Fastest Growing Research Articles

1인가구의 세대별 삶의 만족도 영향요인 비교 연구

Background and objectives: One-person households are the fastest growing family type in Korea. They bring social concerns such as weakened social integration, increasing poverty and social isolation. They are not homogeneous but heterogeneous groups depending on their socio-demographic characteristics including generation. This study compared the life satisfaction level as well as factors affecting it among the three one-person household generations Methods: The 13th wave of the Korea Welfare Panel dataset with 1,187 respondents was utilized. For data analysis Chi-square test, analysis of variance and hierarchical regression analysis were employed. Generations are divided into three, namely young adult (20-39), the middle-aged (40-64) and the elderly (65 and over). Result: The life satisfaction level was highest among the young adult one-person household generation, followed by the middle-aged and the elderly generation. The common factors affecting life satisfaction of the three generations were physical as well as mental health, including self-esteem and depression. However, there were more factors different from generation to generation. As for the young adult, age, religion, and smoking were significant. As for the middle aged and the elderly, gender (male) and income were significant. Additionally, age, home-ownership and drinking were significant to the elderly generation. Conclusions: As there are differences as well as similarities among the three generations, policies for one-person households need to be devised considering these findings. For all generations, both physical and mental health policies are needed. For young adult strengthening social relations, providing decent jobs, and promoting anti-smoking policy are major agenda, and for the middle-aged and the elderly, assisting in social capital accumulation (for male), providing stable jobs and diverse leisure activities, and securing income. Additionally, for the elderly, expanding the social security system and housing support are needed.

Visitors’ motivations and behaviours at pilgrimage centres: push and pull perspectives

ABSTRACT Religious tourism is one of the fastest growing and changing sectors of the world tourism market because of, among other things, social-cultural changes in the 20th and 21st centuries (i.e. the development of transport and mass tourism, globalization, secularization, and commercialization). Pilgrimage centres are important destinations also for general heritage tourism. Despite their global importance and growing popularity, there is still a lack of the knowledge about the complexity, multidimensionality, and diversity of journeys to pilgrimage centres. Here, the results from a comprehensive empirical study on visitors’ motivations and behaviours to pilgrimage centres in Poland are presented for the first time, to provide insight into contemporary religious tourism. The diversity and dependence of the main motivations, additional motivations, behaviours, and socio-demographic research sample indicators were analyzed. The motivations and behaviours are varied and multi-faceted, and include mainly religious and tourist factors, but are also related to cultural heritage tourism, recreation, social/family life, and additional factors. A conceptual model is presented of the motivations of pilgrimage centre visitors based on the push-pull motivational framework, adapted to religious tourism, taking into account the importance of the religious element – as an innovative contribution – summarized the studies.

COVID-19- Its Impact on Poultry Industry in India

The outbreak of the COVID-19 is affecting more than 3 Lakh confirmed cases from 180 countries and territories around the world. It is said to be that nearly 341 confirmed cases have been reported in India as of March 22 , 2020. Normally the Corona Virus would be found in animals and can be transmitted from animals to human beings and then spread from person to person. The COVID-19 is getting by humans contact with animals. Poultry industry is one of the fastest growing and most profitable industries in India it is also an integral part of agricultural sectors. According to the recent surveys that about 3 million farmers and 15 million agrarian farmers are employed in the poultry industry and it has contributed around Rs 26000 crore to the national income. Such a fast growing industry is now temporarily facing neck deep financial crises for the past one month due to COVID-19.

Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math: From Camps to Careers

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers are among the fastest growing and highest paying, yet women are largely underrepresented in these fields, and many girls lack access to STEM opportunities in school. Oregon State University's Open Campus partners with the American Association of University Women to bring an experiential STEM camp, Tech Trek, to middle school girls in rural Oregon with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of women in STEM. Tech Trek serves as a model for intentionally engaging youths to expand access to career opportunities that can be adapted for other Extension programming.

