scholarly journals Put a (clear, goal-oriented, flexible and focused) contract on them! Some thoughts on selecting your pest contractors

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e26721
Author(s):  
Armando Mendez ◽  
Suzanne Ryder ◽  
Chris Swindells
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Preventive Strategies ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Education And Outreach ◽  
Clear Goal

In the last 20 years, IPM (Integrated Pest Management) has become an increasingly important discipline within the area of Preventive Conservation. Incorporating an IPM program is a complex task even for a small sized institution, so when facing the challenge of starting a monitoring, recording, quarantine and identification scheme whilst ensuring that IPM protocols and best practices cascading from a comprehensive IPM Policy are followed throughout the institution, most IPM professionals tend to focus on the invertebrate pest problem while relaying entirely on external pest control companies to deal with the parallel issue of vertebrate pest. This talk will present a case study to show an example of the well-known correlation between vertebrate and invertebrate pest activity and their complex relations, providing a few tips for those new to IPM on how to spot potential infestation sources, identifying points of entry and following the clues to find the origin of infestations, demonstrating how the detective work is an essential part of the role of an IPM professional. Following up on the case study the talk will lead on to discuss the importance of stablishing secure and long-lasting relationships with key position holders in your institution in order to influence key contracts. The talk will provide advice on how to help your colleagues in Building/Estates Management Departments (those usually being in charge of managing pest control contracts), select the best candidate for an institution that have chosen the IPM strategy of prevention and investment on investigation over the traditional methods of pest control. The talk will also discuss issues of reaction versus prevention, legalities, preventive strategies, raising awareness of IPM in your institution, the importance of education and outreach and many other areas of IPM you always wanted to know about but were afraid to ask…

Institutional perspective for doubling fish farmers’ income: A case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Sundaray ◽  
P. N. Ananth ◽  
N. K. Barik ◽  
P. R. Sahoo ◽  
P. P. Pal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Specific Role ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Central Institute ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Freshwater Aquaculture ◽  
Field Schools

Doubling farmers’ income (DFI) by 2022 has been set as a target for Agriculture sector of India. Extensive deliberations have been made on application and adoption of technologies/packages as key forces to reach the target. The responsibility is with numerous stakeholders and the specific role of Research and Development (R&D) institutions in doubling farmers’ income has not been touched upon. As agriculture and allied sectors like aquaculture is a state subject, greater linkages have to be established by R&D institutions to achieve the target. The present study analysed the role of R&D institution in doubling farmers’ income, keeping technology as an effective tool, based on a case study of ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)-Khordha in Odisha State, India. The results of the study delineated the ways and means for ICAR-CIFA and KVK, Khordha to achieve the target of doubling farmers’ income by developing models with existing proven technology, upscaling proven extension approaches like Farmers Field Schools (FFS) replicated as Aquaculture Field Schools (AFS), best practices to be adopted and rationalising farm innovations.

scholarly journals The role of social media in delivering news related to the COVID-19 pandemic: Moroccan community as a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 07007
Author(s):  
Nezha Mejjad ◽  
Hanane Yaagoubi ◽  
Mourad Gourmaj ◽  
Aniss Moumen ◽  
Nabil Chakhchaoui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Source Of Information

The study aims to assess the Moroccan community’s using rate of social media, especially during the imposed lockdown, and analyze how the community is using and exploring the news published on Facebook. In this order, we prepared and shared a survey questionnaire among Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp users. The obtained responses exhibit that only 5% of respondents share the news immediately without verifying the source, while 54 % share news only after verifying the source; the rest did not prefer to share COVID-19 related news. This may reflect the awareness level of the sampled population about the importance of verifying the source of information before sharing it, especially during such conditions. However, 64% of participants think that Social Media platforms are not sufficient and appropriate to warn and inform the population about this sanitary crisis as not all Moroccan citizens have access to the internet and do not use social media. Besides, the COVID-19 period has known a rapid spread of misinformation and fake news through these platforms, impacting community mental health. Although, it is recommended to consider warning people about the best practices and use of shared information through these platforms

The Role of Business as a Force for Good

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 566-583
Author(s):  
Edgar Bellow ◽  
◽  
Lotfi Hamzi ◽  
Huai Yuan Han
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Corporate Responsibility ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Business Environment

Using a sustainable world orientation, this paper will examine the role of virtue ethics models (VE) in today’s globalized business environment in contrast to corporate responsibility models (CSR) of ethics. Examined through the lens of a qualitative case study framework using the coffee industry, the paper assesses and compares recent efforts to use VE and CSR models of social engagement and corporate sustainability, and vet their effects. Findings in terms of each firm’s sustainability, social weal, and good governance, as defined by the CSR and VE literature, are compared. Findings indicate that a VE approach to business ethics is one that will prove superior to CSR over the long term, but that it may be difficult for firms to interpret how to create best practices that will allow for a VE approach to sustainability to create the foundation for good governance. VE standards should be applied to a company’s employees and supply chain partners as well as leadership at the firm, because there must be an integration of ethics and leadership with practices and processes in each organization.

