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Teaching Engagement Scale Alignment Towards Purpose-Driven Delivery
Authors: Vaithilingam Chockalingam Aravind , Gamboa Reynato A. , Gurusamy Kumaraguruparan
Published: November 2020

This work proposes a way in which the engagement scale is embedded into the existing educational framework and help to identify training needs that makes the teacher to play a greater role graduate capability achievements. The framework, the key components, and the tracking of the performance to align the set outcomes are presented. A seven dimensional teaching engagement scale (TES) assessment at the end of the semester often is the closest tool to evaluate the partnership. The extraction of the data, analytics of the data, the imperatives, and the solutions with reflections are presented in this work. The analysis showed a wider gap with the way the learner required wanted to learn is and the way the teacher facilitate the class. Analysis of the dimensions is presented with implications sounding out to the point teach less through conventional modes of learning and to make learning to happen through engaging tools towards educational sustainability. The outcomes of the action plan strategy over a semester is presented with reflections and effectiveness.
Partnership of Learning Construction Through Model Making
Authors: Gunasagaran Sujatavani , Mari Tamil Salvi , Kuppusamy Sivaraman , Srirangam Sucharita , Mohamed Mohamed Rizal
Published: November 2020

Project-based learning offers an engaging instructional method to make learners active constructors of knowledge. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of learning in two project-based learning of construction through model making in architecture using a case study and by designing. Model making is an innovative and time-consuming approach in teaching construction as this approach rely heavily on student-teacher partnership mimicking the studio learning. Learning construction through model making needs students to take an active role and to be ‘in-charge' of their learning and learning process. The study employs a survey to 78 participants of undergraduate architecture students. The results of this study demonstrated architecture students learn construction effectively using the model making method. This project-based learning allows students to have construction knowledge to consider buildability in their architecture design studio. The result can be used to improve teaching and learning of construction in architectural education.
Transforming Learning Experience to Achieve Learning Outcome
Authors: Narayanan Elangkovan , Jambulingam Manimegalai
Published: November 2020

Active partnership between teachers and learners that requires curriculum change in terms of student's participation during lectures and tutorials have become increasingly popular in the current curriculum development for many universities. Kolb's and Argyris theories of learning were adapted for this study to establish the framework for the constructs developed. A total of 178 samples were collected for the study. The result from the study showed significant relationship between team dynamics and learning outcome, team dynamic and learning attitude and behavior, learning attitude and behavior with learning outcome. The result also indicated full mediation of learning attitude and behavior towards team dynamics and learning outcome. The finding from this study provided a transformed culture and direction with new partnership between facilitators and students in achieving the desired learning outcome.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Authors: Bhavani Ganga , Agrawal Reena
Published: November 2020

In recent years, many organizations have incorporated corporate social responsibility (CSR) as part of their vision and mission statements. There are many evidences demonstrates the positive results after implementation of CSR. Now, the question is, what are the contributions of CSR towards sustainable development of society and growth? The current study shows the association between CSR and sustainable growth. Real-time analysis of relevant studies of organizations who initiated CSR strategies towards sustainable development and growth are incorporated in the present chapter.
Theoretical Disclosure of Board Independence
Authors: Kiran Aarooj , Ibrahim Ayesha
Published: November 2020

In the wake of corporate scandals in major companies like Enron, Tyco, and East Asian crisis have emphasized the need of sufficient number of independent directors on the board for proper oversight and functioning of the company. Code of corporate governance recommends the presence of independent directors for better performance of the company. As board independence ensured good corporate governance practices, it is considered that having independent directors on the board is not for better performance but for better governance. In seeking reasonable answer for these arguments, the purpose of this study is to review some of the literature of board independence with respect to corporate governance theories specifically agency theory, stewardship, and resource dependency theory. All these theories have provided mixed evidences in different studies about the impact and importance of board independence and reason behind these mixed evidences might be the institutional context of different organizations in different countries.
Leveraging Women on Boards in Asia
Authors: Duangwises Narupon
Published: November 2020

Diverse boards have been seen as providing impetus for initiating change. This study focuses on the relationship between female representation on boards of directors and its effect on firm performance, based on evidence from the Thailand. The authors use empirical data on SET 100 Index firms observed in 2015 to 2019. The result indicate that at least one female director in the board is associated with the firm financial performance, while the female CEO/Chairman or higher percentage of females in board having no firm performance association.
An Overview of the Worldwide Rise and Expansion of Home Education Homeschooling
Authors: Ray Brian D.
Published: November 2020

This chapter outlines the current situation about homeschooling across the world today. It highlights its enormous growth over the last 40 or 50 years, since its reintroduction in the USA and the impact that has had on the world homeschooling movement. It describes the contested outcomes of home education, including the evidence that students' academic, social, and emotional outcomes are higher while also providing a solid basis for ‘graduates' of home education to experience success in adulthood. Theorizing the roots of this success, the chapter looks at the measures of success and the theoretical bases of the success of the mainstream schooled and explores how the features that make a successful graduate of mainstream schools are naturally and almost exclusively present in the home education setting, Finally, it considers how the current turn against home education and suggests how future research might be useful to counter these negative discourses about the practice while understanding this growing cohort of children across the world today.
My Experience as a Home Education Graduate
Authors: Riley Benjamin
Published: November 2020

