Visible Efforts Research Articles

Social Media and Pathology: A Powerful Intersection for Visibility

Abstract Introduction/Objective The employment of social media usage for visibility efforts in the field of pathology is a relatively new practice, yet this strategy for both individual practitioners and departmental promotion is growing each day. Social media is being implemented for use in recruiting faculty, staff, and trainees, sharing cases and educational resources, establishing communities, and serving as a source of news for research breakthroughs and accolade recognition. A deeper look into one pathology department’s usage of social media across several platforms lends broad insight into the distinction of which forms of content perform well more consistently on each platform, and how these analytics continue to expand. The current study will examine the growth of one pathology department over the course of six months and determine which content forms made the most impact in increasing departmental visibility. Methods/Case Report The use of Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and Facebook is examined over the course of six months. Two reporting periods of three-month intervals are used for comparison: October–December 2023 and January–March 2024. The social media management system Sprout Social is used to gather reports of change in metrics over these periods. Results (if a Case Study enter NA) The audience growth rate increased 4.3% in the second reporting period (January-March 2024), with a 34.7% increase in net audience growth rate (total gained followers), an 8.6% increase in published posts, a 16.1% increase in impressions and a 55.3% increase in engagements. Conclusion Based on the data analysis provided above, trainee content and cases of the week perform best on X. On Instagram, reels excel in performance. On LinkedIn, faculty accolades, research news, and group photos perform best. People-centered content and educational resources increase audience, impressions, engagement, and, in turn, departmental visibility. A focus on this content and an increase in total posts is the definitive cause for growth in the second reporting period.

Impact of construction activities on agricultural land use for sustainable food production in Ile-Ife

The construction industry is a key player in global economic development and assumes a critical position in multifaceted demand for land resources through urbanisation process such as housing and infrastructure development. This pressure plays significant role in decimating available land resources for agricultural activities and has great implication for sustainable food production. This study examined land use change process in Ile-Ife using Landsat Image at 32m resolution over a period of 2002 to 2023. The features were classified into Baresurface, Built-up, Cultivation, Vegetation, and Waterbody with respective area of coverage of 0.9%, 21.0%, 30.3%, 47.4% and 0.3% at the baseline Year 2002. Findings showed that there was significant percentage increase from 2002 to 2023 of 166.7% for Baresurface (2.4%) and 106.2% for Built-up (43.3%). On the contrary, Cultivation area reduced to 22.2%, with a percentage decimation of 26.7%, Vegetation was reduced to 31.9% with a percentage reduction of 32.7% and Waterbody to 0.2% with a percentage reduction of 33.3%. Notably, majority of the percentage differences occurred between 2002 and 2014, which is largely attributable to increase in minimum wage. By implication, substantial arable land areas for cultivation and vegetation towards food production have been overtaken by built-up area and construction activities without any visible effort at exploring alternatives for agricultural practices towards food production. A concerted effort is required to stem the tide in ensuring sustainable food production.

Effectiveness the Use of Electronic Parking as the Implementation of Smart City in Semarang

In order to advance Semarang City, the Semarang City Government consistently strives to realize branding with the concept of a smart city. The most visible effort to implement smart cities is through electronic parking. The implementation of the smart city concept using electronic parking in Semarang City, one of which is located in the MT Haryono Street corridor. The purpose of this study is to find out the effective level of electronic parking as the application of smart city in Semarang City studied in the ERG theory of basic needs by Clayton Alderfer. The method used is a qualitative descriptive research approach through the need for the use of electronic parking, while data collection techniques through field observation, interviews, and documentation on location objects located in the MT Haryono Street Semarang City. The result of this study is that electronic parking in the MT Haryono corridor is not effective and is not the main factor in basic needs for Semarang residents. Semarang residents do not know much about the existence and feel the benefits of electronic parking. The government needs to socialize with residents about the existence and use of electronic parking.

