bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Complejidad LMC en el modelo de Kronig-Penney: comparación del efecto del desorden estructural y químico
Authors: Heredia Alejandro A. , Landauro Carlos V. , Nowak Hans
Published: January 2021

En el presente trabajo usamos el modelo de Kronig-Penney con potenciales delta como modelo de sólido unidimensional para estudiar el efecto del desorden estructural y químico en la representación de una onda plana. El desorden estructural considera la variación en la posicion de los potenciales y el desorden químico la variación en sus intensidades manteniendo fija la distancia entre los potenciales. Los efectos del desorden se evaluan a través del flujo electrónico y la medida estadística de complejidad LMC. Tanto el desorden estructural como el químico producen la maximización de la complejidad del estado electrónico y la minimización del correspondiente flujo electrónico, lo cual indica la inhibición del transporte electrónico.
Propiedades estructuralesy magnéticas de aleaciones cristalinas desordenadas Fe50Mn25+xSn25-x con x: -1.25, 0.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5
Authors: Pachín Wilber , Peña Víctor A. , León Misael , Rojas Chachi , Medina José J. , Landauro Carlos V. , Quispe Justiniano , Agüero Jorge , Passamani Edson C. , Baggio-Saitovitch Elisa
Published: January 2021

Aleaciones cristalinas desordenadas Fe50Mn25+xSn25-x, con x = -1.25, 0.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, cercanas a las composiciones de Heusler-211, fueron preparadas por fusión en atmósfera inerte, subsecuentemente, sometidas a recocido térmico durante 4 días a 1173 K y, finalmente, enfriadas en agua helada. Todas las aleaciones han sido sistemáticamente analizadas mediante difracción de rayos X, espectroscopias Mössbauer de 57Fe y 119Sn, y medidas de magnetización a temperatura ambiente. Los análisis Rietveld de los difractogramas de las muestras con x = -1.25 y 0.0 muestran la presencia de dos fases cristalográficas hexagonales: (i) la solución sólida químicamente desordenada e-(Fe/Mn)3Sn (mayoritaria), y (ii) el intermetálico e-Fe5Sn3 (minoritaria); mientras que, las aleaciones con x = 2.5, 5.0 y 7.5, presentan solo la solución sólida desordenada, e-(Fe/Mn)3(Sn/Fe/Mn). Si bien, las composiciones de las aleaciones Fe50Mn25+xSn25-x son cercanas a las de Heusler-211, ninguna tiene la estructura cúbica L21 característica de estas. Los tamaños medios de los cristalitos, calculados por el método de Williamson-Hall, están dentro del rango 256-62 nm y disminuyen cuando x aumenta. Los resultados Mössbauer de todas las aleaciones muestran la característica de magnetismo localizado a través de la distribución de campos magnéticos hiperfinos en los sitios de Fe, y de magnetismo itinerante a través de los campos transferidos desde los átomos de Fe en los núcleos de 119Sn. Los campos coercitivos y remanentes, obtenidos por medidas de magnetización bajo campo magnético aplicado entre -2200 y +2200 Oe, disminuyen cuando x aumenta. Los valores de los campos coercitivos están en el rango de los magnetos blandos (1-20 Oe).
The sociocultural and psychological adaptation of Syrian refugees in Brazil
Authors: Sarto de Lucena Manoela , Carvalho Hoersting Raquel , Modesto João Gabriel
Published: January 2021

Considering the challenges of the cultural adaptation process for refugees and the importance of analyzing these in a Latin American context, the present study aimed to investigate the influence of cultural orientations and cultural distance on psychological and sociocultural adaptation of Syrian refugees living in Brazil. Eighty-four adult Syrian refugees, living in Brazil for at least 6 months completed an online survey regarding acculturation variables. Results showed that greater perception of cultural distance was related to lower sociocultural adaptation; higher rates of home culture orientation were related to low psychological and sociocultural adaptation. Having a Brazilian culture orientation was related with better psychological and sociocultural adaptation. The present research has theoretical and practical implications, allowing for a better understanding of some aspects of the adaptation of Syrian refugees in Brazil.
JUEGO DE REGÍMENES: LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL ESTADO MODERNO CONTRACTUAL DESDE LA PERSPECTIVA DE LA TEORÍA DE JUEGOS
Authors: Becerril-Rojas Javier Abraham
Published: January 2021

