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A Robust SMC-PHD Filter for Multi-Target Tracking with Unknown Heavy-Tailed Measurement Noise
Authors: Gong Yang , Cui Chen
Published: May 2021

In multi-target tracking, the sequential Monte Carlo probability hypothesis density (SMC-PHD) filter is a practical algorithm. Influenced by outliers under unknown heavy-tailed measurement noise, the SMC-PHD filter suffers severe performance degradation. In this paper, a robust SMC-PHD (RSMC-PHD) filter is proposed. In the proposed filter, Student-t distribution is introduced to describe the unknown heavy-tailed measurement noise where the degrees of freedom (DOF) and the scale matrix of the Student-t distribution are respectively modeled as a Gamma distribution and an inverse Wishart distribution. Furthermore, the variational Bayesian (VB) technique is employed to infer the unknown DOF and scale matrix parameters while the recursion estimation framework of the RSMC-PHD filter is derived. In addition, considering that the introduced Student- t distribution might lead to an overestimation of the target number, a strategy is applied to modify the updated weight of each particle. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed filter is effective with unknown heavy-tailed measurement noise.
LeanNet: An Efficient Convolutional Neural Network for Digital Number Recognition in Industrial Products
Authors: Qin Na , Liu Longkai , Huang Deqing , Wu Bi , Zhang Zonghong
Published: May 2021

The remarkable success of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in computer vision tasks is shown in large-scale datasets and high-performance computing platforms. However, it is infeasible to deploy large CNNs on resource constrained platforms, such as embedded devices, on account of the huge overhead. To recognize the label numbers of industrial black material product and deploy deep CNNs in real-world applications, this research uses an efficient method to simultaneously (a) reduce the network model size and (b) lower the amount of calculation without compromising accuracy. More specifically, the method is implemented by pruning channels and corresponding filters that are identified as having a trivial effect on the output accuracy. In this paper, we prune VGG-16 to obtain a compact network called LeanNet, which gives a 25× reduction in model size and a 4.5× reduction in float point operations (FLOPs), while the accuracy on our dataset is close to the original accuracy by retraining the network. Besides, we also find that LeanNet could achieve better performance on reductions in model size and computation compared to some lightweight networks like MobileNet and SqueezeNet, which are widely used in engineering applications. This research has good application value in the field of industrial production.
A Novel Transformers Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Probabilistic Neural Network and Bio-Inspired Optimizer
Authors: Tao Lingyu , Yang Xiaohui , Zhou Yichen , Yang Li
Published: May 2021

Since it is difficult for the traditional fault diagnosis method based on dissolved gas analysis (DGA) to meet today’s engineering needs in terms of diagnostic accuracy and stability, this paper proposes an artificial intelligence fault diagnosis method based on a probabilistic neural network (PNN) and bio-inspired optimizer. The PNN is used as the basic classifier of the fault diagnosis model, and the bio-inspired optimizer, improved salp swarm algorithm (ISSA), is used to optimize the hidden layer smoothing factor of PNN, which stably improves the classification performance of PNN. Compared with the traditional SSA, the sine cosine algorithm (SCA) and disruption operator are introduced in ISSA, which effectively improves the exploration capability and convergence speed. To verify the engineering applicability of the proposed method, the ISSA-PNN model was developed and tested using sensor data provided by Jiangxi Province Power Supply Company. In addition, the method is compared with machine learning methods such as support vector machine (SVM), back propagation neural network (BPNN), multi-layer perceptron (MLP), and traditional fault diagnosis methods such as the international electrotechnical commission (IEC) ratio method. The results show that the proposed method has a strong learning ability for complex fault data and has advantages in accuracy and robustness compared to other methods.
Analysis of Non-Stationarity for 5.9 GHz Channel in Multiple Vehicle-to-Vehicle Scenarios
Authors: Li Fang , Chen Wei , Shui Yishui
Published: May 2021

The vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) radio channel is non-stationary due to the rapid movement of vehicles. However, the stationarity of the V2V channels is an important indicator of the V2V channel characteristics. Therefore, we analyzed the non-stationarity of V2V radio channels using the local region of stationarity (LRS). We selected seven scenarios, including three directions of travel, i.e., in the same, vertical, and opposite directions, and different speeds and environments in a similar driving direction. The power delay profile (PDP) and LRS were estimated from the measured channel impulse responses. The results show that the most important influences on the stationary times are the direction and the speed of the vehicles. The average stationary times for driving in the same direction range from 0.3207 to 1.9419 s, the average stationary times for driving in the vertical direction are 0.0359–0.1348 s, and those for driving in the opposite direction are 0.0041–0.0103 s. These results are meaningful for the analysis of the statistical characteristics of the V2V channel, such as the delay spread and Doppler spread. Small-scale fading based on the stationary times affects the quality of signals transmitted in the V2V channel, including the information transmission rate and the information error code rate.
Understanding Technological Unemployment: A Review of Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
Authors: Lima Yuri , Barbosa Carlos Eduardo , dos Santos Herbert Salazar , de Souza Jano Moreira
Published: May 2021

