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Osteometría de Vicugna vicugna Molina, 1782 en el Pleistoceno final de Patagonia meridional chilena: Implicancias paleoecológicas y biogeográficas
Authors: Labarca Encina Rafael , Prieto Iglesias Alfredo
Published: December 2020

Se presenta un análisis osteométrico uni y multivariado con los materiales fósiles -principalmente huesos cortos y falanges- de Vicugna sp. del yacimiento Cueva Lago Sofía 4 (13500 – 11000 AP), ubicado en la provincia de Última Esperanza (Región de Magallanes, Chile). Los resultados indican que los elementos analizados poseen un tamaño compatible con los registrados para Vicugna vicugna, no superando en ningún caso a los especímenes conocidos para Vicugna gracilis del Pleistoceno de la región Pampeana. Esto confirma la información morfológica y de ADN antiguo que indicaba la presencia de Vicugna vicugna en la Patagonia meridional chilena. Se discuten los resultados en términos taxonómicos, biogeográficos y paleoecológicos sugiriendo que la presencia de este taxón fuera de su rango actual de distribución se debió a las condiciones ambientales compartidas entre la Puna y Patagonia austral durante la transición Pleistoceno-Holoceno. La extinción de V. vicugna se habría debido al impacto de los cambios climáticos ocurridos al inicio del Holoceno producto de su dieta pastadora y etología no migratoria y territorial, a lo que se habría sumado una caza por parte de depredadores humanos y no humanos.
La implicancia de la memoria y la identidad en la constitución del patrimonio. Algunas reflexiones
Authors: Colasurdo María Belén , Sartori Julieta Isabel , Escudero Sandra Cristina
Published: December 2020

En el presente trabajo se reflexiona acerca de la relación entre los conceptos de Memoria – Identidad – Patrimonio desde un enfoque antropológico. A partir de la ambigüedad intrínseca que caracteriza a los mismos, se considera el papel preponderante que juegan los mecanismos de memoria/olvido-identidades individuales/identidad colectiva en la elección de lo que será considerado patrimonio dentro de una comunidad. El concepto de patrimonio no ha sido el mismo a lo largo de la historia y su cambiante significado ha transitado, desde la idea inicial de tesoro ilustrado, hasta la de recurso turístico, pasando por su valoración como producto cultural y mecanismo de construcción de identidad. El museo es una de las instituciones que se encargan de determinar y perpetuar qué se considera patrimonio y qué no. El mismo puede representar bien o mal el pasado, puede distorsionarlo a partir de sus selecciones y clasificaciones, puede restringir el pasado a través de su código de representación histórica, la forma en que cuenta su historia, la forma en que son presentados los artefactos. Estos últimos son reunidos y presentados para generar un sentido particular para el visitante que los observa.
Estimaciones acerca de la salud de poblaciones que ocuparon las Sierras Centrales y Planicies Orientales (Córdoba, Argentina) en el Holoceno Tardío: una aproximación desde la antropología dental)
Authors: González Claudina Victoria , Fabra Mariana
Published: December 2020

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar desde una perspectiva bioarqueológica las condiciones generales de salud de las poblaciones humanas que ocuparon la región austral de las Sierras Pampeanas en el Holoceno tardío (ca. 2500-400 años A.P.), particularmente a través del estudio de bioindicadores dentales tales como hipoplasias del esmalte dental, abscesos y pérdidas dentales ante mortem. Se analizó una muestra de 80 individuos adultos de ambos sexos, procedentes de 48 sitios de toda la región. Se calcularon prevalencias por sexo, edad, cronología -Holoceno tardío inicial (ca. 2500-1500 años AP.) y final (ca.1500-400 años AP)-, así como sub-regiones geográficas - Sierras Chicas, Noreste, Noroeste, Llanura extraserrana, Sur y Traslasierra-. Posteriormente, se evaluó si las diferencias observadas eran significativas o no, mediante la aplicación del test de Chi-cuadrado (X2). Los resultados indican que las poblaciones asentadas en la región hacia momentos finales del Holoceno tardío habrían sufrido un deterioro en las condiciones generales de salud, principalmente los individuos adultos jóvenes y medios de toda el área, siendo mayor la intensidad en las sub regiones Noreste y Traslasierra.
Estrategias alimentarias y de subsistencia prehispánica en el Centro-Oeste de Mendoza: Consumo y descarte en el sitio arqueológico Agua Amarga
Authors: Ots María José , Oliszewski Nurit , García Llorca Jorge
Published: December 2020

Se presenta el análisis de un depósito de desechos asociados a la alimentación en Agua Amarga (departamento de Tupungato, en el Centro Oeste de la provincia de Mendoza). Agua Amarga es un sitio residencial de actividades múltiples ubicado en el piedemonte del Valle de Uco, a 1000 msnm. Los fechados obtenidos sobre cerámica y restos vegetales del contexto lo ubican en el período tardío y de dominación incaica regional. El propósito del trabajo es estudiar estrategias de procesamiento, consumo y descarte de alimentos que asimismo contribuyan a la discusión sobre las estrategias de subsistencia prehispánicas en el Norte y Centro de Mendoza. Se aplican métodos y técnicas específicos para la identificación y el análisis de los restos, y se proponen hipótesis alternativas sobre dicho contexto. Los materiales recuperados, la mayoría de ellos termoalterados y muy fragmentados, incluyen macrorrestos arqueobotánicos (principalmente Zea mays y Phaseulus vulgaris), restos óseos (algunos elementos identificados como Lama sp.), fragmentos de distintos recipientes cerámicos y de artefactos de molienda. Finalmente, se discuten prácticas asociadas con la alimentación y la subsistencia, con especial referencia a la producción y consumo de maíz en el área.
Representaciones escolares acerca de “lo Comechingón” en Córdoba
Authors: Stagnaro Marianela
Published: December 2020

