bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Positive Thinking and Its Relationship to the Organizational Performance of Sports Activity Supervisors in the Directorates of Education in the Middle Euphrates
Authors: Adham Teba Hashem , Alwan Nihad Muhammad
Published: June 2021

The positive scientific and logical thinking stage towards building the future vision in organizationalperformance and elevating the workers their ideas, opinions and proposals to the top of the administrativedealings that reflect the organizational culture to which it belongs in organizing the administration and thepositive work of the supervisors of sports activity as successful managers are keen to stay near the fieldsof actual work, as they consider their regular meetings with the cadres working with them a vital factorfor the success of their work, the research aims to identify the relationship of positive thinking with theorganizational performance of the supervisors of sports activity in the directorates of education in the MiddleEuphrates. Karbala, and Diwaniyah) for the 2020 season, the researchers used the descriptive approachand the research community was destroyed from (104) supervisors of sports activities, and the researchersprepared a positive thinking scale consisting of (37) items, and the organizational performance scale consistsof (38) paragraphs and the percentages, arithmetic and hypothetical average were calculated. Finding thereliability coefficient using the half-segmentation method and (Cronbach’s Alpha) to find out the stability ofthe test and the Pearson correlation coefficient for validity of the discrimination of the paragraphs and thet-test
MoTive – Interaktives Anlagenschema zur BIM- basierten Unterstützung eines technischen Monitorings
Authors: Benndorf Gesa , Ihlenburg Moritz , Réhault Nicolas
Published: June 2021

In diesem Artikel wird ein Werkzeug vorgestellt, welches Informationen aus einem BIM extrahiert und mit Anforderungen aus der AMEV-Richtlinie zum technischen Monitoring in Beziehung setzt. Das am Fraunhofer ISE entwickelte Werkzeug ermöglicht es, aktive und passive Bauteile sowie Sensoren und Aktoren in einem interaktiven digitalen Anlagenschema automatisiert zu lokalisieren. Somit erhalten Anlagenplaner und Monitoring-Dienstleister einen schnellen Überblick über die geplante, verbaute und erforderliche Messtechnik.
O Turismo Cultural e a Problemática da Capacidade de Carga do Património: Estudo da dimensão social do caso da Catedral do Porto
Authors: Sousa Marques Raquel
Published: June 2021

O turismo é o principal motor do desenvolvimento local e regional, porém, o seu avanço pode gerar uma pressão excessiva sobre os recursos de um destino, alterando negativamente as condições sociais e económicas e a qualidade de vida da população residente. A crescente expansão do turismo, devido ao elevado fluxo de visitantes, suscita a necessidade de geri-lo de acordo com os parâmetros da sustentabilidade, isto é, com uma utilização responsável dos recursos explorados, de forma a garantir a sua conservação e transmissão para as gerações futuras. Nesse sentido, é grande a preocupação com o controle dos impactos negativos sobre os recursos patrimoniais gerados pelo grande fluxo de visitantes. Neste artigo apresentamos o estudo da dimensão social da Sé do Porto, visto ser um dos monumentos mais visitados da cidade.
A logical framework to study concept-learning biases in the presence of multiple explanations
Authors: Abriola Sergio , Tano Pablo , Romano Sergio , Figueira Santiago
Published: June 2021

When people seek to understand concepts from an incomplete set of examples and counterexamples, there is usually an exponentially large number of classification rules that can correctly classify the observed data, depending on which features of the examples are used to construct these rules. A mechanistic approximation of human concept-learning should help to explain how humans prefer some rules over others when there are many that can be used to correctly classify the observed data. Here, we exploit the tools of propositional logic to develop an experimental framework that controls the minimal rules that aresimultaneouslyconsistent with the presented examples. For example, our framework allows us to present participants with concepts consistent with a disjunctionand alsowith a conjunction, depending on which features are used to build the rule. Similarly, it allows us to present concepts that are simultaneously consistent with two or more rules of different complexity and using different features. Importantly, our framework fully controls which minimal rules compete to explain the examples and is able to recover the features used by the participant to build the classification rule, without relying on supplementary attention-tracking mechanisms (e.g. eye-tracking). We exploit our framework in an experiment with a sequence of such competitive trials, illustrating the emergence of various transfer effects that bias participants’ prior attention to specific sets of features during learning.
Iodine-catalyzed electrophilic substitution of indoles: Synthesis of (un)symmetrical diindolylmethanes with a quaternary carbon center
Authors: Pillaiyar Thanigaimalai , Sedaghati Masoud , B. Mahardhika Andhika , L. Wendt Lukas , E. Müller Christa
Published: June 2021

