Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals Through Environmental Education

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 Quality Education has increased awareness in pre-university environmental education efforts. Environmental education is important to not only creating awareness of world environmental issues, but taking action towards fostering positive change. Environmental education programs such as SeaTrust Institute's AWARE (Action Within a Resilient Environment) assist teens in learning about issues that directly impact their communities and their world. AWARE combines environmental education with hands-on experiential learning projects that help promote environmental awareness in their communities. Through education and experience with active scholars and professional practitioners, students gain an increased understanding of environmental challenges and ways to make a positive impact – both domestically and globally. This is especially critical to developing countries which lack the educational programs and resources to address the impact environmental changes have on their nations and communities.

Assessing the Acceptability of a Co-Produced Long COVID Intervention in an Underserved Community in the UK

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected people from more deprived communities. The experience of Long COVID is similarly distributed but very few investigations have concentrated on the needs of this population. The aim of this project was to co-produce an acceptable intervention for people with Long COVID living in communities recognised as more deprived. Methods: The intervention was based on a multi-disciplinary team using approaches from sport and exercise medicine and functional rehabilitation. The co-production process was undertaken with a stakeholder advisory group and patient public involvement representation. This study identified participants by postcode and the indices of multiple deprivation (IMD); recruitment and engagement were supported by an existing health and wellbeing service. A virtual ‘clinic’ was offered with a team of professional practitioners who met participants three times each; to directly consider their needs and offer structured advice. The acceptability of the intervention was based on the individual’s participation and their completion of the intervention. Results: Ten participants were recruited with eight completing the intervention. The partnership with an existing community health and wellbeing service was deemed to be an important way of reaching participants. Two men and six women ages ranging from 38 to 73 were involved and their needs were commonly associated with fatigue, anxiety and depression with overall de-conditioning. None reported serious hardship associated with the pandemic although most were in self-employment/part-time employment or were not working due to retirement or ill-health. Two older participants lived alone, and others were single parents and had considerable challenges associated with managing a household alongside their Long COVID difficulties. Conclusions: This paper presents the needs and perspectives of eight individuals involved in the process and discusses the needs and preferences of the group in relation to their support for self- managed recovery from Long COVID.

Assessing the Acceptability of a Co-produced Long COVID Intervention in an Underserved Community in the UK

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected people from more deprived communities. The experience of Long Covid is similarly distributed but very few investigations have concentrated on the needs of this population. The aim of this project was to co-produce an acceptable intervention for people with Long Covid, living in communities recognised as more deprived. Methods: The intervention was based on a multi-disciplinary team using approaches from sport and exercise medicine and functional rehabilitation. The co-production process was undertaken with a stakeholder advisory group and patient public involvement representation. This study identified participants by postcode and the indices of multiple deprivation (IMD); recruitment and engagement were supported by an existing health and wellbeing service. A virtual ‘clinic’ was offered with a team of professional practitioners who met participants three times each; to directly consider their needs and offer structured advice. The acceptability of the intervention was based on the individual’s participation and their completion of the intervention. Results: Ten participants were recruited with eight completing the intervention. The partnership with an existing community health and wellbeing service was deemed to be an important way of reaching participants. Two men and six women ages ranging from 38 to 73 were involved and their needs were commonly associated with fatigue, anxiety and depression with overall de-conditioning. None reported serious hardship associated with the pandemic although most were in self-employment/part-time employment or were not working due to retirement or ill-health. Two older participants lived alone, and others were single parents and had considerable challenges associated with managing a household alongside their Long Covid difficulties. Conclusions: This paper presents the needs and perspectives of eight individuals involved in the process and discusses the needs and preferences of the group in relation to their support for self- managed recovery from Long Covid.

COVID-19 and oral lesions: A review

A new coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) was detected in China at the end of 2019 and has since caused a worldwide pandemic. This virus is responsible for an acute respiratory syndrome (COVID-19), distinguished by a potentially lethal interstitial bilateral pneumonia. As Sars-CoV-2 is highly infective through airborne contamination, the high infection risk in the dental environment is a serious problem for both professional practitioners and patients. This literature overview at analyzing various reports available on oral symptoms along with possible causation, their relationship to the time of occurrence of clinical symptoms of this global pandemic.

Making sense of reality

There is a pressing need to provide a worthwhile academic underpinning to public service or community interpreting and its professional context. This paper considers the strategies that could benefit both pure and applied research in this area by discussing a number of majorfactors. First, the approaches used by interpreting as well as related scientific re- search in the public service field to engage with the relevant range of professional practitioners in identifying the topic, gathering adequate and reliable information, seeking ways forward, developing interdisciplinary understanding and implementing improvedpractice, are considered.Second, it is argued that there is a crucial needfor interpreting and language specialists to demonstrate and apply standards of valid research methodologies equivalent to those used in other disciplines in this context (such as medicine), in order to affirm their academic responsibility and interdisciplinary credibility. Finally, the dissemination of the results of research, not only to fellow academics in the language world but also to academics in other related disciplines as well as to the practitioners - interpreters, translators, doctors, lawyers, police officers, social workers etc., is considered. Research results must be accessible in order to improve practice and to enable the research results to be brought into the mainstream informed debate.

Risk Management Model using Cause and Effect Analysis in Industrial Building Project

The purpose of this study is to determine the main potential risks that occur in the design planning stage of a construction project, especially in an Industrial Building project. Based on the available literature and the experiences of other authors and practitioners, a list of potential risks was developed. Risks events were initially categorized into technical, project management, commercial and external categories. Risks are evaluated by professional practitioners who have experience in construction projects. The evaluation includes the expected likelihood of the event and its impact on changes in scope of work. This study considers each risk among owners, consultants, contractors and others. The data collected were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively to assess the severity and impact of the event. The recommended responses to major risks are introduced in this study. Keywords: risk management model, planning stage, industrial building.

