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Springer Nature 2021 L A T E X template ARAM: a Technology Acceptance Model to Ascertain the Behavioural Intention to Use Augmented Reality
Authors: Marto Anabela , Gonçalves Alexandrino , Melo Miguel , Bessa Maximino , Silva Rui
Published: April 2022

The expansion of augmented reality across society, its availability in mobile platforms and the novelty character it embodies by appearing in a growing number of areas have raised new questions related to people’s predisposition to use this technology in their daily life. Acceptance models, which have been updated in accordance with technological breakthroughs and society changes, are known to be great tools for predicting the intention to use a technological system. This paper proposes a new acceptance model aiming to ascertain the intention to use augmented reality technology in heritage sites-the Augmented Reality Acceptance Model (ARAM). ARAM relies on the use of the UTAUT model’s constructs to which the new and adapted constructs of Trust Expectancy, Technological Innovation, Computer Anxiety and Hedonic Motivation are added. This model was validated with data gathered from 528 participants. Results confirm ARAM as a reliable tool to determine the acceptance of augmented reality technology. The direct impact of Performance Expectancy, Facilitating Conditions and Hedonic Motivation is validated as having a positive influence on Behavioural Intention. Trust Expectancy and 1 Springer Nature 2021 L A T E X template ARAM: a Technology Acceptance Model Technological Innovation are demonstrated to have a positive influence on Performance Expectancy whereas Hedonic Motivation is negatively influenced by Effort Expectancy and by Computer Anxiety. The research, thus, supports ARAM as a suitable model to ascertain the behavioural intention to use augmented reality in new areas of activity.
Medical Image Reconstruction Method Based on Smooth L0 Norm
Authors: Xiang Jianhong , Xiang Hao , Wang Linyu , Zhong Yu
Published: April 2022

Compressed sensing (CS) has a wide range of applications in sparse signal reconstruction. Aiming at the problems of low recovery accuracy and long reconstruction time of existing reconstruction algorithms in medical imaging, this paper proposes a corrected smoothing L0 algorithm based on compressed sensing (CSL0). Firstly, an approximate hyperbolic tangent function (AHTF) which is more similar to the L0 norm is proposed to approximate the L0 norm. Secondly, aiming at the problem that the steepest descent method has a “sawtooth phenomenon” and the modified Newton method is sensitive to the initial value selection, the steepest descent method and the modified Newton method are jointly optimized to improve the reconstruction accuracy. In addition, the CCSL0 algorithm is proposed by introducing a composite inverse proportional function, and the reconstruction time of the CSL0 algorithm is further optimized. Finally, the CSL0 algorithm and CCSL0 algorithm are simulated on medical images. The results show that the proposed algorithm improves the reconstruction accuracy of the test image by 0 – 0.96 dB.
Combining ability studies in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) for quantitative and qualitative traits
Authors: Duradundi Shivaji kallappa , Gasti V. D. , Mulge Ravindra , Masuthi Deelipkumar A.
Published: April 2022

An investigation was undertaken to study the combining ability in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) for quantitative and qualitative traits, during 2016–2017 at department of vegetable science, K. R. C. College of Horticulture, Arabhavi. Combining ability analysis was conducted to understand the nature of gene action of quantitative traits and to identify promising parents for breeding Programme in muskmelon. The ten lines and three testers were sown and crossed in a line X tester mating system to obtain 30 F1 hybrid combinations. Among the lines KM-1, KM-2 and KM-10 were the best general combiner for fruit yield per hectare and most of the quantitative traits. The crosses like KM-2 x PS, KM-1 x DK and KM-3 x PS exhibited significant SCA effects for fruit yield per hectare and most of the other traits.
Bisphenol S Promotes the Progression of Prostate Cancer by Regulating the Expression of COL1A1 and COL1A2.
Authors: Liu shengdi , Li Hua
Published: April 2022

In recent decades, Bisphenol S (BPS), which have been considered as alternatives for Bisphenol A (BPA), have become widely used in personal care products, paper products and food. Clarifying the relationship between bisphenol and tumors is of great significance for the treatment and prevention of diseases. In this work, we discovered a new method to predict the correlation between bisphenol interactive genes and tumors. The transcriptome profile and interactive genes of bisphenol were obtained from the Cancer Genome Atlas and Genotype-Tissue Expression, Comparative Toxicology Genomics and PharmMapper database. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that interactive genes were mainly enriched in prostate cancer. Gene targetd prediction and gene set variation analysis proved that bisphenol exert potential effects on prostate cancer. The operating characteristic curves and survival analysis showed that role of COL1A1 and COL1A2 in predicting the prognosis of prostate cancer. Cell counting kit-8 assay demonstrated that the cells with BPS-treated could remarkably promote the cell proliferation ability in both PC-3 and LNCap cells. Wound healing assay and the transwell assay demonstrated that the cells with BPS-treated could significantly promote the cell invasion capacity of prostate cells. Two key genes, COL1A1 and COL1A2, were significantly upregulated with BPS-treated in the PC-3 and LNCap cells.
Oficina de cultivo de plantas medicinais para usuários de um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial antes e durante a pandemia de COVID-19
Authors: SANTOS Gislaine Faria dos , ALVES Angelica Rodrigues , SANTOS Thaís Rodrigues dos , SEVILHA Emily Cecatto , SILVA Juliana Fernandes Mendes da , DONEGÁ Mateus Augusto
Published: April 2022