REČI KOJE LEČE – BIBLIOTERAPIJA KAO VID EMOCIONALNOG I SOCIJALNOG RASTA KOD DECE

This paper presents a conceptual framework exploring the impact of bibliotherapy on emotional and social growth in children. The framework offers potential for further research into the application of bibliotherapy in pedagogical work with children, aimed at promoting personal development and reflecting on the experiences of others. Within the scope of this work, we provide a brief terminological and semantic definition of bibliotherapy, followed by an exploration process in relation to the expertise of the practitioner. Our focus is on informal (literary) bibliotherapy, which can be implemented by librarians and other professionals. The process of bibliotherapy is presented in stages, with the aim of promoting it as an easily applicable technique. Through guided reading, individuals can gradually gain self-knowledge and the desire to modify their feelings and expressions in relation to what they have read and experienced. The significance of selecting suitable literature, tailored to the age and requirements of children, is demonstrated by practical examples. It is stressed that there is a requirement for more active and visible efforts from pedagogical workers and cultural-educational institutions in this area, particularly libraries, which are social institutions that serve all citizens. The technique’s efficiency and economy make it a powerful tool, as demonstrated by regional examples of its use. Library resources offer numerous opportunities for implementation. The library’s authentic space fosters children’s curiosity, which is a premise for further social and emotional growth. Implementing this method would highlight another socially useful role of libraries.

Problema publicului restrâns din muzeele de artă din România

Museums in Romania face a limited number of visitors, which, although increasing in recent years, still remains small in relation to the frequency of cultural audiences in other European countries. This situation occurs because Romanian museums are still operating in a different social reality from the current one; they have not synchronized with contemporary society, which is eager for entertainment and sensational. They face financial and legislative difficulties, outdated concepts that cannot be easily changed without competent and specialized personnel. Today, museums are making efforts to diminish the elitist preconception and become part of a wider community. Although there are often discussions about the lack of audience in art museums in Romania, visible efforts are being made to attract them through various methods. It remains to be seen how many acts of culture are carried out in Romania, as it is important to know in the present research if this would be a fair number in relation to the number of museum institutions and their possibilities. The objective of this research is to identify and analyze the key factors contributing to the limited audience and to define the profile of the Romanian cultural consumer.

DRIVERS OF GENDER DISPARITY AMONG BENEFICIARIES OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN CAMEROON

In spite of visible efforts, gender disparity still persists in development projects worldwide, with negative impacts on women’s participation, project outcomes, and sustainability. The growing literature on determinants of gender disparity in development projects is driven mainly by an individual projects agenda that does not generate knowledge of relevance for broad-based policy making at regional, national or international levels. This study explores gender disparity determinants among beneficiaries of development projects in Mezam division in the North West region of Cameroon. Primary data was collected from 450 beneficiaries of six randomly selected development projects in Mezam division, using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse socio-demographic characteristics of the sample, and a weighted linear regression model to identify determinants of gender disparity. 55% (250 individuals) were male, while 45% (200 individuals) were female. Statistically significant gender disparity was observed between respondents across various socio-economic variables, particularly, age, access to land, access to income, employment status, household wealth, access to credit, access to technology, and access to healthcare. The regression model identified household size, land ownership, financial status, access to information and communication technology (ICT), and exposure to crises as key drivers of gender disparity. Based on these findings, the study emphasizes the importance of gender mainstreaming as a key approach to addressing gender disparity among development projects in Cameroon. This can pave the way for promoting gender equality and inclusivity, ultimately enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of development outcomes for men and women project beneficiaries in Cameroon.

An Analysis of Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers from a Symbolist Perspective

Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers, adapted from the novel The Holy Innocents by Gilbert Adair, is set against the backdrop of Events of May 1968 in Paris, though without making much visible effort to reconstruct the look of the period. This paper attempts to analyze the character behavior of The Dreamers from the perspective of Freudian psychoanalysis and explore the ideology and culture represented by Isabella, Theo, and Matthew from the perspective of symbolism, with the interperation of the story background and metaphor of the whole film.

IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION BASED ON A COMMUNAL LAYER OF CTI: A CASE ON BOOKSTAGRAM

<p>In this digital information age, Instagram, as one of the online social media platforms, has gained more popularity among young generations as a virtual space to express themselves, including their hobby of reading. Since the number of Instagram users who enjoy reading has been growing rapidly, so has the community of readers and book lovers in this virtual space; hence, the terms bookstagram and bookstagrammer have become more well-known. This study investigates how a Bookstagrammer constructs her language identity and online identity on Instagram by analysing the bookstagrammer’s feeds on Instagram and implementing one layer of the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI), the communal identity. Using a method of virtual ethnography, it has been found that the bookstagrammer used English as the predominant language in her posts to connect and expand the interaction with other bookstagrammers worldwide, even though it was not her first language. Alongside, Instagram’s features, such as hashtags and tags in her posts, were her visible efforts to build her identity by actively engaging in the Bookstagram community that supported her to actively participate in the bookstagram community, which eventually enriched the communal identity of bookstagram. A recommendation is offered since the communal layer, and the other three layers of CTI are interconnected and have the potential to bring a more thorough understanding of one’s identity construction on social media.</p>

Effects of Users’ Motivation on Their Usage of Mobile Cloud Computing

Mobile cloud computing (MCC) is one of the most visible efforts to take computing technology beyond the use of tools and achieve universal penetration. Mobile and cloud computing are becoming increasingly important in people’s daily lives, highlighting the urgent need for new approaches. The motivation of mobile users and the nature of cloud computing make it ideal for developing mobile cloud services. The focus of this paper is on the cognitive, social, and technical motivations that mobile users experience when owning, interacting with, and using mobile devices through MCC. We also explore the moderating role of network externalities between perceived utility of MCC, usage attitudes, and actual use of MCC. The results show that the positive effects of perceived utility and attitudes on mobile cloud computing usage increase gradually with network externalities. This study provides a theoretical basis for academics and practical guidance for service providers to promote MCC.

A Review on CO2 Sequestration: The Indian Scenario

Abstract To address the carbon dioxide (CO2) and other green-house gas (GHG) emission issues and combat climate change, various world summits have taken place starting with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Rio in 1992 to the COP26 at Glasgow in 2021. Although the Paris Agreement of 2015, a legally binding international treaty intended to keep global average temperature rise below 2°C (preferably 1.5°C), it appears too tough a target considering the present day scenarios of insincerity by the advanced and rich nations. On the other hand, adaptation of CCS (carbon capture and storage) technologies in industrial scale have not yet been possible because of economic unviability. Although the western countries such as the USA and the EU have invested considerable amount of funds for R&D to make the CCS technologies successful, the developed technologies are only up to the pilot scale. More funding and focused R&D are needed to make the proven CCS technologies economic in industrial scales. The R&D efforts by other countries are still insignificant. India being the fourth largest emitter of GHGs in the world, is a signatory to most of the global treaties and is trying to adopt various CCS technologies. However, no significant progress has been made so far although some initiations have been observed after the recent pledge made by the Hon. Prime Minister of India in COP26 at Glasgow for a ‘net zero’ carbon by 2070. Industrial utilization of CO2 is negligible in the country except that Tata Steel Ltd. recently installed a demonstration carbon capture plant (5 TPD CO2) at its Jamshedpur works. There are no visible efforts from the power sectors who are one of the major contributors of CO2. Future availability of CCS technologies to Indian industries shall primarily be determined by the investments they make in R&D to develop the technologies on their own or in collaboration with research laboratories. Substituting carbon with green hydrogen and using renewable energy to run the steel plants would be desirable. Implementation of costly CCS technologies in India would need incentives from government as well as involvement and financial commitment from private industries which has been very low over the years. In this article we have taken a fresh stock of the situation with respect to the global targets set, efforts being made, technological interventions and their adaptability, R&D efforts required, funding opportunities, promises made, the gaps in available technologies, and target accomplishments. Indian status has been reviewed with respect to CCS: where does it stand, what are the challenges and what is the way forward for this fast-growing developing country to address the climate change keeping a balance with its fast growth rate.

