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DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF MOBILE PHONE JAMMER
Authors: Umratkar Priti Y. , Chalfe Harshali , S. K. Totade
Published: April 2020

The continuously use of mobile phone can be attributed to it can use in any places and thus have become one of the most widely used devices in mobile communication which makes it so important in our lives. The convenience and portability of cellphones has made it possible to be carried everywhere. e.g Churches, lecture halls, medical centers etc. Its benefit can create disturbance in some places when there is continuous beeping or ringtones of cell phones which becomes annoying when such noise is disturbance in areas where silence is required or the use or of mobile phone is restricted or prohibited like Libraries and Study rooms A mobile phone jammer is an instrument used to prevent cellular phones from receiving signals from base station. It is a device that transmit signal on the same frequency at which the GSM system operates, the jamming success when the mobile phones in the area where the jammer is located are disabled. The mobile phone jammer unit is intended for blocking all mobile phone types within designated indoor areas. The mobile Phone Jammer is a 'plug and play' unit, its installation is quick and its operation is easy. Once the mobile Phone Jammer is operating, all mobile phones present within the jamming coverage area are blocked, and cellular activity in the immediate surroundings (including incoming and outgoing calls, SMS, pictures sending, etc.) is jammer. This paper focuses on the design of a cell phone jammer to prevent the usage of mobile communication in restricted areas without interfering with the communication channels outside its range.
USE OF PLANT BIOCIDAL SUBSTANCES BASED ON CRATAEVA RELIGIOSA AGAINST TUTA ABSOLUTA (LEPIDOPTERA: GELICHIIDAE) DEVASTATOR OF TOMATO CROPS
Authors: Raky BA Aissatou , Toffène DIOME  , Mbacké DIA Cheikh Abdou Khadre , SEMBENE Mbacké
Published: April 2020

The tomato leaf miner, Tutaabsoluta causes serious losses in production. It can feed on all the green parts of the tomato and can cause up to 100% damage if not controlled. Presently, the most effective method of pest control is the use of chemicals. The purpose of this study is to give alternative solutions based on natural products. The objective was to know the biocidal power of the aqueous extracts of Crataevareligiosa leaves on T. absoluta. The work was conducted on a field at the Niayes area. Three formulations were used: formulation with dry leaves (200g/l, 150g/l and 100g/l), formulation with fresh leaves (200g/l) and soapy formulation (100g Crataeva + 25g soapy) and two controls (C0, S). Each treatment was repeated twice as well as the controls. The results showed a significant decrease (P <0.0001) of the larvae compared to the blank control. However, the fresh formulation (200g/l) had double effect by reducing the number of pest larvae and a positive effect on number of the predator N. tenuis in addition to a positive impact on the agronomic traits. The dry formulation, which certainly reduced the T. absoluta larvae, had no impact on N. tenuis and H. armigera.
Pertumbuhan dan Produksi Benih Iles-iles (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) Asal Teknik Budi Daya yang Berbeda
Authors: Hidayah Nurul , Suhartanto M. Rahmad , Santosa Edi
Published: April 2020

Amorphophallus muelleri merupakan tanaman asli Indonesia yang telah dimanfaatkan secara turun temurun. Permintaan benih A. muelleri terus meningkat seiring dengan meningkatnya permintaan umbi. Ketersediaan benih untuk memenuhi produksi umbi masih terus diupayakan agar permintaan pasar tercukupi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pertumbuhan dan produksi benih iles-iles yang berasal dari teknik budi daya yang berbeda. Benih yang digunakan yaitu benih dari hasil teknik budi daya menggunakan GA3, jenuh air, dan tanah. Rancangan yang digunakan yaitu Rancangan Kelompok Lengkap Teracak (RKLT) faktor tunggal dengan empat ulangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan iles-iles meliputi panjang petiol dan lebar tajuk dari benih asal ketiga teknik budi daya tidak berbeda nyata. Demikian pula komponen hasil budi daya yang meliputi diameter umbi, tinggi umbi, dan bobot basah umbi tidak berbeda nyata. Berdasarkan hasil yang diperoleh dapat disimpulkan bahwa benih hasil teknik budi daya tanah, induksi GA3, dan jenuh air pada iles-iles tidak mempengaruhi pertumbuhan dan produksi.
ANALISIS MODULUS GESER MAKSIMUM TANAH LEMPUNG EKSPANSIF DENGAN PERKUATAN SERAT IJUK BERDASARKAN METODE EMPIRIS
Authors: Linawati Linawati , Sulistyowati Tri , Muchtaranda Ismail Hoesain
Published: April 2020

