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Regional innovation: State of the art in the Észak-alföld region
Authors: Ágnes Barbara Berde
Published: June 2019

Innovation and innovation performance is gaining increasing importance in European policy, as the targets determined by the Lisbon priorities related to innovation seem to be still far away from the reality in some European countries and at EU level as well. Although the economic crisis determined the priorities of economic development and made it more complicated to dedicate more budget of Research and Development, one of the five ambitious objectives of the EU’s growth strategy for the coming decade: Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth is still focusing on innovation. As the Lisbon Strategy determined the paths for national targets in the given areas, Europe 2020 will be adopted as well by the Member States. In this context, the current work would like to give a short overview how Lisbon Strategy effected the national and regional innovation system in Hungary and will analyze its impact on Észak-Alföld’s region Research, Development and Innovation performance in the recent years and the transition of regional innovation governance system.
Perspectivas docentes sobre la lectura en el primer año de psicología
Authors: Villalonga Penna María Micaela , Padilla Constanza , Carreras María Paula , Carreras María Alejandra
Published: June 2019

La  comprensión de lo que se lee en contextos universitarios depende en gran medida de la realización de inferencias y del tipo discursivo de los textos. Así, en este estudio buscamos describir el desempeño de los estudiantes del primer año de Psicología en la realización de inferencias al leer textos predominantemente expositivos y argumentativos. Encontramos que al leer textos de ambas clases discursivas, mientras que algunos estudiantes reconocían elementos para contextuar, realizaban inferencias conectivas y elaborativas,  otros, optaron por no responder. El hecho de que hayan logrado realizar inferencias en el caso de ambos tipos discursivos indicaría que fueron capaces de construir coherencia a nivel local y global. Sin embargo, el alto porcentaje de ausencia de respuestas, podría indicar ciertas dificultades en todos los aspectos antes mencionados.
Programa de aprendizaje de gimnasia básica para niñas del nivel inicial
Authors: Mamani Dometila , Laque Gino , Mamani Nelly
Published: June 2019

The objective of the research was to determine the effect of the application of the DEPREPCEP Program in the learning of basic gymnastics in girls of the Puno 2009 Initial Educational Institution. The methodology corresponds to an experimental-level study of the application type, with a design of pre and post test of a single group. The study population was of 60 girls of 5 years and the sample of 30. For the data analysis, percentage statistics were applied and for the verification of the hypothesis the Student T statistical test. The results showed, before the application of the program 100% obtained a bad qualification in inverted vertical with support of head, vertical inverted, blade of mill and bow or spider and 97% in bearings. Afterwards, 63% of the girls obtained excellent qualification in spider arch, 60% inverted vertical, 53% short forward and backward movement and 50% windmill blade. Results that show significant difference (p = 0.000) between the level of pre and post test learning. Therefore, it is concluded that: the DEPREPCEP Program is effective in learning basic gymnastics in girls in early childhood education.
El estado capitalista y perspectivas de desarrollo
Authors: Casa Manuela , Laqui Sonia , Mamani-Flores Carmela , Maguiña Yemira , Choque Karina
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this article was to analyze and interpret theoretical referents, articles, journals, repositories about the capitalist state and how it determines the perspectives of development of civil society that it represents. The methodology used was the exploratory documentary, which describes the succession of the capitalist state and the perspectives of development consisting of a systematic review of documents and bibliography, for the selection of sources and bibliographic analysis the bibliographic record was used. The results of the study present the opinions and discussion of researchers in relation to the capitalist state and its functions for sustainable social development. It is concluded that the capitalist state and the perspectives of development are optimal, although there are advantages and disadvantages.
Aplicación del enfoque cognitivo, comunicativo y sociocultural en la comprensión de textos literarios en estudiantes de secundaria
Authors: Tinta Mario
Published: June 2019

The objective of the research was to determine the effectiveness of the cognitive, communicative and sociocultural approach in the comprehension of literary texts in secondary school students of the National Independence Secondary Education Institution, Puno, 2018. According to the predominant paradigm, the research was quantitative. Regarding the application strategy, it was experimental. The design used in the research was quasi - experimental, with two groups. The treatment was applied to the experimental group. The population consisted of 156 students. The sample consisted of 64 students. The technique that was used was the evaluation or measurement. The instrument that was used was the written test. The following conclusion was reached: The cognitive, communicative and sociocultural approach is effective in the comprehension of literary texts in the students. This conclusion is reached because the calculated Z is superior to the Z table: , so the alternative hypothesis is confirmed. Likewise, in the exit test the students are predominantly located on the "Achieved Achievement" scale with 16 students (50%), while in the entrance test the "On Start" scale predominated with 17 students (53%). The average of the entrance test was 7.19 and that of the exit test was 17.03.
Trabajo docente en equipo y su relación con los compromisos de gestión escolar en educación secundaria
Authors: Sucari Wilson , Quispe José
Published: June 2019

