scholarly journals Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 2120 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Steering Committee ◽  
Sustainable Future ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
Keynote Speech ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Pull Through ◽  
Virtual Conference ◽  
New Research ◽  
First Time

It is our honor to present the proceedings of the 15th International Engineering and Computing Research Conference (15th EURECA 2021). Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the 15th EURECA 2021 was held virtually on the 30 June 2021 at Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus, Malaysia. 15th EURECA 2021 aims to provide an ideal academic platform for researchers to present the latest research findings and describe emerging technologies and directions, developments and applications in Engineering and Computing, addressing 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering as identified by the National Academy of Engineering, USA. For the first time, we are including the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as part of our challenge, with the hope that our research will help to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. As these goals require the cooperation of people from different background, our theme for the 15th EURECA 2021 is “Innovative and Multidisciplinary Research for Sustainable Future”. During the conference, we were pleased to be joined by three knowledgeable keynote speakers, who are Ir. Muhammad Firdaus Kamaruddin, General Manager, OXO Complex (BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd.), Prof. Hamid Dehghani (University of Birmingham) and Dr. Kit Windows-Yule (University of Birmingham). More than 200 participants were benefited through each of the 30 minutes keynote speech. Besides, there were more than 130 technical papers presented during the conference day, which were split into 3 presentation sessions and 1 final year project poster presentation. The parallel sessions were arranged in Zoom Meeting and carefully monitored by the organizing team. Indeed, it is challenging to organize a virtual conference. The 15th EURECA 2021 was planned, executed, and monitored via online platform. We acknowledged the shortcomings when conducting conference virtually. For instance, lack of communication and complication in managing the parallel sessions. Despite the hardship, we managed to pull through with the cooperation and support given by the organizing committee team. We truly believe that the 15th EURECA 2021 is a great platform for researchers, academician, industry players and student to brainstorm and exchange research idea, communicate their new research findings and eventually leading the world to meet the sustainable goals. Dr. Oh Kai Siang Chairperson of the 15th EURECA 2021, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Innovation and Technology, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus Email: [email protected] List of Steering Committee and Organizing Committee are available in this pdf.

Employee engagement: New research findings, directions, and questions

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Colbert ◽  
Bruce Louis Rich ◽  
Timothy A. Judge
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
New Research

A New Narrative?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Nowakowska
Keyword(s):  
Master Narratives ◽  
European Context ◽  
Early Signs ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Sources

Our three existing master narratives of the early Reformation in Poland are all over a century old and mutually contradictory, drawing on different sources to serve differing confessional and national/ist agendas. This chapter offers a fresh narrative of the impact of Lutheranism on the Polish composite monarchy to c.1540, synthesizing these older accounts and updating them with new research findings. This is a narrative in three parts: early signs (1517–24), the great Reformation year (1525), and aftershocks (1526–40). The chapter discusses the challenges of measuring ‘Lutheran’ sentiment, sets these Polish-Prussian events clearly in their comparative European context, and considers what implications they might have for that bigger, familiar tale. It stresses the precocity of Sigismund I’s monarchy, which saw the most far-reaching urban and violent Reformation in 1520s Europe (Danzig), a peasant Reformation rising, and Christendom’s first territorial-princely Reformation, in Ducal Prussia.

scholarly journals New Integrated Approaches to Climate Emergency Landscape Strategies: The Case of Pan-European SATURN Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8419
Author(s):  
Anastasia Nikologianni ◽  
Alessandro Betta ◽  
Angelica Pianegonda ◽  
Sara Favargiotti ◽  
Kathryn Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blind Spot ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Environmental Challenges ◽  
Rural Landscapes ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Regional Strategies ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
Development Goals

The landscape has been described as a ‘blind spot’ when examined in light of regional strategies. The immense potential of peri-urban and rural hinterlands to counter the climate emergency is therefore also overlooked. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)Climate-KIC’s (Knowledge and Innovation Community) System and sustainable Approach to virTuous interaction of Urban and Rural LaNdscapes (SATURN) aims to address this short-sightedness. The reason why we do not see or value the landscape is complex, but part of the problem relates to its multiple ownership, numerous types and scales of conflicting designations, governance structures, policy requirements, and regulatory frameworks. This leads to an approach that is fragmented and sectoral and, therefore, fails to see the bigger picture or recognise the value that the territory has in order to deal with current environmental challenges. With partners from across Europe, the pan-European Orchestrated Ecosystem research project co-funded by EIT Climate-KIC, SATURN aims to develop new integrated strategies which will increase awareness of the capacity of the landscape, which is seen is seen as a vital way to address the deepening climate emergency. SATURN anticipates that the outputs will build capacity across Europe to help nation-states meet the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and respond to the environmental challenges. This paper, reporting on interim findings, sets out the next phase of the project and concludes with lessons learned so far, including an initial identification of processes that can be applied in regions across Europe and an evaluation of the significance of exchanging knowledge between different countries.

scholarly journals A New Face of Mining Engineer—International Curricula to Sustainable Development and Green Deal (A Case Study of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1393
Author(s):  
Karolina Adach-Pawelus ◽  
Anna Gogolewska ◽  
Justyna Górniak-Zimroz ◽  
Barbara Kiełczawa ◽  
Joanna Krupa-Kurzynowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Engineer ◽  
European Institute ◽  
Innovation And Technology ◽  
Development Goals