Tanah lempung merupakan agregat partikel-partikel berukuran mikroskopis yang berasal dari pelapukan kimia unsur-unsur penyusun batuan. Tanah lempung umumnya mempunyai sifat-sifat sebagai berikut: daya dukung rendah, kompresibilitas tinggi, ukuran butirannya halus, mempunyai indeks plastisitas (PI) tinggi, kadar air dilapangan relatif tinggi, dan biasanya mengandung bahan-bahan organik. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan rendahnya kuat geser tanah lempung maka dilakukan stabilisasi dan perkuatan tanah dengan menggunakan serat ijuk. Serat ijuk merupakan salah satu serat yang tahan terhadap asam dan garam air laut. Selain itu ijuk tidak mudah busuk baik dalam keadaan terbuka (tahan terhadap cuaca) maupun tertanam dalam tanah, kuat tarik cukup tinggi, murah, dan mudah didapat. Prosentase serat ijuk yang digunakan sebesar 2 %, 4 %, 6 %, 8 % dan 10 % dari berat total tanah. Berdasarkan hasil analisa data diperoleh peningkatan nilai parameter kuat geser (φ dan c) tanah lempung ekspansif, peningkatan optimum terjadi pada penambahan serat 6 %. Pada penambahan serat ijuk diatas 6 % terjadi penurunan nilai parameter kuat geser (φ dan c) tetapi masih lebih besar dari nilai parameter kuat geser (φ dan c) tanah lempung ekspansif tanpa penambahan serat ijuk. Prosentase peningkatan nilai kuat geser tertinggi sebesar 100 % diperoleh pada penambahan 6 % serat ijuk. Berdasarkan pada uji laboratorium, nilai modulus geser tanah (  didapat dengan menggunakan rumus yang dikembangkan oleh Hardin dan Black (1969), dan dari kurva hubungan antara tegangan regangan pada uji geser langsung. Hasil secara empiris menunjukkan bahwa tanah lempung ekspansif Desa Tanak Awu mempunyai (  berturut-turut adalah = 78,90 kPa; 109,77 kPa; 116,16 kPa; 123,86 kPa; 129,94 kPa; 139,30 kPa, dengan prosentase serat berturut-turut (0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%). Sedangkan dari uji geser langsung tanah lempung ekspansif Desa Tanak Awu mempunyai (  berturut-turut adalah = 78,30 kPa; 97,90 kPa; 101,20 kPa; 109,60 kPa; 115,70 kPa; 138,60 kPa, dengan prosentase serat berturut-turut (0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%). Jika modulus geser maksimum (  dihubungkan dengan percepatan gempa (a), dan kecepatan gelombang geser (Vs), maka nilai modulus geser secara empiris maupun yang didapat dari uji geser, akan mampu meredam kecepatan gelombang geser yang terjadi. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan kecepatan gelombang geser (Vs) yang diperoleh secara empiris lebih besar dari kecepatan golombang geser (Vs) dari IISEE, dimana Vs secara empiris berturut-turut 7,711 m/s (0%); 9,097 m/s (2%); 9,358 m/s (4%); 9,663 m/s (6%); 9,894 m/s (8%); 10,246 m/s (10%). Sedangkan Vs dari IISEE 2 – 5 m/s.
ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERMINTAAN JASA OJEK ONLINE DI KOTA MATARAM
Authors: Prakasa Yogie , Rohani Rohani , Hasyim Hasyim
Published: April 2020

Jasa transportasi di Kota Mataram menjadi sangat penting ketika masyarakat melakukan berbagai aktivitas. Semakin bertambahnya masyarakat Kota Mataram maka semakin pesat perkembangan jasa angkutan. Jasa Ojek Online sebagai salah satu sarana transportasi terbaru yang berkembang di kota Mataram untuk menunjang mobilitas penduduk. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer yang didapatkan dengan cara membagikan kuesioner di beberapa kawasan di Kota Mataram. Variabel bebas yaitu tarif, jarak, pendapatan, jumlah anggota keluarga dan kepemilikan kendaraan pribadi serta variabel terikat yaitu permintaan jasa ojek online di Kota Mataram. Analisis data menggunakan regresi linear berganda kemudian data diolah dengan menggunakan SPSS 24. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel tarif, variabel pendapatan, variabel jumlah anggota keluarga berkorelasi positif terhadap permintaan jasa ojek online di Kota Mataram, sedangkan variabel jarak dan variabel kepemilikan pribadi berkorelasi negatif. Adapun secara keseluruhan variabel independen berpengaruh sebesar 77.8%, sisanya 22.2% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain.
Implementación curricular de las prácticas clínicas de enfermería en la valoración y selección de dispositivos de acceso vascular, de la Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)
Authors: Baracaldo Hendrik Adrian
Published: April 2020

Introducción. La Práctica Basada en la Evidencia ha cobrado especial relevancia en la formación de enfermeras y enfermeros, debido a que permite orientar un aprendizaje flexible, a la vez que ayuda a integrar el conocimiento teórico a la práctica. Así mismo, promueve el pensamiento crítico y mejora la toma de decisiones en el cuidado de la salud; exigencias actuales de la enfermería. El objetivo de este artículo es describir el proceso de implementación de la guía de valoración y selección de dispositivos de acceso vascular de la Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario en el currículo del programa de enfermería de la Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. Metodología. El presente es un estudio descriptivo que utilizó el modelo denominado Análisis Estructural de Sectores Estratégicos, Panorama Competitivo; proceso de sectorización curricular y análisis cuantitativo de niveles de motricidad y dependencia. Resultados. Se obtiene la sectorización curricular del programa de enfermería por componente: básico 44.4% y específico 42.1% de compatibilidad. Además, un nivel superior de motricidad de recomendaciones para la práctica de 21% y un nivel de dependencia curricular de entre 5.3% y 19.3%; mediciones que orientan la formulación de un plan de acción y sostenimiento curricular. Conclusiones. El uso del Panorama Competitivo admitió relacionar la práctica basada en la evidencia con los componentes curriculares del programa de enfermería. Igualmente, permitió describir medidas orientadoras en la puesta en marcha del proceso de implementación curricular; plan convergente con experiencias de implementación curricular de Guías de Práctica Clínica en Latinoamérica.
Desenganche moral y conducta antisocial en adolescentes en conflicto con la ley
Authors: Cabrera Gutiérrez Germán , Londoño Arredondo Nora Helena , Arbeláez Caro Joan Sebastian , Sánchez Quintero Maria Alejandra , Prieto Lopera Isabella
Published: April 2020

