Innovative Efforts Research Articles

Collaboration and coordination strategies for a multi-level AI-enabled healthcare supply chain under disaster

ABSTRACT Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based applications have been rising across the healthcare supply chain. Successful AI implementation requires proper collaboration among healthcare supply chain members. However, high investment associated with AI innovation often impedes collaboration. In this context, disruption caused by the disasters like pandemics and epidemics can add more complexity. This issue has not received substantial scholarly attention. Here, we design a multi-level AI-enabled healthcare supply chain by incorporating a three-level supply chain structure with a healthcare product manufacturer, a distributor, and a procurement agency, where the manufacturer and distributor invest in AI innovation. Here, we adopt wholesale price (W) and cost-sharing (C) contracts-based mechanisms considering four scenarios WW, WC, CW, and CC, to devise the three-level AI-enabled healthcare supply chain members’ collaboration and coordination strategies with and without disruption. Adopting a Stackelberg game-theoretic approach, we determine the supply chain members’ optimal AI innovation efforts, prices, and profits for all scenarios. We demonstrate the dominance of one scenario over other for the supply chain members’ decisions and profits and propose a scenario ranking framework. We also investigate the impact of the disruption cost-sharing between the manufacturer and retailer, the disruption probabilities, and AI innovation success on the supply chain decisions

Grand Challenges in Visual Analytics Applications.

In the past two decades, research in visual analytics (VA) applications has made tremendous progress, not just in terms of scientific contributions, but also in real-world impact across wide-ranging domains including bioinformatics, urban analytics, and explainable AI. Despite these success stories, questions on the rigor and value of VA application research have emerged as a grand challenge. This article outlines a research and development agenda for making VA application research more rigorous and impactful. We first analyze the characteristics of VA application research and explain how they cause the rigor and value problem. Next, we propose a research ecosystem for improving scientific value, and rigor and outline an agenda with 12 open challenges spanning four areas, including foundation, methodology, application, and community. We encourage discussions, debates, and innovative efforts toward more rigorous and impactful VA research.

Application of Blended Learning as an Innovative Social Sciences Learning Innovation Effort After the Covid-19 Pandemic

The development of communication technology in education is very rapid, starting from the development of digital-based learning media to the use of the Learning Management System (LMS), and video conferencing applications that support distance learning. This article aims to describe the application of blended learning so that educators can be interested in applying the blended learning model. The article used literature study research with a mature and in-depth analysis to get results. The blended learning model is a learning model that integrates technology into the learning process. Besides that, this method also combines direct learning, distance learning and independent learning to produce pedagogic aspects that are continuous with one another. Blended learning can be implemented using various learning management system platforms such as Moodle, Schoology, Google Classroom, Edmodo.

Conserving the Sacred: Socially Innovative Efforts in the Loita Enaimina Enkiyio Forest in Kenya

Indigenous Communities residing inside or next to autochthonal forests conserved them through governance frameworks that invoked traditional sacral law and reverence for their resource commons. More recently, however, the link between communities and forest conservation has been mired by dynamics of dispossession and displacement. Through a qualitative case study approach, using key informant interviews, transect walks, focus groups, and interviews, the researchers explore the conservation dynamics in Loita, in the South of Kenya, specifically looking at the sacred Enaimina Enkiyio forest. The study evaluated how the Loita community has challenged two state initiatives predicating conservation efforts and mobilised the sacred to conserve their resource commons. It combines a social-ecological approach with social innovation theory, spiritual geography, cultural studies and literature on indigenous knowledge systems, looking at, among others, sacred values attributed to places, nature–culture relationships, and value and belief systems and rituals. The findings point to the embeddedness of the forest resource in the way of life of the Loita Maasai and the appropriation of the ritual/sacred element as a framework to negotiate and mediate access, use, and conservation outcomes. The Loita community is grappling with and responding to the pressures exerted by various forces on the Loita Enaimina Enkiyio in socially innovative ways, as exemplified in the conservation efforts by the Ilkimpa Community Conservation Association (ICCA). It leverages aspects of the sacred in negotiating its claims over the Enaimina Enkiyio forest, showing that community-driven initiatives present alternative approaches capable of maintaining the connection between communities and their resource commons by integrating the sacred in this connection.

