. Thailand has the largest influx of tourists followed by Malaysia. It is predicted that the importance of tourism in the region will continue to grow in the future. The percentage of international tourist arrivals to East Asia and the Pacific will have increased to 25% by 2020. The key factor in the region is its accessibility as regards transport links, a factor which explains the rapid development of its airports, including the largest ones of Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The present flight schedule (winter season 2009) has 338 connections between those cities and Europe, mostly from Bangkok (177). Singapore has 113 connections weekly with Europe while Kuala Lumpur only 48. None of these airports has regular connections with Polish airports except charter flights operated by Air Italy from Warsaw to Bangkok and connections under code share agreements.
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Chao, Ching-Cheng, and Po-Cheng Yu. "Quantitative evaluation model of air cargo competitiveness and comparative analysis of major Asia-Pacific airports." Transport Policy 30 (November 2013): 318–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.10.001.
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Fahey, Morgan. "Aircraft Crash Management in Australia and New Zealand." Journal of the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine 1, no. 2 (1985): 139–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00065298.
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In the history of aviation there has never been a period when so much effort has been demonstrated to improve the safety standards of international and national airports. This has come about through the knowledge that aircraft crashes in recent years at some airports have been mismanaged because of bad or non-existent planning for such a disaster, and by poor emergency medical response.We share today a faith in the safety of the aircraft. We share, too, the awareness that more people have survived aircraft crashes than have perished, and that if there are survivors on board, in most cases there will be more survivors than dead (1).The encouragement to improve airport safety and crash management has come largely from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); from the Club of Mainz Association, who in 1979 set up a consultant committee to investigate and improve international airports; from the Flight Safety Foundation and from the US Airline Pilots Association. All these organizations have rightly questioned the quality of existing emergency medical response to an aircraft crash, and have offered expert advice to improve disaster preparedness and management. This article will report our response to this challenge, particularly in New Zealand, but will also concern our neighboring continent of Australia.New Zealand, set in the Pacific Ocean with its two long islands, has international flight contacts through its three major airports with North America, South East Asia, Japan and the South West Pacific. It has its own national aviation hazards of mountain chains, difficult landing approaches from the sea, made more hazardous with strong winds which are a feature of our capital city airport. Despite this, the safety record of New Zealand airports is extremely high.
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Chan, Chun-Hsiang, Tzu-How Chu, Jiun-Huei Proty Wu, and Tzai-Hung Wen. "Spatially Characterizing Major Airline Alliances: A Network Analysis." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 10, no. 1 (January 15, 2021): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10010037.
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An airline alliance is a group of member airlines that seek to achieve the same goals through routes and airports. Hence, airports’ connectivity plays an essential role in understanding the linkage between different markets, especially the impact of neighboring airports on focal airports. An airline alliance airport network (AAAN) comprises airports as nodes and routes as edges. It could reflect a clear collaborative proportion within AAAN and competitive routes between AAANs. Recent studies adopted an airport- or route-centric perspective to evaluate the relationship between airline alliances and their member airlines; meanwhile, they mentioned that an airport community could provide valuable air transportation information because it considers the entire network structure, including the impacts of the direct and indirect routes. The objectives are to identify spatial patterns of market region in an airline alliance and characterize the differences among airline alliances (Oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam), including regions of collaboration, competition, and dominance. Our results show that Star Alliance has the highest collaboration and international market dominance among three airline alliances. The most competitive regions are Asia-Pacific, West Asia, Europe, and North and Central America. The network approach we proposed identifies market characteristics, highlights the region of market advantages in the airline alliance, and also provides more insights for airline and airline alliances to extend their market share or service areas.
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Jantachalobon, Nattapong, and Nanthi Suthikarnnarunai. "The evaluation forms of international passenger airport hub in Southeast Asia." Istrazivanja i projektovanja za privredu 13, no. 2 (2015): 93–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/jaes13-8382.
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Goldsberry, Leah, and Adam R. Scavette. "Exploiting a Natural Hub: Turning a Stopover into a Destination." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2672, no. 23 (April 3, 2018): 8–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198118758983.
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In the mature aviation system of today, it is difficult to establish new hubs that focus solely on transfer traffic. This paper identifies a new type of hub—a natural tourism hub—one at which an airline and the surrounding metropolitan area can simultaneously benefit from a transportation hub and accompanying tourist destination, respectively. The study aims to identify existing airports for these stopover locations that are located on highly trafficked international flight routes. Using Iceland as an example, this country’s success in optimizing its stopover location to promote tourism and gain airline passenger demand is examined. The analysis is carried out by implementing a k-means clustering algorithm on total distance added for stopover locations, as well as flight leg symmetry to identify existing airports that are geographically located in an optimal stopover path for international routes across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and between Europe and East Asia. Airports in the clusters that minimize total added distance are then observed, and the clusters are ordered based on how symmetric the two flight legs of a stopover journey at an airport in that cluster tend to be. In addition, three airports near the top of this list are analyzed as potential stopover locations. In using this algorithm, not only is it possible to forecast which hubs may become major tourist destinations, but also to identify how airlines can shape people’s perception of their location as a tourist destination.
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Liao, Wang, Xiaoshu Cao, and Shengchao Li. "Competition and Sustainability Development of a Multi-Airport Region: A Case Study of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area." Sustainability 11, no. 10 (May 24, 2019): 2958. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11102958.
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A new era in the development of multi-airport regions (MARs) has been in China, especially in the construction of global urban areas such as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). In order to better understand competition and provide significant advice to support sustainable development of Chinese MARs, this paper takes the GBA-MAR as an example, and then explores the competition between airports in this multi-airport region based on route level and its impact on passenger airport choice using three liner models. According to our findings, competition is concentrated on a few air routes in the Northeast–East Coastal region and the Asia-Pacific region, in which all three airports operate. Although the domestic market of the GBA-MAR has been relatively mature, the international air transport market is still left with considerable room, which is also reflected in connections to the world’s cities and tourist destinations. In addition, the research also found that different airport brands created by route type significantly affected passenger airport choice. Overall, the study revealed that whether from a supply or demand aspect, competition between airports in a multi-airport region—not just airline competition in a single airport—is an important topic.
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Pazyura, Natalia. "Important Questions Of Comparative Studies In Asian Countries." Comparative Professional Pedagogy 5, no. 2 (June 1, 2015): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/rpp-2015-0033.
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AbstractThe issue of the “identity” of comparative education as a field of study or a discipline has been discussed for decades. Yet a kind of systematic structure that provides the basic principles for a coherent exposition of the field remains open. “Comparative education” is no longer conceived as an imaginary field’s coherence but, rather in terms of distinct branches of comparative and international studies in education and their underlying issues. Such an understanding is fostered through a deepened awareness of the basic problems, and successive solutions, constitutive of the emergence and further conformations of the comparative approach in education and the social sciences. Thus, academic journal publications of the past decade to shape education policy research within an Asia-Pacific context have been analyzed. Facts of increasing research collaboration, growing policy evaluation research, and growing attention to higher education have been presented. Significant difference in research impact and diffusion between Asia-Pacific and American education policy studies has been shown. Perspectives for future research directions in education policy research in an Asia-Pacific context have been suggested.
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Zhang, Jianxin, and Jagannath Patil. "Who guarantees the quality of the quality assurance agencies? The exploration of the establishment and growth of the Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR)." Higher Education Evaluation and Development 11, no. 2 (December 4, 2017): 58–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/heed-07-2017-0001.
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Purpose After the “quantity era,” today higher education has entered into the “quality era” and as “the gate keepers of quality,” quality assurance agencies (QAAs) are playing more and more irreplaceable important roles and their social status are becoming more and more prominent. However, how to guarantee the quality of the QAAs? Who can review the QAAs? The purpose of this paper is based exploration of these questions. Design/methodology/approach Following the founding of the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR) for Higher Education, the Asia Pacific Quality Register (APQR) became the second in the international quality assurance (QA) networks to implement QA register, in 2015 with initiative of Asia-Pacific Quality Network. Findings This paper first retrospects the history and process of APQR, and subsequently the implementation of APQR is described in detail from the two aspects of the criteria and the procedure, and at the end, the paper concludes with a summary of the three characteristics of this first formal implement of APQR: APQR is an international register open to all the QAAs; APQR emphasizes characteristics evaluation of diversity; and APQR highlights the combination of quantitative assessment and qualitative assessment. Originality/value Today on the international stage of QA, APQR has emerged as “the watchman of quality” in the Asia-Pacific region as counterpart of EQAR in Europe. How far away does such newly emerging form of guaranteeing the QAAs’ quality go forward, what is its future prospects and other concerning issues, are some of the question that need enthusiastic attention and contribution.
