bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using a Multi-Institutional Pediatric Learning Health System to Identify Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis
Authors: Wenderfer Scott E. , Chang Joyce C. , Goodwin Davies Amy , Luna Ingrid Y. , Scobell Rebecca , Sears Cora , Magella Bliss , Mitsnefes Mark , Stotter Brian R. , Dharnidharka Vikas R. , Nowicki Katherine D. , Dixon Bradley P. , Kelton Megan , Flynn Joseph T. , Gluck Caroline , Kallash Mahmoud , Smoyer William E. , Knight Andrea , Sule Sangeeta , Razzaghi Hanieh , Bailey L. Charles , Furth Susan L. , Forrest Christopher B. , Denburg Michelle R. , Atkinson Meredith A.
Published: November 2021

Background and objectives

Performing adequately powered clinical trials in pediatric diseases, such as SLE, is challenging. Improved recruitment strategies are needed for identifying patients.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Electronic health record algorithms were developed and tested to identify children with SLE both with and without lupus nephritis. We used single-center electronic health record data to develop computable phenotypes composed of diagnosis, medication, procedure, and utilization codes. These were evaluated iteratively against a manually assembled database of patients with SLE. The highest-performing phenotypes were then evaluated across institutions in PEDSnet, a national health care systems network of >6.7 million children. Reviewers blinded to case status used standardized forms to review random samples of cases (n=350) and noncases (n=350).

Results

Final algorithms consisted of both utilization and diagnostic criteria. For both, utilization criteria included two or more in-person visits with nephrology or rheumatology and ≥60 days follow-up. SLE diagnostic criteria included absence of neonatal lupus, one or more hydroxychloroquine exposures, and either three or more qualifying diagnosis codes separated by ≥30 days or one or more diagnosis codes and one or more kidney biopsy procedure codes. Sensitivity was 100% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 99 to 100), specificity was 92% (95% CI, 88 to 94), positive predictive value was 91% (95% CI, 87 to 94), and negative predictive value was 100% (95% CI, 99 to 100). Lupus nephritis diagnostic criteria included either three or more qualifying lupus nephritis diagnosis codes (or SLE codes on the same day as glomerular/kidney codes) separated by ≥30 days or one or more SLE diagnosis codes and one or more kidney biopsy procedure codes. Sensitivity was 90% (95% CI, 85 to 94), specificity was 93% (95% CI, 89 to 97), positive predictive value was 94% (95% CI, 89 to 97), and negative predictive value was 90% (95% CI, 84 to 94). Algorithms identified 1508 children with SLE at PEDSnet institutions (537 with lupus nephritis), 809 of whom were seen in the past 12 months.

Conclusions

Electronic health record–based algorithms for SLE and lupus nephritis demonstrated excellent classification accuracy across PEDSnet institutions.
Una alondra en el Paraíso
Authors: Williams Pablo
Published: November 2021

The matter of language, its origin, power and limit, its modulation as metapoetry emerges especially in the third cantiche of the Comedia in which this issue surfaces in the representation of the subjectivity of Dante-pilgrim character and Dante-author, in the representation of the subjectivity of the blessed souls, and in the many lyric images or metaphors that build its poetic space.
Elocuencia y esplendor. Del humanismo y la óptica en Dante
Authors: Martínez Rafael
Published: November 2021

The works that made Dante famous are written in the vernacular lenguage, but even so there were distinguished scholars who included him as a member, or even a predecessor, of Florentine humanism. This question is analyzed and also the fact that his texts, in particular the Convivio and the Commedia, unlike almost the rest of the humanist writings, exhibit an erudite handling of the state of the art concerning his knowledge of the literature on optics circulating at the beginning of the 15th century in Italy.
Violencia laboral en el comité ejecutivo nacional del SUTERM (Sindicato Único de Trabajadores Electricistas de la República Mexicana): estudio de caso
Authors: Rangel-Cortés Víctor Manuel , Flores-García Indra Orquídea , Aguilar-Guillen Juan Pablo
Published: November 2021