Este relato de experiência discute as ações realizadas nos projetos de extensão universitária “Plantas Medicinais: Boas Práticas Agrícolas e Uso de Fitoterápicos” realizado no ano de 2019 e “Cultivo de plantas medicinais em pequenos espaços como ferramenta de inclusão psicossocial” realizado no ano de 2020. Os projetos visaram a melhoria de qualidade de vida de usuários do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) acometidos com transtornos mentais, através do oferecimento de oficinas de cultivo de plantas medicinais. Na primeira fase do projeto – no ano de 2019 –, as oficinas foram realizadas em grupos, já no ano de 2020, em decorrência da pandemia do novo coronavírus, os atendimentos foram realizados de forma individualizada. Foi possível identificar que – independentemente das oficinas ocorrendo em grupos ou de forma individualizada – houve melhoria na qualidade de vida dos usuários do serviço.
SDSSU BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: A GRADUATE CAREER TRACKING
Authors:   Surigao Del Sur State University., C. Nemino Romel , Albert A. Alzate John ,   Surigao Del Sur State University., Vin Joseph G. Balili Mary ,   Surigao Del Sur State University.
Published: April 2022

This academic research aims to determine the graduate career tracking of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration(BSBA) and Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management(BSHM) graduates of Surigao del Sur State University. To address the need for the institutional reforms and periodic assessments, respondents were covered from 2017 to 2018. Findings revealed that majority of them are presently employed as regular or permanent in status possessing clerical jobs or rank and file. Most of the respondents are presently employed in the wholesale, retail and automotive industries being their first jobs since these major lines of businesses are relevant in their curriculum. Career challenge is the fundamental reason why they stay on their jobs until the present. Results further disclosed that most of the respondents waited one to six months before landing their first jobs. As perceived by the respondents, communication skills were the most useful among other competencies in their first job and human relations skills in their present job. Using ANOVA, findings unveiled that there is no significant difference of the respondents competencies as to their present jobs when grouped according to their programs of specialization. Further, there is no significant difference in the respondents competencies in relation to their present jobs when grouped according to their gender differences. The findings are noteworthy for the administration and to the academic sectors where the skills of the graduates are aligned in this competitive labor market which is equally important in the challenges brought by the IndustrialRevolution 4.0.
WORKING WITH MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS: AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS MISCONCEPTIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON MATHEMATICS LEARNING
Authors:   Faculty, Palawan State University, Puerto Princesa City, Philippines., Angelo A. Legarde Michael
Published: April 2022

The great misconception about mathematics is the notion that mathematics is about formulas, solving word problems, and doing computations. Hence, it is the impetus for this study to explore why so many students havedifficulty learning mathematics. To achieve this goal, this study focuses on why so many students keep making the same errors over a long period of time. Generally, among the errors committed by the students in solving word problems, it was found out that students usually made encoding errors. These errors were the result of carelessness, rushing through a problem or misreading a problem. These students correctly work out the solution, but cannot express this solution in an acceptable written form.Moreover, this study stresses that one of the foremost problems encountered by the students was their inability to understand the language used in mathematics, which is English. For some students, mathematical disability was a result of problems with the language of mathematics. Students had difficulty in understanding mathematical terminologies which normally were not used outside the mathematics lesson. Furthermore, lack of comprehension of the students in algebraic expressions concepts and operations leads to an error in translating mathematical phrase into mathematical symbol. This was due to insufficient understanding of mathematical expressions and poor skills in mathematical translation. The conclusions drawn from this investigation strongly justify the needs for mathematics teachers to give more emphasis on students learning in mathematical concepts. They must also need to be empowered in order to help the learners to be conversant in the mathematical language. The study has demonstrated that mathematical language plays a vital role in learners comprehension of word problems, hence the language that is used in mathematical word problems needs to be taken into cognizance.
NEUTRON STAR BINARYAS GRAVITATIONAL QUANTUM SCATTERING SYSTEM
Authors:   School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR. China., Wang Jing
Published: April 2022

Using ensemble of N gravitons, we evaluate the integrated density of states for gravitons arising from the spiral-in motion of gravitationally bound neutron star (NS) binaries, under the Dirichlet boundary conditions. Consequently, the two massive objects making up of the binary system are immersed in a gravito-bosonic environment. The corrections to the density of states for gravitons give expression to the quantum fluctuations of gravitational fields, i.e., the gravitational Casimir energy. By considering the extended scales of the star components, we find the gravitational Casimir effects are larger than that obtained by treating them as point particles and that the gravitational Casimir energy depends both on the scales of objects and on the separation of the binary, which increases for lager scales of star components in a typical NS binary system, with separation of , i.e. low-frequency gravitational wave sources.
SOCIAL MEDIA, CELEBRITY SINGLE PARENTHOOD AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN UMUAHIA, ABIA STATE NIGERIA
Authors:   Department of Mass Communication Abia State University PMB 2000, Uturu, Nigeria., Paschal Ihechu Innocent , Loritha Oduh Obiageri ,   Department of Mass Communication Abia State University PMB 2000, Uturu, Nigeria., Ugochukwu Omeonu Dennis ,   Department of Mass Communication Abia State University PMB 2000, Uturu, Nigeria.
Published: April 2022