¿Qué imaginarios sobre lo indígena se construyen en Córdoba? Este artículo analiza los supuestos del sentido común según los cuales en la provincia, y en especial en la ciudad de Córdoba, los indígenas son remitidos a un pasado más o menos remoto. Las representaciones construidas desde el imaginario social hegemónico niegan la contemporaneidad de los indígenas, o bien consideran su presencia como una anomalía; es decir, ubican a lo originario en un antes y en un afuera que invisibiliza o mejor aún, visibiliza a medias, ya que relativiza las presencias contemporáneas y coterráneas en un contexto de emergencias e identificaciones comechingonas, poniéndolas en cuestión y discusión. Estas presencias relativizadas definen una modalidad de aboriginalidad en la que la sospecha acerca de la autenticidad, devenida del locus témporo espacial que lo indígena ocupa en el imaginario cordobés, interpela a las identificaciones indígenas. Mediante el análisis de textos escolares indago en las imágenes, en los significados y en los sentidos acerca de las presencias originarias actuales, que se construyen, reproducen, instauran y disputan en el ámbito educativo provincial.
¿Manufactura, uso y descarte? O acerca del entramado social de los objetos cerámicos
Authors: Laguens Andrés , Pazzarelli Francisco
Published: December 2020

If we think that things and objects are the result of a multidimensional bundle of actions and relationships, material or inmaterial, made by human and nonhuman agents, it is difficult to keep thinking about the materiality of objects and the archaeological record in terms of processes, as a series of successive phases of actions or behaviors. These bundles between things and people are dynamics, steady flows of actions and relationships, where objects are constituted as a dynamic effect of this relationships, not in the sense of their causes but making effective a series of possibilities given by the strategies and the resources involved, the disposition of the agents involved and their position in social space. With these criteria, then we can not think of objects and their contexts as the result of actions (behaviors) and parts of a process, no longer exist a chain of behavior but a bundle of overlapping relationships, where each intersection is a place of mediation among many other actions and relationships. Through a situational and relational analysis of a set of pots from the Ambato Valley (Catamarca, Argentina) we show the potential of this approach for the study of ceramic technology, beyond their manufacturing, use and disposal.
Fibras animales arqueológicas. Estudio de su estructura física celular
Authors: Reigadas María del Carmen
Published: December 2020

El análisis microscópico de la morfología de fibras animales se ha empleado conjuntamente con otras líneas de evidencia, brindando información taxonómica útil para reconstruir posibles escenarios que den cuenta de las estrategias implementadas por las sociedades cazadoras- recolectoras y/ o productoras, en vistas a la explotación y aprovechamiento de los recursos animales. En esta oportunidad y en el marco de la vía mencionada, se presenta como complemento de los resultados obtenidos a partir de las variables cualitativas y cuantitativas tales como grosor, médula, tipo de fibra y color, el avance realizado en el estudio de la corteza, estructura no contemplada hasta el presente. Se evalúa a partir de la información generada su relevancia en la búsqueda de indicadores interespecíficos. El análisis fue realizado en muestras correspondientes al nivel 4 del sitio Cueva Salamanca 1 (7500 + 60 AP [Beta 178223]) (Pintar 2004) y nivel 2b4 de Quebrada Seca 3 (Cal. 3684- 4226 AC 1s) (Aschero et al. 1993-94), ambos localizados en la puna meridional (Antofagasta de la Sierra, Argentina) de las cuales ya se disponen designaciones taxonómicas obtenidas por análisis morfológico.
Bases públicas de datos morfométricos en antropología biológica: nuevas prácticas, nuevos desafíos
Authors: Gonzalez Paula , Beguelin Marien
Published: December 2020

En los últimos años se observa una tendencia creciente hacia el desarrollo de prácticas que garanticen un acceso libre al conocimiento científico producido a través del aporte de fondos públicos. Este movimiento conocido como open access está ampliamente desarrollado en algunas disciplinas como la genética y la biología molecular, sin embargo en la antropología biológica su discusión es incipiente. El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo presentar algunas de las ventajas de esta política, tanto para los científicos como para la comunidad en general, y discutir un conjunto de aspectos prácticos que requieren ser considerados para la implementación del libre acceso a los datos (data sharing) en el seno de la antropología biológica. Particularmente, se discute acerca de la forma de obtención, almacenamiento, publicación y posterior uso de datos morfométricos en formato numérico, coordenadas 2 y 3D e imágenes digitales. Finalmente, se delinea una agenda de trabajo a fin de promover la discusión sobre el data sharing en nuestro pais.
‘¿Usted no me saluda porque debe?’. Vecindad, moralidad y política en Cooperativa Las Cuatro Banderas (Córdoba)
Authors: Bartolozzi Ivana , Koopmann Silvia Ayelén
Published: December 2020

