Grant Scheme Research Articles

The Prevention of Child Marriage Through The Women’s School To Improve Quality of Life (Sekoper PKH) In Mengen Village, Bondowoso Regency

Child marriage is one of the serious problems faced by Bondowoso Regency. As a district with the lowest economic level and high child marriage rates, the quality of life and generations in Bondowoso Regency are threatened and vulnerable because of socio-economic problems such as poverty and high divorce rates, health problems such as increased maternal and child mortality, increased stunting rates, and malnutrition. One of the villages in Bondowoso which has problems with child marriage is Mengen Village. To overcome these problems, the Department of Social Affairs of Bondowoso which focused on the empowerment of women and protection for children (P3AKB) launched the Women's School program to improve the quality of life or Sekolah Perempuan Peningkatan Kualitas Hidup (SEKOPER PKH) which aims to improve the quality of PKH (Program Keluarga Harapan, Government Incentive Program) beneficiaries. SEKOPER PKH has been up and running since 2018 and focuses on household financial management. The presence of a community development grant scheme by the Institute for Research and Community Service (LP2M) University of Jember can help solve the problem of child marriage in Bondowoso. The approach used to solve this is the grounded method with the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) method to collect data and evidence as the basis for preparing textbooks and modules. After the module and reference book has been published, the team will conduct Training of Trainers (ToT) to improve the ability of teaching for voluntary teachers. When the voluntary teachers have the ability to teach and implement the teaching module properly, the module will be implemented to the PKH beneficiaries.

Dynamics of apartment building renovation investment costs based on Estonian reovation grant scheme

While energy prices have increased substantially recently, we also observe that renovation prices have increased twofold wihtin last decade. This could seriously affect the motivation to invest in building renovations because of negative yield and in turn jeopardise the carbon reduction plans. Therefore, we attempt to show some evidence of renovation cost dynamics based on sample of 112 apartment buildings which received state support for deep energy renovations during 2010 and 2017. We found that investments started out very cautiously in 2010. Eventually renovations were embraced as rational investment and renovations ambitions grow with prices. Construction price index grow during the~study period 20 percent and renovations over two times. We could not confirm the popular hypothesis that demand pressure will also increase prices. However, most significant increase of renovation price was due to the additional construction works and quality improvement. This was especially evident after the redesign of grant rules in 2015 which allowed more indirect construction works to be eligible for the subsidy.

Neustála snaha rušiť Vedeckú grantovú agentúru MŠVVaŠ SR – SAV

Currently, a significant proportion of scientific and scholarly outputs are produced within the framework of grants awarded by a specific scientific agency. There are a number of grant schemes in Slovakia that support science and research. The resources used are mostly state, public, European and, to a certain extent, private. The bulk of the projects undertaken at scholarly institutes are backed by the Scientific Grant Agency (VEGA), whose funds are provided by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic (MŠVVaŠ SR) and the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV). Any attempt to „transform/reform“ a functioning basic research support scheme naturally provokes negative reactions in the scholarly community. These also include the material entitled „Proposal of VEGA action alternatives (/KEGA)“. It comes as a surprise, or even a shock, to read that some of the proposals for the elimination of VEGA come from the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Slovak Republic and from other supreme state administration bodies. What is invariably used as an argument is the need to make the system more efficient. It is usually emphasized, with regard to the science-support agencies, that their number does not agree with the needs, or that their centralization would enhance the quality of scientific outputs. Yet, it should be noted that centralization as such is the easiest way to administer a process and thus to assume complete control over it, allowing one to push forward their own interests. Regarding VEGA, there are constant controversies about whether it is a grant agency or just a mechanism for redistributing institutional funds. Scientific results suit politicians only when the latter wish to prove the country’s advancement level or when a specific problem is considered to be such that it could jeopardize the system’s stability. Unlike these, other research results are neglected, and, before long, the declared support is forgotten again because soon new political, social, economic or other interests of the state are found more important.