This study examined the emerging trend of celebrity single parenthood and its effects on the young people in Umuahia using the social media platform. The study adopted the survey research method in order to collect relevant data, while it was also anchored on two theoretical frameworks namely the modeling theory of communication and media ecology theory. The study drew a sample size of two hundred and fifty (250) respondents from Umuahia metropolis in Abia state and surveyed young people between the ages of 15 and 27. The instruments used for gathering the data were questionnaire and interviews. Findings from the study showed that the phenomenon of celebrity single parenthood has been on the increase in Nigeria, and are constantly portrayed and showcased on the social media. On the other hand, the young people are impressionable and therefore assimilate and emulate the lifestyles projected on the social media by their favorite celebrities including single parenting. The researchers recommend that there should be a concerted effort by parents, guardians and the religious bodies to counsel the youths on sexual and productive health issues as well as emulating the ethics, norms and values of the Nigerian cum African culture.
AN OVERVIEW ON EFFECTIVE FEEDING POSITIONS, BREAST FEEDING POLICIES AND FACILITIES PROVIDED IN MATERNITY AND NEW-BORN CARE CENTRES
Authors:   Associate Professor, Vidhyarathna College of Nursing, Udupi, Karnataka., P. Jose Saumya , Joseph Tobin ,   Professor, Indira College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnataka.
Published: April 2022

Breastfeeding is very essential for the child survival, nutrition, development and maternal health. It is essential to know about the effective breast feeding positions, the available policies an facilities provided by the government and various other non governmental organizations for delivering an defective care to both mother and newborn. This particular study reviews the effective feeding positions, breast feeding policies and facilities provided in maternity and new-born care centres.
Bibliometric analysis of stock market performance throughout the COVID-19 outbreak
Authors: Zulfikar Zulfikar
Published: April 2022

The major event of the emergence of the infectious disease COVID-19 has changed the perspective and behavior of investors in the stock market. This study aims to analyze the determinants of the research roadmap cluster in the field of capital market performance. Analysis was conducted on manuscripts published in Scopus-indexed publications from 2020 to the end of 2021. Using the search engine software Publish or Perish (PoP), 400 manuscripts were obtained. Furthermore, manuscripts with high credibility were selected through double-blind review and journal categories. The results of the extraction of 240 article titles and their abstracts using VOSviewer revealed that the determinants of the research roadmap in the stock market during the COVID-19 outbreak were divided into four clusters, namely: 1) an increase in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin due to the spillover of oil and gold prices; 2) international stock market response and behavior; 3) major stock market performance results such as stock returns and equity; and 4) changes in stock market dynamics in the form of volatility and investor attention.
BULLYING ESCOLAR: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMATICA DA LITERATURA
Authors: Pereira de Albuquerque Amanda , Maciel Sílvia
Published: April 2022

Este estudo teve como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática das pesquisas publicadas no Brasil sobre bullying escolar entre os anos de 2015 e 2019. Buscando analisar o que tem sido produzido sobre o tema e contribuir para a expansão dos estudos na área, diante dos altos índices dessa violência no contexto escolar brasileiro. Bullying refere-se a comportamentos intencionais e repetitivos de caráter agressivo na relação entre pares. Para a busca eletrônica, foram pesquisados artigos publicados nas bases de dados SciELO, PEPSIC e LILACS, utilizando como descritores as palavras-chave bullying e escola. Considerando os critérios de inclusão e exclusão, foram selecionados 39 artigos para análise. As publicações foram analisadas em relação à autoria, data de publicação, objetivos, número de participantes, estado onde foi realizado a pesquisa, idade dos participantes, resultados, discussão e foco de análise. Os resultados reforçam a predominância de estudos descritivos e correlacionais, vinte e nove eram de cunho nomotético e buscaram a generalização de dados para a caracterização da incidência e perfil dos envolvidos. Apenas cinco estudos relataram programas de intervenção nas escolas, e dois realizaram estudo de casos. Somente três pesquisas acessaram crianças a partir dos 8 anos. Concluímos que há poucos estudos com foco na dinâmica relacional do bullying, especialmente do ponto de vista das testemunhas, e com foco investigativo no período da infância. Reconhecer os mecanismos que sustentam uma situação de bullying facilitam a produção de estratégias de enfrentamento e prevenção na escola. É necessário produzir novas metodologias para acessar as nuances do bullying escolar.
CIDADANIA E SOCORRISMO
Authors: Bonito Jorge
Published: April 2022

O conceito de cidadania traduz-se um processo participado, individual e coletivo. Exige de cada indivíduo, e daqueles com quem interage, uma reflexão e tomada de consciência, uma decisão, e uma ação sobre os problemas sentidos por si e pela sociedade. Estes atributos parecem, assim, poder beneficiar de um processo educativo, porque a cidadania aprende-se. Este trabalho, de natureza argumentativa, tem como objetivo construir um quadro dedutivo-argumentativo defensor da introdução da temática do socorrismo em toda a educação e escolaridade obrigatória. Foram analisados diversos documentos curriculares estruturantes (Estratégia Nacional de Educação para a Cidadania, referenciais para a educação para a cidadania, documentos normativos). Argui-se a criação de um referencial de socorrismo, para a educação para a cidadania, em todo o espectro da educação e ensino obrigatório, de modo contribuir para uma sociedade a baseada na dignidade da pessoa humana, mais responsável, solidária, altruísta no compromisso com o outro.
PROJETO T.I.P.O. ASSIM! - PROMOÇÃO DE SAÚDE E PROTAGONISMO COM ADOLESCENTES
Authors: REINHEIMER DE BITTENCOURT ELISANGELA , De Camargo Machado Magale
Published: April 2022

