Management control for quality in a hospitality business using ARP curves and the multivariate geometric indicator - Control de gestión para la calidad en una empresa hotelera con... by Tomás José Fontalvo Herrera, Juan José Tous Ferrigno, Fabio Mejía Zambrano

“…Methodology: the study adopts a rational quantitative approach combined with a sensitivity analysis that adjusts the Sigma performance level (Z) from 3 to 6. …”
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A socio-ecological model of the management of leprosy reactions in Indonesia and India using the experiences of affected individuals, family members and healthcare providers by Annisa Ika Putri, Ruth M. H. Peters, Kevin De Sabbata, Brittney S. Mengistu, Regitta I. Agusni, Medhi Denisa Alinda, Joydeepa Darlong, M. Yulianto Listiawan, Cita R. S. Prakoeswa, Stephen L. Walker, Marjolein B. M. Zweekhorst

“…Methods A socio-ecological model was adopted. Data were obtained from 66 interviews with individuals who experienced LR and were seeking care at the two study sites. …”
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Modified neuroimmune processes and emotional behaviour in weaned and late adolescent male and female mice born via caesarean section by Mathieu Di Miceli, Moïra Rossitto, Maud Martinat, Flore Marchaland, Sarah Kharbouche, Marion Graland, Farah Younes, Alexandra Séré, Agnès Aubert, Lydia Rabbaa Khabbaz, Charlotte Madore, Jean-Christophe Delpech, Rebeca Martín, Sophie Layé

“…Animals were either born naturally or by CSD, before being adopted by dams who underwent delivery within the 12 preceding hours. …”
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Reims antique, acquis et perspectives by Magalie Cavé, Philippe Rollet, Régis Bontrond

“…The results of the last thirty years of excavations, as well as the research programs currently underway, allow us to reconstruct the major evolutionary phases of Reims/Durocortorum (Marne), including the overarching structure of the urban fabric, both in the historical heart of the city and in the outlying districts, which have provided the most recent and major archaeological advances. This article adopts an approach designed to assess the current state of acquired knowledge and developed hypotheses relative to the spatial organization of the city, enriching both with the most recent research developments. …”
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Changes of Narrative: Osvald Sirén’s Photographic Modeling of Modern Research on Chinese Garden by Jiuwen GU, Yuanfeng SHI, Shan JIA

“…In addition, the research also explores the interaction between photography’s technical characteristics and gardens’ spatial characteristics.MethodsThis research adopts the case study of Osvald Sirén’s photographic images of Chinese gardens. …”
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Construction of Multi-level Ecological Corridor System for National Parks: A Case Study of the Proposed Nanling National Park by Yi DENG, Zeyu HUANG, Ziyi MAO, Jinling HUANG

“…Based on landscape heterogeneity between ecological source areas and corridors within the park, the research area is divided into three types of construction management and control zones, for which 12 specific measures for differentiated construction management and control are adopted. The specifics of construction management and control correspond to the forestry unit, which defines the spatial scope of the implementation of ecological corridors. …”
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Phenomenology of Organizational Silence (Case Study Farhangian University) by Iraj Mehdizadeh, Saeed Rajaipour, Seyed Ali Siadat

“…Methods This research adopted a qualitative approach with a phenomenological method. …”
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Presenting a Framework of Effective Factors on the Implementation of Policies in the Field of Protection and Exploitation of Forests in the North of the Country by Davoud Hosseinpoor, Seyed Mahdi Alvani, Hossein Aslipour, Aghil Ghorbani Paji

“…The quantitative portion of the research employed the Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) model, a well-established tool that allows for the examination of the significance of each index and facilitates the ranking of these indices based on their relevance and impact. The research adopted a sequential or successive method for targeted sampling, ensuring that the sample accurately reflected the population of interest. …”
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Evolution, Characteristics and Inspirations of Management Zoning for National Parks in the United States by Zhenwei ZHANG, Hanyue XIAO, Yankang MAO

“…China’s national parks should adopt the zoning model of “1+N”, namely retaining the existing definition and regulation of the core zone, while endowing the zones outside the core zone with autonomy so that they can meet the provisions on the existing “general control zones”. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Marisa dos Reis, Joseph Burke, Raphaelle Schwarzberg (†)

“…To conclude, the authors make the suggestion that a ‘European Guardian for Future Generations’ could be adopted at the European level. The second peer-reviewed article in this isssue is entitled “Crimes against Future Generations: Implementing Intergenerational Justice through International Criminal Law”. …”
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A prospective cohort study on the impact of healthy lifestyles on all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among adult residents in Guizhou province by Jie ZHOU, Ling LI, Ji ZHANG, Lisha YU, Yujin REN, Wei JI, Yingjiao MU, Tao LIU

“…ConclusionsThe more healthy lifestyle factors adopted by adult residents in Guizhou province, the lower their risks of all-cause and CVD mortality.…”
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Elevating larval source management as a key strategy for controlling malaria and other vector-borne diseases in Africa by Fredros Okumu, Sarah J. Moore, Prashanth Selvaraj, Arnon Houri Yafin, Elijah O. Juma, GloriaSalome G. Shirima, Silas Majambere, Andy Hardy, Bart G. J. Knols, Betwel J. Msugupakulya, Marceline Finda, Najat Kahamba, Edward Thomsen, Ayman Ahmed, Sarah Zohdy, Prosper Chaki, Peter DeChant, Kimberly Fornace, Nicodem Govella, Steven Gowelo, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Busiku Hamainza, Jasper N. Ijumba, William Jany, Hmooda Toto Kafy, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Lenson Kariuki, Samson Kiware, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Neil F. Lobo, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Charles Mbogo, Robert S. McCann, April Monroe, Bryson Alberto Ndenga, Halfan S. Ngowo, Eric Ochomo, Mercy Opiyo, Richard Reithinger, Chadwick Haadezu Sikaala, Allison Tatarsky, David Takudzwa, Fedra Trujillano, Ellie Sherrard-Smith

