bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effect of nudging personal and injunctive norms on the trade-off between objective equality and efficiency
Authors: Human Steven J. , Capraro Valerio
Published: October 2020

We report three pre-registered studies (total N=1,799) exploring the effect of nudging personal and injunctive norms in decisions that involve a trade-off between objective equality and efficiency. The first two studies provide evidence that: (i) nudging the personal norm has a similar effect to nudging the injunctive norm; (ii) when both norms are nudged towards the same direction, there is no additive effect; (iii) when the personal norm and the injunctive norm are nudged towards opposite directions, some people tend to follow the personal norm, while others tend to follow the injunctive norm. Study 3 tests whether these two classes of people, those who tend to follow the injunctive norm and those who tend to follow the personal norm, map onto the two sub-dimensions of Aquino and Reed’s moral identity scale. We find partial evidence of this hypothesis: people higher in the symbolisation dimension are weakly more likely to follow the injunctive norm; however, we do not find any evidence that people higher in the internalisation dimension are more likely to follow the personal norm.
Professional networking by gender: A case study on LinkedIn contacts for a professor in science
Authors: Olsson Anders Lindh , Snellman Markus , Deppert Knut , Lövkrona Inger
Published: October 2020

In this study, we used data from LinkedIn networks to gain insight in how different groups network in terms of network size and gender composition among men and women. We have gathered categorical data from 751 LinkedIn networks to quantitatively analyze networking tendencies and network gender compositions in the categories gender, age, sector of work, fi?eld of work, level of education and area of residence. We have also determined networking "savviness" as a quantitative measure of social networking for comparing groups in the categories. The observations made regarding networking behavior among female and male LinkedIn users include that women on average had more female contacts than men in all categories. Female networks working in a non-technical fi?eld were found to have the most gender equal networks of all groups with an average of 42.5% female contacts. The data show further, that men and women in STEM and the private sector were savvier networkers and that users with a PhD had fewer female contacts on average than those without a PhD. Further, Scandinavian networks had signi?cantly more female contacts in their networks than networks from other European countries and North America had.
RESEARCH ON CHINA MONGOLIA ECONOMIC AND TRADE COOPERATION
Authors: Mavidkhaan Baasandulam
Published: October 2020

Since 1978, China's economy has opened to the world. Over the past 40 years, China’s capital stock has grown at an annual rate of 6.9%. China began to implement the “Going out” policy in 2002, mainly to promote its overseas investment activities. The Chinese government launched a rescue plan of 4 trillion yuan in 2008, hoping to shift from export led growth to promote the expansion of the internal market. In this paper, China imports to Mongolia have increased year by year, accounting for 33.5% of its imports in 2018. China has pledged to invest globally by 1.25 trillion USD in 2025, and has increased investment in Mongolian mineral deposits. When the Chinese economy was in the “New Normal”, it proposed the “Belt and Road” initiative. To strengthen the connection between the “Belt and Road” and the “Steppe Silk Road” initiative, 32 projects will be implement in Mongolia. After reform and opening up, China has made great achievements. But, the upgrading of industrial structure and technological progress are still slow, economic growth continues to slow down, the aging population is becoming more serious, and the production capacity is seriously surplus. From Mongolia, there are abundant natural resources, and the mining industry is driving economic growth. The economic growth rate is relatively fast, but the industrial structure is single, the evolution of the industrial technology system is stagnation, and the human resources are insufficient, resulting in excessive dependence on foreign trade. The economic situation depends on the neighboring countries, the inflation is serious, and the unemployment rate remains high. Therefore, under such circumstances, China and Mongolia should make good use of the geographical advantages of their neighbors, enhance mutual trust, strengthen economic trade cooperation, maintain the unity of their countries and maintain the strategic balance of international power and jointly create political mutual trust and economic cooperation. This paper takes China Mongolian cooperation as the main research line, and explores new ways for economic and trade cooperation to promote the upgrading of industrial structure and sustained economic growth of the two countries. In addition, as the main component of the “Belt and Road” initiative, Mongolia strengthens economic and trade cooperation with China and promotes the improvement of the level of cooperation between the two countries, and can also achieve long term common development.
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS ON CHINA AND MONGOLIAN TRANSPORT SERVICE TRADE OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
Authors: Mavidkhaan Baasandulam
Published: October 2020

This paper aims to make an empirical analysis of the impact of international competitiveness on China and Mongolia's transportation service trade. First, calculating the RCA competitiveness index, China, Mongolia and some developed countries are compared and analyzed, and then an empirical analysis of the main factors influencing China and Mongolia transportation service trade is conducted, and it is concluded that the port freight export volume increased by 1%, China-Mongolia port freight export volume increased by 0.798%. When the opening of the transportation service industry in China and Mongolia increased by 1%, the export value of the transportation service trade increased by 1.232%. Therefore, the port exports of the two countries have a positive impact on the international competitiveness of the transportation service trade and the opening degree of the transportation service industry in China and Mongolia.
An evaluation of accessibility of Covid-19 statistical charts of governments and health organisations for people with low vision
Authors: Alcaraz-Martínez Rubén , Ribera-Turró Mireia
Published: October 2020

