bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
TRANSPORTE COLETIVO URBANO:
Authors: Monteiro Karen Luara , Ribeiro José Carlos , Barcelos Matheus Lacerda Gomes , Santos Reinaldo Fagundes dos , Silva Veronica Fernanda Ribeiro
Published: December 2020

Devido ao impacto direto na qualidade de vida das pessoas, o conceito de mobilidade urbana e a sua relação com os sistemas de transporte de pessoas são assuntos relevantes no contexto de planejamento urbano, sendo o transporte coletivo urbano elemento fundamental desse planejamento. O presente artigo tem como objetivo avaliar as funcionalidades de um modelo de aplicativo de ônibus por demanda. Para aplicação do modelo, foi escolhido o município de São José dos Campos, localizado no estado de São Paulo. Foram realizadas pesquisas bibliográficas, associadas a uma pesquisa de campo e, após coletas diretas e análises de aplicativos já existentes, foi estruturado um novo modelo de aplicativo com interface simples e comunicação rápida entre o usuário e o motorista de transporte coletivo urbano. Os resultados iniciais apontam para um modelo inovador na busca de um transporte coletivo eficaz.
Tourism
observatories for monitoring MED destinations performance
Authors: Bertocchi Dario , Camatti Nicola , Van der Borg Jan
Published: December 2020

Following
the precedent set by the Tourism Observatory (TO) run by the European
Commission-DG GROW a few years ago, several initiatives have taken place to
design and manage tourism observatories at both the transnational and local
level. However, these initiatives do not yet seem able to provide adequate
operational responses to the challenges that the Commission launched with the
original TO. While the opportunities offered by the Web 2.0 still do not seem
to have been sufficiently taken advantage of, such initiatives also have not
yet developed suitable methodologies to operationally include the tourism
industry in the studies and monitoring performed by the TOs. This work presents
the lesion learnt from the ShapeTourism prototype including two different
tools: an observatory with official and unofficial indicators, and a simulation
tool to predict different scenarios and different sustainability levels,
designed specifically to overcome the aforementioned limits. The prototype was
tested in 2017 on the entire eligible area of ​​the 2014-2020 MED Programme
covering 52 regions. The potentialities of this tool are shown through the
creation on indicators, benchmarking and applications.
Model Pengembangan Kurikulum Madrasah Hadramaut Di Pondok Pesantren Darul Faqih Malang
Authors: Anam Faris Khoirul
Published: December 2020

MODEL PENGEMBANGAN KURIKULUM MADRASAH HADRAMAUT DI PONDOK PESANTREN DARUL FAQIH MALANG. Tulisan ini memberikan gambaran tentang model pengembangan kurikulum madrasah Hadramaut di pondok pesantren Darul Faqih Malang, mulai dari mengkonstruksi perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi kurikulum Madrasah Hadramaut, secara teoritis dari konsep, pada lembaga pendidikan pondok Pesantren Darul Faqih. Secara umum model pengembangan kurikulum Madrasah Hadramaut, yang meliputi perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi, diikhtiarkan untuk dilakukan di pesantren dibawah paying visi dan misinya. Model pendidikan Hadramaut merupakan Pendidikan yang harmoni dan moderat, sehingga ketika dikembangkan di pondok pesantren dapat dikatakan cocok dan tepat. Meskipun banyak kegiatan yang dilakukan di dalam pondok pesantren, akan tetapi santri dapat mengembangkan kemampuan ataupun potensi yang dimilikinya dan dijembatani agar bisa melanjutkan studi ke Hadramaut.

Kata kunci: Model; Kurikulum; Madrasah; Hadramaut; Pesantren
Mark Rice, Making Machu Picchu: the Politics of Tourism in Twentieth-Century Peru. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2018; 252 p.
Authors: Llerena Durand Jesús J.
Published: December 2020

Este libro permite reevaluar la historia del espacio turístico por antonomasia del Perú, así como los cambios, acciones y reacciones que suscitó la expansión de la industria del turismo durante el siglo XX en el país, teniendo como centro el recinto arquitectónico prehispánico más icónico en el mundo. Deslindando con la idea de un Machu Picchu naturalmente destinado a ser prominente, Making Machu Picchu se propone navegar por entre el mar de múltiples –y muchas veces conflictivos– intereses y acciones que confluyeron en estas ruinas, desde inicios del siglo XX.
La construcción de un Estado precario: formación y despliegue de la fuerza policial de Lima durante la temprana República
Authors: Ríos Rodriguez Carlos Jesús
Published: December 2020

Este artículo analiza un conjunto de características de la formación y despliegue de la fuerza policial del departamento de Lima durante la temprana República. Se plantea que la inexistencia de una clara separación entre el Ejército y la fuerza policial provocó, en gran medida, que esta última tuviera una estructura inestable y un despliegue limitado. En suma, la capacidad estatal destinada a custodiar la seguridad pública del departamento de Lima fue precaria.
Nativos de Lunahuaná y Cañete residentes en la ciudad de Lima en 1613
Authors: Arana Bustamante Luis
Published: December 2020

