bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Local Practice of Intelligent Innovation and Sustainable Development of Environmental in NCUT of Taiwan
Authors: Chen Wen-Yuan , Kang He-Yau , Luo Win-Jet
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this project is to assist local fruit farmers to increase output value through innovative development, build a distribution network for agricultural products, and increase farmers' income. In the technology of increasing agricultural output value, NCUT's professional team applies smart agricultural technology to monitor fruit trees to prevent pests and diseases, maintain the healthy growth and yield of fruit trees, and solve the problem of lack of labor in farmland. The NCUT team practices strategic marketing and business models to guide fruit farmers to promote local creation and enhance local cultural characteristics. This project assists in the implementation of new quality-guaranteed and value-added technologies, promotes high-quality agricultural products across the country and improves local tourism marketing, and activates agricultural product promotion activities to achieve mutual support between industry and academia. In addition, in response to the 50th anniversary of the World Earth Day, NCUT held a tree planting to save the earth to implement the concept of sustainable environmental development. President Chen, faculty and students planted 500 Cinnamomum camphor seedlings on the NCUT campus in response to the UN Climate Change Framework Convention.Keyword: Environmental Protection, Local Practice, Intelligent Innovation, Intelligent Agricultural Technology, Sustainable Development
Evaluation of the carbon footprint of the Study and Information Centre of the University of Szeged
Authors: Gyarmati László
Published: December 2022

Measuring the CO2 emission to the atmosphere has become significantly important due to the monitoring demand of pollutant emission based on the directives of the Kyoto Protocol. The carbon quota system has created strict regulations for measuring the CO2 emission in certain industries, internalizing the negative external effect of pollution created by human activity. As the built infrastructure is responsible for 40% of CO2 emission, this study focuses on the evaluation of the carbon footprint of the Study and Information Centre, which is one of the largest and most frequently visited main buildings of the University of Szeged [1]. The data collection used for the evaluation was conducted in the first quarter of 2020 and contains information for all three scopes (fuel combustion, company vehicles, fugitive emission – purchased electricity, heat and steam – purchased goods and services, business travel, waste disposal, transportation, investments). In the process of data collection, the eating habits, selective waste collection and travelling methods were covered in a visitor/employee survey as well. The results highlighted in this paper will provide a basis for further carbon reduction investments, protocols and events held for shaping the visitors’ and employees’ consciousness after the COVID 19 pandemic. Keyword: Environmental impact, carbon footprint, Bilan Carbone, higher education, travel, meals
Implementation Of Washing Program In Sustainable Water Management At Uin Raden Fatah Palembang
Authors: Khadijah Nyayu , Falahudin Irham , Yenrizal Yenrizal , Rodiah Siti , Ichsan Chairul
Published: December 2022

This paper aims to explain and describe the implementation of the concept of sustainable water management applied at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang, as part of the implementation of the green campus idea. UIN Raden Fatah's participation in the UI GreenMetric program has been started since 2019 and will be active in 2020. Water management is an important thing at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang because of the condition of the campus itself which is in a water reservoir and swamp area. The campus is divided into two locations, namely Campus A in the Jalan Jenderal Sudirman area and Campus B in the Jakabaring area, Palembang. Campus B is a new campus that will only start operating in 2021, therefore, water management arrangements are very important. The management of water resources is carried out with the Wash program which consists of revitalizing clean water infrastructure, metering clean water supply, water reuse program, improving surface water quality, as well as construction of drainage and canalization. In practice, higher education leaders issue policies that involve all the academic community, ranging from education staff, educators, to students. Keyword: water, green campus, sustainable, swamp
Going the Distance by Going Green: DLSU’s Transportation System pre-, during, and post-pandemic
Authors: Onesimo O. Uy Arnel
Published: December 2022

sustainable operations agenda. Guided by this agenda, we formed partnerships to operationalize a greener transportation system. One of our initiatives is to partner with an electromechanical solutions provider in operationalizing our zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) policy with the use of electronic vehicles in our shuttle services before the pandemic. To reduce the number of private vehicles on campus, we also partnered with a bus company to provide a point-to-point service for our community members.  During the pandemic, we continued to develop facilities and programs to encourage the use of bicycles by our community post-pandemic. With this, we look forward to further reducing the number of private vehicles on campus and the need to provide additional parking spaces. Keyword: Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV), Shuttle services, Bicycles
Innovation for Education and Research Management at Universidad de la Costa in the pandemic era
Authors: Milanes Celene B , Salgado Claudia Palacio , Camargo James Frasser
Published: December 2022

Universidad de la Costa (UNICOSTA) is an institution in the Colombian Caribbean whose main topic of institutional research is sustainable development. UNICOSTA has participated for just one year in the UI Green Metric World University Ranking. In the year 2020, UNICOSTA was ranked 44th at the country level. The aim of this paper is to present the most relevant activities carried out in Universidad de la Costa (UNICOSTA) in the pandemic era by COVID-19, specifically those related to the indicator of Innovation for Education and Research Management. This paper describes in a quantitative way all main research, courses, webinars, and collaboration networks that have been carried out at UNICOSTA from March 2020 to the present. The conclusions show that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the university has strengthened its national and international academic networks ties with several universities, showing as a result an increase in both collaboration and scientific production.Keyword: academic collaboration networks; COVID-19; indicators; sustainable development
Innovation in the pandemic: the actions of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul to guarantee the rights of the university community
Authors: De Carvalho Leonardo Chaves , Solano Leticia De Barros
Published: December 2022

