Main determinants of the acceptance of COVID‐19 control measures by the population: a first pilot survey at the University of Liege, Belgium

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Véronique Renault ◽  
Sébastien Fontaine ◽  
Serge Eugène Mpouam ◽  
Claude Saegerman
Keyword(s):  
Control Measures ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Microbiological evaluation in street food outside the Universidad del Atlántico North Campus

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuris Morales Pinto ◽  
Roberto Herrera Acosta ◽  
Diego Llerena Calvo
Keyword(s):  
Food Contamination ◽  
Total Coliform ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Fecal Coliforms ◽  
Food Handling ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Good Manufacturing Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

Background: The street foods are distributed in all the countries of the world, representing a part of the culture and gastronomy of each country, they are ready for consumption and easily acquired. They are exposed to unfavorable conditions that lead to rapid deterioration and increased microbial load. The study consisted of microbiologically evaluating a street food outside the Universidad del Atlántico North Campus.Methods: A survey was applied to know the most consumed food in the university community. In addition, it structured a randomized 3x2 factorial arrangement, where two sampling points will analyze design: Black and Fritos Fritos Juanca, of which 3 samples of the same food were extracted for evaluation of their quality and microbiological safety. Results: Counting microorganisms yielded 16.67% of the samples contaminated by fecal coliforms with 25 CFU / g, total coliform count was present in 50% of the samples with 27.5 and 75.0 results between CFU/ g, whereas 100% of the samples had presence of aerobic mesophiles, and in the total of these there was no presence of sulfite-reducing spores and Staphylococcus aureus.Conclusion: Therefore, all quality control measures must be taken to reduce the growth of microorganisms and prevent food contamination through hygiene techniques, training in health education, basic principles of Good Manufacturing Practices and hygienic practices in food handling.

GIS

2013 ◽  
pp. 352-380
Author(s):  
Elena Bianchini ◽  
Sandra Sicurella
Keyword(s):  
Control Measures ◽  
Complex Data ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Crime Mapping ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
The University ◽  
Gis Software ◽  
The City ◽  
Justice Of The Peace

The advent of the GIS technology has revolutionized the traditional field of information and cartographic production. The GIS, indeed, enables the management of much more numerous and more complex data and it is able to overcome the static and the traditional two-dimensional cartography. The Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which is used in various fields and disciplines, also represents a valuable tool for investigation in the university research. In criminology in particular, it has facilitated, regarding the city of Bologna, a kind of crime mapping on the nature of the so called “petty crimes” within the jurisdiction of the criminal Justice of the Peace, and the creation of a city’s map on which have been identified support centers for victims operating in them. The use of GIS software is the basis in order to realize and put into practice not only operational measures designed to combat and to prevent crime, but it is also of help to social control measures, to public policy and to security. To the end of ensuring public safety, nowadays, it is essential to have a clear, spatial, and graphic representation of the high concentrations of crime areas and of the degraded ones, in which there is a greater likelihood that some type of crime is committed.

scholarly journals ‘Upon the gears and upon the wheels’: Terror convergence and total administration in the neoliberal university

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo McCann ◽  
Edward Granter ◽  
Paula Hyde ◽  
Jeremy Aroles
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Teams ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Performance Measurements ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Managerial Power ◽  
University Restructuring ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

University governance is becoming increasingly autocratic as marketization intensifies. Far from the classical ideal of a professional collegium run according to academic norms, today’s universities feature corporate cultures and senior leadership teams disconnected from both staff and students, and intolerant of dissenting views. This is not a completely new phenomenon. In 1960s America, senior leaders developed a technocratic and managerialist model of the university, in keeping with theories around the ‘convergence’ of socio-economic systems towards a pluralist ‘industrial society’. This administrative-managerial vision was opposed by radical students, triggering punitive responses that reflected how universities’ control measures were at the time mostly aimed at students. Today, their primary target is academics. Informed by Critical Theory and based on an autoethnographic account of a university restructuring programme, we argue that the direction of convergence in universities has not been towards liberal, pluralist, democracy but towards neo-Stalinist organizing principles. Performance measurements – ‘targets and terror’ – are powerful mechanisms for the expansion of managerial power or, in Marcuse’s words, ‘total administration’. Total administration in the contemporary university damages teaching, learning, workplace democracy and freedom of speech on campus, suggesting that the critique of university autocracy by 1960s students and scholars remains highly relevant.

