Sustainable Rural Tourism Practices From the Local Tourism Stakeholders' Perspectives

Jennifer Kim Lian Chan(Jennifer Kim Lian Chan ) People&Global Business Association 2023 Global Business and Finance Review Vol.28 No.3

Purpose: The paper presents empirical evidence of sustainable practices adopted by rural tourism stakeholders. It explores the concept and meaning of sustainable practices and what motivates rural tourism stakeholders to adopt sustainable tourism practices as well as recommendations to enhance sustainable rural tourism practices. Design/methodology/approach: This paper describes an exploratory qualitative research project designed to investigate sustainable tourism practices of the rural tourism stakeholders. An inductive approach was adopted to address the research objectives. Specifically, this paper focuses on individuals' subjectivity and understanding of sustainable tourism practices in terms of meaning, motivations, and areas of improvement. The respondents' opinions were collected through semi-structured interviews. A total of 29 rural tourism operators participated in the data collection from the two rural tourism associations in Sabah, Malaysia. The data collection was held at Kota Marudu and Kuala Penyu from April to May 2022. Findings: The findings revealed that sustainable tourism practices relate to conservation and preservation, economic benefits, collaboration and protection, environmental impact, future growth, awareness, knowledge, and improvement. Interestingly, the meaning of sustainable tourism practices is strongly connected to the term “fairness”, to competitive products and quality attractions, and to meeting tourists' needs. This implies the meaning of sustainable tourism practices is not limited to economic, environmental, and sociocultural impacts; it also relates to quality tourism products and the needs of tourists. Key drivers for sustainability practices include economic, social, environmental, and government support. Relevant approaches for improving sustainable rural tourism practices include greater participation and collaboration among rural tourism operators, conservation and preservation, destination uniqueness, long-term growth, and 3Rs practices (reduce, reuse, and recycle). Research limitations/implications: Findings implicate sustainable rural tourism destination management and the rural tourism stakeholders to adopt and enhance the sustainability of the rural sites and destination. It also extends the scope of existing literature on the meaning, motivation and sustainability practices of rural tourist destinations. Originality/value: This study focuses on the importance of sustainability in rural tourism in Sabah, Malaysia, an area on which limited empirical research has been done. The study provides an in-depth understanding of the meaning and drivers of sustainable practices from the rural tourism operators' perspectives. Additionally, it proposes sound strategies for sustainable rural tourism practices. Such practices and development are attributed to an individual's understanding of the concept of and motives for adopting sustainable development practices, government support, and core infrastructure. Finally, this study offers practical implications for sustainable development of rural tourism.

Communal Agency and Social Development: Examples from First Grade Classrooms Serving Children of Immigrants

Jennifer Keys Adair,Kiyomi S?nchez-Suzuki Colegrove 환태평양유아교육연구학회 2014 Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhoo Vol.8 No.2

This article explores how children of Latino immigrants responded to a learning environment where they could influence how and what they learned. Using ethnographic data from the much larger Agency and Young Children project in the United States, this article describes how a particular six year old classroom serving mostly children of Latino immigrants responded in ways that not only increased content knowledge in subjects such as science and literacy but also increased the amount of shared or communal agency in the classroom, even affecting the development of social capabilities by the children and teacher alike. Using a conceptual framework borrowed from development economics and particularly the work on agency and capabilities by Sen (1999; 2003), this paper counters a strictly psychological, individualistic version of agency and instead conceptualizes agency as a means to building individual and communal capabilities.

Effective Microwell Plate-Based Screening Method for Microbes Producing Cellulase and Xylanase and Its Application

( Jennifer Jooyoun Kim ),( Young Kyung Kwon ),( Ji Hyung Kim ),( Soo Jin Heo ),( Young Deuk Lee ),( Su Jin Lee ),( Won Bo Shim ),( Won Kyo Jung ),( Jung Ho Hyun ),( Kae Kyoung Kwon ),( Do Hyung Kang ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2014 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.24 No.11

Cellulase and xylanase are main hydrolysis enzymes for the degradation of cellulosic and hemicellulosic biomass, respectively. In this study, our aim was to develop and test the efficacy of a rapid, high-throughput method to screen hydrolytic-enzyme-producing microbes. To accomplish this, we modified the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) method for microwell plate-based screening. Targeted microbial samples were initially cultured on agar plates with both cellulose and xylan as substrates. Then, isolated colonies were subcultured in broth media containing yeast extract and either cellulose or xylan. The supernatants of the culture broth were tested with our modified DNS screening method in a 96-microwell plate, with a 200 μl total reaction volume. In addition, the stability and reliability of glucose and xylose standards, which were used to determine the enzymatic activity, were studied at 100ºC for different time intervals in a dry oven. It was concluded that the minimum incubation time required for stable color development of the standard solution is 20 min. With this technique, we successfully screened 21 and 31 cellulase- and xylanase-producing strains, respectively, in a single experimental trial. Among the identified strains, 19 showed both cellulose and xylan hydrolyzing activities. These microbes can be applied to bioethanol production from cellulosic and hemicellulosic biomass.

