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Albuquerque, Rosana Vieira, Valter de Senna, and Paulo Soares Figueiredo. "MÉTODOS DE APOIO A DECISÃO EM GESTÃO DE PORTFÓLIO DE PROJETOS DE INOVAÇÃO: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA / DECISION MAKING METHODS IN INNOVATION PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW." Brazilian Journal of Development 6, no. 12 (2020): 103591–618. http://dx.doi.org/10.34117/bjdv6n12-747.
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Becklin, E. E., and L. J. Moon. "Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)." Symposium - International Astronomical Union 211 (2003): 465–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900211169.
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The joint U.S. and German SOFIA project to develop and operate a 2.5-meter infrared airborne telescope in a Boeing 747-SP is now well into development. First science flights will begin in 2004. The observatory is expected to operate for over 20 years. The sensitivity, characteristics and science instrument complement are discussed. SOFIA will have a number of experiments related to Brown Dwarf research; some of these are discussed.
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Bell, Stephanie. "Learner-Created Podcasts: Fostering Information Literacies in a Writing Course." Canadian Journal for Studies in Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie 29 (July 4, 2019): 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.31468/cjsdwr.747.
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This paper describes an experimental learner-created podcasting assignment in a first-year This paper describes an experimental learner-created podcasting assignment in a first-year undergraduate research skills course for professional writers. The podcasting assignment serves asa contextualized experiential writing project that invites students to refine their research skills by participating in the invention of an emerging genre of radio storytelling. The power of the podcast assignment lies in the liminal space it creates for learners. It moves students beyond familiar andregimented essay conventions to an unstable writing environment where digital tools for producing, publishing, and negotiating meaning offer a range of possible audiences, modalities, forms, and modes of meaning making. This space creates the pedagogical conditions for epistemic development, through which students adopt as their own the research practices of adept and experienced writers. The multiple demands of this course on writing, research, and digital environments generates the beginnings of interdisciplinary writing pedagogy involving Kent’s (1993, 1999) postprocess mindset, the ACRL’s (2015) Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education, Baxter Magolda’s (1999) constructive-developmental pedagogy, and Arroyo (2013)’s elaboration of participatory digital writing pedagogy.
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Stojadinovic, Milos, Dusan Ristanovic, and Milan Komnenovic. "Еffects of project-based learning on academic achievement: A meta-analysis." Zbornik Instituta za pedagoska istrazivanja 53, no. 2 (2021): 261–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/zipi2102261s.
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Project-based learning (PBL) is considered as an alternative to the traditional transmissive instructional approach. However, there is not a large number of meta-analytic studies that seek to synthesise findings of primary studies in order to assess overall effect of PBL on academic achievement, while in the national and regional research area such attempts are not present. This research had a goal of synthesising empirical findings about effects of PBL on academic achievement. Eighteen relevant studies (N = 2518) met the meta-analysis eligibility criteria. Statistical analysis under the assumption of random effects model points to a weak up to moderate effect of PBL on students? academic achievement (Hedges? g = .387 [95% CI: .027|.747], Z = 2.109, p = .035). Results justify further research of the concept of PBL and discover the optimal implementation methods for this instructional approach.
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Hajar Yusoff, Siti, Ummi Nur Kamilah Abdullah Din, Hasmah Mansor, Nur Shahida Midi, and Syasya Azra Zaini. "Neural Network Prediction for Efficient Waste Management in Malaysia." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 12, no. 2 (November 1, 2018): 738. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v12.i2.pp738-747.
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<span lang="EN-MY">Maintaining current municipal solid waste management (MSWM) for the next ten years would not be efficient anymore as it has brought many environmental issues such as air pollution. This project has proposed Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based prediction algorithm that can forecast Solid Waste Generation (SWG) based on population growth factor. This study uses Malaysian population as sample size and the data for weight is acquired via authorized Malaysia statistics’ websites. All data will be normalized in the pre-processing stage before proceeding to the prediction using Visual Gene Developer. This project evaluated the performance using R<sup>2</sup> value. Two hidden layers with ten and five nodes were used respectively. The result portrayed that there will be an increase of 29.03 percent of SWG in year 2031 compared to 2012. The limitation to this study is that the data was not based on real time as it was restricted by the government.</span>
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Dickinson, Jane K., Catherine Quay, and Erin Dolen. "Use of Nursing Theory to Guide Doctoral Research: An Exploratory Study." Nursing Science Quarterly 36, no. 4 (October 2023): 381–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08943184231187868.
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It is unclear whether doctoral nursing students are using nursing theory to guide their research. This descriptive, exploratory study involved a review of 747 doctoral papers to determine whether nursing students are using nursing or non-nursing theory to guide their research. The findings revealed that although 86.9% of doctoral students used theory, just 31.7% used nursing-specific theory to guide their dissertation study or capstone project. The disproportionate relationship between the use of nursing and non-nursing theory at the doctoral level poses both challenges and opportunities.
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Park, Daeseong, Jong-Hak Woo, Tommaso Treu, Aaron J. Barth, Misty C. Bentz, Vardha N. Bennert, Gabriela Canalizo, et al. "THE LICK AGN MONITORING PROJECT: RECALIBRATING SINGLE-EPOCH VIRIAL BLACK HOLE MASS ESTIMATES." Astrophysical Journal 747, no. 1 (February 13, 2012): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/747/1/30.
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Silva, Madson Rafael Barbalho da, Lívia Maria Cavalcante Silva, Ana Cláudia Davino dos Santos, Fabiano Simplicio Bezerra, Caio Sérgio Pereira de Araújo, and Manassés Mesquita da Silva. "AVALIAÇÃO DE DESEMPENHO DO MICROASPERSOR EM LINHA LATERAL E SIMULAÇÃO MATEMÁTICA DE SEU GRADIENTE DE ENERGIA." IRRIGA 1, no. 4 (December 23, 2021): 739–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.15809/irriga.2021v1n4p739-747.
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AVALIAÇÃO DE DESEMPENHO DO MICROASPERSOR EM LINHA LATERAL E SIMULAÇÃO MATEMÁTICA DE SEU GRADIENTE DE ENERGIA MADSON RAFAEL BARBALHO DA SILVA1; LÍVIA MARIA CAVALCANTE SILVA1; ANA CLÁUDIA DAVINO DOS SANTOS1; FABIANO SIMPLICIO BEZERRA1; CAIO SÉRGIO PEREIRA DE ARAÚJO1 E MANASSÉS MESQUITA DA SILVA1 1 Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, 52171-900, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. E-mail:madsonbarbalhoagronomo@gmail.com; cavalcants.livia@gmail.com; aclaudiadavino@gmail.com; fabianoagro14@gmail.com; caiosergio.ufersa@gmail.com; manasses.ufrpe@gmail.com. 1 RESUMO Objetivou-se avaliar o desempenho do microaspersor Agropolo modelo MC20 em diferentes condições hidráulicas, gerando informações para um melhor dimensionamento de sistemas de microirrigação e manejo da água em áreas irrigadas. A condução do projeto hidráulico para simulação do gradiente de energia em linhas laterais, considerou-se informações determinadas através da escolha de componentes do projeto. Foram extraídos do catálogo comercial do fabricante os pares de valores referentes a vazão e a pressão e, a partir destes, gerou-se a curva vazão-pressão, onde a simulação foi feita pelo Método Algébrico - Christiansen (MA) e Método Iterativo (SBS) – Back-Step. Para ambos métodos o microaspersor se comportou de maneira semelhante, quando submetido a condições sugeridas pelo fabricante, num espaçamento entre emissores de 5,2 m, usando tubos de polietilenos de diâmetro interno de 13 mm e uma pressão de serviço de 20 mca, admitindo uma variação de 10% da pressão. Foram calculados os coeficientes de uniformidade de pressão (CUp) e de vazão (CUq), ambos com valores superiores à 95%, demonstrando a excelência no desempenho do emissor. Palavras-chave: hidráulica, modelagem matemática, coeficiente de descarga. SILVA, M. R. B.; SILVA, L. M. C.; SANTOS, A. C. D.; BEZERRA, F. S.; ARAUJO, C. S. P.; SILVA, M. M. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE SIDE LINE MICROSPARENT AND MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION OF ITS ENERGY GRADIENT 2 ABSTRACT The objective was to evaluate the performance of the Agropolo model MC20 microsprinkler under different hydraulic conditions, generating information for a better design of micro-irrigation systems and water management in irrigated areas. The conduction of the hydraulic project to simulate the energy gradient in lateral lines, considered information determined through the choice of project components. The pairs of values referring to flow and pressure were extracted from the manufacturer's commercial catalog and, from these, the flow-pressure curve was generated, where the simulation was performed using the Algebraic Method - Christiansen (MA) and Iterative Method (SBS) – Back-Step. For both methods, the microsprinkler behaved similarly, when subjected to conditions suggested by the manufacturer, in a spacing between emitters of 5.2 m, using polyethylene tubes with an internal diameter of 13 mm and a working pressure of 20 mca, admitting a 10% pressure variation. The uniformity of pressure (CUp) and flow (CUq) coefficients were calculated, both with values above 95%, demonstrating the excellence in the performance of the emitter. Keywords: hydraulic, mathematical modeling, discharge coefficient.
