bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penerapan General English dan English For Specific Purposes di Perguruan Tinggi Khususnya pada Pendidikan Vokasi
Authors: Juliana Rena , Juliani Reni
Published: April 2020

Abstract

The increasing role of English in this era of globalization seems to force us to recognize that English has a great impact on all aspects of life, so learning the English language is a must. Previously, studying English at Indonesian universities was limited to General English or English General Purposes, which became general subjects. However, over time, learning English has been developed specifically for English for Specific Purposes. This study is intended to show how the use of English learning at universities, especially in vocational education, works. In this study, the literature study was chosen as the research method. The literature study shows that the use of General English and English for Specific Purposes in higher education is very different. Where there is no special learning material for teaching General English. The learning material usually contains general knowledge of English. Unlike English for Specific Purposes, where teaching English for Specific Purposes requires special materials that are tailored to the needs of students depending on the subject.

Keywords:

Use, General English, English for Specific Purposes, University, Vocational Education.

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Abstrak

Meningkatnya peran bahasa Inggris di era globalisasi ini seolah memaksa kita untuk mengakui bahwa bahasa Inggris mempunyai pengaruh besar di segala aspek kehidupan sehingga mempelajari bahasa Inggris merupakan hal yang wajib. Sebelumnya di Indonesia, pembelajaran bahasa Inggris di perguruan tinggi hanya sebatas General English atau English for General Purposes yang menjadi mata kuliah umum, namun seiring berjalannya waktu pembelajaran bahasa Inggris dikembangkan lagi secara khusus dalam mata kuliah English for Specific Purposes. Studi ini memiliki tujuan untuk melihat bagaimana penerapan kedua pembelajaran bahasa Inggris tersebut di perguruan tinggi khususnya pada pendidikan vokasi. Studi pustaka dipilih sebagai metode penelitian dalam studi ini. Dari studi kepustakaan tersebut diperoleh hasil bahwa penerapan General English dan English for Specific Purposes di perguruan tinggi sangatlah berbeda antara keduanya. Dimana tidak ada materi pembelajaran khusus terhadap pengajaran General English. Materi pembelajaran biasanya berisikan pengetahuan umum tentang bahasa Inggris. Beda halnya dengan English for Specific Purposes, dimana dalam pengajaran English for Specific Purpose, dibutuhkan materi khusus yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan dari mahasiswa sesuai dengan bidang yang mereka ambil.

Kata Kunci:

Penerapan, General English, English for Specific Purposes, Perguruan Tinggi, Pendidikan Vokasi.

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Implementasi Algoritma K-Mean dalam Pengelompokan Data Kecelakaan di Kabupaten Kediri
Authors: Nalendra Adimas Ketut , Mujiono M. , Akhsani Rafika , Utama Adiguna Sasama Wahyu
Published: April 2020

Abstract

The increasing human population in the world with the need for mobilization of motorized vehicles both 2 wheels and 4 wheels is no longer a secondary need but has become a primary need. With the increasing population of vehicles on the road becoming its own problem that is often the occurrence of both single and successive accidents that resulted in many victims both minor injuries, severe to death. Kediri is one of the cities with high accident rates. Although in 2018 this number has decreased but in 2017 there were 1,258. This resulted in the need for an information system to dig deeper about it. The k-mean algorithm is an algorithm used to group the same data and put it into a Cluster group to dig up information. The information system was developed using PHP and MYSql programming languages. The results of clustering are of 3 types namely accident rarely, accident-prone and very accident-prone. The most common incidents in the Pare Subdistrict with the cluster being very accident-prone. Throughout 2017 pare sub-districts there were 133 accident cases.

Keywords:

K-Means, Data mining.,accident, PHP, clustering.

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Abstrak

Semakin meningkatnya populasi manusia di dunia dengan kebutuhan mobilisasi kendaraan bermontor baik roda 2 maupun roda 4 bukan lagi menjadi kebutuhan sekunder tetapi sudah menjadi kebutuhan primer. Dengan semakin meningkatnya populasi kendaraan di jalan raya menjadi maslah sendiri yakni sering terjadinya kecelakaan baik tunggal maupun beruntun yang mengakibatkan banyak korban baik luka ringan, berat sampai meninggal dunia. Kediri adalah salah satu kota yang masih tinggi angka kecelakaan. Meski di tahun 2018 ini mengalami angka penurunan akan tetapi di tahun 2017 tercatat 1.258. Hal ini mengakibatkan perlu adanya suatu system informasi untuk menggali lebih dalam mengenai hal tersebut. Algoritma k-mean adalah algoritma yang digunakan untuk mengelompokkan data yang sama dan dimaksukkan ke kelompok Cluster untuk menggali informasi. Pada system infprmasi dikembangkan menggunakan Bahasa pemograman PHP dan MYSql. Hasil dari clustering terdapat 3 jenis yaitu jarang terjadi kecelakaan, rawan kecekalaan dan sangat rawan kecelakaan. Kecataman dengan kejadian terbanyak terjadi di kecamatan Pare dengan cluster sangat rawan kecelakaan. Sepanjang tahun 2017 kecamatan pare terjadi kasus kecelakaan sebanyak 133 kasus.

Kata Kunci:

K-Means, Kecelakaan, Data mining, PHP, Clustering.