The author's first day of school was his first day of college. He was born to a 20-year-old single mother with a strong sense of determination to give him the best education possible despite having very limited financial resources. His earliest memories are filled with books, newspapers, lots of time to play, and frequent trips to libraries and museums. Throughout his childhood, he pursued a wide range of interests, including geology, environmental science, numismatics, reading, writing, and music. As you may have guessed, he was homeschooled for the entirety of his school years. This chapter explores that experience.
Homeschooling as a Barometer of State Power and Control in the Czech Republic
Authors: Kašparová Irena
Published: November 2020

The chapter introduces homeschooling in the Czech Republic, Europe, from the perspective of an anthropologist, who herself had both observed the phenomenon scientifically, as well as practiced it with her four children. The author introduces homeschooling as an important social topic, that may be regarded as a barometer of state power and control over its citizens. The text takes the reader onto a historical journey through various regimes that have governed the country, from the dawn of compulsory schooling under the Habsburg dynasty in the 18th century, through to two World Wars, onto socialism, communism, and finally, democratic government and its various turbulences over the last 30 years. Based upon participant observation, interviews, autoethnography, and secondary sources analysis, the author shows nuances and niches of homeschooling within the state compulsory education system, its battle for recognition, inclusion, and sustainability, which is achieved not only by law itself but also by five pillars of successful homeschooling, noted at the end of the chapter.
Characteristics of Red Spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) Encroachment at Two Central Appalachian Heathland Study Areas
Authors: White Helen M. , Resler Lynn M. , Carroll David
Published: November 2020

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, intensive land use nearly eliminated red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) throughout portions of West Virginia (WV). Red spruce has been slow to regenerate on mountaintop heathland barrens surrounding Canaan Valley, West Virginia (WV), and little is known about the nature of encroachment. Using field surveys, geospatial data, and statistical modelling, the objectives were to 1) characterize and compare red spruce encroachment at two upland heath study areas in West Virginia (Bear Rocks and Cabin Mountain), 2) characterize percent cover of major ground cover types associated with red spruce regeneration sites in order to elucidate biotic interactions, and 3) model the biophysical correlates of red spruce encroachment using geospatial data and statistical modelling. Red spruce count was similar at both study areas, but there were substantially more seedlings and saplings at Cabin Mountain. Modelling revealed a positive relationship between red spruce count and rock cover and a negative relationship between red spruce and stand distance.
The Role of Drones in Anti-Mountaintop Removal Activism
Authors: Massey Aron Douglas
Published: November 2020

This research project examines the usefulness of drones in environmental activism, especially within the fight against mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. The paper examines the tactics of Coal River Mountain Watch and the Appalachian Mountain Patrol, anti-MTR activists that use drone surveillance to enhance their fight against this destructive practice. The use of drones increases the complexity of strategies employed by Appalachian activists and challenges many of the traditionally held, but continually critiqued, stereotypes present in Appalachian research. Beyond a deeper understanding of Appalachian activism, this paper investigates the ways in which knowledge production and epistemological assumptions are challenged by less costly and more accessible technologies such as drones.
Churn Prediction in a Pay-TV Company via Data Classification
Authors: Ulku Ilayda , Yuksektepe Fadime Uney , Yilmaz Oznur , Aktas Merve Ulku , Akbalik Nergiz
Published: November 2020

In data mining, if a data set is new to the literature, the study is comparing the existing algorithms and determining the most suitable algorithm. This study is an example of this by including many quantitative analysis. Real data was obtained from a Pay-TV Company in Turkey to predict the churn behavior of the customers. The attributes such as membership period, payment method, education status, and city information of customers were used in order to predict the customers' churn status. By applying attributes selection algorithms, the most important attributes are obtained. As a result, two datasets are proposed. While one of the datasets consists of all attributes, the other one just includes the selected attributes. Many different data classification algorithms were applied to these datasets by using WEKA software. The best method and the best dataset which has the best accuracy rate was proposed to the company. The company can predict the customers' churn status and contact the right group of people for a specific campaign with a proposed user-friendly prediction methodology.
Advanced Brain Tumor Detection System
Authors: Kumar Monica S. , Bhat Swathi K. , Thakare Vaishali R.
Published: November 2020