Florida's Strategic Position for Collaborative Automated Telemetry Tracking of Avian Movements Across the Americas

Florida's Strategic Position for Collaborative Automated Telemetry Tracking of Avian Movements Across the Americas

Strategically Marketing Florida’s Cities: An Exploratory Study Into How Cities Engage in Public Marketing

Over the course of this decade, Florida has emerged as one of America’s fastest growing and most visited states. As many of the state’s municipalities compete for opportunities to expand their tax base and achieve other municipally centered goals, they are faced with the challenge of needing to strategically differentiate themselves from their peers to attract opportunities. One way to accomplish this is through using marketing as a tool of strategic management. While literature shows that marketing engagement is happening in cities throughout the world, we lack a clear understanding of what American municipalities are doing about marketing and why they are increasingly choosing to participate in the activity. This work provides a glimpse into how a sample of Florida cities are strategically using marketing and what city managers and communication officials are specifically hoping to accomplish with marketing activity. The purpose of this research is to answer the following three questions: Why do city governments engage in marketing? Do city government officials engage in marketing from a strategic management perspective? How do city governments engage in marketing? Utilizing surveys and interviews from city managers and communication officials at the municipal level from across the state, this exploratory study sheds a light onto how several cities using marketing as a strategic management tool to achieve articulated goals. We provide recommendations for practitioners exploring strategic use of marketing and practitioners seeking to expand marketing engagement within their municipalities.

The dark side of immunotherapy: pancreatic cancer.

Since the journal Science deemed cancer immunotherapy as the “breakthrough of the year” in 2014, there has been an explosion of clinical trials involving immunotherapeutic approaches that, in the last decade - thanks also to the renaissance of the immunosurveillance theory (renamed the three Es theory) - have been continuously and successfully developed. In the latest update of the development of the immuno-oncology drug pipeline, published last November by Nature Review Drug Discovery, it was clearly reported that the immunoactive drugs under study almost doubled in just two years. Of the different classes of passive and active immunotherapies, “cell therapy” is the fastest growing. The aim of this review is to discuss the preclinical and clinical studies that have focused on different immuno-oncology approaches applied to pancreatic cancer, which we assign to the “dark side” of immunotherapy, in the sense that it represents one of the solid tumors showing less response to this type of therapeutic strategy.

Applying a Firefly Algorithm for Optimum Allocation of Solar Photovoltaic Units in a Distribution System

Electrical power companies are currently competing to provide the best services to consumers, by providing both stability and environmental benefits. The integration of renewable energy sources into distribution systems represents the best solution for these requirements, and Solar Photovoltaic units (solar P.V.) are among the fastest growing and most powerful energy resources in the world. Solar P.V. units are installed customer side to improve the profile of buses’ voltage and to minimise losses in the system. The optimum allocation of such units provides several benefits, while choosing the wrong site could lead to over or under voltage and increase losses in the power system. This paper presents a Firefly Algorithm (FA) that can be used to locate the optimal placement for a solar P.V. in distribution systems. A Fast Voltage Stability Index (FVSI) is utilised to select candidate busses for the installation of the solar P.V. panels within the system, with the aim being to improve the voltage profile and minimise total power losses. The implemented algorithm was then examined on the IEEE 33-bus test system and the results w compared with those calculated by executing the genetic algorithm method (GA). The percentage of reduction in real power losses obtained using the FA method was 6.46 % compared with the 6 % obtained by the GA method, and an improvement in the system voltage profile was also observed.

Women contribution to the development of Buddhism in Latvia

Buddhism is one of the fastest growing and popular religions in the West which connects people of different ages and social classes. The significant role in the historical transmission of Buddhism to the West and in shaping a distinctively Western form of Buddhism has been played by Western women. Many of these women have gained attention for challenging traditional forms of Buddhism and adapting Buddhist teaching to the contemporary Western context. Others for trying to preserve traditional Buddhist teaching in new circumstances and establishing Asian Buddhist lineages in the West. As well all these women have engaged in a range of activities from teaching to translating, charity and social activism, to promoting Buddhism in the West.

Temperature-dependent mechanical properties of Tin+1CnO2 (n = 1, 2) MXene monolayers: a first-principles study.