The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between teaching team work and compliance with school management commitments at the Santa Rosa Secondary Educational Institution, 2018. The type of research that was used is the non-experimental one and the form was the descriptive and correlational, the research method is the hypothetico-deductive. The procedure for obtaining the data was through the application of two questionnaires in one to the teachers of the referred institution. The results indicate that there is a 0.8 correlation between the two variables, which implies a considerable positive relationship; From this, it is concluded that the teaching team work has a considerable influence on the fulfillment of the five commitments of school management emanated by the Ministry of Education of Peru.
El poema XI de Alberto Mostajo a la luz del Análisis del Discurso
Authors: Núñez Javier
Published: June 2019

The aim of this research work was to analyse and interpret Alberto Mostajo (Puno, 1896) poem XI, which is included in his book Canción infinita. The interpretation method used was Discourse Analysis. The following categories of analysis were taken into account: a) identification and characterization of voices; b) characterization of the poem as text; c) determination of the meaning of the poem; d) identification of pragmatic features. The results suggest that the author's context conditioned, to some extent, the production of poem XI. At the enunciative level, Mostajo constructs a subject that speaks in the first grammatical person, whose point of view has subjective, metaphysical and reflexive shades. On a pragmatic level, the enunciator performs the action of informing, with the purpose of generating cognitive and emotional changes in the reader. Likewise, poem XI is a linguistic construction that meets the criteria of textuality. Finally, at the semiotic level, poem XI produces the meaning that life is the way to death, a journey without return. In this process, the subject experiences inner displacement: from reality to unreality, from order to chaos, from lucidity (consciousness) to madness (unconsciousness), from joy to sadness (solitude).
Phrase-level Prosodic Smothering in Makonde
Authors: Rolle Nicholas Revett , Hyman Larry M.
Published: June 2019

This paper focuses on the issue of ‘prosodic idiosyncrasies’ as it arises in the Bantu language Makonde [kde]. Recently, Bennett, Harizanov, & Henderson (2018) proposed ‘prosodic smothering’, whereby prosodic requirements of an outer morpheme override (i.e. ‘smother’) prosodic properties of inner morphemes. We extend their analysis to phrase-level phonology in Makonde. Previous description has established that whether a nominal modifier forms a single phonological phrase φ with the noun is an idiosyncratic property, e.g. a [noun adjective] phrase maps to 2 phonological phrases φ(n) φ(adj) while a [noun demonstrative] phrase forms a single phonological phrase φ(n dem). Prosodic smothering is seen in [noun adj dem] sequences which form a single φ(n adj dem) phonological phrase, where the adj has been ‘entrapped’ and its prosody ‘smothered’. We highlight three contributions which Makonde makes to understanding smothering: (i) smothering targets the lexical head, (ii) smothering is both inward-oriented (a morphological relation) and leftward-oriented (a linear relation), and (iii) a limited amount of outward smothering is parasitic on the presence of inward smothering. From the smothering facts in Makonde, we conclude that prosody is established at two stages: first, prosodic idiosyncrasies apply at spell-out (i.e. the mapping from syntax to phonology), followed by default prosodification which is established within the phonological module itself.
Relative Clause and Downstep in Japanese
Authors: Hirayama Manami , Hwang Hyun Kyung
Published: June 2019

It has been proposed that Japanese downstep, in which the pitch register is lowered after an accented phrase, is sensitive to certain syntactic boundaries. In this paper, we investigate whether downstep is blocked at the relative clause boundary in a production experiment with ten speakers. The results suggest that it does not block downstep. On the other hand, there is a difference between adjectives and verbs when they are used attributively with a head noun: Downstep is observed robustly in the verb condition, whereas there is much inter-speaker variation in the adjective condition. Taken together with the results of past research, we propose that the different patterns found by syntactic category, in particular, adjectives, verbs, and nouns, may be explained by assuming speakers’ knowledge of the behavior of these categories that is activated when they pronounce the phrase. Nouns and verbs are readily available as a combined concept in Japanese and thus downstep is not blocked, whereas combinations of adjectives are not so readily available, and thus speakers may insert a boundary, breaking up a phrase that would otherwise constitute a single domain for downstep.
The Role of Anti-harmony in Learning Neutral Vowels
Authors: Finley Sara
Published: June 2019

The present study used an artificial grammar learning paradigm to explore the prediction that exposure to anti-harmony might help learners infer that a neutral vowel in a vowel harmony language is transparent. Participants were exposed to a back/round harmony language with a neutral vowel [a]. This neutral vowel either always selected a back vowel suffix,  always selected a front vowel suffix, or selected both front-and back vowel suffixes, in adherence to anti-harmony. Results indicated that exposure to a back/round harmony with the neutral vowel selecting either back vowel suffixes, or both front and back vowel suffixes, could induce a bias towards transparent vowels. Assuming that participants inferred that the centralized [a] paired with [o] harmonically, then the predictions that exposure to anti-harmony could induce a bias towards a transparent vowel interpretation were borne out. However, the bias towards a transparent vowel was not significantly different between the anti-harmony conditions and the harmony condition, suggesting that this effect should be replicated with other neutral vowels.
Tone Association and Output Locality in Non-Linear Structures
Authors: Koser Nate , Oakden Chris , Jardine Adam
Published: June 2019