During the Covid-19 pandemic, people rely on the Internet in order to obtain information that can help them understand the coronavirus crisis. This situation has exposed the need to ensure that everyone has access to essential information on equal terms. During this situation, statistical charts have been used to display data related to the pandemic, and have had an important role in conveying, clarifying and simplifying information provided by governments and health organisations. Scientific literature and the guidelines published by organizations have focused on proposing solutions to make charts accessible for blind people or people with very little visual rest. However, the same efforts are not made towards people with low vision, despite their higher prevalence in the population of users with visual impairment. This paper reviews the accessibility of the statistical charts about the Covid-19 crisis for people with low vision that were published by the Brazilian, British, Russian, Spanish, European Union, and the United States’ governments and also by the World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins University, relating to the countries most severely affected by the pandemic. The review is based on specific heuristic indicators, with a mixed quantitative and qualitative approach. Overall, the reviewed charts offer a reasonable level of accessibility, although there are some relevant problems affecting many of the low vision profiles that remain to be solved. The main problems identified are: poor text alternatives in both, raster images and SVG charts; the incompatibility with a keyboard interface; insufficient non-text contrast against adjacent colours (in chart elements such as bars, lines or areas), no customization options; and the lack of an optimized print version for users for whom reading on screen is challenging.
Traditions of the Saratov Region in Ethnocultural Practices
Authors: Zamchalova Irina Yurevna
Published: October 2020

The article deals with the preservation of the cultural traditions of some peoples living in the territory of the Saratov Region. The aim of the study is to show that the preservation of traditions is a source of further development and the existence of ethnic groups.
Methods. During the study the following methods are used: typological, system analysis, functional approach. There is a search for new forms of recreation of national traditions, and they are very productive. The characteristic of the historical reconstructions, national festivals successfully held in the Saratov Region is described.
Results. It was found that such forms demonstrate effective partnership between representatives of different generations. They contribute to the popularization of cultural and historical heritage, spiritual and moral education. The author outlines that youth, children, elderly people demonstrate their creative achievements. It is emphasized that festivals perform cultural and educational functions, involve in the process of a detailed study of history, rites, art of the ethnic groups represented. Creative groups, historical reenactors, and participants in school ethnographic circles are active in creating an atmosphere of a traditional way of life. A heuristic principle is developing among the participants of events. When they are organized, social partnerships between administrative structures, universities, and private business representatives are demonstrated.
Conclusions. Based on the analysis of the results of ethnocultural events, we believe that it is necessary to improve such forms that help to develop traditions in the culture of ethnic groups. There is a growing interest in the topic of restoring the traditional ways of life of the Volga peoples. There is promise in the development of this direction and the need for further theoretical justification of the significance of ethnocultural practices.
On Positive Complementarity in the Context of History of Missionary Work in the Chuvash Region
Authors: Gerasimova Natalya Ivanovna , Gerasimov Sergey Ivanovich , Drozdova Svetlana Yurevna
Published: October 2020

The article explores the reasons why the interaction between Russian and Chuvash culture became possible in the framework of Christian missionary work. Purpose of the study is to show that both cultures have positive complementarity.
Methods. Comparative, analytical and descriptive methods were used by the authors. The study is based on the cultural and historical situation, i.e. adoption of Christianity in the Chuvash and Russian culture.
Research results. In the process of research, the authors identified common features that bring the transition to the fold of Christianity in Ancient Russia and the Chuvash culture closer together, despite the thousand-year time distance. In their opinion, the deep assimilation of Christianity by the Chuvash culture is explained by the presence of a certain algorithm that regulated the penetration of the new religion into the pagan environment. The authors define Russian culture as donor culture and Chuvash culture as recipient culture. Christianity became the force thanks to which the Chuvash culture was revived. Before the adoption of Orthodoxy within the framework of its ethnoreligion, it was an immature education that needed to realize its creative potential. The Chuvash culture needed to realize the creative possibilities inherent in it, representing an entity striving to realize itself. Thanks to the Christian enlightenment, the Chuvash culture got this opportunity and successfully implemented it.
Peculiarities of in vitro propagation of gooseberry varieties
Authors: Krakhmaleva I. L. , Molkanova O. I.
Published: October 2020