Brain tumor segmentation and detection is one of the most critical parts in the field of medical regions. Tumor is a cancer type that can be visible in any part of the body in case of primary and secondary tumor. The different type of brain tumor is glioma, benign, malignant, meningioma. This research helps in retrieving the tumor region in the brain with the help of 2D MRI images. The system predicts using MATLAB which is a programming platform and analyze the tumor from different method like canny edge, Otsu's binary, fuzzy c-means (FCM), and k-means clustering to improve the borders using the pixel technique. Using convolution neural network (CNN), neural network, and natural language processing, the system detects brain tumor based on the pre-processing and post-processing feature. Moreover, the authors figure out which tumor affected is the most important feature to protect the lifespan in the initial stages. Finally, it acknowledges the result in the mail format to the doctor or patient.
The Labour Market Under Consideration of the Technical Changes
Authors: Sander Tom , Teh Phoey Lee , Mesquita Anabela
Published: November 2020

Implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into our daily lives has created new occupations and businesses. It has changed human activities and affected individual's behaviour, influencing our decisions. This study explores the opinions of individuals about the influences of implementing AI into the labour market, especially the issue of how AI could affect human employment. There are 144 participants who responded to this survey, and the data was analysed using descriptive statistics, the t-test to identify significant differences between men and women, as well as the Spearman correlation. The results provide interesting insights and only relevant statistics and significant results are presented.
Feedback Analysis of Test Anxiety and Academic Performance Among Students
Authors: Ansah John Pastor , Leow Jing Xin
Published: November 2020

Previous research has shown that test anxiety among students affects academic performance. Understanding the feedback mechanisms underlying the dynamics of test anxiety and academic performance among students will inform the development of interventions to cut the prevalence of text anxiety. Many theories have been proposed to explain the underlying causes of text anxiety and academic performance. In this research, the authors sought to synthesize the dominate theories of test anxiety and academic performance (i.e., cognitive attention model, learning deficit model, dual deficit model, and social learning model) and translate it into an explicit system dynamic simulation model that captures the main feedback loops. Simulation experiments were implement using synthetic data and variation of few parameters in the experiments produced realistic trajectories of students' academic performance.
Exploring Strategies to Improve Oral Communication Engagement Online According to Higher Education Instructors
Authors: DiPeri Dawn
Published: November 2020

This chapter addresses the following problem: the strategies higher education instructors need to strengthen the oral communication skills of online undergraduate students have not yet been identified. The exploratory design used semistructured interviews that queried the experiences of 10 undergraduate online higher education instructors tasked with teaching a course with an online public speaking assignment. The population in the study was geographically disbursed and worked remotely within the United States. The conceptual framework guided the study and focused on the general research problem and the ways in which management can improve practices related to teaching and learning. The theoretical construct that was most closely examined was andragogy. The research question asked: What are the strategies higher education instructors need to strengthen the oral communication skills of online undergraduate students? The results of the semistructured interviews uncovered five themes but this chapter examines the theme of student engagement.
The Impact of Keyboard Type on Users' Perceptions of Password Strength
Authors: Kortum Philip , Acemyan Claudia Ziegler
Published: November 2020

With the proliferation of mobile touchscreen computers, password entry no longer takes place exclusively on physical keyboards. Entering a strong password on a mobile device requires a person to navigate through multiple keyboard depths to access each character, while entering the same password on a desktop keyboard only requires a user to press keys that are accessible on a single layer. This paper investigates whether the extra physical and cognitive effort associated with using multiple levels of onscreen keyboards changes users' perceptions of password strength. Sixty participants judged perceived security by typing 36 passwords with a differing number of keyboard level transitions on either a mobile device or a desktop keyboard. Analysis revealed that passwords requiring a user to transition between keyboards increased perceptions of security. Passwords that required the use of the shift key on a desktop keyboard returned similar results. This suggests that users may overestimate the security of passwords based on the number of entry keystrokes.
Cartilage Particles can Promote Chondrogenesis of Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells on Poly(ε-Caprolactone)/Fibrin Hybrid Constructs Prepared via Sandwich Model
Authors: Ghosouri Sahar , Setayeshmehr Mohsen , Taheri-Kafrani Asghar , Valiani Ali
Published: November 2020

Electrospun fibers have demonstrated a remarkable potential as a framework structure in the fabrication of cartilage tissue engineering (CTE) scaffolds. Various extracellular matrices have been incorporated into electrospun scaffolds to mimic and simulate the extracellular environment. The objective of this study was to fabricate hybrid constructs using composite electrospun scaffolds based on poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and cartilage-derived matrix (CDM) and fibrin hydrogel to improve the viability and differentiation of human adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) for CTE applications.Initially, PCL and PCL-CDM electrospun mats were fabricated. Fibrin/ ADSCs hydrogel were seeded on PCL- CDM mats and arranged layer-by-layer using sandwich technique. This method has been employed to increase cell seeding and infiltration efficiency through the entire mass of the scaffold. Real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR), were performed to examine the expression of collagen types II and X, SOX9 and aggrecan. The production of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) was also tested in vitro by Toluidine blue stain and biochemical assay in the cultured scaffolds.The findings demonstrated that incorporation of CDM in PCL fibers results in improved cell viability. Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed that the sandwich method resulted in homogenous cell seeding within the scaffold. Overall, the RT- PCR, biochemical and histological results, showed that incorporation of the CDM into PCL/fibrin sandwich scaffolds stimulated ADSCs chondrogenesis and produced the products which increased expression of chondrogenic genes. It also, enhanced GAG synthesis compared to PCL/fibrin scaffolds.These findings suggest PCL-CDM/fibrin can be considered as an appropriate hybrid scaffold for CTE applications.
Gray Matter Segmentation of Brain MRI Using Hybrid Enhanced Independent Component Analysis in Noisy and Noise Free Environment
Authors: Basheera Shaik , Ram M. Satya Sai
Published: November 2020

