Project Proposals Research Articles

A Qualitative Study of Resident Advocacy Work.

Advocacy is a critical component of pediatric training and practice. Pediatric resident advocacy experiences include skill development and real-world projects, but little is known about how pediatric residents participate in advocacy. Without this knowledge, educators run the risk of underpreparing residents for the full scope of advocacy work. This study sought to investigate how residents participate in advocacy by characterizing their projects using an evidence-informed conceptual framework and describing the unique lessons were learned by the residents. The authors used principles of thematic analysis to interrogate existing documents derived from pediatric residents from 2013 to 2021 at 1 institution. They purposefully sampled and deidentified project proposals and written reflections. Using a constant comparative method, they created codes. Codes, connections between codes, and findings were refined by discussion. Residents demonstrated 4 different types of advocacy: some residents participated in directed agency or activism and others focused on shared agency or activism. Residents reflected on different learning experiences; residents who participated in shared forms of advocacy learned skills such as "Partnering," "Evaluating," and "Planning." Residents who were involved in directed forms of advocacy shared lessons on "Leading," "Presenting," and "Intervening." Advocacy work also changed over time: in later projects (2016-2021) residents took ownership of the role of "advocate"; social and political climate was salient in reflections. Pediatric residents advocate through shared activism and agency and directed activism and agency. Educators should recognize, support, and supplement the experiences of residents as they participate in different types of advocacy.

Quality of Public Open Spaces in Tirana

With the fall of the communist regime and the start of land privatization, Tirana went through a period of rapid urban expansion that generated an unprecedented explosion of informal settlements and the loss of public/collective spaces. This transformation is reflected in urban form and spatial configuration/perception of the public spaces. To measure the performance of public spaces, it is important to avoid on-size-fits-all, as Carmona states, while pointing out principles for public space design. This research investigates how public spaces succeed in creating a sense of belonging and, thus, creating places. To address this research question, we highlight the qualities of Tirana’s public space through a proposed model of analysis. It develops from the attributes of placemaking with theoretical reference to Kent and GPTs. Attributes are composed of entities measured or quantified to be used as indicators of the quality and livability of public spaces. Compare the four case studies with each other to frame public spaces in relation to their spatial configuration, confronting the project proposal both for its design and the state of livability. The results of this evaluation process will serve as a basis to address future improvement intervention for the community and for the planning practitioners.

Student-Created Tabletop Foresight Games as Advocacy

This assignment asks first-year writing students to collaboratively create a tabletop game design that would expose players to possible future developments of climate change. The multimodal component is accompanied by a series of writing, research, and communication assignments that are scaffolded to guide students through the iterative process of composing. As students explore alternative formats to make a persuasive argument, they gain a more nuanced understanding of their topic, hone critical thinking skills, and practice addressing different audiences. The final project includes a research paper and a formal project proposal. The author argues in favor of the affordances of game-based pedagogies in a writing and technical communication classroom.

Implementasi Pembelajaran Berbasis Proyek dalam Meningkatkan Kreativitas Belajar Peserta Didik di SMAN 14 Bandung

This research is motivated by the government's efforts to restore post-pandemic learning by implementing an independent curriculum. One of the characteristics of the independent curriculum is implementing project-based learning to support the development of students' character to suit the Pancasila student profile, as is the case at SMAN 14 Bandung which has implemented an independent curriculum by implementing project-based learning. This research aims to obtain an overview of the implementation of project-based learning in increasing students' creativity at SMAN 14 Bandung. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive research methods. The general conclusion of this research is to get an overview of project-based learning management in increasing students' creativity at SMAN 14 Bandung. Specific conclusions of this research: project-based learning planning at SMAN 14 Bandung in the form of teaching modules and collaboration project proposals for class X History and Indonesian language subjects, organizing project-based learning at SMAN 14 Bandung involves various elements consisting of the principal, curriculum, teachers, and students, the implementation of project-based learning at SMAN 14 Bandung is running by the project objectives, the results of students' ideas and creativity are in the form of cabaret performances, supervision of project-based learning at SMAN 14 Bandung is carried out by teachers as control of the implementation of project activities, teachers carry out the supervision process starting from preparation, implementation to evaluation of project activities.

The "Investigating and translating genomic evidence for public health response to SARS-CoV-2 (INSIDE SARS-CoV-2)" project - Network of excellence. Commentary.

The "Investigating and translating genomic evidence for public health response to SARS-CoV-2 (INSIDE SARS-CoV-2)" project is part of the initiative "Joint science and technology cooperation call for joint project proposals for the years 2021-2023" promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Republic of India. To start the project activities, the pandemic response and the epidemiological situation in Italy and in India, together with the genomic surveillance strategies for SARS-CoV-2 virus in the two countries, are here described.

