Use Of Such Sites Research Articles

Contaminated land, green energy and the energy crisis: Should contaminated land sites be targeted and used to produce renewable energy in the United Kingdom?

This opinion asks the question of whether contaminated land sites ‘can’ and ‘should’ be used to provide renewable energy in the United Kingdom (UK)? This question in turn raises many other questions and scenarios which have yet to be considered, explored and resolved, by relevant stakeholders regarding the use of such sites. Detailed assessments need to be undertaken to understand what the impact of using these sites would have on the environment, local communities, and whether the renewable energy obtained would make a significant difference in reducing the UK's reliance on fossil fuels. It may be that due to the long timescales involved, as a result of the need to monitor and evaluate such sites over time (in contrast to the speed of change that is actually required in practice to deal with the current energy crisis), that this proposal does not provide a ‘quick fix’ but is nonetheless something that the UK government should consider more fully now, as it could help with mitigating the ‘energy and environmental crisis’ over the longer term. In other parts of the world such as the United States of America (USA), contaminated land is actively being reused to provide renewable energy.

Bramka Rockshelter: An Early Mesolithic cave site in Polish Jura

Although multiple Mesolithic cave sites have been recognised in Europe, the use of such sites by Early Holocene hunter gatherers was extremely scarce north of the Carpathians. Single Mesolithic artefacts have been found thus far only in six cave sites in Poland. The rich Early Mesolithic assemblage found in Bramka Rockshelter in southern Poland seems to be quite extraordinary in such a context. The site was excavated over 50 years ago, but the results have never been published or analysed beyond a short mention of child burial found in the Mesolithic context. The paper presents new radiocarbon dates obtained for the Mesolithic occupation and the child burial, showing the Early Holocene chronology of the Komornician assemblage and the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age chronology of the burial. The assemblage's techno-typological analysis allowed us to identify six human occupation phases at the site, with the most intensive phase connected to the Mesolithic. Comparative analyses of other Mesolithic assemblages from the region, together with an extremely high percentage of debitage found in the Bramka Rockshelter assemblage, allow us to discuss the possibility of identifying the site as a knapping workshop located in the vicinity of Jurassic flint outcrops.

ОБЛІКОВІ ТА ПОДАТКОВІ АСПЕКТИ СПРАВЛЯННЯ ЕКОЛОГІЧНОГО ПОДАТКУ З РОЗМІЩЕННЯ ВІДХОДІВ

The article examines the actual topic of collecting environmental tax on waste disposal. As enterprises of different sectors of the economy work to meet the diverse needs of the population of our planet, this leads to the formation of a huge amount of waste that needs to be disposed of. The means that can somewhat restrain the process of waste accumulation and environmental degradation is the collection of environmental tax. The views of various scientists on the impact of environmental taxation on the incentives of environmental taxpayers to use the latest waste-free technologies and make environmentally constructive changes in production technology are considered. Factors that negatively affect environmental pollution during waste disposal and coefficients used in calculating the environmental tax are considered. For example, if the waste is placed within a settlement or at a distance of less than 3 kilometers from such boundaries, the coefficient used in calculating the environmental tax is 3. Situations when economic entities are payers of the environmental tax on waste disposal are considered. The definition of the term "waste disposal" is investigated. Attention is drawn to the fact that according to the tax legislation, waste disposal is considered to be exclusively permanent (final) stay or disposal of waste in places that are specially designated for this purpose, or at facilities (storage facilities, landfills, etc.). The use of such sites or facilities must be authorized by the authorities. If economic entities carry out only temporary disposal of waste, then such economic entities are not payers of environmental tax. However, representatives of the state tax service sometimes provide clarification that businesses that have only temporarily disposed of waste must also pay an environmental tax, as stated in these explanations. Given this, the article proposes amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine, aimed at protecting the interests of those businesses that only temporarily dispose of waste. Some aspects of environmental tax accounting are considered.

