bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A One-Health Model for Reversing Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Decline
Authors: Donkersley Philip , Elsner-Adams Emily , Maderson Siobhan
Published: August 2020

Global insect decline impacts ecosystem resilience; pollinators such as honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) have suffered extensive losses over the last decade, threatening food security. Research has focused discretely on in-hive threats (e.g., Nosema and Varroa destructor) and broader external causes of decline (e.g., agrochemicals, habitat loss). This has notably failed to translate into successful reversal of bee declines. Working at the interdisciplinary nexus of entomological, social and ecological research, we posit that veterinary research needs to adopt a “One-Health” approach to address the scope of crises facing pollinators. We demonstrate that reversing declines will require integration of hive-specific solutions, a reappraisal of engagement with the many stakeholders whose actions affect bee health, and recontextualising both of these within landscape scale efforts. Other publications within this special issue explore novel technologies, emergent diseases and management approaches; our aim is to place these within the “One-Health” context as a pathway to securing honeybee health. Governmental policy reform offers a particularly timely pathway to achieving this goal. Acknowledging that healthy honeybees need an interdisciplinary approach to their management will enhance the contributions of veterinary research in delivering systemic improvements in bee health.
Critical Continuous Rainfall Map for Forecasting Shallow Landslide Initiations in Busan, Korea
Authors: Park Joon-Young , Lee Seung-Rae , Oh Seboong , Lee Jung Hyun , Jeon Jun-Seo , Song Young-Suk , Park Hyun-Su
Published: August 2020

In recent years, precipitation patterns in Korea have shifted to be characterized as short and intense rainfalls. In consideration of shallow landslide initiations primarily governed by heavy rainfalls at short-time scales that diminish drainage effects, the concept of critical continuous rainfall is proposed as a single-rainfall-variable threshold for shallow landslide forecasting. To generate a critical continuous rainfall map for hillslope areas in a city of Korea (Busan), this study designed and applied a systematic modeling process. As a preparatory stage, input datasets of geo-hydraulic properties and geotechnical properties were assembled using estimation techniques based on experiment data of field samples. The inherent and fixed critical continuous rainfall values for hillslope areas in Busan were derived through one-dimensional infiltration analysis coupled with infinite slope stability calculations. As a result of a detailed analysis of historical rainfall records in a case study area over a period of 11 years, three false forecasting cases were recorded, whereas all landslide-triggering rainfall events were correctly captured with no missed forecasting cases. The results of the case study indicate that the proposed critical continuous rainfall may be useful as an effective and straightforward indicator for forecasting the initiation of shallow landslides.
Generalizing Fuzzy SARSA Learning for Real-Time Operation of Irrigation Canals
Authors: Shahverdi Kazem , Maestre J. M. , Alamiyan-Harandi Farinaz , Tian Xin
Published: August 2020

Recently, a continuous reinforcement learning model called fuzzy SARSA (state, action, reward, state, action) learning (FSL) was proposed for irrigation canals. The main problem related to FSL is its convergence and generalization in environments with many variables such as large irrigation canals and situations beyond training. Furthermore, due to its architecture, FSL may require high computation demands during its learning process. To deal with these issues, this work proposes a computationally lighter generalizing learned Q-function (GLQ) model, which benefits from the FSL-learned Q-function, to provide operators with a faster and simpler mechanism to obtain operational instructions. The proposed approach is tested for different water requests in the East Aghili Canal, located in the southwest of Iran. Several performance indicators are used for evaluating the GLQ model results, showing convergence in all the investigated cases and the ability to estimate operational instructions (actions) in situations beyond training, delivering water with high accuracy regarding several performance indicators. Hence, the use of the GLQ model is recommended for determining the operational patterns in irrigation canals.
Why (Not) Desalination? Exploring Driving Factors from Irrigation Communities’ Perception in South-East Spain
Authors: Villar-Navascués Rubén , Ricart Sandra , Gil-Guirado Salvador , Rico-Amorós Antonio M. , Arahuetes Ana
Published: August 2020

Desalination for sustaining agricultural production is conceived as an alternative water source in some Mediterranean countries faced with climatological and hydrological constraints. Although high costs are often cited as limiting factors, how farmers discern desalinated water has not been discussed in-depth in the literature. This paper aims to deepen how desalination is perceived by irrigators, what driving factors are affecting irrigation communities’ decision-making processes, and what learnings can be drawn from their experiences regarding desalination acceptance or rejection. Eleven irrigation communities have been selected from Alicante and Murcia regions (South-East Spain), which account for more than 60,000 irrigators and 120,000 ha. Questionnaires were conducted between March and December 2019. Results highlighted the main advantages (water availability and supply security) and disadvantages (high price affecting profitable crop options, high-energy consumption, water quality standards, the production capacity of desalination plants, no seasonal variation in water production, and shortages due to technical problems) of using desalinated water. Additionally, through the analysis of regional and national press news, it can be concluded that socio-political aspects, such as corruption, cost overruns, and political disputes are also considered.
Parathyroid Hormone Serum Levels and Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Results from the DOPPS (2012–2018)
Authors: Al Salmi Issa , Bieber Brian , Al Rukhaimi Mona , AlSahow Ali , Shaheen Faissal , Al-Ghamdi Saeed M.G. , Al Wakeel Jamal , Al Ali Fadwa , Al-Aradi Ali , Hejaili Fayez Al , Maimani Yacoub Al , Fouly Essam , Robinson Bruce M. , Pisoni Ronald L.
Published: August 2020

Background

The prospective Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) has collected data since 2012 in all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates). We report the relationship of PTH with mortality in this largest GCC cohort of patients on hemodialysis studied to date.

