bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Knowledge management in Brazilian, Portuguese and Polish organizations: A comparative analysis
Authors: Matos Florinda , Vairinhos Válter , Batista Fábio Ferreira , Paliszkiewicz Joanna , Cabrita Maria do Rosário
Published: December 2019

The knowledge emerges as a strategic factor that enables organizations to create wealth through the transformation of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge. Knowledge Management (KM) activities are recognized as a critical issue for the development of innovation in the companies. However, KM is now a major challenge because, with the growth of available information, this task becomes increasingly complex. In addition, KM involves the management of organizational culture, based on principles of organizational learning. This paper presents the results of an exploratory study conducted among the decision makers of Portuguese, Brazilian and Polish companies and aims to determine the perception they have of the future needs of knowledge and information. We intended to identify future areas of research that can address the needs of knowledge that create conditions for a more sustainable business. Furthermore, this paper also aims to identify factors which could help to improve knowledge management practices in the three countries. The findings demonstrate that Portuguese and Polish managers are aware of the importance of KM as a determinant factor of business success, but KM is not frequently used in strategic decision making. Unlikely, the process of KM is a more common practice in Brazilian companies.
Sudjelovanje učitelja osnovnih škola u aktivnostima Erasmus+ programa
Authors: Pavičić Zajec Tea , Bistrović Jelena
Published: December 2019

Erasmus+ najveći je program Europske unije u području obrazovanja, osposobljavanja, mladih i sporta koji nudi brojne mogućnosti za učenike i
odgojno-obrazovne ustanove uključene u obrazovanje, osposobljavanje i sport. Vodeći se pretpostavkom da su učitelji nedovoljno informirani te da većina njih nije sudjelovala u Erasmus+ projektima, cilj ovog rada bio je ispitati informiranost i sudjelovanje učitelja osnovnih škola sjeverozapadne Hrvatske u sklopu Erasmus+ programa. Istraživanje je provedeno školske godine 2017./2018. na uzorku od 115 odgojno-obrazovnih
djelatnika iz 15-ak osnovnih škola iz područja sjeverozapadne Hrvatske.
Iako 49,6% ispitanika smatra kako je dobro upoznato s Erasmus+ programom i mogućnostima koje koje se nude učiteljima osnovnih škola, rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da većina, njih 81,6% ispitanika dosad nije sudjelovala u Erasmus+ programima, kao ni u eTwinning mobilnostima ili TCA seminarima organiziranim od strane Agencije za mobilnost i programe Europske Unije. Od ukupnog broja ispitanika, svega 18,4% učitelja sudjelovalo je u Erasmus KA1 ili KA2 projektima, a 18,3% na TCA
seminarima ili eTwinning mobilnostima.
Izrada i upotreba digitalnog optičkog spektrometra u nastavi fizike u srednjoj školi
Authors: Ptičar Danijel , Marić Vesna
Published: December 2019

Prilikom proučavanja valne prirode svijetlosti u srednjoj školi bilo bi korisno da škola posjeduje spektrometar kako bi učenici mogli vidjeti primjer upotrebe difrakcije svijetlosti za određivanje valnih duljina izvora svijetlosti. Također bi na vježbama učenici mogli proučavati od kojih valnih duljina se sastoje različiti izvori svijetlosti, te u određenim slučajevima određivati i kemijske elemente sadržane u izvoru svijetlosti. Kako se cijena komercijalnog spektrometra kreće oko 1000$, odlučili smo sami pokušati izraditi digitalni spektrometar uz pomoć mikroupravljača i linearnog CCD senzora. U samoj izradi, osim autora, dijelom su sudjelovali i učenici četvrtog razreda, smjera tehničara za računalstvo, u sklopu predmeta „Mikroupravljači“. Rezultat izrade spektrometra bio je uspješan, za cijenu od 20$ uspjeli smo napraviti digitalni spektrometar za spektar od 350 nm do 800 nm, preciznosti i rezolucije oko 1 nm, koji
se vrlo dobro uklopio u nastavu fizike. U radu je opisana konstrukcija i kalibracija spektrometra, programski alati i komponente potrebne za izradu spektrometra, te najvažnije, primjena i upotreba ovako izrađenog spektrometra u nastavi fizike u srednjoj školi
Doprinos kućnog kompostiranja zaštiti okoliša
Authors: Vidović Ivona , Runko Luttenberger Lidija
Published: December 2019

Polazeći od činjenice da je kompostiranje prirodni proces biorazgradnje kojim nastaje humus, u radu je analiziran nastanak procesa kompostiranja i istaknuta njegova višestruka korist za biljni, životinjski svijet i za ljude. Naglašava se dobrobit komposta i u usporavanju globalnog zatopljenja, jer se poboljšanjem strukture tla, povećava i udio ugljika u njemu. Obrađene su osnovne faze koje se odvijaju u zemlji kako bi nastao kompost kao finalni proizvod, a prikazane su i okolnosti koje se mogu javiti prilikom samog procesa kompostiranja, poput neugodnih mirisa, prevelike vlažnosti ili suhoće zemlje i odviše prisutnih kukaca. Autori se zalažu za primjenu kućnog kompostiranja, čime se odvaja i smanjuje količina kućnog otpada, jer više od 30% otpada čini biootpad i naglašavaju da se kućnim kompostiranjem ujedno od otpada stvara vrijedan proizvod koji doprinosi plodnosti tla
Real-time water quality monitoring of an artificial lake using a
portable, affordable, simple, Arduino-based open source sensor
Authors: Gökhan Eskin Murat , Torabfam Milad , Yüce Meral , Kurt Hasan , Cincinelli Alessandra , Psillakis Elefteria
Published: December 2019