How does scholarly use of academic social networking sites differ by academic discipline? A case study using ResearchGate

Academic Social Networking Sites (ASNSs) are increasingly used by scholars to create academic profiles, share research publications, and interact with peers, among many other functions. However, it remains unclear how factors such as discipline may affect the scholarly use of such sites. This study chose ResearchGate (RG) as the sample site and gathered data from a total of 77,902 users from 61 U.S. research universities at different research activity levels as defined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The sample users were categorized into six groups based on their affiliated departmental discipline as stated on their RG profiles. The results show that user participation and RG use characteristics vary by discipline. In addition, users from higher research activity level universities tend to show better performance in RG metrics than their lower research activity level counterparts regardless of discipline. The findings of this study help ongoing efforts to better understand the use of ASNSs among researchers, assist researchers in effectively connecting and interacting with peers in their respective disciplines, and contribute to the discussion of ASNSs in the context of scholarly communication, altmetrics, and information behavior in research communities and higher education institutions.

Policy resolution of shared data in online social networks

Online social networks have practically a go-to source for information divulging, social exchanges and finding new friends. The popularity of such sites is so profound that they are widely used by people belonging to different age groups and various regions. Widespread use of such sites has given rise to privacy and security issues. This paper proposes a set of rules to be incorporated to safeguard the privacy policies of related users while sharing information and other forms of media online. The proposed access control network takes into account the content sensitivity and confidence level of the accessor to resolve the conflicting privacy policies of the co-owners.

The impact of social networking sites on the lives of individuals within Palestinian society during the period 2015-2020 "Afield study applied to the residents of Bethlehem – Palestine": أثر مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي الإلكترونية على حياة الأفراد داخل المجتمع الفلسطيني خلال الفترة ما بين 2015 – 2020 " دراسة ميدانية مطبقة على سكان مدينة بيت لحم – فلسطين"

The aim of this research is to determine the extent of the impact resulting from electronic social networking sites with their various indicators on the lives of members of the Palestinian society in all aspects of living. The researcher has used the descriptive analytical method and the questionnaire tool in collecting field data, as the research community was a resident of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem located south The West Bank from all aspects of life and living for them, and the sample taken from the research community reached (888) individuals, with a percentage (3%) of the entire research community, and this research has reached a set of important results on this topic, one of the most important being that most users The reality of social media are from the young category, and that the most used website is Facebook compared to jealousy, as it turns out that the most affected aspects of life from electronic social networking sites are the social aspect, whose impact ratio has reached a value (1.90%) followed by the religious side, which came The percentage of being affected by social media has reached a value of (3.87%), then came the educational aspect, which has reached an impact rate of (4. 83%), then the behavioral aspect came with an impact rate of (3. 81%) then, culturally, at a value of (78%), as for the psychological aspect, which reached a value of 2.63%), another and the lowest of these values ​​came to the economic aspect, which reached a value (9.58%), thus forming the least effects resulting from the existence and use of sites. Electronic social networking within the Palestinian society. As for the nature of the relationship between social media and the aspects of life for members of Palestinian society, a strong and statistically significant relationship has emerged, and the nature of this relationship came in a direct way between each of the subscription period, the number of hours of daily use, the number of added friends, the goal of the subscription, and the number of sites The electronic system used and between the various aspects related to the life of the members of the Palestinian society represented in the social, religious, educational, behavioral, cultural, psychological and economic fields. At the end of the research, the researcher made a number of recommendations at the public and private levels that came from the most important of them. The time for awareness-raising by educational institutions represented in schools and universities to warn against the increase in the use of such sites and warn of the negative consequences resulting from them, and to identify the main issues in which the use of electronic social networking sites that are beneficial to the user are required, especially in social, behavioral, and other aspects.

Psychosomatic Impact of Social Networking Sites on Society and its Subtle But Real Consequences

The paper intends to focus on the issues of psychological and emotional impact of individuals due to excessive use of Social Networking Sites and intends to dwell into these concepts to highlight that excessive use of such sites have a substantial impact on the well-being of an individual emotionally and physically and while Social media has become immensely popular so has the mental disorderliness among young adults. The paper also brings in light the concept of ‘Facebook/Insta Depression’ as a concept and the rise of the this depression in young adults and some suggestions as to how avoid/deal with it.