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Goodwins, David, Kanupriya Negi, and Peter Van Diermen. "Gearing up for Trade—Evaluating Australia's Contribution to Trade Facilitation in South East Asia and the Pacific." Evaluation Journal of Australasia 17, no. 1 (March 2017): 39–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1035719x1701700106.
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Trade facilitation refers to the simplification and harmonisation of international trade procedures to assist the movement of goods. It is a key factor for international trade efficiency and the economic development of countries. It has gained world prominence and recognition under the World Trade Organization's (2015) Trade facilitation agreement. Trade facilitation obstacles are now considered bigger barriers to trade than tariffs and quotas. Developing countries are increasingly looking at trade facilitation measures to enhance administrative efficiency and effectiveness, reduce costs and time to markets, and increase predictability in global trade. But how is Australia positioned to assist countries with this transition? The Gearing up for trade evaluation assessed the effectiveness of Australia's support for trade facilitation in Asia and the Pacific, and examined whether the investments have assisted partner countries to better integrate with regional and global economies. The evaluation focussed on four major Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) trade facilitation investments and found that they have been effective in addressing capacity issues, encouraging pro-poor outcomes, and exemplify good global practice. To assist with future programming, the evaluation recommended some practical improvements to the DFAT program and investment managers in the use of integrated approaches, private sector engagement, gender equality and women's economic empowerment, and monitoring and evaluation.
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Aung, Myo, Virginia Murray, and Ryoma Kayano. "Research Methods and Ethics in Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management: The Result of the Kobe Expert Meeting." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 5 (March 3, 2019): 770. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050770.
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In October 2018, at Asia Pacific Conference for Disaster Medicine (APCDM), an expert meeting to identify key research needs was organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre (WKC)), convening the leading experts from Asia Pacific region, WHO, WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) Research Network (TPRN), World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM), in collaboration with Asia Pacific Conference for Disaster Medicine (APCDM) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). International experts, who were pre-informed about the meeting, contributed experience-based priority issues in Health-EDRM research, ethics, and scientific publication. Two moderators, experienced in multi-disciplinary research interacted with discussants to transcribe practical issues into related methodological and ethical issues. Each issue was addressed in order to progress research and scientific evidence in Health-EDRM. Further analysis of interactive dialogues revealed priorities for action, proposed mechanism to address these and identified recommendations. Thematic discussion uncovered five priority areas: (1) the need to harmonize Health-EDRM research with universal terms and, definitions via a glossary; (2) mechanisms to facilitate and speed up ethical review process; (3) increased community participation and stakeholder involvement in generating research ideas and in assessing impact evaluation; (4) development of reference materials such as possible consensus statements; and (5) the urgent need for a research methods resource textbook for Health-EDRM addressing these issues.
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Rizk, Chadia, Panagiotis Askounis, H. Burçin Okyar, John Konsoh Sangau, Samaneh Baradaran, Elham Al Fares, Buddha R. Shah, et al. "UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION IN MEASUREMENT OF THE PERSONAL DOSE EQUIVALENT AT NINE INDIVIDUAL MONITORING SERVICES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 190, no. 2 (June 2020): 217–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncaa093.
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Abstract This paper presents the results of the evaluation of the uncertainty in measurement of the personal dose equivalent, Hp(10), at nine individual monitoring services (IMSs) in Asia and the Pacific region. Different types of passive dosemeters were type-tested according to the International Electrotechnical Commission 62387 requirements. The uncertainty in measurement was calculated using the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement approach. Expanded uncertainties ranged between 24 and 86% (average = 38%) for Hp(10) values around 1 mSv and between 14 and 40% (average = 27%) for doses around the annual dose limit, Hp(10) = 20 mSv. The expanded uncertainties were lower than the 1.5 factor in either direction proposed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection for doses near the relevant dose limits. This indicates an acceptable level of uncertainty for all participating IMSs. Uncertainty evaluation will help the IMSs to acknowledge the accuracy of their measurements.
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Efremova, Nadezhda, and Timur Tabishev. "International criteria for assessment of accreditation of educational activities." E3S Web of Conferences 210 (2020): 18070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021018070.
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The article gives a comparative and analytical review of the national systems of accreditation of educational programs according to European, Asia-Pacific and Russian standards of quality assurance in higher education. The emphasis is on the structuring of the main provisions and features of foreign and domestic accreditation systems in the field of education. The main universal blocks of educational activity assessed at accreditation are identified: management of educational process, resources and provision of educational activity, competence and qualification model of a graduate. In accordance with the principles of international and national standards, the requirements to the accreditation procedures of educational activity are set out in the main (universal) diagnostic blocks. For the evaluation of educational activity during the accreditation of higher education institutions the criteria of achievements are given. It is noted that the most important criterion of quality of education at accreditation is the evaluation of educational achievements of students. Difficulties of evaluation of educational results and ensuring their comparability at the international level for understanding the quality of training of specialists in different educational systems are noted. The lack of reliable evaluation tools creates certain difficulties in accreditation. The most problematic is the development and application of evaluation materials with planned activities to identify the levels of competence of students and graduates.
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Lee, Yi-Fang, James W. Altschuld, and Hsin-Ling Hung. "Practices and challenges in educational program evaluation in the Asia-Pacific region: Results of a Delphi study." Evaluation and Program Planning 31, no. 4 (November 2008): 368–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.08.003.
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Li, F., M. Ji, H. Cheng, S. Dong, Q. Liu, and T. Boldanov. "Study on the Green Development Potential and International Cooperation Countermeasures of Primorsky Krai of Russia." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 895, no. 1 (November 1, 2021): 012012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/895/1/012012.
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Abstract Green development and international cooperation are important themes of today’s social development research. As Russia’s important area to the Asia-Pacific region, the Primorsky Krai bears the responsibility of exploring international cooperation and green development methods. Based on the current situation of Russia’s development, this study constructs an evaluation index system for green development capabilities from the four aspects. Based on the entropy method, the 2015 first-level administrative unit of the Russian Federation was evaluated for green development capabilities, focusing on the status quo of the green development capabilities of the Primorsky Territory and the development direction of international cooperation. The results show that the Primorsky Krai has a relatively high level of green development capability in the Russian Federation. The price level of the Primorsky Territory has the strongest impact on the green development capability, and the industrial green development capability urgently needs to be improved. According to the evaluation results, it put forward suggestions that the Primorsky Krai needs to improve the development of green international cooperation in terms of social development, etc., and provided theoretical support.
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Goyal, Nihit, and Michael Howlett. "Combining internal and external evaluations within a multilevel evaluation framework: Computational text analysis of lessons from the Asian Development Bank." Evaluation 25, no. 3 (February 10, 2019): 366–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1356389019827035.
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Although the literature on evaluation has theorized about the distinction between internal and external evaluation, hardly any research has compared them empirically. This article examines whether the lessons of internal evaluations differed from those of external evaluations in the case of international development aid. It analyzes internal evaluations of the Asian Development Bank for nearly 1000 sovereign interventions across 38 countries in the Asia-Pacific during 1996–2016, using computational text analysis or text mining techniques. The results show that internal evaluations focused more on micro- and meso-level characteristics, while external evaluations laid more emphasis on meso- and macro-level constructs, such as dimensions of policy and the institutional environment in the recipient country, or its level and rate of economic growth. The article concludes that internal and external evaluations can be combined to create a multilevel evaluation framework that integrates micro-, meso-, and macro-level lessons to facilitate better learning.
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Gilbert, Katherine, Brigitte Tenni, and Gillian Lê. "Sustainable Transition From Donor Grant Financing: What Could It Look Like?" Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 31, no. 6 (August 28, 2019): 485–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539519870656.
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Donor transition is an important aspect of sustaining the impact of donor investments after financial support has ceased. This article compares, contrasts, and critiques the transition policies of the top health donors in the Asia Pacific, which includes Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, Gavi–the Vaccine Alliance, World Bank (International Development Association), and the United States US Agency for International Development to gain a deeper understanding of what a sustainable financial transition could look like. A literature review of the academic and gray literature was undertaken to ascertain these donors’ transition policies and to determine the success of these policies in ensuring sustainable and effective transition. It is proposed that sustainable transition requires a clearly articulated vision of long-term impact, explicit and transparent transition policies, clear time frames for transition, donor coordination, and evaluation of long-term impacts of donor withdrawal.