Water quality assessment is vital to identify existing problems and any changes that emerge in water sources over a period of time. Conventional water quality monitoring systems remain to be limited to on-site sample collection and further analysis in environmental laboratories. The progress in Arduino-based low-cost and open-source hardware has paved the way for the development of low-cost, portable, and on-site measuring platforms. In this work, we have assembled an Arduino-based open-source water testing platform out of commercially available sensors and controllers. The water testing system was powered by a 9 V battery and had the capability of measuring water turbidity, acidity, and temperature on-site in real-time. The calibration and validation studies were carried out to assess the measurement capabilities of turbidity and pH sensors in the lab using calibration samples and UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy. The water quality platform was tested in an artificial lake that is located at Sabanci University Campus (Istanbul, Turkey), which serves as a reservoir for treated wastewaters and rainwater. Untreated wastewater samples were collected from the wastewater treatment station of the university for comparison. The measurements performed on several locations along the coast of the artificial lake were also validated in the laboratory. The water testing platform showed significant potential for miniaturization and portability of such analytical platforms for on-site environmental monitoring.
Ammonia concentration monitoring using Arduino
Authors: Petric Marko , Dodigović Filip , Topić Mateo , Radetić Lucija , Mrakužić Petar , Grčić Ivana
Published: December 2019

In order to evaluate the efficacy of ammonia photocatalysis, it is necessary to continuously monitor its concentration during the process. This paper presents ammonia concentration monitoring using a low cost (non-professional) electronic device. The device is based on an open source electronic platform, and it is composed of the MQ-137 ammonia detection sensor, connected to the Croduino Basic 2 board. Sensitive material of the sensor is a metal oxide (SnO2). The change in the ammonia concentration causes a change in the electrical resistance, which is measured and used for the ammonia concentration estimation. Four measurements, with ammonia concentration ranging from 0-500 ppm were performed in the controlled environment. With the purpose of the device calibration and repeatability test, along with a low-cost device, the monitoring was carried out also with a professional device, Geotech GA5000 gas analyser. Using the information provided in the sensor datasheet, together with the measured data, the measurement error of the low-cost device was assessed. After calibration, ammonia concentrations measured using a low-cost device, are consistent with those obtained from the professional device.
HUBUNGAN DISMENORE DENGAN KINERJA AKADEMIK MAHASISWI ANGKATAN 2017 DAN 2018 DI STIKES MURNI TEGUH
Authors: Hutahaean Masta Melati
Published: December 2019

Banyak wanita yang mengalami gangguan pada menstruasinya, diantaranya adalah nyeri haid atau sering disebut dismenore. Prevalensi kejadian dismenore pada remaja wanita diperkirakan antara 20-90% dan sekitar 15% remaja dilaporkan mengalami dismenore berat. Dismenore berat ini menyebabkan mereka tidak mampu untuk melakukan kegiatan apapun serta mempengaruhi kinerja akademik mahasiswi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif analitik dengan desain cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh mahasiswi angkatan 2017 dan 2018 yaitu sebanyak 135 orang mahasiswi. Sampel berjumlah 100 orang mahasiswi. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan purposive sampling. Dianalisa secara univariat dan bivariat dengan uji chi square. Dari hasil uji bivariat menunjukan bahwa ada hubungan antara dismenore dengan kinerja akademik mahasiswi STIKes Murni Teguh (p value 0,01) dengan OR sebesar 4,38 yang berarti bahwa mahasiswi yang tidak mengalami dismenore perkiraan peluangnya 4,38 kali memiliki kinerja akademik yang sangat memuaskan dibandingkan dengan mahasiswi yang mengalami dismenore. Disarankan agar STIKes Murni Teguh dapat mengaktifkan kegiatan olahraga rutin sebagai bentuk kegiatan kemahasiswaan bagi seluruh mahasiswi terutama mahasiswi yang mengalami dismenore mulai dari olahraga dengan gerakan fisik yang sederhana maupun olahraga aerobik yang dapat mengurangi nyeri haid yang dapat mengganggu aktifitas belajar mahasiswi.

 

Many women experience menstrual disorders, including menstrual pain or often called dysmenorrhea. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea in young women is estimated to be between 20-90% and around 15% of adolescents reported severe dysmenorrhea. This severe dysmenorrhea causes them to be unable to carry out any activities and influence the academic performance of female students. This type of research is descriptive analytic with cross sectional design. The population in this study were all female students of 2017 and 2018 namely 135 female students. The sample amounted to 100 female students. Sampling is done using purposive sampling. Analyzed by univariate and bivariate with chi square test.The results of the bivariate test showed that there was a relationship between dysmenorrhea and the academic performance of Murni Teguh STIKes students (p value 0.01) with an OR of 4.38 which means that students who did not experience dysmenorrhea estimated their chances of 4.38 times having very satisfying academic performance compared to female students who experience dysmenorrhea. It is recommended that Murni Teguh STIKes be able to activate regular sports activities as a form of student activities for all female students, especially female students who experience dysmenorrhea, from simple physical movements and aerobic exercise that can reduce menstrual pain which can interfere with the student's learning activities.
HUBUNGAN STRES BELAJAR DENGAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR PADA MAHASISWA YANG MENJALANI PENDIDIKAN DI SEKOLAH TINGGI ILMU KESEHATAN MURNI TEGUH
Authors: Hasibuan Muhammad Taufik Daniel
Published: December 2019