Never Caught Twice: Horse Stealing in Western Nebraska, 1850–1890

The history of the North American West—whether real or imagined—is one in which violence looms large. The Archimedean spirals of winter counts depict men and animals red with gore; the journals of black-robed priests, fur traders, explorers, and emigrants note the ravages of war and a catalog of much smaller misdeeds. Indigenous rivals vied for control over millennia and across landscapes; European invaders charted a path of destruction across the continent, the legacy of which remains today. Murder, assault, and arson connect events as diverse as the Washita massacre and the sack of Lawrence, Kansas. To this litany of destruction, Never Caught Twice adds a seemingly innocuous transgression. Through meticulous analysis that is by turns qualitative and quantitative, the book is equally a microhistory of a particular time and a very specific place, and a grand tale about power, greed, and desire. The time and place are western Nebraska in the second half of the nineteenth century; the objects of desire are horses.From the outset, the author makes a strong case for the unique nature of his subject. Western Nebraska is not merely a place to be endured on the seemingly endless trek between Gothenburg and Scottsbluff, nor are horses mere beasts of burden. Aridity, isolation, sand-topped hills, and riparian valleys conspired to make the region a place where horses, horse owners, and thieves collided. The obvious qualities of horses—power, speed, and nimble action—made them indispensable to anyone wishing to get from one point to another. But horses’ intangible attributes—their grace, beauty, generosity, and indefatigable memories—also made them a vital part of many people’s lives. Luckett’s attention to “the miracle of the horse” allows for a truly monumental reading of horse theft—an activity that bound people together, pushed them apart, and shaped an entire continent.Never Caught Twice opens with the historical and cultural geography of western Nebraska. A summary worthy of the late D. W. Meinig points to factors that encouraged horse theft, including terrain and the presence of major wagon roads. Though the author’s reading of Plains equestrian cultures is rather conventional, he makes the familiar interesting by delving into Indigenous accounts of horse-based reciprocity. Horse raids, horse gifts, and ceremonial practices pointed to the complexities of horse wealth and ways in which horses were intertwined with human emotions and interactions. Horse theft functioned as proxy warfare (warriors seized horses instead of killing one another) and an economic system in which Indigenous communities transferred horse wealth among themselves.Anglo-Americans disrupted this delicate balance when they invaded the grasslands, decimated wild game populations, carved paths through Native homelands, and unwittingly inserted themselves into Indigenous rivalries. The United States Army, occupying a line of forts throughout the plains, often interposed itself between the two groups. Though the military carried out violent punitive campaigns against Native peoples, many army officers also helped Native people recover stolen horses, warned them to beware white thieves, and worked with Native leaders to preserve peace. The author is careful to distinguish between major military campaigns (the focus of much scholarly and popular literature) and the far less visible efforts of army officers committed to upholding treaty obligations.Never Caught Twice focuses on Anglo-American horse thieves in at least three of its six chapters; material on the habits and characteristics of outlaws functions as an ethnography of sorts. Scholars of Plains Indigenous communities—and lovers of horses—will find much of interest nevertheless.

Education for the future: applying concepts from the new materialist discourse to UNESCO and OECD publications

This paper analyzes concepts that represent future education and are related to the educational discourse in general and to environmental education in particular. The concepts of human agency, child agency, non-human, and more-than-human are reconsidered in view of the discourse of new materialism. Beginning with academic discourse, the authors are going to examine these concepts in the recent future-oriented publications of the OECD and UNESCO. Despite visible efforts to integrate these new concepts and a new understanding of their content, the authors reveal an existing tension between different positions regarding the future of education in the publications of the OECD and UNESCO, especially as they relate to the anthropocentric approach.

KEARIFAN LOKAL DALAM PEMBANGUNAN STUDI KASUS: REVITALISASI BANGUNAN TRADISIONAL DI ILAGA, KABUPATEN PUNCAK - PAPUA

Development activities including structuring traditional areas that have been going on for the past two decades are often carried out only based on economic considerations and area functions. The more dominant tendency is to ignore considerations of traditional and historical values. There is a shift towards social and cultural values along with a global phenomenon, namely the absorption of economic or financial benefits. This shift in values has an impact on changes in the built environment, such as changes in the face of the environment, both from the environmental and building aspects. Therefore this revitalization activity aims to revive the traditional values and history of the area in the form of traditional building arrangements. The method used is the literary method by conducting a study on several literary sources in the form of reports on revitalization activities and articles related to local wisdom and revitalization of traditional areas. The results obtained show that there are changes in the area that tend to bring out traditional values in the buildings resulting from the revitalization of the area which are appreciated by the people who observe the results of this revitalization activity. The conclusion that can be seen is that visible efforts to revive traditional and historic values in the form of traditional buildings in the development area are enough to give the area an image as a traditional area.