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The Changing-look Optical Wind of the Flaring X-Ray Transient Swift J1858.6-0814
Authors: Muñoz-Darias T. , Padilla M. Armas , Jiménez-Ibarra F. , Panizo-Espinar G. , Casares J. , Altamirano D. , Buisson D. J. K. , Segura N. Castro , Cúneo V. A. , Degenaar N. , Fogantini F. A. , Knigge C. , Sánchez D. Mata , Özbey Arabaci M. , Sánchez-Sierras J. , Torres M. A. P. , van den Eijnden J. , Vincentelli F. M.
Published: April 2020

We present the discovery of an optical accretion disk wind in the X-ray transient Swift J1858.6-0814. Our 90-spectrum data set, taken with the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias telescope over eight different epochs and across five months, reveals the presence of conspicuous P-Cyg profiles in He i at 5876 Å and Hα. These features are detected throughout the entire campaign, albeit their intensity and main observational properties are observed to vary on timescales as short as 5 minutes. In particular, we observe significant variations in the wind velocity, between a few hundreds and ∼2400

. In agreement with previous reports, our observations are characterized by the presence of frequent flares, although the relation between the continuum flux variability and the presence/absence of wind features is not evident. The reported high activity of the system at radio waves indicates that the optical wind of Swift J1858.6-0814 is contemporaneous with the radio jet, as is the case for the handful of X-ray binary transients that have shown so far optical P-Cyg profiles. Finally, we compare our results with those of other sources showing optical accretion disk winds, with emphasis on V404 Cyg and V4641 Sgr, since they also display strong and variable optical wind features as well as similar flaring behavior.
Formation of Macroscale Flux Transfer Events at Mercury
Authors: Zhong J. , Wei Y. , Lee L. C. , He J. S. , Slavin J. A. , Pu Z. Y. , Zhang H. , Wang X. G. , Wan W. X.
Published: April 2020

Flux transfer events (FTEs) are magnetic flux ropes that are produced via magnetic reconnection at the planetary magnetopause where the solar wind directly interacts with the magnetosphere. Previous observations show that FTEs with a duration of several seconds, corresponding to a spatial scale of ∼0.5–1 R
M, can occur at Mercury. However, the formation of these macroscale FTEs at a small dimensional magnetopause with a radius of ∼1.5 R
M remains unclear. Here, we report the observations of active magnetic reconnection events at Mercury’s magnetopause by the MESSENGER spacecraft. The reconnection process is dominated by the formation of a series of multi-scale FTEs. Ion-scale flux ropes, typically with durations of ∼1 s or less, may be produced by the tearing instability in the thin current sheet near the subsolar position. Moreover, the commonly observed macroscale FTEs consist of three to tens of successive small-scale FTEs. We propose that macroscale FTEs at Mercury are generated by the interaction and merging of multiple ion-scale flux ropes, probably through two or more steps. This is distinct from the formation of typical FTEs, mainly between a pair of X-lines, at Earth’s magnetopause. Thus, the formation and evolution of FTEs may differ among planetary magnetospheres with a vast range of scale sizes. We further conclude that Mercury’s magnetopause is a natural plasma laboratory to study flux rope dynamics and evolution for the upcoming Bepi-Colombo mission.
First record of the marbled ray, Dasyatis marmorata (Elasmobranchii: Dasyatidae), from Greece (central Aegean Sea)
Authors: Chatzispyrou Archontia , Gubili Chrysoula , Laiaki Maria , Mantopoulou-Palouka Danai , Kavadas Stefanos
Published: April 2020

Currently, seven dasyatid species have been described in the Mediterranean Sea: Bathytoshia lata, Dasyatis marmorata, Dasyatis pastinaca, Dasyatis tortonesei, Himantura uarnak, Pteroplatytrygon violacea and Taeniura grabata. Papaconstantinou (2014) listed four species of Dasyatidae occurring in Greece (P. violacea, D. pastinaca, D. tortonesei and D. centroura; the latter was a case of misidentification and it is currently identified as B. lata, according to genetic analysis). However, the marbled stingray (D. marmorata) was not amongst them. Here, the presence of D. marmorata was examined for the first time in Greece.

The present study provides updated information on the geographical distribution of D. marmorata in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. A juvenile male stingray was captured in February 2019, during an onshore survey in Maliakos Gulf, located in the central Aegean Sea, Greece. The ray was examined at the Fisheries laboratory of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in Athens and was identified as D. marmorata. Morphological characters were recorded and DNA barcoding was applied to confirm the species identification. The combination of the two methods verified the occurrence of the marbled ray in the Greek waters. This is the first record of D. marmorata from the Aegean Sea.
Painted black: Iguana melanoderma (Reptilia, Squamata, Iguanidae) a new melanistic endemic species from Saba and Montserrat islands (Lesser Antilles)
Authors: Breuil Michel , Schikorski David , Vuillaume Barbara , Krauss Ulrike , Morton Matthew N. , Corry Elizabeth , Bech Nicolas , Jelić Mišel , Grandjean Frédéric
Published: April 2020