Many studies have focused on estimating the impact of automation on work around the world with results ranging widely. Despite the disagreement about the level of impact that automation will have, experts agree that new technologies tend to be applied to every economic sector, thus impacting work regardless of substituting or complementing it. The purpose of this study is to move on from the discussion about the size of the impact of automation to understanding the main social impacts that automation will cause and what actions should be taken to deal with them. For this purpose, we reviewed literature about technological unemployment found in Scopus and Web of Science published since 2000, presenting an academic view of the actions necessary to deal with the social impact of automation. Our results summarize causes, consequences, and solutions for the technological unemployment found in the literature. We also found that the literature is mainly concentrated on the areas of economy, sociology, and philosophy, with the authors situated in developed economies such as the USA, Europe, and New Zealand. Finally, we present the research agenda proposed by the reviewed papers that could motivate new research on the subject.
Is the Creative Class a Game Changer in Cities? A Socioeconomic Study on Romania
Authors: Pavelea Alina Maria , Neamțu Bogdana , Nijkamp Peter , Kourtit Karima
Published: May 2021

In the wake of current urbanization trends, Creative Class theory has gained much popularity. According to the theory, in order to achieve sustainable socioeconomic growth and citizens’ well-being, cities have to attract the Creative Class, who prefer places that simultaneously provide amenities such as tolerance, talent, technology, and territorial assets (the four Ts). Although the theory has been tested extensively in the USA and in Western European countries, few attempts have been made to study it in Eastern Europe. As such, this paper tests Creative Class theory in the case of Romania, which is an interesting country for this study, since it has a relatively low level of urbanization and the population is less mobile compared to Western countries. Our results show that talent, technology, and territorial assets are able to significantly explain the geographical concentration of the Creative Class. However, different types of tolerance have different effects on the concentration of the Creative Class. Nevertheless, when we control for conventional socioeconomic welfare variables, the results change. The variable that has the highest effect on welfare patterns is path-dependency, namely, the previous level of regional and urban welfare registered. Thus, this paper reflects the need for both researchers and practitioners to consider the path-dependency trajectories of socioeconomic health and well-being in urban areas.
Hybrid Decision Model for Evaluating Blockchain Business Strategy: A Bank’s Perspective
Authors: Chen Nien-Ping , Shen Kao-Yi , Liang Chiung-Ju
Published: May 2021

Banks attempt to invest in emerging financial technology (FinTech), such as blockchain, to enhance competitiveness. There is a great deal of literature on the technical and legal aspects of blockchain. However, there is little specific guidance on how banks can apply a holistic model to evaluate the blockchain-based business. This study proposes a hybrid decision model with confidence-weighted fuzzy assessments to address this valuable research topic. Supported by a group of seasoned experts, five major blockchain-based business models are evaluated for a domestic bank in Taiwan. The key findings contribute to understanding the importance of the involved factors and identifying the ideal business strategy for the bank. The result suggests that the most crucial dimension is policies and regulations, not the technical capability of banks.
Factors of Prison Recidivism in Women: A Socioeducational and Sustainable Development Analysis
Authors: Moles-López Elisabet , Añaños Fanny T.
Published: May 2021

This article analyses women sentenced to prison in Spain (in open, closed, or ordinary regimes) to examine the risk and protection factors fundamentally related to criminal-prison recidivism. The study is national in scope, with a stratified representative sample of 756 female inmates, 446 in a closed environment and 310 in an open one. The women were surveyed using mixed questionnaires, and the data were analyzed using various tests and quantitative models of analysis. The results show the relationship between recidivism and different sociological and criminological characteristics. They highlight national origin as a risk factor for both samples. Age, addiction profile, criminal antecedents as a minor, and age at which the woman first went to prison were also assessed. Protective factors included official education, with education during the sentence as the most important, as well as courses and/or intervention programs attended. All of these issues contribute not only basic knowledge on the topic—for women while in prison and on temporary release—but also the foundations for improving prison socioeducational interventions/treatments and sustainable human development, and for preventing recidivism based on the best, most effective programs that focus on these issues.
A Spotlight on Environmental Psychology and Sustainability with Dr. Susan Clayton
Authors: Jia Fanli , Soucie Kendall , Matsuba M. Kyle
Published: May 2021

To raise the global awareness of environmental psychology and sustainability in this Special Issue, we requested a virtual interview with Dr [...]
Interaction between Biofilm Formation, Surface Material and Cleanability Considering Different Materials Used in Pig Facilities—An Overview
Authors: Nakanishi Erika Yukari , Palacios Joahnn H. , Godbout Stéphane , Fournel Sébastien
Published: May 2021

