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Planting the seeds of perspective consciousness: Creating resource sets to inspire compassionate global citizens
Authors: Baker Sheila , Shulsky Debby
Published: June 2020

What skills are needed to view the world beyond one’s immediate reality? A deep perspective consciousness is required to live and solve complex issues within a globalized context. Cultivating the seeds of perspective consciousness roots the growth of an open-minded, humanly connected, problem-solving citizen. Literature is positioned as a powerful catalyst for the expansion of perspective, acceptance of varied lived experiences and discovery of connections between ourselves and others far removed from our reality. Educators are placed in powerful roles in which they can, with great intentionality, sow a garden of books which meaningfully expands the perspectives of citizens. The book collections, recommendations and strategies presented in this article serve as seeding packets that deeply root perspective consciousness within all learners.
Global citizenship education discourses in a province in northern Italy
Authors: Franch Sara
Published: June 2020

While global citizenship education (GCE) is becoming increasingly popular, it is also a complex and ambiguous concept that assumes different meanings. This article explores the dominant discourses that construct GCE in terms of the qualification, socialization and subjectification functions of education. Based on a qualitative study that used constructivist and informed grounded theory, the article focuses on the emergence of GCE in the educational discourse of the Province of Trento in northern Italy. The article shows elements of convergence and divergence between the perspectives of policymakers and teachers, and illustrates how in the discourses the three purposes of GCE – qualification, socialization and subjectification – are deeply intertwined and overlapping.
Povos Tradicionais, Direito e Estado
Authors: Rodrigues Marco Antonio , Rodrigues Andrea Lucia Cavararo , Urquiza Antonio Hilario Aguilera
Published: June 2020

O presente artigo provém do projeto de pesquisa em andamento, intitulado: A Dinâmica Migratória dos Povos Tradicionais Fronteiriços no Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul e os Reflexos da Mensagem de Veto nº 163/2017, o qual se insere em projeto mais amplo “Oguata Guasu e Território: Uma análise antropológica da mobilidade Guarani nas fronteiras de Mato Grosso do Sul”, financiado pelo Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). O artigo tem por objetivo analisar de que forma a ciência jurídica e a antropologia fundamentaram a construção do ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, que paradoxalmente negou a participação ativa dos povos tradicionais em sua dinâmica de formação.  Ao se elaborar uma norma, um dos aspectos relevantes será a cultura, que poderá ser considerada, ou não, pelo agir estatal. Ao se analisar esse aspecto à luz dos conceitos de humanismo e pluralismo jurídico, o problema consiste em analisar o processo histórico de exclusão dos povos tradicionais de parte substancial da consciência jurídica nascente, tendo como consequência a limitada presença de temas relativos aos indígenas na Constituição Federal de 1988, constatando-se a ineficácia estatal quanto ao tema. Por meio da pesquisa bibliográfica e, com fundamento nesses conceitos, o artigo buscará chegar ao resultado esperado.
análise da decisão judicial sobre “a exigência de diploma de curso superior para o exercício da profissão de jornalista” (RE 511.961/2009) à luz do Direito Humano e Fundamental à Liberdade de Expressão e da Teoria do Controle de Convencionalidade
Authors: Zonari Mariana Luz , Cavalcante Lucas Ernesto Gomes
Published: June 2020

Com a impressionante evolução dos direitos humanos na última década, a ideia sagrada de soberania estatal foi inteiramente superada, fato que pode ser evidenciado pela crescente adesão dos Estados a mecanismos judiciais internacionais, submetendo-os à jurisdição internacional e, paralelamente, pelo progressivo condicionamento do direito interno pelas normas internacionais de direitos humanos. Nesse sentido, propõe-se neste trabalho realizar uma análise da decisão judicial sobre “a exigência de diploma de curso superior para o exercício da profissão de jornalista” (RE 511.961/2009) à luz do direito humano e fundamental à liberdade de expressão e sob o prisma da teoria do controle de convencionalidade das leis.
Syrian refugees in Brazil
Authors: Torres Menezes Ana Raquel
Published: June 2020

Brazil is the main receiver of Syrian nationals seeking for asylum in Latin America. In spite of the distance from Syria comparatively to European countries, Brazil is often chosen as a destiny country due to two main reasons: the humanitarian visa granted to people affected by the instability in Syria, that demands less requirements than a regular visa, and the possibility of acquiring a working permit even before the refuge status is granted. However, Syrian refugees/refuge seekers face challenges in accessing labor market due to language barriers, difficulties in proving previous professional qualifications and the discrimination against refugees of arab origin. The public sphere is by law responsible for promoting integration policies for refugees, and has covered issues such as juridical assistance for this population, but doesn’t have clear actions in integrating refugees in the labor market. The organized civil society realizes a valorous work in this sense, with many initiatives to assist refugees inserting in the labor market, such as language courses, resume creating and raising of awareness to companies about the hiring of refugees. Since these institutions don’t count on enough financial support from the public sphere, they vastly rely on volunteer workforce, which despite being very helpful, many times is not specialized in dealing with refuge issues. By performing a qualitative review of literature in the subject, extracted from books, articles, journal articles, doctorate thesis, bachelor thesis and newspaper databases both in Portuguese and in English, this research intends to figure out  how the civil society organizations are assisting Syrian refugees to integrate in the labor market in Brazil, filling the gap left by the public power, and often suffering from overburdening.
Neurose da Sociedade e a Motivação de uma Sentença Criminal Condenatória
Authors: Almeida da Costa Renata , Soares de Jesus Pinheiro Daniel
Published: June 2020