Towards a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Competency Framework: A Content Analysis of Visible DEI Efforts on LIS Associations' Websites

ABSTRACTIn this poster, we report the findings of an investigation of 28 LIS associations' DEI efforts as evidenced through their websites. The DEI efforts were documented in terms of whether DEI was mentioned in associations' missions and goals, their code of conducts, and their competency frameworks, whether the associations provided DEI definitions, whether there were position statements, whether there were dedicated units leading the DEI efforts, whether there were specific DEI resources, and whether there were relevant contents on the homepage or as menu items. While we discovered the common patterns of DEI practice, we also uncovered notable gaps. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the role of associations in promoting and fostering DEI, it also shows the need for a consistent and visible effort for LIS associations to lead their professional community toward a robust work in DEI and developing a DEI competency framework for LIS professionals.

Religious and spiritual inclusion

‘Religion or belief’ is one of the legal protected characteristics, under The Equality Act 2010. In our experience, however, there is less visible effort to understand the diversity of religious beliefs in our communities and the relationships with mental health, both at a personal level and at a societal level, than there is for other protected characteristics. This article summarises the relevant literature on older people and religious and spiritual identity and outlines the beginnings of a project aimed at supporting religious and spiritual inclusion within an NHS older people’s community mental health team, and forging new bi-directional relationships between our CMHTs and faith communities.

Drug-sensitivity and passive immunity mathematical epidemiological model for tuberculosis

Regardless of many decades of research, the widespread availability of a vaccine and more recently highly visible WHO efforts to promote a unified global control strategy, Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of infectious mortality. In this paper, a Mathematical Model for Tuberculosis Epidemic with Passive Immunity and Drug-Sensitivity is presented. We carried out analytical studies of the model where the population comprises of eight compartments: passively immune infants, susceptible, latently infected with DS-TB. The Disease Free Equilibrium (DFE) and the Endemic Equilibrium (EE) points were established. The next generation matrix method was used to obtain the reproduction number for drug sensitive (𝑅𝑜𝑠) Tuberculosis. We obtained the disease-free equilibrium for drug sensitive TB which is locally asymptotically stable when 𝑅𝑜𝑠 < 1 indicating that tuberculosis eradication is possible within the population. We also obtained the global stability of the disease-free equilibrium and results showed that the disease-free equilibrium point is globally asymptotically stable when 𝑅𝑜𝑠 ≤ 1 which indicates that tuberculosis naturally dies out.

An unanticipated discovery towards novel naphthalimide corbelled aminothiazoximes as potential anti-MRSA agents and allosteric modulators for PBP2a

Available therapeutic strategies are urgently needed to conquer multidrug resistance of MRSA. A visible effort was guided towards the advancement of novel antibacterial framework of naphthalimide corbelled aminothiazoximes, and desired to assert some insight on the conjunction of individual pharmacophore with distinct biological activities and unique action mechanism. Preliminary assessment displayed that dimethylenediamine derivative 13d presented a wonderful inhibition on MRSA (MIC = 0.5 μg/mL), and showed excellent membrane selectivity (HC50 > 200 μg/mL) from an electrostatic distinction of the electronegative bacterial membranes and the electroneutral mammalian membranes. Moreover, 13d could effectually relieve the development of MRSA resistance. Investigations into explaining the mechanism of anti-MRSA disclosed that 13d displayed strong lipase affinity, which facilitated its permeation into cell membrane, causing membrane depolarization, leakage of cytoplasmic contents and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) inhibition. Meanwhile, 13d could exert interaction with DNA to hinder biological function of DNA, and disrupt the antioxidant defense system of MRSA through up-regulation of ROS subjected the strain to oxidative stress. In particular, the unanticipated mechanism for naphthalimide corbelled aminothiazoximes that 13d could suppress the expression of PBP2a by inducing allosteric modulation of PBP2a and triggering the open of the active site, was discovered for the first time. These findings of naphthalimide corbelled aminothiazoximes as a small-molecule class of anti-MRSA agents held promise in strategies for treatment of MRSA infections.