Los regímenes morales que ordenan y regulan la vida de los sujetos han sido materia de análisis por parte de la Antropología, como así también los diversos conflictos, antagonismos y negociaciones que estos sistemas normativos suscitan en determinados conjuntos sociales. En este sentido, la necesidad de indagar sobre los procesos sociales que otorgan contenido ético a determinados conceptos, requiere de estudios que, etnográficamente, puedan dar cuenta acerca de cómo se construyen y disputan determinadas valoraciones en cada contexto particular. En el presente artículo, exponemos las formas como son categorizados los vecinos de Cooperativa Las Cuatro Banderas por parte de los miembros de la Comisión Directiva, de acuerdo al pago (o no) del terreno, como así también, las repercusiones que esto conlleva hacia otras dimensiones de la vida social. Al mismo tiempo, los discursos y prácticas de quienes presiden la entidad, también son interpeladas por aquellos que, desde afuera, juzgan las formas -individuales o colectivas- de hacer política. Esto nos permitirá ver cómo se motorizan estas distinciones morales en un proceso liminal ante la posible disolución de la cooperativa a partir de la escrituración individual de los lotes, en el marco de un programa provincial de regularización de viviendas sociales.
Los caminos del guerrero Entrevista con Denise Y. Arnold
Authors: Pazzarelli Francisco
Published: December 2020

Denise Y. Arnold, reconocida antropóloga andinista, especialista en el área aymara boliviana, autora de más de veinte libros y una centena de ensayos, muchos de ellos en colaboración con Juan de Dios Yapita, divide su tiempo entre La Paz y Londres. En La Paz, dirige el Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara (ILCA), que desde hace ya varios años se posiciona como uno de los centros de producción intelectual referentes del área andina, con una importante proyección regional e internacional. En Londres, dirige y participa de distintos proyectos vinculados actualmente al estudio de las técnicas textiles andinas, en Birkbeck College London, de la University of London. Estos caminos, entre Suramérica y Europa, sin duda colaboraron a definir buena parte de sus preocupaciones e intereses de investigación, pero son quizá los “caminos guerreros” que se trazan desde Qaqachaka aquellos que mejor permiten remontar hoy sus preguntas y búsquedas. Sabemos que Denise no sólo ha conseguido llamar la atención sobre temas en su momento poco estudiados (como la arquitectura “vernácula” del Altiplano), sino que lo ha hecho en colaboración con distintas personas de las comunidades “estudiadas”, junto a las cuales escribió numerosos artículos y libros. Además, lejos de invisibilizar su participación en proyectos de desarrollo, su producción plantea explícita y críticamente la necesidad de la intervención de los antropólogos, que en esta entrevista define como “abrir los estudios antropológicos a temas reales”. Esto no impidió (muy por el contrario) un desarrollo teórico consistente, cuyos desenlaces actuales se caracterizan por haber logrado articulaciones teórico-interpretativas con los debates antropológicos de otras regiones de América, especialmente con tierras bajas y Amazonía.Mediante distintos desplazamientos intelectuales (que muchos considerarían como arriesgados) y una buena dosis de “imaginación conceptual” (para parafrasear a Eduardo Viveiros de Castro), buena parte de la producción actual de Denise se ha ocupado de llevar hacia los Andes algunas de las preocupaciones que parecían “típicas” de tierras bajas, logrando acceder a las interpretaciones andinas de conceptos y categorías que parecían ajenos a las tierras altas. Así, nociones como “depredación ontológica” o “apropiación de subjetividades” devinieron parte de explicaciones que lentamente comenzaron (y continúan cada vez más) cobrando sentido en los Andes. Todo ello, claro, en el marco de la impronta etnográfica que caracteriza su producción, que se define por una densidad descriptiva y analítica (en español y en aymara, la mayoría de las veces) que no siempre es fácil de encontrar.En esta entrevista, realizada en una tarde de primavera en la biblioteca de ILCA, en La Paz, Denise señala los tambos de sus recorridos y desenrolla las madejas de algunas de sus propuestas más difundidas, recordando decisiones, azares, alegrías, frustraciones y develando también las razones que hacen imprescindible continuar con el estudio de sus ideas.
Comentarios sobre el estado actual de los museos del Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Authors: Pérez Winter Cecilia
Published: December 2020

Since the creation of the first National Museum of Brazil to the present, the concept and objectives of their museums had changed and transformed, according to the prevailing policies of the country. For many years, these policies were exclusive and tended to preserve the Brazilian elite heritage. Since 2000, museological and heritage policies changed toward a democratization of museums and to generate major access of information for its management. However, many local museums must yet deal with a series of budget and human resources problems in order to preserve and divulge the heritage they are protecting. Therefore, the aim of this contribution is to present four different types of museums localized in the Triângulo Mineiro region, in Minas Gerais state (Brazil), to show and discuss their current situations.
“Yo quiero ver a Sibipiruna crecer”. Roda de samba en red
Authors: Di Prospero Carolina Emilia
Published: December 2020