El presente artículo argumenta que tanto la democracia como los regímenes no-democráticos comparten jerarquías como modelos de gobernabilidad (mecanismos resolutorios de conflicto) en el proceso de construcción del Estado moderno contractual. La teoría de juegos es utilizada como metodología para analizar las obras de Hobbes y Maquiavelo, con la cual se defiende que ambas propuestas describen el mismo fenómeno pero en distintas etapas, con el objetivo de contribuir a la explicación de la actual crisis de la democracia. Para ello, se desarrolla un modelo novedoso que integra la función de utilidad esperada de Von Neumann con la adición de una variante del concepto de tasa de descuento de Selten para refinar equilibrios. Se concluye que no es el modelo de gobernanza sino la eficiencia del Estado para gestionar el conflicto lo que determina la consolidación (o el  desmantelamiento) del régimen contractual.
CHARACTERIZATION OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS USING NETWORK MOTIFS
Authors:   Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, University of Petrosani, strada Universitii, nr. 20, Romania, PELLEGRINI Lilla , LEBA Monica , IOVANOVICI Alexandru ,   Department of Computing and Information Technology, Politehnica University Timisoara, Vasile Parvan Boulevard no. 2, Romania
Published: January 2021

We use tools and techniques specific to the field of complex networks analysis for the identification and extraction of key parameters which define ”good” patterns and practices for designing public transportation networks. Using network motifs we analyze a set of 18 cities using public data sets regarding the topology of network and discuss each of the identified motifs using the concepts and tools of urban planning.
EXAMPLE OF SWITCHING HYBRID FSO/RF SYSTEMS
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Multimedia Communications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Nemcovej 32, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic, HALUŠKA Renát , OVSENÍK Ľuboš
Published: January 2021

This article addresses the issue of optical communication with Free Space Optics (FSO) and its use. The article deals with the design and construction of a monitoring system designed for the collection and processing of data characterizing the nature of conditions along the transmission path of a hybrid FSO system with a radio communication link. Due to the vulnerability of the FSO transmission channel to weather conditions, it is necessary to predict the strength of the received signal and switch to a backup line based on machine learning using decision trees.
Compilation of regional financial balances for the ‘General Governance’ sector in the Ural Federal District
Authors:   Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Pasynkov Alexey F.
Published: January 2021

Relevance. In recent years, the significance of financial flows in the public sector in territorial development in Russia has been growing. To be able to analyze all public sector revenues and expenditures at the regional level, it is necessary to develop financial balances that take into account all flows of financial resources. Research objective. The purpose of this study is to create financial balances of the "General Governance" sector by using the example of six regions in the Ural Federal District. Data and methods. The study is based on the theoretical framework of the System of National Accounts. The author proposes a methodological approach to the consolidation of official statistical reports from open sources in accordance with the classification of government revenues and expenditures in national accounting. Results. The proposed methodology for calculating the income and expenditures of all budgets in the region, including the volume of direct federal expenditures, is based on comparing the data on the sources of added value formation. A database on income and expenditures of the regions of the Ural Federal District for the period 2014-2018 was made and a matrix of financial balances of the "General Governance" sector by regions for 2017 was built. To this end, the structure and amount of public institutions financing costs were specified and donor and recipient regions of the Ural Federal District were identified. Conclusions. Financial resources of the public sector affect the economy of the regions of the Ural Federal District in several ways. The regions specializing on oil and gas production are net donors to the sector, the rest of the regions cannot provide for themselves and are more dependent on federal funds. The sector "General Governance" generates more than 10% of GRP of Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions and more than 20% of Kurgan region. The results can be used for planning and forecasting of socio-economic development of certain areas.
Analysis of the transport tax system in the People’s Republic of China
Authors:   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, Jun Ma , Mayburov Igor A. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Published: January 2021

Relevance. The rapid development of the transportation industry has led to economic development and at the same time has had a negative impact on the environment, especially in developing countries. Taxation can play an important role in regulating the number of vehicles in the country. Unfortunately, in China, taxation does not fully play its regulatory role. Research objective. This article focuses on the problems of environmental pollution and traffic congestions in large cities and ways of tackling them with the help of transportation tax reforms. Data and methods. This article adopts the method of comparative analysis and selects countries such as Japan, Singapore, and France to analyze their experience with that of China in the sphere of transportation taxation. The analysis concentrates around the three main aspects of taxation: vehicle purchase, vehicle use and discarding of old vehicles. The research data are taken from the Chinese government's official website and the results of previous research. Results. There is still a lot of room for improvement in China's transportation taxation system. Feasible suggestions should be drawn up to improve the existing taxation policies. Conclusions. In order to improve China's transport taxation policy, the study makes a number of proposals regarding the tax on the purchase of vehicles, tax on the use of vehicles and ships, tax on the consumption of refined oil, etc. These proposals can help China embark on a sustainable development path to achieve the goal of coordinated economic, environmental and energy development.
População em situação de rua no Brasil: estudo descritivo sobre o perfil sociodemográfico e da morbidade por tuberculose, 2014-2019
Authors: Silva Tarcisio Oliveira , Vianna Paulo Jorge de Souza , Almeida Márlon Vinícius Gama , Santos Sélton Diniz dos , Nery Joilda Silva
Published: January 2021