Sometimes the contamination in pig facilities can persist even after the washing and disinfection procedure. Some factors could influence this persistence, such as bacteria type, biofilm formation, material type and washing parameters. Therefore, this review summarizes how the type of surface can influence bacteria colonization and how the washing procedure can impact sanitary aspects, considering the different materials used in pig facilities. Studies have shown that biofilm formation on the surface of different materials is a complex system influenced by environmental conditions and the characteristics of each material’s surface and group of bacteria. These parameters, along with the washing parameters, are the main factors having an impact on the removal or persistence of biofilm in pig facilities even after the cleaning and disinfection processes. Some options are available for proper removal of biofilms, such as chemical treatments (i.e., detergent application), the use of hot water (which is indicated for some materials) and a longer washing time.
Off-Grid Hybrid Electrical Generation Systems in Remote Communities: Trends and Characteristics in Sustainability Solutions
Authors: López-Castrillón William , Sepúlveda Héctor H. , Mattar Cristian
Published: May 2021

The objective of this review is to present the characteristics and trends of hybrid renewable energy systems for remote off-grid communities. Traditionally, remote off-grid communities have used diesel oil-based systems to generate electricity. Increased technological options and lower costs have resulted in the adoption of hybrid renewable energy-based systems. The evaluated 168 studies from the period 2002–2019 considered energy developments in Asia, northern Europe, Africa and South America, with the great majority in the northern hemisphere (n = 152, 90.5%). Many of the studied systems were located in tropical (44.1%) and subtropical areas (31.0%). Our review shows that most of the studied approaches combined photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy and that diesel generators are the preferred backup system (61.3%), while batteries are the preferred method of energy storage (80.4%). Communities far from coasts have more options for renewable energy sources, such as biogas. Although half the studies were related to communities with access to marine-based renewable energy resources, their use was only referred to in fifteen studies. In terms of trends, the studies show a mature development of PV and wind-power technology for off-grid hybrid systems independent of the latitude, which is preferred as they are proven and accessible methods. The preferred storage method is batteries, and diesel is the preferred backup system given the low efficiency of PV and the intermittent character of wind power.
Electrodeposition of Cu on PEDOT for a Hybrid Solid-State Electronic Device
Authors: Vizza Martina , Pappaianni Giulio , Giurlani Walter , Stefani Andrea , Giovanardi Roberto , Innocenti Massimo , Fontanesi Claudio
Published: May 2021

Conductive polymers are nowadays attracting great attention for their peculiar mechanical, electrical and optical proprieties. In particular, PEDOT can be used in a wide range of innovative applications, from electroluminescent devices to photovoltaics. In this work, the electrochemical deposition of 3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) was performed on various substrates (ITO, thin films of gold and palladium on silicon wafers) by means of both potentiostatic and potentiodynamic techniques. This was intended to further expand the applications of electrochemically deposited PEDOT, particularly regarding the preparation of thin films in tight contact with electrode surfaces. This allows one to obtain systems prone to be used as electrodes in stacked devices. Chronoamperometric experiments were performed to study the nucleation and growth process of PEDOT. SEM, ESEM and AFM analysis allowed the characterization of the morphology of the polymeric films obtained. Raman and visible spectroscopy confirmed the high-quality of the coatings on the different substrates. Then, the PEDOT films were used as the base material for the further electrodeposition of a copper layer. In this way, a hybrid electronic device was obtained, by using electrochemical methods only. The high conductivity and ohmic behavior of the device were confirmed over a wide range of frequencies with electrical impedance spectroscopy analysis.
Exposure and Carriage of Pathogenic Leptospira in Livestock in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Authors: Cranford Hannah M. , Taylor Marissa , Browne Andrew Springer , Alt David P. , Anderson Tammy , Hamond Camila , Hornsby Richard L. , LeCount Karen , Schlater Linda , Stuber Tod , De Wilde Leah , Burke-France Valicia J. , Ellis Esther M. , Nally Jarlath E. , Bradford Bethany
Published: May 2021

From 2019–2020, the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) investigated potential animal reservoirs of Leptospira spp., the pathogenic bacteria that cause leptospirosis. We examined Leptospira exposure and carriage in livestock on the island of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands (USVI). We utilized the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) to evaluate the sera, and the fluorescent antibody test (FAT), real time polymerase chain reaction (rt-PCR), and bacterial culture to evaluate urine specimens from livestock (n = 126): 28 cattle, 19 goats, 46 pigs, and 33 sheep. Seropositivity was 37.6% (47/125) with agglutinating antibodies to the following serogroups identified: Australis, Djasiman, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Ballum, Sejroe, Cynopteri, Autumnalis, Hebdomadis, Pomona, Canicola, Grippotyphosa, and Pyrogenes. Urine from 4 animals (4.0%, 4/101) was positive by rt-PCR for lipL32: 2 sheep, 1 goat, and 1 bull. Sequencing of secY amplicons identified L. interrogans in 1 sheep and 1 bull. Livestock in USVI harbor pathogenic Leptospira bacteria and could play a role in the zoonotic cycle of leptospirosis.
Somatogenic depression in childhood and adolescence
Authors: Antropov Yu. F.
Published: May 2021