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Objetivo: Establecer el grado de relación entre el desenganche moral y la conducta antisocial en adolescente que se encuentran en conflicto con la ley. Metodología: diseño no experimental, enfoque cuantitativo, con alcance descriptivo – correlacional de temporalidad transversal. Participantes: 62 adolescentes en conflicto con la ley. Instrumentos: ficha de caracterización, MINI KID y la escala de mecanismos de desconexión moral. Resultados: el 54.8% de adolescentes reportó problemas de conducta y se identificó alto consumo de sustancias psicoactivas. Los mecanismos de desconexión que puntuaron alto fueron los de justificación moral (1.6%), desplazamiento (1.6%), difusión de la responsabilidad (1.6%) y deshumanización (1.6). Con un 61% de probabilidad, se confirmó en el análisis de regresión que el desplazamiento de responsabilidad predice la trastorno disocial en adolescentes (β: 1.262). Conclusiones: según el modelo predictivo, el desplazamiento de responsabilidad es el único mecanismo que puede indicar probabilidad de que aparezca conductas antisociales en adolescentes.
Right Minithoraсotomy as a Standard Approach for Mitral Valve Surgery
Authors: Babliak O. D. , Demianenko V. M. , Babliak D. Y. , Marchenko A. I. , Revenko K. A. , Pidgaina L. V.
Published: April 2020

Background. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery provides many advantages for patients.
The aim. To investigate and represent our own experience in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, and to describe the operative technique.
Materials and methods. The study was included 100 consecutive patients who underwent a minimally invasive mitral valve repair or replacement through the right lateral minithoracotomy from June 2017 to December 2019.
Results. Mitral valve repair was performed in 87 patients (87%), and 13 patients (13%) were required mitral valve replacement. In 24 patients (24%), concomitant procedures were performed: tricuspid valve repair, atrial septal defect repair and left atrial myxomectomy. Ring anuloplasty was performed in all patients who underwent mitral valve repair. Additional methods of correction were used in accordance to the lesion anatomy: neochords implantation, cleft and leaflet perforation closure, leaflet resection, Alfieri (edge-to-edge) stitch, posterior leaflet plication. There was no in-hospital and 30-day mortality. Post-operative strokes were not reported. No wound complications were observed in the femoral cannulation area. The total length of stay in a hospital was 6 ± 1.46 (3–9) days. There were no cases of mitral valve insufficiency greater more than mild degree after mitral valve repair at the time of discharge.
Conclusions. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery can be performed as a routine standard approach, provides safe and effective correction of the mitral valve defects, allows excellent results of mitral valve repair and replacement in various abnormalities. Minimally invasive approach enables to perform a large number of reconstructive valve techniques and perform simultaneous correction of atrial septal defects, tricuspid valve repair and atrial neoplasm removal.
Valve-Sparing Operation in Patients with Aortic Root Aneurysm
Authors: Tsvyk A. S. , Dovgan A. M. , Varbanets S. V. , Payuk V. V. , Pukas A. Y.
Published: April 2020

Background. Aortic root aneurysm is rare but life-threatening disease which affects not only aortic wall, but aortic valve as well. Valve-sparing operation was developed by Tirone David and gave a chance to save native aortic valve in patients with aortic root aneurysm and to avoid aortic valve replacement.

The aim. To analyze postoperative results and complications after aortic valve-sparing operation in patients with aortic root aneurysm.

Materials and methods. Sixteen patients with aortic root aneurysm were operated at the Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center (UCCC) during the period from 2012 to 2018. The patients underwent aortic root reimplantation.

Results. Postoperative results were analyzed in 100% cases. Mean postoperative follow-up period was 25.6 ± 13.3 months. Total mortality was 0%. No patients required re-operation due to aortic aneurysm or that on aortic valve.

Conclusions. Collected data indicates that aortic root reimplantation is the procedure which can be chosen both for young and old patients. This is the procedure with lower risks and mortality comparing to aortic root replacement. It gives chance to preserve native aortic valve and its adequate functioning. Postoperative observation results indicate long-term freedom from reoperation due to aortic aneurysm and aortic valve insufficiency. This procedure is equally efficient in patients with either tricuspid or bicuspid aortic valve and can be efficiently implemented in patients with Marfan syndrome.
Long-Term Outcome of Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Authors: Marushko A. , Mankovsky G. , Marushko Ye. , Kuzmenko S. , Rudenko N.
Published: April 2020

At the present time, left main (LM) stenting is an alternative to coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and haemodynamically significant LM lesion. Despite of long history of LM interventions, long-term results are still poorly understood. Presented data are still conflicting and need further affirmation.