Psychosomatic Impact of Social Networking Sites on Society and its Subtle But Real Consequences

The paper intends to focus on the issues of psychological and emotional impact of individuals due to excessive use of Social Networking Sites and intends to dwell into these concepts to highlight that excessive use of such sites have a substantial impact on the well-being of an individual emotionally and physically and while Social media has become immensely popular so has the mental disorderliness among young adults. The paper also brings in light the concept of ‘Facebook/Insta Depression’ as a concept and the rise of the this depression in young adults and some suggestions as to how avoid/deal with it.

Hospitality Students’ Group Learning Engagement with Social Media – A Malaysia Case

Millions of young contemporary adolescents and adults use social networking sites. However, little has been revealed about how much, why, and how the personal use of such sites relate to social media use for purposes besides belonging to Internet communities. This research aims to explore whether a relationship exists between the personal use of Social Media and hospitality students’ group engagement; thus shedding light to what retains connectedness and engagement for hospitality students working in groups in the more prominent educational area of Malaysia. 300 undergraduate students in hospitality program completed a three-section questionnaire. The results indicate that Facebook is dominantly perceived by students as a social network in Malaysia that is solely utilized for personal reasons albeit the fact students were found to utilize Facebook as a tool for collaborative group work purposes. Implications for further research are discussed to stress on more in-depth exploration that is necessary to provide a more substantial scope with regards to the use of social media and the group engagement of hospitality students undertaking a broad range of university courses in Hospitality field.

Usage of academic social networking sites by Karachi social science faculty

The last decade has seen the emergence of academic social networking sites as a vehicle for scholars to promote their research and communicate with other scholars in their field. Given the small number of studies on the use of such sites by Pakistani academics, the authors conducted an exploratory study of social science faculty members at five Karachi (Pakistan) public sector universities. Analysis of the 68 valid responses revealed that the primary reason for accessing an academic social networking site was to search for articles on the site. Results also showed that accruing citations was the main reason for which respondents uploaded their own publications. The findings validate a role for librarians to support academics in their creation of effective online academic profiles.

Impact of land reclamation and agricultural water regime on the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Dryophytes suweonensis.

Knowledge about the distribution and habitat preferences of a species is critical for its conservation. The Suweon Treefrog (Dryophytes suweonensis) is an endangered species endemic to the Republic of Korea. We conducted surveys from 2014 to 2016 at 890 potentially suitable sites across the entire range of the species in South Korea. We then assessed whether D. suweonensis was found in the current and ancestral predicted ranges, reclaimed and protected areas, and how the presence of agricultural floodwater affected its occurrence. Our results describe a 120 km increase in the southernmost known distribution of the species, and the absence of the species at lower latitudes. We then demonstrate a putative constriction on the species ancestral range due to urban encroachment, and provide evidence for a significant increase in its coastal range due to the colonisation of reclaimed land by the species. In addition, we demonstrate that D. suweonensis is present in rice fields that are flooded with water originating from rivers as opposed to being present in rice fields that are irrigated from underground water. Finally, the non-overlap of protected areas and the occurrence of the species shows that only the edge of a single site where D. suweonensis occurs is legally protected. Based on our results and the literature, we suggest the design of a site fitting all the ecological requirements of the species, and suggest the use of such sites to prevent further erosion in the range of D. suweonensis.