Resumo Objetivo Caracterizar o perfil sociodemográfico da população em situação de rua (PSR) inscrita no Cadastro Único para Programas Sociais (CadÚnico) até 2019, e da morbidade por tuberculose nessa população notificada no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (Sinan) no período 2014-2018. Métodos Estudo descritivo sobre dados do Sinan e do CadÚnico. Resultados Foram incluídas 127.536 pessoas cadastradas no CadÚnico e 14.059 com tuberculose notificadas no Sinan. Foram observadas maiores concentrações da PSR nos estados das regiões Sul e Sudeste. Nas duas subpopulações analisadas, predominou uma PSR do sexo masculino (CadÚnico = 86,8%; Sinan = 80,9%), de raça/cor da pele negra (CadÚnico = 67,5%; Sinan = 64,1%) e escolaridade até o ensino médio incompleto (CadÚnico = 81,9%; Sinan = 60,1%). A alta proporção de abandono (39,0%) do tratamento refletiu-se nos elevados percentuais de reingresso e recidiva. Conclusão A tuberculose permanece como grave problema de Saúde Pública, que agrava a condição de sobrevivência nas ruas do Brasil.
Situating the Method Debates
Authors: Anderson Amanda
Published: January 2021

What we might call the literary method debates have taken on a life of their own over the past few decades. These debates in no way reflect the full scope of new methods in the literary field, however, and have tended to focus on generalized discussions of ways to read, both formally and affectively. Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's essay on paranoid and reparative reading, “Paranoid Reading,” is often seen as the starting point for these debates, especially given their central concern with the limitations of suspicion as both method and mood, reading posture and affect (Best and Marcus; Felski,Limits). Other key contributors to the discussion about method have been less interested in the mood or ethos of the practitioner than in the object of study and the techniques required to capture it, as in the case of arguments for distant reading (Moretti), descriptive or “thin” reading (Love), and the new formalism (Levine; Kramnick and Nersessian). There are problems, of course, with assuming that these debates over method capture the energies and commitments of the field, especially given new work on race and ethnicity, queer and trans theory, the environmental humanities, and disability studies, all of which have transformed method and stance in their own right. And yet the method debates are generating a wide discussion over the conditions and direction of the field, for reasons that don't all concern questions of method.
Reading Distance: Port Louis, Cairo, Beijing
Authors: Hill Michael Gibbs
Published: January 2021

This essay uses a case study of Lin Shu (1852-1924) and(1876-1924) to argue for an approach to world literature called “reading distance.” Through a close reading of Lin Shu's andtranslations of Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre'sPaul et Virginie (Paul and Virginia)into Chinese and Arabic and a consideration of their work as translators and intellectuals, the essay reads between peripheries—places like Cairo and Beijing—to understand how intellectuals in those places grappled with difficult questions concerning translation, language reform, and changes in reading publics. By thinking with models of distant reading but also engaging with materials that are usually excluded from those models, the essay examines an important point of overlap in the intellectual and cultural histories of the Arab and Chinese enlightenments of the early twentieth century.
Generation and Class Antagonism
Authors: Lavery Grace
Published: January 2021

In a recent special issue of
modernism/modernity entitled
weak theory, a group of scholars debated,
receptively but appropriately gently, the merits of “weak thought,” a notion
that the editor Paul Saint-Amour derived from his readings of Eve Sedgwick,
Wai Chee Dimock, and Gianni Vattimo—a mode of argument, and even
intellection, designed to deflate expansive or overconfident epistemological
and ontological claims. The issue occasioned a great deal of online dispute,
then no fewer than four sets of responses from the various partisans and
antagonists of “weak theory,” and eventually, in a final invaginating
flourish, a set of responses to the responses by the initial authors
(including me). In their response, Melanie Micir and Aarthi Vadde brought
into the conversation a tweet by Jacquelyn Ardam:

I've been watching the conversations around @MModernity's “Weak
Theory” issue unfold from the sidelines and here is my take: sure is
easy to claim weakness when you have tenure or TT job. The Q of
weakness looks v different from the land of the contingent.
(@jaxwendy)
Scenes of Argument
Authors: Cunningham Nijah
Published: January 2021

