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Social Capital And Mobility Of Starling Madura Coffee Traders In Jakarta, Yeni Priana, Manneke Budiman

International Review of Humanities Studies

This study aims to generate knowledge about the social capital underlying the resilience of Starling Madura coffee traders in Jakarta. The idea that underlies this analysis is Bourdieu's social capital theory, in which social capital formed through networks is able to provide independence in overcoming social and economic problems. In addition to social capital, mobility strategies are utilized as opportunities by Starling Madura coffee traders in an effort to survive sustainably in the context of the informal economic order in Jakarta. This study provides data and analysis that strengthen the idea that Starling Madura coffee traders adopt distinctive social capital …

Assessment Of The State Forest Protection Management And Community Participation In The Central Highlands, Vietnam, Do Cao Phan, Tran Thi Lan

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

This study focuses on state forest protection management in Central Highlands Vietnam, particularly in the Krong Bong District, Dak Lak Province, examining the role of community participation. The Central Highlands, a region rich in biodiversity and ecological significance, is severely impacted by deforestation, illegal logging, and land-use changes. This study assesses the current state of forest governance and proposes sustainable development improvement strategies. The research employs a mixed-methods approach, integrating secondary data, such as government reports and forest management reports from Krong Bong District, Đak Lak Province, as well as previous studies, with primary data collected from surveys of 96 …

Live-In Tajuk: Role-Play Model In The Co-Creation Of Community-Based Design Practices, Resza Riskiyanto, Nurul Syala Abdul Latip, Maheswara Rizky Pasopati, Brandi Orbita Imagi Putri Agung

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

This article examines a collaborative project that involves diverse actors in the co-creation of community-based design within an agricultural context. This study focuses on the implementation of the role-playing model as a practice that cultivates empathy, reflexivity, and collective agency among actors. The model is implemented through several methods, including collective reading of the context, dynamic role shifting, and the negotiation of architectural program. As part of community service, this seven-day program involved four groups, each consisting of four local students and two international students, four lecturers and design practitioners, and four household units, to participate in the role-playing and …

The Tulong Dunong Program: A Literature Review Addressing Challenges In Supporting Filipino Students, Dolly P. Maroma, Allen N. Maroma

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

This article evaluates the opportunities and challenges of the Tulong Dunong Program (TDP), a government-sponsored program that seeks to provide access to education for disadvantaged Filipino learners in the Philippines. The research tackles contextual literature, from international to local, on how far TDP has expanded education access, an offshoot of which has decreased the dropout rate and increased socio-economic mobility. This research employs a systematic literature review to analyze the impact and challenges of the TDP of the Philippines. The dominant thematic categories that emerged were the positive effect of financial assistance on performance and retention, the importance of financial …

Women Empowerment Through Food Production Project In A Peri-Urban Landscape, Riyanto Adji

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

The paper discusses a community project related to local food production by a group of women in an idle peri-urban landscape. Instead of positioning women solely as homemakers within the house, this project views them as active participants of a peri- urban community. On the other hand, the availability of idle land in the peri-urban context can be utilized, allowing it to be transformed into an active space for growing food. Responding to the idea, a community project was conducted with a group of women farmers in a housing complex situated near the Bubulak Village, Bogor, Indonesia. They utilized an …

Saving Halloren: Driving International Business Success Through Proper Practices And Strategy, Paul J. Collins

Undergraduate Honors Theses

In an increasingly globalized world, navigating cultural differences is crucial to success in international business. This paper examines the application of cultural international business principles through a case study of Halloren Chocolate, Germany’s oldest chocolate factory. Using Erin Meyer’s Eight-Scale Tool for Mapping Cultural Differences, the study addresses the challenges that Darren Elhert, a Canadian businessman, faced while course-correcting the factory.

The paper analyzes how Halloren’s traditional, Eastern German culture hindered its ability to compete in the modern global marketplace. The case study focused on Elhert’s efforts to revive a stagnant company culture while preserving its national heritage. Through primary …

Life-Course And Biography Of Things: Minangkabau Women's Headgear, Attari Putri Denendra, Irmawati Marwoto

International Review of Humanities Studies

Like men, objects also have a biography or life-course. Both biographies are intertwined, so when someone experiences a new life phase transition in their life-course, it will cause changes in the objects attached to them. This is also supported by the statement that the identity is performative. The headgear as one of the elements used by Minangkabau women also represents the identity of the wearer. This research was conducted in three stages: (1) data collection in the form of old photos and literature of Minangkabau women with headgear in Batipuh, Fort de Kock, and Payakumbuh, (2) data processing by analysis …

Making Alma Analytics Work For Resource Sharing: A Discussion & Demo, Tokunbo Adeshina, J. Silvia Cho

Publications and Research

In this workshop, we explored how to query, reconcile, and create visualizations for Alma statistics, both separately and in combination. Key takeaways included techniques for building queries to obtain actionable data that could be used in conjunction with data from other platforms.

