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Measurement of climate change-related food (in)security and food sovereignty in Canada’s northern communities and the circumpolar region: a scoping review protocol

IntroductionClimate change impacts the circumpolar region (including northern Canada) at a greater magnitude than other parts of the world. This affects food (in)security as well as food sovereignty. This scoping...

Sustainability as a Resilience Factor in the Agri-Food Supply Chain

What factors have a positive impact on the resilience of supply chains? This question has been raised in several academic research papers, particularly in recent years, coinciding with a series of disruptions (healthcare, political and climate) that have shaken the reliability of a global logistics gear that seemed infallible. In this context, the motivation of this article is to provide new knowledge that helps identify the key elements of business management that guarantee greater reliability and security in the supply of products. More specifically, this research focuses on studying the causal relationship that exists between resilience and sustainability in the management of agri-food chains to generate valuable knowledge for the leaders of companies that have to deal with these two transformations. Through a qualitative comparative analysis methodology, taking a sample of eight Spanish distribution companies, the results obtained indicate that the strength of supply chains has a strong link to strategies to improve environmental, social and governance sustainability. This is a conclusion that provides interesting value, reaffirming that it is possible to design and execute supply chains that make sustainability and resilience compatible.

Outstanding scholar as dean: the impact of dean academic achievements on school research output

ABSTRACT In recent years, China emerged as one of the world’s largest producers of academic research papers contributing massively to national and international journals annually. This prolific output serves as evidence to the dedicated efforts of Chinese universities to foster research activities among their teaching staff. However, the role of academic leaders, particularly that of school deans, on research productivity within these institutions remains an important and unresolved question. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the academic achievements of deans on the research output of business schools of China prestigious 985/211project universities. For this purpose, we manually collected data on the deans of business schools of 985/211 project universities from 2000 to 2018 as well as data on published research papers by each school. Empirical results show that during the tenure of an ‘academic dean’, the average number of papers published by business schools increased by about 10.6% annually. After being converted into standard ‘Economic Research Journal’ articles, this effect increased by as much as 28%. The above results are robust with several different model specifications and definitions for academic deans. Our research findings hold significant policy implications, not only for China's education system but extends to various knowledge-intensive institutions, such as hospitals, research labs, and consultancy organizations.

The Application of Chat GPT in English Language Evaluation: A Systematic Literature Review

This comprehensive study of the literature investigated the use, advantages, and drawbacks of the Chat GPT in English language instruction. This article was constructed by using a limited search strategy for relevant databases like Google Scholar, Frontiersin, ResearchGate, Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching, and ScienceDirect using the keywords “Chat GPT” and “ELT Assessment.” The search is limited to articles published between 2019 and 2024, written in English, and containing “Chat GPT” and “English Language Assessment,” open-access, peer-reviewed, and relevant conference papers. This review examined 20 academic research papers on the use of the Chat GPT in English Language Teaching (ELT) assessment. The findings highlighted various benefits, including simplified assessment, customisation, near-real-time automation, removal of geographical restrictions, and cost-effectiveness. Nevertheless, ethical issues and restrictions were discussed, such as the responsible use of AI as a tool and the imbalance that AI can create in the integrity of an the assessment. The outcomes of this review could offer an understanding of the Chat GPT in terms of ELT assessment application and some new opportunities for future research and practice. The novelty of this study lies in the thorough literature review conducted by the author, encompassing a diverse array of research studies. The study elucidated various advantages and obstacles encountered by researchers during the assessment process. Furthermore, the researchers underscored the necessity of human validation for current generational artificial intelligence models in practical applications.

Exploring the surveillance technology discourse: a bibliometric analysis and topic modeling approach.

The prevention of crime is a multifaceted challenge with legal, political, and cultural implications. Surveillance technologies play a crucial role in assisting law enforcement and other relevant parties in this mission. Drones, cameras, and wiretaps are examples of such devices. As their use increases, it becomes essential to address related challenges involving various stakeholders and consider cultural, political, and legal aspects. The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of surveillance technologies and identify commonalities and differences in perspectives among social media users and researchers. Data extraction was performed from two platforms: Scopus (for academic research papers) and platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The dataset included 88,989 tweets and 4,874 research papers. Topic modeling, an unsupervised machine learning approach, was applied to analyze the content. The research results revealed that privacy received little attention across the datasets, indicating its relatively low prominence. The military applications and their usage have been documented in academic research articles as well as tweets. Based on the empirical evidence, it seems that contemporary surveillance technology may be accurately described as possessing a bi-directional nature, including both sousveillance and surveillance, which aligns with Deleuzian ideas on the Panopticon. The study's findings also indicate that there was a greater level of interest in actual applications of surveillance technologies as opposed to more abstract concepts like ethics and privacy.