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Nurdin, E. A., E. I. Pangastuti, R. P. N. Puji, R. A. Surya, and K. R. N. Adni. "Implementation of the use of project-based learning models in the application of online geography learning strategies." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 747, no. 1 (May 1, 2021): 012045. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/747/1/012045.
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Bogdanovich, B. Yu, E. D. Vovchenko, A. V. Iliinskiy, A. A. Isaev, К. I. Kozlovskiy, A. V. Nesterovich, V. A. Senyukov, and A. E. Shikanov. "Project of the borehole neutron generator for the direct determination of oxygen and carbon by activation method." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 747 (September 2016): 012007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/747/1/012007.
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Ahmad, Muhammad, Zukhruf Liaqat Hussain, Syed Irtiza Ali Shah, and Taimur Ali Shams. "Estimation of Stability Parameters for Wide Body Aircraft Using Computational Techniques." Applied Sciences 11, no. 5 (February 26, 2021): 2087. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11052087.
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In this paper, we present the procedure of estimating the aerodynamic coefficients for a commercial aviation aircraft from geometric parameters at low-cruise-flight conditions using US DATCOM (United States Data Compendium) and XFLR software. The purpose of this research was to compare the stability parameters from both pieces of software to determine the efficacy of software solution for a wide-body aircraft at the stated flight conditions. During the initial phase of this project, the geometric parameters were acquired from established literature. In the next phase, stability and control coefficients of the aircraft were estimated using both pieces of software in parallel. Results obtained from both pieces of software were compared for any differences and the both pieces of software were validated with analytical correlations as presented in literature. The plots of various parameters with variations of the angle of attack or control surface deflection have also been obtained and presented. The differences between the software solutions and the analytical results can be associated with approximations of techniques used in software (the vortex lattice method is the background theory used in both DATCOM and XFLR). Additionally, from the results, it can be concluded that XFLR is more reliable than DATCOM for longitudinal, directional, and lateral stability/control coefficients. Analyses of a Boeing 747-200 (a wide-body commercial airliner) in DATCOM and XFLR for complete stability/control analysis including all modes in the longitudinal and lateral directions have been presented. DATCOM already has a sample analysis of a previous version of the Boeing 737; however, the Boeing 747-200 is much larger than the former, and complete analysis was, therefore, felt necessary to study its aerodynamics characteristics. Furthermore, in this research, it was concluded that XFLR is more reliable for various categories of aircraft alike in terms of general stability and control coefficients, and hence many aircraft can be dependably modeled and analyzed in this software.
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Xie, Xi Shan, Cheng Yu Chi, Shuang Qun Zhao, Jian Xin Dong, and Fu Sheng Lin. "Superalloys and the Development of Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Power Plants." Materials Science Forum 747-748 (February 2013): 594–603. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.747-748.594.
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A 700 advanced ultra-supercritical (A-USC) power plant technology project was initiated in China in the year of 2011. The highest temperature components in A-USC boiler are superheater and reheater tubes. The fire-side metal temperature can reach 750 (even higher). Based on the very long time service (30-40 years) these important high temperature tubes require 105h long time stress rupture strength higher than 100MPa and the corrosion/oxidation layer loss less than 2mm for 2×105h. The highest temperature components in 700 steam turbine are the buckets of different stages and require very long service time. At this severe condition only superalloys can fulfill these unusual requirements. This paper reviewed Fe-Ni and Ni-base superalloys from the view point of structure stability and long term mechanical properties and corrosion/oxidation resistance for 700 A-USC power plant materials selection.
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Soderholm, Joshua S., Matthew R. Kumjian, Nicholas McCarthy, Paula Maldonado, and Minzheng Wang. "Quantifying hail size distributions from the sky – application of drone aerial photogrammetry." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 13, no. 2 (February 17, 2020): 747–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-747-2020.
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Abstract. A new technique, named “HailPixel”, is introduced for measuring the maximum dimension and intermediate dimension of hailstones from aerial imagery. The photogrammetry procedure applies a convolutional neural network for robust detection of hailstones against complex backgrounds and an edge detection method for measuring the shape of identified hailstones. This semi-automated technique is capable of measuring many thousands of hailstones within a single survey, which is several orders of magnitude larger (e.g. 10 000 or more hailstones) than population sizes from existing sensors (e.g. a hail pad). Comparison with a co-located hail pad for an Argentinian hailstorm event during the RELAMPAGO project demonstrates the larger population size of the HailPixel survey significantly improves the shape and tails of the observed hail size distribution. When hail fall is sparse, such as during large and giant hail events, the large survey area of this technique is especially advantageous for resolving the hail size distribution.
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Roschlaub, R., and J. Batscheider. "AN INSPIRE-KONFORM 3D BUILDING MODEL OF BAVARIA USING CADASTRE INFORMATION, LIDAR AND IMAGE MATCHING." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLI-B4 (June 14, 2016): 747–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-xli-b4-747-2016.
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The federal governments of Germany endeavour to create a harmonized 3D building data set based on a common application schema (the AdV-CityGML-Profile). The Bavarian Agency for Digitisation, High-Speed Internet and Surveying has launched a statewide 3D Building Model with standardized roof shapes for all 8.1 million buildings in Bavaria. For the acquisition of the 3D Building Model LiDAR-data or data from Image Matching are used as basis in addition with the building ground plans of the official cadastral map. The data management of the 3D Building Model is carried out by a central database with the usage of a nationwide standardized CityGML-Profile of the AdV. The update of the 3D Building Model for new buildings is done by terrestrial building measurements within the maintenance process of the cadaster and from image matching. In a joint research project, the Bavarian State Agency for Surveying and Geoinformation and the TUM, Chair of Geoinformatics, transformed an AdV-CityGML-Profilebased test data set of Bavarian LoD2 building models into an INSPIRE-compliant schema. For the purpose of a transformation of such kind, the AdV provides a data specification, a test plan for 3D Building Models and a mapping table. The research project examined whether the transformation rules defined in the mapping table, were unambiguous and sufficient for implementing a transformation of LoD2 data based on the AdV-CityGML-Profile into the INSPIRE schema. The proof of concept was carried out by transforming production data of the Bavarian 3D Building Model in LoD2 into the INSPIRE BU schema. In order to assure the quality of the data to be transformed, the test specifications according to the test plan for 3D Building Models of the AdV were carried out. The AdV mapping table was checked for completeness and correctness and amendments were made accordingly.