Medical segmentation is the primary task performed to diagnosis the abnormalities in the human body. The brain is the complex organ and anatomical segmentation of brain tissues is a challenging task. In this paper, we used Enhanced Independent component analysis to perform the segmentation of gray matter. We used modified K means, Expected Maximization and Hidden Markov random field to provide better spatial correlation that overcomes in-homogeneity, noise and low contrast. Our objective is achieved in two steps (i) initially unwanted tissues are clipped from the MRI image using skull stripped Algorithm (ii) Enhanced Independent Component analysis is used to perform the segmentation of gray matter. We apply the proposed method on both T1w and T2w MRI to perform segmentation of gray matter at different noisy environments. We evaluate the the performance of our proposed system with Jaccard Index, Dice Coefficient and Accuracy. We further compared the proposed system performance with the existing frameworks. Our proposed method gives better segmentation of gray matter useful for diagnosis neurodegenerative disorders.
Further inequalities and properties of p-inner parallel bodies
Authors: Lou Yingying , Xi Dongmeng , Zeng Zhenbing
Published: November 2020

A. R. Martínez Fernández obtained upper bounds for quermassintegrals of the p-inner parallel bodies: an extension of the classical inner parallel body to the

$L_p$
-Brunn-Minkowski theory. In this paper, we establish (sharp) upper and lower bounds for quermassintegrals of p-inner parallel bodies. Moreover, the sufficient and necessary conditions of the equality case for the main inequality are obtained, which characterize the so-called tangential bodies.
Filozofowie, skandaliści i etnarchowie – twórcy literatury czarnogórskiego oświecenia
Authors: Gil Dorota
Published: November 2020

Philosophers, Scandalists and Ethnarchs – the Authors of the Montenegrin Enlightenment Literature This present article is devoted to an issue of assimilation and adaptation of the philosophical tendencies and literary patterns of the European enlightenment in Montenegrin literature which was established in 18th century in difficult internal circumstances and during constant threat to the independence of the country. Key advocates of the rationalistic, democratic and anticlerical demands were mainly descended from the romanized Adriatic communities and obtained their education in Western Europe –transplanting into native ground the ideas of the free mind and conscience, religious tolerance, just politics, reform of the state or general education. In the context of the above-mentioned and similar categories the works of Stefan Zanović, Jovan Baljević, Katerina Radonjićand other authors were considered. The special example of taking advantage of the enlightenment paradigm are texts of the bishops and political rulers from the PetrovićNjegošdynasty –their attitude was formed through the necessity of the defence of the legal-state interest and fidelity to the Christian ethic. As a case of such a meaning of the civilizing mission in the environment of disintegrated Montenegrin tribes Petar I was presented. Especially his messages to the clan communities contain many didactic appeals which are faithful to the enlightenment vision of the man and society.
„Najmniej antypatyczną jest mi Austria” (Memoriał Josepha Conrada-Korzeniowskiego w sprawie polskiej z roku 1914)
Authors: Zabierowski Stefan
Published: November 2020

“Austria Is the Least Awful to Me” (Joseph Conrad-Korzeniowski’s 1914 Note on the Polish Problem) The article attempts at a presentation and an interpretation of a relatively unknown text by Joseph Conrad, namely, his Memoriał w sprawie polskiej [Note on the Polish Problem], written in Zakopane in 1914. The author of this article by interpreting the text of that document proves that it was created – to a great extent − under the influence of trialist conceptions of Galician conservatives, predominantly, an eminent lawyer from Kraków, Ph.D. Teodor Kosch.
Strategic Diversity in a Turbulent World
Authors: Markedonov S. M.
Published: November 2020

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Makna Hidup Adalah Kristus Berdasarkan Filipi 1 : 21 Dan Implikasinya Bagi Orang Percaya
Authors: Simorangkir Sri Lina Betty Lamsihar , Arifianto Yonatan Alex
Published: November 2020