Hacemos aquí un estudio de los migrantes del valle bajo y medio de Cañete a la ciudad de Lima tal como se les registra en el ‘padrón de los indios de Lima’ de 1613, publicando los fragmentos del documento donde figuran. La información permite conocer sus condiciones generales de vida, lugar de la ciudad donde vivían, status socioeconómico y la clase de familias que constituyeron. Señalamos asimismo algunas direcciones de investigación que se desprenden de este documento.
Penerapan Prinsip Good-Enviromental Governance di Kabupaten Serang (Studi Kasus : Sungai Cidurian Kabupaten Serang)
Authors: Purnama Anggita Amilia , Chelonia Dzikra
Published: December 2020

The environmental pollution in the Cidurian River is caused by the disposal of factory waste which dumps waste carelessly into the river, this makes the water in the Cidurian River polluted by the factories that are around the cidurian river, in this problem it appears that these factories does not protect the environment well. This research uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The Serang District environmental office has implemented Good Environmental governance and has issued policies regarding anyone who does not protect the environment and will receive a reprimand and other laws that have been set. This study aims to explain that in policies related to the environment, it is based on Good Environmental Governance. Pencemaran lingkungan yang ada di Sungai Cidurian disebabkan oleh adanya pembuangan limbah perusahaan yang mencemarkan sungai dengan membuang limbah secara sembarangan ke sungai, hal ini membuat air yang ada di Sungai Cidurian tercemar oleh pabrik-pabrik yang ada disekitaran sungai cidurian, dalam permasalahan ini terlihat bahwa pabrik-pabrik tersebut tidak menjaga lingkungan sekitar secara maksimal. Riset  yang kami teliti menggunakan sebuah  pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Dinas lingkungan hidup Kabupaten Serang ini sudah menerapkan Good Environmental Governance serta telah mengeluarkan kebijakan-kebijakan mengenai siapapun yang tidak menjaga lingkungan maka akan mendapat teguran dan hukum lainnya yang sudah ditetapkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan unttuk menjelaskan bahwa dalam kebijakan yang berkaitan tentang lingkungan hidup, didsarkan pada Good Enviromental Governance.
Citizens Relationship Management (CRM) in Jakarta: Does its work or not?
Authors: Salsabila Lubna , Dzinnun Yusriah , Nurmandi Achmad , Purnomo Eko Priyo
Published: December 2020

AbstractLevel of citizen participation has increased in the advent of digital government. A significant change in participation behavior through the Government's web 3.0 platform occurred in 2017, right after the Government of DKI Jakarta decided to move to the new web 4.0 platform without removing the previous one. Findings revealed that there is an overlapping and confusion in the community since both platforms are still running in the same time. However, there has been a significant drop in the level of e-participation on the web 3.0 platform, and yet based on the number of reports, there is no indication that the community has moved to the web 4.0 platform. This academic paper will analysis either the implementation of the new platform is a good idea or not by comparing the data gathered from the government Citizens Relationship Management (CRM) platform and the previous platform. Data gathered were analyzed by referring to sustainable and replicability aspect. Moreover, a policy analysis on prior and subsequently the changes are needed to examine either a new policy would lead to a better good governance practiceKeywords:  e-government, integrated governance, smart city, DKI jakarta AbstrakTingkat partisipasi masyarakat meningkat dengan munculnya pemerintahan digital. Perubahan signifikan pada perilaku partisipasi melalui platform web 3.0 Pemerintah terjadi pada tahun 2017, tepat setelah Pemerintah DKI Jakarta memutuskan untuk pindah ke platform web 4.0 baru tanpa menghapus yang sebelumnya. Temuan mengungkapkan bahwa ada tumpang tindih dan kebingungan di komunitas karena kedua platform masih berjalan dalam waktu yang bersamaan. Namun, telah terjadi penurunan yang signifikan pada tingkat partisipasi elektronik pada platform web 3.0, namun berdasarkan jumlah laporan, tidak ada indikasi bahwa komunitas telah berpindah ke platform web 4.0. Makalah akademik ini akan menganalisis apakah implementasi platform baru itu ide yang baik atau tidak dengan membandingkan data yang dikumpulkan dari platform Citizens Relationship Management (CRM) pemerintah dan platform sebelumnya. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis dengan mengacu pada aspek keberlanjutan dan replikasi. Selain itu, analisis kebijakan tentang perubahan sebelumnya dan selanjutnya diperlukan untuk memeriksa apakah kebijakan baru akan mengarah pada praktik tata kelola yang lebih baik.Kata kunci: e-government, pemerintahan terintegrasi, smart city, DKI jakarta
PUBLIC POLICY TOWARDS HIV MISCONCEPTIONS IN INDONESIA
Authors: Permadi Agus , Aji Aji
Published: December 2020

This study focuses on HIV misconceptions in Indonesia. Based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program, there are three common misconceptions about HIV: (1) whether HIV can be transmitted through mosquito bites, (2) whether transmission occurs by sharing food with a person who has HIV/AIDS, and (3) whether a healthy-looking person could have HIV. Using 2017 the Indonesia DHS, this study examines the impact of two factors - socio-demographic and media exposure - on HIV misconceptions in Indonesia. I found that respondents who belong to the younger age group, living in urban areas, have a higher degree of education, and have higher exposure to media were less likely to have misconceptions about HIV. This result indicates that to reduce HIV misconceptions in Indonesia, the government should make a targeted intervention program.
Komparativni prikaz odabranih
leksičkih kolokacija (lagani glagol + imenica)
u hrvatskom, talijanskom i engleskom jeziku i njihova primjena u nastavi
Authors: Alujević Marijana , Brešan Ančić Tanja , Vinčić Dijana
Published: December 2020