O estudo versa sobre o Projeto T.I.P.O. Assim! (Territorialidade, intersetorialidade, promoção de saúde,  protagonismo e ocupação de espaços) - desenvolvido em bairros de periferia de uma cidade do estado do Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brasil. Partiu-se da interrogação sobre as possibilidades de acesso aos adolescentes em situação de vulnerabilidade e uso de álcool e outras drogas associados ao sofrimento psíquico, que não aderem a abordagens de cuidado ao nível ambulatorial de convencionais de saúde mental. Objetivou-se promover saúde e protagonismo como  alternativa ao consumo de álcool e outras drogas; possibilitar a subjetivação de adolescentes; criar estratégias de acesso, cuidado e prevenção em saúde mental de adolescentes. O referencial teórico foi a psicanálise, o conceito  de sublimação foi relacionado à transformação da pulsão em produção cultural. Traz-se a territorialidade, associada ao princípio do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). A pesquisa-intervenção foi proposta na metodologia. O projeto  iniciou com o estudo das demandas nos territórios; formação de seis grupos com encontros semanais, com atividades ligadas à música, à poesia, à culinária e à percepção sensorial. Realizou-se um questionário com quarenta adolescentes para auxiliar na análise dos resultados. A exemplo de respostas, encontram-se: 97,5% dos adolescentes se reconhecem como protagonistas, 55% chegaram ao projeto pelo convite de amigos, demonstrando  a importância da multiplicação; 57,5% perceberam mudanças nas relações de amizade, 37,5% na escola e 25% na família. A construção de espaços coletivos com adolescentes, a utilização de atividades culturais favorecem o protagonismo, a subjetivação e promovem saúde e prevenção ao uso de álcool e outras drogas.
PROFESSORES/EDUCADORES EM PANDEMIA COVID19: PERCEÇÕES DE SAÚDE, ROTINAS PESSOAIS E COMPETÊNCIAS PROFISSIONAIS
Authors: Anastácio Zélia Ferreira Caçador , Antão Celeste , Cramês Maria Luísa
Published: April 2022

O confinamento imposto pela COVID-19 obrigou escolas e professores/educadores a adaptarem-se de imediato e a enfrentarem desafios impensáveis até o momento. O objetivo deste trabalho foi averiguar a relação entre perceções de saúde, alteração de rotinas e preparação para ensino à distância de professores/educadores portugueses em confinamento. A metodologia foi mista e o estudo transversal. Aplicou-se um questionário online a professores/educadores, lecionando desde o pré-escolar até ao ensino secundário. A amostra incluiu 304 docentes, sendo 247 mulheres e 57 homens, com as faixas etárias predominantes dos 41-50 e dos 51-60 anos, sendo o nível de ensino predominante o secundário. Procedeu-se à análise estatística descritiva e utilizando teste t, X2 e a correlação de Pearson. Quanto à perceção de saúde a maioria dos professores considerava-se com saúde razoável ou boa. A maioria não manteve as rotinas diárias com a sua família, assim como não se considerava preparado para trabalhar à distância. Encontraram-se correlações positivas significativas entre a perceção de saúde e a manutenção das rotinas diárias e a preparação para trabalhar à distância. Os resultados fornecem uma base de reflexão quanto ao modo como estes profissionais sentem fragilidade da sua saúde em contexto de sobrecarga de trabalho.
Mathematical modelling of student’s cumulative learning
Authors: Sagaceta Mejía Alma Rocío , Fresán Figueroa Julián Alberto , Martín González Ehyter Matías
Published: April 2022

In this paper we propose a model to study the learning process of one student during a course. We formulate a stochastic model based on the quality of the teacher’s class and the affinity of the student to understand the sessions, under the assumption that previous sessions have some influence in the understanding of the next sessions. The afore mentioned assumption implies that the process is not a Markov process. We derive some recursive expressions for the distribution of the number of sessions that the student comprehends. Furthermore, we study the convergence of this distribution and illustrate its speed of convergence through some numerical examples. Finally, we apply these results to propose a methodology to estimate the quality of this kind of courses.
Contextos para construcionalização: micropassos e paradigmatização
Authors: Oliveira Mariangela Rios de , Rosa Flávia Saboya da Luz
Published: April 2022

Com base em pressupostos teóricos funcionalistas, na linha de Traugott e Trousdale (2013) e Traugott (2021), aliados à abordagem construcional, como em Goldberg (2006; 2019) e Croft (2001), tratamos dos contextos de uso que motivam mudanças construcionais e construcionalização gramatical. O foco reside na proposta de refinamento dos micropassos de mudança contextual e na integração paradigmática de novas construções na rede linguística, com base em Diewald (2020). A partir de resultados de pesquisa obtidos por Teixeira (2015), Rosa (2019) e Sambrana (2021), assumimos a construcionalização gramatical como um processo histórico, complexo e impactado por pressões de natureza analógica e outras de ordem cognitiva e pragmático-discursiva. Na Linguística Funcional Centrada no Uso (LFCU), tal assunção apresenta-se como um desafio, que requer refinamento teórico e proposição de novas alternativas analíticas.
Atuação de processos sociointeracionais e projeções conceptuais na extensão semântica de nomes deverbais em –nte
Authors: Cordeiro Fernando da Silva
Published: April 2022