The Lesser Antilles, in the Eastern Caribbean, is inhabited by threeIguanaspecies: the Lesser Antillean iguanaIguana delicatissima, which is endemic to the northernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles, the introduced common iguana from South America,Iguana iguana iguana, represented also by the two newly described endemic subspeciesIguana iguana sanctaluciaefrom Saint Lucia andIguana iguana insularisfrom Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada, and the introducedIguana rhinolophafrom Central America. Drawing on both morphological and genetic data, this paper describes theIguanapopulations from Saba and Montserrat as a new species,Iguana melanoderma. This species is recognized on the basis of the following combination of characteristics: private microsatellite alleles, unique mitochondrial ND4 haplotypes, a distinctive black spot between the eye and tympanum, a dorsal carpet pattern on juveniles and young adults, a darkening of body coloration with aging (except for the anterior part of the snout), a black dewlap, pink on the jowl, the high number of large tubercular nape scales, fewer than ten medium sized–triangular dewlap spikes, high dorsal spikes, and lack of horns on the snout. This new melanistic taxon is threatened by unsustainable harvesting (including for the pet trade) and both competition and hybridization from escaped or released invasive alien iguanas (I. iguana iguanaandI. rhinolopha) from South and Central America, respectively. The authors call for action to conserveIguana melanodermain Saba and Montserrat and for further research to investigate its relationship to other melanistic iguanas from the Virgin Islands and coastal islands of Venezuela.
Redescriptions of two parasitoids, Metapelma beijingense Yang (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) and Spathius ochus Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), parasitizing Coraebus cavifrons Descarpentries & Villiers (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) in China with keys to genera or species groups
Authors: Cao Liang Ming , van Achterberg Cornelis , Tang Yan Long , Yang Zhong Qi , Wang Xiao Yi , Cao Tian Wen
Published: April 2020

Two parasitoids, Metapelma beijingense Yang (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) and Spathius ochus Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) are redescribed and illustrated. Both were reared from Coraebus cavifrons Descarpentries & Villiers (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) boring in Symplocos stellaris Brand (Symplocaceae). Metapelma beijingense is a solitary parasitoid with a parasitism rate of about 13.5% and S. ochus is a gregarious parasitoid with a parasitism rate of about 21.2%. A revised key to Oriental and Palaearctic species of Metapelma Westwood and a key to the species of the Spathius labdacus-group are provided.
A new species of rake-legged mite, Caeculus cassiopeiae (Prostigmata, Caeculidae), from Canada and a systematic analysis of its genus
Authors: Bernard Jared , Lumley Lisa M. , Buck Matthias , Cobb Tyler P.
Published: April 2020

The genus Caeculus Dufour (Prostigmata, Caeculidae) contains 19 previously described species, most of which are found in North America, and for which no comprehensive phylogenetic treatment exists. Here, one new species from Alberta, Canada, is described: Caeculus cassiopeiae Bernard & Lumley, sp. nov., and another caeculid known to be present in Canada is documented. The new species is characterized within the genus with a character state matrix, from which an updated key is produced. A systematic analysis of all 20 species based on morphological and geographical distribution traits obtained from literature represents the first phylogenetic review of the genus.
Iron Deprivation in Human T Cells Induces Nonproliferating Accessory Helper Cells
Authors: Berg Verena , Modak Madhura , Brell Jennifer , Puck Alexander , Künig Sarojinidevi , Jutz Sabrina , Steinberger Peter , Zlabinger Gerhard J , Stöckl Johannes
Published: April 2020

Iron uptake via the transferrin receptor (CD71) is a pivotal mechanism for T cell proliferation. Yet, it is incompletely understood if targeting of CD71 also affects the differentiation and functional polarization of primary human T cells. In this study, we demonstrate that inhibition of iron ingestion with blocking mAbs against CD71 induces nonproliferating T cells, which release high amounts of IL-2. Targeting of CD71 with blocking or nonblocking mAbs did not alter major signaling pathways and the activation of the transcription factors NF-κB, NFAT, or AP-1 as analyzed in Jurkat T cells. Growth arrest in iron-deficient (Fe-def) T cells was prevented upon addition of exogenous iron in the form of ferric ammonium citrate but was not reversible by exogenous IL-2. Surprisingly, protein synthesis was found to be intact in Fe-def T cells as demonstrated by comparable levels of CD69 upregulation and cytokine production with iron-sufficient T cells upon stimulation with CD3 plus CD28 mAbs. Indeed, high amounts of IL-2 were detectable in the supernatant of Fe-def T cells, which was accompanied with a reduced cell surface expression of IL-2R. When we used such Fe-def T cells in allogeneic MLRs, we observed that these cells acquired an accessory cell function and stimulated the proliferation of bystander T cells by providing IL-2. Thus, the results of our study demonstrate that iron deprivation causes nonproliferating, altruistic T cells that can help and stimulate other immune cells by providing cytokines such as IL-2.
Retinoic Acid Modulates Hyperactive T Cell Responses and Protects Vitamin A–Deficient Mice against Persistent Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection
Authors: Liang Yuejin , Yi Panpan , Wang Xiaofang , Zhang Biao , Jie Zuliang , Soong Lynn , Sun Jiaren
Published: April 2020