Education is a process of learning from a knowledge, skills, attitudes and social behavior, which in undergoing the process must go through various stages to help achieve a goal. Students are expected to be able to go through all the learning processes in the education environment and this is related to learning stress which will ultimately affect learning motivation. This study aims to look at the relationship of learning stress with learning motivation in students undergoing education at STIKes Murni Teguh. This type of research uses cross sectional design and the sample used in this study amounted to 76 people, and simple random sampling is used as a sampling technique in the population. Research data collection using the SLSI questionnaire and learning motivation instruments, and analysis of the data used using the Spearman test. From the correlation test results obtained a significant relationship of (0,000) and Correlation Coefficient of (0.713), it can be concluded that stress learning has a relationship with student learning motivation. High learning motivation will make students study diligently and eventually will be realized in academic achievement. Efforts should be made to overcome the stress of learning and student motivation in undergoing the educational process to produce optimal learning.

 

Pendidikan merupakan sebuah proses pembelajaran dari sebuah pengetahuan, keterampilan, sikap dan perilaku sosial, dimana dalam menjalani proses tersebut harus melewati berbagai tahapan untuk membantu tercapainya sebuah tujuan. Mahasiswa diharapkan dapat menjalani semua proses pembelajaran dilingkungan pendidikan dan ini berkaitan dengan stres belajar yang pada akhirnya akan mempengaruhi motivasi belajar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan stres belajar dengan motivasi belajar pada mahasiswa yang menjalani pendidikan di STIKes Murni Teguh. Jenis penelitan ini menggunakan cross sectional design dan sampel yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 76 orang, serta simple random sampling dipakai sebagai teknik pengambilan sampel pada populasi. Pengumpulan data penelitian menggunakan kuesioner SLSI dan instrumen motivasi belajar, serta analisa data yang digunakan memakai uji Spearman. Dari hasil uji korelasi didapatkan hubungan yang signifikan sebesar (0.000) dan nilai Correlation Coefficient sebesar (0.713), maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa stres belajar memiliki hubungan dengan motivasi belajar mahasiswa. Motivasi belajar yang tinggi akan membuat mahasiswa belajar dengan tekun dan pada akhirnya akan terwujud dalam prestasi akademik. Perlu dilakukan upaya untuk mengatasi stres belajar dan motivasi belajar mahasiswa dalam menjalani proses pendidikan untuk menghasilkan pembelajaran yang optimal.
Ideogram_Spatial Intelligence
Authors: Van Schaik Leon
Published: December 2019

My ideogram is based on a shoebox theatre.
Drawing Out the Censors' Room
Authors: Spankie Ro
Published: December 2019

Psychoanalysts make a distinction between an actual space and the memory of a space; one’s house and the psychic construct of home. The latter, constructed from experiences of the childhood home(s), is a place that holds us, contains us, and is instrumental to functions of anchoring, identity and refueling1 and can be referred to as the ‘first house.’ 2 A gap exists between the actual space and the ‘first house’ as the mind distorts the relationship between actual form and the space in one’s memory; although a childhood home may still exist, it is, at the same time, unreachable. Not only do buildings and particularly their interiors evolve over time through change in use and wear and tear, but so too does the inhabitant. While there are conventions governing the drawing of the structure of a house, the topography of these other less tangible interiors is unstable to say the least and offers an absorbing but slippery territory for any attempt at representation. This paper attempts a description of a ‘first house,’ not of an individual but of an institution, the Royal College of Physicians, London, focusing in particular on a panelled interior known as the Censors’ Room. This paneling has moved with the Physicians over the years, being installed in three consecutive buildings. The proposition is that the ‘first house’ offers a useful analogy to interiority both as an intellectual construct and in the challenges it sets up in terms of representation.
Spatial Entrails:
Authors: Chapman Michael
Published: December 2019

This paper looks at theoretical perspectives that emerge in a recent hair and beauty interior in Newcastle by the design practice herd. The clean white curvilinear interiors of Sugar Suite, cloaked by transparent images of fashion, engage a number of ideas relating to early avant-garde experiments with interiors, and particularly Surrealism. Demonstrating an ancestry with the work of Kiesler, Dali and Maar, this paper will use key ideas drawn from Surrealism and Psychoanalysis to decode the sensual interiors and the theoretical frameworks that support them.
From Intimacy to Infinity:
Authors: Fryatt Anthony , Kemp Roger , Ritchard Paul , Rogers Christine , Carlin David
Published: December 2019

This paper discusses interior as a concept used as a motivating principal in a collaborative work between filmmakers and interior designers. This raised work substantial questions in relation to the role of ‘interior’ within each of the films made through the collaboration. Where and how was interior defined and located? What sort of interior relations existed within each of the screenplays? And how might these be represented relative to the various filmic instruments of camera, set, lighting, sound, etc?’
The paper describes and critiques the film-based operations and processes used by the three writer/directors, two interior designers, sound team and cinematographer in the production of interiors within the recent triptych of short films titled Motel.
Towards an Interior History
Authors: Attiwill Suzie
Published: December 2019