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides, carbonitrides, and nitrides (named as MXenes) have become of the fastest growing family of 2D materials in terms of compositions and their applications in different areas. One of the least explored properties of MXenes is their mechanical properties. While the basic elastic properties of MXenes have been studied by first-principles, the effects of temperature on the elastic properties have never been explored. In this study, we investigate temperature-dependent structural and mechanical properties of the titanium-containing MXenes (Tin+1CnO2 (n = 1, 2)) based on the first-principles calculations combined with quasi-harmonic approximation. The effective Young's modulus of a single layer of Ti2CO2 and Ti3C2O2 is calculated to be 565 and 482 GPa, respectively, at 0 K. By increasing temperature to 1000 K, Young's moduli of Ti2CO2 and Ti3C2O2 decrease to 469 GPa and 442 GPa, respectively, which indicates a larger reduction in stiffness in thinner MXenes at higher temperatures. Our calculations of the temperature-dependent bond strengths within MXenes showed that titanium and carbon atoms in Ti3C2O2 form stronger bonds than Ti2CO2 and atomic bonds in Ti2CO2 lose their stiffness more than Ti3C2O2 with increasing temperatures. The Debye temperature of these monolayers is also calculated to provide a comparison of the thermal conductivity between these monolayers, in which the results show that the Ti3C2O2 has a higher thermal conductivity than Ti2CO2. Our calculated electronic properties results of the monolayers are also shown that the electrical conductivity of the monolayers would not change with temperature. Our study extends MXenes applications to high-temperature applications, such as structural composite components and aerospace coatings.

Unimpeded trade and the construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor: problems and prospects

Relevance. The China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor is the fastest growing of the six economic corridors within the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative. At the core of the Economic Corridor project is the concept of unimpeded trade, which is seen as a way to promote economic prosperity of the countries involved in the project and the cooperation between them. Research objective. Our goal is to conduct a provide an overview of all the key aspects of the unimpeded trade concept in the concept of the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative. Data and methods. The paper uses the method of abstract deduction, qualitative and quantitative analysis to evaluate the performance indicators related to unimpeded trade between China, Mongolia and Russia. It analyzes the conditions necessary for unimpeded trade under the framework of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor. Results. It is shown that the three countries need to accelerate the construction of the necessary transportation infrastructure, create the China-Mongolia-Russia free trade zone, facilitate trade by lowering non-tariff trade barriers, and attract additional investment. Conclusions. The article provides an overview of the key aspects of the unimpeded trade concept within the 'Belt and Road' Initiative. The main barriers to efficient trade cooperation between China, Mongolia and Russia are identified and measures for overcoming them are proposed.

Power management storage through local consumer demand control using IOT

The power management scheme has implemented in microgrid system. (IOT) Internet of Things with electronic microcontroller is used to overcome the electricity demand. Let the fastest growing of the electronic devices and that elements load need an entire electricity demand. The proper preposition method is also one of the possible solutions to control the energy demand by using an IOT (Internet of Things). This project describes the smart energy management system using IOT Based system consumer load management. Grid based applications integrated with EV application. Consumer based service implemented with grid applications integrated IOT system for analysis the demand of the system.

Физические и физиологические проблемы медицинского мониторинга

Physiological, physical, technological, ergonomic, cognitive and financial aspects of medical monitoring – one of the fastest growing and high-tech areas of medicine and medical technology – are discussed in the review in the context of historical development. Special attention is paid to the clinical requirements for monitoring, monitors and monitored parameters, sophisticated, controversial and problematic aspects of monitoring, in particular, physiological signals interpretation, the impact of monitoring on patients’ treatment outcomes, difficulties in creating automatic control systems for physiological functions of the patient based on monitoring data and integral monitoring assessment of the whole body physiological state as a necessary complement, and sometimes – more efficient alternative to conventional “analytical” monitoring of certain physiological functions and parameters.

A stochasticlocation privacy protection scheme for edge computing.