The article focuses on knowing a particular case of workplace violence that took place in the Only Labor Union of Electricians of the Mexican Republic. The objective is to analyze a case that occurred in this union from the victim’s perspective. The theoretical approach is the paradoxes of law presented by Augusto Sánchez Sandoval. A qualitative analysis is done based on the interview with the victim. The results display that the victim’s integrity, health, safety and self-esteem were harmed, besides suffering institutional violence. As the main conclusion, it is emphasized that the workplace violence permitted by the women in the union environment is conditioned by the power relation which puts their economic, family and close friends’ welfare in their boss’s hands.
Pamole’ Beo’: Pesta syukur padi petani ladang Dayak Tamambaloh di Kalimantan Barat
Authors: Efriani Efriani , Rohilie Haunan Fachry , Sihaloho Nahot Tua Parlindungan , Varanida Dea
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh fenomena diinkulturasikannya upacara syukur panen padi (Pamole’ Beo’) masyarakat Dayak Tamambaloh dengan perayaan Pentakosta Gereja Katolik, serta telah dijadikan ajang festival budaya. Fenomena ini tentu menunjukkan terdapatnya nilai-nilai luhur pada upacara Pamole’ Beo’. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengekplorasi nilai-nilai warisan budaya takbenda pada upacara Pamole’ Beo’ Dayak Tamambaloh. Penelitian dilakukan dengan pengamatan secara langsung dan wawancara mendalam dengan pendekatan etnografis. Penelitian ini, menunjukkan bahwa upacara Pamole’ Beo’ merupakan bagian dari ritus kehidupan  berladang Dayak Tamambaloh. Ritus berladang ini dimulai dan diakhir dengan upacara Pamole’ Beo’ sebagai bentuk memanggil beo’ atau pertanda-pertanda yang baik dan mengembalikan atau membuang beo’ yang buruk. Berladang dan upacara Pamole’ Beo’ pada etnis Dayak Tamambaloh memiliki nilai-nilai yang luhur, yakni memperkuat ikatan sosial, menjaga kelestarian lingkungan alam, mentransmisi sistem pengetahun tradisional, mentransmisikan nilai-nilai karakter, nilai-nilai filosofi serta menjaga ketahanan pangan keluarga. Pemerintah Indonesia melalui instansi terkait, sangat penting untuk melakukan pencatatan dan penetapan Pamole’ Beo’ sebagai warisan budaya takbenda pada Etnis Dayak Tamambaloh, terutama karena sifatnya yang dinamis, retan untuk punah.       
 
The background of this study is the phenomenon that the rice harvest thanksgiving ceremony (Pamole' Beo') in Dayak Tamambaloh has been inculturated with the Pentecostal celebration of the Catholic Church, and has become a cultural festival. This phenomenon has certainly shown the existence of noble values ​​at the Pamole' Beo' ceremony. Therefore, this study aims to explore the values ​​of intangible cultural heritage at the Pamole' Beo' Dayak Tamambaloh ceremony. The research has been carried out by direct observation and in-depth interviews with an ethographic approach. This study, has shown that the Pamole' Beo' ceremony is part of the rite of life in the Dayak Tamambaloh farm. This farming rite begins and ends with the Pamole' Beo' ceremony as a form of calling Beo' or good omens, and returning or removing bad omens. Farming and the Pamole' Beo' ceremony in the Tamambaloh Dayak ethnic have noble values, namely strengthening social bonds, preserving the natural environment, transmitting traditional knowledge systems, transmitting character values, philosophical values ​​and maintaining family food security. The Indonesian government, through the relevant agencies, is very important to record and stipulate the Pamole 'Beo' as an intangible cultural heritage of the Tamambaloh Dayak Ethnic, mainly due to its dynamic nature, prone to extinction.
Structure and architectural appearance of cruise ports
Authors:   Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Shleptsova Alina Yu.
Published: November 2021

Introduction. The purpose of this study is to identify principles and trends in the construction and architecture of cruise ports. Presently, Soviet-era seaport buildings fail to meet cruise tourism development requirements and current norms and standards applicable to this type of structures. Today Russian seaports are limited to solely one function, that is, transportation of passengers, whereas abroad such structures have been transformed into multifunctional complexes. Materials and methods. Theoretical analysis of scientific literature, graphic materials, and written sources were used. The research methods include systematic, spatial, and socio-functional approaches. Results. The article presents the history of formation of the architectural appearance and the functional purpose of cruise ports. It specifies principal requirements and design standards for similar structures, as well as their integration into the mo­dern urban environment. The co-authors offer solutions to relevant problems, related to the architecture of seaport buildings in Russia, using a number of selected international design cases of multifunctional marine complexes. Conclusions. By transforming obsolete buildings of seaports multifunctional complexes, we end up with a new level of structures. The competent architectural planning structure will allow urban authorities to create interesting facilities that bring not only transport, but also commercial, recreational and social benefits to the city. The structure and architectural appearance of a cruise port must be designed with regard for contemporary design standards and encompass a wide range of functional, technical, urban planning, artistic and aesthetic requirements.
A justification for the design of external thin light steel walls from the perspective of thermal protection of buildings
Authors:   Main Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in Moscow Region, Sergeev Viktor Yu.
Published: November 2021

