Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Regional educational system: prospects for regional university

The article deals with the aspects of the interaction of regional research and education system with the external environment: cooperation with universities and Academy of Science). It clarifies the role of regional research and education system in shaping a culture of innovation, and pay attention to the multidimensional process of formation of this type of culture in the region Changing approach from "passive" participants to “active” agents of the regional economy is a result of understanding the external challenges facing the Russian economy. Development of regional research and education system has to depend on the requirements of the regional economy, and the need to produce a specific resource region. This can significantly change the “map” of education and science in the region thus it is an important issue for regional universities.
The Potential Impact of Driving Cessation for Rural and Urban Older Adults: AAA LongROAD Study

The influence of driving on the well-being of older adults has been documented in multiple studies demonstrating the declines in social engagement, cognitive and physical function and survival following driving cessation (Choi, et al., 2013; Curl et al., 2014; Doebler, 2016; O’Connor et al., 2013; Tyrovolas et al., 2017). The motivation to continue driving may be especially pronounced for older adults in rural areas because of limited options for public and other alternative sources of transportation as well as the longer distances between regular destinations such as grocery stores, pharmacies, health care providers and locations for social activities (Byles & Gallienne, 2012; Donorfio et al., 2009; Johnson, 2002, Payyandadan et al., 2018). Thus, investigators speculate that older rural drivers may be more likely than urban drivers to continue driving despite various physical and cognitive limitations (e.g. Byles & Gallienne, 2012). This study examines whether there are urban-rural differences in how older adults rate the potential impact that driving cessation would have on their lives. Results confirm that older drivers from a rural area rate the prospect of driving cessation as more impactful on their lives and that these perceptions may influence their decision to continue driving despite health decline.
Senior Phase Science Teachers Pedagogic Content Knowledge of the Periodic Table: A Case Study of Selected Schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Learner performance in science is cause for concern in South Africa. Science teachersrsquo pedagogic content knowledge plays a significant role in learner performance. This paper examines teacher pedagogic content knowledge in a key area of the Natural Science curriculum in the Senior Phase of the General Education and Training (GET) band, namely the Periodic Table. Understanding how the periodic table of elements is organized and how to read information from it is fundamental for understanding chemistry [1]. This study forms part of a larger study that compares the pedagogic content knowledge of South African and Zimbabwean teachers concerning the Periodic Table.nbsp A qualitative approach was used to collect data from secondary schools science teachers inKwaZulu-Natal. The data indicates that pedagogic content knowledge of teachers concerning the Periodic Table is limited due to factors such as inadequate preparation of lessons by teachers, inappropriate deployment within the school, limited availability of resource materials and support from the department of education. Based on the findings, teachers will be observed teaching lessons on the Periodic Table so that an assessment can be made of their pedagogical content knowledge, in order to design and implement strategies to improve teacher PCK, thus improve teaching and learning of science.
THE IMPORTANCE OF INNOVATION IN SLOVAKIA

Innovations are essential for companies to be competitive on the market and to stay in the game in a particular industry and for young people to be successful. The national project Increase in Innovation Performance of Slovak Economy aims to raise awareness of the importance of innovation among Slovak micro, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, as well as among high school students in all regions. Its main task is to increase the innovative potential of Slovakia. Expert information about innovations spreads through the activities targeted at individual target groups: 1. regional consultancy centers for entrepreneurs; 2. activities for students; 3. publications; 4. conferences and seminars; 5. analyzes and forecasts for innovation. This article has a goal to present the actual outcomes of the main project activities and more closely of activities for students. The main purpose of the activity is to teach high school students and university students the importance of innovation in life and society. Students learn a particular technique for idea generation and try this technique at a real-life problem. These workshops support creativity and creation of entrepreneurship by young people in the Slovak Republic.
Shrunken centroids regularized discriminant analysis as a promising strategy for metabolomics data exploration

Metabolomics datasets generated by modern analytical instruments tend to be increasingly complex. In this study, a recent method named shrunken centroids regularized discriminant analysis (SCRDA) has been introduced and applied in the exploration of metabolomics dataset. It is a supervised method for variable selection, discriminant analysis and biomarker screening. By regularizing the estimate of the within‐class covariance matrix, SCRDA can deal with the singularity issue of linear discriminant analysis. Then a shrinkage estimator is applied to perform variable selection. The method presented is illustrated through the simulated datasets and three complex metabolomics datasets. Commonly used orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis and two other similar statistical methods, penalized linear discriminant analysis and nearest shrunken centroids, are used for comparisons. The results illustrate that SCRDA has some desirable abilities in variable selection, classification and prediction. Moreover, the biomarkers identified by SCRDA are further demonstrated to be in accordance with the biochemical research. It has been proved that SCRDA can be applied as a promising strategy in metabolomics. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Laundering Money Online: an Overview