AbstractThe meaning of life is an important element in mental health and the functions of human life. A person may experiences despair and lost the certainty of life when he does not have meaning, purpose and value of life. The meaning of Paul's life based on Philippians 1: 20-21 shows only to the person of Christ. Christ became the beginning of his life. The encounter that brought repentance and life under the guidance of the Holy Spirit became the basis of the meaning of Paul's life. With descriptive qualitative methods and analyzing the text of the verse, provide information on the purpose of writing and provide an understanding that Christ must be the center of the life of believers. Longing to glorify Christ, and prioritizing life for Christ, not feel ashamed to preach the gospel and realize that death in God is a profitable thing are the guidance in living a life focused on God. Keyword: Christ; the meaning of life; the Holy Spirit; the believer. AbstrakMakna hidup merupakan elemen penting dalam kesejahteraan atau kesehatan mental dan fungsi hidup manusia. Seseorang mengalami putus asa dan tidak memiliki kepastian hidup di saat tidak mempunyai makna, tujuan dan nilai hidup. Makna hidup Paulus berdasarkan Filipi 1:20-21 menunjukkan hanya kepada pribadi Kristus. Kristus menjadi awal dari kehidupannya  setelah  perjumpaan yang membawa pertobatan serta hidup dalam pimpinan Roh Kudus menjadi dasar dari makna hidup Paulus. Dengan metode kualitatif deskriptif dan menganalisa teks ayat tersebut, dapat memberikan informasi tujuan penulisan serta memberi pemahaman bahwa Kristus harus menjadi pusat kehidupan orang percaya. Kerinduan memuliakan Kristus, dan memprioritaskan hidup bagi Kristus, serta tidak merasa malu memberitakan Injil dan menyadari bahwa kematian dalam Tuhan adalah hal yang menguntungkan. Maka hal itu menjadi pegangan dalam menjalani hidup fokus kepada Tuhan. Keyword: Kristus; Makna Hidup; Roh Kudus; Orang Percaya
Makna Dibenarkan Oleh Iman Dan Perbuatan Menurut Yakobus 2:14-26
Authors: Sinuraya, M.Th Samuel Julianta
Published: November 2020

AbstractSince his fall into sin, man has suffered from moral depravity and self-image damage before God. God took the initiative to restore the relationship with humans through the redemptive work of Christ. Through Christ's redemption, mankind who was originally sinful was justified by God's grace. James wrote the teaching that man who is justified by God through faith,   should have deeds according to their faith. This research is a qualitative research with a grammatical historical approach. The aim of this research is to find the meaning of being justified by faith and deeds according to James 2: 14-26 and to explain the implications for today's believers. For James, the true form of faith can be seen through works. This means that a person whose actions do not reflect Christ's righteousness is essentially dead.Keywords: Justification; Faith and Deeds; James. AbstrakSejak jatuh ke dalam dosa, manusia mengalami kerusakan moral dan citra diri di hadapan Allah. Allah berinisiatif memulihkan hubungan dengan manusia melalui karya penebusan Kristus. Melalui penebusan Kristus, manusia yang semula berdosa dibenarkan oleh anugerah Allah. Yakobus menuliskan ajaran bahwa manusia yang sudah dibenarkan Allah oleh iman seharusnya memiliki perbuatan yang sesuai dengan imannya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan historikal gramatikal.  Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menemukan makna dibenarkan oleh iman dan perbuatan menurut Yakobus 2:14-26 dan memaparkan implikasinya kepada orang percaya pada masa kini. Bagi Yakobus, bentuk iman yang sejati dapat dilihat melalui perbuatan.  Seseorang yang perbuatannya tidak mencerminkan kebenaran Kristus pada hakekatnya mati.Kata Kunci: Pembenaran; Iman dan perbuatan; Yakobus.
Assessment of COVID-19 Preparedness on Obstetrics and Gynecology Practices in Nepal
Authors: Mahato Raj Deb , Gurung Gopal , Parajuli Surya
Published: November 2020

Background: The Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Coronavirus transmitted between people through direct contact with infected people and indirect contact with infected surface and object. The practicing Doctor is at more risk of infection with COVID-19. The WHO declared the Coronavirus infection as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting health services worldwide. The objective of this study was to assess COVID-19 preparedness on Obstetrics and Gynecology practices in Nepal.

Methods: We conducted a web-based cross-sectional study from 5 July to 20 July 2020. We collected 136 responses from Obstetrics and Gynecology consultants practicing at different hospitals of Nepal through google forms. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22.

Results: Among 136 Obstetrics and Gynecology Consultants, most of participants were spacing ANC visits for low-risk pregnancy (86%), refer patients to Corona Centre if suspected of coronavirus infection (72.8 %), did not ask their patients for COVID-19 test before any procedures (69.04%) and triage and risk screening for COVID-19 for each patient (69.1 %). Proper personal protective measure was not available in most of the centers. Most of the centers has working guidelines for COVID-19. Most of the routine activities were resumed by most of the participants. Most of the hospitals had isolation wards (71.3 %) but most hospitals didn’t have isolated Labour rooms (61.8 %) and isolated operation theatres (62.5%). Only a few participants (15.4%) had received specific training regarding COVID-19.

