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Adapting services and support for young people negotiating the transition from care to adulthood in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Get PDFBook review: Youth culture and the post-war novel: from teddy boys to Trainspotting
Get PDFReview of the book "Youth Culture and the Post-war Novel: From Teddy Boys to Trainspotting" by Ian Ross
A systematic approach to the model development of reactors and reforming furnaces with fuzziness and optimization of operating modes
Get PDFThe paper studies the problems of developing interconnected models of aggregates of complex chemical-technological systems (CTS) in conditions of scarcity and fuzziness of the initial information. Since the known methods of model development do not allow for solving these problems, we propose a systematic method that allows the development of a package of models of interconnected aggregates of complex CTS using the available information of a different nature. In the proposed method, formal and informal methods of system analysis are jointly used. Due to synergy and emergence, the proposed system allows the synthesis of the most adequate and effective CTS models using the knowledge, experience, and intuition of experts and other available data. Using the method, we have developed a package of models of interconnected reactors and used it in a case study for a reforming reactor and furnace of the Atyrau refinery catalytic reformer based on available statistical and fuzzy information. To study and optimize the operating modes of the reformer unit, a system of computer simulation and optimization of the reformer unit was created. Comparison of the obtained results of computer modeling and optimization with the results of known deterministic models shows the advantages of the proposed approach in the face of scarcity and fuzziness of the initial information. The importance and novelty of the proposed method lie in the possibility of developing a package of models of interrelated CTS units based on various types of available information. This allows one to systematically simulate and optimize the operating modes of the CTS. The practical significance of the results is that this case study can be successfully applied in the development of models of various technological units for oil refining, petrochemistry, and other industries
VehA & PedA mobility based scheduling in future communication networks
No full textThe primary means of communication is quickly evolving to be wireless communications. However, when compared to wired links, their properties render traffic susceptible to time and location-dependent signal attenuation, noise, fading, and interference, resulting in time variable channel capacity and link error rate. Scheduling algorithms are critical in wireless connections for ensuring quality of service (QoS) metrics such as throughput, latency, jitter, fairness, and packet loss rate. The scheduler is critical in current and future cellular communications because it assigns resource blocks (RB) to different users for transmission. The scheduling algorithm decides based on the link state, number of sessions, reserved rates, and the status of the session queues. The information required by a scheduler implemented in the base station can be easily gathered from the downlink stream. It evaluates the performance of four well-known scheduling methods, including round robin (RR), best channel quality indicator (BCQI), proportional fair (PF), and fractional frequency reuse (FFR), for dynamic use Pedestrian (PedA) and Vehicular (VehA). The performance of these four algorithms is measured in terms of throughput, fairness index, spectral efficiency, and overall effectiveness. System-level simulations were carried out utilizing a MATLAB-based LTE-A Vienna simulator
Postcards for Palestine
No full textPostcards for Palestine, online website and in shows in Berlinskej Model Gallery in Prague, 12 December 2023 and Claire De Rouen Books, London, 14-16th December 2023. Postcards for Palestine is an artist-led initiative, and a collective call to action. It is made up of over 1000 original postcard sized artworks contributed by hundreds of artists from over 40 countries around the world. PfP was founded in October 2023 by artist Peter Watkins as a direct response to the devastating humanitarian crisis which continues to unfold in Gaza and the West Bank today. Over 9,000 EUR was raised at two fundraising events held at Berlinskej Model Gallery, Prague and Claire de Rouen Books, London in early December 2023. All proceeds were donated to UNRWA and PCRF. https://www.postcardsforpalestine.com/artist
Disclosing child sexual abuse: children and young people's experiences: insights for the proposed mandatory reporting duty in England and Wales
No full textA central recommendation from the Independent Inquiry for Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA, 2022)1 was the introduction of a mandatory reporting duty in England and Wales for disclosures of child sexual abuse. To help understand the potential implications of this proposal, we commissioned researchers from the University of Bedfordshire to review the evidence on: * the barriers to disclosure children and young people face * the motivators and facilitators that help them to disclose sexual abuse * their experiences following disclosure. The evidence review focuses on 43 papers and reports from international research with children and young people about their experiences or views on disclosing sexual abuse. The review identifies a number of key insights to inform thinking on the proposed mandatory reporting duty. It also highlights gaps in the current research, including a lack of consideration of the reporting systems in place in the countries in which children disclosed abuse, and limited research into children’s perspectives and experiences of those systems. The report recommends further direct research with children and young people to inform the design of any proposed system
Thinking about ‘readiness’ and risk assessment processes when supporting the participation rights of children and young people with lived experience of child sexual abuse and exploitation: practitioner briefing
Get PDFWe asked participants to comment on some of the logistical and practical considerations surrounding the participation of young survivors, particularly in group-based activities. One area we were interested in was the concept of ‘readiness’ – when and who decides when a young survivor may be ‘ready’ to be engaged in particular types of initiatives and activities, such as joining an advisory group or contributing to resource or project development. We also wanted to understand more about risk assessment processes, who was involved in these processes and how they were undertaken. We have produced this briefing to convey what participants shared in response to this topic
Towards safeguarding Creole intangible cultural heritage: the 2003 UNESCO convention
No full textIn 2003, the UNESCO general conference voted in favour of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The Convention highlights the fragility of indigenous living cultural traditions and argues that ICH is a repository of a community's creativity and a source of inspiration for new cultural expressions. Globalisation's ubiquitous and often commercialised branded identities squeeze out the rich diversity of indigenous heritage. So, safeguarding this cultural resource against the onslaught of globalisation is of vital importance. This chapter explores the intellectual work which the Convention brings to cultural historians, curators, and researchers. It highlights examples of digital classification, public participation, and creative re-presentation which document the ICH tradition and also seek to understand the factors that have sustained it and will influence its future as a living tradition. Finally, through a discussion of specific cases, it lays out the difficulties in attaining that UNESCO ICH inscription and the debates over its use and impact, and explores the implications for those wanting to safeguard their own intangible cultural heritage
Assessing the application of multi-criteria decision making techniques in hospitality and tourism research: a bibliometric study
Get PDFPurpose: Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques are decision support systems that provide systematic approaches to solve hospitality and tourism (H&T) problems while minimizing the risk of failure. However, less is known about the application of MCDM techniques in H&T research. This study aims to systematically assess the use of MCDM techniques in H&T research to classify its current application and determine its application potential for H&T research. Design/methodology/approach: This study used bibliometric analysis to examine all published MCDM studies focused on H&T industries, since 1997. In addition, topic modelling was used to discover key concepts. Finally, top cited studies in terms of total citations per year and total citations were qualitatively reviewed for more insights. Findings: The findings revealed an ongoing interest in applying MCDM techniques in H&T research. Specifically, the extension of fuzzy theory in MCDM techniques is burgeoning among H&T researchers. However, a certain number of MCDM techniques seem to be ignored in this field with a repetitive application of MCDM techniques in particular areas. Research limitations/implications: The data for the current research was solely retrieved from Scopus and other databases were not included. Therefore, future research is called for to re-examine the study by considering data from various databases. Originality/value: This study contributes to extant H&T literature by a) identifying the most prolific and influential countries, journals, publications, and trends by applying MCDM techniques in H&T research, and b) elucidating the implications and characteristics of MCDM techniques in H&T research
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