Teaching Cross-Cultural Competence in a Smart Machine Age

The business world is in a state of flux due in part to the advent of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, smart robots, and nanotechnology. The dawn of this ‘Smart Machine Age' has significant implications for business education, which will need to be transformed with a new focus on imparting knowledge, skills, and abilities suitable for the new workplace environment. Among the skill sets that are in highest demand according to employers is cross-cultural competence (CC). Scholarly interest in CC has grown exponentially in recent years and there is an emerging consensus that it is best taught through non-traditional pedagogies centered on experiential learning. This chapter explores the efficacy of international service learning as a tool for teaching CC, with a focus on an innovative social entrepreneurship project undertaken at Florida International University. The project involves a partnership between a student organization, an NGO, and a women's self-help group in India.

PENGABDIAN INTERNASIONAL BERBAGI ILMU SESUAI BIDANG KEPAKARAN TENTANG VAKSINASI COVID DAN HPV

ABSTRAKLatar belakang: Kondisi pandemi saat ini memberikan kemudahan diadakan pertemuan antarnegara melalui webinar. Beragamnya kepakaran mahasiswa Indonesia yang menempuh pendidikan di Thailand memungkinkan saling bertukar ilmu dengan para pakar di Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (FKIK UMY). Selain saling bertukar pengetahuan dan pengalaman, sekaligus pelepas rindu kampung halaman. Tema yang dipilih merupakan trending topic tentang vaksinasi, sekaligus mengupas tentang kesehatan reproduksi, yaitu: Vaksinasi Covid dan HPV. Tujuan: Mengadakan pengabdian internasional melalui webinar antara FKIK UMY dan PERMITHA (perkumpulan mahasiswa Indonesia di Thailand) untuk meningkatkan pemahaman tentang vaksinasi Covid-19 dan HPV. Metode: sosialisasi tentang vaksinasi Covid-19 dan HPV oleh 4 dosen FKIK UMY melalui webinar, dengan peserta mahasiswa, dosen, masyarakat umum dari Indonesia dan mahasiswa Indonesia yang berada di Thailand. Tanya jawab dan diskusi dilakukan setelah penyampaian materi. Kemanfaatan pengabdian ini disampaikan oleh peserta berdasarkan pertanyaan yang disampaikan moderator. Hasil: Pengabdian internasional dihadiri oleh 60 peserta dari Indonesia dan Thailand. Antusiasme peserta tampak dari 13 pertanyaan yang diajukan. Pengabdian internasional ini dirasakan memberikan kemanfaatan yang tinggi, efektif sebagai ajang berbagi ilmu, terjalin silaturahmi sekaligus pelepas rindu kampung halaman. Peningkatan pengetahuan peserta dinilai dengan terjawabnya semua pertanyaan yang diajukan peserta dan peserta menyatakan puas dengan jawaan yang diberikan. Dengan demikian pemahaman peserta setelah webinar mengalami peningkatan dibandingkan sebelum kegiatan. Kesimpulan: Pengabdian internasional yang diisi oleh para pakar di bidangnya banyak memberikan kemanfaatan bagi seluruh peserta, dan mengharapkan pengabdian internasional bisa berkelanjutan. Kata kunci: Covid-19; HPV; pengabdian internasional. ABSTRACTBackground: Webinar becomes the only option to held a meeting between countries in this pandemic. The diversity of expertise of Indonesian students studying in Thailand allows the exchange of knowledge with experts at the Medical Faculty and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (FKIK UMY). In addition to exchanging knowledge and experience, as well as releasing homesickness. The chosen theme is a trending topic about vaccination, as well as discussing reproductive health, so the topic: Covid and HPV vaccinations was raised. Objective: To conduct international service through a webinar between FKIK UMY and PERMITHA (Indonesian student association in Thailand) to increase understanding about Covid-19 and HPV vaccination. Methods: providing information about Covid-19 and HPV vaccinations by four FKIK UMY lecturers through a webinar, with students, lecturers, the general public from Indonesia and Indonesian students in Thailand participating. Questions and answers and discussions were held after the presentation. The benefits of this service were conveyed by participants based on questions submitted by the moderator. Result: The international service was attended by 60 participants from Indonesia and Thailand. The enthusiasm of the participants can be seen from the 13 questions asked. This international service is felt to provide high benefits, is effective as a place to share knowledge, establish friendship as well as release homesickness. The increasing of knowledge was marked by answered all of questions and satisfying all of participants. It means understanding of participants after webinar was higher than before. Conclusion: International service that is filled by experts in their fields provides many benefits for all participants, and we hope that international service can be sustainable. Keywords: Covid-19; HPV; international service.

