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Participatory mapping and spatial planning for renewable energy development: The case of ground-mount solar in rural Ontario
Authors: Calvert Kirby , Jahns Rebecca
Published: June 2021

Displacing fossil fuels with renewable energy resources is essential to mitigate climate change. The implementation of renewable energy systems brings stark changes to local landscapes; e.g., wind turbines dotting a rural landscape, or solar panels covering fertile land that previously supplied food. These changes can evoke strong social opposition, even among people who are generally supportive of renewable energy (RE). Research suggests that public tensions around renewable energy development are reduced through inclusive decision-making processes (i.e., improved procedural justice) as well as benefits sharing (i.e., improved distributional justice). We develop and test a process for proactive and inclusive spatial planning for RE development in a region. Our work combines participatory mapping and survey- and focus-group-based sentiment analysis in order to understand community concerns around renewable energy projects, and how those concerns are reflected spatially. We conducted a case study on ground-mount solar energy systems in the Town of Caledon, Ontario, Canada. From this study, we aimed to determine what regions and kinds of landscapes community members might find acceptable or not for new solar projects, and to facilitate dialogue about opportunities and potential impacts with the general public, key stakeholders, and influencers (utilities, land-owners, developers, municipal staff) in the locality.
El trabajo del estudiante y el uso de plataforma de apoyo a la docencia, como opciones metodológicas en la universidad
Authors: Zurita Ortega Felix , Soto Gonzalez Jose Ignacio , Zurita Molina Felix , Gallardo Vigil Miguel Miguel , Padilla Zea Natalia
Published: June 2021

Introducción. La implantación del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior y la adopción del crédito ECTS, configuran un nuevo modelo metodológico para el profesorado y los estudiantes. Se resalta el protagonismo que debe asumir el estudiante en su aprendizaje, el apoyo y la orientación que debe recibir para la adquisición de competencias. Por tal motivo, el trabajo autónomo del estudiante y el uso de una plataforma de apoyo a la docencia son estrategias de interés para las innovaciones docentes.Método. En este estudio hemos pretendido determinar, mediante un estudio descriptivo exploratorio, las percepciones que tienen nueve grupos de estudiantes (n=290) sobre estas estrategias.Resultados. Las valoraciones que efectúan sobre el trabajo autónomo y la utilización de la plataforma de apoyo a la docencia son positivas.Discusión y Conclusiones. Ambas estrategias facilitan el desarrollo personal en la construcción de aprendizajes, constituyendo un medio de apoyo y de comunicación interpersonal bastante interesante para la implementación de los créditos ECTS.
Metacognitive Awareness Inventory for Teachers (MAIT)
Authors: Balcikanli Cem
Published: June 2021

Introduction. In research literature there have been a great number of attempts to conceptualize the construct of metacognition over the last three decades. The concept itself has increased its popularity in almost all disciplines ranging from communication to nursing. This popularity has been materialized with a lot of metacognitive inventories developed in time. However, there is no inventory specifically designed solely for teachers, of which we know in the literature. At this point, this study aims at modifying Metacognitive Awareness Inventory for Teachers by making use of the inventory developed for metacognitive awareness of adults.Method. Consisting of three phases carried out, this study was conducted so as to make the inventory reliable and valid to be used in educational research paradigm. Each phase consisted of steps, namely items construction, external feedback, SPSS analyses, and inventory piloting with a number of student teachers.Results. The results of this three-phase study support the validity and reliability of scores on the inventory modified by the researcher who based it on the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI).Discussion and Conclusion. The modified version of MAI, entitled MAIT, seemed to make a valid and reliable inventory to measure teachers‟ metacognitive awareness. Thus, this inventory would be utilized as a tool to measure teachers‟ metacognitive awareness in educational research area.
Influencia de los factores familiares en el abandono escolar temprano. Estudio de un contexto multicultural
Authors: Rojas Ruiz Gloria , Alemany Arrebola Inmaculada , Ortiz Gómez Mª Mar
Published: June 2021

Introducción. En las investigaciones sobre abandono escolar temprano encontramos una gran variedad de factores que influyen en este problema. Los informes más actuales señalan como más relevantes en los resultados escolares del alumnado, el entorno educativo y el ambiente familiar y social.Método. Los objetivos de este artículo se centran en conocer el nivel socioeconómico y cultural de los padres de alumnos que abandonan prematuramente los estudios y evaluar la implicación familiar en el progreso educativo de los hijos, en un contexto multicultural. La metodología utilizada es descriptiva. Se evaluó a través de una encuesta a jóvenes de entre 16 y 24 años que abandonaron prematuramente los estudios desde el año 2000-2001 hasta el 2008-2009.Resultados. Los resultados de este trabajo muestran que el nivel socioeconómico de las familias de los alumnos que abandonan prematuramente es bajo, encontrándose mayor porcentaje de desempleo en familias de origen bereber, frente a las de origen europeo. El nivel de estudios de los progenitores es de Educación Primaria o Educación Secundaria Obligatoria, teniendo los padres mayor formación que las madres y mayor preparación académica los de procedencia europea.Conclusiones. Aunque los datos del Informe PISA muestran que un rendimiento pobre en la escuela no es consecuencia automática de un entorno socioeconómico desfavorecido, el ambiente familiar parece influir poderosamente en el rendimiento. Los resultados de este trabajo coinciden con numerosos estudios sobre la relación directa existente entre las circunstancias familiares y su incidencia en el abandono escolar temprano.
Co-Option and Erasure
Authors: Crasnow Sascha
Published: June 2021