Introduction. The article describes features of the design of external steel walls that ensure thermal insulation of buildings. Facade finishing methods are studied. Energy consumption by households, that consumes up to 40 % of all national energy resources, has triggered the development of energy-saving technologies. Their use will solve several problems at once, including conservation of natural energy resources, changing the system of housing and utility services, reducing environmental pollution, increasing the profitability of enterprises and the implementation of energy-saving programmes. Materials and methods. Not only new materials have been developed, but also the whole systems of enclosure structures, which require the study of structural and technological characteristics of facade systems. National standards have not yet been developed for numerous modern, relatively new materials designated for the insulation of external walls. There are two principal methods of wall insulation. The first one is the so-called “wet” method, that entails the use of gypsum mortar. The second one is “dry”; it entails the use of structural hinges to make an air gap between the outer screen and insulation. Results. Russian houses feature very low energy efficiency, and since the cost of electricity and gas for a Russian consumer is lowest in Europe, heat consumption (heating, hot water) is much higher than in Europe. Modern facade systems not only allow to change and beautify the appearance of the city due to a variety of styles and colours of its urban structures, they also improve thermal insulation properties and reduce construction time. Conclusions. External walls, having ventilated facades, are applied in residential and public buildings. They have a supplementary layer of thermal insulation, which is normally used in the construction of these facades. A light steel thin construction is used to make external walls and partitions, in addition to strength they improve the sound insulation of premises.
Changes in Teachers and Students’ Perceived School Climate Through the Implementation of the Social Emotional Learning Program: A Longitudinal Study
Authors:   University of Latvia, Berzina Sabine , Martinsone Baiba
Published: November 2021

The aim of the study is to investigate changes in teachers’ perceived school climate in the first and second years of implementing the social emotional learning (SEL) program in schools, as well as to investigate differences in 3rd- to 6th-grade students’ perceived school climate. In the two years of this study, 64 teachers participated in the SEL program alongside a control group. In the first year, teachers received training on the implementation of school-level SEL and received ready-made lesson plans for the direct practice of social and emotional skills in the classroom. In the second year, the SEL teachers were divided into two subgroups, where 32 teachers received additional supervision during the implementation. In the first year, 138 students from 3rd to 6th grade participated in the SEL program alongside a control group. In the second year of SEL implementation, 223 3rd to 6th grade students participated in the program where teachers received regular supervision, and 244 students continued the SEL implementation process without changes. Georgia School Climate Survey Suite personnel, elementary and middle/high school forms were used to measure teachers’ and students’ perceived school climate. The results show that in both the first and second years, overall perceived school climate results were higher for both SEL teacher groups compared to the control teacher group. After the first year, students in grades 5 to 6 showed better mental health results. In the second year, only those 5th to 6th grade students whose teachers received regular supervision showed better mental health results. Starting from the second SEL year, both SEL 3rd- to 4th-grade student groups showed higher perceived school climate compared to the control group. The results did not change during the second year, which indicates that the Latvian SEL primarily improves mental health results for 5th- to 6th-grade students and overall perceived school climate for 3rd to 4th-grade students starting from the second SEL year. Ongoing support for teachers also stimulates better outcomes in mental health.
Political Trust in Predicting Readiness to Comply with Governmental Restrictions During COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   University of Latvia, Austers Ivars , Dimdins Girts , Leja Veronika , Gaina Viktorija
Published: November 2021

In the present paper, we try to answer the question of what makes a citizen to comply to health behaviour guidelines by comparing trust in government and past behaviour as predictors of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Through an online study of 316 respondents, we found that the judgment of government (indirectly, in terms of positive evaluation of government actions during COVID-19) does play an important role in the ratings of the extent to which one will follow restrictions during the pandemic in the future. This variable seems to be a central one in terms of uniting different variables, which predict the restriction following behaviour: an evaluation of the government’s competence, benevolence, integrity, general trust in government during the COVID-19, the perceived risk of government actions concerning oneself and one’s family, as well as with respect to the evaluation of future economic prospects.
Pedagogical Digital Competence and its Acquisition in a Teacher Education Programme
Authors:   University of Latvia, Purina-Bieza Katrina Elizabete
Published: November 2021

Pedagogical digital competence can be characterised as an opportunity to improve the pedagogical process by using digital technologies in professional activities (From, 2017). In 2017, the European Commission presented a model of pedagogical digital competence, viewing teacher professional pedagogical competence, as well as demonstrating their impact and developing students’ digital literacy (Redecker, 2017). The aim of this study is to research pedagogical digital competence and its planned acquisition in one teacher professional bachelor study programme. As a result of the analysis of the theoretical literature, the concept of digital literacy and pedagogical competence was defined, and the understanding of pedagogical digital competence was provided. The empirical research looked at 1553 learning outcomes advertised in 201 course descriptions of one teacher professional bachelor study programme and analysed them from the perspective of pedagogical digital competence. As a result of the study, a concept-model of pedagogical digital competence was developed.
The Digital Transformation of Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities
Authors:   Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Jurāne-Brēmane Anžela
Published: November 2021

