bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stanimir Panayotov in Conversation with Michael O’Rourke: “X, Welcome!!!”
Authors: Panayotov Stanimir , O'Rourke Michael
Published: November 2020

Author(s): Stanimir Panayotov and Michael O’Rourke

Title (English): Stanimir Panayotov in Conversation with Michael O’Rourke: “X, Welcome!!!”

Journal Reference: Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Summer 2011)

Publisher: Department of Gender Studies, Euro-Balkan Institute

Page Range: 97-135

Page Count: 39

Citation (English): Stanimir Panayotov and Michael O’Rourke, “Stanimir Panayotov in Conversation with Michael O’Rourke: ‘X, Welcome!!!,’” Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Summer 2011): 97-135.
What did Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs in Nicaragua Recognize as Agribusiness and Ecotourism Opportunities using Photovoice as a Data Collection Tool?
Authors: Uscanga José , Edwards Craig , Watters Craig
Published: November 2020

Interest in entrepreneurship education by scholars and practitioners as a way to overcome poverty is growing. Yet little is known about how entrepreneurship can be a successful approach to achieving prosperity in resource-poor conditions. Entrepreneurship has been mainly associated with the view of entrepreneurs as super humans capable of solving all problems, especially if operating in resource-rich contexts. This qualitative study’s purpose was to explore, through photovoice methodology, the entrepreneurial opportunities involving agribusiness and ecotourism that Nicaraguan students recognized in their communities. Photovoice allowed the researchers to gain in-depth information from students who expressed in images what may have been difficult to explain in words. The students recognized different opportunities linked to their contexts as expressed through photos documenting local assets and materials. The study participants also indicated interests in doing social good, which suggested a more societally oriented view of entrepreneurship. The poor, including youth often marginalized, were able to recognize business opportunities in concert with their economic conditions. Opportunity recognition may be one of the more promising ways to overcome poverty. Its facilitation holds implications for agricultural, tourism, and rural development curricula and educational programming.    
Keywords: entrepreneurship education; opportunity recognition; photovoice; resource constraints; youth
Experiences of Cooperating Teachers on Teaching Practice Supervision in Eswatini, Swaziland
Authors: Tsikati Alfred , Dlamini Khomb’sile
Published: November 2020

Cooperating teachers (CTs) are key participants in ensuring a valuable experience for the student teacher (ST) during teaching practice. Surprisingly, their voices largely remain absent in the extant literature. Thus, the purpose of the study was to investigate the experiences of CTs during teaching practice supervision in Eswatini. A descriptive research design using a census of 46 CTs for student teachers (STs) who did teaching practice in the 2015/16 academic year of the University of Eswatini in the Department of Agricultural Education was used. A self-administered questionnaire was used for collecting data. A five-point numerical scale and six-point Likert-type rating scale were used to measure the variables. Three lecturers from the Department of Agricultural Education and Extension and two agriculture teachers established content and face validity for the questionnaire. Inter-item reliability from a pilot study was .78. Findings of the study revealed that CTs were supported by the University through the supervisors and Teaching Practice Handbook. The CTs noted that establishing rapport with the STs was essential and head teachers needed to visit the STs in the respective classes they teach. STs were good in developing, organizing and using instructional materials but had challenges in disciplining learners. The study recommended that CTs should be provided with trainings and incentives so that they can effectively discharge their duties during teaching practice. 
Keywords: cooperating teachers; in-service teachers; student teachers; teaching practice; teaching practicum
Exploring the parameter space of the COSMO-CLM v5.0 regional climate model for the Central Asia CORDEX domain
Authors: Russo Emmanuele , Sørland Silje Lund , Kirchner Ingo , Schaap Martijn , Raible Christoph C. , Cubasch Ulrich
Published: November 2020

Abstract. The parameter uncertainty of a climate model represents the spectrum of the results obtained by perturbing its empirical and unconfined parameters
used to represent subgrid-scale processes. In order to assess a model's reliability and to better understand its limitations and sensitivity to
different physical processes, the spread of model parameters needs to be carefully investigated. This is particularly true for regional climate
models (RCMs), whose performance is domain dependent. In this study, the parameter space of the Consortium for Small-scale Modeling CLimate Mode (COSMO-CLM) RCM is investigated for the Central Asia Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) domain, using a perturbed physics ensemble (PPE)
obtained by performing 1-year simulations with different parameter values. The main goal is to characterize the parameter uncertainty of the
model and to determine the most sensitive parameters for the region. Moreover, the presented experiments are used to study the effect of several
parameters on the simulation of selected variables for subregions characterized by different climate conditions, assessing by which degree it is
possible to improve model performance by properly selecting parameter inputs in each case. Finally, the paper explores the model parameter
sensitivity over different domains, tackling the question of transferability of an RCM model setup to different regions of study. Results show that only a subset of model parameters present relevant changes in model performance for different parameter values. Importantly, for
almost all parameter inputs, the model shows an opposite behaviour among different clusters and regions. This indicates that conducting a calibration
of the model against observations to determine optimal parameter values for the Central Asia domain is particularly challenging: in this case, the
use of objective calibration methods is highly necessary. Finally, the sensitivity of the model to parameter perturbation for Central Asia is
different than the one observed for Europe, suggesting that an RCM should be retuned, and its parameter uncertainty properly investigated, when
setting up model experiments for different domains of study.
What makes seep carbonates ignore self-sealing and grow
vertically? The role of burrowing decapod crustaceans
Authors: Blouet Jean-Philippe , Imbert Patrice , Ho Sutieng , Wetzel Andreas , Foubert Anneleen
Published: November 2020