Conclusion: Proper personal protective equipment was available in few centers and very few participants had received special training for COVID-19. Most of the hospitals had working guidelines for COVID-19. Most participants didn’t test their patients for COVID-19 before any surgical procedures. Most of the participants follow the proper protective measures during practice.
Una década dialógica
Authors: Xolocotzi Yáñez Ángel
Published: November 2020

A lo largo de varias décadas, la bibliografía secundaría ha documentado ciertos aspectos del compromiso político de Martin Heidegger. También se ha escrito mucho sobre el proceso de depuración al final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial; sin embargo, lo que no ha sido tematizado de forma detallada es la década que siguió a la prohibición docente que se le aplicó. El presente trabajo lleva a cabo un acercamiento a ciertos foros en donde Heidegger no sólo difundió su pensar, sino que obtuvo elementos creativos para su trabajo pensante. Asimismo, estos espacios cumplieron una cierta función terapéutica para Heidegger en esos años complicados. A pesar de que, mediante la prohibición docente se puede ver un cambio de actitud por parte de Heidegger respecto de la apertura a foros y publicaciones, la década que va de 1949 a 1959 será una de las más intensas debido a la importancia de discusiones que se dan, especialmente entre filosofía y ciencia así como filosofía y poesía. El trabajo lleva a cabo una primera aproximación a tales foros, especialmente con base en documentos y epistolarios de archivos inéditos.
¿Cómo leer fenomenológicamente?
Authors: De Lara Francisco
Published: November 2020

El texto rinde un homenaje a Ramón Rodríguez a partir de una revisión de dos aspectos. Por un lado, el modo como el autor llegó a conocer el trabajo de Ramón Rodríguez y el impacto que tuvo en sus propias investigaciones. Por otro lado, la importancia que su libro La transformación hermenéutica de la fenomenología posee en el marco de los estudios heideggerianos. En especial, se destaca su lectura de la intencionalidad, la intuición hermenéutica y la indicación formal. El objetivo final es mostrar la forma de leer de Ramón Rodríguez como un ejemplo de ejercicio fenomenológico-hermenéutico.
Un paralelismo en torno a la filosofía de la historia
Authors: Pardo José Luis
Published: November 2020

Uno de los ámbitos de investigación de Ramón Rodríguez es la historicidad de la filosofía que, pensada al modo de Heidegger, supone un modo de eludir las filosofías de la historia que han sido tan importantes durante el siglo XX y que aún perduran, bajo nuevas formas, en el XXI. Lo que aquí propongo es someter a interrogación cómo ha podido configurarse y perseverar la idea, dominante en el seno de la tradición marxista, de que la filosofía es capaz de proporcionar un conocimiento de la sociedad superior al que proporcionan las ciencias sociales. Para entenderlo presento un paralelismo con lo sucedido con la metafísica durante el período histórico de construcción de las ciencias de la naturaleza, que dio lugar al tipo de confusión entre ciencia y filosofía al que puso fin la Crítica de la razón pura. Algo semejante parece haber ocurrido durante el período histórico de construcción de las ciencias sociales, cuyo primer gran paradigma fue la historiografía científica.
Semiotics and Qualitative Research in Education: The Third Crossroad
Authors: Shank Gary
Published: November 2020

In this paper, I would like to show how qualitative research in education and semiotics can be brought together for the benefit of each field. Starting with attempts to define both qualitative research and semiotics in ways that can inform both disciplines, I hope to accomplish this task by mapping a series of three crossroads that define the past, present, and hopefully the future of the field.
Researching Organisational Change and Learning: A Narrative Approach
Authors: Rhodes Carl
Published: November 2020

This paper explores a qualitative research approach to organisational change and learning based on the gathering and reporting of stories. Particular emphasis is placed on reporting research findings in the "voices" of the organisational actors involved in the research. The paper starts by identifying learning, socialisation and diversity as a context for research and goes on to examine the power relations implicit in organisational learning. A pluralistic approach to the use of storytelling in organisational analysis is discussed and a research process is described. Issues of how research findings are represented are examined as are some unresolved and potentially unresolvable problems with narrative based research.
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SECURITISATION OF MIGRATION AND MOBILITY IN THE UNITED STATES
Authors: Byaruhanga Ronald
Published: November 2020

This article examines transformations in migration and security, arising from COVID-19 prevention measures. It utilises the Copenhagen school to theorise and illuminate the changes in the securitisation of migration and mobility in the United States. The focus on the United States was based on the fact that the country has, on top of being the world's most securitised, been the most severely affected by the pandemic, considering numerical statistics of infected and affected persons, deaths, and socio-economic impact. In doing so, the paper utilised relevant information sourced from online publications such as newspaper articles and other relevant institutional websites of the key agencies in the fight of the COVID-19 pandemic, chiefly the World Health Organisation, Centre for Disease Control, and the United States federal and state governments and academic journal articles. The main argument of the paper is that the COVID-19 pandemic will produce similar effects on migration and security as the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. The lessons gleaned from the current pandemic will most likely be a significant factor in shaping future politics and policies on the securitisation of migration and human mobility. The pandemic's portrayal as a security threat to human health has resulted in significant changes like travel embargoes, suspension of issuance of specific visa categories, and internal mobility controls, and now many countries are demanding for negative test results before allowing in any foreign arrivals into their territories. The paper concludes that the pandemic has ushered in alternative securitisation measures that would cause a shift in migration and security discourse from human-to-human aggression, notably terrorism, to the contagion of the pathogens like the coronavirus.