The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), in order to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and guarantee the constitutional rights to health and higher education of its university students, adopted innovative initiatives during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing the maintenance of academic and administrative activities. With the emergency remote teaching for students and home office for servers, emergency aid for digital inclusion was made available, such as costing internet packages, mobile data chip distribution, electronic equipment loan, financing of personal protective equipment and installation of internet via radio in villages for indigenous students. Professors were offered training courses on information and communication technology tools and innovative methodologies for remote teaching. Furthermore, UFMS offered free molecular testing and diagnosis of Sars-Cov-2 to members of the academic community of Cidade Universitária who presented symptoms of Covid-19. All these actions carried out by UFMS, besides highlighting it on the national scene, made it possible to complete the 2020 academic calendar within the same year, an achievement that took place only in two other Brazilian federal universities.Keyword: Innovation in the pandemic. Right to education. Right to health. Digital inclusion. Sustainable Development Goals
Improvement of wastewater quality of Dhaleswari river, Bangladesh using submerged macrophyte Egeria densa
Authors: Parveen Mahfuza , Abdullah Muhammad , Rahman S. M. Mahmudur , Chowdhury Md. Azharul Haque , Khan Md. Sadril Islam , Kamal Pasha A.B.M.
Published: December 2022

Clean water is one of the significant goals among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will be achieved by at least 2030. It includes six outcome-oriented targets- improve water quality, wastewater treatment, ensure freshwater supplies are three of them. In Bangladesh, Freshwater ecosystem is continuously degraded due to rapid industrialization, which occurred along the riverside areas. In this context, laboratory-based work has been conducted to analyze the water quality of Dhaleshwari River, Bangladesh, which has already been polluted by industrial waste. The collected water samples were treated by submerged macrophyte Egeria densa to observe the changing water quality parameters. The growth of plants and roots were assessed after 10 days of exposure to three categories of water treatment. Initial and final water quality parameters were observed by the analysis of pH, EC, TDS, TSS, Acidity, Alkalinity, Total Hardness, Ca Hardness, COD, Sulphate (SO42-), Phosphate (PO43) Total Chlorine (Cl-) and Copper (Cu2+). The result showed that almost all the toxic parameters of water were reduced significantly at the end of the experiment. The present study hypothesized that submerged macrophyte E. densa can be used as a potential tool to upgrade the water quality of polluted rivers.Keyword: Clean water, Submerged macrophyte, SDG 6, Dhaleswari River, Freshwater ecosystem
Przekształcenia struktury ekosystemów na obszarach wiejskich na przykładzie gminy Łubowo (województwo wielkopolskie)
Authors: Pieczka Daria , Stępniewska Małgorzata
Published: December 2022

Zmiany pokrycia terenu i użytkowania ziemi są jednym z głównych czynników przekształceń ekosystemów na obszarach wiejskich. Celem niniejszej pracy jest zaproponowanie metodologii identyfikacji zmian w strukturze głównych typów ekosystemów, z wykorzystaniem danych szczegółowych dotyczących struktury użytków gruntowych. Oparto się w tym na studium przypadku, obejmującym gminę wiejską Łubowo (województwo wielkopolskie). Wyniki badań wskazały na trwające procesy przekształceń agroekosystemów, które nasilają się w ostatnich latach i przebiegają według prawidłowości obserwowanych także dla innych obszarów wiejskich w Polsce. Rezultaty tego typu analiz pozwalają na efektywniejsze zarządzanie rozwojem lokalnym, poprzez pełniejsze uwzględnienie roli ekosystemów w utrzymaniu stabilności ekologicznej i w rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczym obszarów wiejskich.
The Economic Geography of the Car Market. The Automobile Revolution in an Emerging Economy
Authors: Czasopisma Redakcja
Published: December 2022

W wydawnictwie Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group ukazała się drukiem monografia pt. „The Economic Geography of the Car Market. The Automobile Revolution in an Emerging Economy” pod redakcją dr. Bartłomieja Kołsuta i prof. dr. hab. Tadeusza Stryjakiewicza. Jest to już trzecia w tym roku książka opublikowana w wydawnictwie Routledge pod redakcją i z udziałem pracowników Zakładu Geografii Ekonomicznej UAM. Została wydana w ramach serii Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy.

Więcej informacji dostępnych jest na stronie wydawnictwa:https://www.routledge.com/The-Economic-Geography-of-the-Car-Market-The-Automobile-Revolution-in-an/Kolsut- Stryjakiewicz/p/book/9781032314204
Wymiar regionalny procesów industrializacji i dezindustrializacji na przykładzie Gruzji
Authors: Czasopisma Redakcja
Published: December 2022

Inspiracją do napisania artykułu stały się opinie o dezindustrializacji gospodarki Gruzji. Opracowania te nie zagłębiają się jednak w regionalną strukturę tego procesu. Lukę tę wypełnia niniejsza praca. Jej głównym zadaniem jest identyfikacja zróżnicowania przestrzennego uprzemysłowienia Gruzji i jego zmian. W tym celu: (1) opisano uwarunkowania uprzemysłowienia kraju i dokonano ich periodyzacji; (2) przeprowadzono analizę zróżnicowania przestrzennego poziomu uprzemysłowienia i ich zmian w latach 2006– 2020; (3) zbadano poziom koncentracji przestrzennej uprzemysłowienia; (4) dokonano klasyfikacji regionów pod względem stanu uprzemysłowienia i dynamiki jego zmian. Wyniki zinterpretowano, nawiązując m.in. do koncepcji polaryzacji i zależności od ścieżki. Zakres przestrzenny obejmuje Gruzję w podziale administracyjnym pierwszego stopnia z wyłączeniem Abchazji i Osetii Południowej.
‘From Heaven Shone the Grace of the Martyrs.’ A Christian Hymn Reconsidered
Authors: Berkes Lajos
Published: December 2022