scholarly journals Resources and competencies as major determinants of university models 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 09001
Author(s):  
Zabira Madaliуeva ◽  
Gulmira Kassen ◽  
Nazira Sadykova ◽  
Laura Baimoldina ◽  
Shynar Zakaryanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Generation Model ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
The University ◽  
New Generation

The article considers the concept of resources and competences in the context of the transition of universities to a new generation model - “University 4.0.” Based on an analysis of the historical variability of university models, it is justified that resources and competencies act as the main determinants of the 4.0 university model in the modern realities of higher education. The analysis of sources claims that the movement from University 1.0 to University 4.0 increases the level of “transition” of talent and knowledge. In this way, the authors reach to the concept of “resources,” as supra-competent determinants of the growth of the university. Based on the analysis of the global challenges of the modern world, the need to distinguish the spiritual mission of universities as important actors in the development of modern society is justified. Is presented the model of the University of the Fourth Generation, developed by Al-Farabi KazNU.

scholarly journals The Emergence of Dissociative Experiences as a Function of Perceived Stress Among University Students During the COVID-19 Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Szabolcs Garbóczy ◽  
Anita Szemán-Nagy ◽  
Mohamed S. Ahmad ◽  
Szilvia Harsányi ◽  
Dorottya Ocsenás ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dissociative Experiences ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

Abstract Background: The findings of previous literature showed that epidemics and the associated control measures can increase the level of stress experienced by people. The phenomenon of dissociation has been investigated by many studies, and some have found that stress and trauma may play a central role in its development. In our research study, we examined the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the mental health of students at the University of Debrecen in Hungary. We investigated whether or not the changes caused by the pandemic induced stress among students and whether or not it was accompanied by an increase in the number of dissociative experiences. Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Debrecen in Hungary in the period April 30 - May 15, 2020, to assess levels of perceived stress as well as dissociative experiences among students at the time of the official nationwide lockdown. Our survey has adopted the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). A total of 1320 students have enrolled in our study. Results: Our results showed a high level of perceived stress among the students during the pandemic and lockdown. This elevation was found to have a significant correlation with the emergence of dissociative experiences among both the Hungarian and the international students. Also, these changes were significant among males and females and in all subscales. Female students’ levels of dissociative experiences were higher than of male students on all subscales and in both groups (Hungarian and international). Conclusion: According to our findings, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the quarantine situation increased the perceived stress level which has played a significant role in the development of dissociative experiences among the students. The increased frequency of dissociative experiences entails a higher risk to the appearance of dissociative disorders; thus, it is crucial to create a safety net for university students who are susceptible to high levels of stress.

scholarly journals Does university have an effect on young people’s active citizenship in England?

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 839-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyu Yang ◽  
Bryony Hoskins
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Cognitive Capacity ◽  
Independent Effect ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Active Citizenship ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Civic Skills ◽  
The University

Abstract Educational attainment measured by years of education has been widely reported as leading to higher levels of political participation. The theory is that education plays an important role in a person’s civic skills and cognitive capacity that helps them understand and connect with the world of politics and be able to defend their interests (Nie et al. 1996). However, a number of studies argue that education has no effect on political engagement as educational attainment has been identified as a proxy for socioeconomic background and cognitive ability. In order to examine whether the university has an effect on young people’s intentions for active citizenship in England, hybrid cumulative logit models are used in the Citizenship Education Longitudinal Study (CELS) 2009–2014 with between and within effects which help explain differences between individuals and within individuals at different time points. Control measures of previous citizenship education are also included in the analysis. We find that the university has a positive independent effect on intentions to vote, a negative effect on intentions to volunteer, but not on intentions to protest in the future for young people in England. These findings help clarify the role of higher education (HE) in developing and maintaining democracy and social cohesion.

scholarly journals Ground-based MAX-DOAS observations of tropospheric formaldehyde VCDs and comparisons with the CAMS model at a rural site near Beijing during APEC 2014

