Internal efficiency of Higher education system in armed conflict-affected countries-Yemen case     

《International Journal of Educational Development》2021

Yemen has witnessed decades of political unrest and the current armed conflict has significantly impacted human development. The economic activity has been severely disrupted which in turn affected the delivery of public services including the financing and operation of the higher education system (HE), where efficiency was negatively impacted.The purpose of this research is to investigate the extent of which the internal efficiency of the Yemen HE has been affected. This will be achieved through analysing the main three domains of teaching and learning activities as well as the impacts of the adopted policies by HE management. Structured interviews with standardized closed-ended and open-ended questions were conducted online with 51 academics who have been purposely selected. Despite the devastating effects of the armed conflict, the HE has continued to perform its duties, providing space for learning and contributing effectively in social cohesion. Nonetheless, the education process has been impacted quantitatively and qualitatively.Yemen has been deprived of its well-qualified human capital, and the brain-drain is still ongoing. The continuity of conflict will yield a generation who is either uneducated or poorly educated, and this will in turn continue feeding the violence and jeopardizing Yemen’s future.This paper represents a first attempt to study the effects of Yemen’s armed conflict on HE. Future research should shed light on tracing students who abandoned education as well as the level of knowledge, skills and competencies of those lately graduated. The multi-dimensional effects of brain-drain are equally important.  相似文献   

Examining the Library as a Site for Intervention: A Mixed-Methods Case Study Evaluation of the “Innovative Solutions to Homelessness” Project     

Teresa Hill  Katherine A. Tamminen 《图书馆管理杂志》2020,60(5):470-492

Abstract

This study examined a project that delivered social work services to homeless individuals. A mixed-methods case study was conducted using quantitative and qualitative data from 93 library employees and the project’s Homelessness Prevention Outreach Worker (HPOW). There was an increase in the number of clients accessing community supports during the project, and the HPOW was integral to the provision of support and resources to homeless individuals. Staff training was associated with significantly greater knowledge, comfort, and skills in working with homeless individuals. These findings can inform the delivery and implementation of similar programs for homeless individuals.  相似文献   

2016-2017赛季CBA常规赛队伍竞技实力分析     

李雨洁 《当代体育科技》2020,(11):225-226

CBA2016-2017赛季常规赛已经结束,通过数据分析法、逻辑分析法等对20支队伍在常规赛38轮的比赛数据(如攻防效率、主场优势、与季后赛队伍和非季后赛队伍比赛的差异、每节净胜分、逆转能力)进行统计分析。针对中国男篮在攻防效率,球队队员的心理承受能力及外援的引进等方面提出发展对策,旨在为CBA及中国男篮的发展提供理论参考。  相似文献   

Working as a real estate agent. Bringing the clients in line with the market     

Eliza Benites-Gambirazio 《Journal of Cultural Economy》2020,13(2):153-168

ABSTRACT

Drawing on ethnographic observations and interviews, this paper examines the market work performed by real estate agents in a residential market. The research explores how agents are engaged in market work to sell themselves, the market and the products in order to sell houses. Agents first invest in the clients by self-presentation techniques (likeability, availability, appearance, taste). They also work to bring the clients in line with the market by making them accept the market and its hierarchies; and finally, they enable clients to conform with the market, by relying on prices as signals and taste hierarchies. They act as market devices contributing to market valuation as they are engaged in making residential choices emerge, balancing the cold reality of the market with warm relationships to foster clients' engagement in transactions.  相似文献   

广东省中药高新技术企业知识产权创新效率研究     

梁凯桐  刘子志  古立其 《科技管理研究》2019,(22)

目的：对2017年广东省中药高新技术企业（简称“高企”）知识产权创新效率进行静态评价。方法：运用DEA模型对90家广东省中药高企从每家企业及不同规模两个维度进行综合效率、纯技术效率、规模效率及规模效益分析。结果：全省有70%的中药高企综合效率不能保持在1的水平，有50%的中药高企纯技术效率达不到1，有21%的中药高企规模收益处于递减状态；大型中药高企效率平稳，中型中药高企处于迅速发展阶段，小型中药高企仍处于起步阶段。结论：为了提高中药高企知识产权的质量，本研究认为应该精简中药研发费用，重视企业中药研发软实力如中药知识产权数据库等方面的建设；建立中药“技术—知识产权”合作模式，形成专利池；将中药知识产权管理工作深化、常态化。  相似文献   

Locked-down digital work     

《International Journal of Information Management》2020

Covid-19 and the related lockdown in many countries made digital work no longer just an option, but the new norm for many office workers who began to make sense of a new range of benefits of digital work tools. Based on my own observations and on observations shared by executives in New Zealand and Europe, I illustrate in this article how the lockdown acted as a facilitator for digital work. Further, I show how the lockdown gave many individuals a flawed impression of digital work, i.e. their experience occurred during exceptional circumstances and led them to draw false conclusions about digital work. I examine some misconceptions of locked-down digital work and discuss the implications of locked-down digital work for research and practice.  相似文献   