Montezuma Quail Management in Arizona

The Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae meamsi) has substantially different habitat requirements than other quails found in the U.S. They inhabit evergreen oak woodlands of mountain ranges in the Southwest and feed primarily on underground bulbs and tubers. Populations respond to summer precipitation because the vegetation which provides food and cover for Montezuma quail flourishes after the summer rains. Moderate to heavy grazing increases availability of Montezuma quail food plants, but resultant lack of cover precludes use of such sites. Montezuma quail avoid areas with greater than 50% forage utilization by ungulates. As with other Arizona quail species, hunting has been shown to have limited or no impact on the population level during the following years. Birds may be depleted in localized areas temporarily, but available habitat is re-occupied when pre-nesting dispersal occurs. Annual pre- and posthunt flush counts were conducted 1988-1996 by the Arizona Game & Fish Department, United States Forest Service, volunteers, and local quail hunters. Average covey size decreased during the hunting season, but the magnitude of the decrease was similar in unhunted populations. Montezuma quail populations fluctuate in response to habitat and weather conditions. A state-wide hunter questionnaire program estimated total harvest trends for Arizona. In addition, wing collection barrels had been placed in heavily hunted areas from 1981 to 1996 to obtain hunter-effort information and sex/age characteristics of the harvest. Data from these wings indicate average percentage of juveniles in the harvest was higher for Montezuma quail (x = 74.4%, range = 55.9-84.9%) than other Arizona quail species, such as Gambel's (x = 65.6%, range = 23-77%). Hunters harvested an average of 2.2 Montezuma quail per day. In 3,107 hunter-days during this period, only 13 (0.4%) resulted in a limit of birds. Three of these limits occurred in 1996 when the bag limit was reduced from 15 to 8 Montezuma quail.

Is Bigger Always Better? Potential Biases of Big Data Derived from Social Network Sites

This article discusses methodological challenges of using big data that rely on specific sites and services as their sampling frames, focusing on social network sites in particular. It draws on survey data to show that people do not select into the use of such sites randomly. Instead, use is biased in certain ways yielding samples that limit the generalizability of findings. Results show that age, gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, online experiences, and Internet skills all influence the social network sites people use and thus where traces of their behavior show up. This has implications for the types of conclusions one can draw from data derived from users of specific sites. The article ends by noting how big data studies can address the shortcomings that result from biased sampling frames.

Areas of Privacy in Facebook

Privacy issues surrounding the use of social media sites have been apparent over the past ten years. Use of such sites, particularly Facebook, has been increasing and recently business organizations have begun using Facebook as a means of connecting with potential customers or clients. Using a factorial design previously introduced by Martin (2010), this paper presents an empirical study of perceived privacy violations and their seriousness to examine factors that might influence the expectations of privacy on Facebook. Results of the study suggest that the more important Facebook is to users the more likely they are to perceive privacy violations and the more likely those violations are serious. Furthermore, how information is used is more important than the way this information is accessed.

Areas of privacy in Facebook - expectations and value

Privacy issues surrounding the use of social media sites have been apparent over the past ten years. Use of such sites, particularly Facebook, has been increasing and recently business organizations have begun using Facebook as a means of connecting with potential customers or clients. Using a factorial design previously introduced by Martin (2010), this paper presents an empirical study of perceived privacy violations and their seriousness to examine factors that might influence the expectations of privacy on Facebook. Results of the study suggest that the more important Facebook is to users the more likely they are to perceive privacy violations and the more likely those violations are serious. Furthermore, how information is used is more important than the way this information is accessed.

Duty of confidence and the use of social networking sites

Social networking sites are a popular form of online communication used by an estimated 350000 registered nurses. The use of such sites by nurses must be done with caution because their duty of confidence extends to their online presence and inappropriate remarks or pictures posted online can call their fitness to practise into question. This article reviews the scope of a nurse's duty of confidence and discusses the requirements for the acceptable use of social networks by health professionals.