Este trabalho aborda o tema do encarceramento. Tratar sobre esse tema é tratar sobre um assunto delicado e importante. Bastante delicado, mas não tão importante, para quem deveria dar (mas não dá) uma solução adequada ao problema. E muito importante, mas não tão delicado, para quem vivência o encarceramento na própria pele, afinal, delicadeza não encontraria muito espaço em prisões lotadas. Entendendo ser necessário tratar sobre esse tema, buscou-se resposta ao problema: o que motiva uma sentença criminal condenatória? Dessa forma, o trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo geral de compreender a motivação do magistrado para proferir uma sentença criminal condenatória. Para tanto, foram estabelecidos os objetivos específicos a) apresentar como o cenário jurídico mais recente do Brasil é apresentado à sociedade; e b) analisar a relação magistrado/sociedade a partir da teoria sociológica de Pierre Bourdieu. O presente trabalho foi realizado com apoio da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Código de Financiamento 001.
Direitos Humanos Trabalhistas dos contratados de Agências Internacionais atuantes na Crise Migratória no Estado de Roraima
Authors: Costa Xavier Fernando César
Published: June 2020

As Organizações Internacionais são protegidas internacionalmente por imunidades e privilégios jurídicos, sendo que, no Brasil, os tribunais superiores reconhecem que essa proteção é absoluta, inclusive no âmbito jurisdicional. Isso significa dizer que elas têm o direito de não responder à Justiça brasileira em qualquer hipótese, inclusive em questões relacionadas aos contratos de trabalho que elas celebram com seus empregados. Ao desenvolverem suas missões institucionais no território de algum país, é bastante frequente a contratação de pessoal local, principalmente para o desempenho de tarefas ordinárias de consultoria e serviços especiais. Em Roraima, desde que a crise migratória venezuelana se agravou, a partir de meados de 2016, algumas agências internacionais – OIM, ACNUR, UNFPA, UNICEF, ONU Mulheres e PNUD – instalaram-se no Estado, surgindo daí uma oferta de empregos inteiramente nova. Muitas pessoas que vivem na capital roraimense passaram a ser recrutadas por essas agências, à medida que elas ampliavam sua base de atuação, para trabalhar tanto nas sedes dos escritórios quanto nos abrigos para refugiados nas cidades de Boa Vista e Pacaraima. Até hoje, a maioria absoluta dos recrutados foi admitida sob modelos de contrato que não lhes assegura a condição de membros do staff; não são, portanto, tecnicamente, “funcionários” dessas agências. A imunidade absoluta de jurisdição que é assegurado às organizações internacionais faz com que o respeito aos direitos trabalhistas das pessoas contratadas ou empregadas dependa enormemente do cumprimento de boa-fé dos princípios e normas internas adotados pelas agências internacionais. A preocupação com esse cenário assume ainda maior relevância quando se recorda que muitos dos direitos trabalhistas frequentemente cobertos por contratos de trabalho, ao menos no Brasil, estão garantidos em instrumentos internacionais de direitos humanos. O fato de que as atividades laborais em Roraima são desenvolvidas em um contexto de emergência torna ainda mais desafiador o propósito de respeito a condições justas, equitativas e satisfatórias de trabalho. Embora não se tenha tornado notório qualquer caso de término de contrato de trabalho executado em Roraima em que um contratado saiu dos quadros da organização internacional sentindo-se lesado em seus direitos e garantias, a mera possibilidade de isso vir a ocorrer algum dia acende a luz para um cenário constrangedor. Em contextos de crises migratórias, como o de Roraima, a preocupação com os direitos humanos não deve estar adstrita apenas aos próprios migrantes, mas também àqueles que trabalham diariamente protegendo-os, pois que, afinal, eles também podem estar em alguma condição de vulnerabilidade que ameace alguns de seus direitos humanos.
Digital Humanities for Academic and Curatorial Practice
Authors: Federici Angelica , Williams Joseph Chandler
Published: June 2020

The Digital Humanities have challenged all disciplines of Art History to engage with new interdisciplinary methodologies, learn new tools, and reevaluate their role within academia. In consequence, art historians occupy a new position in relation to the object of study. Museums have been equally transformed. The possibilities of creating virtual realities for lost/inaccessible monuments poses a new relationship between viewer and object in gallery spaces. Digital Humanities interventions in museums even allow us to preserve the memory of endangered global heritage sites that cease to exist or are inaccessible (celebrated examples including the lost Great Arch of Palmyra reconstructed with a 3D printer). Curatorial practices are now trending towards a sensorial and experiential approach. Is the role of Digital Humanities, in academic as well in museum settings, to “reveal” the object itself, through an empirical display of existing material, or to “reconstruct” something of the original experience of the object to engage spectators? Can we propose a reconciliation between these two “poles”? The Sixth International Day of Doctoral Studies promoted by RAHN aims to investigate the role of Digital Humanities by fostering a dialogue between the protection of cultural heritage sites, museology, the history of art, and the digitalization of Big Data.
Between Light and Shade
Authors: Faria Alberto
Published: June 2020

The Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (FBAUL) holds a Collection of Lithographs, dated between 1840 and 1911, related to the memory of teaching Drawing in the nineteenth century. Lithographs after works of Italian Old Masters like Raphael Sanzio and Pompeo Batoni, respectively, Drawing Courses of French artists of the second half of the nineteenth century like Charles Bargue, Auguste Allongé among others, relate this Collection with its European counterpart of the nineteenth century. The FBAUL Virtual Print Room is a bilingual (Portuguese/English) website project to enable users in the future to have access to the Inventory and Knowledge of the Collection and build connections with other Archives worldwide.
Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Preservation
Authors: Marsili Giulia , Orlandi Lucia Maria
Published: June 2020

The development of Information Technology and Digital Humanities has brought numerous significant changes to the Cultural Heritage domain. The Digital Humanities has become a dynamic and fertile research field, and new projects and opportunities are constantly flourishing. The BYZART project perfectly fits this context. This project is coordinated by the Department of History and Cultures of the University of Bologna, embracing a wide consortium of partners from Bulgaria, Greece and Italy. It aims at enhancing Byzantine and Post-Byzantine artistic and cultural heritage within the Europeana platform. This project will enrich the existing Europeanacollections with about 75,000 new cultural and artistic multimedia objects relevant to Byzantine history and culture, including collections of digitized photos, video and audio content, and 3-D surveys and reconstructions. We have also established a liaison between the new materials and Byzantine-related content already existing on Europeana. The archival material collected and digitized by the BYZART consortium is of the greatest cultural and art-historical importance, but until now, it has not been properly evaluated or published. For this reason, BYZART aims to guarantee the preservation and evaluation of significant cultural heritage objects from a wide range of contexts, while also making them accessible to scholarly and general audiences alike.
Countering the "Digital Uncanny"
Authors: Nancarrow Jane-Heloise
Published: June 2020

Photogrammetry and laser scanning, or combinations of the two, are increasingly used in cultural heritage settings to create three-dimensional digital replicas. Yet the technical production processes involved can sometimes result in undesirable outcomes – flattening shadows, light, and surface textural variations of original artifacts. Many of these important visual cues contribute to our understanding of digital models as ‘historical objects,’ and the resulting overly digitized photogrammetry – lacking visual context and depth – can impede user interactivity. Viewers of digital heritage can become deterred by the uncanny, static, or unreal aesthetic of some photogrammetric and laser scans. This article considers two digital heritage projects: “Emotions3D: Bringing Digital Heritage to Life,”and the Smithsonian Apollo 11 Command Module scans in order to explore how technical and curatorial decisions can address issues in photogrammetric and laser post-processing. While often subtle, different post-processing choices are perceived and deeply cognitively and emotionally internalized by viewers and users of digital cultural heritage. Therefore, this paper assesses the relevance of emotions studies, theories of the ‘uncanny’ and the ‘uncanny valley,’ and issues of authenticity and best-practice digital interventions to enhance user engagement and accessibility through digital post-processing techniques.
POLA OSMOREGULASI, INDEKS PONDERAL, DAN KEMATANGAN GONAD KEPITING BAKAU (Scylla serrata) DI TAMBAK DESA PESANTREN, KECAMATAN ULUJAMI, PEMALANG
Authors: Riza Anastia Afika , Anggoro Sutrisno , Suryanti Suryanti
Published: June 2020

Osmoregulasi merupakan aspek yang sangat penting untuk diteliti dalam kegiatan budidaya kepiting bakau yang mana air media hidupnya kerap mengalami perubahan sifat fisika dan kimia. Salinitas memberikan pengaruh terhadap tekanan-tekanan osmotik yang berbeda terhadap tekanan osmotik tubuh organisme perairan, sehingga mengharuskan untuk melakukan proses osmoregulasi untuk menyeimbangkan tekanan osmotiknya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui tingkat kerja osmotik (TKO), indeks ponderal, dan kematangan gonad kepiting bakau serta hubungan TKO dengan indeks ponderal dan kematangan gonadnya. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Desember sampai Maret 2019. Materi utama yang dijadikan objek pengamatan adalah kepiting bakau yang dibudidaya di tambak Desa Pesantren Ulujami Pemalang. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi kasus menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan korelasi dengan pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kepiting bakau di tambak Desa Pesantren memiliki pola osmoregulasi hiperosmotik sedangkan pola osmoregulasi isoosmotik ditunjukkan pada kepiting yang sedang mengalami moulting. Indeks ponderal kurang dari dua sehingga bertubuh pipih dan belum matang gonad. Adapun tekanan osmotik berpengaruh negatif terhadap indeks ponderal dan kematangan gonad kepiting.
Hematological performances of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and media water qualities in culture system with bio-filtration pond
Authors: Hastuti Sri , Subandiyono Subandiyono
Published: June 2020