Abstract. We investigated the mechanisms that govern vertical growth of seep carbonates by studying the sedimentary architecture of a 15-m-thick, 8-m-diameter column of limestone encased in a deep-water marl succession in the Middle Callovian interval of the Terres Noires Formation in the SE France basin. The limestone body, a.k.a. pseudobioherm is characterized by intense bioturbation, with predominant burrows of the Thalassinoides/Spongeliomorpha suite, excavated by decapod crustaceans. Bioturbation is organized in three tiers. The upper tier corresponds to shallow homogenization of soupy sediment and the second one to pervasive burrowing dominated by Thalassinoides passively filled by pellets. Both homogenized micrite and burrow-filling pellets are depleted in 13C in the range −5 to −10 ‰. The deepest tier in contrast is filled by diagenetic cements arranged in two phases. The first cement phase makes a continuous rim coating the burrow wall, in which carbon isotope data show consistent 13C depletion near −8 ‰ to −12 ‰, indicating precipitation by anaerobic oxidation of methane in the sulfate-methane transition zone. In contrast, the second cement phase is dominated by saddle-dolomite indicating precipitation at a temperature > 80 °C, largely post-dating the burial of the pseudobioherm. The late final blocking of the burrows means that vertical fluid communication was possible over the whole thickness of the pseudobioherm up to the seabed during its active growth. Vertical growth is related to the presence of this open burrow network, providing a high density of localized bypass points across the intra-sediment calcite precipitation zone in the sulfate-methane transition zone and preventing self-sealing from blocking upward methane migration and laterally deflecting fluid flow. One key characteristic that prevented passive fill of the burrows is their geometric complexity with numerous subhorizontal segments that could trap sediment shed from shallower bioturbation tiers.
Relocation of earthquakes in the Southern and Eastern Alps
(Austria, Italy) recorded by the dense, temporary SWATH–D
network using a Markov chain Monte Carlo inversion
Authors: Jozi Najafabadi Azam , Haberland Christian , Ryberg Trond , Verwater Vincent , Le Breton Eline , Handy Mark R. , Weber Michael ,   the AlpArray working group
Published: November 2020

Abstract. Local earthquakes with magnitudes in the range of 1–4.2 (ML) in the Southern and Eastern Alps (2017–2018) registered by the dense, temporary SWATH-D network and the AlpArray network reveal seismicity in the upper crust (0–20 km). The seismicity is characterized by pronounced clusters along the Alpine frontal thrust, e.g., Friuli-Venetia (FV) region, in the Giudicarie-Lessini (GL) and Schio-Vicenza domains, as well as in the Austroalpine Nappes and the Inntal area. Some seismicity also occurs along the Periadriatic Fault. The general pattern of seismicity reflects head-on convergence of the Adriatic Indenter with the Alpine orogenic crust. The deeper seismicity in the FV and GL regions indicate southward propagation of the Southern Alpine deformation front (blind thrusts). The first arrival-times of P- and S-waves of earthquakes are determined by an automatic workflow and then visually/manually checked and corrected. We applied a Markov chain Monte Carlo inversion method to achieve precise hypocenter locations of the 344 local earthquakes. This approach simultaneously calculates hypocenters, 1-D velocity model, and station-corrections without prior assumptions such as initial velocity models and earthquake locations. A further advantage of the method is the derivation of the model parameter uncertainties and noise levels of the data. The accuracy of the localization procedure is checked by inverting a synthetic travel-time dataset from a complex 3-D velocity model and using the real stations and earthquakes geometry. The location accuracy is further investigated by the relocation of quarry blasts. The average uncertainties of the locations of the earthquakes are below 500 m in the epicenter and ∼1.7 km in depth when using the average VP and VP/VS models and the station-corrections from the simultaneous inversion.
Survey of Customer’s Service Expectation and Quality Perception to G.S.M Services in Ondo State
Authors: Olorunleke Gabriel Kolade
Published: November 2020

The satisfaction derived from services rendered by a company goes a long way in determining the response of consumers to these offerings and this can be either a positive or negative response. Hence, this study looks at customer’s purchase expectations and actions to GSM offerings in Ondo State. To achieve the objective above, this study employs a survey research design. A sample of 385 respondents was selected using multistage sampling, out of a population of about 906,557. The result confirmed that 85% of the GSM subscribers cannot guarantee adequate satisfaction with the quality of services with only one network, hence they use more than one network at the same time, switching over to the next each time they have the problem with one network. Secondly, the study finds that network accessibility has the highest customer’s expectations or satisfaction being met; followed by ease of obtaining call cards. Though tariff cost, network quality and bonus do not count much on expectation or satisfaction in Ondo State. Thirdly, both network accessibility and bonus have negative impacts on consumer perception of network quality but tariff cost, ease of obtaining cards, choice of the network have a positive impact on the perception of network quality. In conclusion, GSM companies need to be conscious of inconveniences encountered by their subscribers and they should do more to take care of those subscribers particularly in areas identified in this study. The study recommends that the companies should put preference on network accessibility to meet the customer expectations and that one of the ways to improve on GSM network quality is to educate consumers on their rights and privileges so that they can fight for their right. This should be championed by the supervising organ of government on GSM communication which is Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC).
“Settlement and Gradual Expansion of the Europeans in Southern Africa”: A History of the First Centuries of Colonial Rule in South Africa by Moravian Bishop Hans Peter Hallbeck
Authors: Boon Pieter G.
Published: November 2020