The article presents the results of the study on the morphogenesis peculiarities of Ribes uva-crispa L. varieties at all stages of in vitro cultivation and adaptation to ex vitro conditions. The optimal method of sterilization at the initiation stage to in vitro culture was established: consistent application of 2 % «Fundazole» solution with an exposure of 10-15 minutes, 70 % ethanol for 30 seconds and 7 % calcium hypochlorite for 5-7 minutes. The maximum number of viable gooseberry regenerants was obtained in the selection of initial explants during the beginning of active shoots growth (April – early May). The regeneration frequency was 70-80 %, depending on the variety. The optimal size of explants, the mineral and carbohydrate composition of the culture medium, and the cultivation conditions at the propagation stage were determined. The highest multiplication rate was characterized by varieties: Grushenka (6.1-6.7), Beryl (3.1-4.9) and Chernomor (3.5-4.5). It has been established that Quorin and Lepoivre culture medium was the most eff ective medium for the cultivation of the studied gooseberry varieties. As a source of carbohydrates, the use of sucrose at a concentration of 30 g/L was optimal. It was found eff ective to cultivate gooseberries for 20-25 days at a reduced temperature (16-18 °C) at the propagation stage. The efficiency of using 1.0 mg/l IBA at the rooting stage was revealed. The use of sphagnum as part of the soil substrate at the adaptation of gooseberry regenerants contributed to a high survival rate (97-100 %) in all substrate variants. The study of the infl uence of the composition of the soil substrate on the growth dynamics of regenerants showed that the adaptation of gooseberries was eff ectively carried out on a substrate consisting of peat and sphagnum.
Comparative analysis of introduced apricot forms in the conditions of the Orenburg Pre-Urals
Authors: Beskopilnaya V. V. , Aminova E. V.
Published: October 2020

The article the contribution the study of tolerance of apricot forms to water deficiency and high temperature. The research was carried out in 2018-2019 on the basis of the Orenburg Experimental Station of Horticulture and Viticulture of All-Russian Horticultural Institute for Breeding, Agrotechnology and Nursery. During the research, 6 forms of apricot were studied (OR-1-1, OR-1-2, OR-4-3, OR-4-39, OR10-5, OR-10-6), the planting scheme was 5×4 m. The soil cover of the experimental site is southern Chernozem, low-humus, low-power, washed away. According to the results of laboratory studies, apricot forms with a low water loss limit of OR-1-2 (41.6 %) and OR-4-3 (45.2 %) were identified. The maximum parameter for relative turgor was observed in the Chelyabinskii rannii (St) variety (97.4 %) and the OR form-4-3 (98.9 %). Analysis of heat resistance revealed that all the studied forms and varieties of apricot (Chelyabinskii rannii) at a temperature of +50 °C had leaf browning of more than 80 %. According to the results of a two-year field experiment, it was found that the forms of apricot OR-4-3 and OR-4-39 had a high productivity of 34.0-36.0 and 33.7-38.9 kg per tree, respectively. The forms OR-1-2, OR-4-3 and OR-4-39 are most adapted to the local climate and are of interest for cultivation and further breeding work in the conditions of the Orenburg Pre-Urals.
Assessment of decorative features of representatives of the genus narcissus l. in the South-Ural botanical garden-institute of UFRC RAS
Authors: Biglova A. R. , Reut A. A.
Published: October 2020

The article presents the results of the primary introduction study of nine new varieties of the genus Narcissus L. (‘Apricot Whirl’, ‘Candy Princess’, ‘Green Eyes’, ‘Mon Cheri’, ‘Peach Cobbler’, ‘Slim Whitman’, ‘Sunlover’, ‘Sunny Girlfriend’, ‘Sunny Side Up’) on the basis of the South-Ural Botanical Garden-Institute of Ufa Federal Research Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences. It is shown that more than half of these cultivars from the SUBGI UFRC RAS collection are represented by plants registered in the last century. According to the international classification, introduced species were assigned to four groups. The maximum number of varieties is presented in groups: large-crowned narcissus and narcissus with a split crown. It was revealed that in two years of study, all cultivars reached the flowering phase. The main biomorphological parameters of introduced varieties (plant height, leaf length and width, flower diameter, length and width of the crown and perianth lobes) were studied. It has been determined that most varieties are characterized by a two-tone color and an average flower size. Phenological observations were carried out. It was revealed that spring regrowth in all studied varieties is observed aft er snow melt in the second decade of April. By the timing of flowering, cultivars are divided into early (flowering in the III decade of April) and early middle (flowering in the I decade of May). The duration of the flowering phase varied on average from 6 to 12 days. The decorative qualities of the studied varieties have been investigated. On a 100-point scale, five cultivars scored over 90 points (‘Mon Cheri’, ‘Sunlover’, ‘Candy Princess’, ‘Apricot Whirl’, ‘Sunny Side Up’). They have large and beautifully shaped flowers, with a clean bright color of the perianth and crown, strong and tall peduncles, long and abundant flowering, pleasant aroma. These varieties are the most promising for inclusion in the zonal assortment of cultivated plants recommended for use in green building in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
Fungus Spaeropsis Malorum peck. One of the currant stalk drying agents
Authors: Golovin S. E.
Published: October 2020