Regional Revitalization through the Expansion of Smart Agriculture

This study investigates the impact of regional innovation initiatives on economic development in South Korea. Through a comprehensive analysis, the study demonstrates a compelling relationship between regional innovation efforts and positive economic outcomes. Key findings reveal that regional innovation activities led to significant improvements in the region's economic prowess, as evidenced by increased GRDP, investment levels, and average monthly wages. Research and development (R&D) expenditure and local government spending were identified as key drivers of economic revitalization, further contributing to enhanced employment rates in most regions. The study concludes that regional innovation plays a critical role in boosting the overall competitiveness of a region. By fostering economic growth, generating employment opportunities, and attracting investment, regional innovation initiatives pave the way for sustainable local development. This paper is highlighting the positive impact of regional innovation on economic development in South Korea.

Time is running: top ways to avoid a plasticene

This article analyzes the importance of plastics that have shaped the lifestyle of contemporary society and highlights the impacts produced by its wide availability across the planet. Starting from a brief historical overview of the rise of plastics and their insertion in different social and economic activities over the last century, we address the growing awareness of the deleterious mass proliferation of plastic pollution. In particular, we emphasize the increasing knowledge about the harmful effects of microplastics on biota and human health. A change in the role of plastic in society is unavoidable, with an urgent need for behavior changes in all social strata. Rethinking the way of production, use and management of plastics must involve social changes at domestic, regional and national levels. Environmental education and governance efforts for plastic recycling and innovation for environmentally friendly materials are of utmost importance. The change of attitudes, reducing the entry of plastics into the natural environment is an urgent task and enhancing individual awareness might be deemed paramount in educational institutions, and among decision makers.

Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Pakistan, January 2022-June 2023.

Since the establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, Pakistan remains one of only two countries (along with Afghanistan) with continued endemic transmission of wild poliovirus (WPV). This report describes Pakistan's progress toward polio eradication during January 2022-June 2023. During 2022, Pakistan reported 20 WPV type 1 (WPV1) cases, all of which occurred within a small geographic area encompassing three districts in south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As of June 23, only a single WPV1 case from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been reported in 2023, compared with 13 cases during the same period in 2022. In addition, 11 WPV1 isolates have been reported from various environmental surveillance (ES) sewage sampling sites to date in 2023, including in Karachi, the capital of the southern province of Sindh. Substantial gaps remain in the quality of supplementary immunization activities (SIAs), especially in poliovirus reservoir areas. Despite the attenuation and apparently limited geographic scope of poliovirus circulation in Pakistan, the isolation of WPV1 from an ES site in Karachi is cause for concern about the actual geographic limits of transmission. Interrupting WPV1 transmission will require meticulous tracking and sustained innovative efforts to vaccinate children who are regularly missed during SIAs and rapidly responding to any new WPV1 isolations.

Level of Adoption and Use of Knowledge Management Practices in Supply Chains

Business competition nowadays involves entire supply chains (SCs) rather than individual firms, and companies, with appropriate ways, need to coordinate and co-manage knowledge resources, activities, and innovative efforts in collaboration with their partners for improved competitiveness. Knowledge management (KM) practices and their adoption in single firms to manage inter-firm relationships can be of great help, but the current studies on this aspect are very fragmented. There is still insufficient knowledge of what practices are adopted to manage knowledge and how intensely these are used in inter-firm relationships and especially in supply chains. This study contributes to filling this gap by measuring the level of adoption and intensity of use of KM practices in companies. Also, it provides a comparison between their use at the intra- and inter-firm level. A survey of a sample of European large- and medium-sized manufacturing firms was used. A descriptive statistical analysis and a correlation analysis were performed. The study confirms that KM practices are used in companies, but with a varied level of adoption and intensity of use among firms. Especially, it resulted that KM is less used at an inter-firm level, and there is a relatively higher variation among firms in the inter-firm use rather than the internal context. On the other hand, the correlation analysis revealed that the more intensely firms used KM internally, the more likely they will intensely employ them to manage knowledge in SC relationships. The usefulness of the study lies in the fact that improving the awareness of business managers and consultants, both at firm and inter-firm, can facilitate introduction and development of KM programs.

