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Learning from experience: the case study of a primary school

This thesis is a case study about learning from experience in a primary school. The enquiry applies a psychoanalytic idea in an educational context. The focus arose from Bion’s idea: ‘Container-contained’ (Bion, 1962) which proposes that the capacity to think is emotionally rooted in our first relationship, which informs the qualities of our subsequent ‘learning relationships’ (Youell, 2006). Within a psychosocial, interpretivist framework, research questions ask: How does the learning that children bring to school affect their relationships and learning? How can school provide flexible-enough containment for thinking and learning from experience? What have I learnt about learning from experience? As a researcher/mentor, an interpretation of Bick’s (1964) clinical observational method was deployed to generate data, including written-up observations of four case study children who communicated their stories of everyday events in school during mentoring sessions. An auto/biographical approach complementarily composed part of the methodological bricolage. The inductive method supported evolution of a relational approach to mentoring, permitting reflexive interrogation of the observational texts. Interviews with teachers and parents added a biographical dimension. Mentoring took place during half-hour, weekly, individual mentoring sessions with children over two terms. Findings confirmed that children brought early experiences of learning to school which affected relationships and posed barriers to learning. The research method provided a subjective tool for making unconscious qualities of relationship in the transference and countertransference between researcher, children and adults at an institutional level, explicit. RefIexive interrogation illumined the interrelationship between researcher and children’s learning. Findings showed a need for flexible boundaries for supporting children’s self-efficacy and personal agency, and teacher’s learning about learning, when school is seen as a ‘container’. Findings confirmed the need for time and space for children and adults to reflect on experience in school, towards fostering emotional well-being and the capacity to think and learn.
Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nervous Stimulation (TENS) on Dysphonic Patients: A Systematic Review Study

Background and Objectives: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a pain-alleviating and muscle-relaxing treatment used in physio-therapeutic clinical practice, has recently appeared to be just as effective in dysphonia. This review aimed at clarifying whether TENS can be an effective practice in dysphonia therapy and/or management on its own or combined with other types of interventions and, hence, whether its practice can be a useful, more widespread establishment to speech and language therapy intervention methods. Materials and Methods: A search was conducted on the PubMed database using specific terms based on the PICO search strategy. Eventually, four randomized controlled studies and four clinical trials were included. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated using the physiotherapy evidence-based database (PEDro) assessment tool, and this indicated high-quality research with an average score of 8.43. Results: The studies utilized various TENS devices, predominantly the Dualpex 961 device (frequency of 10 Hz, phase of 200 ms). The assessment methods varied, including auditory perception, vocal therapy, electrostimulation, audio and video perceptual assessments, and laryngeal evaluations. The clinical outcomes of TENS showed a reduction in musculoskeletal pain in various areas, while the acoustic analysis results were significant in only one study. TENS was compared to manual laryngeal therapy (LMT), placebo TENS, and vocal therapy in different studies with mixed results. Conclusions: This review supports the idea that a multidimensional approach, incorporating various therapeutic modalities (TENS, LMT, speech therapy, and vocal training) can yield positive outcomes for patients with voice disorders. Further research is needed to explore the specific mechanisms of action and optimal treatment protocols for TENS in voice therapy.
7Be and 210Pb total deposition fluxes at New Haven, Connecticut and at Bermuda

The total deposition fluxes of 210Pb and 7Be were determined at New Haven, Connecticut, and Bermuda over approximately the same annual period in 1977–1978. The 210Pb flux has remained virtually constant at New Haven from 1973 to 1978, the flux in the 1977–1978 period being 1.2 dpm/cm2/y. The 210Pb flux at Bermuda is 0.69 dpm/cm2/y. This lower flux than expected from model calculations is due to the establishment of a blocking high pressure cell during the summer which deflects continental air. The 7Be fluxes at New Haven and Bermuda are 22.7 and 17.1 dpm/cm2/y, values consistent with western North Atlantic oceanic standing crop measurements, but higher than some other estimates. Where the difference cannot be attributed to differences in sampling it is ascribable to regional differences compatible with the oceanic data.
Wertschpfungsketten in Pauschalreisen des Ferntourismus - zum Problem ihrer Governance

