scholarly journals A Tribute to Guillermo (Willy) Kuschel (1918–2017)

Diversity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Rolf Oberprieler ◽  
Christopher Lyal ◽  
Kimberi Pullen ◽  
Mario Elgueta ◽  
Richard Leschen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Industrial Research ◽  
South American ◽  
Southern Chile ◽  
Subsequent Research ◽  
To Come ◽  
The University

This tribute commemorates the life and work of Guillermo (Willy) Kuschel, who made substantial contributions to the understanding of weevil systematics, evolution and biology. Willy was born in Chile in 1918 and studied philosophy, theology and biology. He became fascinated by weevils early on and completed his Ph.D. degree on South American Erirhinini. Subsequent employment by the University of Chile provided him with many opportunities to further his weevil research and undertake numerous collecting expeditions, including to remote and rugged locations such as the Juan Fernandez Islands and southern Chile. In 1963 he accepted a position at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in New Zealand, where he became Head of the Systematics Group in the Entomology Division. His emphasis on field work and collections led to the establishment of the New Zealand Arthropod Collection, which he guided through its greatest period of expansion. His retirement in 1983 offered him increased opportunities to pursue his weevil research. In 1988 he presented a new scheme of the higher classification of weevils, which ignited and inspired much subsequent research into weevil systematics. The breadth and quality of his research and his huge collecting efforts have left a legacy that will benefit future entomologists, especially weevil workers, for decades to come. This tribute presents a biography of Willy and accounts of his contributions to, and impact on, the systematics of weevils both regionally and globally. All of his publications and the genera and species named after him are listed in two appendices.

Formation of a system of risk-based internal control in educational organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 2324-2344
Author(s):  
Tat'yana A. POZHIDAEVA
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
University Management ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Educational Organization ◽  
Effective System ◽  
The University ◽  
Traditional Approaches

Subject. The article investigates the construction of a system of risk-oriented internal control of educational organizations’ activities. Objectives. The purpose is to develop a classification of risks associated with various activities of an educational organization, identify entities of internal control responsible for risk management, create a portfolio and risk register that serve as a basis for organizing an effective system of risk-oriented internal control and improving the quality of university management. Methods. The study draws on methods of detailing, observation, generalization, comparison, classification, etc. Results. Using the university case, I disclose approaches to risk classification, considering the specifics of educational organization's activities, the formation of a passport and risk register, enabling through internal control tools to identify opportunities for their mitigating and to make appropriate management decisions. Conclusions. It is possible and advisable to apply a risk-based approach to the organization of internal control in an educational organization along with traditional approaches that are aimed at identifying violations of the requirements of legitimate, targeted and rational spending of budgetary and extra-budgetary funds. It is necessary to classify and assess risks associated with various activities of an educational organization, to monitor the implementation of risk management initiatives.

CLASSIFICATION OF PEDAGOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AS THE BASIS FOR THEIR INTEGRATION AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Kalegina ◽  
Dina Gaynutdinova ◽  
Albina Galiakhmetova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Education ◽  
The University

Thirty-day all-cause readmission rate at a cancer center as a quality of care measure.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (34_suppl) ◽  
pp. 247-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Stewart Walters ◽  
Lisa M. Kidin ◽  
Joyce Roquemore ◽  
Victoria S. Jordan ◽  
Douglas Browning
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Readmission Rate ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Medical Needs ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The University ◽  
Present On Admission

247 Background: Recently, a 30-day all-cause readmission rate has been proposed as a measure of quality of care. Readmissions are assumed to reflect failure by the discharging physician, hospital, or post acute care. These rates are generally easily calculated from available administrative data, and classifiable as "related to the previous discharge diagnosis" or not. Present on admission modifiers may enhance classification and assignment to "preventable" or "non-preventable," "expected or non-expected." This methodology is not generally applicable to the oncology population. The experience with one major cancer center is presented as an example of the limitations of such an approach. Methods: We analyzed 52,097 oncology admissions in an all-payer population that occurred between January 2010 and January 2012. Results: A mean of 32.5% (n=16,918) were readmitted within 30 days, compared to a "peer" group in the database of the University Health Consortium, median of 15%. The attached graph demonstrates the stability of this proportion. Leukemia, lymphoma, stem cell patients (46%), all patients with intense medical needs and frequent readmissions, n=7,635, were the largest subgroup. 42% (n=7,099) were readmissions for chemotherapy or immunotherapy, both planned and expected, and 11% (n=1,803) due to neutropenic fever, pneumonia, or sepsis, all common in this population and neither unexpected nor usually preventable. The most preventable, unexpected, and unplanned readmissions were for postoperative infection, dehydration, and urinary tract infection, accounting for 3.6% (n=609). Thus, the majority of readmissions were planned, expected, or not preventable. Conclusions: In a cancer population at an academic cancer hospital, the majority of readmission are not only planned, but also expected for this population of patients and should not be construed as representative of a quality of care issue. Proper stratification and classification of readmissions is essential to the interpretation of such a measure.