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Immunohistochemically Evaluation of PCNA and MMP-9 Expressions in Different Types of Canine Mammary Carcinomas
Authors: KARAKURT Emin , KURU Mushap , DAĞ Serpil , BEYTUT Enver , ORAL Hasan , NUHOĞLU Hilmi , YILDIZ Ayfer
Published: November 2020

The aim of this study was to evaluate reveal whether there is a significant relationship between cell proliferation and invasion-metastasis capacity in various mammary adenocarcinoma subtypes observed in dogs, by means of immunohistochemical markers such as PCNA and MMP-9. The material of this study was composed of tissue samples of mammary carcinomas taken from 6 Kangal and 4 Setter dogs with an average age of 8.4 years brought to our department between 2012-2020 years. Tissue samples from dogs were fixed in 10 % buffered formaldehyde solution. After routine tissue procedures, 5 μm thick sections were taken from paraffin blocks prepared for Hematoxylin and Eosin staining. Sections were examined under light microscope to determine the cancer patterns. Avidin-Biotin Peroxidase method was used as immunohistochemical method. 4 of 10 mammary carcinoma cases were classified as intraductal papillary carcinoma, 4 as carcinoma mixed, 1 as solid carcinoma and 1 as tubular carcinoma. We found the highest mean number of PCNA and MMP-9 positive cells in solid subtype. In conclusion, we thought that a positive relationship between cell proliferation and invasion and metastasis capacity under the solid subtype.
Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) e hipersensibilidade alimentar: perfil nutricional e prevalência de sintomas gastrointestinais
Authors: Moreira Goularte Laura , Schug de Moraes Lilia , De Souza Silva Eduarda , Aparecida Maieves Helayne , Rota Borges Lúcia , Y Castro Marques Anne , Torres Abib Bertacco Renata
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: caracterizar o perfil nutricional e identificar a ocorrência de sintomas gastrointestinais na presença de hipersensibilidade alimentar, de crianças e adolescentes atendidos em um centro de referência no sul do Brasil. Método: estudo transversal realizado por meio da aplicação de questionário em um centro educacional para portadores do transtorno do espectro autista, na cidade de Pelotas, RS. Foram coletados dados sociodemográficos, bem como dados antropométricos e informações sobre dietas de exclusão, acompanhamento nutricional e sintomas gastrointestinais dos participantes. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 12 indivíduos, dos quais a maioria era do sexo masculino (75%), criança (91,6%) e da cor branca (91,6%). Metade dos participantes estava com excesso de peso (25% sobrepeso e 25% obesidade), além daqueles que já apresentavam risco de sobrepeso (16,7%), enquanto somente 33,3% estavam eutróficos. Dentre as dietas de exclusão, as mais prevalentes foram lactose (75%), caseína (25%) e glúten (25%), sendo que a maioria (75%) dos alunos não fazia acompanhamento nutricional. Avaliando presença de sintomas gastrointestinais, flatulência (33,3%) foi o mais relatado. Conclusão: destaca-se a importância de um suporte nutricional adequado para este público, uma vez que a maioria da amostra está com risco ou excesso de peso, além da presença de hipersensibilidade alimentar. Deve-se ter atenção no manejo de dietas de exclusão e estratégias para lidar com os sintomas gastrointestinais presentes, uma vez que sua eficácia ainda não possui comprovação científica para todos os casos.
De Todos Nós: Reflexões sobre Processos em Equipe na Criação da Microssérie a Pedra do Reino, Dirigida por Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Authors: Melo Tailze
Published: November 2020

A reflexão que nos move se volta para o lugar do processo de criação pensando dentro das singularidades dos grupos criativos.   Para isso, iremos tomar os registros produzidos pela equipe criativa que participou ativamente do processo de criação da micro serie A pedra do reino, exibida na TV Globo, em cinco capítulos em 2007. Importa, portanto, pensar como, em meio a um processo de natureza coletiva, podemos também localizar a singularidade de um pensamento que, de certo modo, orienta toda a esfera dialógica. Estamos aqui nos referindo ao projeto pessoal e artístico do diretor Luiz Fernando Carvalho que se debruçou sobre o projeto estético de bases armoriais de Ariano Suassuna, autor do romance homônimo que originou a micro série.
The Communication technologies to encourage innovative activities engagement in students
Authors: Soldatenko Iryna
Published: November 2020