Es ist keine Neuigkeit festzustellen, dass der internationale Tourismus zu den größten Treibern der Globalisierung gehört (vgl. u.a. VORLAUFER 1996, 2007). Wenn auch vielfach wegen seiner ‚Nebenwirkungen’ umstritten, gilt er besonders in den Ländern des ‚Südens’ als ‚Maschine’ für regionalökonomische Entwicklung, in denen er mangels anderer Quellen des Wohlstands einen erheblichen Beitrag zur Änderung der Wirtschaftsstruktur leisten kann. Diese Sichtweise des internationalen Tourismus lenkt seit langem tourismuswirtschaftliche Studien auf das Feld der (regionalen) Wirkungsanalyse, auf dem die positiven Anstöße etwa auf Beschäftigung und Einkommen mit den negativen Wirkungen auf Sozialstruktur, Wirtschaftsstruktur und Ökologie abgewogen werden. Als Veranlasser dieser Wirkungen gilt im Allgemeinen der Tourist, d.h. der aus den wohlhabenden Ländern und Schichten kommende Konsument, der durch die Art seines (touristischen) Konsums in den Destinationsgebieten des Tourismus die beschriebenen Wirkungen auslöst. Damit wird allerdings die Rolle der Lenkung von Touristen in der Art und Reichweite ihres ‚Konsums’ durch nicht territorial gebundene Akteure vernachlässigt. Denn die meisten Fernreisen werden nicht als ‚Individualreise’, sondern als Pauschalreise durchgeführt. Erst in jüngerer Zeit wird – nicht allein in der deutschsprachigen Tourismusforschung über Fernreisen – den ‚Produzenten’ von Leistungen im internationalen Pauschalreiseverkehr mehr Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet. Später als für andere Branchen wird nun den Internationalisierungsstrategien von global agierenden Unternehmen in Teilbereichen des Angebots, wie z.B. bei Hotels, Reiseklubs, Kreuzfahrt-Gesellschaften (VORLAUFER 1993, 1994, 2000; IOANNIDES a. DEBBAGE 1998), sowie den sich entwickelnden internationalen strategischen Allianzen – etwa im Hotelsektor oder unter den Luftfahrtgesellschaften – Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Diese Studien tragen ganz wesentlich zu einem Perspektivenwechsel in der wirtschaftsgeographischen Tourismusforschung bei. Eine touristische Region ist danach eingebettet in das strategische Kalkül verEike W. Schamp: Wertschöpfungsketten in Pauschalreisen des Ferntourismus 147
Neural classification of SPOT imagery through integration of intensity and fractal information

Abstract It is well known that higher dimensional information essentially leads to better accuracy in remotely sensed image classification. This paper is aimed at land cover classification from SPOT-HRV imagery by the integration of multispectral intensity and texture information. In particular, fractal dimensions are extracted using a wavelet transform as image texture. A neural network approach to classification is adopted in this paper. The underlying network is a modified multilayer perceptron trained by a Kalman filtering technique. The main advantages of this network are (1) its non-backpropagation fashion of learning which leads to a fast convergence, (2) a built-in optimization function, and (3) global scale. Saving computer storage space and a fast learning capability are in particular suitable features for remote sensing applications. Correlation analysis was subsequently performed on both the intensity and fractal images. It was found that fractal information significantly improves the discrimi.
A proteomic approach to identifying spermatozoa proteins in Indonesian native Madura bulls