An interior history as a concept brings together history and interior design with a particular emphasis on addressing the spatial and temporal qualities that are implicit in both practices. Titled ‘Towards an Interior History’, this paper focuses on a process of making, hence the word ‘towards’ an interior history. It is not yet in a position to define what an interior history is – to answer the question ‘what is an interior history?’ – and may never be. By the end of the paper, it is hoped that questions such as ‘How does an interior history work?’ ‘How does it function?’ will be understood as more useful to pose. Why? Because dominant models of history and interior design have produced particular kinds of histories of interior design – ones which privilege the visual, hence objects and permanent architectural elements, as well as structures of enclosure and containment. An interior history as a concept celebrates the role of history in the production of the new and seeks to respond to current forces emerging in the design of interiors – for example, temporality, movement, change, encounters. The position here is not one of criticism and a quest for a better history, an attempt to re-write the past in order to re-right. The term ‘inter-story’ – formed from a conjunction between interior and history – is introduced as a technique for re-thinking history and interior design and as an approach to be taken up in a movement towards an interior history in the making of an interior history.
Uncanny Beauty
Authors: Puddu Sabrina , Meloni Giaime
Published: December 2019

This essay reflects on the paradox that invests common perceptions of prison interiors by presenting a formal investigation of the nineteenth century prison of Buoncammino in Italy. 
While we unanimously refuse as abominable the pre-modern dark dungeon, we are also very ambivalent towards the (unrealised) promises of the carefully designed enlightened and ‘enlightening’ spaces of the modern prison, which in principle we consider superior but that, ultimately, we end up perceiving in a not too dissimilar way from the pre-modern imaginary of darkness. Is this survival of darkness inside modern institutions, born in the age of the Enlightenment, a sign of failure for the hopes embedded in the modern prison? Or does it derive from the imperfect implementation of the model modern prison in reality? Or, alternatively, was darkness already embedded in modernity itself? The apparently irresolvable paradox of the coexistence of ‘dark space’ in ‘light space’ relates to the dichotomic nature of contemporary debates on penal institutions: whether to humanise or abolish them.
Filmic space
Authors: McLeod Ross
Published: December 2019

The projects collected here under the banner of Filmic Space are seen as an extension of the ideas brought to light in the publication Interior Cities. Interior Cities represents the outcomes of the last seven years of the program grouped within specific conceptual concerns. The book chronicles ideas of spatial perception, sensing space, elemental space, contextual space, cross cultural space, space of the imagination, incisions into the metropolis and virtual space.
Reading room/ Writing roam
Authors: Taylor Mark
Published: December 2019

This paper discusses a final year course in which students were invited to?discuss design through reading, writing and making. The course had two? main goals - research and critical reflection. During the course students studied 'closely associated' words to determine meaning in order to parallel their use in other discipline s. The chosen words focussed on the notion/act of adding-to, embellishing, or inserting into/onto existing conditions. Since the words were researched through disciplines other than interior and architecture, new meanings or interpretations helped formulate architectural propositions about space, surface, form, etc., thus extending our knowledge and understanding of design.
RMIT exporting education:
Authors: Mina Andrea , Mcleod Ross , Meng Tan Kok
Published: December 2019

In 1996 Interior Design at RMIT1 entered into a partnership agreement with LaSalle/SIA College-of the Arts in Singapore, which offered the School of Architecture and Design at AMIT the opportunity to geographically locate itself within South East Asia in collaboration with an established and respected Arts school.
Dear Rosa
Authors: Preston Julieanna
Published: December 2019

11 June 2013
Dear US Homeland Security Agent #94142587 Rosa Gomez,
I am writing to you today after having returned to my homeland, New Zealand, from a trip to the United States of America on 2 May 2013. I was processed through the Los Angeles International Airport inTerminal 5.You are the officer who inspected my bags.
During that inspection, you came upon a small matchbox, and as it was deemed to constitute a flammable substance, it was confiscated. Understandably so, as a list of prohibited items is clearly posted throughout the airport and on the Homeland Security website.
At the time, our interaction was necessarily brief because a queue of grumpy passengers from a 14-hour bumpy plane ride was forming. Perhaps you remember me? I have had time to reflect on this incident and think it important to share with you the nature of that matchbox and the power it holds.
Volad: Una propuesta de intercomunicación con la infancia
Authors: Ballesteros Aguayo Lucía
Published: December 2019

Las revistas infantiles de postguerra representan un referente literario dentro de la tradición artística española. Volad como medio periodístico financiado por Acción Católica se divulgó durante diez años entre sus suscriptoras. La singularidad de los testimonios estéticos publicados así como la promoción de estructuras de participación lectora elevaron elcarácter artístico del soporte. La inclusión en el diseño interno de la publicación de «Pluma al Viento» y «Correo de Pluma al Viento» como espacios de intercomunicación constante y periódica con el público infantil promovieron la implicación del niño en la elaboración de la revista al mismo tiempo que estimularon la expresión literaria. La mayoría de las indicaciones se referían a la necesidad de una adaptación temática, laconveniencia de imprimir una estructura argumental clara y concluyente, la versificación de los recursos expresivos, la excitación imaginativa, la adopción de un estilo poético y la corrección ortográfica y gramatical. De esta manera, el soporte periodístico no sólo era entendido como un canal a través del cual el niño se divertía y estimulaba sus capacidades imaginativas y literarias, sino que al mismo tiempo era considerado como un espacio para la promoción de autores. En definitiva, la tarea desarrollada por Volad como vehículo de expresión de la infancia permite que se erija como paradigma de educación literaria con amplia repercusión en la actual tradición literaria española.
¿Existen métodos de mejora de la comprensión lectora en español y basados en evidencias?
Authors: Ripoll Salceda Juan C.
Published: December 2019