The aim of This study was to determine the effect of application biofiltration pond on water quality media and fish hematological performance consisting of erythrocytes, leukocytes, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets. Two treatments, namely water management systems with and without applied biofiltration pond to the catfish rearing system in the village of Beji, District East Ungaran. Dumbo Catfish Seed 8-10 cm in size were reared on the pond with a density 200 fish/m2. During the rearing of fish fed with pellets by the method of ad satiation, twice a day at noon and at night. Rearing the fish was done until size of consumption. At the end of the rearing carried out measurements of water quality conditions of temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide and ammonia, as well as hematological performance consisting of erythrocytes, leukocytes, hematocrit, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets. Data were analyzed descriptively. The results showed changes in leukocyte count from 107.57 thousand cells / ul to 92.3 thousand cells / ul. Platelets 42 000 cells / ul to 6000 cells / ul, while the erythrocytes and hematocrit values, each for 1.72 to 1.74 million cells / ul and 7.8 to 9.73 thousand cells / ul, water quality media were improvement, especially on the total ammonia content of 0.92 ppm to 0.14 ppm and dissolved oxygen is 0.08 ppm to 0.5 ppm. From the data can conclude that applied biofiltration pond on catfish farming systems can improve water quality media that support life and growth of fish. Keywords: African catfish, biofiltration pond , hematological performance, water quality managementhttp://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/saintek/article/view/2067
Quality Analysis Satsuma Age of Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus sp) Processed Using Different Kind of Flours
Authors: N Pudyastuti Anggit , YS Darmanto , Swastawati Fronthea
Published: June 2020

Satsuma age is one kind of diversification product, originally characterized as a traditional food from Japan, that processed by surimi added with flour, vegetables, and spices, and then cooking by frying. The aim of this research were to evaluate the effect of different kind of flours used on gel strength and hedonic value and also to know the best kind of flour use in processing of satsuma age of threadfin bream. The experimental design that used is Randomized  Block Design.  Different treatments used was different kind of flour, namely tapioca flour , sagu flour, and garut flour. The result indicated that different kind of flour treatment gave very significant different (P<0.01) on gel strength and gave significant different (P<0.05) on value of hedonic with specificate on texture , but were not significant different on ( P>0.05) on appearance , odour , taste , and colour. The result support parameter to test bite of 7.94 for treatment tapioca flour; 7.98 for treatment sago flour; and 7.40 for treatment arrowroot flour. Folding test result of 4.30 for tapioca flour; 4.26 for sago flour ; and 3.66 for arrowroot flour. The moisture content of 40.40% for tapioca flour ; 41.91%  for sago flour; and 40.89% for arrowroot flour. Protein content of 21.53% for tapioca flour ; 21.17% for sago flour; and 21.57% for arrowroot flour. Fat content of 7.97% for tapioca flour ; 7.49% for sago flour; and 7.43% for arrowroot flour.  The ash content of 2.69% for tapioca flour; 2.66% for sago flour ; and 2.36% for arrowroot flour. Carbohidrate content of 27.93% for tapioca flour ; 27.10% for sago flour; and  27.27% for arrowroot flour. Satsuma age processed using sago flour  to was most prever based on hedonic scale and has high gel strength.   Key word :  Satsuma Age, Tapioca Flour, Sago Flour, Arrowroot Flour, Gel  Strength, Hedonic
The rise of big data and supporting technologies in keeping watch on the world's forests
Authors: Taylor R. , Davis C. , Brandt J. , Parker M. , Stäuble T. , Said Z.
Published: June 2020

Technology-driven advances in the gathering, processing and delivery of big data are making it easier to monitor forests and make informed decisions over their use and management. This paper first describes how innovations in remote sensing and cloud computing are enabling generation
of geospatial data more often, at lower cost and in more user-friendly formats. Second, it describes the evolution of systems and technologies to trace forest products, and agricultural commodities linked to deforestation, from source to final use. Third, it reviews the potential for emerging
data mining technologies such as natural language processing, web scraping and computer vision to support forest policy analysis and augment geospatial data gathered through remote sensing. The paper gives examples of how these technologies are being used and may be used in the future to monitor
and respond to deforestation, fire and natural disasters, improve governance by enabling faster and more comprehensive analysis of social networks, policies and regulations, and increase traceability and transparency within supply chains.
John Spears, a life in forestry: an introduction to the Special Issue
Authors: Dewees P. , Kishor N. , Ivers L.
Published: June 2020