Este trabajo se propone explorar la construcción sociotécnica del samba de roda, desde el punto de partida del afecto, constitutivo del espacio potencial (Winnicott: 1971) que propicia la creatividad individual y colectiva y amplificación de las experiencias. Durante 2012 realicé una estancia académica en la Universidade Estadual de Campinas, San Pablo, Brasil. Allí abordé un studio etnográfico sobre un grupo de sambistas que desarrollan un proyecto de roda de samba abierta. Este está conformado por una reunión mensual, presencial, en ella los músicos forman una rueda abierta e invitan a participar a los concurrentes, y por una cotidianeidad online. Esta roda se constituye cada primer domingo del mes, y cada día, online, interactuando, generando vínculos a partir de las experiencias vividas en los diferentes ámbitos.
The Bulgarian Occupation Regime in Serbia 1915–1918 in the Light of Austro-Hungarian Documents
Authors: MLADENOVIĆ Božica B.
Published: December 2020

Abstract: This paper discusses the establishment and crucial aspects of the Bulgarian occupation system in the Kingdom of Serbia from 1915 to 1918. It is based on primary historical sources of German and Austrian origin and existing literature. The key characteristics of the occupying authorities, represented by the two military-inspection areas: Morava and Macedonia, are analyzed through the prism of the violations of the Hague Convention of 1908 (Convention with respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land).
Dependencies Of Reservoir Oil Properties On Surface Oil
Authors: Al-Obaidi Sudad H , AP Galkin
Published: December 2020

Knowledge of the properties of reservoir oil is necessary when calculating reserves, creating projects development, creating hydrodynamic models of development objects. Reservoir oil properties are determined by downhole samples taken, as usual, from exploration and production wells. In some cases, it is impossible to create conditions for the selection of high-quality downhole samples at exploration and production wells. In such cases, we must use samples of surface oil to obtain information about the reservoir properties of this oil. In this work and as a result of the analysis of the accumulated data, dependencies with a high degree of correlation were obtained, which make it possible to quickly assess the expected parameters of reservoir oil, having only the density of surface oil.
Heterogenitas Paham Keagamaan Mahasiswa Muslim di Perguruan Tinggi Umum
Authors: Sofanudin Aji
Published: December 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui paham keagamaan mahasiswa muslim di Perguruan Tinggi Negeri (PTN). Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemahaman keagamaan mahasiswa di perguruan PTN beragam. Heterogenitas pemahaman keagamaan mahasiswa muslim tercermin dalam berbagai hal (1) heterogenitas lembaga/struktur PAI di kampus, (2) heterogenitas tema kajian Lembaga Dakwah Kampus, (3) heterogenitas organisasi ekstra kampus,(4) heterogenitas cara berpakaian mahasiswa, dan (5) heterogenitas pandangan kebangsaan mahasiswa.
130118074_CAROLINE_ KP A_UAS STRATEGI INTERNASIONAL
Authors: Caroline
Published: December 2020

Dalam memasuki pasar asing khususnya di negara-negara berkembang, terdapat empat jenis strategi penetrasi yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan multinasional, diantaranya : Wholly Owned Subsidiary , Joint Venture, Licence Agreement , serta Subcontracting and Outsourcing.
Week 1 the neural basis of consciousness_ introduction_Nao Tsuchiya
Authors: Tsuchiya Naotsugu
Published: December 2020

12-week lecture series on "the neural basis of consciousness" by Prof Nao Tsuchiya. Given to 3rd year undergraduate level. No prerequisites. Contents: a. Why are we interested in consciousness?b. What do we mean by consciousness?c. How can we study consciousness?d. What are the potential problems when one wants tounderstand and test a possibility of consciousness in animals, plants and robots? Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiWqBiJJATg
Understanding the Patterns of Processed Seafood Exports from Sri Lanka: Application of the Gravity Model to Quantify the Determinants
Authors: Sandaruwan Kariyawasam Pinikahana Gmage Lahiru , Banerjee Suvajit
Published: December 2020

Background: Grabbing the emerging opportunities, from the escalated global demand for processed seafood due to the modern lifestyle induced changes in the food consumption pattern of the households, could be a great advantage for Sri Lanka to increase its international trade activity. This could also help Sri Lanka earn more revenues by adding value through the processing of the raw fish and through that eliminating high postharvest loss during the peak seasons.

Objective: This research intends to study the patterns of global and Sri Lankan trade in the seafood sector and identifies the determinants in terms of their impacts on the processed seafood export.

Methods: The Gravity Model was run with the secondary data collected from UNCOMTRADE. The panel data include seafood export data of Sri Lanka from 2001 to 2014 with 107 countries and 144 products.

Results: However, only one % of the Sri Lankan processed seafood adds value to the ultra-processed level, so it cannot reach the maximum potentials in job creation and profitability. This study has found that the elasticity values of tariff and non-tariff measures (NTMs) are higher for the processed seafood than the unprocessed seafood. This way, the processed seafood becomes more vulnerable to changes in tariff and NTMs than the unprocessed seafood.

Conclusions: The conversion of unprocessed seafood into processed seafood can improve the export revenue for Sri Lanka but these conversions are increasing the vulnerability of seafood exports due to the stringent market barriers.
Effect of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction of Domestic Airlines in Nepal
Authors: Thapa Sajat , Devkota Niranjan , Paudel Udaya Raj
Published: December 2020

Background: Airlines industries have great share in economic growth, tourism, world trade and international investment in today's globalized business world. Due to this purpose the attraction towards airlines companies seems to be increasing which have forced them to maintain certain quality level in order to compete and sustain in long run.

