scholarly journals The Role of Citizen Science in the Research and Management of Invasive Lionfish across the Western Atlantic

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 673
Author(s):  
Kaylin R. Clements ◽  
Philip Karp ◽  
Holden E. Harris ◽  
Fadilah Ali ◽  
Alli Candelmo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Marine Invasion ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Invasive Lionfish

Managing invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) in the Western Atlantic Ocean is beyond the capacity of natural resource organizations alone. In response, organizations have mobilized members of the public and citizen scientists to help. We used a structured survey to assess the activities and perceptions of 71 organizations that engage the public and citizen scientists in lionfish research and management throughout the invaded range of the Western Atlantic. Five case studies were also conducted that exemplified varied and multi-pronged approaches to engagement of the public and citizen scientists in lionfish control, monitoring, and knowledge-sharing. The public has been engaged to some extent in every approach, but organizations most frequently indicated engaging members of the public in raising awareness, promoting consumption, organized culling/removal, tournaments, and data collection. Sixty-five percent of organizations surveyed engaged the public in data collection, and data collection was ranked as the scientific research activity in which the public is most often involved. Most organizations indicated their data has contributed to scientific publications, management, and government agency research and/or policy. Collectively these findings demonstrate the conservation value of citizen scientists to assist organizational efforts to control, manage, and study a large-scale marine invasion.

Approaches to Supporting Local and Community Development

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesel Mack Filgueiras ◽  
Andreia Rabetim ◽  
Isabel Aché Pillar
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mining Investment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social

Reflection about the role of community engagement and corporate social investment in Brazil, associated with the presence of a large economic enterprise, is the major stimulus of this chapter. It seeks to present how cross-sector governance can contribute to the social development of a city and how this process can be led by a partnership comprising a corporate foundation, government, and civil society. The concept of the public–private social partnership (PPSP) is explored: a strategy for building a series of inter-sectoral alliances aimed at promoting the sustainable development of territories where the company has large-scale enterprises, through joint efforts towards integrated long-term strategic planning, around a common agenda. To this end, the case of Canaã dos Carajás is introduced, a municipality in the State of Pará, in the Amazon region, where large-scale mining investment is being carried out by the mining company Vale SA.

Role of an architect in projects involving EPC contracts

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-15
Author(s):  
Adyathan Dasyapu ◽  
Greeshmika Nagubilli ◽  
Jayanth V Kutcharlapati ◽  
Hari Prasad Guntuku ◽  
Shruti S Nagdeve
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Common Type ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Related Case ◽  
The Public

Purpose: Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts are on their way to becoming the most common type of contract used by the private sector for large-scale infrastructure projects. Every project requires a strong relationship between all of the experts participating in EPC projects and the client. This relationship must be solidly established by an architect; otherwise, the project may fail for all parties involved, including the client, contractor, lenders, government, and others. The purpose of this study is to identify if the working of the EPC contracts is favourable for the architectural profession, and to identify the way in which the working could be improved. Methodology: A qualitative approach was applied to analyze the critical points of EPC contracts based upon reviews of related case studies from the public sector and supplementary interviews with professionals in the field. Main Finding: The architect's role in an EPC contract is not crucial and is equal to other stakeholders involved in the project. Also, EPC contractors have the power to dictate the workflow of the project and hence, architects might have to compromise in terms of the design, compensation, etc. Implications: It is very important for every project to have an outcome based on each stakeholders/consultants inputs specially on larger projects, this article is a step towards understanding the role of architects under an EPC contract as the future projects will come under its purview.  Novelty: The study is done under the lens of a newly graduated architect and not as any other professional, thereby trying to develop an understanding for fresh architects.

scholarly journals The role of internal audit in public procurement and the fight against corruption (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Revizor ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (93) ◽  
pp. 55-70
Author(s):  
Željko Rička ◽  
Anita Šadić
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Systemic Corruption

Relevant governmental bodies and organizations, non-governmental organizations, international organizations and institutions, especially the media, show increased interest in corruption related to the public procurement. Public procurement is the most frequently cited area in the context of systemic corruption for the simple reason that it directly represents the spending of public money on a large scale, which according to OECD data represents about 7-15% of GDP. One of the possible approaches to prevent corruption in public procurement is the systematic building of the integrity of all entities and institutions involved in the public procurement process. Due to the fact that the internal audit way of organization and work is closest to practical issues of public procurement it has the opportunity to achieve the largest coverage of cases for which public funds are engaged.