In the education sector, the digitization of the learning process has been a topical issue for several decades. It includes various components of the learning process, including assessment, which is an integral part of the learning. Innovative educators have been using technology in assessment for several years, but since March 2020, all educators have been forced to use it. Some educators started using technology without sufficient skills and adequate training, so the forced transformation was not always successful. In most cases, educators learn by doing, as well as developing skills and finding the best technologies for assessment. The aim of this research is to identify opportunities and challenges in the application of technologies in assessment. To achieve this goal, the results of a survey of educators (n = 181) and interviews, both individual and group (26 respondents), were evaluated. The main results are related to the findings of new ideas in assessment, and an exploration of the possibility of providing more frequent and timely feedback. At the same time, there is the challenge of developing needed technological skills, as well as coping with an increase in the amount of work and time required to adequately prepare for the assignments. Having knowledge concerning digital assessment can complement an educator’s practice. It gives an insight into a wider study – the post-doctoral research project “Models of Assessment in the Digital Learning Environment (MADLE)”.
Challenges for Inclusive Higher Education
Authors:   University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Ivanova Tsvetelina , Levterova-Gadjalova Dora , Tsokov Galin , Mileva Nevena
Published: November 2021

The development of the world wide web and of Education 2.0. to Education 3.0. and Education 4.0. pose new challenges to the inclusive paradigm of higher education (HE) A study was conducted with the method of content analysis for the processes of inclusion in HE in the conditions of the new challenges. The applied research method is – quantitative content analysis of language categories – words and expressions that have a specific coding in the field of inclusive higher education and are located in the World wide web. Language categories are selected as census units according to the indicators time and frequency of occurrence in the world wide web. The quantitative content analysis method is applied with several groups of census units or conceptual schemes for inclusive higher education. The variations of the census units in the dynamics and correlation of the specified indicators manifest the interest shown in the problems of inclusive higher education by society, scientific analysis and scientific terms of the inclusive higher education, and the application of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence for realization of the process of inclusive education. Specific emphasis is placed on the development of inclusive higher education from Education 2.0 to Education 4.0. The results demonstrate a change in HE to inclusive processes through personalized and self-determined training of students with different abilities and different potential in inclusive HE 3.0 and initial development of inclusive HE 4.0.
Challenges of Easy and Plain Language in Latvia
Authors:   University of Latvia, Sproģe Ieva , Tūbele Sarmīte
Published: November 2021

In the age of globalisation and digitalisation, the amount of information is constantly increasing. The society’s responsibility is also increasing, as there is a large part of society that needs special support in order to make this information accessible. One way to do that is being able to communicate in easy or plain language. The aim of this article is to reveal easy and/or plain language as one of the measures for an inclusive society, and pinpoint the possibilities of expanding it in Latvia, where there has been little discussion about the different use and text creation methods of easy and plain language. Therefore, professor Dr. paed. Sarmīte Tūbele draws attention to the specifics of plain language target groups from a speech therapist’s point of view and summarizes the diverse characteristics of learning disabilities. When discussing the possibilities of adjusting learning materials, she emphasises the importance of integrating quality illustrative elements into easy language texts in order to encourage the reader’s perception and interest. Dr. paed. Ieva Sproģe discusses methods of text creation/adaptation in the context of translatology and lists criteria for processing and creating texts, as well as suitable classic translation methods, emphasising the main goal of easy and plain language – improving the ability of perceiving a text by simplifying it, i. e., making it more understandable. Subsequently, a summary of suggestions for easy and plain language text requirements and using them with target groups is provided. Methodology: The research was carried out using literature review and a study of easy language organisations, as well as events organised by them and their guidelines. Results: The article provides a brief summary of easy language history and describes current international discussions about easy language, pointing out both positive development tendencies and problematic aspects; the most common classifications of easy language and its target groups are described, as well as the interpretations and possibilities of classification for the concept “easy to read”; conclusions are made about the possibilities of developing easy language text creation in Latvia. Easy language is described in the context of translating/adapting and speech therapy by collecting suggestions for easy and plain language text requirements and adapting them for the target groups. This is the first time that an easy and plain language description in a scientific, multidisciplinary context has been provided in Latvia.
Executive Functions in Connection with the Development of Bilingual Speech of Senior Pre-schoolers
Authors:   Udmurt State University, Khotinets Vera , Kozhevnikova Oksana
Published: November 2021