An innovative approach to remodelling bioscience undergraduate final year projects to develop key transferable skills sought by graduate employers

Undergraduate Biomedical Science dissertations are the culmination of a student’s academic journey and allow students to refine technical proficiencies, experimental design and data analysis. However, traditional dissertation projects may not fully meet the requirements of diverse student populations and employer’s needs. This research project aims to assess the effectiveness of modifying the assessment format for final-year projects, incorporating elements such as lay summaries, project proposals, scientific research papers, and oral poster defences. The objective was to cultivate higher-order critical thinking skills and enhance written and verbal communication competencies, in addition to developing a suite of transferable skills which are highly sought by employers. Quantitative data were primarily generated via end-of-module feedback reports and the module satisfaction survey. Students rated their confidence in a suite of transferable skills pre and post-completion of the project module using a four-point Likert scale. Staff perceptions (n = 30) and module board reports were also evaluated. For all data, a paired t-test for related groups was conducted. Thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data using the Braun and Clark Framework. The end-of-module feedback was overwhelmingly positive with all students agreeing that they were satisfied with the module. Students reported a statistically significant increase in confidence within 11 transferable skills which are considered core within the industry, for example, critical thinking, problem-solving and time management. Furthermore, the mean module mark increased following the module redesign from 66.3% ± 0.2% in 2019 to 70.9% ± 0.6% in 2020 (p ≤ 0.05). Staff provided free text comments, reporting an overall improvement in the module, a reduction in workload and a better teaching experience. Students exhibited appreciation of the new module structure, assessment suit and creative liberty within the projects. The redesigned project module enhanced the teaching experience for staff, whilst students appreciated the diverse range of projects and assessments that featured shorter word limits and a creative flair. Universities must reinvent undergraduate dissertations to equip students with essential employability skills.

Practical foundations and methodology architectural and town-planning improvement and development of urban development facilities in the conditions of reconstruction

The research is aimed at solving the most important economic problems that determine the practical foundations and methodology of architectural and urban planning objects involved in the reconstruction process. Methodological approaches in the field of reconstruction of buildings and structures, including urban areas, are summarized, indicating the need to develop a comprehensive algorithm that allows the process of improving and developing architecture to be considered from a scientific and practical point of view. The author of the article has developed practical recommendations in the field of reconstruction of urban development objects and adjacent territories, based on the concept of search architectural and urban planning modeling in the development of complex project proposals.

Trust-and-Evaluate: A Dynamic Nonmonetary Mechanism for Internal Capital Allocation

To stay competitive, firms regularly invest in innovation by supporting internal capital projects (funded and executed in-house) that explore new products and operational improvements. Each year, in a highly competitive process, managers from different functional units of the firm submit proposals (that include estimated costs and benefits) for such projects. Managers, because of their domain knowledge and expertise, are naturally better informed about the costs and benefits of their respective projects and can use this information strategically to secure funding. An example of such behavior is the under-reporting of the cost estimate of a project and subsequently requesting additional funding during the execution phase. Such strategic behavior not only affects the firm’s ability to fund the best projects but is also costly. Motivated by this challenge of deciding the funding of such projects at a global agribusiness firm, we seek a mechanism that is both provably near-optimal for the firm and guarantees truthful reporting from managers. Our setting consists of a principal and multiple agents. In each time period, over an infinite horizon, each agent requests funding for a potential project from the principal. Before submitting his proposal, each agent privately estimates the project’s cost and its benefit. If funded, each project is executed in one period. The principal’s funding decisions are binary; that is, each project is either funded in full or not funded. The actual cost (benefit) of a funded project is realized on its completion and incurred (earned) by the principal. The agents earn utility from the experience and reputation gained in completing projects. In each period, the principal desires to keep the total spend below a budget but can borrow external money at a cost. Our main contribution is a practically appealing dynamic nonmonetary mechanism for internal capital allocation under which, for any [Formula: see text], (a) truth-telling forms an ϵ-Bayesian Nash equilibrium and (b) the principal’s expected utility is within ϵ of the expected utility in the first-best setting. This paper was accepted by Karan Girotra, operations management. Supplemental Material: The online appendices and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.01121 .