Much of the rhetoric around racism and racialized discrimination in Israel centers on Israeli Jewish treatment of Palestinians. However, an examination of the experience of Mizrahi Jews can also be instructive as to the ways that racism and white supremacy function within Israel—through a privileging of Ashkenazi Jews, whose experiences are used to define the contemporary Israeli Jewish experience. For example, Israeli Jewish artist of Yemeni descent Leor Grady’s work addresses the marginalization, erasure, and exile of Yemeni Mizrahi Jews in Israel. In his video work Eye and Heart, Grady highlights how, in its absorption into Israeli folk dance, traditional Yemeni dance has been uprooted from its site of origination and “whitewashed.” Through a discussion of this work and others alongside which it was shown in the exhibition Natural Worker, I argue that Grady’s articulation of the co-option of Yemeni culture by the dominant Ashkenazi (white) Israeli mainstream demonstrates how racialization plays out in the cultural realm of Israel. This method of privileging whiteness can be seen in the Israeli co-option of other Mizrahi and Palestinian cultural elements, such as couscous, hummus, and Arabic words such as “yalla.” This examination of Grady’s work allows for an understanding of how this privileging of whiteness functions within the Jewish Israeli context.
What is Whiteness in North Africa?
Authors: Tayeb Leila
Published: June 2021

This entry sketches a matrix for conceptualizing race in/ and North Africa that takes Arabness, indigeneity, Islam, the Sahara, and slavery as orienting keywords. It suggests an approach to a geopolitically-grounded whiteness as social currency and aspiration that is both based in specific regional economic history and also reaches outward toward globally-circulating formations of racial hierarchy. Acknowledging the distinct legal, colonial, and state histories under and through which racialization has proceeded in North and Saharan Africa since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, this entry aims to draw out the ethical imaginaries through which bodies have been marked and categorized in this region. These ethical imaginaries have operated through their attendant languages, memories, and performances to enable racisms and colorisms with violent and enduring material consequences. Under the headings “Racialized Enslavement,” “Whiteness and Arabness,” “Race and the Sahara,” and “Race in North African Popular Culture,” I offer brief introductions to these discursive formations, histories, and conceptual intersections and offer suggested readings for each.
Review ofArt as Revolt: Thinking Politics Through Immanent Aesthetics, edited by David Fancy and Hans Skott-Myhre (McGill-Queen’s University Press)
Authors: Leavey Sean T.
Published: June 2021

The entanglements of “the aesthetic” and the political-economic have long been addressed in the areas of philosophy, cultural studies, and media theory. In this edited volume, David Fancy and Hans Skott-Myhre have assembled a collection of essays aimed at examining a range of aesthetic approaches to political projects untethered to “capitalist assumptions,” while looking toward the possibilities of “post-capitalist futures.” Through their respective contributions, the authors offer their readers ways to envision the potential for running lines of flight away from capital’s apparatuses of capture by engaging in creative practice.
Review of The University and Social Justice: Struggles across the Globe edited by Aziz Choudry and Salim Vally (Pluto Press / Between the Lines)
Authors: Singh Vineeta
Published: June 2021

In this edited collection, Aziz Choudry and Salim Vally present reflections and analyses from scholar-activists in education studies, anthropology, literature, and cultural studies describing university-based and affiliated social movements. Through thirteen essays covering case studies in twelve countries, the anthology offers a broad review of student organizing against neoliberalization and more specifically, the privatization of higher education; intersectional and coalitional strategies imagined through these struggles; and alternative modes of knowledge production pre-figured in their organizing. Geographic and disciplinary breadth make the anthology a welcome addition to the growing corpus of (transnational) critical university studies.
Review of Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation by Jennifer Robertson (University of California Press)
Authors: Wenger Sara
Published: June 2021

Jennifer Robertson’s Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation assesses the robot phenomenon in Japan within the last decade. Offering sustained critiques on contemporary techno-fix narratives, Robertson reveals how humanoid robots are designed and deployed to reify conservative values under the guise of technological advancements. Robertson’s impressive ethnographic project weaves together robots of science fact and fiction, leaving readers to interrogate how humanoids, androids, gynoids, and cyborgs both challenge and reify existing social structures across the globe.
Enacting Law
Authors: Nellis Steff
Published: June 2021