The paper analyzes the topical problems of bilingualism effects and its benefits in cognitive control of speech activity in two or more languages. In psychological science, there is insufficient research on the cognitive regulation of bilinguals in connection with speech development in the first and the second languages especially of children in the pre-school period that is characterized by a leap in speech development, functional restructuring, and expansion of regulatory resources. There is scarcity of works related to the specifics of cognitive control of speech activity of bilingual children with different levels of language proficiency and usage. The research aim was to examine the regulatory functions coordinative and subordinative preschool bilinguals in actualization of speech activity in their native and Russian languages. The study involved 65 bilingual children (Udmurt/Russian) aged 5.7 to 7.5 from preschool institutions of the Udmurt Republic: children with coordinative bilingualism (n = 32, 15 boys, 17 girls) equally speaking both languages and subordinative bilingualism with significant interference of the dominant language (mother tongue) while using the other (n = 33, 17 boys, 16 girls). Data collection materials were presented to the subjects in two versions: in the native and Russian languages. Theresearch techniques used in the study included: the Stroop Color and Word Test, “The Classification of Geometric Figures” “Verbal memory” “Visual Memory” “Verbal antonyms,” “Verbal classifications,” “Speech development (correction, restoration, completion of statements)” tests. The methods of mathematical statistics – descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U-test, the Spearman correlation coefficient were used in data analysis. Based on the results of the empirical study, the fact of the absence of significant differences in the cognitive regulation of speech activity in the native language of preschoolers with coordinative and subordinative bilingualism was established. The obtained research results confirm astatement of Vygotsky’s cultural-historical theory that speech development causes changes in the development of regulatory functions. The practical significance of the findings is reinforced by the escalation of emigration processes in most countries increasing the professional responsibility of educators in supporting diversity and preserving the uniqueness of the childhood as an important stage in the general development of a person.
Promoting Self-Regulatory Skills in Self-Regulated Learning Pre-School Education Stage 3
Authors:   University of Latvia, Šūmane Ilze , Āboltiņa Līga
Published: November 2021

The competence approach in pre-school education, which recommends the promotion of self-regulated learning, raises questions about its impact on the development of children’s self-regulation. As a cross-cutting skill, self-regulated learning is essential for today’s society. It provides for a person’s ability to self-educate and develop effectively and successfully. The environment of the pre-school institution and the teacher, who equips and improves this environment, play an important role in promoting the child’s self-regulated learning. In the third stage of pre-school education children have reached the age of 5 to 6 years old and are being prepared to start school. The aim of this study is to assess and analyse children’s self-regulation skills in a pre-primary education environment in the third stage of self-regulated learning. Self-regulated learning is when a student is able to function and use cognitive, emotional processes and behavioural regulation tools to achieve learning goals. The following research tasks were included: 1) analyse the essence and development of self-regulation, and guidelines for organising a self-regulated learning process; and 2) carry out pedagogical observations of children’s self-regulatory abilities within the framework of the self-regulated learning process. The research methods included analysis of pedagogical and psychological literature and sources, pedagogical observation, and statistical analysis of data. The study involved 41 children who were 5 to 6 years old. The results of the study show that self-directed learning can significantly promote the development of self-regulation skills in 5 to 6-year-old children. To better develop the process of self-regulation for 5 to 6-year-old children, the self-regulated learning process must be easier to understand, with an emphasis on updating, understanding, and reflecting on the learned content, while also clearly articulating the expected outcomes and providing feedback.
Discoveries through Challenges: Collective Autoethnographic Study of Teacher Educators in the COVID‘19 Situation
Authors:   Klaipėda University, Pranckūnienė Eglė , Girdzijauskienė Rūta , Bubnys Remigijus , Rupšienė Liudmila
Published: November 2021

After the World Health Organization announced the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, education systems were forced to move instruction to the virtual world. It drastically changed the interplay between teachers and learners, educational content, and the learning environment. When scrutinising the experience of teacher educators, we realised that it was important to focus on their discoveries. Collective reflection and collaborative autoethnography of four teacher educators developed into a reflective process of creating collective knowledge about their lived experience of coping with the new reality of teaching. The research was carried out in four steps: collective reflection on the context of education and individual lived experiences, collective analyses of transcribed first-person narratives, collective interpretation of the first-person narratives, co-creation of insights, and implications for the future of teacher training. The paper discusses the discoveries of four teacher educators made during the pandemic period: the benefits of communication technology, new interpersonal relations, the dynamics of self-learning, and a new concept of multiple educational spaces. The research results showed that the online teaching and technological breakthrough encouraged teacher educators to use various online platforms and technological tools, to develop new teaching strategies, to find effective ways of communication, to focus more on the organisation of teaching and learning, the usage of multiple learning spaces, and teaching multimodality. At the end of this paper, we provide some insights for teacher education: teacher education programmes should create conditions for student transformative learning preparing prospective teachers to live and work in a rapidly changing and challenging world, to create space and time to develop important qualities of student teachers such as flexibility, the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and resistance to physical and emotional disturbances.
Music Teachers’ Communication Ways Helping Preschool Children to Engage with Learning Objects and to Explore their Critical Aspects
Authors:   Vytautas Magnus University, Zitkeviciene Daiva , Monkeviciene Ona
Published: November 2021

