An Analysis of Navy Food Service Equipment Management Afloat. Phase 1 - Survey Results.

We propose a new framework to improve the engagement of medical practitioners in a planned e-training platform for the successful identification and effective management of presumptive cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Pakistan. Our work is aligned with the World Health Organization’s TB-DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course) strategy for promoting the effective management of tuberculosis. We start by presenting previous work done at Mercy Corps Pakistan for training medical practitioners, then present the results of a recent survey we administered to a random sample of medical practitioners in Pakistan to learn about their requirements and readiness to embrace a new e-training platform and methodology. Informed by feedback from the survey, we formulated a detailed requirement analysis of the five key learning areas (or phases) that we believe are fundamental to the success of a TB e-training platform. Moreover, survey results revealed that an on-spot, on-demand, and competency-based learning tool can potentially improve the engagement of medical practitioners in the process. Building on the insights gained from the survey, we finally describe our initial UX (user experience) prototypes for phase 1, which corresponds to the identification of presumptive tuberculosis cases.

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The Promotion of Learner Autonomy in Thailand Tertiary Education: Lecturers' Perspectives and Practices

10.26686/wgtn.16993477.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Piyawan Rungwaraphong

Keyword(s):

Organizational Climate ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Learner Autonomy ◽

Second Phase ◽

Dialogic Teaching ◽

Current State ◽

The Social ◽

Survey Results ◽

Qualitative Phase

<p>The study seeks to describe the current state of the promotion of learner autonomy in Thailand, from the perspectives and practices of university language lecturers. The study employed a mixed method approach with emphasis on the qualitative phase. The research was conducted in two sequential phases, a quantitative survey followed by qualitative cases studies. The first phase aimed to investigate the extent to which learner autonomy has been valued by lecturers. The second phase aimed to describe how learner autonomy is currently practiced among Thai lecturers. In the first phase, the survey questionnaire was completed by 297 lecturers who taught foreign languages in universities in Bangkok and the south of Thailand. The survey findings suggest an inconsistency between the lecturers’ beliefs and practices. The lecturers reported strong beliefs in learner autonomy, but moderate practices. The lecturers also reported low levels of confidence in their students’ ability to be autonomous learners. Using the survey results, five lecturers were purposely selected to be included in the second, qualitative phase. Data in the second phase were collected through interviews, class observations, follow-up discussions and document analysis. Results show that the lecturers promoted learner autonomy in their class through communication strategies, teaching pedagogy and the learning atmosphere. The link from Phase 1 to Phase 2 reveals a pathway to the promotion of learner autonomy. The pathway begins with the lecturer beliefs in learner autonomy and ends with the practices of promoting learner autonomy. Along this pathway, the lecturers may experience four main factors that might support or prevent them from promoting learner autonomy. These factors include the lecturer’s understanding of the principles of learner autonomy; the organizational climate of their university; student attributes; and the social and educational elements of Thai society. Finally, the findings of both phases are used to develop a framework for ways to promote learner autonomy in Thailand. This framework includes activities that lead to dialogic teaching, shift of responsibility, and power symmetry between lecturers and students. The framework serves as a preliminary guideline for Thai lecturers to promote learner autonomy in their classes.</p>

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National Beef Quality Audit-2016: Phase 1, Face-to-face interviews

Translational Animal Science ◽

10.2527/tas2017.0039 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 320-332 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. D. Hasty ◽

M. M. Pfeifer ◽

L. C. Eastwood ◽

D. A. Gredell ◽

C. L. Gifford ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Food Service ◽

Quality Attributes ◽

Quality Factors ◽

Beef Quality ◽

Beef Industry ◽

Quality Audit ◽

Face To Face ◽

Important Quality

Abstract The National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA) is conducted every 5 yr and was most recently again conducted in 2016. Face-to-face interviews gauged progress in quality associated with live cattle production using procedures first utilized in NBQA 2011. The 2016 NBQA was the first in which interviews concerning fed steers and heifers were combined with an audit of market cow and bull beef. Face-to-face interviews were designed to illicit definitions for beef quality, estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for quality attributes, establish relative importance rankings for important quality factors, and assess images, strengths, weaknesses, potential threats, and shifting trends in the beef industry since the 2011 audit. Individuals making purchasing decisions in 5 market sectors of the steer/heifer and cow/bull beef supply chain were interviewed, including packers (n = 36), retailers (including large and small supermarket companies and warehouse food sales companies; n = 35), food service operators (including quick-serve, full-service, and institutional establishments; n = 29), further processors (n = 64), and peripherally-related government and trade organizations (GTO; n = 30). Face-to-face interviews were conducted between January and November of 2016 using a designed dynamic routing system. Definitions (as described by interviewees) for 7 pre-determined quality factors, including: (1) How and where the cattle were raised, (2) Lean, fat, and bone, (3) Weight and size, (4) Visual characteristics, (5) Food safety, (6) Eating satisfaction, and (7) Cattle genetics were recorded verbatim and categorized into similar responses for analysis. Compared to NBQA-2011, a higher percentage of companies were willing to pay premiums for guaranteed quality attributes, but overall were willing to pay lower average premiums than the companies interviewed in 2011. Food safety had the highest share of preference among all interviewees, generating a double-digit advantage over any other quality factor. The 2 beef industries have an overall positive image among interviewees, and despite lingering weaknesses, product quality continued to be at the forefront of the strengths category for both steer and heifer beef and market cow and bull beef.