“…Abstract Larval source management (LSM) has a long history of advocacy and successes but is rarely adopted where funds are limited. The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on malaria prevention recommend the use of LSM as a supplementary intervention to the core vector control methods (insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying), arguing that its feasibility in many settings can be limited by larval habitats being numerous, transient, and difficult to find or treat. …”
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Influence of Exposure to Different Green Rooftop Spaces on Stress Restoration of College Students by Zhixiong ZHUO, Liang DONG

“…The volunteers are in good health without any adverse symptoms, who are asked to eat a healthy diet and get enough sleep before the experiment. The research adopts a within-subjects design to quantitatively analyze the influence of exposure to green rooftop space on the physiological and psychological health indicators of college students by using biofeedback (blood pressure and heart rate variability) and psychological state (brief profile of mood states) measures. …”
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Modern theoretical-methodological and economic-legal problems of implementing the concept of sustainable development of tourism and recreation in Ukraine by Ion Dubovich, Alla Anishchenko, Nadia Yurkiv, Yuliia Volkovska, Rostyslav Matsko, Oleh Rozhkovych, Mariana-Nadiia Dubovich, Oksana Pylypiak

“…It is noted that tourism and recreation in Ukraine is an industry with great potential and prospects, but at the same time it is a complex and dynamic system that covers various regional, ecological, economic, organizational and other aspects.It is emphasized that Ukraine, due to its unique natural resources, rich historical heritage and socio-cultural values, has great potential in the field of tourism and recreation, which creates opportunities for its development throughout the year.It is found that in order to achieve effective results regarding the organization, functioning and development of tourism and recreation, a number of regulatory legal acts were adopted in Ukraine. It is emphasized that the main problems that are currently hindering the implementation of the concept of sustainable development of tourism and recreation in Ukraine today are, first of all, the fact that hundreds of hectares of the territory of Ukraine are mined, the territories are contaminated with ammunition, large areas of the forest fund have been destroyed, the infrastructure has been destroyed, etc.It is noted that the Methodology for determining damage and losses, approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, takes into account only a part of economic losses, while other significant losses that directly relate to the tourism and recreation industry (loss of life and health of the population of Ukraine, separation Ukrainian families, destroyed living conditions of Ukrainian citizens, damaged or destroyed residential buildings, moral, aesthetic and many other damages) are not taken into account.It is substantiated that for an objective assessment of damage and the amount of damage, it is also necessary to take into account environmental damage and destroyed natural resources, including mined and polluted hundreds of hectares of the territory of Ukraine, etc. …”
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Research on Characteristics and Influencing Factors of High Temperature Disaster Risk in Wuhan Based on Local Climate Zone by Shujing GUO, Li ZHANG

“…Then, a combination of the analytic hierarchy process and principal component analysis is adopted to assign weights to the indicators, with such weights being finally superimposed to obtain the hazard map, exposure map and vulnerability map, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Urban Composite Carbon Sink Value: A Case Study of Shenyang by Tiemao SHI, Di WANG, Yu TANG, Peiying LI

“…The afforestation cost method, carbon tax method, and carbon trading method are adopted to evaluate the composite carbon sink value of the research area. …”
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Information System Success Model untuk Evaluasi Sistem Informasi Penataan Ruang Kota berbasis Geographic Information System (GIS) by Heni Vidia Sari, Ismiarta Aknuranda, Fatwa Ramdani

“…Therefore, this study developed the success evaluation model of GIS in the public sector such as Sipetarung by adopting the D&M model and considering factors which could potentially lead to success. …”
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Research on Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Urban Park Green Space in the Central Urban Area of Beijing and Driving Factors Thereof by Xiuping LIU, Songting ZHAO, Xinyu LI, Jiale LI, Xing WANG

“…To verify accuracy of the remote sensing model adopted, the measured and simulated values of carbon sequestration capacity were compared. …”
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Dynamic Challenges of Active Tuberculosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Co-Infection in Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah... by Mokhtar JA, Attallah DM, Jiman-Fatani AA, Al-Rabia MW, Alqarni MA, Saleh BH, Amboon MM, Altorki TA, Alkuwaity KK, Abujamel T, Kaki R, Albarakati TN, Daghistani H, Ismail MA, Alharbi O, Abu ITM, Alfadil A, Ibrahem K, Mufrrih M, Sait AM

“…Effective strategies, targeted interventions, and future research are vital for reducing mortality.This study examines the stability of tuberculosis (TB) disease presentation using dynamic models among patients treated at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Key findings include:This is the first study to analyze TB disease stability across different demographic groups.Males, elderly individuals, cancer patients, and those with pulmonary disease or other comorbidities were found to have a higher risk of death from TB.The results emphasize the need for healthcare practices to adopt the “equilibrium state” method for hazard assessment. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…It follows that other parties may want to adopt other means to accomplish a better representation of the young; the authors’ suggestion of applying youth quotas within parties provides one potential avenue. …”
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