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Mahat, Pashupati, Kevan Thorley, Karuna Kunwar, and Smriti Ghimire. "Mental Health Problems in Nepalese Migrant Workers and their Families." Journal of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences 4, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 64–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jbpkihs.v4i1.36081.
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In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to describe the mental health problems of Nepalese migrant workers and their family members at home in Nepal. Families of migrant workers left behind in Nepal from nine project districts were interviewed to assess the psychosocial problems and offered appropriate psychosocial counselling. We assessed 747 individual members. Ninety-five returned migrant workers received psychosocial counselling, 67% of whom were male. The majority (56%) of the returnees suffered from anxiety, 23% had depression and 11% had serious mental illness. The left-behind family members amounted to 653, 93% of whom were female. The majority (56%) had anxiety, 26% had depression, 7% expressed suicidal ideation or had attempted suicide, 2% had severe mental illness. We concluded that majority of returning workers and left behind family members suffered from anxiety and depression.
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Kimmerlein, Anne K., Talon S. McKee, Philip J. Bergman, Irina Sokolchik, and Christian M. Leutenegger. "The Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19-Diagnosed People to Their Pet Dogs and Cats in a Multi-Year Surveillance Project." Viruses 16, no. 7 (July 18, 2024): 1157. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v16071157.
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Recent emerging zoonotic disease outbreaks, such as that of SARS-CoV-2, have demonstrated the need for wider companion animal disease surveillance. We tested 1000 dogs and cats belonging to employees of a US veterinary hospital network that were exposed to human COVID-19 cases in the household between 1 January 2020 and 10 March 2022 for SARS-CoV-2 and surveyed their owners about clinical signs and risk factors. The seropositivity was 33% for 747 dogs and 27% for 253 cats. Pet seropositivity correlated with the US human case rates over time, exhibiting peaks corresponding with the major COVID-19 surges. Antibodies persisted longer than previously documented (828 days in dogs; 650 days in cats). Increasing age and duration of proximity to infected people were associated with increased seropositivity in dogs but not cats. Cats were more likely to have clinical signs, but an association between seropositivity and the presence of clinical signs was not found in either species.
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BECKLIN, E. E., A. G. G. M. TIELENS, and H. H. S. CALLIS. "STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY (SOFIA)." Modern Physics Letters A 21, no. 34 (November 10, 2006): 2551–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0217732306021797.
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The joint U.S. and German SOFIA project to develop and operate a 2.5-meter infrared airborne telescope in a Boeing 747-SP is now in its final stages of development. Flying in the stratosphere, SOFIA allows observations through the infrared and submillimeter region, with an average transmission of ≳ 80%. SOFIA is characterized by a wide instrument complement ranging from broadband imagers, through moderate resolution spectrographs capable of resolving broad features due to dust and large molecules, to high resolution spectrometers suitable for kinematic studies of molecular and atomic gas lines at km/s resolution. This broad range in instruments will enable SOFIA to make unique contributions to a broad array of science topics. First science flights will begin in 2009 and the observatory is expected to operate for over 20 years. The sensitivity, characteristics, science instrument complement, and examples of first light science are discussed.
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Burton, Lauren E., Alan M. Haywood, Julia C. Tindall, Aisling M. Dolan, Daniel J. Hill, Ayako Abe-Ouchi, Wing-Le Chan, et al. "On the climatic influence of CO2 forcing in the Pliocene." Climate of the Past 19, no. 3 (March 31, 2023): 747–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-747-2023.
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Abstract. Understanding the dominant climate forcings in the Pliocene is crucial to assessing the usefulness of the Pliocene as an analogue for our warmer future. Here, we implement a novel yet simple linear factorisation method to assess the relative influence of CO2 forcing in seven models of the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2 (PlioMIP2) ensemble. Outputs are termed “FCO2” and show the fraction of Pliocene climate change driven by CO2. The accuracy of the FCO2 method is first assessed through comparison to an energy balance analysis previously used to assess drivers of surface air temperature in the PlioMIP1 ensemble. After this assessment, the FCO2 method is applied to achieve an understanding of the drivers of Pliocene sea surface temperature and precipitation for the first time. CO2 is found to be the most important forcing in the ensemble for Pliocene surface air temperature (global mean FCO2=0.56), sea surface temperature (global mean FCO2=0.56), and precipitation (global mean FCO2=0.51). The range between individual models is found to be consistent between these three climate variables, and the models generally show good agreement on the sign of the most important forcing. Our results provide the most spatially complete view of the drivers of Pliocene climate to date and have implications for both data–model comparison and the use of the Pliocene as an analogue for the future. That CO2 is found to be the most important forcing reinforces the Pliocene as a good palaeoclimate analogue, but the significant effect of non-CO2 forcing at a regional scale (e.g. orography and ice sheet forcing at high latitudes) reminds us that it is not perfect, and these additional influencing factors must not be overlooked. This comparison is further complicated when considering the Pliocene as a state in quasi-equilibrium with CO2 forcing compared to the transient warming being experienced at present.
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Roschlaub, R., and J. Batscheider. "AN INSPIRE-KONFORM 3D BUILDING MODEL OF BAVARIA USING CADASTRE INFORMATION, LIDAR AND IMAGE MATCHING." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLI-B4 (June 14, 2016): 747–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xli-b4-747-2016.
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The federal governments of Germany endeavour to create a harmonized 3D building data set based on a common application schema (the AdV-CityGML-Profile). The Bavarian Agency for Digitisation, High-Speed Internet and Surveying has launched a statewide 3D Building Model with standardized roof shapes for all 8.1 million buildings in Bavaria. For the acquisition of the 3D Building Model LiDAR-data or data from Image Matching are used as basis in addition with the building ground plans of the official cadastral map. The data management of the 3D Building Model is carried out by a central database with the usage of a nationwide standardized CityGML-Profile of the AdV. The update of the 3D Building Model for new buildings is done by terrestrial building measurements within the maintenance process of the cadaster and from image matching. In a joint research project, the Bavarian State Agency for Surveying and Geoinformation and the TUM, Chair of Geoinformatics, transformed an AdV-CityGML-Profilebased test data set of Bavarian LoD2 building models into an INSPIRE-compliant schema. For the purpose of a transformation of such kind, the AdV provides a data specification, a test plan for 3D Building Models and a mapping table. The research project examined whether the transformation rules defined in the mapping table, were unambiguous and sufficient for implementing a transformation of LoD2 data based on the AdV-CityGML-Profile into the INSPIRE schema. The proof of concept was carried out by transforming production data of the Bavarian 3D Building Model in LoD2 into the INSPIRE BU schema. In order to assure the quality of the data to be transformed, the test specifications according to the test plan for 3D Building Models of the AdV were carried out. The AdV mapping table was checked for completeness and correctness and amendments were made accordingly.
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Picha, Dale L., H. Gene Hawkins, Katie N. Womack, and Lewis R. Rhodes. "Driver Understanding of Alternative Traffic Signs." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1605, no. 1 (January 1997): 8–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1605-02.