This article offers a transcript and a translation of a text written in 1836 by Hans Peter Hallbeck, Moravian bishop in South Africa, about the first centuries of colonial rule in South Africa. Hallbeck proves to be one of the first historiographers of South Africa using primary sources. The article places this text in the context of other early histories of South Africa, such as histories by John Philip and Meent Borcherds. The comparison of these histories reveals how the authors' position in society in their own time influenced the way they viewed the past of South Africa: Philip sided with the original inhabitants, Borcherds with the Dutch colonists, whilst Hallbeck took a middle ground. Hallbeck's document laid virtually untouched in Moravian archives in Germany and South Africa, inaccessible to South African historians, mainly because of the old German handwriting. It proves to be a valuable addition not only to Moravian but also to South African historical research.
Classification of x-ray images for detection of childhood pneumonia using pre-trained neural networks
Authors: Costa Nator Junior Carvalho da , Moura Sousa Jose Vigno , Santos Domingos Bruno Sousa , Fontenele Marques Junior Francisco das Chagas , Teixeira de Melo Rodrigo
Published: November 2020

This paper describes a comparison between three pre-trained neural networks for the classification of chest X-ray images: Xception, Inception V3, and NasNetLarge. Networks were implemented using learning transfer; The database used was the chest x-ray data set, which contains a total of 5856 chest x-ray images of pediatric patients aged one to five years, with three classes: Normal Viral Pneumonia and Bacterial Pneumonia. Data were divided into three groups: validation, testing and training. A comparison was made with the work of kermany who implemented the Inception V3 network in two ways: (Pneumonia X Normal) and (Bacterial Pneumonia X Viral Pneumonia). The nets used had good accuracy, being the NasNetLarge network the best precision, which was 95.35 \% (Pneumonia X Normal) and 91.79 \% (Viral Pneumonia X Bacterial Pneumonia) against 92.80 \% in (Pneumonia X Normal) and 90.70 \% (Viral Pneumonia X Bacterial Pneumonia) from kermany's work, the Xception network also achieved an improvement in accuracy compared to kermany's work, with 93.59 \% at (Normal X Pneumonia) and 91.03 \% in (Viral Pneumonia X Bacterial Pneumonia).
Uma revisão das técnicas computacionais para contagem de ovos de Aedes aegypti em imagens de ovitrampas
Authors: Brun André Luiz , Moraes Pedro Lucas , Rizzi Claudia Brandelero , Rizzi Rogério Luis
Published: November 2020

A dengue é uma doença viral infecciosa, transmitida pelo mosquito Aedes (albopictus e aegypti), que está presente em mais de 100 países. Mesmo tendo um número frequente e crescente de casos confirmados, não existe vacina eficaz contra a dengue. A estratégia mais eficiente é o acompanhamento e controle do vetor, realizado principalmente com a limpeza de recipientes que são possíveis criadouros. Uma das alternativas para o monitoramento, é a estimação da quantidade de mosquitos por região. Isso pode ser feito através da contagem de ovos em imagens de ovitrampas, que são armadilhas compostas por um recipiente parcialmente ocupado por água ou alguma infusão no qual é inserida uma palheta ou lâmina, proporcionando um ambiente adequado para oviposição. A palheta é fotografada e a contagem dos ovos é feita manualmente. As imagens contêm uma quantidade variável de ovos podendo alcançar milhares de unidades, tornando o trabalho de contagem dispendioso e passivo a erros devido ao cansaço humano. Uma alternativa para auxiliar na estimação do número de ovos presentes nas ovitrampas são os métodos de contagem automática. O atual trabalho apresenta um levantamento bibliográfico de trabalhos de contagem automática de ovos presentes na literatura, visando identificar as diferentes técnicas usadas na solução do problema, bem como os fatores de maior influência no processo e possíveis desafios que ainda demandam soluções.
Escalonamento de máquinas virtuais baseado em custo e tolerante a anomalias de tráfego de rede para Dados-como-Serviço
Authors: Oliveira Ana Cristina Alves de , Spohn Marco Aurélio
Published: November 2020

Os serviços de computação em nuvem são executados em diferentes níveis de abstração, envolvendo mais de um tipo de provedor, que alterna entre os papéis de cliente e provedor. Prejuízos causados por falhas são propagados nos diferentes níveis. Mecanismos para reduzir custos e prejuízos são importantes dada a larga escala. Neste trabalho foi proposto um modelo para escalonamento baseado em custo integrado ao mecanismo de detecção de anomalias de tráfego.  O modelo de negócio de Dados-como-Serviço (DaaS) foi utilizado como estudo de caso para avaliar o impacto de anomalias. Os resultados demonstraram melhorias significativas na redução de custos e as perdas financeiras foram reduzidas para entre 15% e 26% dos valores convencionais.
Impact of Corporate Governance on Corporate Value for Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
Authors: Onguka David , Iraya Cyrus , Nyamute Winnie
Published: November 2020