Ovaj rad tematizira jedno od najvažnijih područja idiomatskog jezika, kolokacije. Posebna se pozornost pritom posvećuje komparativnom prikazu najčešćih konstrukcija sastavljenih od laganog glagola (tal. „verbi supporto“, engl. „light verbs“) i imenice u hrvatskom, engleskom i talijanskom jeziku. Ta je konstrukcija odabrana za analiziranje jer je iznimno česta u najranijem stupnju usvajanja jezika, a cilj usporedbe bio je odrediti podudarnosti u svrhu korištenja pozitivna prijenosa pri poučavanju leksika u talijanskom i engleskom kao stranom jeziku, odnosno spriječiti negativan prijenos u vidu pogrešnih analogija. Istraživanje se temelji na pretpostavci da je količina potpunih podudarnosti u kolokacijama koje se poučavaju u ranim stadijima učenja stranog jezika ograničena, stoga ih je potrebno pravodobno uočiti i svratiti na njih pozornost. Dakle, nakon rasprave o rezultatima usporedne analize istaknuta je važnost poučavanja kolokacija u nastavi, tj. važnost predstavljanja najčešćih kolokacija usporedno s predstavljanjem nove riječi. U skladu s navedenim, zastupa se stav da bi pri učenju jezika bilo korisno i djelotvorno odabrati kolokacijski pristup.
Gifted student in a polish school in the perception of teachers, parents and the child
Authors: Suświłło Małgorzata
Published: December 2020

This paper presents research into the social, emotional, and academic functioning of gifted students in the classroom. An outline is provided of the
theoretical foundations of the problem, starting with its definition and presentation of giftedness models. It then discusses the functioning of gifted students in
the perspective of other authors. This study aims to examine the performance
of a gifted student in a class in the selected state primary school, based on
the perception of teachers, parents and the child in question. The study uses
the qualitative strategy and the interpretational approach. Gifted students (six
cases) were nominated by their form teachers. Empirical data collected during
free-form and unstructured interviews were subjected to a qualitative analysis. By arranging the data from interviews with parents, teachers, and gifted
students themselves, a picture was constructed of their functioning. To do that,
metaphorical categories of gifted students were separately created for each
scope (social, emotional, academic). The study analyses the performance of
gifted students and compares them to theoretical assumptions.
The contribution of temperament and parental behaviour to the developmental
outcomes of preschool children
Authors: Božiković Tina , Reić Ercegovac Ina , Kalebić Jakupčević Katija
Published: December 2020

The aim of this study was to examine whether the dimensions of parental behavioural style contribute to the explanation of the developmental characteristics of preschool children beyond children’s temperamental characteristics. A total of 194 parents of one preschool child, of which 95.36% were mother, participated in the study. The EASI temperament survey, the Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale and the Preschool Child Development Assessment Questionnaire were used. The results suggested a significant correlation between the dimensions of temperament according to the EASI model (emotionality, activity, sociability and impulsivity), the functional developmental characteristics of the child and some dimensions of parenting. No significant differences were found in the assessments of temperamental characteristics and developmental outcomes between boys and girls. The results of regression analyses showed that temperamental dimensions assessments explained significant portion of preschool children developmental outcomes variance (between 56% and 74%). Furthermore, with temperamental characteristics being controlled for, the dimensions of parental behaviour did not significantly increase portion of explained criteria variance. In addition to the limitations of the study, the results were discussed in the context of existing knowledge on the developmental outcomes of preschool children with special emphasis on the importance of recognizing and understanding temperament as an important determinant of development in early ages.
Performance Evaluation of Tall Buildings using Optimized Tuned Mass Damper
Authors: Mohammad Shamim Miah
Published: December 2020

This study investigates the performance of tall buildings using tuned mass damper (TMD) under dynamic loads such as harmonic loads, and the Loma Prieta Earthquake 1989 data. The numerical investigations are performed by considering a sixteen-storied dynamical system. To do this end, the aforementioned system is considered to be uncontrolled (meaning no damper is used) and a controlled case is assumed where a TMD is placed on the top floor. TMD performance mainly relies on the set of parameters (mass ratio, damping ratio, and stiffness). In reality, the tuning process of those parameters take serious effort and gets worse with the complicacy of the structure. Hence to obtain better performance of the TMD the damping ratio and the frequency of the TMD are optimized by using unconstrained derivative-free method. Finally, the uncontrolled and controlled performance of the sixteen-storied structure has been evaluated and compared. The results show that the dynamical response of the studied problem can be reduced significantly via the use of optimized parameters.
Social Impacts of COVID-19: Predicting the Unpredictability
Authors: QADIR Muhammad Ihsan , MALIK Saıf , KAZMİ Aqeel Abbas
Published: December 2020

