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Method to Derive Ion Properties From Juno JADE Including Abundance Estimates for O+ and S2+

The Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment Ion sensor (JADE‐I) on Juno is a plasma instrument that measures the energy‐per‐charge (E/Q) distribution of 0.01 to 46.2 keV/q ions over a mass‐per‐charge (M/Q) range of 1– 64 amu/q. However, distinguishing O+ and S2+ from JADE‐I's measurements is a challenging task due to similarities in their M/Q (∼16 amu/q). Because of this, O+ and S2+ have not been fully resolved in the in situ measurements made by plasma instruments at Jupiter (e.g., Voyager PLS and Galileo PLS) and their relative ratios has been studied using physical chemistry models and ultraviolet remote observations. To resolve this ambiguity, a ray tracing simulation combined with carbon foil effects is developed and used to obtain instrument response functions for H+, O+, O2+, O3+, Na+, S+, S2+, and S3+. The simulation results indicate that JADE‐I can resolve the M/Q ambiguity between O+ and S2+ due to a significant difference in their charge state modification process and a presence of a large electric potential difference (∼8 kV) between its carbon foils and MCPs. A forward model based on instrument response functions and convected kappa distributions is then used to obtain ion properties at the equatorial plasma sheet (∼36 RJ) in the predawn sector of magnetosphere. The number density ratio between O+ and S2+ for the selected plasma sheet crossings ranges from 0.2 to 0.7 (0.37 ± 0.12) and the number density ratio between total oxygen ions to total sulfur ions ranges from 0.2 to 0.6 (0.41 ± 0.09).
Suggesting Critical-Thinking and Problem-Solving Method into Teaching English Reading to EFL Students in Indonesia

This article outlines the suggestion of critical-thinking and problem-solving into method to teach English reading to Indonesian EFL students. Since both terms could be elusively conceived by broad members of English language teacher or instructor and also the increasing demand of advance English proficiency, it could be perceived that picking up critical-thinking and problem-solving into teaching English reading in the EFL classroom would benefit to both teachers and students’ classroom achievement regarding to their distinguished purposes on the language ability. The study was conducted through reviewing a number of literatures outlining the implementation of the method in teaching English reading in the EFL classrooms. Moreover, the study also investigated the strengths and the weaknesses of the implementation of the method looked up through the vary of variables and cases on its implementation. It could be expected that this article could propose an idea to teaching English more effectively, efficiently, and advancing teachers and students’ level of English language competence
Relation Between Percent Body Fat and Fundamental Motor Skills in Pre-School Children age 3-6 years

It is quite well known that excessive body fat in children is interpreted as a marker of inhibited physical activity and motor performance. This study aimed to establish whether severe impairment of fundamental motor skills (defined as performance under 5th centile of norms) will be significantly more frequently identified in pre-schoolers age 3-6 years with amount of body fat higher than 85th centile of norms. Research sample consisted of 496 (females=241, males=255) pre-schoolers selected from specific district of Prague, Czech Republic. The MABC-2 was used for the assesment fundamental motor skills. Equations for body fat estimation in children identified 35.8% children with body fat˃85th centile of norms, 61.7% within 15th–85th centile, and 2.5% of children˂15th centile of norms. Results revealed that children whose body fat was higher than 85th centile of norms or lower than 15th centile had double the frequency of severe motor problems. Interestingely on the other hand we found no signficant differences in the frequency of high above average performances˃90th centile in MABC-2 between fat 8.4% and non fat children 10.7%. We suggest that amount of body fat is not a clear predictor for the degree of fundamental motor skills.
Optimization of parameters of special asynchronous electric drives

The article considers the solution of the problem of parameters optimization of special asynchronous electric drives. The solution of the problem will allow one to project and create special asynchronous electric drives for various industries. The created types of electric drives will have optimum mass-dimensional and power parameters. It will allow one to realize and fulfill the set characteristics of management of technological processes with optimum level of expenses of electric energy, time of completing the process or other set parameters. The received decision allows one not only to solve a certain optimizing problem, but also to construct dependences between the optimized parameters of special asynchronous electric drives, for example, with the change of power, current in a winding of the stator or rotor, induction in a gap or steel of magnetic conductors and other parameters. On the constructed dependences, it is possible to choose necessary optimum values of parameters of special asynchronous electric drives and their components without carrying out repeated calculations.
Subsidence and Morphologic Variations in Mexico City Generated by the Earthquakes of September 2017