A possible mechanism for partial crowding‐out of R&D subsidies in developing countries

AbstractWe analyze the effectiveness of R&D subsidies on firms' R&D efforts in a developing country like Ecuador. We use the National Survey of Innovation Activities. Methodologically, we employ a structural framework that considers simultaneity and selection issues. Our results indicate that subsidies have an extensive margin effect, as they encourage firms to carry out R&D activities, and an intensive margin effect, as they increase firms' total innovation effort. However, this is compatible with partial crowding‐out of private efforts by public funds. One possible mechanism to explain this result is that, in developing countries with less developed capital markets, firms with financial constraints may divert part of the subsidy to invest in fixed capital. We find some support for this hypothesis, as the most financially constrained firms both explain the crowding‐out effect and increase their fixed capital investment when receiving a subsidy. For other firms, we observe crowding‐in, and their fixed capital investment remains insensitive to the subsidy.

Teacher's Interpretation of The Implementation of The Independent Curriculum at Pembangunan Laboratorium Elementary School, Universitas Negeri Padang

The Independent Curriculum is one of the innovative efforts in education that aims to increase the meaning and relevance of the learning process for students. The Independent Curriculum has been implemented in several schools or educational institutions, but it still needs to be understood more deeply about how this approach is responded to and interpreted by stakeholders, especially teachers as direct implementers in the classroom. The implementation of the Independent Curriculum in the Padang State University Laboratory Development Elementary School is the main focus of this research. This article describes the teacher's interpretation of the implementation of the Independent Curriculum in the school environment which aims to understand how teachers respond to and integrate important aspects of this curriculum into everyday learning practices. Research that uses a descriptive quantitative approach with percentage techniques. The results of this study are that most of the indicators for implementing the Independent Curriculum are in the very high and high categories. This means that teachers in Laboratory Elementary Schools show a strong commitment to contribute positively to the implementation of the Independent Curriculum. The indicator of experience in participating in the Independent Curriculum training/workshop is still in the low category. So that follow-up is needed in the form of providing Free Curriculum training for teachers so that competence and understanding in implementing the Independent Curriculum are better.

Analisis Pengaruh Inovasi, Pengambilan Resiko, Otonomi, dan Reaksi Proaktif Terhadap Kapabilitas Pemasaran Ukm Kuliner

Indonesian traditional culinary businesses must face a competitive environment due to the influx of imported foodproducts and the change of culinary taste of the younger generation. Therefore, it is necessary for small scale culinarybusinesses to enhance their capacity to be able to compete in the business by taking autonomous, proactive, innovative and risk-taking steps that leads to better Marketing Capability. In this research Entrepreneurship Orientation is observed through seven dimensions namely: product capability, price, place, promotion, people, process and physical evidence. Thisresearch involved 200 culinary SMEs in the area of Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi) that wererandomly selected as respondents and this research concluded that there is a positive effect from autonomous, innovative and risk-taking efforts towards the Marketing Capability. Meanwhile proactive effort has a negative effect towards theMarketing Capability of the Culinary SMEs in Jabodetabek. The Marketing Capability is indicated by the promotion capability, human resources capability, process capability, and the capability of the chosen place or venue for the culinary business.

A machine learning model for predicting innovation effort of firms

<span lang="EN-US">Classification and regression tree (CART) data mining models have been used in several scientific fields for building efficient and accurate predictive models. Some of the application areas are prediction of disease, targeted marketing, and fraud detection. In this paper we use CART which widely used machine learning technique for predicting research and development (R&D) intensity or innovation effort of firms using several relevant variables like technical opportunity, knowledge spillover and absorptive capacity. We found that accuracy of CART models is superior to the often-used linear parametric models. The results of this study are considered necessary for both financial analysts and practitioners. In the case of financial analysts, it establishes the power of data-driven prototypes to understand the innovation thinking of employees, whereas in the case of policymakers or business entrepreneurs, who can take advantage of evidence-based tools in the decision-making process.</span>

Diversifier’s Entry as a Catalyst for Incumbent Firms’ Exploratory Innovation Efforts

Diversifier’s Entry as a Catalyst for Incumbent Firms’ Exploratory Innovation Efforts

Tradeoffs on Infrastructural-MSPs: How Coopetition Influences Innovation Efforts for Complementors?

Tradeoffs on Infrastructural-MSPs: How Coopetition Influences Innovation Efforts for Complementors?