This paper aims at making an inquiry into the ongoing societal effects of the COVID-19 focusing on futuristic dimensions in the post-COVID-19 scenario while taking stock of the expected social changes in the world in general and Pakistan in particular. The main thesis of the subject matter is that the cosmic outreach and destructive nature of this menace have introduced a few extraordinary changes in our social lives. Pandemics, since time immemorial have decimated millions of lives and spread grief, gloom and tribulation all around. The occurrence frequency of pandemics has been on the rise since the last century because of increased global integration, exponential growth in population, mass urbanization, increased mobility and excessive exploitation of the environment. Major pandemics endured by humanity are; plague, smallpox, flu or influenza, cholera, tuberculosis, Ebola and few others. All of these pandemics overwhelmed populations socially and economically, hence COVID-19 being accosted globally is hinting at the evolution of the new normal.
İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Dersi Klinik Uygulamasında Öğrencilerin Hazırladıkları Bakım Planlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: EFİL Sevda
Published: December 2020

Amaç: Bu çalışma, İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği dersi klinik uygulamasında öğrencilerin hazırladıkları bakım planlarının incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte olan araştırmanın evrenini bir Sağlık Bilimleri Yüksekokulunda İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği dersini alan öğrencilerin hazırladığı 320 bakım planı oluşturmaktadır. Örneklemi ise, çalışmaya dâhil edilme kriterlerine uyan 182 bakım planı oluşturmuştur. Veriler “2015-2017 Kuzey Amerika Hemşirelik Tanıları Birliği (NANDA)”, “İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Uygulama Öğrenci Eğitim Modülü” ve “İç Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Dersi Bakım Planı Değerlendirme Kriterleri Formu” kullanılarak toplanmıştır.Bulgular: 13 NANDA alanından 10’nuna yönelik en az bir tane olmak üzere toplam 52 hemşirelik tanısının belirlendiği saptanmıştır. İlk üç sırada belirlenen hemşirelik tanılarının “aktivite intoleransı”, “akut ağrı” ve “uyku örüntüsünde bozulma” olduğu bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin hemşirelik süreci aşamalarını uygulama durumlarına bakıldığında; tanımlayıcı özellik, ilişkili faktörler, sonuç belirleme ve planlama aşamalarında yeterli olanların daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür.Sonuç: Fizyolojik sorunlara yönelik bakım planı hazırlamada yeterli olan öğrencilerin çoğunlukta olduğu görülürken, en çok değerlendirme aşamasında sorun yaşadıkları belirlenmiştir.
Servikal Sitolojinin Postkoital Kanamada Tanısal Önemi
Authors: KONAC Ayse , BARUT Abdullah Yüksel
Published: December 2020

Amaç: Bu çalışmada postkoital kanama şikâyeti ile gelen hastalarda servikal sitolojinin preinvaziv veya invaziv servikal patolojilerin tespit edilmesindeki güvenilirliğini araştırmak ve aşırı kanama, anormal sitoloji durumlarındaki yönetim şeklini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi’ne postkoital kanama şikâyeti ile başvuran ve servikal sitoloji ve kolposkopi yapılan 178 hasta retrospektif olarak smear sonucu normal olanlar ve smear sonucu anormal olanlar olarak 2 gruba ayrılmıştır. Bulgular: Biyopsi sonuçları hem gruplar arasında hem de menopozda olup olmamalarına göre karşılaştırıldı. PAP smear için preinvaziv ve invaziv patoloji açısından sensitivite ve spesifisite hesaplanmıştır.Sonuç: Postkoital kanama şikâyeti ile müracaat eden hastalarda gözle görünür bir lezyona sahip olmayan ve smear sonucu negatif olan grupta kolposkopi yapmak anlamlı değildir. Aşırı kanaması olan ya da PAP smear sonucu anormal olan ya da servikste lezyonu olan hastalarda mutlaka kolposkopik muayene ve biyopsi yapılması gerekmektedir.
Association of Acinetobacter Baumannii with invasive procedures in hospitalized patients in Jakarta
Authors: Moehario Lucky H , Esterita Tasia , Shirleen Valencia , Robertus Thomas , Angelina Yohanna
Published: December 2020

Introduction:  Acinetobacter baumannii, a multidrug-resistant Gram-negative opportunist has been known among the cause of nosocomial infection. Risk factors of infection related to A. baumannii have been reported elsewhere.  This study aimed to find the association of A. baumannii positive culture and invasive procedures in patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit and Hospital ward in Jakarta.  Methodology:  This study was a retrospective, 1:1 matched case-control study with total sampling method from in-patients in the ICU and the Internal Medicine Wards (IMW) of a Private Hospital, North Jakarta in 2015 - 2018.  Data retrieved were positive culture of A. baumannii. Positive cultures of multi-sensitive bacteria were included as a control group.  Antibiotic susceptibility test was carried out as recommended by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Results: A total of 88 in-patients were studied, and A. baumannii isolates were identified from 44 patients.  Most of A. baumannii showed resistant to almost all antibiotics tested, except for colistin.  Bivariate analysis showed a significant association of A. baumannii positive culture and the use of ventilator in the ICU (p = 0,039), and with urinary catheters in the IMW (p = 0,022).  Multivariate analysis showed that length of stay also has a significant association to A. baumannii positive culture in the ICU. Conclusion: The use of ventilators and urinary catheters showed a significant association with Acinetobacter baumannii positive culture in patients in the ICU and in the IMW respectively. All of the A. baumannii isolates were susceptible to colistin.
Multidrug resistance and its association with Enterobacteriales and age among pregnant Peruvian women with- bacteremia
Authors: Quispe Antonio M , Soza Gabriela , Pons Maria J
Published: December 2020

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of multidrug resistance (MDR) and its associated factors among pregnant Peruvian women with bacteremia.