This article introduces the Special Issue of the International Forestry Review published to honour the legacy, impact and career of the late John Spears, who was for many years the Senior Forestry Adviser at the World Bank. It outlines the long arc of his career and draws on some of
the key themes which motivated John, and to which he returned throughout his life. In particular, it focuses on why he came to advocate for social and community forestry, the involvement of the private sector in forest plantation development, forestry research, education and training, the
role of forests in reducing poverty, the challenges of conserving and managing tropical forests, and the potential of small and medium forest-based enterprises to contribute to job creation and economic growth. It closes with a reflection on some of the processes which were launched in parallel
with his career and to which he contributed.
Forests and poverty: how has our understanding of the relationship been changed by experience?
Authors: Shepherd G. , Warner K. , Hogarth N.
Published: June 2020

Understanding of the relationship between forests and the poor has grown enormously, especially in the last twenty years. Aid donors worked on poverty reduction in the forest sector in the 1990s and into the early 2000s, but thereafter broadened their attention to address climate change
mitigation, better forest governance and timber legality, and payments for environmental services. There has so far been an incomplete integration of new insights into the nature of poor people's reliance on forests, of their own efforts to use that reliance to escape from poverty, and of
current forestry aid concerns. Future projects need to choose interventions which make better use of the results now available about forestpoverty relationships, both for the better conservation of forests, and for better focus on the livelihoods of the forest-reliant poor as they continue
to try to move out of poverty.
Closing gender gaps in forest landscape initiatives
Authors: Kristjanson P.
Published: June 2020

Recent research evidence shows that women and men often have different knowledge, capabilities, interests and roles in the management of forest landscapes and use of forest resources. The importance of examining the intersection of gender issues in forest landscapes with other socially
differentiating factors such as ethnicity, age, poverty, and vulnerability has also been emphasized. This paper reviews how gender issues are being incorporated in forest-based investment projects, programmes and policies by various international organizations and governments in many countries,
with a focus on activities and actions. It finds there is a wide range of gender-responsive forest landscape investments that can be considered by those wishing to contribute to and catalyse results on multiple sustainable development goals. By synthesizing and categorizing these actions,
this paper offers inspiration and practical, concrete ideas on how to link knowledge with action in the context of this complex challenge.
Multilateral forestry research and tertiary forestry education for development: reflections on progress since the 1970s
Authors: Kanowski P.J.
Published: June 2020

The contemporary institutional landscapes for multilateral forestry research and tertiary forestry education for development were shaped largely in the last three decades of the 20 th century. Some limitations of largely post-colonial arrangements in the 1970s for forestry research
for development were addressed by the establishment of CIFOR and incorporation of ICRAF into the CGIAR system in the early 1990s, following international processes in which FAO, IUFRO and the World Bank played central roles. Contemporaneously, tertiary forestry education evolved and internationalised
in conjunction with that sector more generally. Institutional arrangements for multilateral forestry research are now undergoing another phase of change, as key actors seek more impact without more investment. Traditional models of tertiary forestry education for development are similarly
challenged by ongoing changes in higher education systems. Both forestry research and education need now to address the profound challenges and potential opportunities associated with major forces such as ongoing forest loss and degradation, climate change, economic globalisation, and social
and demographic change. In parallel, the value of evidence-based policy and practice, and of multilateralism, are being challenged by resurgent political populism and nationalism. Together, these contexts suggest that those engaged in forestry research and education for development will need
to be politically and institutionally astute, and proactive and strategic, in catalysing and pursuing opportunities; and that various collaborative models, both nationally and internationally, will remain important vehicles for sharing resources, commanding the attention of decision-makers,
and realising development impacts.
A Systematic Review of Higher Education Academics’ Use of Microblogging for Professional Development: Case of Twitter
Authors: Singh Lenandlar
Published: June 2020

The paper presents a systematic literature review of empirical studies on the use of Twitter by higher education academics for professional development. Using content and thematic analyses, this review addressed four research questions related to study characteristics, theoretical and methodological approaches, and the type of professional development activities engaged. The results show that Twitter has been studied from several perspectives using various methodological approaches. The review revealed several limitations, including the paucity of research addressing gender, cultural and geographic differences. Limited use of theory is also observed. Five themes emerged identifying the ways Twitter was used for professional development: 1) academic backchannel, 2) networking, 3) information and resource sharing, 4) keeping updated, 5) public engagement and social commentary. Overall, the literature review suggests Twitter supports some aspects of professional development. However, several issues remain outstanding and in need of further research, including ethical approaches and practices of researchers related to data collection and use.
PISA Performance of Natives and Immigrants: Selection versus Efficiency
Authors: Behr Andreas , Fugger Gerald
Published: June 2020

In most countries, immigrant and native students perform differently in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) due to two main reasons: different immigration regimes and differences in their home-country educational systems. While there is sophisticated literature on the reasons for these performance gaps, it is barely considered in the educational efficiency research. Our approach distinguishes between selection effects caused by immigration policies, and the efficiency of educational systems in integrating immigrant students, given their socio–economic background. Accordingly, we split our sample, which consists of 153,374 students in 20 countries, calculate various different efficient frontiers, and ultimately decompose and interpret the resulting efficiency values. We find large differences in educational system efficiency, when controlling for negative selection effects caused by immigration regimes.
Open-Ended, Metacognitive Conception of Classes for the Advancement of Nonconformity and Creative Thought
Authors: Uskoković Vuk
Published: June 2020