Dos terremotos ocurridos en el suroeste de México generaron hundimientos y cambios morfológicos en el área de la Ciudad de México. Para estudiar la subsidencia, se llevó a cabo un procedimiento interferométrico utilizando cuatro pares interferométricos adquiridos del radar del satélite Sentinel-1 en modo IW (Amplia Banda Interferométrica) TOPS (Observación del terreno mediante exploración progresiva) SLC (Complejo de aspecto simple) . Se generaron cuatro interferogramas y cuatro mapas de desplazamiento. Para cuantificar los cambios morfológicos, se consideró un sinergismo de las bandas de radar Sentinel-1 en el modo IW GRD (Rango de Tierra Detectado) considerando las bandas ópticas SPOT 6/7. El sinergismo consiste en una imagen híbrida formada por las bandas de radar y las bandas ópticas. El análisis de componentes principales se aplicó a las bandas de la imagen híbrida. Los primeros tres componentes se retuvieron, y luego se aplicó un operador de divergencia al campo vectorial formado por estos componentes, produciendo un mapa de textura. El mapa de textura se evaluó junto con el interferograma y el mapa de desplazamiento para los terremotos de septiembre de 2017. Los resultados indicaron un patrón complejo de hundimientos y cambios morfológicos. El interferograma y la subsidencia de septiembre de 2017 se correlacionaron con un mapa de daños por terremotos.
Do exercisers maximize their pleasure by default? Using prompts to enhance the affective experience of exercise.

Researchers and practitioners are increasingly recognizing the importance of maximizing pleasure during exercise in order to promote exercise behavior. Self-selected intensity exercise can increase pleasure during exercise, but it is not yet known whether participants maximize pleasure during self-selected intensity exercise by default. We hypothesized that prompting participants to maximize pleasure and enjoyment would result in more positive affective valence during (H1) and after (H2) exercise, greater remembered pleasure following exercise (H3), and greater enjoyment of exercise (H4). In this within-subjects experiment, 39 inactive adults completed 2 10-min stationary cycling sessions at a self-selected intensity. During the experimental condition, participants were reminded (five times during the 10-min session) to maximize pleasure and enjoyment, and that they could change the intensity if they wanted. Affective valence, heart rate, and ratings of perceived exertion were measured every 2 minutes during exercise. Affective valence, enjoyment, and remembered pleasure were measured after each exercise session. The control condition was identical, except no reminders were provided. Each hypothesis was supported (p < .05). Prompting participants to maximize their pleasure and enjoyment resulted in increased pleasure as the exercise session progressed. After receiving prompts, participants also reported more positive post-exercise affective valence and rated the session as more pleasant and enjoyable. These results suggest that participants do not maximize pleasure and enjoyment by default (i.e., in the absence of reminders to do so). Researchers can build on these results to determine the mechanisms and whether prompting exercisers to maximize pleasure and enjoyment can promote exercise behavior.
Enjoyment and Not Competence Predicts Academic Persistence for Distance Education Students

Dropout rates of distance education students is a serious problem for many distance education institutions as well as their students. A psychological factor that is related to dropout is the academic persistence of students, or their intent to finish their degrees. One factor that could predict academic persistence, which is often used to identify and help at-risk students, is the academic competencies of students. However, another factor that could predict persistence is the intrinsic motivation of students, or whether they enjoy their academic work and find it interesting. In the present study, 350 distance education undergraduates in South Africa completed a survey that measured their persistence, perceived academic competence, and intrinsic motivation. The survey also measured experienced workload, help-seeking attitudes, and general stress. Results show that intrinsic motivation was a significant predictor of persistence while competence was not. Further, help-seeking attitudes and general stress had indirect effects on persistence through intrinsic motivation. The study highlights the need for educators to be aware of the intrinsic motivation of distance education students, and the factors that could impact it, in order to increase the academic persistence of students.
A Multi-Channel Stability Analyzer for Frequency Standards in the Deep Space Network

We present a final report on the development of a multi-channel Frequency Standards Stability Analyzer (FSSA) for characterizing and monitoring several frequency sources at each of the three Deep Space Network (DSN) sites and at JPL’s Frequency Standards Test Laboratory (FSTL). The system can simultaneously measure the relative stability of six independent 100 MHz frequency sources and one source at an arbitrary frequency (typically X or Ka band) when down-converted with a low-noise synthesizer. The measured noise floor is approximately 2x10 at 1 second and 1x10 at 4000 seconds, currently sufficient to measure all operational DSN frequency standards and distribution links. Four instruments are operating well in the DSN and the FSTL.
The Evolution of Sustainable Business Model Innovation: Evidence from a Sharing Economy Platform in China