A novel, versatile approach for the synthesis of unsymmetrical 3,3'-diindolylmethanes (DIMs) with a quaternary carbon center has been developed via iodine-catalyzed coupling of trifluoromethyl(indolyl)phenylmethanols with indoles. In contrast to previously reported methods, the new procedure is characterized by chemoselectivity, mild conditions, high yields, and scalability to obtain gram amounts for biological studies. Selected compounds were found to display affinity for cannabinoid receptors, which are promising drug targets for the treatment of inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.
Shoestring Social Media: Building a Social Media Presence for UNCG’s Special Collections and University Archives
Authors: Lawrimore Erin
Published: June 2021

Social media is now a part of everyday life for the majority of adults. With such high adoption rates, archives and special collections cannot afford to ignore this important venue for advocacy and awareness building.  In this case study, the author will explore how staff of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) established and built a social media presence that stretches across multiple platforms and audiences to spread the word about our collections and our work. The author will also examine the issue of sustainability planning and growth through assessment.
63rd Biennial Conference: Biennium Reports
Authors: Scott Ralph
Published: June 2021

63rd Biennial Conference: Biennium Reports
Defining Rural
Authors: Dunstan Stephany , Henderson Mihaela , Griffith Emily H. , Jaeger Audrey , Zelna Carrie
Published: June 2021

Rural students have unique characteristics that necessitate further exploration when analyzing assessment and student success data. From assessment, programming, and policy standpoints, intentionality in selection of a definition of rural is critical to prevent making inappropriate or inaccurate decisions. In this study, we sought to compare three definitions of rurality to better help understand this issue and to select a definition that we believe is most appropriate for use at a large research institution in a largely rural state.
Augmented Reality Berbasis Android Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Sistem Tata Surya
Authors: Fatma Yulia , Salim Armen , Hayami Regiolina
Published: June 2021

Along with the development, the application can be used as a medium for learning. Augmented Reality is a technology that combines two-dimensional’s virtual objects and three-dimensional’s virtual objects into a real three-dimensional’s  then projecting the virtual objects in real time and simultaneously. The introduction of Solar System’s material, students are invited to get to know the planets which are directly encourage students to imagine circumtances in the Solar System. Explenational of planets form and how the planets make the revolution and rotation in books are considered less material’s explanation because its only display objects in 2D. In addition, students can not practice directly in preparing the layout of the planets in the Solar System. By applying Augmented Reality Technology, information’s learning delivery can be clarified, because in these applications are combined the real world and the virtual world. Not only display the material, the application also display images of planets in 3D animation’s objects with audio.
Крайові задачі з керуванням для операторних рівнянь у банахових просторах
Authors: Zhuravliov V. P. , Boichuk О. A.
Published: June 2021

УДК 517.935
Із використанням теорії узагальненого обернення операторів отримано критерій розв'язності і загальний вигляд розв'язків не скрізь розв'язних операторних рівнянь з керуванням та лінійних крайових задач для них у банахових просторах.
Fast-track surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery concepts after their application in hernia repair
Authors:   ", Boiko V.V. ,   V.T. Zaitsev“ Institute of General and Emergency Surgery, Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Parkhomenko K.Y. ,   Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Department, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Feskov O.E. ,   Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Gavrikov A.Y. ,   Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Kursov S.V. ,   Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Piatnochka V.I. ,   Department of Surgery, Institute of Postgraduate Education, “I. Horbachevsky“ Ternopil National Medical University, Теrnopil, Ukraine
Published: June 2021

The growing number of surgical interventions that occur worldwide, along with the increasing prevalence of general somatic pathology, keeps current the problem of preventing complications during surgery and in the postoperative period. An efficient solution to this problem is to determine the risk of surgery, directed preoperative preparation, taking into account the comorbidity, optimization of surgery and postoperative rehabilitation. Fast-track surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery programs have significant potential for improving outcomes of surgery. These programs are widely used in various fields of surgery, but their effectiveness in herniology, especially in the performing simultaneous surgeries, there are very few reports, and the results of individual studies are contradictory. The review provides an analysis of holistic strategies of fast-track surgery and enhanced recovery and individual measures to assess the effectiveness of their impact on the immediate results of surgical interventions.
Reno-urinary changes during pregnancy and monitoring of the pregnant woman in primary care
Authors:   Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti, Iancu Mihaela Adela ,   Cabinet medical individual, Bucureşti, România, Condur Laura Maria ,   Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Carol Davila“, Bucureşti,   Facultatea de Medicină Universitatea „Ovidius“, Constanţa, România, Diaconu Camelia Cristina ,   Facultatea de Medicină Universitatea „Ovidius“, Constanţa, România,   Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă, Bucureşti, România, Matei Dumitru ,   Facultatea de Medicină Universitatea „Ovidius“, Constanţa, România,   Institutul Naţional pentru Sănătatea Mamei şi Copilului „Alessandrescu-Rusescu“, Bucureşti, România
Published: June 2021