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Lesser, Kathrin, Felix Rößle, and Christian Walkshäusl. "International socially responsible funds: financial performance and managerial skills during crisis and non-crisis markets." Problems and Perspectives in Management 14, no. 3 (September 27, 2016): 461–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(3-2).2016.02.
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Nofsinger and Varma (2014) provide evidence that U.S. socially responsible funds outperform conventional funds during periods of market turmoil and, therefore, grant some crisis insurance. To investigate whether the U.S.-based evidence can be transferred to international markets, the authors analyze a comprehensive sample of internationally-investing socially responsible equity funds in a period from 2000 to 2012. As abnormal returns are model-specific, the authors apply standard and q-theory based performance measurement models. At first glance, the authors observe no crisis protection for internationally-investing socially responsible funds. However, splitting their sample in funds domiciled in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific to account for biases due to the origin of a fund, the authors find that socially responsible funds from North America outperform their peers in crisis periods irrespective of the applied performance evaluation model. The authors suggest that the U.S.-based evidence is restricted to internationally-investing funds domiciled in North America, and discover that this outperformance seems to be owed to the stock-picking abilities of North American fund managers and their advantage due to the nature of the North American market. Keywords: socially responsible investments, mutual funds, international markets, performance evaluation, managerial abilities. JEL Classification: G11, G12, G15, G23, M14
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Ko, Yekang, Brendan F. D. Barrett, Andrea E. Copping, Ayyoob Sharifi, Masaru Yarime, and Xin Wang. "Energy Transitions Towards Low Carbon Resilience: Evaluation of Disaster-Triggered Local and Regional Cases." Sustainability 11, no. 23 (November 30, 2019): 6801. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11236801.
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Following numerous global scientific studies and major international agreements, the decarbonization of energy systems is an apparent and pressing concern. The consequence of continued emission growth tied to rising global average temperatures is difficult to predict, but against a background of other natural and human-induced disasters, may create a situation, from a positive perspective, where each disaster event triggers “build back better” responses designed to speed the transition toward low carbon, resilience-oriented energy systems. This article examines the potential for disaster-triggered responses in communities, at various local and regional levels, in four industrial economies in the Asia Pacific region: Japan, China, Australia, and the USA. Seven case studies were evaluated against a set of criteria that exemplify the key aspects of resilient energy systems. The research results suggest that a new space of innovation does emerge in post-disaster situations at a range of local and regional scales. The greatest potential benefit and opportunity for significant gains, however, appears to manifest at the small community level, and the ultimate challenge relates to how to mainstream local innovations into state and national level transformation on energy systems so as to enhance resilience and promote rapid decarbonization.
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King, Heather C., Natalie Spritzer, and Nahla Al-Azzeh. "Perceived Knowledge, Skills, and Preparedness for Disaster Management Among Military Health Care Personnel." Military Medicine 184, no. 9-10 (March 16, 2019): e548-e554. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz038.
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Abstract Introduction The Indo-Asia-Pacific region has the highest incidence of natural disasters world-wide. Since 2000, approximately 1.6 billion people in this region have been affected by earthquakes, volcanos, tsunamis, typhoons, cyclones, and large-scale floods. The aftermath of disasters can quickly overwhelm available resources, resulting in loss of basic infrastructure, shelter, health care, food and water, and ultimately, loss of life. Over the last 12 years, US military forces have collaborated with countries throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance disaster preparedness and management during shipboard global health engagement missions. Military health care personnel are integral in this effort and have planned subject-matter expert exchanges, multidisciplinary conferences, courses, and hyper realistic simulated military-to-military training exercises related to disaster preparedness. Military health care providers are essential not only to providing international education and training, but also to ensuring optimal readiness to respond to future disasters in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and worldwide. The ability to effectively respond to disasters and collaborate with other nations promotes international stability. Yet, few studies have examined disaster preparedness among US military health care personnel. This study aimed to assess knowledge, skills, and preparedness for disaster management among US military health care personnel preparing to deploy on a global health engagement mission. Materials and Methods A descriptive, cross-sectional study utilizing the Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool (DPET) examined self-reported perceptions of disaster preparedness among US military health care personnel preparing to deploy on a shipboard global health engagement mission. The DPET assessed perceived knowledge of disaster preparedness, disaster mitigation and response, and disaster recovery. Three hundred Hospital Corpsmen/Medics and officers in the Nurse Corps, Medical Corps, Medical Service Corps, and Dental Corps were invited to participate. One hundred fifty-four surveys were completed (response rate, 51%). Nineteen surveys were excluded from the analysis due to incomplete responses. Participants rated responses to 46 Likert items (scale of 1–6) and responded to 23 descriptive items. The study protocol was approved by the Naval Medical Center San Diego Institutional Review Board, protocol number NMCSD.2017.0061, in compliance with all applicable federal regulations governing the protection of human subject research. Results All item mean scores on each of the three DPET subscales resulted in moderate levels of perceived disaster preparedness among military healthcare personnel (disaster preparedness means ranged from 3.04 to 4.67, disaster response means ranged from 3.76 to 4.29, and disaster recovery means ranged from 3.47 to 4.29). The final regression model had 6 significant variables that predicted DPET scores: previous disaster drills (p = 0.00), experiencing a real disaster (p = 0.002), bioterrorism training (p = 0.02), education level (p = 0.025), years in specialty (p = 0.019), and previous global health engagement missions (p = 0.016), with R2 = 0.39, R2adj = 0.36, F (7, 127) = 12.04. Conclusions Disaster preparedness among military healthcare personnel could be improved to function optimally for future global health engagement missions. This study expands current understandings of disaster preparedness among US military health care providers and identifies ways to improve and enhance training.
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Ter-Ovanesov, M. D., Y. Bang, S. Yalcin, A. Roth, J. R. Zalcberg, V. Soloviev, M. K. Mallath, E. B. Ecstein- Fraisse, and C. Wu. "Registry of gastric cancer treatment evaluation (REGATE): Baseline characteristics of 10,299 patients from 22 countries." Journal of Clinical Oncology 27, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2009): 4575. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.4575.
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4575 Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the world. Recent advances in diagnosis and treatment provide new options in the management of this poor-prognosis disease. REGATE is an international disease registry designed to assess real-world practice patterns for patients (pts) with GC. Methods: Pts with newly diagnosed GC were enrolled. The target sample size was calculated according to the GC prevalence in participating countries. Data were collected at 2 visits occurring within a 10-month timeframe: baseline (pts and tumor characteristics, treatment plan) and after completion of initial treatment (actual therapy received). Characteristics of the patients at the time of enrollment are described. Results: From August 2004 to July 2008, 10,299 pts were enrolled by 223 investigators in 22 countries (Asia-Pacific 43%, Europe 31%, Latin-America 20%, and North Africa 6%). Characteristics are as follows. Median age 60 years (range: 18–104) with 23% of pts <50 years. Male 65%, female 35%; 91% of pts were symptomatic; 8% had family history of GC; and 32% had H. pylori infection. GC was diagnosed by endoscopy in 95% of pts. Primary tumor location: antrum 39%, body 39%, proximal 17%. Histopathological type was assessed using WHO, Lauren, and/or Ming classifications in 75%, 60% and 31% of pts, respectively. The most common histopathological sub-types were diffuse (51%) and intestinal (44%) according to Lauren; signet ring cell (41%) and tubular (22%) according to WHO. Most patients (55%) had a poorly/undifferentiated tumor. AJCC stage at diagnosis: I-21%, II-20%, III-21%, IV-38%. Initial choice of planned therapy was mainly based on stage (69% of pts) and determined by either a multidisciplinary team (41%) or a surgeon alone (37%). Conclusions: REGATE is the largest prospective international disease registry that provides new insight into the characteristics of patients with newly diagnosed GC. Results including worldwide treatment patterns over time are expected after all patients have completed their initial treatment. [Table: see text]
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Généreux, Mélissa, Philip J. Schluter, Sho Takahashi, Shiori Usami, Sonoe Mashino, Ryoma Kayano, and Yoshiharu Kim. "Psychosocial Management Before, During, and After Emergencies and Disasters—Results from the Kobe Expert Meeting." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 8 (April 12, 2019): 1309. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081309.