New edition of a short Christian hymn preserved on papyrus.
On the convex components of a set in ℝ
n
Authors: Giannetti Flavia , Stefani Giorgio
Published: December 2022

We prove a lower bound on the number of the convex components of a compact set with non-empty interior in

ℝ
n

{\mathbb{R}^{n}}

for all

n
≥
2

{n\geq 2}

.
Our result generalizes and improves the inequalities previously obtained in [M. Carozza, F. Giannetti, F. Leonetti and A. Passarelli di Napoli,
Convex components, Commun. Contemp. Math. 21 2019, 6, Article ID 1850036] and [M. La Civita and F. Leonetti,
Convex components of a set and the measure of its boundary, Atti Semin. Mat. Fis. Univ. Modena Reggio Emilia 56 2008/09, 71–78].
Teaching vocabulary items in corpus-based wordlists to university students: comparing the effectiveness of digital and paper-based flashcards
Authors: Xodabande Ismail , Asadi Vahid , Valizadeh Mohammadreza
Published: December 2022

The present study explored the relative effectiveness of digital flashcards used on smartphone devices when compared with traditional paper-based materials in teaching vocabulary items from recently developed corpus-based general and academic word lists. The participants were 71 English as a foreign language (EFL) students studying at two universities in Iran. Following an initial assessment of vocabulary knowledge (i.e., pretest), the participants were assigned into experimental and control learning conditions based on their own preferences. Those participants in the experimental group used flashcard applications with built-in spaced repetition technology to learn 1,600 general services and 963 academic words. Those in the control group employed traditional paper-based flashcards to learn the same words. The treatment lasted for around five months, and to document learning gains, the participants’ vocabulary knowledge was measured at the end of the academic semester (i.e., posttest). Additionally, a follow-up delayed posttest was administered after around four months to investigate the delayed effects of the treatments. Statistical analysis of the scores obtained by the participants on the vocabulary knowledge tests revealed a main effect for time in both learning conditions. The results also indicated a main effect for learning vocabulary with digital flashcards on mobile devices, and the participants in the experimental group outperformed those in the control group in the posttests and delayed posttests. The study provided empirical evidence for the affordances of smartphone devices and digital flashcards for scaffolding significant developments in the vocabulary knowledge of EFL learners, highlighting a number of implications for teaching/learning vocabulary items in corpus-based word lists to university students.
Crystal structure of 3-((3,4-dichloroisothiazol-5-yl)methoxy)benzo[d] isothiazole 1,1-dioxide, C11H6Cl2N2O3S2
Authors: Cong Huang , Shu-Zhen Xiao , Liang Zhong , Shang-Xing Chen , Da-Yong Peng
Published: December 2022

C11H6Cl2N2O3S2, triclinic, P1‾ (no. 2), a = 6.974(3) Å, b = 8.132(3) Å, c = 12.349(5) Å, α = 86.123(4)°, β = 78.299(4)°, γ = 85.715(4)°, V = 682.9(4) Å3, Z = 2, R
gt(F) = 0.0410, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1058, T = 296(2) K.
The crystal structure of ethyl 2′-hydroxy-4′,6′-dimethoxy-3-(4-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)-5-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-carboxylate, C28H28O7
Authors: Shin Soon Young , Lee Ha-Jin , Koh Dongsoo
Published: December 2022

C28H28O7, triclinic,

P

1
‾

$P\overline{1}$

(no. 2), a = 11.0746(18) Å, b = 11.4312(17) Å, c = 11.552(2) Å, α = 77.148(8)°, β = 62.164(8)°, γ = 67.858(8)°, V = 1195.9(4) Å3, Z = 2, R

gt
(F) = 0.0522, wRref
(F
2) = 0.1862, T = 223(2) K.
Im „Wirbel des Seins“. Die Geburt der Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste Friedrich Hebbels
Authors: Zittel Claus
Published: December 2022

In the “Whirl of Being.” The Birth of
The Birth of Tragedy
from the Spirit of Friedrich Hebbel. As a result of dubious editorial policy, Nietzsche research has always dealt only with the text of the later editions of The Birth of Tragedy from 1874/78 and 1886, in the erroneous assumption that these largely resemble the first printing. Surprisingly, the 1872 edition is therefore virtually unknown. It does, however, show significant differences from the later editions, especially since it exhibits a strong influence of Hebbel’s tragic worldview that is later obscured in favor of Wagner. The first edition is more nihilistic, poetic, and powerful; Nietzsche’s later revisions have rather diluted the Birth of Tragedy’s argument and given it a different direction.
“I’m Gonna Dedicate This One to Miss Franklin”
Authors: Dromgoole Ambre
Published: December 2022

This article uses Joseph Roach’s concept of performance genealogy, the constitutive nature of memory and surrogation that takes place at the site of performance, to examine the passing of the peace that took place at Aretha Franklin’s funeral, at which singers Fantasia Barrino and Jennifer Hudson performed. Barrino and Hudson’s voices, movement, and physical comportment echo the Baptist and Holiness-Pentecostal, or Sanctified, environments that Franklin first encountered as a child and that she continued to reflect throughout her life. But to hear these resonances, it is necessary to differentiate them from Afro-Protestant settings that are often collapsed into monolithic representations of a singular “Black church.”