During pregnancy, anatomical and functional changes occur in all organs and systems of the body. The family doctor evaluates the morphofunctional changes in the reno-urinary system throughout the pregnancy. These morphological and functional changes often have no clinical expression. Morphofunctional changes in the reno-urinary system cause changes in laboratory tests results and are the basis for the appearance of urinary tract symptoms. The family doctor has an important role in assessing the pregnant woman, and in diagnosing renal pathology early. Although the pregnant woman has an increased risk of developing various urinary tract diseases, frequently, under active monitoring and conservative treatment, the evolution can be favorable.
Streptomyces biomass – effective additive in poultry nutrition
Authors: PETCU Igor
Published: June 2021

Introduction. The breeding of domestic poultry is an important source to soupplement the human needs in animal proteins with a high biological value. Therefore, knowledge and guidance of the factors that influence poultry production is a guarantee of increasing these productions, both in terms of quantity and quality.Material and methods. The investigation was aimed to administer the 0.05% and 0.1% streptomyces biomass in the recipe of combined fodder, intended for the feeding of young poultry of the Argintie de Adler breed, in order to identify the effectiveness of its administration.Results. The supplementing of streptomyces biomass in the proportion of 0.1% in the recipe of combined feed intended for feeding the poultry of the Argintie de Adler breed, contributed to a 5.1% gross weight gain and a lower specific consumption by 9.9% in chickens from the experimental batch, compared to those of the control batch.Conclusions. The assessment of the dynamic indices of growth and development in chickens of the Argintie de Adler breed, as a result of supplementation of nutrition recipes with streptomyces biomass, has established a sure way to boost the productivity.
Snow effect on the neutron monitor network for 2018-2019
Authors: Kobelev Pavel G. , Trefilova Liudmila , Dorman Lev I. , Pustilnik Lev A , Belov Anatoly V. , Eroshenko Eugenia A. , Yanke Victor G.
Published: June 2021

In this article, the influence of the surrounding snow cover on the neutron monitors count rate of the world network of neutron monitors was estimated using the method of reference stations.
The applied technique also makes it possible to estimate the snow cover thickness at the observation point, which was done for more than two dozen stations. A comparison of the data correction
results for snow is carried out for the case of automatic correction, based on the developed algorithm, and for manual one, with an error estimate.
Cutoff rigidity and particle trajectories online calculator
Authors: Belov Semen , Zobnin Egor , Yanke Victor G.
Published: June 2021

Over the years, many authors have developed unique software packages for calculating the geomagnetic cut- off rigidities and the asymptotic directions of particle arrival.
Such programs are used for mass calculations and require some skill. However, it is often necessary to carry out single calculations with the same accu- racy. For this purpose,
calculator programs have been created on the basis of already developed software packages. One of such programs, a calculator, is described in this work.
SUKSESI DAKWAH DALAM PENDEKATAN MASYARAKAT MODERAT (studi tentang tafsîr al-Adabî al-Ijtimâ’i pada transformasi problematika dakwah)
Authors: Majid Zamakhsyari Abdul
Published: June 2021

This paper aims to critically analyze the succession of da'wah in a community approach and to review the paradigm of scientific development systematically. This study uses a qualitative-descriptive method by trying to explore various works and writings related to the focus of the study, either directly or indirectly. The works are read carefully and then analyzed and interpreted qualitatively according to predetermined study problems. This research is a library research. This result is the message of succession in facing big challenges due to the variety of challenges and the intensity of changing times, and considering the multi-dimensional needs of society or human interests now tend to be more critical because of information disclosure, multi-disciplinary da'wah is very much needed. Da'wah will run optimally if the dynamic factors of human life can be projected to an objective approach to resolution and consider socio-historical and cultural aspects. So that the potential of da'wah in this context makes the existing reality a consideration in the planning of the methodology and approach of the da'wah being carried out. The development of modern science is given space for the existence of da'wah in changing conventional approaches to multinational ones. To achieve this, it requires thinking that is oriented towards local aspects to become global. Emphasis on da'wah in moderate or modern societies can be done substantially because current conditions show that society is increasingly critical, so what is needed is preaching that is oriented towards global transformation and which can accept the conditions of the times and sustainable technological advances.
Sličnosti i razlike Šuvarove i bolonjske reforme obrazovanja
Authors: Bosanac Maja , Grandić Radovan
Published: June 2021