The study objective is to establish the impact of corporate governance on corporate value of firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. From time to time, capital market authorities have issued guidelines and regulations for good corporate governance in different areas in order to ensure solid and sound management of listed companies and to align the interests of all stakeholders thus ensuring the firm’s sustainability and optimization of the company’s value. Despite these policies, cases of failure and corporate underperformance caused by unsound corporate governance continue to increase in frequency and magnitude. The paper tested the hypothesis that there is no significant influence of corporate governance on corporate value. Corporate governance measurements variables were board independence, board size, board composition and board gender diversity while corporate value was measured by Tobin Q. Data was obtained from past audited financial statements of firms quoted at the NSE. The study used census survey for sixty-four listed companies. The analysis covered a five years period between 2013 and 2017. The study applied agency theory as the anchoring theory. Descriptive statistics and diagnostic tests were conducted on the data thereafter inferential statistics namely correlations analysis and regression analysis were used to test the hypothesis. When the data on the study variables was subjected to descriptive statistics, the results showed a significant relationship between the variables. The panel data approach was considered more appropriate because the sample data contained both cross-sectional and time-series data. The study revealed positive and significant relationship between corporate governance and corporate value.
The Effects of Differential Learning Method on the Tennis Ground Stroke Accuracy and Mobility
Authors: Yıldırım Yahya , Kızılet Ali
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of different learning methods on learning tennis stroke skills, retention of learned skills and mobility time compared to traditional learning methods. Twenty-four (12 boys, 12 girls) high school students who have just started tennis education in a high school in Istanbul participated in this study voluntarily (Age: 15.00 ± 0.00 years, weight: 63.46 ± 10.64 kg, height: 1.65 ± 0.06 m, and body mass index 23.26 ± 2.91 kg/m2). Subjects were divided into two homogeneous groups of 12, each with equal numbers of boys (6 girls, 6 boys) according to the pre-test results. One of the groups was named control group, and the other group was named differential learning group. The training sessions were held 3 days a week for 10 weeks and each training lasted 90 minutes. The International Tennis Number (ITN) test was applied to determine the tennis ground stroke accuracy and mobility time. A modified version of the ITN mobility test was applied using the Fitlight TrainerTM device. Repeated Measures Anova test was used to examine the difference between pre-test, post-test and retention test of the same group. One Way Anova was used for the interaction between groups, measurement (pre-test, post-test, retention test) means. p < 0.05 was accepted for the significance level in the interpretation of statistical procedures. As a consequence; It can be said that the differential learning method is more effective than traditional training methods in the accuracy of tennis ground hits, but there is no significant difference between the two groups in retention of learning. Moreover, no significant difference was found in mean differences between groups and from pre-test to post-test and retention test within groups.
Sala de Estudos Aumentada: Suporte Computacional para o Desenvolvimento Técnico e Perceptivo da Performance Musical
Authors: Oliveira Neto Aluizio B. , Loureiro Maurício Alves
Published: November 2020

Este artigo apresenta uma proposta de aplicação de ferramentas computacionais para análise acústica de conteúdo sonoro musical no processo ensino-aprendizagem, como suporte para o desenvolvimento técnico e perceptivo na performance musical. A metodologia foi testada a partir de uma pesquisa realizada durante dois semestres com uma turma de estudantes de bacharelado em clarineta. Descrevemos a implementação de uma sala de estudos aumentada como ferramenta auxiliar no ensino musical de nı́vel superior.
Metodologias Ativas como forma de reduzir os desafios do ensino em Engenharia de Software: diagnóstico de um survey
Authors: Vieira Lima José Vinícius , Duarte Silva Cleverton Anderson , Ribeiro de Alencar Fernanda Maria , Santos Wylliams Barbosa
Published: November 2020

Um dos grandes desafios do ensino da Engenharia de Software (ES) nas Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) é adaptar modelos de ensino que possam atender às demandas de um mercado dinâmico e atribuam competências aos discentes através de situações práticas. Metodologias Ativas (MAs) têm sido utilizadas no processo do ensino da ES como forma de promover uma formação inovadora, humanística, crítica e reflexiva. Assim, este artigo diagnosticou como as MAs estão sendo aplicadas no ensino da ES em IES do Brasil. Para isso, um survey foi aplicado com 60 docentes das 5 regiões do país. Fatores e habilidades necessárias para o uso de MAs foram identificados. Além disso, categorizou-se um conjunto com lições aprendidas e desafios enfrentados.
Desenvolvimento de Artefatos Digitais por Estudantes na Educação do Campo: Uma Pesquisa-Ação em Comunidades de Prática
Authors: Peres Flavia , Morais Dyego , Queiroz Shany , Santana Bruno
Published: November 2020

A educação do campo surge contrariamente ao paradigma de supervalorização da urbanidade, promovendo transformações sociais que visam à valorização dos povos campesinos. Neste artigo, apresentam-se resultados de uma pesquisa-ação em territórios rurais, em situações locais de ensino com a metodologia DEMULTS, direcionada ao desenvolvimento de artefatos digitais educacionais, com a participação de educandos desses territórios. Como ferramenta-resultado, as configurações dos enunciados ao longo das fases do processo indicaram produção de sentidos pelos participantes, mediada por vozes sociais que integram educação do campo, programação e design.
A Serious Game with Geolocalition to Support Learning ofChildren with Autism and Learning Difficulties
Authors: Silva Salatiel Dantas , Sousa Neto Ademar França de , Mendes Neto Francisco Milton , Lima Rodrigo Monteiro de , Demoly Karla Rosane do Amaral
Published: November 2020

