Concept Of Services Research Articles

Enhancing multiple benefits of brownfield cleanups by applying ecosystem services concepts.

Brownfields are increasingly called upon to be transformed from potentially contaminated, often vacant properties into community assets that provide multiple benefits. Further, brownfields revitalization can provide critical opportunities and, particularly, nature-based solutions can enhance multiple ecological, human health, and economic benefits. Through a series of non-exhaustive surveys of existing examples of environmental benefits of cleanups, case study examples of brownfield cleanups achieving environmental benefits, and potential ecosystem services tools relevant to steps of a brownfields cleanup effort, we explore practical ideas for enhancing environmental benefits of brownfields cleanups by applying ecosystem services concepts. Examples of nature-based solutions, where appropriate, include the use of rain gardens, permeable pavements, green spaces, and the use of green technologies. Further, this article provides an overview of recent policy initiatives focused on nature-based solutions and enhancing ecosystem services in brownfields cleanup, revitalization, and reuse. Our goals are to increase the knowledge base on these opportunities and discuss how these concepts can be achieved through sharing success stories, making outreach materials accessible, and holding workshops to help successfully operationalize these concepts in a community's visioning for upcoming revitalization projects.

New Service Concept and Investor Satisfaction of Aviation Firms in Rivers State

The aim of this study was to ascertain the extent of the relationship between new service concept and investor satisfaction of aviation firms in Rivers State. This study adopted causal research, involving cross sectional survey design and used structured copies of questionnaire. The population of this study comprised of eight (8) airlines registered with the Rivers State ministry of commerce and industry. 20 Copies of questionnaire was distributed to management staff in each of the airlines. The total number of respondents for the study was one hundred and sixty (160). The hypotheses were tested using Spearman Ranking Order Correlation with the aid of SPSS Version 21. The study unveiled a very strong relationship between new service concept and investor satisfaction. This study therefore concluded that increased investor satisfaction can be achieved if aviation firms in Rivers State provide new and innovative service concept.

Thoughts and suggestions on digital services to enhance the level of vaccination management

With the development of information technology and the increasing demand for vaccination services among the people, it is a definite trend to enhance the quality of vaccination services through digitization. This article starts with a clear concept of digital services for vaccination, introduces the current development status in China and abroad, analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of existing models in leading regions, takes a glean from the summation, and proposes targeted solutions. This study suggests establishing a departmental coordination mechanism for data interconnection and sharing, formulating data standards and functional specifications, enhancing the functionalities of the immunization planning information system, strengthening data collection and analytical usage, and intensifying appointment management and science and health education to provide expert guidance for the construction of digital vaccination services across the country in the future.

THE EFFECT OF INFLUENCE OF EXPERIENCE AND AGE OF THE ARTIFICIAL INSEMI- NATION OFFICER ON THE SUCCESS OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION IN DAIRY COWS


 
 
 Research on the effect of influence of experience and age of the artificial insemination officer on the success of artificial insemination (AI) in dairy cows has been conducted. This study aims to determine and examine the ef- fect of influence of experience and age of the artificial insemination officer on the success of artificial insemination (AI) in dairy cows. The research was conducted in December 2022–January 2023 in Lembang District, Bandung Barat. The method used is the survey method. The material used was an artificial insemination officer at the Kope- rasi Peternak Sapi Bandung Utara (KPSBU) Lembang. The variables observed to determine AI success are service conception (S/C), conception rate (C/R). The data analysis used in this study is quantitative descriptive analysis and simple correlation analysis. The results showed that the AI officer experience was an average of 19 years and an average age of 39 years. Average S/C value is 1.84 , Average C/R value is 64.50%. The results of a simple correlation analysis showed that the experience and age of the inseminator had no real effect (P>0.05) on the success of AI in dairy cows. It was concluded that the success rate of AI in dairy cattle based on S/C and CR in Lembang District was good, but the experience and age of the artificial insemination officer did not have a significant effect on the success of artificial insemination in dairy cows.
 