Using Co-Design To Develop A Hospital-Based Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention For Adults With Acquired Brain Injury

<h3>Research Objectives</h3> Although recommendations are for vocational rehabilitation to commence soon after injury, there are acknowledged challenges to commencing this activity during hospitalisation, when clinical goals are more often centred on basic activities (such as self-care and mobility). This study aimed to develop a vocational rehabilitation intervention for people who have suffered brain injury, that is suitable for delivery in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. <h3>Design</h3> Using an action-research design, this study followed a participatory, intervention mapping approach to develop and pilot the intervention. <h3>Setting</h3> Specialist inpatient brain injury rehabilitation unit, Melbourne, Australia. <h3>Participants</h3> Stakeholder participants included n=14 allied health clinicians (including occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, clinical and neuropsychologists and social workers) who worked in collaboration with researchers (n=2) to co-design the vocational rehabilitation intervention process. An open invitation was extended to clinicians to participate in the intervention mapping process. <h3>Interventions</h3> Not applicable. <h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3> Systematic literature review identified the barriers and enablers to providing work-focussed interventions in the inpatient setting. Qualitative focus groups and document review were used iteratively to identify intervention objectives and outcomes, before intervention strategies were developed and trialed. <h3>Results</h3> Early vocational rehabilitation interventions should be delivered in partnership with the patient, clinicians, family and their social network (inclusive of the workplace). A comprehensive, five phase program was developed: (i) orientation to the worker role, (ii) building awareness of work activities, (iii) improving core work skills, (iv) improving job-specific skills, (v) discharge planning from the program. <h3>Conclusions</h3> Co design offered an excellent opportunity to develop an intervention which supported an interdisciplinary team to embed vocational rehabilitation into usual hospital-based rehabilitation. <h3>Author(s) Disclosures</h3> Study is funded by the Transport Accident Commission through the small grants scheme. Natasha Lannin is supported by the Australian Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (102055).

Effect of gender as a moderating variable on financial vulnerability using hierarchical regressions: Survey evidence from Indonesian traditional market traders

Market traders have a significant contribution to GDP in Indonesia; however, their level of education is still low. This leads to a high level of financial vulnerability, so it is important to study this issue, and there is still not enough research on financial vulnerability. Market traders are considered to be more vulnerable to fraud and poor financial management, and this is more common among female traders who have a relatively high level of consumption and economic dependence on men. This study aims to determine the effect of financial behavior and digital financial literacy on financial vulnerability. In addition, the gender interaction between the two relationships was also tested to better understand whether gender weakens or strengthens the relationship. Using a survey method on 278 market traders in Indonesia and hierarchical regression analysis, the results show that digital financial literacy and financial behavior have a negative significant influence on financial vulnerability of market traders. This means that low digital financial literacy and poor financial behavior lead to high financial vulnerability of market traders. In addition, the results of the interaction test show that the negative effect of financial vulnerability is greater for men than women. This is because men usually provide for their families, so they will always try to improve their financial performance and productivity. An important implication of this study is to provide recommendations to the government and associations to further improve the digital literacy skills of market traders, especially female traders through training or mentoring. AcknowledgmentThis research was funded by the Directorate of Research, Technology and Community Service (DRTPM) of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture in 2022 with the National Competitive Basic Research Grant scheme.

AN ANALYSIS OF WAQF, ZAKĀT, QARḌ AND TAKĀFUL AS ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE INSTRUMENTS: JURISTIC VIEWS