The problem of somatogenic depressive disorders in childhood and adolescence remains urgent due to the high frequency and pronounced maladaptive effects. The purpose of the work was to clarify pathogenesis factors, frequency and clinical features of somatogenic affective (depressive) disorders in children and adolescents. 268 patients aged 1 to 17 years were studied using clinical-psychopathological, clinical-psychological and statistical methods. A high frequency (16,8 %) of somatogenic depression in the psychosomatic contingent, pathogenetically significant risk factors, as well as clinical features of somatogenic depressive disorders, were established. A certain association of somatogenic depressive and somatic disorders is emphasized, which makes it possible to substantiate a pathogenetically directed therapeutic approach.
Forestier disease. A clinical case of laryngeal and esophageal compression
Authors: Shirokova Alexandra Sergeevna , Zakharycheva Tatyana Adolfovna , Seregin Sergey Alekseevich , Pyannikova Anastasia Yevgenyevna
Published: May 2021

The article describes a clinical case of a patient with the first diagnosed Forestier disease — ankylosing diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, dysphonia and dysphagia due to laryngeal and esophageal compression. A 79-year-old patient was disturbed by complaints of hoarseness, a sore throat, and a violation of swallowing for four months. Oncology was excluded as a result of the examination. The diagnosis is confirmed by the results of clinical and instrumental examination. A peculiarity of the case is cognitive impairment, which impeded the diagnostic search and influenced the adherence to treatment.
Application of reflexotherapy techniques in the rehabilitation treatment of employees with dangerous working conditions
Authors: Khritinin Dmitrii Fedorovich , Tyan Viktoriia Nikolaevna , Shaburov Rafik Iskhakovich , Karakozov Aram Grigorevich , Lebedeva Ekaterina Gennadievna , Karakozova Marina Grigorevna , Eremin Michail Nikolaevich , Levchenko Olga Borisovna , Molodova Alevtina Igorevna
Published: May 2021

The article presents the experience of using methods of restorative treatment of employees with dangerous working conditions, the impact of which during the working shift creates a threat to the life of the employee or causes a high risk of severe forms of acute professional injuries on the example of certain categories of employees of JSC Russian Railways. The use of reflexotherapy techniques allows you to get a stable positive effect when relieving neurotic reactions and asthenic conditions that occur in workers with dangerous working conditions
Psychological adaptation to vascular dementia in elderly patients living in inpatient medical and social institutions
Authors: Hyanikyaynen Igor Viktorovich , Zalutskaya Natalia Mihaylovna , Dmitryakova Anna Anatoljevna , Molchanova Ekaterina Vladimirovna , Burkin Mark Mihaylovich , Dorshakova Olga Vasiljevna , Rzheutskaya Nina Alexandrovna
Published: May 2021

Studies of psychological adaptation to vascular dementia in elderly patients living in inpatient medical and social institutions require further methodological development from the standpoint of biopsychosocial, structural-functional, and personalized approaches. In order to solve this urgent problem, the literature review first of all provides a comprehensive assessment of somatogenic and psychogenic effects of the disease on the psyche of this group of patients, as well as stratification of non-adaptive protective and coping behaviors for their subsequent correction.
Estrategias de financiamiento aplicadas por empresas del sector petroquímico en un entorno competitivo
Authors: Nava Gregoria
Published: May 2021

Los cambios en el entorno empresarial experimentados a escala mundial en las últimas décadas, demandan administrar y manejar el dinero que necesitan para operar. Atendiendo a estas consideraciones, surge el presente artículo cuyo propósito es identificar las estrategias de financiamiento aplicadas por empresas del sector petroquímico. La investigación fue descriptiva, de diseño no experimental, transeccional y de campo. La población estuvo conformada por seis (6) empresas, vigentes y en ejecución dentro del complejo petroquímico Ana María Campo. Se realizaron entrevistas a veintidós (22) gerentes de dichas empresas. Los resultados indican que las formas de financiamiento a corto plazo son las que ocupan mayor peso dentro de las estrategias financieras que optan para la obtención de sus recursos operativos así como de inversión. Adicional a esto, se pudo detectar que en las estrategias de financiamiento en el largo plazo son consideradas las fuentes internas como base de este tipo de financiamiento
Estrategia de contratación de personal. Una experiencia en la industria
Authors: Perozo Michelle
Published: May 2021

El requerimiento de destrezas, capacidades o competencias del saber hacer se convierte en uno de los activos empresariales más importantes. En este sentido, determinar la estrategia de contratación de personal que se aplica en la industria petrolera venezolana es el propósito de esta investigación de tipo descriptiva, con diseño no experimental, transeccional y de campo. Para ello se utilizó la información suministrada por los gerentes de las tres (3) empresas activas prestatarias del servicio de perforación de pozos a la industria petrolera venezolana. Los resultados permiten afirmar que el llevar a cabo una estrategia de contratación exitosa involucra inferir el desempeño de un candidato ante un puesto de trabajo específico, considerando su proceso continuo de aprendizaje y desarrollo en términos de autosuficiencia y adaptación a nuevos escenarios, sin que su formación previa afecte.
Indicadores de control de gestión para el mejoramiento del departamento de compras en empresas de café
Authors: Medina Jenifer , Aguilar Josemilio , Arambulet Violiber
Published: May 2021