Although historical research into twentieth-century theatrical tribunals is widespread, the recurring theme of justice in contemporary performance practices remains largely unexplored. However, an increasing number of twenty-first-century artists have begun relying on structures of the court. By creating theatrical tribunals, these artists try to create a space for an alternative jurisdiction. However, a clear typology of this tribunal genre in the contemporary performing arts is still lacking. This article therefore aims to characterize theatrical tribunals. In the first section, I describe the setting of the courtroom as a theatrical place in which law gets enacted or performed. Following several scholars that already stated the important spectacular aspects of the legal system, I discuss the dramaturgy of the courtroom as a specific dramatic place with its own scenography, script, and dramatis personae. Next, by analyzing the dramaturgy of the courtroom, I distinguish two categories within the tribunal genre: (1) re-enactments of preeminent lawsuits that heavily rely on twentieth-century documentary practices and (2) performative pre-enactments of futuristic trials that have not yet been held or cannot be held because of systemic shortcomings. Finally I examine how contemporary theatrical tribunals could contribute to the enlargement of public knowledge on historical and contemporary examples of injustice, and whether they could obtain effective changes in our societies.
TOURISM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MCDONALDIZATION CONCEPT
Authors:   Orenburg State University, Orenburg, Russia, Mukhamedzhanova N.M.
Published: June 2021

Tourism as a mass sociocultural practice has been developing especially actively in our country since the 90s of the XX century, when borders between countries once divided by ideological barriers were opened; international contacts at the state and personal level has been strengthening, new connections and relations, new organizations serving the diverse and growing needs of the population has been emerging. At the same time, the number of publications of various subject areas, dedicated to tourism sphere, has been growing. Scientists investigate the problems of tourism economics and management, the development of entrepreneurship in the tourism sector, legislation of tourism business, technologies for the provision of tourism services, etc. Tourism is considered in most papers as an economic phenomenon, as the most important resource for the development of the national economy. However, the problem of the concept of tourism as a socio-cultural phenomenon still requires serious comprehension. How does tourism reflect the processes that are taking place in domestic culture in connection with the processes of modernization of Russian society at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries? The answer to this question determines the relevance of the stated topic. The aim of the work is to identify the differences between tourism as a socio-cultural practice of the era of globalization and traveling of previous eras. The problem of tourism development as a socio-cultural practice is considered by the author from the standpoint of the main provisions of the theory of modernization and the theory of McDonaldization by J. Ritzer, who considers this phenomenon as a simplified form of rationality in the era of globalization. From the standpoint of the author of the article, the development and spread of tourism is associated with the establishment of capitalism on a planetary scale, which results in the penetration of capitalist relations into all spheres of culture, the McDonaldization of the socio-cultural sphere, in particular travel as an analogue of modern tourism in traditional society. Tourism activity is based on 4 basic principles of McDonaldization: economic efficiency, predictability of the consequences of certain actions, tracing the process and the result, technologically equipped control over behavior. This is what distinguishes tourism from the traveling of past eras. Tourism is an indicator that any cultural phenomenon, obeying the laws of the market, inevitably loses its spiritual, value-semantic essence and transfers from the category of cultural phenomena to the category of economic ones.
Note sur la présence de Hardya helgae Nickel, Holzinger & Remane 2017 en Belgique (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)
Authors: Baugnée Jean-Yves
Published: June 2021

La cicadelle Hardya helgae Nickel, Holzinger & Remane 2017 est signalée pour la première fois de Belgique où elle a été récoltée entre Rochefort et Eprave (province de Namur) les 14.vii.2014, 21.iii.2019 et 14.vi.2019. Cette espèce décrite récemment du sud-ouest de l’Allemagne, puis signalée de l’est de la France et du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, était auparavant confondue avec Hardya tenuis (Germar 1821). H. helgae est confiné aux pelouses calcaires et se développe sur la graminée Bromus erectus Huds. L'occurrence de H. tenuis en Belgique est remise en question du fait qu'elle repose seulement sur deux spécimens du 19ème siècle dont la révision montre qu'ils correspondent plutôt à H. helgae.
Reducción del manejo de materiales en línea en una ensambladora de autos mediante la aplicación de lean manufacturing
Authors:   Tecnológico Nacional de México, Huerta Estévez Antonio ,   Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz
Published: June 2021

Este artículo se enfoca en la aplicación de lean manufacturing a una planta ensambladora de autos, la cual contaba con paros de línea y largos recorridos que generaban pérdidas económicas causadas por incumplimiento en la entrega de unidades a tiempo por parte de los distribuidores. Al final, se redujeron los paros de línea hasta el 50 % y una cantidad de 383 751 dólares en el inventario.
Análisis de la integridad del sellado en viales utilizados en empresas biotecnológicas
Authors:   Centro Nacional de Biopreparados, BioCen, Cuba, Muñoz González Edisbel , Enriques Gaspar Antonio ,   Centro Nacional de Biopreparados, BioCen, Cuba, Díaz Concepción Armando ,   Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana “José Antonio Echeverría”, Cuba, Cruz Bayo Abel ,   Centro Nacional de Biopreparados, BioCen, Cuba, Fernández Durand Alexei ,   Centro Nacional de Biopreparados, BioCen, Cuba
Published: June 2021