Odgoj
i obrazovanje oduvijek su neraskidivo povezani s društvenim, ekonomskim,
političkim i kulturnim događajima. Cilj rada je razmotriti osnovne sličnosti i
razlike između bolonjske i Šuvarove reforme obrazovanja. Iako je bolonjska
reforma usmjerena na visoko obrazovanje, a Šuvarova se reforma prvenstveno
odnosila na srednjoškolsko obrazovanje te reforme također sadrže brojne
sličnosti čije bi implikacije mogle biti važne za cjelovitije razumijevanje
brojnih očekivanja koja postavljaju
moderne obrazovne ustanove. Jedna od osnovnih sličnosti obje reforme je
povezanost obrazovanja sa svijetom rada i zahtjevima tržišta. Upravo je ta
karakteristika modernih zahtjeva za odgojem obrazovanja istovremeno
najkontroverznija i često kritizirana. Doprinos ovog rada podrazumijeva
aktualizaciju pitanja Šuvarove reforme koja se često uspoređuje s bolonjskim
procesom. U zaključku rada ističe se da bez obzira na razlike, čija je jedna od
osnovnih činjenica da je Šuvarova reforma napuštena za razliku od trenutne bolonjske,
usporedba ovih reformi može biti važna posebno kada je riječ o razumijevanju
društveno-ekonomskih i političkih utjecaja na proces obrazovanja.
LINEAR ORDERING OF SELECTED GERONTECHNOLOGIES USING SELECTED MCGDM METHODS
Authors: Halicka Katarzyna , Kacprzak Dariusz
Published: June 2021

For over last 20 years, significant changes have been observed in the age structure of the world’s population. The percentage of working-age population is steadily decreasing all over the world, and a relative number of retired people is increasing. It confirms that our society is ageing. Moreover, according to the United Nations population forecast the situation will get worse. The increasing number of seniors is also connected with the need to provide them with institutional support in the form of care. One of the key elements of helping older adults may be gerontechnology – an interdisciplinary field of research that uses technology to implement the aspirations and abilities of seniors.
On the basis of a meticulous literature review, 9 groups of gerontechnology have been identified that have been rated with respect to 30 criteria. In the period December 2019 – January 2020 a representative sample of 1.152 Poles aged over 40 (acting as decision makers) took part in the research consisting of completing the prepared questionnaire. Based on selected Multiple Criteria Group Decision Making methods, linear ordering of gerontechnologies was prepared and the most preferred by respondents participating in the study was indicated.
Effects of a Life Skills–Based Intervention on Mental Health of Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors: Hashemi Seyyedeh Farideh , Gholizadeh Leila , Rezaei Soheila Ahangarzadeh , Maslakpak Masoumeh Hemmati
Published: June 2021

The current study examined the effectiveness of a life skills training intervention on the psychological health of adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes. This quasi-randomized controlled trial recruited 80 individuals from the West Azerbaijan Diabetes Community in Urmia, Iran. Participants were randomly allocated to intervention (
n
= 40) or control (
n
= 40) groups. The intervention group received nine sessions of life skills training, and the control group received routine care only. Data collection tools included a demographics questionnaire and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Compared to the control group, intervention group participants achieved statistically significant improvements in their physiological health, including stress (
p
< 0.04), anxiety (
p
< 0.04), and depression (
p
< 0.03). Nurses, including diabetes educators, should assess patients with diabetes for psychological complications and consider empowering adolescents and young adults with diabetes through life skills training, which can be incorporated into diabetes management plans to promote health and well-being. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59
(10), 41–47.]
Dynamic Identification of Learning Styles in MOOC Environment Using Ontology Based Browser Extension
Authors: Mishra Divyansh Shankar , Agarwal Abhinav , Kolekar Sucheta V
Published: June 2021

With the advent of the era of big data and Web 3.0 on the horizon, different types of online deliverable resources in the pedagogical field have also become raft. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are the most important of such learning resources that provide many courses at different levels for the learners on the go. The data generated by these MOOCs, however, is often unorganized and difficult to track or is not used to the extent that allows identification of learner types to facilitate better learning. The proposed approach in this paper aims to detect the learning style of a learner, interacting with the MOOC portal, dynamically and automatically through a novel, indigenous and in-built browser extension. This extension is used to capture the usage parameters of the learner and analyze learning behavior in real-time. The usage parameters are captured and stored as a learner ontology to ease sharing and operating across different platforms. The learning style so deduced is based on the Felder Silverman Learning Style Model (FSLSM), where learner’s behavior under multiple criteria, vis-`a-vis perception, input, understanding, and processing are measured. Based on the generated ontological semantics of learner’s behavior, multiple models can be made to facilitate precise and efficient learning. The result shows that this state-of-the-art approach identifies and detects the learning styles of the learners automatically and dynamically, i.e., changing over time
Detecting Students Gifted in Mathematics with Stream Mining and Concept Drift Based M-Learning Models Integrating Educational Computer Games
Authors: Juric Petar , Brkic Bakaric Marija , Matetic Maja
Published: June 2021

One of the problems of individualized classes which adapt contents and methods of teaching to students of different cognitive capabilities is early and widely available detection of students gifted in certain educational fields. The paper proposes models which are based on stream mining and which can detect students gifted in Mathematics solely on the basis of their interaction with the m-learning system using educational computer games and with no access to any other feature except for student age. Classification accuracy and time-efficiency of different feature selection methods are examined in order to make the models more interpretable, hence less complex. Stream mining classification accuracy in the utilized models is evaluated on new (yet unseen) records, while the concept drift detection analyses at which point of time should new models be built.
Development of an ERP System Design Course to Improve Students' Learning Outcomes
Authors: Alharbi Basma
Published: June 2021