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Emergencies and disasters typically affect entire communities, cause substantial losses and disruption, and result in a significant and persistent mental health burden. There is currently a paucity of evidence on safe and effective individual- and community-level strategies for improving mental health before, during, and after such events. In October 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre) convened a meeting bringing together leading Asia Pacific and international disaster research experts. The expert meeting identified key research needs in five major areas, one being “Psychosocial management before, during, and after emergencies and disasters”. Experts for this research area identified critical gaps in observational research (i.e., the monitoring of long-term psychological consequences) and interventional research (i.e., the development and evaluation of individual- and community-level interventions). Three key research issues were identified. First, experts underscored the need for a standardized and psychometrically robust instrument that classified the mental health/psychosocial risk of people within both a clinical and community setting. Then, the need for a standardization of methods for prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment for affected people was highlighted. Finally, experts called for a better identification of before, during, and after emergency or disaster assets associated with greater community resilience.
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Mitić, Aleksandar. "The position of the people's Republic of China on Kosovo and Metohija in the context of the defence of international law and the expansion of the interest frontiers." Vojno delo 74, no. 3 (2022): 17–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/vojdelo2203017m.
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Despite the geopolitical challenges in the immediate environment in Central Asia and the Pacific, the People's Republic of China plays an increasingly active diplomatic role in the Balkans, primarily by providing unconditional support to Belgrade regarding Kosovo and Metohija. Is it an isolated step forward or a tactical move that is in line with the new strategic foreign policy thinking? In search for an answer, the paper considers the evolution of the principle of non-interference in China's foreign policy, its re-evaluation and adaptation in the context of the transition to a multipolar world order, the expansion of the "interest frontiers" conditioned by the Belt and Road Initiative, and the preservation of China's territorial integrity and sovereignty in the matter of Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The paper analyses the processes that have strengthened Beijing's position on Kosovo and Metohija in recent years: the derecognition of Taiwan and Kosovo and Metohija, the increased Western pressure on Xinjiang and Hong Kong, and the understanding that resolving the status of Kosovo and Metohija is impossible without China's approval in the UN Security Council. It has been concluded that the issue of Kosovo and Metohija reflects both the main postulates of China's foreign policy and its evolution. This attitude of Beijing will make it difficult for the West to complete the "independence of Kosovo", it will increase the pressure of the EU and the US on Serbia, and it will also strengthen the resilience of Belgrade.
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Ismagilova, Olga. "APEC: Assessing progress towards the Bogor goals." St Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies 37, no. 2 (2021): 272–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.21638/spbu05.2021.204.
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Over 30 years, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation has evolved from an informal consultative dialogue into a leading inter-economy forum for promoting open trade and investment, business facilitation, as well as economic and technical cooperation. The number of APEC economies has increased, the agenda has expanded significantly to include, for example, environmental issues, digitalization, and social aspects of regulation. At the same time, in the institutional sphere, the forum has preserved the principle of consensus in decision-making, as well as the voluntary nature of commitments made by participants and the lack of mechanisms to enforce them. There is not much research on the overall results of APEC’s activities, especially on quantitative assessments of sectoral performance. The article provides an overview of international studies analyzing the forum’s achievement in different areas, including the “Bogor Goals” of trade and investment liberalization in the region. In addition, the authors conducted their own quantitative evaluation of APEC’s sectoral performance based on I. Yamazawa’s methodology and developed proposals for improving the methodology. The assessments have shown that APEC has been very successful in promoting the Bogor Goals, though the economies still have not achieved full liberalization of trade and investment in the region by 2020 deadline. Nevertheless, APEC continues its work to promote trade globalization, share regulatory experiences and best practices, harmonize standards, and improve connectivity in the region.
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Yamazaki, Fumio, Carlos Zavala, and Miguel Estrada. "Special Issue on Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru (II)." Journal of Disaster Research 9, no. 6 (December 1, 2014): 915. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2014.p0915.
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With the greatest pleasure, we present the second special issue of the Journal of Disaster Research (JDR), entitled Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru. This follows the first special issue on the same theme. These special issues contain 36 articles, 15 in the first and 21 in the second. They summarize research output from the SATREPS Peru project. SATREPS is an international research program sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). As a SATREPS project on natural disaster mitigation, our 5-year Peru project began in March 2010 with the purpose of enhancing and implementing earthquake and tsunami disaster-mitigation technology in Peru. The joint research project provides good opportunities for Peruvian and Japanese researchers and engineers to work together exchanging opinions on their common goal of reducing loss from earthquakes and tsunamis. Within the project period, CISMID was designated as a government agency in charge of disaster-mitigation activities. Project outcomes have been introduced in national design codes and in guidelines on earthquake and tsunami risk evaluation in Peru. Our project has drawn great attention among members of Peruvian society. It has attracted hundreds of participants and scores of mass media through public seminars and symposia. We expect the project to be sustained through public awareness and dissemination activities by Peruvian organizations. We hope this special issue will provide useful information to seismic-prone Asia-Pacific countries, especially Latin America. In closing, we sincerely thank the contributors and reviewers who have done so much to make the articles in this special issue both interesting and valuable.
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Jain, Monika. "Was India Right in Not Joining RCEP? A Cost–Benefit Analysis." India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs 77, no. 4 (October 31, 2021): 542–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09749284211047728.
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India dropped out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)—which included the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Japan and Australia—after negotiating for almost seven years in November 2018 on the grounds of national interest and also that free trade agreements (FTAs) did not amount to free trade and led to more trade diversion than trade creation. The cost and benefit of a regional agreement depend on the amount of trade creation with respect to trade diversion (Panagriya, 2000). This study tries to examine India’s concerns and, at the same time, highlights the cost of not joining RCEP. India’s trade deficit with 11 out of the 15 RCEP nations has been a major cause of concern. Unfavourable trade balance, concerns about the impact on dairy sector, economic slowdown, past experience with FTA’s, China factor, data localisation, rules of origin and the experience of ASEAN countries with Sino-FTA have been some of the reasons behind India’s decision to opt out of this mega multilateral agreement. Also, bilateral trade agreements with some RCEP countries such as Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and South Korea were operational. A multilateral trade agreement with ASEAN countries was very much in place. So, trade between India and 12 of the RCEP member countries would not have changed much after India’s inclusion in the RCEP. The impact of lower tariffs would have been evident for the remaining three countries: China, Australia and New Zealand. Furthermore, there was fear of a massive surge in imports of manufactures from China and dairy imports from Australia and New Zealand. This study also examines the long-term impact of this decision and if India has missed out on becoming a part of the global value chain and gaining greater market access in the Asia-Pacific region. India’s policy of import substitution and protectionism did not capitulate desired results in the past. Hence, a critical evaluation of India’s decision and some validation on her concerns and fears have been done.
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Mobarak, Mohammed Reaz, Md Rafiqul Islam, AKM Tajuddin Bhuiyan, Nabila Akand, and Ferdousi Begum. "Evaluation of Dengue Fever in A Tertiary Care Children Hospital of Bangladesh." Northern International Medical College Journal 9, no. 1 (March 12, 2018): 274–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/nimcj.v9i1.35928.