This paper offers a computational characterization of tone-to-TBU association processes using a restricted least-fixed point logic. Crucially, least fixed point logics allow recursive definitions which capture output-oriented processes. The added requirement that these definitions are quantifier-free ensures that they are inherently local, a restriction that is well-motivated for phonological processes in general. The typology developed here distinguishes between possible and impossible tone mappings, capturing a wider range of attested tone mappings (left-to-right, right-to-left, edge-in, quality-sensitive) than previous rule-based or optimization approaches, while also explaining why certain unattested mapping patterns (for example center-out association) are impossible. This thus represents a strong first approximation of a definition for output-based local functions over non-linear structures
Analyzing Nanjing Tones and Sandhi: Statistical Modelling Methods
Authors: Chen Si
Published: June 2019

In this study, we used growth curve analysis to model the surface f0 contours of the sandhi tones, and we also modelled the underlying pitch target of sandhi tones and their corresponding citation tones in Nanjing Chinese. The underlying pitch targets of reported sandhi tones showed neutralization with reported base tones in most cases, but the surface f0 contours of each pair were not neutralized. Our results provided acoustic evidence for the debate over the existence of some tone sandhi rules in Nanjing Chinese based on impressionistic data. Finally, transcription modification of some monosyllabic Nanjing Chinese tones was recommended based on the transformation of the results of the statistical modelling of the acoustic data.
Learning a Frequency-Matching Grammar together with Lexical Idiosyncrasy: MaxEnt versus Hierarchical Regression
Authors: Zymet Jesse
Published: June 2019

Experimental research has uncovered language learners’ ability to frequency-match to statistical generalizations across the lexicon, while also acquiring the idiosyncratic behavior of individual attested words. How can we model the learning of a frequency-matching grammar together with lexical idiosyncrasy? A recent approach based in the single-level regression model Maximum Entropy Harmonic Grammar makes use of general constraints that putatively capture statistical generalizations across the lexicon, as well as lexical constraints governing the behavior of individual words. I argue on the basis of learning simulations that the approach fails to learn statistical generalizations across the lexicon, running into what I call the GRAMMAR-LEXICON BALANCING PROBLEM: lexical constraints are so powerful that the learner comes to acquire the behavior of each attested form using only these constraints, at which point the general constraint is rendered superfluous and ineffective. I argue that MaxEnt be replaced with the HIERARCHICAL REGRESSION MODEL: multiple layers of regression structure, corresponding to different levels of a hierarchy of generalizations. Hierarchical regression is shown to surmount the grammar-lexicon balancing problem—learning a frequency-matching grammar together with lexical idiosyncrasy—by encoding general constraints as fixed effects and lexical constraints as a random effect. The model is applied to variable Slovenian palatalization, with promising results.
Computational Complexity and Sour-Grapes-Like Patterns
Authors: O'Hara Charlie , Smith Caitlin
Published: June 2019

In this paper, we claim that attested sour-grapes-like patterns of featural and tonal spreading differ meaningfully from what we call the 'true' sour grapes spreading pathology. We propose that the 'false' sour grapes processes attested in some tonal systems are computationally less complex than the unattested true sour grapes pathology, due to the presence of what we refer to as 'zones of predictability' local to potential triggers of spreading. In particular, the false sour grapes spreading patterns can be shown to fall into the class of weakly deterministic mappings, while the true sour grapes spreading pattern does not.
A Systematic TMRT Observational Study of Galactic 12C/13C Ratios from Formaldehyde
Authors: Yan Y. T. , Zhang J. S. , Henkel C. , Mufakharov T. , Jia L. W. , Tang X. D. , Wu Y. J. , Li J. , Zeng Z. A. , Wang Y. X. , Li Y. Q. , Huang J. , Jian J. M.
Published: June 2019

We present observations of the C-band 110–111 (4.8 GHz) and Ku-band 211–212 (14.5 GHz) K-doublet lines of H2CO and the C-band 110–111 (4.6 GHz) line of H2
13CO toward a large sample of Galactic molecular clouds, through the Shanghai Tianma 65 m radio telescope (TMRT). Our sample with 112 sources includes strong H2CO sources from the TMRT molecular line survey at C-band and other known H2CO sources. All three lines are detected toward 38 objects (43 radial velocity components) yielding a detection rate of 34%. Complementary observations of their continuum emission at both C- and Ku-bands were performed. Combining spectral line parameters and continuum data, we calculate the column densities, the optical depths and the isotope ratio H2
12CO/H2
13CO for each source. To evaluate photon trapping caused by sometimes significant opacities in the main isotopologue’s rotational mm-wave lines connecting our measured K-doublets, and to obtain 12C/13C abundance ratios, we used the RADEX non-LTE model accounting for radiative transfer effects. This implied the use of the new collision rates from Wiesenfeld & Faure. Also implementing distance values from trigonometric parallax measurements for our sources, we obtain a linear fit of 12C/13C = (5.08 ± 1.10)D
GC + (11.86 ± 6.60), with a correlation coefficient of 0.58. D
GC refers to Galactocentric distances. Our 12C/13C ratios agree very well with the ones deduced from CN and C18O but are lower than those previously reported on the basis of H2CO, tending to suggest that the bulk of the H2CO in our sources was formed on dust grain mantles and not in the gas phase.
The Fundamental Metallicity Relation Emerges from the Local Anti-correlation between Star Formation Rate and Gas-phase Metallicity that Exists in Disk Galaxies
Authors: Sánchez Almeida J. , Sánchez-Menguiano L.
Published: June 2019