Aim. To investigate long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with LM lesions.

Materials and methods. The study included 27 patients with CAD with haemodynamically significant LM lesion who underwent PCI. The risk was calculated using the SYNTAX Score and the SYNTAX Score II in all the patients. According to the results of the calculation, patients were divided into 3 groups: the low risk group (SYNTAX Score = 0-22) included 16 (59.3%) patients, the medium risk group (SYNTAX Score = 23-32) included 8 (29.6%) patients, and the high-risk group (SYNTAX Score > 32) included 3 (11.1%) patients.

Results. The incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events during the mean follow-up period of 30.9 months was 11.1%, while 89.9% of patients had good immediate and long-term results of the procedure. Fatal cases were reported only in groups of patients with intermediate and high risk according to evaluation by the SYNTAX score. No fatal cases were observed in low risk group of patients according to the SYNTAX score. Thus, patient affiliation with one of the risk groups based on the SYNTAX Score scale affected the long-term LM PCI outcomes.

Conclusions. In patients with LM lesion, PCI can be performed with good long-term results in 89.9% of cases. The main criterion for the selection of patients for LM PCI is the risk calculation data based on the SYNTAX Score scale, taking into account the decision of the Heart Team.
Features of application of sensitivity theory for analysis of influence of parametric disturbances on dynamic properties electromechanical converters
Authors: Malev N. A. , Pogoditsky O. V. , Cvetkovich A. M.
Published: April 2020

At the design and testing stage of electromechanical converters, the analysis of the influence of parametric perturbations on the dynamic properties of an object using sensitivity theory, which allows to evaluate the quality of operation of electrical machines depending on operating conditions, is relevant. Based on the system of differential equations of a DC motor, the sensitivity equations of the corresponding coordinates were obtained in three parameters. A vector structural scheme of the sensitivity model has been formed, as well as the Simulink-model, with the help of which sensitivity function plots were obtained, which determine the additional motion of the object of study when parameters change within specified limits. It is shown that the largest steady-state values of the sensitivity functions correspond to changes in the moment of inertia. It is revealed that the influence of the moment of inertia on the coordinates of the object of study is the most significant. Where in the coordinate most sensitive to variations in parameters is the rotation speed of the electromechanical converter. The problem of statistical analysis of errors of the output coordinates of a DC motor under the assumption of normal distribution of parametric disturbances was also solved. Simulations were carried out and dispersions and relative estimates of the influence of variable parameters were calculated, and graphs were obtained to estimate the degree of influence of parametric disturbances.
The mathematical description of process of heat exchange particles of oil shale and ash the coolant in the semi-coking conditions in a rotating drum reactor installation with solid heat carrier
Authors: Selivanov A. A. , Batrakov P. A. , Markin A. N. , Vdovenko I. A. , Afanaseva O. V.
Published: April 2020

The article deals with the modeling of heat transfer process in a drum reactor of a semi-coking unit of oil shale with a solid coolant between ash and shale particles in the conditions of constant separation of vapor-gas products. The dominant role of the convective component of the process is revealed and the curves of heating of shale particles are obtained taking into account the endothermic effect.

It is established that the smallest fraction of fuel warms up within 30-60 seconds and further serves as a source of heat for other fractions. In the interval of 400-600 seconds, the heating of the largest fraction is completed. The further stay of the shale mixture in the reactor is caused by the lagging rate of the thermal decomposition process from heat exchange, and the temperature decrease by 20-250C by the presence of the endothermic effect of the decomposition of organic matter.
On the Legislative Developments in Forensic Activity
Authors: Mikhaleva N. V.
Published: April 2020

The article gives a detailed analysis of the changes made by the Federal Law of 26.07.2019 No. 224-FZ to the Federal Law “On the state forensic activity in the Russian Federation” and the Federal Law “On the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation”. These developments, primarily related to the establishment of a forensic institution of the Investigative Committee, have been criticized by the legal community since they legalize the supremacy of a criminal prosecution body over the expert offices. At that, some authors justify the need for the forensic expert departments in the structure of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, especially since both in Russia and abroad forensic offices in the bodies dealing with investigating crimes do exist. The Federal Law of 26.07.2019 No. 224-FZ came into force, and till 01.01.2022, the forensic institution of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation is to be established, and the list of departmental forensic agencies will be extended.
Control of the Products’ Conformity to the Requirements of Technical Regulations of the Customs Union in Forensic Commodity Examination
Authors: Tukmakov S. V.
Published: April 2020

The procedure of the conformity statement of the products to the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union and the algorithm for the control of the conformity to the enabling documentation are analyzed. Templates for the conformity verification are described.  The article addresses the contents of the enabling documentation (conformity certificate, declaration of conformity) with the description of each element. An algorithm for the definition of the products’ conformity/non-conformity to the particulars contained in the enabling documentation on the example of furniture products and its consistency with the conformity certificate/declaration of conformity to the requirements of the technical regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Development of chromosome-specific markers for a study on introgressive hybridization of potato with the wild Mexican allotetraploid species Solanum stoloniferum Schltdl
Authors: Antonova O. Yu. , Yermishin A. P. , Levy A. V. , Ageeva A. S. , Voronkova E. V. , Gavrilenko T. A.
Published: April 2020

