scholarly journals INITIATIVES FOR THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS IN ASIAN COUNTRIES: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Numera Nazneen ◽  
Rosilawati Zainol
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Communication Mode ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Area 5 ◽  
Meta Analyses

Walking is a standard communication mode around the world. Despite its' importance, walking facilities are less prioritized, and pedestrians are often prone to many accidents, which denotes the essence of pedestrians' safety. To date, very few studies focus on comparing safety initiatives in different countries. This literature review aims at presenting the initiatives taken for pedestrians' safety, specifically in Asian countries, where the pedestrian death rate is on the rise. With the keywords (initiatives, safety, pedestrians), databases (WoS, Scopus, Science Direct), eligibility and exclusion criteria for the systematic literature review, 20 articles are selected using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. From the extracted data, initiatives taken for the safety of pedestrians are divided into two themes and eight sub-themes: for Specific Area (5 sub-themes) and Parts of Roadways (3 sub-themes). The result shows that most of the safety initiatives focused on different sections of roadways compared to the needs of areas specified for the respective affairs of a group of people. Also, regarding studies on safety initiatives, there is an insufficient exploration of safety measures for pedestrians by researchers. Thus, this study gives an idea of the initiatives prevailing for pedestrians' safety and the aspects that require special attention from the related authorities of different Asian countries. Researchers are recommended to conduct future research on sidewalk safety, adapt qualitative study and PRISMA method for improved systematic review reporting.

Literature review on effect of microfinance institutions on poverty in South Asian countries and their sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prashant Kumar Gupta ◽  
Seema Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effect

PurposeThe authors present a systematic literature review on microfinance institutions’ (MFIs) effect on poverty and how they can ensure their sustainability. The purpose of this article is to review the effect of MFIs on poverty in South Asian countries. The analysis and review of the selected corpus of literature also provide avenues for future research.Design/methodology/approachA total of 95 papers from 49 journals in 4 academic libraries and publishers were systematically studied and classified. The authors define the keywords and the inclusion/exclusion criteria for the identification of papers. The review includes an analysis of the selected papers that give insights about publications with respect to themes, number of themes covered in individual publications, nations, scope, methodology, number of methods used and publication trend.FindingsThe literature indicates the positive effect of microfinance on poverty but with a varying degree on various categories of poor. The relation between poverty and microfinance is, however, dependent on the nation under the scanner. While sustainability and outreach co-exist, their trade-off is still a matter of debate.Originality/valueThis is the first systematic literature review on MFIs’ effect on poverty in South Asian nations. Additionally, the authors discuss the literature on the trade-off between sustainability and outreach for MFIs.

scholarly journals Industry 4.0 Readiness Models: A Systematic Literature Review of Model Dimensions

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 364
Author(s):  
Mohd Hizam-Hanafiah ◽  
Mansoor Ahmed Soomro ◽  
Nor Liza Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Leadership Process ◽  
Unique Model ◽  
Analysis Strategy ◽  
Meta Analyses

It is critical for organizations to self-assess their Industry 4.0 readiness to survive and thrive in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Thereon, conceptualization or development of an Industry 4.0 readiness model with the fundamental model dimensions is needed. This paper used a systematic literature review (SLR) methodology with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and content analysis strategy to review 97 papers in peer-reviewed academic journals and industry reports published from 2000 to 2019. The review identifies 30 Industry 4.0 readiness models with 158 unique model dimensions. Based on this review, there are two theoretical contributions. First, this paper proposes six dimensions (Technology, People, Strategy, Leadership, Process and Innovation) that can be considered as the most important dimensions for organizations. Second, this review reveals that 70 (44%) out of total 158 total unique dimensions on Industry 4.0 pertain to the assessment of technology alone. This establishes that organizations need to largely improve on their technology readiness, to strengthen their Industry 4.0 readiness. In summary, these six most common dimensions, and in particular, the dominance of the technology dimension provides a research agenda for future research on Industry 4.0 readiness.

scholarly journals Mathematics Teachers’ Pedagogy through Technology: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 323-341
Author(s):  
Jaafaru Aliyu ◽  
Sharifah Osman ◽  
Mohd Fadzil Daud ◽  
Jeya Amantha Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Intervention Impact ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Concrete Materials ◽  
Meta Analyses