Objective: This paper aims to analyze the affect of service quality on customer satisfaction of domestic airlines in Nepal along with identification of customer perceived service quality in the aviation business and to examine factors influencing passenger's satisfaction in the aviation business.

Methods: Regression is used for generating effective output of the study. Likewise, ANOVA test, reliability test are also performed with the help of statistical tools.

Results: Customers are satisfied if employees behave well with them and airlines value them with proper services and information. Also, the study reveals that there is significant relationship between customer satisfaction and tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, empathy and assurance.

Conclusions: The most influencing factors in selection of airlines is security they assures and timely flights so, if airlines companies took these things into consideration then it would help in increasing customer satisfaction.

Originality: This paper is original and not sent for publication anywhere else.
Influence of Demographic Variables on Organizational Commitment of School Teachers: Evidence from the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Authors: Agrawal Sarita , Jain Bandana Kumari
Published: December 2020

Background: Teachers are actors and thus play various roles and responsibilities in the classroom, school and entire community. Their commitment contributes to increasing the skills, knowledge, creativity, intelligence, devotion, and attitudes of the school community. The demographic heterogeneity of teachers affects not only performance but also thecommitment level of the school community.

Objectives:The study aims to find the influence of socio-demographic variables on the organizational commitment of school teachers in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts.

Methods: This study is quantitative and based on primary data. The study has employed a conclusive research design. The population of the study was secondary level teachers in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts, and a number of them were selected  using the principles of purposive sampling. The size of the sample was 232.

Results: The study reveals that affective, continuance, normative as well as overall commitment of teachers in school do not differs in terms of gender and education level. However, affective commitment increases as an increase in service years whereas continuance commitment increases at the beginning years of service for five years. However,between five to ten years, it lessens.Again after ten years, it increases if the teacher is involvedin the same job for one decade.

Conclusions: The commitment of teachers is not affected by their gender and education level. However, the years in service spent by teachers influence their affective and continuance commitment but not the normative commitment.

Implications: The findings of this study can be useful for school administrators and policymakers to find the influence of demographic factors on the commitment of school teachers.
Enhancement of Education 4.0 in Nepal: A Review from School Level Technology Change
Authors: Adhikari Benjula , Bhandari Udbodh , Adhikari Kabita
Published: December 2020

Background: The transition in the education system was parallel to the humankind and the technological revolution has been increasing issues in the education system around the globe. The shift in education system tends to understand how learning styles of students affect education quality with completely different forms of e-learning. Education 4.0 tackles society's desire in the 'innovative age'. Such education training will demonstrate the ability of the learner to use the latest technology to help the learner adapt as per the changes in society. Students in education 4.0 become more self-reliant in their own education, pressuring educators to accept a new function as administrators who might influence the learners across their education process. This paper aims to explore pandemic as a driver of enhancement of Education 4.0 in Nepal in terms of school level technology change. The paper applies the thorough review of the literature on Education 4.0 in wider perspective as well as in Nepalese context.

Objective: This paper aims to analyze the enhancement of education 4.0 in Nepal in terms of review from school level technology change.

Results: It is observed that education 4.0 is a very necessary reform in the education system in Nepal. The major need of the time is the upliftment of the education sector from the traditional ones and makes the implementation of education 4.0. It helps in the improvement of digital competencies in all level, and the use of digital technologies for teaching and learning. The research regarding the changes in the education system has been conducted in various nations around the globe.

Conclusions: It is found that the learners mostly prefer those technology with whom they are more familiar such as use audio/video conferencing technologies rather than any other tools. Education revolution is not an easy task for the developing countries as there is a lack of local research regarding the new technologies in educational sectors. Nepal has tremendous opportunities to drastically reform education in an offer to address deep structural inequalities.

Originality: This paper is original and not published anywhere else.
Predicción del COVID-19 a nivel mundial para el año 2021
Authors: Díaz Pinzón Jorge Enrique
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread rapidly around the world since it emerged in Wuhan, China in late 2019. Objective: to describe COVID-19 worldwide forecasts of infections and deaths over the year 2021. Methodology: the method used to calculate the prediction was the Holt model. Data was analyzed with the SPSS version 25.0 statistical package. Results: according to the COVID-19 global projection for the year 2021, there will be an estimated 96’878.746 cases by the end of January 2021 and 283’662.031 by the end of December 2021. Conclusion: the HOLT model illustrates a possible scenario of the disease in terms of people infected and killed in year 2021, which in light of the results is not at all flattering for the world, so isolation measures need to continue in order to achieve stabilization of the disease.
A Study of Chinese University English Majors’ L2 Motivational Self
Authors: Liu Meihua
Published: December 2020

