Factors of Online Advertisements That Affect Concumer Behavior of the ABM SHS of DLSU-IS A.Y. 2021-2022

Online advertisements have been embedded in videos or the software applications that individuals are exposed to that aims to persuade consumers to buy products or services. However, there is a need to know what exactly about online ads makes them persuasive to consumers. This research presented some factors of online ads to the respondents that affect consumer behavior the most, while also ascertaining if they do influence the consumers purchasing behavior. This study underwent a quantitative method approach using simple percentage analysis. A survey was distributed to the ABM SHS of DLSU-IS A.Y. 2021-2022 that had questions answered by a Likert scale to measure their level of agreement towards statements about certain factors like the ads’ appearance, the information it contains, or the personality endorsing it. The data gathered was analyzed using simple percentage analysis. The results showed that most respondents lean towards agreeing that the given factors do affect their consumer behavior since the compiled results showed a positive level of agreement towards each of the survey statements. Furthermore, the results revealed that the ads’ information was the most influential factor while personality was the least. In conclusion, the ABM SHS of DLSU-IS find ads that are informative rather than celebrity-endorsed ones to be more effective in affecting their purchasing behavior

Bawat Mk2

This technical report represents the shore-based evaluation of the Bawat Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) Mk2 – Mobile Treatment Unit, developed by Bawat A/S Agern Alle, 2970 Horsholm, Denmark (www.bawat.com). This work was conducted to evaluate the potential of the system to kill living organisms in the ballast water of ships to reduce the risk of aquatic nuisance species migration in the Laurentian Great Lakes. The Bawat Mobile Treatment system is designed to heat water killing the organisms carried in the water in a single pass through the treatment system. The single pass can be filling or discharging a ships ballast water and requires no retention period. Biological effectiveness was examined October 22–24, 2023 at the AMI Consulting Engineers facility in Superior, WI during three efficacy trials with a single pass of harbor water through the Bawat BWMS Mk2 – Mobile Treatment Unit. Effectiveness was assessed in terms of reducing live organisms in three size classes per unit volume: organisms ≥50 µm in minimum dimension (nominally zooplankton), organisms ≥10 and <50 µm in minimum dimension (nominally protists), and organisms <10 µm in minimum dimension (e.g., total coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus spp.). Samples were compared to the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) Standards for Living Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters (USCG, 2012) with a focus on the reduction in the number of propagules in the treated water. The Bawat BWMS Mk2 was found to be highly effective at reducing the densities of organisms in all three regulated size classes. Protist, zooplankton, E. coli and Enterococcus spp. densities on discharge were below the USCG ballast water discharge standard (BWDS) in all trials. Temperature of discharge water was approximately 5°C higher than uptake water, but other water quality parameters were minimally impacted by treatment.Lake Superior Research Institute; Great Waters Research Collaborative; Natural resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth; AMI Consulting Engineers; Balcer Taxonom

Consensus statement on the need for innovation, transition and implementation of developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) testing for regulatory purposes.

This consensus statement voices the agreement of scientific stakeholders from regulatory agencies, academia and industry that a new framework needs adopting for assessment of chemicals with the potential to disrupt brain development. An increased prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders in children has been observed that cannot solely be explained by genetics and recently pre- and postnatal exposure to environmental chemicals has been suspected as a causal factor. There is only very limited information on neurodevelopmental toxicity, leaving thousands of chemicals, that are present in the environment, with high uncertainty concerning their developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) potential. Closing this data gap with the current test guideline approach is not feasible, because the in vivo bioassays are far too resource-intensive concerning time, money and number of animals. A variety of in vitro methods are now available, that have the potential to close this data gap by permitting mode-of-action-based DNT testing employing human stem cells-derived neuronal/glial models. In vitro DNT data together with in silico approaches will in the future allow development of predictive models for DNT effects. The ultimate application goals of these new approach methods for DNT testing are their usage for different regulatory purposes

Consensus statement on the need for innovation, transition and implementation of developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) testing for regulatory purposes.

This consensus statement voices the agreement of scientific stakeholders from regulatory agencies, academia and industry that a new framework needs adopting for assessment of chemicals with the potential to disrupt brain development. An increased prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders in children has been observed that cannot solely be explained by genetics and recently pre- and postnatal exposure to environmental chemicals has been suspected as a causal factor. There is only very limited information on neurodevelopmental toxicity, leaving thousands of chemicals, that are present in the environment, with high uncertainty concerning their developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) potential. Closing this data gap with the current test guideline approach is not feasible, because the in vivo bioassays are far too resource-intensive concerning time, money and number of animals. A variety of in vitro methods are now available, that have the potential to close this data gap by permitting mode-of-action-based DNT testing employing human stem cells-derived neuronal/glial models. In vitro DNT data together with in silico approaches will in the future allow development of predictive models for DNT effects. The ultimate application goals of these new approach methods for DNT testing are their usage for different regulatory purposes