Mathematics teachers’ pedagogy (MTP) is an integral part of classroom instructional mediation through technology or manipulatives. This article describes a logical literature analysis for the MTP and technology with GeoGebra (GG). The findings reveal the intervention impact of MTP with GG and other technologies such as matrix laboratory (MATLAB); an interactive whiteboard (IWB) and computer algebra system (CAS); wxMaxima, which is a CAS; information and communication technologies (ICT); concrete materials as well as other resources in developing students’ performances in mathematics which were generally effective too. The systematic literature review (SLR) explored findings from current research between January 2011 and October 2020. Quality assessment screening of the papers was done and alongside further elimination of repeated documents from the analysis, twenty-eight publications met the refinement and inclusion/exclusion criteria out of 110 papers. The modified preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) outline exemplifies the literature review accordingly. The authors observed, accomplished, and discussed the significance of the SLR. This was followed by the constraints, upcoming directions for MTP with technology and GG, and the MTP consequences for education and research.

scholarly journals A Systematic Literature Review on Online Medical Services in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (06) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Nohman Khan ◽  
Muhammad Imran Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Exclusion Process ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
The Past

<p>The aim of the study reviews online medical services in Malaysia. The paper reviews the improvement in Malaysian Medical services in the past five years. In this paper, we systematically reviewed literature from the year 2014 to 2018. We selected the web of science database for the literature search to make the process more transparent and clearer, every process is recorded on the excel sheets and all studies were screened through rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria. Final 48 papers were selected for this systematic literature review and all irrelevant papers are excluded from the study. For the selection and exclusion process, PRISMA 2009 is used. The results revealed that Literature is heavily focusing on the medical services towards the urban areas, but rural areas were largely neglected. Many studies are discussing the importance of online medical services; However, implementation mechanisms have not been discussed. The systematic review recommends that future research should be focused more on holistic patterns of implementations of the online medical services in Malaysia.</p>

A systematic literature review on personality traits in social entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-189
Author(s):  
Phan Tan Luc
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Systematic Understanding ◽  
Meta Analyses

The purpose of this study is to provide a systematic literature review on personality trait research in social entrepreneurship, clarify the prevailing research categories and research themes, and suggest potential future research directions. The review process follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). A total of 60 publications in the research topic from Web of Science and Scopus were analyzed. This study identifies four main categories in studies of personality traits in social entrepreneurship: ‘comparison of personality traits,’ ‘description of personality traits of social entrepreneurs,’ ‘personality traits and social entrepreneurial intention,’ and ‘personality traits and other factors.’ In addition, the themes in each category are also determined and several research gaps deserving of future investigation are recognized. Policymakers and educators gain a deeper understanding of personality traits in social entrepreneurship to have policies that trigger a change in social entrepreneurship education by cultivating personality traits towards sustainable development. This study classifies publications related to personality traits in social entrepreneurship and provides a guide for researchers by providing a systematic understanding of the research structure in this topic.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Sustainable Apparel Consumption in Emerging Countries: A Systematic Literature Review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nornajihah Nadia Hasbullah ◽  
Zuraidah Sulaiman ◽  
Adaviah Mas'od
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emerging Countries ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
New Consumer

The growth of sustainable apparels provides grounding for the emergence of a new consumer market. Surprisingly, this movement has not only taken place in developed countries but also in emerging countries. To the best of the authors&rsquo; knowledge, no systematic reviews have been carried out on sustainable apparels, focused specifically on emerging countries. The goal of this systematic review is to analyse the existing literature on various factors that influence sustainable apparel consumption in emerging countries, as well as presenting future research directions. This detailed literature review is guided by the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) review method, and its searches encompass sources such as Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases which, in result, identified 19 related studies. Furthermore, the reviewers segregated the factors into four major domains which include value, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control and knowledge. The results of this review demonstrate that most customers in the emerging countries have already experienced a growing interest in sustainable apparel with a strong development of knowledge, great concern, values and social circle. In sum, this systematic literature review provides an insightful information about sustainable apparel purchase behaviour and helps academicians, manufacturers and retailers to position and market their sustainable clothing brands.

scholarly journals A Systematic Literature Review of Various Control Techniques for Active Seat Suspension Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Al-Ashmori ◽  
Xu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Vibration Control ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Active Vibration Control ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Suspension Systems ◽  
Actuation System ◽  
Active Vibration