This article aims to reveal the variation-theory-grounded ways that music teachers use to communicate with pre-school children and direct their attention to learning objects (sounds of music) and the critical aspects of learning objects (music sound qualities) while listening to music. Variation theory is a novel didactic approach in the musical education of pre-school children. A learning study based on the theory of variation as a phenomenographic approach and a strategy for a lesson study as a form of participatory action research were employed. While conducting the empirical research, attempts were made to identify the ways in which music teachers communicate with children, which are grounded in variation theory and direct children’s attention to learning objects and their critical aspects. The research distinguishes two groups of ways of music teacher communication that encourage children to listen to music: music teacher communication that directs children’s attention to feeling, understanding and discerning the learning object, i. e., sounds of music (group one) and the critical aspects of learning objects, e. g., pitch, duration of music (group two). These ways that apply variation theory are new and enrich the didactics of early music education.
Drawing as a Research Method in the Process of Art History Studies
Authors:   University of Latvia, Avotina Austra
Published: November 2021

Drawing as a research method in the process of art history studies can help to expand and deepen knowledge about several components of the art content: the form, material, structure, technology, individual means, contextual meaning and place. Hand drawing stimulates the imagination, enhances wellbeing, sharpens the mind and trains the hand. It improves visual literacy and increases visual competence. This method acts as a source of discoveries and additional evidence of exclusive values. A historically significant part of the studies was copying, which nowadays has turned into a sea of easily perceptible (external, superficial) appropriations and creates an impression of quality (created by unique primary sources), but which is false and superficial. The aim of this study and the fundamental idea that has also evoked the questions of this research is that drawing is a research method that activates creativity and allows the implementation of successfully original ideas in the process of art history studies. Drawing as research method is significant in all levels of education because using effective independent learning strategies and methods is even more topical for the student than the pupil. This article analyses 1254 drawings from a cohort of 38 second-year art students in the study of Art History (3 ECTS, no individual persons are involved in the research, nor are the personal data of individuals used). They are evaluated from the perspective of learning outcomes, including six criteria in the evaluation rubric divided into three methodology groups: imagery method of expression, imitation method of expression and discovery learning method. The study applies the qualitative-empirical research method. The results suggest that drawings from important (in art history) and qualitative (through open access collections in virtual space) examples form a link of innovative qualitative benefits from the knowledge phase of short-term memory to the cognitive phase and long-term memory with deep personal motivation.
The Content of Today’s Music Subject Curriculum for Grades 1–3 in the Context of Montessori Education Principles
Authors:   University of Latvia, Stramkale Ligita
Published: November 2021

The use of an improved curriculum and a new approach in the teaching-learning process of the comprehensive schools in Latvia determine the topicality of the study. The aim of the study is to identify the Montessori education principles and the keywords that describe them, as well as to compare them with the content of learning topics in today’s music subject curriculum for grades 1–3. The following research questions were raised to achieve this aim. RQ1: What are the Montessori education principles and the keywords that describe them? RQ2: What keywords describe the principles of Montessori education are mentioned in the content of learning topics in the music subject curriculum for grades 1–3? twenty-two academic articles that are published in the EBSCO database between 2010 and 2021 were used to define the principles of Montessori education. As a result of content analysis of the academic publications, the study identified three principles of Montessori education: Student’s discoveries and finding creative solutions, collaboration and learning by doing. The study determined the frequency of using the keywords describing the Montessori education principles in number (N) and percentage (f%) by using document analysis, content analysis, and visual representation of the relationships between the identified keywords in the word cloud. The study found that the content of learning topics in the curriculum of music subject dominated by keywords that describe the Montessori education principles, such as creativity and learning by talking. The study results provide an opportunity to understand the features that are in common between Montessori and traditional education in the content of the music subject curriculum.
Research Strategy for the Evaluation of Students’ Success in the Project “Innovative Educational Robotics Strategies for Primary School Experiences”
Authors:   University of Latvia, Rūdolfa Arta , Daniela Linda , Scaradozzi David , Screpanti Laura , Pugliese Arianna ,   Università Politecnica Delle Marche
Published: November 2021