Methods

Data were from randomly selected national samples of hemodialysis facilities in GCC-DOPPS phases 5 and 6 (2012–2018). PTH descriptive findings and case mix–adjusted PTH/mortality Cox regression analyses were based on 1825 and 1422 randomly selected patients on hemodialysis, respectively.

Results

Mean patient age was 55 years (median dialysis vintage, 2.1 years). Median PTH ranged from 259 pg/ml (UAE) to 437 pg/ml (Kuwait), with 22% having PTH <150 pg/ml, 24% with PTH of 150–300 pg/ml, 34% with PTH 301–700 pg/ml, and 20% with PTH >700 pg/ml. Patients with PTH >700 pg/ml were younger; on dialysis longer; less likely to be diabetic; have urine >200 ml/d; be prescribed 3.5 mEq/L dialysate calcium; had higher mean serum creatinine and phosphate levels; lower white blood cell counts; and more likely to be prescribed cinacalcet, phosphate binders, or IV vitamin D. A U-shaped PTH/mortality relationship was observed with more than two- and 1.5-fold higher adjusted HR of death at PTH >700 pg/ml and <300 pg/ml, respectively, compared with PTH of 301–450 pg/ml.

Conclusions

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is highly prevalent among GCC patients on hemodialysis, with a strong U-shaped PTH/mortality relationship seen at PTH <300 and >450 pg/ml. Future studies are encouraged for further understanding this PTH/mortality pattern in relationship to unique aspects of the GCC hemodialysis population.
Karbon Aktif Teraktivasi ZnCl2 sebagai Adsorben Logam Fe(III) Di Limbah Laboratorium Universitas Negeri Gorontalo
Authors: Bempa Siti Hadijah Lamato
Published: August 2020

Limbah laboratorium kimia merupakan limbah B3 mengandung unsur logam berat seperti besi (Fe) yang dihasilkan dari aktivitas praktikum dan penelitian. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisa kemampuan karbon aktif ampas tebu teraktivasi ZnCl2 sebagai adsorben logam Fe(III) pada limbah laboratorium Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. Karbon aktif dikarakterisasi kadar air, kadar abu, daya adsorpsi, serta analisis FTIR, SEM, XRD. Aplikasi menggunakan metode adsorpsi dengan pengompleks 0,5 mL KSCN 2M ditambah 0,3 mL HNO3 4M dan absorbansi diukur dalam Spektrometer UV-Visible. Nilai absorbansi dari hasil pengukuran larutan standar dengan variasi konsentrasi 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 dan 1 ppm, larutan induk Fe 100 ppm diperoleh persamaan regresi li nier y = 0.0721x + 0.0135 nilai regresi (R2) = 0.9988(λMax) 490 nm dengan nilai absorbansi (A) tertinggi yakni 0.043. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan karbon aktif teraktivasi ZnCl2 efektif dalam mengadsorpsi logam Fe(III) di limbah laboratorium dengan kadar teradsorpsi sampel A 88.36%, sampel B 94.10%, sampel C 92.36%, sampel D 90.19%, sampel E 91,49%, sampel F 90.91% dan sampel G 95.76%.
Strategies for the competitiveness of the trade in Tecamachalco, Puebla: Case of the grocery stores
Authors: Reza-Salgado Juventino , Guerrero-Papaqui Roxana , López-González Patricia
Published: August 2020

The objective was to design strategies and generate an action plan that would contribute to the competitiveness of the commercial establishments of the Tecamachalco municipality, Puebla. The procedures performed were: the review of descriptive and explanatory documentation for the identification of variables that were integrated to the survey, data processing and construction of indexes, tables and graphs to analyze and interpret the relationships between variables and generation of strategies. The results indicate that, concerning the management of the businesses, 63% never define their organizational philosophy, more than half of them never apply total quality and continuous improvement programs, 56% never associate to supply and distribute their products and do not resort to external financing, 66% consider that the price of their product is adequate to their competitors and 64% set prices based on their level of costs and profits, and 64% do not use accounting and management techniques but are willing to receive advice. Concerning employees, 56% of them have elementary notions of the functions and activities they perform, 67% have occasionally received incentives for the fulfillment of objectives. The strategies designed were: training in business culture with procedures, practices and standards that contribute to quality in the marketing and service processes; integrating organizations that facilitate obtaining financing for the consolidation of existing businesses; creating strategic alliances with suppliers, distributors and loyal competitors to promote fair trade; and designing schemes for modernization, innovation and technological development such as e-commerce. In conclusion, the performance of Tecamachalco's commercial businesses tends to be unsatisfactory and uncompetitive; the strategies designed could contribute to the competitiveness of the grocery stores.
The insurance market in the young population of Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
Authors: Álvarez-García Mónica , Guerrero-Ibarra Carlos , Gutiérrez-Jiménez Silvia , Larios-Calva Margarita
Published: August 2020