El objetivo de la investigación fue caracterizar la integridad del sellado de los viales para productos El objetivo de la investigación fue caracterizar la integridad del sellado de los viales para productos farmacéuticos, como base de un análisis de confiabilidad operacional. Se utilizó el método de medición de la altura del conjunto vial/tapón/sello, métodos experimentales y análisis de expertos. El principal resultado consistió en la caracterización técnica del retape, así como el establecimiento de sus rangos y parámetros de trabajo.
Expansão dos cursos superiores de tecnologia no Brasil: Uma análise das tendências e controvérsias no período pós-LDB nº 9.394/96 (1997-2012)
Authors: Griboski Claudia Maffini
Published: June 2021

Os textos que compõem este livro apresentam e analisam os resultados de estudo sobre a expansão dos Cursos Superiores de Tecnologia no Brasil (CSTs), buscando investigar as principais características dessa expansão pós-Lei de Diretrizes e Bases (LDB) nº 9.394/96, no período compreendido entre 1997 e 2012. A investigação foi desenvolvida no âmbito do Grupo de Estudos de Políticas de Avaliação da Educação Superior (Gepaes), vinculado à linha de pesquisa Políticas Públicas e Gestão da Educação (Poge) do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação (PPGE) da Universidade de Brasília (UnB), que tem como principal foco de debate as políticas de avaliação da educação superior brasileira. O recorte temporal eleito traduz a preocupação da pesquisa em examinar a dinâmica assumida pela oferta dos CSTs na fase posterior à publicação da LDB nº 9.394/96, considerando a flexibilização apontada por essa lei para a diversificação de instituições e cursos superiores no país. Sob esse ângulo, a investigação busca compreender as tendências, controvérsias e motivações que explicam o processo expansionista desses cursos, à luz da política educacional definida para a educação superior brasileira, no período estudado.
Works of Opinion Journalism by Veniamin (Blagonravov): Objectives, Themes and Importance
Authors:   Institute of History SB RAS, Matkhanova N. P.
Published: June 2021

The article studies the works of opinion journalism by the bishop (after 1873 – the archbishop) Veniamin (Blagonravov). It is ascertained the number (five) of publications, list of their titles, time and venue of the first and following publications. The article analyzes and reconstructs the goals that the author tried to achieve, the main topics, and the impact of his works. As a result, it is found out that the thoughts of Veniamin were occupied by the struggle against the influence of Buddhism. The article concludes by arguing that the works of opinion journalism by Veniamin had a significant impact on public opinion and the position of state bodies.
The Role of the Old Believer Bishop Methodius in Maintaining the Spirituality of the Peasants in the Village of Pavlovsk, Yakutsk Region at the Turn of the 19th – 20th Centuries
Authors:   Irkutsk State University, Kushnareva M. D.
Published: June 2021

The article is devoted to the study of the contribution of the Old Believer Bishop Methodius to the formation of the spirituality of the communities of the outlying territories of the Russian Empire. The main purpose of the publication is to analyze the role of Bishop Methodius in maintaining the spirituality of the peasants in the village of Pavlovsk, Yakutsk Region at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. Achievement of this goal presupposes the widespread use of previously unpublished and not introduced into scientific circulation sources, some of which have been preserved in the author's personal archive. The article examines the stages of formation and features of the religious life of the Old Believer community of Russian peasant migrants in Pavlovsk, Yakutsk region. The publication mentions some facts of the biography of Bishop Methodius, in whose subordination were the Old Believer communities of the Tomsk, Irkutsk, Yenisei provinces, Amur, Yakutsk, Trans-Baikal regions. It is noted that Methodius was accused of spreading the “schism” and hiding from the persecution of the authorities in Kuytun of the Trans-Baikal region. Here he conducted religious rituals and corresponded with the headman of the Old Believer community of Pavlovsk – P. I. Kushnarev. In his letters, Methodius provided spiritual support to fellow believers, explained the peculiarities of understanding religious texts, the essence of church rituals. The article describes the arrest, imprisonment and the last months of the life of Bishop Methodius in Vilyuisk. In 1908 P. I. Kushnarev transported the remains of Methodius to the Old Believers' cemetery in Pavlovsk, Yakutsk region. During the period of persecution of the clergy of the Old Believer Church, Methodius' activities to strengthen and maintain the spirituality of fellow believers became an example for his followers. In 1905-1913 prominent representatives of the Old Believer Church visited Pavlovsk: Bishop Anthony, Bishop Joseph of Eastern Siberia. The article presents their unique photographs from the personal archive of the author. Currently, Bishop Methodius has been canonized. Every year the place of his burial in Pavlovsk, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is visited by pilgrims from all regions of modern Russia.
New Facts of Biography of Folklorist and Rabbi Solomon Beilin from Letters to Geographer and Ethnographer Grigory Potanin
Authors:   Irkutsk State University, Berman E. A.
Published: June 2021