The article highlights the results of research carried out in 2019-2020 to study the reasons for the drying out of the stems of black currant (Ribes nigrum L.), red currant (Ribes rubrum L.) and golden currant (Ribes aureum L.). As a result of research, the fungus Sphaeropsis malorum Peck. in the first in Russia it was revealed from the drying stems of three types of black currants, red currants and golden currants. This  pathogen inhabited currant stems together with fungi from the genus Cytospora spp., causative agents of stem drying. On red currants, it was established that S. malorum was the main causative agent of branch drying, as indicated by the high frequency of occurrence (75.0-83.3 %) of this fungus on the affected stems, compared with species from the genus Cytospora spp. (16.7-33.3 %) and Phomopsis ribesia (25.0 %). Due to the fact that the cultivation of currants in the immediate vicinity of apple and pear trees leads to infection of plants with the fungus S. malorum, it is necessary to avoid planting currants in the vicinity of fruit-bearing seed gardens.
Paranoia of Loss: An Ecocritical Study of Environmental Injustice against Native Americans in Silko's Ceremony
Authors: Farooq Sardar Ahmad , Javed Saher , Murtaza Ghulam
Published: October 2020

The paper analyzes Leslie Marmon Silkos’ Ceremony (1977) from Buell's theoretical perspective of eco-cosmopolitanism. In Native American worldview, nature holds a special place. The Natives not only identify themselves with nature but also have a life sharing bond of interdependence with it. European colonization displaced Native Americans from their homeland. Their natural resources have been mercilessly exploited since contact resulting in fatal diseases and poverty. The colonial exploitation of nature reached its climax during the WWII. The colonial insensitivity to the environment renders them callously indifferent to non-human life. The earth as a source of life is sacred for American Indians but it was commodified by Euro-Americans who dug up uranium mines for war which destroyed human habitat. The findings of the study reveal that European colonizers wreaked havoc in the Native Americans' life by destroying their environment and mental peace.
Transformational Leadership Incorporating Employee Change Acceptance in the Banking Sector: Mediating Effect of Workplace Spirituality
Authors: Ul Islam Shuja , Malik Haider Ali , Haider Ghazala
Published: October 2020

In this era, organizational change is a challenging task, especially to convince employees to accept the change. This study investigates the relationship of employee's acceptance to change with the impact of transformational leadership(TL) and analyses the mediating role of workplace spirituality(WS). Most of the studies in workplace spirituality literature consider transformational leader as an intense stimulation to nurture the spirituality of employees or to make change implementation successful. However, no previous studies explored employee reaction (i.e. acceptance) to change with the potent ingredient of spirituality factors. The data for this purpose was obtained by a time-lagged survey from a sample of 181 employees from private banks of Pakistan, which were used for further analysis using PROCESS (Model 4). The results of this study confirmed that the main effect of TL on Employees acceptance to change. Also, the study confirmed the full mediation of WS between the TL and employee acceptance to change. This study revealed the practical implications in the banking sector to enable the spirituality of employee for making change implementation successful also limitations of the study are highlighted.
Lack of impact of polycystic kidney disease on the outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a matched case-control study
Authors: Nurmonen Heidi J. , Huttunen Terhi , Huttunen Jukka , Kurtelius Arttu , Kotikoski Satu , Junkkari Antti , Koivisto Timo , von und zu Fraunberg Mikael , Kämäräinen Olli-Pekka , Lång Maarit , Isoniemi Helena , Jääskeläinen Juha E. , Lindgren Antti E.
Published: October 2020

OBJECTIVE

The authors set out to study whether autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), an established risk factor for intracranial aneurysms (IAs), affects the acute course and long-term outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).

METHODS

The outcomes of 32 ADPKD patients with aSAH between 1980 and 2015 (median age 43 years; 50% women) were compared with 160 matched (age, sex, and year of aSAH) non-ADPKD aSAH patients in the prospectively collected Kuopio Intracranial Aneurysm Patient and Family Database.

RESULTS

At 12 months, 75% of the aSAH patients with ADPKD versus 71% of the matched-control aSAH patients without ADPKD had good outcomes (Glasgow Outcome Scale score 4 or 5). There was no significant difference in condition at admission. Hypertension had been diagnosed before aSAH in 69% of the ADPKD patients versus 27% of controls (p < 0.001). Multiple IAs were present in 44% of patients in the ADPKD group versus 25% in the control group (p = 0.03). The most common sites of ruptured IAs were the anterior communicating artery (47% vs 29%, p = 0.05) and the middle cerebral artery bifurcation (28% vs 31%), and the median size was 6.0 mm versus 8.0 mm (p = 0.02). During the median follow-up of 11 years, a second aSAH occurred in 3 of 29 (10%) ADPKD patients and in 4 of 131 (3%) controls (p = 0.11). A fatal second aSAH due to a confirmed de novo aneurysm occurred in 2 (6%) of the ADPKD patients but in none of the controls (p = 0.027).

