scholarly journals TACs, ARCs and Project Process at EWB-USA

2014 ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sacco ◽  
Joshua Knight
Keyword(s):  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Community Programs ◽  
Review Committee ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The World ◽  
Project Cycle ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
Implementation Plans

Engineers Without Borders USA has been operating and evolving since 2002. As an organization with many student and professional chapters working around the world, EWB-USA has put in place structures to review proposed community programs as well as specific engineering projects. The Application Review Committee, or ARC, considers new program proposals put forward by communities, while Technical Advisory Committees, or TACs, evaluate implementation plans for infrastructure projects. ARC and TAC members are volunteers with relevant technical knowledge and experience, many of whom are also EWB-USA chapter members. EWB-USA technical and chapter relations staff review progress at key points in the project cycle; however, this paper reviews the mainly volunteer efforts at two important moments in the project process.

A4. UNRWA, IMPACT OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SECURITY BARRIER ON THE QALQILYA, TULKARM, AND JENIN DISTRICTS, GAZA CITY, JULY 2003 (EXCERPTS).

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Full Report ◽  
The World ◽  
Aid Coordination ◽  
President Bush ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
The U.S

The separation wall, one of the largest civil engineering projects in Israel's history, has been criticized even by the U.S. administration, with Condoleezza Rice stating at the end of June 2003 that it ““arouses our [U.S.] deep concern”” and President Bush on 25 July calling it ““a problem”” and noting that ““it is very difficult to develop confidence between the Palestinians and Israel with a wall snaking through the West Bank.”” A number of reports have already been issued concerning the wall, including reports by B'Tselem (available at www.btselem.org), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (available at www.palestinianaid.info), and the World Bank's Local Aid Coordination Committee (LACC; also available at www.palestinianaid.info). UNRWA's report focuses on the segment of the wall already completed and is based on field visits to the areas affected by the barriers, with a special emphasis on localities with registered refugees. Notes have been omitted due to space constraints. The full report is available online at www.un.org/unrwa.

scholarly journals The Epidemiological Characteristics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe: Focus on Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2942
Author(s):  
Giovanni Gabutti ◽  
Erica d’Anchera ◽  
Francesco De Motoli ◽  
Marta Savio ◽  
Armando Stefanati
Keyword(s):  
Social Structures ◽  
World Population ◽  
European Continent ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Reporting Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Epidemiological Situation

Starting from December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has forcefully entered our lives and profoundly changed all the habits of the world population. The COVID-19 pandemic has violently impacted the European continent, first involving only some European countries, Italy in particular, and then spreading to all member states, albeit in different ways and times. The ways SARS-CoV-2 spreads are still partly unknown; to quantify and adequately respond to the pandemic, various parameters and reporting systems have been introduced at national and European levels to promptly recognize the most alarming epidemiological situations and therefore limit the impact of the virus on the health of the population. The relevant key points to implement adequate measures to face the epidemic include identifying the population groups most involved in terms of morbidity and mortality, identifying the events mostly related to the spreading of the virus and recognizing the various viral mutations. The main objective of this work is to summarize the epidemiological situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and Italy almost a year after the first reported case in our continent. The secondary objectives include the definition of the epidemiological parameters used to monitor the epidemic, the explanation of superspreading events and the description of how the epidemic has impacted on health and social structures, with a particular focus on Italy.

scholarly journals Understanding how best to engage recreationists in biosecurity to reduce the impacts of tree diseases: a review

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 531-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Hall ◽  
Mariella Marzano ◽  
Liz O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Tree Diseases ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Combining Information

Pests and diseases introduced from other countries are known to pose a threat to trees, woods and forests in many locations throughout the world. Once introduced they can be spread inadvertently by countryside visitors hiking, biking or riding along paths and trails through wooded areas. Engaging and communicating with these groups of countryside users to encourage and facilitate positive biosecurity behaviours is crucial for the future resilience of trees, woods and forests. This review draws on literature outlining principles for stakeholder engagement in forestry as well as evaluations of biosecurity campaigns from around the world. Key points are briefly presented for communicators aiming to encourage better biosecurity in the countryside. These include, the need to design campaigns based on the values and motivations of recreationists, using trusted information sources and understanding the importance of combining information with facilities so as to reduce the cost (in terms of effort and inconvenience) to hikers and other countryside users.

scholarly journals М. К. Piatnitsky and O. O. Baryshnikov contribution to creation of ferroconcrete construction in Ukraine

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
O. Sandurska
Keyword(s):  
Key Points ◽  
The World

In this article, key points of life and activity of M.K. Piatnitskyi and O.O. Baryshnikov as well known design engineersand creators of technologically new constructions in Ukraine are considered. The author gives slightly touches upon the issue of first cable railway creation and functioning in Ukraine. In particular, the author pais attention to Odessa and Kyiv cable railways, created by M.K. Piatnitskyi’s and O.O. Baryshnikov’s projects. Also, the author determines the role of ferroconcrete as innovation used in the process of building different massive constructions. On the article one can find description of Ozharskiy lighthouse as one the first examples of creation of a big ferroconcrete construction in the world.