Methodology: In an 18-month cross-sectional study, all pregnant women were routinely tested with a presumptive diagnosis of sepsis admitted to the largest reference maternity hospital (Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal) in Lima, Peru for bacteremia. Every isolate was tested for antimicrobial susceptibility as defined by the Institute of Clinical and Laboratory Standards (CLSI). Additionally, associated factors were assessed with MDR and the number of resistant antimicrobial categories using robust Poisson regression models with link log, especially focused on its association with age and bacterial families or species.

Results: A total of 236 blood cultures of pregnant women (33.4 ± 11.4 years old) was analyzed. The prevalence of MDR was 70% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 64%–76%). The main etiological agent was Escherichia coli (65%), showing an MDR rate of 74% (68%–81%). Overall, we observed that the MDR rate was associated with Enterobacteriales (adjusted prevalence rate, (aPR) = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.03–1.61) and age 35 or older (PR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.01–1.39). However, the number of resistant antimicrobial categories was associated with Enterobacteriales (aPR = 1.44; 95% CI: 1.25–1.67) and hospital-acquired infections (PR = 0.81; 95% CI: 1.01–1.39).

Conclusions: The prevalence of MDR among pregnant women with sepsis was alarmingly high, being even higher among women age 35 or older and among those with hospital-acquired infections.
Clostridioides difficile infections: Epidemiology, correlations and treatment in a Lebanese cohort with use of ATLAS scoring
Authors: Choucair Jacques , Waked Rami , Haddad Elie , Chedid Marie , Chehata Nabil , Saliba Gebrael , Dahboul Houssam
Published: December 2020

Introduction: The objectives of the present study were to investigate epidemiology, correlations, severity, and therapeutic response of Clostridioides difficile infections in a Lebanese tertiary care hospital.

Methodology: In this retrospective cohort study, patients having at least one positive Clostridioides difficile test (antigen glutamate dehydrogenase/GDH with toxins, or PCR) were studied.

Results: Among 58 patients, 20 (34.5%) and 53 (91.4%) had positive antigen GDH and toxins, respectively. PCR was performed in 25 (43.1%) patients without any positive ribotype 027. Fifteen (25.9%) patients were immunocompromised, 35 (60.3%) patients received antibiotics prior to the infection and 34 (58.6%) on proton pump inhibitors. Fifty-four (93%) patients had a resolution of their symptoms after a mean period of 4.2 days of treatment. Twenty-two (38%) participants were treated with oral vancomycin, 11 (19%) with intravenous metronidazole and 23 (39.6%) with both antibiotics. Resolution of symptoms was significantly more rapid with monotherapy (p = 0.007) with no significant difference between vancomycin and metronidazole (p = 0.413). A positive correlation was found between ATLAS score and delay to symptoms resolution (r = 0.553; p < 0.001; N = 54), as well as between ATLAS score and prevalence of complications (p = 0.003).

Conclusions: History of treatment with antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors, and hospital admission during the previous year were prevalent among our patient cohort. Rates of symptomatic resolution were similar with monotherapy and dual therapy.
Nesting habitat and density, nest characteristics, home ranges and group sizes of the Rufous-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons) in Central Brazil
Authors: dos Santos Luane Reis , Ballarini Yara , Pereira Zélia da Paz , Marini Miguel Ângelo
Published: December 2020

Rufous-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons) reproduction has been studied under a few environmental conditions but might show some variations among regions throughout its wide geographic distribution. We describe here nesting habitat and density, nest characteristics, home ranges and group sizes of Rufous-fronted Thornbird in a Cerrado reserve in central Brazil. We found 131 nests in 2003, 2004, and 2011, and studied four groups inside a 100-ha grid. Nests were found only incerrado típicoandcerrado ralobut changed in abundance and density over the years, with a higher density in 2004 (0.37 nest/ha) than in 2011 (0.23 nest/ha). Nests were built 3.2 ± 1.0 m above the ground at 6.3 ± 0.2 m high trees of 31 species, but mostly ofQualeaspp. Nests were 0.66 ± 0.27 m high and 0.44 ± 0.11 m wide. Home ranges had an average of 3.1 ± 0.3 ha, used by family groups of 4.6 ± 0.5 individuals. This study consolidates the findings of previous ones, but also highlights differences in habitat use, nest size, and nesting tree among regions or study sites, and changes in density among years, stressing the importance of studying the reproductive biology of the same bird species under different environmental conditions since different conditions might affect reproductive traits, such as reproductive investment and timing.
Number, density and distribution of Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba albitarsis (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a cloud forest
Authors: Mikusek Romuald , Dyrcz Andrzej , Polak Marcin
Published: December 2020