Neste artigo, analisamos o uso de nomes deverbais em –nte. Discutimos a emergência e rotinização de sentidos dos nomes deverbais em –nte mediante a atuação de processos sociointeracionais e das projeções conceptuais metafóricas e metonímicas. O nosso arcabouço teórico é o da Linguística Funcional Centrada no Uso (LFCU), alinhado à perspectiva da Gramática de Construções. Os dados são de amostras do português escrito no período compreendido entre os séculos XIII e XX, provenientes de três corpora históricos. As análises mostram que nomes em –nte podem carrear sentidos que não são previstos pela semântica da base verbal, mas são resultantes da negociação intersubjetiva de sentidos pelos falantes. As projeções conceptuais também são importantes mecanismos de extensão semântica porque permitem, pelo mapeamento entre noções do mesmo domínio cognitivo ou de domínios cognitivos diferentes, promover novos sentidos para os nomes em –nte.
POTENSI BUDIDAYA TANAMAN SONOKELING MELALUI PEMBERDAYAAN KELOMPOK BM CREATIVE WOODS DI DESA GIRIHARJO, KECAMATAN PANGGANG, KABUPATEN GUNUNG KIDUL
Authors: Safitri Kinanti Indah
Published: April 2022

The object of this research in Giriharjo Village which has potential trees that can be used for making wooden crafts.  The kind of tree is sonokeling. Sonokeling has a strong texture with brownish purple fibers. Sonokeling wood is high quality wood and it used for home decor, wooden watch, flashdisk cover and various other products. This research was carried out on since October 2018 – Mei 2019. The research method used qualitative- study case approach. The  data collection technique through in depth interview, observation and documentation .  The research result showed that in Giriharjo Village , there are BM creative woods group that make wooden crafts. However, this group has a problem to continue production process because the human resources have a lack of interest and constraints in marketing strategy. Therefore, innovation is needed that includes: institutional strengthening, cultivation sonokeling plants and internalization effective marketing strategy.  Keywords: Empowerment, Institution, Cultivation, Marketing.
Chinese Students’ Dilemmas of Neoliberal Storm in Ivory Tower: A Top-down Reasoning and Bottom-up Solutions’ Proposal
Authors: Yiran MA
Published: April 2022

With rapidly developing globalization and modernization, Chinese university students’ values and competencies have been discursively shaped in the prevailing neoliberal Ivory Tower. Also, influenced by Confucian values, Chinese university students regard higher education as the most significant chance of promoting their social class. Firstly, with the economic history approach, this study illustrates the cultural-acceptance process of neoliberalism in China. Secondly, with the top-down reasoning, this study critically analyses Chinese university students’ dilemmas like heavy competitive pressure, weak socio-emotional skills, limited critical analysis and inadequate creativity in examination-oriented and teacher-centered higher education resulting from social stratification pressure of low socio-economic status families for social stratification, the World Class University movement, and broader political, economic contexts. Furthermore, in terms of “gloncal agency heuristic” (Marginson & Rhoades, 2002), and a multi-level stakeholder analysis about the micro, meso, and macro-level educational challenges in the Chinese higher education system, this paper develops a bottom-up solutions’ proposal about student-centered and self-learning constructivism strategy. Moreover, the proposed social-emotional skills and transversal competencies for Chinese university students involve critical thinking, self-efficacy, interpersonal, intrapersonal, cognitive, intercultural communicative competence, empathy, cosmopolitanism as global citizens, and a common identity. In conclusion, the proposed bottom-up solutions are as follows: (1) SDGs-based liberal arts curriculum for the public value construction; (2) student-centered pedagogy for Chinese students’ autonomy formation; (3) civic-life engagement for “whole person” cultivation. This constructive proposal aims at facilitating students to overcome competitive status anxiety independently with inner motivation, global employability, and finally realize social mobility through transformative higher education.
The Effects of the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) on Vocabulary Strategy Use by Moroccan Common Core Graders
Authors: AMINE Ikram
Published: April 2022

Much of the research in the field of English language teaching indicates that not all Strategy-Based Instruction (SBI) studies have achieved successful results. Some SBI programmes have proved their efficiency in some skill areas but not in others, even within the same study (Oxford, 1989). This study explores the effect of vocabulary strategy instruction application with a sample of 40 EFL learners attending a common core class in a Moroccan high school. The student participants were divided into an experimental group, which received vocabulary strategy training, and a control group, which followed the regular English language course. Vocabulary strategy use in both groups was evaluated with the use of the adapted Vocabulary Learning Questionnaire of Gu and Johnson’s (1996, pp. 673-679) (VLQ Version 3), which was distributed before and immediately after the intervention. The results indicated that after the completion of the intervention programme, the experimental group showed significant improvement in self-reported vocabulary strategy use as a whole as well as in all strategy groups. The findings of the current study prove the "teachability" of learning strategies and insist that explicit and integrated strategy training should be implemented in the EFL classroom. From a theoretical point of view, the results of the study may lead to a good understanding of the nature of language acquisition in general, particularly in foreign language learning contexts. Furthermore, the results may be very useful for practitioners who are involved in the areas of syllabus design, curriculum planning, and material development.
NOTES ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION, ADVERTISEMENT CALL AND HABITAT OF THE STARRETT’S TREE FROG Isthmohyla tica (Hylidae) IN THE ZONA DE LOS SANTOS, COSTA RICA
Authors: Abarca Alvarado Juan Gabriel , Hidalgo-Mora Esteban , Navarro-Picado Jonathan
Published: April 2022