scholarly journals Post Energy Audit of Two Mosques as a Case Study of Intermittent Occupancy Buildings: Toward more Sustainable Mosques

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10111
Author(s):  
Younness EL Fouih ◽  
Amine Allouhi ◽  
Jamil Abdelmajid ◽  
Tarik Kousksou ◽  
Youssef Mourad
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Energy Audit ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The World ◽  
Operation Phase

Mosques are buildings with a unique occupancy schedule and special energy and water consumption scheme. Generally, this type of buildings lacks the application of energy efficiency solutions and sustainable guidelines during the conception, construction and the operation phase. Interestingly, these iconic edifices can play a key role in raising awareness for sustainability and promoting cleaner energy technologies. The first aim of this work is to present energy audit results, recommended energy savings solutions for two historical mosques in Marrakech (Morocco). A detailed discussion of the adopted solutions is presented and an economic assessment was performed. Then, a two-year energy savings evaluation was conducted for the two mosques. Conclusions about the adequacy of the proposed solutions is presented. The second part is dedicated to outline some guidelines and sustainable criteria to consider for establishing an international sustainable mosques label. The creation of a such sustainable label will encourage spreading sustainable best practices in mosques and other types of buildings. It will also help to compare sustainable performances of different mosques around the world by establishing an adapted sustainable rating system.

scholarly journals Building community at distance: a datathon during COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Fritz ◽  
Ian Milligan ◽  
Nick Ruest ◽  
Jimmy Lin
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Practical Recommendation ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Building Community

Purpose This paper aims to use the experience of an in-person event that was forced to go virtual in the wake of COVID-19 as an entryway into a discussion on the broader implications around transitioning events online. It gives both practical recommendation to event organizers as well as broader reflections on the role of digital libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw on their personal experiences with the datathon, as well as a comprehensive review of literature. The authors provide a candid assessment of what approaches worked and which ones did not. Findings A series of best practices are provided, including factors for assessing whether an event can be run online; the mixture of synchronous versus asynchronous content; and important technical questions around delivery. Focusing on a detailed case study of the shift of the physical team-building exercise, the authors note how cloud-based platforms were able to successfully assemble teams and jumpstart online collaboration. The existing decision to use cloud-based infrastructure facilitated the event’s transition as well. The authors use these examples to provide some broader insights on meaningful content delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originality/value Moving an event online during a novel pandemic is part of a broader shift within the digital libraries’ community. This paper thus provides a useful professional resource for others exploring this shift, as well as those exploring new program delivery in the post-pandemic period (both due to an emphasis on climate reduction as well as reduced travel budgets in a potential period of financial austerity).

scholarly journals The Role of Local Food in Rural Economic Development, A Case Study of Frontenac County

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Howes
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Food Economy ◽  
Infrastructure Services

In Eastern Ontario, a growing number of counties and cities are developing food initiatives. In Frontenac County, local food businesses are becoming more prominent. In attempting to understand how to further support the growing local food economy of Frontenac County, this research has used a collaborative approach with the Frontenac CFDC, Frontenac County and OMAFRA to understand what infrastructure, services and other supports are required to grow the local food economy. Using this networked approach, this research has engaged local food producers, processors, distributors, retailers, restauranteurs as well as other local food key stakeholders through a survey and key informant interviews. This research will attempt to link local food stakeholders in the County through a networking workshop. This study will identify challenges and opportunities faced by local food stakeholders in the County and in turn, will create recommendations and best practices to further grow the local food economy in Frontenac County.

scholarly journals Historic Indoor Microclimate, the role of HVAC in heritage buildings’ restoration: the case of the Palace of Venaria Reale

2021 ◽  
Vol 2069 (1) ◽  
pp. 012078
Author(s):  
Anna Bonora ◽  
Kristian Fabbri ◽  
Marco Pretelli
Keyword(s):  
Historical Building ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Building Model ◽  
Preventive Practice ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

Abstract The paper is aimed to illustrate how the study of the indoor microclimate, supported by the virtual simulation and by the knowledge of the historical evolutions of the building (managerial, usage and architectonical changes over the years), represents a preventive practice which allows to evaluate and predict the interactions between the object and the environment. To do that the authors present a case-study: room 33 in the Palace of Venaria Reale, in Turin, Italy. We have reproduced a virtual building model which presents the same indoor and outdoor microclimatic conditions of the original building. Moreover, we evaluated an alternative scenario that simulates the indoor microclimate of room 33 considering the HVAC systems continuously off. The comparison between the two virtual buildings allowed to estimate the impact of the HVAC system on the preventive conservation of the historical building, of the artefacts and of the occupants’ thermal comfort. Those simulations clarified which indoor microclimatic conditions could be guaranteed by the building itself, after the restoration project of the whole Palace started in 2001.

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