The insurance market in Mexico has grown slowly even though crime has increased in recent years, this is due to the lack of risk prevention culture within the population. Regarding young people, nowadays with the advance of new technologies, the use of cell phones, tablets, laptops and video games has increased. Likewise, for them, the favorite means of transport are "motorcycles and bicycles," which is why some insurance companies are working to offer new and diverse products, thus seeking a change in the use of insurance by the future customers: the "Millennials." Insecurity is one of the great problems that afflict our country. It has gone from car and house theft, to the theft of the vehicles most used by young people: motorcycles. According to figures from the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS), motorcycles of the Italika and Honda brands were among the 10 most stolen insured vehicles in the period from May 2017 to April 2018 (eldictamen.mx). Regarding cell phones, Anatel (National Communications Association) General Director Gabriel Székely said that in 2016, 900 thousand were stolen, while 2017 exceeded one million (heraldodemexico.com.mx). The general objective of this project is to find out if Millennials currently have a culture of insuring their belongings against theft and if this new market sector of young people can be considered. A documentary review and descriptive-quantitative research was carried out in Bosques de Aragón, Nezahualcóyotl, with a sample of 122 young people between 15 and 29 years of age. In the documentary review it was detected that car and life policy insurances are the most sold by insurance companies. According to the National Insurance and Bail Bonding Commission (CNSF), in this regard, the insurance companies have the possibility of creating new and better services that can cover the equipment currently being used by young people and, at the same time, increase their market. The results obtained show that 89% of the population investigated considers that it is important to have insurance and 36% have one, mainly for cars or life, but they never mentioned having electronic equipment or motorcycles insured.
Ciclos del viento como condicionante de diseño bioclimático y urbano para Ciudad Valles, S.L.P.
Authors: Zapata-Padilla Néstor Juan , Pedraza-Gómez Carlos , Bojórquez-Vargas Alma Rafaela , Hernández-González Gisela Beatriz
Published: August 2020

Objective: Identify and analyze the wind´s origin for seasons and periods of the day in the urban area of Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, officially with temperatures higher tan 113ºF. Establish the bases of wind urban planning and sustainable architecture to formally and functionally adapt the obstructions and wind´s guides in pedestrian traffic spaces and living place. Methodology: Descriptive and quantitative approach. Review of documentary sources, processing and analysis of statistical information CONAGUA with Excel software support, learning in the management of software WRPLOT See for the elaboration of graphs of roses of the winds. Contribution: Strengthen and support decisions about project development, programs and improvement for urban spaces, with a bioclimatic and sustainable vision. Clarify by graphs and compass roses the wind´s direction in the urban area of Ciudad Valles, S.L.P.
Análisis de las horas de sueño y su repercusión en el desempeño académico de jóvenes de Bachillerato
Authors: Sesento Leticia , Lucio Rodolfo
Published: August 2020

The dream is a vital part of the biological development of all living beings, although, with the current rhythm of young people, social networks, television series, parties, etc., daily sleep hours decrease. The objective of this study is to know sleep disorders and their impact on academic performance in high school students; the subjects surveyed were 112. The quantitative methodology, descriptive cut. The average time that young people usually sleep is 12 pm (58 respondents), 28 young people sleep 8 hours, 69 sleep 6 hours and 15 of them only 4 hours a day. The majority of young people (63) have a regular average of 7 to 8.9, which may have several factors, but associating the surveys those who suffer some type of disorder or a few hours of sleep claim to have average of bad to regular. It is important to carry out intervention programs in the classroom and at the Institution to raise awareness about the importance of sleep both at the health level and at the academic level.
Diseño e implementación de un sistema de visión por computadora para el reconocimiento de objetos en movimiento
Authors: Torres-Becerra Franco Javier , Guzman-Altamirano Miguel Angel , Garcia-Gallegoz Jesús Hazael , Cabal-Velarde Javier Gustavo
Published: August 2020

In this work we developed a computer vision system that allow the geometric figures recognition in real time using a web camera, also the identification of the objects size using a known object. To make this possible we used several techniques of the digital image processing as gray scale filters because that’s the first step to start the image processing, threshold to make the image transformation in binary form where 1 is the white color and 0 the black color, edge detection to detect the edges of the figures therefore an important parameter is the noise cancelation of the obtained signals, that’s the reason of the using of digital filters because those allow the oscillation cancelation in the signals. The possible application can be the microorganism detection in controlled environments accord of its morphology also the change of its area in real time.
The entrepreneur as human capital and its impact on the survival of Mypes
Authors: Sánchez Mónica , Estrada Xochitl , Ledesma Silvia , González Miriam Fabiola
Published: August 2020