 

Infrastructure in the field of customs services: categorical and conceptual apparatus’ structural model and analysis

The article analyzes scientific approaches to the definition of the terms “infrastructure”, “customs infrastructure”, “infrastructure in the field of customs services”, including in the context of functional aspects. The study purpose is to form theoretical approaches and analyze the categorical and conceptual apparatus of the infrastructure in the field of customs as an institution of customs service, the consumers of whose services are the state, society and business. The problem urgency is due to the ongoing changes in the external and internal environment of customs administration: the service orientation global vector of public administration. The study objective is to form the author’s definition of the concept of service customs infrastructure, reflecting the target function, economic, functional, technical and social characteristics. The study concept is based on the theory of service-oriented customs administration in the field of customs services and on methodological approaches of the scientific school of the Russian Customs Academy. Based on the types’ analysis of customs services, the interests’ system of customs sphere subjects, a systematic approach to the concept under study has been substantiated, and a structural model of infrastructure in the field of customs services, classification of its elements according to vertical and horizontal principles have been developed. The analysis of regulatory and legal documents defining the standard requirements for the objects of production and information technology infrastructure of the automobile checkpoint is carried out. The results obtained allow us to propose the author’s definition of infrastructure in the field of customs services in a narrow and broad sense. Conclusions have beendrawn about the directions of improving the infrastructure in the field of customs services based on a service-oriented approach.

Exploring The Synergies between Flood Risk and Urban Needs - Floodplain Development In Aceh River.

A Floodplain is an area next to a riverbed that is more or less frequently covered with water in times of high-water discharges from adjacent rivers. It usually has a high environmental value because of its heterogeneous habitats for wildlife species. However, the condition of rivers in each country could be unique and different, because of their history and location thus creating a different nuance. The object study of this research is a constructed floodway and flood plain in Krueng Aceh (Aceh River) owned and managed by the local government. Since the last big flood in 2000, this wide flat land remained dry in several areas and was used by some villagers to make a living. In 2020 it had cleared from several illegal land uses, resulted a grassland floodplain with low-intensity use which in theory is in a good direction. Meanwhile, in the perspective of urban needs, river development could also bring economic, social, and environmental benefits to community. The objective of this study is to investigate the concept of ecosystem services and human-landscape connectivity. The method used in this research is semi-qualitative research that combines theories and observation. In the context of ecosystem services identification through activities monitoring, it shows that cultural and provision services is the highest while regulating and supporting services still need further research. As for human-landscape connectivity, there are more ‘rooms’/spaces to develop align with the availability of cultural services.

APPOINTMENT OF COMPULSORY COMMUNITY WORK AND DETERMINATION OF VENUE

In the article, the concept of compulsory community service defined in Article 451 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the purpose of this punishment and the grounds for applying this punishment are mentioned. Also, in this article, in addition to the appointment of mandatory public works, the order of sitting and sitting places were scientifically analyzed, and the author gave his opinions and comments on this.

Developing Micro-Enterprises Based on Traditional Culinary in the Face of COVID-19 Pandemic Disruption: Insights from Indonesia

The research aimed to develop a micro-enterprise business strategy in the traditional culinary field suitable for implementation during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Like many other business processes, traditional culinary micro-enterprises tourism sub-sectors in Indonesia have been affected by government policies for the last two years to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, the pandemic policy has a positive side. Business actors were forced to maximize their ability to innovate by transforming business strategies adaptable to conditions and changes in consumer behavior due to the pandemic. The qualitative approach using the library research data collection method was used in this study. The findings show that a micro business strategy appropriate during a pandemic in the traditional culinary field is characterized by three elements: locally sourcing ingredients and materials, using local traditional recipes, and the production process carried out according to local community cultural methods. This will be a form of empowerment based on locally available resources. This service concept can utilize digital technology support in product promotion, ordering, and distribution while adhering to strict health protocol standards. The theoretical implications resulting from the research can contribute to science in the field of tourism, especially those related to traditional food and beverage businesses. This study's importance lies in its practical relevance to traditional culinary micro-enterprises during situations similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, its emphasis on local empowerment and sustainability, and its integration of digital technology. The study will expand new business model for traditional culinary micro-enterprises that can be implemented during the pandemic.

THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ORGANIZATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES

The article examines the scientific and theoretical aspects of the organization of social protection of low-income groups of the population in local self-government bodies; the concept of administrative services, their place among other public services and the main problems of obtaining administrative services from the point of view of service consumers are characterized. It was determined that almost all citizens are required to receive certain administrative services (for example, regarding birth registration, residence registration, obtaining a passport, etc.), and some administrative services have a smaller number of consumers. It was established that the understanding of the category "administrative service" consists in creating convenient conditions for a person's communication with public administration bodies in the broadest category of cases. The concept of administrative services and their types is characterized:. state services, municipal services, non-administrative services.