体育锻炼促进本科女生学习效率的实证研究     

果梅  刘振卿  李鑫  刘鹏飞  陈萍 《体育科技文献通报》2020,(5):85-86

本研究通过量表信效度检测、设计量表、相关性分析,以北京工业大学本科女生群体作为调查对象,探究本科女生体育锻炼与其学习效率是否具有相关性。最终通过数据分析得到,本科女生体育锻炼与其学习效率成正相关性,故基于"线上线下"、"课上课下"角度一级北京工业大学校园资源建设的实际情况,提出相对应的措施来促进北京工业大学本科女生体育锻炼水平,进而提升其学习效率。  相似文献   

我国学校体育场地建设效率研究     

孙成林  王健 《武汉体育学院学报》2020,54(2):44-52

基于第六次全国体育场地普查基础数据，运用数据包络分析法，对我国学校体育场地建设效率进行研究。结果显示：在样本期内，学校体育场地建设的综合技术效率均值为0.606、纯技术效率均值为0.758、规模效率均值为0.787，较之DEA最优值1，我国学校体育场地的建设效率不高；以非DEA有效为标准，从综合技术效率看，学校体育场地建设效率呈现东部高于西部、西部高于中部地区的态势，场地建设投入决策单元的整体效率水平不高；从纯技术效率看，体育场地建设效率呈现西部高于东部、东部高于中部地区的态势，场地建设投入要素的管理和技术水平有较大提升空间；从规模效率看，体育场地建设效率呈现与综合技术效率同样的态势，且全国有23个省体育场地建设处于规模效益递减状态，场地建设投入资源的配置效率不高。分析表明我国学校体育场地建设效率低的原因主要在于场地建设投入资金的结构不合理、区域间体育资源的配置不合理、体育用地开发利用的"二维平面延展"局限性等。建议：在财政经费投入上采用差异化的财政投入政策，在区域性资源配置上合理配置区域间学校体育场地建设投入资源，在土地资源开发利用上注重学校体育用地的"三维立体化"开发等举措，以提高我国学校体育场地的建设效率。  相似文献   

Press Credentials and Hybrid Boundary Zones: The Case of WorldNetDaily and the Standing Committee of Correspondents     

Jordan M. Foley 《Journalism Practice》2020,14(8):933-953

ABSTRACT

Press credentialing practices are a vital, yet understudied site of scholarly research on journalistic norms and practices. Press credentialing not only structures internal professional hierarchies, but they also signify the boundaries of the journalistic field itself. This paper explores the legal and theoretical implications of press credentialing to cover the United States Congress, drawing on the concepts of boundary work and journalistic authority to demonstrate the material impact of the space between fields on professional legitimation in journalism. Using WorldNetDaily (WND) as a case study, I argue that the Standing Committee of Correspondents (SCC) occupies a hybrid boundary zone between the journalistic and political fields, generating a unique tension in First Amendment jurisprudence that places journalists in a paradoxical role as both the professional embodiments of free speech and its constitutional steward. The resulting jurisdictional conflict between the SCC and WND extends the relational model of journalistic authority by articulating how journalist-state relations can fundamentally augment the process of legitimation at its fuzzy boundaries. The relevance and implications for press credentialing practices in the digital age are discussed.  相似文献   

Machine learning based system for managing energy efficiency of public sector as an approach towards smart cities     

《International Journal of Information Management》2021

Energy efficiency of public sector is an important issue in the context of smart cities due to the fact that buildings are the largest energy consumers, especially public buildings such as educational, health, government and other public institutions that have a large usage frequency. However, recent developments of machine learning within Big Data environment have not been exploited enough in this domain. This paper aims to answer the question of how to incorporate Big Data platform and machine learning into an intelligent system for managing energy efficiency of public sector as a substantial part of the smart city concept. Deep neural networks, Rpart regression tree and Random forest with variable reduction procedures were used to create prediction models of specific energy consumption of Croatian public sector buildings. The most accurate model was produced by Random forest method, and a comparison of important predictors extracted by all three methods has been conducted. The models could be implemented in the suggested intelligent system named MERIDA which integrates Big Data collection and predictive models of energy consumption for each energy source in public buildings, and enables their synergy into a managing platform for improving energy efficiency of the public sector within Big Data environment. The paper also discusses technological requirements for developing such a platform that could be used by public administration to plan reconstruction measures of public buildings, to reduce energy consumption and cost, as well as to connect such smart public buildings as part of smart cities. Such digital transformation of energy management can increase energy efficiency of public administration, its higher quality of service and healthier environment.  相似文献