People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have characteristicsdescribed as the disability to relate to others, communication disorders, andobsessive concern about what is unchanging. In this sense, this paper aimsto present an application for mobile devices, in a serious game format, whosepurpose is to aid the teaching-learning process of autistic children, also seekingto reduce their isolation tendencies. Also, it shows both ontologies and theMultiagent System integrated into the application. The validation occurred withautism specialists through questionnaires. The results indicate that the proposedapplication presents the potential to reach its objectives.
The Wanderer: Um jogo para auxiliar no combate ao sedentarismo e promover uma vida saudável
Authors: Lucena Raphael Felipe do Vale , Imperes Filho Francisco Das Chagas , Santos Alan Rafael Ferreira dos , De Sousa Leonardo Pereira
Published: November 2020

O presente trabalho descreve os testes de usabilidade e desenvolvimento de um jogo para celular, The Wanderer. Seu principal objetivo é incentivar e manter o jogador engajado na prática de atividades físicas, como caminhada e corrida. Os testes de usabilidade foram aplicados utilizando questionário online. O trabalho obteve bons resultados nos testes de usabilidade do software, obtendo uma média de 90,6 no método SUS e um percentual de aceitação médio de 94,62%. O jogo mostrou-se promissor em sua proposta e eficiente em levar o usuário a prática de atividades físicas.
Desenvolvimento e avaliação de jogos para a inclusão digital de pessoas idosas
Authors: Giacomelli Johnnie Menges , De Mello Aline Vieira , Cheiran Jean , Costa Junior Miguel Julio Zinelli da
Published: November 2020

Uma vez que a população idosa está crescendo ano após ano, as políticas de inclusão digital para idosos são essenciais para evitar isolamento tecnológico e social. Ainda, conforme muitos idosos retornam ao trabalho para complementar suas aposentadorias, eles precisam aprender a usar computadores em muitas situações. O objetivo dessa pesquisa é desenvolver jogos para navegadores para treinamento de mouse e teclado e aferir sua efetividade na melhoria de habilidade dos idosos depois de um treinamento curto. Nossas principais descobertas incluem que poucas sessões de treino (1) contribuem pouco para melhorar a precisão de movimento e clique com o mouse, (2) foram suficientes para aumentar significativamente a velocidade com o mouse, e (3) aumentaram substancialmente a quantidade de palavras digitadas em um intervalo de tempo.
BcS: Jogos Digitais no Auxílio do Desenvolvimento de Crianças Especiais com Atraso na Linguagem
Authors: Ceccon Diogo Luiz , Porto Josiane Brietzke
Published: November 2020

Diante da história e potencial dos jogos no contexto educacional foi desenvolvido um jogo digital interativo portátil, sob método Design Science Research, voltado às crianças especiais com atraso no desenvolvimento da linguagem, visando estimular a fala. Em primeiro ciclo de avaliação se ofereceu às crianças com Síndrome de Down de uma escola em Curitiba/PR, uma nova experiência de aprendizado e de estimulação de fala, constituída de cinco tipos de atividades variadas, com emissão de sons que podem ser repetidos pelo usuário. Tais recursos digitais tiveram boa aceitação tanto pela profissional e quanto pelas crianças envolvidas, que demonstraram evolução e interesse durante as atividades de estimulação da fala.
ConectAEE: Um Sistema de Fomento à Comunicação Multidisciplinar na Perspectiva da Educação Especial
Authors: Santos Eberson , Vanderlei Igor , Andrade Mariel , Rocha Rodrigo , Araujo Jean
Published: November 2020

Diversas aplicações permitem acompanhar a rotina de alunos quefrequentam exclusivamente o ensino regular, mas normalmente nãoconsideram as especificidades relativas ao público-alvo da Educação Especial. Este artigo apresenta o ConectAEE, um sistema Web que permiteum atendimento compartilhado aos discentes do ensino especial e promove acomunicação entre seus professores, pais e profissionais de saúde. Comometodologia de desenvolvimento, adotou-se o Scrum, além de entrevistas eestudo bibliográfico que permitiram modelar o sistema. O ConectAEE foiavaliado por meio de entrevista de grupo focal, que indicou que o sistema tempotencial para se tornar um aliado em ações educacionais multidisciplinares.
Emotismo: um aplicativo para auxiliar crianças no espectro autista a reconhecer e reproduzir emoções
Authors: Nunes Gustavo Maciel , Aguiar Yuska Paola Costa
Published: November 2020

O Emotismo é um aplicativo mobile para auxiliar crianças com Transtorno do Espectro Autista no reconhecimento e uso adequado de expressões faciais para representar as emoções primárias. Ele dispõe de três atividades principais: reconhecimento das emoções a partir de cenários socioemocionais, imitação das emoções com expressões faciais verificadas via reconhecimento digital de imagem e identificação de uma emoção dentre várias apresentadas. O Emotismo provê personalização dos contextos socioemocionais e o registro de métricas de uso e desempenho. Seu desenvolvimento considerou uma análise de soluções similares e recomendações para o desenvolvimento de recursos digitais para indivíduos com autismo e/ou déficit cognitivo e de aprendizagem.
Estudo virtual em tempos de distanciamento: uma análise sobre o impacto do isolamento social na rotina de estudos de universitários
Authors: Bagatini Daniela D. S. , Soares Rodrigo O. , Barros Eriko Bruno C. , Silveira Gustavo Francisco S.
Published: November 2020