The aim of the research was to determine the number and distribution of the Rufous-banded OwlsCiccaba albitarsisin a cloud forest on the northern slopes of the Andes. The study was performed using the territory mapping technique and a GPS device in an area of 7 km2. The number of territories was estimated at 40, resulting in a density of 5.7 territories/km2. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published data on density of the Rufous-banded Owl in a cloud forest. The population density of the species in our study area corresponds with the densities of the other similar owl species in the Tropics.
Analysis of abiotic factors associated with foam nests of Cuvier’s foam froglet (Physalaemus cuvieri) in southeastern Brazil
Authors: Rodrigues Cristiano Lúcio , da Silva Thiago Borges , Klein Wilfried , dos Santos Fernandes Marcelo
Published: December 2020

Climate change may have significant impacts on amphibian diversity due to alterations in microhabitat conditions where these species occurs. Understanding the abiotic factors associated with a species’ microhabitat are therefore necessary to evaluate the impact they may suffer. Amphibians are exposed to changing microhabitat conditions at multiple life stages, since reproduction and larval development of most species depend on water, whereas adults frequently depend on terrestrial habitats.Physalaemus cuvieriis a Neotropical frog that uses foam nests for reproduction that may provide some protection for tadpoles against temperature and humidity fluctuations. Herein, foam nests ofP. cuvieriwere studied within vegetation around a pond, with the aim of analyzing the morphometric (depth, area and volume) relationships of foam nests with abiotic factors (humidity, temperature). Humidity 2 cm above the nests was significantly greater than 2 m from the nests. Temperature, measured at different depths of the nests, was significantly reduced by up to 10 °C when compared to atmospheric air temperatures above the nests. We conclude that foam nests facilitate a protective environment for eggs by regulating temperature and humidity to acceptable levels.
Three new species of Exocelina Broun, 1886 from the southern slopes of the New Guinea central range, with introduction of the Exocelina skalei group (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)
Authors: Shaverdo Helena , Surbakti Suriani , Sumoked Bob , Balke Michael
Published: December 2020

Three new species of the genus Exocelina Broun, 1886: E. brazzasp. nov., E. amabilissp. nov. and E. mimikasp. nov. are described from New Guinea. The former two species are placed into the E. ekari group, while the latter is suggested to be a member of a separate lineage, the newly introduced E. skalei group. The only other species of that group is E. skalei Shaverdo & Balke, 2014. The group is phylogenetically sister of the E. ekari group. All species have been collected on the southern slopes of the New Guinea central range, a region that remains mostly unsampled.
Accompagnement à la résilience en milieu scolaire au Liban : à propos d’une recherche action
Authors: Dijoux Maylis-Thérèse , Anaut Marie , Leider Soyeur Claire
Published: December 2020

Notre recherche interroge un dispositif d’aide proposé à des familles dont les enfants présentent des troubles scolaires et comportementaux mis en lien avec le contexte d’instabilité socio-politique du Liban. Le périmètre regroupe les cinq acteurs suivants : les parents, l’institution, la classe, l’équipe thérapeutique et l’élève. L’analyse actuelle des résultats de notre intervention montre que multiplier les dispositifs permet de renforcer les chances de rendre efficiente l’émergence d’un chemin de résilience chez l’élève. Si tous les acteurs ont un rôle à jouer dans l’accompagnement de l’individu ou de la famille, ils n’ont pas un rôle égal d’une situation à l’autre. Et enfin, il y a des phases dans lesquelles l’approche systémique se prête bien et des phases d’approfondissement dans lesquelles on a besoin de l’approche clinique. L’enjeu de notre étude est que l’institution scolaire libanaise puisse devenir un point d’appui majeur à la résilience de l’enfant et de sa famille. À travers une imagination créative et un protocole d’évaluation éprouvé, notre ambition est d’habituer le personnel à un climat de promotion de la résilience. Et d’une manière plus large, nous espérons apporter à la notion d’accompagnement à la résilience familiale davantage d’ancrage dans des données empiriques.
An Introduction
Authors: Knight Verna , Robinson Sandra P.A.
Published: December 2020

Teachers are an indispensable part of the debate on the development of critical thinking skills. Much research has centered on examining teachers' critical thinking skills, and on empowering teachers for more effective delivery of critical thinking in instruction (Perkins, 2014; Gardener, 2011; Duron et al, 2006; Abrami et al, 2008, Choy & Cheah, 2009). This chapter examines one of the key forces impacting the global context for critical thinking, teachers and teacher education today: an international mandate for critical thinking as a vital 21st century skill for the effective preparation of citizens and workers for life and work in today's society. The chapter begins with an exploration of the meaning and conceptualization of critical thinking. It then deliberates on how the international mandate for schools and teachers engenders a context for critical thinking in teacher education and considers the need for increased pedagogical support for educators. As a final point, the chapter points to some implications for classroom practitioners and teacher educators of delivering on the demands for critical and reflective workers in 21st century society.
From Visualization Framework on Teaching Process
Authors: Preprotić Suzana Pasanec , Petković Gorana
Published: December 2020