Central American hylids frogs of the genus Isthmohyla have suffered dramatic decline in highlands. Many species of this genus are considered critically endangered, including Isthmohyla tica, an endemic species of Costa Rica and Panama. We found a population of I. tica inside agricultural coffee ecosystems in Tarrazú, San José, Costa Rica and we describe new advertisement calls of this species. The discovery of this population represents the most recent records in the Zona de Los Santos since the last record in 1963; until now, only stable populations were known in the Children's Eternal Rainforest, Monteverde. The presence of this endangered species, among with other threatened amphibians, reflects the importance of better understanding their presence in these agro-ecosystems and ensuring the conservation of forest patches inside coffee plantations.
PRIMER REGISTRO DE ALBINISMO EN LA CULEBRA NARIZ DE PALA Conopsis nasus (Colubridae)
Authors: Berriozabal Islas Christian Said , Bautista Aurelio Ramírez , Tufiño José Daniel Lara , Jiménez Iris Aurora Nava , Picacho Roberto Arellano
Published: April 2022

Conopsis nasus es una serpiente endémica a México, habita en bosques de pino-encino, matorrales xerófilos y submontanos, así como zonas perturbadas por la actividad humana. El 15 de enero de 2016, se encontró una hembra adulta de Conopsis nasus con coloración atípica albina, en la cabecera de Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, México. El ejemplar reportado se localizó en una zona de suelo calizo, lo que podría ayudar a explicar por qué logró alcanzar la talla adulta, a pesar de presentar una condición albina completa.
EVENTO DE DEPREDACIÓN EN Trachycephalus vermiculatus (ANURA: HYLIDAE) POR Leptophis ahaetulla (SQUAMATA: COLUBRIDAE) EN LA PROVINCIA DE COCLÉ, REPÚBLICA DE PANAMÁ
Authors: Hernandez Janick Josefa , Guevara Nelson
Published: April 2022

Se reporta un caso de depredación por Leptophis ahaetulla sobre Trachycephalus vermiculatus en la Provincia de Coclé de la República de Panamá. Evento que se registra como el primer caso entre la interacción presa-depredador entre estas especies.
HEAD-HIDING IN Xenopholis undulatus (Dipsadidae) IN CENTRAL BRAZIL
Authors: De Oliveira Meneses Afonso Santiago , Fernandes Mateus , Torres Cardoso Antônio Gabriel , Albuquerque Brandão Reuber
Published: April 2022

Snakes are very diverse in the Neotropics, but natural history data is still scarce for several species. Here we report head hiding as a new defensive display for Xenopholis undulatus. This behavior, along with body depression, crypsis, and contrasting colors seems advantageous for this nocturnal terrestrial cryptozoic species.
Biogás y bioetanol a partir de bagazo de agave sometido a explosión de vapor e hidrólisis enzimática
Authors: Estrada Maya Andrea , Weber Bernd
Published: April 2022

En la industria tequilera el principal residuo generado es el bagazo de agave, el cual puede aumentar el potencial de producción de biogás si se somete al pretratamiento de explosión de vapor, un método frecuentemente recomendado para modificar biomasa lignocelulósica. En este trabajo de investigación se evaluara la producción de biogás y bioetanol utilizando bagazo de agave sometido a los pretratamientos de explosión de vapor y una subsecuente hidrolisis enzimática. La explosión de vapor se realizó con una presión absoluta de 0.98 MPa originando una temperatura de 179 °C con una duración de 24 minutos. La hidrolisis enzimática se realizó a la fracción solida resultante de la explosión de vapor. La producción de biogás a partir de las dos fracciones líquidas obtenidas fue de 526 mLN gDQO-1, (explosión de vapor) y 506 mLN gDQO-1, (hidrólisis enzimática) con una concentración de metano de 53 ± 2%. En relación al balance energético se logra concentrar 19.2% del contenido energético del bagazo de agave por la conversión a biogás debido a una amplia flexibilidad en el sustrato por digerir. La alternativa con fermentación alcohólica del hidrolizado enzimático restringido a fermentar sólo hexosas resulta en un rendimiento de 14% menos. Ambas vías se consideran como una medida para un manejo más sustentable de este residuo.
Asociación de factores sociodemográficos y académicos con aprendizaje autodirigido en estudiantes de medicina
Authors: García Franco Cristina , Márquez Celedonio Félix Guillermo , Gutiérrez Aguilar Pedro , Salazar Martínez Luis Lorenzo , Ramos Castro Rafael , Rosas Murga Flor Patricia
Published: April 2022