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Background : Dengue is a mosquito-borne (Ades Agepti) infection which in recent years has become a major public health problem. It is now endemic in more than 100 countries in Africa, America, Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and Western Pacific areas. According to WHO currently approximately 50 million cases of dengue fever occur every year.Objective : To evaluate the current clinical picture, outcome and serology of children suffering from dengue fever admitted in a tertiary care children hospital.Methodology : It is a hospital based prospective observational study carried out among the children having Dengue infection admitted during the period of June to December 2016 in Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital. After obtaining informed consent 78 suspected cases of dengue fever patients were enrolled for this study. Patient with any identified specific infection or febrile illness more than 14 days and serologically dengue negative cases were excluded from the study. A detailed history, demographic variables, clinical examination and relevant laboratory investigations were assessed. The data were collected in a predesigned structured questionnaire and were analyzedwith the help of SPSS-21.Result : Out of 78 suspected dengue cases a total of 56 cases were serologically dengue positive. Therefore 22 serologically dengue negative cases were excluded. Most common presenting symptoms were fever (100%) followed by myalgia76.79%, retro-orbital pain73.21%, and conjunctival hemorrhage 55.35%, skin rash 55.35%, with other symptoms constituting the rest. Among the serologically positive dengue cases those who presented with fever for 3 days or of lesser duration, NS1 Ag was positive in 34 cases ( 43.58%) and those who presented with fever for 6 days or more, 14 cases (17.95%) were dengue IgM positive and 8 cases (10.25%) were dengue IgG positive with accompanying low level IgM positive; platelet count 94333/mm3 (±68330), PCV 35 (±3.95) and SGPT 210 U/L(±80).Among 56 dengue positive cases 31(55.4%) were male and 25 (44.6%) were female, The age range was 1 years to 18 years with mean 6.66 ±3.69, predominant age group was 6 years to 12 years. Final diagnosis according to WHO classification were DF 42.68%, DHF-l 32.14%, DHF–ll 16.07%,DHF-lll 8.93%. Outcome of the disease were 89.3% discharge with advice (DA),7.1% discharge on request(DOR), 3.6% left against medical advice(LAMA) and no death.Conclusion : The trend of Dengue infection in Bangladesh has been changing very rapidly. In this study our observation was incidence of dengue was more in male child, peak age group being 6 years to 12 years with most admissions during the month of September. Fever with pain (body ache, retro orbital pain), headache and maculopapular rash, positive NS1Ag and dengue IgM were the main findings found in children with dengue. Most of the dengue cases were DF and DHF-l in our study.Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.9(1) July 2017: 274-277
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Ciravegna Martins da Fonseca, Luis Miguel, José Pedro Domingues, Pilar Baylina Machado, and Mario Calderón. "Management system certification benefits: where do we stand?" Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management 10, no. 3 (September 15, 2017): 476. http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.2350.
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Purpose: The implementation and certification of Management Systems International Standards, such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, achieved a high international recognition, with more than 1 million organizations with their Quality Management Systems certified worldwide. Researchers have been paying considerable attention to this theme and the number of published articles has robustly growth. Although, on an overall basis, the research results support the existence of positive impacts on the use and certification of these International Standards, there are various inconsistency and contradictory results, leading to some controversy over its impacts for organizations. This study aims to bring a longitudinal time perspective to this area of research, analyzing the articles published since 1996, on the benefits of Management Systems Certification. A longitudinal perspective of countries of authors origin, keywords and journals is presented, complemented with an evaluation of the research results.Design/methodology/approach: The research was supported with a Bibliometric Study, with data collected from Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Research Gate data bases. Following the detailed analysis of the journal titles, articles abstracts and their full content, an evaluation scale was applied to access if the results support the existence of a positive relationship between MSC and economic, financial or stakeholder results.Findings: The results evidence a steep increase in the number of publications addressing Management Systems Certification benefits, that mainly originate from Europe (48%) and East Asia and Pacific (23%), with Spain as the clear leading country accounting (43% of the total number of articles published between 1996 and April 2017). Journal of Cleaner Production (EMSC) and Total Quality Management and Business Excellence journal (QMSC) are the leading journals for disseminating the research and the most used keywords are “Quality/Environment”, “ISO 9001/14001”, “Performance”, “Management Systems” and “Certification”. There are also insights that the research is now open to other Management Systems either than Quality and Environment. The systematic review of the selected papers shows that the Management Systems adoption and certification brings fairly positives benefits (average 2,34 in a 1 to 5 Likert type scale) for the certified organizations, although some variations are observed. Some avenues for future research should consider the reliability and validation of measures; sampling and biases errors; the use of control, moderating and mediating variables; the consideration of time and situational contingencies; and the search for explanations for cause and effect relationships.The results of this research support the view that the investigation of Management Systems Certification benefits is indeed an issue of high academic and practitioners interest. This research, although subject to some subjective evaluation of the authors, and acknowledging that the research articles are not always comparable, aims to give some insights for this continuous research field. Research limitations/implications: Although the authors took measures to reduce subjectivity, it should be noted that the evaluation could be subject to the authors own interpretation and the research articles are not always comparable.Originality/value: This research makes a longitudinal and comprehensive evaluation of the articles published since 1996 on the benefits of Management System Certification. It highlights trends and gives contribution for future research, on a field of intense academic and practitioners interest.
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Neupane, Sanjaya, Ajay Kumar Jha, and Anirudh Prasad Sah. "Financial Analysis of 18kW Solar Photovoltaic Baidi Microgrid at Baidi, Tanahun, Nepal." Journal of the Institute of Engineering 15, no. 1 (February 17, 2020): 229–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jie.v15i1.27739.
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This study presents financial evaluation of 18 kW solar photovoltaic powered Baidi Micro Grid implemented by Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) in Dubung village, Rising Gaupalika, Tanahun district of Nepal. The grid is built and is operational under Baidi Micro Grid Pvt. Ltd, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) established under “Pro-Poor Public Private Partnership (5P)” concept supported by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) & International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). It is pilot project under 5P concept in Nepal. People from Dubung and Mauribas village as well as Saral Urja Nepal Pvt Ltd (SUN) jointly owns the SPV strengthening not only technical, managerial and financial support but also the community participation and engagement in all decision making process. The total cost of the project is NPR 13,395,000.00 at 2015 AD. The grant for the project was of value NPR 11,295,000.00 from AEPC, IFAD and UNESCAP and remaining was equity of SUN. The net present value of NPR -10,978,605.76 is obtained at 3% discount rate due to unavoidable replacement cost of batteries, charge controllers, inverters and high initial investment without the consideration of the grant amount. Whereas, with 84.32% utilization of available grant, the NPV worth of NPR 384,394.22 is obtained for the project. In breakeven analysis, a breakeven point of the project is obtained at 81.87% utilization of the grant. Without grant, project like Baidi Micro Grid will not sustain. In addition, average unit cost of electricity is found to be NPR 37.08 but it varied from NPR 16.67 to NPR 80.81. Household consuming more electricity has to pay less unit cost of electricity whereas household consuming less electricity had to pay higher unit cost of electricity.
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Pintat, Stéphane, Peter Fenici, Niklas Hammar, Linong Ji, Kamlesh Khunti, Jesús Medina, Fengming Tang, Eric Wittbrodt, and Filip Surmont. "Eligibility of patients with type 2 diabetes for sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor cardiovascular outcomes trials: a global perspective from the DISCOVER study." BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 7, no. 1 (March 2019): e000627. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000627.
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ObjectiveTo assess the eligibility of patients participating in DISCOVER (a 3-year, prospective, observational study program of 15 992 patients with type 2 diabetes [T2D] initiating a second-line glucose-lowering therapy across 38 countries) for four cardiovascular outcomes trials (CVOTs) of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (CANagliflozin cardioVascular Assessment Study [CANVAS], Dapagliflozin effect on CardiovascuLAR Events trial [DECLARE-TIMI 58], EMPAgliflozin cardiovascular OUTCOME event trial [EMPA-REG OUTCOME], and eValuation of ERTugliflozin effIcacy and Safety CardioVascular outcomes trial [VERTIS-CV]).Research design and methodsIn this cross-sectional analysis, baseline characteristics of DISCOVER patients were compared with the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the CVOTs to assess patient eligibility, overall and in four regions (Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa).ResultsOverall, 11 385 patients (71.2%) had sufficient data for the analysis; 56.1% were men. The mean age and time since T2D diagnosis were 57.4 and 5.6 years, respectively. The mean glycated hemoglobin level was 8.3%. DISCOVER patients were younger, and fewer had a history of cardiovascular disease, than those enrolled in the CVOTs. Eligibility varied across the CVOTs; the proportion of eligible DISCOVER patients was highest for DECLARE-TIMI 58 (40.5%), followed by CANVAS (19.9%), VERTIS-CV (7.2%), and EMPA-REG OUTCOME (7.1%); 54.6% of patients were not eligible for any CVOT. Eligibility for each CVOT varied across regions, which was explained by the differing proportions of patients with established cardiovascular disease.ConclusionsIn a large, international population of patients with T2D initiating a second-line glucose-lowering therapy, DECLARE-TIMI 58 was the most inclusive CVOT, suggesting that its study population will be more representative of patients encountered in routine clinical practice than those of CANVAS, EMPA-REG OUTCOME, and VERTIS-CV.
