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A Center-Based Model for Self-Directed Learning in Sustainability
Authors: Manning Linda D. , Jones Jennifer E. , Buehlman Vanessa , Deal Jessica M. , Showalter Lydia J.
Published: December 2021

An innovative platform for self-directed learning around sustainability issues in higher education is achievable via a center-based framework that uses a living lab model. This chapter identifies classroom and institutional barriers and challenges to sustainability-focused self-directed learning using interview data from undergraduate students who have contributed to real change on campus and in the community. The authors posit an alternative framework for sustainability-focused self-directed learning housed in an interdisciplinary center by providing insight on the necessary structures, resources, and processes. This chapter concludes with a discussion of how self-directed learning (1) supports emerging adults' developmental processes in navigating the borderland of adolescence to adulthood and (2) contributes to potential solutions to wicked problems.
Smarter Data Availability Checks in the Cloud
Authors: Abadi Aydin
Published: December 2021

Cloud computing offers clients flexible and cost-effective resources. Nevertheless, past incidents indicate that the cloud may misbehave by exposing or tampering with clients' data. Therefore, it is vital for clients to protect the confidentiality and integrity of their outsourced data. To address these issues, researchers proposed cryptographic protocols called “proof of storage” that let a client efficiently verify the integrity or availability of its data stored in a remote cloud server. However, in these schemes, the client either has to be online to perform the verification itself or has to delegate the verification to a fully trusted auditor. In this chapter, a new scheme is proposed that lets the client distribute its data replicas among multiple cloud servers to achieve high availability without the need for the client to be online for the verification and without a trusted auditor's involvement. The new scheme is mainly based on blockchain smart contracts. It illustrates how a combination of cloud computing and blockchain technology can resolve real-world problems.
Digital Transformation in the Nigerian Small Business Sector
Authors: Olayinka Olakunle , Wynn Martin George
Published: December 2021

Digital transformation is now impacting businesses in both the developed and developing worlds, and this chapter examines this phenomenon in the small business sector in Nigeria. Adopting an interpretivist philosophy, the methodology combines a survey of small business enterprises (SBEs) with in-depth case studies of three Nigerian companies. Ten critical influencing factors are identified, and a model (Engage-Deploy-Exploit-Transform – EDET) is developed and applied to the case studies to assess the status of digital transformation. The influencing factors provide a checklist for SBEs embarking on digital transformation projects, and the model can be used to assess progress and identify new opportunities for digital transformation at the business process level. The authors believe this to be a useful contribution to the growing literature in this field that can be used by both researchers and practitioners in similar developing-world contexts.
Some Words About Nature-Inspired Computing
Authors: Mellal Mohamed Arezki
Published: December 2021

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in various domains has drastically increased during the last decade. Nature-inspired computing is a strong computing approach that belongs to AI and covers a wide range of techniques. It has successfully tackled many complex problems and outperformed several classical techniques. This chapter provides the original ideas behind some nature-inspired computing techniques and their applications, such as the genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, grey wolf optimizer, ant colony optimization, plant propagation algorithm, cuckoo optimization algorithm, and artificial neural networks.
Hybrid Optimization Methods Application on Sizing and Solving the Economic Dispatch Problems of Hybrid Renewable Power Systems
Authors: Guneser Muhammet Tahir , Elbaz Abdurazaq , Seker Cihat
Published: December 2021

Renewable energy systems are spread all over the world due to the security problems encountered in accessing fossil fuels, the desire to reduce the environmental damage and to respond to the rapid increase in energy demand. However, the problems are experienced in renewable energy technologies in sustainable supply and reduction of production costs. Obtaining the optimum power distribution planning between photovoltaic, wind, biomass, and other systems depending on the relevant parameters and optimizing the distribution of energy supply-demand planning among the same sources can be applied as an effective solution by using several single optimization methods or new updated hybrid versions of them. In this chapter, common methods were evaluated and an application of crow and particle swarm as a hybrid method was examined in a certain region of Libya for a PV/wind hybrid renewable power system.
Multi-Objective Optimal Performance of a Hybrid CPSD-SE/HWT System for Microgrid Power Generation
Authors: Shboul Bashar , Al-Arfi Ismail , Michailos Stavros , Ingham Derek , Udeh Godfrey T. , Ma Lin , Hughes Kevin , Pourkashanian Mohamed
Published: December 2021

A new integrated hybrid solar thermal and wind-based microgrid power system is proposed. It consists of a concentrated parabolic solar dish Stirling engine, a wind turbine, and a battery bank. The electrical power curtailment is diminished, and the levelised cost of energy is significantly reduced. To achieve these goals, the present study conducts a dynamic performance analysis over one year of operation. Further, a multi-objective optimisation model based on a genetic algorithm is implemented to optimise the techno-economic performance. The MATLAB/Simulink® software was used to model the system, study the performance under various operating conditions, and optimise the proposed hybrid system. Finally, the model has been implemented for a specific case study in Mafraq, Jordan. The system satisfies a net power output of 1500 kWe. The developed model has been validated using published results. In conclusion, the obtained results reveal that the optimised model of the microgrid can substantially improve the overall efficiency and reduce the levelised cost of electricity.
Informing and Supporting the New Clinical Nurse Specialist Prescriber
Authors: Saunders Mitzi M.
Published: December 2021

Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the United States are trained to diagnose and treat disease and illness, hence, to prescribe. Of the APRN roles, the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is the least likely to prescribe. Prescribing is one of many advanced care interventions performed by CNSs, but the statutes regarding prescriptive authority are constantly changing. The purpose of this article is to inform and support the new CNS prescriber. The article reviews CNS prescribing, credentialing and privileging, safety strategies, and educational considerations that influence CNS prescribing and offers current recommendations for new CNS prescribers. Clinical nurse specialist prescribing can enhance the patient care experience and fill unmet prescriptive needs for patients. Overall, more reports on the outcomes of CNS prescribing are urgently needed, specifically, publications on CNS prescribing in acute care, where most CNSs practice.
Cost: benefit analysis of the potato seed production facility in Seetha Eliya farm of the Department of Agriculture in Sri Lanka
Authors: Wijesinghe K. G. C. D. B. , Nagahawaththa G. L. , Randeniya R. B. T. M. , Gunathilaka P. A. R. P. , Priyadarshani D. M. B.
Published: December 2021

Potato is one of the important tuber crop in Sri Lanka, where high cost of potato seed has shrunken the comparative advantage of the crop. In order to reduce the seed potato production costs, the Department of Agriculture (DOA) has intervened by implementing high tech facility at Seetha Eliya in the Central province of Sri Lanka. In 2017, the facility has produced 1.2 million of potato mini tubers. However, no study has been done to evaluate the financial and economic feasibility of the facility to justify its establishment. This study aimed at fulfilling this gap. Primary data were collected from the seed farm at Seetha Eliya, and were analyzed using non-linear programing models for annual operating profitability. The production levels were used as inputs for the project appraisal techniques to evaluate the overall profitability at project economic lifespan. The results of the study showed that seed production in net houses is financially and economically feasible over conventional method. Even though the financial profitability is high in net house cultivation for production of only G0 seed, the economic profitability is high for the combined cultivation of G0 and G1 seeds. The expansion of the glass house space is strongly recommended owing to its limited capacity. Furthermore, seed production is suggested to be confined to G0 seeds under adverse conditions.
Cas9-Based Local Enrichment and Genomics Sequence Revision of Megabase-Sized Shark IgNAR Loci
Authors: Dong Hongming , Zhang Yaolei , Wang Jiahao , Xiang Haitao , Lv Tianhang , Wei Likun , Yang Shaosen , Liu Xiaopan , Ren Bingzhao , Zhang Xiuqing , Liu Lirong , Cao Jun , Wang Meiniang , Shi Jiahai , Yang Naibo
Published: December 2021

The 0.8-Mb Ig new Ag receptor (IgNAR) region of the whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) is incompletely assembled in Chr_44 of the reference genome. Here we used Cas9-assisted targeting of chromosome segments (CATCH) to enrich the 2 Mb region of the Chr_44 IgNAR loci and sequenced it by PacBio and next-generation sequencing. A fragment >3.13 Mb was isolated intact from the RBCs of sharks. The target was enriched 245.531-fold, and sequences had up to 94% coverage with a 255× mean depth. Compared with the previously published sequences, 20 holes were filled, with a total length of 3508 bp. In addition, we report five potential germline V alleles of IgNAR1 from six sharks that may belong to two clusters of the IgNAR. Our results provide a new method to research the germline of large Ig gene segments, as well as provide the enhanced bamboo shark IgNAR gene loci with fewer gaps.
Biology, ecology and management perspectives of overexploited deposit-feeders sea cucumbers, with focus on Holothuria tubulosa (Gmelin, 1788)
Authors: Pasquini Viviana , Giglioli Ambra Angelica , Pusceddu Antonio , Addis Pierantonio
Published: December 2021

The increasing harvesting of low trophic level organisms is rising concern about the possible consequences on the ecosystem functioning. In particular, the continuous demand of sea cucumbers from the international market lead to the overexploitation of either traditionally harvested and new target species, including the Mediterranean ones. Sea cucumbers are mostly deposit feeders able to consume sedimentary organic matter and, thus, are ideal candidate for the remediation of eutrophicated sediments, like those beneath aquaculture plants. Breeding and restocking of overexploited sea cucumbers populations are well established practice for Indo-Pacific species like Holothuria scabra and Apostichopus japonicus. Some attempts have been also made for the Mediterranean species Holothuria tubulosa, but, so far, the adaptation of protocols used for other species presented several issues. We here summarize narratively the available information about sea cucumbers rearing protocols with the aim of identifying their major flaws and gaps of knowledge and fostering research about new triggers for spawning and feasible protocols to reduce the high mortality of post-settlers.
Pulmonary co-infection with Actinomyces odontolyticus and Mycobacterium kansashii
Authors: Satoh Hiroaki , Sasatani Yuika
Published: December 2021

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Circular flows for the Euler equations in two-dimensional annular domains, and related free boundary problems
Authors: Hamel François , Nadirashvili Nikolai
Published: December 2021