In this paper, we explore the emergence of Sheke Network (SKN), an architecture design company whose network platform permits architecture design institutes to seek suitable architects for their architectural design projects. The concepts of sustainable business model (SBM) innovation are used to analyze the SKN’s novel business model, which is built around modern internet technologies, and SKN’s distinct appeal, which centers on cost savings, resource sharing, and the potential for access to more architects’ experiences. Although SBM innovation theory has had a significant impact on management practices and aroused plenty of rich debate within academia, it is still not clearly understood how a company might successfully build a sharing economy (SE) platform using SBM innovation. Thus, this article analyzes the process of SBM innovation in terms of its three essential factors—sustainable value proposition (SVP), sustainable value creation and delivery (SVC&D), and sustainable value capture (SVC)—aiming to disambiguate the black box by examining SKN as a case study. The findings highlight the dynamic evolution of SBM innovation in the development of a sharing economy platform.
Smart city strategies: time to involve people. Comparing Amsterdam, Barcelona and Paris

ABSTRACT A city is not only made of buildings and infrastructures, but is also composed of the people, who live there, their cultures, uses and interactions. How people’s relations to their place have been transformed or not by the configuration of the smart city? This article attempts to provide an answer to this question, by examining the case of Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Paris, three large centuries-old Western Europe cities. It shows that behind the official line promising a more participatory society, the inhabitants are rather turned into users or clients of a city that belongs no more to them. Courses of action are then elaborated to help reurbanize the smart city by fostering co-construction of smart strategies.
The impact of project environmental practices on environmental and organizational performance in the construction industry

Purpose Scholars and practitioners have recognized the significance of integrating environmental practices into project context. This paper focuses on project environmental practices (PEP) and identifies PEP from the life cycle perspective, which includes green design, green procurement, green construction and investment recovery. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationship among the four aspects of PEP and their effects on environmental performance and organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical model was established and several hypotheses were developed. This study applied a survey method to test the hypothesized relationships. Based on a sample of 159 respondents, partial least squares structural equation modeling analyses were conducted. Findings The results show that green design has a positive impact on green procurement, green construction and investment recovery. Green procurement is also confirmed to positively influence green construction. Further, green construction and investment recovery have a direct and positive impact on environmental and organizational performance, whereas green design and green procurement influence environmental and organizational performance indirectly through green construction. Environmental performance has a significant impact on organizational performance. Originality/value This study enhances the understanding on PEP by revealing the inter-relationships among its four aspects and establishes the links between PEP and performance outcomes. The findings will contribute to the literature on the integration of environmental principles and project context.
Development of a Natural User Interface Based Cyclist Signaling Vest

A prototype for a wearable signaling device for cyclists is presented. Based on Natural User Interface design concepts, the prototype uses an accelerometer to automatically detect motion changes from turning and braking and to trigger appropriate warning lights in the vest. The system is integrated into a vest made of hard, waterproof cardboard, folded for wearing comfort. Field tests demonstrated that the device detects body movements that anticipate a directional change, and outputs corresponding signals using LED lights without active control from the cyclist. To predict motion changes, a second sensing unit was installed to detect cyclist hand gestures commonly used to inform others of upcoming turns and stops.
Do Firms That Have a Common Signing Auditor Exhibit Higher Earnings Comparability?

We hypothesize that if individual auditors possess unique audit styles that they consistently apply to different audit engagements, then client firms with a common signing auditor will exhibit higher earnings comparability. Using a large sample of Chinese firms, we find that client firms report more comparable earnings when they are audited by the same individual auditor than when they are audited by (1) different audit firms, (2) the same audit firm, but different audit offices, and (3) the same audit office, but different individual auditors. The individual auditor style effect is stronger for larger audit firms, senior signing auditors, and signing auditors with more stable teamwork experience. We also document that having a common signing auditor is associated with lower analyst earnings forecast error and dispersion for client firms. This study contributes to the literature by showing that individual auditors have a significant impact on client firms' earnings comparability.
Pedestrian safety perception and urban street settings