Este artigo trata do engajamento com as recomendações de isolamento social e as implicações percebidas na rotina de estudos a partir do olhar dos universitários. Através da elaboração e aplicação de um questionário, buscou-se discutir aspectos como Concordância, Engajamento, Impacto, Satisfação, Tempo, Carga de trabalho, Ansiedade, Tristeza e desânimo, Apoio das tecnologias e Aproveitamento e experiência. Como resultado, concluiu-se que os estudantes da amostra se sentem comprometidos e concordam em seguir as recomendações de isolamento social. Por fim, na rotina de estudos impactam: tempo dedicado, preocupação e ansiedade, sentimentos de tristeza e desânimo.
Tecnologias Aplicadas ao Ensino e Aprendizagem de LIBRAS: Um Mapeamento Sistemático
Authors: FalvoJr Venilton , Falvo Catherine Martins , Scatalon Lilian Passos , Barbosa Ellen Francine
Published: November 2020

No Brasil, existem 9,7 milhões de deficientes auditivos (cerca de 5,1% da população). Essas pessoas são usuárias em potencial da Língua Brasileira de Sinais (LIBRAS), mas apenas uma parcela delas terá acesso à alfabetização, tendo em vista as dificuldades socioeconômicas nacionais. Por outro lado, o advento da tecnologia vem impactando positivamente nas dinâmicas de ensino e aprendizagem. Nesse contexto, este trabalho tem como objetivo obter uma visão geral das soluções tecnológicas que vêm sendo utilizadas no ensino de línguas de sinais, com ênfase na LIBRAS. Para isso, um Mapeamento Sistemático (MS) foi conduzido, cuja etapa de busca manual identificou 46 estudos primários em conferências, periódicos e revistas brasileiras. De modo geral, observou-se que as tecnologias já vêm contribuindo consistentemente para o ensino da LIBRAS. A grande maioria dos estudos foram publicados nos últimos 10 anos, o que sugere uma linha de pesquisa emergente. Nesse sentido, foram identificadas diferentes tipos de abordagens, desde a análise e projeto até a construção e validação de soluções tecnológicas.
Ressignificação de territórios: A Realidade Virtual no acesso a outros povos e culturas.
Authors: Costa Francisco José , Leite Ana Amábile Gabrielle Rodrigues , Cunha Duana De Souza
Published: November 2020

Este trabalho versa sobre uma experiência de pesquisa que tem como objetivo entender os impactos da Realidade Virtual na educação, como proposta de mediação na construção do conhecimento sobre outros povos e culturas, para isto, uma mostra de imersão em realidade virtual apresentou aos estudantes do curso de Ciências Humanas, o cotidiano de uma família africana e de povos indígenas na floresta na amazônica. Esta pesquisa, de caráter quantitativo-qualitativo, utilizou de um formulário eletrônico para coleta de dados, adaptado do modelo Atracdiff de análise de experiência do usuário (UX), dispondo de perguntas abertas e fechadas e a análise dos dados se baseou em conceitos do Materialismo Histórico-Dialético.
MAfint: Modelo Afetivo de Intervenção Tutorial para Ambientes Virtuais de Aprendizagem
Authors: Ascari Soelaine Rodrigues , Gottardo Ernani , Pimentel Andrey Ricardo
Published: November 2020

O processo de ensino e aprendizagem realizado de forma virtual tem sido muito difundido atualmente por meio dos Sistemas Tutores Inteligentes (STI), pois podem prover instruções imediatas e personalizadas aos aprendizes. Essa personalização pode considerar o estado afetivo do aprendiz para aperfeiçoar as estratégias de ensino. Neste trabalho é apresentado um modelo de intervenção tutorial com base na identificação do tipo de erro matemático cometido pelo aprendiz. Para avaliar o modelo um experimento com aprendizes foi realizado e por meio da inferência dos estados afetivos os resultados indicam que as intervenções personalizadas favorecem um maior engajamento e motivação em relação às intervenções mínimas.
Zulasten zivilgesellschaftlicher Freiräume?
Authors:   Panreck
Published: November 2020

Traditionell kam dem Staat in Großbritannien eine zurückhaltende Rolle im Feld der Demokratiebildung zu. Erst mit »New Labour« und der Einführung des Faches »Citizenship« an englischen Secondary Schools 2002 erfolgte die Kehrtwende: Die zeitliche Überschneidung der Implementation und ersten Reformen des neuen Faches mit Maßnahmen der staatlichen Terrorismusabwehr und des präventiven Demokratieschutzes prägt sich dabei tief in schulische und außerschulische Maßnahmen der Demokratiebildung ein. Der Beitrag prüft, wie die staatlichen und nicht-staatlichen Elemente der schulischen und außerschulischen Demokratiebildung ineinandergreifen und inwiefern sich das Verhältnis von Staat und Gesellschaft durch die Verquickung der Politikfelder »Bildung« und »innere Sicherheit« in den letzten zwei Dekaden verschoben hat, wobei außercurriculare Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der Demokratie und des sozialen Zusammenhalts in den Vordergrund rücken. David Camerons Vision der »Big Society« als umfassender Ansatz der Erneuerung des demokratischen Geistes im Vereinigten Königreich und dem Flaggschiff des »National Citizen Service« kommen besondere Bedeutung zu.
Soziale Ungleichheit und Einkommenseinbußen in der Corona-Krise – Befunde einer Erwerbstätigenbefragung
Authors: Hövermann Andreas , Kohlrausch Bettina
Published: November 2020