Proteins assist sperm mature, transit the female reproductive tract, and recognise sperm oocytes. Indigenous Indonesian bulls, Madura bulls, have not been studied for reproductive proteomics. As local Indonesian beef livestock, Madura cattle assist in achieving food security; hence, their number must be improved. Thus, the identification of molecular proteomics-based bull fertility biomarkers is needed. This study aimed to characterise the sperm fertility function of the superior Madura bull (Bos indicus × Bos Javanicus) spermatozoa proteome. Frozen semen from eight Madura superior bulls (Bos indicus × Bos javanicus) aged 4–8 years was obtained from the artificial insemination centre (AIC) in Singosari and Lembang. Madura superior bulls are those that have passed the bull breeding soundness evaluation. Frozen sperm were thawed and centrifuged at 3000 × g for 30 min. Proteins in sperm were characterised through proteomic analysis using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). The resulting gene symbols for each protein were then subjected to bioinformatics tools, including UniProt, DAVID, and STRING databases. Regarding sperm fertility, the analysis revealed that 15 proteins were identified in the sperm of Madura bulls. Amongst the identified proteins, the superior Madura bull sperm contained several motilities, energy-related proteins, and chaperone proteins. A substantial portion of characterised proteins are linked to metabolic pathways and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, contributing to sperm energy production. In conclusion, the first in-depth proteome identification of sperm related to sperm quality and bull fertility of a unique indigenous Madura breed of Indonesia was performed using the LC–MS/MS proteomic method. These findings may serve as a reference point for further studies related to the functions of bovine sperm and biomarkers of fertility and sperm quality.
Design Thinking Approach for Sustainable Hospitality: A Smart Mobile Management System for Indonesia

Background The hospitality industry in Indonesia is facing increasing pressure to become sustainable as the government has implemented regulations and initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable tourism. This research uses a design thinking approach to address the challenge of creating sustainable solutions for the hospitality industry in Indonesia. Specifically, this study aims to develop a smart mobile management system, NEXA, to help hotels reduce plastic waste from physical cards and to improve overall sustainability practices. Methods This research applied a design thinking approach, encompassing empathy, definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing stages, involving diverse Indonesian stakeholders through qualitative interviews and surveys. Data analysis employed thematic analysis and the Leximancer tool to uncover customer needs and pain points, informing the development of NEXA. Rooted in addressing low sustainability awareness in the Indonesian hospitality sector, the study synthesized inputs from customers, hotel staff, managers, and IT professionals. The ideation process included mind mapping, benchmarking, DALL-E visualization, and storyboarding, resulting in a user-friendly mobile app prototype. Results This research applied a design thinking approach, encompassing empathy, definition, ideation, prototyping, and testing stages, involving diverse Indonesian stakeholders through qualitative interviews and surveys. Data analysis employed thematic analysis and the Leximancer tool to uncover customer needs and pain points, informing the development of NEXA. Rooted in addressing low sustainability awareness in the Indonesian hospitality sector, the study synthesized inputs from customers, hotel staff, managers, and IT professionals. The ideation process included mind mapping, benchmarking, DALL-E visualization, and storyboarding, resulting in a user-friendly mobile app prototype. Conclusions The design thinking approach is successfully proposed by the study to develop NEXA based on the triple diamond framework. By integrating the double diamond philosophy into the triple diamond, the authors could explore the problem and find the best solution for sustainable hospitality in Indonesia. As a result, the concept of Smart Mobile Key with Green Ride generates positive feedback regarding stakeholder interest in sustainable stays.
Numerical Simulation and Optimization of CsSnI3 Perovskite PV Cell using SCAPS-1D

Researchers have been looking into alternative clean energy harvesting technology to combat global warming. Solar energy harvesting using PV technology is the most promising and well-established alternative clean energy source. Pb-based PPVC (Perovskite photovoltaic cell) have a PCE (power conversion efficiency) that has rapidly increased from 3.8 % to 25.8 %, but their potential for wide-scale deployment is severely constrained by concerns about lead toxicity. Sn-based perovskites are seen to be the most viable alternative because of their ideal electric and optical characteristics, as well as the focus of various attempts to make environmentally friendly Pb-free perovskites. CsSnI3 perovskite stands out among Sn-based perovskites with the highest promise for manufacturing highly effective Sn-based PSC’s because of its high thermal stability, ideal bandgap range, and low exciton binding energy. In this work, we have proposed three structures of Cs-based PPVC. We have optimized the types of ETL (electron transport layer) and HTL (hole transport layer) materials, the layer thicknesses, and the defect density of perovskite layer. We also investigated the effects of temperature on the cell performance. The final structure of the cell is FTO/TiO2/CsSnI3/Cu2O. The optimized structure provides a PCE of 35.29 %, a FF (fill factor) of 88.21 %, a $J_{s c}$ (short-circuit current density) of 34.27 mA $\cdot \mathrm{cm}^{-2}$, and a $V_{o c}$ (open circuit voltage) of 1.66 V. The total thickness of the optimized cell structure for the best possible performance is $2.75 \mu \mathrm{m}$.
k-Sliced Mutual Information: A Quantitative Study of Scalability with Dimension