The analysis of micro and small enterprises in Mexico (mypes) is considered as a fundamental element due to its relevance in the economy. This paper focuses its study on companies that have closed operations and seeks to identify the main factors that strengthen or weaken their growth and development, particularly considering the Director and his performance as an important factor for this to occur. Among the results found, it stands out that the skills, abilities, experience and knowledge of the director or entrepreneur contribute greatly to the success or failure of a business, but above all, it was found that there are important functions of the mypes that are not performed, what which is an internal determining factor in the closure of companies, which makes it necessary for the directors of the mypes to be trained and supported by experts to carry out their functions, in addition to establishing governmental training and accompaniment strategies to strengthen to the micro-entrepreneur.
Quality improvement: reduction of defective parts in the stamping department of an automotive company
Authors: González-Valenzuela Elizabeth , Fornés-Rivera René Daniel , Cano-Carrasco Adolfo , Escalante-Celaya América Guadalupe
Published: August 2020

Complying with the quality that customers require is an essential part of an organization, whether they are internal or external customers. This investigation was carried out in the Stamping and Body Departments of an assembled car company, these have performance indicators that impact both, one of them is Body Bining to Stamping, which represent the incidents in R / 1000 of defective parts released by Stamping found in Bodywork. During the analysis of the report, an increase in the indicator from 30.43 R/1000 to 44.14 R/1000 was noted, limiting the flow of parts of the manufacturing process, influencing productivity and the use of resources to repair parts with defects. Therefore, the objective is to reduce the number of defective parts of the Body Bining to Stamping indicator to increase the quality of the parts in the department studied. The procedure to be followed was DMAIC methodology, using the following activities: define the project to be attended, measure the process, analyze the causes of origin, improve the process, control the improved process and document the problem-solving process. The results that obtained show a decrease in the amount of defective parts of DPMO sending to the internal customer in approximately 65%. The goal of the Closures indicator was to send 28 R/1000 monthly incidents and managed to send 15.39 R/1000.
Efecto del acondicionamiento osmótico con soluciones de KNO3 en la germinación de semillas de Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.
Authors: Pichard-González Juan Manuel , Quintana-Camargo Martín , Narváez-Esparza María Andrea , Barrera-Godínez Edgar David
Published: August 2020

Amaranth can help to decrease the problems of food, malnutrition and health of the human population, as it provides energy, protein, vitamins and minerals and is also a natural source of lysine, a rare amino acid in other cereals. However, when stored for use as seeds, they suffer a relatively rapid deterioration, which is mainly reflected in low germination. Osmotic conditioning or "priming" is a treatment that can improve the germination capacity of the seeds, once they have been subjected to deterioration. In this work, an osmotic conditioning experiment was carried out with the objective of increasing the germination percentage in amaranth seeds accessions that are conserved at the National Center of Genetic Resources (CNRG) of INIFAP. The seeds of four amaranth genotypes were hydrated in five KNO3 solutions for 2 h, followed by a 24 h drying period at 25 °C. Subsequently, these seeds were tested for germination. The results showed that the germination was increased with osmotic conditioning using KNO3 solutions, thereby the seed deterioration was reverted. Also, the genotype had an effect on the germinative behavior of the seeds.
The incorporation of undergraduate academy students from a public university to the productive sector with substance in its professional competences
Authors: Arguelles-Ma Luis Alfredo , Quijano-Garcia Román Alberto , Fernando Medina-Blum , Cruz-Mora Carlos Enrique
Published: August 2020

The university vision envisages the training of students with professional skills for their timely inclusion through recruitment mechanisms in the productive sector, establishing their policies of entry, training and egress. For this purpose this longitudinal descriptive research is carried out at a Public University with two cohorts, 2018 and 2019, there are 192 undergraduate students of the Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, 93 of 2018 and 99 of 2019, respectively, who are in the last semester , to determine whether the process of adopting competences is satisfactory to interfere with the productive processes of organizations. Using a valid and reliable instrument it is determined that the predominant female population predominates with 53.8% for 2018 and 56.6% for 2019, in addition that in maximum Likert scale the result shows that by 2018 the average is 4.5484 meaning that they feel competent for in curbing their incorporation into work by decreasing slightly by 2019 to 4,5357; contrasts significantly with the perception they have for inclusion in the workplace since by 2018 the average is 4,5161, decreasing by 2019 to 4.2222. Although there is a confidence picture, it will have to monitor the next results by the declining trend that is observed.
Producción de semilla de tomate de cáscara en hidroponía
Authors: Rodríguez-Guzmán Eduardo , Arellano-Rodríguez Luis Javier , De Luna-Vega Alicia , Arriaga-Ruiz Cruz
Published: August 2020

Fruit and seed productive capacity and physiological seed quality of 2 varieties of husk tomato were estimated: Jojutla and CHF1. The study was conducted in hydroponics under greenhouse, in the CUCBA-UDG, Zapopan, Jalisco. Red volcanic rock (/Tezontle) of 0.5 to 2 cm in diameter was used in 19 L polyethylene bags and Steiner's universal nutrient solution of 0.3 to 0.7 atm, depending on the stage of the plant. The production of fruit and seed and the physiological quality of the seed were estimated. The varieties Jojutla and CHF1 showed a similar behavior in the production of fruit and seed, with lower fruit yields than expected (30 ton / ha in the field) because only 3 harvests were made, looking to produce husk tomato in winter when it reaches attractive prices. The weight of the fruit was greater as cuts were made while the seed production improved by cutting, associated with a greater number of fruits, while the weight of the fruit was not related to the seed yield. The physiological quality of the seed was affected by cutting the fruit to commercial maturity even when it was left to mature in the shade.
Sistema Embebido de Análisis y Control por Medio de Visión Artificial y Mediciones Ultrasónicas, Basado en LabVIEW y Hardware roboRIO
Authors: Ponce-Mellado Juan Jorge , Silva-Juárez Alejandro
Published: August 2020