This paper discusses how waqf properties, zakāt and qarḍ which are Islamic social finance (ISF) instruments, can be used to assist different categories of low-income individuals and groups to achieve financial empowerment and widen their financial well-being. In addition, this paper explains how takāful products and services can prevent financial anxiety and strengthen the financial resilience of low-income individuals and groups against unpredictable shocks. Qualitative approach is used to review opinions of both classical and contemporary jurists from four major Sunni madhāhib namely, the Ḥanafiyyah school, the Mālikiyyah school, the Shāfiʽīyah school and Ḥanbaliyyah school on the useability and application of waqf, zakāt, qarḍ and takāful as social financing tools. In addition, the paper discusses ijtihād held by a number of Muslim jurists who are known for deep thought and their ability to scrutinise and compare opinions and views from different Shari’ah sources. As the result, the divergent views expressed by these jurists are to some extent reconciled to help the policymakers and other interested parties to have a clear understanding of the actual meaning of the concept of sufficiency of sustenance/need (ḥājah) and conditions that deem to appropriately align with the concept. This is expected to provide the basis for the policymakers to formulate policies and strategies for the intended beneficiaries who are the low-income individuals and groups who constitute the vulnerable groups in a society. &#x0D; This research is supported by Ministry of Education (MOE) through Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS /1 /2021 /SS01 /UIAM /03 /3).

Managing ideational complexity in public policies: the case of public research funding

AbstractThis article examines how ideational complexity, i.e. the lasting presence of alternative policy frames in a policy domain, can be managed without leading to overt conflicts. By leveraging insights from the organisational literature, we suggest that, in most cases, alternative frames are kept apart within distinct policy instruments, while hybrid instruments are established only when required by the nature of the problem. We provide illustrative examples of how these strategies are employed in the case of public grant schemes for research funding. Our findings suggest that a) composite instrument mixes are an important resource to deal with ideational complexity, and b) the design of the instruments’ delivery package, and specifically its procedural and organisational dimensions, plays a central role in avoiding conflicts between policy frames. Accordingly, our analysis advances the unexplored issue of how the coexistence of alternative policy frames impacts policy implementation.

Harnessing the nursing and midwifery workforce to boost Australia's clinical research impact.

Harnessing the nursing and midwifery workforce to boost Australia's clinical research impact.

Engaging students with animal welfare

With the new university term now in full swing, Sian Tatbak, grants and events officer at the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), invites applications for the charity's 2023 student grant scheme and announces the launch of a new suite of student talks.

Assessing the impact of small-research grants supported by WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2010-2018.

For decades, WHO has been providing targeted funding for health research on priority areas of public health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through different grant schemes. This paper investigated the impact of WHO/EMRO's funding schemes and factors facilitating or hindering such impact. We assessed the impact of health research funded by WHO/EMRO during 2010-2018 from the health, economic, decision-making, and knowledge translation perspectives, emphasizing accountability and analysis, using the Payback framework, mixed-method approach (quantitative, qualitative), and triangulation. Principal investigators of 45 (45.9%) out of the 98 funded projects responded to the questionnaire. Almost all (88.0%) the 45 projects reported developing at least one decision-making document. Less than half reported producing peer-reviewed documents and conducting target group empowerment, while 24.0% said they secured research funds from other organizations. For 23 projects (51.0%), research results could have had a direct impact on health and on economy, and 25 (56.0%) projects conducted at least one active knowledge translation activity. Using multiple logistic regression, there was no significant association between the country of research and impact on decision-making and implementation of result if health or economic impact was expected. To strengthen the impact of research, WHO/EMRO should embark on a series of interventions to guide and empower countries in the use of research results. Discrepancies between health research systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and differences in individual and organizational capacities in the different countries require targeted interventions.

Effective or predatory funding? Evaluating the hidden costs of grant applications.

Researchers are spending an increasing fraction of their time on applying for funding; however, the current funding system has considerable deficiencies in reliably evaluating the merit of research proposals, despite extensive efforts on the sides of applicants, grant reviewers and decision committees. For some funding schemes, the systemic costs of the application process as a whole can even outweigh the granted resources-a phenomenon that could be considered as predatory funding. We present five recommendations to remedy this unsatisfactory situation.