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A Diabetes Screening and Education Program for Chinese American Food Service Employees Delivered in Chinese

Workplace Health & Safety ◽

10.1177/2165079918823218 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (5) ◽

pp. 209-217 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yu Wang ◽

Susan W. Buchholz ◽

Marcia Murphy ◽

Angela M. Moss

Keyword(s):

Blood Glucose ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Diabetes Prevention ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Food Service ◽

Diabetes Prevention Program ◽

Chinese American ◽

Risk Scores ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Newly Diagnosed

Asian Americans have a higher prevalence of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared with White Americans. A two-phase evidence-based project developed specifically for Chinese American employees at an urban catering company worksite was led by a registered nurse/certified diabetes educator. The purpose of this project was to (a) identify Chinese employees at risk for T2DM, and (b) develop and implement a customized diabetes prevention program in Chinese. In Phase 1, Chinese employees were screened for T2DM risk factors using a Chinese version of the Canadian Diabetes Risk Assessment Questionnaire (CANRISK). Thirty-five people, who represented 58% of the Chinese employees, were screened; two were newly diagnosed with T2DM, and two were newly diagnosed with prediabetes based on the screening scores, nonfasting blood glucose, and hemoglobin (Hb) A1c tests. In Phase 2, 23 Chinese employees were interviewed and their remarks were used to modify the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). Six Chinese employees participated and completed the DPP. Risk scores, nonfasting blood glucose, and HbA1c were obtained and pre- and postprogram data were compared. Upon completion of the program, participants showed an average reduction of nonfasting blood glucose of 30 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L), and a reduction of HbA1c by 0.32 points (3 mmol/mol). This evidence-based project emphasizes the importance of screening for diabetes in the worksite setting and using linguistically sensitive materials.

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Sustainable Development of Coastal Food Services

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11133728 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (13) ◽

pp. 3728 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mariia Iamkovaia ◽

Manuel Arcila ◽

Filomena Cardoso Martins ◽

Alfredo Izquierdo

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Food Service ◽

Service Organizations ◽

Coastal Zones ◽

Food Services ◽

Air Contamination ◽

Mass Tourism ◽

Solid Waste Generation ◽

Survey Results ◽

Restaurant Owners

Coastal food services are an important segment within ‘sea and sun’ tourism. They have a direct impact on the environment from liquid and solid waste generation, air contamination, and excessive energy and water consumption. Mass tourism and the contemporary threat of climate change enhance the anthropogenic intrusion, especially in vulnerable coastal zones. To prevent overexploitation of the coastal zones, the adaptation of the sustainable principles by coastal stakeholders is an urgent matter. Thus, this study aims to design a model of sustainable development for restaurants and to examine the level of its adoption by seaside restaurant owners in two touristic beach areas of Cadiz province, Spain. A questionnaire was performed during the high summer season in 2018. The obtained data was analysed by IBM SPSS software. The survey results showed that the model of sustainable development has been poorly adopted by restaurant managers. Foreign managers of international restaurants are less involved in the adoption of the sustainable model in comparison to Spanish restaurant owners. Moreover, restaurants that have been opened more than 10–20 years provide a more sustainable way of business operation in comparison with newly established food service organizations.