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major public health problem and is associated with increased host susceptibility to infection; however, how VAD influences viral infection remains unclear. Using a persistent lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection model, we showed in this study that although VAD did not alter innate type I IFN production, infected VAD mice had hyperactive, virus-specific T cell responses at both the acute and contraction stages, showing significantly decreased PD-1 but increased cytokine (IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2) expression by T cells. Compared with control mice, VAD mice displayed excessive inflammation and more severe liver pathology, with increased death during persistent infection. Of note, supplements of all-trans retinoic acid (RA), one of the important metabolites of vitamin A, downregulated hyperactive T cell responses and rescued the persistently infected VAD mice. By using adoptive transfer of splenocytes, we found that the environmental vitamin A or its metabolites acted as rheostats modulating antiviral T cells. The analyses of T cell transcriptional factors and signaling pathways revealed the possible mechanisms of RA, as its supplements inhibited the abundance of NFATc1 (NFAT 1), a key regulator for T cell activation. Also, following CD3/CD28 cross-linking stimulation, RA negatively regulated the TCR-proximal signaling in T cells, via decreased phosphorylation of Zap70 and its downstream signals, including phosphorylated AKT, p38, ERK, and S6, respectively. Together, our data reveal VAD-mediated alterations in antiviral T cell responses and highlight the potential utility of RA for modulating excessive immune responses and tissue injury in infectious diseases.
Input data for computational models of blood flows
Authors: Thiriet Marc
Published: April 2020

Biomechanical models of blood flows in the last century were devoted to the handling of flow pattern in simple models more or less representative of rigid and deformable segments of the vasculature with bends and branchings, in normal and pathological conditions. With the development of medical three-dimensional (3D) imaging techniques, availability of 3D reconstruction software, improved fluid-structure interaction methods, and high-performance computing, computational models of blood flows are now aimed at guiding medical decision in the framework of precision medicine. However, most often, input data remain unavailable for a given patient, especially those related to blood and vascular wall rheology. This review summarizes the main blood flow features and yields the state-of-the-art.
Hospitals of the future as economic development hubs Guiqian International General Hospital Launch
Authors: Wortley David John
Published: April 2020

This commentary reflects on the launch of the new, state-of-the-art, mixed-ownership Guiqian International General Hospital in Guiyang and explores its potential as a template for digitally enabled hospitals of the future and economic development hubs.
Produção de conhecimento e formação em psicologia do esporte no Amazonas
Authors: Torres Matheus Vasconcelos , Carvalho Cristianne Almeida , Castro Ewerton Helder Bentes de
Published: April 2020

O presente estudo insere-se no âmbito da psicologia do esporte, especialidade e campo de atuação da psicologia. Considerando a interface entre as demais ciências do esporte, especialmente a educação física, buscou-se compreender a formação e a produção cientifica em psicologia do esporte no Amazonas. Mapeou-se possíveis produções, além de cursos credenciados de psicologia e educação física, suas respectivas estruturas curriculares visando identificar a inserção dessa área como disciplina, além de grupos e linhas de pesquisa. De modo geral os resultados apontam um contexto científico não consolidado com oferta de disciplinas de psicologia do esporte no bacharelado das formações em psicologia e educação física. Destaca-se o recente crescimento das monografias abordando a temática e a não divulgação dos resultados das pesquisas como uma problemática a ser enfrentada. Sugere-se a criação de alternativas no contexto acadêmico visando fomentar a divulgação das produções, assim como a relevante discussão sobre o campo da psicologia do esporte na formação acadêmica.
Etnografias: notas sobre percursos teóricos-metodológicos de produção de conhecimento na Educação Física
Authors: Pacheco Ariane Corrêa , Silveira Raquel Da , Stigger Marco Paulo
Published: April 2020

A etnografia, ao ser apropriada por pesquisadores/as da Educação Física, apresenta-se como um potente caminho para a produção de conhecimento e insere-se em uma agenda de discussão sobre modos e possibilidades com que pode ser realizada. O objetivo desse estudo foi refletir sobre nossas experiências em realizar etnografias, em especial sobre as mudanças nesse fazer a partir da aproximação com os Estudos Sociais da Ciência e Tecnologia. Considerando quatro pesquisas etnográficas, cujos objetos estavam ligados ao esporte praticado por mulheres (voleibol e futsal), ao talento esportivo e à ciência da Educação Física, apresentamos um relato que evidencia o que se ‘ganhou’ (ou ‘perdeu’) quando modificamos as formas de olhar, ouvir, fazer, escrever e analisar nas pesquisas etnográficas.
Dupla carreira de estudantes atletas: uma revisão sistemática nacional
Authors: Miranda Iuri Scremin de , Santos Wagner Dos , Costa Felipe Rodrigues da
Published: April 2020

Este estudo de revisão objetivou analisar a produção nacional sobre a escolarização de atletas. Por meio da busca por artigos apenas em português no Portal Capes Periódicos, seguida por fases de refinamento, foram selecionados sete artigos. Os resultados apontam para o predomínio de estudos descritivos sobre o perfil de jovens futebolistas e dois estudos de revisão sobre o mercado do futebol e marcos legais para atletas estudantes. A administração do tempo entre as duas jornadas e a ausência de regulamentação específica na legislação esportiva são os principais desafios para o desempenho da dupla carreira, os quais são amenizados principalmente pelo suporte familiar presente na flexibilização da formação escolar, admitida com o fim de validar o sonho da profissionalização futebolística.
Análisis comparativo del contenido que conforma el conocimiento de la gestión deportiva: instantánea en Cataluña
Authors: Muñoz Vázquez Joshua , Solanellas Donato Francesc
Published: April 2020