Se contrasta qué programas de mejora de la comprensión lectora destinados a alumnos hablantes de español cumplen los criterios de What Works Clearinghouse para ser considerados intervenciones basadas en evidencias. Para ello se evaluaron los estudios incluidos en una revisión sistemática. Tras calcular el tamaño de los efectos encontrados en cada investigación y ajustar la significatividad de sus resultados no se pudo constatar que ninguna de las intervenciones alcanzase la calificación de “con efectos positivos”. Cuatro se valoraron como “con efectos potencialmente positivos”, otras dos como “sin efectos” y otra más como con efectos potencialmente negativos.  Se detecta, por tanto, una grave carencia en la investigación sobre métodos de mejora de la comprensión lectora para alumnos hablantes de español.
Monólogos humorísticos televisivos en la clase de español como lengua extranjera: Herramientas de aprendizaje
Authors: Martos Eliche Fermín , Villanueva Roa Juan de Dios
Published: December 2019

El estudio que presentamos pretende añadir una visión interdisciplinar del uso de un tipo de discurso muy extendido en nuestra sociedad que ejemplifica muy adecuadamente la llamada inteligencia cultural: el monólogo. Se trata de acercar al estudiante de español de niveles avanzados a elementos subyacentes -difícilmente explicables- de los diferentes niveles lingüísticos y culturales del español a través de los monólogos humorísticos que aparecen en televisión. Analizamos la importancia del humor y de la inteligencia cultural en estosmonólogos, haciendo hincapié en lo que llamamos minimonólogos y su utilidad en la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera, pues en ellos confluyen los más diversos elementos culturales de la lengua, lo que permite al estudiante acercarse a la realidad a la vez que se divierte durante el proceso educativo.
Redes sociales de lectura: del libro de caras a la LIJ 2.0
Authors: Rovira Collado José
Published: December 2019

Entre las múltiples posibilidades que nos ofrecen los distintos servicios de redes sociales y microblogging, algunos objetivos fundamentales para su uso didáctico pueden ser el fomento de la lectura y el desarrollo de la competencia lectoliteraria. Contrariamente a lo que muchas voces plantean, que las ven como una distracción frente a la lectura tradicional, las redes sociales son un espacio de conversación y lectura donde, con dinámicas adecuadas, se puede trabajar la comprensión lectora desde muy distintas perspectivas, siendo un espacio central de lo que se ha definido como LIJ 2.0 (Literatura y Lectura Infantil y Juvenil en la Web Social).
Promoção da leitura na escola portuguesa: metodologias e crenças dos professores do Ensino Básico
Authors: Sardinha Maria da Graça , Azevedo Fernando José , Rato Rosa
Published: December 2019

O artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo levado a cabo no distrito de Castelo Branco, no interior de Portugal, sobre as metodologias e crenças dos professores do 1º Ciclo do Ensino Básico no âmbito da promoção da leitura. A amostra é constituída por 134 professores, que foram submetidos a um inquérito, o qual se encontra dividido em quatro partes: a primeira faz a identificação do inquirido, a segunda refere os hábitos de leitura do sujeito, a terceira diz respeito aos recursos que o professor se socorre e na última revela os métodos aplicados pelo professor em contexto de sala de aula.
Evaluación de la competencia lectora de futuros docentes
Authors: Felipe Morales Andrea , Barrios Espinosa Elvira
Published: December 2019

This paper presents a test aimed at assessing university students’ reading competence –The Reading Competence Test for University Students (in Spanish, Test de Competencia Lectora para Universitarios, Test CLUni)– and the results obtained in the test by prospective Early Years and Primary Education teachers. The theoretical framework underlying the test is followed by description of the pilot stage and the validation process; this included content and expert validity. Next, the test is characterised. It consists of six authentic texts (four continuous and two non-continuous texts) that were selected according to the proposed text types in PISA-2012. Finally, the results obtained in the test by a sample of 288 students in the Bachelor Degree of Early Years (n=148, 51.4%) and Primary Education (n=140, 48,6%) at the University of Málaga in the academic year 2013/4 are presented. Results pertaining the students’ perceptions on the difficulty of the test are also included.
Zur Poetologie Patrick Roths am Beispiel von ,,Magdalena am Grab“
Authors: HOLZENDORF JAN
Published: December 2019