Sliced mutual information (SMI) is defined as an average of mutual information (MI) terms between one-dimensional random projections of the random variables. It serves as a surrogate measure of dependence to classic MI that preserves many of its properties but is more scalable to high dimensions. However, a quantitative characterization of how SMI itself and estimation rates thereof depend on the ambient dimension, which is crucial to the understanding of scalability, remain obscure. This work provides a multifaceted account of the dependence of SMI on dimension, under a broader framework termed $k$-SMI, which considers projections to $k$-dimensional subspaces. Using a new result on the continuity of differential entropy in the 2-Wasserstein metric, we derive sharp bounds on the error of Monte Carlo (MC)-based estimates of $k$-SMI, with explicit dependence on $k$ and the ambient dimension, revealing their interplay with the number of samples. We then combine the MC integrator with the neural estimation framework to provide an end-to-end $k$-SMI estimator, for which optimal convergence rates are established. We also explore asymptotics of the population $k$-SMI as dimension grows, providing Gaussian approximation results with a residual that decays under appropriate moment bounds. All our results trivially apply to SMI by setting $k=1$. Our theory is validated with numerical experiments and is applied to sliced InfoGAN, which altogether provide a comprehensive quantitative account of the scalability question of $k$-SMI, including SMI as a special case when $k=1$.
The vegetation of Schouten Island, Tasmania

Thirty-seven communities defined by structure and dominance are mapped for Schouten Island which lies within the Freycinet National Park on the east coast of Tasmania. The communities dominated by herbs are mainly coastal in occurrence, those dominated by shrubs are mostly confined to the granitic east of the island, and those dominated by trees are most widespread on the dolerite and sandstone of the west. Thirteen floristic communities are recognized as a result of a monothetic divisive classification of species lists from 160 quadrats. The distribution of these communities, like that of the structure-dominance communities, is most closely related to surface geology and exposure to salt-laden winds. However, their structural expression, and to some extent their distribution, is moulded by other influences such as fire incidence and intensity, topography, and disturbances by man and other animals. Over 450 native higher plant species are recorded for the Freycinet National Park.
A note on the relationships between organic matter and some geotechnical properties of a marine sediment

Abstract An analysis of the relationship between organic matter and liquid and plastic limits, and grain‐specific gravity of a marine sediment was accomplished by making a stepwise adjustment in the organic content of that sediment. The sample used was from Santa Barbara Basin (off southern California) and is typical of fine‐grained marine sediments: it is a clayey silt with a common suite of minerals and other constituents. During the experiment, texture and composition (except organic content) were constant; only the quantity of natural, indigenous organic matter was changed. A strong linear relationship exists between the independent variable, the amount of organic carbon present in the sample, and the dependent variables. Liquid limit, plastic limit, and plasticity index all increased with increasing organic content over the range studied (0.57–3.20% organic carbon). Grain‐specific gravity decreased. All had linear correlation coefficients (r) greater than |0.90| and r 2 values greater than 90%, excep.
JIST: Joint Image and Sequence Training for Sequential Visual Place Recognition

Visual Place Recognition aims at recognizing previously visited places by relying on visual clues, and it is used in robotics applications for SLAM and localization. Since typically a mobile robot has access to a continuous stream of frames, this task is naturally cast as a sequence-to-sequence localization problem. Nevertheless, obtaining sequences of labelled data is much more expensive than collecting isolated images, which can be done in an automated way with little supervision. As a mitigation to this problem, we propose a novel Joint Image and Sequence Training (JIST) protocol that leverages large uncurated sets of images through a multi-task learning framework. With JIST we also introduce SeqGeM, an aggregation layer that revisits the popular GeM pooling to produce a single robust and compact embedding from a sequence of single-frame embeddings. We show that our model is able to outperform previous state of the art while being faster, using eight times smaller descriptors, having a lighter architecture and allowing to process sequences of various lengths.
A flow law for ilmenite in dislocation creep: Implications for lunar cumulate mantle overturn