Drivers of heavy trucks are exposed to large amounts of vibration which can lead to serious health risks. Many suspension systems/methods can be used to isolate these transmitted vibrations, such as vehicle suspension systems, cabin suspension systems and seating suspension systems. The central idea of the work is to identify the research gaps and raise our future research questions in this specific area. The novelty of this paper is proposing a model predictive controller for active vibration control of seating suspension systems. A systematic literature review of the existing work of the vibration control of seating suspension systems has been conducted. Various control techniques that are used in the seating suspension systems have been summarized and evaluated. This paper focusses on the biodynamic model of the driver and seat for the first step needed in the design of the seating suspension system. Then, it illustrates the different types of the system vibration controls and their performance evaluation methods. At the end, the paper details several active seating suspension systems including their actuation system structures and control algorithms which are used in the heavy vehicle trucks.

scholarly journals Ontology-Based Regression Testing: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 9709
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hasnain ◽  
Imran Ghani ◽  
Muhammad Fermi Pasha ◽  
Seung-Ryul Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Regression Testing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Critical Systems ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Web Systems

Web systems evolve by adding new functionalities or modifying them to meet users’ requirements. Web systems require retesting to ensure that existing functionalities are according to users’ expectations. Retesting a web system is challenging due to high cost and time consumption. Existing ‘systematic literature review’ (SLR) studies do not comprehensively present the ontology-based regression testing approaches. Therefore, this study focuses on ontology-based regression testing approaches because ontologies have been a growing research solution in regression testing. Following this, a systematic search of studies was performed using the “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses” (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 24 peer-reviewed studies covering ontologies (semantic and inference rules) and regression testing, published between 2007 and 2019, were selected. The results showed that mainly ontology-based regression testing approaches were published in 2011–2012 and 2019 because ontology got momentum in research in other fields of study during these years. Furthermore, seven challenges to ontology-driven regression testing approaches are reported in the selected studies. Cost and validation are the main challenges examined in the research studies. The scalability of regression testing approaches has been identified as a common problem for ontology-based and other benchmark regression testing approaches. This SLR presents that the safety of critical systems is a possible future research direction to prevent human life risks.

scholarly journals A systematic literature review about the level of digital competences defined by DigCompEdu in higher education

Aula Abierta ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-850
Author(s):  
Eider Bilbao Aiastui ◽  
Arantza Arruti Gómez ◽  
Roberto Carballedo Morillo
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Technological Competences ◽  
Competence Framework ◽  
Historical Moment

Nowadays, we are facing a historical moment in which education practices are being transformed mainly due to the increase of technologies and their massive use at all levels of society, thus it is necessary to integrate them in educational contexts. In this context, the aim of this paper is to: analyse the level of technological competences of university professors. To this end, a systematic literature review based on the PRISMA methodology is carried out. The search was focused on WoS and SCOPUS databases. Initially, 815 documents have been retrieved and after applying the exclusion criteria 30 papers have been selected. The selected papers have been analysed in detail and the final conclusions have been structured according to DigCompEdu digital competence framework. The results show that the level of Digital Competences of University Professors (DCUP) is moderate and highlight aspects to improve: Reflective Practice is not cited in any article and Learner´s Empowerment and Facilitating Students' Digital Competence are the least referred. These aspects should be considered for future research. For this reason, it is recommended to carry out continuous training for university professors supported by the DigCompEdu framework.

scholarly journals A Systematic Literature Review of Rural Homestays and Sustainability in Tourism

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110071
Author(s):  
Zain ul Abedin Janjua ◽  
Gengeswari Krishnapillai ◽  
Mobashar Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Sample Method

This systematic literature review is designed to evaluate the current state of knowledge in rural homestays and tourism academic literature. With reference to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flowchart, we reviewed 94 studies published in the selected journals from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2020. Our review explores how sustainable rural homestays have been previously researched in terms of the context, topic, sample, method, geographical location, and theoretical framework. The review provides insights on sustainability and rural homestay tourism from the perspective of co-occurrence beside highlighting the valuable content addressed by authors and suggesting future research directions. In a sustainable rural tourism context, only 51% of the reviewed studies had considered homestay as the core and independent area of inquiry. This review notes an increasing number of researchers from developing countries are working on community-based rural homestays, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Unfortunately, important topics—like homestay branding, homestay and entrepreneurship, homestays and information and communication technology (ICT) competency, homestay operator’s training and development about sustainability—are rarely addressed in the existing literature.

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