Educational robotics has been used for a relatively long time to promote the development of students’ computational thinking, but in most cases, such activities are offered as extracurricular activities to students who are interested in robotics and programming or in specific study programmes in higher education. Despite the fact that Seymour Papert developed the programming language LOGO to change the way children learn to use technology as early as 1980, this concept is still not widely used in compulsory education. It should be kept in mind that the inclusion of robotics in the learning process can not only contribute to the development of competencies such as programming and the integration of different components, sensors and actuators but also support the learning of mathematics, physics and chemistry in an innovative way. To support the development of innovative solutions for teaching educational robotics to primary school students, the ERASMUS+ project “Innovative Educational Robotics Strategies for Primary School Experiences” (No. 2019-1-IT02-KA201-063073) was launched, aiming to develop a variety of teaching materials for both students and teachers, to create educational robots for two levels of complexity, and to include these activities in the compulsory schooling process for primary school students. In the initial stage, students acquire basic knowledge of robotics, and at the second level of difficulty, the focus is on marine robots. In order to evaluate the results achieved by all these activities, a design-based research model has been developed that uses several complementary research methods, and this paper describes this model, showing how it organizes data acquisition and uses them to improve materials to offer scientifically proven activities.
Possibilities to Obtain Higher Education in Germany for Latvian Baltic German Students
Authors:   University of Latvia, Rubenis Rudolfs
Published: November 2021

With the formation of the Parliamentary Republic of Latvia in the early 1920s, higher education in Latvia underwent the changes that affected the Baltic Germans. The necessity to obtain higher education in the Latvian language was perceived with mixed feelings, and the interest in the establishment and development of the University of Latvia (UL) and involvement in the reorganisation of the Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI) went hand in hand with the reluctance to accept the full Latvianization of higher education. In the circumstances, the students used contacts established by their student corporations and sought for higher education in Germany, where it could be obtained in German but later equated to the higher education obtained in Latvia. Thus, the aim of the article is to evaluate the possibilities for the Baltic German students from the parliamentary state of Latvia (1920–1934) to study in German universities. The research is based on the documents of UL and Baltic German student corporations from the Latvian State Historical Archive (LVVA), Baltic German student corporation press (journals and anniversary books) kept in the UL Library, UL activity reports (1924–1931) stored in UL Museum history collection and available research on the Baltic German minority in the Parliamentary Republic of Latvia. The study showed that during the parliamentary period, the Latvian Baltic Germans used the state granted minority rights to find alternative ways to obtain higher education in German. The parliamentary system did not discriminate against the Baltic Germans for their use of the German language and allowed them to study in Germany but demanded that their diplomas be equated with the diploma obtained at the UL. The contacts established by student corporations helped Baltic German students to better integrate into the German study environment offering accommodation on the premises of student corporations in Germany. At the same time, additional knowledge through lectures on the political situation of Baltic Germans in the parliamentary state of Latvia did not allow them losing their historical connection with the Baltic region.
O TRABALHO DE CAMPO COMO EXPERIÊNCIA EDUCATIVA EM GEOGRAFIA
Authors: Lemos Linovaldo Miranda
Published: November 2021

O presente artigo revisita o trabalho de campo em geografia discutindo questões pedagógicas que envolvem sua implementação na Educação Básica. Partindo-se de uma análise que relaciona o campo ao pensamento geográfico, discute os limites da tradição calcada na pressuposição da neutralidade e da objetividade da observação direta.  Contrapõe essa tradição de base positivista às chamadas “epistemologias críticas” que consideram o campo como um “conhecimento situado” sobre processos, pessoas e lugares. Ao centralizar a discussão no caráter pedagógico do campo, o artigo problematiza a tensão existente entre “conhecimentos acadêmicos” e “conhecimentos escolares”, defendendo a necessidade de uma “transformação didática” da abordagem do campo no ensino regular a fim de transformá-lo numa experiência educativa em geografia capaz de engendrar processos mais amplos de educação geográfica.
Palavras-Chave: trabalho de campo, ensino de geografia, papel pedagógico.
 