The fundamental metallicity relation (FMR) states that galaxies of the same stellar mass but larger star formation rate (SFR) tend to have smaller gas-phase metallicity (

). It is thought to be fundamental because it naturally arises from the stochastic feeding of star formation from external metal-poor gas accretion, a process extremely elusive to observe but essential according the cosmological simulations of galaxy formation. In this Letter, we show how the FMR emerges from the local anti-correlation between SFR surface density and Z

g
recently observed to exist in disk galaxies. We analytically derive the global FMR from the local law, and then show that both relations agree quantitatively when considering the star-forming galaxies of the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA) survey. Thus, understanding the FMR becomes equivalent to understanding the origin of the anti-correlation between SFR and metallicity followed by the set of star-forming regions of any typical galaxy. The correspondence between local and global laws is not specific to the FMR, so that a number of local relations should exist that are associated with known global relations.
The global temperature anomalies related to the slowdown of atmospheric CO2 concentration observed from 1939 up to 1950
Authors: Werner Rolf , Guineva Veneta
Published: June 2019

It is very well known that carbon dioxide (CO2) accumulated in the atmosphere is the main climate driver. The first precise direct continuous measurements of the atmospheric CO2concentration were provided from Keeling since 1958 at Mauna Loa Observatory. The measurements are going on up to day. Law Dom ice core drilling was started in 1969 by the Australian ANARE program. The slowdown of the World economic development during the World War I, the Great Depression and the World War II, lead to deaccelerating the CO2 emissions. The integration of the total CO2emissions using the impulse response function concept shows that the observed slowdown of the CO2 emission is not sufficient to explain the CO2 plateau and additional CO2 sinks are necessary. Based on multiple regression models adjusted global temperatures were determined by removal of temperature influences other than related to CO2. The adjusted temperatures follow close the CO2 radiation term. The difference between the estimated adjusted temperature time evolution with and without the CO2 slowdown and also the short time trends demonstrate very clear the close relation between the temperature change and the CO2 radiative forcing. It is shown that the slowdown of the CO2 emission in the period from 1939 up to 1950 and the related CO2 concentration in the atmosphere, caused at least partially by human activities, generate a more slow increase of the temperature anomalies. Consequently CO2 is the leading variable of the relation surface temperature - CO2.
Secondary power supply system for spacecraft potential monitor DP-1 and DP-2, "OBSTANOVKA" project, International Space Station
Authors: Gramatikov Pavlin , Nedkov Roumen , Stanev Georgi
Published: June 2019

Plasma Wave Complex is a scientific instrumentation for wave parameters measurements in the ISS environment, and is implemented in the OBSTANOVKA experiment on board of Russian segment of ISS. The device Spacecraft Potential monitor „DP-1“and „DP-2“(one part of Plasma-Wave Complex) was developed in IKI BAS and measured the potential of the hull no more than 3 m from the surface of the ISS at range +/–200 V; 0to 500 Hz. There are block and functional diagrams of the "DP" and the secondary power supply system, designed to supply the measuring probe, analogue and digital circuit boards. The secondary power supply system for the device „DP-1“and „DP-2“is discussed herein detail.
Les évolutions paradoxales de la démocratie mauritanienne
Authors: Antil Alain
Published: June 2019

Le système politique mauritanien présente des aspects démocratiques qui satisfont partiellement aux normes internationales. Toutefois, ces apparences masquent mal des dysfonctionnements récurrents lors des élections et, surtout, l’existence d’un bloc hégémonique qui contrôle le pays. Le parti au pouvoir et les groupes économiques qui lui sont liés assurent la redistribution des ressources dans le cadre d’une économie de la rareté.
Brésil : la politique étrangère de Jair Bolsonaro
Authors: Chatin Mathilde
Published: June 2019

Fin 2018, les Brésiliens ont élu un nouveau président : Jair Bolsonaro. Ce dernier entend rompre avec la politique de ses prédécesseurs, notamment dans le domaine des relations extérieures. L’axe principal de sa diplomatie est un rapprochement avec Washington. Sur plusieurs sujets, Bolsonaro s’aligne sur les positions de Donald Trump. Mais le Brésil n’a pas la puissance des États-Unis et prendrait des risques importants en se lançant dans un bras de fer avec la Chine ou le monde musulman.
L’après-poutinisme en Russie : une succession ouverte ?
Authors: Tchernega Vladimir
Published: June 2019