O gerenciamento esportivo evolui de um grande número de áreas. Conhecer os conteúdos que se desenvolvem a partir das dimensões que dão força ao corpo de conhecimento de uma disciplina permite identificar as diferenças entre elas, bem como as lacunas existentes. Nessa perspetiva, o objetivo do estudo foi analisar os conteúdos gerados a partir de dimensões como treinamento, congressos, literatura científica e informativa. A análise dos dados obtidos nas páginas da web foi realizada, identificando 721 indicadores que atendiam aos critérios estabelecidos. As áreas mais representativas de conteúdo foram operações, marketing e comunicação e esportes. Além disso, identificar as diferenças entre as dimensões permitiu uma análise em maior profundidade. Por fim, foi elaborada uma proposta de projeto de pesquisa, incorporando dimensões e métodos de pesquisa, proporcionando a oportunidade de continuar a linha iniciada aqui que permite uma aproximação mais próxima ao contexto real da gestão esportiva.
Reinstating and Revising § 162(m)'s Performance-Based Pay Exception
Authors: Buttgereit Charlie
Published: April 2020

Reinstating and Revising § 162(m)'s Performance-Based Pay Exception
Front Matter
Authors: Rundell Ashley
Published: April 2020

Front Matter
Preliminary Insights into International Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Placements in Disability and Student Recommendations for Success
Authors: Essl Peggy , Bellon Michelle , Ellison Caroline
Published: April 2020

This pilot study explored the experiences of undergraduate students studying disability who undertook a three-week international Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement in Brunei Darussalam. Presented are the students’ perspectives of the value of the international WIL and its impact on their personal and professional growth. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted and transcripts analysed using a thematic and iterative qualitative approach compatible with phenomenology. Three major themes exploring student experiences emerged: ‘valued experiences’, ‘cultural dissonance’ and ‘personal and professional growth’. Four recommendations relate to ‘selection interviews, comprehensive pre-departure sessions, accommodation, and quality university supervision’. Indicative findings suggest the placement had a valuable and positive impact on the students, increasing their cultural competence and assisting with their personal and professional growth. Additionally, the findings provide further insight on what makes international WIL placements successful and promotes optimal learning.
Dinámica interna familiar como espacio educativo para la construcción de ciudadanía
Authors: Pino Montoya José Wilmar , Gallego Henao Adriana María , López Correa Juan Fernando
Published: April 2020

Este artículo se propone evidenciar la relación existente entre la dinámica interna familiar y algunos elementos que configuran un ambiente adecuado para educar a los sujetos en aptitudes ciudadanas: la autoridad, los límites y las normas y los roles. El método utilizado es el paradigma interpretativo o histórico-hermenéutico, con un enfoque cualitativo; la estrategia es documental y la ficha bibliográfica y de contenido, como instrumentos privilegiados para la recolección de la información. Para el análisis se utilizó una matriz categorial. Se concluye que los elementos estudiados de la dinámica familiar constituyen un ambiente determinante para la formación de competencias ciudadanas que definen comportamientos cívicos.
Lectoescritura como sistema neurocognitivo
Authors: Gil José María
Published: April 2020

Se realiza un análisis de la lectoescritura en general, de la conciencia fonológica, de los fundamentos de la neuroanatomía del lenguaje y de la dislexia. Gracias a ese análisis puede sugerirse que en torno al circuito del habla interna se configura otro circuito más amplio: el de la lectoescritura interna. A su vez, este circuito de la lectoescritura interna permite comprender que la conciencia fonológica involucra una serie de interconexiones entre cuatro sistemas: los de producción ortográfica y fonológica; y los de reconocimiento fonológico y ortográfico (con particular énfasis en los dos últimos sistemas, para el caso de la lectura sola); más la caracterización del sistema de la lectoescritura y de la conciencia fonológica en términos neurocognitivos. Ello sirve para sugerir que los docentes deberían seguir trabajando con rimas, adivinanzas y canciones. La razón es que todas ellas contribuyen decisivamente a la estimulación y al desarrollo de la conciencia fonológica, la cual, por su parte, resulta fundamental para el aprendizaje de la lectura.
Rumor del mal, escenarios de paz: narraciones de maestros rurales
Authors: Vanegas Garcia José Hoover , Echavarría Grajales Carlos Valerio , González-Meléndez Lizeth Lorena , Bernal-Ospina Julián Santiago
Published: April 2020