scholarly journals UNIT ROOTS IN LIFE—A GRADUATE STUDENT STORY

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 719-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. B. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Unit Roots ◽  
Senior Administrators ◽  
To Come ◽  
Former Teachers ◽  
Personal Reflections ◽  
The University ◽  
Old Friends

On the evening of March 7, 2008, the New Zealand Econometric Study Group Meeting held its Conference Dinner. The venue was the Owen Glenn Building, the spectacular new home of the Auckland Business School and the Department of Economics at the University of Auckland. The meeting was organized by my colleagues, co-authors, and close companions Donggyu Sul and Chirok Han. Chirok did double duty by videotaping the evening, Donggyu coordinated festivities with consummate skill, and we settled in to a memorable evening.Econometricians, old friends, former students, two of my former teachers, faculty, and senior administrators were gathered together to celebrate my 60th birthday. Many had traveled long distances from overseas and navigated busy schedules to come to this event. It was a singular honor. My wife and daughter were with me. Opening speeches from Bas Sharp and John McDermott broke the ice with endearing tales from the past and jokes about some mysterious hole in my vita. I stood at the front table, looked out, and felt a glow of fellowship envelop me. I was fortunate indeed. Life had bestowed many gifts. The warmth of family, friends, and collegiality were at the top of the list. My education and early training in New Zealand were a clear second.What follows is a graduate student story. It draws on the first part of the speech I gave that evening at the NZESG conference dinner. It mixes personal reflections with recollections of the extraordinary New Zealanders who shaped my thinking as a graduate student and beginning researcher—people who have had an enduring impact on my work and career as an econometrician. The story traces out these human initial conditions and unit roots that figure in my early life of teaching and research.

scholarly journals LA FOBIA SOCIAL EN LAS RELACIONES INTERPERSONALES DE LOS SERES HUMANOS.

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Ana Macias Fernandez ◽  
Jefferson Mendoza Carrera ◽  
Dennis Jiménez Bonilla
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

La fobia social nace del miedo que una persona tiene por llegar a ser juzgado por los demás e incluso este miedo puede impedir que el individuo realice sus actividades diarias. Es así como muchas de las personas que padecen esta fobia sienten temor constante a tener nuevas relaciones interpersonales, al hablar en público y esto muchas veces antes que ocurra el acontecimiento de conocer a alguien nuevo. Aunque estas personas saben que no deberían tener miedo ante aquellos hechos simplemente es algo que no pueden evitar en sus relaciones interpersonales ya que enfrentan un grave problema, puesto que la comunicación y la interacción entre los individuos son de vital importancia. Por lo expuesto, en este artículo científico se determinaron las causas que dieron origen a este trastorno con la finalidad de establecer pautas claras para mejorar calidad de vida del individuo y su relación con el entorno. Se realizó el estudio en 100 estudiantes universitarios. Los resultados permitieron establecer, que los índices de los indicadores de autoestima y ansiedad fueron relevantes al momento de diagnosticar esta problemática en la comunidad universitaria. ABSTRACT Social phobia is born of the fear that a person has to come to be judged by others and even this fear can prevent the individual to perform their daily activities. This is how many people who suffer from this phobia feel constant fear of having new interpersonal relationships, speaking in public and this many times before the event of meeting someone new. Although these people know that they should not be afraid of those facts, it is simply something they cannot avoid in their interpersonal relationships since they face a serious problem, since communication and interaction between individuals are of vital importance. Therefore, in this scientific article the causes that gave rise to this disorder were determined in order to establish clear guidelines to improve the quality of life of the individual and its relationship with the environment. The study was conducted on 100 university students. The results allowed to establish that the indices of self-esteem and anxiety indicators were relevant at the time of diagnosing this problem in the university community.

scholarly journals Reviewer Acknowledgements

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
James Young
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Science ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Science Studies ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
West Texas ◽  
Peking University ◽  
University College London ◽  
The University

International Journal of Social Science Studies (IJSSS) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether IJSSS publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 6, Number 6 Abdul Azim Akhtar, Independent Academic & Researcher, Delhi, IndiaAmir Hossain, IBAIS University, BangladeshAnastasia Panagakos, Cosumnes River College, USAAslan,Yasin, Sinop University, TurkeyAyşegül Sili Kalem, Necmettin Erbakan Universitesi, TurkeyChris Gilleard, University College London, UKEnzo Loner, University of Trento, ItalyFroilan Mobo, Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, PhilippinesHenry Poduthas, West Texas A&M University, USAHyejin Lee, Tufts University, MA, USA and Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea, USAImran Ali Sandano, Zhejiang University, ChinaJehu Onyekwere Nnaji, University of Naples II, Italy and Globe Visions Network Italy, ItalyJohn Boulard Forkuor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), GhanaMei-Ling Lin, National Open University, TaiwanQingzhi Huan, Peking University, ChinaRemigiusz Kijak, "University of Warsaw", PolandYaghoob Foroutan, The University of Waikato, New Zealand

scholarly journals Developments in Academic Audit in New Zealand Universities

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cedric Hall
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Vice Chancellors ◽  
The University ◽  
Self Examination