Un débat semble s’ouvrir, y compris dans les cercles du pouvoir, sur l’après-Poutine. S’agit-il de maintenir, au-delà de l’actuel président, un État au fonctionnement spécifique par rapport aux normes occidentales ? Le projet purement politique n’est pas seul en cause, tant la dégradation économique et le mécontentement de la population pourraient s’imposer aux dirigeants. L’avenir du régime dépendra largement des choix économiques du gouvernement, de leur succès ou de leur échec.
Citoyens ensemble
Authors: Damiani Élisabeth
Published: June 2019

D’abord aidée par un Service d’Accompagnement à la Vie Sociale (SAVS) du Groupe Falret, Élisabeth Damiani a réussi à changer de statut au sein de ce Groupe ; elle a pu y devenir professionnelle. Elle fait part de sa satisfaction, sans oublier de mentionner les difficultés qu’elle doit affronter. Elle décrit ainsi concrètement la situation d’une citoyenne ayant un handicap psychique et dotée d’un emploi de formatrice.
Le défi du rétablissement
Authors: Cavroy Jean-Philippe , Morterol Marie-Aude
Published: June 2019

Jean-Philippe Cavroy et Marie-Aude Morterol résument leur présentation enthousiaste du Clubhouse. Cette institution d’entraide, le Clubhouse, existe depuis 1948 aux USA et 2010 en France. Celui de Paris procède en recourant à deux moyens pour contribuer au rétablissement. D’une part, en interne, la cogestion incite d’emblée à l’insertion sociale. D’autre part, en externe, des rencontres avec les entreprises engagent vers une insertion professionnelle par l’emploi accompagné. L’un et l’autre permettent l’acquisition d’une pleine citoyenneté pour des personnes vivant une maladie psychique.
Obstacles à la pleine citoyenneté
Authors: Maugiron Philippe
Published: June 2019

Philippe Maugiron rappelle comment les personnes avec un diagnostic de santé mentale furent mises à l’écart de la société depuis le Moyen-Âge, au nom de la sécurité et de la dangerosité. Une formation s’avère nécessaire pour modifier ces représentations mentales négatives encore présentes dans l’inconscient collectif. Pour que les personnes vivant des difficultés psychiques puissent accéder à la pleine citoyenneté, il faut connaître le droit et le faire respecter. Ainsi parviendra-t-on à construire une société plus juste.
Pouvoir d’agir des personnes concernées et place des familles
Authors: Paul Olivier
Published: June 2019

Olivier Paul rend compte de son expérience à la fois comme père et comme militant de l’UNAFAM. Le parent-aidant a besoin d’être aidé. Le militant de la région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes propose des orientations pour une transformation globale. Cela inclut, entre autres, une prise en charge précoce, individualisée, respectueuse de la parole des personnes concernées et de leurs proches.
¿Subordinadas las mujeres mapuches williches de la Norpatagonia chilena? De la violencia de género al empoderamiento político-cultural
Authors: Duquesnoy Michel
Published: June 2019

En la Norpatagonia chilena, las mujeres mapuches williches han adquirido una visibilidad importante en los 40 últimos años. No obstante, el problema de la violencia de género sigue siendo importante principalmente en los sectores rurales de la Región de los Lagos y en la Región de los Ríos. Su empoderamiento, tanto como mujeres e indígenas, como su agenciamiento político, social y cultural, manifiesta una lógica y una praxis cercana a ciertas propuestas propias de los feminismos del sur, o periféricos. Para muchas de estas importantes actoras sociales, el hecho de haber subsanado las cicatrices de la violencia parece propulsarlas en el escenario de la vida pública y comunitaria, sea como directoras o como microempresarias, de las que sus comunidades no pueden prescindir. Este artículo, fundamentado en el trabajo de campo etnográfico, revisa la postura de un grupo subordinado como indígena y como mujeres, para proponer pistas de reflexión sobre la resiliencia, el feminismo y la propia subordinación.
El procedimiento de asilo ante la persecución de pandillas
Authors: Ruiz-Estramil Ivana Belén
Published: June 2019

Este artículo aborda las dificultades en el acceso al asilo en el Estado español de aquellos sujetos que sufren persecución por parte de pandillas en Centroamérica. Bajo la consideración de una migración causada por delincuencia común y no fruto de una persecución y desprotección del Estado, la posibilidad de acceso al asilo se reduce hasta el punto de no optar a una protección internacional. Se ahonda en este escrito en la consideración de desprotección que se estipula en la Convención de Ginebra así como en el Protocolo de Nueva York, aterrizando en la casuística del procedimiento de asilo español y analizando la manera en la que se está razonando la negativa al acceso a protección en estos casos concretos. Se recoge por tanto una reflexión en torno a las nuevas formas de desprotección que desde el derecho de refugiados deberá trabajarse e incorporar.
Revisión de las avispas figítidas fósiles (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea) descritas de depósitos de compresión durante la primera mitad del siglo XX
Authors: Pujade-Villar J. , Peñalver E.
Published: June 2019