In maintenance is vital to know the physical state of a equipment or process in real time effectively, fast and reliable way, since it would avoid short, medium or long term failures, caused by the bad operation or wear of parts that make up the process or equipment. One of the tools in which he allows this is known as; "Predictive maintenance", where the use of new processing and analysis technologies is indispensable. The implementation of a monitoring system by artificial vision in maintenance will eliminate the need to diagnose in person parts of a team or process. For this reason, an embedded system of artificial vision and ultrasonic measurements was designed and implemented, using the LabVIEW platform and RoboRIO hardware, capable to; analyze, monitor, classify, record and process the visible electromagnetic spectrum of a number N of objects with dimensions (X, Y, Z) in a production process. Which achieves an effectiveness of 87% against an ideal system, in which there is no error. Being this is the first of 3 phases of a more complex artificial vision monitoring system for the diagnosis of maintenance equipment and processes.
Sistema de Seguridad e Higiene Laboral para una Destination Management Company. Como resultado de los Proyectos Integradores implementados en el IT Mario Molina, Unidad Académica Puerto Vallarta
Authors: Sánchez-Beltrán Martha Irene , Navarro-Alvarado Alberto
Published: August 2020

This paper exposes the results of integrative projects developed as a strategy that promotes linkages among Technological Institute of Puerto Vallarta and business organizations. Integrative projects respond to various situations to the touristic business, such as the case of Destination Management Company, mainly about labor security and hygiene issues. The labor security and hygiene systems are vital to touristic companies due to the kind of activities that are implied, since preventions and amendment of working risks has direct influence on economical, legal and social factors. In the other hand, the lack of labor security systems implies several costs, such as economic loss and, in the worst cases, human casualties. In general, labor security a hygiene system represents a requirement to quality improvement that can be applied on administrative and service process, as well as labor conditions of the work environment. These issues constitute an antecedent to generate integral wellness to all employees and organizational growth.
African Indigenous Guidance and Counselling & Child Socialization Agents
Authors: Muriithi Elizabeth Nancy , Gitome Josephine W. , Waweru Humphrey M.
Published: August 2020

The aim of this article is to evaluate the perception of Pentecostal Christians in regard to the importance of the indigenous guidance and counselling among the Aembu indigenous society. In the latter, they socialized their children from birth to puberty. In a nutshell, emphasis is given to transitional rites of passage. Transitional rites of passage served as important tools of child socialization which was meant to instil moral values among the Aembu youths. In our contemporary society, many adolescents face moral issues which often call for intensive child socialization from home and church circles. In its theoretical framework, the article used the structural functional theory. Qualitative approach was applied as the determinant design. The article reveals that there are moral issues among the youth and that there are useful Aembu teachings and practices which were used in the Aembu indigenous society as socialization tools in order to instil moral values among youths to solve morality issues. The article concludes that there is an urgent need to put in place alternative rites of passage with the sole aim of coming up with effective child socialization programs.
Determinan Pengelolaan Keuangan Dana Desa
Authors: Susliyanti Eni Dwi
Published: August 2020

This study aims to analyze factors that influencing Village Fund Financial Management in Sleman Regency. Independent variables that used in this study are Good Corporate Governance principles which consist of: Transparency, Accountability, Independence, Fairness, Implementation of Village Government, and Community Empowerment. Meanwhile dependent variable is village fund financial management. Population of this study are 43 districts from 11 sub-districts where located in Sleman Regency. Samples from this research is village officials which consisted of 150 respondents. The results of the study indicate that when tested partially, the principle of transparency and accountability influences the management of village financial funds in Sleman Regency. However, other variables did not affect the financial management of village funds in Sleman Regency. If tested simultaneously, the results show that there is an influence on the financial management of village funds in Sleman Regency.
MUDANÇAS NO MUNDO DO TRABALHO E A EXPANSÃO DO ENSINO SUPERIOR DA REDE PRIVADA NA CIDADE DE MANAUS/AM
Authors: Corrêa Elourdiê Macena , Pereira Luciana de Lima , Oliveira Selma Suely Baçal de
Published: August 2020