Design of Microplastics Citizen Science Kit

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Hughson-Gill
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Freshwater Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Plastic Bags ◽  
The Impact

<p>Microplastics are an ever-increasing problem. Every river that was tested in a recent study found the presence of microplastics, with 80% of all plastic in the ocean coming from upstream. Despite this, there is little understanding into the abundance of plastic, its characteristics and the full impact that is it having on marine, freshwater ecosystems and wider ecological systems.</p><p> </p><p>Current fresh water monitoring does not consider the fluid dynamics of rivers, is difficult to use and is inaccessible to the wider public. My project will focus on creating a product that allows for the large-scale data collection of microplastic through citizen science. Allowing groups of people to analyse their local natural environment for the presence and abundance of microplastics within the water. This method of data collection could provide information on a scale that is not possible with traditional methods and would allow for the comparison between freshwater systems. This comparison is fundamental to begin to fill the knowledge gaps around the understanding of microplastics.</p><p> </p><p>Inaccessibility of monitoring to the public is not just through tools but also through the current communication of data with research rarely breaking into the public domain. Citizen science offers not just an improvement in understanding but also offers an opportunity for engagement with the public body. Increasing awareness of the impact of habits round plastic through the sharing of monitoring data can generate the much-needed change on both an individual and policy level to address the problem from the source. This method of change through public opinion can be seen to have an effect on freshwater systems through microbeads ban, plastic bags, plastic straws and industrial pollution regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Through the creation of this product a multidisciplinary approach that blends engineering and design practices is implemented. The wholistic approach to creation is something that is fundamental in the success of tools and therefore the success of the research that is implemented through them. A tool such as this whose function is within the public engagement of its use - increased awareness, as well as the outcome of its use - microplastics data, is required to have an engaging user experience as well as data integrity implemented through engineering design.</p><p> </p><p>This project offers an opportunity to show the importance of the design process within research tools to aid the research process and the positive impact that can come from it.</p>

scholarly journals The role of e-learning in the modern high education

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 4243-4251
Author(s):  
V. V. Filatov ◽  
A. V. Gobysh
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Distant Learning ◽  
Force Majeure ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Mathematical Discipline ◽  
Additional Education

The article is devoted to the problem of establishing the frames to use distant learning in higher education. The topic relevance is related to emerging a force majeure situation associated with a pandemic, which made it possible to carry out a unique experiment on such large-scale training applying. The paper analyzes some aspects of this problem concerning the mathematical discipline learning at the technical university junior courses. The study is based on the analysis of scientific publications by domestic and foreign authors devoted to the problems of mixed learning, distant learning, and peculiarities of teaching mathematical disciplines in universities. The author conclude that the main problems of introducing e-learning and distant learning technologies into the educational process is insufficient motivation of students pronounced especially in junior courses. They note that the effectiveness of using distant educational technologies in additional education is largely due to the good motivation of people who want to improve their professional level. The paper discusses results obtained during the forced transition to distant learning (March-July 2020), in particular, gives the rationale for a certain model of mixed learning. It emphasizes that, as the threat of the pandemic situation repetition, as well as the need for a new transition to e-learning are not excluded, the problem of motivating students should be given special attention at all educational process levels.

scholarly journals Peran Penyuluh Pertanian Terhadap Peningkatan Wawasan/ Pengetahuan Dalam Meningkatkan Produksi Padi di Desa Tellulimpo Kec. Marioriawa Kab. Soppeng

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 544-560
Author(s):  
Sudarmo Sudarmo ◽  
Irmayani Irmayani ◽  
Yusriadi Yusriadi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
The Village