In this paper, we first consider steady Euler flows in two-dimensional bounded annuli, as well as in complements of disks, in punctured disks and in the punctured plane. We prove that if the flow does not have any stagnation point and satisfies rigid wall boundary conditions together with further conditions at infinity in the case of unbounded domains and at the center in the case of punctured domains, then the flow is circular, in the sense that the streamlines are concentric circles. In other words, the flow then inherits the radial symmetry of the domain. We then show two classification results for the steady Euler equations in simply or doubly connected bounded domains with free boundaries. Here, the flows are further assumed to have constant norm on each connected component of the boundary, and the domains are then proved to be disks or annuli. On the one hand, the proofs use ODE and PDE arguments to establish some geometric properties of the trajectories of the flow and the orthogonal trajectories of the gradient of the stream function. On the other hand, we also show some comparison results of independent interest for a derived semilinear elliptic equation satisfied by the stream function. These last results, which are based on the method of moving planes, adapted here to some almost circular domains located between some streamlines of the flow, lead with a limiting argument to the radial symmetry of the stream function and the streamlines of the flow.
The Academic Portrait of the Creator of the Pure Theory of Law. Several Facts from Thomas Olechowski’s Book Entitled Hans Kelsen. Biographie eines Rechtswissenschaftlers. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020 (1027 pp.)
Authors: Dziadzio Andrzej
Published: December 2021

The Academic Portrait of the Creator of the Pure Theory of Law was written by Thomas Olechowski, a professor of the University of Vienna, and a historian of law with an established academic position, having outstanding expertise in the field of the history of the system of law in Austria in the 19th and 20th centuries. Olechowski collected impressive source material - mainly archival, including Kelsen’s extensive correspondence, university and administrative files connected with all the stages of his life and academic activity, and interviews with still-living persons (oral history) who had met Kelsen directly or indirectly. Owing to the obtained material, often secured through detailed source query in Austrian, Czech, German, and American archives, the author managed to correct and complete many details from his subject’s life and works. Hence, the reviewed biography of Kelsen provides a great deal of new information, which presents a view of his life and academic achievements through a multithreaded method. Various examples of little-known or completely unknown facts from H. Kelsen’s biography will be presented in the review.
Polish Deadjectival Nouns as Nominalized Adverbs
Authors: Wiland Bartosz
Published: December 2021

Wedle tradycyjnego opisu, polskie abstrakcyjne rzeczowniki odprzymiotnikowe (nomina essendi), takie jak np. lekkość czy jasność, są zbudowane z przymiotnikowego tematu i przyrostka -ość. Artykuł rozważa alternatywną analizę, wedle której -o-ść jest przyrostkiem złożonym, a tworzone z nim rzeczowniki odprzymiotnikowe przechodzą przez etap przysłówkowy, czyniąc je formami o strukturze [[[ A ] Adv ] N ]. Możliwość złożoności -o-ść sugeruje fakt, że -o jest przyrostkiem tworzącym przysłówki.

ABSTRACT
The traditional description of Polish abstract nouns such as lekkość‘ lightness’or jasność ‘brightness’ holds that they are formed with an adjectival root and the nominalizing suffix -ość. The paper considers an alternative analysis where -o-ść is a complex marker and such nominals go through an adverbial stage in their formation, rendering them [[[ A ] Adv ] N ] structures, a possibility suggested by the fact that the -o itself is an adverbial marker.
Společenský význam těžby kamenných surovin ve středoevropském neolitu a eneolitu
Authors: Fišer Jan
Published: December 2021

The article discusses changes in mining in Neolithic and Eneolithic middle Europe and their relation to social background. Regular variabilities were detected in structures of mining localities during time, which indicate that mining was not basal subsistence activity. Presumably, it is necessary to perceive the considerable social background of past mining. Social interaction is related to cooperation and specialization necessary for mining. The raw materials were also used for making artefacts, but the sense of mining consisted mainly in the social sphere.
Možnosti srovnávací analýzy plužiny zaniklých středověkých vsí. Vypovídací hodnota vybraných lokalit a role digitálního modelu reliéfu z dat leteckého laserového skenování
Authors: Malina Ondřej , Holata Lukáš , Plzák Jindřich
Published: December 2021

The paper deals with the plowlands of deserted medieval villages (DMVs) representing a specific data source of medieval settlement research. Its basic priorities are based on the needs of archaeological heritage protection for a better definition of DMVs’ hinterlands, which are significantly less distinguishable in comparison with villages’ intravilans. At the same time, not much attention was paid to this area, even in known or well-surveyed sites. These issues are important especially in the context of what exactly we are looking for within the DMVs, how we define it and where we can find the best examples worthy of protection or further study. The basis of the presented work is the processing of a digital terrain model derived from airborne laser scanning data. The primary procedure consists of the ALS data processing into a DEM, its subsequent visualization, and classification of objects in DMVs’ hinterlands, which is further supplemented by selected examples of field verification. The informative value of the hinterlands is also discussed on the example of several differently preserved sites.
Doklady bojovej činnosti z obdobia 2. svetovej vojny v priestore medzi Trnavou a Trstínom (juhozápadné Slovensko). Možnosti aplikácie metódy KOCOA
Authors: Neumann Martin
Published: December 2021