This paper describes the design and evaluation of an ERP system design course, which utilizes experiential learning theory along with open ERP sys-tem to provide the students with a holistic and cost-free learning environ-ment. The objective of the course is to familiarize students with the ERP se-lection and implementation life-cycle. When designing the pedagogical framework, the goal was to help students, especially those with little to no working experience to acquire the necessary knowledge, and develop the practical technical experience. Additionally, it was necessary to help students appreciate the depth and issues involved in the ERP system selection and implementation life-cycle. Lectures, case discussions, system demos with interactive labs, and group projects were used all together to enable in depth learning of the proposed topics. We focus on open source ERP system to provide the students with the required hands-on experience, and also to demonstrate that such approach can be utilized even by low resource universities. This paper includes details of the proposed framework. The proposed framework was taught and evaluated in a 1-semester graduate level course at the university of Jeddah, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The course design was in-directly assessed using a survey, and the results revealed the positive impact that the proposed framework had on students’ learning outcomes. The results of the assessment support that experiential based learning using open source ERP systems can lead to improved learning outcome.
The Effectiveness of Educational Pillars Based on Vygotsky's Theory in Achievement and Information Processing Among First Intermediate Class Students
Authors: Fouad Jawad Lina , Kadhim Raheem Muayad , Hassan Majeed Ban
Published: June 2021

The aim of the research is to identify the effectiveness of the educational pillars strategy based on Vygotsky's theory in mathematical achievement and information processing of first-grade intermediate students. In pursuit of the research objectives, the experimental method was used, and the quasi-experimental design was used for two equivalent groups, one control group taught traditionally and the other experi-mental taught according to the educational pillars strategy. The research sample consisted of (66) female students from the first intermediate grade, who were inten-tionally chosen after ensuring their equivalence, taking into account several factors, most notably chronological age and their level of mathematics, and they were dis-tributed equally into two groups, one experimental and the other control. The re-search tools were represented in the teacher's handbook for the application of the educational pillars strategy, the achievement test in mathematics, and the test of information processing skills. The researchers applied the experiment in the first semester of the (2019/2020) academic year. One of the researchers taught the ex-perimental group by applying the educational pillars strategy, while the control group studied according to the usual method. The mathematical achievement test and the data processing skill test were applied to the experimental and control re-search groups, and then the data necessary for statistical analysis and access to results were obtained. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two groups and control groups in the mathematical achievement test. There were also statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two groups on the test of the skill of information processing, and the size of the effect was calculated by describing a function of the effectiveness of the strategy on the two independent variables (mathematics achievement, information processing), as it became clear that the educational pillars strategy based on Vygotsky's theory has great effectiveness. On mathematics achievement and on developing students' information processing skills
A Reinforcement Learning Approach for Interference Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Authors: Afolabi Akindele Segun , Ahmed Shehu , Akinola Olubunmi Adewale
Published: June 2021

Due to the increased demand for scarce wireless bandwidth, it has become insufficient to serve the network user equipment using macrocell base stations only. Network densification through the addition of low power nodes (picocell) to conventional high power nodes addresses the bandwidth dearth issue, but unfortunately introduces unwanted interference into the network which causes a reduction in throughput. This paper developed a reinforcement learning model that assisted in coordinating interference in a heterogeneous network comprising macro-cell and pico-cell base stations. The learning mechanism was derived based on Q-learning, which consisted of agent, state, action, and reward. The base station was modeled as the agent, while the state represented the condition of the user equipment in terms of Signal to Interference Plus Noise Ratio. The action was represented by the transmission power level and the reward was given in terms of throughput. Simulation results showed that the proposed Q-learning scheme improved the performances of average user equipment throughput in the network. In particular, multi-agent systems with a normal learning rate increased the throughput of associated user equipment by a whooping 212.5% compared to a macrocell-only scheme.
Grounded Theory for the Design of Mobile User Interfaces-Based on Space Retrieval Therapy
Authors: Aljedaani Kholoud Abdulrahman , Alnanih Reem Abdulaziz
Published: June 2021