Este artículo da cuenta de las voces de profesores de algunos escenarios en donde el conflicto armado colombiano se ha vivido con particular intensidad. El artículo es producto de la investigación “Narrativas de paz en contextos educativos rurales. Voces de maestros y maestras, cuyo objetivo general el de identificar las capacidades, las experiencias y los saberes de maestros de diferentes contextos”. El trabajo se realizó con una perspectiva fenomenológica, la cual encausa la descripción, comparación, explicación y entendimiento del estudio desde la mirada de los participantes. Una de las tipologías de discurso en que se recogió su voz fueron las anécdotas, que permiten un acercamiento a las subjetividades de los participantes. En este trabajo se exponen algunos elementos teóricos sobre el tema del mal, se muestran los primeros hallazgos y se termina con una tesis como producto de la interpretación de las categorías analizadas. Uno de los hallazgos permite afirmar que, aunque el mal ha permanecido en los territorios mencionados, el bien se manifiesta en los maestros rurales como esperanza y en sus intenciones formativas para sus estudiantes. Se concluye que el bien permanece como la dignificación humana en las escuelas rurales.
Didactic-Pedagogical Approaches in e-Learning: Teaching Authorship, Multireferential Methodology, and Gamification
Authors: Nobre Ana , Pereira Jasete Maria da Silva
Published: April 2020

In this educational research study, we reflect on the possibilities of combining teaching authorship in e-learning, multireferentiality, and gamification from a didactic-pedagogical perspective. We intend to bring up some contributions of Jacques Ardoino’s multirreferential approach to understand social phenomena within the field of education, specifically focusing on some epistemological developments. We base our research on theorists who discuss these themes and, to reveal possible similarities, the first part of the text brings consolidated reflections on these authors. Besides, we highlight the common characteristics between the Multireferential Approach and Online Teaching Authorship/Virtual Environment. Then, we present the analysis of Didactic Categories (Theoretical Reflections) and data generated by the subjects that attended a curricular unit planned with amplificativo-oriented methodological strategies. We adopt a qualitative research approach using an online questionnaire, a technique that supported the content analysis of the participants’ contributions. It is concluded that the epistemological harmony of the triad shows signs of promoting the expansion of the student’s knowledge.
Retos contemporáneos para la formación permanente del profesorado universitario
Authors: Benavides León Carlos Andrés , López Rodríguez Nelly Milady
Published: April 2020

El artículo aborda la formación permanente del profesorado universitario, a partir de las tendencias y desarrollos conceptuales presentes en la bibliografía consultada. El objetivo del estudio es analizar los principales aportes a la formación del profesor universitario en la actualidad, con base en las dimensiones y competencias propuestas para el perfil del docente universitario y atendiendo a los desafíos que presenta el contexto del siglo XXI a quienes ejercen la docencia universitaria o a quienes gestionan el desarrollo profesoral en las instituciones educativas.
Viabilidad de Comunidades Profesionales de Aprendizaje en sistemas educativos de bajo desempeño
Authors: Morales-Inga Sergio , Morales-Tristán Oswaldo
Published: April 2020

Las comunidades profesionales de aprendizaje (CPA) constituyen una de las estrategias de desempeño escolar más importantes. Sin embargo, la mayoría de las escuelas en las que se han aplicado pertenecen a sistemas educativos de alto desempeño, como los de Japón, Corea de Sur, Finlandia o Singapur, lo que deja por fuera la realidad educativa de América Latina. Mediante un estudio exploratorio, basado en observación etnográfica y entrevistas semiestructuradas, esta investigación vincula teoría y práctica para discutir la aplicabilidad de las CPA en escuelas públicas pertenecientes a sistemas educativos de bajo desempeño. Como conclusión, se halló que los componentes principales de las CPA (estructuras organizativas flexibles, liderazgos distribuidos, valores compartidos y culturas escolares colaborativas) están presentes, pero son precarios y no soportan la implementación de la estrategia.
Analysis of Production System Management of Ghana’s Food and Beverage Industry: Empirical evidence from Spare Parts Inventory Control, Production Quality and Maintenance Modeling
Authors: Owusu-Mensah Daniel , Naifei Ren , Brako Lydia , Boateng Priscilla , Darkwah Williams Kweku
Published: April 2020

The production systems of various industries have increasingly become a strategic business management function that drives differentiation and competitive edge. Production plant maintenance is therefore an integral part of an entire production system management function, which should encapsulate spare part inventory control systems, total quality assurance, improvement measures and cost control measures. This project sought to understand the production process of firms in Ghana’s food and beverage industry, assess the spare part inventory management practices, production quality control practices and maintenance management strategies implemented in order to recommend a maintenance optimization modeling system towards ensuring an optimal operation cost and production quality. Using both the inductive and deductive research approaches, the research project was exploratory and explanatory in nature. Three major players in Ghana’s food and beverage industry: GIHOC-DCL (Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation Distillery Limited), Heathy-Life Ghana Limited (Healthy-Life) and Parlays Ghana Limited (Parlays) were purposively sampled as industrial case studies to generate data from documentary secondary data and survey based sources. The functionality tools available in MATLAB/Simulink software assisted in formulating the maintenance optimization problem, modeling, analyzing and deriving solutions. The study found that the food and beverage processing business in Ghana has a positive correlation with the main agricultural produce of the country and involves a series of activities including processing and preservation of meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, starch products, bread and sugar. Spare part inventory management and quality control tools mainly applied include Statistical Control Charts and Check Sheet rather than optimization models and software.
In Search of Shangri-La: The Utopian Representation of Tibet in An Yiru’s The Sun and the Moon
Authors: Hao JIN
Published: April 2020

