135 research outputs found
Materials on Awa-koku Hudoki in the Archives of historical documents of Goto
No full textTokusima-Han started a project of compiling Awa-koku Hudoki (chorography of present Tokusima-Prefecture)in ca 1869. The Archives of historical documents of Goto, Naruto University of Education, contains 23 documents on this project. These documents were written by Goto Hisatoyo, who was a member of the project. This author classified the documents into two types, namely, documents on the formal aspects of the project and substantial materials for the chorography. The author introduced the latter in this paper.departmental bulletin pape
The role of social worker at Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services
No full textThe intention of this practicum report is to provide a further understanding of the social worker’s role at Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services in Whakatāne, New Zealand. Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services provided me with a unique learning opportunity to explore the importance of a Māori framework within their programs on a rotational basis such as: Iwi Social Services, Rangiatea (i.e. Teen Parent Unit), and Te Waipuna Ariki o Matangireia ECE (i.e. Early Child Education). This report will provide an emphasis and understanding of the importance of incorporating Māori culture, and teachings within their agency framework at Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services. This practicum was a unique venture to be included as part of the Cross-Cultural Indigenous Knowledge Exchange (CCIKE) program. The practicum was only possible with multiple organizations coming together to consult, collaborate, and communicate. The following organizations were involved: University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), UNBC First Nations Department, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, UNBC Master of Social Work program, and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship. This practicum opportunity represented the first collaboration with the Master of Social Work program and the Māori organizations. This experience allowed me to set specific learning goals in the following areas: professional practice, education development, cultural competency, cross-cultural experience, the ability to challenge oneself (i.e. out of my own comfort zone), and be an active participant in cultural events. This report will include a detailed description of the agency, theoretical frameworks/model, observations, research, critical reflection, hands-on experience, and an understanding of how Māori integrated programming improves health outcomes for Māori Whānau
Developing a partnership of indigenous peoples, conservationists, and land use planners in Latin America
No full textIllustrating from a rich body of case material, Poole's report reflects a shift away from the traditional view - represented by certain national parks and similar protected areas - that indigenous peoples be allowed to occupy and use an area's resources following rules set by conservationists. Under the new paradigm that is developing, indigenous peoples are seen as an integral part of protected area planning through agreements worked out in partnership with conservation authorities. An example of this new approach is the role that indigenous peoples are playing in the design of biosphere reserves. Poole suggests that the Bank and other development organizations pay more attention to vernacular economies - economies based on local resources, used either for subsistence or as a source of revenue. He also recommends more research into economics and resource implications of these local activities to harvest wild resources, especially in environmentally delicate areas such as tropical rainforests.Environmental Management,Tourism and Ecotourism,Water Conservation,Natural Resources Management,Wetlands
Social media influencer marknadsföring eller användargenererat innehåll? : En kvantitativ studie om upplevd källtrovärdighet på sociala medier
No full textTitel: Social media influencer marknadsföring eller användargenererat innehåll? En kvantitativ studie om upplevd källtrovärdighet på sociala medier. Nivå: Examensarbete på kandidatnivå inom företagsekonomi, inriktning marknadsföring. Författare: Awa Modiri & Ida Bengtsson Handledare: Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Datum: Januari 2025 Syfte: Syftet med examensarbetet är att kartlägga hur svenska konsumenter inom Generation Z uppfattar trovärdighet gentemot digitala marknadsföringsstrategier på sociala medier. Metod: En kvantitativ forskningsmetod har tillämpats utifrån en deduktiv och kumulativ forskningsansats. Datainsamlingen skedde i form av en digital enkätundersökning, vilket genererade 146 stycken svar. Svaren analyserades sedan i statistikprogrammet SPSS, med hjälp av en deskriptiv analys, korrelationsanalys och ett independent sample t-test. Resultat & slutsats: De statistiska analyserna påvisade att användargenererat innehåll (UGC) är den digitala marknadsföringsstrategin på sociala medier, som svenska konsumenter inom Generation Z upplever är mest trovärdig jämfört med social media influencer marknadsföring (SMIM). Studiens deskriptiva analys och korrelationsanalys visade dessutom positiva och signifikanta samband mellan upplevd autenticitet, expertis, attraktivitet och UGCs källtrovärdighet. Resultaten från t-testet förstärkte ytterligare insikterna och bekräftade UGCs effektivitet som marknadsföringsstrategi, för att öka den upplevda källtrovärdigheten. Bidrag till forskningsfältet: Attraktivitet påverkar hur konsumenter inom Generation Z upplever källtrovärdighet i mindre utsträckning än autenticitet och expertis, vid mottagande av digitalt innehåll från SMIM och UGC. Vidare bidrar examensarbetet till att konstatera att UGC är den strategi som uppfattas mest trovärdig. Däremot kan en kombinationsstrategi vara fördelaktig att nyttja för att påverka den upplevda källtrovärdigheten hos samtliga konsumenter inom generationen på ett proaktivt och reaktivt sätt. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: En kvalitativ eller kombinerad forskningsansats med fokus på psykologiska och sociala faktorer, för att undersöka vilka bakgrundsfaktorer som ligger till grund för konsumenternas källtrovärdighetsupplevelse. Nyckelord: Social media influencer marknadsföring (SMIM), användargenererat innehåll (UGC), sociala medier, källtrovärdighetsteorin, autenticitet, expertis och attraktivitet. Title: Social media influencer marketing or user generated content? A quantitative study on perceived source credibility on social media Level: Bachelor's thesis in business administration with a specialization in marketing. Author: Awa Modiri & Ida Bengtsson Supervisor: Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Submission date: January 2025 Purpose: The purpose of the bachelor thesis is to identify how Swedish consumers within Generation Z perceive credibility towards digital marketing strategies on social media. Method: A quantitative research method has been applied based on a deductive and cumulative approach. The data has been collected through a digital survey, which generated 146 responses. The answers were then analyzed in the statistical program SPSS, using a descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and an independent sample t-test. Result & conclusion: The statistical analyses revealed that user-generated content (UGC) is the digital marketing strategy on social media that Swedish Generation Z consumers perceive as the most credible, compared to social media influencer marketing (SMIM). Furthermore, the study's descriptive analysis and correlation analysis showed positive and significant relationships between perceived authenticity, expertise, attractiveness, and the source credibility of UGC. The t-test results further reinforced these insights, confirming UGC's effectiveness as a marketing strategy to enhance perceived source credibility. Contribution to the research field: Attractiveness has less of an impact on how Generation Z consumers perceive source credibility compared to authenticity and expertise, when receiving digital content from SMIM and UGC. Furthermore, the research study establishes that UGC is perceived as the most credible strategy. However, a combined strategy could be advantageous to influence the perceived source credibility of all consumers within the generation, in both a proactive and reactive way. Suggestions for further research: A qualitative or mixed research approach focusing on psychological and social factors to explore the underlying background factors that influence consumers' perceptions of source credibility. Keywords: Social media influencer marketing (SMIM), user-generated content (UGC), social media, Source Credibility Theory (SCT), authenticity, expertise and attractiveness.
Social media influencer marknadsföring eller användargenererat innehåll? : En kvantitativ studie om upplevd källtrovärdighet på sociala medier
No full textTitel: Social media influencer marknadsföring eller användargenererat innehåll? En kvantitativ studie om upplevd källtrovärdighet på sociala medier. Nivå: Examensarbete på kandidatnivå inom företagsekonomi, inriktning marknadsföring. Författare: Awa Modiri & Ida Bengtsson Handledare: Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Datum: Januari 2025 Syfte: Syftet med examensarbetet är att kartlägga hur svenska konsumenter inom Generation Z uppfattar trovärdighet gentemot digitala marknadsföringsstrategier på sociala medier. Metod: En kvantitativ forskningsmetod har tillämpats utifrån en deduktiv och kumulativ forskningsansats. Datainsamlingen skedde i form av en digital enkätundersökning, vilket genererade 146 stycken svar. Svaren analyserades sedan i statistikprogrammet SPSS, med hjälp av en deskriptiv analys, korrelationsanalys och ett independent sample t-test. Resultat & slutsats: De statistiska analyserna påvisade att användargenererat innehåll (UGC) är den digitala marknadsföringsstrategin på sociala medier, som svenska konsumenter inom Generation Z upplever är mest trovärdig jämfört med social media influencer marknadsföring (SMIM). Studiens deskriptiva analys och korrelationsanalys visade dessutom positiva och signifikanta samband mellan upplevd autenticitet, expertis, attraktivitet och UGCs källtrovärdighet. Resultaten från t-testet förstärkte ytterligare insikterna och bekräftade UGCs effektivitet som marknadsföringsstrategi, för att öka den upplevda källtrovärdigheten. Bidrag till forskningsfältet: Attraktivitet påverkar hur konsumenter