En la presente investigación se revisan los holotipos de las avispas fósiles del Cenozoico atribuidas a la familia Figitidae, las cuales fueron descritas en la primera mitad del siglo XX por Charles T. Brues y Georg Statz provenientes de los yacimientos de Florissant (EE.UU.) y Rott-am-Siebengebirge (Alemania), respectivamente. Se proponen los siguientes cambios taxonómicos: Palaeogronotoma? sola (Brues) n. comb., Aulacidea rotundata (Statz) n. comb., A. plana (Statz) n. comb. y A. spiniger (Statz) n. comb. Los cambios taxonómicos para las tres últimas especies indicadas han implicado su emplazamiento en el género actual Aulacidea, de la familia Cynipidae, y por lo tanto no pertenecen a la familia Figitidae como se consideró originalmente en 1938. La revisión de una especie fósil originalmente descrita en 1919, conservada en ámbar báltico, muestra que posee un conjunto único de caracteres para la familia Cynipidae, permitiendo la descripción de una nueva tribu: Kinseycynipsini n. tribe. Se hacen indicaciones taxonómicas referidas a otras tres especies de cinípidos fósiles. La adscripción taxonómica correcta de las especies fósiles de figítidos y cinípidos descritas hace alrededor de un siglo es importante para entender la evolución de estas dos familias de cinipoideos, las cuales desempeñan un importante papel ecológico en los ecosistemas terrestres actuales. También se proporcionan listas actualizadas de las especies fósiles de figítidos y cinípidos conocidas.
Personalized Spatio-Temporal OLAP Queries Suggestion Based on User Behavior and a New Similarity Measure
Authors: Layouni Olfa , Akaichi Jalel
Published: June 2019

Spatio-temporal data warehouses store enormous amount of data. They are usually exploited by spatio-temporal OLAP systems to extract relevant information. For extracting interesting information, the current user launches spatio-temporal OLAP (ST-OLAP) queries to navigate within a geographic data cube (Geo-cube). Very often choosing which part of the Geo-cube to navigate further, and thus designing the forthcoming ST-OLAP query, is a difficult task. So, to help the current user refine his queries after launching in the geo-cube his current query, we need a ST-OLAP queries suggestion by exploiting a Geo-cube. However, models that focus on adapting to a specific user can help to improve the probability of the user being satisfied. In this chapter, first, the authors focus on assessing the similarity between spatio-temporal OLAP queries in term of their GeoMDX queries. Then, they propose a personalized query suggestion model based on users' search behavior, where they inject relevance between queries in the current session and current user' search behavior into a basic probabilistic model.
Commercial and Open Source Business Intelligence Platforms for Big Data Warehousing
Authors: Bernardino Jorge , Lapa Joaquim , Almeida Ana
Published: June 2019

A big data warehouse enables the analysis of large amounts of information that typically comes from the organization's transactional systems (OLTP). However, today's data warehouse systems do not have the capacity to handle the massive amount of data that is currently produced. Business intelligence (BI) is a collection of decision support technologies that enable executives, managers, and analysts to make better and faster decisions. Organizations must make good use of business intelligence platforms to quickly acquire desirable information from the huge volume of data to reduce the time and increase the efficiency of decision-making processes. In this chapter, the authors present a comparative analysis of commercial and open source BI tools capabilities, in order to aid organizations in the selection process of the most suitable BI platform. They also evaluated and compared six major open source BI platforms: Actuate, Jaspersoft, Jedox/Palo, Pentaho, SpagoBI, and Vanilla; and six major commercial BI platforms: IBM Cognos, Microsoft BI, MicroStrategy, Oracle BI, SAP BI, and SAS BI & Analytics.
Free Trade and Gravity Model
Authors: Feruni Nerajda , Hysa Eglantina
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this chapter is to build and explain the Gravity Model for the trade flows of Albania and 15 of its trade partners for the period of 2001-2016, both theoretically and empirically. The theoretical development of the subject gives an overview of the economic thought over the years regarding the concept of free trade, its benefits and threats, the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), and the Gravity Model in order to be able to explain and interpret the patterns of trade between countries. The econometrical analysis illustrates the impact of gross domestic product (GDP) of partner countries, the distance between them, and CEFTA has on the trade flows of Albania. The Gravity Model built in this study supports the theoretical approach and it shows how GDP has positively affected trade flows, while distance has negatively affected trade flows. The impact of CEFTA is insignificant.
An Integrated Rough Model for Third Party Logistics Service Provider Selection
Authors: Ulutas Alptekin
Published: June 2019

Logistics is a key factor for companies to sustain their businesses, to gain the competitive advantage in the market, and to speed up the transportation process. Companies can perform their own logistic activities using their own core competencies; however, they can face huge logistics costs. To avoid these logistics operating costs, companies need to cooperate with third party logistics service providers (3PL) to perform logistics activities. This chapter proposes an integrated rough MCDM model including Rough SWARA and Rough COPRAS methods to identify the best 3PL for a Turkish textile company. These two rough methods were not previously utilized in solving any decision-making problems in the extant literature. Thus, the contribution of this study is to develop a new rough integrated model to solve the 3PL service provider selection problem.
The Relationship Between R&D Expenditures and Economic Growth ın OECD Countries With Different Causality Tests
Authors: Karhan Gökhan
Published: June 2019