At the recent time, the battlefield archaeology belongs to the slowly developing and establishing branches of Slovak archaeology. Thank to only few zealous researches gains this field of interest consistently more attractiveness among researchers. The main efforts are concentrated on describing and documentation of military activities or preservation and protection of battlefield relics. Nevertheless, researchers abroad focus on different issues and use spatial analyses to reconstruct or understand strategies of combatants. In the following text we try to demonstrate one of these analyses known as KOCOA. An area between Trnava and Trstín (South-western Slovakia) where on April 1945 German military troops tried to stop advancing Soviet units was chosen as a model area. By means of KOCOA analysis we will try to predict locations which were considered appropriate for defence. These locations, confronted with LiDAR-derived images, can provide evidence of field fortifications which can be subjected to subsequent scientific research, preservation and protection.
Influencing Factors of Carbon Emissions in the Construction Industry Based on Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index: A Case Study of China
Authors: Lijuan Wang
Published: December 2021

Carbon emission is further intensified as urbanization and industrialization continue to accelerate. China has maintained its rapid economic development and urbanization in the last 2 decades. The development of the construction industry has not only consumed a large number of energy sources but also resulted in significant carbon emissions, causing some environmental damage. Recognizing the major influencing factors of carbon emissions in the construction industry has become a research hotspot to alleviate environmental pollution caused by the construction industry and meet industrial demands for energy saving and emission reduction. In this study, the factors that influence annual carbon emissions of different building types in China from 2011 to 2018 were decomposed by Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) through a case study in Henan Province. The major influencing factors of carbon emissions have been identified. Results demonstrate that the per capita carbon emission in the construction industry in Henan Province remains high from 2011 to 2018, but it decreases year by year. Carbon emissions from the construction industry in Henan Province increase due to economic development and energy structure. Energy efficiency can inhibit carbon emissions from the construction industry in Henan Province. The obtained conclusions have a positive effect on analyzing annual variations in carbon emissions from the construction industry in a region, identifying influencing factors, and proposing specific countermeasures of energy saving and emission reduction.
Study on the Prevention and Control of Fe and Mn Pollution by Resistant Mixed Bacteria in Simulated Mining Area
Authors: Li Tianxin , Zhang Fang , Zhang Minjie
Published: December 2021

By simulating the mining environment, the potential of the selected mixed bacteria (Pseudomonas putida, Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus, Lysinibacillus macroides, Bacillus simplex, Brevibacillus agri) to control Fe and Mn pollutants in mining environment were explored. The results showed that the selected bacteria could inhibit the release of Fe and Mn from ore into the aquifer, and the inhibition effect on Mn was significantly stronger than that on Fe. At the same time, these processes also have a certain degree of impact on the external environment, including the gradual increase of pH, the gradual decrease of oxidation-reduction potential, and the decrease of dissolved oxygen concentration. The changes of these external environmental factors will once again directly affect the degradation and immobilization of Fe and Mn. The selected mixed bacteria can also enhance the adsorption of free Fe and Mn, improve the adsorption efficiency and capacity of Fe and Mn, and slow down the desorption of Fe and Mn to water.
Assessment of LULC Changes for Hesaraghatta Watershed Using GIS Tools and Remote Sensed Data
Authors: A. Bharath , M. Manjunatha , Tangadagi Ranjitha B. , S. Preethi , Dangeti Mukund
Published: December 2021

Hesaraghatta watershed is one of the most vital and environmentally substantial watersheds in the Arkavathi basin. It has a freshwater lake created in the year 1894 across the Arkavathi River to quench the drinking water requirements of Bengaluru city. The watershed is facing significant stresses due to rapid urbanization and other developmental activities. For this study, an attempt is made to assess the distribution of various land use land cover classes and their temporal changes over 18 years using remote sensed data and GIS tools. The watershed is categorized into four land use land cover classifications: settlement, waterbody, vegetation, and bare soil. The maximum likelihood technique is utilized for the image classification and accuracy assessment is carried out to evaluate the accuracy of image classification. The outcome of the study revealed that there is a substantial change in land use land cover classes in the Hesaraghatta watershed.
GIS-Based Digital Terrain Analysis of Assam-Meghalaya Foothills in Kamrup District, Assam
Authors: Borpujari C. , Bora A. K.
Published: December 2021

Terrain characteristics and their evaluation usually come under geomorphological study and more particularly the applied geomorphological study (Prasad & Sarkar 2011). Foothills are a geographically defined zone having a gradual increase in elevation at the base of a mountain or hill range. Detailed assessment of the present terrain parameters of the study area using GIS is significant as it shows the influence on the landscape of the area. It is a prerequisite in effective management of the impact of transition upon the landscape and its natural resources for sustainable management. In the study, an attempt has been made to delineate the foothill belt of the Assam-Meghalaya border in Kamrup District, Assam using Geographical Information system (GIS), and remote sensing techniques. Datasets available from USGS Earth Explorer, i.e. Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) are used for analyzing the elevation, contour, slope, and terrain characteristics. The present study aims at getting an information archive of the geomorphological and terrain characteristics of the Assam-Meghalaya foothills in Kamrup District, Assam, and its spatio-temporal variation.
Spatiotemporal Variation Characteristics of Groundwater Quality in A Semi-Arid Steppe Area in Northwest China
Authors: Li Quansheng , Zhang Kai , Yang Yingming , Chong Shan , Du Wenfeng , He Yunlan
Published: December 2021