Development Of Power Management On Unmanned Surface Vehicles To Measure Battery Voltage And Power, Diana Alia, Henna Nurdiansari, Akhmad Kasan Gupron, Amelia Greacy Talenta Siregar

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

This research focuses on designing an electrical system for unmanned surface vehicles (USV) to ensure optimal performance during survey operations. This USV ship is a catamaran-type ship with a Sonar Deeper depth sensor to know the depth of the water and is equipped with long range (LoRa) as a data transmitter. The USV electrical system design incorporates the use of a 4050 mAh 11.1 V LiPo battery and an iMAX B6AC charger, with evaluations covering battery charging, power consumption, and voltage stability. The trials showed that the battery supported the operation of the USV for approximately 47.8 minutes at a …

Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient And Critical Heat Flux On Conical Cylindrical Copper Under Surface Modification, Muhammad Dimyati Nashrullah, Andi Sanata, Imam Solahuddin, Nasrul Ilminnafik, Indro Pranoto, Adhika Widyaparaga

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

This study examined how surface roughness and nanoceramic coating, influences the boiling heat transfer coefficient (BHTC) and critical heat flux (CHF) of a conical cylindrical copper test specimen. Three test specimens exhibiting surface roughness of 0.22 µm, 0.14 µm, and 0.04 µm were analyzed for comparison. Two additional test specimens were treated with nanoceramic coatings utilizing silicon carbide as the base material: one specimen received a single-layer coating and the second was applied with a double-layer coating. The behavior of the bubbles was closely observed with a high-speed camera to deepen the analysis. The experimental results showed that the test …

Fathers’ Experiences With Reunification With The Massachusetts Child Welfare System, Phernel Joseph Manigat

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study focused on fathers’ experiences with the Massachusetts child welfare system (MCWS) or the Department of Children and Families (DCF) during the reunification process with their children, particularly those fathers who received sole custody of their children during this process. Researchers have demonstrated that fathers are minimally engaged and mostly ignored in the child welfare system (CWS). A research gap was identified regarding the experiences of fathers who received sole custody of their children through the CWS. The purpose of this study was to explore these fathers’ experiences with the MCWS or the DCF during the reunification process with …

Staff Education On Culturally Tailored Hispanic Diabetes Management In A Primary Care Community Clinic, Robyn Elizabeth Reeves

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Hispanic population is the fastest-growing ethnic minority in the United States, and they have a 66% chance of developing Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Less than half of Hispanic patients with diabetes achieve optimal glycemic control due to cultural barriers and dietary issues. At the project site, a primary care practice in the southeastern United States regarding cultural competency training in diabetes management for Hispanics was identified. The practice-focused question was: Does providing education to primary care staff improve their knowledge of diabetes management among Hispanic patients with diabetes, as evidenced by pre- and post-surveys? In the project, I …

The Problem With Consumer Affordability Of Prescription Medications In The United States, Valerie E. Bell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Consumer affordability of prescription drugs is an ongoing problem in the United States. This study was undertaken to research the financial, physical, and economic effects of drug prices on consumers and the methods used by consumers to address such effects. Rational choice and power and politics theories were used to explain the decisions consumers make when they could not afford their medications and the role policies and politics play in drug pricing. The research questions concerned the relationship between consumers’ perceptions of drug pricing and their ability to purchase medications. The quantitative nonexperimental study involved the administration of a survey …

Effective Strategies For Artificial Intelligence Adoption In The Healthcare Industry, Josias Talom Sop

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Healthcare organizations face challenges in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) to manage complex data and personalize care amid rising costs and growing patient volumes. This research is critical for healthcare leaders seeking to address inefficiencies in AI implementation, which could otherwise hinder competitiveness and the quality of patient care. This qualitative pragmatic inquiry study explored strategies healthcare leaders use to integrate AI into their business model innovations. Six U.S. healthcare leaders with at least 3 years of leadership experience who had successfully led AI projects participated in semistructured interviews. Grounded in Osterwalder and Pigneur’s business model innovation theory and their Business …