Location-based Service has become the fastest growing activity related service that people use in their daily life due to the boom of location-aware mobile devices. In edge computing along with the benefits brought by LBS, privacy preservation becomes a more challenging issue because of the nature of the paradigm, in which peers may cooperate with each other to collect and analyze user's location data. To avoid potential information leakage and usage, user's exact location should not be exposed to the edge node. In this paper, we propose a stochastic location privacy protection scheme for edge computing, in which the geographical distribution of surrounding users is obtained by analyzing proposed long-term density map and short-term density map. The cloaking scheme transfers user's exact location to a cloaked location to satisfy predefined probability of having k-users in that area. Our scheme does not reveal any exact location information, thus it is practicable for the real scenario when edge computing is honest but curious. Extensive experimental results are conducted to verify the efficiency and effectiveness of our method. By varying the privacy protection requirements, the corresponding performance have been examined and discussed.

РОЗВИТОК ПІДПРИЄМСТВ ЗАЛІЗНИЧНОГО ТРАНСПОРТУ УКРАЇНИ В УМОВАХ ЦИФРОВІЗАЦІЇ

It has been found that digital transformations in the process of railway development in the world are gaining momentum. The role of digitization in the viability, efficient functioning and competitiveness of Ukrainian railways enterprises has been identified. It has been proved that the starting points for the digitization of railway transport are now needed, which will become the primary basis for ensuring its efficiency. Advantages of digital technologies prevailing in railway transport operational activity are analyzed, which include: automation of internal and external business processes, application of new methods of customer involvement, reduction of decision-making time and increase of their degree of adequacy, which contributes to reduction of production risks and increase of economic efficiency and implementation of transport and logistics services. As a new business model, a digital platform has been singled out, which has identified the success of many of the fastest growing, competitive companies, as well as influencing other economic and social sectors. As the primary points of economic growth through the use of digital technologies, we can distinguish the basic areas of development of railway transport enterprises and their fundamental transformation: development of customer service (use of communication channels to attract and retain customers, forming a positive image); strengthening partnerships (application of non-standard solutions in the transport business, conducting applied research and finding new business solutions based on collaboration); search and testing of new directions of transport business development through data enrichment and introduction of innovative technologies, modeling of consumer behavior and processes, making forecasts based on Big Data; implementation of personnel strategies, which consist of continuous training of employees in the formation of competencies for the needs of digital railway transport).

A Gist Warning of Sighting in Face Classification and Recognition

Face classification and recognition is the fastest growing, challenging area in real time applications. A large number of algorithms are there in the network to recognize the face. It is the important part of the biometric traits and it not only contributes to the theoretical insights but also to practical insights of many algorithms. Conversely, the first face recognition in the main reckons on a priori in a row of hurdle folks and might not free itself from human intervention. Until the looks of high-speed, better-quality computers, the face recognition methodology makes a big disintegrate through. Face recognition has been a quick growing, difficult and mesmerizing space in real time applications. Facial classifications and recognition becomes an interesting research topic. A large range of face classification and recognition algorithms are developed in last decades. In this paper a attempt is created to review a good vary of strategies used for face recognition expansively. This paper contributes a huge survey of varied face detection and feature extraction techniques. At the moment, there are loads of face classification and recognition techniques and algorithms found and developed round the world.

Factors associated with past 30-day abstinence from cigarette smoking in adult established smokers who used a JUUL vaporizer for 6\xa0months