Introducción: El aprendizaje autodirigido es una habilidad del estudiante que le permite obtener mayor desempeño académico a través de poner en práctica sus capacidades metacognitivas, motivacionales y conductuales, enfocadas en metas de adquisición de conocimientos y destrezas.Objetivo: Determinar la asociación del nivel de aprendizaje autodirigido con características sociodemográficas y académicas de estudiantes de medicina.Método: Se realizó una encuesta transversal comparativa en estudiantes de medicina, mediante la aplicación de la escala de autoevaluación del aprendizaje autodirigido y un cuestionario estructurado para recabar características sociodemográficas y académicas. También se efectuó un análisis con estadística descriptiva, pruebas de correlación, inferenciales y de asociación.Resultados: Se incluyeron en el estudio a 247 estudiantes de medicina con edad de 21.3 ± 1.9 años, 147 (51.4%) fueron de sexo femenino. La puntuación de aprendizaje autodirigido fue moderada en 116 (47.0%) estudiantes, y quienes tuvieron promedio superior a 9 alcanzaron puntuación de 120.1 ± 12.4 en comparación con 114.5 ± 12.5 de aquellos con promedio escolar de 8.00 a 8.99, y 110.7 ± 12.1 con los de 7.00 a 7.99 (p < 0 .001), r = 0.230. El promedio inferior a 7 obtuvo OR 2.3, IC 95% (1.01 - 5.27) para baja competencia de aprendizaje autodirigido. No hubo diferencia entre grados académicos (p > 0.05).Conclusiones: Estudiantes de medicina presentan desarrollo medio o semiestructurado de aprendizaje autodirigido, que se asoció con estatus académico y promedio escolar, pero no con características sociodemográficas ni grado académico.
Enseñanza de habilidades quirúrgicas: teorías educativas relevantes (segunda parte)
Authors: Gaxiola-García Miguel Ángel , Kushida-Contreras Beatriz Hatsue , Sánchez Mendiola Melchor
Published: April 2022

Introducción: En el contexto de la educación médica, la educación quirúrgica es un área con características particulares. Múltiples conceptos, modelos y teorías se han desarrollado para caracterizar la educación quirúrgica; sin embargo, la mayoría se han reportado de forma aislada.Objetivo: Identificar los principales conceptos y teorías utilizados en educación quirúrgica para abordarlos de manera conjunta en un panorama integrador.Método: Como parte de una revisión panorámica de la literatura sobre educación quirúrgica se identificaron conceptos y sus potenciales relaciones. El análisis continuó de la siguiente forma: modelos no tradicionales para educación quirúrgica, estrategias tecnológicas para la educación quirúrgica como simulación, aprendizaje en línea y uso de redes sociales, así como el área de evaluación en educación quirúrgica, incluyendo habilidades técnicas y no técnicas.Resultados: En esta segunda parte del artículo, se describen alternativas al modelo tradicional de aprendiz de Osler y Halsted para la educación quirúrgica. El conocimiento e implementación de estos modelos descansa sobre bases teóricas probadas en algunos contextos. El uso de tecnología para la educación quirúrgica es más factible cuando esta es consistente con los modelos de aprendizaje, existe integración al diseño curricular, y se aprovechan las varias opciones disponibles. Existen múltiples herramientas que permiten conocer el grado de pericia psicomotriz del alumno como parte de una estrategia de evaluación formativa. Asimismo, la evaluación de habilidades no técnicas es un componente cada vez más importante de la educación quirúrgica.Conclusiones: Los gestores de programas de educación quirúrgica deben privilegiar un enfoque con sustento teórico en las etapas de planeación e implementación. Esto permitirá determinar objetivos y estrategias para su logro, en el contexto y formalidad de un programa estructurado y no solo calendarizado.
Práctica Basada en Evidencia en Adicciones: Conocimientos y Habilidades de Psicoterapeutas del Noroeste de México
Authors: Jiménez-Pérez Ana Lucía , Vargas-Contreras Eunice , Estrada-Vergara Norma Yadira , Arreola-Sánchez Ilse Abigail
Published: April 2022

La Práctica Basada en Evidencia (PBE) es un proceso que inicia con el conocimiento de las evidencias disponibles y concluye con la selección de la mejor intervención para su implementación en escenarios clínicos lo cual impacta la efectividad de las intervenciones. Objetivo. Caracterizar el perfil de los terapeutas que laboran en 17 centros de tratamiento ambulatorio en adicciones del noroeste de México, además de sus conocimientos y habilidades en el uso de la PBE (fuentes de consulta, uso de manuales) y percepción de su autoeficacia. Método. Participaron 102 terapeutas, se contemplaron dos etapas: cuantitativa basada en la aplicación del CUTEA y cualitativa con aplicación de entrevista semi-estructurada, buscando contrastar las respuestas. Resultados. La mayoría de los participantes tuvo dificultad para describir el concepto de PBE, solo el 37.25% logró una adecuada definición sin embargo, reportaron altos niveles (95.91%) de autoeficacia para implementarla. En relación a las fuentes de consulta el 50% reportó utilizar cualquier buscador comercial en internet, mientras que el 46.08% referían usar los manuales de la institución. Al ingreso a su trabajo, no contaban con capacitación en adicciones ni en el área clínica. Discusión. Se aborda la necesidad del entrenamiento en la PBE y no solo en la implementación de tratamientos específicos.
The Great Gatsby Curve for Mexico: intergenerational labor precariousness
Authors: Loría Díaz de Guzmán Eduardo , Licona Santillán Estefany
Published: April 2022