The Mainstreaming of the Concept of Legal Protection for Child Labor in Indonesia based on ILO Conventions

One of the child problems that must receive special attention is the issue of child labor. This issue has become global because so many children around the world are already working at school age. In reality, the issue of child labor is not just an issue of children carrying out work for wages but is closely related to exploitation, hazardous work, obstructed access to education, and hampering children's physical, psychological and social development. Even in certain cases and forms of child labor has been entered as a qualification for children who work in the most intolerable form of child labor. This study aims to analyze, identify and compare the concept of legal protection for children based on the ILO Conventions on Child Labor. The method used in this research is a normative legal study. This method is used to analyze and compare several legal protection practices for child labor in the context of Indonesian law with international law: the ILO Conventions on Child Labor. This study uses a comparative law study approach and a statute approach. The location of this research is not done through field research but through literature review and document study. Supporting data in this study were also obtained from various data on the internet and printed sources. This research was submitted through the DIPA Student Research grant scheme, Faculty of Law, Semarang State University in 2022.

Countering Moral Hazard in Higher Education: The Role of Performance Incentives in Need-Based Grants*

Abstract Using a unique reform in the Spanish financial aid program, I estimate the impact of need-based grants on student achievement and dropout decisions under different intensities of academic requirements. Utilising comprehensive administrative data from a large university, I exploit sharp discontinuities in the grant eligibility formula to identify the effect of aid on student outcomes. I find that aid eligibility has no effect on student outcomes when the academic requirements are comparable with most existing national grant schemes worldwide. In contrast, I find that need-based grants have strong positive impacts on student performance and degree completion when they are combined with more demanding academic requirements.

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IET Generation, Transmission & DistributionVolume 16, Issue 21 p. 4459-4459 ERRATUMOpen Access ERRATUM This article corrects the following: State-of-the-art review on power system resilience and assessment techniques Suhail Afzal, Hazlie Mokhlis, Hazlee Azil Illias, Nurulafiqah Nadzirah Mansor, Hussain Shareef, Volume 14Issue 25IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution pages: 6107-6121 First Published online: January 12, 2021 First published: 02 September 2022 https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.12606AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat In this article by Hazlie Mokhlis et al. [1] the funding information has been updated in the Acknowledgement The correct funding information in the Acknowledgement should be: This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (Grant no FRGS/1/2019/TK04/UM/01/1). REFERENCE 1Mokhlis, H., et al.: State-of-the-art review on power system resilience and assessment techniques. IET Gener. Transm. Distrib. 14(25), 6107– 6121 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2020.0531 Volume16, Issue21November 2022Pages 4459-4459 ReferencesRelatedInformation

The dementia research career pipeline: Gender disparities in publication authorships and grant funding outcomes at different career stages.

Multiple studies have analysed gender disparities in academic research. Here we study the gender composition of the dementia research field at different stages in the career pipeline. We use various data sources to gain insights about the gender ratio across career stages: conference attendance data as a proxy for the field as a whole; bibliometric data to know who publishes, and who occupies positions of seniority among the listed authors; and Alzheimer's Research UK's (ARUK) internal grant funding data to understand who obtains funding. We also analyse the scoring of grant applications based on the gender of the reviewers. Our results confirm that female researchers leave dementia academic research at higher rates than men, before transitioning into senior positions. In 2020, they comprised over 60% of the field, produced 54% of first authorships, but only accounted for 38% of last authorships. Overall, women received 37% of ARUK's competitive grants, with significant differences between grant schemes awarded for early career researchers (64% female awardees) compared to grant schemes aimed at senior researchers (33% female awardees). Men and women applied for and obtained grants at significantly different rates depending on the career stage at which the grant was aimed.Finally, we also observed that male and female reviewers apply evaluation criteria differently, with men giving better scores than women on average. Our study adds to the evidence that shows that women get published less, receive less funding, and transition into senior academic positions at disproportionally lower rates than men do. We briefly discuss potential reasons why gender disparities arise as researchers progress into senior positions, and offer interventions ARUK can implement in its application and evaluation process to address those disparities.

More than a fleeting conversation: managing medication communication across transitions of care.