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Traffic control devices are intended to promote safe and uniform operation of motorized and nonmotorized traffic using the roadway. Motorists rely on traffic control devices to provide information about traffic laws and regulations, to identify potential roadway hazards, and to provide information to help them find their desired destinations. However, traffic control devices serve little purpose if they are not understood by a significant proportion of the driving population. The findings and recommendations of a 5-year research study conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute to assess and improve motorist understanding of traffic control devices are presented. Phase I of the project was devoted to several evaluations of 52 devices, administered to 2,414 Texas drivers. Phase II of the project was devoted to the development and evaluation of alternative designs for 10 traffic signs identified in Phase I that exhibited potential for driver misunderstanding. The Phase II evaluations included four focus groups, an initial statewide survey of 747 Texas drivers, and a follow-up survey of 212 drivers. The results of all evaluations were analyzed to distinguish significant comprehension difficulties. Recommendations for each device were based on these results and include retaining the current standard design because of adequate comprehension levels, modifying the design or use of the device to increase comprehension levels, or conducting further research to better understand driver comprehension difficulties.
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Fontenelle, Leonardo Ferreira, Stephani Vogt Rossi, Miguel Henrique Moraes de Oliveira, Diego José Brandão, and Thiago Dias Sarti. "Postgraduate education among family and community physicians in Brazil: the Trajetórias MFC project." Family Medicine and Community Health 8, no. 3 (September 2020): e000321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2020-000321.
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ObjectiveOur objective was to describe the postgraduate education trajectories of family and community physicians in Brazil, where neither primary healthcare nor family and community medicine is recognised as a knowledge area for the purpose of research and postgraduate education (master’s and PhD degrees).DesignAn observational, exploratory study, using administrative data. A nationwide list of family and community physicians as of late November 2018 was compiled from multiple sources. Data on the mode of specialisation was obtained from the same sources and were correlated with data on master’s and PhD degrees, obtained from the curricula vitae on the Lattes Platform.SettingThis study was set in Brazil.Participants6238 family and community physicians (58.3% female), of whom 2795 had earned a specialist certificate (identified from the list of physicians certified by Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade) and 3957 had completed medical residency (identified from SisCNRM, the national information system for medical residency).ResultsA master’s degree was held by 747 (12.0%) family and community physicians, and a PhD by 170 (2.7%); most degrees were in collective health (47.0% and 42%, respectively). Men were more likely than women to hold a master’s degree (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.24, 95% uncertainty interval (UI) 1.07–1.45) and even more likely to a hold PhD (aOR 1.86, 95% UI 1.35–2.59). Family and community physicians were also less likely to hold a PhD degree if their master’s degree was professional (oriented towards jobs outside academia) instead of academic (aOR 0.15, 95% UI 0.05–0.39) or in some area other than collective health or medicine (aOR 0.41, 95% UI 0.21–0.78, compared with a master’s degree in collective health). The postgraduate degree was more likely to precede specialisation for family and community physicians specialising through certification (master’s degree 39.9%, PhD 33%) than through medical residency (master’s degree 9.1%, PhD 6%).ConclusionFamily and community physicians in Brazil increasingly earn academic and professional master’s and PhD degrees, with an emphasis on collective health, even though women seemingly face barriers to advance their education. The consequences of different postgraduate trajectories should be critically examined.
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Masood, M., P. J. F. Yeh, N. Hanasaki, and K. Takeuchi. "Model study of the impacts of future climate change on the hydrology of Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna basin." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 19, no. 2 (February 4, 2015): 747–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-747-2015.
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Abstract. The intensity, duration, and geographic extent of floods in Bangladesh mostly depend on the combined influences of three river systems, the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM). In addition, climate change is likely to have significant effects on the hydrology and water resources of the GBM basin and may ultimately lead to more serious floods in Bangladesh. However, the assessment of climate change impacts on the basin-scale hydrology by using well-calibrated hydrologic modeling has seldom been conducted in the GBM basin due to the lack of observed data for calibration and validation. In this study, a macroscale hydrologic model H08 has been applied over the basin at a relatively fine grid resolution (10 km) by integrating the fine-resolution DEM (digital elevation model) data for accurate river networks delineation. The model has been calibrated via the analysis of model parameter sensitivity and validated based on long-term observed daily streamflow data. The impacts of climate change (considering a high-emissions path) on runoff, evapotranspiration, and soil moisture are assessed by using five CMIP5 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5) GCMs (global circulation models) through three time-slice experiments; the present-day (1979–2003), the near-future (2015–2039), and the far-future (2075–2099) periods. Results show that, by the end of 21st century, (a) the entire GBM basin is projected to be warmed by ~4.3 °C; (b) the changes of mean precipitation (runoff) are projected to be +16.3% (+16.2%), +19.8% (+33.1%), and +29.6% (+39.7%) in the Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Meghna, respectively; and (c) evapotranspiration is projected to increase for the entire GBM (Brahmaputra: +16.4%, Ganges: +13.6%, Meghna: +12.9%) due to increased net radiation as well as warmer temperature. Future changes of hydrologic variables are larger in the dry season (November–April) than in the wet season (May–October). Amongst the three basins, the Meghna shows the highest increase in runoff, indicating higher possibility of flood occurrence. The uncertainty due to the specification of key model parameters in model predictions is found to be low for estimated runoff, evapotranspiration and net radiation. However, the uncertainty in estimated soil moisture is rather large with the coefficient of variation ranging from 14.4 to 31% among the three basins.
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Lucarelli, M., E. Laurini, M. Rotilio, and P. De Berardinis. "BEP & MAPPING PROCESS FOR THE RESTORATION BUILDING SITE." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-2/W11 (May 4, 2019): 747–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-w11-747-2019.
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<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The BEP, acronym for BIM Execution Plan, consists of the information management plan created by the design team to illustrate how to meet the requirements defined in the Employer's Information Requirement (EIR).</p><p>The big amount of data will have to be organized a priori both for the professionals who will use that piece of information and for the stakeholders who will have to receive only the right information and use specific worksets. Just at this stage, the heart of the BIM method, there are different advantages compared to the traditional process, in which these informational steps were omitted, causing errors, delays and therefore an increase in active and passive costs. This paper explores the methodology applied to the mapping process of the management of a recovery site. For a better understanding of the result achieved, the stages of the process have been explained, from the acquisition of data, through the scan to BIM process up to the construction phases. In addition, the phases (Identify BIM goal and uses, Design BIM Project Execution Process, Develop information exchange) and the steps (Investigation, Identification and Strategy) necessary to achieve the objective have been analyzed. This is the Lean construction and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), methodologies and systems that allow the improvement of the building process thanks to data sharing and communication between stakeholders before work begins so as to eliminate any possible delay.</p>
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Denisova, Tatyana S., and Sergey V. Kostelyanets. "International Aspects of Separatism in Contemporary Biafra." Vestnik RUDN. International Relations 21, no. 4 (December 27, 2021): 747–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-0660-2021-21-4-747-757.
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In the 21st century, the world at large and Africa in particular have encountered the rise of separatism, which has become one of the major challenges to stability. In Africa, over 20 countries face separatist movements, some of which demand full secession, while the rest - greater autonomy within the existing state. Most of Africas secessionist projects remain insignificant in scope and ineffectual, largely due to the absence or weakness of external support for separatists and to the commitment of the international community to preserve, with rare exceptions, the territorial integrity of states. The paper analyzes the reasons for the revival of the movement for the secession of Biafra decades after the end of the civil war between the central government of Nigeria and the separatists and looks into the international aspects that could fuel the conflict and exacerbate the military-political situation in West Africa, which is already turbulent due to the activities of Boko Haram terrorist group, other Islamist groupings in the Sahel, Cameroonian separatists of Ambazonia, etc. The present paper attempts to fill the gap in Russian Africanist literature on the current situation in Biafra, which is especially urgent due to the growing threat of separatism in Africa. Employing the historical approach, the authors analyze the nature of external involvement in the 1967-1970 Nigerian conflict, as well as methods of contemporary Biafran separatists, who seek international support. The paper concludes that due to various internal circumstances, as well as the practical lack of external material assistance, the establishment of a new Republic of Biafra will remain a utopian project for at least a decade, although separatist sentiments is likely to spread and hinder the achievement of internal political stability in West Africa, which is ridden with an increasing number of hot spots.