In this chapter, the relationship between research and development (R&D) expenditures and economic growth was investigated with both Emirmahmutoğlu and Köse Causality test and the Dimitrescu and Hurlin Panel Causality test based on Rolling Windows Regression for the selected 19 OECD member countries for the period 1996-2015. The results concluded that for all panel there is a causality from economic growth to R&D expenditures. In this study, the relationship between variables was investigated using different mathematical techniques like rolling windows. According to the results of the Dimitrescu and Hurlin Panel Causality Test based on Rolling Window Regression, which is applied differently from other studies in the literature, there was a causality from economic growth to R&D expenditures in 2010. In 2011, there was causality from R&D expenditures to economic growth for all panels.
Human, Relational, and Structural Capital as Strategic Objectives in Higher Education
Authors: Ruiz Jésica Alhelí Cortés , Espinosa Edgar Oliver Cardoso , García Rosa María Rivas
Published: June 2019

This chapter will focus on the characterization of human, relational, and structural capital, as well as the importance of establishing them as strategic objectives in higher education in Mexico, with the aim of designing academic proposals oriented to optimize and manage intellectual capital. Given that the new economic order demands from academic organizations more efficient ways of producing and transferring education, the context of higher education is pointed out with reference to the capitals in question and the importance of their relationship in such a way that through this it is possible to determine strategic objectives that maximize academic performance and improve teaching-learning models, as well as terminal efficiency in higher education schools in Mexico.
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge in the Higher Education Sector for the Advancement of African Scholarship
Authors: Tshishonga Ndwakhulu Stephen
Published: June 2019

This chapter argues that IKS could be used as a framework upon which African scholarship could be claimed and advanced without overlooking the importance and relevance of other knowledge systems. This framework can break superior-inferior, developed-underdeveloped binaries while keeping in mind the core mandate of education, especially in producing skills and a competent and knowledge-based society capable of dealing with both local and international challenges. The academic socialization on IKS would rather require an integrated approach to research which is also interdisciplinary in nature and aimed at interfacing other knowledge systems. This chapter is based on IKS case studies drawn from South African universities. Data obtained from interviews with experts and practitioners in the IKS sector will be engaged to enrich the debates in this chapter.
Designing for Blind Users
Authors: Antunes Ana Cristina , Silva Camila
Published: June 2019

This chapter covers the guidelines developers should follow when creating mobile applications to support visually impaired people in their use of public transports. Technology has evolved in a remarkable fashion, mobile applications being the perfect example of a resource that has been solving problems for a vast array of users, including visually impaired people. These apps hold tremendous potential seeing as they present an accessible, multi-functioned, and cost-effective solution to the mobility issues impacting visually impaired people. In order to identify the best practices in the development of these apps, one should focus on the particularities, limitations, and concerns of visually impaired people regarding their mobility, orientation, and navigation on public transports. It's equally important to understand the existing technology and how these users interact with it, so that we can optimize the user experience, the accessibility, and usability in future endeavors.
Strategies and Technology Aids for Teaching Science to Blind and Visually Impaired Students
Authors: Reynaga-Peña Cristina Gehibie , López-Suero Carolina del Carmen
Published: June 2019

This chapter aims to provide a panorama of suitable teaching resources and strategies for science education of blind and visually impaired students. Although it is not a thorough review, its intention is to provide examples of what is possible to do specifically for experimental sciences (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics). The authors will also present the foundations for designing inclusive learning materials based on the user-centered design and universal design for learning (UDL) frameworks, using as example the development of technology-based tactile three-dimensional prototypes for teaching biology. An example of low-technology adaptations for making accessible instruments for the chemistry lab, using recycled materials will also be described, as well as adaptations for laboratory safety. Finally, there is also a section elaborating on the educational strategy to create inclusive and engaging environments in science laboratories.
Factors Determining Learning Object Quality for People With Visual Impairment
Authors: Amador César Eduardo Velázquez , Salas Juan Pedro Cardona , Arteaga Jaime Muñoz , Álvarez Rodríguez Francisco Javier , Soto María Dolores Torres , Soto Aurora Torres
Published: June 2019

Determining the learning object quality presents a special complication because we must consider the characteristics of a software application and an instructional element; the above is complicated by the inclusion of the disability issue because there are factors that must be considered in a special way. The chapter has the objective of presenting which are the main factors that must be considered when developing learning objects for people with visual impairment. The instruments for determining learning object quality usually only consider the area expert perspective, without considering the user opinion. For the above, it is proposed to integrate aspects of service theory in the quality determination in order to generate learning objects that also provide greater satisfaction of use to the student. The chapter also presents example questions that can be used to assess the proposed quality factors.
Application Mobile Design for Blind People
Authors: Maldonado Alma L. Esparza , Bironche Alberto Montoya , Garcia Elizabeth Vazquez , Álvarez Rodríguez Francisco Javier , Benítez-Guerrero Edgard , Casillas Carlos A. Medina , De la Cruz Jose F. , Hernandez Nephtali A.
Published: June 2019