Early Childhood Education – A Unique And Quasi-Hidden Curriculum, Verity Campbell-Barr

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

This paper considers the complexities and debates surrounding the concept of curriculum in Early Childhood Education (ECE). The paper highlights the tension between traditional, structured curriculum models found in schooling and the more flexible, child-centred and play-based approaches advocated in ECE. Starting from the premise that curriculum theory in ECE is underdeveloped, the discussion draws on Bernstein’s Pedagogic Device to provide a theoretical framework with which to analyse how knowledge is produced and recontextualised in ECE in both the official (state) and pedagogic field. Central to the recontextualisation are theories of child development and how they provide an underlying course …

Breaking The Cycle Of Burnout In Financial Aid, Ashlee Thayer

Masters Projects

The purpose of this project is to explore the causes and effects of burnout in financial aid staff and what potential strategies could be implemented to support staff experiencing burnout. Lack of work-life balance and increased work-related stress are a few causes of burnout seen throughout the literature. The intention of this project is to create a workshop that provides managers and directors with the necessary tools to identify the sign of burnout in their employees and provide the necessary support to mitigate the effects of burnout. Addressing and preventing burnout in financial aid staff will increase staff retention and …

Beyond Memorization: Developing Three-Dimensional Assessments For Earth Science Through The Carbon Cycle Unit, Stephanie Kay

Masters Projects

This Master's project addresses the critical need for improved assessment strategies in science education, particularly within the context of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Traditional summative assessments, often relying on multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions, frequently fail to evaluate students' higher-level thinking and comprehensive understanding as required by the NGSS's three-dimensional learning framework (science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas). This disconnect can hinder accurate student knowledge evaluation and limit the development of essential 21st-century skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. The project aims to enhance effective assessment by developing a high school Earth Science unit …

Logged Out Or Logged In? Stress, Burnout, And Job Satisfaction Between Remote And In-Person Workers, Ryan H. Nguyen

McNair Scholars Research

There is an increasing concern about job-related stress, burnout, and satisfaction. This study explores stress, burnout, and job satisfaction patterns among remote and in-person workers. The sample for this study comprised 88 adults recruited through social media who voluntarily completed a 40-item Google Forms survey. The survey included 10 demographic items and incorporated items from three inventories: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), and Aggregate Job Satisfaction Scale (AJSS). The data were analyzed quantitatively using Pearson correlation and independent samples t-tests to assess the relationship among burnout, work-related stress, and job satisfaction, and to determine the influence of …

2020-09-08 Executive Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

Executive Council Minutes

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2020-09-29 Executive Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

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2020-10-06 Leadership Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

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2020-10-30 Executive Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

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2020-11-17 Executive Council Minutes, Dianne Pipes

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2021-01-26 Leadership Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

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2021-02-02 Executive Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

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2021-04-27 Executive Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

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2021-05-11 Leadership Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

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Cultivating The Wild: Strategies For Entrepreneurs Navigating Niche And Specialty Food Markets, Trey Malone, Courtney F. Cooper

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Faculty Publications and Presentations

Introduction Consumer demand for authenticity and sustainability in food systems is growing, creating both opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs in niche and specialty markets. While wild-foraged and hunted foods are often perceived as more "natural" and sustainable, attempts to scale these products through farming may compromise their perceived authenticity.Methods To explore these dynamics, we conducted discrete choice experiments with a nationally representative sample of 1,039 U.S. consumers. Participants evaluated their willingness to pay (WTP) for salmon, venison, and morel mushrooms, presented in both wild-foraged/hunted and farm-raised forms.Results Consumers exhibited strong preferences for wild versions of all three products, with average …

On Expertise Change: The Use And Misuse Of Cultural Evolutionary Models, Ge Fang

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Expertise is a major topic in the thoughts of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in the West, as well as in the thoughts of Daoist and Buddhist philosophers in the East. Expertise interests ancient philosophers due to the distinctive phenomenology of expertise, the puzzle surrounding the relationship between declarative knowledge and expertise, the practical process of expertise formation, and the use of expertise acquisition as a model for ethical and epistemic development. Philosophical interest in expertise has resurfaced in the last century, particularly regarding the phenomenology of expert performance, the relation between knowledge and expertise, and expertise-based models of ethical and …

2020-12-08 Executive Council Minutes, Susie Salazar

Executive Council Minutes

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