Esta produção objetiva lançar luzes sobre as mudanças no mundo do trabalho a partir das últimas décadas do século XX, e, tem como objetos, a expansão do ensino superior na rede privada da cidade de Manaus e a absorção da mão de obra no setor produtivo das indústrias do Polo Industrial de Manaus (PIM). O estudo é de caráter bibliográfico e foi construído à luz das leituras e dos debates ocorridos no Grupo de Pesquisa em Políticas Públicas e Educação/GPPE, da Universidade Federal do Amazonas. Está dividido em três itens. O primeiro trata das mudanças no mundo do trabalho, suas repercussões para a classe trabalhadora e seus impactos na sociedade contemporânea fundamentados nos autores Harvey (1992; 2014), Antunes (2011), Salerno (2008) e Hirata (2008). O segundo faz uma incursão no processo de desenvolvimento histórico da escola e o seu papel para a “qualificação” para o trabalho no trato da relação com a produção, reprodução e a acumulação do capital. O terceiro item tece considerações sobre o Estado Neoliberal e seu ideário de “mercado livre”. A pesquisa aponta que existe descompasso entre o espraiamento das instituições privadas na cidade de Manaus e a pouca absorção pelas indústrias locais da mão de obra qualificada, o que evidencia um processo contraditório, uma vez que, a expansão do ensino superior privado da cidade de Manaus é fomentada, também, como requisito de preparo de mão de obra qualificada para o PIM.
Pelaksanaan Lelang Eksekusi Hak Tanggungan Melalui Balai Lelang
Authors: Jufri Supriadi , Borahima Anwar , Said Nurfaidah
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan meganalisis perlindungan bagi pembeli lelang eksekusi hak tanggungan yang beritikad baik melalui balai lelang, serta tanggung jawab dalam pelaksanaan lelang eksekusi hak tanggungan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum normatif (normative legal research) dengan menggunakan pendekatan perundang-undangan (statute approach), pendekatan kasus (cases approach), dan pendekatan konseptual (conceptual approach). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlindungan hukum terhadap pembeli lelang eksekusi hak tanggungan melalui Balai Lelang yang beritikad baik bahwa VR dan peraturan mengenai lelang lainnya tidak memberikan perlindungan hukum secara preventif. Untuk menguasai objek lelang, pemenang lelang harus mendapatkan perlindungan hukum secara represif dengan cara meminta bantuan kepada pengadilan untuk mengganti rugi atas objek yang seharusnya dapat dikuasai oleh pemenang lelang. Balai Lelang dan KPKNL bertanggung jawab untuk meneliti kelengkapan dokumen dokumen persyaratan lelang dan legalitas formal subjek dan objek lelang. Pejabat Lelang juga bertanggung jawab terhadap risalah lelang sebagai akta otentik. Balai Lelang, dalam hal ini Pejabat Lelang hanya bertanggung jawab terhadap kebenaran yang bersifat formil, sedangkan kebenaran yang bersifat materil merupakan tanggung jawab dari Penjual atau Pemilik Barang.
Tracking Footprints in a Swarm: Information-Theoretic and Spatial Centre of Influence Measures
Authors: Hepworth Adam , yaxley Kate , Baxter Daniel , Joiner Keith , Abbass Hussein
Published: August 2020

Boids (bird-oids) is a widely used model to mimic the behaviour of birds. Shoids (sheep-oids) rely on the same boids rules with the addition of a repulsive force away from a sheepdog (a herding agent). Previous work assumed homogeneous shoids. Real-world observations of sheep show non-homogeneous responses to the presence of a herding agent. We present a portfolio of information-theoretic and spatial indicators to track the footprints of shoids with different parameters within the shoid flock. The portfolio is named the Centre of Influence to indicate that the aim is to identify the influential shoids with the highest impact on flock dynamics. We use both synthetic simulation-driven data and measurements collected from live sheep herding trials by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to validate the proposed measures. The resultant measures will allow us in our future research to design more efficient control strategies for the UAV, by polarising the attention of the machine learning algorithm on those shoids with influence footprints, to drive the flock to improve the herding of sheep.
Aprendizagem profissional de treinadores de tênis: um ensaio para primeiras aproximações com o contexto nacional de formação
Authors: Cortela Caio Corrêa , Kist Cesar , Milistetd Michel , Both Jorge , Balbinotti Carlos Adelar Abaide
Published: August 2020

INTRODUÇÃO: No Brasil, pesquisas referentes ao desenvolvimento do treinador são recentes. Nos últimos cinco anos observam-se os primeiros movimentos para a formação de grupos de pesquisa especificamente ligados à temática. OBJETIVO: Na tentativa de contribuir nesse cenário, este ensaio bibliográfico, de caráter exploratório, busca apresentar o panorama atual de oportunidades de aprendizagem em contexto formal e não formal, disponíveis aos treinadores brasileiros de tênis em seu processo de aprendizagem profissional. RESULTADOS: Alguns dilemas encontrados na formação inicial, por meio da via acadêmica e na continuada, pelas vias acadêmica e federativa, são apresentados e debatidos com a literatura. CONCLUSÃO: Por fim, possíveis avanços frente aos impasses percebidos são sugeridos, visando contribuir com as instituições envolvidas na formação de treinadores da modalidade.ABSTRACT. Tennis coches’ professional learning: an essay for the approximation to the national context.BACKGROUND: In Brazil, research on coaches’ development is recent. In the last five years, efforts were made to organize the first research groups concerned to study coaches’ development. OBJECTIVE: In attempt to contribute in this scenario, this exploratory bibliographic essay aims to present the current panorama of learning opportunities available to Brazilian tennis coaches in formal and non-formal context. RESULTS: Dilemmas in the academic initial training as well as in the continuing training through the academic and federative path are presented and discussed with the current literature. CONCLUSION: Finally, suggestions to overcome the current stalemates are presented to contribute to the organizations involved on tennis coaches’ training and development.
Atividade física e deficiência física: preferências, motivações e barreiras para a prática de atividade física
Authors: Erina Palma Luciana , Conterato Patias Bhianca , Marostega Feck Roberta
Published: August 2020