I specify how scholars hear Black women’s voices by showing that Barrino’s and Hudson’s particularities emanate certain characteristics of Franklin, enough to summon memories but not to mimic. Learning to hear individual Black women’s voices within a performance genealogy demands perceiving the different genres of spiritual theater that require different techniques of voice and presence. Seeing the distinctions among her inheritors allows scholars, audiences, and critics alike to perceive the theatrical education in Black sonic creation and makes possible representing Aretha Franklin’s artistic and interpretive brilliance. Ultimately, I argue that in order to respect Aretha Franklin, we must heed her assertion that there is in fact only one Aretha Franklin who is the sum of several social and spiritual worlds that inspired her artistic interpretations and that those in her lineage are not homogenous representations but share in her multitudes.
In vitro evaluation of glutathione implementation on oxidative DNA damage and oxidant status in high glucose conditions
Authors: YUR Fatmagul , DEDE Semiha , CETIN Sedat , TASPINAR Mehmet , USTA Ayse
Published: December 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışma, yüksek oranda glukoz ilave edilen BHK-21 hücre serisinde antioksidan özellikleri bilinen glutatyonun hücrelerde olası oksidatif DNA hasarı (8-hidroksi-2-deoksiguanozin) ve antioksidan sistem üzerine etkilerini ortaya koymak amacıyla planlandı.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu amaçla, BHK-21 hücre serisinde in vitro koşullarda düzenli pasajları yapılarak (%5 FBS, %10 horse serum, %1 L-Glutamin, %1 penisilin/streptomisin içeren RPMI 1640 besi yerinde ve %5 CO2 ve % 95 nem ve 37oC’de) inkübe edildi. MTT hücre canlılık testleri yapılarak glutatyonun kontrol grubuna göre ve glukozun IC50 değeri belirlendi. Hücreler pleytlere, 2x106 hücre olacak şeklide ekildi. Kontrol ve deneme grupları ve bu gruplar arasında çaprazlama olarak, çalışma grupları (glukoz; (285 mM), glutatyon (250 µM) hazırlandı. Yirmi dört saatlik inkübasyonu takiben tripsine edilen hücreler, dondur/çöz yöntemiyle parçalanarak analize hazırlandı. Elde edilen hücre kültürü lizatında; oksidatif DNA hasarı, TAS, TSO ve OSİ değerleri ELISA ile spektrofotometrik olarak ölçüldü.

Bulgular: 8-OHdG düzeyleri, glukoz uygulanması ile önemli oranda arttığı, HG+GSH grubunda kontrole göre anlamlı olarak arttığı saptandı (p≤0.05). Sadece GSH verilen grup ise kontrolden farksız olarak bulundu. TAS bakımından, GSH uygulanan gruplarda kontrole fark bulunmazken, HG +GSH verilen grupda ise kontrole göre önemli artış tespit edildi (p≤0.05). TOS ve OSİ ise HG+GSH uygulanan gurupda kontrole göre önemli bir artış gözlendi (p≤0.05).

Öneri: Çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre yüksek glukoz uygulanan hücrelere uygulanan glutatyonun hücresel düzeyde bu dozlarda koruyucu etkisi gözlenmemiştir. Ancak glutatyon uygulanan guruplarda, uygulanan glutatyon dozlarının hücreler üzerine toksik doz olmadığı da belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar kelimeler: DNA hasarı, glutatyon, hücre kültürü, TAS, TOS
Prevalence of Chlamydophila psittaci infection in pigeons and paraquets by a real time polymerase chain reaction
Authors: Tuzcu Nevin , Hadimli Hasan Huseyin , Ilban Aysegul
Published: December 2022

Amaç: Kanatlı klamidiozisi evcil ve yabani kanatlılarda Chlamydophila psittaci’nin neden olduğu, sistemik infeksiyöz, zoonotik, bazen de ölümcül seyreden bir hastalıktır. C. psittaci kanatlı hayvanlarda her zaman ciddi hastalığa neden olmasa da özellikle immunsupresif insanlarda ciddi hastalık tablosuna neden olabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Konya ilinde güvercin ve muhabbet kuşlarına ait dışkı örneklerinde psittakoza neden olan zoonotik bir hastalık etkeni olan C. psittaci'nin prevalansını belirlemektir.

Gereç ve Yöntem: 24 farklı yetiştiriciye ait toplam 600 güvercinden alınan 50 adet ve 30 farklı yetiştiriciye ait 632 muhabbet kuşundan alınan 52 adet dışkı örneği bu çalışmanın materyalini oluşturmuştur. Bu örneklerde C. psittaci varlığı, ompA geninin varlığına dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilen Real Time PCR yöntemi ile araştırıldı.

Bulgular: Konya yöresinde güvercin ve muhabbet kuşlarının dışkı örneklerinde C.psittaci ompA gen varlığı real time PCR ile sırasıyla %2 ve %1 olarak belirlendi.

Öneri: Hastalığın zoonoz karakterli olması ve insanların kümes hayvanları özellikle de güvercin ve kafes kuşları ile yakın teması, hastalığın halk sağlığı açısından önemini her geçen gün artırmaktadır.