Innovation efforts in the supply of health services after the Health Transformation Program in Türkiye

Health innovation is defined as innovations and improvements in health policies, health system, health products and services, health technologies and service delivery methods in order to improve people’s health. The emphasis on innovation in healthcare has been increasing in recent years due to challenges such as rising costs and an aging population. Innovation, which is of vital importance for the health sector, becomes one of the main determinants of social welfare and quality of life with the innovations and advances it brings. Innovative products and services increase the possibilities of early diagnosis and treatment, thus preventing future costs. In this way, alternative solution options can be created for the benefit of the patient, with the increase efficiency of the health system in the long term. In addition, positive externalities can be provided to many health related sectors. With innovation, it is possible to produce cheap and accessible solutions by using advanced technologies in health services where resources are very limited.In this study, it is aimed to draw a conceptual framework on innovation and health innovation and to explain the innovations in health service supply within the framework of the Health Transformation Program put into practice in 2003. In recent years, significant changes have been made in the Turkish health system, especially in the financing, presentation and organization of the service within the scope of health innovation. Although significant progress has been made in the health system with the impact of these changes, there is still some work to be done. As a result of the study, what has been done has been evaluated and recommendations and suggestions have been made about what should be done.

A Facile Review On The Protection Of An Invention In Nigeria: Issues And Challenges

The development of a nation relies on technological advancements and innovations. It is evident in the progress of countries such as the USA, China, and Russia, which are considered developed nations due to the contributions of their scientists and technicians. In contrast, Nigeria and many other African countries are categorized as developing nations primarily due to the slow pace of innovation. Despite this, the legal process of obtaining protection or a patent for inventions poses a significant challenge for scientists and technicians in Nigeria. In this regard, the study employs a hybrid research method to examine the issues and challenges related to the protection of inventions in Nigeria. A descriptive and analytical approach is used to analyze the data by distributing 253 questionnaires to respondents across various geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The findings reveal a limited number of scientists and technicians involved in technological innovation, and there are obstacles to obtaining patents or protection for inventions in Nigeria. These challenges often deter scientists and technicians from investing more effort in technological innovation. Therefore, it recommended and concluded that, for practical and improved technological innovation in Nigeria, the government should create an enabling environment and review the existing legal framework for obtaining patents over inventions.

Design of A Thematic Approach as An Innovational Effort for Learning Arabic Language at Islamic Junior High School

This study aims to determine the efforts to increase innovation in learning Arabic at the Mutawasitah Madrasah by using a thematic approach design. This study uses a qualitative method that makes library data as primary data. The secondary data are the results of research from various sources, especially from journals on design and education. This research has found that the design of the thematic approach is an effort to increase innovation in learning Arabic at the Muthawasitah Madrasah. The results of this study: 1) Thematic Approach in Learning. 2) Characteristics of the Thematic Approach. 3) Thematic-based Arabic learning 4). Design of a Thematic Approach in Learning Arabic. 5). Design of a Thematic Approach as an Innovation Effort in Learning Arabic. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the process of designing a thematic approach is one of the efforts to increase Arabic learning innovation. Keywords: Thematic Approach, Learning Innovation, Arabic

The Nexus between Foreign Competition and Buying Innovation: Evidence from China’s High-Technology Industry

This study aims to investigate how international competition impacts innovation activities in the high-technology industry in China. A panel data analysis was conducted using a representative sample of high-tech industries in China from 2010 to 2017. Econometric methods were used to identify patterns and trends in the data, and quantile regression was utilized to explore the delicate connection between international competition and innovation efforts. The statistical analysis indicates that the effect of international competition on innovation activities differs through dependent quantiles of the innovation range; this effect was neglected by a standard linear regression model. The study found a U-shaped connection between foreign competition and innovation, except for at the quantile (Q = 0.01), which was negative. Foreign competition was found to be a critical factor influencing the strength of innovation activities in the high-tech industry in China. This research suggests that the extent of foreign competition has a bearing on the industry’s capacity to lead in innovation. This study is unique in that it addresses the influence of international competition on industry-level innovation accomplishments in a big rising country, such as China. The study also highlights the importance of evaluating the quantile effect of the variable on innovative activities, which was more informative than estimating the mean effect. The study’s limitation lies in the reliance on secondary data sources, which may not be as comprehensive as primary data. The research’s implications suggest that policymakers should pay attention to the impact of foreign competition on innovation activities and implement policies that foster innovation in the high-tech industry in China.