Abstract Design and construction professionals are entrusted to design built environments that can assure public safety. Crime statistics is one indicator that reflects the correlation between built environments and public safety. Acknowledging the perception of pedestrians, specifically their psychological and emotional reactions toward certain public space settings would be another effective parameter to develop a good foundation to create more livable and safer neighborhoods. With these in mind, the analyses in this study have attempted to explore the relationship between street conditions and the perception of pedestrian safety in Auburn Alabama, USA. The research design primarily consists of an online survey that obtained information about (1) respondents’ brief personal characteristics, (2) their walking times, (3) their levels of anxiety regarding certain street settings based on daytime and nighttime photographs (closed-ended questions on a Likert scale from 1 to 5), and (4) their reasoning behind these ratings (open-ended). The results show that proper street lighting is the main contributor to enhancing the feeling of safety on streets followed by the morphologic complexity of streets formed by various business types, outdoor dining, street performers, and other pedestrian activities. Other than physical settings, the study also found that age and gender influenced the level of anxiety among pedestrians.
Shapes of Educational Data in an Online Calculus Course

This paper describes investigations in visualizing logpaths of students in an online calculus course held at Florida State University in 2014. The clickstreams making up the logpaths can be used to visualize student progress in the information space of a course as a graph. We consider the graded activities as nodes of the graph, while information extracted from the logpaths between the graded activities label the edges of the graph. We show that this graph is associated to a Markov Chain in which the states are the graded activities and the weight of the edge is proportional to the probability of that transition. When we visualize such a graph, it becomes apparent that most students follow the course sequentially, section after section. This model allows us to study how different groups of students employ the learning resources using sequence analysis on information buried in their clickstreams.
Prospects and Challenges of Cooperative Learning Approach in Mathematics Education

This research based paper has discussed the significance of cooperative learning approach guided by constructivist theory of learning mathematics. It has provided a model of implementing cooperative learning approach in classroom practices with required tools. As it used a quasi-experimental research design, it has compared the achievements of control and experimental groups of the students by statistical analysis of quantitative data. There was a higher achievement of the treatment-group compared to the control group demonstrating a significant effect of the cooperative learning approach on students’ performance. The results of delayed post-test demonstrated that the treatment applied to experimental group was found to have a longer period of retention memory than the control group. The qualitative analysis of interview data highlighted some problems faced by teachers to implement cooperative learning in the classroom. Some pedagogical and theoretical implications of findings have been discussed at the end.
Business Context Information Manager: application to Information Retrieval

—Taking into account the context is important to improve the way systems provide relevant information to users. For this purpose, we introduce a business context information manager based on a novel and generic interpretation of the context. This manager takes into account various contextual dimensions and acts as an intermediary between information retrieval system and contextual information. The approach presented in this paper is suitable to any business context but in the paper we particularly illustrate it in Information Retrieval (IR) field. This approach relies on an original process (MES) that manages the various contextual dimensions to create a unique situation at a moment t. To this end, MES uses rules set which is the knowledge of the context manager . The situations will be used by a third part application (i.e., IR systems) for activity adaptation. Furthermore, an extracting process is also proposed to improve the context manager reliability over time and to facilitate its knowledge evolution. Finally, the proposed BCIM have been implemented to demonstrate the feasibility of our approach.
Interpolation of Missing Points and Smoothing of Character for Online Handwriting Recognition of Gurumukhi Script

Handwriting has continued to persist as a means of communication and recording information in day-to-day life even with the introduction of new technologies. The main goal of the work presented in this thesis has been the improvement of preprocessing phase of an online handwriting recognition system for Gurmukhi script. In this thesis two methods, namely Bezier interpolation method and B-spline interpolation method, are presented and compared for interpolation of missing points. After that smoothing has also been done using data points interpolated by the different methods.
PRIVATIZED FROM THE INSIDE: A NETWORK ETHNOGRAPHY OF BRAZILIAN TEACHER EDUCATION POLICY UNDER THE WORKERS’ PARTY

Title of Dissertation: PRIVATIZED FROM THE INSIDE: A NETWORK ETHNOGRAPHY OF BRAZILIAN TEACHER EDUCATION POLICY UNDER THE WORKERS’ PARTY Stephanie Michelle Hall, Doctor of Philosophy, 2019 Dissertation directed by: Professor Steven Klees, Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education The theory of a globally structured education agenda interrogates the political and economic systems that influence how states take on policy ideas. One way that globalizing processes may take place is through network governance, or via networks of people, ideas, researchers, governments, non-governmental organizations, private companies, etc. This study explores how power plays a role in the proliferation of particular policy ideas about teacher education in such networks. Brazilian education expanded greatly since the 1990s as did the demand for teachers of higher qualifications. Via network ethnography, this study examined the people, organizations, and ideas that influenced teacher education policy since the mid-1990s. Network ethnography is an emerging method and framework in international education research, and this study builds on what is understood about the role of corporations and other private enterprises in education policy. The results of this network ethnography revealed two primary coalitions, each of whose power over teacher education policy shifted with federal regime