There is analyzed and systematized the correspondence of the Irkutsk state rabbi, folklorist Solomon Khaimovich Beilin with the Russian geographer, ethnographer, the largest organizer of science in Siberia Grigory Nikolaevich Potanin in the period from 1901 to 1910.
General Partnerships and the Fiduciary Duty in the US Legal System
Authors: Plásztán-Brehószki Márta
Published: June 2021

The law of fiduciary duty is as old as common law. It is the key element of the law of equity. The agency relationship creates a fiduciary relationship between the parties, which means that the fiduciary (agent) is subject to the direction of the one on whose behalf he acts (principal). This high standard of conduct – in the scope of the agency relationship – has become a separate liability form in the common law countries and has appeared not only in company law but in other parts of civil law as well. This paper presents the development and the basic elements of fiduciary duty in the field of general partnerships.
Harmonization of Arbitration Laws in some Asian and European Countries
Authors: Nirwal Gauri
Published: June 2021

The present paper studies the relationship between domestic and international arbitration laws and the harmonization factor amongst some Asian and European jurisdictions. During the last decades, there has been a significant change and globalization in the world and with the expansion of businesses and trade a better dispute resolution mechanism is required in order to maintain the harmony in international trade. It has become a necessity to balance the domestic arbitration laws with the international ones. This brief paper identifies and comments on some of the areas where differences remain including differences in recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in various jurisdictions over the public policy defence, and where further examination and research to reach and solve disputes amicably might be useful.
Case Study on the Interaction Between the General Data Protection Regulation and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Authors: Gültekin Várkonyi Gizem
Published: June 2021

This paper presents a general overview of the problems regarding the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) raised in the official published works of the European Union (EU) and interprets these problems from the perspective of the Hungarian experts as a case study. Even though a new regulation on AI has already been proposed at the EU level, the paper evaluates specific rules and principles regarding data protection since data is the lifeblood of AI systems and the protection of such data is a fundamental right enshrined in the EU legislation via the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The result of the study shows that the application of the GDPR on AI systems in an efficient and uniform way might be at stake since different outputs were generated by the experts to the same legal questions deriving from a scenario presented.
Hydroarylation of olefins catalysed by a dimeric ytterbium(II) alkyl
Authors: Richardson GM , Douair I , Cameron Scott , Bracegirdle Joe , Keyzers Robert , Hill MS , Maron L , Anker Mathew
Published: June 2021

Although the nucleophilic alkylation of aromatics has recently been achieved with a variety of potent main group reagents, all of this reactivity is limited to a stoichiometric regime. We now report that the ytterbium(II) hydride, [BDI YbH] (BDI = CH[C(CH )NDipp] , Dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl), reacts with ethene and propene to provide the ytterbium(II) n-alkyls, [BDI YbR] (R = Et or Pr), both of which alkylate benzene at room temperature. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that this latter process operates through the nucleophilic (S 2) displacement of hydride, while the resultant regeneration of [BDI YbH] facilitates further reaction with ethene or propene and enables the direct catalytic (anti-Markovnikov) hydroarylation of both alkenes with a benzene C-H bond. Dipp Dipp Dipp Dipp 2 3 2 2 N 2
A Rare Case of Intrauterine Adhesion Caused by Intrauterine Fallopian Tube Incarceration
Authors: Liu Yiran , Chi Yugang
Published: June 2021

Hysteroscopy is widely used for the detection and treatment of intrauterine adhesion. Such technique, however, sometimes has limitations and even second damages. We report a rare case of severe intrauterine adhesion caused by uterine perforation with a fallopian tube incarceration. A 24-year-old woman underwent severe intrauterine adhesion and secondary infertility caused by fallopian tube incaceration into the uterine cavity after postpartum curettage. First hysteroscopy created a false passage through the previous uterine perforation, entered into the cavity of incarcerated fallopian tube, and led to iatrogenic hydrosalpinx. Secondary hysteroscopy combined with laparoscopy revealed a connection between the right tubal lumen and the uterine cavity by the false passage, released the adhesion, and reconstructed the uterine cavity. Early recognition of uterine perforation or tissue incarcerarion is significant in preventing further damage.
Discussion on the Teaching Mode Innovation of Environmental Art Design Major based on OBE Concept
Authors: Zhang Xin
Published: June 2021

This paper explores the innovative ways of teaching mode of environmental art design major under the concept of OBE. Through theoretical elaboration, combined with the understanding of literature and practical work experience, it innovates from three aspects of teaching concept, teaching system and training objectives, and establishes an innovative teaching system.
Controlling Methods and Causes of Wall Cracks of Civil and Industrial Construction Projects
Authors: Guan Zhiqi
Published: June 2021

Since the reform and opening up, Chinese economy has developed rapidly. Industrial and civil construction projects have made significant progress. That said, it is of great significance to further strengthen the construction management of industrial and civil construction projects for the long-term development of construction industry in China. In terms of reality, one of the common problems in the current industrial and civil construction is wall cracks, which will have an important impact on the appearance of the building and the overall construction quality. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the reasons and put forward corresponding measures on it. That is how we can continuously improve the construction quality in civil and industrial construction projects, thereby achieving the enhancement of building safety and stability.
Design and Construction Strategy of Arched Continuous Rigid-frame Bridge
Authors: Gao Yueqi
Published: June 2021