Anahtar kelimeler: Chlamydophila psittaci, güvercin, muhabbet kuşu, real time pcr
Enhanced conversion of furfuryl alcohol to alkyl levulinates catalyzed by synergy of CrCl3 and H3PO4
Authors: Gao Xueying , Yu Xin , Tao Ruili , Peng Lincai
Published: December 2022

To enhance the yield of alkyl levulinates, a mixed-acid catalyst system consisting of CrCl3 and H3PO4 was investigated for the transformation of furfuryl alcohol (FA). The CrCl3−H3PO4 system exhibited a positive synergistic catalytic activity for the synthesis of alkyl levulinates, which was especially obvious for n-butyl levulinate (BL) synthesis. The strongest synergic effect of mixed-acid system for BL production was achieved at the CrCl3 molar ratio of 0.3 (based on total moles of CrCl3 and H3PO4). Furthermore, the mixed-acid systems consisting of Cr-salts combined with H3PO4 and its salts in catalyzing FA conversion to BL were evaluated, and the evolution process of FA to produce BL was explored in the presence of CrCl3−H3PO4, sole CrCl3, and sole H3PO4. A possible synergistic catalytic pathway of CrCl3 combined with H3PO4 was proposed. Finally, the key process variables were examined. Under optimal conditions, a high BL yield of 95% was achieved from 99% FA conversion catalyzed by the synergy of CrCl3 and H3PO4.
Facile production of purple sweet potato porous starch as low cost food-based adsorbent for microencapsulation
Authors: Jiang Fang-Cheng , Zhou Rui , Cai Jie , Dong Qi , Ding Wen-Ping , Liu Gang , Chen Xuan , Wang Hai-Bo , He Jing-Ren , Wang Guo-Zhen
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to develop a facile synthesis process of porous starch wall materials from purple sweet potato (PSP) for microencapsulation via enzymatic treatment. The optimum extraction conditions of purple sweet potato starch (PSP-S) were first attained by an orthogonal experiment. Response surface methodology was performed through the enzymatic hydrolysis of PSP-S using an α-amylase and glucoamylase complex to optimize the process parameters for the production of porous starch. Optimal reaction conditions were: the mass ratio (w/w) of glucoamylase to α-amylase of 6.39, amount of substrate of 19.5 g, and amount of enzymes of 0.53%. The surface morphology, microstructure, and thermal stability of the obtained samples were characterized with scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared, and thermogravimetric analyses, respectively. The purple sweet potato porous starch (PSP-PS) had a stable oil adsorption capacity, and the molecular structure and thermal stability of porous starch were not substantially different from those of native starch. This study offers a simple yet efficient approach to produce fully biodegradable food-based porous materials for potential applications in oil microencapsulation.
Crown architecture and structural development of young Norway spruce trees (Picea abies Karst.): A basis for more realistic growth modelling
Authors: Fabrika Marek , Scheer Ľubomír , Sedmák Robert , Kurth Winfried , Schön Martin
Published: December 2022

The crown architecture and structural growth strongly affect the total volume and biomass of Norway spruce trees at a specific age. The main objective of this study was to explore the branching strategy of young spruce trees growing in a highly-dense naturally regenerated forest stand. The level of branching described by the Gravelius order of the growth units, as well as the unit’s branching direction and angles were analyzed. The significant factors that influence the occurrence frequency of growth units were the branching order and their life status. The results manifested the highest frequency of growth units in the first and second order in given conditions. A significant association between the branching direction of the mother unit and the first successive growth unit of higher order was revealed. Also, the mean branching angles were influenced by the branching order and relative position of the growth unit in relation to the mother unit. The branching angle distributions were left-skewed and the angles varied between 40° and 70°. The results improve our understanding of structural development of spruce crowns and can contribute to more realistic modeling of biomass production using tree growth simulators.
Afforestation and tending operations affecting the carbon footprint and renewable resources at an artificial forest in Taiwan
Authors: Chang Fang-Chih , Ko Chun-Han , Tsai Ming-Jer
Published: December 2022

Carbon emissions from afforestation and tending operations were studied in this work. Renewable resources from the operations were evaluated in terms of their potential as fuel. New planting operations were found to result in higher energy consumption, biomass, and emissions compared with the tending operations. The greenhouse gas emissions from new planting and afforestation operations for plantation were 405.0 kg CO2/ha, 50.1 g CH4/ha, and 27.1 g N2O/ha, whereas those from the tending operations were 277.7 kg CO2/ha, 36.3 g CH4/ha, and 19.0 g N2O/ha. The major components of the renewable resources from the afforestation and tending operations were C, O, and H, and the contents of N and S were lower than those specified in the regulations by the European Union for refuse-derived fuels. Therefore, the refuse-derived fuel prepared from the renewable resources of the afforestation and tending operations did not cause NOx or SOx pollution. This fuel resulted in zero CO2 emissions, and it could be used as an alternative fuel for small boilers in the future.
Suitability of thin-layer drying models for halogen lamp drying of sugarcane bagasse
Authors: Arabi Mohammad , Ghalehno Mohammad Dahmardeh
Published: December 2022

The drying process of bagasse particles was investigated in this study using an artificial neural network (ANN) and 18 thin-layer drying (TLD) models. These models are used for investigating kinetics and understanding engineering parameters involved in the drying process of food and agricultural products. Bagasse particles were studied at 105 to 135 °C and an initial moisture content of 180% (based on the dry weight) using a halogen moisture analyzer. The results showed that an increase in the temperature decreased the bagasse drying period and increased the constant drying. The whole drying process of bagasse happened in a falling drying rate period. The fitness of drying curves on semi-experimental TLD models based on statistical parameters, including root mean square error (RMSE), sum of square errors (SSE), and coefficient of determination (R2) showed that the Hii et al. model had the highest coefficient of determination and the lowest error percentage. The ANN predicted changes in the bagasse moisture content through time more accurately than the Hii et al model. Also, the results demonstrated that the selected ANN model and a number of semi-empirical models with less than 3 adjustable parameters provided good agreement and can be considered promising tools to predict drying kinetic of bagasse particles.
Developing an institutional language policy in the complex scenario of internationalization
Authors: Clark Caroline
Published: December 2022