CONCLUSIONS

The outcomes of ADPKD patients with aSAH did not differ significantly from those of matched non-ADPKD aSAH patients. ADPKD patients had an increased risk of second aSAH from a de novo aneurysm, warranting long-term angiographic follow-up.
Interactions between programmable shunt valves and magnetically controlled growing rods for scoliosis
Authors: Larrew Thomas , Alshareef Mohammed , Murphy Robert F. , Eskandari Ramin , Kosnik Infinger Libby
Published: October 2020

OBJECTIVE

Although the advent of magnetic growing rod technology for scoliosis has provided a means to bypass multiple hardware lengthening operations, it is important to be aware that many of these same patients have a codiagnosis of hydrocephalus with magnet-sensitive programmable ventricular shunts. As the magnetic distraction of scoliosis rods has not previously been described to affect the shunt valve setting, the authors conducted an investigation to characterize the interaction between the two devices.

METHODS

In this ex vivo study, the authors carried out 360 encounters between four different shunt valve types at varying distances from the magnetic external remote control (ERC) used to distract the growing rods. Valve settings were examined before and after every interaction with the remote control to determine if there was a change in the setting.

RESULTS

The Medtronic Strata and Codman Hakim valves were found to have setting changes at distances of 3 and 6 inches but not at 12 inches. The Aesculap proGAV and Codman Certas valves, typically described as MRI-resistant, did not have any setting changes due to the magnetic ERC regardless of distance.

CONCLUSIONS

Although it is not necessary to check a shunt valve after every magnetic distraction of scoliosis growing rods, if there is concern that the magnetic ERC may have been within 12 inches (30 cm) of a programmable ventricular shunt valve, the valve should be checked at the bedside with a programmer or with a skull radiograph along with postdistraction scoliosis radiographs.
Endoscope-assisted microsurgical resection of intrinsic brainstem epidermoid: technical note and review of the literature
Authors: Cohen Alan R. , Stone Scellig S. D.
Published: October 2020

Intrinsic epidermoid tumors of the brainstem are rare, histologically benign lesions associated with high surgical morbidity and mortality due to their eloquent location. The authors report a child with progressive severe neurological deterioration from a large midline intrinsic brainstem epidermoid at the pontomedullary junction. The mass was removed through a posterior fossa craniotomy and midline endoscope-assisted microsurgical corridor through the floor of the fourth ventricle, using neurophysiological monitoring. Postoperatively, there was dramatic improvement in the patient’s symptoms. Early recurrence of the mass necessitated reoperation with more aggressive resection of the cyst capsule, which led to complete radiographic reconstitution of the brainstem. The patient remains well with a durable recovery 7 years after presentation. The authors review the literature on brainstem epidermoids and discuss the differential diagnosis and management strategies for approaching these lesions, advocating for conservative surgery with resection of as much of the tumor capsule as is safely possible.
Diversificación de actividades turísticas como aporte al desarrollo de asignaturas y procesos de formación
Authors: Romero Altamirano Karla Lorena
Published: October 2020

El motivo de este trabajo es identificar los recursos y atractivos turísticos de Calceta-Manabí para el desarrollo turístico del sector, así también se hará un análisis de la presa Sixto Durán Ballén como nuevo atractivo turístico. Calceta posee una amplia gama de paisajes y tipos de turismo tales como el de aventura, agroturismo y ecoturismo, sin embargo, el sector no posee con las promociones necesarias para fomentar su actividad. Por ello, el presente artículo dará a conocer el análisis de los sectores mediante una investigación de campo y aportaciones de los residentes mediante entrevistas, identificando así los recursos necesarios para el desarrollo publicitario e incremento turístico que traiga beneficios para el sector.
El aprendizaje de la programación de computadoras para futuros docentes informáticos
Authors: Vera Mosquera Jorge Francisco , Argüello Fiallos Bélgica Elena
Published: October 2020

El aprendizaje de los lenguajes de programación constituye una de las necesidades a atender por todo centro educativo, en cualquier nivel de enseñanza. El presente artículo se enfoca en la carrera de Pedagogía de las Ciencias Experimentales Licenciatura en Pedagogía de la Informática, de la Universidad de Guayaquil, modalidad presencial y a futuro en línea. Su objetivo fue reflexionar acerca de cómo iniciar el aprendizaje de la programación en el caso de futuros docentes informáticos, de modo que ésta contribuya al campo de la investigación educativa. Ello permitirá crear alternativas viables y aplicables en todo iniciante en la docencia informática, acorde a las corrientes educativas actuales. Como conclusión fundamental, un eje vertical en el aprendizaje de la programación lo constituye el pensamiento computacional, lo que debe ser tratado en su esencia durante todo el proceso educativo, por parte del docente y el dicente.
Impacto de la formación en negocios para la cultura vitivinícola y su desarrollo
Authors: Salas Arreaga Cristina Denise
Published: October 2020