This chapter introduces my research on cybercriminals’ money-laundering methods (Richet, 2013). It is the first of a series of chapters dedicated to current trends in online money laundering. We all know the oldest ‘physical’ placement methods of money launderers: cash smuggling, casinos and other gambling venues, insurance policies, hawalas / fe chi’en or the black market peso exchange, shell corporations, and so on and so forth. But there is also a number of online money laundering schemes currently being used by criminal enterprises to pass illegally received funds through legitimate accounts, and new ones are popping up all the time. Some of the most widespread schemes will be detailed in this series of chapters.
CONSOLIDAÇÃO DO MODELO DAS ALAVANCAS DE CONTROLE DE SIMONS: ANÁLISE SOB A LENTE DA TEORIA ATOR-REDE

Neste estudo analisa-se a consolidacao do modelo das alavancas de controle (Levers of Control – LoC) proposto por Simons (1995) sob a lente da Teoria Ator-Rede (TAR). O reconhecimento da relevância das LoC enquanto mecanismos de controle e as criticas atribuidas para cada uma das alavancas e analisada no ensaio teorico sob o enfoque da Teoria Ator-Rede, que auxilia no entendimento das relacoes entre os atores e os mecanismos de construcao da rede do conhecimento. As pesquisas que analisaram as LoC em diferentes contextos, mais recentemente passaram a contemplar as quatro alavancas de controle com uma rede mais forte, que discute os seus conceitos a partir das criticas e busca solucoes por meio de pesquisas empiricas que fomentam as discussoes. A TAR permitiu inferir sobre a consolidacao do modelo das LoC do Sistema de Controle Gerencial proposto por Simons (1995), visto que os atores perceberam ao longo dos anos a necessidade da analise das quatro alavancas de controle de forma conjunta. A TAR tambem mostrou a instabilidade e variabilidade dos estudos das LoC para o fortalecimento da rede, uma barreira para a consolidacao das LoC enquanto area de pesquisa.
Why should mentoring still be an issue on the future labour market

The participants of the future labour market are the present-day secondary school and university students. The question of knowledge-management has become a highlighted issue nowadays in the companies’ everyday life. Sharing of knowledge is necessary in the management practice of any competitive companies. Knowledge management has several forms and mentoring is one of them. The question may arise whether future jobs will require mentoring or automation will also solve this issue. Kulcsszavak: labour market, knowledge management, automation, mentoring, human capital JEL besorolás: I29 LCC: H1-99
Spectral Clustering for Fast Outage Detection and Visualization in Power Distribution Systems

Power outages has huge economic impact on the society and hence it is crucial to quickly detect outages and plan service restoration actions. Existing outage detection method either requires deployment of expensive sensors or are computationally expensive. In this work, we proposed the spectral clustering based outage detection algorithm that is easy to implement using available sensors at distribution-level and is computationally efficient in accurately detecting outages using load forecast data and smart meter outage notifications. We tested the performance of the proposed algorithm in three-phase unbalanced IEEE-123 node test feeder. The proposed algorithm can accurately detect the outages and is robust to the measurement noise.
Mechanisms enabling knowledge production in learning study

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to add to the discussion about practitioner research in schools – by addressing mechanisms and systematic strategies based on theory in a research model, which enables the creation of knowledge products that enhance student learning and are sharable between teachers. Design/methodology/approach The research question is the following: Can a specific form of teachers’ research produce practice-based knowledge relevant beyond the borders of the local school context? This question is addressed through empirical examples from previously published papers on learning studies in natural sciences, mathematics and language. Findings This paper promotes the view that teachers in learning studies can create practical public knowledge relevant beyond their local context. The authors suggest that learning studies and variation theory can offer teachers mechanisms to create such public knowledge. Originality/value The paper proposes that teachers’ collaboration in professional learning communities, as in a learning study, not only has the capacity to increase students’ and teachers’ learning, but it can also be used to create practical public knowledge.
Scan Matching and Probabilistic Stationary Global Localization in an Airport Environment

This paper presents a global localization solution for a stationary robot in an airport environment using a probabilistic particle filter solution enhanced with scan matching, showing significant improvements in accuracy and convergence time. Previous work uses adaptive Monte Carlo localization to provide a global pose estimate against airplanes of known geometry based on observations from a multi-beam lidar. This solution converges quickly but can sometimes lead to incorrect poses due to the symmetric geometry of the airplane and the sparse observation data obtained when stationary. By integrating the particle filter with a scan matching algorithm that registers the point cloud against a known model of the airplane, the convergence rate, accuracy, and computation time of the localization solution is greatly improved. Additionally, the computed cloud to mesh distance allows the system to reliably detect if the obtained localization result is correct. The solution has been implemented within the Robot Operating System (ROS) framework and can run in real-time on a low-power computing device on the robot. Comparison of the improvements are shown in simulation and the system is validated in practice on several airplanes at two airports showing superior performance.
INTERACTIVE AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES OF MINIATURISED EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES IN CHEMISTRY DEGREE FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES

In recent years, practical academic training has become an essential tool for university education since it is based on the application of the concepts previously acquired during theoretical sessions to solve problems of real situations. In this sense, practical lessons help the students to acquire new knowledge and to develop skills and competencies needed to play a professional role. The technological breakthrough that has taken place in the last decade, as well as the increasing demand of students for the use of new interactive materials, have led to the development of different teaching strategies based on the application of multimedia resources in experimental sciences. Taking this aspect into account, multimedia videos constitute an important tool to improve the comprehension of theoretical concepts previously acquired in master classes and encourage the students applying them in realistic scenarios at the laboratory. In this work, a complementary pedagogical approach has been developed based on the design of several interactive videos to introduce students of Chemistry Degree into the field of miniaturised extraction techniques following the current trends in Analytical Chemistry. These techniques represent environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional procedures due to their efficiency, simplicity and less time-consumption, as well as lower use of toxic solvents and sample amounts. For this purpose, different multimedia videos describing theoretical aspects and operational modes of some extraction procedures, including hollow-fibre liquid-phase microextraction, dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction and magnetic-dispersive solid-phase extraction have been performed. In addition, the proposed approach offers the students the possibility of making reasonable decisions about selecting the most suitable extraction technique to determine specific groups of compounds in real samples of interest.
Del “engaño de masas” de la teoría crítica al “vecindario indefinido” de Bauman

Introducción. Frente a la atribución al progreso comunicativo de un imperativo políticamente democratizador, Bauman, en su póstuma Retrotopía, describe la red como flujo individualista de autorreproducción expansiva que forma un «vecindario indefinido global» de «servidumbre voluntaria». Método. Análisis fenomenológico del diagnóstico de Bauman mediante revisión de sus obras. Adoptada la perspectiva del «vecindario indefinido», examinar si las tendencias de la red pueden interpretarse como consumismo masivo igualitario o como imperativamente democratizadoras. Resultados. La proposición de que la red global de comunicación interindividual generaliza una «servidumbre voluntaria» merece ser planteada en proyectos de investigación empírica como hipótesis contrastable. Discusión. La red ecuménica de prosumidores que constituye el «vecindario indefinido» en la globalización líquida necesita ser visible en todos los ámbitos sociales y en el mercado. Conclusiones. La condición para establecer una relación entre teoría crítica y empiría es circular: requiere describir la “visibilidad” por medios cuantitativos como suma de elecciones individuales.
Miért fontos a tanárok kiegyensúlyozott érzelmi élete, elégedettsége, jól-léte?

A gyermekek kereső, kutato kivancsisaggal, megismeresi, elsajatitasi vaggyal szuletnek. A szamukra kezdetben illogikus vilag megismeresere elkepzeleseket, hiteket, elmeleteket, magyarazo elveket alkotnak, mindekozben kulonboző kompetenciakat szereznek, oromforrassa valik szamukra maga a megismeresi tevekenyseg. Ezen izgalmas es spontan tanulas utan jon az ovoda, majd az iskola, ahol latvanyosan csokkenni latszik a spontan es oromteli tanulasi kedv, majd jonnek a teljesitmenykudarcok.
Relative impacts of determinants of childhood stunting in Malawi