Over the last 20 years since the Bologna Agreement the role of language in Higher Education has gained recognition as an integral part of the teaching/learning process, and an essential element of the process of internationalization. The rapid shift towards internationalization has had a pronounced effect on academic life, procedure, and personnel. In this process, it has often become the role of Language Centres to organize the language aspect, and to a more limited extent, to advise on language.This short paper looks at the involvement of the University of Padova Language Centre (CLA) in the process of internationalization, and in particular the promotion of a language policy. A project developed to promote language and teaching methodology courses for academic staff required to teach in English, and the findings of research based on this project, led to recognition of the need to draft a language policy which encompasses the wide-ranging issues relevant to successful internationalization.
Incidencia de una intervención educativa en la motivación a la lectura de estudiantes vulnerables
Authors: Munita Felipe , León Zuluaga Katty
Published: December 2022

El presente trabajo surge de un interés docente por aportar en la formación lectora y literaria del alumnado que no ha vivido condiciones favorables de acercamiento a la lectura en su contexto social, así como de un interés investigativo por conocer el impacto de una intervención educativa centrada en el fomento de la lectura para ese perfil de estudiantado. En ese marco, se presenta un estudio de caso cuyo objetivo fue caracterizar la motivación a la lectura (en sus dimensiones de autoimagen lectora y valoración de la lectura) de estudiantes de secundaria antes y después de participar de una programación literaria centrada en el fomento de la lectura. La muestra corresponde a 23 estudiantes de décimo grado de Bachillerato de una institución educativa pública de alta vulnerabilidad en Colombia. Los datos se construyeron durante el año académico 2019 mediante un abordaje mixto aplicando un cuestionario y una entrevista que conforman el test Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile. Los resultados muestran una tendencia de mejora en la motivación lectora del alumnado, aunque se subraya que dicha tendencia se acentúa más en la valoración de la lectura que en la autoimagen lectora. Finalmente, se discute el interés de los resultados para pensar actuaciones educativas centradas en el fomento de la lectura en contextos educativos de alta vulnerabilidad.
Patterns of errors in texts written by Costa Rican university English learners: A corpus-aided study
Authors: Bonilla López Marisela
Published: December 2022

The present corpus-aided study sought to identify the grammatical and non-grammatical second language (L2) error patterns of Costa Rican university English learners at all academic levels of a public university. Specifically, a total of 360 English as a foreign language learners, who were enrolled in the B.A in English or B.A. in English Teaching during the second semester of 2019, took the Quick Oxford Placement Test to ascertain their English Proficiency level and composed an argumentative text to elicit their written errors. Results from the placement test showed that the participants’ proficiency level ranged between B1 (low intermediate) and C1 (low advanced). In addition, the quantitative nature of the study required not only converting the handwritten compositions with a speech recognition software but also identifying and tagging all L2 errors with a tagging system. Analyses of a statistical software for data management revealed that the learner corpus contained a total of 33 L2 error patterns, which were classified as follows: 17 grammatical, 10 stylistics, and 6 lexical. Main descriptive findings indicated that although some error frequencies lowered to the point of having none as learners advanced in the major (e.g., capitalization and superlatives), other linguistic problem areas persisted all throughout (e.g., word form errors, fragments, and word order). Concluding remarks highlight that because the error frequencies of some L2 error categories still ranked high over time, learners’ L2 knowledge of lexical, syntactic, morphological, and stylistic domains could need more expert input (in the form of explicit instruction and/or feedback) depending on the complexity of the target structure.
Um estágio supervisionado que articula ensino-aprendizagem e pesquisa: Sentidos, relações e significados mobilizados por um estudante de física no Brasil
Authors: Karsten Karine , Higa Ivanilda
Published: December 2022

No sentido de defender a importância da formação de docentes em perspectivas críticas e transformadoras, relatamos neste artigo uma pesquisa que objetivou compreender os instrumentos que potencializam essa formação. Com uma abordagem qualitativa e uma a metodologia de estudo de caso, analisamos como e quais sentidos foram construídos por um estudante da licenciatura em Física, durante a realização de seu estágio de formação docente. Identificamos os instrumentos que influenciaram o discente na atribuição de sentidos que o aproximavam de um intelectual transformador. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em uma universidade pública, na cidade de Curitiba, no Brasil, nos anos de 2019 e 2020. Os procedimentos empíricos utilizados foram: observações participantes, anotações das pesquisadoras, análise de documentos produzidos pelo estudante durante seu estágio, questionários e entrevistas semiestruturadas. Analisando os sentidos mobilizados, observou-se a importância dos seguintes instrumentos: diferentes formas de sistematização das vivências do estagiário; realização de uma prática de docência coletiva, dialógica e com autonomia; articulação entre ensino e pesquisa na atuação docente; e valorização do professor supervisor no processo de orientação do estágio. Concluímos que o ensino atrelado à pesquisa, com um acentuado cuidado para as relações entre os sujeitos no estágio, intensifica os conhecimentos sobre o processo de ensino e aprendizagem. Com esses instrumentos destacados, torna-se possível repensar a organização das atividades de estágio, buscando desenvolver ações intencionalmente condizentes com a proposta de formação de docentes com sentidos potencialmente críticos e transformadores.
Definición conceptual de calidad y de excelencia en la educación superior en el contexto universitario chileno
Authors: Arriagada-Poblete Carla , Gálvez-Gamboa Francisco A. , Adasme-Jara Benjamín
Published: December 2022