Los cultivos de uvas han existido mundialmente desde tiempos prehistóricos y posteriormente está costumbre pasó a ser tomada por las antiguas civilizaciones que se fueron desarrollando con el transcurso de los años. Esto no solo ocasionó que se innovaran nuevas formas de sembrar viñedos, sino también provocó que se crearán nuevas cepas de uvas a partir de cepas silvestres. La cultura Vitivinícola se desarrollo en Ecuador con la introducción de vinos importados desde la etapa colonial, el primer vino que se introdujo fue de origen chileno. Luego en los años 90 más países se sumaron a esta competencia como Argentina o Estados Unidos. En la actualidad el vino chileno sigue siendo un fuerte competidor en la industria productora de vinos. Nuestro mercado ecuatoriano cuenta con una amplia variedad de marcas de vinos de buena calidad y el porcentaje de consumo ha ido en aumento con el pasar de los años. En nuestro país existen muchos viñedos, aunque solo dos son los más importantes debido al aporte que han hecho, la diferencia de estos dos viñedos en comparación con los otros viñedos es que ellos se dedican a la cosecha de uvas y elaboración de vinos para la importación y exportación, llegando incluso a ganar reconocidos premios.
Preguiça no ensino médio em jovens e adolescentes
Authors: Gordillo Gordillo Maite
Published: October 2020

Este trabalho de pesquisa surgiu de uma preocupação iminente, cujo objetivo era investigar por que os jovens demonstram grande apatia ou rejeição à educação e a razão pela qual os pesquisadores afirmam que a educação está em terapia intensiva, o que não deve apenas preocupar uma nação, mas às autoridades educacionais, professores, famílias e estudantes, pois seu efeito está gerando terríveis conseqüências no campo educacional e no futuro do conglomerado juvenil. Com base nessa preocupação, iniciou-se a investigação com a necessidade de identificar os fatores que determinam o pouco interesse dos alunos pelos estudos. Para a realização da pesquisa, objetivou-se determinar os fatores causadores da preguiça no ensino médio e superior em jovens e adolescentes. Para isso, foi realizado um estudo analítico e reflexivo de 50 artigos relacionados ao assunto, considerado um problema mundial que afeta os alunos aumentando incontrolavelmente. O desenho desta pesquisa é descritivo e bibliográfico. Os resultados apontam para fatores socioeconômicos-culturais e, em certos casos sócio-pessoais, como responsáveis. Concluindo, a educação deve ser hierarquizada para que seus efeitos positivos permitam alcançar o limiar do conhecimento, a fim de criar valores, direitos educacionais, emprego futuro e bem-estar socioeconômico coletivo.
Importance of the didactic and sociological factors that influence the development of the phonetic elements of the oral expression in a foreign language
Authors: Martínez Cruz María Victoria , Vargas González Johanna del Carmen , Cortez Torres Vinicio Ricardo , Díaz Martínez Victoria
Published: October 2020

The problem of study English as a foreign language or bilingual education has been handled in a superficial way.  The experience gained during the teaching time has shown that the public schools´ students have low oral production and deficient pronunciation; meaning this that the correct development of this language is not achieved, in despite of the great help that ICT offers. The foregoing has led to conclude that the importance of the didactic factors in the phonetic elements of the oral expression is the general objective of this research. The methodological design research was conducted under the scientific investigation line, through the critical-social research, having as methodology type the descriptive-exploratory one, with the survey and direct observation as research techniques, considering as instruments, the questionnaire and the interview, based on closed questions investigated on the field; under a quantitative approach. According to the need, the scope is of qualitative type, because studies specific groups, converting it in a case of study. The proposal of this research is focuses on a Didactic Guide design with phonetic introductory methodology supported on the ICT, which improves the pronunciation, increases the students’ vocabulary and as a default will develop the oral expression.  The implementation of this proposal will identify the quality didactic factors that influence the teaching-learning process.  As a result, the right articulation of this research will develop in great benefit, achieving the academic excellence, based on standards and in line with the current globalized world, which means the mastering of the English language.
Coaching educativo: desarrollo de competencias en el educando de nivel superior
Authors: Alvarez-Silva Luis Antonio , Gudiño-Gómez Lurdes Sabrina , Macías-Montoya María Mercedes , Izquierdo-Lara Hugo Santiago
Published: October 2020

Los procesos de educación superior tienden a adoptar nuevas metodologías con el fin de potencializar las actividades de enseñanza – aprendizaje. El presente documento tiene como objetivo principal identificar el desarrollo de las competencias académicas a través de la implementación del proceso de Coaching educativo en el nivel superior. El diseño de la investigación obedece a una metodología experimental de tipo pre-experimental (estudio de caso). La muestra estuvo conformada por un total de 121 alumnos de la carrera Administrativa Contable de un Tecnológico particular de la ciudad de Guayaquil en Ecuador. El Coaching, en general, es un proceso orientado en el desarrollo potencial del Coachee; además este proceso también puede abordarse desde otros escenarios, por ejemplo: el deporte, el trabajo, la familia, etc. Dentro de las conclusiones del estudio, se contempla que el rol del Coaching educativo tiene características transformadoras en el estudiante, ya que se orienta a la mejora de sus competencias.
Aplicativo en la evaluación y acreditación de universidades con carreras técnicas
Authors: Carrasco L. Renso
Published: October 2020