“An Impossible Homecoming”: Migration and its challenges to identity in selected African Short Stories

Jennifer Joy W,Chiongson 건국대학교 아시아·디아스포라 연구소 2019 International Journal of Diaspora&Cultural Critici Vol.9 No.1

This paper explores the theme of migration, the challenges that come with it, in particular, the impossibility of return to homeland, and the subsequent ambiguity of the notions of identity and home. Migrants’ homelands represent not only a sense of belongingness to a country or nation but also their emotional attachment to that place. Such an attachment undergoes transformation the moment they settle abroad. Their already established sense of self and home is disturbed as they stretch the boundaries of their world to navigate between their nostalgia for homeland and their attempt to assimilate in a new place. Indeed, homes and identities can be formed on the move with migrants having the agency to decide their formulation of these concepts. Interestingly, a return to the homeland is impossible since it does not exist anymore as their previous notions of home are constantly negotiated by migrants when they assert their constantly changing identities. These concepts are further contextualized by looking into five short stories by African writers whose characters are migrants and who undergo transformations in their identities as they assimilate into their new cultures and form new notions of home.

Effect of different lateral occlusion schemes on peri-implant strain: A laboratory study

Jennifer Lo,Jaafar Abduo,Joseph Palamara 대한치과보철학회 2017 The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics Vol.9 No.1

PURPOSE. This study aims to investigate the effects of four different lateral occlusion schemes and different excursions on peri-implant strains of a maxillary canine implant. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Four metal crowns with different occlusion schemes were attached to an implant in the maxillary canine region of a resin model. The included schemes were canine-guided (CG) occlusion, group function (GF) occlusion, long centric (LC) occlusion, and implant-protected (IP) occlusion. Each crown was loaded in three sites that correspond to maximal intercuspation (MI), 1 mm excursion, and 2 mm excursion. A load of 140 N was applied on each site and was repeated 10 times. The peri-implant strain was recorded by a rosette strain gauge that was attached on the resin model buccal to the implant. For each loading condition, the maximum shear strain value was calculated. RESULTS. The different schemes and excursive positions had impact on the peri-implant strains. At MIand 1 mm positions, the GF had the least strains, followed by IP, CG, and LC. At 2 mm, the least strains were associated with GF, followed by CG, LC, and IP. However, regardless of the occlusion scheme, as the excursion increases, a linear increase of peri-implant strains was detected. CONCLUSION. The peri-implant strain is susceptible to occlusal factors. The eccentric location appears to be more influential on peri-implant strains than the occlusion scheme. Therefore, adopting an occlusion scheme that can reduce the occurrence of occlusal contacts laterally may be beneficial in reducing peri-implant strains.

Deconstruction and Translation:Positions, Pertinence and the Empowerment of the Translator

Jennifer Varney 세종대학교 언어연구소 2008 Journal of Universal Language Vol.9 No.1

This paper aims to present an overview of the theoretical positions adopted both within and beyond the translation community regarding the value of deconstruction to the practice and study of translation. In its examination of the arguments against the general pertinence of deconstruction to translation studies, it discusses the problem of the indeterminacy of meaning, the perceived lack of rigour associated with deconstructive practices and the ‘anything goes’ criticism levied against deconstructive readings of texts. It then goes on to look at the arguments favouring deconstruction as a pertinent theoretical framework for translation studies and evaluates the implications for translators of its emphasis on the interpretative process and the production of meaning. If the reader/translator is an active and empowered player in the interpretative process and thus adopts a key position in meaning production, the translator emerges as a creative text-producer possessing independent creative rights and powers. Given the increased visibility of the translator in these terms, we must now begin considering the nature of the creative rules and constraints which govern, delineate or constrain the translator’s position. The paper concludes with a discussion of a particular example of a translator assuming creative responsibility, and the textual and extra-textual implications of this choice.

Symbolic Gestures : Lessons for East Asia From a Compromise on History in America

Jennifer Lind 동아시아재단 2010 Global Asia Vol.5 No.2

미 대선 후보들의 노동정책 및 고용정책 비교

Jennifer Clark 한국노동연구원 2008 국제노동브리프 Vol.6 No.11

Recommended Infection-Control Practices for Dentistry, 1993

Jennifer L. Cleveland,Walter W. Bond 대한치과의사협회 1994 대한치과의사협회지 Vol.32 No.6

Female Consumers` Attitudes and Purchase Intentions toward Intimate Apparel Brands

( Jennifer Rose ),( Eunjoo Cho ),( Kathleen R Smith ) 복식문화학회 2016 Fashion, industry and education Vol.14 No.2

The purpose of this study was to examine female consumers` attitudes and purchase intentions toward intimate apparel brands. To understand female consumers` shopping behaviors for intimate apparel products, this study examined interrelationships among brand familiarity, perceived risk, attitudes, and purchase intentions toward intimate apparel brands. A conceptual model was developed by adopting perceived risk theory (Cox, 1967) and theory of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980). A pre-survey using a paper and pencil was conducted to identify the most familiar intimate apparel brand to young female consumers. The majority of pre-survey respondents (66 female college students) indicated Victoria`s Secret as the most prominent intimate apparel brand. Therefore, Victoria`s Secret was used to examine possible effects of brand familiarity on perceived risk and attitudinal and behavioral responses toward the brand. Using a web-based survey, 384 complete responses were collected from young female college students between the ages of 18-29 at a Mid-southern U.S. university. A structural equation modeling was employed to test the proposed research model and hypotheses. Results showed positive, statistically significant associations among the four variables (e.g., brand familiarity, perceived risk, attitudes, and purchase intentions). The findings suggested that young female consumers who are familiar with a particular intimate apparel brand are likely to perceive a low level of risk, leading to positive, strong attitudes with purchase intentions toward that particular intimate apparel brand. This suggests establishing brand familiarity through integrated marketing communication is crucial for risk reduction strategy in intimate apparel shopping.