Der Beitrag analysiert anhand zweier Wellen einer repräsentativen Erwerbstätigenbefragung (N = 6309), inwieweit in Deutschland im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie Einkommenseinbußen auftraten und bereits vorhandene soziale Ungleichheiten verstärkt haben. Die Analysen zeigen, dass knapp ein Drittel der Erwerbstätigen Einkommenseinbußen hinnehmen musste und dass Einbußen mit erhöhten gesellschaftlichen Sorgen und Ängsten einhergehen. Anhand einer Serie logistischer Regressionen wird offensichtlich, welche Beschäftigtengruppen von pandemiebedingten Einkommenseinbußen besonders betroffen waren. Dies sind Befragte mit Migrationshintergrund, Männer, Befragte mit Kindern und diejenigen, die ohnehin niedrigere Einkommen haben. Besonders stark sind zudem Freiberufler und Selbstständige betroffen – und dies insbesondere zu Beginn der Pandemie, während Beamte nahezu keine Einbußen hatten. Auch Befragte in mitbestimmten Betrieben berichten seltener von finanziellen Einbußen. Und schließlich wird deutlich, dass Einkommensverluste vor allem in bestimmten Branchen auftraten: im Gastgewerbe wie auch im produzierenden und verarbeitenden Gewerbe. Regional fällt auf, dass Befragte aus Baden-Württemberg häufig und Befragte aus Brandenburg eher selten von Einkommenseinbußen berichten.
Exit-Strategie entwickeln
Authors: Kraus Georg
Published: November 2020

Beim Entwickeln einer »Exit-Strategie« für die Zeit nach der Corona-Krise können sich die Entscheider in Organisationen und Unternehmen fast nur auf Annahmen stützen.
Root Cultures for Secondary Products
Authors: Thi Thuy Tien Le
Published: November 2020

Plants are source of many high-value secondary compounds used as drugs, food additives, flavors, pigments and pesticides. The production of these compounds in nature faces to many difficulties because of the dependence on weather, soil … Furthermore, these compounds are usually limited by species, periods of growth or stress. The utilization of plant cells in vitro for the secondary compounds has gained increasing attention over past decades. However, the yield is still low, probably due to the degree of cell differentiation. Therefore, root culture is focused on research as an alternative to cell cultures to produce secondary compounds because of high rate proliferation, great potential in the production with high and stable yields. Hairy roots and adventitious roots have a high ability to biosynthesize secondary compounds in vitro with high and fairly stable in yield in comparison with plant cell suspension cultures. Nowadays, it is feasible to expand the scale of root cultures in bioreactors, which makes it possible to produce secondary compounds on an industrial scale.
Advances in Molecular and Immunohistochemical Detection of Prognostic and Therapeutic Markers in Breast Cancer
Authors: Vismari de Oliveira Rodrigo
Published: November 2020

In the last two decades, new discoveries concerning on breast cancer have contributed to important changes on its classification, from purely morphologic to molecular embased, to establish better correlation with clinicopathologic features. The classification in molecular subtypes, based on hormonal receptor and HER-2 status, have been remarkable not only for its more accurated clinical correlations, but also for its easy applicability in diagnostic routine, better replication of tumor microenvironment through the selection of paraffinized tumor amounts and cost-effectiveness of the detection method, the immunohistochemistry. Hence, this classification may predict the breast cancer prognosis and became an important target for therapy with hormonal and HER-2 antagonist drugs. Other study models, like cancer-stem cell hypothesis and immunological aspects of human cancer, have brought new emerging ideas regarding on molecular pathways and accurated prognostic preditions. Putative stem-cell markers and PD-1/PDL-1, have highlighted among several emerging molecular markers because of the bad cancer prognosis determinated by stem-cell markers expression and for emerging new drugs with selective action to PD-1/PDL-1, with promising results. The therapy of breast cancer have became diverse, target directed and personalized, in order to take in consideration the clinicopathologic cancer aspects, molecular tumor profile and clinical status of the patient.
Dyslexia and Academic Life
Authors: Falzon Ruth
Published: November 2020

This chapter intends to discuss the experiences of university students with dyslexia and academic learning and assessment. It intends to challenge the traditional access to and production of examinations and to separate the ability to retrieve and produce verbal visual print from academic learning and performance in order to propose a model where educational systems join the fourth revolution. The intention is to address the brain drain that communities experience when students with Dyslexia are not able to show what they really know, due to possibly archaic access to and production of academic learning and assessment. The use of technology and independent access to printed material will also be discussed. The framework of this chapter is the Kannangara model of dyslexia: from Languishing to Thriving with Dyslexia. When reading this chapter, one also needs to remember that, whilst I refer to dyslexia, this profile more often than not co-occurs with other learning challenges and is often grouped with populations of Specific Learning Difficulties or Learning Disabilities in research and national data.
Slovakia’s Oversized Cabinet after the 2020 Parliamentary Elections: Barrier against Extremism Vol. II, or Protection of Its Own Stability?
Authors: Just Petr
Published: November 2020