FIELDWORK AS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF GEOGRAPHY
Abstract: The article reviews fieldwork studies in geography by discussing pedagogical issues involving in the possibility of its implementation. It presents an analysis of the relation between the field and geographic thought, as well as a discussion of the limits of the tradition based on the presumption of neutrality and objectivity in direct observation. The paper opposes this tradition based on positivism to the so-called “critical epistemologies which consider the field as“situated knowledge” of processes, people, and places. By recognizing the importance of fieldwork in geographic practices, this article aims to be a contribution to the understanding of its pedagogical role, highlighting its ability to awaken interest in acquiring the geographic knowledge. 
Keywords: fieldwork, geography teaching, pedagogical role.
LE TRAVAIL DE TERRAIN COMME EXPÉRIENCE ÉDUCATIVE DANS LA GÉOGRAPHIE
Résumé: Cet article revisite le sujet du travail de terrain en géographie en discutant des aspects pédagogiques impliqués dans la possibilité de sa mise en œuvre, à des différents niveaux. En partant de l'analyse du rôle formatif du terrain dans la pensée géographique, il discute les limites de la tradition fondée sur l'hypothèse de la neutralité et de l'objectivité de l'observation directe.  Il oppose cette tradition fondée sur le positivisme à ce qu'on appelle les “épistémologies critiques" qui considèrent le terrain comme une forme de connaissance située sur les processus, les personnes et les lieux. Toute en reconnaissant l'importance du travail de terrain dans les pratiques de la géographie, l'article se veut une contribution au rôle pédagogique propre du terrain, en mettant en évidence sa capacité à éveiller l'intérêt pour l'apprentissage et, en particulier, pour la connaissance géographique.
Mots-Clé: travail de terrain, enseignement de la géographie, rôle pédagogique.
UMA IMAGEM-CONTRASTE: A IRONIA ENTRE DISJUNÇÕES SONORAS E VISUAIS
Authors: Novaes Marcus , Amorim Antonio Carlos Rodrigues de
Published: November 2021

As relações entre imagens e (re)cognição são destacáveis nas críticas sobre os primados da representação, um dos pilares das contribuições da filosofia de Gilles Deleuze para os estudos do campo da educação. A partir da proposição do conceito de imagem-contraste, que articula o visual e o sonoro na apresentação da imagem cinematográfica, apresentam-se neste artigo contribuições para se deslocarem os sentidos mais usuais de percepção do mundo e das aprendizagens derivadas da relação dos sujeitos sobre o real, dedicando-se especialmente à análise de um filme de Stanley Kubrick. Indicam-se características constituidoras da imagem-contraste que questionam uma natureza humana privilegiada quando se nomeiam os sujeitos da educação. Destaca-se também o uso da ironia em sua conexão com o humor, intensificando essa imagem-contraste.
QUE SE PASSA ENTRE ENSINAR E APRENDER?
Authors: Orlandi Luiz B. L.
Published: November 2021

O presente artigo tem como propósito um convite para pensar o que se passa entre ensinar e aprender em Deleuze e Guattari. Para tanto, parte da ideia de que não se trata de explicar Deleuze, e nem de tomá-lo como critério, mas de ver o transdiferencialismo deleuzo-guattariano como a mais forte inspiração contemporânea a respeito da problemática das conexões verbais em filosofia. Isso é claro para nós, pois não há linhas de fuga sem fugir pelos verbos.
Corrigendum
Authors: Editorial E
Published: November 2021

Manuscript "A globally convergent modified version of the method of moving
asymptotes" by G. Allal, D. Abderrazak, N. Otheman which was published in
Ap- plicable Analysis and Discrete Mathematics 13 (3), Pages: 905-917, 2019.
was also mistakenly published in Applicable Analysis and Discrete
Mathematics 14 (3), Pages: 614-626, 2020. instead of the accepted manuscript
"A globally convergent modified multivariate version of the method of moving
asymptotes" by A. Guessab, A. Driouch. In this issue of AADM we are making
things right by publishing the correct version. We sincerely apologize to
the authors for this mistake.

 Link to the corrected article 10.2298/AADM181204041G
Seasonal feeding habits and ontogenetic diet shift of black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) in Lake Sava (Serbia)
Authors: Jacimovic Milica , Krpo-Cetkovic Jasmina , Skoric Stefan , Smederevac-Lalic Marija , Hegedis Aleksandar
Published: November 2021

The black bullhead is an invasive species that forms dense populations and has a negative impact on the native ichthyofauna. Recent studies indicate that it is one of the most dominant invasive fish species in Serbian waters. Feeding habits based on stomach contents of individuals caught in Lake Sava were analyzed as a first step towards evaluating its possible negative impact on the native fish fauna of the lake. The following indices for diet analysis were applied: vacuity index, frequency of occurrence, numerical abundance and prominence value. Trophic niche breadth and seasonal trophic diversity were calculated using the Shannon?s index. The diet spectrum comprised 16 different prey categories from five groups: Mollusca, Crustacea, Insecta, Teleostei and plants. Fish were the main prey in all seasons, followed by aquatic invertebrates. Plant material and terrestrial insects were used as food in relatively small quantities. Predation on fish eggs was also detected. Our research confirmed that this species is an opportunistic generalist. An ontogenetic diet shift was also detected. The lowest value of trophic diversity was found in age 1+ individuals (H=1.39), while the highest was found in age 3+ individuals (H=2.00). The widest niche breadth was recorded in spring 2011 (H=2.12).