Biodiversity and ecosystem services: Complementary approach for catchment protection and land use in northeastern Poland

The concept of ecosystem services introduced a new view on the relationship between biodiversity and goods of human well-being. Are both ideas, biodiversity and ecosystem services, mutually beneficial for catchment protection? We aimed to explore how and to what extent specified the environmental and economic criteria determined the protection and urban land use intensity in the catchment in northeastern Poland. The relation between biodiversity, ecosystem services and land use intensity was made using 14 criteria that are also weights in the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Borda multi-criteria decision analysis by using open public data resources, such as the Topographic Objects Database, digital terrain model, forms of nature protection, the database of recognised deposits of natural resources, geological map portals, Urban Spatial Information System and information on flood hazard areas, and open-source applications across the catchment.A combined procedure including categories of land cover elements, i.e. spatial objects of the surface, land use intensity and multi-criteria decision-making model, finally determined different variants for catchment biodiversity areas, from best (Variant 15) to worst (Variant 5) from 16 variants total. The spatial results showed that biodiversity and ecosystem services show an evident decline with increased land use intensity. Biodiversity was negatively correlated with the built-up areas and intensive land use in the central part of the catchment, but positively with which concerns the initial and final reaches of the river. The main factor affecting biodiversity was the distance of the river valley sections in the catchment area from the developed space of the city centre.Results suggest that biodiversity conservation in the catchment is needed for high biodiversity and low-intensity land use. For most green and agricultural areas with multifunctional benefits and, a good state is required compromise for ecosystem services and biodiversity. The functioning of the built-up areas and intensively used for humans is described only by the value of provisioning ecosystem services.

Future newspapers as a participatory design tool for Chinese rural service innovation

This paper presents a process called Future Newspapers, which aims to advance Participatory Design (PD) practices in rural China. The study draws on a service design project in a Chinese village to develop new revitalization strategies. In the project, 57 villagers organized into five social groups representing various backgrounds created five sets of future news reports of their village in the People’s Daily in 2030. The results show that the characteristics of newspaper journalism align with key service design principles, rendering Future Newspapers a distinctive PD tool. This tool could provide a framework for participants to develop and evaluate concepts for service and strategic innovation, even if they have no prior design knowledge. Moreover, it enables designers to establish a common language with the public sector. In essence, the paper highlights the role of Future Newspapers in facilitating inclusive and efficient service innovation and development of Chinese villages.

Overview of the Concept and Main Characteristics of the State Civil Service

Examines the essence of the state civil service and gives its characteristics. The authors also pay attention to the legal framework of the state civil service and the status of such an employee.

Cross Platform Application for Food Delivery Services

In the ever-developing field of food delivery services, the " Cross-Platform Application for Food Delivery Services " prototype project brings great solutions to close this gap. The project aims to create a comprehensive and user-friendly platform that perfectly meets the needs and demands of today's customers. With the proliferation of smartphones and the transition to online services and applications, food delivery has become an important part of almost everyone's life, that is, their daily life. However, existing applications often fall short of providing a real and personalized experience, leaving users with varying needs and priorities. The current problem is that existing food delivery applications have limitations or some shortcomings; This is because these apps lack important features like loyalty services, diet filtering for special meals, personalized recommendations and pre-orders or bulk orders. Users are faced with a fragmented experience that does not meet their personal preferences, nutritional needs and other needs. Our prototype aims to define the food app service concept by offering a cross-platform application with missing features. Loyalty services encourage user retention, purchases and reward user loyalty, custom filters help with dietary restrictions, personalized recommendations enhance user experience knowledge, and pre-ordering or multi-ordering streamlines or clarifies restaurant operations and services. The solution is designed to create a comprehensive, user-oriented and technological platform that defines the new online food business model for convenience and people's satisfaction of use. The " Cross-Platform Application for Food Delivery Services " model not only solves the current problems of food delivery services, but also leads to forward-looking innovation in this field. It promises seamless, personalized and visual delivery of perfect food. This project represents a significant step towards improving the user experience and opens the door to further growth in food service. Keywords— cross platform, prototype, food delivery, services.

Halalan Toyyiban Concept in Cosmetics Services

The beauty industry has seen a lot of advancements over the years, with various cosmetic procedures and treatments being offered at clinics and medical spa premises. Nevertheless, for those who follow the Muslim faith, there is a need for halal services that cater to their religious beliefs. This is where the concept of halal and tayyib cosmetic services comes in. Halal and Tayyib services aim to provide good quality and safe treatments that are not only beneficial for Muslims but for everyone, regardless of their beliefs. By adhering to the principles of halal and tayyib, consumers can be assured that they are receiving safe and ethical cosmetic services. This paper has conducted a comprehensive review of databases to identify the key requirements for halal and tayyib cosmetic services. It is imperative to prioritize the safety and halal aspects of the ingredients and handling of these products. By doing so, we can protect our well-being and finances and avoid any potential complications.