With the current rapid development of urbanization in China, people's living standards have been greatly improved. In the context of such a development background, the requirements for road traffic are getting more stringent, especially for bridge projects. The arched continuous rigid-frame bridge was developed under this social background. The advantage of the bridge lies in the design of a bridge model that integrates various functions such as transportation, landscape, and sightseeing. Based on the above, this paper first refers to the case to analyze the design and construction strategy of the arched continuous rigid-frame bridge, in hope of providing a valuable reference for relevant personnel.
Construction Technology of Large-deformation High Geostress Soft Rock Tunnel
Authors: Zheng Xuguang , Zhang Heng , Su Xuesong
Published: June 2021

In the process of tunnel construction, if large-deformation occurs in high geostress soft rock, it will likely cause geological disasters. This situation will not only seriously affect the smooth progress of tunnel construction, but also cause serious safety threat to the construction personnel. Therefore, with the continuous growth in the number and scale of tunnel construction in recent years, the construction technology for high geostress soft rock with large-deformation has begun to receive more and more attention from the society. Based on this, this paper takes an actual project as an example to analyze the specific application of the technology in order to improve the construction effect and avoid the damage caused by the large-deformation of the high geostress soft rock.
Analysis of Construction Quality Problems of Indoor Drainage Installation
Authors: Yin Yisong , Ruan Xiaolong
Published: June 2021

If the indoor drainage pipe is blocked and the drainage is not smooth, sewage and pollutants will enter the room and endanger human health. If the pipeline is blocked as a result, a certain intensity of water pressure may be brought, which may cause pipeline leakage. In this article, we will analyze and explain the quality problems that often occur during the construction process due to the blockage of the internal drainage pipe, and propose appropriate methods and solutions to improve the quality of the project.
The Mediating Effects of Ego Resilience on the Relationship between Professionalism Perception and Technostress of Early Childhood Teachers
Authors: Kim Sungwon , Lee Jiyoung
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this study was to provide information regarding the effects of professionalism perception and ego resilience, the dependent variable and mediator respectively, on the technostress of early childhood teachers. The research subjects were 200 early childhood teachers teaching at kindergartens or childcare centers in Seoul or Gyeonggi Province. The data were analyzed through a reliability test, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and structural equation modelling. Research findings were as follows: First, there were significant differences in professionalism perception by type of institution, teaching experience, education background and age of teachers, differences in technostress by type of institution, teaching experience, age of child in care, and age of teachers; and differences in ego resilience by type of institution and age of child in care. Second, there were negative correlations between professionalism perception and technostress, as with technostress and ego resilience, while there is a positive correlation between professionalism perception and ego resilience. Third, ego resilience has a mediating effect on the relationship between professionalism perception and technostress. The findings suggest that the effect of professionalism perception on technostress can be strengthened further by ego resilience.
Prototype Alat Pendeksi Kebakaran Menggunakan Arduino
Authors: Darnita Yulia , Discrise Aldino , Toyib Rozali
Published: June 2021

Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran Kota Bengkulu, pada periode Januari sampai dengan Juli 2017 tercatat sebanyak 23 kejadian kebakaran yang melanda Kota Bengkulu. Penyebab utama dari kebakaran yang melanda wilayah Kota Bengkulu adalah karena kompor dan listrik. Bahaya kebakaran merupakan suatu musibah dengan banyaknya kerugian yang diderita oleh masyarakat seperti: harta, benda maupun nyawa manusia, yang menjadi kendala utama adalah tidak adanya peringatan dini sebgai antisipasi terjadinya kebakaran.  Salah satu cara untuk mencegahnya yaitu dengan digunakan yaitu alat pendeteksi kebakaran. Sensor Asap dan sensor Suhu. Sensor asap yang digunakan adalah MQ-9 yang dapat bekerja mendeteksi kadar gas sedangkan sensor suhu yang merupakan alat pendeteksi suhu suatu ruangan sehingga akan terdeteksi suhu yang ada didalam ruangan tersebut semakin tinggi suhu ruangan maka menyebabkan ruangan menjadi panas sehingga mendeksi adanya bahaya kebakaran dengan menggunakan SMS Getway menggunakan Arduino. Hasil pengujian: Perangkat chip mikrokontroller dan perangkat input berupa sensor suhu dan sensor asap akan dapat bekerja dengan baik berupa output sesuai yang diharapkan apabila perangkat tersebut diberikan listing program yang benar dan proses download listing program dari komputer ke chip mikrokontroller dapat berjalan dengan sukses.
İletişim ve çeviri: Kitle iletişim kuramlarına çeviri açısından bir yaklaşım
Authors: DİNDAR Serhan
Published: June 2021