As a highly important affective variable, motivation has always been a focus of research in second/foreign language (SL/FL) learning and proved to play a critical role in SL/FL learning. Even so, considering the complex and dynamic nature of SL/FL motivation, it always deserves research. Guided by the newly proposed framework of L2 Motivational Self System (Dörnyei, 2005, 2009), the present mixed-method study hence explored Chinese English majors’ L2 motivational self. One hundred and one English majors from a prestigious university in Beijing answered the questionnaire and 15 of them were interviewed in the present study. Analyses of the data revealed the following main findings: (1) the participants were generallyhighly motivated to learn English, had vivid images of themselves as proficient English users in the future, had positive appraisals of their L2 learning experiences, and had a moderately good perception of their ought-to L2 self, (2) senior students reported having significantly higher ideal L2 self and held more positive attitudes towards English learning experience. Based on these findings, some pedagogical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Bericht zum „FAIR Data Austria“ Workshop an der TU Wien (Wien, 8. September 2020)
Authors: Asamer Eva-Maria , Stryeck Sarah , Kalová Tereza
Published: December 2020

Dieser Report beschreibt die Ergebnisse eines eintägigen Workshops, der mit Partnerinnen und Partnern des Projektes FAIR Data Austria und einer Vertreterin des Horizon-2020-Projekts EOSC-Pillar durchgeführt wurde. Ziel des Workshops war es, den Nutzen eines FAIR Office Austria zu evaluieren. Die Teilnehmenden diskutierten über mögliche Partnerinnen und Partner sowie Kundinnen und Kunden und über konkrete Services, die angeboten werden sollten. Ebenso wichtig war die Definition der Nicht-Ziele. Der Workshop sollte zur Findung eines klaren Mission Statements dienen und den Teilnehmenden dazu verhelfen, ein gemeinsames Verständnis und Erwartungen zu entwickeln. Die Ergebnisse bilden die Grundlage für einen konkreten Maßnahmenplan. Ein Ergebnis war, dass ein FAIR Office Austria in erster Linie als Informationsdrehscheibe und Vermittler zwischen (internationalen) Organisationen (z.B. GO FAIR, EOSC, RDA) und lokalen Reference Points innerhalb der österreichischen Forschungseinrichtungen und anderen Stakeholdern dienen sollte. Ein FAIR Office Austria, so eine weitere Erkenntnis, muss von mehreren, unterschiedlichen (Forschungs-)Organisationen aufgebaut und betrieben werden, um eine wirklich transdisziplinäre, trans-institutionelle und nationale Dimension widerzuspiegeln. Lokale FAIR Reference Points sollen an Universitäten eingerichtet werden, aber nicht auf diese beschränkt sein. Weitere Forschungseinrichtungen werden ermutigt, ebenfalls lokale Reference Points zu benennen.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVE ECONOMY: A CASE FROM INDRAMAYU
Authors: Adeni Susri , Saleh Amiruddin , Hubeis Musa , Satria Arif
Published: December 2020

As Indonesian government endorse of growing creative economy, it also relates to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) which is growing rapidly in Indonesia. The ICT is used by many people in rural area, especially at coastal area. At coastal area most women work for helping the family income. They produce the fish production. Thus it leads to their creativity in producing new product from fish. This creativity should be enforce by utilizing the ICT in particular for enlarging the market. The case from women in Indramayu District specifically in Indramayu sub-district, a coastal area, becomes locus for this research. This paper examines how women at coastal area produce the fish production becoming a creative economy and how they use the internet? The qualitative research is applied in this research. The result show that most women do not really use the internet, only a few of them utilize the internet to market their product by using social media. In conclusion, ICT cannot be applied maximally in Indramayu except the women are obtaining the media literacy.
To the methods for actualization of main stands parameters of hardwood tree species of Ukraine
Authors: Bala О. P.
Published: December 2020

Continuous forest inventory, as one of the methods of forest management of the country, in contrast to the basic inventory, has a number of advantages, which primarily provide the opportunity to obtain the most complete and reliable information about the current state of the forest, as it provides annual updates of main stands parameters of forest found on Ukraine. Hardwood tree species (oak, ash, beech, hornbeam, etc.) occupy a special place among all that grow in Ukraine and occupy almost 44 % of the forest area covered with forest vegetation. According to the latest state forest inventory as of 01.01.2011, hardwood tree species are dominated by oak stands - 62.6 % of the area of all hardwood tree species, forest beech - 20.2 %, hornbeam - 3.2 % and ash ordinary, forming mainly mixed stands with oak. A systematic approach to the effective solution of the problem of continuous forest inventory requires the development of objective methods and mathematical models for updating the main stands parameters of forests. In Ukraine, for actualization main stands parameters, two methods have been developed to forecast their growth. The first is based on modeling the percentage of current increment by average height and wood stock, the second - on the developed dynamic site index curves and yield tables for modal stands. The aim of the work is to improve the methodological approaches to modeling the growth prognosis of the main stands parameters by the second method. To achieve these goals used the method of nonlinear regression using IBM SPSS Statistics. As a result of the conducted researches it was offered to model a new unified ratio of the stands parameter a year ahead to the same stands parameter now multiplied by the age of the stand to model the growth prognosis for all stands parameters. This made it possible during the simulation to describe the changes in growth by the main stands parameters with almost absolute accuracy (the coefficient of determination of the obtained models is 1.0). The equation obtained for growth prognosis has the same form for stands of all tree species, of different origin, composition and site index classes.
Noise-absorbing properties of road-wood forest strips of different structures in the conditions of Western Polissia
Authors: Maksimtsev S. I. , Dudarets S. M.
Published: December 2020