Higher Education in Ecuador entered a stage of changes driven by the regulations that govern the system as of 2008, such situation has required universities and polytechnical schools to start continuous improvement processes based on periodic self-assessments taking as reference different models Of quality and in particular that issued by the Council of Evaluation, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, CEAACES and whose purpose is to accredit as well as their careers. The establishment of the evidence that justifies the quality indicator, as well as the weight given to each is the substantial part of the self-evaluation process that the institutions carry out and it is necessary to have a tool that minimizes subjectivity and generates Results that in principle can be good but that in the end do not reach for the external evaluation; For which it has been made a tour of different concepts, regulations and processes that are applied in Ecuador for the evaluation of careers based on a generic model establishing a procedure that has been used to determine the weights of the indicators and proposes some lines Of future work.
Modelos de orientación vocacional para la elección de la carreras de formación universitaria
Authors: Cabrera Cabrera María
Published: October 2020

Este trabajo de investigación se realizó en el periodo lectivo 2010 y responde a las necesidades que tienen los estudiantes universitarios para escoger una carrera universitaria, el objetivo que se persigue es la aplicación de una serie de estrategias que permitan mejorar la situación actual, disminuyendo de manera significativa los problemas ocasionados por una mala elección de la carrera. Los involucrados en el proceso investigativo, directivos, docentes y estudiantes, concuerdan que son muchas las dificultades que los universitarios tienen que enfrentar en su trayectoria formativa, que para ingresar a la universidad  hace falta un organismo que se encargue de brindar información de las ofertas académicas, planes, perfiles y campos profesionales con sus respectivos programas de estudios, que brinde asesoría psicológica y académica a los aspirantes.
PENGARUH WAKTU TANAM TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL TANAMAN JAGUNG MANIS YANG DITUMPANGSARIKAN DENGAN TANAMAN KACANG TANAH
Authors: Lestari Ayu Tuti , Pas Aris Aksarah , Noer Hasmari
Published: October 2020

This study aims to determine the right planting time to obtain optimal sweet corn results in intercropping systems with peanut plants. This research was conducted in the Agricultural Land of Petobo Village, South Palu Village, Palu City, Central Sulawesi for 3 months starting from September to November 2017. The research was carried out using a one-factor Randomized Block Design (RBD), by grouping based on water sources. The treatments that were tried were the intercropping system (TS) planting time, as follows: TS0 = Sweet corn grown together with peanuts; TS1 = Sweet corn planted with 2 WAP peanuts; TS2 = Sweet corn planted with 4 WAP of peanut; TS3 = Sweet corn monoculture. Each treatment consisted of 3 replications so that there were 12 test unit plots. The results showed that the planting time treatment significantly affected the growth and yield of sweet corn on intercropping systems with peanuts. The treatment of planting time together between peanuts and sweet corn gave better growth than other treatments, but the sweet corn monoculture (TS3) treatment gave better results compared to other treatments. Good growth and yield of both plants is recommended at the same time between peanuts and sweet corn in intercropping systems
The impact of transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behaviour: Evidence from Malaysian higher education context
Authors: Al-Mamary Yaser Hasan Salem
Published: October 2020

BACKGROUND: Research on Transformational leadership has received attention among scholars, particularly in the field of management. However, the discussion about this issue in the context of higher education is still limited, particularly in the context of Research Universities in Malaysia. Therefore, this study is conducted to address this gap. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the role of organizational commitment in mediating the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB). METHODS: The study was conducted by a structured survey questionnaire on 250 academic staff in Malaysian public universities (MRUs). Structured Equation Modeling (SEM) via SmartPLS software was utilized to examine study hypothesis. RESULTS: The findings of this study showed that transformational leadership has significant direct effect on organizational commitment and organizational commitment has significant direct effect on OCB. These results highlight the importance of mediating role of organizational commitment in predicting transformational leadership –OCB relationship. CONCLUSIONS: The leaders in Malaysian research universities could utilize these findings by setting up strategies to promote transformational leadership and maximize the feeling of academic staff of being committed; this will enhance citizenship behaviour of academic staff. It adds empirical evidence in the existing literature that organizational commitment has a mediation effects on the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behaviour, especially in the Malaysian higher education context.
Quantum steganography based on reflected gray code for color images
Authors: Xiao Hong , Li Panchi
Published: October 2020