Teleworking in the Field of Financial Audit in the Context Generated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

In the sensitive socio-economic context generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, teleworking was, in many fields, a way to continue the activity while complying to the measures imposed by law in order to fight the spread of the new Coronavirus. On the one hand, teleworking offers flexibility in setting the work schedule, eliminates travelling time to and from the worksite and allows to attract competent employees from all over the world, by means of digitalisation. On the other hand, working from home is a challenge. The time required to transfer the activity in the virtual space, and the additional training necessary for the use of innovative information technologies can reduce efficiency and affect the work-life balance. This paper focuses on the audit profession, which had to rethink remote auditing so as to comply with the restrictive measures, but at the same time to avoid affecting the quality of audit missions. The questionnaire distributed among professional practitioners, members of the CFAR, helped us identify the perception of Romanian financial auditors on the variables influencing the efficiency of the audit work carried out in the “new normal” and the extent to which teleworking could become a practice in future financial audit missions.

Dynamics of perception of higher education applicants of the educational process organization features at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture in 2019–2021

The aim of the article is to study the dynamics of the perception of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies of the organization of the educational process in the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. The article highlights the main directions of further work of the administration and teachers of the Department of Cultural Studies to coordinate actions to optimize the educational process. The methodology. To study the opinion of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies on the organization of the educational process at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, a survey was conducted in May 2020 and March 2021. The survey belongs to the type of “Mass common correspondence online survey”. The questionnaire “Applicants for higher education about the organization of the educational process at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture” has 21 questions, 20 of which are closed questions. An additional open-ended question was added to allow respondents to express their views on the educational process. The questionnaire allowed for the omission of the question if the respondent did not have information. The answers were collected online, in Google forms. To achieve relative anonymity, only the year and specialty were recorded. No other personal data was registered. For questionnaires, a restriction on the period of recording results was introduced. The collection of answers to each questionnaire lasted 2 weeks. The results. The results of the analysis of the dynamics of perception allow us to conclude that during the year there was a significant increase in positive perception — 9 positions have changed significantly for the better in the perception of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies. However, there is an increase in the negative perception of several items in the survey — 3 positions have changed significantly for the worse in the perception of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies. 7 positions according to the perception of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies remained without significant changes. The scientific topicality. The article deals with the issues of the dynamics of perception of the organization of the educational process by higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies of the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. To research the opinion of higher education students of the Department of Cultural Studies on the organization of the educational process, a survey was conducted in May 2020 and March 2021. The practical significance. According to the results of the study of the dynamics of perception of the organization of the educational process at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, it is possible to offer to pay more attention to the proposals for higher education students to study separate programs abroad. It is also necessary to pay more attention to measures to attract the best teachers, to involve professional practitioners, experts, and representatives of employers in teaching and organizing the educational process.

Microgrid Policies: A Review of Technologies and Key Drivers of Thailand

Microgrids have been emerging and playing valuable roles in several parts of society, from academia of scholars to the energy supply industry of professional practitioners. A microgrid policy appeared in the Thailand 2015 energy development plan. There are many microgrids in Thailand. The first smart microgrid in Thailand is in active operation. Some microgrids are no longer functioning. Other microgrids continue to serve their customers. The remaining microgrid projects are in the process of development. Most present microgrids in Thailand are driven by public policy and legal flexibility. The objective of this research is to investigate the compatible microgrid technology in Thailand and explore the key drivers of microgrid policies in Thailand. The research methodology applied in this research includes data collection (i.e., a document study, interview, group discussion, and microgrid project participation and observation), as well as data analysis and conclusion. The findings of the research show that: in Thailand, the desired microgrid technologies are compatible with 1) inputs of potential local renewable energy resources of solar, wind, biomass, and mini-hydro, and 2) small gaps of human resource capabilities to deal with the technology utilization. The key drivers of the Thailand microgrid policy are 1) electricity access, 2) wealth creation and distribution, 3) environmental protection, and 4) technology development.

Perceptions of Using Private Dwellings at Gamaleyah as Airbnb Rent Listings in Old Historic Cairo

The social movement renowned as the "sharing economy" is becoming increasingly noticeable in online peer-to-peer platforms recently. One of these platforms is Airbnb; an accommodation marketplace that offers access to alternative accommodation. These platforms have a mega important socio-economic impact on tourist destinations. Old Cairo historic area encounters a lot of historical, heritage, and cultural features and folklores. Many owners of private homes in the area use them to accommodate guests and visitors to the area. Unfortunately, this is taking place under no organization or control by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) since Egyptian accommodation regulations do not include a classification for such rent places. However, the area is well known among tourists and visitors and is included in downtown tours organized by tour operators and guides. This paper discusses the idea of using these homes as rent listings using the Airbnb platform among the executives of Historical Cairo Development Project (HCDP), Ministry of Tourism (MoT), and Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF) as well as academics heading Heritage programs in Egyptian, Bahrain, and British Universities. This paper is devoted to revealing the differences in these perceptions among guests, professional practitioners, and academics, and officials "executives" of the government. Results indicate that all parties are in line with the idea and they recommended a change of regulations for that purpose. Keywords: Airbnb platform, old Cairo, hospitality regulations, architectural heritage, local community welfare, functioning model