International sources of fisheries information to enhance fish production, poverty alleviation and food security in Nigeria and developing Nigerian Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Database

The paper viewed the decline in information provision in Nigeria to poor library development, which could be attributed to poor funding. The consequence is that current journal and books are not available in nigerian fisheries libraries. Information which can be regarded as the first factor of production on which other factors like land, labour and capital depend, can only be provided at the right time when libraries are better founded. For now if there must be increase in fish production, poverty alleviation and food security in Nigeria, our fisheries scientists and policy makers will have to rely on international sources of information using the advantage of internet connectivity. Some of such sources discussed in this paper are ASFA, AGORA, FAO DOAJ, FISHBASE, IAMSLIC, INASP, INASP-PERI, INASP-AJOL, ODINAFRICA, SIFAR, WAS, and ABASFR. However, reliance on international sources must not be at the total neglect of harnessing nigerian fisheries information. For the Nigerian Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Database being developed by NIFFR to attain an international status like those enumerated above, scientists and publishers are requested to take the pain of depositing copies of their publications with NIFFR for inclusion in the Databas

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Verbände in Deutschland: Potenzial und Relevanz für den Meeting-Markt Schweiz

Grosse Verbandskongresse bringen einem Standort Wertschöpfung und Ansehen, fördern neben den ökonomischen Effekten aber auch den Wissenstransfer in einer Region. Sie fungieren als Schaufenster für die regionale Ökonomie und Wissenschaft. So ist es naheliegend, dass Kongressveranstalter zu einem wichtigen Segment im Geschäftstourismus zählen. Auch Verbände aus dem Markt Deutschland können für die Schweizer Meeting-Branche eine interessante Zielgruppe darstellen, da auch sie Veranstaltungen in der Schweiz durchführen. Die Forschungsarbeit soll die Relevanz und das Potenzial der deutschen Verbandskongresse in der Schweiz aufzeigen. Dabei gilt es herauszufinden, welche Cluster von deutschen Verbänden für die Schweizer Meeting-Regionen und -Destinationen von Bedeutung sind, welches Potenzial sie aufweisen und wie man diese durch die Convention Bureaus (CVB’s) in der Schweiz optimal erreichen kann

Catch Shares in Action: Samoan Safata District Customary User Rights Program

The Samoan Customary User Rights System is an area-based catch share program that formalizes the customary fishing rights of native communities. Authorized by legislative reforms, fishing communities voluntarily establish and manage Territorial Use Rights for Fishing (TURFs) in traditional fishing areas. The program has been designed to meet the goals of sustainable resource use and empowering villages in fishery management. Key design features include the active participation of the Samoan government in guiding the creation and management of TURFs and the integration of traditional management practices to achieve sustainability. In Safata District, community members have established a district-wide TURF with a network of no-take reserves to increase biological performance and sustain local livelihoods into the future

Transparent authentication methodology in electronic education

In the context of on-line assessment in e-learning, a problem arises when a student taking an exam may wish to cheat by handing over personal credentials to someone else to take their place in an exam, Another problem is that there is no method for signing digital content as it is being produced in a computerized environment. Our proposed solution is to digitally sign the participant’s work by embedding voice samples in the transcript paper at regular intervals. In this investigation, we have demonstrated that a transparent stenographic methodology will provide an innovative and practical solution for achieving continuous authentication in an online educational environment by successful insertion and extraction of audio digital signatures

Green Meetings - a factor of success for a conference and event management company?: The case of JPdL

In the 21st century, climate change and environmental catastrophes are a worldwide acknowl-edged problem, which requires international cooperation and effort from every individual. Therefore more and more businesses realized the urge of taking action and implemented a sus-tainability strategy into their business operations, so also the meeting and event industry. This thesis deals with the subject of environmental sustainability implemented into the meet-ing and event sector. So called “Green Meetings” are meetings, which are planned and executed in a way that causes the least negative impact on the environment. The goal of this thesis is to examine, the impact of a “Green Meeting Strategy” on the competitiveness and profitability of JPdL, a Canadian Conference and Event management company. The analysis provides the base-line for a concept developed for JPdL if they decide to implement a green meeting strategy

A comparative analysis of pharmacists' perspectives on codeine use and misuse - a three country survey

Background: The misuse of codeine is of increasing concern in a number of countries, particularly as this relates to over -the-counter pain and cough relief medication, and is also supplied as a prescription medicine. The study aimed to obtain and analyse the opinions and experience of pharmacy staff with regard to codeine misuse. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey of pharmacy staff’s perspectives on this issue was administered through professional or regulatory bodies and completed by samples drawn in South Africa (n = 124), Ireland (n = 464) and the United Kingdom (n = 129). Results: The majority of participants reported combination codeine-containing products as most popular, but significantly more pharmacy staff in South Africa reported codeine-containing cough syrups as most commonly popular (X2 = 122.7(2), p < 0.001). Codeine use was also seen significantly more of a public health problem in South Africa than in the other two countries (X2 = 7.6(2), p = 0.02). There was no difference across countries in the level of codeine misuse reported by pharmacy staff. Further findings indicate that professional training and education is desired, with unequivocal findings for the need for greater codeine control (X2 = 12.0(2), p = 0.002). Conclusion: In conclusion, there were some inter-country differences, but overall the findings seem to suggest that pharmacists across all three countries view codeine misuse as a problem among their customers. Recommendations centre on risk management, surveillance and staff training

The Tourism Observatory of Alentejo: a support instrument for foresight and strategic planning in the Tourist Sector in the region.

It is the aim of this work to make a brief reference to the current situation of 'observatories' in Portugal as well as the change of their status, before developed through closed research circuits which included the Administration and Universities; nowadays characterized by the proliferation of more flexible and interactive structures very often as a result of private initiatives or public-private partnerships. We are also going to make a mention of two regional tourism observatories in Portugal - Lisbon and Azores - already established. Finally, it offers an overview of the new Tourism Observatory of Alentejo (presented in July 14th, 2010) as a result of a submission to an Incentive Scheme for Class Actions Program (SIAC) – InAlentejo, which the main promoter is Alentejo Tourism, ERT, in partnership with the Polytechnics Institutes of Beja and Portalegre, the University of Évora and the regional business associations.