Investigating the ascendancy of brand experience on brand equity: A Literature review

This literature review aims to analyze the correlations amid brand experience and brand equity. The whole range of sensory, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral reactions that customers exhibit towards a brand is encompassed by brand experience. It highlights the significance of establishing memorable and meaningful engagements that surpass the practical characteristics of a product or service. The evaluation examines an extensive array of academic articles, research papers, and industry reports to get a thorough comprehension of the current body of knowledge about this correlation. The assessment additionally highlights certain deficiencies in the current body of knowledge. Additional investigation is necessary to understand the specific ways in which brand experience impacts brand equity. In summary, this literature study offers a thorough examination of the associating between brand experience and brand equity. The upshots indicate that brand experience is indispensable in constructing and improving brand equity. This statement emphasizes the importance of brand experiences in developing a strong brand value, and it advocates for additional research to enhance our comprehension of this connection in different circumstances. This review offers significant insights for marketing practitioners seeking to effectively maintain and enhance brand equity through strategic brand experiences.

The impact of artificial intelligence on academic work and research papers

This research seeks to present the production of academic and scientific papers using artificial intelligence for Chat GPT language modeling in different areas of higher education. To obtain the results, the quantitative approach was followed, the type of research is descriptive with a non-experimental design at the field level. The size of the population were the teachers of various careers at the Machala Metropolitan University. For the sample, a probabilistic sampling with simple random selection was used, calculating the sample size with a margin of error of 5% and a confidence level of 95%. The main results in the application of the instrument are, among others, the fact that none of the teachers could detect that the document they reviewed was created by artificial intelligence and they gave it an average score of 8.88/10 and that the platform anti plagiarism Compilatio also generated an average of 1% similarity, demonstrating that academic and research papers are currently indistinguishable from human-made work, neither in human review nor on anti-plagiarism platforms. plagiarism.

INCORPORATING CHATGPT IN THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROCESS: AVOIDING STUDENT STIGMATIZATION

ChatGPT, a potent and readily accessible technological tool, has recently raised concerns regarding its potential for fostering plagiarism within educational contexts. With its emergence, academic institutions have begun disseminating cautionary advisories to educators, urging them to incorporate notifications in their syllabi to apprise students that the utilization of this application could impinge upon their academic integrity, potentially resulting in a failing grade for their submitted work. While these apprehensions possess a certain degree of validity, university professors had anticipated that their institutions would furnish them with comprehensive training sessions on the utilization of ChatGPT and its pertinent functionalities for pedagogical purposes. The primary objective of this research is to introduce ChatGPT and elucidate how it can be harnessed to encourage tertiary-level students in the composition and refinement of their academic research papers, thereby aiding them in attaining the prescribed learning outcomes delineated in their respective syllabi and the guidelines governing academic writing courses. Furthermore, rather than resorting to punitive measures and undue stress imposition, educational institutions should endeavor to evince genuine concern for their students' well-being. The author posits that the extent of plagiarism facilitated by ChatGPT is contingent upon the nature of the course in which it is employed. Consequently, course instructors should consider implementing tailored instructional and assessment strategies, which will be expounded upon in this study. The research culminates by offering recommendations for the preservation of students' well-being and the mitigation of distrust.

Research Writing, Peer Review and Academic Publishing

Writing academic research papers acceptable for journal publication is not often taught in graduate programs let alone in undergraduate studies. Students and early career researchers (herein known as students for both categories) usually undergo a trial-and-error period to learn how to navigate the publication submission process—a long and daunting task. However, E-mentoring, or electronic mentoring, has proven to be beneficial for students. E-mentoring opportunities can be found by a pro-active student seeking out published researchers in their fields and requesting if they can mentor them. Colleges, universities or other academic institutions may have formal or informal research or peer review programmes, internship, field experience or practicum courses for-credit. Academic journals may also host student mentoring programmes for peer review, editing, and/or research writing hands-on experiences. Mentoring students in research writing and the journal publication process should start as early in one’s academic career as possible. Age or academic status should not be seen as a deterrent or disadvantage when mentored by a patient, experienced and enthusiastic research mentor. Such e-mentoring experiences can be offered by individual researchers, at the institutional level or from the academic journal—the latter being the most ideal model worthy of advocacy and replication.