İletişim ve çeviri kavramları birbiriyle yakın olarak ilişkilendirilebilir özelliklere sahiptirler. Tanımsal açıdan bakıldığında iletişim, bireylerin veya toplumların bir kanal aracılığı ile aralarında bilgi ya da mesaj aktarımı yaparak birbirlerini anlamalarıdır. Özellikle de farklı dil dizgeleri arasında yapılan dillerarası çeviri ise, belirli bir dilde yazılmış orijinal metnin anlamının, içeriğinin ve vermek istediği mesajın çevirmen aracılığı ile erek dilde oluşan çeviri metinle hedef kitleye aktarılmasıdır. Bu durumda hem iletişimde hem de dillerarası çeviride bir kanal aracılığı ile bireyler veya toplumlar arasında bir aktarım gerçekleşmektedir. Böylece, dillerarası çevirinin farklı toplumların birbirleriyle iletişim kurmalarını sağlayan bir aktivite olduğu söylenebilir. Farklı toplumlar arasında bir iletişim ağı kuran çevirinin aynı zamanda bir kitle iletişim aracı olduğu da belirtilebilir. İletişim ve dillerarası çeviri arasında sadece tanımsal olarak değil işleyiş veya süreç bakımından da yakın bir benzerlik bulunmaktadır. Söz konusu bu benzerlik, kitle iletişim kuramlarına çeviri bakış açısıyla yaklaşımı mümkün kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, kitle iletişim kuramlarından seçilen ve aynı zamanda iletişim alanının iki önemli kuramı olan Shannon-Weaver İletişim Kuramı ve Lasswell’in Genel İletişim Kuramı’na çeviri süreci bağlamında yaklaşarak kuramsal bir uyarlama yapıp ortaya çıkan iletişimsel çeviri sürecini ve iletişim-çeviri ilişkisini kuramsal açıdan vurgulamaktır. Benimsenen bu yaklaşımla, tümevarım yöntemi ile ilerleyecek olan çalışmanın sonucunda kitle iletişim kuramlarının çeviri sürecine uyarlanabildiği ve bu bağlamda kuramsal olarak da genel bir iletişimsel bir çeviri sürecinin oluştuğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Challenges and Gaps in Facility Maintenance Practices
Authors: Ensafi Mahnaz , Thabet Walid
Published: June 2021

Facility management involves a variety of processes with a large amount of data for managing and maintaining facilities. Improved and emerging technologies available to facility managers have provided opportunities for easier access and management of the data allowing for more effective and efficient operation and maintenance. The concept of big data can help with extracting meaningful and valuable information from the available data. Current facility management practices and processes have many data management challenges, including data loss, time wasted for searching information, lack of interoperability, and so on. Lack of proper decision-making approaches and lack of maintenance planning can increase the cost of operation, influencing the quality of facility management. To effectively overcome these challenges and gaps, proper data management approaches and tools should be implemented. A structured literature review was conducted to identify challenges and gaps in three key facility processes: processing work orders, timely access to relevant data during field maintenance operations, and quality control/quality assurance of field tasks. This paper provides an overview of the three key processes, summarizes the challenges and gaps identified for each key process and proposes a framework to improve on the execution of these processes and enhance facility management decision making.
COVID-19 Impacts on AEC Educators
Authors: Langar Sandeep , Adhikari Sanjeev , Mosier Rachel
Published: June 2021

To alleviate the impact of COVID-19 on academia, numerous countries transitioned to electronic or online methods for education delivery. Within the US, during March and/or April 2020, numerous institutions transitioned to Online Learning Environment (OLE). However, very little is known about how the transition to OLE impacted the educators. Thus, the research aimed to determine the impact of OLE transition on AEC educators as per the academic ranks and gender. The study utilized an online survey method with the study emailed to 1,880 educators across the US during May-August 2020. The study presents the findings of 179 educators. The study found that with the transition to the OLE, proficiency with online content delivery was reported to have increased considerably. The majority of the respondents indicated that the transition to an OLE negatively impacted their productivity. Different faculty ranks perceived productivity impacts on "Research," "Service," or "both research and service" differently. Tenure-track balance faculty indicated that the "Research" productivity was negatively impacted, whereas part-time faculty and full-time non- tenure-track faculty indicated the "Service" productivity to be impacted negatively. Transition to an online environment also resulted in negative productivity across educator genders, with men reporting slightly higher negative productivity impacts than women.
On Designing Secured Communication Protocols along with Anonymity for CRT based Structured P2P Network Architecture
Authors: Maddali Koushik , Kaluvakuri Swathi , Rahimi Nick , Gupta Bidyut , Debnath Narayan
Published: June 2021

In this work, we have considered designing secured communication protocols for Chinese remainder theorem based structured p2p architecture. Such an architecture has been the choice because of the complexity in Inter or Intra group communications are just O(1) [16]. In this work, we have considered efficient way to make the already existing communication protocols [16] secured. We have extended these protocols further to include anonymity. We have considered security separately for multicasting inside a group and multicasting outside the group.
Implementing a Project-Based Learning Approach in the Pandemic
Authors: Bogedain Adam , Korkmaz Kasim
Published: June 2021