Este estudio tuvo como objetivo general construir colectivamente los conceptos de calidad y de excelencia para una universidad chilena como parte de la actualización de su política de calidad, en el marco de la búsqueda permanente de la mejora continua al interior de la institución. Se realizó una revisión teórica de ambos conceptos, lo que permitió establecer que la calidad es una temática ampliamente estudiada en educación superior, no así la idea de excelencia, que se encuentra investigada en menor medida. Se determinó que no es suficiente una construcción teórica para sus definiciones, ya que ambos conceptos poseen una multidimensionalidad y son dependientes del contexto al que pertenecen. Consecuentemente, fue necesario destacar las opiniones de los diferentes integrantes de la comunidad universitaria en su definición. Se decidió aplicar un enfoque cualitativo y exploratorio a partir de las opiniones de los distintos estamentos, donde participaron 75 personas de un levantamiento realizado a través de grupos focales aplicados en agosto de 2020 y en octubre del año 2021. Posteriormente, se realizó un análisis de contenido que estableció los siguientes resultados: cada definición de los conceptos debe ser concreta e incluir un enfoque que considere el contexto y los elementos propios del quehacer de la universidad, tales como objetivos, identidad, propósitos, misión y visión institucional; la definición del concepto de excelencia debe incluir de manera explícita la calidad, de modo que se visualice la relación entre ambas definiciones.
Toward a Possible Reassessment of Causes and Protecting Strategies Underlying the Dynamic of Parental Burnout in Costa Rica
Authors: Tapia-Balladares Javier , Sanabria León Jorge , Rodríguez Villalobos Alejandra
Published: December 2022

Objective. This study aims to reach an initial understanding of some specific cultural characteristics of parental burnout in Costa Rica. The findings stem from analyzing specific family configurations of parental burnout during parenting. Method. An intentional sample of 146 mothers and 102 fathers (n= 248, mean age 37) was selected. They completed a questionnaire regarding socio-demographics, Parental burnout assessment, Gender roles, Independent-interdependent Self, Involvement in parental function and duties, and the Parental goals and values. Results. there is a low prevalence of parental burnout and an average level of individualism in parenting. Although the study failed to identify high degrees of parental burnout in the Costa Rican sampled parents, which tend to be rather moderate or low in comparison with other countries, there seems to be an initial tendency of some type of family toward increasing burnout as well as noteworthy traits of familial dynamics that might function as mitigating or even protective factors against parental burnout.
Muslim Identities: An Introduction to Islam
Authors: Hughes Aaron W.
Published: December 2022

Muslim Identities: An Introduction to Islam presents a fully updated introduction to the religion of Islam and the various social groups who define themselves as Muslim. Unlike other such works, it presents both insider and outsider accounts with the aim of striking a unique balance between overly apologetical and overly Orientalist perspectives. With the first edition described as a “truly outstanding book” and “the very best introduction currently available in English for non-Muslims seeking a sound approach to Islam” (Journal of Islamic Studies), this new edition offers both students and general readers a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the world’s second-largest religion. Each chapter of this second edition has been fully revised and includes an up-to-date bibliography that considers the most recent scholarship. Readers will also find a new final chapter that examines the role and place of Muslims in the modern West.
Riesgo y peligro en los trastornos del juego: discursos sobre la ludopatía
Authors: Salvador-Liern Vicent , Kotátková Adéla
Published: December 2022

Inicialmente confrontamos la idea de riesgo con la de peligro en el ámbito del juego de azar: en el marco de una teoría de la acción, arriesgarse implica asumir una apuesta que puede ganarse o perderse, tal como en los negocios o en los retos que asumen los héroes legendarios. Esa es la principal base de atracción de los jugadores por apostar, como estudió el sociólogo Ervin Goffman. Ahora bien, la ludopatía es un trastorno mental-conductual que comporta peligros: adicción al juego incontrolado con consecuencias personales nefastas.

La metodología aplicada examina tres tipos de discursos sociales: regulativos (legales, administrativos, etc.) por los que se reglamenta el juego en España; endógenos (testimonio de los protagonistas de este trastorno); exógenos (representaciones sociales en la literatura, el cine o la publicidad). Proponemos la tesis de que la seducción del riesgo inmoderado pone en peligro la salud mental de los jugadores compulsivos y es un trauma social que los lobbies fomentan y las administraciones públicas intentan controlar en el marco de una lucha de poderes.