Technology plays a major role in our daily lives. In healthcare, technology assists in treating and detecting diseases and can improve patients’ quality of life. Alzheimer’s disease patients are generally elderly people who suffer from disabilities in vision, hearing, speech, and movement. The disease is one of the most common types of dementia. This paper proposes a design for a mobile application with an adaptive user interface for Alzheimer’s patients based on an elderly model developed using grounded theory. The application aims to improve the patients’ quality of life and allow them to remain engaged in society. The design of the application is based on spaced retrieval therapy (SRT), a method that helps Alzheimer’s patients to recall specific pieces of important information. User-centered design method was used to design and build this application. In the requirements phase, a user model for elderly people was elicited based on a classification developed through grounded theory. The prototype for the proposed model was designed and developed considering the default user interfaces and the adaptive user interfaces. A test was conducted with 15 elderly Arab users. The participants were 50–74 years old with varying levels of education and experience with technology. The authors proposed a user model for elderly people containing all the design implications in terms of physical and cognitive changes. The results of testing with elderly Arab users supported the proposed user model in terms of colors, fonts, pictures, and symbols. However, there were problems with the menu design and color preferences.
The Innovation of Disruptive Learning Media with Augmented Reality Based 3D Object Concept with Drill Machine Design to Improve Quality of Distance Learning in The Era of Education 4.0
Authors: Putra Andika Bagus Nur Rahma , Mukhadis Amat , Ulfatin Nurul , Tuwoso Tuwoso , Subandi Mahfudi Sahly , Hardika Hardika , Muhammad Abd Kadir
Published: June 2021

Currently, the world of education is entering a disruptive era. Digital-based educational technology. Especially in the distance education model. The technology used is relatively unsophisticated. This study aims to: (1) develop Disruptive Innovation learning media with Augmented Reality with the concept of 3D objects in the form of a Drill Machine; (2) testing the attractiveness of Disruptive Innovation Learning media with Augmented Reality with a 3D Object Concept in the form of a Drill Machine; and (3) testing the effectiveness level of the product being developed. The method used is research and development (R&D), followed by quasi-experimentation to test its effectiveness. Validation consists of two teams of experts, namely e-learning media experts and vocational education material experts. The findings in this study include augmented reality technology based on 3D objects in the form of a drill machine that was developed has a high level of attractiveness and completeness of vocational material. The object-based 3D augmented reality technology in the form of a drill machine that was developed was proven to be able to improve the understanding skills of vocational students in the education era 4.0.
Development of Augmented Reality Application for Learning Computer Network Device
Authors: Hamzah Muhammad Luthfi , Ambiyar Ambiyar , Rizal Fahmi , Simatupang Wakhinudin , Irfan Dedy , Refdinal Refdinal
Published: June 2021

Applied augmented reality works by detecting imageries or pictures, normally called markers, by using smartphone camera that detects these preplaced markers. Augmented reality has seen wide application in various fields, one of them is education. In the field of education, augmented reality is utilized to make learning process more engaging and attractive. Starting from the problem that learning computer networks on introduce to network device which is currently still delivered conventionally. So, this research makes a solution to this problem by developing learning media using augmented reality (AR) technology, which is a technology that combines two-dimensional or three-dimensional virtual objects into a real environment and then projects these virtual objects in real time. The purpose of this research is to build AR-based applications in learning computer network devices in order to increase understanding, generate motivation and student interest. The methodology used in this research consist of Envisioning Phase(Problem Identification, Planning Phase(Planning), Developing Phase(Design), Stabilizing Phase(Testing), Deploying Phase(Implementation). This study uses 31 students as sample and the data was analyzed using the SUS(System Usability Scale). The result show evaluates the usability using SUS of 31 respondents and it can be concluded that this AR application can be accepted by these students in its use with SUS Score obtained was 78.5
‘Power-as-a-Service’ – A Hierarchical On-Demand Charging Model for Recharging the Mobile Nodes of MANETs
Authors: Kurni Muralidhar , K Saritha
Published: June 2021

Battery energy is a crucial issue that limits battery-powered mobile devices’ operational efficiency in Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs). Failure of a node affects both the lifetime and connectivity of a MANET, which has to initiate finding a new route from source to destination. This initiation causes more energy consumption in nodes. Failure of a node also causes network partitions, thereby resulting in sparse networks being formed. Existing energy-efficient strategies only defer the end of a node’s battery lifetime; they could not guarantee the MANET’s nonstop functioning. To address the issues caused by battery depletion, this paper proposes a “Cloud” oriented approach called Power-as-a-Service (PaaS), a hierarchical on-demand charging model for recharging the mobile nodes of the MANET. In PaaS, the MANET is alienated into non-overlapping disjoint zones, and for each zone, one Zone Charging Cloud Node (ZccN) is deployed to recharge the mobile nodes of that particular zone wirelessly. A High-power Charging Cloud Node (HccN) is deployed to wirelessly recharge the ZccNs in the MANET for the entire network. In PaaS, the ZccN recharges both the selected node for recharge and other nodes around the selected node that requested recharge and has higher power transfer efficiency. This strategy of PaaS improves the charging efficiency of cloud chargers by minimizing the urgent charging requests in the future, and thus the operational efficiency of the MANET improves. Extensive simulations indicate that the proposed PaaS model with a hierarchy of cloud chargers improves the operational efficiency of MANETs in terms of reducing the death rate of mobile nodes, thereby improving the lifetime and connectivity probability of MANETs.
RESILIENCE COVERAGE OF GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Roostaie Samira , Kouhirostami Maryam , Sam Mahya , Kibert Charles J
Published: June 2021