In recent years, the labor market in Mexico has become increasingly precarious, as the proportion of the employed population that receives low wages has risen and the critical conditions of occupation have grown exponentially. To enrich the concept of labor precariousness, we aggregate three additional variables. Through a logit model —with data from the ESRU-EMOVI (2017)—we proved that a set of variables that are external to individuals have statistically significant effects on the employment trajectory and social mobility of the employed population. These results empirically validate The Great Gatsby Curve for Mexico.
reforma educativa inclusiva en México
Authors: Solis del Moral Sharon Stephanie , Tinajero Villavicencio Guadalupe
Published: April 2022

El artículo se centra en el análisis de los textos de política de la educación inclusiva impulsada por el actual gobierno de México (2018-2024). Aborda, desde los planteamientos teóricos de Stephen Ball sobre las políticas, ¿qué demandas impone la política de educación inclusiva a los docentes de las escuelas primarias indígenas?, y ¿cuáles son los lineamientos pedagógicos que proporciona a los docentes para su trabajo en la escuela y en el aula? El análisis cuantitativo evidencia la corresponsabilidad para el cumplimiento de las acciones, y que la mayor parte es responsabilidad de la federación y la escuela, por lo que el nivel estatal queda desdibujado. El análisis cualitativo muestra una insuficiente articulación entre los textos de política y concluimos que son mayores las demandas hacia el profesorado de educación básica que los lineamientos u orientaciones que tienen a su disposición para poner en práctica la política de educación inclusiva.
Covid-19 and its impact on SHGs in Kerala: A study on the Economical and Financial impact of the pandemic on SHGs
Authors: Rajesh Anakha
Published: April 2022

Abstract: Pandemics, in general, are more than just a significant public health problem; they often cause devastating socioeconomic and political crises in the affected countries. COVID-19 stands for corona, VI for virus, D for disease, and 19 marks the year of its occurrence, as hinted by the name. Corona virus is a single-stranded RNA virus with an average diameter of 80-120 nanometers. The first contemporary COVID-19 pandemic was reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, with the majority of cases traced back to a seafood wholesale market (Huang et al., 2020). Since then, the disease has swiftly spread over the world, eventually affecting every continent except Antarctica. The World Health Organization has declared it a pandemic.COVID-19, apart from becoming the greatest threat to global public health of the century, is being considered as the largest disruptor in the social and economic achievement. This paper brings the sufferings of Women Self Help Groups during the pandemic and its challenges. It primarily focuses on the various aspects of economic as well as the financial impact occurs due to the outbreak of COVID-19, and also to analyze the policies that have been announced so far by the central government and the Reserve Bank of India to upgrade the economic stun and put forward a set of policy recommendations for specific sectors. Keywords: Self Help Group, Economic Impact, contagions.
Intense Study on Measuring Blood Glucose Level of Humans using Non-Invasive Method v.0
Authors: R Niveditha , N Sree Takshin
Published: April 2022

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus, additionally referred to as Hyperglycemia, is one of the most common disorders in the world. It happens because of the excess amount of glucose present in the blood. It impacts about 422 million humans worldwide, with the bulk residing in low- and middle-profits countries, and diabetes is at once accountable for 1.5 million deaths every year. Regular tracking of glucose is important for the management of diabetes. The current proposal involves an aggregated method of using an array of Near-infrared LEDs to non-invasively measure the concentration of glucose in the body. An array of NIR led & Laser is fitted into a wearable device, manufactured from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and the light of appropriate wavelength could be absorbed with the help of glucose found in blood and the attenuated light could be sensed with the aid of using the photodiode that's used to transform the light energy into a voltage signal. This signal could then be amplified and fed as an input to the microcontroller in which the glucose level is calculated using regression analysis. The calculated value of glucose could be displayed on the output display unit and the data is transferred through Bluetooth to an android application for storage and display in application. They do not produce any medical waste, limit the danger of infection, and enhance pain management.
Online Examination
Authors: Sharma Divya , Saini Monika
Published: April 2022

Abstract Online examinations are an important method of evaluating the success potential of students. This research effort the individuals under consideration were students who would be enrolling in computer courses or Technologies Registrations. A prototype of a web-based placement examination system is described from the standpoint of the research effort, end user, and software development. An on-line educational system including exam processing and electronic journal features. An instructor builds a course based questions which on-line contain in identification of assignments. Which are compiled into an on-line exam syllabus? Users enrolled in the platform may access the electronic details they provided and perform various functions with the on-line educational system in order to participate in the on-line examinations. Users can receive an on-line exam, having multimedia content, for the course, and they can electronically provide answers for the exam. And after Completion of their duration of exam they are provided the grade or marks secured in their examinations.
Cloud-Based System for Identifying Vaccinated Individual
Authors: Raj Ankesh , Tajammul Mohd
Published: April 2022

Abstract: In Covid's predicament Many colleges, companies, healthcare facilities, and universities have only permitted students who have obtained vaccinations, as required by Indian government regulations. Even so, checking all of the pupils' covid vaccinations one by one will take a long time, needing more than two or three employees. As a result, the project's mission is to support the institution by delivering an automated status that shows whether or not student has been vaccinated[30]. Organizations will use a web app to collect information on the immunisation status of students and workers. Students or staff members will be required to input their name, phone number, USN number, and whether or not they have indeed been vaccinated, as well as a backend end for face recognition in raspberry pi with a camera and database as MYSQL database. Abstract. Keywords: AWS services, MySQL databases, facial recognition, PCA, LDA,