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Favuzzi, Nicoletta, Paolo Trerotoli, Maria Grazia Forte, Nicola Bartolomeo, Gabriella Serio, Domenico Lagravinese, and Francesco Vino. "Evaluation of an Alimentary Education Intervention on School Canteen Waste at a Primary School in Bari, Italy." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7 (April 8, 2020): 2558. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072558.
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The “Love Food, Not Waste” project was conducted to train students on good food choices and evaluate food waste in school canteens. Teachers, parents and students were surveyed before and after training. Weights of both the served and wasted food were recorded for one week both before the educational intervention in February 2019 and after the educational intervention in March 2019, using the same menu. Students completed a food satisfaction questionnaire on the days the data were collected. For the first dish, the mean wastes per school were 1199 g before training and 1054 g after training. For the second dish, the mean wastes per school were 246 g before training and 220 g after training. For the side course, the means wastes per school were 663 g before training and 747 g after training. The results did not significantly differ among weeks or schools. Less food was wasted when boys judged the food’s general aspects like smell, taste and appearance as positive; more food was wasted when girls judged these factors as negative. Food waste monitoring is mandatory but does not always occur. Analyzing food waste relative to students’ food perceptions can help determine whether educational interventions can help reduce waste. Students’ satisfaction must also be considered.
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Fisher, B., A. Brown, E. Mamounas, S. Wieand, A. Robidoux, R. G. Margolese, A. B. Cruz, et al. "Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on local-regional disease in women with operable breast cancer: findings from National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-18." Journal of Clinical Oncology 15, no. 7 (July 1997): 2483–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.1997.15.7.2483.
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PURPOSE To determine whether preoperative doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) permits more lumpectomies to be performed and decreases the incidence of positive nodes in women with primary breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Women (n = 1,523) were randomized to National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) B-18; 759 eligible patients received postoperative AC and 747, preoperative AC. The clinical size of breast and axillary tumors was determined before each of four cycles of AC and before surgery. Tumor response to preoperative therapy was clinically complete (cCR), partial (cPR), stable (cSD), or progressive disease (cPD). Tissue from patients with a cCR was evaluated for a pathologic complete response (pCR). RESULTS Breast tumor size was reduced in 80% of patients after preoperative therapy; 36% had a cCR. Tumor size and clinical nodal status were independent predictors of cCR. Twenty-six percent of women with a cCR had a pCR. Clinical nodal response occurred in 89% of node-positive patients: 73% had a cCR and 44% of those had a pCR. There was a 37% increase in the incidence of pathologically negative nodes. Before randomization, lumpectomy was proposed for 86% of women with tumors < or = 2 cm, 70% with tumors 2.1 to 5.0 cm, and 3% with tumors > or = 5.1 cm. Clinical tumor size and nodal status influenced the physician's decision. Overall, 12% more lumpectomies were performed in the preoperative group; in women with tumors > or = 5.1 cm, there was a 175% increase. CONCLUSION Preoperative therapy reduced the size of most breast tumors and decreased the incidence of positive nodes. The greatest increase in lumpectomy after preoperative therapy occurred in women with tumors > or = 5 cm, since women with tumors less than 5 cm were already lumpectomy candidates. Preoperative therapy should be considered for the initial management of breast tumors judged too large for lumpectomy.
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Ahyudanari, Ervina, and Reynaldi Tejakesuma. "Modeling Circle Runway to Increase Runway Capacity." Proceeding of International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Navigation, Engineering, and Aviation Technology (ICANEAT) 1, no. 1 (January 15, 2024): 112–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.61306/icaneat.v1i1.200.
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Runway is a runway for airplanes to land (landing) or to fly (takeoff). Runway is a major component in an airport, it is necessary to plan a good runway. The runway at Juanda Airport uses a conventional system where the runway is rectangular. In this final project the author plans a runway with a circular runway model. The circular runway is a radical new runway design with a circular shape. With a circular runway, airport operators can operate the runway regardless of the wind direction and for all types of aircraft. Airports with circular runways have a smaller footprint than airports with conventional runways. With the existence of a circular runway, it is expected to increase runway capacity compared to conventional runway capacity. Circular runways can also allow airports to continue operating without interference from crosswinds. From the calculation results, it is found that the runway has a circumference of 9864 m. The ARFL length obtained for a circular runway with a Boeing 747-400 aircraft as a reference is 3795 m. The width of the circular runway is determined to be 140 m wide. The slope of the runway starts at an angle of 0° and then increases gradually to 20°. While the force felt by the aircraft when landing on a circular runway is 0.43 g. Juanda's conventional runway capacity is 32 operations per hour. Where the circular runway capacity is 64 operations per hour, this capacity may increase depending on the type of aircraft served.
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Pereira, A. T., C. Cabaços, P. Paredes, T. Soares, A. Araujo, R. Sousa, and A. Macedo. "Portuguese version of the COVID-19 perceived risk scale – psychometric study." European Psychiatry 64, S1 (April 2021): S307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.825.
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IntroductionRisk perception of COVID-19 is potentially a significant determinant of the pandemic evolution and the public’s response to it. Acceptable levels of risk perception can be considered good for people to effectively fight the pandemic and adopt preventive health behaviors while high levels of risk perception may be damaging. Recently, Yıldırım&Güler (2020) developed the Covid-19 Perceived Risk Scale (C19PRS) to measure this construct.ObjectivesTo analyze the psychometric properties of the C19PRS Portuguese version, namely construct validity, internal consistency and convergent validity.MethodsA community sample of 234 adults (75.6% women; mean age= 29.53±12.51; range:16-71) completed an on-line survey with the Portuguese versions of the CPRS and the Fear of Covid-19 Scale (FCV-19S; Cabaços et al. 2020). The total sample was randomly divided in two sub-samples: sample A (n=117) was used to perform an exploratory factor analysis/EFA; sample B (n=117) to make a confirmatory factor analysis/CFA.ResultsEFA resulted in three components. CFA revealed that the second-order model with three factors presented good fit indexes (X2/df=1.471; CFI=.959; GFI=.948; TLI=.932; p[RMSEA≤.01]=.065). CPRS Cronbach alphas was α=.687; for F1 Worry, F2 Susceptibility to Covid-19 and F3 Susceptibility to Overall Morbimortality were α=.747, α=.813 and α=.543, respectively. The total and dimensional scores significantly correlated with FCV-19S (r>.30, p<.01).ConclusionsThis study provides evidence for the validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of CPRS, which will be used in an ongoing research project on the relationship between Covid-19 perceived risk, perfectionism, cognitive processes and adherence to public health measures to contain the pandemic.
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Mannocci, Alice, Gabriella De Carli, Virginia Di Bari, Rosella Saulle, Brigid Unim, Nicola Nicolotti, Lorenzo Carbonari, Vincenzo Puro, and Giuseppe La Torre. "How Much do Needlestick Injuries Cost? A Systematic Review of the Economic Evaluations of Needlestick and Sharps Injuries Among Healthcare Personnel." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 37, no. 6 (March 29, 2016): 635–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.48.