BackgroundJUUL is the fastest growing and highest selling brand of e-cigarette/vapor products in the USA. Assessing the effect of JUUL vapor products on adult smokers’ use of conventional tobacco cigarettes can help inform the potential population health impact of these products.MethodsParticipants were 15,456 US adult established current smokers aged 21 years who had purchased their first JUUL Starter Kit from a retail store or online within the past 7 days. Online surveys assessed past 30-day use of conventional cigarettes, JUUL vapor products, and other e-cigarettes/vapor products at 3 and 6 months after their first JUUL purchase. Logistic regression models examined factors associated with smokers’ odds of self-reporting past 30-day abstinence from cigarette smoking at 6 months.ResultsPast 30-day point prevalence abstinence from smoking at 6 months was 31.6% in the intent-to-treat (ITT) sample and 54.0% among those who responded at 6 months (n = 9040; 58.5% of ITT). Consecutive past 30-day smoking abstinence outcomes at 3 and 6 months were reported by 20.3% of the ITT sample and 40.6% of responders to both assessments (n = 7726). Covariate-adjusted odds for reporting past 30-day smoking abstinence at 6 months were significantly higher among primary users of mint- or mango-flavored JUULpods (compared to primary users of Virginia tobacco-flavored JUULpods), exclusive users of JUULpods in characterizing flavors (compared to exclusive users of tobacco-flavored JUULpods), daily users of the JUUL vaporizer (compared to less-than-daily), initial retail purchasers (compared to initial e-commerce purchasers), and those who first purchased a JUUL to help to quit smoking completely. Odds for reporting past 30-day smoking abstinence were significantly lower among those who, at study enrolment, had smoked regularly for ≥ 20 years, smoked ≥ 10 cigarettes per day, and smoked on all 30 of the previous 30 days.ConclusionsAround one third of enrolled smokers and one half of smokers who responded to a 6-month follow-up reported being past 30-day abstinent from cigarette smoking after using a JUUL vaporizer for 6 months. More frequent use of a JUUL vaporizer and primary use of JUULpods in characterizing flavors, particularly mint and mango, appeared to be important to smokers’ chances of quitting. The impact of suspending retail sales of flavored JUULpods on adult smokers’ likelihood of quitting should be closely assessed.

Analisis Sistem Informasi CRM Untuk Meningkatkan Pelayanan dengan Pendekatan SDLC (Studi Kasus: UMKM “SAKTI”)

The development of information technology is endless. Every day there is something new that we can find outside. Will affect many sectors. One of the fastest growing is UMKM. Screen printing and convection is one of the UMKM that produces and sells plain shirts and screen printing. To improve its services, screen printing and convection information systems need to be developed so that the service is more optimal, effective and efficient. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a core business strategy that can support, obtain and retain customers. Based on the results of the needs analysis and system analysis of the company that can be known about the CRM modules needed for the system are Customer Service and Support (CSS) and Entreprise Marketing Automation (EMA).

THE IMPACT OF THE RENMINBI INTERNATIONALIZATION ON THE GLOBAL MONETARY ORDER

Background and the purpose: The Chinese economy is the fastest growing and changing economy in the modern world. The importance of the renminbi as an international currency is not relevant to China's economic potential and role in the global economy, however, many scientific studies indicate that the position of that currency in the functions of international money will become stronger in the future. This encouraged the author to assess the consequences of the renminbi internationalisation, in particular the impact on the stability of the international monetary system. An additional aim of the paper is to present the possible scenarios for reform of the international monetary system and assess whether the Chinese currency has a chance to become a global currency.
 Methods: The assessment of the renminbi’s role in global foreign exchange relations was carried out by analysing the use of Chinese currency in the main functions of international money in official sector (reserve currency, intervention currency, anchor currency) and private sector (investment currency, vehicle currency in international trade and on the foreign exchange market, invoicing and quotation currency) using the Cohen matrix. The author also assessed the benefits for the stability of the international monetary system, resulting from the transition from a system based on the dominance of the US dollar to a multi-currency system, including the renminbi. The study included theoretical research (analysis of the literature and research reports) and empirical research (analysis of statistical data).
 Results and conclusions: The author confirmed the research hypothesis: An increase in the use of renminbi in the functions of international currency will increase the stability of the international monetary system by reducing the dependence of this system on the single currency, which is the US dollar.

Climatic Adaptability Design Strategy of Residential Zones based on Climate Consultant and Ecotect Analysis-- Taking Weidong New Town Community as an Example

With the development of society and the improvement of economic level, cities have carried out large-scale construction, among which residential buildings are the fastest growing. The research on low energy consumption of residential areas and residential buildings has become the key to achieve low carbon development in China. Taking Weidong new town community in Weinan as the research area, this paper objectively and comprehensively analyzed the climate environment of the project area from the aspects of temperature, humidity, ventilation and solar radiation through Climate Consultant and Ecotect, and discussed the climate adaptability design strategy of the project area. The thermal comfort assessment of the main activity space in residential area has certain reference value for building energy saving and creating comfortable living environment.