When the pandemic hit the United States shores in early 2020, higher education institutions started to revise their instructional delivery methods accordingly in such a short period. It was a challenge for instructors to find a way to offer classes in a remote version online using asynchronous and synchronous digital platforms. The problem occurs when some classes focus on a hands-on approach that needs to be utilized in disciplines like Construction Management (CM). The question becomes, 'how to offer an effective and safe learning environment?' This paper presents a new approach to a CM class with a lab component that was created during the pandemic. 'Construction Systems' is a core CM course that students need, and it was assigned to be offered with a face-to- face element during the summer term of 2020. Detailed instructional planning was carried out in implementing a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach considering student health and safety using educational technologies. In the paper, details of the planning for the PBL, implementation process, creating an active learning environment are detailed based on a real experience. As primary research findings, a new PBL approach was introduced and tested during the pandemic, and the results are promising. Therefore, this approach can be used by other CM programs around the country for future necessities.
Recent Energy Consumption Trends in American Homes
Authors: Debs Luciana , Kota Bhavya Rathna , Metzinger Jamie
Published: June 2021

Given the growing environmental awareness, this paper intends to provide an updated picture on the relationships between 1) demographic factors and number of residential sustainable features (mainly appliances), 2) demographic factors and energy consumption (for all fuels), and 3) house size and energy consumption in American households. Using data from the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), this study applies descriptive and inferential statistics (poisson regression, spearman correlation and analysis of variance) to evaluate those relationships. The results indicate that income influences the number of sustainable appliances in a home, while education does not; on the other hand, the findings also indicate that education has a significant relationship to energy consumption (measured in thousand BTUs) per area of home, while income does not. Additionally, a significant moderate correlation between size of home and energy consumption was confirmed. This information is important given the steady but constant rise in home sizes in the U.S. since 1970s. Outcomes of this study can help understand the impact of demographic factors have on sustainable housing choices and on energy consumption while using a recent data set with large sample size.
Analyzing State Highway Agencies’ Project Management Organizational Structures
Authors: Baek Minsoo , Shah Raj , Ashuri Baabak
Published: June 2021

Project management organizational structure plays an important role in state highway agencies as part of a network of complex relations that links a project management unit (PMU) and subject matter experts (SMEs) to tasks and resources for project development and aligns the functions for project management strategy. However, there is a lack of studies that studied the project management organizational structure of state DOTs in terms of the relative position of the dedicated PMU with other functional offices and the authority level of project managers (PMs). Thus, the primary objective of this paper is to analyze the state DOTs’ project management organizational structures and recommended practices of organizational structures for project management. This paper conducted, a survey, an extensive content analysis, and interviews with PMs and SMEs in state DOTs. The primary contribution of this study to the overall body of knowledge is the insights of state DOTs’ organizational structures by conceptualizing the relationships among the PMU and functional offices within the organization and identifying the state of practices in project management organizational structures.
Localized Supply Chain Disruptions: A Case Study on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Commercial Roofing Project
Authors: Klimm Matt , Valdes-Vasquez Rodolfo , Arneson Erin
Published: June 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of supply chains to unexpected disruptions, including the construction industry procurement process. Construction projects face new challenges arising from these disruptions of material supply chains. As disruptive events continue to occur, there is a need for construction professionals to collaborate to understand the workings of local material supply chains. This study seeks to examine one of these supply chains from the perspective of a commercial roofing system. A case study approach focusing on a thermoplastic polyolefin (T.P.O.) system is used to determine if any supply chain disruptions affect this roofing system in Colorado during the COVID-19 pandemic. This case study focuses on a local project, drawing upon previous research, project documents, and interviews with key project stakeholders to better grasp what impacts affect the supply of T.P.O. roofing systems in the state. Discussions with project stakeholders also reveal potential roofing supply chain impacts outside the scope of the T.P.O. system. This study provides insight into the varying degrees to which the construction industry is experiencing material supply disruptions and project cost impacts because of the pandemic. This study shows how the complexities of a crisis are likely to impose challenges on material supply chains.
Examination of a Post-Disaster Recovery Service-Learning Course
Authors: Redden Lauren
Published: June 2021

The number of catastrophic natural disasters is on the rise. Also escalating is the movement for universities to include high-impact educational practices. This case study explores the recent development of a course in a construction management undergraduate program and the efficacy of student learning from such. The course interweaves the complex disaster recovery process and a high-impact experiential learning opportunity through an extended “Study Beyond” short-term trip. The study provides a detailed account of the development and execution of the course for three consecutive semesters. Additionally, the study encapsulates multiple data points from students and faculty to assess the efficacy of such a uniquely developed course. The results indicate the students ranked serving others, the hands-on components, and working as a member of the collaborative team as the top three strengths of the course. Findings from the student learning assessments included acquiring and strengthening vital skills the industry desires of construction managers including time management, communication skills, and conflict resolution. Dissemination of this case study may be useful in starting similar courses at other institutions.