La investigación tuvo como objetivo proponer indicadores de control de gestión para el mejoramiento continuo del departamento de compras, en la empresa del café, la investigación se enmarcó en la modalidad de proyecto factible con un diseño de campo, descriptivo. La población y muestra de estudios estuvo conformada (06) personas, Se utilizó la observación directa como técnica de recolección de datos, la encuesta y el cuestionario como instrumento, conformado por trece (13) ítems y compuesto por una escala de Likert. El estudio en cuestión dio como resultado que en la empresa nacional del café, presentó debilidades en cuanto la ausencia de indicadores de gestión el proceso de compras, y como consecuencia no se puede medir el desempeño y los resultados administrativos al momento de la adquisición, es por ello que se diseñó la propuesta es factible para el mejor desarrollo del departamento.
Formações como foco
Authors: Silva Judilma Aline , Rocha Paula Rejane Lisboa da
Published: May 2021

Este artigo apresenta duas experiências de pesquisa envolvendo a formação docente da educação básica, superior e do gestor. O primeiro um recorte de uma pesquisa finalizada em 2019, de doutorado em uma Instituição de Ensino Superior pública. O objetivo foi mapear as ações institucionais voltadas para a formação dos docentes universitários, desenvolvidas pelas IES públicas federais no Brasil. O Segundo uma pesquisa que problematiza a gestão educacional por resultados implantados no Estado de Pernambuco, como também as suas implicações para o gestor. As pesquisas possuem a formação continuada como ponto desencadeador e o referencial teórico apresentado em cada discussão remete aos autores da contemporaneidade.  Ambos os estudos apontam avanços processuais no entendimento sobre processos formativos.
Space-Time-Coding Digital Metasurfaces: Principles and Applications
Authors: Zhang Lei , Cui Tie Jun
Published: May 2021

Space-time-modulated metastructures characterized by spatiotemporally varying properties have recently attracted great interest and become one of the most fascinating and promising research fields. In the meantime, space-time-coding digital metasurfaces with inherently programmable natures emerge as powerful and versatile platforms for implementing the spatiotemporal modulations, which have been successfully realized and used to manipulate the electromagnetic waves in both the spectral and spatial domains. In this article, we systematically introduce the general concepts and working principles of space-time-coding digital metasurfaces and provide a comprehensive survey of recent advances and representative applications in this field. Specifically, we illustrate the examples of complicated wave manipulations, including harmonic beam control and programmable nonreciprocal effect. The fascinating strategy of space-time-coding opens the door to exciting scenarios for information systems, with abundant applications ranging from wireless communications to imaging and radars. We summarize this review by presenting the perspectives on the existing challenges and future directions in this fast-growing research field.
Food Security as Correlate of Interstate Conflict: A Case Study of the State of Qatar
Authors: Azad Farukh Mohammad , Frazier Dr. Tim , Wood Erik
Published: May 2021

The literature indicates that conflict can result in food insecurity due to economic or political crisis. However, few studies have investigated the effects that nonviolent interstate conflict has on food security in the Middle East. Evidence from this study, based in Qatar, indicates that conflict can result in food insecurity due to economic or political crisis. This research critically examines the lingering political and economic blockade of the State of Qatar and the extent to which this blockade has impacted food security of residents. The study employed a sequential mixed methods approach to gain better insight into the nature of food security in Qatar. A focused qualitative review of the relevant literature was followed by a quantitative analysis which revealed that there was no significant effect of interstate conflict on food security, while the economic and political blockade correlated significantly with food security. Three groups were sampled, including government officials, regulatory agencies, and food suppliers.
Survival Analysis for Pancreatic Cancer Patients using Cox-Proportional Hazard (CPH) Model
Authors: Chakraborty Aditya , Tsokos Chris P.
Published: May 2021

Pancreatic cancer is comparatively rare but extremely lethal. In the United States, pancreatic cancer is the 4thleading cause of cancer death, and in Europe, it is the 6th. Though Pancreatic cancer remains incurable if detected late, research into improving the therapeutic strategy has increased significantly in recent years. However, it is ambiguous if sustained improvements have been achieved by identifying the most prominent risk factors responsible for cancer. In this article, we studied the survival times of 677 pancreatic cancer patients with fifteen risk factors. The semi-parametric Cox proportional hazard (CPH) model was used to examine the covariate effect taking into account all of the statistically significant risk factors and their significant two way interactions. A careful and rigorous assessment of the risk factors based on the AIC of the stepwise selection technique revealed seven risk factors, and ten interaction terms are statistically significantly contributing to the survival times. The final Cox-PH model was well-validated and satisfied all the key assumptions. The identified risk factors and their interactions are ranked according to the prognostic effect on the survival time based on the hazard ratio. We found the most contributing risk factor is the combined effect of patients with emphysema and cancer stage regional with a hazard ratio (HR) = 8.84.
Diagnóstico de la cultura organizacional del programa educativo de Ingeniería Industrial de la Universidad Tecnológica de Tecamachalco
Authors: González-Díaz Yolanda , González-Díaz Yolanda , Avelino-Rosas Roberto
Published: May 2021