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OBJECTIVETo provide an overview of the economic aspects of needlestick and sharps injury (NSI) management among healthcare personnel (HCP) within a Health Technology Assessment project to evaluate the impact of safety-engineered devices on health careMETHODSA systematic review of economic analyses related to NSIs was performed in accordance with the PRISMA statement and by searching PubMed and Scopus databases (January 1997–February 2015). Mean costs were stratified by study approach (modeling or data driven) and type of cost (direct or indirect). Costs were evaluated using the CDC operative definition and converted to 2015 International US dollars (Int$).RESULTSA total of 14 studies were retrieved: 8 data-driven studies and 6 modeling studies. Among them, 11 studies provided direct and indirect costs and 3 studies provided only direct costs. The median of the means for aggregate (direct + indirect) costs was Int$747 (range, Int$199–Int$1,691). The medians of the means for disaggregated costs were Int$425 (range, Int$48–Int$1,516) for direct costs (9 studies) and Int$322 (range, Int$152–Int$413) for indirect costs (6 studies). When compared with data-driven studies, modeling studies had higher disaggregated and aggregated costs, but data-driven studies showed greater variability. Indirect costs were consistent between studies, mostly referring to lost productivity, while direct costs varied widely within and between studies according to source infectivity, HCP susceptibility, and post-exposure diagnostic and prophylactic protocols. Costs of treating infections were not included, and intangible costs could equal those associated with NSI medical evaluations.CONCLUSIONSNSIs generate significant direct, indirect, potential, and intangible costs, possibly increasing over time. Economic efforts directed at preventing occupational exposures and infections, including provision of safety-engineered devices, may be offset by the savings from a lower incidence of NSIs.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:635–646
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Kaler, Michael, and Tyler Evans-Tokaryk. "Reflecting on Assessment: Strategies and Tools for Measuring the Impact of a Canadian WAC Program." Canadian Journal for Studies in Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie 29 (October 7, 2019): 107–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.31468/cjsdwr.737.
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This paper provides an overview of the process and tools we have developed for assessing the impact of writing development projects carried out in a wide variety of courses at our university. It begins with an overview of writing studies in Canada to provide context for our approach to writing instruction and writing program assessment. It then offers a case study of a specific writing development project in a large first-year humanities course, a detailed explanation of the methods we used to measure the efficacy of that project, and an exposition of the way in which this assessment was used to drive reflection on the project and enhancement of it. The paper concludes with summary of the lessons we have learned regarding writing program assessment that navigates between creating a standardized process and responding to the unique needs of multiple projects, as well as a discussion of the benefits of such assessment for writing pedagogy research.
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Aljamee, Hayder K., and Saja M. Naeem. "The benefits of applying project management methodology on project delay: A study in construction projects in Iraq." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 745 (March 21, 2020): 012155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/745/1/012155.
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Wei, Maoti, Li Dong, Fenghua Wang, Kai Cui, Jiamin Yu, Delong Ma, Ning Yang, and Yuming Li. "The Prevalence of Hypertension in the Population without Awareness of the Disease: Data from a Rural Town of Shandong Province, China." International Journal of Hypertension 2021 (November 3, 2021): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9672994.
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Objective. To understand the prevalence of hypertension in the population without awareness of hypertension in a rural area, a cross-sectional study was carried out. Methods. Blood pressures were measured in residents over 60 years during the National Basic Public Health Service project carrying on in a rural town of Shandong province. Combined with detail information of the hypertension disease history, the status of prevalence of hypertension was calculated. Basic information and clinical laboratory examinations were analyzed with Student’ t or t’ or chi-square test for univariate analysis. Multinomial logistic analysis was used in exploring multiple variables. Results. According to the individual history and blood pressure levels, the awareness rate of hypertension in the population over 60 years old was 50.3% (1285/2554, 95% CI: 48.3–52.3%). The prevalence of hypertension was 55.1% (1270/2304, 95% CI: 53.1–57.2%) in the population without awareness of hypertension, in which the proportion of stage 1 hypertension was 58.8% (747/1270), stage 2 hypertension was 28.9% (367/1270), and stage 3 hypertension was 12.3% (156/1270). The prevalence of hypertension in men was 54.4% (611/1124, 95% CI: 51.4–57.3%), which was almost the same as that in women (55.8%, 659/1180, 95% CI: 53.0–58.7%) (X2 = 0.515, P = 0.473 ). The prevalence of hypertension increased with age (X2trend = 11.848, P = 0.001 ). Age, BMI, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and drinking rate were positively correlated with the prevalence of hypertension, that is, the higher the level of these factors, the higher the prevalence of hypertension; on the contrary, LDL and smoking rate might be negatively correlated with the prevalence of hypertension, which means, the higher the prevalence of hypertension, the lower the level of these two indicators. Binary and multinominal logistic results showed that age, BMI, and drinking had stronger effects on the higher blood pressure level. Conclusions. The awareness rate of hypertension among the elderly in a rural area needs to be further improved. In the prevention and control of hypertension, close attention should be paid to the group of elder, high BMI index, high levels of total cholesterol and triglyceride, and drinking habits.
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Song, Bi Hong, Jin Chao Yang, Qing Chen, Jian Hua Chen, and Da Li. "3D Simulation Analysis of Sedimentation of Superhigh Fill." Applied Mechanics and Materials 744-746 (March 2015): 400–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.744-746.400.
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The sedimentation deformation of superhigh fill in the mountainous areas is very complicated in law, and will be influenced the topographic relief, and it is specially outstanding for the sedimentation of high-fill project. For the significant project such as airport and road base, in order to guarantee the safe operation of the project during use, it is required to strictly control the post-construction and uneven sedimentation. Therefore, the stability of superhigh fill has become the key to influence the safety and stable operation of projects. In this paper, a simulated calculation is conducted to the ultrahigh fill of expansion project of an airport in Chongqing to analyze its stability, so as to provide references for the project design and construction.
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Barbaz & Al-Hiyali, Barbaz &. Al-Hiyali. "ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF SOME AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE PROJECTS IN IRAQ." IRAQI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 51, no. 3 (June 26, 2020): 797–804. http://dx.doi.org/10.36103/ijas.v51i3.1035.
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This research aims to identify the economic and national feasibility of some agricultural activities benefiting from the agricultural initiative's lending funds, as well as to show the impact of the agricultural initiative on these projects in terms of raising social profitability, in the light of the results of the national evaluation criteria addressed in the research. All the studied projects have achieved a net added value at the level of the national economy. The dairy cattle breeding project recorded the lowest net added value of about 914 million dinars (about 745 thousand dollars), and poultry projects achieved the highest added value of about 5 billion ID for the projects of table eggs production 4.9 billion ID for broiler projects, while the relative change in the standard showed that and the broiler production project is one of the most benefited from loan subsidies as the rate of change reached about 25%, while the project of broiler production and poultry hatchery and the project of raising milk cow have negative social return .The initiative's subsidies have increased the social rate of return for these projects to around 24%, 20.5%, and 20%. Agricultural loans from the agricultural initiative raise the national profitability of agricultural projects, which would contribute to the process of agricultural development in Iraq.
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Li, Ying, Sara Al-Haddad, Timothy R. B. Taylor, Paul M. Goodrum, and Roy E. Sturgill. "Impact of Utilizing Construction Engineering and Inspection Consultants on Highway Construction Project Cost and Schedule Performance." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2673, no. 11 (June 19, 2019): 716–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198119854086.
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State transportation agencies (STAs) are tasked with constructing and maintaining complex transportation networks while facing changes in agency construction staff with respect to age, experience level, turnover, retirement, and increasing levels of consulting services that are used to manage STA construction operations. To keep up with the increasing demands of projects, STAs are utilizing Construction and Engineering Inspection (CEI) consultants to fill the demand for construction-related human resources. However, the impact of using CEIs on project cost and schedule performance has not been quantified. The current work addresses this knowledge gap by analyzing a database of 305 completed highway construction projects across 16 STAs. The analysis found that projects that utilized CEI consultants had higher levels of full-time equivalent construction staffing than projects that utilized only agency staff. The use of CEI consultants had no impact on project cost compared with projects that relied solely on agency staff. Projects that used CEI consultants had an average cost overrun of 20.2% compared with agency-staffed projects, which experienced average schedule overruns of −7.7% (i.e., the project, on average, finished early). The schedule difference was statistically significant.