Title of Dissertation: RELATIVE IMPACTS OF DETERMINANTS OF CHILDHOOD STUNTING IN MALAWI Jasbir Kaur, Doctor of Philosophy, 2019 Dissertation directed by: Dr. Mira Mehta, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and Prof. Sonalde Desai, Department of Sociology Background: High rates of stunting have persisted in Malawi for several decades. There is a need to better understand trends and determinants of childhood stunting in the population to inform effective policies and programmatic interventions. Objective: To analyze levels, trends, and distribution of stunting in a nationallyrepresentative population of Malawian children under age five, and to analyze determinants and micronutrient levels associated with stunting in subset of children under age two. Design: The study analyzes data from the Malawi Demographic and Health Surveys in 2000, 2004, 2010 and 2015–16 and the Malawi Micronutrient Survey in 2015–16. Stunting in children is defined as height-for-age index more than two standard deviations below the reference medium. Bivariate and multivariate analyses are used to estimate the change in stunting by socio-demographic variables, and impact of environmental enteropathy, water sanitation and hygiene, access to food, infant and young child feeding practices, women’s empowerment, domestic violence, and biomarkers of nutrition, specifically irondeficiency anemia and vitamin A deficiency controlled for inflammation in children ages 0–59 months, adjusted for sampling design effects. Setting: Malawi is a landlocked country, divided into three regions: the northern, central, and southern regions. Subjects: Children ages 0–59 months with data on anthropometric measurements from the MDHS survey in 2000 (n=9,188), 2004 (n=8,090), 2010 (n=4,586), and 2016 (n=5,149), and from the MNS survey in 2015–16 (n=2,018). Results: The prevalence of stunting decreased in children from 54.3 percent in 2000 to 36.6 percent in 2016. Child’s household structure (a finished roof), child’s age, gender, birth order and birth interval, household wealth, land ownership, mother’s education, mother’s stature and BMI, and mother’s age appear to be the strongest determinants of childhood stunting. With addition of biomarkers of nutrition, inflammation, and inherited disorders, age of the child, birth order, and mother’s report of child’s size at birth and household hunger are major determinants of childhood stunting. At the cellular level, serum ferritin, retinol binding protein, and sickle cell disease and alpha-thalassemia are strongly associated with stunting in children. RELATIVE IMPACTS OF DETERMINANTS OF CHILDHOOD STUNTING IN MALAWI
Selective Re-creation of Remembrances: The Case of Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil, Iran

Bu calisma Dunya Mirasi Listesine alinmis bir tarihi eserin, idealize edilen bir gecmise olan ortak ozlemden beslenen, secilmis hatiralarin yeniden yaratilmasi sureci ile sosyal ve kulturel kimligi yeniden tanimlamak icin islevlendirilmesini inceler. Iran’in Erdebil kentinde, Şeyh Safi al-Din Zaviye ve Tapinak Yapi Grubu’nun ICOMOS rehberliginde yurutulen tarihi cevre duzenleme projesi, tarihi yapi koruma ve onarim calismalarini iceren cekirdek bolge ile tam anlamiyla eski bir kent merkezi gorunumune kavusturulmak uzere yenileme icin ayrilmis olan bir ara bolgeden olusmaktadir. Calisma, bu miras mulku ozelinde, ozellikle ara bolge duzenlemelerine odaklanarak yerel topluluklarin zaman icinde katmanlasarak kurduklari yer hissinin korunmasi veya surdurulmesi konularinda uluslararasi dunya mirasi koruma organizasyonlari tarafindan desteklenen bir garantinin olmadigini tartismaktadir. Calisma konusu alanin duzenlenmesinde guncel durumda kultur turizmi icin islevlendirilme ya da diger bir sebep ile gecmiste yasamis kentsel topluluklara ait farkli katmanlarin tamaminin esit derecede vurgulanmadigi ya da korunmadigi sonucuna ulasilmistir. Kulturel miras, ozgunluk, yer duyusu kavramlari ve bu kavramlarin yeri yapmaya olan katkisina odaklanan yazin taramasi ile bu calisma, istenmeyen bir gecmisin yerinden edilmesi ve kentsel bir tarihsellik yaratma surecini aciga cikarmaktadir.
20 years at campus: heritage assessment update for Somosaguas fossil geosite (Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid)

The palaeontological heritage evaluation of the Somosaguas fossil geosite has been revised on the basis of scientific and sociocultural criteria. By means of this study have been proposed four new criteria that arise from new scientific and social trends as well as technological advances. A temporal comparison has been established with previous evaluations obtained in the years 2000 and 2012. The results indicated an increase in the initial score of the geosite in each revision. Our study shows the relevance of palaeontological heritage evaluations as useful tools to improve fossil geosites management.
EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OF A TOOL THAT IMPLEMENTS GAMIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING PROGRAMMING

Gamification consists of the use of mechanics, elements and game design techniques in contexts that are not games to involve users and solve problems. The incorporation of elements of the games in contexts that are not games -gamification- like the teaching-learning processes, is a promising area in the field of education due to the possibilities of interaction and motivation that it can generate in students. Learning to program is considered basic for students who are studying a career in the areas of computer science and computing. The learning of the programming subjects is one of the most difficult and complex. Students have always shown difficulty in assimilating abstract notions, and therefore high rates of failure and dropout are shown in the courses. This research paper presents some preliminary results and conclusions about the experience of using a didactic tool designed and developed to implement gamification techniques in introductory courses in the teaching of higher level programming. Through the tool it is possible to design algorithms in pseudocode and check their operation, facilitating the study of logic for solving problems. The experiences were applied to an introductory course in the teaching of programming in Software Development Engineering (IDS, by its initials in Spanish) at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS, by its initials in Spanish). Some theoretical references that support the proposal are exposed and a description of the application context is made. Finally, the results of the use and conclusions obtained are presented.