This research work presents a diagnosis of the organizational culture of the Educational Program of Industrial Engineering of the Technological University of Tecamachalco, according to the findings found and where it can intervene to establish improvement strategies. To carry out the research and based on the literature review, the quantitative method was used through the Competing Values Framework Model as the most appropriate to diagnose the organizational culture in an educational institution, taking into consideration studies carried out in Mexico (García, Hernández, Vargas and Cuevas, December 2012; Sánchez, 2017; Chuc, 2017) and that for its application in a case study it was necessary to determine the validity and reliability of the instrument. In order to understand how an organization will act under different circumstances, it is necessary to know what basic assumptions it has, that is, to inquire into its organizational culture to know "shared values, habits, uses and customs, codes of conduct, work policies, traditions and objectives that are transmitted from one generation to another. " (Chiavenato, 2009, p. 120).
Contextualización del proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje de las matemáticas en ingeniería y el desarrollo del pensamiento crítico matemático en estudiantes
Authors: Aguirre-Puente José Alfredo , Gómez-Contreras Ariana , Morales-Félix Verónica de Jesús , Ramos-López Humberto
Published: May 2021

Currently in the process of teaching-learning of mathematics, a panorama of a science with an abstract nature is glimpsed. In such a way that the acquisition of knowledge is in a mechanized way and the teacher's word is taken as dogma. The problems and equations formulated to the student are formulated under a mathematical conception with strong cohesion towards the nature of the operation to be solved, under a perspective that is irrelevant to the student within the process of assimilation of knowledge, leaving even more the aspect of its application within the context of their daily life and therefore how relevant their learning can become. From this area of opportunity arises the concern of this research project based on the improvement of the teaching-learning process based on the contextualization of scenarios that facilitate the acquisition of knowledge, mathematical critical thinking and the ability to locate the field of application of The same, developing their own methodologies, taking into account the teacher and student expertise, thereby trying to achieve a meaningful teaching-learning process, simpler acquisition and retention for the student and to achieve for the teacher.
Análisis del desarrollo regional endógeno a través de la educación superior intercultural
Authors: Luis Alejandro Gazca-Herrera , Garizurieta-Bernabe Jessica , Garizurieta-Meza Miguel Hugo , Gómez-Cabañas José Rafael
Published: May 2021

Development, it is argued, poses important challenges that affect the future, equity and people's needs. Education is a fundamental tool to reverse inequalities. In this research carried out at the Veracruzana Intercultural University, the objective was to analyze the endogenous regional impact from the intercultural educational variables; The research was designed in a descriptive transactional way, since, through the evaluation of the variables defined around the dimensions: economic, social and environmental; An attempt was made to describe the extent to which each one has been affected by the implementation of the Intercultural University in the Huasteca region. The result shows that the Intercultural University is in the process of fulfilling the areas mentioned within endogenous development, giving a boost to the economy, to socio-cultural and environmental areas.
Berantas Hoax Seputar Vaksin Covid-19 Melalui Kegiatan Edukasi dan Sosialisasi Vaksin Covid-19
Authors: Nurdiana Astri , Marlina Rina , Adityasning Weni
Published: May 2021

Ditengah merebaknya rencana pemerintah untuk pemberian vaksinasi Covid-19 (Sinovac) secara massal, berbagai hoax bermunculan di dalam media online, bahkan seringkali informasi tersebut disebarkan oleh akun-akun yang tidak memiliki kapasitas pengetahuan yang baik tentang vaksin Covid-19. Berkembangnya hoax tersebut sangatlah membahayakan, salah satunya bagi bidan. Sebagai tenaga kesehatan bidan tidak dapat menghentikan pelayanannya selama pandemik Covid-19, karena masa kehamilan, persalinan, nifas dan bayi baru lahir merupakan masa yang tidak dapat dilakukan penundaan pelayanannya dalam kondisi apapun. Sebagai upaya mengkal permasalahan maka dilakukanlah sosialisasi dan edukasi seputar vaksin Covid-19 pada tanggal 18 Februari 2021 melalu media Zoom, Kegiatan tersebut melibatkan 209 peserta dan 2 narasumber, hasil kegiatan didapat peningkatan pengetahuan peserta seputar efikasi dan efektifitas vaksin Covid-19, serta ditemukannya perubahan sikap peserta tentang kesiapan diri untuk mendapatkan vaksinasi Covid-19 dari tidak mau dan ragu menjadi bersedia.
Islamic School Education Service Marketing Strategy
Authors: Wahyuni Wiwit , Syahza Almasdi , Burhanuddin Dudung
Published: May 2021