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Заредінова Ельвіра Рифатівна. "ДІАГНОСТИКА І ПЕДАГОГІЧНИЙ ІНСТРУМЕНТАРІЙ ФОРМУВАННЯ СОЦІОКУЛЬТРУНИХ ЦІННОСТЕЙ У СТУДЕНТІВ В ОСВІТНЬОМУ СЕРЕДОВИЩІ ЗАКЛАДУ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ." International Academy Journal Web of Scholar, no. 4(46) (April 30, 2020): 48–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.31435/rsglobal_wos/30042020/7047.
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The problem of the formation of sociocultural values of students according to the methodological and technological points of view is obtained in the article. The pedagogical toolkit has been developed by author that allows introducing a methodology for the formation of sociocultural values of students based on the identified diagnostics. The approaches include three stages of implementation: normative-cognitive, communicative-active and reflective-evaluative. The pedagogical toolkit was selected for each stage of the process of forming sociocultural values of students, suggesting effective forms and methods.The normative-cognitive stage is forms of work: project activities in the form of individual projects of a sociocultural orientation, methods: project, partially search; individual tasks, using methods of search, practical work method; in solving problematic issues, situations, the following methods were used: problematic, situational and group forms of work: research projects, (methods: project method, partial search); creative workshops, clubs, student associations, communities, methods: role-playing games, group dynamics method; intercultural associations in the form of round tables, webinars, seminars, trainings, flash mobs, using methods: empirical, role-playing games, discussion.For communicative-activity and reflective-evaluative stages, the author proposed the following forms and methods: active: resource circle (method of situations and imitations); work in pairs (methods: group dynamics, a method for solving situational problems); communicative trainings and video-trainings (methods: visualization, immersion seminar); active and interactive: business games, quests (methods: role- playing games, situational, “brainstorming”); sociocultural dialogue (methods: interaction, training); discussion using problematic and dialogue methods of communication.
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Vysokikh-Al-Yasiri, A. A. "Economic effect of carbon storage due to forest management intensification: analysis and forecast for the Republic of Karelia." Russian Journal of Economics and Law 17, no. 4 (December 13, 2023): 716–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.21202/2782-2923.2023.4.716-744.
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Objective: to assess the economic potential of carbon storage for a group of companies in the Republic of Karelia in the context of intensive forest management.Methods: SWOT analysis; assessment of a forest management project according to the VM10 international methodology, Verified Carbon Standard 2016 and forecast of revenues from selling carbon units.Results: the potential of Russian forest management in the context of the Paris Agreement is not disputed, but the assessment of the economic potential of carbon storage of individual economic entities at the moment remains open for discussion. The study estimates the effect of selling carbon units from forest management intensification projects, taking into account the maximum lease term for the area of 2.25 million hectares. This effect can reach an average of 23 million rubles per year from 2023 to 2034 and an average of 42 million rubles per year from 2023 to 2050, excluding the capital costs of logging and preparation, validation, verification and registration of the climate project, and field observations to ensure monitoring. The study proves that long-term investments in forest management intensification and a longer period of the climate project can lead to higher income per hectare from selling carbon units.Scientific novelty: it consists in the economic evaluation of regulatory restrictions on the price of carbon unit for forest climate projects, taking into account the maximum lease term stipulated by national legislation. The obtained results substantiate the economic challenges associated with the current regulations and provide information on the variability of project efficiency depending on the selected term of its implementation.Practical significance: the main results of the research can be used in the practical activity of economic entities, as well as by the bodies forming the policy of forest management.
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Chen, Hua Xing. "Mawei to Jiaou Highway Karst Subgrade Survey and Comprehensive Evaluation Technology Research." Applied Mechanics and Materials 744-746 (March 2015): 522–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.744-746.522.
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The highway from Mawei to Jiaou is the basic project of West transportation construction projects, "karst areas Highway Engineering Geological Survey and comprehensive evaluation technology research " , the project considering the interaction between road construction and karst environmentwith "karst environment investigation, evaluation, utilization, treatment and protection "for the macro-technology concepts , fully learn from the advanced research results at home and abroad, and actively absorb sophisticated engineering experience, through theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, model test, laboratory test, relying on engineering verification and other technical means , do the research on karst area highway construction technology .
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Aliulova, Vladislava A., and Marina V. Petrochenko. "The quality assessment of reusable project documentation." Vestnik MGSU, no. 6 (June 2021): 730–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.22227/1997-0935.2021.6.730-740.
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Introduction. A library of reusable information models of capital construction facilities (CCF), having different functional profiles, is to be established within the framework of the future institute of standardized design. The quality of these models determines the quality of the project documentation, which influences the quality of construction facilities. When the focus is placed on standardized design, the introduction of an assessment system turns all the more relevant, since the quality of one project will pre-determine the quality of numerous construction facilities built from one single design. Presently, the criteria, that determine the economically efficient reusability of the project documentation, are rather biased, and they need qualitative and quantitative assessment parameters. The purpose of this research is to develop a methodology for the comprehensive quality assessment of the project documentation and its approval as the documentation designated for economically efficient reuse. The attainment of this purpose requires the accomplishment of the following objectives: transformation and formalization of the requirements applicable to the assessment of the economic efficiency of the project documentation; identification of the relationship between the quality and economic efficiency of the project documentation; issuance of draft quality assessment criteria.
Materials and methods. The quality of the project documentation is assessed with the help of an integrated quality indicator, based on a set of criteria and their weight coefficients. The expert evaluation method is used to identify the weight coefficients.
Results. The case of a capital construction facility (a school building) was used to present the quality assessment criteria applicable to the project documentation. Three groups of quality indicators were considered. The expert evaluation method was applied to identify the weight coefficients for each criterion, and the quality assessment methodology was proposed. The methodology entails the calculation of a quality indicator, whose value serves as the basis for a decision to enter the project into the register of standardized projects.
Conclusions. The co-authors have confirmed the need to transform and formalize the requirements applied to the assessment of the economic efficiency of the project documentation. They have proven that the multi-criterial project selection procedure will make the process of the project documentation quality assessment multilateral and less biased.
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Tian, Wang. "Study on the ground mechanics index of deep soft foundation sections in the Dongting Lake region." Highlights in Science, Engineering and Technology 5 (July 7, 2022): 194–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/hset.v5i.742.
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Due to its special geographical location, the Dongting Lake Plain has formed a unique Dongting Lake phase deep soft ground layer. In order to investigate its stratigraphic mechanical index, a research was carried out using pile foundation static load test and pile body stress test based on a trans-Dongting Lake high speed project. The results of the study show that the ultimate bearing capacity of the test piles in this project is greater than the ultimate bearing capacity of the piles proposed by the design, and the reasons for this deviation according to the pile stress test are mainly due to the clay layer, silty powder clay layer and the side friction resistance of the fine gravel layer at the end of the pile are significantly greater than the recommended value of the ground investigation data, while the side friction resistance of the fine sand layer, powder fine sand layer and gravel sand layer is basically the same as the recommended value of the ground investigation data, This can be used as a reference for similar projects in the future.
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Ratih Wulandari. "PENJADWALAN PROYEK PEMBUATAN ROLLING MACHINE MENGGUNAKAN METODE JALUR KRITIS." Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik 2, no. 1 (January 16, 2023): 43–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.56127/juit.v2i1.480.