In order to involve valuable germplasm of the wild Mexican allotetraploid potato species Solanum stoloniferum Schltdl. (genomic composition ААВВ) into breeding, pentaploid interspecific hybrids (ААAAВ) with cultivated potato S. tuberosum L. (АААА) and their backcross progenies are usually used. Homologous synapsis in meiosis of such hybrids is expected only between chromosomes of the A subgenome, therefore a question arose about a possibility of introgressing genetic material of the subgenome B into the A genome of cultivated potato. In this connection, development of various schemes for the B subgenome introgression into the genome of cultivated potato is considered as a topical issue. The previous research has yielded four schemes of S. stoloniferum involvement into breeding, which imply backcrossing with cultivated potato of the following interspecific hybrids: (1) hexaploids (genomic composition ААААВВ, the conventional introgression scheme), (2) tetraploids (putatively, АААВ), (3) self-pollination progeny of a 4x hybrid and (4) pentaploid hybrids with a putative genome composition of АААВВ. The present paper presents the first results of the development of chromosome-specific DNA markers for the identification of S. stoloniferum chromosomes in interspecific hybrids. An S. stoloniferum accession PI 205522 with a high degree of resistance to late blight and PVY had been found to possess several DNA-markers of the R-genes conferring resistance to these pathogens and was used in hybridization as a promising parent. A set of 23 SSR- and CAPS markers with the known chromosome location in S. tuberosum was generated. These markers detect polymorphism between parent genotypes, i.e., the diploid clone IGC 10/1.21 of cultivated potatoes S. tuberosum, and accession PI 205522 of S. stoloniferum. All the markers specific for the wild species were found in triploid (ААВ) and pentaploid (АААВВ) hybrids of S. stoloniferum × S. tuberosum. This set of markers will be used for efficiency assessment of different schemes for S. stoloniferum genetic material introgression into the obtained BC2-BC3 generations after crossing the interspecific hybrids with cultivated potato.
Biological products in organic agriculture
Authors: Aipova R. , Abdykadyrova A. B. , Kurmanbayev A. A.
Published: April 2020

The review presents data on the creation of complex microbial preparations and their application in agricultural practice. According to economists, the turnover in the field of organic agriculture is worth 85-90 billion US dollars a year. Developers of biological products pay great attention to the creation of complex biofertilizers, which contribute to a stable 20-25% increase in yield, with a significant reduction of plant damage by root rot. Among the considered positive effects of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on plants are the ability to fix molecular nitrogen from the atmosphere, the synthesis of hormonal and fungitoxic substances, and the mobilization of sparingly soluble soil phosphates. The presented data show promise for the use of these microorganisms in the development of eco-friendly farming technologies in order to increase plant productivity and establish biocontrol over the development of plant diseases, reduce the chemical load on the soil, and increase its fertility.
Experiencia en capacitación y transferencia de herramientas didácticas sobre el uso racional de la energía y energías renovables
Authors: Cisterna M. Susana , Ledesma Sara Lia , Martínez Cecilia F. , Nota Viviana M. , Quiñones Graciela I. , Márquez Vega S. Gabriela , Llabra Cristina , Mostajo M. , Ramos M. , Atencia S , Villa C.
Published: April 2020

Se presentan las actividades desarrolladas en el marco del Proyecto de Extensión “Capacitación y transferencia sobre mejoramiento de condiciones ambientales, uso racional de energía y energías renovables”, llevado a cabo por docentes de la cátedra de Acondicionamiento Ambiental I de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, con el fin de impulsar la incorporación de la temática energético-ambiental a través de contenidos y actividades en escuelas públicas de Tucumán. Las actividades planteadas buscan promover el uso racional de la energía y la aplicación de energías renovables para ahorrar energía en la escuela y en la propia casa. Se trabajó en forma articulada con la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente de la Provincia, quien a través de su “Equipo Provincial de Educación Ambiental” brindó la vinculación y coordinación con las escuelas de la Provincia. En la presentación se muestran los resultados de una experiencia piloto desarrollada con participación de directivos, docentes y alumnos de 4º y 5º grado de la escuela primaria Capitán de los Andes de nuestra provincia. Las actividades incluyeron el diseño y prueba de herramientas didácticas y transferencia del material para la implementación de la experiencia por parte de los docentes de la escuela. La experiencia piloto abarcó el planteo de contenidos y actividades en relación a las necesidades detectadas en la curricula actual, dictado de clases con apoyo audiovisual y talleres demostrativos de sistemas con aplicación de energía solar. Los principales contenidos abordados en las clases incluyen los tipos y formas de aplicación de la energía, su relación con el cambio climático. Sistemas y aplicación de energías renovables, la energía en los edificios, uso racional, posible ahorro y mejoras en las condiciones de habitabilidad. Sistemas con aplicación de energía renovable, con utilización de diferentes materiales y accesorios. También se incluyen talleres con modelos demostrativos de dos sistemas con energía solar: Horno Solar y Colector de Agua, con preparación de alimentos y de agua caliente sanitaria, factibles de ser construidos y utilizados en la escuela y en la propia casa. Conclusiones: Las actividades desarrolladas permitieron conocer las necesidades, transferir conocimiento y desarrollar pensamiento crítico en el contexto de la educación escolar primaria de Tucumán, en pro de una conciencia ambiental más eficiente que considere y evalúe en profundidad, sobre bases científicas, la incorporación de energías renovables y formas de uso racional de la energía en los ámbitos donde desarrolla diariamente sus actividades.