Review Paper- “Detail Evolution of RTE Food”

Biospark-healthcare Private Limited is a Private incorporated on 05 July 2021. It is classified as Non-govt companyand is registered at Registrar of Companies, Mumbai. Its authorized share capital is Rs. 150,000 and its paid up capital is Rs. 150,000. It is inolved in Manufacture of other food products Biospark-healthcare Private Limited's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was last held on N/A and as per records fromMinistry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), its balance sheet was last filed on 31 March 2022. Directors of Biospark-healthcare Private Limited are Jaiprakash Khanchand Vasdani, Neelkumar Rewachand Sujan,Vijay Jeevan Sujan and Prashant Kothari. Biospark-healthcare Private Limited's Corporate Identification Number is (CIN) U24290MH2021PTC363325 and its registration number is 363325.Its Email address is vijay.sujan@jnvgroup.co and its registered address is 4-A, 4TH FLOOR, 898 NOTAN PLAZA TURNER ROAD, BANDRA (WEST) MUMBAI Mumbai City MH 400050 IN. Current status of Biospark-healthcare Private Limited is - Active. The initial project proposal outlined a simple system of using a concept called “networked hypertext” to transmit documents and to communicate among staff in the high-energy physics community. Keywords – SUPPLY, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGMENT, INDIRECT SUPPLY, TAX TRANSPORT COMPLIANCE, TRANSPORTATION

Review Paper- “E-COMMERCE GROWTH IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET IMPACT ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT”

This research paper provides a comprehensive review of logistic and supply chain models, aiming to enhance the understanding of the intricate frameworks that govern the movement of goods and information within global business networks. The logistics and supply chain management (SCM) landscape has evolved significantly in recent years, driven by technological advancements, globalization, and the increasing complexity of business operations. This paper explores various models employed in logistics and supply chain management, focusing on their theoretical foundations, practical applications, and the impact of emerging trends on their effectiveness. The initial project proposal outlined a simple system of using a concept called “networked hypertext” to transmit documents and to communicate among staff in the high-energy physics community. Keywords – SUPPLY, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGMENT, INDIRECT SUPPLY, TAX TRANSPORT COMPLIANCE, TRANSPORTATION

Living with multimorbidity: A qualitative exploration of shared experiences of patients, family caregivers, and healthcare professionals in managing symptoms in the United States.

To elicit experiences of patients, family caregivers, and healthcare professionals in intermediate care units (IMCUs) in an academic medical centre in Baltimore, MD related to the challenges and intricacies of multimorbidity management to inform development of a multimorbidity symptom management toolkit. Experience-based co-design. Between July and October 2021, patients aged 55 years and older with multimorbidity admitted to IMCUs at an academic medical centre in Baltimore, Maryland, USA were recruited and interviewed in person. Interdisciplinary healthcare professionals working in the IMCU were interviewed virtually. Participants were asked questions about their role in recognizing and treating symptoms, factors affecting the quality of life, symptom burden and trajectory over time, and strategies that have and have not worked for managing symptoms. An inductive thematic analysis approach was used for analysis. Twenty-three interviews were conducted: 9 patients, 2 family caregivers, and 12 healthcare professionals. Patients' mean age was 67.5 (±6.5) years, over half (n = 5) were Black or Hispanic, and the average number of comorbidities was 3.67. Five major themes that affect symptom management emerged: (1) the patient-provider relationship; (2) open and honest communication; (3) accessibility of resources during hospitalization and at discharge; (4) caregiver support, training, and education; and (5) care coordination and follow-up care. Patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals often have similar goals but different priorities for multimorbidity management. It is imperative to identify shared priorities and target holistic interventions that consider patient and caregiver experiences to improve outcomes. This paper addresses the paucity of research related to the shared experience of disease trajectory and symptom management for people living with multimorbidity. We found that patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals often have similar goals but different care and communication priorities. Understanding differing priorities will help better design interventions to support symptom management so people with multimorbidity can have the best possible quality of life. We have adhered to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies (COREQ) guidelines in our reporting. This study has been designed and implemented with patient and public involvement throughout the process, including community advisory board engagement in the project proposal phase and interview guide development, and member checking in the data collection and analysis phases. The method we chose, experience-based co-design, emphasizes the importance of engaging members of a community to act as experts in their own life challenges. In the coming phases of the study, the public will be involved in developing and testing a new intervention, informed by these qualitative interviews and co-design events, to support symptom management for people with multimorbidity.