Por otra parte, constatamos que los datos relativos a la legislación española respecto al juego se han modificado durante los últimos meses y que en algunos aspectos su aplicación está todavía en proceso actualmente.
La voz del experto y la voz del paciente en la narración de la pandemia: la construcción discursiva de la COVID persistente
Authors: Calvi Maria-Vittoria
Published: December 2022

Este trabajo se propone evaluar la función de las narrativas personales de los enfermos de COVID persistente dentro del escenario discursivo de los medios de comunicación y de las redes sociales. El estudio se asienta en una noción flexible de la narrativa personal, entendida como una modalidad difusa y escalar (Page) y como una práctica social, es decir, como una actividad social dentro de un contexto determinado, en el que confluyen distintas relaciones de poder e ideología (De Fina). Tras definir los rasgos de la noticia periodística en Facebook, mediante un enfoque sociocognitivo de los géneros discursivos (Bhatia; Carranza 2012; Hanks), se analizarán algunas noticias sobre la COVID persistente y los distintos testimonios narrativos introducidos tanto por los periodistas dentro de las noticias como por los participantes en las comunidades virtuales. Entre los resultados, se destaca la prominencia de la narrativa personal en el debate social en torno a la salud y en la construcción discursiva de una nueva enfermedad (Bañón Hernández).
Discurso académico sobre las «patologías del lenguaje». Entre prismas evaluativos y enfoques de significado y valor
Authors: Fernández-Pérez Milagros
Published: December 2022

En este trabajo nos aproximamos a la posición (stance) que define la consideración de las disfunciones verbales en el discurso/texto académico. Desde los enfoques evaluativos y categóricos que caracterizan la patología en negativo, por lo que falta, hasta los abordajes descriptivos que aprecian el déficit por sus propiedades activas y que facilitan rendimiento funcional. Asimismo, y en paralelo con estas posiciones prescriptiva-evaluativa y analítica-estimativa, se examinan tanto los prismas discursivo-textuales de corte causalista que argumentan de modo privativo sobre el origen (orgánico) de la disfunción, como los prismas de cariz dinámico que sostienen la diversidad de factores intervinientes en la naturaleza enactiva de las patologías. Además de contextualizar dichas posiciones, en el trabajo se estiman sus repercusiones sobre la concepción de los trastornos del lenguaje en la esfera de la Lingüística Clínica.
Contra la Antigüedad Tardía: algunas reflexiones en torno al sistema de poblamiento post-romano en Europa occidental
Authors: Tejerizo-García Carlos
Published: December 2022

Desde los trabajos de Peter Brown publicados en los años 70 del pasado siglo, el concepto de «Antigüedad Tardía» ha tenido una excepcional acogida en la academia. Un proyecto historiográfico que ha implicado el desarrollo de estimulantes líneas de análisis del período post-romano en clave de transformación paulatina y continuidad frente a la idea de la decadencia y caída del Imperio Romano. Sin embargo, el éxito de este concepto ha supuesto su utilización acrítica y aparentemente neutral, obviando en muchas ocasiones la importante carga teórica que implica su empleo. En este trabajo, en primer lugar, se plantea una genealogía del proyecto de la Antigüedad Tardía con el objetivo de desentrañar las implicaciones teóricas y metodológicas del uso de este concepto para, en una segunda parte, y a partir de algunos casos de estudio sobre el poblamiento post-romano en Europa occidental, plantear sus limitaciones a la hora de explicar los importantes cambios que se observan en el registro material de la quinta centuria. Finalmente, se propondrá un espacio de diálogo en el que sea la sólida argumentación sobre bases empíricas de calidad la que, a través del debate, señale la utilidad o no del uso de ciertos conceptos históricos.
Más allá de tumbas y cementerios. Una propuesta metodológica para el estudio del registro funerario en Galicia (siglos IV-X d. C.)
Authors: Blanco-Torrejón Laura
Published: December 2022

En el presente artículo se recogen los puntos más significativos de la charla realizada en el marco del workshop New approaches in the study of medieval settlement (5th-15th centuries AD). Esta intervención expuso los principales presupuestos y técnicas que estaban siendo aplicados para el estudio de los restos arqueológicos funerarios presentes en el territorio gallego entre los siglos IV y X d. C. Esta investigación es fruto de la tesis doctoral en curso realizada por la propia autora. En este caso se propone abordar dicha investigación desde las perspectivas de la arqueología funeraria y del paisaje. La unión de ambas corrientes y la creación de una exhaustiva base de datos ad hoc, permiten crear un discurso diacrónico y espacial en el que poder comprender cuáles son las principales transformaciones morfológicas y cómo funcionan dichos espacios comunitarios dentro de un territorio concreto.
Integración de datos y procesos de registro de la información: un estudio de caso en el Alto Arlanza
Authors: Medina-Gordo Sonia , Álvaro-Rueda Karen , Travé-Allepuz Esther
Published: December 2022

Los estudios relativos al poblamiento de los asentamientos rurales altomedievales par ten, cada vez con mayor frecuencia, de un análisis que contempla un repertorio de fuentes escritas y materiales de naturaleza diversa que requiere de entornos interdisciplinares de trabajo. No obstante, la necesaria interdisciplinariedad precisa de una re_exión de carácter epistemológico acerca de cómo gestionar y procesar la información para evitar, en la medida de lo posible, la generación de discursos paralelos en función de las fuentes utilizadas. Esta realidad se agrava en contextos donde la escasez de fuentes es acusada y las existentes sólo re_ejan una realidad muy parcial y fragmentada del territorio. Los espacios de montaña son representativos de este fenómeno y, entre ellos, el Alto Arlanza (Burgos). Este territorio, emblemático por sus necrópolis rupestres, acoge un considerable número de yacimientos excepcionales para el estudio de la formación de estructuras sociales y organizativas durante la tardoantigüedad, y las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento de Revenga desde 2014 son una buena muestra de ello. Nuestro estudio re_exiona sobre los procesos de gestión de la información y plantea algunas estrategias metodológicas para abordar la gestión de las fuentes, la integración de fuentes de naturaleza diversa y su posible (re)interpretación.