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 3375-3393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Tian ◽  
Pinhua Xie ◽  
Jin Xu ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Ang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Photochemical Reactions ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Rural Site ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectroscopy ◽  
Wind Fields ◽  
Vertical Column ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The University

Abstract. Formaldehyde (HCHO), a key aerosol precursor, plays a significant role in atmospheric photo-oxidation pathways. In this study, HCHO column densities were measured using a Multi-AXis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) instrument at the University of Chinese Academy of Science (UCAS) in Huairou District, Beijing, which is about 50 km away from the city center. Measurements were taken during the period of 1 October 2014 to 31 December 2014, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was organized on 5–11 November. Peak values of HCHO vertical column densities (VCDs) around noon and a good correlation coefficient R2 of 0.73 between HCHO VCDs and surface O3 concentration during noontime indicated that the secondary sources of HCHO through photochemical reactions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) dominated the HCHO values in the area around UCAS. Dependences of HCHO VCDs on wind fields and backward trajectories were identified and indicated that the HCHO values in the area around UCAS were considerably affected by the transport of pollutants (VOCs) from polluted areas in the south. The effects of control measures on HCHO VCDs during the APEC period were evaluated. During the period of the APEC conference, the average HCHO VCDs were ∼38%±20% and ∼30%±24% lower than that during the pre-APEC and post-APEC periods calculated at the 95 % confidence limit, respectively. This phenomenon could be attributed to both the effects of prevailing northwest wind fields during APEC and strict control measures. We also compared the MAX-DOAS results with the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) model. The HCHO VCDs of the CAMS model and MAX-DOAS were generally consistent with a correlation coefficient R2 greater than 0.68. The peak values were consistently captured by both data datasets, but the low values were systematically underestimated by the CAMS model. This finding may indicate that the CAMS model can adequately simulate the effects of the transport and the secondary sources of HCHO but underestimates the local primary sources.

scholarly journals A New Species of Eurygaster and Notes on Some Little Known Species of Turkish Pentatomidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

1963 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Niyazi Lodos
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Western Anatolia ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Eurygaster Integriceps ◽  
Graminaceous Plants ◽  
The University ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species

The species belonging to the genus Eurygaster Laporte are very important from the economic point of view in Turkey. Eurygaster integriceps Puton is one of the most harmful insects to wheat and barley, but in addition it also attacks rye, oat and other graminaceous plants. In Turkey it causes extensive damage especially in the eastern south provinces, the amount of injury caused varying from year to year and from place to place. In epidemic years the total amount of the losses in some areas can reach up to 9o% if no control measures are used. Eurygaster maura (L.) and Eurygaster austriaca (Schrk.), found especially in Western Anatolia, cause damage approaching only 20% if no control measures are used, because their egg parasites are very active in this part of the country. A good knowledge of this genus is therefore very important to Turkish entomologists and agriculturists. While working at the University of Aegea, Izmir-Turkey, I paid speciaL attention to these insects and collected many specimens whenever time was available. Amongst my material I find one new species which is described below.

THE NUFFIELD PILOT SURVEY OF LIBRARY USE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

1959 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.S. PAGE ◽  
P.E. TUCKER
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Library Use ◽  
The University

scholarly journals THE EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF DRUGGISTS BY THE FACULTY

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
N. S Golikova ◽  
E. F Savosina ◽  
V. V Tarasov ◽  
B. A Vasserman ◽  
E. V Telina
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Dynamic Development ◽  
Scientific Schools ◽  
Professional Perspectives ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Established Role

The dynamic development of pharmaceutical field in the Russian Federation requires objective approach to evaluation of manpower component, perspectives of training of modern specialists and changing attitude to profession of druggist. The classical academic principle of The I.M. Sechenov first Moscow state medical university combined with modern approaches to education, continuity of generations of lecturers and historically established role of the University as a leading medical and pharmaceutical university developed highly professional faulty with numbers of scientific schools headed by prominent scientists an pedagogues. The results of pilot survey of opinions of lecturers concerning role of profession of druggist in society and manpower perspectives of the field demonstrate development of vision of pharmacy as a perspective and actively developing direction and related requirements to graduates.

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