Abstract Die Poetologie Patrick Roths weist einen engen Zusammenhang zwischen christlichen Inhalten und literarischen Verfahren auf, der bisher nicht präzise erfasst worden ist. Anhand von Magdalena am Grab verdeutlicht der Beitrag, dass ein christologisch verortetes
Offenbarungsverständnis für die Literatur Patrick Roths leitend ist. Hier wird eine so verstandene Offenbarungserfahrung thematisiert, die durch klassische Offenbarungsattribute – Unverfügbarkeit, Entzogenheit, Gefährlichkeit – qualifiziert ist. Diese Attribute
sind nicht nur Inhalt der Erzählung, sondern strukturieren sie zugleich in ihrer Gesamtheit.The poetology of Patrick Roth contains a close connection between Christian content and literary practice, which has not yet been precisely determined. Based on Magdalena am Grab, the
article clarifies that a Christological understanding of revelation is crucial for the literature of Patrick Roth. The revelatory experience that is shown in the story is remarkably characterized by the following three attributes: unavailability, withdrawal, and dangerousness. Beyond that,
these classical attributes of revelation shape the structure of the narrative in its entirety.
Nanostructure-based electrochemical sensor: glyphosate detection and the analysis of genetic changes in rye DNA
Authors: Gerbreders Vjaceslavs , Krasovska Marina , Mihailova Irena , Ogurcovs Andrejs , Sledevskis Eriks , Gerbreders Andrejs , Tamanis Edmunds , Kokina Inese , Plaksenkova Ilona
Published: December 2019

Glyphosate, commonly known by its original trade name Roundup™, is the world’s most widely used herbicide. Glyphosate and it metabolites have profound negative environmental impact and long-term toxicity risk  including  cancerogenity,  genotoxicity,  endocrine  disruption even  at  concentration  levels  too  low  to  have  a  herbicidal  effect. Therefore,   the   detection   of   these   pollutants   in   low   concentrations   is   an   actual   and   important   task.

To increase the sensitivity of the sensor, nanostructures were used.

To analyze the presence of glyphosate and its metabolites in rye juice, two groups of samples were selected. In the first case, glyphosate  at different concentrations was  added  to  the  water  for  irrigation  on  the  first  day    and  then the samples  were  watered  with  pure  water  for  7  days.  In  the  second  case,  rye  was  watered  with  pure  water  for  all  8  days,  and  glyphosate  was artificially added just before the measurement. The   obtained   samples   were   studied   by the   DPV employing   nanostructured working electrode. To  analyze  changes  in  the  DNA  sequence,  a  PCR  product  obtained  from  samples  of  the  first  group  was  electrochemically studied. To confirm the results obtained, an electrophoresis method was also applied. The  results  indicate  that  the  DPV  signal  obtained  from  samples  with  artificially  added  glyphosate  has significant differences compared to the  signal  obtained from the  juice  of plants absorbing glyphosate in a  natural  way during growth. However,  in  both  cases,  CuO  nanostructure  based sensor  detects  the  presence  of  glyphosate  or  its  metabolites compared with the control sample. The experiment also found significant changes in the DNA caused by exposure with glyphosate during rye growth process of rye sprouts.
Formation and Eruption of a Mini-sigmoid Originating in Coronal Hole
Authors: Huang Z. W. , Cheng X. , Su Y. N. , Liu T. , Ding M. D.
Published: December 2019

In this paper, we study in detail the evolution of a mini-sigmiod originating in a cross-equatorial coronal hole, where the magnetic field is mostly open and seriously distinct from the closed background field above active-region sigmoids. The source region first appeared as a bipole, which subsequently experienced a rapid emergence followed by a long-term decay. Correspondingly, the coronal structure initially appeared as arc-like loops, then gradually sheared and transformed into continuously sigmoidal loops, mainly owing to flux cancellation near the polarity inversion line. The temperature of J-shaped and sigmoidal loops is estimated to be about 2.0 × 106 K, greater than that of the background coronal hole. Using the flux-rope insertion method, we further reconstruct the nonlinear force-free fields that well reproduces the transformation of the potential field into a sigmoidal field. The fact that the sheared and sigmoidal loops are mainly concentrated at around the high-Q region implies that the reconnection most likely takes place there to form the sigmoidal field and heat the plasma. Moreover, the twist of sigmoidal field lines is estimated to be around 0.8, less than the values derived for the sigmoids from active regions. However, the sigmoidal flux may quickly enter an unstable regime at the very low corona (<10 Mm) due to the open background field. The results suggest that the mini-sigmoid, at least the one in our study, has the same formation and eruption process as the large-scale one, but is significantly influenced by the overlying flux.
Gravitational Lens System PS J0147+4630 (Andromeda’s Parachute): Main Lensing Galaxy and Optical Variability of the Quasar Images
Authors: Goicoechea Luis J. , Shalyapin Vyacheslav N.
Published: December 2019

Because follow–up observations of quadruple gravitational lens systems are of extraordinary importance for astrophysics and cosmology, we present single-epoch optical spectra and r-band light curves of PS J0147+4630. This recently discovered system mainly consists of four images ABCD of a background quasar around a foreground galaxy G that acts as a gravitational lens. First, we use long-slit spectroscopic data in the Gemini Observatory Archive and a multi-component fitting to accurately resolve the spectra of A, D, and G. The spectral profile of G resembles that of an early-type galaxy at a redshift of 0.678 ± 0.001, which is about 20% higher than the previous estimate. Additionally, the stellar velocity dispersion is measured to ∼5% precision. Second, our early r-band monitoring with the Liverpool Telescope leads to accurate light curves of the four quasar images. Adopting time delays predicted by the lens model, the new lens redshift, and a standard cosmology, we report the detection of microlensing variations in C and D as large as ∼0.1 mag on timescales of a few hundred days. We also estimate an actual delay between A and B of a few days (B is leading), which demonstrates the big potential of optical monitoring campaigns of PS J0147+4630.
Metallicity Structure in the Milky Way Disk Revealed by Galactic H ii Regions
Authors: Wenger Trey V. , Balser Dana S. , Anderson L. D. , Bania T. M.
Published: December 2019