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Food Service Status in Approved Daycare Centers in Sendai City after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Change from Phase 1

The Japanese Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.5264/eiyogakuzashi.71.357 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 71 (6) ◽

pp. 357-366

Author(s):

Mana Kogure ◽

Kouko Sasaki ◽

Yoshiko Sato ◽

Tomomi Aoyagi ◽

Wan-Ting Chou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phase 1 ◽

Food Service ◽

Great East Japan Earthquake ◽

Daycare Centers

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Certification for Food Service Managers: A Survey of Current Opinion

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/0362-028x-53.3.269 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 53 (3) ◽

pp. 269-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

SUSAN C. SPEER ◽

BERNARD E. KANE

Keyword(s):

Food Service ◽

Voluntary Programs ◽

Food Protection ◽

Current Opinion ◽

Certification Programs ◽

Voluntary Certification ◽

Survey Results ◽

Handling Practices ◽

Food Handling Practices ◽

Service Managers

The current opinion of state food protection directors toward certification was determined by a survey mailed to directors in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. There was a 96% return rate for the survey. Results of the survey reveal that 3 states (6%) have statewide mandatory certification programs; 17 states (35%) have voluntary programs; and 20 states (42%) have local jurisdictions with certification programs. A majority of directors (68%) would like to see either a mandatory or voluntary certification program in place in their state, and 73% of the respondents believe that certification programs do improve food handling practices. Barriers to developing statewide programs include financial resources, pragmatic design of training programs in rural states, and uniform requirements for certification. Respondents' comments are used to detail the implications of these barriers.

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The Promotion of Learner Autonomy in Thailand Tertiary Education: Lecturers' Perspectives and Practices

10.26686/wgtn.16993477 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Piyawan Rungwaraphong

Keyword(s):

Organizational Climate ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Learner Autonomy ◽

Second Phase ◽

Dialogic Teaching ◽

Current State ◽

The Social ◽

Survey Results ◽

Qualitative Phase

<p>The study seeks to describe the current state of the promotion of learner autonomy in Thailand, from the perspectives and practices of university language lecturers. The study employed a mixed method approach with emphasis on the qualitative phase. The research was conducted in two sequential phases, a quantitative survey followed by qualitative cases studies. The first phase aimed to investigate the extent to which learner autonomy has been valued by lecturers. The second phase aimed to describe how learner autonomy is currently practiced among Thai lecturers. In the first phase, the survey questionnaire was completed by 297 lecturers who taught foreign languages in universities in Bangkok and the south of Thailand. The survey findings suggest an inconsistency between the lecturers’ beliefs and practices. The lecturers reported strong beliefs in learner autonomy, but moderate practices. The lecturers also reported low levels of confidence in their students’ ability to be autonomous learners. Using the survey results, five lecturers were purposely selected to be included in the second, qualitative phase. Data in the second phase were collected through interviews, class observations, follow-up discussions and document analysis. Results show that the lecturers promoted learner autonomy in their class through communication strategies, teaching pedagogy and the learning atmosphere. The link from Phase 1 to Phase 2 reveals a pathway to the promotion of learner autonomy. The pathway begins with the lecturer beliefs in learner autonomy and ends with the practices of promoting learner autonomy. Along this pathway, the lecturers may experience four main factors that might support or prevent them from promoting learner autonomy. These factors include the lecturer’s understanding of the principles of learner autonomy; the organizational climate of their university; student attributes; and the social and educational elements of Thai society. Finally, the findings of both phases are used to develop a framework for ways to promote learner autonomy in Thailand. This framework includes activities that lead to dialogic teaching, shift of responsibility, and power symmetry between lecturers and students. The framework serves as a preliminary guideline for Thai lecturers to promote learner autonomy in their classes.</p>

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Improving Stage of Change in an Employee Wellness Program

Workplace Health & Safety ◽

10.1177/2165079919838291 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (8) ◽

pp. 381-390 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alissa S. Miller ◽

Sarah H. Ailey ◽

Susan Weber Buchholz ◽

Louis Fogg ◽

Diana Ingram

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Stages Of Change ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Employee Wellness ◽

Wellness Program ◽

Two Phase ◽

Survey Results ◽

The Mean ◽

Employee Wellness Program

Physical activity readiness of front-line employees caring for adults with disabilities ( N = 381) improved during a two-phase project based on stages of change (SOC) theory. In Phase 1, we assessed barriers to, and readiness for, participation in an employee wellness program. We collected data from workers using focus groups and a preintervention physical activity readiness survey. Focus groups ( N = 14) identified barriers, including lack of communication about the employee wellness program. With respect to their SOC ( N = 82), 7% were in precontemplation, 16% in contemplation, 52% preparation, 5% in action, and 20% in maintenance SOC. In Phase 2, we aimed to improve readiness for participation in the program. We used SOC-based employee Facebook group messages, a health education fair, and measurement through a postintervention physical activity readiness survey. The mean number of “views” in which the workers saw the 16 theory-based messages was 12.2 (range = 0-27). Fourteen adults and 17 children attended the fair. Postintervention survey results ( N = 125) indicated physical activity readiness improvement with 1% in precontemplation, 21% in contemplation, 33% in preparation, 33% in action, and 12% in maintenance SOC.

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