Metabolomics for Crop Breeding: General Considerations

The development of new, more productive varieties of agricultural crops is becoming an increasingly difficult task. Modern approaches for the identification of beneficial alleles and their use in elite cultivars, such as quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping and marker-assisted selection (MAS), are effective but insufficient for keeping pace with the improvement of wheat or other crops. Metabolomics is a powerful but underutilized approach that can assist crop breeding. In this review, basic methodological information is summarized, and the current strategies of applications of metabolomics related to crop breeding are explored using recent examples. We briefly describe classes of plant metabolites, cellular localization of metabolic pathways, and the strengths and weaknesses of the main metabolomics technique. Among the commercialized genetically modified crops, about 50 different metabolically altered plants have been identified in the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) database. These plants are reviewed as encouraging examples of the application of knowledge of biochemical pathways. Based on the recent examples of metabolomic studies, we discuss the performance of metabolic markers, the integration of metabolic and genomic data in metabolic QTLs (mQTLs) and metabolic genome-wide association studies (mGWAS). The elucidation of metabolic pathways and involved genes will help in crop breeding and the introgression of alleles of wild relatives in a more targeted manner.

Travel-Related Behaviors and Health Outcomes of Adolescents Compared with Adults on Short-Term International Service Missions

With an increasing number of adolescents participating in international travel, little is known about travel-related behaviors and health risks in this age group. In the years 2015–2016, we conducted an anonymous, posttravel, questionnaire-based survey with the aim to compare self-reported practices and travel-related symptoms between adolescents (< 18 years old, N = 87) and adults (≥ 18 years old, N = 149) who came to our travel clinic before their humanitarian missions. They had the same pretravel health education, and traveled together to perform similar activities. In univariate analysis, compared with adults, we found that adolescents reported less prior international travel (P < 0.001), more often wore long-sleeved clothing for malaria prevention (P < 0.001) but less often for sun protection (P = 0.009), more often used insect repellents (P = 0.011), and less often had diarrhea (P = 0.024). All other practices and health outcomes were similar between the groups. Multivariate analyses using Bayesian network show strong associations between adults and prior travel experience, and not wearing long-sleeve clothing for malaria prevention. We also found strong associations between prior international travel and sustaining an injury, and having jet lag, as well as between taking malaria prophylaxis and not having diarrhea. Overall, most practices and health outcomes were similar between age groups. Adolescent age and lack of prior international travel experience did not have significant impacts on practices and health outcomes. Our findings highlight the need for more effective strategies to improve the behaviors and health outcomes in both adolescents and adults.

Preliminary Exploration Via Phenomenological Methods of the Experiences of OT Professionals Who Engage in Pro Bono International Service

Date Presented 04/13/21 In our poster, we describe the experiences and meanings of international pro bono service work for OTs and OTAs, for which no published research exists. Semistructured interviews were done with eight people who had been on at least two trips. The EPP method of data analysis was done, and summaries and themes across participants were generated. As OT expands globally, the results of our study can help increase understanding of how OTs practice as global citizens. Primary Author and Speaker: Joseph Cipriani Additional Authors and Speakers: Jessie N. Zimmer, Cherie Graves