In the modern conditions of society development the role of protective plantings is great importance. In particular, types of such plantations in the study are protective strips along the roads. At first glance, it is difficult to trace the processes that take place in these lanes. However, by selecting the appropriate adapted research methodology, it is possible to trace these seemingly hidden functions. The significance and relevance the use of roadside forest strips in the context of their noise-absorbing functions are presented. Attention is paid to the analysis of noise load for the operation of large vehicles on highways of international and national importance in the conditions of Western Polissya. An analysis of recent scientific publications with an emphasis on protective plantings as an effective means of preventing negative acoustic loads. The main purpose of the research was to determine the noise-absorbing properties of roadside forest belts depending on their design features and species composition. It is noted that the solution of program tasks of work is carried out with the use of special techniques of researches of noise-absorbing effect by protective forest plantations on transport ways. The comparative characteristic of noise-absorbing effect roadside forest strips and noise-protective screens are executed. On the basis of the conducted researches the mathematical models describing a decrease in noise level depending on a design of roadside forest strips are developed. The generalization of the experimental results showed that the roadside strips of dense and openwork structures are marked by the highest quality noise-absorbing effect. Noise protection screens in the study area help to reduce the noise level to 60 dB and less, it than ensure compliance with the necessary sanitary standards for settlements.
Influence of meteorological factors on weakening of elm trees under conditions of development of insect-xylophages
Authors: Puzrina N. V. , Yavniy M. I.
Published: December 2020

The biological resistance of species of the genus Ulmus L. is interrelated with various biotic, abiotic and anthropic factors, in particular, abrupt changes in the hydrothermal regime, failure to comply with the rules of intermediate cutting management in the stands with these species, damage by leaf and stem insect pests that transmit and spread the infection, infectious agents, agents of undetermined etiology, etc.It has been discovered that the uneven distribution of rainfall over the years (the least rain in the research area fell in 2007, 2009 and 2015) induced deterioration of the sanitary state of elm woody plants, which caused them being affected by pathogens of mushroom and bacterial etiology and their settlement by xylophagous insects. On the basis of the analysis of changes in the population parameters in the phases of the development of the hotbeds of these pests it was shown that the studied plantations in the dynamics during the period from 2004 to 2006 were in a state of dispersion or the so-called crisis, but, starting from 2007, transformed into a state of the actual outbreak of the hotbed. Detected hotbeds of stem pests are characterized by high, medium and low degree of settlement of trees. At the same time, it was recorded that chronic hotbeds are characterized by a long period of existence, relatively low, although elevated (in comparison with healthy plantings), the number of insects and the size of the current dead trees; for episodic hotbeds, or hotbeds of mass reproduction, - a relatively short (3 to 5 years) period of development, a great number and size of the current dead trees. It has also been found that in both cases there are possible inverse and irreversible reactions of tree stands, although in the second scenario of the development of the population of pests, in the conditions of their mass reproduction, the full destruction of the forest plantation is most often observed. It was recorded that, near the hotbeds of mass reproduction, which are characterized by excessive population density, migration centers usually appear, where harmful insects migrate in search of new settlements.
Alfabetização de idosos: a disciplina EJA no curso de Pedagogia
Authors: Todaro Monica de Ávila
Published: December 2020

As pesquisas sobre a formação inicial de professores para a atuação na Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA), tendo como foco as pessoas idosas, têm tido pouco destaque no cenário acadêmico. Neste artigo, pretendo apresentar uma síntese dos principais resultados de uma pesquisa realizada por estudantes do curso de Pedagogia. Os dados foram coletados quando de uma visita técnica a classes que oferecem a Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA), na educação não formal, na cidade de São Paulo. Esse estudo explora os fundamentos teóricos advindos da Gerontologia e do método/sistema Freire de alfabetização. Os resultados revelaram que é importante trazer para a disciplina de EJA os desafios de alfabetizar pessoas idosas, uma vez que estas farão parte do público alvo de futuros pedagogos nas classes de EJA.
Residência pedagógica, ensino por investigação e a profissionalização de professores de física de uma universidade pública federal
Authors: Coelho Geide
Published: December 2020

Este estudo buscou compreender como o programa Residência Pedagógica contribuiu para a profissionalização docente de residentes do curso de Física de uma universidade pública federal. Para a produção dos dados, realizamos uma roda de conversa com sete residentes que fizeram parte do primeiro edital do programa. Para análise dos dados, pautamo-nos nos pressupostos da Análise Textual Discursiva. Os resultados evidenciam que a vivência no cotidiano escolar e a possibilidade de analisar coletivamente o exercício profissional foram fundamentais para o processo de profissionalização desses residentes. Consideramos também que a concepção do ensino por investigação influenciou na constituição de novos modos de se relacionar no ambiente escolar, uma nova postura/modo de ser professor que reconhece a importância dos sujeitos compartilharem saberes e se responsabilizarem de forma coletiva pelo processo de construção de conhecimentos científicos e profissionais da docência.
O papel do preceptor na formação de residentes
Authors: Batista Corrêa Raquel , Risuenho Marques Valéria
Published: December 2020