New ways in delivering services for people with dual diagnosis

IntroductionPeople with severe mental health disorders and concurrent addiction problems are one of the most challenges patients to treat within mental health and addiction. They often find themselves fallen between different chairs within mental health and addiction services and between spescialist and primary care. There is a need for new ways of delivering services for this group.ObjectivesThe objective of this presentation is to present how Flexible assertive outreach teams (FACT) are delivered in a densly populated country and the results on changes in use of spescialist services and detension. We will also present the results of changes in quality of life before and after entering FACT and which factors that might be associated with life quality.MethodsThe establising of FACT in Norway has been extecively evaluated both in the form of official reports to the health authorities and academic research papers. We will do a scoping review of the Norwegian research on the effect of FACT teams with a spesific attention to the results obtained in densly populated areas. The review will cover the years fra 2018 up til to day.ResultsThe results so far indicate that it is possible to deliver FACT services in densly populated areas and that there is an increase in qualty of life before and after entering a FACT team. The use of hospitalization days are reduced with about 50 % and the same applies for days in detention.ConclusionsFACT teams seems to be a viable way of delivering mental health care services to one of the most vulnerable groups in our society.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

Developing new forms of tourism based on intangible culture heritage and creativity in Egypt

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the need to establish linkages between tourism, intangible cultural heritage and creativity in Egypt and also diversifying tourism through creativity; and to analyze and explain the impact of intangible cultural heritage on tourism experience in Egypt and the opportunities to generate added value from integrating tourism and creativity. It also suggests some practical steps for developing intangible cultural heritage-based tourism models in Egypt.Design/methodology/approachThe paper proposes a conceptual framework for integrating intangible cultural heritage with tourism in Egypt and its impact on tourism experience. To apply this framework, a case study was conducted focused on the tourism experience derived from intangible cultural heritage in Alexandria. The authors collected primary data by directly observing and experiencing tourism in Egypt, providing valuable firsthand experiential data. These observations offered insights into the practical aspects of intangible cultural heritage-based tourism in Egypt. In addition, secondary data sources such as academic research papers, reports and publications related to tourism and intangible cultural heritage experiences were utilized to support and complement the primary data.FindingsFindings suggest the need for a different approach in intangible heritage based tourism promotion and consumption, an approach that may differ from the conventional and typical considerations in cultural tourism planning and management. In addition, findings emphasized that tourism-based intangible heritage in Egypt can be a constructive platform and sustainable tool to promote the country’s rich culture and traditions while providing employment opportunities for the local population.Research limitations/implicationsThis study provides an exploratory overview of integrating intangible heritage with tourism in Egypt, through exploring Egypt’s intangible heritage and proposing a framework of its inclusion, in order to create an intangible cultural heritage tourism experience. However, the proposed framework and packages should be analyzed and examined on the ground through the heritage, administrative, social and tourist aspects of the destination, to assess the viability of the study.Practical implicationsThe practical implications of this study should be addressed to the decision makers working on management action plans in tourist destinations in Egypt, such as site mangers as well as tour operators. It could contribute to adopting a new approach in developing and implementing a mutually beneficial partnership between intangible heritage and tourism in Egypt.Originality/valueIt is the first study that presents practical steps to develop new models for linking intangible heritage to tourism in Egypt.

Marketing Cues in Industry 5.0: Journey to Hyper Personalization

The industrial landscape is in the midst of a transformation from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0, characterized by technological advancements, increased automation, and a greater reliance on data-driven decision- making. Industry 5.0 has a profound impact on marketing by introducing a new era of hyper- personalization and leveraging advanced technologies to enhance consumer engagement: reshaping marketing and consumer engagement strategies. Following a descriptive research methodology, the paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the changing role of marketing cues as it adapts to this shifting landscape. It investigates the transformation of marketing strategies in terms of cues, from traditional times to the emerging trend of hyper-personalization, which accompanies the transition to Industry 5.0. Secondary data from academic journals, scholarly articles, research papers, and industry reports are used in obtaining insights how marketing cues have adapted and their implications within the context of Industry 5. The study concludes that Industry 5.0 has brought about a revolution in marketing by seamlessly integrating technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), big data and real time technologies and many more. The extensive aim is to create an intelligent, interconnected system where machines and devices communicate and collaborate throughout the marketing process. Keywords; Industry 5.0, Hyper- Personalisation, Marketing Cues,

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: A Review of State-of- the-Art Trends, Global Developments, and Practical Implications