Network Analysis and Control System in Mega Projects: The Case of PICASP Erasmus Project

Network Analysis achieved some significant results in recent years thanks to advances in technology and in the approach to organisational networks. Less exciting were the results obtained with Mega Projects. These projects show high risk with regards to results, to the compliance of the budget and to the realization of the entire project. So far, the response of Mega Projects contracting authorities is to ask those presenting the project proposals to increase the number of controls and connected indexes without obtaining, almost until now, an increase in project performance. This paper examines the proposal to transfer some results of network analysis to the performance monitoring of Mega Projects. Starting from the case of Erasmus PICASP Project for the creation of Pilot courses and new didactics for teachers training in cultural tourism for the development of Caspian Area, the paper proposes an evolutionary model of cycles of simplification and complexification of the networks control systems. The approach of Practice Enterprise which allows the members of the project networks to acquire the practice of teamwork right from the early stages of planning, and, once the project starts case risks or emergencies arise, will be applied within his model. Keywords: Network Analysis, Practice Enterprise, MOOCs, Mega Projects, Erasmus Projects

ВЛИЯНИЕ ЦИФРОВЫХ ФИНАНСОВЫХ ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ НА ИННОВАЦИОННЫЕ РЕШЕНИЯ В ФИНАНСОВОМ СЕКТОРЕ

The article deals with the influence of financial technologies in the digital economy and possible innovative solutions in the field of finance and financial services. The article considers a methodological approach to the implementation of blockchain technology in the Russian payment system “Mir”. It substantiates the main stages of introducing blockchain technology into the activities of that system. Proposals are made out for selecting the optimal partner for the development and implementation of blockchain for the “Mir” payment system. In particular it was proposed and justified how to introduce blockchain technologies into the work of the “Mir” payment system. Project proposals were generated and the project for introducing blockchain technologies into the work of the “Mir” payment system was justified, followed by calculation of the economic effect from the practical realization of project proposals. Economic forecast of the project introduction under realistic, optimistic and pessimistic scenarios was developed.

Study Abroad Programming in Writing Centers in Colombia and the USA: Lessons in Translanguaging, Decolonial Theory, and Programming

As a product of both Universidad del Norte and Purdue University engaging in a partnership around shared academic interests, academic study exchanges, and multilingual education, this case study reports on a grant-funded student exchange that used a translanguaging approach to explore how aspects of English and Spanish have an influence on tutor education around writing centers. The first section of the paper describes in detail the exchange program and its background, including how the student research projects consciously emphasized the way this partnership could foreground practical approaches to translanguaging informed by decoloniality views. The second section acknowledges that our project emphasized pragmatic needs and institutional goals but should have better embedded guidance and lessons from decolonial theory. The third section of the paper includes the lessons that complement both decolonial theory and translanguaging pedagogy in study abroad contexts and the programming intricacies of an academic exchange conditioned by institutionality and local contexts. The last section is a brief conclusion about the exchange program, its ideological impact on both universities, and the need for future collaboration to foreground decolonial insight on planning and proposals for cross-institutional projects, especially in the context of mentoring writers at the intersection of nationality and cultivation of voice, agency and rhetoric.

Power and Area Efficient Four-Bit Vedic Multiplier Implemented Using a Modified Five-Bit Adder with CMOS and TG Configuration

Vedic multipliers are incredibly fast, efficient, and flexible, perfect for efficiently handling tasks like signal processing. Vedic multipliers are the go-to choice for maximizing performance and efficiency in digital designs, as the existing method adders like Carry Look-Ahead Adder (CLA), a Carry Skip Adder (CSA), or a Ripple Carry Adder (RCA) have more delay, area and power. The project proposal presents a novel 4-bit Vedic multiplier essential to system functionality. Optimizing the balancing area and delay is necessary for improving the system as a whole. This project aims to strike this balance, significantly improving the performance of digital systems. Here, a 5-bit adder with a unique configuration is used in place of a Carry Look-Ahead Adder (CLA), a Carry Skip Adder (CSA), or a Ripple Carry Adder (RCA). Using CMOS & TG Configuration, all other internal structures have been created. Performance comparisons of the CMOS and TG 5-bit Adders with the adders above are shown in terms of power, latency, and area. Various adders: 5-bit Adder with CMOS & TG design, the CMOS & TG based CLA, the CSA, and the RCA, are also involved in the multiplier's adder unit selection process. The new multiplier provides the perfect answer for energy-efficient designs by combining low power consumption with small size.

Architectural solutions of "Government Services Center" buildings in foreign countries and project proposals suitable for the conditions of Uzbekistan

Architectural solutions of "Government Services Center" buildings in foreign countries and project proposals suitable for the conditions of Uzbekistan

AI-assisted prescreening of biomedical research proposals: ethical considerations and the pilot case of “la Caixa” Foundation

Abstract The “la Caixa” Foundation has been experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted decision-making geared toward alleviating the administrative burden associated with the evaluation pipeline of its flagship funding program, piloting an algorithm to detect immature project proposals before they reach the peer review stage, and suggest their removal from the selection process to a human overseer. In this article, we explore existing uses of AI by publishers and research funding organizations to automate their selection pipelines, in addition to analyzing the conditions under which the focal case corresponds to a responsible use of AI and the extent to which these conditions are met by the current implementation, highlighting challenges and areas of improvement.