Integrated Economic and Spatial Planning for the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

2020 ◽  
pp. 458-476
Author(s):  
Andrea Bassi ◽  
Louise Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Environmental Assessments ◽  
Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽  
The World ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts ◽  
Financial Analyses

Infrastructure projects are being planned and implemented around the world. These projects lead to economic growth and social development, but often unexpected side effects emerge. The problem is that financial analyses for infrastructure projects do not incorporate quantified economic assessments of social and environmental impacts. Equally, social and environmental assessments for infrastructure projects rarely qualify or quantify socioeconomic outcomes for investments in mitigation practices. Our analysis builds on a review of existing methodologies and tools to propose a method for jointly applying three modeling approaches for integrated economic and spatial planning. The results of case study of the Mekong Flooded Forest landscape shows the capability of the models to anticipate desired and undesired outcomes across social, economic and environmental indicators. This shows promising potential for better informing decision making for sustainability.

E-Learning as a Catalyst for Educational Innovation

2004 ◽  
pp. 196-207
Author(s):  
Petek Askar ◽  
Ugur Halici
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Diffusion Theory ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
School Management ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Related Individuals ◽  
Technological Improvements

As a form of distance learning, e-learning has become a major instructional force in the world. In this chapter, initiatives regarding e-learning and its impacts on instructional design, on school management and on the community are described and discussed in order to show different aspects of e-learning environments and their impact on related individuals or institutions. Future trends in e-learning are presented in connection with expected technological improvements and key points needing special care in the development of future e-learning environments are mentioned in the light of diffusion theory.

Decoding ice plants: challenges associated with barcoding and phylogenetics in the diverse succulent family Aizoaceae

Genome ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (11) ◽  
pp. 815-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn F. Powell ◽  
Anthony R. Magee ◽  
James S. Boatwright
Keyword(s):  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Taxonomic Identification ◽  
Plant Family ◽  
Relative Percentage ◽  
Barcoding Gap ◽  
Succulent Plant ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Taxonomic Research ◽  
Data Deficient

Aizoaceae is the largest succulent plant family in the world, including in excess of 1800 species. Despite its richness, a large proportion of its taxa are listed as data deficient and as such, has been identified as the top priority for taxonomic research in South Africa. Limitations to accurate taxonomic identification of taxa in the family may be partly attributed to the degree of technical knowledge required to identify taxa in the Aizoaceae. DNA barcoding may provide an alternative method of identification; however, the suitability of commonly used gene regions has not been tested in the family. Here, we analyse variable and parsimony informative characters (PIC), as well as the barcoding gap, in commonly used plastid regions (atpB-rbcL, matK, psbA-trnH, psbJ-petA, rpl16, rps16, trnD-trnT, trnL-trnF, trnQ-rps16, and trnS-trnG) and the nuclear region ITS (for Aizooideae only) across two subfamilies and two expanded clades within the Aizoaceae. The relative percentage of PIC was much greater in subfamilies Aizooideae and Mesembryanthemoideae than in Ruschioideae. Although nrITS had the highest percentage of PIC, barcoding gap analyses identified neither ITS nor any chloroplast region as suitable for barcoding of the family. From the results, it is evident that novel barcoding regions need to be explored within the Aizoaceae.

The Appellate Body's GSP decision

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVE CHARNOVITZ ◽  
LORAND BARTELS ◽  
ROBERT HOWSE ◽  
JANE BRADLEY ◽  
JOOST PAUWELYN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Third Party ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Panel Report ◽  
World Community ◽  
Appellate Body ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The World ◽  
Party Support

CHARNOVITZ: The Appellate Body's decision in the Tariff Preferences case demonstrates the value of a second-level review of panel decisions. Notwithstanding the composition of the panel – which was as highly qualified, balanced, and diverse as any panel could possibly be – the panel issued a decision that met widespread disapproval. In what is probably a record for third-party support of the plaintiff, eight countries asked the Appellate Body to reverse key points. Happily, the Appellate Body did reverse many of the troubling holdings in the panel report. Unhappily for the world community, the Appellate Body did not have an opportunity to review the panel's interpretation of GATT Article XX, which (like many previous panels) has chiseled away at vital exceptions.

Mapping new translation practices into translation training

Babel ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 615-632
Author(s):  
María del Mar Sánchez Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Localization Task ◽  
The World ◽  
Specific Localization ◽  
Collaborative Localization ◽  
Collaborative Platform

Abstract Crowdsourcing and collaborative translation, activities emerging on the translation scene recently, are playing an increasingly important role in the world of professional translation and in the localization industry. This article focuses on a study carried out to analyze the perception of a group of translator trainees regarding these new translation practices. A total of 20 undergraduate students participated in the research and were asked to perform a collaborative localization task using an online collaborative platform. Data subjected to a quantitative and qualitative analysis suggest that online collaborative translation tasks enhance students’ motivation towards collaborative translation and help consolidate their technical knowledge about specific localization tools and files.

scholarly journals The clinical spectrum of Erdheim-Chester disease: an observational cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 357-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juvianee I. Estrada-Veras ◽  
Kevin J. O’Brien ◽  
Louisa C. Boyd ◽  
Rahul H. Dave ◽  
Benjamin H. Durham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Observational Cohort Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The World ◽  
Observational Cohort ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Erdheim Chester ◽  
Chester Disease

Key Points ECD varies in terms of age of onset, clinical presentation, manifestations, organ involvement, disease severity, and survival. ECD is a neoplasm and should be adopted by the field of hematology-oncology following the World Health Organization reclassification.

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