In a crucial moment from Henry Dumas's short story “strike and fade” (C.
1965-68), an unnamed narrator observes what is left of a city in the
immediate aftermath of an urban uprising: “The word is out. Cool it. We on
the street, see. Me and Big Skin. We watch the cops. They watch us. People
comin and goin. That fire truck still wrecked up side the buildin. Papers
say we riot, but we didn't riot. We like the VC, the Viet Cong. We strike
and fade” (111). The staccato established by the short phrasings, fragments,
and use of the vernacular evokes a sense of anxiety, contributing to what
Carter Mathes aptly describes as Dumas's “aural portrait of black urban
space under siege” (91). Dumas's careful attunement to the rhythmic
feelings, or grooves, of the everyday adds
texture to that opening pronouncement, “The word is out,” which, in this
instance, registers a temperate disposition simultaneously alert and giving
off the impression that one is maintaining the order of things. Everything
will have changed by the time the phrase returns in the short story's
penultimate paragraph, when the narrator and Big Skin are no longer eyeing
the police but are instead woven into the collective action of an
indeterminate “we.” Dumas writes, “The word is out. Burn, baby, burn. We on
the scene. The brothers. Together. Cops and people goin and comin. Some
people got good loot, some just hoofin it. A police cordon comin. We shadows
on the wall. Light comin towards us. We fade” (115). The political message
seems obvious. It's the post-Watts 1960s and disenchantment with the civil
rights movement is setting in. For an emerging generation of radical black
artists and activists, the time has come for people to

. . . confer

on the possibility of

Blackness

and the inevitability of

Revolution. (Giovanni)
Developing Logic Building, Problem Solving, and Debugging Programming Skills Among Students
Authors:   Computer Science Department, RIT Rajaramnagar, Sangli, Maharashtra, India, Thorat Sandeep A. , Kshirsagar Durgesh P.
Published: January 2021

Computer programming course has become integral part of first year curriculum in all engineering disciplines. The effectiveness in delivery of this Course largely impacts on student�s curiosity in the field of programming and software development. Many students lose their interest in the coding at very early stage of their professional career if this Course is not taught effectively. The proposed work aims to improve academic delivery of the computer programming course. This work identifies loopholes in existing method of teaching computer programming course. Further we attempt to address these identified problems with different approaches. The approach focuses on development of logic building, problem solving, and debugging skills among the students. It is observed that if these skills are addressed properly then realistic improvement in programming skills of students can be achieved. We observed improvements in academic results of computer programming course after implementation of the proposed method. The approach proposed here can make learning computer programming a joyful experience for the students.
On Identifying Advanced, Average and Slow Learners: Case Study
Authors:   Department of Electrical Engineering, K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik � 422003, India, Munje Ravindra , Buwa Omkar Buwa , Ahire Rupali
Published: January 2021

Engineering education is dynamically changing its face by transforming from conventional passive learning to active learning across the globe. Active learning is a wellproven technique to enrich the understanding level of learners. However, the understanding, comprehension, and intellectual capabilities of every individual are different. It is highly important to identify these capabilities and provide the required knowledge feeding to intensify the curiosity of a learner in a specific course. Since the same course may not be understood by all the learners at the same depth, it is required to characterize the learning abilities of every learner. Thus, the learner community can be classified into advanced, average, and slow learners. In this paper, a strategy based on Bloom�s Taxonomy (revised) is proposed for identifying advanced, average and slow learners in a course. For that, firstly, an online open-book test (OBT) covering all the levels of revised Bloom�s Taxonomy is innovatively designed for each course. Secondly, the OBT is conducted as per schedule and question-wise, and thereby, Bloom�s Taxonomy cognitive level-wise assessment is completed for all the courses. Thirdly, coursewise students are ranked from highest to lowest performance levels using statistical tools. Finally, using predecided thresholds, learners in a course are identified as advanced, average and slow. The application of this learner classification approach is demonstrated by considering the case of courses in the second, third, and final year of the Electrical Engineering program. The presented approach has substantial potential to be used for designing and planning course delivery to accommodate all types of learners.
Peer Interaction Teaching-Learning Approaches for Effective Engagement of Students in Virtual Classroom
Authors:   Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, West Africa, Ghana, Rajalingam S. , Kanagamalliga S. ,   Information and Communication Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Karuppiah N. ,   Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India, Puoza Julius Caesar ,   Mechanical Engineering, Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, West Africa, India
Published: January 2021