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengkaji peran penyuluh pertanian terhadap produksi petani padi di Desa Tellu Limpoe Kecamatan Marioriawa Kabupaten Soppeng. Penelitian ini berlokasi di Desa Tellu Limpoe Kecamatan Marioriawa Kabupaten Soppeng. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini yaitu observasi dan wawancara sedangkan jenis dan sumber data yang digunakan yaitu data primer dan sekunder. Analisa data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini statistik deskriptif dan Skala linker. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Persepsi masyarakat terhadap peran penyuluh pertanian terhadap peningkatan wawasan/pengetahuan dalam meningkatkan produksi petani padi adalah indikator 1) Peran penyuluh sebagai pembimbing petani, 2) Peran penyuluh sebagai teknisi lapangan, 3) Peran penyuluh sebagai penghubung antara lembaga dengan petani, dan 4) Peran penyuluh pertanian dalam meningkatkan hasil petani padi, semuanya sangat berperan dalam meningkatkan wawasan/pengetahuan dalam meningkatkan produsi petani padi dan juga peran penyuluh sangat penting bagi petani di Desa Tellulimpoe untuk dapat meningkatka produksi padi. The research aims to examine the role of agricultural extension workers in the production of rice farmers in Tellu Limpoe Village, Marioriawa District, Soppeng Regency. This research is located in Tellu Limpoe Village, Marioriawa District, Soppeng Regency. Data collection techniques in this study are observation and interviews while the types and sources of data used are primary and secondary data. Analysis of the data used in this study is descriptive statistics and linker scale. The results showed that the public perception of the role of agricultural extension workers to increase insight / knowledge in increasing the production of rice farmers is an indicator 1) The role of extension workers as farmers’ supervisors, 2) The role of extension workers as field technicians, 3) The role of extension workers as a liaison between institutions and farmers, and 4) The role of agricultural instructors in increasing the yield of rice farmers, all of which play an important role in increasing insight / knowledge in increasing the production of rice farmers and also the role of extension workers is very important for farmers in the village of Tellulimpoe to be able to increase rice production.

scholarly journals MEDIATOR'S PERSUASIVE APPROACH IN MEDIATION PRACTICE: CASE STUDY OF DIVORCE AT GRESIK RELIGIOUS COURT

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-48
Author(s):  
Faridatul Hasanah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Mediation Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Divorce Mediation ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Religious Courts ◽  
Mediation Practice

This research was field qualitative. Purpose is (1) To determine the strategy of judges mediators in settling divorce cases through mediation in the religious Gresik (2) To know the views of people about the existence of mediation as a way to prevent divorce (3) To find out how the effectiveness of the mediation process in handling divorce cases in the religious Gresik. The variables of this research is the role of the judge Mediator Mediation Divorce Case. The study population was numbered 7 people, samples of this study is 4 mediators as informants for only two the informant can be reached. For people who are litigants, 4 as the samples which are in neighborhood religious Courts Gresik. Data collection techniques used were interview and documentation. The results of this study indicate that. (1) strategy judge mediator in case of divorce mediation is to maximize the mediation process by providing advice and consideration if later married couples end up with divorce where previously done caucus or to each party alternately on mediation it self. (2) The view of the public about the existence of the mediation is a good thing because it provides education in the form of advice and teach harmony and the community is also considered that mediation in the religious should stay there. (3) the effectiveness of mediation in the religious Gresik which is not very effective because the number that failed in mediation more than a successful mediation. Keywords: Role of Judges, Mediation, Divorce   Abstrak Penelitian ini adalah kualitatif lapangan. Arahnya ialah (1) Untuk dapat memahami cara  mediator dalam menangani kasus perceraian melalui proses juru damai (2) Untuk mendapatkan hasil mengenai pandangan masyarakat tentang adanya mediasi yang berperan sebagai juru damai mengenai perceraian (3) Untuk dapat memahami seberapa penting efektifitas proses mediasi dalam menyelesaikan permasalahan yang terjadi. penelitian ini ialah inovasi mediator dalam menentukan keberhasilan mediasi kasus perceraian. Populasi penelitian ini adalah berjumlah 7 orang, yang diteliti ada 4 orang sebagai informan  mediator. Untuk masyarakat yang melakukan mediasi diambil dua pasang. Tehnik yang digunakan yakni tehnik wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa. (1) cara yang dipakai juru damai untuk menangani masalah cerai adalah mempermudah proses mediasi ,mediator berulangkali menyelipkan nasehat -nasehat yang berujung perdamaian, meskipun nantinya tidak dapat rukun kembali, alangkah baiknya berpisah dengan cara baik-baik.(2) Pandangan masyarakat mengenai adanya mediasi ini antusiasnya begitu baik, karena juru damai seperti ini yang dibutuhkan saat ini, lebih bersifat kekeluargaan. (3) efektifitas mediasi belum sempurna disebabkan meningkatnya orang yang ingin cerai dan juru damai yang mempunyai sertifikat sangat kurang. Kata Kunci: Inovasi Mediator, Mediasi, Perceraian  