The challenges of the new century have expanded the range of tasks universities are facing. In addition to traditional research and cultural tasks, the task of mastering the role of innovators not only in educational and research technologies - but also in cultivating socially responsible individuals and active citizens who are aware of global threats, able to anticipate risks, address social issues and develop the economy. The article presents the results of the author's sociology research on the following issues: how students of VN Karazin Kharkiv National University respond to global challenges, whether students are prepared to become part of a solution to global development challenges identified by the Government of Ukraine (based on UN Sustainable Development Goals) as a priority for the near future and what forms of innovative practices the students choose for this purpose. Attractive for students and young people, as an innovative practice enabling them to combine social activity and a startup, be independent of the state in the labor market and commence entrepreneurial activity in an exciting sector, is social entrepreneurship. Young people now feel congenial to the philosophy of social entrepreneurship, including many members of Generation Z− people aged 18 to 24, who care for the future of their country. According to the Diffusion of Innovation Theory by Everett Rogers, students belong to Early Majority of innovation adopters. For this group of innovators, it is important that information and communication programs should contain success stories and other evidence of the effectiveness of innovation, especially by opinion leaders of youth audiences. The article looks into the new communicative technologies of influence, which encourage students to innovate.
Public Interest Litigation: A Conceptual Framework
Authors: Samantaray Manas Ranjan , Sharma Mritunjay
Published: November 2020

Public interest litigation (PIL) has a vital role in the civil justice system in that it could achieve those objectives which could hardly be achieved through conventional private litigation.PIL, for instance, offers a ladder to justice to disadvantaged sections of society, provides an avenue to enforce diffused or collective rights, and enables civil society to not only spread awareness about human rights but also allows them to participate in government decision making. PIL could also contribute to good governance by keeping the government accountable. This article will show, with reference to the Indian experience, that PIL could achieve these important objectives. However, the Indian PIL experience also shows us that it is critical to ensure that PIL does not become a facade to fulfil private interests, settle political scores or gain easy publicity. Judiciary in a democracy should also not use PIL as a device to run the country on a day-today basis or enter the legitimate domain of the executive and legislature. The challenge for states, therefore, is to strike a balance in allowing legitimate PIL cases and discouraging frivolous ones. One way to achieve this balance could be to build in economic (dis)incentives in PIL and also confine it primarily to those cases where access to justice is undermined by some kind of disability. Judiciary, being the sentinel of constitutional statutory rights of citizens has a special role to play in the constitutional scheme. It can review legislation and administrative actions or decisions on the anvil of constitutional law. For the enforcement of fundamental rights one has to move the Supreme Court or the High Court’s directly by invoking Writ Jurisdiction of these courts. But the high cost and complicated procedure involved in litigation, however, makes equal access to jurisdiction in mere slogan in respect of millions of destitute and underprivileged masses stricken by poverty, illiteracy and ignorance. The Supreme Court of India pioneered the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) thereby throwing upon the portals of courts to the common man. Till 1960s and seventies, the concept of litigation in India was still in its rudimentary form and was seen as a private pursuit for the vindication of private vested interests. Litigation in those days consisted mainly of some action initiated and continued by certain individuals, usually, addressing their own grievances/problems. Thus, the initiation and continuance of litigation was the prerogative of the injured person or the aggrieved party. However, these entire scenario changed during Eighties with the Supreme Court of India led the concept of public interest litigation (PIL). The Supreme Court of India gave all individuals in the country and the newly formed consumer groups or social action groups, an easier access to the law and introduced in their work a broad public interest perspective.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) – an Innovative Key for the Success of an Organization
Authors: Vijaya G.S. , Baul Utpal , Haran Hari
Published: November 2020

Enterprise Resource Planning is one of the fastest growing Information Communication Technology (ICT) driven philosophies, which helps the manager to take better decisions. The business environment is continuously changing at a faster pace, which makes the companies to revitalize, reinvent and resize by using open innovative efforts. Enterprises are continuously struggling to improve themselves in the areas of quality, time to market, customer satisfaction and profitability. Today’s plan can make the organization as tomorrow’s winner who will embrace open innovative technology like Enterprise Resource Planning. The ERP software fulfills these needs. This paper discusses about the new open innovative technology-Enterprise Resource Planning. For this purpose case study is done by selecting some organizations, which have implemented these ERP packages. The main research objective is to identify the factors which contribute towards effectiveness of ERP and its application to enhance the managerial effectiveness based on factors like reducing cycle time, faster information processing, improving financial management, etc.
SPC Implementation in Pharmaceutical Industry for Material Flow Management
Authors: Ahmed Aftab , Khan Imtiyaz , Ghosh M.K.
Published: November 2020

In this paper we have done practical analysis and improvement of manufacturing process, transportation and work layout of a pharmaceutical company carried out with the help of a Method study tool. The pharmaceutical company is considered with manufacturing tablets. Analysis gives the effect of plant layout on distance travelled and sequencing of machines. The tablet production section is considered for analysis. The investigation also aims to find out and eliminate the bottlenecks in operation. Our proposed modification in plant layout has been drawn in by the industry which has optimized their material flow and minimized the distance travelled by two third of the past course of action. Introduction of one new mixer is found to significantly increase in quality of the product. It resulted in improvement of the productivity.