In China’s popular culture, Tibetan societies are often imagined and represented as a utopia, or “Shangri-La.” An Yiru’s The Sun and the Moon aptly exemplifies such a myth. This article studies the utopian representation of Tibet in this novel and dissects how Tibet becomes the main character’s ultimate object of desire after his disillusionment with business success and material wealth. The analysis of the novel leads to an elucidation of the ideological effect of Shangri-La in general. The myth of Shangri-La offers a new belief to the public, to fill the ideological and emotional void when the old revolutionary ideal is defunct and the new capitalist value system fails to enchant every person. While Shangri-La appears to be critical of the rule of capital as a socioeconomic order, it actually serves as an ideological fantasy to support such an order. In so doing, Shangri-La as a myth is ideologically conservative.
Fast and Slow Bicycle Utopias
Authors: Popan Cosmin
Published: April 2020

Faster cycling mobilities are framed as innovations keeping cities on the move while assisting their economic growth. Historically, cycling has nevertheless fostered an ambivalent relation with speed, representing the location of multiple values: modernity, women’s emancipation, and working classes’ participation but also obsolete technology and “poor man’s” transportation. This article problematizes fast cycling and advances a slow utopia as a heuristic framework to reconsider the future. It uses analysis of cultural representations and policy documents to question the underlying assumptions in currently trending visions of cycling. Two policy areas where cycling legitimizes the ideology of economic growth are examined: the mobility policies in London and the British cycling economy. SF literature, graphic novels, and other artistic representations are then used to suggest that slow cycling futures are equally possible. This article is an invitation to outline alternatives to the narratives and practices of speed embedded in late capitalist societies.
Moylan and Dystopia
Authors: Claeys Gregory
Published: April 2020

This is a response to Tom Moylan’s article on my Dystopia: A Natural History. There are some serious misapprehensions about my arguments in Moylan’s treatment, as well as a failure to engage with some of the central themes of the book. Substantial differences also clearly exist between my approach and Moylan’s approach to the subject of dystopia and indeed to scholarly engagement in general. Illuminating these further might well assist students of the subject to further explore the relevant issues.
Validação da limpeza de produtos para saúde no cotidiano do centro de material e esterilização
Authors: Souza Rafael Queiroz de , Barijan Ana Tércia , Bronzatti Jeane Aparecida Gonzalez , Laranjeira Paulo Roberto , Graziano Kazuko Uchikawa
Published: April 2020

Objetivo: Discutir os aspectos que devem ser considerados na validação concorrente da limpeza no Centro de Materiais e Esterilização (CME). Método: Revisão narrativa da literatura científica, legislação e normatização pertinentes. Resultados: A validação da limpeza na rotina deve considerar: o design dos produtos, a definição e a exequibilidade dos procedimentos operacionais padrão, além da estrutura do CME, dimensionamento, seleção e treinamento de pessoal, registro e interpretação dos resultados obtidos pelos testes químicos na rotina. Conclusão: A validação concorrente da limpeza dos produtos para saúde no CME imprime a cultura da valorização dessa etapa do processamento entre todos os colaboradores do setor, de tal forma que a limpeza passa a ser, de fato, o núcleo central do processamento.
Using Mineral Chemistry to Aid Exploration: A Case Study from the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit, Arizona
Authors: Cooke David R. , Wilkinson Jamie J. , Baker Mike , Agnew Paul , Phillips Josh , Chang Zhaoshan , Chen Huayong , Wilkinson Clara C. , Inglis Shaun , Hollings Pete , Zhang Lejun , Gemmell J. Bruce , White Noel C. , Danyushevsky Leonid , Martin Hamish
Published: April 2020

The giant, high-grade Resolution porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in the Superior district of Arizona is hosted in Proterozoic and Paleozoic basement and in an overlying Cretaceous volcaniclastic breccia and sandstone package. Resolution has a central domain of potassic alteration that extends more than 1 km outboard of the ore zone, overlapping with a propylitic halo characterized by epidote, chlorite, and pyrite that is particularly well developed in the Laramide volcaniclastic rocks and Proterozoic dolerite sills. The potassic and propylitic assemblages were overprinted in the upper parts of the deposit by intense phyllic and advanced argillic alteration. The district was disrupted by Tertiary Basin and Range extension, and the fault block containing Resolution and its Cretaceous host succession was buried under thick mid-Miocene dacitic volcanic cover, obscuring the geologic, geophysical, and geochemical footprint of the deposit.

To test the potential of propylitic mineral chemistry analyses to aid in the detection of concealed porphyry deposits, a blind test was conducted using a suite of epidote-chlorite ± pyrite-altered Laramide volcaniclastic rocks and Proterozoic dolerites collected from the propylitic halo, with samples taken from two domains located to the north and south and above the Resolution ore zone. Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) data of epidote provided indications of deposit fertility and proximity. Competition for chalcophile elements (As, Sb, Pb) between coexisting pyrite and epidote grains led to a subdued As-Sb fertility response in epidote, consistent with epidote collected between 0.7 and 1.5 km from the center of a large porphyry deposit. Temperature-sensitive trace elements in chlorite provided coherent spatial zonation patterns, implying a heat source centered at depth between the two sample clusters, and application of chlorite proximitor calculations based on LA-ICP-MS analyses provided a precisely defined drill target in this location in three dimensions. Drilling of this target would have resulted in the discovery of Resolution, confirming that epidote and chlorite mineral chemistry can potentially add value to porphyry exploration under cover.
Art across Cultures and Art by Appropriation
Authors: Lafrenz Mark
Published: April 2020