In this paper, the open-pit coal mine in semi-arid grassland was taken as the research object. The water samples of the open-pit coal mine and its surrounding areas were collected and the hydrochemical parameters were detected. The temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, and dissolved oxygen in the groundwater were studied. The results showed that the groundwater in the study area was alkaline and brackish water. Climate factors might have a certain impact on the pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen of groundwater. The pH value of groundwater in the mining area was higher than that in the surrounding pastoral area, while the conductivity value of the mining area was between the pastoral area in the west and the Xilin river area in the east. The parameters of pH, conductivity and total dissolved solids of the four monitoring wells around the mining area showed a slow change or stable phenomenon in the vertical direction with the increase of groundwater depth. This study is of great significance to understand the characteristics of groundwater chemistry in mining areas and the rational development and utilization of groundwater resources.
A Study on the Effect of Soil and Sediment Types on the Fugacity Based Multimedia Partitioning of a Contact Fungicide Fluopyram: An Equilibrium Quality Criterion (EQC) Level 1 Approach
Authors: Thakur A. , Sharma S. , Qanungo K.
Published: December 2021

Equilibrium Quality Criterion (EQC) Level I calculations have been performed with Standard Equilibrium Quality Criterion (EQC) environment to study the environmental partitioning of a fungicide Fluopyram. Equilibrium Quality Criterion (EQC) Level I calculation assumes no degradation of the chemical, steady-state, and equilibrium conditions between the environmental compartments. The results reveal that the concentration of Fluopyram is expected to be maximum in the sediment compartment, followed by soil and water compartments. The effect of soil and sediment types on partitioning has been studied by systematically varying the densities of these two compartments. In the sediment compartment, the Fluopyram concentration is predicted to be highest if the sediment type is ‘sandy’ and the soil type is ‘clay’.
Monitoring Methods of Marine Pollution Range Based on Big Data Technology
Authors: Zhong Q. , Liu X.M.
Published: December 2021

With the development of big data technology, traditional monitoring methods for the scope of marine pollution can no longer meet the current needs of accuracy and timeliness. In light of the outstanding topic, this study proposed to use big data technology to monitor the scope of marine pollution. The intelligent digital remote sensing technology was used for multi-dimensional monitoring of ocean water quality and completed the calculation of data collected by water quality sensors through the improved big data comparative analysis method. Finally, the scope of pollution monitoring was realized. The results verified that the proposed monitoring method could achieve high-precision and time-sensitive monitoring of the range of marine pollutants, and could identify the basic information of pollutants.
Environmental Management: Pragmatic Suitability of Low Cost Activated Carbon in Lead (II)Ion Removal by Continuous Mode of Adsorption
Authors: Sivarethinamohan R. , Sujatha S.
Published: December 2021

Heavy metals such as chromium, lead, and arsenic are usually present in trace amounts in natural waters but many of them are toxic even at very low concentrations. An increasing quantity of heavy metals in our resources is currently an area of greater concern, especially since a large number of industries are discharging their metal containing effluents into freshwater without any adequate treatment. Activated carbons show a significant ability in removing heavy metal ions from an aqueous solution by adsorption, which has been examined by many researchers. Activated carbon derived from Manilkarazapota tree-wood (MZTWAC), which was found to be a suitable adsorbent for the removal of lead ions through continuous adsorption mode, was examined in this paper. A breakthrough curve has been plotted to find the effect of initial concentration and adsorbent bed height in the adsorption of lead (II)ion through MZTWAC. The breakthrough time and the saturation time increased as the initial concentration increased from 40 mg.L-1 to 60 mg.L-1. The saturation time was in the incremental mode when the bed height was increased from 5 cm to 7 cm bed thickness for 40 mg.L-1 concentration. Adams-Bohart’s model perfectly fits with this fixed-bed column in the removal of lead(II) from an aqueous solution using MZTWAC. Activated carbon derived from MZTWAC is better suited for the purpose of detoxifying metal-contaminated wastewater.
Flip-teaching methodology for university tourism guide and heritage interpreter courses
Authors: Morant-González Maryland , Alonso-López Nadia
Published: December 2021

Flip-teaching is a methodology in which the roles of lecturers and students are reversed, and effective learning is obtained by using ICT and encouraging independent study by students. This methodology inverts the traditional learning patterns and responsibilities of the lecturer, as well as the location, because university students obtain both theoretical and practical knowledge outside the classroom by working on contents provided by the lecturer. The aim of this research is to analyse how students on the Tourist Guide course of the Degree in Tourism at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) design and produce subject materials using the flip-teaching method. In the university training on tourist guiding and heritage interpretation, students develop relevant skills, such as the ability to generate messages from a key idea to provoke emotions in visitors, and other communication skills to facilitate visits and improve user experiences. The results show a more intensive use of class materials by students.
Un algoritmo recursivo en paralelo usando la ecuación radial de onda
Authors: Soler-Zapata María del Rosario , Franco-Escudero Emily Andrea , Arceo-Reyes Roberto
Published: December 2021