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D.A. Tasci, Asli, Basak Denizci Guillet, and William C. Gartner. "Judging the book by the cover: consumer preferences of hospitality industry uniforms for destination brands." Tourism Review 69, no. 2 (June 10, 2014): 89–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-09-2013-0054.
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine if consumers have substantially common color preferences in hospitality uniforms for destination brands. Employee uniforms with their dimensions of style, material and color are a crucial part of the coordinated brand message of a business or a destination; however, this has been a void in tourism and hospitality literature. Current visitors to Hong Kong were studied using intercept surveys in four different groups controlling for potential confounding factors. Although results reveal the common perception and preference for black-white-formal uniforms for Hong Kong’s hospitality industry across different treatment groups as well as different cultural groups, implications and discussions are provided as a call for further research in this venue of inquiry. Design/methodology/approach – This is a cross-sectional study using a site intercept survey with structured questionnaires on Chinese and international travelers in Hong Kong. Four different surveys were used as different treatments for four groups of respondents that were randomly assigned into each group. Each group was presented with a different default pair of male and female uniform pictures for the initial evaluation on the first page of the survey, followed by a list of uniforms with different colors and styles on the second page of the survey to select and evaluate their own pairs of male and female uniforms. Findings – Results revealed that consumers’ general favorite colors may not apply to their preferences for the employee uniforms for a destination they visit. Also, there were similarities in the favorite color and choice uniform color for the three general culture groups, such as Chinese, Asia-Pacific and Western consumers, included in the study. Besides, findings implied that Hong Kong may be a strong brand with a uniform color preference for hospitality uniforms for different consumer segments. Research limitations/implications – This study needs to be considered as an exploratory attempt to bring researchers’ attention to the several questions still to be answered by future research. The results and discussions provided in this study are beyond being robust or conclusive; insights about potential brand connotations with employee uniform colors need to be taken as potential leads for future studies because there is a need for further study in this area. Practical implications – The importance of hotel employee uniforms for quality hotel experience was the highest for the Chinese group, whereas it was the lowest for the Western group. Chinese and Asia-Pacific respondents placed more importance on uniforms as a cue for a quality hotel experience, which signal a higher level of involvement in visible cues in the consumption environment. Hence, hotels as well as destinations catering to these groups need to take their market segment preferences into consideration before making decisions about brand cues for their products. Originality/value – There is a lack of attention to the color aspect of service encounter in tourism and hospitality literature. Therefore, color needs attention from researchers as a new venue of research in tourism and hospitality, especially in the tourism destination context. This study is a spearhead to generate interest by intriguing questions for future attention from researchers.
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Schmidt, Axel, Dirk Köster, and Jochen Strube. "Climate Neutrality Concepts for the German Chemical–Pharmaceutical Industry." Processes 10, no. 3 (February 25, 2022): 467. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr10030467.
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This paper intends to propose options for climate neutrality concepts by taking non-German international experiences and decisions made into account. Asia-Pacific and Arabic countries do have already same lessons learned by large-scale projects with regard to economic evaluations. Quite a few conceptual studies to generate the climate neutrality of the chemical–pharmaceutical industry in Germany have been published recently. Most of the studies differ even in magnitude but do not refer to or evaluate the other ones. These are all first theoretical feasibility studies. Experimental piloting is not far developed; only few and only stand-alone parts are operated, with no overall concepts. Economic evaluation is missing nearly completely. Economic analysis shows a factor 3 more expensive green technologies. Even if a large optimization potential of about 30% during manufacturing optimization is assumed as significant, cost increases would result. To make green products nevertheless competitive, the approach is to increase the carbon-source cost analogue, e.g., by CO2/ton taxes by around EUR 100, which would lead to about factor 3 higher consumer prices regarding the material amount. Furthermore, some countries would not participate in such increases and would have benefits on the world market. Whether any customs-duties policy could balance that is generally under question. Such increasing costs are not imaginable for any social-political system. Therefore, the only chance to realize consequent climate neutrality is to speed up research on more efficient and economic technologies, including, e.g., reaction intensification technologies such as plasma ionization, catalyst optimization, section coupling to cement, steel and waste combustion branches as well as pinch technology integration and appropriate scheduling. In addition, digital twins and process analytical technologies for consequent process automation would help to decrease costs. All those technologies seem to lead to even less personnel, but who need to be highly educated to deal with complex integrated systems. Research and education/training has to be designed for those scenarios. Germany as a resource-poor country could benefit from its human resources. Germany is and will be an energy importing country.
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Z., Zhang, and Maslak N. "ОЦІНКА РИЗИКІВ ПРЯМИХ ІНОЗЕМНИХ ІНВЕСТИЦІЙ КИТАЙСЬКИХ СІЛЬСЬКОГОС-ПОДАРСЬКИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ." Scientific Bulletin of Kherson State University. Series Economic Sciences, no. 44 (December 20, 2021): 12–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.32999/ksu2307-8030/2021-44-2.
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With the global trend of foreign direct investment, Chinese agricultural enterprises have also increased the pace of for-eign direct investment. At present, Chinese agricultural enterprises have invested in development in more than 30 countries, including Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America. Ocean fisheries development is underway in the high seas of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. There are also planting and forestry bases in the Russian Far East and Central Asian countries. The benefits of Chinese agricultural enterprises' overseas investment are obvious. It is not only conducive to Chinese enter-prises to use foreign resources, funds and technology, but also to avoid various barriers and increase the international market share. However, while encouraging China's agricultural enterprises to go global, we should also be clearly aware that the overseas direct investment of China's agricultural enterprises is still in the primary stage. The level of agricultural enterprises is still relatively low, and overseas direct investment faces a variety of risks. Analysis and studying these risks will help Chinese agricultural enterprises to effectively prevent and control them in foreign direct investment. By taking into account the integrity and dynamics of the overseas direct investment environment, the risk evaluation index system of foreign investment projects of Chinese agricultural enterprises is constructed. Representative items were selected for risk evaluation using hierarchical analysis and entropy weight coefficient method. The results show that there are prominent risk factors such as international agricultural market risk, political and legal risks of host countries, domestic institutional barriers and enterprise own technical restrictions. In order to prevent and reduce investment risks, the government should increase policy support and set up special agricultural overseas investment service institutions. Enterprises should establish an effective risk evaluation mechanism to promote the research and development and promotion of agricultural technology.Keywords: agribusiness, direct investment, risk assessment, comprehensive environment. З глобальною тенденцією прямих іноземних інвестицій, китайські сільськогосподарські підприємства також збільшили темпи прямих іноземних інвестицій. В даний час китайські сільськогосподарські підприємства інвестували у розвиток більш ніж 30 країн, включаючи ПівденноСхідну Азію, Африку та Латинську Америку. Розвиток океанічного рибальства ведеться у відкритому морі Тихого, Атлантичного та Індійського океанів. На російському Далекому Сході та країнах Центральної Азії також є бази з рослинництва і лісівництва. Переваги зарубіжних інвестицій китайських сільськогосподар-ських підприємств є очевидними. Це не тільки сприяє використанню китайськими підприємствами іноземних ресурсів, засобів та технологій, а й дозволяє уникнути різних бар'єрів та збільшити частку на міжнародному ринку. Однак, заохочуючи китайські сільськогосподарські підприємства до виходу на міжнародний ринок, потрібно чітко усвідомлювати, що прямі закордонні інвестиції китайських сільськогосподарських підприємств усе ще перебувають на початковій стадії. Рівень сільськогосподарських підприємств ще відносно низький, і прямі закордонні інвестиції стикаються з різними ризиками. Аналіз та вивчення цих ризиків допоможе китайським сільськогосподарським підприємствам ефективно запобігати та контролювати їх при здійсненні прямих зарубіжних інвестицій. Зважаючи на цілісність та динаміку середовища прямих зарубіжних інвестицій, побудовано систему показників оцінки ризику зарубіжних інвестиційних проектів китайських сіль-ськогосподарських підприємств. Для оцінки ризиків було відібрано репрезентативні пункти за допомогою ієрархічного аналізу та методу вагового коефіцієнта ентропії. Результати показують, що існують значні фактори ризику, такі як ризик міжнародного сільськогосподарського ринку, політичні та правові ризики приймаючих країн, внутрішні інституційні бар'єри та власні технічні обмеження підприємств. Для запобігання та зниження інвестиційних ризиків уряд має посилити політичну підтримку та створити спеціальні установи з обслуговування сільськогосподарських інвестицій за кордоном. Підприємства мають створити ефективний механізм оцінки ризиків для сприяння дослідженням, розробкам та просуванню сільськогосподарських технологій.Ключові слова: агробізнес, прямі інвестиції, оцінка ризиків, комплексне середовище
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Jain, Sambhav. "Why Hindu Population is Decreasing: Is this a Serious Issue?" International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research 04, no. 04 (2022): 40–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2022.v04i04.003.