Salira Accelerates Perineal Wound Healing in Postpartum Mothers

Introduction: Bacterial infections during childbirth and puerperium are the leading causes of maternal death worldwide, accounting for about one-tenth of the global burden of maternal mortality; most of the 75,000 maternal deaths are estimated to occur worldwide each year; this is a direct cause of maternal mortality (WHO, 2015a). The incidence of infections that contribute to maternal mortality looks so concerning in Indonesia because Indonesia has the highest Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in ASEAN countries, namely 305 per 100,000 live births based on the 2015 Inter-Census Population Survey (SUPAS). This high maternal mortality rate makes the target of reducing MMR in Indonesia in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) still very far from the target of 70 per 100,000 live births in 2030 (Achadi, 2019). Innovative efforts to reduce the incidence of infection during the puerperium need to consider the existing community structure in Indonesia. Problem-solving and the current situation of public health status in Indonesia are still based on a logical and rational approach, so health problems become increasingly complex. When a rational approach feels deadlocked in dealing with health problems, it is vital to raise local wisdom as a way to solve it, one of which is the use of herbal plants that are believed to be passed down by people in Indonesia, such as the use of red betel leaves. Researchers are interested in conducting innovative research using non-pharmacological methods for treating perineal wounds using (Salira), an ointment derived from red betel leaves formulated for wound healing; its use is only applied to the perineal wound. Besides the method, this technique is very cheap, easy, and safe to do. The red betel plant contains chemical compounds such as ß-flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, and essential oils. This study aims to identify the relationship between the characteristics of the respondents (age, education, occupation, parity, and rupture rate) with the Perineum Wound Healing Time using Salira. Methods: The research method used in this study was quasi-experimental with a control group design. The independent variable in this study was red betel leaf ointment (Salira). In contrast, the dependent variable was the perineal wound healing time, as the confounding variable was the characteristics of postpartum mothers. The sample selection method used accidental sampling. The sample size in this study was 40 people for the intervention group and 40 for the control group. We collected data using questionnaires, checklist sheets, and observation sheets. Researchers also gave perineum care booklets to postpartum mothers and red betel ointment. Results: The results showed that red betel ointment was effective in accelerating the healing process of perineal wounds in postpartum mothers. Red betel ointment has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, which can help reduce inflammation and infection of the perineal wound. In addition, red betel ointment can also help increase collagen production in wounds, an essential protein in the wound-healing process. The use of red betel ointment also does not cause significant side effects in postpartum mothers. This suggests that red betel ointment can be used as an alternative to perineal wound care that is safer and more effective than pharmacological drugs. Conclusion: Based on the results of existing research, it can be concluded that red betel ointment can help accelerate the healing process of perineal wounds in postpartum mothers. Red betel ointment has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, which can help reduce inflammation and infection of the perineal wound. In addition, red betel ointment can also help increase collagen production in wounds, an essential protein in the wound-healing process.

The impact of service robots on consumer response: Examining the roles of consumers' service expertise and technology expertise

AbstractService robots as an example of service innovation has been of great interest to researchers as it could produce greater value‐in‐use for consumers during service encounters. However, the question of how and why service robots may affect consumers remains inadequately understood. Leveraging service‐dominant logic and the heuristic‐systematic model, Study 1 examines the impacts of service innovation types on brand equity and the moderating role of consumer expertise. Study 2 explores whether cognitive and emotional trust can bridge the underlying mechanism. We find that consumers with higher levels of service expertise rate firms with supportive innovation (vs. interactive innovation) higher in brand equity. On the other hand, service novices rate firms with both types of service innovation similarly. Emotional trust significantly mediates the effect mentioned above. In addition, consumers with high technology expertise will better recognize firms' service innovation efforts regardless of innovation type. Our findings extend the service innovation literature by demonstrating how individual‐level factors such as consumer expertise help explain the relationships between various types of service robots and consumer response. Moreover, we reveal the importance for service brands to invest in different service robots based on target groups and build emotional trust with consumers.