A framework for learning was developed with input from teachers, education experts, and business leaders to define and illustrate the skills and knowledge that students need to succeed in work, life, and citizenship, as well as the support system for learning outcomes. The critical system ensures student development and learning environment, including their personal skills, content knowledge, and important expertise, which they will need at Faculty, on the job, and generally in life. Students achieve better when they are actively engaged in solving meaningful problems. Today, among other academic courses, ICT-based learning provides an active learning process that enhances student-centered learning approaches, collaborative and participative forms of teaching and learning. Dialog, writing, and “high-order thinking” have significant importance, which directly improve communicative learning processes, including social network model of thinking. That process involves focusing on achieving a particular prior learning outcome (previous courses) and resolution comprehension of all aspects of the issue.
Developing Critical Thinking and Reflection in Teachers Within Teacher Preparation
Authors: Harn Beth , Meline McKenzie
Published: December 2020

To better prepare teachers for the field, education preparation programs (EPP) need to increase their emphasis on using practice-based experiences that are embedded throughout the teacher preparation program. These experiences must give opportunities for TCs to practice reflective and critical thinking skills. These key skills must be explicitly taught and scaffolded throughout the practice-based experiences to better prepare self-reflective TCs and critical thinking practitioners. Therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to show how to incorporate critical thinking and reflective practice opportunities in (1) content courses using case-based instruction, video-based instruction, lesson study, and microteaching; (2) within practicum settings using observational feedback and video analysis; and (3) finally, incorporating performance assessments, such as the EdTPA and PPAT, to measure a TC's ability to provide instruction while thinking critically.
Computational Thinking in Educational Digital Games
Authors: Haseski Halil İbrahim , Ilic Ulaş , Tuğtekin Ufuk
Published: December 2020

In our age, computational thinking is a required skill for the 21st century that guides individuals' systematic behavior towards resolving the problems they face. Today, it could be argued that one of the tools that could be used with the students to achieve this skill is the educational digital games. Literature review revealed no measurement tools that scrutinize the readiness levels of educational digital games for the students to achieve computational thinking skills. Thus, the present study aimed to develop a checklist to determine the competency of educational digital games in promoting the achievement of computational thinking skills determined by ISTE and CSTA (2011) by the students. It was considered that the developed measurement tool would facilitate the assessment of educational digital games for achievement of computational thinking skills and guide the designers. At the end of the study, recommendations for future research and applications are presented.
Student Teachers' Perceptions of the Use of LMS for Promoting Critical Thinking in Their Future Teaching Career
Authors: Mwalongo Alcuin Ivor
Published: December 2020

The chapter examined student teachers' perceptions of the use of Moodle for promoting critical thinking in their future teaching career. The study used a mixed methods approach with a sample of 70 student teachers from three public universities in Tanzania. Data were collected through a survey, focus group discussions, and a review of documents. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed through SPSS 25 and MaxQDA 18, respectively. The findings indicate the potential of Moodle for promoting critical thinking, collaboration, and professional development. Similarly, there were statistically significant differences between pre-service and in-service teachers in perceptions of satisfaction with Moodle and taking LMS-related jobs in the future. Pedagogical implications of the findings and the area for further research have been discussed.
Using Gamification to Engage Higher-Order Thinking Skills
Authors: Bourke Brian
Published: December 2020

Critical thinking and other higher-order thinking skills are key objectives of higher education. Through the development of higher-order thinking skills, students are able to discern information from multiple, often competing sources, make sound judgements, draw conclusions, and enact creative solutions to complex problems. However, faculty can struggle with how to help students develop higher-order thinking skills, relying instead on transmission of knowledge, focusing on what to learn instead of how to learn. In this chapter, the author provides insights into the connections between using gamification as a pedagogical approach, and the development of higher-order thinking skills. The chapter addresses perspectives on higher-ordering thinking, approaches to gamification in college courses, and concludes with recommendations for faculty in approaching gamification.
Left-Behind Children and Mobile
Authors: Xu Janice Hua
Published: December 2020

Through critical analysis of selected news stories from sina.com from 2010 to 2015 about “left-behind children” in China, the chapter examines media discourse on relationships between migrant families and communication technology. The author finds that the role of cell phones in their lives are portrayed in the following narratives: 1) Cell phones are highly valuable for connecting family members living apart; 2) Cell phones are used as a problem-solver in charity giving and rural development projects; 3) Cell phones can bring unexpected risks; 4) Cell phones could harbor or unleash evil—associated with increasing cases of crimes victimizing left-behind children and juvenile delinquency. The author discusses how institutional goals of social agencies, corporations, educators and law enforcement contribute to the polarity of cell-phone-related discourses, which reflect the societal anxieties over unsupervised access to technology by adolescents, as well as the cultural and political implications of empowering the “have-nots” of digital divide.
Redesigning Mathematics Tasks
Authors: Rishor Donna M.
Published: December 2020

This chapter presents how the results of an empirical research study conducted with in-service teachers can be used to enhance and strengthen the critical thinking skills of pre-service teachers. The chapter begins with a description of the study methodology and the task redesign process. Data is presented (often in the words of teachers themselves) that paint a compelling picture of the process in real-time. Limitations and potential drawbacks of its use are discussed along with possible design ideas that may better align the process with the specific needs of pre-service teachers and their professors. It is followed by a summary of how the task redesign process could be redesigned to be used more effectively with pre-service teachers as a way to increase critical thinking about the teaching of mathematics. Potential benefits, including an increased capacity for critical thinking, are offered along with additional research directions and an invitation for suggestions into improving the task redesign process.
Media Literacy for Political Cognition in Higher Education
Authors: Woolard Chad
Published: December 2020