 
ACERCANDO LA REALIDAD AL TALLER. UNA EXPERIENCIA DE APRENDIZAJE
Authors: Goity Gilma Beatriz , Oteiza Nicolás Hernán , Villén María Tatiana , Terra Loredo Agustín Lautaro
Published: April 2020

El presente trabajo se enmarca en la Propuesta Pedagógica de la cátedra Introducción a las Construcciones A turno Mañana, de la Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño, de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. El docente, estimulador, facilitador, motivador, asume su rol de diseñador de estrategias múltiples en la búsqueda de actividades que representen a los estudiantes un proceso de aprendizaje significativo, en el que coexistan componentes cognitivos y motivacionales. Acordando con Porta y Yedaide (2014) que expresan “sólo en aquellos casos en que los contenidos de la enseñanza se tocan con la vida, se revive el deseo y se actualiza el sentido de la educación”, es que dentro de la secuencia didáctica anual, se inserta en el segundo cuatrimestre, una actividad de contacto directo con la realidad a través de ensayos de distintas probetas de morteros y hormigones en el laboratorio de certificaciones tecnológicas de la FAUD. El objetivo central del ejercicio es conocer los aglomerantes y aglomerados, su utilización y su respuesta a las distintas solicitaciones ya estudiadas. A través del ejercicio se cumple con la intencionalidad de abordar el conocimiento a través de múltiples caminos que lo contactan con la realidad e incluye instancias de simbolización.
Place Matters: A Critical Review of Place Inquiry and Spatial Methods in Education Research
Authors: Butler Alisha , Sinclair Kristin A.
Published: April 2020

Place is an inescapable aspect of daily life and is intimately linked to our life experiences. An expanding body of research has investigated how place shapes the “geography of opportunity” as well as students’, families’, and stakeholders’ experiences in and around schools. While researchers have begun to investigate the spatial context of education, the notion of place remains somewhat underconceptualized in education research. This chapter draws on an interdisciplinary review of 60 empirical, education-related studies to understand how researchers have accounted for place, the theoretical and conceptual frames in which they ground their work, and their data collection methods. We find that researchers have used place inquiry and spatial methods to investigate diverse education-related phenomena, such as school choice and teaching and learning. Beyond using place to identify and describe inequalities, we argue that place inquiry and spatial methodologies can strengthen the potential of education research to disrupt systems of power and oppression by also advancing our knowledge of the nature of and potential solutions to educational injustice.
How Administrative Data Collection and Analysis Can Better Reflect Racial and Ethnic Identities
Authors: Viano Samantha , Baker Dominique J.
Published: April 2020

Measuring race and ethnicity for administrative data sets and then analyzing these data to understand racial/ethnic disparities present many logistical and theoretical challenges. In this chapter, we conduct a synthetic review of studies on how to effectively measure race/ethnicity for administrative data purposes and then utilize these measures in analyses. Recommendations based on this synthesis include combining the measure of Hispanic ethnicity with the broader racial/ethnic measure and allowing individuals to select more than one race/ethnicity. Data collection should rely on self-reports but could be supplemented using birth certificates or equivalent sources. Collecting data over time, especially for young people, will help identify multiracial and American Indian populations. For those with more complex racial/ethnic identities, including measures of country of origin, language, and recency of immigration can be helpful in addition to asking individuals which racial/ethnic identity they most identify with. Administrative data collection could also begin to incorporate phenotype measures to facilitate the calculation of disparities within race/ethnicity by skin tone. Those analyzing racial/ethnic disparities should understand how these measures are created and attempt to develop fieldwide terminology to describe racial/ethnic identities.
Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Education Research: Its Current Status and Future Potential
Authors: Cilesiz Sebnem , Greckhamer Thomas
Published: April 2020

Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a set-theoretic configurational approach that uses the logic of Boolean algebra to conceptualize and empirically examine potentially complex causal relations. The potential of this methodological innovation to draw innovative insights toward answering enduring questions and to foster novel research has increasingly been realized in several social science disciplines. However, to date, limited education research has taken advantage of this potential. The purpose of this review is to facilitate an education research agenda that capitalizes on the strengths of QCA and its set-theoretic approach. We introduce the foundations of QCA, outline the promise it holds for education research, systematically review and appraise empirical education research that has applied QCA, and complement this review with a review of research from outside the field that may serve as inspiration for education researchers. In doing so, we highlight areas of improved research designs in education research practice and point education researchers to promising research directions. We conclude with suggestions for researchers to weigh QCA’s strengths and limitations in comparison with other methods.
Research Synthesis Infrastructures: Shaping Knowledge in Education
Authors: Hammond J. W. , Moss Pamela A. , Huynh Minh Q. , Lagoze Carl
Published: April 2020