Morphology of Exhibition Spaces for Designing a Water Museum

The main objective of this article is to identify the architectural image of a new type of museum and exhibition complex associated with the use of water as one of the design components. The subject of the study is to identify the morphology of exhibition spaces in the architecture of the object "Museum of Water". The article contains a brief overview of already implemented objects related to water, as well as a description of its own project proposal for the introduction of water and its aggregate states into a three-dimensional architectural structure. The material for analysis is the research results of the author's group as part of the design studio under the guidance of Associate Professor of the Department of Architectural Design of the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU) Kolodin Konstantin Ivanovich and Bachelor Skurlatova Ekaterina Anatolyevna in the framework of the final qualifying work. As a basis for the developed research methodology, an overview analysis of architectural, urban planning and compositional principles of designing multifunctional complexes of complex structure was chosen, and a list of promising design and construction tasks was compiled. The relevance of this study is to consider the scientific novelty in creating a fundamentally new approach to the design of a multifunctional complex based on the morphology of water conditions. Based on the results of the main sections of the study, conclusions were formulated concerning the potential of water use in spatial and planning structures, as well as recommendations for the design of multifunctional complexes of a new type.

Rwanda Towards the Implementation of Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. the Current Status of ODS, Ods Alternatives, and HFCS Alternatives.

In August 2003, Rwanda ratified both the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, along with all the subsequent amendments, including the Kigali Amendment, which was most recently ratified in May 2017. Within this context, by the Law n°63/2013 of 27/08/2013, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) was created with the legal mandate for national environmental protection, conservation, promotion and overall management, including advisory to the government on all matters pertinent to the environment and climate change. According to Decision XIX/6 of the 19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on accelerated phase-out of HCFCs, Rwanda is committed to phase-out use of HCFCs by 2030 except for 2.5% for servicing essential use appliances up to 2040. The Hydro chloro fluorocarbons Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) Stage-I for Rwanda was approved at the 64th Meeting of the Executive Committee for the period 2011 to 2020 to meet a 35% reduction of HCFC by 2020. The HPMP Stage-II has been approved by the 86th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, to be implemented by UNEP, UNIDO and REMA to enable Rwanda achieve phase-out targets on consumption of Annex C Group 1 Substances of the Montreal Protocol by 2030. The HPMP Stage-II has prioritized key activities to be implemented which include: establishment and implementation of a robust certification scheme for refrigeration technicians, development and implementation of national technical standards in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC) sector that will promote safe use of natural refrigerants and further promote use of highly energy efficiency technologies, capacity building of refrigeration technicians on handling natural refrigerants, training of customs and other enforcement officers on controlling and monitoring HCFC trade and strengthening the Refrigeration Association of Rwanda, technical training institutes and the consumers.The implementation of HPMP Stage-II activities will enable RWANDA reduce consumption of HCFC-22 from the baseline of 4.1 ODP tonnes to 80 percent by 2025 and 100 percent by 2030.This paper represents the results of the national survey conducted to inform the preparation of the project proposal for Kigali HFC Implamentation plan as well as the strategic KIP/HFC phase-down plan.

СПЕЦИФИКА ПРОСТРАНСТВЕННО-ПЛАНИРОВОЧНОЙ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ МНОГОУРОВНЕВЫХ ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫХ ПРОСТРАНСТВ В СТРУКТУРЕ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ГОРОДА

The article examines the prerequisites for the multi-level public spaces’ emergence, the main features of their inclusion in the city planning structure; urban planning, spatial planning, social, economic and landscape-ecological factors contribut-ing to the emergence and development of multi-level public spaces in the modern ur-ban environment have been identified. Taking into account an analysis of global design experience, a typology of these urban areas is given on the assumption of the functional content, composition and relationship of their structural elements and features of placement relative to the earth surface; spaces in the structure of large transport hubs, multi-level spaces accompanying public buildings and complexes, multi-level parks, multi-level transport and pedestrian areas are identified as the studied types. Based on the analysis of the multi-level public spaces’ organization, the characteristic features of their successful functioning have been identified: accessibility, optimal filling of space as a node of social activity concentration, differentiation of use types by level and nature of activity, ensuring urban planning flexibility and continuity, green technologies’ use. Project proposals for the multi-level public space formation for Volgograd city condi-tions were considered on projects for the Station Square reconstruction, providing for the functional zoning improvement, transport and pedestrian traffic and the use of landscape design.