The team software process is a methodology focused on software development on gears, which at the end of the construction ensures product quality. This quality must be taken into account for people with disabilities like visual impairment. According to World Health Organization, in a study conducted in 2010, the number of people with visual impairment in the world is around 285,389 million people, and in America, it is around 26,612 million. This chapter focuses on using the TSP for the construction of an application for people with visual disabilities, resulting in a quality product that will help in memory and, in addition, the user learns about the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico, allowing the inclusion of these users in society.
Braille System Using an UX Evaluation Methodology Focused on the Use of Methods for Blind Users
Authors: Serna Vanessa Villalpando , Herrera Jorge E. , Álvarez Robles Teresita de Jesús , Álvarez Rodríguez Francisco Javier
Published: June 2019

Recently, technology has been advancing and making some aspects of life simpler. Most people have an intelligent mobile device. These devices have applications that support users to perform various tasks. However, these applications are developed for users who don't have any type of disability. This chapter focuses on making use of some tools that exist within the area of software engineering (SE) and user experience (UX) with the aim of developing an interactive software system (ISS). It is expected that this ISS will support people with visual disabilities to learn Braille. To develop the ISS, the authors use modified usability and UX evaluation methods for blind people. The methodology to be followed is based on the ISO15288: 2015 standard of the SE. The methods used to perform the evaluation tests with blind users are card sorting and thinking aloud. Based on the results, it is observed that the ISS complies with most of the UX factors, such as ease of use, accessibility, and utility, so they expect the ISS to be usable for blind people.
Financial Technology and Innovative Financial Inclusion
Authors: Sumarsono  , Al-Mudimigh Abdullah , Anshari Muhammad
Published: June 2019

A portmanteau of financial technology (FinTech) centralizes on the innovative use of smart mobile devices to design and deliver financial services and products, elevating an innovative way of delivering financial services. The chapter mainly focuses on the definition and the importance of FinTech to the financial ecosystem especially in the Southeast Asia region. It focuses on how financial technology (FinTech) came to be, how transactions in the past mostly use cash, and then shifted to credit card and then shifted to a cashless transaction, for example using e-wallet or simply using smartphone for any financial transaction. The research found out how the huge percentage of internet users in the Southeast Asia region were the cause of the development of FinTech companies in the region for FinTech startups. It also showed how FinTech helped to provide solutions for financial inclusion, especially unbanked population.
Financial Inclusion
Authors: Agustia Dian , Anridho Nadia
Published: June 2019

Financial inclusion is a term that is used to describe easy access of financial products and services for everyone. G20 countries, including Indonesia, show high commitment to accelerate financial inclusion. Financial inclusion also facilitates the achievement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Fintech or digital financial technology is one of the most recent innovations in financial industry. It has grown at a rapid speed in the recent years. Fintech provides products and services with low costs, better quality, and stable financial landscape. With its flexibility and simplicity, Fintech may facilitate the offering of financial services to people who are “unbanked,” or to small business at low cost and low risk. Hence, this chapter thoroughly discusses FinTech's role in supporting financial inclusion in Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the G20 countries that is committed to conduct financial inclusion. Specifically, this chapter elaborates financial inclusion, Fintech in Indonesia, and role of Fintech in supporting financial inclusion in Indonesia.
Altered Realities
Authors: Maher Damian
Published: June 2019

As the use of both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) become more commonplace in everyday life, the importance of including these technologies in schools increases. The focus of this chapter is to explore how these two technologies are being used at in primary, secondary, and tertiary contexts to support student learning. In exploring these technologies, science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM)-related subjects, with a focus on Science, are examined. In investigating science, an investigation on informal learning is also undertaken. Non-STEM-related subjects including Physical Education, the Creative Arts, and Geography are also reported on. In investigating game-based learning Maths is examined where the concept of location-based learning is discussed. The chapter concludes by exploring how VR and AR can be used to support students with disabilities.
Building Connections Between Teacher Education Candidates and Urban Middle School Students Through Social Action
Authors: Katz Anne
Published: June 2019

For faculty to be effective in supporting pre-service educators' learning, they must connect with Association of American College and University tenets. The purpose of this collaboration was to provide teacher candidates with a meaningful opportunity to interact with local public school students. College students exchanged letters, created and implemented technology-based mini-lessons, participated in close reading and critical thinking discussions, and dialogued with middle school students around issues presented in the book It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired, and Get Going (Clinton, 2015). The question it seeks to answer is, “Would the use of targeted reading, writing, technology-based discussion, and creation of a social justice project with public middle school student literacy leaders improve pre-service educators' commitment to their field and expand their learning?” This chapter explores a community literacy partnership.