Research syntheses provide one means of managing the proliferation of research knowledge by integrating learnings across primary research studies. What it means to appropriately synthesize research, however, remains a matter of debate: Syntheses can assume a variety of forms, each with important implications for the shape knowledge takes and the interests it serves. To help shed light on these differences and their stakes, this chapter provides a critical comparative review of six research synthesis infrastructures, entities that support research syntheses through investments they make in synthesis production and/or publication—enabling (and constraining) the ways knowledge takes shape. Identifying our critical cases through purposive selection, we examined research synthesis infrastructure variations with respect to four different kinds of investments they make: in the genres of synthesis they support, in their promotion of synthesis quality, in sponsoring stakeholder engagement, and in creating the conditions for collective work. We draw on this comparison to suggest some of the potential changes and challenges in store for education researchers in future years.
Research on Continuous Improvement: Exploring the Complexities of Managing Educational Change
Authors: Yurkofsky Maxwell M. , Peterson Amelia J. , Mehta Jal D. , Horwitz-Willis Rebecca , Frumin Kim M.
Published: April 2020

As a result of the frustration with the dominant “What Works” paradigm of large-scale research-based improvement, practitioners, researchers, foundations, and policymakers are increasingly embracing a set of ideas and practices that can be collectively labeled continuous improvement (CI) methods. This chapter provides a comparative review of these methods, paying particular attention to CI methods’ intellectual influences, theories of action, and affordances and challenges in practice. We first map out and explore the shared intellectual forebears that CI methods draw on. We then discuss three kinds of complexity to which CI methods explicitly attend—ambiguity, variability, and interdependence—and how CI methods seek a balance of local and formal knowledge in response to this complexity. We go on to argue that CI methods are generally less attentive to the relational and political dimensions of educational change and that this leads to challenges in practice. We conclude by considering CI methods’ aspirations for impact at scale, and offer a number of recommendations to inform future research and practice.
Terminological “Communities”: A Conceptual Mapping of Scholarship Identified With Education’s “Global Turn”
Authors: Goren Heela , Yemini Miri , Maxwell Claire , Blumenfeld-Lieberthal Efrat
Published: April 2020

This chapter presents an innovative, cross-disciplinary methodological approach to systematically reviewing and comparing large bodies of literature using big data, Natural Language Processing, network analysis, and supplementary qualitative analysis. The approach is demonstrated through an analysis of the literature surrounding four common concepts within the scholarship related to the global turn in education: 21st-century skills, global citizenship, intercultural competencies, and cosmopolitan education. An analysis is made of each network representing the focal concepts. We also undertake a comparative analysis of topics appearing across the scholarship found on the different concepts. Through this analysis we highlight some benefits of the outlined methodology in identifying overarching themes across bodies of literature, locating differences in how topics are approached within the context of each concept, revealing blind spots and caveats in specific areas of scholarship, and being able to outline distinctive characteristics of the literature related to each concept. Limitations and potential uses of the method are subsequently discussed. This review will be of use to researchers from any field who are interested in novel methodological ways of unpacking and analyzing large bodies of knowledge, as well as scholars embarking on research related to the global turn in education, and finally, policymakers looking to identify which concepts to utilize in their work in this area.
To Construct and Test multi component Trait model of personality in Indian psychology
Authors: Roy Gitanjali
Published: April 2020

The current document is a doctoral thesis.
Period Poverty in context of women on road: A study in New Delhi
Authors: Swain Sasmita , Dey Rituparna
Published: April 2020

Present research article aims at examining the
concept of “Period Poverty” with special reference to women living on road and proposing
possible interventions for improving condition. A qualitative research study
was carried out in Delhi. In-depth interview of various stakeholders i.e.;
women on road, gynaecologist, and NGO members were taken using semi structured
interview guides. The responses were transcribed verbatim. Field notes of the
group and individual interviews were also taken. The data was analysed using
the Rigorous and accelerated data Reduction (RADaR) technique. The findings
indicate women on road faces the issues of privacy, lack of toilets and water,
security, lack of scientific knowledge, and adoption of unhygienic menstrual
materials. Based on the responses of various stake holders an intervention model is
suggested.
Faster life history strategy manifests itself by lower age at menarche, higher sexual desire, and earlier reproduction in people with worse health
Authors: Sýkorová Kateřina , Flegr Jaroslav
Published: April 2020