Instructional methods incorporating metacognitive or open-ended elements have been gaining popularity, but synergies between the two have rarely been explored. Created with the aspiration to boost students’ knowledge of the knowledge creation process, a conceptually new and structurally open-ended instructional model is proposed here. For that purpose, the squares on Heer’s version of the Bloom taxonomy pyramid were turned into steps on which the class climbed from its base to the top. Each step stepped on opened the content initially hidden from view, but corresponding to cognitive and knowledge dimensions intersecting at it, thus turning the content coverage into an open-ended adventure. Both the students in undergraduate and graduate programs in bioengineering and the faculty peers were in favor of the open-ended model of instruction and, based on distributed online surveys, they preferred it over traditional lecturing. In agreement with the adventurous character of the instructional method, frequent detours and diversions from the straight path of the subject were demonstrated as vehicles for the creative thought. As the students ascended along the learning taxonomy pyramid, the content became less foundational and more in need of discussion, analysis and weighing of pros and cons. At the same time, the students would get increasingly connected with the ideas of broader epistemological and ontological relevance. The intellectual pinnacle of the class was achieved at the peak of the pyramid, where the metacognitive and the creative intersected. There, the students were acquainted with the penultimate learning objective, which is the necessity for a professional to question the premises of one’s profession through one’s professional output, alongside providing practical results therewith.
Religious Experience, Pragmatic Encroachment, and Justified Belief in God
Authors: Gillham Alex R
Published: June 2020

The secondary literature on religious epistemology has focused extensively on whether religious experience can provide evidence for God’s existence. In this article, I suppose that religious experience can do this, but I consider whether it can provide adequate evidence for justified belief in God. I argue that it can. This requires a couple of moves. First, I consider the threshold problem for evidentialism and explain pragmatic encroachment (PE) as a solution to it. Second, I argue that religious experience can justify belief in God if one adopts PE, but this poses a dilemma for the defender of the veridicality of religious experience. If PE is true, then whether S has a justified belief in God on the basis of religious experience depends on how high the stakes are for having an experience with God. This requires one to determine whether the stakes are high or low for experiencing God, which puts the experient of God in an awkward position. If the stakes are not high, then justified belief in God on the basis of religious experience will be easier to come by, but this requires conceding that experiencing God is not that important. If the stakes are high, then the experient can maintain the importance of experience with God but must concede that justified belief in God on the basis of experience with God is less likely to happen, perhaps impossible.
Rest Redistribution Does Not Alter Hormone Responses in Resistance-Trained Women
Authors: Merrigan Justin J. , Tufano James J. , Fields Jennifer B. , Oliver Jonathan M. , Jones Margaret T.
Published: June 2020

Merrigan, JJ, Tufano, JJ, Fields, JB, Oliver, JM, and Jones, MT. Rest redistribution does not alter hormone responses in resistance-trained women. J Strength Cond Res 34(7): 1867–1874, 2020—The purpose was to examine acute effects of rest redistribution (RR) on perceptual, metabolic, and hormonal responses during back squats. Twelve resistance-trained women (training age 5 ± 2 years; one repetition maximum [1-RM] per body mass, 1.6 ± 0.2) performed traditional (TS, 4 sets of 10 repetitions with 120 seconds interset rest) and RR sets (4 sets of two 5 repetition clusters with 30-second intraset rest and 90-second interset rest) in counterbalanced order, separated by 72 hours. Both conditions were performed at 70% 1RM with 360 seconds of total rest. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were taken after each set. Blood was sampled at baseline, after each set, and at 5, 15, 30, and 60 minutes, as well as 24 and 48 hours after training. Alpha level was p ≤ 0.05. The RPE progressively increased throughout both conditions (p = 0.002) with a greater overall mean for TS (5.81 ± 0.14) than RR (4.71 ± 0.14; p = 0.003). Lactate increased above baseline and remained elevated through 15 minutes post in both conditions (4.00 ± 0.76; p = 0.001), with greater lactate levels for TS (6.33 ± 0.47) than RR (4.71 ± 0.53; p < 0.001). Total testosterone was elevated after set 2 (0.125 ± 0.02; p = 0.011), but no other time point, while free testosterone remained unchanged. Growth hormone continually rose from baseline to set 3 and returned to baseline by 60 minutes post (20.58 ± 3.19). Cortisol and creatine kinase did not change over time. No condition × time interactions existed for any hormone (p > 0.05). Use of rest redistribution resulted in lower perceived effort and lactate responses. Yet, hormone responses during rest redistribution were no different from TS.
Neuromuscular Fatigue in Pitchers Across a Collegiate Baseball Season
Authors: Stone Brandon L. , Schilling Brian K.
Published: June 2020