The virtual classroom teaching-learning, online meetings, and discussions are becoming most popular throughout the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic event. There is a need to enhance the engagement and thinking ability of the students during a virtual classroom using suitable tools. This study explores the perspective of engineering students and staff members towards virtual classroom teaching-learning in India and Ghana-West Africa. This study also proposes teaching-learning approaches to motivate students for effective engagement and thinking. As an outcome, problem-solving skills and necessary graduate attributes of the students will be developed and accomplished. The participants involved in the survey include 194 students and staff members from engineering colleges and universities in India and Ghana- West Africa. The questionnaire-based research method is used to collect the perspective of students and staff. The disciplines in engineering such as Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Computer Engineering are considered for analysis. The survey gives the challenges and benefits of virtual learning faced by the students and staff members. It also gives the expectation of the students and staff doing a virtual meeting. The research findings show that peer interaction teaching-learning methodologies such as brainstorming, role plays, group discussion, case studies, animated videos, games, and activities are best suitable in a virtual classroom to overcome the challenges addressed by the students and staff members. Based on the analysis of the survey, ICTbased tools, and applications for incorporating interactive teaching-learning methodologies have been listed with strategies and approaches to motivate and engage the students effectively in a virtual classroom environment.
Effective Mechanism of Graduate Attributes distribution in Engineering Education Curriculum
Authors:   Department of Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Buhari Seyed M. , Suganya R. ,   Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Rajaram S. ,   Head and Registrar (Academics), Department of ECE, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: January 2021

Industries are expecting engineering graduates who possess good attitude along with proficiency in specific domain knowledge to cope with ever-changing working atmosphere. Graduate Attributes (GA), prepared by accreditation authorities, are incorporated into undergraduate programmes to validate whether the graduates from engineering colleges meet such diversified requirements. This study envisioned to evaluate the incorporation of graduate attributes in B.Tech curriculum. As a case study, we have collected B.Tech curriculum of three different universities. All core subjects in the curriculum were distributed across twelve graduate attributes with respective weightage from each subject. We examined the relationships between subjects and corresponding graduate attributes using descriptive statistics. The study revealed that few graduate attributes like GA4 (Conduct Investigation of complex problems), GA6 (Engineer and society), GA7 (Environment and sustainability), and GA11 (Project Management and Finance) have very less weightage (<40%) and coverage. Further recommendations are provided to address these concerns through practical sessions and co-curricular activities.
Enhancing Student Learning and Engagement in the Course on Computer Networks
Authors:   Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Chandrasekaran Jeyamala , D. Anitha ,   Department of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, S. Thiruchadai Pandeeswari
Published: January 2021

The course on Computer Networks plays a significant role in the professional development of students graduating from various programmes such as Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology and Master of Computer Applications. Graduating Engineers with exclusive skills in administering and managing computer networks are highly demanded in the job market. The knowledge on computer networks is tested in many of the entrance examinations towards admission in Post Graduate programmes like Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Examination (TANCET) etc., The course also provides the necessary foundation for certification exams like Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA). Having realized the importance of the Computer Networks in placements, higher studies and international certifications, the instructional design has been evolved with the appropriate selection of active learning and collaborative learning strategies. The paper presents a detailed impact analysis of the instructional design in improving the attainment of learning outcomes, student engagement and satisfaction. The experimental study has been carried out in a student group of 130 members from the undergraduate programme on Information Technology at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai in the academic year 2020-21. A wide variety of network simulation tools, programming assignments have been included in the instructional design to promote hands on experience. Exclusive assessment items with customized rubrics are used for promoting technical, personal and interpersonal skills. The blend of instructor led and inquiry based teaching learning practices have shown significant improvement in the grades of continuous assessment test.
Impact of Industry Collaboration in Developing Core Engineering Departments
Authors:   Anurag University, Venkatapur, Hyderabad, India, Pratibha D. , Anurag P. , Nagamani C. , Keerthi D. Sruthi
Published: January 2021

Undergraduate education plays a vital role in the career path of any Individual, be it in professional or nonprofessional program. Specifically, Technical Education demands a balance of practical exposure with Theoretical knowledge acquired by the students. In the previous years, this type of education which enables the student to spend part of his graduation period in Industry is abysmal in India.The system of Technical Education understands the role of Industry in a student growth in technical Education. In the present scenario of student centric learning where outcome based education is playing a vital role, Industry exposure will enable the students to understand the concepts he actually learns in classroom. This will help the institution to develop core engineering students.This paper gives a detailed study on the impact of Industry collaborative activities in the institution. The Under graduate students who have performed these activities were impacted directly in the form of placements. The students are from core engineering stream like Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The students were involved in the activities like projects, internships and Industrial visits through the Industry Institute Interaction cell in the author�s Institution. The paper shows the complete 3 year data and the impact of each activity in the core engineering departments thoroughly.
A Reward-based Active Learning Approach for Motivating and Engaging Students in a Large Classroom
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru-575028, India, George Smitha V. , R. Supreetha
Published: January 2021