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the latest trends, global developments, and practical implications in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). The introduction highlights the transformative impact of AI and ML across various sectors, including healthcare, finance, transportation, manufacturing, retail, and entertainment. The purpose of the scientific research is to analyze the scientific, knowledge, and practical significance of AI and ML developments, emphasizing their potential impact on diverse domains. The study encompasses three main parts: state-ofthe- art trends, global developments, and practical implications. The scientific and practical importance of this paper lies in its examination of the growth and transformative potential of AI and ML technologies. The research methodology involves a comprehensive literature review, covering academic journals, conference proceedings, and reputable research papers and reports, to provide valuable insights and advancements in the field. The key findings of the paper revolve around significant trends in AI and ML, such as the increasing adoption of deep learning techniques and the integration of AI with big data analytics. Additionally, the study highlights global developments in AI research and investments from countries like the United States, China, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the European Union. Practical implications include improved disease diagnosis and personalized treatment plans in healthcare, enhanced fraud detection and risk assessment in finance, and the use of AI-powered virtual assistants in customer service interactions. The research brings practical relevance to industries and policymakers, demonstrating the transformative potential of AI and ML in reshaping sectors and improving various aspects of human life. The paper concludes with recommendations for establishing robust frameworks to govern the responsible development and deployment of AI and ML systems, ensuring their long-term viability and beneficial impact on society.

Green fintech: Developing a research agenda

AbstractDigitalization and sustainability have been the core drivers of transformation of the financial industry in recent years. In this context, green fintech plays a major role, which, however, is still an unexplored field in business, information systems and finance research. This paper conducts a systematic literature analysis and develops a research agenda based on a framework, which is derived from clustering 74 academic research papers. The framework consists of the four clusters strategy, organization, technology, and potentials along nine dimensions. The research agenda reveals that green fintech is still a very premature field of research. The analysis shows that areas like customer‐ and government‐related services, insurance‐oriented approaches and SDGs which focus on life on land and life below water are still rare and that most of the approaches focus on blockchain technology, while other financial technologies like artificial intelligence are still underrepresented.

Current Research and Future Perspectives: A Literature Review on the Blue Economy of Indonesia

As an archipelagic country with an ocean-spanning more than two-thirds of its land area, developing a sustainable ocean economy is vital for Indonesia. Indonesia’s strategic position has also created opportunities for Indonesia to influence regional political and economic stability and lead in sustainable ocean development. Blue Economy is recognized as disentangling socio-economic activities and advancement from environmental deterioration while maximizing the potential gains from marine resources. This study aims to scrutinize and analyse existing academic literature and research papers and analyse the future perspectives of the Blue Economy in Indonesia, employing VOSviewer to examine the current status and scope—a Systematic Literature Review spanning a decade of academic journal datasets extracted from the Scopus database. A Strategic Foresight approach using secondary data was also employed to highlight potential future scenarios and their implications. By employing strategic foresight and analysing potential future scenarios, the study can provide helpful information for long-term planning and decision-making processes in various sectors of the Blue Economy and their human capital development.

The instigating factors behind the occurrence of vibration in steam turbines: A review analysis

The present study focuses on elucidating the fundamental reasons underlying the emergence of vibrations in steam turbines. During operation, vibrations are observed not only in the components of the machinery that undergo cyclical motion but also in those components connected to the equipment. Therefore, vibration monitoring holds great importance in identifying malfunctions in the functional operations of turbomachinery, enabling timely detection and prevention of potential accidents. Using the steam turbine unit as an example, it is noteworthy that the rotor primarily undergoes oscillatory motion, where it is essential to recognize that vibrations also manifest in bearings, housings, turbine foundations, pipelines and surrounding components. The thorough examination of vibration should encompass not only turbine rotors but also the entire turbine assembly, including the generator and all associated equipment. It is essential to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the overall system to ensure optimal functionality. Academic research papers typically do not often assess the specific number of working hours and conditions which are leading to rotor damage, also in that sense, not determining if damage is a result of wear and tear during prolonged undesired operation. Instead, the emphasis is commonly placed on analyzing elevated levels of vibrations and investigating the associated occurrence of cracks. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the main causes of vibrations through a unified perspective on the various conclusions available, regarding the diverse causes behind these common and complex vibration occurrences.