Stone, BL and Schilling, BK. Neuromuscular fatigue in pitchers across a collegiate baseball season. J Strength Cond Res 34(7): 1933–1937, 2020—Neuromuscular fatigue in baseball pitchers has become an important aspect of injury risk. It is imperative to understand how fatigue is manifested to enhance resiliency and mitigate injury risk. Secondarily, collecting data on neuromuscular characteristics of baseball pitchers provides a framework to address these concerns. Using the countermovement jump, this study observed neuromuscular performance during the preseason, midseason, and postseason of a collegiate baseball season with college baseball pitchers. No statistically significant changes were noted in any of the main variables at any testing timepoint (p > 0.05). However, several variables, including concentric mean force (ConMF, d = 0.59) and concentric peak force (ConPF, d = 0.59) in addition to eccentric mean force (EccMF, d = 0.54) and eccentric mean power (EccMP, d = −0.66), displayed moderate effects from preseason testing to midseason testing. Furthermore, jump height displayed a large negative effect from preseason to midseason (d = −0.89). Secondarily, descriptive data for both concentric and eccentric variables were also determined from the present findings. There were moderate changes in neuromuscular fatigue in Division I collegiate pitchers across a competitive season and has provided descriptive data for neuromuscular characteristics in collegiate baseball pitchers.
miR-23a-3p increases endometrial receptivity via CUL3 during embryo implantation
Authors: Huang Kai , Chen Gezi , Fan Wenqian , Hu Linli
Published: June 2020

A receptive endometrium is required in a successful embryo implantation. The ubiquitination-induced β-catenin degradation is related to the implantation failure.This study aimed to elucidate whether miR-23a-3p regulates endometrial receptivity via the modulation of β-catenin ubiquitination.The expressions of miR-23a-3p and CUL3 were detected in endometrial epithelial cells (EECs) isolated from pregnant mice and in hormone-induced EEC-like Ishikawa cells. The ubiquitination experiment was performed to explore the effect of CUL3 and miR-23a-3p on β-catenin ubiquitination level. The trophoblast attachment was detected by co-culturing JAR (choriocarcinoma cell line) spheroids with Ishikawa cell monolayers. miR-23a-3p was upregulated while CUL3 was downregulated in EECs at day 4 after pregnancy compared with day 1, as well as in hormone-induced Ishikawa cells. miR-23a-3p positively regulated the protein level of β-catenin without affecting the mRNA level. The ubiquitination and degradation of β-catenin was suppressed by miR-23a-3p, while it was promoted by CUL3. Immunoprecipitation confirmed the binding between CUL3 and β-catenin. Luciferase reporter assay confirmed the target relationship between miR-23a-3p and CUL3. The ubiquitination of β-catenin was modulated by the miR-23a-3p/CUL3 pathway. The overexpression of miR-23a-3p promoted JAR spheroid attachments in Ishikawa cells. miR-23a-3p is beneficial for the endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation, whose mechanism is partly through the modulation of CUL3/β-catenin.
Outcomes with Ventricular Assist Device Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure in North Macedonia: First Annual Report
Authors: Risteski Petar , Anguseva Tanja , Rosalia Rodney , Grazdani Sonija , Klincheva Milka , Filipce Venko , Sokarovski Marjan , Popov Aron , Jovev Sasko , Mitrev Zan
Published: June 2020

Introduction: Mechanical circulatory support by a continuous-flow ventricular assist device (VAD) improves survival and quality of life in selected patients with advanced heart failure. Developing countries have been struggling to construct a contemporary and effective health care system to manage advanced heart failure. This observation represents the first annual report on clinical outcomes with VAD for patients with advanced heart failure in the Republic of North Macedonia.
Methods: Data from all patients with VAD implantations between November 2018 and December 2019 were collected. The etiology of the heart failure was dilated cardiomyopathy in 4 patients (57%), ischemic cardiomyopathy in 2 (28%), and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 1 (14%). The primary outcome was survival; secondary outcomes included adverse events defined according to the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support.
Results: A total of 7 patients (85% males, median age 56 years) received a VAD; 5 of them received left VAD, and the remaining 2 received biventricular VAD. There were no deaths. Observed morbidity during a mean follow-up of 216 days included 3 bleeding events in 1 patient, 2 patients with superficial driveline infection, and 1 minor stroke and a pump thrombosis, which were treated with VAD exchange. Significant improvement in quality of life, as assessed by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire and the Functional Independence Measure™ instrument, was seen with all patients.
Conclusions: Our results demonstrate a successful initiation of the VAD program in the Republic of North Macedonia. Proper training of a dedicated HF team supports the reproducibility of this treatment in developing countries.
De Novo Genome Assemblies for Three North American Bumble Bee Species: Bombus bifarius, Bombus vancouverensis, and Bombus vosnesenskii
Authors: Heraghty Sam D , Sutton John M , Pimsler Meaghan L , Fierst Janna L , Strange James P , Lozier Jeffrey D
Published: June 2020