AS-Router: A novel allocation service for efficient Network-on-Chip

Assigning input ports to output ports and allowing flits to pass through the switch without colliding is accomplished by Switch Allocation (SA), a crucial pipeline stage in the Network-on-Chip (NoC) router. Earlier research improved the efficiency of matching to enhance SA processes. The studies in question, however, failed to account for the importance of information sharing between the various phases of the router’s pipeline. To improve NoC routers’ allocation, this article introduces the Allocation Service (AS) concept. By adding a new pipeline stage called Request Finalization (RF) before the SA stage, the AS can be optimized. The RF stage’s objective is to complete the uniform request and Endpoint Congestion Causing (EPC) requests for SA before sending them on their way. These results inform the proposal of a new design, the CUE-Router, to increase AS by the integration of an RF stage and inter-pipeline communication between routers. Two new types of router architecture form the basis for CUE-Router. The first thing we do in this work is introduce URR-Router, a router that only allocates EPC requests if there are no uniform requests in the SA stage, effectively giving uniform requests a priority. The second example is the EPR-Router, which alleviates endpoint congestion by favoring EPC requests over uniform ones. In this work, we take a fresh look at the SA process optimization that underpins the low-latency CUE-Router architecture by cycling through a series of prioritization changes between uniform requests and EPC requests. CUE-Router greatly improves SA efficiency and network performance by facilitating communication between the various stages of the pipeline. Based on the results of the analysis, our approach has the potential to significantly enhance performance with minimal additional effort.

The collective action dilemma and its solution in the governance of urban community public space—an empirical analysis from Tianjin

The governance of community public space is one of the most concerned issue of people’s livelihood, and its effectiveness determines the residents’ living experience and even the stability of the grassroots political authority. In order to explore the factors of the effectiveness of community public space governance and the path to enhance the effectiveness of community public space governance, this analysis combines the influencing factors with the three stages of identification, management and confirmation in public value management theory, and constructs an indicator system for measuring and analyzing the effectiveness of community public space governance. The fsQCA3.0 is used to analyze the data of 300 residents in Tianjin, China, after which several aims that affect the effectiveness of community public space governance are obtained. The results show that the paths of “resident trust, property management is authoritative” and “customer oriented, democratic consultation” that bring higher governance efficiency have a consistency of 0.874761 and a coverage of 0.480994, which explains well what combination of antecedent factors should be present in communities with high public space governance effectiveness. Based on this, in order to improve the governance efficiency of community public space, improving residents’ living experience and promote the modernization of China’s urban construction, the government, property management company, owners’ committee and neighborhood committee should increase investment in enhancing policy support, establishing service concepts, introducing technology and equipment, enhancing residents’ trust and establishing dispute coordination agencies.

Komunikasi Partisipatif Kelompok Sadar Wisata (Pokdarwis) Terkait Program Ekowisata di Kelurahan Bontang Baru Kota Bontang

In realizing the concept of good governance, community participation is needed to participate in development. In this regard, the government formed Pokdarwis as a development agent in the context of tourism as a tool for developing public awareness of the environment around them. This study uses Development Communication as the Grand Theory, Participatory Communication as the Middle Theory, and the service concept that uses four indicators of participatory communication namely, Heteroglasia, Dialogic, Polyphony, and Carnival. This research with the theme of ecotourism uses a type of qualitative description with a purposive sampling technique with the selection of informants based on certain criteria. Based on the findings in the field, it was found that some of the four concepts were found in the Pokdarwis participatory communication practices but some were not found meaning they did not meet the criteria to be included in the four indicators.

A drought and heat risk assessment framework for urban green infrastructure

AbstractUrban green infrastructure (UGI) is a prominent concept toward climate adaptation and urban resilience, but it is also affected by droughts and heat. Hence, this study aims to advance the multi‐assessment of drought and heat risks (DHRs) for UGI through the DHR assessment framework with conceptual and methodological features, paving the way toward knowledge creation and decision support. The framework was systematically developed, starting with defining the situation, analyzing concepts, and finally, constructing the framework. The situation is interpreted as a coupled human and natural system to represent the biophysical and immaterial elements, processes, and interrelations. Further, the concepts of risk, UGI, and ecosystem services lead to a risk system showing the compound hazards, the exposure, and the cascading vulnerabilities of the UGI. The DHR assessment framework distinguishes two stages, multi‐risk analysis and multi‐criteria risk evaluation. The analysis includes the definition and interpretation of the UGI situation under drought and heat conditions, analyzing the hazards, exposures, and vulnerabilities of the system, and translating the risk system into an indicator‐based information system. Hereby, the vulnerability analysis of the biophysical UGI aspects comprises the susceptibility and resilience of UGI entities, as well as the degree to which providing ecosystem functions and services can be affected. The multi‐criteria risk evaluation covers the assignment of thresholds and weights for indicators, in addition to the aggregation methods. The resulting framework intends to support local actors in the risk assessment of current and future conditions, fostering evidence‐based decisions and interventions to deal with compound DHRs.