Records management and ICTs

The main focus of this issue is on Africa; but we begin with a look at developing countries in general, and end with a paper on Bangladesh. The first paper, ‘Institutional and societal innovations in information technology for developing countries’, by Jeffrey James of Tilburg University, considers the impact of local innovation in IT in developing countries, which is based on various forms of sharing which benefit low-income groups. The paper emphasizes the sharing of mobile phones as the most potent source of spreading information technology in developing countries. The next paper, ‘Advancing HIV/AIDS combination prevention through mass media: a review of practices in sub-Saharan Africa’, by Mesfin Awoke Bekalu and Steven Eggermont of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, presents an assessment of the literature on the use of mass media campaigns to advance biomedical, structural and behavioural approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade. The findings suggest that the mass media seem to have focused mainly on behavioural interventions – a limitation which calls for serious attention. As in much of the rest of the world, the use of electronic records is becoming increasingly common in Africa, and the third paper in this issue, by Trywell Kalusopa and Patrick Ngulube of the University of South Africa, deals with this topic in the context of Botswana. In ‘Developing an e-records readiness framework for labour organizations in Botswana’, the authors surveyed all 50 registered labour organizations in Botswana and established that e-records readiness in these organizations reflected slow adoption of ICTs, inadequate records management standards and practices and low integration in the national e-readiness framework. The paper recommends actions to be taken to ensure the integration of labour organizations into the information and knowledge society in Botswana. Nigeria is the focus of the next paper, ‘The effect of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation on knowledge sharing intentions of civil servants in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’, by Wole Olatokun and Chinazom Irene Nwafor of the University of Ibadan. Adopting a modified Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) as their approach, the authors conclude that extrinsic motivation does not have a significant effect on the knowledge sharing intentions of the employees of the Ebonyi State Civil Service Commission; the main motivating factors in knowledge sharing are enjoyment in helping others and knowledge self-efficacy. The authors recommend that organizations place more emphasis on intrinsic motivation, enhance knowledge sharing facilities and create a feedback system to increase employees’ knowledge selfefficacy. We leave Africa for Asia in the final paper in this issue. In ‘Students’ perceptions of academic use of social networking sites: a survey of university students in Bangladesh’, Israt Jahan of United International University and S.M. Zabed Ahmed of the University of Dhaka report the results of a survey on the perceptions of academic use of social networking sites by students of the University of Dhaka. The results show that the students have a positive attitude towards academic use of such sites, although there are some differences in their opinions. The differences are largely due to the fact that the use of these sites in academic contexts is not well-defined. Academic institutions need to devise policies and strategies on the use of social networking sites to support education and learning beyond the classroom.

Online social networks as formal learning environments: Learner experiences and activities

<p>While the potential of social networking sites to contribute to educational endeavors is highlighted by researchers and practitioners alike, empirical evidence on the use of such sites for formal online learning is scant. To fill this gap in the literature, we present a case study of learners’ perspectives and experiences in an online course taught using the Elgg online social network. Findings from this study indicate that learners enjoyed and appreciated both the social learning experience afforded by the online social network and supported one another in their learning, enhancing their own and other students’ experiences. Conversely, results also indicate that students limited their participation to course-related and graded activities, exhibiting little use of social networking and sharing. Additionally, learners needed support in managing the expanded amount of information available to them and devised strategies and “workarounds” to manage their time and participation.<br /><strong></strong></p>

Using the Internet to Meet Sexual Partners: Research and Practice Implications

ABSTRACT Recent research studies suggest increasingly widespread use of Internet sexual networking sites to initiate sexual relationships among men who have sex with men. Concerns are growing in regard to use of such sites in promoting participation in higher-risk sexual activities by providing easier access to partners who are willing to participate. One such activity surrounds substance abuse including using crystal methamphetamine and is commonly termed “party and play” (PNP) during sexual encounters, particularly unprotected anal sex. Current studies indicate conflicting results on PNP and the meeting of sexual partners from the Internet. A critical examination of these studies is presented along with recommendations designed to support future scholarly inquiry.

An examination of the profitability of customers acquired through price comparison sites: Implications for the UK insurance industry

The widespread adoption and entrenchment of online price comparison sites as a customer acquisition route by insurance companies, coupled with rapidly increasing use of such sites by consumers has had a profound effect on the profitability dynamics of the UK general insurance market. This paper discusses the emergence of price comparison sites and examines their effectiveness in acquiring and retaining customers. Drawing on case study figures and using a hypothetical model, the longer-term implications for company profitability and that of the wider industry are considered.