OBJETIVO: Objetivou-se identificar as preferências, barreiras e motivações para a prática de atividade física por pessoas com deficiência física. MÉTODOS: A pesquisa é de caráter qualitativo, do tipo descritivo. Participaram do estudo 34 indivíduos com deficiência física, 27 eram ativos e 7 inativos, com média de idades de 35,5 anos. Para as coletas dos dados, utilizaram-se questionários sobre preferência, motivações e barreiras para prática de atividade física. RESULTADOS: A partir dos resultados, as preferências identificadas envolvem a prática esportiva, especialmente, o basquetebol em cadeira de rodas. Sobre as motivações, a dimensão saúde se sobressaiu como o fator motivacional mais citado. Quanto às barreiras, a falta de equipamentos disponíveis e adaptados foi a mais evidenciada para a prática de atividades físicas. CONCLUSÃO: Estes resultados subsidiam a criação de atividades específicas considerando as preferências e as motivações apresentadas pelas pessoas com deficiência física, aliado à tentativa de minimizar as barreiras para esta prática.ABSTRACT. Physical activity and physical disability: preferences, motivations and barriers for the practice of physical activity.OBJECTIVE: The objective was to identify preferences, barriers and motivations for the practice of physical activity by people with physical disabilities. METHODS: The research is qualitative, of the descriptive type. Thirty-four individuals with physical disability participated in the study, 27 were active and 7 were inactive, with an average age of 35.5 years. For data collection, questionnaires were used on preferences, motivations and barriers for the practice of physical activity. RESULTS: From the results, the identified preferences involve the sports practice, mainly, the wheelchair basketball. On the motivations, the health dimension stood out as the most cited motivational factor, both by the active and the inactive subjects. As for the barriers, the lack of equipment available and adapted was the most evidenced for the practice of physical activities. CONCLUSION: These results subsidize the creation of specific activities considering the preferences and motivations presented by people with physical disabilities, along with the attempt to minimize the barriers for this practice.
Desenvolvendo um modelo de revisão rápida para graduação em Educação Física
Authors: De Souza Crisllayne Fátima , Mattes Verônica Volski , Da Silva Michael Pereira , Nagpal Taniya Singh , Da Silva Danilo Fernandes
Published: August 2020

OBJETIVO: Elaborar um modelo de revisão rápida que pode ser útil para trabalhos de conclusão de curso (TCC) de Educação Física, e para a aproximação entre evidências científicas e prática profissional. MÉTODOS: São descritas as adaptações feitas para criar um método alternativo de condução de revisões rápidas para TCC’s de curso de graduação. RESULTADOS: Aluna e professor apresentaram os dados extraídos dos estudos, opinião inicial e síntese final da aluna e, finalmente, relato crítico de membros da banca e pesquisadora com experiência em tradução de conhecimento (Knowledge Translation, KT) sobre a estratégia desenvolvida froam incluídos. CONCLUSÃO: Espera-se que esse relato propicie discussão continuada sobre o processo de orientação de TCC’s na Educação Física, neste caso com ênfase em Atividade Física e Saúde e formas de se fazer a evidência científica se aproximar da prática, através de ações direcionadas aos futuros profissionais. ABSTRACT. Developing a rapid review model for undergraduate level in Physical Education. OBJECTIVE: To elaborate on a rapid review model that can be useful for undergraduate thesis projects (TCC) in Physical Education courses, and for approximate science and professional practice. METHODS: We described the adaptations performed in order to come up with an alternative method to develop rapid reviews in fourth year projects at the undergraduate level. RESULTS: A student and professor presented extracted data from the studies, the student provided initial opinion and final synthesis and, finally, critical appraisal of the committee and researcher with expertise in knowledge translation about the developed method were included. CONCLUSION: We expect that this report will promote discussion on the topic about the supervision of fourth year research projects in Physical Education, with emphasis on Physical Activity and Health and offers a way to bridge the gap between scientific evidence and practices through actions directed at to future professionals.
Sabor, história e economia local: percepções dos consumidores gaúchos sobre o Queijo Colonial
Authors: Ambrosini Larissa , Kroeff Denise Reif , Matte Alessandra , Cruz Fabiana Thomé , Waquil Paulo Dabdab
Published: August 2020