Innovation as a Consideration for Being a Social Justice Decolonization Construct Within Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

This paper explores the context of innovation as a social justice decolonization construct used to initiate the education advancement process for Black people. Further, this paper explores how Black people innovated ideologies, legal and social processes, and movements in order to cause upheaval to the societal status quo that denied them education opportunities. The timeline I chose for this focus is pre-Brown vs. Board of Education, as I maintain that the efforts made by Black people to advance their cause for education in the pre-Brown vs. Board of Education era helped to generate forward progress toward the systematic dismantling and decolonization of overt segregationist efforts in education spaces. For centuries, the use of and intention of innovation has been used as a construct to alter the present realities, within a particular time and space, and is usually connected with the technological, scientific, and engineering processes intended to modify or improve products and services. This paper, however, will explore how the efforts to change, alter and disrupt the systemic and societal processes that denied Black people education opportunities were also innovative - in thought, in the form of a long-term vision, and in action - with the intended result of furthering the educational aspirations of themselves and for themselves. Still, further, I argue for the importance of (re)positioning their efforts to change, alter, and initiate the upheaval of systems that were established to oppress them as ones that are innovative and that such efforts be regarded as those that are aligned with social justice decolonization. Further, this paper will describe a contemporary context where innovative teaching and learning practices occur, and analyze how such practices serve as a link to social justice and a visible effort to decolonize learning spaces and create forward academic momentum for students of color.

Trends of Environmentally Sustainable Solutions of Urban Last-Mile Deliveries on the E-Commerce Market—A Literature Review

The growth of e-commerce has increased urban freight transport, bringing negative externalities of emissions, pollution, noise, congestion, and habitat loss. There is a visible effort to make the urban last-mile (LM) deliveries more sustainable, mainly in the environmental aspects; however, the related literature lacks a synthesis of the up-to-date research trends and available solutions. This paper reviews relevant literature following SRL methodology in terms of topics related to green LM deliveries on the e-commerce market in urban areas, and identifies trends and the research gaps in this field. In addition, current research topics and existing solutions within the e-commerce market, which increase its environmental sustainability are presented. The findings provide an accurate and comprehensive synthesis of research in green LM e-commerce deliveries in cities, identify current and emerging interests of researchers worldwide, and discover areas requiring further studies. The topics of ICT and smart solutions, customer behavior, and performance assessment certainly seem to be underestimated in the current research. In practical terms, it is a source of knowledge and guidelines on the current developments regarding the existing solution for the LM e-commerce deliveries in the urban area, which might help local governments, freight operators, and other stakeholders of last-mile logistics to improve their sustainability.

AN AFRICAN UNION WITHOUT MUAMMAR GADDAFI: Challenges and Prospects of Strong Arab-Black Africa Cooperation

The uprising that eventually ousted Muammar Gaddafi was one political enigma that seems to have defied the imagination of most Africanist scholars. Many questions may arise, yet not all may find suitable answers. This paper however attempts to tackle some of these questions in the light of the respective roles played by the AU and NATO in the entire episode heralding the demise of the Libyan leader. First, could NATO’s involvement in the Libyan conflict be a pay-back package for the Lockerbie Bombing and alleged Gaddafi’s sponsorship of international terrorism? Secondly, why did the Africa Union, an organization whose conception and formation cannot be totally separated from visible efforts of Muammar Gaddaffi, stand aloof while NATO forces aided and abetted his destruction? Thirdly, given the subsequent trend of insecurity that greeted Gaddafi’s exit from power both in Libya as represented by the warring factions, and globally as represented by the ISIS, could the objectives of Gaddafi’s removable be said to have been me?