This article deals with one of the major political consequences of parliamentary elections in every parliamentary regime – the process of government formation. It focuses on the formation of the coalition government following the 2020 parliamentary elections in Slovakia, in the context of both pre-election developments as well as the main challenges and appeals of contemporary politics in general – the rise of far-right political parties. Its aim is to identify the coalition strategies presented before the elections of political parties and movements that had a theoretical chance of being elected to Parliament. Special emphasis is placed on the definition by the other political parties and movements of the long-time ruling party Smer and the far-right party Our Slovakia. The analysis continues with the post-election government formation process, the classification of the established coalition, including the allocation of cabinet portfolios, assessment of the similarities and differences of coalition parties, and factors that could possibly cause both instability as well as stability. It concludes that the joint definition by the new ruling parties and movements of Smer and Our Slovakia will, at least for some time, serve as a unifying factor keeping the coalition together. However, the coalition’s stability will be under almost constant pressure coming from both relations between coalition parties and the possibility of internal conflicts within the coalition parties and movements. The article argues that the establishment of the surplus majority coalition might – besides the official justification for it – serve as a protection against government destabilization.
The Three Apples
Authors: Vardoulakis Dimitris ,   DePaul University
Published: November 2020

From the fall of the Berlin Wall to 9/11, agonistic democracy promised to navigate away from both liberalism and dialectical materialism. How can we renew that discourse to highlight its significance in the times of COVID-19? I answer this question by looking at three articulations of the apple metaphor.
A Primer on Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy: What Does It Mean for Pathologists?
Authors: Cushman-Vokoun Allison M. , Voelkerding Karl V. , Fung Mark K. , Nowak Jan A. , Thorson John A. , Duncan Helena L. , Kalicanin Tanja , Anderson Matthew W. , Yohe Sophia
Published: November 2020

Context.—

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) technology has shown great promise in both clinical and preclinical models in mediating potent and specific antitumor activity. With the advent of US Food and Drug Administration–approved CAR-T therapies for B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, CAR-T therapy is poised to become part of mainstream clinical practice.

Objective.—

To educate pathologists on CAR-T and chimeric antigen receptor–derived cellular therapy, provide a better understanding of their role in this process, explain important regulatory aspects of CAR-T therapy, and advocate for pathologist involvement in the delivery and monitoring of chimeric antigen receptor–based treatments. Much of the focus of this article addresses US Food and Drug Administration–approved therapies; however, more general issues and future perspectives are considered for therapies in development.

Design.—

A CAR-T workgroup, facilitated by the College of American Pathologists Personalized Health Care Committee and consisting of pathologists of various backgrounds, was convened to develop a summary guidance paper for the College of American Pathologists Council on Scientific Affairs.

Results.—

The workgroup identified gaps in pathologists' knowledge of CAR-T therapy, including uncertainty in the role of the clinical laboratory in supporting CAR-T therapy. The workgroup considered these issues and summarized the findings to assist pathologists to become stakeholders in CAR-T therapy administration.

Conclusions.—

This manuscript serves to both educate pathologists on CAR-T therapy and serve as a point of initial discussions in areas of CAR-T science, clinical therapy, and regulatory issues as CAR-T therapies continue to be introduced into clinical practice.
p-120 Catenin is a Useful Diagnostic Biomarker for Distinguishing Plasmacytoid and Sarcomatoid Variants From Conventional Urothelial Carcinoma
Authors: Acosta Andres M. , Barletta Justine , Sonpavde Guru , Schnitt Stuart , Hirsch Michelle S.
Published: November 2020

Context.—

Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PC-UC) is an aggressive variant of urothelial carcinoma (UC), characterized by loss of E-cadherin (E-Cad)–mediated intercellular adhesion. Loss of E-Cad by immunohistochemistry can help diagnose PC-UC; however, sensitivity is limited. Expression of other cadherin-catenin adhesion complex members, that is, p-120 catenin (p-120) and β-catenin (B-Cat), which are diagnostically useful for lobular breast carcinoma, remains unknown in UC.

Objective.—

To determine the utility of p-120 and B-Cat in conventional and variant UC.

Design.—

E-cadherin, B-Cat, and p-120 immunohistochemistry was performed in 25 conventional UCs and 33 variant UCs, including 22 PC-UCs, 6 sarcomatoid UCs (SUCs), and 5 micropapillary UCs. Membranous staining for all biomarkers was considered normal; however, any cytoplasmic staining or an absence of staining was considered diagnostically abnormal. Next-generation sequencing was performed on 8 PC-UC cases.

Results.—

E-cadherin, B-Cat, and p-120 showed membranous staining in all conventional and micropapillary UCs. In contrast, most PC-UCs were negative for E-Cad (17 of 22; 77%) with an additional 2 of 22 cases (9%) showing cytoplasmic with partial membranous staining. p-120 catenin demonstrated cytoplasmic or negative staining in 21 of 22 cases (95%). Most SUCs showed an absence of E-Cad (5 of 6; 83%) and cytoplasmic or negative p-120 in 5 of 6 cases (83%). Staining for B-Cat was also abnormal in a subset of PC-UCs and SUCs. Five PC-UC cases that harbored CDH1 gene variants were p-120 cytoplasmic positive.

Conclusions.—

p-120 catenin is a useful adjunct biomarker to E-Cad in the clinically important distinction of PC-UC and SUC from conventional UC. In particular, the combination of cytoplasmic p-120 and loss of E-Cad is strongly supportive of PC-UC and SUC.