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Scheduling is very important in the basis of project planning so that it can run smoothly and can be completed on time. Before the project is carried out, it is necessary to have a project management stage which includes the planning stage, the scheduling stage and the coordination of these stages. Estimation of completion time for the production of rolling machine projects scheduled by PT. X is 36 days, the actual time in working on the rolling machine project is 32 days, then the estimated time for completing the iron rolling machine project using Microsoft Project is 27 days. The sequence of work processes using the critical path starts with number 1.1-1.2-2.1-4.1-4.2-4.3-4.7-4.8-6.1-6.2-6.3-7.1-7.2-7.3-7.4-7.5-7.6-7.7-7.8-7.9-7.10-8.1-8.2.
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Miccoli, Saverio, Fabrizio Finucci, and Rocco Murro. "A Strategic Model for a Complex Infrastructure in Northern Europe." Applied Mechanics and Materials 744-746 (March 2015): 2131–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.744-746.2131.
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As part of the processes that are forming and integrating a shared European identity, considerable importance attaches to projects whose aim is to create a network of major lines of communication, facilitating access between neighbouring areas and improving existing connections at the continental scale. This paper discusses the Øresundbron project, a complex structure linking Denmark and Sweden across the strait of Øresund, consisting of a bridge and tunnel with associated installations on either coast along with various consolidation, reclamation, and environmental upgrading works. A description of the technical and construction aspects of the project is followed by a discussion of the financial, socio-economic and procedural feasibility aspects, showing how the decisive strategy for successfully and sustainably implementing a project of this type is to take an integrated approach to design.
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Wang, Zhong Ren. "Numerical Simulation Study on Technology of the Top-Down Bored Excavation with Cast-In Situ Arch." Applied Mechanics and Materials 744-746 (March 2015): 1027–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.744-746.1027.
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The top-down bored excavation with cast-in-situ arch method has many advantages, such as forming a complete and stable mechanical structure, reducing construction procedures and the frequency of structure transformation, improving the stability of structure during the construction and so on. According to the specific project of single span top-down bored excavation duct in Changchun Liberation Road station, numerical simulation method is used and finite difference software FLAC 3D is adopted in this paper to analyze and research the applicability of the top-down bored excavation with cast-in-situ arch method to this project. Then optimization analysis for excavation sequence of pilot tunnel is done and the optimum construction scheme is raised to guide the practical project. This research has certain practical significance and also provides references for similar projects.
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Belyaeva, Natalia, and Ilya Gudkov. "The Transit Part of the Commercial Port of Vladivostok: Its Role and Significance in the Region's Economy, the 1920s." Journal of Economic History and History of Economics 23, no. 4 (December 26, 2022): 717–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.17150/2308-2488.2022.23(4).717-740.
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The article is devoted to a little-studied chapter of the economic history of the Soviet Far East in the early 1920s, directly related to the history of Russia's largest port on the Pacific Ocean. The authors examine the measures taken by the Center and the regional government body — the Dalrevkom — to return Vladivostok the role of the most important transport and logistics hub. The Transit Part of the Commercial Port of Vladivostok was a means of solving this problem. It was based on the pre-revolutionary experience of the 'Manchurian Transit' that made Vladivostok the main port not only for Priamurye, but also for north-eastern provinces of China (Manchuria). The article is based on archival documents, some of which are introduced by the authors into scientific circulation for the first time. The focus is on the period of formation of the Transit Part in 1924–1928. The authors show the process of formation of the regulatory framework and draw attention to the interaction of central and local authorities in the organization of the Transit Part of the Port of Vladivostok. The researchers come to the conclusion that the project implemented in the mid-1920s was based on a generalization of the already existing successful experience in organizing 'interim warehouses' at Egersheld (Vladivostok) owned by the Chinese Eastern Railway, as well as on the ideas underlying the unrealized project of Free Port of Vladivostok. The prospects for studying the topic are connected with further development of the problem in the framework of an independent research project.
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Stevenson, Ruth. "Welcoming People with Mental Health Problems into Mainstream Market Research." International Journal of Market Research 53, no. 6 (November 2011): 737–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2501/ijmr-53-6-737-748.
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As an agency-trained researcher, the two years I spent as Head of Research at a mental health charity opened my eyes to the fact that mental health problems are ‘invisible’ and widespread, and that people with mental health problems regularly face exclusion. During this time I conducted many research projects among people with mental health problems, usually about mental health-related issues and services, through which I responded to feedback and constantly amended my approach to ensure that I was providing a high-quality and inclusive research environment. My attention was also drawn to the fact that many people with mental health problems are also consumers of mainstream products and services, and therefore form a notable proportion of the population of participants involved with mainstream research projects. In this article I will discuss ‘best practice’ ways in which mental health problems should be considered when conducting mainstream qualitative research projects, and focus groups in particular.
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Brandão, Christian Giampietro, Ricardo Augusto Conci, Silvia Dal'Maso Taha, Elen Mariane Dal Bosco Klein, Natália Gomes do Vale, Bárbara Brusco, and Alexandre Almeida Webber. "PROJETO FILHOS PREDILETOS / PROJECT FAVORITE CHILDREN." Brazilian Journal of Development 6, no. 9 (2020): 73948–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.34117/bjdv6n9-742.
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Guo, Wanwu. "Guiding Students Learning Project Team Management from Their Own Practice." Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology 1 (2004): 0267–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/737.
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Bilal, Mohammad, Osama Alhajjar, Matthew Madisetty, Anastasios Kapetanos, and Michael Babich. "742 Intravenous Access in Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Quality Improvement Project." Gastroenterology 150, no. 4 (April 2016): S151—S152. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(16)30607-2.
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Nizam, Anisulrahman, and Ahmad Elshannaway. "Review of earned value management (EVM) methodology, its limitations, and applicable extensions." Journal of Management and Engineering Integration 12, no. 1 (June 2019): 59–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.62704/10057/24251.
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Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5000.02 requires an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) compliant with ANSI/EIA-748 for all DoD cost or incentive contracts valued at or greater than $20M. Earned Value Management (EVM) integrates cost, schedule, and time to draw conclusions about current project status as well as make projections for future project status. Though EVM has been widely adopted on many projects, there are clear limitations indicated in the literature which ultimately inhibit the ability of EVM to become universally accepted as a best practice across all industries. In response, researchers have developed extensions such as Earned Schedule Management (ESM), Earned Duration Management (EDM), and Customer Earned Value (CEV). This paper addresses the evolution, limitations, and new extensions of EVM.
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Herrera-Murillo, Dagoberto José, Héctor Ochoa-Ortiz, Umair Ahmed, Francisco Javier López-Pellicer, Barbara Re, Andrea Polini, and Javier Nogueras-Iso. "Process Analysis in Humanitarian Voluntary Geographic Information: the case of the HOT Tasking Manager." AGILE: GIScience Series 5 (May 28, 2024): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-5-5-2024.
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Abstract. Geographic information is vital for organising humanitarian campaigns and helping those in need. The leading Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) organises projects to create the necessary geographical information and connect to the organisations that need to make decisions on the ground. This work provides insights into project management dynamics and volunteers’ interaction with user interfaces in Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in a humanitarian context. We do so by conducting a process analysis of 746 completed, fully validated, and archived projects in the HOT Tasking Manager (HOT-TM) over the past two years. The analysis encompasses a process discovery stage from the perspectives of control flow, time, organisation, and outcome of the mapping tasks that comprise a project. The findings offer valuable implications for future project planning and execution in similar contexts. Our process mining exploration of the task states found a clear path that involves mapping and validation operations with minor deviations. However, we did find a major bottleneck from the mapping to the validation phase, which could reflect that validation capabilities are a scarce resource. Proactive notification for validators, artificial intelligence adoption for task planning, user interface redesign, and strategies for better harnessing the collective intelligence of volunteers could improve the process.