As in other countries, education at the tertiary level in New Zealand has undergone major organisational, structural and funding changes in recent years. At the same time tertiary institutions have been placed under increasing pressure both to make more efficient use of their resources and to ensure that they provide a “quality” education to their communities. This pressure comes at a time in New Zealand when student numbers, but not resources, have increased substantially. This paper focuses on developments by New Zealand universities to monitor jointly the quality of their academic activities. During 1992, the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (NZVCC), with assistance from the University Teaching Development Centre (UTDC) of Victoria University, organised three workshops/seminars on the theme of quality assurance in New Zealand universities. This paper provides a synopsis of the discussions and outcomes of the three meetings, including coverage of the pressures for change, the issues that were debated, and the self-examination required of universities as they prepare for the first round of “academic audit”. A summary is also given of developments in British universities because of the strong British influence on New Zealand developments and the similarity between many of the issues confronted in the United Kingdom and those being encountered in New Zealand.

Creative methods of training of students in the directions of preparation "Tourism" and "Service"

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Анне Гри Стурод ◽  
Anne Gri Sturod ◽  
Александр Ермаков ◽  
Aleksandr Ermakov
Keyword(s):  
Educational Material ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Real Presence ◽  
Qualitative Level ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
The University

Distance education of students has its own specific, which requires prompt creation of various educational materials. A particular problem is caused by the fact that these documents are created in parallel with the preparation of materials for the regular internal form of training. The use of the device of creation of entries from screen and camera and viewing presentations in the new format is proposed. Construction of a lecture script and its division into separate scenes and shots requires a new approach to its drafting, systematization and storage of information. Material a lecture should be presented with taking into account the effectiveness of its perception by the student audience, and it should be is systematized and consider classification of the reflect objects and their hierarchy in relation to each other. Scaling of images, creation in the presentation the individual objects and their autonomous modeling allows its easy modification with the appearance of innovation in this facility. The authors propose decision for the creation of teaching aids (presentations of lectures) using screencasts and presentations by using new software. In the educational material with the use of screencasts is created the effect of real presence on the solving the problem by the teacher in class.In the preparation of educational material for lessons, students can take part in accordance with the program of implementation self-work on of discipline. New software means allow to construct lecture at a higher qualitative level that improves the quality of teaching, not only in the traditional forms, but also makes it possible to demonstrate the open lectures for online versions on the website of the University.

scholarly journals Konsep Desain Lansekap Areal Selamat Datang Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Udayana Kampus Bukit Jimbaran, Bali

2015 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
AULIA AKBAR ISMAIL HAMONANGAN ◽  
SANG MADE SARWADANA ◽  
LURY SEVITA YUSIANA
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Design ◽  
Design Concept ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
To Come ◽  
Campus Activities ◽  
The University ◽  
Traditional Arrangement

ABSTRACT Landscape Design Concept of Faculty of Agriculture Welcome Area in Udayana University Jimbaran Campus, Bali Campus is an area which multi-segment interactions will be taking place, the landscape situation has to manage to create a fine condition and gain good quality of education inside. As a front yard area which will be passed through by everybody who wants to come inside the campus welcome area has to raise any good impression and able to support the students requirement area to do their campus activities. This research has purpose to create a concept of landscape design of welcome area which has values of aesthetic, functional,  and creating landscape identity of faculty of agriculture the University of Udayana.  This researh has four steps: site measuring, inventaritation, analysis and syntesis, and creating the concepts. The concept of design is formal with Bali traditional arrangement. The concept will aplicate some principals of design such as balance, proportion, repetation, scale, and use shapes streinght and simetry. The concept of space create from Balinese local traditional wisdom the Tri Hita Karana (three source of happiness). The final products are concept plan and some drawings of 3D ilustration. Design concept with traditional Bali arragement wish to be aplicated by all of institution in the University of Udayana to create a unity of landscape which based on Bali local wishdom. Keywords: bali, campus, landscape design, udayana, welcome area

Geometry and visual realism of ship models for digital ship bridge simulators

2016 ◽  
Vol 231 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-341
Author(s):  
Jose Miguel Varela ◽  
C. Guedes Soares
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ocean Engineering ◽  
Modelling Techniques ◽  
Marine Technology ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Visual Realism ◽  
The University

This article addresses the main requirements and the process of creating the geometry of ship models that fulfil the highly demanding request for realism and performance of the virtual environments currently used in modern ship bridge simulators. It starts with a classification of the ships based on their role in the simulation and on the type of simulator used, and defines the main characteristics of the models. It also discusses the importance of a well-defined workflow and its impact on the modelling time and on the quality of the final product. The article provides contributions in the following areas: identification of the main requirements of polygonal models of ships for ship simulators; effective workflow for ship three-dimensional modelling and identification of most suitable modelling techniques for efficient creation of ship models. The study is supported by real examples of three-dimensional modelling of ships with different sizes and characteristics currently used by the ship manoeuvring simulator in the Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering of the University of Lisbon.

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