This study aims to obtain the strategy for education services marketing by applying the 7Ps concept (product, price, promotion, place, people, process and physical evidence) of the educational services marketing mix in the Integrated Islamic Senior High School. This study used a descriptive qualitative method, and data was collected through documentation, observation, and interviews. The informants surveyed were the principal, deputy principal in the public relations field, teachers and education personnel of the Directorate General of Teachers and Education Personnel (GTK), students, and student guardians. The results showed the success of applying the 7Ps concept. They include (1) the product of offering the general and religious aspect; (2) prices meant to target the middle-upper class economy; (3) a place that received official permission from the government to be located on a highway supported by an adequate land area; (4) the promotion implemented in online, print, internal, and word of mouth activities; (5) the friendly, caring and serving community, such as the GTK, implementing activities that can maintain school human resources quality; (6) the physical evidence, adequate and representative space and building availability, and (7) the process and the implementation of daily Teaching and Learning Activities (KBM) combining students’ cognitive and moral enhancement. The 7Ps concept in marketing educational services is the success of Islamic schools from its competitors.
Komfort, czyli co oznacza mieszkać dobrze
Authors: Skowrońska Marta
Published: May 2021

The article considers comfort in the home, that is the feeling that the place in which one lives and the manner in which things are organized within that space are for the individual a source of satisfaction and allow them to feel “at home”. The background to the analysis of the modern understanding of comfort is the historical processes of the formation of such categories as individuality, cosiness, comfort and functionality. In the discussions are utilized the results of recent studies in Poland and abroad of domestic lifestyles.
Język ojczysty — zaniedbany obszar wychowania
Authors: Górnikowska-Zwolak Elżbieta
Published: May 2021

The author approaches native languages from the pedagogical point of view, perceiving language as an invisible environment of the upbringing of youths. She indicates the value of the national language in the past as well as currently in the period of globalization, she draws attention to the necessity to protect it and the importance of the Act on the Protection of the Polish Language introduced (1999) with this aim in mind. Analyzing current linguistic modes she gives many examples of carelessness and infringements of the principles of the use of the native language. She points out that respect for the language used is an element of good upbringing. An additional element of the discussion is the expression in the language of the oppression of women, so-called linguistic sexism. The article ends with a demonstration of examples of good practice — activities promoting linguistic culture, including language sensitive to gender issues (inclusive).
Quasi-biblijna historia
Authors: Hasiuk Magdalena
Published: May 2021

L’Indiade, ou l’Inde de leurs rêves is the second drama of Hélène Cixous directed by Ariane Mnouchkine in the Théâtre du Soleil. The history of India — the achievement of independence in 1947 marked by the division of the country — became a metaphor of the separation experienced in the closest relationships between people. The performance rooted in the historical and socio-political realities also exhibited its universal dimension through references on many planes to the Bible, Mahabharata and Greek tragedies. The topic of separation was reinforced in a special manner by its contrast with the quality most characteristic for India, with variety and contrast, present in rhapsodic literate form which refers to Shakespearian chronicles, but also existing at the level of the story, the characters, the construction of the spectacle and theatrical creations. The performance, revealing the riches incorporated into the human being, inspired posing one of the most fundamental questions, what is man?
Ojciec Józef Wrzesiński i nowa socjologia ubóstwa
Authors: Tarkowska Elżbieta
Published: May 2021

The text contains a description of the life and activities of Father Józef Wrzesiński, a person with immeasurable success in the fight with poverty, whose ideas and deeds changed our perceptions of poverty and the poor and revolutionised the investigation of poverty. The author presents the elements of his biography, growing up himself in poverty and then carrying out work among the homeless, which formed the character of Father Wrzesiński and shaped his attitudes towards poverty and the poor. She shows the novel nature of his ideas in the field of studying poverty, which comprised including the poor themselves in the process of creating knowledge about poverty.
Kultura i ekonomia w procesie integracji muzułmanów europejskich
Authors: Pasamonik Barbara
Published: May 2021

The clash between the West and Islam in Western Europe has a double character: religious and sexual. A new World Value Survey shows that we differ extremely in attitudes toward gender equality and sexual liberalization. The sexual clash of civilizations appears not only inside the societies receiving immigrants but also within the immigrant societies and through immigrants’ children. The West and Islam are not monolithic opposite sides of conflict — Europeans and Muslims express a wide spectrum of attitudes on moral issues. Europeans and Muslims want democracy, but the Muslims want sharia as a source of legislation too. The clash of cultures in Europe is provoked by economic recession. The clash of values between the second and the third immigrant generations, and between man and woman is especially pronounced in French Muslim suburbs. Unemployed fathers have lost their position to “older brothers”, who imposed the specific “macho-culture” oppressive to young women, which are perceived to be too liberal.
Pamięć o kryjówkach żydowskich
Authors: Cobel-Tokarska Marta
Published: May 2021

The author applies the modern and popular perspective of sociology of everyday life to the memory of Holocaust. She argues that after the years of painstaking research into the Holocaust, the full picture of the period slowly emerges. Dozens of important books have been published, many important taboos have been exorcised, and recently the search for “white spots on the map” requires more and more effort. Currently, it is employment of the micro-perspective that seems the most fruitful. The author argues that the problem of escapes from the ghetto and finding hideouts on the Aryan side still constitutes to some degree “a white spot”. She therefore analyses the testimonies of survivors and witnesses in order to create a comprehensive description of Jewish hiding places as a sui generis living space. The author also raises the subject of commemorating this aspect of the Jews’ war experience in Poland.
Czy komunizm tkwił w nas? Rozumowane wspomnienia historyka o dawnym zakładzie pracy
Authors: Kula Marcin
Published: May 2021