Este artigo traz reflexões sobre contribuições de preceptores ao processo formativo de residentes do Programa Residência Pedagógica, Subprojeto “Ensino de matemática no 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental: experiências formativas por meio da residência pedagógica", do Instituto de Educação Matemática e Científica da Universidade Federal do Pará. Apoiamo-nos em autores que discutem aspectos da formação inicial docente, saberes da docência, bem como informações contidas em documentos oficiais sobre políticas de formação de professores, em particular, o Edital Capes nº 06/2018, para a contextualização das diretrizes do mencionado programa. O estudo é de abordagem qualitativa, tendo como instrumento de coleta de dados um questionário, respondido por 10 residentes. Das respostas é possível indicar que o preceptor figura como: orientador, mediador da articulação teoria e prática, incentivador de práticas de pesquisa, dinamizador de estudos e planejamento, gerenciador de reflexão sobre dificuldades de aprendizagem dos alunos.
Adding value in barley malt rootlets as a source of 5’-phosphodiesterase
Authors: Beluhan Sunčica , Karmelić Ivana , Ivančić Šantek Mirela
Published: December 2020

A thermostable 5’-phosphodiesterase (5’-PDE, EC 3.1.4.1) was extracted from barley (Hordeum distichum var. Rex) malt rootlets. The purification
procedure comprised acetone precipitation, S-Sepharose cation-exchange and DEAE-Sepharose anion-exchange chromatography. The enzyme was purified 101-fold with a recovery of 22% and a specific activity of 81.9
U mg-1 protein, Optimum enzyme activity was obtained at 70 °C, and pH 8.9. The SDS-PAGE profiling of the purified protein exhibited molecular weight of 116 kDa and revealed three sub-unit fractions of 26, 43, and 56 kDa making up its active configuration. The kinetic constants Km and Vmax were determined as 0.25 mM and 0.816 mmol min-1, respectively. Thermodynamic studies showed that the thermal inactivation of purified barley malt rootlets 5’-PDE followed the first-order kinetics, indicating inactivation energy (Ed) of 134 kJ mol-1. The half-life (t1/2) at 70 °C was estimated as 169 min. Thermodynamic parameters ΔH*, ΔS* and ΔG* were determined as a function of temperature and were 131.15
kJ mol-1, 37.01 kJ mol-1 K-1 and 118.4 kJ mol-1, respectively. The purified enzyme has long half-life with 11 days at 0 °C, 37 hours at 4 °C and 11 hours at room temperature. These results provide useful information about the factors that affects the activity of barley malt rootlets 5’-PDE and suggests a good indication for application of this enzyme in pharmaceutical and food industry.
Review of Parasuicide Cases in a South African District Hospital from 2013-20181
Authors: Bongongo T.
Published: December 2020

ABSTRACT Parasuicide is referred to as an apparent attempt at suicide without the actual intention of killing oneself. Its prevalence continues to increase at Brits District Hospital. The current study aimed to review the parasuicide cases presented at this hospital from 2013 to 2018. The hospital is located in Madibeng district, in the North-West Province of South Africa. The study results have painted a clear picture of parasuicide cases at Brits district hospital where the phenomenon was more often observed among young African females, who were single, unemployed, and with a secondary level of education. For most of them, it was the first attempt and mainly occurred in the months of January and February. Overdose of medication was the most common method used and a relationship problem remained the main reason that motivated the attempt.
A Comprehensive Review of The Impact of Health Care Expenditure and Health Outcomes on Economic Growth
Authors: Sabina Ampon-Wireko , Lulin Zhou , Henry Asante Antwi , Ebenezer Wireko Brobby
Published: December 2020

Objectives: The unceasing increase of health care expenditures is a very crucial decision to take by most governments and has drawn the attention of scholars and policy makers to research and rethink about the effects on health status and economic growth. However, from open and available literature, it can be established that not much studies have considered this linkage. The study aims to bring to light and review the current state-of-art of all previous studies regarding the interplay between health spending, health outcome and economic growth within both high and middle-income countries.

Methods: An electronic exploration was carried out in the academic databases below: Emerald, Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Springer, web of Science additionally JSTOR in English language between the period 1990 to 2018. 

Results:  The results revealed mixed conclusion between health expenditure and population health. The findings of healthcare expenditure and economic growth shows a positive relationship mostly in the developed nations The study again found that better health status improves economic growth.

Conclusion: The outcome of the study appeared to foster more confusion as findings regarding association between health expenditure and health outcome have not been consistent. The research findings revealed   that there is still much to be done for scholars to build a strong theoretical base, on these connections to for an effective decision-making.
Survey of Crisis Identification Using Social Media Interaction
Authors: Waghmare Mayuri S. , Sawarkar Gurudev
Published: December 2020

Social media have played integral roles in many crises around the world. Thailand faced severe floods between July 2011 and January 2012, when more than 13.6 million people were affected. This 7-month disaster provides a great opportunity to understand the use of social media for managing a crisis project before, during, and after its occurrence. However, current literature lacks a theoretical framework on investigating the relationship between social media and crisis management from the project management perspective. The paper adopts a social media-based crisis management framework and the structuration theory in investigating and analyzing social media. The results suggest that social media should be utilized to meet different information needs in order to achieve the success of managing a future crisis project.