The metallicity structure of the Milky Way disk stems from the chemodynamical evolutionary history of the Galaxy. We use the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array to observe ∼8–10 GHz hydrogen radio recombination line and radio-continuum emission toward 82 Galactic H ii regions. We use these data to derive the electron temperatures and metallicities for these nebulae. Since collisionally excited lines from metals (e.g., oxygen, nitrogen) are the dominant cooling mechanism in H ii regions, the nebular metallicity can be inferred from the electron temperature. Including previous single-dish studies, there are now 167 nebulae with radio-determined electron temperature and either parallax or kinematic distance determinations. The interferometric electron temperatures are systematically 10% larger than those found in previous single-dish studies, likely due to incorrect data analysis strategies, optical depth effects, and/or the observation of different gas by the interferometer. By combining the interferometer and single-dish samples, we find an oxygen abundance gradient across the Milky Way disk with a slope of −0.052 ± 0.004 dex kpc−1. We also find significant azimuthal structure in the metallicity distribution. The slope of the oxygen gradient varies by a factor of ∼2 when Galactocentric azimuths near ∼30° are compared with those near ∼100°. This azimuthal structure is consistent with simulations of Galactic chemodynamical evolution influenced by spiral arms.
Eclipsing Binaries in the Open Cluster Ruprecht 147. II. Epic 219568666
Authors: Torres Guillermo , Vanderburg Andrew , Curtis Jason L. , Ciardi David , Kraus Adam L. , Rizzuto Aaron C. , Ireland Michael J. , Lund Michael B. , Christiansen Jessie L. , Beichman Charles A.
Published: December 2019

We report our spectroscopic monitoring of the detached, grazing, and slightly eccentric 12 day double-lined eclipsing binary EPIC 219568666 in the old nearby open cluster Ruprecht 147. This is the second eclipsing system to be analyzed in this cluster, following our earlier study of EPIC 219394517. Our analysis of the radial velocities combined with the light curve from the K2 mission yields absolute masses and radii for EPIC 219568666 of M
1 = 1.121 ± 0.013 M
☉ and R
1 = 1.1779 ± 0.0070 R
☉ for the F8 primary and M
2 = 0.7334 ± 0.0050 M
☉ and R
2 = 0.640 ± 0.017 R
☉ for the faint secondary. Comparison with current stellar evolution models calculated for the known metallicity of the cluster points to a primary star that is oversized, as is often seen in active M dwarfs, but this seems rather unlikely for a star of its mass and with a low level of activity. Instead, we suspect a subtle bias in the radius ratio inferred from the photometry, despite our best efforts to avoid it, which may be related to the presence of spots on one or both stars. The radius sum for the binary, which bypasses this possible problem, indicates an age of 2.76 ± 0.61 Gyr, which is in good agreement with a similar estimate from the binary in our earlier study.
Incentives Motivating Mentors and Criteria for Selecting Mentors in the Pre-Graduation Traineeship of Future Registered Nurses
Authors: Dragusheva Snezhana , Petleshkova Penka , Panova Gordana
Published: December 2019

BACKGROUND: Modern education in the field of healthcare is faced with the challenge of coping with one of the most important tasks – to develop in students a set of competencies which serve as a sound basis for mastering a series of job-specific knowledge, skills and abilities, and which constitute a guarantee for coping successfully with all everyday tasks. The attention of the mentor is focused on finding the most reasonable solution to the various situations that the trainee may find him/herself in, and ensuring emotional comfort.
AIM: To identify the grounds and criteria for selecting mentors for the pre-graduation traineeships of the future registered nurses.
METHODS: To determine the opinion of the mentors, we surveyed 106 mentors in several university hospitals: ‘St. Georgi’ University Hospital – Plovdiv, MPHAT AD – Haskovo, ‘Dr. At. Dafovski’ University Hospital – Kardzhali, University Hospital – Stara Zagora.
RESULTS: During the pre-graduation traineeship in a real-life environment, students have the opportunity to develop and consolidate a series of skills, competences and qualities which are an integral part of the modern image of the registered nurse. Logically, the mentor should be the leading factor in the pre-graduation traineeship, yet the tutor has organisational and control functions.
CONCLUSION: Mentors are expected to ensure patient safety, as well to create suitable working conditions for students.
Diagnosis of Shoulder Arthroplasty Infection: New Tests on the Horizon
Authors: Wahl Elizabeth P. , Garrigues Grant E.
Published: December 2019

Periprosthetic shoulder infection (PSI), although less common than prosthetic hip and knee infections, continues to be a devastating complication of shoulder arthroplasty. Unlike its counterparts in the hip and knee, infection with nonsuppurative bacteria is more common than infection with more virulent bacteria in periprosthetic shoulder infection. The diagnosis of PSI can be challenging because the traditional clinical and laboratory findings are not always present. The authors present a narrative review of the current methods used in the diagnosis of PSI, as well as recently developed tests that may hold promise for the diagnosis of PSI. [
Orthopedics
. 2020; 43(2):76–82.]
Characteristics of Nonpharmacological Interventions for Pain Management in the ICU: A Scoping Review
Authors: Martorella Geraldine
Published: December 2019