Digital steganography is the art and science of hiding information in covert channels, so as to conceal the information and prevent the detection of hidden messages. On the classic computer, the principle and method of digital steganography has been widely and deeply studied, and has been initially extended to the field of quantum computing. Quantum image steganography is a relatively active branch of quantum image processing, and the main strategy currently used is to modify the LSB of the cover image pixels. For the existing LSB-based quantum image steganography schemes, the embedding capacity is no more than 3 bits per pixel. Therefore, it is meaningful to study how to improve the embedding capacity of quantum image steganography. This work presents a novel steganography using reflected Gray code for color quantum images, and the embedding capacity of this scheme is up to 6 bits per pixel. In proposed scheme, the secret qubit sequence is considered as a sequence of 6-bit segments. For 6 bits in each segment, the first 3 bits are embedded into the second LSB of RGB channels of the cover image, and the remaining 3 bits are embedded into the LSB of RGB channels of the cover image using reflected-Gray code to determine the embedded bit from secret information. Following the transforming rule, the LSBs of stego-image are not always same as the secret bits and the differences are up to almost 50%. Experimental results confirm that the proposed scheme shows good performance and outperforms the previous ones currently found in the literature in terms of embedding capacity.
Study on the control method about improving piezoelectric actuated photoelectric precision tracking system
Authors: Liu Zongkai , Liu Yuming , Zhang Yuheng
Published: October 2020

Fast steering mirrors (FSM) driven by Piezoelectric transducer (PZT) are widely used in various precision stable tracking systems. Aiming to counteract the hysteresis and non-linear interference in PZT, this work applies a radial basis function (RBF) neural network to approximate its nonlinearity. Adaptive backstepping sliding mode (ABSM) controller combinewith a sliding mode control method and backstepping control is designed. Combining the characteristics of PZT and voice coil motors (VCM), the FSM driven by VCM is designed as the power sub-system to ensure that the large-angle deflection of the FSM can match a wider field of view. The FSM driven by PZT is designed as a correction sub-system, which can adjust the system error within a small range. Finally, the power sub-system and the correction sub-system are combined into a two-level precision tracking system. The simulation results show that the maximum steady-state error of the system is about 15 μrad, and the root mean square error is about 10 μrad. Compared with the traditional PI controller, the error is reduced by about 75%, the response speed is up to 10 ms, and the output is smooth without some serious viberation.
Recent improvements in straw neutron detectors for large-scale neutron science instruments
Authors: Lacy Jeffrey L. , Athanasiades Athanasios , Martin Christopher S. , Nguyen Richard , Davenport Stephen , Lyons Tom , Liu Yangwei
Published: October 2020

Modified boron-coated straw (BCS) detector configurations are introduced, in order to improve detection efficiency, and reduce the number of layers required to match the response of high-pressure 3He tubes, in large-scale neutron science instruments. A new 7-straw design employing thin-walled aluminum tubes facilitates operation in vacuum, and substantially reduces the scattering material by a factor of 5 compared with the flow-through design of the Multi-Grid detector. Another design introduces 18 radial walls inside each straw, coated on both sides with enriched boron carbide, to increase the coated wall perimeter 4.3 times. The so-called Pie straw offers a significant benefit in detection efficiency compared with round straws used in LoKI. An example of such a straw having 18 septa is explored in modeling and experimental studies, that can potentially reduce the number of layers needed in large-scale instruments like LoKI by a factor of 2.8. In a parallel development, a totally new configuration of boron-coated detectors is introduced, aimed to address the need for high spatial resolution, and high-rate capability in single crystal diffractometers, like MaNDi and TOPAZ at the SNS, and in neutron reflectometers. The proposed structure is a close-packed array of rectangular cells, each fabricated by wrapping copper foil having a coating of 10B4C on one side and electroplated tin on the other side, around precisely machined rectangular bars. The array is pressed together and then vacuum brazed together. The resulting structure is quite strong and precise in geometry. This so-called Microcell Straw Array can be configured with channel dimensions as small as 0.5 mm × 2.5 mm. Due to its ultra thin walls (25 μm) secondary scattering of neutrons is minimized. It is sealed inside a fully welded thin aluminum containment vessel that allows convenient operation in vacuum. A mature low power readout system capable of an estimated count rate of 22 MHz in a 15 × 15 cm2 detector is also proposed. The improvements are the result of recent advances in BCS design, spurred by the development of compact, high-sensitivity monitors for homeland security and military applications.
WAVE – An innovative magnet devoted to spintronics
Authors: Robillard T. , Lavie P. , Dael A. , Aubert G. , Bredy P. , Madur A. , Berriaud C. , Rifflet J.-M. , Nguyen-Ba D. , Klimko S. , Exil G. , Fabreges X. , Petit S. , Bataille A.M.
Published: October 2020

The LLB is part of a large project aiming at the development of experimental tools available for the spintronics community. This includes the design and construction of vector magnets for neutron and X-ray scattering (deployed on the Léon Brillouin-Orphée and Synchrotron SOLEIL TGIRs: neutron diffractometer 6T2 and XMRS Sextants). For neutron scattering, a very innovative design has been developed, relying solely on the use of vertical axis coils. This magnet called WAVE (for Wide Aperture VEctor) is now available at the LLB-Orphée for the user community.