Student engagement activities in the teachinglearning process have shown drastic developments and have helped not only in the exchange of information among students but also in the creation of knowledge. Active learning activities in teaching will allow students to participate in the learning process by reflecting on what they have learned. This can also include students working cooperatively in pairs or groupsWhether it is about understanding concepts from the lectures or the implementation of concept-related information from the textbooks, group activities are of great use, especially while handling large classes. Group activity like in-class teams helps students to exchange information among their peers.The purpose of the activity is to motivate the students and eep them engaged for the entire session. The in-class group activity proposed here is a reward-based approach which was a major motivation for the students and the competitive spirit among the teams kept them engaged in noting down the points being discussed in class and gathering information throughout the session.The students of the class showed a better understanding of the concepts and good performance during the assessment. This paper describes the effective deployment of active learning to enhance the attention span of the students and keep them engaged for the entire session and thereby provides effective Outcome-Based Education (OBE). The results show that the attainment of the students' performance is enhanced. Moreover, it improves team spirit and team performance through cooperative learning.
Improving Skills by Engaging in Student Organizations (A Case Study on Engineers Without Borders)
Authors:   ECE, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Majeedullah Syed , Kullu Praveen , Pranay P. V. S. , Nandula Ravali , Chandrika B. Sai , Naik Santosh Madeva ,   Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Published: January 2021

The attributes of 21st century engineers are a culmination of skills from different domains including both technical and non-technical skills, ranging from core skills, teamwork, communication, lifelong learning, problem-solving, etc. These skills together are known as the four-dimension model of the 21st century engineer. While the core skills by default are nourished throughout the graduation program, we need to find ways to induce the rest of the non-technical skills. This paper discusses one such approach by highlighting how student bodies/chapters such as �Engineers Without Borders� helps one grow themselves. The study was conducted on students at the Hyderabad Institute of Technology and management of different years. Evaluating them before and after they engaged with engineers without borders student chapter based on metrics quantifying their communications skills, problem-solving skills, teamwork, leadership skills, etc. At the end of the study, the performance of students was improved for most of the students. As such when students are involved in such activities, they were better equipped with skills at the time of graduation giving them an edge over others. Therefore, it is paramount that such activities exist and more importantly encourage students to get involved.
Responding to COVID-19 and Transitioning to Online Learning: Evaluation of an Institution wide Capacity Building Efforts on Technology-Enhanced Learning
Authors:   Department of EEE, KG Reddy College of Engineering & Technology, India, Syed Khamruddin , Kandakatla Rohit ,   Department of ECE, KG Reddy College of Engineering & Technology, India, . Madhulita ,   Department of S&H, KG Reddy College of Engineering & Technology, India, Yadav Ragam Indraja ,   Department of ME, KG Reddy College of Engineering & Technology, India, Himasagarika Rayapudi ,   Department of CSE,KG Reddy College of Engineering & Technology, India
Published: January 2021

The usage of educational technology has steadily been increasing in engineering education in the last two decades. However, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic has truly led to a wider acceptance of educational technology due to the lockdowns imposed around the world. In India, the lockdown announced in the mid of the even semester forced all faculty to transition to an online mode of teaching. The sudden transition to online learning highlighted the unpreparedness of faculty and students towards their acceptance and usage of educational technology tools. To address this challenge and get faculty and students ready for the online mode of teaching and learning in the next semester, an extensive three-week faculty development program was conducted for all faculty at an undergraduate engineering college. The program included both synchronous and asynchronous sessions on the design of engineering courses through technology-enhanced learning. To get a student�s preparedness for the transition, a 3-week orientation program was conducted prior to the start of the semester. In this paper, the detailed process of the capacity building efforts and evaluate the impact of the programs on the faculty and students are presented. A pre-and post-survey was conducted to examine the challenges faced by faculty and students due to the sudden transition to online learning and also analyse the impact of the capacity building efforts on the teaching and learning process. The results from the study will highlight the process of an institution level preparedness efforts to respond to a pandemic and ensure the continuation of the academic activities. We discuss the implication of the results in the post COVID19 world where blended learning would become the default mode of education in higher education.
A Framework to Create Employability Skills for Small and Medium Scale Industry
Authors:   Professor, Department of MCA, B H Gardi College of Engineering and Technology, India, Gandhi Vaibhav , Paija Parag ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B H Gardi College of Engineering and Technology, India, Joshi Tarang ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, B H Gardi College of Engineering and Technology, India, Vekariya Jay ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, B H Gardi College of Engineering and Technology, India, Zaveri Priyank , Patel Vimal N. ,   Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, B H Gardi College of Engineering and Technology, India
Published: January 2021