Os queijos artesanais podem ser considerados patrimônios das comunidades que os produzem, pois expressam a evolução de um conhecimento compartilhado ao longo do tempo. O consumo desses queijos envolve a valorização de atributos tangíveis, como sabor, e características intangíveis, como tipicidade, sustentabilidade ambiental, social e econômica. O Queijo Colonial do Rio Grande do Sul é produzido por comunidades de descendentes de imigrantes, especialmente italianos e alemães, desde meados do século 19. O volume de produção anual no estado fica em torno de 12,5 mil toneladas, sendo a maior parte processada artesanalmente. O objetivo desse trabalho é analisar as percepções dos consumidores gaúchos com relação a esse produto, discutindo valores de consumo e atributos a ele associados. A coleta de dados foi feita por meio de um questionário estruturado, a metodologia seguiu o modelo survey, na qual 456 consumidores participaram. Nossos resultados demonstram que o Queijo Colonial tem reputação positiva junto aos consumidores, apresentando características como sabor, relação custo-benefício e seguindo normas de higiene que atendem às necessidades emocionais e funcionais de consumo. Mas ele é percebido igualmente como um produto que possui identidade cultural, visto como expressão de um saber-fazer histórico, produzido de forma respeitosa ao meio ambiente e tendo relevância para a economia dos locais onde é produzido, o que demonstra que os consumidores percebem o conteúdo patrimonial do Queijo Colonial do Rio Grande do Sul.
The cardiac Na+/K+ ATPase: An updated, thermodynamically consistent model
Authors: Pan Michael , Gawthrop Peter J. , Cursons Joseph , Tran Kenneth , Crampin Edmund J.
Published: August 2020

The Na+/K+ATPase is an essential component of cardiac electrophysiology, maintaining physiological Na+ and K+ concentrations over successive heart beats. Terkildsen et al. (2007) developed a model of the ventricular myocyte Na+/K+ ATPase to study extracellular potassium accumulation during ischaemia, demonstrating the ability to recapitulate a wide range of experimental data, but unfortunately there was no archived code associated with the original manuscript. Here we detail an updated version of the model and provide CellML and MATLAB code to ensure reproducibility and reusability. We note some errors within the original formulation which have been corrected to ensure that the model is thermodynamically consistent, and although this required some reparameterisation, the resulting model still provides a good fit to experimental measurements that demonstrate the dependence of Na+/K+ ATPase pumping rate upon membrane voltage and metabolite concentrations. To demonstrate thermodynamic consistency we also developed a bond graph version of the model. We hope that these models will be useful for community efforts to assemble a whole-cell cardiomyocyte model which facilitates the investigation of cellular energetics.
Is Speaking Pidgin Detrimental in the Classroom? Bridging SLA and Creoles
Authors: Wang James
Published: August 2020

Studies in second language acquisition (SLA) maintain that circumstantial L2 learning involves situations where members of a language minority must learn the majority language for reasons which they have little choice and which are typically associated to larger-scale world events, such as immigration, economic hardship, post-colonialism, war or occupation (Ortega, 2014). Unfortunately, the attitudes towards HCE being viewed as the “Pidgin problem”, especially in the school setting, where it was frowned upon and kept out of the classroom, has not been given considerate recognition. These contexts and incidents motivated the author to investigate about the myths and beliefs towards the nature of Pidgin, and concerns that underlie these questions asked by many educators and linguists on opposite sides of the spectrum: Is speaking a pidgin (or “nonstandard” English) detrimental in the classroom? Is standard English the best language? In this paper, the author attempts to answer these questions by presenting: key terms, a brief history of pidgin and creoles, beliefs towards pidgin, introduce educational programs and concerns of pidgin in the classroom, and research in SLA that have become beneficial and supportive of pidgin in the classroom.
Learner Autonomy Search Engine & Repository
Authors: Chong Sin Wang , Mynard Jo , Reinders Hayo
Published: August 2020

The notion of language learner autonomy, which is defined as ‘a capacity to control important aspects of one’s language learning’ (Benson, 2013, p. 839), is now widely considered a key educational goal in language teaching programmes around the world (Reinders & Benson, 2017). Despite the increasing number of studies on language learner autonomy, autonomy researchers are still grappling with its complexity and multidimensional manifestation as a theoretical construct and major challenges remaining in determining its most appropriate implementation in the classroom. In particular, there is significant difficulty in designing appropriate and effective research instruments and materials for assessing learner autonomy, which is ‘not a single, easily describable behaviour’ (Little, 1990, p. 7), either by researchers or by teachers. In addition, there is an emergence of new practices of autonomous language learning, particularly in view of the rapid development of educational technologies, which warrants a renewed conceptualization of language learner autonomy (Benson & Reinders, 2011). The understanding of learner autonomy is of paramount importance to language teachers because learners gain greater potential opportunity to access language-rich environments through the Internet and mobile language learning environments. By becoming knowledgeable in the notion of learner autonomy and characteristics of autonomous learners, pre-service and in-service language teachers are in a better position to provide self-access resources to develop learners’ self-regulated learning and encourage students to initiate their own ‘language learning program’ beyond the classroom, which is a key 21st century learning skill.
Research on the Intergenerational Flow of Migrant Workers' Education
Authors: Du Xing-Yan , Li Zhong-Bin
Published: August 2020

Migrant workers are an important part of China's labor market, accounting for one fifth of China'stotal population. However, the living conditions of this huge group still need to be improved. After 40 years,why does this group still have the situation of frequent job mobility, low employment level and low socialstatus? In essence, education is the key element, and the intergenerational flow of education makes this key rolecontinue. The empirical results show that: the intergenerational flow of education does exist in migrantworkers. The education level of fathers has a significant impact on the education of children at the level of 1%,while the education level of mothers has the same trend, and there are subtle gender differences in theintergenerational impact on children's education. Therefore, we should pay close attention to the educationintergenerational flow phenomenon of migrant workers, to better promote their development and enhance theirwelfare.