Tailored medication communication is key to preventing patient harm across transitions of care Older patients are likely to have complex medication regimens, which need to be carefully managed as they move across and within diverse settings, including primary care, acute care, geriatric rehabilitation, and aged care facilities. These movements often involve different health professionals, such as general practitioners and medical specialists. Problems with medication communication across transitions of care are the key reasons for increased risk of medication-related problems and hospital readmissions.1-3 Discussions with older patients and families are often not prioritised across transitions of care; instead, fleeting conversations take place at irregular time points and for short periods just before or after transfers.4 These conversations are rarely organised in a goal-directed way where medication communication is conveyed accurately, clearly and comprehensively. The impact of fleeting conversations is that even if medication information is conveyed, patients and families may not be involved in key decisions about newly prescribed, ceased or changed medications, or may not voice their concerns and preferences about the medication regimen.5 There is lack of recognition that “the one person who remains constant is the patient, who has the most to lose in a disconnected health system”.6 Communication for shared medication decision making across transitions of care is largely disorganised and serendipitous.7, 8 Shared medication decision making involves health professionals, older patients and families communicating together to define the medication problem, outlining available options, checking understanding, eliciting patient and family values, supporting patient and family deliberation, and reaching mutual agreement.9 Currently, older patients and families have to display extensive fortitude and perseverance to express their view.7, 8 For many health professionals, medication communication comprises information-giving and information-receiving activities,10 where they do not enquire about older patients’ experiences, beliefs and attitudes about medication .7, 8 Eliciting patient and family priorities and preferences in medication decision making is often perceived as challenging, impractical and time consuming.7, 8 Nevertheless, if medication communication is to facilitate shared decision making, a shift is needed from information-giving and information-receiving consultations to interactive, tailored and deliberate conversations along the continuum of care.11 Although not all patients and families may want to be involved, creating opportunities will help to reduce fear and anxiety and to support those unwilling or unable to participate. Many factors contribute to health professionals’ ability to facilitate engagement with older patients and families.5 Older patients with complicated medication regimens, those with mental health problems, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or low literacy, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and migrant populations are particularly at risk.6 Older patients may wish to evade responsibility for fear of making inappropriate decisions, or may believe they lack the ability to participate because of language, cultural, cognitive, and disease-related barriers.8 Related to medication decision making is the ethical and legal requirement to obtain informed consent before prescribing medication.12 If the older patient lacks decision-making capacity, their substitute decision maker such as a family member should make the decision. They have the right to decline prescribed medication, even if this view is contrary to medical recommendations. Similarly, they may change their mind and withdraw consent about prescribed medication at any time.12 Fostering engagement among older patients and families and creating opportunities for decision making about medications are crucial for improved safety and quality across transitions of care. Challenging fleeting conversations is key to reducing the risk of medication-related problems and patient harm. We acknowledge funding support relating to this paper, from the Australian Research Council through the Discovery Project Grant scheme (DP170100308). The funding source had no role in the planning, writing or publication of the work. Open access publishing facilitated by Deakin University, as part of the Wiley - Deakin University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians. No relevant disclosures. Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

Open Research in the Classroom

Open research practices can benefit students, researchers, and the research community by improving the quality, transparency, and accessibility of research findings. Many groups such as the Edinburgh Open Research Initiative (EORI) and the Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) aim to promote the integration of open research practices into university curriculums.&#x0D; Senior year high school pupils preparing to study STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) of Social Sciences subjects at university will often conduct their first research project as part of an Advanced Higher course, Nuffield Research Placement, or CREST Award. We have recently received funding to develop resources aimed at introducing S4-S6 Scottish High School pupils to open research practices. Already there is keen interest from Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), who run Nuffield Research Placements in Scotland, to make these resources available to all pupils completing placements.&#x0D; We are currently looking for a small group of UoE students (undergraduate or postgraduate) to assist in developing two short animation scripts on open research topics and an interactive activity. Students will be reimbursed for contributing to the project.&#x0D; Students should be knowledgeable on open research topics (although you don’t have to be an expert!). Science communication experience is not required, although we will encourage all student volunteers to sign up to the STEM Ambassadors programme.&#x0D; We are not able to use our funding to reimburse staff members, but UoE staff are more than welcome to register their interest in our project and help out with developing or assuring the quality of our resources.&#x0D; This project is funded by alumni and friends of the University of Edinburgh through the Student Experience Grant scheme.