inom Generation Z upplever källtrovärdighet i mindre utsträckning än autenticitet och expertis, vid mottagande av digitalt innehåll från SMIM och UGC. Vidare bidrar examensarbetet till att konstatera att UGC är den strategi som uppfattas mest trovärdig. Däremot kan en kombinationsstrategi vara fördelaktig att nyttja för att påverka den upplevda källtrovärdigheten hos samtliga konsumenter inom generationen på ett proaktivt och reaktivt sätt. Förslag till fortsatt forskning: En kvalitativ eller kombinerad forskningsansats med fokus på psykologiska och sociala faktorer, för att undersöka vilka bakgrundsfaktorer som ligger till grund för konsumenternas källtrovärdighetsupplevelse. Nyckelord: Social media influencer marknadsföring (SMIM), användargenererat innehåll (UGC), sociala medier, källtrovärdighetsteorin, autenticitet, expertis och attraktivitet. Title: Social media influencer marketing or user generated content? A quantitative study on perceived source credibility on social media Level: Bachelor's thesis in business administration with a specialization in marketing. Author: Awa Modiri & Ida Bengtsson Supervisor: Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury Submission date: January 2025 Purpose: The purpose of the bachelor thesis is to identify how Swedish consumers within Generation Z perceive credibility towards digital marketing strategies on social media. Method: A quantitative research method has been applied based on a deductive and cumulative approach. The data has been collected through a digital survey, which generated 146 responses. The answers were then analyzed in the statistical program SPSS, using a descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and an independent sample t-test. Result & conclusion: The statistical analyses revealed that user-generated content (UGC) is the digital marketing strategy on social media that Swedish Generation Z consumers perceive as the most credible, compared to social media influencer marketing (SMIM). Furthermore, the study's descriptive analysis and correlation analysis showed positive and significant relationships between perceived authenticity, expertise, attractiveness, and the source credibility of UGC. The t-test results further reinforced these insights, confirming UGC's effectiveness as a marketing strategy to enhance perceived source credibility. Contribution to the research field: Attractiveness has less of an impact on how Generation Z consumers perceive source credibility compared to authenticity and expertise, when receiving digital content from SMIM and UGC. Furthermore, the research study establishes that UGC is perceived as the most credible strategy. However, a combined strategy could be advantageous to influence the perceived source credibility of all consumers within the generation, in both a proactive and reactive way. Suggestions for further research: A qualitative or mixed research approach focusing on psychological and social factors to explore the underlying background factors that influence consumers' perceptions of source credibility. Keywords: Social media influencer marketing (SMIM), user-generated content (UGC), social media, Source Credibility Theory (SCT), authenticity, expertise and attractiveness.
Model-based inference for estimating shifts in species distribution, area occupied and centre of gravity
No full text1. Changing climate is already impacting the spatial distribution of many taxa, including bees, plants, birds, butterflies and fishes. A common goal is to detect range shifts in response to climate change, including changes in the centre of the population’s distribution (the centre of gravity, COG), population boundaries and area occupied. Conventional estimators, such as the abundance-weighted average (AWA) estimator for COG, confound range shifts with changes in the spatial distribution of available survey data and may be biased when the distribution of survey data shifts over time. AWA also does not estimate the standard error of COG in individual years and cannot incorporate data from multiple survey designs.
2. To explicitly account for changes in the spatial distribution of survey effort, we propose an alternative species distribution function (SDF) estimator. The SDF approach involves calculating distribution metrics, including COG, population boundary and area occupied, directly from the predicted species distribution or density function. We illustrate the SDF approach using a spatio-temporal model that is available as an R package. Using simulated data, we confirm that the SDF substantially decreases bias in COG estimates relative to the AWA estimator. We then illustrate the method by analysing data from two data sets spanning 1977–2013 for 18 marine fishes along the U.S. West Coast.
3. In our case study, the SDF estimator shows significant northward shifts for six of 18 species (with southward shifts for only 2), where two species (darkblotched and greenstriped rockfishes) have both a northward shift and a decreased area occupied. Pelagic species (e.g. Pacific hake and spiny dogfish) have more variable distribution than bottom-associated species. We also find substantial differences between AWA and SDF estimates of COG that are likely caused by shifts in sampling distribution (which affect the AWA but not the SDF estimator).