Art, broadly understood, exists across cultures, and non-art objects can become works of art through acts of creative appropriation. Appropriators can be artists. A correct concept or definition of art will be adequate insofar as it tracks the metaphysics of art in general. Among the conditions something must meet to be a member of the class of artworks is that it was created with the intention that it serve a certain cultural role by which it represents or otherwise conveys meaning(s) or has assumed that role over time. It is an objective matter whether something is a work of art whatever conditions allowed for its creation and whatever meaning(s) it represents or otherwise conveys.
Beauty (Mei, 美) in theZhuangziand Contemporary Theories of Beauty
Authors: Feng Peng
Published: April 2020

In this article, I outline a reading of Mei in the Zhuangzi, taken to mean “beauty” or “the beautiful.” There is a possible anachronism involved in such an approach because mei is not central to Zhuangzi’s thinking. Nonetheless, I will argue that interesting points of relevance between Zhuangzi’s comments on mei and contemporary theories of beauty can be found and that an intercultural interpretation of mei and the beautiful can shed light on aspects of both traditional Chinese aesthetics and contemporary Western aesthetics by placing the two in conversation with one another. Zhuangzi seems to support neither relativism nor universalism in his understanding of beauty, though he touches on both relativist and universalist ideas. I argue there are certain superficial similarities between Zhuangzi’s aesthetics and positive aesthetics. But, on a deeper level, Zhuangzi advocates a form of negative aesthetics that is not dissimilar from those already prominent in contemporary Continental aesthetics, such as Christoph Menke, Gernot Böhme, and François Jullien. In this way, I highlight points for dialogue between Zhuangzi’s theory of beauty and contemporary discourse, as well as the ramifications of these ideas for thinking about the future of aesthetic education.
Knowledge and Learning in Arts Education: Neglecting Theory and Practice
Authors: Cannatella Howard
Published: April 2020

Gaining traction in the profession is the belief that the arts are not educational. The evidence for this comes from epistemological reports. Plato drew a similar conclusion but without the meta-analysis and evidence-based pedagogical research approach that we have today. Epistemological reports state that learning in the arts is ineffective. What is effective and ineffective in teaching is subject to causal proof methodological assessments. Current knowledge-based educational thinking has assessed arts education as uncertain. Presumably, facts about artworks, art practices, art theories, art history, and human experiences that morphologize how arts education is taught have necessarily and accurately been taken into account when determining the arts as unproven. To be examined forthwith are the knowledge capabilities of arts education and the epistemological difficulties we seem to have in evaluating them.
Developing Aesthetic Taste
Authors: Fenner David
Published: April 2020

This paper explores how facts that lie beyond the formal properties of works of art are necessary for the development of aesthetic taste. The paper argues that taste may be educated, that an educated taste is better than a noneducated one, and that this education proceeds largely along the lines of learning contextual facts relevant to the appreciation of individual objects (and events), as well as ones relevant to genres and artforms. The paper offers arguments against the proposal that different tastes are incommensurable one with another. The paper begins with a comparison between considering a work of literature as literature or as simply calligraphy and in exploring what makes those two events different finds that the learning of the sorts of facts mentioned above are generally necessary for the development of taste.
Effects of Financial Liberalization on the Productivity Growth of Agriculture Sector in the Presence of Structural Breaks: Evidence from Ghana
Authors: Amoah Robertson , Kwarteng Peter
Published: April 2020

The study examined the relationship between financial liberalization and productivity growth of the Agriculture Sector in Ghana using the annual (yearly) data over the period 1970-2013. In the econometric analysis, the credits provided to private sector, investment, trade liberalization and capital account openness are considered as financial liberalization index while sector level value added as a percentage of GDP represented productivity growth. The stationarity of the series and the long run relationship were analyzed using Zivot-Andrews (1992) and Clemente, Montanes and Reyes (1998) test and Gregory Hansen tests in which structural breaks are considered. The findings of the study revealed that, opening up the economy will yield a positive result of sustainable productivity growth at sector levels. It behooves on the government to ensure that any structural reform programs that are initiated is comprehensively and completely implemented and also accompanied by sound macroeconomic policies to maintained a lasting effect, because  the effect of such structural reforms  in the long run growth path are prone to be thrown out of gear by other external shocks. The favorable influence of financial liberalization on productivity growth of agriculture sector is confirmed in Ghana. Future studies could be focused on whether financial liberalization will yield the expected effect on agriculture and other economic sectors’ productivity growth using primary data from the various sectors of the economy in a survey study.
Bank Financing and Firms Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence of Cameroon and Senegal
Authors: Akitan Agbemebia , Dieng Seydi Ababacar
Published: April 2020

Using survey data, the aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of bank financing on firms performance both in Cameroon and Senegal. Performance is measured in terms of sales growth. Our methodology is based on an analysis of variance to test if access to credit leads to a difference in performance and on econometric modeling. The main estimation result is that bank financing has a negative impact on firms performance. This result is explained by the credit rationing and the lack of relational behavior on the credit market. Our findings suggest the establishment of a close bank-enterprise relationship in the common quest to promote economic growth.