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“Hindu philosophy is at the core of all religions”. Hindus are a significant international faith that originated here on the Indian subcontinent and consists of many different philosophical, religious, including ceremonial traditions. About 80% of people in India followed Hinduism as a religion before the beginning of the twenty-first century however this percentage is declining as the number of Muslims in this region is rising. Hindu and Muslim reproductive differences in India were studied using census data and the results of 11 surveys. There was a reason for the variations in fertility. And again when the country was divided, the proportion of Muslims in the population rose while the proportion of Hindus fell. After the partition, between 1951 and 1971, the percentage of Muslims rose from 9.9 to 11.2 while the percentage of Hindus fell from 84.9 to 82.7% . These proportionate changes can't be ascribed to variations in immigration or death hence these should be caused by variations in fertility, according to an analysis of mortality and migration statistics. The significant indication that Muslim reproduction is greater than Hindu fertility may be found in census and survey data. According to statistics from the 1971 census, Muslim women had a total marital fertility rate that was 20% higher in rural regions and 11% higher in urban areas than it would be for Hindu women. The Muslim rate was greater even when schooling was kept under control. The results of 11 demographic studies consistently showed that Muslim women had greater fertility rates than Hindu women. Numerous researches showed that when socio-economic and educational criteria were taken into account, these discrepancies shrank but remained substantial. To explain the disparities, researchers often provide one of three ideas. Hindutva is in genuine danger, and we need to do a self-evaluation and begin building unity and resolve to regain our former greatness. Otherwise, by 2050, Muslims will overtake Hindus as the majority religion in the Asia-Pacific area. Hindus are currently the predominant community in both India and Nepal, making them the largest religious group in the area. They are also widely present in Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Malaysia. While the proportion of Muslims in the area is anticipated to rise from 24 in 2010 to almost 30 in 2050, the percentage of Hindus will expand more slowly, from 25 to almost 28. This essay will provide all the details as to why Hindus are dwindling, why this is a severe problem, and all the evidence that demonstrates how the Hindu religion is at elevated danger.
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Galsky, Matt D., Jorge Ramos, Qianwen Tan, and Evan Y. Yu. "SGNTUC-019: Phase 2 basket study of tucatinib and trastuzumab in previously treated solid tumors with HER2 alterations—Urothelial cancer cohort (trial in progress)." Journal of Clinical Oncology 40, no. 6_suppl (February 20, 2022): TPS586. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.tps586.
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TPS586 Background: Tucatinib, a highly selective HER2-directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved in multiple regions for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, is being investigated as a novel therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and other GI tumors. In xenograft models of HER2+ and HER2-mutated tumors, dual targeting of HER2 with tucatinib and trastuzumab showed superior activity to either alone (Kulukian 2020; Peterson 2020 ). Despite development of several new therapies for metastatic urothelial cancer, most patients do not respond to subsequent therapies, and majority of patients succumb to the disease, highlighting the need for additional therapeutic approaches. Given 20%-30% of metastatic urothelial cancers have molecular alterations of the ErbB family, tucatinib + trastuzumab warrants further evaluation. SGNTUC-019 (NCT04579380) is a multi-cohort, open-label, international Phase 2 study evaluating tucatinib + trastuzumab in patients with previously treated solid tumors displaying HER2+ or HER2-mutated solid tumors, including a cohort with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (UC). Methods: Eligible patients must have HER2+ or HER2-mutated locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, with progression on or after the last systemic therapy for advanced disease. Additionally, patients must have an ECOG PS ≤1, adequate hepatic, hematologic, renal, and cardiac function, and no prior exposure to HER2-directed therapy in the UC cohort. For eligibility, HER2 alterations can be demonstrated by HER2 overexpression/amplification in tumor tissue by prior IHC/ISH, or by HER2 amplification/mutation in prior or pre-screening NGS assay of ctDNA or prior tissue NGS assay. The HER2 overexpression/amplification UC cohort will enroll 12 response-evaluable patients per RECIST 1.1. If ≥2 responses are observed, the cohort will be expanded to 30. Patients with HER2-mutated UC will be enrolled into a cohort of 30 patients with HER2-mutated solid tumors (except breast and non-squamous non-small cell lung cancers). The primary objective is antitumor activity, with confirmed ORR as the primary endpoint, and disease control rate, duration of response, PFS, and OS as secondary efficacy endpoints. Patients will receive tucatinib 300 mg orally twice daily and trastuzumab 8 mg/kg intravenous on Cycle 1 Day 1 and 6 mg/kg q21 days from Cycle 2 Day 1. Disease assessments per RECIST 1.1 will occur q6 weeks for 24 weeks, then q12 weeks. Trough concentrations of tucatinib will be evaluated in Cycles 2-6, with a peak concentration sampled in Cycle 3. Quality of life will be evaluated q2 cycle using EQ-5D-5L. Sites are currently enrolling within the US, EU, and Asia Pacific. Clinical trial information: NCT04579380.
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Bekaii-Saab, Tanios S., Jorge Ramos, Qianwen Tan, and Yoshiaki Nakamura. "SGNTUC-019: Phase 2 basket study of tucatinib and trastuzumab in previously treated solid tumors with HER2 alterations—Biliary tract cancer cohort." Journal of Clinical Oncology 40, no. 4_suppl (February 1, 2022): TPS489. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2022.40.4_suppl.tps489.
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TPS489 Background: Tucatinib (TUC), a highly selective HER2-directed TKI approved in multiple regions for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, is being investigated as a novel therapy for patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and other GI tumors. Preclinical and clinical data have shown HER2-targeted agents may improve clinical outcomes. In xenograft models of HER2+ and HER2-mutated tumors, dual targeting of HER2 with TUC + trastuzumab (Tras) showed superior activity to either agent alone (Kulukian 2020). Interim results from the MOUNTAINEER study have shown promising activity for TUC + Tras in HER2+ colorectal cancer. In 23 response-evaluable pts, an objective response rate (ORR) of 52% was observed with a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 8.1 months (mo) (Strickler 2019). The prognosis for pts with biliary tract cancers (BTCs) remain poor, and treatment options are limited. Given that approximately 12%-15% of BTC pts are HER2+, and 1%-8% have HER2 mutations, TUC + Tras warrants further evaluation in this patient population. The SGNTUC-019 basket study (NCT04579380) is evaluating TUC + Tras in pts with previously treated, locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic solid tumors including BTC that display HER2 overexpression/amplification or activating mutations. We describe the design of the BTC cohort. Methods: SGNTUC-019 is a multi-cohort, open-label, international Phase 2 study. Pts must be ≥18 years old; have an ECOG PS of ≤1; have adequate hepatic, hematological, renal, and cardiac functions; and have no previous exposure to HER2-directed therapy. BTC pts must have progressed on or after ≥1 previous line of treatment. The HER2+ BTC cohort will enroll 12 response-evaluable pts. If >2 responses are observed, the cohort will be expanded to 30 pts. HER2-mutated BTC patients may also be enrolled in a 30 pts cohort for other HER2-mutated solid tumors. The primary objective is antitumor activity with confirmed ORR as the primary endpoint. Secondary efficacy endpoints include disease control rate, duration of response, PFS, and OS. For eligibility, HER2 alterations can be demonstrated by HER2 overexpression/amplification in tumor tissue by prior IHC/ISH, or by HER2 amplification/mutation in a prior or on-study NGS assay of ctDNA or prior tissue NGS assay. Pts will receive TUC 300 mg orally twice a day and Tras 8 mg/kg intravenously on Cycle 1 Day 1 then 6 mg/kg every 21 days from Cycle 2 Day 1. Disease assessments per RECIST 1.1 are every 6 weeks for the first 24 weeks, then every 12 weeks. Quality of life will be evaluated every 2 cycles using EQ-5D-5L. Sites are currently enrolling within the US, EU and Asia-Pacific. Clinical trial information: NCT04579380.