Bumble bees are ecologically and economically important insect pollinators. Three abundant and widespread species in western North America, Bombus bifarius, Bombus vancouverensis, and Bombus vosnesenskii, have been the focus of substantial research relating to diverse aspects of bumble bee ecology and evolutionary biology. We present de novo genome assemblies for each of the three species using hybrid assembly of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequences. All three assemblies are of high quality with large N50s (> 2.2 Mb), BUSCO scores indicating > 98% complete genes, and annotations producing 13,325 – 13,687 genes, comparing favorably with other bee genomes. Analysis of synteny against the most complete bumble bee genome, Bombus terrestris, reveals a high degree of collinearity. These genomes should provide a valuable resource for addressing questions relating to functional genomics and evolutionary biology in these species.
Hadis Şerh Geleneğinde Hâşiye ve Ta‘lîkalar Adlı Eser Üzerine
Authors: GÜLER Ayşe
Published: June 2020

Hadis araştırmaları söz konusu olduğunda şerh literatürü üzerine yapılmış kapsamlı çalışmaların sayısı oldukça azdır ve alandaki boşluğu kapatacak nitelikli araştırmalara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Sezai Engin’in hâşiye ve ta‘lîka metinlerini etüt ettiği Hadis Şerh Geleneğinde Hâşiye ve Ta‘lîkalar isimli çalışması bu açıdan önem arz eder.
On plasmon contribution to the hot A0 condensate
Authors: Borisenko O. A. , Skalozub V. V.
Published: June 2020

In SU(2) gluodynamics, the Debye gluon contribution WD(A0) to the effective action of the temporal gauge field component (we consider A0 = const) in the background Rξext is calculated at high temperaturegauge. It is shown that at A0 ≠ 0 the standard definition k0 = 0 , |k| → 0 corresponds to long distance correlations for the longitudinal in internal space gluons. The transversal gluons become screened by the A0  background field. Therefore, they give zero contributions and have to be excluded from the correlation corrections. The total effective action accounting for the one-loop, two-loop, and correct WD(A0) satisfies Nielsen’s identity that proves gauge invariance of the A0 condensation phenomenon.
Kinetics of electromagnetic field in nonequilibrium medium
Authors: Lyagushyn S. F. , Sokolovsky A. I. , Sokolovsky S. A.
Published: June 2020

Kinetics of electromagnetic field in noneqilibrim medium of atoms is studied on the basis of the Dicke model. The field is described by average electric and magnetic fields and their binary correlations. The atoms are considered in two-level approximation and assumed to be fixed in the space. States of the medium are described by the energy density. Nonresonant atom-field interaction is accounted phenomenologically. The theory is built on the Bogolyubov idea of the functional hypothesis that is the basis of his method of the reduced description of nonequilibrium processes. The investigation of the system is carried out in the framework of the Peletminsky–Yatsenko model. Atom-field interaction is assumed to be small and is taken into account up to the second contributions in the interaction included. Average electric and magnetic fields satisfy the Maxwell equations. Material equations for them express average current and charge densities through the average field. Evolution equations for the binary correlation of the field are constructed. Material equations for these equations express correlations field-current trough correlations field-field. The time equation for energy density of the medium is obtained. Density evolution is governed by the average field and field correlations. All material coefficients of the system are found.
Wettability and solubility behavior of Fe–B–C binder on (Cr–Ti–C)-reinforced composites
Authors: Sukhova O. V.
Published: June 2020

Iron-base matrix composites containing Cr-20Ti-10C reinforcement fabricated by infiltrating at 1200°C to 1280°C for 30 to 60 mins are investigated in this work. Peculiarities of the formation of the interfaces between Cr-20Ti-10C hard alloy and Fe-3.1B-0.1C liquid alloy (wt. pct) are determined. It includes the study of the solubility between the iron-base binder and the reinforcement combined with the investigation of the contact angles of the liquid phase formed at  infiltration temperature by sessile drop method. X-ray analysis as well as optical and scanning electron microscopy is employed to investigate the binder/particulate interfaces. The interfacial zones produced as a result of contact interaction consist of (Cr,Ti)7C3 and (Ti,Cr)3C phases embedded in α-Fe3(C,B) eutectic alloyed with Cr and Ti. The origin of the formation of the interfaces is probably related to the partial dissolution of the low-melting-temperature particulate phase identified as (Cr,Ti)7C3 in the molten Fe–B–C binder. When raising the infiltrating temperature and prolonging the infiltrating period, wetting properties of Cr-20Ti-10C improve. This fact opens the possibility to replace copper-base alloys as binder by a cheaper and stronger iron-base alloy.
Molecular dynamics simulation of the solidification of AlCoCuFeNi high–entropy alloy nanowire
Authors: Kushnerov O. I.
Published: June 2020

Molecular dynamics simulation of the solidification behavior of AlCoCuFeNi nanowire was carried out basing on the embedded atom potential with different cooling rates (1∙1011 , 1∙1012, and 1∙1013 K/s). To simulate an infinite nanowire, a periodical boundary condition along the nanowire axis direction was applied. The crystallization of the nanowire was characterized by studying the temperature dependence of the potential energy. The adaptive common neighbor analysis (CNA) was performed and the radial distribution function (RDF) was calculated to determine the structure and lattice parameters of phases of the AlCoCuFeNi nanowire. It has been shown that the final structure of investigated nanoparticle changes from amorphous to crystalline with decreasing of the rate of cooling.