We present results from new deformation experiments and a dislocation creep flow law for synthetic ilmenite. The flow law predicts an effective viscosity more than 3 orders of magnitude lower than dry olivine at mantle stresses and temperatures. Using the flow law, we predict that lunar ilmenite‐bearing cumulates (IBC) will be weakened by the presence of low‐viscosity ilmenite. Dense, low‐viscosity IBC are expected to flow into the lunar interior by a process known as cumulate mantle overturn. Low‐viscosity IBC that sink to the core‐mantle boundary may be dynamically stable with respect to upwelling. A hot, stable layer of IBC surrounding the lunar core would suppress the development of a core dynamo. A layer of partially molten IBC can also explain the inferred zone of seismic attenuation around the lunar core, as well as a low‐viscosity layer suggested by tidal dissipation.
Anaho Island, Nevada: a relict area dominated by annual invader species.

Nevada. They were primarily found on disturbed areas and red brome did not appear to be aggressive in the region. Recently the presence of these species has expanded to cover most of the Nevada Test Site (Hunter 1 990a, 1990b). These species are now found in undisturbed communities and red brome is more dominant than in previous surveys. In 1988, introduced annuals were 81% of the ephemeral vegetation on disturbed areas and 61% on pristine areas on the Nevada Test Site. A similar increase has been noted for cheatgrass in the Lahontan Basin (Young and Tipton 1990). Similar changes have apparently occurred on Anaho Island in northwestern Nevada. At 750 acres in size, Anaho is the largest island in Pyramid Lake, and rises to about 540 ft above lake level. Pyramid Lake is the remnant of the pluvial Lake Lahontan that once covered much of northwestern Nevada and portions of
Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential of Artichoke

Artichoke can be eaten as a fresh, canned or frozen vegetable for its health benefits due to the high content of polyphenols. The aim of this study is to elucidate the chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L) and baby anzio artichoke (Cyrnara scolymus). The results of this investigation revealed that, the globe artichoke showed a moisture, protein and carbohydrate content higher than baby anzio. On the other hand the baby anzio showed a lipid content higher than globe artichoke. Baby anzio extract showed a higher phenolic compounds than glob artichoke extract. The baby anzio methanol extract showed the antioxidant activity higher than globe artichoke (IC50 of baby anzio extract lower that IC50 of globe artichoke extract). At the same time the baby anizio extract exhibited more toxicity and inhibition zone diameter against 5 pathogenic bacterial strains than globe artichoke extract. This study confirmed that the two varieties of artichoke exhibited moderate functional properties like antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Subsequently, baby anzio artichoke is more effective and powerful in antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.
El arte como terapia en salud mental

The current nursing care plans collect new interventions, alternatives to conventional care and some of the little studied, as is the use of various forms of art as a complementary therapy to medical treatment . One of the fields where this has more weight is in mental health, as it allows to act both therapeutically and as prevention. Art therapy interventions encompass all forms of art like painting, photography, music or theater. Its field of action, in addition to the purely aid portion includes the social and educational parts that often are forgotten in nursing care. A review of this kind is needed to guide nursing interventions encompassed in improving nonverbal communication in patients in which traditional psychotherapy through dialogue is not effective, and as a tool of cognitive stimulation and prevention of depressive or anxious symptoms involve many medical conditions. The aim of this review is to show an overview of the current situation of this type of therapy, reviewing their historical development, and evaluate their effectiveness based on documented scientific evidence. To do it, an analysis of the publications dealing with this subject was performed, including research papers that analyze the effect of different types of art therapy on various conditions, always taking into account the type of paper used as well as the scientific quality of publications.