Documentation of Soil Fertility Management Practices in Outstanding Certified Organic Farms

In 2010, the Republic Act 10068 or Organic Agriculture Act (OAA) was signed to promote and further develop the practice of organic agriculture in the Philippines. The Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) as one of the implementing agencies of the OAA and National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) has a critical role in implementing programs and projects that would provide support services to improve the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of soil and conduct research and development studies on this concern. Recognizing that there is a need to study the different soil management practices in third party certified organic farms, which have received the national award as outstanding organic farm from 20011-2013, the BSWM documented the best practices on soil fertility management of the three (3) farms and the changes in soil properties over time to evaluate the effects of organic farming on soil quality using the modified WOCAT questionnaire as documentation instrument

Designing Participation: Current Approaches and Future Directions

The "Designing Participation: Current Approaches and Future Directions" 2017 conference, held at the Royal Society of Arts in London on 26th May 2017, was a research-generative event that followed up on recommendations made in the most recent Arts Council England (2010) report to focus exclusively on adult participatory arts. Those recommendations were fundamental to the design of a set of six research questions used to encourage a series of lively research workshops during the conference. The London Doctoral Design Centre organising researchers have collated the research generated by a diverse selection of conference attendees - including members from the participatory arts field, the wider arts community and academic institutions. Grassroots-initiated and somewhat provocative, The Designing Participation: Current Approaches and Future Directions 2017 report makes an exciting contribution to this dynamic research area and defines the principles for further conferences. The video of the conference includes keynote speakers: renowned photographer, psychological therapist and workshop leader Rosy Martin and Access All Areas Cian Binchy, as well as presentations from the organising LDoc researchers’ Julia Johnson, Jack Champ and Will Renel. The video and the conference report can be accessed here: http://ldoc-cdt.ac.uk/designing-participation-conference For further conference and research enquiries, please contact Julia Johnson at: [email protected]

Vanves – 1 place du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny

Dans le cadre de l’instruction d’un projet immobilier d’une surface de 800 m2 dans le bourg ancien de Vanves trois sondages de reconnaissance ont mis en évidence une séquence d’occupations s’échelonnant des ier-iie s. jusqu’à l’époque carolingienne. Les restes d’un système à hypocauste ont été mis au jour dans l’un des sondages. Ils s’intègrent à un édifice dont le statut reste à déterminer (villa ?) et dont la date d’implantation n’est pas encore connue.Les seuls éléments chronologiques dis..

The Relationship Between Surgical Site Infections and Hand Hygiene Discharge Teaching

Problem: In the span of a nine-month period, the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) in a singular perioperative unit reached 13. SSIs have been linked with negative consequences for both the patient and healthcare system, decreasing quality of life and increasing costs. Context: The 20-bed post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) primarily serves adult patients in the East Bay Area, where a variety of surgeries including elective and emergent procedures are performed. This facility specializes in general surgeries, where laparoscopic excisions and hernia repairs were the most commonly observed. Intervention: The Standardized 3-Step Hand Hygiene Discharge Teaching is aimed to improve and standardize the hand hygiene education process in the PACU. It is anticipated to promote increased adherence in handwashing for patients and ultimately decrease SSIs in the long run. Measures: The proposed outcome measure is the rate of occurrence of SSI per 1,000 patient days. The process measure is the percent of staff compliance in completing the Standardized 3-Step Hand Hygiene Discharge Teaching procedure. The balancing measure is ensuring that the intervention does not prolong the discharge process. Results: The expected results are a significant decrease in SSIs and 70% staff compliance in intervention implementation. Conclusion: Literature maintains that hand hygiene is a significant intervention in reducing infection. It was observed that on this unit, there were inconsistencies in hand hygiene teaching. Though, further observation on other days and shifts may be indicated to determine the validity of the data. Due to the inability to implement the intervention and inadequate time, future directions may include implementing the Standardized 3-Step Hand Hygiene Discharge Teaching and audits to define a clearer relationship between consistent hand hygiene discharge teaching and the incidence of SSIs

Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation During Hand-off in a Mental Health Nursing Unit

AbstractCommunication failures, especially inadequate hand-off communication, in U.S. hospitals has accounted for 30% of malpractice claims, resulting in 1,744 deaths over 5 years. This prompted the Joint Commission to recommend utilizing standardized communication tools to reduce the number of medical errors related to miscommunication. The Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) Communication Tool has been used to improve the effectiveness of communication among health care providers. The partner organization noted failures to communicate patient-care-related information between psychiatric mental health nurses (PMHN) during hand-off, given the absence of standardized communication. This project aimed to develop a program to educate PMHNs on the SBAR Communication Tool. Five experts used the Lynn model to evaluate the project’s educational program, learning materials, and pre-and post-test. The experts determined that the educational program and related materials met the validation criteria. The theoretical framework applied to this project was Malcolm Knowles’s adult learning theory. Five PMHN participants completed the educational activity. The pretest findings indicated that the PMHNs had insufficient knowledge of the course content, and the posttest data suggested that the educational activity met the lesson objectives and the PMHNs had increased knowledge and confidence in using the tool. The project has the potential to impact nursing practice given the improvement in communication during hand-off and reduce miscommunication patient care incidents

Le régime urbain de l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince à l’épreuve du référentiel néolibéral