Open Research in the Classroom

Open research practices can benefit students, researchers, and the research community by improving the quality, transparency, and accessibility of research findings. Many groups such as the Edinburgh Open Research Initiative (EORI) and the Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) aim to promote the integration of open research practices into university curriculums.&#x0D; Senior year high school pupils preparing to study STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) of Social Sciences subjects at university will often conduct their first research project as part of an Advanced Higher course, Nuffield Research Placement, or CREST Award. We have recently received funding to develop resources aimed at introducing S4-S6 Scottish High School pupils to open research practices. Already there is keen interest from Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), who run Nuffield Research Placements in Scotland, to make these resources available to all pupils completing placements.&#x0D; We are currently looking for a small group of UoE students (undergraduate or postgraduate) to assist in developing two short animation scripts on open research topics and an interactive activity. Students will be reimbursed for contributing to the project.&#x0D; Students should be knowledgeable on open research topics (although you don’t have to be an expert!). Science communication experience is not required, although we will encourage all student volunteers to sign up to the STEM Ambassadors programme.&#x0D; We are not able to use our funding to reimburse staff members, but UoE staff are more than welcome to register their interest in our project and help out with developing or assuring the quality of our resources.&#x0D; This project is funded by alumni and friends of the University of Edinburgh through the Student Experience Grant scheme.

Indebtedness and profitability – A threshold model approach

This study seeks to expand upon existing empirical results about the effect of debt on corporate profitability. Indicators Debt ratio (DR) and Return on Equity (ROE) were used to examine the relationship between debt and corporate profitability. The input data for the analysis represented the financial data of companies operating in the construction industry in Slovakia. The total sample included 7,529 companies. After excluding companies with extreme values, the sample consisted of 6,402 companies. Indicators ROE and DR were used in the given research. To determine the debt threshold, a threshold regression model was applied. Using this model, a nonlinear relationship between debt and profitability was found. An indebtedness threshold has also been identified. Once the threshold is exceeded, the positive relationship between indebtedness and ROE changes to negative. The results, in particular those which indicate a significant non-linear relationship between debt and profitability, are particularly useful for all stakeholders (internal and external) interacting with analyzed companies. AcknowledgmentsThe research was prepared within the grant scheme VEGA 1/0741/20 – The application of variant methods in detecting symptoms of possible bankruptcy of Slovak businesses in order to ensure their sustainable development.

Understanding Teenage Pregnancy Out of Wedlock within the Structure of the Malay Family

This paper discusses family as a risk factor in teenage pregnancy out of wedlock in the Muslim Malay community in Malaysia. Using a qualitative approach, this case study conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with thirty Muslim Malay teenagers who experienced illegal pregnancy. The research took place in two organizations operating as rehabilitation centres to assist the girls overcome the traumatic experience and lead more productive life in the future. Collected data were transcribed and analysed by thematic analysis method. The findings showed that poor parent-daughter relationship contributed to the occurrence of teenage pregnancy. Parents were physically and emotionally separated from their daughters because of busy work life, fighting, divorce or negligence. It was also found out that parents lacked Islamic knowledge and practice that they did not treat or upbring their daughters according to the Islamic values and principles. Funded by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), this study seeks to design and implement a social framework to understand the roots of this problem and create effective solutions. It is the first output focusing on one of the factors causing teenage pregnancy. The whole research project will be documented in a book elaborating on other factors and reflecting on the impact of this social problem on the Muslim Malay community and Malaysian society as a whole. The book will also present rational and systematic control mechanisms to minimize this social illness.