The mining industry in the world has undergone a major metamorphosis in recent years. These changes have forced higher education to modify the curricula in a thorough way to meet the mining entrepreneurs’ needs. The paper’s scope is to answer the research question—how to attract students and implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in higher education in mining engineering? Based on the case of international cooperation carried out at the Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) within the framework of educational projects co-financed by European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities Raw Materials (EIT RM), the authors prove that the idea of sustainable development can be introduced into the system of teaching mining specialists at every level of their higher education (engineering and master’s studies), through developing their new competencies, introducing new subjects taking into account innovative solutions and technologies, or placing great emphasis on environmental and social aspects. Examples of new curricula show a good way to change into the new face of a mining engineer.

scholarly journals Ordering Artificial Intelligence Based Recommendations to Tackle the SDGs with a Decision-Making Model Based on Surveys

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6038
Author(s):  
Sergio Alonso ◽  
Rosana Montes ◽  
Daniel Molina ◽  
Iván Palomares ◽  
Eugenio Martínez-Cámara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sustainability Challenges ◽  
New Research ◽  
Decision Making Model

The United Nations Agenda 2030 established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guideline to guarantee a sustainable worldwide development. Recent advances in artificial intelligence and other digital technologies have already changed several areas of modern society, and they could be very useful to reach these sustainable goals. In this paper we propose a novel decision making model based on surveys that ranks recommendations on the use of different artificial intelligence and related technologies to achieve the SDGs. According to the surveys, our decision making method is able to determine which of these technologies are worth investing in to lead new research to successfully tackle with sustainability challenges.

scholarly journals Avian Bornaviral Ganglioneuritis: Current Debates and Unanswered Questions

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Su L. Boatright-Horowitz
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Wasting Disease ◽  
Avian Virus ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
New Research

Avian bornaviral ganglioneuritis, often referred to as parrot wasting disease, is associated with a newly discovered avian virus from the taxonomic family Bornaviridae. Research regarding the pathogenesis and treatment for this disease is ongoing, with implications for understanding other emerging human and nonhuman diseases, as well as the health and ecology of wildlife. At this time, numerous questions remain unanswered regarding the transmission of the disease, best practices for diagnostic sampling and testing, and whether currently used drug therapies are effective or harmful for afflicted birds. The pathogenesis of the disease also remains unclear with many birds showing resistance to the effects of the virus and being able to remain clinically unaffected for years, while other birds succumb to its effects. New research findings regarding avian bornaviral ganglioneuritis are discussed and important as yet unanswered questions are identified.

Experience sampling research in psychopathology: opening the black box of daily life

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 1533-1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Myin-Germeys ◽  
M. Oorschot ◽  
D. Collip ◽  
J. Lataster ◽  
P. Delespaul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gene Environment ◽  
Psychological Models ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
New Research ◽  
Momentary Assessment

A growing body of research suggests that momentary assessment technologies that sample experiences in the context of daily life constitute a useful and productive approach in the study of behavioural phenotypes and a powerful addition to mainstream cross-sectional research paradigms. Momentary assessment strategies for psychopathology are described, together with a comprehensive review of research findings illustrating the added value of daily life research for the study of (1) phenomenology, (2) aetiology, (3) psychological models, (4) biological mechanisms, (5) treatment and (6) gene–environment interactions in psychopathology. Overall, this review shows that variability over time and dynamic patterns of reactivity to the environment are essential features of psychopathological experiences that need to be captured for a better understanding of their phenomenology and underlying mechanisms. The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) allows us to capture the film rather than a snapshot of daily life reality of patients, fuelling new research into the gene–environment–experience interplay underlying psychopathology and its treatment.

Using population-based routinely collected data from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme to investigate factors associated with discharge to care home after rehabilitation

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1108-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipankar Dutta ◽  
Daniel Thornton ◽  
Emily Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Care Home ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Population Based ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
National Audit ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Routinely Collected Data ◽  
Early Supported Discharge ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
First Time

Objectives: We investigated factors associated with Care Home (CH) discharge following stroke using routinely collected data in unselected patients and assessed the relevance of previous research findings to such patients seen in routine clinical practice. Design: Retrospective analysis of data from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme using univariate analysis and logistic regression. Setting: A large acute and rehabilitation UK stroke unit with access to early supported discharge. Subjects: All patients with stroke treated from 1 January 2014 to 1 January 2017. Main measures: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Results: Of 2584 patients (median age 78 years, interquartile range (IQR) 69–86; 50.6% male; 86.7% infarcts; median admission NIHSS 4, IQR 2–9), 401 (15.5%) died in hospital and 203 patients (7.9%) were permanently discharged to CH for the first time. Most had pre-discharge mRS scores of 4/5. Factors (odds ratios; 95% confidence intervals) associated with CH discharge included age (1.07; 1.05–1.10), incontinence (11.5; 7.13–19.25), dysphagia (2.13; 1.39–3.29), severe weakness (1.93; 1.28–2.92), pneumonia (1.68; 1.13–2.50), urinary tract infection (UTI) (1.70; 1.04–2.75) and depression (1.65; 1.00–2.72). In a subgroup of all patients with a pre-discharge mRS of 4/5, age (1.04; 1.02–1.06), incontinence (4.87; 2.39–11.02), UTI (2.0; 1.09–3.71) and pneumonia (1.59; 1.02–2.50) were the only factors associated with CH discharge. Conclusion: Potentially modifiable variables like incontinence, UTI and pneumonia were associated with CH discharge, particularly in the severely disabled.

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