4. We caution that common estimators for range shift can yield inappropriate inference whenever sampling designs have shifted over time. We conclude by suggesting further improvements in model-based approaches to analysing climate impacts, including methods addressing the impact of local and regional temperature changes on species distribution.Peer reviewe
« Boîte à lettres » et signatures : l’auctorialité partagée des femmes dans Awa
No full textCet article propose de revisiter Awa : la revue de la femme noire à travers le prisme du genre, par une étude des modalités de présence et de représentation des femmes et des hommes qui écrivent dans le mensuel de 1964 à 1973. Il convoque à cette fin deux paramètres du magazine dont il élucide les enjeux littéraires et sociaux : les signatures des articles, entre anonymat, patronymat, prénonymat et pseudonymat, d’une part ; les correspondant·e·s rendu·e·s visibles, notamment dans la rubrique « La boîte à lettres » qui leur est consacrée, d’autre part. L’auctorialité des femmes dans ce magazine apparaît alors partagée, avec les hommes et entre elles : alors que les contributeurs participent par leurs signatures, particulièrement de textes littéraires, à cautionner Awa tout en en surveillant les contenus, les rédactrices y sont beaucoup plus souvent anonymes ou insérées au sein de collectifs susceptibles de les rendre individuellement invisibles. En avançant masquées et groupées, elles proposent des modes d’émancipation plus pratiques que théoriques, toujours susceptibles de reconduire des hiérarchies genrées en une période où l’accès au statut et à l’autorité d’auteur·e est bien moins assuré pour les femmes que pour les hommes. Leurs stratégies d’écriture et leurs trajectoires sociales n’en révèlent pas moins l’existence, autour du périodique, d’un espace vivant de solidarité et d’inventivité vis-à-vis des normes de genre.The aim of this paper is to revisit Awa : la revue de la femme noire through the lens of gender, and to analyse the presence and representation of the men and women who contributed to the monthly magazine between 1964 and 1973. In order to do so, it will focus on two of the magazine’s practices and seek to elucidate their literary and social implications. On the one hand, it will look at the way articles are signed, from anonymity to the use of surnames, first names or pseudonyms. On the other hand, it will focus on the ways correspondents are made visible, particularly through the « boîte à lettres » section devoted to their letters. In the magazine, women’s authorship appears as shared, both with men and among women. Whereas men contributors, through their signatures – of literary texts especially – contribute to endorsing Awa while monitoring its content, women contributors much more often remain anonymous or are integrated into collectives that might make them invisible as individuals. By hiding behind masks and within a group, they offer modes of emancipation that are based more on practice than on theory and run the risk of reproducing gendered hierarchies at a time when access to author status and authority was more uncertain for women than it was for men. Their writing strategies and social trajectories nonetheless make visible the existence of a vibrant space of solidarity and inventiveness in relation to gender norms around the magazine
Gloomy Winter\u27s Now Awa\u27
No full textA man enjoys spring with his lover.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/kgbsides_scot/1044/thumbnail.jp
Community-Based Digital Initiatives: Challenges and Opportunities for LIS Education
No full textThe integration of experiential learning with community service is a prevalent pedagogical approach in Library and Information Science (LIS) education, particularly in courses like digital collections and fieldwork experiences. This paper explores the challenges and opportunities associated with community-based digitization projects within an LIS program, drawing upon anecdotal evidence from various instances of faculty and student involvement. Through reflective analysis, the author identifies key themes such as community needs and barriers, the practicality of hands-on learning, and the complexity of collaboration. The paper proposes a framework for potential interinstitutional and cross-community collaboration, aiming to bridge the gap between LIS education and practical applications. By delineating essential resources and potential avenues for support, the framework seeks to facilitate the sustainability and success of community-based digital initiatives. However, uncertainties regarding funding accessibility and institutional policies pose significant challenges, highlighting the need for ongoing research and collaboration in this field
Updating PMP to provide better dam and spillway design
No full textPresented at the Protections 2016: 2nd international seminar on dam protection against overtopping: concrete dams, embankment dams, levees, tailings dams held on 7th-9th September, 2016, at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. The increasing demand for dam and levee safety and flood protection has motivated new research and advancements and a greater need for cost-effective measures in overtopping protection as a solution for overtopping concerns at levees and dams. This seminar will bring together leading experts from practice, research, development, and implementation for two days of knowledge exchange followed by a technical tour of the Colorado State University Hydraulic Laboratory with overtopping flume and wave simulator. This seminar will focus on: Critical issues related to levees and dams; New developments and advanced tools; Overtopping protection systems; System design and performance; Applications and innovative solutions; Case histories of overtopping events; Physical modeling techniques and recent studies; and Numerical modeling methods.Includes bibliographical references.Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) is used as input to derive the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) for high hazard dams across the United States. The PMF is used to design high hazard dams to ensure they do not overtop and fail during a PMP/PMF event. PMP values were developed for most of the United States by the National Weather Service (NWS) in a series of Hydrometeorological Reports (HMRs) starting in 1940 and continuing through 1999. However, the NWS stopped updating the HMRs and the storms used to derive the PMP values. Since that time the meteorological understanding of extreme rainfall has advanced significantly and numerous large rainfall events have occurred which affect PMP. Because the dam safety community required updated PMP values which incorporated these updated data and meteorological understanding to ensure proper design and rehab of dams, Applied Weather Associates (AWA) has been performing site-specific, statewide, and regional PMP studies to update these data and advance the science regarding PMP. Beginning in the 1990's, AWA has completed more than 100 PMP studies, which have been accepted by state and Federal dam safety regulators. Each of these provide updated PMP values which replace those from the HMRs. In this process, AWA has analyzed hundreds of the most extreme rainfall events, which are required for proper PMP development. This presentation will detail the history of PMP development in the United States, provide an understanding of current PMP development, discuss the storm analysis process, and detail future improvements that are needed for dam safety
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