scholarly journals STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI TIM GUGUS TUGAS COVID-19 DALAM PELAKSANAAN PEMBATASAN SOSIAL BERSKALA BESAR (PSBB)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
Silmi Salimah ◽  
Reni Nuraeni, Ph.D. ◽  
Rizca Haqqu, M.Ikom.
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of the communication strategy carried out by the Head of the Tasikmalaya City Covid-19 Cluster Team in the implementation of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB). The research method used is a qualitative method with data collection techniques interview, observation and documentation. The results showed that the implementation of the communication strategy carried out by the Task Force Team of the City of Tasikmalaya was in accordance with the indicators of the communication strategy ranging from the communicator determination strategy, message determination strategy, media determination strategy and audience determination strategy. The communication strategy implemented resulted in the fact that the spread of Covid-19 in Tasikmalaya City had decreased due to the implementation of discipline carried out by the apparatus as the Tasikmalaya City Covid-19 Task Force Team and communication that was conveyed to the public with the right strategy. The implementation of the communication strategy that has been carried out by the Task Force Team, the implementation of the report on the results of the Tasikmalaya City discipline presentation is reported directly to the Governor who is charged to Kominfo with the local Government.

scholarly journals Szpiedzy i szpiegostwo w prasie poznańskiej okresu dwudziestolecia międzywojennego

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
Patrycja Kanafocka
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
The Public ◽  
Special Services ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Subject

Przedmiotem przedstawianego tekstu jest działalność poznańskiego kontrwywiadu w uświadomieniu zagrożenia szpiegostwem ludności cywilnej na terenie województwa poznańskiego, a także rola, jaką odegrała prasa Poznańskiego w realizacji tego zadania. Temat szpiegostwa w prasie wielkopolskiej był niewątpliwie jednym z najczęściej poruszanych w okresie II Rzeczypospolitej. Na jego popularność wpływało nie tylko szerokie zainteresowanie czytelników. Rozrastający się rynek prasowy i coraz większa konkurencja na nim powodowały, że konieczność zdobycia uwagi czytelników wymuszała koncentrację na tematach wzbudzających zainteresowanie. Zamieszczano nawet krótkie, a niepozbawione sensacyjnych wątków informacje o aresztowaniach czy podejrzeniach o szpiegostwo. Odrębną zupełnie kwestią była współpraca prasy z poznańską „Dwójką”, która, dopuszczając zamieszczanie artykułów o szpiegach i szpiegostwie, prowadziła akcję uświadamiania obywateli o grożącym im niebezpieczeństwie. Symbioza prasy i służb specjalnych przyniosła równe korzyści obydwu stronom. Dla prasy zamieszczanie interesujących opinię publiczną informacji przekładało się na liczbę czytelników i nakład, a co za tym idzie także na zysk. Służby specjalne realizowały poprzez prasę swoje cele. Edukowanie społeczeństwa było tylko jednym z nich, ważniejsze z perspektywy realizowania operacji było odwrócenie uwagi od przeprowadzanych działań kontrwywiadowczych i kierowanie jej w stronę działalności obcych służb. Spies and espionage in the Poznań press in the period 1918–1939 The subject of the article is the operation of counterintelligence in Poznań and its role in raising awareness of the danger of espionage among civilians in the Poznań region, as well as the role of Poznań press in fulfilling this task. The subject of espionage was undoubtedly one of the most frequently discussed in the Greater Poland press in the period of the Second Polish Republic. The reasons for its popularity lay not only in avid interest it aroused among the readers. The expanding press market and growing competition meant that newspapers had to draw readers’ attentions by concentrating on those subjects which the public found interesting. No matter how short the pieces information about the arrests or the suspicion of espionage were, their sensational character meant they were published. The cooperation between the press and the Poznań counterintelligence which, by allowing the press to publish articles on spies and espionage, raised awareness among the citizens on the possible dangers, is a whole separate issue. The collaboration between the press and special services was mutually beneficial. The press printed articles that were interesting from the point of view of the public, which was then reflected in the number of readers and circulation, as well as financial profit. Special services achieved their own goals. Educating the society was only one of them. From the point of view of their operations, drawing attention away from the activity of counterintelligence and towards the operation of foreign services remained more important.

scholarly journals Role of Print Media During COVID-19: A Content Analysis of Daily Mashriq and Daily Aaj in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol V (II) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shahid ◽  
Amna Istimraj ◽  
Umair Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Print Media ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
The Public ◽  
Raising Awareness

Print media plays a key role in raising awareness among people and in the public understanding of various issues. This study discusses the role the print media during COVID-19 pandemic how the print media raises awareness among people in the contagion. Using a quantitative method, the researchers analysed the contents of two leading newspapers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, daily Mashriq and Daily Aaj. The study then achieved the results regarding how they reported the stories in various dimensions such as awareness, negative, positive aspects, etc.

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