The author analyses the problem of soaking up, or internalising, communism in the times of the Peoples’ Republic of Poland (PRL) and claims that it constitutes a fascinating, though difficult, field of research. In order to impose some limits on the problem and make its analysis feasible, he uses his memories from his former workplace from the communist times, as a starting point for a study of manifestations of communism in everyday life. Paraphrasing the language of communist propaganda, the author analyses the title question in terms of mutual influences of “the base” (i.e. The History Institute and its institutional surroundings) and “the superstructure” (i.e. the faculty, and life histories of some of its members). He asks what was the influence of the milieu on the quality and scope of research conducted in the Institute. While the author asserts that communism was undoubtedly wrong, he also maintains that presenting a uniformly bleak view of the period makes it impossible to conduct rational analysis. For example, it makes it difficult to make sense of the last days of the regime, the birth of opposition, or the fact that the establishment was gradually giving way and losing ground. The author claims that, in spite of all their faults, the final appraisal of the activity of Polish historians is not unanimously negative. Their activity constituted a part in the historical processes unfolding around them, being at the same time one of its causes and its effect.
Uczestnictwo jednostek w kulturze. Uwagi na temat nowej dynamiki kultury na przykładzie melomanów i ewolucji nośników muzyki
Authors: Abriszewski Krzysztof
Published: May 2021

The aim of the text is to sketch the dynamics of contemporary culture, focussing on the concept of participation. General remarks are accompanied by illustrations taken from ethnographic study on music lovers faced with evolution of musical media (vinyl records, CDs, files). Following Marek Krajewski, the author rejects the traditional notion of “participation”, and uses his redefinition of the term. He stresses three dimensions of cultural participation: 1. participation as socialization; 2. participation as reshaping the participants themselves, which makes material traces; 3. participation as metaparticipation, ie. the modifying of the conditions of participation. At the same time, three crucial dimensions of the notion of “culture” are taken into consideration, which enables us to analyze the participation understood in the proposed way from a triple perspective: 1. participation takes place within culture, culture enables participation to occur; 2. culture is a resource used in the process of participation; 3. culture as “something beyond interaction” emerges in the course of participation. The author argues that thinking of participation in this way, the contemporary culture is to be viewed as clash between many heterogeneous forces, where constructing and maintaining stable areas is the exception rather than a rule. This is why it is so important to study of how the orders of participation are stabilized. Various forms of institutionalized reflexivity are ubiquitous in contemporary culture. Our culture is tyrannized by information, and the acceleration connected to it.
Elementy transmisji protokulturowej w społeczeństwie konsumpcyjnym
Authors: Kozłowski Tomasz
Published: May 2021

The article aims at focusing attention at selected aspects of pop culture which may, from the point of view of evolutionary psychologists, be deemed approximate to animal proto-cultures and social systems observed among the three-year-olds, i.e. — people who have not yet developed a psychological skill called “theory of mind”. The Author tries to point out that elements of proto-culture in the time of pop -industry development gain on dominance, as a result of which the quality of culture creating processes as well as culture transmission processes may be different than, let’s say, fifty years ago. It is not only about the mass media, but it is most of all about deep psychological processes which are the basis for understanding the essence of culture and participation in culture. In other words, the author tries to argue that norms, ideas and values, i.e. what culture is made of in general — are understood and disseminated in ways which are different in quality from the ones prevailing in the past.
Darwinowskie paradygmaty. Kultura popularna w poszukiwaniu teorii wszystkiego
Authors: Oramus Dominika
Published: May 2021

The article attempts to prove that Darwinism in popular culture plays a role of  a theory of everything. Bestselling authors of popular science such as Edward O. Wilson, Richard Dawkins and Bill Bryson have acquainted general public with the theory of evolution, and its newest facet — the Modern Synthesis. Darwinian paradigms, as defined by Thomas Kuhn, are also used in popular books on cosmology, sociobiology, psychology, and religious studies. Moreover, the Darwinian grand narrative of evolutional history shapes the way in which contemporary mass culture presents the history of our planet in numerous educational TV series. Last but not least, Charles Darwin himself has recently become a popular icon and the story of his life is remade in a growing number of fiction and non-fiction books and movies.
Pojęcie i funkcje kultury w socjologicznym projekcie Jurija Lewady
Authors: Dubin Borys
Published: May 2021

The article features an analysis of the ideas of Yurij Levada, an eminent Russian academic, sociologist dealing both with theory and with practice of sociology, a founder of a research institution in Moscow known as Levada-Centre. Levada gave a special place to culture within sociology and he himself called his project on theoretical sociology an “attempt at culturally justified sociology” (grounded in a perspective orientated to culture). The project was based on structurally complex, culturally conditioned and symbolically indirect social actions. In his opinion, such knowledge of culture required to be looked at retrospectively, which provides for tackling the issue of social system reproduction while enabling to understand contemporary culture at the same time. This way of thinking was a basis for Levada’s analyses of the surrounding social reality, e.g. his analyses of intelligence or the concept of “simple Soviet man”.