Se encuentra la solución radial de la ecuación de onda usando un sistema recursivo en paralelo. Se presentan los casos recursivos de dos términos homogéneos y no homogéneos. Este análisis de cómputo en paralelo se realizó usando el Laboratorio Regional de Cómputo de Alto Desempeño (LARCAD) haciendo uso del estándar de paso de mensajes MPI, logrando con ello presentar los conceptos fundamentales del cómputo en paralelo con un enfoque teórico- práctico.
EDUCACIÓN INCLUSIVA DIRIGIDA A NIÑOS Y ADOLESCENTE DE LA FUNDACIÓN "PASOS DE VIDA"
Authors: Orozco Fernández Irma , Bell Rodríguez Rafael Félix , Lema Cachinell Alejandro Nicolás
Published: December 2021

La Educación ha experimentado múltiples cambios a lo largo de su historia relacionados con su contexto, objetivos, representantes, avances, entre otros. Dentro de esos cambios han surgido una serie de propuestas referentes a la educación y la pedagogía, cada una de ellas con diferentes concepciones y objetivos. El Objetivo de esta investigación fue Analizar acciones desarrolladas para la educación inclusiva dirigida a niños y adolescente de la Fundación "Pasos de Vida". Estudio que se inserta en el paradigma positivista bajo el enfoque cuantitativo empleando la investigación de campo con apoyo en una revisión documental. Entre las acciones desarrolladas por la Fundación destacan las tutorías, la donación de víveres, aplicación de actividades cogiivas acorde a la discapacidad, entre otras. Concluyendose que la Educación inclusiva es una de las propuestas que surgió a mediados del siglo pasado, dirigida a personas con diferencias cognitivas, físicas, culturales; con la intención de integrarlos al medio educativo formal, ya que hasta ese momento no habían sido tomados en cuenta, a través de instituciones como es el caso de la Fundación “Pasos de vida”, dedicada a la educación de niños y adolescentes con este tipo de necesidades, dado que aunque ya se han observado cambios en las políticas sociales y educativas estadales, aun la inclusión de estos niños a la escuela no ha sido total.
IMPACTO DA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19 NA ROTINA DOS ESTUDANTES DE INSTITUIÇÕES DE ENSINO SUPERIOR (IES)
Authors: Harrys de Lemos dos Santos Silva Sarytha Edith , Nascimento dos Santos Israyane , Maria Andrade de Oliveira Milena , Claudia da Silva Mirela , Bezerra Correia Neves Giselda , Luís Silva dos Santos José , Gabriel da Silva Cavalcanti Viturino Matheus , Portugal Wanuska Munique , Bezerra Correia Neves Camila , Christian de Oliveira Felix Hugo
Published: December 2021

Diante do atual cenário de incertezas, ao planejar o ensino presencial, o dilema se estabelece ao reconhecer os estudantes como potenciais transmissores do vírus, também como vulneráveis à contaminação, sendo assim, é de extrema importância utilizar novas estratégias para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão narrativa sobre o impacto da pandemia da covid-19 na rotina dos estudantes de instituição de ensino superior (IES). Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo de revisão narrativa. As bases de dados utilizadas para a busca de artigos foram Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo) e Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde (BVS). Utilizando cruzamento dos Descritores de Ciências da Saúde (DeCS): ‘’COVID-19’’ ‘’Desafios’’ ‘’Estudantes’’ ‘’Instituição de Ensino Superior’’ integradas ao operador boelano AND. Resultados: Os professores e gestores assumiram a tarefa de garantir, além da qualidade na formação, estratégias para que os estudantes atendam aos requisitos desta, reconhecendo a pressão enfrentada pelos serviços de enfermagem na busca por profissionais competentes para assumir os diversos papéis exercidos pelo enfermeiro. Conclusão: Diante da literatura revisada foi visto que foram adotadas medidas para minimizar os danos na educação de ensino, contudo existem desafios e benefícios no uso de tecnologias digitais. foram adotadas medidas como Educação a Distância (EAD). No entanto, para que o aprendizado remoto seja bem-sucedido, deve-se mudar a mentalidade do ensino, focando em um ensino mais ativo e dinâmico.
BALANÇO HÍDRICO ANUAL RELACIONADO À CRISE HÍDRICA NA AVICULTURA DE SÃO BENTO DO UNA - PE, BRASIL
Authors: Mainar de Medeiros Raimundo , Rodolfo de Araújo Wagner , Cunha Filho Moacyr , Morant de Holanda Romildo , Marcelo Falle Saboya Luciano , Vieira de França Manoel , Carlos Montenegro Coutinho Junior João
Published: December 2021