Sustainable development has been a popular concept since 1987 and the issuance of the Brundtland report. A diverse number of sustainability assessment frameworks are available to examine the environmental performance of buildings and communities. With the current pace of climate change and the increasing threat of stronger, more frequent natural hazards, however, there are doubts that sustainability alone is an effective response. Sustainability assessment frameworks in recent years have been criticized for not incorporating hazard resilience. To better understand the current level of emphasis put on resilience to natural hazards in green building rating systems, this study aims to assess the level of resilience integration in existing sustainability assessment frameworks. The results demonstrate an overall lack of resilience coverage in the frameworks with only four frameworks, CASBEE, LEED, Green Globes, and DGNB having resilience coverage of 27.5%, 15%, 2.6%, and 1.1% respectively. This confirms a need for more systematic integration of resilience indicators into sustainability rating systems to create combined frameworks for sustainability and resilience.
La discusión sobre la formación de lideres intermedios. Fundamentos, aprendizajes y desafíos
Authors: Peñailillo Lorena , Galdames Sergio , Rodriguez Simón
Published: June 2021

Cet article revient sur les enseignements tirés à partir de la mise en œuvre de programmes de formation centrés sur les questions liées au leadership. Ces programmes sont la résultante d’efforts communs engagés entre le domaine de l'éducation d'un district de la cinquième region du Chili et celui du programme CRECE à l’Université Pontificale Catholique de Valparaiso. La formation envisagée pour des enseignants à propos du leadership est fondée sur le principe de faire passer les participants par des étapes successives ; comme repèrer les défis posés par le leadership, comprendre l'école en tant qu'organisation dans la perspective de son amélioration continue et de sa stabilité, ou encore de saisir les mécanismes susceptibles d'influencer d'autres enseignants. La formation proposée vise à faire apparaître le rôle de chef par intérim et comme collaborateur, médiateur et facilitateur du processus d'amélioration de l'organisation. Cet article suggère que ces programmes de formation puissent structurer des équipes possédant une expertise sur le sujet et montre tout l’intérêt qu’il y a à conduire l'expérience dans un contexte éducatif. Il montre aussi combien ces formations pourraient générer une coordination efficace avec les décideurs au niveau local. L’article s’attache ainsi à mettre l’accent sur une méthodologie de conception pour le développement des connaissances dans le développement du leadership éducatif.
La escuela como organización que mejora
Authors: Rodriguez Simón , Salinas Carolina
Published: June 2021

Cet article développe quelques lignes directrices conceptuelles à propos de l'amélioration du fonctionnement des écoles. Pour ce faire, l’article revient sur un examen le plus exhaustif possible de la littérature nationale et internationale. Il retourne de cette recherche que la continuité et la durabilité d'une amélioration dans l’école semblent dépendre pour les directeurs, les enseignants ou encore les étudiants, de leur bonne compréhension de nouvelles pratiques se substituant à de plus anciennes. L'étude développe les concepts clés de l'autonomie des écoles, d'apprentissage organisationnel, de l'amélioration et de la durabilité du leadership partagé. L’article aboutit à une proposition qui tient compte de l'interaction de concepts en tant que variables permettant aux personnels des écoles de mieux s’engager dans une compréhension, véritable ressort d’une amélioration de l’organisation.
Historias de aprendizaje y formación de ocho directores/as de escuela. Una aproximación a la formación del liderazgo educativo en Chile
Authors: Rodriguez Simón , Cárdenas Cristian , Campos Fabian
Published: June 2021

Cet article s’attache aux parcours de formation de huit directeurs présentant de bonnes performances sur leur poste au Chili. Dans cette étude, le procédé technique des « Histoires de vie » a été utilisé. Ainsi ont été reconstitués différents cheminements personnels ainsi que la place et le rôle des instances de formation. Dans chaque cas, quatre étapes ont ainsi été explorées : l'enseignement secondaire, l’enseignement supérieur, le pré-exercice d'entraîne-ment en tant que directeur et la formation continue dans l'exercice de la direction. Les résultats montrent quatre grands types fondamentaux d'apprentissage : la communication et l’importance des relations interpersonnelles positives ; le rôle donné aux enseignants ; celui de l'enseignement et de l'apprentissage ; et enfin celui de l'administration et de la gestion. Dans tous les cas, il apparaît que les situations d’apprentissage informel sont jugées les plus importantes. Les discussions et le rôle-exercice de coordination et de mise en œuvre de projets concrets apparaissent aussi comme de puissants leviers. Cette étude s’attache à mettre l’accent sur des apprentissages clés pour les gestionnaires en poste et peut contribuer à développer des programmes de formation efficaces et significatifs.
L’instituteur du Code Soleil : la vocation d’un prophète missionnaire
Authors: Pachod André
Published: June 2021

