Collaborative weed modelling with Universal Simulator

Universal Simulator is • open-source • modular • extendible • re-usable Universal Simulator includes • the INTERCOM model of plant growh • the Conductance model of plant growth • an annual weed demographic model • an insect demographic model • options to extend with any model and combine with the abov

Counseling and Confession: The Role of Confession and Absolution in Pastoral Counseling

Reviewed Book: Koehler, Walter J. Counseling and Confession: The Role of Confession and Absolution in Pastoral Counseling. [S.l.]: Concordia, 1982

Social Media Marketing Integration: Agile Project Management

The implementation of digital and social media strategies to currently existing marketing strategies requires extensive knowledge and expertise. Project management techniques and practices can be utilized to implement this change and determine its success. Because of the constantly evolving nature of social media marketing, an agile project management approach should be utilized to enhance chances of success. Social media marketing requires a thorough understanding of the target market and their behaviors on social media to deliver appropriate content utilizing the right mediums of communication. The ability to evaluate the success of a project and make changes as needed to meet the goals of the marketing strategies makes agile project management a suitable technique for implementing social media marketing

Experience and Faith: The Significance of Luther for Understanding Today\u27s Experiential Religion

Reviewed Book: Hordern, William Edward. Experience and Faith: The Significance of Luther for Understanding Today\u27s Experiential Religion. [S.l.]: Augsburg Publishing House, 1983

From peasant society to manufacturing society

Since the early 1990's when the first cases of HIV were found in Vietnam, the number of people infected with HIV has been increasing. Over half of the Vietnamese population is under the age of 25 and 78.9% of the reported cases of HIV are people between the ages of 20 and 39. This thesis work has been undertaken to evaluate whether there is a need to focus more on the youth in terms of prevention within HIV and AIDS related to the move from a peasant society to a more industrialised society. To investigate this, a literature desk study was carried out supported by key informant interviews and a small questionnaire. It was found that specifically the HIV and AIDS law, stigma, discrimination, gender roles, and risk-behaviour of migrants and the Vietnamese youth were important factors linked with vulnerability and livelihood change after doi moi. Although more research on a national level on the subject is needed, the findings indicate that changes have happened since doi moi which influences the linkages between livelihood change and HIV and AIDS vulnerability among the youth in Vietnam