Pain relief in the intensive care unit (ICU) is of particular concern since patients are exposed to multiple painful stimuli associated with care procedures. Considering the adverse effects of pharmacological approaches, particularly in vulnerable populations such as the elderly, the use of non-pharmacological interventions has recently been recommended in the context of critical care. The main goal of this scoping review was to systematically map the research done on non-pharmacological interventions for pain management in ICU adults and describe the characteristics of these interventions. A wide variety of non-pharmacological interventions have been tested, with music and massage therapies being the most frequently used. An interesting new trend is the use of combined or bundle interventions. Lastly, it was observed that these interventions have not been studied in specific subgroups, such as the elderly, women, and patients unable to self-report.
The establishment of theOnthophagus anthracinus(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) species complex and the description of a new species
Authors: Arriaga-Jiménez Alfonsina , Escobar-Hernández Fernando , Rös Matthias , Kohlmann Bert
Published: December 2019

TheOnthophagus anthracinusHarold, 1873 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini) species complex of theOnthophagus landoltiHarold, 1880 species group is established and analysed. Anew species,O. etlaensis, is described from this group.Onthophagus mextexusHowden and Cartwright, 1970 is considered a valid species andO. knulliHowden and Cartwright, 1963 is placed in synonymy withO. durangoensisBalthasar, 1939new synonymy. A key for theO. anthracinusspecies complex is presented along with photographs and illustrations of the main taxonomic differences. An update of theO.landoltispecies group is presented.
Infestation parameters of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) on bald eagles,Haliaeetus leucocephalus(Accipitriformes: Accipitridae), in Manitoba, Canada
Authors: Lavallée Christie D. , Galloway Terry D. , Rochon Kateryn
Published: December 2019

Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus(Linnaeus); Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) from 92 locations in Manitoba were examined for chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) from 1992 to 2017. Bald eagles were salvaged from rehabilitation hospitals and were examined using two methods, dry-ruffling (n= 107) and washing (n= 40). We collected 39 066 bald eagle lice of four genera and six species:Colpocephalum flavescens(De Haan),C. napiforme(Rudow),C. turbinatum(Denny) (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) (total for allColpocephalumspecies = 18 082),Craspedorrhynchus halieti(Osborn) (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) (n= 49),Degeeriella discocephalus(Burmeister) (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) (n= 20 912), andKurodaia fulvofasciata(Piaget) (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) (n= 23). Quantitative data were collected on all genera with the comparison of washed to dry-ruffled.Colpocephalum flavescensandD. discocephalusdominated the louse populations, with similar prevalence and mean intensity. Both genera had sex ratios near 1.0, and similar nymph-to-female ratios near 3:1. The dry-ruffling method was relatively inefficient, collecting 11% as many lice as the washing method. Total prevalence for dry-ruffled birds was 63%; total mean intensity was 103.5, but for washed birds, the prevalence was 93% with a mean intensity of 861.1. NoLaemobothrion vulturis(Fabricius) (Phthiraptera: Laemobothriidae) were found.
Designing Software Configurable Chips and SIPs using Chiplets and zGlue
Authors: Nasrullah Jawad , Luo Zhiquan , Taylor Greg
Published: December 2019

zGlue Smart Fabric, an active silicon interposer, enables rapid development of Systems in Package (SiPs) and Chips using chiplet stacking in a modular style and software programmability. zGlue Smart Fabric works with off-the-shelf chiplets in known good die and wafer level chip scale packages format without dictating a footprint constraint on chiplets. This is achieved by making a fine pitch copper pillar micro-bump array on the surface that can conform to the chiplet ball map using a programable connectivity and power array built into zGlue's fabric. Connection to RF and sensitive analog signals are handled in RDL. Programmability of zGlue bumps also enable some repair and reconfigurability after manufacturing. The design process with zGlue includes usage of a cloud-based software design tool called ChipBuilder. This tool performs most conventional SiP design functions but more importantly it is used for creating soft and hard routes among IOs. ChipBuilder starts with a data representation of zGlue's Smart Fabric. A growing library of chiplet data has been encoded into the tool and is made available to the users of ChipBuilder via the cloud. Users select chiplets, enter design, perform IO planning, and route the design. With this modular IC design style, zGlue can handle high mix devices that are expected with the growth of connected smart devices everywhere.
A Miniaturized Dual Band Antenna for Harmonic RFID Tag
Authors: Mondal Saikat , Karuppuswami Saranraj , Kumar Deepak , Kaur Amanpreet , Chahal Premjeet
Published: December 2019

A miniaturized antenna is required for a small form factor RFID tag. For harmonic RFID tag, the tag should be capable of receiving and transmitting at two different frequencies (fundamental and harmonic). Implementation of two different antennas for the operation would increase the footprint of the antenna. Hence, an optimized antenna structure is proposed, which will have a small form factor while maintaining a considerable gain. The dual band antenna would be capable of receiving at fundamental frequency and transmit information at harmonic frequency while maintaining small tag size. The dual band antenna has a miniaturized rectangular board dimension of 96.5 mm and 81 mm with resonance at 434 MHz at low frequency and 860 MHz to 1000 MHz at high frequency. The harmonic tag was designed with nonlinear transmission line and the dual band antenna. The harmonic RF tag would be useful for numerous RF applications where the single frequency tags will not be a good option such as underground object tagging, tag detection in an industrial set up with strong reflectors such a metal in the vicinity. In this paper, the design, fabrication and characterization of dual band harmonic RFID tag antenna is presented.