Civic education has long been a goal of liberal education, and many institutions are renewing their commitment to meaningful civic engagement as both a philosophical and educational goal of higher education. Civic engagement and media literacy are essential to fostering democracy. This chapter outlines the shared ideological and pedagogical approaches to civic and political engagement and its connection to media literacy education. The 2016 election cycle has presented a number of challenges for civic engagement and media literacy educators. Many of the core values and beliefs related to critical thinking and information literacy have been challenged.
Prospective Teachers as Reflective Practitioners
Authors: Öztürk Gökhan
Published: December 2020

This study reports on the process in which practice teaching experiences of prospective teachers were supported by reflective practice elements during their practicum. The participants included five pre-service Turkish EFL teachers in the fourth year of the program. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted at the end of the process, reflective reports written after practice teachings, video-recordings of teachings (two class-hours for each participant) and scaffolded feedback sessions based on these recordings. All the obtained data were analyzed through qualitative content analysis. The findings revealed that reflective practice integrated into the practice teaching experiences in the pre-service level improved the prospective teachers' awareness of their own teaching skills, critical thinking regarding their practices, recognition of school context and perception towards professional development.
Pedagogical Orientation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Authors: Yusuf Byabazaire , Nur Abdul Hamid Busthami
Published: December 2020

Redesigning higher education is one of the most widely discussed topics among educators, parents, and other community stakeholders. This is due to the current developments in digital technologies and onset of the fourth industrial revolution which is set to alter the way people live and work. This chapter suggests the implementation of the flipped classroom model as an appropriate approach for equipping students with creative abilities, problem solving skills, thinking skills, and lifelong learning skills. Eight in-service teachers pursuing a postgraduate course on a part-time basis participated in a qualitative study. The study was conducted using asynchronous virtual focus group dialogue sessions. The study addressed three main questions: 1) why they adopted a flipped classroom model, 2) how they implemented it, and 3) what fourth industrial revolution skills were developed using this model. On the whole, this approach created an active and collaborative environment which enabled students to demonstrate their creativity and problem solving skills needed for future careers.
Cultivating Critical Thinking Amongst University Graduate Students
Authors: Onen David
Published: December 2020

The importance of critical thinking in 21st century knowledge economy is no longer disputable. Yet, its cultivation amongst learners remains a challenge - even to the most accomplished teachers. This chapter examines the perceptions of critical thinking held by faculty members of a university's college of education in Uganda. The study findings reveal that faculty members have different perceptions of what critical thinking is, its importance, and how it is cultivated amongst graduate students. Additionally, the faculty reported several challenges while cultivating critical thinking among students. It was thus concluded that the differences in faculty members' perceptions of critical thinking were responsible for its inadequate cultivation amongst students, other factors notwithstanding. Therefore, the study recommends for the formal inclusion of critical thinking in the curricula of graduate programs in order to strengthen its cultivation among students.
A New Generation of Teachers
Authors: Ellsworth Ann M.
Published: December 2020

This chapter describes a contemporary profile of teacher candidates. While some education majors enter the program with requisite knowledge, intellectual curiosity, a willingness to push themselves, and the ability to accept critique in order to learn how to become a teaching professional, many of their peers enter professional coursework lacking critical thinking and other skills needed for the profession. The author provides a rationale for why professional dispositions and linguistic knowledge are critical for education majors, especially Pre-K-8 teachers—those grade levels where language learning is critical for subsequent school success. In doing so, this chapter suggests how teacher preparation curricula and pedagogies might be reconsidered.
Teaching Teacher Agency in an Era of Standardization
Authors: Seipel Ben , Mendel Kelly , Young Rachel
Published: December 2020

This chapter explains the roles of self-study, teacher agency, and co-teaching as tools of critical pedagogy, to uncover and address hidden curriculum in the era of standardization. The authors provide examples of how critical pedagogy and teacher agency have been effective in teaching for social justice and countering hegemony. The authors also argue and support the idea that teacher agency and co-teaching must be fostered and practiced in teacher-preparation programs. Specifically, they argue that if future teachers are to enact and utilize critical pedagogy, teacher agency, and co-teaching in their own classrooms, they need the opportunity to learn about and practice those skills as student teachers. The authors also detail an experience in which student teachers had the opportunity to collectively engage in co-teaching and teacher agency, with immediate and direct consequences. Finally, they detail the benefits and detriments of implementing teacher agency in the teacher-education capstone course.
Advocating Problem-Based Learning and Creative Problem-Solving Skills in Global Education
Authors: Kasemsap Kijpokin
Published: December 2020

This chapter aims to advocate the development of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and creative problem-solving skills in global education, thus describes the theoretical and practical overviews of PBL and creative problem-solving skills, the significance of PBL in global education, and the significance of creative problem-solving skills in global education. The application of PBL and creative problem-solving skills are critical in the educational institutions that seeks to serve the educational administrators and students, increase educational performance, sustain competitiveness, and fulfill expected accomplishment in global education. Therefore, it is required for educational institutions to utilize PBL and creative problem-solving skills and develop a strategic plan about PBL and creative problem-solving skills towards satisfying the requirements of the educational administrators and students. The chapter argues that advocating PBL and creative problem-solving skills has the potential to improve educational performance and reach strategic goals in global education.