Realizou-se o balanço hídrico anual pela metodologia de Thornthwaite et al., (1955) com o objetivo de verificar a contribuição do armazenamento e represamento d’água em São Bento do Una em inclusão a crise hídrica. Os dados pluviais mensais foram agrupados em 98 anos, individualizando um período climatológica, empregaram-se do software em planilhas eletrônicas, para extrair os valores das médias mensais, anuais da precipitação entre os anos de 1920 a 2018. As temperaturas foram estimadas pelos métodos da reta de regressões múltiplas utilizando-se das coordenadas geográficas. Os impactos climáticos têm provocado modificações no balanço hídrico da região na última década. A degradação ambiental, o efeito local da ação do homem tem por si só acelerado o processo de modificação do clima regional, com isso afetando diretamente as condições do regime pluvial e da disponibilidade d’água no solo. Sendo de extrema necessidade o uso de captação d’água de chuva e de outras fontes de armazenamento para a sobrevivência humana, animal e vegetal, contribuindo deste modo ao setor agropecuário e avícola da região na minimização da crise hídrica. Os impactos climáticos podem vim a provocar modificações no balanço hídrico da região visto que se esperam chuvas fortes e de alta intensidade acarretando queda na produção avícola e agropecuária.
HEAVEN NAMES IN QURAN
Authors: ABDULLAH Doaa Abdulkareem , AL-KHAFAJ Nesaif Jassim Mohammed
Published: December 2021

During these Study, I realized that the Qur'an is not a book that can be passed over by reading a translation when viewed from the outside. Because it is a book that scholars can't get enough of, that doesn't get old from repetition, and that never ends with admiration. The Quran is a divine and universal institution that teaches people to live with Allah. There cannot be a life that doesn´t take God into account; because there is no space or moment without God. In this study, the approach of hermeneutics acquis to the heaven will be examined. According to the meaning of heaven, in the Torah, Psalms, Bible and especially in the Quran, the study will be limited to tafsiri journals. Literature of hermeneutics being tremendous, the impossibility of handling each interpretation yields another limitation. The purpose of writing the study reflects how the names of heaven, which are pictured in the minds with a unique insight in the verses, are handled by Islam‎.
PRACTINCING DEGREE OF FIRST CYCLE HEAD MASTRES IN NORTH AL BATINAH GOVERNORATE IN SALTANATE OF OMAN OF THEIR ROLES IN ACTIVATING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL AND FAMILY
Authors: SALEH ALAJMI Mohammed , Almaqbali Fatema
Published: December 2021

The target of this study is to identify the degree to which school principals in the first cycle of the North Al Batinah governorate in Sultanate of Oman practiced their roles in implementing the partnership between the school and student families, and whether there were statistically significant differences between the averages of the chosen sample participants in this subject in Oman and weather if there is a major role played by the amount of experience of each individual. The study sample consisted of 244 female teachers from the first field in the North Al Batinah governorate in Oman, who constituted 17.2% from the total 1422 female teachers. A questionnaire consisting of 30 items was used, divided into 3 sections (cultural field, educational field, and the social field). In order to ensure the validity and reliability of the tool, it was applied to 30 teachers outside the sample under study, as the percentage of stability was according to the Cronbach Alpha coefficient .976 At the end and after analyzing the data, the partnership between the school and the family showed a high degree of partnership commitment, with an average of 4.19. The results indicated statistically there was no significant differences between the averages of the sample members for the degree of participation of school principals in North Al Batinah in Sultanate of Oman partnership between the school and the family which was due to the years of experience of the individuals. The study recommended the necessity of adopting a program to exchange visits between the principals of the first cycle schools and their counterparts in the rest of the educational governorates in order to benefit from their high experience in activating the partnership between the school and the students families, it also recommended that the media should play a role in broadcasting and publishing some programs that enhances the culture of partnership between the school and the families, and to also include a special field for activating the partnership between the school and the family in the school´s annual plan and programs. In addition, it also recommended creating an electronic educational platforms for students to help the guardian to follow up on all what is presented to the student, so that the principals are able to face and keep pace with any upcoming new challenges ‎.
Update on lymphoma pathology II: the role of genetic mutations in the pathogenesis of lymphoid neoplasia
Authors: Blewitt RW
Published: December 2021

In a sense we know the cause of cancer; it is genetic mutations. These operate by progressively damaging the mechanism for control of the cell mitotic cycle. For mutations to do this several condition must apply:

• the mutations must somehow escape the cell's DNA repair mechanism

• the mutant cell must be able to enter the mitotic cycle by evading normal mechanisms which prevent this

• the mutant cell must survive the effects of the mutation and be able to pass on its defective DNA to succeeding generations of its progeny.