빅데이터 분석을 통한 해외의 한식에 대한 영양적 가치연구

This study identified the trends of overseas academic research papers on Korean food after 'COVID-19' to find out how Korean food was actually affected by COVID-19 and changes in recent trends due to those effects. First, as a result of TF analysis, words related to health care and disease research are derived from the top 10 to 20, indicating that research on health care and disease in Korean food after COVID-19 is active. Second, as a result of conducting TF-IDF on foreign Korean food research from 2021 to 2023, cell (66.0) showed the highest frequency Third, as a result of N-gram analysis of foreign Korean food research from 2021 to 2023, 'covid→19' was derived the highest with connection strength (298). It can be seen that many studies have been conducted for the purpose of patient treatment. As many people are less interested in Korean food due to COVID-19, we suggest practical implications that it is necessary to create an environment in which people are more interested in Korean food by identifying the changing eating behavior of Korean food and preparing measures to minimize risk factors.

Frontier issues in international ocean governance: Japan's discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea

This paper aimed at explore international ocean governance issues through the perspective of Japan's nuclear contaminated water discharge to the sea. This paper analyzes the core issue of Japan's plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the ocean from the perspectives of Japan's international legal obligation, law enforcement issues, and judicial issues after integrated analyzing academic research paper and cases. Japan has obligations such as timely notification, information disclosure, environmental impact assessment, and avoidance of transboundary harm. Intergovernmental and non-governmental international organizations, such as IAEA, IMO and WHO should play a role in setting up an international group of experts to carry out monitoring and assessment, and whose positions and attitudes are important references for judging Japan's behavior. Cases heard before ICJ, ITLOS, and advisory opinion proceeding could provide reference from the judicial perspective on the issue of transboundary harm and proof of damages. Furthermore, this paper discusses the response strategies that the international community especially the opponents may adopt, including promoting the adoption of relevant treaties, take a combination of requesting advisory opinion and file arbitration, establish effective international monitoring mechanism, and engage in close communication with stakeholders.

Migration Problem: Reasons, Impacts and Way to Overcome

The world is currently confronted with multidimensional challenges, migration problem, more specifically, illegal migration, is one of the most remarkable among them. People are being migrated to relatively safe, secure, and prosperous places from unsafe, insecure and poorer places either for better income, better life, better education or for security purpose. Whatever reason, migration, mostly the illegal migration are creation enormous problems in both the home countries and the host countries.The aim of the study is to analysis the reasons for the growing rate of migration, its impacts, and potential ways to overcome the challenges. The study is mainly based on secondary sources of data and information including scientific and academic journals, scholar articles, research papers, books, and other relevant sources to make a deep analysis. The study recommends ‘Absolute Globalization’, an absolute integration of global economic, education, political, and social institutions where regionalism will be the cornerstone of the integration, as the way to confront the challenges.

Role of Libraries in Implementing the New Education Policy 2020 in Higher Education in India

Libraries play a crucial and multi-faceted role in the implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP) of 2020 in higher education in India. They function as hubs of knowledge and are instrumental in supporting the educational goals outlined in the NEP. This article examines the intricate and significant part that libraries play in the effective execution of the NEP, specifically within the context of NEP 2020. It discusses how libraries can promote access to diverse knowledge resources, encourage research, and foster critical thinking skills among students. By utilizing the potential of libraries as centers of learning, higher education institutions can establish a more inclusive and just learning environment according to the NEP’s vision. The primary focus of this study is to comprehensively elaborate on the multi-faceted involvement of libraries, including the active promotion of digital literacy, cultivation of research efforts and innovative initiatives, and facilitation of an all-encompassing and impartial approach to acquiring information for all segments of society. The article notes that libraries can contribute to the promotion of digital literacy, which is a critical aspect of the NEP. As the use of digital technologies in education increases, libraries play a vital role in providing access to a wide range of digital resources, such as e-books, online databases, and various digital learning materials. They can provide instructional guidance and assistance to both students and faculty members on the effective use of digital tools and platforms, leading to a significant improvement in their digital literacy skills. Libraries also offer access to a vast array of scholarly resources, including academic journals, research papers, and books. This accessibility empowers students and faculty members to engage in significant research endeavors. They also provide guidance and direction for conducting literature reviews, accessing relevant research databases, and keeping up with the latest developments in various disciplines. Therefore, libraries serve as collaborative spaces for interdisciplinary research and innovation, facilitating knowledge sharing and networking among students and faculty members, which is essential for NEP 2020. This research emphasizes the expected academic roles of libraries in enhancing all educational programs and proposes specific strategies to improve their functions. Previous literature is combined with qualitative research data from semi-structured interviews with 125 faculties, including Professors, Associate Professors, and working librarians from four universities associated with higher education institutions. Questionnaires and interview tools were used to explore the relevant data collection instruments.