Factors which indicate lower life expectancy also induce switching to a faster life strategy, that is, a higher investment in current reproduction at the expense of future reproduction and body maintenance. We tested a hypothesis according to which impairment of individual health serves as a signal for switching to a faster life strategy using online-gathered data from 32,911 subjects. Worse health was associated with lower age at menarche and earlier initiation of sexual life in women and higher sexual desire and earlier reproduction in both sexes. Individuals with worse health also exhibited lower sexual activity, lower number of sexual partners, and lower total number of children. These results suggest that impaired health shifts individuals towards a faster life strategy but also has a negative (physiological) effect on behaviours related to sexual life. Signs of a faster life strategy were also found in Rh-negative men in good health, indicating that even just genetic predisposition to worse health could serve as a signal for switching to a faster life strategy. We suggest that improved public health in developed countries and the resulting shift to a slower life strategy could be the ultimate cause of the phenomenon of demographic transition.
Understanding Economic and Health Factors Impacting the Spread of COVID-19 Disease
Authors: Farseev Aleksandr , Chu-Farseeva Yu-YI , yang Qi , Loo Daron Benjamin
Published: April 2020

The rapid spread of the Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) had drastically impacted life all over the world. While some economies are actively recovering from this pestilence, others are experiencing fast and consistent disease spread, compelling governments to impose social distancing measures that have put a halt on routines, especially in densely-populated areas.Aiming at bringing more light on key economic and public health factors affecting the disease spread, this initial study utilizes a quantitative statistical analysis based on the most recent publicly-available COVID-19 datasets.The study had shown and explained multiple significant relationships between the COVID-19 data and other country-level statistics. We have also identified and statistically profiled four major country-level clusters with relation to different aspects of COVID-19 development and country-level economic and health indicators. Specifically, this study has identified potential COVID-19 under-reporting traits as well as various economic factors that impact COVID-19 Diagnosis, Reporting, and Treatment. Based on the country clusters, we have also described the four disease development scenarios, which are tightly knit to country-level economic and public health factors. Finally, we have highlighted the potential limitation of reporting and measuring COVID-19 and provided recommendations on further in-depth quantitative research.
Predictor Importance in Future and Concurrent Predictions of Oral Reading Fluency
Authors: Edwards Ashley
Published: April 2020

Background: Reading fluency is an important aspect of reading, yet little is known about what contributes to individual differences in reading fluency. The present study employs the use of dominance analysis to examine predictor importance in the prediction of 1st and 3rd grade oral reading fluency (ORF) from 1st grade reading related measures.Methods: Data from 312 children were collected in 1st grade on Sight Word Efficiency (SWE), Phonemic Decoding Efficiency (PDE), word identification (WID), word attack (WA), elision, sound matching, rapid letter naming (RLN), listening comprehension (LC), oral vocabulary, Dynamic Assessment CVCE score, Dynamic Assessment CVC score and ORF as well as ORF in 3rd grade. The relative importance of these measures in the prediction of concurrent and future ORF was examined using dominance analysis.Results: Results revealed SWE to be the most important predictor in the prediction of 1st grade ORF, achieving complete dominance over all other variables examined here. However, in the prediction of 3rd grade ORF, WID was the most important predictor, achieving some type of dominance over all other variables including conditional dominance over SWE. Conclusion: Word reading provided the most to the prediction of ORF with timed favored in the 1st grade model and untimed favored in the 3rd grade model. Implications for screening are discussed.
Ideology Trumps Self-Interest: Continued Support for a Political Leader Despite Disappointing Tax Returns
Authors: Rathje Steve , Shariff Azim , Schnall Simone
Published: April 2020

People presumably strive to maximize their own benefit whenever possible, so it is puzzling when they vote for leaders who may not have their best interest at heart. We tested whether support for a political leader is diminished when supporters learn they are financially disadvantaged by the leader’s policies. In a pre-registered, two-stage experiment (Time 1 n = 601, Time 2 n = 343), Trump voters predicted their expected tax refund (or payment), and then reported their tax outcome immediately after the filing deadline. Afterwards, we confronted half of the participants with the discrepancy between their actual and predicted tax outcome. Having lower-than-expected tax outcomes was not associated with reduced support for Trump either on its own, or in combination with being reminded of this outcome. However, it led participants who were dissatisfied with their tax outcome to downgrade the importance of lowering taxes, possibly in an effort to reduce cognitive dissonance and justify continued support for Trump. Subjective tax outcome satisfaction, on the other hand, did predict Trump support, but was dwarfed in magnitude by other variables such as system justification and political orientation. Overall, we find little evidence that economic self-interest played a role in support for Trump.
Maslow, Meaning and Data: Applying interdisciplinary approaches to evaluating a personalised youth employment programme
Authors: Palmer Claire , Clancy Sharon , Hazledine Richard , Atkin Jason , Qu Rong
Published: April 2020

This research aimed to uncover barriers to unemployment faced by young people who are furthest from the labour market. It arises from a research project, ENLIVEN – Encouraging Lifelong Learning for an Inclusive and Vibrant Europe (2016-2019), funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, which focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to influencing policy formation. An evaluation of a local employment support service for young people unemployed for 12 months or more was undertaken by computer and social scientists within ENLIVEN. Two data mining approaches were utilised: proximity to the labour market indicator analysis and decision tree analysis of programme participant employment outcomes. An important question considered was whether the decision tree analysis would support anecdotal experience from local practitioners which indicated the relevance of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to their work within the context of the most vulnerable young people. It was found by decision tree analysis that young people who possess good levels of confidence, mental health and who have worked before are more likely to secure a sustained employment outcome. These findings can be related to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and support the approach adopted by the Young and Successful programme to aid young people to develop their employability.