When sufficient mutations have accumulated in its mitotic control genes, a cell can break free of mitotic control and become a cancer cell.
A week in hospital: a GP learning experience
Authors: Murgatroyd Morna
Published: December 2021

General practitioners try to keep up to date with the latest developments in medicine, so that they can give the best care to their patients. The government introduced the controversial contract for GPs in 1990 and if we attend educational meetings in a variety of medical subjects, an allowance is given to cover expenses. This applies to principals only, as non-principals are expected to finance and motivate themselves. There are soon to be changes again when practice-based accreditation is introduced.
Conditions for the Development of Phase Components K2CaP2O7 , KCaP3O9 in Toxic Dust
Authors: Zhumadilova Anar K. , Madaliyeva Elmira B. , Zhigitova Saule Z.
Published: December 2021

The present study analyses the composition and main components of toxic dust. To develop and understand the methods of controlling the dust generation process, it is necessary to study the data that provide detailed information about the reaction mechanism. The results of studies of the phase composition of dust conducted in the laboratory and their comparison with the data obtained earlier by other authors allowed establishing a fairly reliable diagnosis of the phase composition of dust. The analysis revealed that the dust of various phosphorus plants comprises the same basic components, yet the chemical bonds between them differ. The purpose of this study, conducted in the research laboratory of the Zhambyl Branch of LLP “Kazphosphate” (NDFZ) is to investigate the possibility of using new toxic dust, as well as the toxic dust from storage tanks to obtain NPK fertilisers. The study comprises three stages of investigating the oxidation of elementary phosphorus with nitric acid, since elementary yellow phosphorus is dangerous for the environment. As a result of the 1st stage of the study, it was found that toxic dust oxidised with nitric acid cannot be used as a fertiliser, since a non-technological mass is generated, such as acid resin, which is not suitable for drying and granulation. To neutralise the acid reaction mass, it was decided to use an aqueous solution of ammonia, thereby increasing the nutrient content and obtaining a complex NPK fertiliser. In the course of the study, the authors found in the 2nd and 3nd stages of the experiment that to obtain a productsuitable for fertilisation, it is necessary to strictly control the content of elemental phosphorus in the initial toxic dust and adjust the consumption of nitric acid based on its results
Intensity of Soil Pollution by Toxic Substances Depending on the Degree of Its Washout
Authors: Tkachuk Oleksandr , Verhelis Victoria
Published: December 2021

A significant degree of ploughness of agricultural lands of Ukraine has led to increased erosion and the creation of soils of varying degrees of washout, which leads to dehumification and contamination of soils with toxic substances. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to establish the features of horizontal migration and accumulation of heavy metals of lead, cadmium, copper, and zinc, trace elements of boron and manganese, radionuclides of caesium and strontium on podzolic heavy loamy chernozems with varying degrees of washout: non-eroded, weak and medium washout, conditioned by the development of erosion processes. During the study, spectrophotometric, colorimetric, gamma-spectrometric, and radiochemical methods were used to determine the content of toxic substances in the soil. The study results showed that on slightly washed soils, the content of humus is 12.9% less, easily hydrolysed nitrogen – 13.3%, mobile forms of phosphorus – 51.1%, mobile potassium – 34.9% less than on slightly washed soils. The humus content on medium-washed soil was 8.8% less than on lightly washed soil, easily hydrolysed nitrogen – 14.3% less, mobile phosphorus – 15.3% more, mobile potassium – 42.9% more. A strong horizontal migration of mobile lead forms in washed podzolic heavy loamy chernozem was established, which increases with increasing degree of soil washout with the content of mobile lead forms on medium-washed soil by 24% more than on non-eroded soil. The same dependence was established on the content of mobile forms of zinc in the soil, with their predominance on medium-washed soil by 17 %, compared to non-washed. The content of mobile forms of copper is lower on slightly washed soil, compared to non – washed soil by 5%, boron – 18.8% less on non-washed soil, compared to medium-washed, and the content of mobile forms of manganese increases by 3.3% from slightly to medium-washed soil. It was also found that the concentration of caesium decreased by 25.6% on medium-washed soils, compared to non-washed ones
Long-Term Strength Prediction of Wood Based Composites Using the Kinetic Equations
Authors: Kulman Sergiy , Boiko Liudmyla , Sedliačik Ján
Published: December 2021

The existing behaviour models of the structures under constant load (creep) have a fairly wide forecast horizon and low accuracy. As a rule, they consider the transition from an undestroyed state of an element to a destroyed one, in one stage. The purpose of this study is to substantiate and develop a new approach to predicting long-term strength based on kinetic equations, which, in turn, should consider the multistage nature of the process of gradual destruction of structure elements. To achieve this purpose, the study solves the tasks of creating a multistage kinetic transition of individual structure elements from an initially elastic state to a viscoelastic state, and then to a fractured state. When describing this process, the authors employed the methods of formal kinetics and the theory of continuum damage mechanics, including the method of basic diagrams. Wood-based composites were used as the materials under study. Based on the results of the conducted full-scale and computational experiments, the study discovers that a mathematical model based on kinetic equations adequately describes the behaviour of the materials under study for long-term strength; the proposed two-stage model determines the forecast horizon much more accurately than the available one-stage models. The kinetic parameters that determine the rate of transition of a structural element from an elastic state to a viscoelastic state, and then to a destroyed state, were determined based on experimental base chart. The time to fracture was determined at three-point bending at a load equal to 70% of the flexural strength at temperatures of 20°C and 60°C, constant humidity RH 65% and moisture content MC 8%. When building control charts, the load increased by another 15%. The method allows narrowing the forecast horizon and determining the moment of transition of a structure from a stationary state to a blow-up regime with a higher accuracy