How to achieve the ecological sustainability goal of UNESCO Global Geoparks? A multi-scenario simulation and ecological assessment approach using Dabieshan UGGp, China as a case study

Currently Mergan 4-way intersection is one of intersection that have most traffic dense in Malang City, East Java - Indonesia. This research implement simulation method in order to give several solution option to manage the traffic queue in Mergan 4-way intersection. Simulation method is conducted with several phase, from problem identification up to verification and validation also scenario simulation. Arena Simulation software v.14 is chosen as the tool to modeling the traffic queue line. The research outcome give several solution through Traffic Light 2 simulation scenario. With this simulation scenario, the traffic flow system simulation can be run with fewer queues of vehicles.

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Using Learning Stories in Secondary Social Studies: Gathering, Analysing and Using Evidence to Support Learners' Conceptual Understandings.

10.26686/wgtn.17000410 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Amanda Josephine Picken

Keyword(s):

Social Studies ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Class Culture ◽

Secondary Social Studies ◽

Learning Stories ◽

Conceptual Changes ◽

Conceptual Understandings ◽

Assessment Approach

<p>This research examined the use of learning stories as a way to gather, analyse and use evidence to support the development of social studies conceptual understandings. This is important because there is limited research in New Zealand related to social studies assessment in secondary school environments, or in the monitoring of conceptual changes in understanding. The limited research that can be drawn upon highlights the challenges social studies teachers face teaching and assessing conceptually. Sociocultural theory featured strongly throughout the research, through the decision to investigate learning stories as an assessment approach, as well as the lens with which to approach the methodology. In order to investigate the Learning Story Framework, as an intervention, a qualitative design-based methodology was utilised involving one in-depth case study. The research composed of three iterative phases, gathering evidence using semi-structured interviews, participant observation and documentation analysis, including reflective journals. The findings suggested that learning stories can be used to support the development of conceptual understandings in conjunction with a reflective class culture, strong community relationships, clarity of planning for and sharing conceptual understandings, and support for students to critically reflect.</p>

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Integrated Coastal Management Dynamic Models: A Case Study of Development Seaweed Cultivation in the Waters Luwu and Palopo Regency Bone Bay, South Sulawesi

Journal of Marine Science ◽

10.30564/jmsr.v1i2.990 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Walu Yo ◽

Yonvit Ner ◽

Etty Riani ◽

Dan Taslim Arifin

Keyword(s):

Ecological Footprint ◽

Dynamic Models ◽

Ecological Status ◽

Scenario Simulation ◽

Seaweed Cultivation ◽

Entire Area ◽

Availability Analysis ◽

South Sulawesi ◽

Seaweed Culture

Waters carrying capacity in seaweed of Eucheuma cottonii cultures should be a concernforoptimum seaweed culture. Carryingcapacity can determine by Ecological Footprint (EF) analysis, which in this research usefootprint production, and mas balance nitrate analysis. This research on Mei 2015 (1sttransitionalseason) and September 2015 (2ndtransitionalseason) in Luwu and Palopo, South Sulawesi. Map and land use analyzed with geographic information systems (GIS).The results showed that theEcological Footprint production (EFP)in Luwu waters is 67,88 ton/capita/year, or equivalent to 235.823,93 tons/year.Based on the analysis of the availability of water for seaweed is 38.374,69 hectares, it can produce seaweed (biocapacity) for 922.928,96 tons/year and the number of farmers that allows for use the waters is 13.595 capita. The Ecological Footprint production (EFp) in Palopo waters is 3,08 ton/capita/year, or equivalent to 4.589,99 tons/year. Water availability analysis is 979,82 hectares are able to produce seaweed (biocapacity) for10.115,34 ton/year and the number of farmers that allows for use the waters is 3.276 capita. Based on the four scenario simulation management results of the development seaweed cultivation Eucheumacottonii in Luwu and PalopoRegency is based on the present waste input, pressing inputs of waste into the waters of 10%, 25% and 50% yield different waters biocapacity. The results comparison between biocapacity and Ecological Footprint, ecological status for Luwu and Palopo waters are still in sustainable use.Based on those simulation results showed that in second scenario by pressing the waste input by 10% from the existing waste input, as well as assuming the availability of water utilizing the entire area of 38.374,69 hectares continuously (on the years scale of 2008-2030), it will produce the highest biocapacity waters in the amount of 8.257.274,94 tons/year. So with the management of seaweed in Palopo with second scenario, assuming the availability of water utilizing the entire area of 979,82 hectares will produce the highest waters biocapacity of 14.306,92 tons/year.

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An Evaluation of a Test-Driven Security Risk Analysis Approach Based on Two Industrial Case Studies

Exploring Security in Software Architecture and Design - Advances in Information Security, Privacy, and Ethics ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-6313-6.ch004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 69-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gencer Erdogan ◽

Phu H. Nguyen ◽

Fredrik Seehusen ◽

Ketil Stølen ◽

Jon Hofstad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Case Studies ◽

Risk Model ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Security Risk ◽

Risk Models ◽

First Case ◽

Assessment Approach ◽

Security Risk Assessment

Risk-driven testing and test-driven risk assessment are two strongly related approaches, though the latter is less explored. This chapter presents an evaluation of a test-driven security risk assessment approach to assess how useful testing is for validating and correcting security risk models. Based on the guidelines for case study research, two industrial case studies were analyzed: a multilingual financial web application and a mobile financial application. In both case studies, the testing yielded new information, which was not found in the risk assessment phase. In the first case study, new vulnerabilities were found that resulted in an update of the likelihood values of threat scenarios and risks in the risk model. New vulnerabilities were also identified and added to the risk model in the second case study. These updates led to more accurate risk models, which indicate that the testing was indeed useful for validating and correcting the risk models.

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Multi-scale evaluation and multi-scenario simulation analysis of regional energy carrying capacity—Case study: China

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139440 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 734 ◽

pp. 139440 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lihui Zhang ◽

Qingyun Nie ◽

Biying Chen ◽

Jianxue Chai ◽

Zhenyu Zhao

Keyword(s):

Carrying Capacity ◽

Simulation Analysis ◽

Scenario Simulation ◽

Scale Evaluation ◽

Regional Energy ◽

Multi Scale

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An Authentic, Practice-Based Assessment as a Catalyst for Continuous Professional Development

Pharmacy ◽

10.3390/pharmacy8010015 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 15 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sandra Winkelbauer

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Pharmacy Practice ◽

Continuing Professional Development ◽

Quality Improvements ◽

Changing Practice ◽

Policy Alternatives ◽

Education Professional Development ◽

Assessment Approach ◽

Continual Professional Development

Over the last ten years, pharmacy practice has changed significantly in Canada. It is more important than ever to ensure that the profession engages in continuing professional development in order to keep up with changing practice and changing public demand and scrutiny. The question is, how do we ensure that the required continual professional development occurs and is applied to practice? One Canadian regulator, the Ontario College of Pharmacists, has attempted to address this question by assessing the success of a number of quality assurance options in terms of addressing the competence of pharmacists, and by extension their ability to learn and apply their learning in an ongoing manner. This case study presents three policy options; an analysis of those options; and finally, an evaluation of the best option for this regulator. The policy alternatives considered include a continuing education/professional development requirement, standardized simulated assessment (i.e., observed structured clinical examination) and authentic practice-based assessment. For the Ontario College of Pharmacists, an authentic practice-based assessment approach seems effective at stimulating quality improvements in pharmacists’ practice, likely because the assessment acts as a catalyst for pharmacists to engage in continuing professional development in order to maintain competence.

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