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Karami Matin, Behzad, Ali Kazemi Karyani, Shahin Soltani, Sharam Akbari, Shiva Toloui Rakhshan, and Marzieh Mohammadi Moghadam. "The Relationship Between Health System Functions and the Prevalence of Down Syndrome on a Global Scale." Journal of Rehabilitation 23, no. 2 (July 1, 2022): 186–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/rj.23.2.1719.8.
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Objective: Down syndrome or trisomy 21 is one of the most common human chromosomal disorders that affect cognitive functions, communication and behavioral skills. At the macro level, various factors can contribute to the Down syndrome prevalence and mortality. This study aimed to investigate the association of health system functions with Down syndrome prevalence and mortality worldwide. Materials & Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study conducted based on the secondary analysis of existing data in 2019. Data from 202 countries in six different regions (African Region [AFRO], Eastern Mediterranean Region [EMRO], European Region [EURO], South-East Asia Region [SEARO], Western Pacific Region [WPRO], and Pan American Health Organization [PAHO]) were included in the study. Data were extracted from the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation databases. The adjusted linear regression analysis was used to examine the association between health system-related factors with prevalence of, and death due to Down syndrome as the outcome variables. In the present study, two functions of health financing (domestic general government health expenditure [GGHE-D] per capita in PPP [purchasing power parity] int$, domestic private health expenditure [PHE-D] per capita in PPP int$, external health expenditure [EXT] per capita in PPP int$) and health system resources (nurse and midwifery personnel, generalist medical practitioners [GMP], specialist medical practitioners [SMP], pharmacists, dentists, physiotherapists) were included in the study as independent variables. We used the Stata software version 14 to analyze Results: Africa and low-income countries had the highest deaths due to Down syndrome. On the other side, Europe and high-income countries had the highest prevalence of Down syndrome worldwide. According to the available data, Iran had a lower prevalence (29.31 vs 38.44 per 100,000 population) and higher deaths (0.34 vs 0.32 per 100,000 population) compared to high- income countries. The 20-year trend of prevalence of, and deaths due to Down syndrome in Iran has always been lower and higher than high-income countries, respectively. Linear regression analysis showed that GGHE-D per capita (β=0.385, P<0.001) and PHE-D per capita (β=0.354, P=0.02) could predict the prevalence of Down syndrome significantly in the study countries. On the other hand, nurse and midwifery personnel (β=-0.607, P=0.014) and number of SMP (β=0.420, P=0.025) were associated with increased deaths from Down syndrome in the included countries. Conclusion: Our findings showed GGHE-D and PHE-D are associated with a higher prevalence of Down syndrome in health systems. On the other hand, health system resources (nurses and SMP) were the main predictors of death due to Down syndrome in the included countries. International organizations and governments need to monitor and improve the equitable access of vulnerable groups to health services in low-income countries. Improving health insurance coverage and equitable distribution of health resources is suggested to reduce deaths due to Down syndrome in Iran.
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PAI, Chih-Hung, Kuo-Min KO, and Troy SANTOS. "A Study of the Effect of Service Recovery on Customer Loyalty Based On Marketing Word Of Mouth in Tourism Industry." Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala 64 (March 6, 2019): 74–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.33788/rcis.64.6.
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Hafidza Gumelar Muksininna and Ririn Tri Ratnasari. "Persepsi Nilai Uang terhadap Niat Membeli Kosmetik Halal: Dimediasi Emotional Brand Attachment." Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah Teori dan Terapan 9, no. 5 (September 30, 2022): 617–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/vol9iss20225pp617-627.
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ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh value for money perception dan emotional brand attachment terhadap niat membeli kosmetik halal khususnya produk Innisfree. Selain itu, untuk meningkatkan literasi tentang value for money perception dan emotional brand attachment terhadap buying intention. Pendekatan kuantitatif digunakan dalam metodologi penelitian ini dengan Path Analysis sebagai teknik analisis data. Pengumpulan data dengan menyebarkan kuesioner skala Likert berskala lima secara online. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah 100 mahasiswi diberbagai universitas di Surabaya yang belum pernah menggunakan produk Innisfree. Hasil dari riset menunjukkan bahwa hubungan antar variabel value for money perception terhadap buying intention, value for money perception terhadap emotional brand attachment, dan emotional brand attachment terhadap buying intention ketiganya memiliki pengaruh secara signifikan positif. Kata Kunci: Value for Money Perception, Emotional Brand Attachment, Buying Intention, Kosmetik Halal. ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the effect of value for money perception and emotional brand attachment on the intention to buy halal cosmetics, especially Innisfree products. In addition, to increase literacy about value for money perception and emotional brand attachment to buying intention. A quantitative approach is used in this research methodology with Path Analysis as a data analysis technique. Collecting data by distributing a five-scale Likert scale questionnaire online. Respondents in this study were 100 female students in various universities in Surabaya who had never used Innisfree products. The results of the research show that the relationship between the variable value for money perception on buying intention, value for money perception on emotional brand attachment, and emotional brand attachment on buying intention, all three have a significant positive effect. 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Guo, Zhen, Xianjiang Li, Xiuqin Li, Qinghe Zhang, Hongmei Li, Clare Ho, Tony CH Lam, et al. "Supplementary comparison study - fipronil-sulfone in chicken egg powder (APMP.QM-S16)." Metrologia 59, no. 1A (January 1, 2022): 08009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0026-1394/59/1a/08009.
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Main text The APMP.QM-S16 comparison was coordinated by the National Institute of Metrology, China (NIM) on behalf of the Technical Committee on Amount of Substance (TCQM) of the Asia Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) and the Organic Analysis Working Group (OAWG) of the Comité Consultatif pour la Quantité de Matière (CCQM) for National Measurement Institutes (NMIs) and Designated Institutes (DIs) which provide measurement services in organic analysis under the 'Comité International des Poids et Mesures' Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA). Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide attributed to the phenylpyrazole family. Due to its high toxicity to invertebrates and long persistence, it has been one of the most widely used insecticides to control household and agricultural pests since its appearance in the market. Fipronil has also shown genotoxicity and cytotoxicity to many vertebrate animals, like mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and so on. Moreover, fipronil could have negative effects on the liver, kidneys and thyroid glands of humans. Its oxidation metabolite is fipronil-sulfone that could induce even higher toxicity than fipronil. In 2017, a fipronil-in-egg scandal occurred in the European Union (EU) that involved more than 15 states. The detected concentration of the sum of fipronil and fipronil-sulfone was many times higher than the EU maximum residue limit in bird egg (5 μg/kg). Besides European countries, fipronil-contaminated eggs were also found in Asian areas like China, Hong Kong and South Korea. Systematic monitoring and control of pesticide residues are necessary to safeguard public health. Fipronil-sulfone was selected to be representative of pesticide residues in this comparison. This study provides the means for assessing measurement capabilities for determination of low-polarity measurands in a procedure that requires extraction, clean-up, analytical separation, and selective detection in a food matrix. Generally, it provides a demonstration of a laboratory's capabilities in determining the medium molecular weight analytes (mass range 300-500) with low polarity (pKow < -2) at mass fraction levels of 4 to 400 μg/kg in a high fat, high protein and low carbohydrate food matrix that falls within Sector 4 of the AOAC Food-matrix Triangle. Seven NMIs/DIs participated in the APMP.QM-S16 comparison. Different methods such as liquid-liquid extraction, QuEChERS and SPE were applied in the sample pre-treatment and HPLC-MS/MS, HPLC-HRMS, and GC-MS/MS were applied for detection by the participants. Most participating laboratories applied isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) techniques with fipronil-sulfone-13C4,15N2 as internal standard, except EC-JRC-Geel which used matrix matched external calibration method. In the aspect of the traceability for the measurement results, most participants either used their own CRMs, other NMIs' CRMs or the pure materials assessed in-house to guarantee traceability to SI unit. One lab was excluded from the SCRV evaluation, as they did not meet the CIPM metrological traceability requirements. As a result, six sets of valid results were used for the estimation of the SCRV. Finally Hierarchical Bayes was considered to be the appropriate estimator to calculate SCRV, which was determined as 121.82 μg/kg with a standard uncertainty of 1.77 μg/kg. Inspection of the degree of equivalence plots for the fipronil-sulfone mass fraction assignments in APMP.QM-S16 indicated that there was excellent agreement of results. To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database https://www.bipm.org/kcdb/. The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCQM, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).