Many recent surveys in India are proving a huge gap between industry expectations from engineering students and students� employability skills. These surveys had majorly focused on employability skills required for MNCs but not been catered for SMEs and MSMEs of rural area. We are focusing on employability skills required for SMEs and MSMEs in the local region. Even the Indian government is promoting Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme under which there will be a huge demand for skilled engineers in the local region. Authors are in connection with industries in the local region and prepared a framework to fill the gap between local industries and Engineering Institutes situated in a rural area. Our framework helps engineering students and faculty members to work on industry assigned work which will sharpen their skills required by industry. Our framework is solving burning issues like employability of engineers, lack of manpower for local SMEs and MSMEs and placements for institutes situated in remote areas. Even working with local industry during study inculcates seeds of entrepreneurship in students' minds.
Measuring the Effectiveness of Individual Assessment Methods in Collaborative/Cooperative Activity in Online Teaching
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India, Kavitha D. , Anitha D. ,   Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India
Published: January 2021

Assessment of collaborative activities comprises two important elements: group assessment and individual assessment. This research study explores specific methods for assessing the individual students in online collaborative/cooperative activity and analyzes the efficiency in terms of student learning. An online collaborative activity based on the Student Groups Achievement Division (STAD) method has been planned and implemented for the undergraduate third semester Engineering students (n=71). The activity has been designed in such a way that the students perform the activity through the collaborative features of the Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as group projects and discussions. Group assessment is measured with discussions and group report writing while the individual assessment is measured through quizzes, tests and activity journals. The scores for the quiz and activity journal are taken into account to measure the student learning. These scores are compared against their performance scores in the summative examination. From the observations by comparing the scores, it is found that these strategies measure the individual learning effectively such that they fall in linear with the formal examination marks. Also, feedback is obtained from the students to ensure their satisfaction in individual assessment. Success index for the activity based on students' feedback is calculated using weighted likert scale and found to be 0.811 (Ideal index =1) which is an appreciable score.
Enriched Blended Learning through Virtual Experience in Microprocessors and Microcontrollers Course
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, India, M. Deepa , P. Reba , G. Santhanamari , N. Susithra
Published: January 2021

Microprocessors and microcontrollers is a course that demands concurrent delivery of pragmatic and dogmatic approaches to the students in order to ensure effective learning. Online sessions and active learning for such courses pose challenges to both teachers and students, especially during this pandemic period. In order to combat these challenges, and to kindle the interest among the students in learning the course, a new methodology which supports blended learning through virtual experience is presented in this paper. The proposed methodology was implemented for the third year engineering students of circuit branches. This paper highlights the effectiveness of using open source emulating environments like Edsim51 and EMU8086 for providing a virtual laboratory experience to the students. These virtual environment provides a complete visualization of the internal functionality of the microprocessor/microcontroller architecture, and also enhances practical exposure of the students. In order to further augment the students� affinity towards the course, the teacher adopts different pedagogical approaches, which is best suited for ICT based blended learning in the online teaching environment. The assessment of this virtual experience is carried out using different online assessment components such as quizzes, assignments as concept maps/videos shared by the students, mini projects etc. Based on the assessment results, an analysis is carried out and it shows significant improvement in student engagement, in depth understanding of the course and improvement in programming skills of the students. Thus, this experience not only acts as a countermeasure to the lack of real time laboratory sessions but also promotes �understanding by doing�, which seems almost impossible during this pandemic situation.
Design of Intelligent E-Learning Assessment Framework Using Bayesian Belief Network
Authors:   Dept. of CSE, VTU, Belagavi-590018, Karnataka, India, Kaliwal Rohit B. , Deshpande Santosh. L.
Published: January 2021