Cette thèse est le produit d’une recherche sur les effets du référentiel néolibéral sur le régime urbain dans les Suds. Le travail de recherche s’est concentré sur l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince dans le département de l’Ouest d’Haïti. L’objectif de l’étude a consisté à documenter la manifestation du référentiel néolibéral dans le développement urbain en considérant l’angle des politiques de logements. L’étude couvre la période de 1994 à 2014. L’appareillage théorique de l’étude est axé sur deux composantes : le référentiel néolibéral et la théorie du régime urbain. Cette double entrée théorique a permis d’analyser les mécanismes de production spatiale en priorisant à la fois les dynamiques locales et l’influence des forces globales sur l’orientation des programmes de logement. Dans le cadre de cette recherche, nous avons répondu à la question suivante : par quels mécanismes le référentiel néolibéral affecte-t-il le régime urbain de l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince? En nous appuyant sur la théorie du régime urbain, le référentiel néolibéral et l’approche postcoloniale du processus de l’informalisation, nous avons analysé les programmes de logements implémentés à l’AMP de 1994-2014. Nous avons également mis en lumière l’évolution des acteurs intervenant dans le secteur du logement tout décelant l’influence des agences internationales. Pour mener à bien l’étude, nous avons posé trois hypothèses : la première affirmait qu’au cours du développement contemporain du réseau urbain de l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, l’avènement du référentiel néolibéral prend forme au travers d’un ensemble de mécanismes transnationaux. La seconde hypothèse renvoie à la recomposition des acteurs. Elle a montré que l’orientation néolibérale des politiques urbaines entraine la recomposition des acteurs locaux à l’échelle du territoire de l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince de 1994-2014. Troisièmement, nous avons formulé l’hypothèse selon laquelle, au cours des deux dernières décennies, le nouveau régime de croissance urbaine donne lieu à de nouveaux discours sur les politiques de logements à l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince. Sur le plan méthodologique, nous avons fait le choix de l’étude de cas. Les données servant à valider les hypothèses sont en grande partie issues des vingt (20) entretiens semi-dirigés menés auprès des différents acteurs impliqués dans le développement urbain notamment la mise en œuvre des programmes de logements. Les données complémentaires émanent de la recherche documentaire. L’analyse des résultats nous ont permis d’identifier la forme que prend le référentiel néolibéral dans le développement urbain de Port-au-Prince. Elle a servi également à souligner dans quelle mesure où il a entrainé un changement dans la fonction de l’État et l’émergence de nouveaux acteurs dans la production urbaine. En somme, l’analyse a permis de mettre en lumière la trajectoire spécifique de l’application du référentiel néolibéral dans le développement de l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince. This thesis constitutes research on the effects of the neoliberal frame of reference on the urban regime in the South. The research focuses on the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, Capital of Haiti. The objective of the study is to document the manifestation of the neoliberal frame of reference in urban development by considering the angle of housing policies. The study covers the period going from 1994 to 2014. The theoretical apparatus of the study is focused on two components: the neoliberal frame of reference and the theory of the urban regime. This double theoretical entry made it possible to analyze the mechanisms of spatial production by prioritizing both local dynamics and the influence of global forces on the direction of housing programs. As part of this research, we answered the following question: by what mechanisms does the neoliberal frame of reference impact the urban regime of the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince? Drawing on the theory of the urban regime, the neoliberal frame of reference and the postcolonial approach to the process of informalization, we analyzed the housing programs implemented at the AMP from 1994-2014. We also highlighted the evolution of the actors involved in the housing sector while analyzing the influence of international agencies. To carry out the study, we posed three hypotheses: the first hypothesis affirms that during the contemporary development of the urban network of the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, the advent of the neoliberal frame of reference takes shape through of a set of transnational mechanisms. The second hypothesis refers to the reorientation of the actors. It showed that the neoliberal program of urban policies led to the reorientation of local actors on the scale of the territory of the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince from 1994-2014. The third hypothesis deals with the fact that over the last two decades, the new regime of urban growth has given rise to new discourses on housing policies in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. Methodologically, we chose the case study. The data used to validate the hypotheses come largely from the twenty (20) semi-directed interviews conducted with the various actors involved in urban development, particularly those implicated in the implementation of housing programs. Additional data comes from documentary research. The analysis of the results allowed us to identify the form that the neoliberal frame of reference used in the urban development of Port-au-Prince. It also served to highlight the extent to which it led to a change in the function of the State and the emergence of new actors in urban production. In short, the analysis made it possible to highlight and understand the specific trajectory of the application of the neoliberal frame of reference in the development of the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince during the studied period

Problematika Dakwah di Kalangan Minoritas Muslim Desa Poka Kota Ambon

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of proselytizing problems and strategies among the Muslim minority in Poka Village, Ambon City. Using qualitative des–criptive method, this research concludes that many da'is in Poka village have faced two main problems both internal and external issues. The former related to the number of da'i, the role of da'wah institutions which is not optimal, and the lack of community solidarity in propagating Islam. In addtion, many da’is do not possess a high Islamic intellectual quality and a good quality of education. The latter problems related to the lack of government attention on Islam as well as the dominant influence of non-Muslim environments. While da’wah strategies conducted by da'is are da’wah bi al-lisan and da'wah bi al-hal

A DEMONIZAÇÃO DA RELIGIÃO (VODU) E SEUS IMPACTOS NA VIDA DA PRIMEIRA REPÚBLICA NEGRA DO MUNDO: O HAITI

Neste artigo pretendo fazer uma análise acerca da demonização da religião (Vodu) da Primeira República Negra do mundo. Contudo, é importante ressaltar que, poucos autores exploraram a fundo esta cosmovisão na cultura do povo haitiano. A política do ocidente criou um estereótipo deslegitimando o vodu como uma religião e disseminou através da indústria hollywoodiana com diversos filmes que essa religião é nada mais que uma coleção de práticas bárbaras, atrasadas, selvagens e sem qualquer lógica subjacente. O vodu, arrisco a dizer, é uma herança dos africanos escravizados que abarca um conjunto de relações e elementos que se fazem e se refazem ao longo do tempo e se perpetua até os dias de hoje como a maior forma de resistência que o ocidente já conheceu