Let’s Do It for Real: Making the Ecosystem Service Concept Operational in Regional Planning for Climate Change Adaptation

The application of ecosystem service (ES) knowledge to planning processes and decision-making can lead to more effective climate change adaptation. Despite the increased attention given to the ES concept, its degree of integration and use in spatial planning processes are still below the expectations of those who are promoting this concept. Barriers hindering its operationalisation cover a span of aspects ranging from theoretical to procedural and methodological issues. Overall, there is a general lack of guidance on how and at what point ES knowledge should be integrated into planning processes. This study aims to promote the inclusion of ES knowledge into spatial planning practices and decision-making processes to enhance climate change adaptation. A replicable GIS-based methodology is proposed. First, the potential supply of ESs that can support climate change adaptation (ESCCAs) is defined, mapped, and quantified. Then, a need for an ESCCA supply is identified, and territorial capacities to respond to the expected climate change impacts on natural and socio-economic sectors are assessed. The methodology is applied to the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region (Italy) as an illustrative case study. The results reveal that areas with similar geomorphological characteristics tend to respond similarly. Forest ecosystems, inland wetlands and specifically salt marshes can potentially supply a greater variety of ESCCAs. In the case study area, about 62% of the supplied ESCCAs can contribute to reducing the impacts in more than 50% of the impacted sectors. The territory of the study site generally shows good preparedness for expected impacts in most of the analysed sectors; less prepared areas are characterised by agricultural ecosystems. This reading approach based on land cover analyses can thus assist in developing policies to enhance different territorial capacities, ultimately leading to better and more sustainable decision-making.

Effect of supplementing algae to breeding and early gestation first calf heifers on growth and reproduction.

Fat supplementation has potential to improve reproductive performance and increase pregnancy rates in cattle by increasing the energy density of the diet. However, some of the positive effects of fat seem to be influenced by the type of fatty acid fed. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) are long-chain n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that have important biological effects on reproduction through their involvement in hormone and series 3 prostaglandin synthesis. Ruminant tissues are naturally almost devoid of n-3 long-chain PUFA, specifically EPA and DHA. Algae biomass provides a consistent source of DHA and EPA that could be fed to alter hormonal profiles and improve reproduction of beef heifers. Eighty-eight Angus × Simmental heifers (427 ± 1.8kg body weight [BW]) were blocked by BW and allotted to 2 treatments (44/treatment, 4 pens/treatment, 11 heifers/pen). Control heifers were fed a diet that contained (dry matter [DM] basis) 52.8% mixed grass silage, 32% corn silage, and 15.2% concentrate. DHAgold (49% fat; 21.8% DHA; DSM Inc.) was included in the algae diet at 1.65% DM, replacing equal parts of corn and DDGS. Diets were formulated to contain 12% crude protein and 0.85 Mcal/kg net energy for gain (NEg). Heifers were fed treatment diets from 54 d prior to the breeding season through the first trimester. Follicular fluid was collected on day 47 for hormonal analysis. Artificial insemination (AI) was from days 54 to 77. Heifers that did not get pregnant to AI were removed from the study on day 109 and placed with a bull. The study ended on day 180. Data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS. During the pre-breeding period, algae heifers had lesser dry matter intake (P = 0.006) compared to control heifers. Heifers supplemented with algae had a greater average daily gain (P = 0.03) during the breeding period and BW tended (P = 0.06) to be greater for algae compared to control heifers on day 98 and was greater on day 180 (P = 0.03). Dominant follicle diameter and follicular estrogen concentration were unaffected by treatment (P ≥ 0.12). Follicular insulin-like growth factor-1 was greater in algae compared to control heifers (P = 0.03). First service conception rate did not differ between treatments (P = 0.67); however, second service and overall conception were lesser (P ≤ 0.03) in algae compared to control heifers. These data suggest supplementing DHA-rich algae improved growth but decreased conception rates of primiparous beef females.