An Intelligent Tutoring Systems is a type of knowledge-based system whose main agenda is to efficiently supplement a human tutor with a machine. Dissimilar to conventional classroom teaching, Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) have the ability to fit according to the necessity of an individual learner. More emphasis has been laid on various types of e-learning systems. In this work, a probability-based ITSs system is proposed consisting of four models specifically the learner�s behaviour model, pedagogical model, knowledge base model and learner assessment model. The importance has been given to the learner assessment model where an element of uncertainty has been introduced and handled by the Bayesian Belief Network (BBN). The purpose of the learner assessment model is to rightly detect the knowledge level of each learner based on their reply to the level of questions, where the level of questions is random to the process of assessment to the learner. The uncertainty factor has been defined in terms of success and failure parameters. Success is the probability that a learner of low cleverness level gives a right reply to a level of questions and is increased by a small probability of 0.07, whereas Failure is the probability that a learner of high cleverness level gives a wrong reply to a level of questions and is reduced by a small probability of 0.04. In this work during an assessment of the knowledge level of a learner, the system has incorporated the uncertainty factors of Success and Failure with the help of Bayes� rule and has found promising results that take into account the possibility of Success or Failure.
Achieving Program Outcomes through MIY Model Ensuring Active Learning and Active Engagement in Learning
Authors:   Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, D Y Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune, India, Kulkarni Vinay , Dhanvijay Maneetkumar ,   Assoicate Professor, Production and Industrial Management Department, College of Engineering, Pune, India, Malathi P. ,   Professor and Vice Principal, D Y Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune, India, Wadhai Vijay M. ,   Principal, D Y Patil College of Engineering, Akurdi, Pune, India, Sahasrabudhe Sameer S. ,   Senior Research Scientist, NPTEL, IIT Bombay, India
Published: January 2021

Post Covid-19 is a real challenge, as students� faces are not visible to teachers during interaction or nor the students are available physically, leaving teachers clueless about their active learning and active engagement in learning. Achieving graduate attributes poses further challenge as it has to ensure imbibing Higher Order Thinking skills [HOTs] in students. There is a need to develop online integrated pedagogy to overcome this problem. It is observed that creating content specific videos, really creates interest in students and ensures active learning, if they are asked to upload in YouTube provided students are guided with Rubric based learning for video creation. Moodle integrated YouTube [MIY] channel is developed to let the teachers create their own Video of short duration with rubric guidance. The paper presents a case study dedicated to PO7 [Program Outcome Environment and Sustainability], supported by Open Education for better World [OE4BW]. The Moodle based methodology [73 activities in Moodle- Games like crossword, Quiz, Discussion Forum], integrating with google meet to interact with participants, Rubric guidance, query solving, active learner�s motivation and impact of posting in YouTube channel are presented in study.Out of 268 participants, 217 participants peer reviewed videos were selected and added in YouTube channel [Environment and sustainability OE4BW, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQWwEFdEMeS7Kc 3MuWw3Jkg/videos] based on quality content [Carbon foot print analysis, Environment and Sustainability computation] created by them. Participant�s happiness index for learning was attributed as A+ [4.79/5] during the entire video development process.
Mortalidade Feminina – Perfil de Óbitos na Idade Fértil Não Associados à Maternidade
Authors: Somavilla Vera Da costa Da Costa , De Abreu Pereira Milena Klix Klix
Published: January 2021

Background and Objectives: The mortality profile is an important health indicator and its analysis allows researchers to identify inequalities and trends that require specific actions and studies. This study sought to identify the mortality profile in women of childbearing age in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul, in the period between 2013 and 2017. Methods: This is an epidemiological study, with a quantitative approach, following an exploratory descriptive and documentary research method. The data were obtained from the analysis of the Death Declaration records in the Mortality Information System of the municipality. Results: The mortality profile in women of childbearing age was white skin color, age between 40 and 49 years, with 8 to 11 years of schooling, who worked and lived in urban areas. Neoplasms were the main cause of death, especially in bronchi and lungs. Conclusion: The data show the importance of investing in women’s health and cancer prevention, especially in the bronchi and lungs.
Nutrição parenteral: panorama das amostras analisadas no Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade em Saúde
Authors: Benitez Mariana Bruno Rodrigues , Vieira Verônica Viana , Romão Célia Maria Carvalho Pereira Araujo
Published: January 2021

Background and objectives: Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) has great clinical importance in malnutrition treatment and prevention in patients with digestive problems. Although good practices for handling TPN are well established, contamination of these products still occurs, and this product remains listed as a higher risk drug by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. The present study aimed to obtain an overview of the documentary data of the parenteral nutrition samples sent to the National Institute for Quality Control in Health (INCQS) of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Methods: This is a qualitative descriptive and quantitative study carried out based on a cross-section of TPN samples analyzed from 2000 to 2016. Results: A total of TPN 134 samples were sent during the study period. 11.20% of the samples were sent in 2001, 0.80% in 2005, 8.20% in 2006, 16.40% in 2007, 63.40% in 2013. Six samples (4.5%) were canceled and 113 submitted to sterility testing, resulting in 13.3% unsatisfactory samples. Conclusion: During the study period, four suspected events of enterobacterial contamination in TPNs administered to patients were reported, three of which have not yet been described in the scientific literature. For the safety of patients using TPN to be guaranteed, it is suggested that the norms that regulate TPN therapy be reviewed and updated, and programs to monitor the quality of these preparations should be established.