Plus célèbre que le Dictionnaire de Ferdinand Buisson, le Code Soleil a constitué une référence incontournable de la formation initiale et de la vie quotidienne des instituteurs de 1923 à 1979. Ce Code énonce un ensemble de conseils et de devoirs pour exercer son métier ; il propose également une identité de l’instituteur dans un projet d’école laïque et républicaine, et d’éducation nationale et populaire. L’instituteur, défini comme un éducateur, répond à une vocation initiale et continue qui s’articule autour de trois paradigmes fondamentaux : l’appel, la mission, l’état de vie. Par sa parole, sa vie et son œuvre, il devient le prophète missionnaire de l’École de la République à aimer et faire aimer. Homme de l’Harmonie et de la concorde, de l’Horizon et des mille ménagements, ce guide intellectuel, social, et moral sera cependant protégé du « choc des opinions » et des grands changements de la société et de l’école. Son identité vocationnelle ne résistera pas à des évolutions ; elle ne sera plus mentionnée dans le Code Soleil à partir des années 1980.
Activité de l’enseignant et dynamique coopérative au sein de dyades d’élèves. Une étude de cas dans des tâches d’escalade en Education Physique
Authors: Evin Agathe , Sève Carole , Saury Jacques
Published: June 2021

Cette étude vise à analyser la façon dont les interventions de l’enseignant sont susceptibles d’influencer la coopération entre les élèves au sein de dyades au cours d’un cycle d’escalade. Il s’agit plus précisément d’identifier et de caractériser les formes d’activité de l’enseignant qui sont significatives pour l’un et/ou l’autre des deux élèves de la dyade, et les effets de l’activité de l’enseignant sur l’activité coopérative des élèves de la dyade. L’étude a été conduite en référence au cadre théorique et méthodologique du « cours d’action » (Theureau, 2006). Les résultats mettent en évidence cinq formes d’activité de l’enseignant significatives pour les élèves et deux sortes d’effets de l’activité de l’enseignant sur la coopération : des effets « positifs », de facilitation de la coopération entre les élèves grâce au développement de la confiance qu’ils ont dans les compétences et la fiabilité de l’activité de leur partenaire, et des effets « négatifs », nuisibles à la coopération. Ces effets sont interprétés en relation avec deux processus d’influence qualifiés respectivement de « processus de validation » et de « processus d’invalidation » des actions des élèves par l’enseignant.
Portable Epidemiological Isolation Unit. Ephemeral Architecture for Covid-19 Emergency
Authors: Nader Manrique Carlos Alberto , Perez Perez Alex Leandro , Cifuentes Quin Camilo Andres , Ramos Calonge Helmut Geofre
Published: June 2021

In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Colombian Ministry of Science and Technology launched the call for research proposals MinCienciatón. The call invited researchers in different fields, including epidemiology and biomedical design, to present solutions that help mitigate the health emergency produced by the fast spread of the virus worldwide. Among other subjects of interest, the call encouraged researchers to present ideas for the isolation of infected patients and the protection of medical staff. In this context, the LAB[1] was selected to design and produce a Portable Epidemiological Isolation Unit. Product of the laboratory’s research in polyhedral geometry and ephemeral architecture, we designed a pneumatic structure which permits the treatment of infected patients in aseptic and well ventilated spaces – as well as the isolation of medical staff and equipment. In the event that the health system becomes saturated, the Portable Epidemiological Isolation Unit will allow the sanitary authorities to expand its hospital capacity when needed. It will also permit the installation of field hospitals in isolated areas of the national territory that do not count with the necessary infrastructure to cope with the sanitary crisis. [1] In compliance with the blind evaluation policy of the journal, this proposal does not mention the name of the laboratory in question nor its institutional bond.
Towards a "better normal": educational experiences in Design in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Spitz Rejane , Díaz Jose Rafael González , Calleja Sebero Ugarte , Meythaler Amparo Álvarez , Abril Xavier Barriga , Idiáquez Julio Membreño
Published: June 2021

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has demanded the adoption of extraordinary measures of quarantine and social distancing, impacting educational institutions worldwide. Schools and campuses – which used to be spaces for social exchange – had to cease face-to-face instruction and shift to remote learning with no prior planning or training, which posed several challenges to education systems around the globe. In Latin America – responsible, today, for over half of the planet’s daily COVID-19-related deaths - this scenario is even more dramatic. The diverse socioeconomic levels of the student population is a major challenge for online teaching, as institutions cannot provide computer training, equipment and connectivity to all those in need. In spite of all challenges, universities which are part of AUSJAL (Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America) are making every effort to offer online classes during this pandemic, since education plays a pivotal role in these countries. This paper presents a selection of Design educational experiences conducted in AUSJAL universities during this pandemic. Design educators from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Nicaragua present educational methods and strategies for dealing with this critical situation. In conclusion, we discuss how their innovative and engaging teaching ideas are paving the way towards not simply a new, but  a “better normal” in Latin America.