bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bladder Pain Syndrome and Interstitial Cystitis Beyond Horizon: Reports from the Global Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Society (GIBS) Meeting 2019 Mumbai – India
Authors: Rahnama'i Mohammad Sajjad , Javan Aida , Vyas Navita , Lovasz Sandor , Singh Neelanjana , Cervigni Mauro , Pandey Sanjay , Wyndaele Jean Jacques , Taneja Rajesh
Published: July 2020

Purpose of the Meeting: Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis is a prevalent but underserved disease. At the Global Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Society (GIBS) meeting, the organization and participants were committed to delivering word-class expertise and collaboration in research and patient care. Under the umbrella of GIBS, leading research scholars from different backgrounds and specialties, as well as clinicians, from across the globe interested in the science and art of practice of Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS)/Interstitial Cystitis (IC) were invited to deliberate on various dimensions of this disease. The meeting aimed to have global guidelines to establish firm directions to practicing clinicians and patients alike on the diagnosis and treatment of this disease entity. Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) is defined by pain in the pelvic area that can have different etiologies. This can be due to urologic, gynecologic, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, neurologic, and autoimmune or rheumatologic diseases. At the GIBS meeting held in Mumbai, India, in August 2019, a multidisciplinary expert panel of international urologists, gynecologists, pain specialists, and dietitians took part in a think tank to discuss the development of evidence-based diagnostic and treatment algorithms for BPS/IC. Summary of Presented Findings: The diagnosis of BPS/IC is difficult in daily clinical practice. Patients with BPS/IC present with a variety of signs and symptoms and clinical test results. Hence, they might be misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed, and the correct diagnosis might take a long time. A good history and physical examination, along with cystoscopy, is a must for the diagnosis of IC/BPS. For the treatment, besides lifestyle management and dietary advice, oral medication and bladder instillation therapy, botulinum toxin, and sacral neuromodulation were discussed. The innovation in bladder instillation applicators, as well as battery-free neuromodulation through the tibial nerve, was discussed, as well. Recommendation for Future Research: As BPS/IC is complex, for many patients, several treatments are necessary at the same time. This was presented at GIBS 2019 as the piano model. In this way, a combination of treatments is tailored to an individual patient depending on the symptoms, age, and patients’ characteristics. In the art of medicine, especially when dealing with BPS/IC patients, pressing the right key at the right time makes the difference.
Partial Anomalous Left Pulmonary Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Chen Chia Hung , Tsai Pei San , Lin Dao Chen , Liu Yu Peng , Cheng Kun Shan
Published: July 2020

: Hereby, the case of an 8-month-old girl diagnosed with partial anomalous left pulmonary artery (PLPA) is presented. Echocardiography and computed tomography (CT) examination demonstrated that the anomalous artery originated from the right pulmonary artery supplying the left upper lobe. PLPA is sometimes associated with tracheobronchial anomaly and congenital cardiovascular defects. A relationship between PLPA and Kabuki syndrome has also been suggested. Echocardiography and CT angiography can be used as accurate tools for identifying an anomalous left pulmonary artery and adjacent abnormal anatomic structures.
A Case Report of Lipoid Proteinosis with Brain and Laryngeal Presentation
Authors: Kazemi Mohammad Ali , Ahmadian Mazhin Zahra , Sharifian Hashem , Hemmati Samira , Moradi Behnaz
Published: July 2020

: Lipoid proteinosis (LP) is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis. Genetic mutation leads to deposition of abnormal amounts of hyaline like material in the skin and viscera, which is the cause of clinical manifestations. It mostly involves the skin, intracranium, and the larynx. In this case report, we present a case with a long history of hoarseness. Imaging findings include bilateral true vocal cord (TVC) mucosal irregularity with hyperdense depositions, bilateral medial temporal amygdala parallel bean shape calcification (pathognomonic sign), and bilateral striatal (caudate and putamen) hypoattenuation. The patient also had multiple warty papules on the hands. Biopsy of the right TVC showed submucosal deposition of periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive amorphous hyaline material and confirmed the diagnosis of lipoid proteinosis. Typical imaging findings especially in the brain could be very helpful in interpretation of laryngeal imaging findings in cases of lipoid proteinosis who manifest with long term voice changes and hoarseness.
COVID-19 and Chickenpox as a Viral Co-Infection in a 12-Year-Old Patient, a Case Report
Authors: Karimi Abdollah , Rafiei Tabatabaei Sedigheh , Khalili Mitra , Sadr Saeed , Alibeik Mina , Omidmalayeri Soheil , Fahimzad Seyed Alireza , Mansour Ghanaiee Roxana , Armin Shahnaz
Published: July 2020

Introduction: Since the end of December 2019, most countries have been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. The prevalence of COVID-19 in children has been reported much lower than adults. Most patients have mild symptoms, whereas some cases are asymptomatic. Information on the pediatric clinical manifestations is limited; therefore, reporting specific cases can improve the diagnosis process. Case Presentation: In this article, we reported a 12-year-old boy with chickenpox and COVID-19 at the same time. The patient initially had symptoms of chickenpox and then developed pneumonia. The PCR-test for COVID-19 was positive. The IgM test was positive, and IgG was negative. Chickenpox infection was confirmed by the serological test (positive IgM). The radiographic results showed reverse halo sign and vascular enlargement. Conclusions: These imaging findings are uncommon signs of COVID-19 in pediatrics. The patient was treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin and discharged a few days later with good condition.
Právo na digitální služby
Authors: Mates Pavel
Published: July 2020

Článek je kritickým rozborem zákona o právu na digitální služby, který je veřejnosti prezentován jako významný krok k posílení práva fyzických a právnických osob, jakožto klientů veřejné moci a zjednodušení jejich postavení. Prokazuje, že většina práv není nijak nových, naopak vesměs existují v platné právní úpravě již dosud a spíše nejsou aplikována. Poukazováno je na to, že jeho uplatnění si bude vyžadovat masové využívání informačních technologií, bez nichž nebude možno práva na tyto služby využívat. Zdůrazněno konečně je, že zákon neobsahuje efektivní prostředky, kterými by bylo vymáhání práv a jím odpovídajících povinností zajištěno..
Process Reliabilism, Prime Numbers and the Generality Problem
Authors: Andersen Frederik J. , Kappel Klemens ,   Romanian Academy - Iasi Branch
Published: July 2020

This paper aims to show that Selim Berker’s widely discussed prime number case is merely an instance of the well-known generality problem for process reliabilism and thus arguably not as interesting a case as one might have thought. Initially, Berker’s case is introduced and interpreted. Then the most recent response to the case from the literature is presented. Eventually, it is argued that Berker’s case is nothing but a straightforward consequence of the generality problem, i.e., the problematic aspect of the case for process reliabilism (if any) is already captured by the generality problem.
Hands‐On Conics Worked for Me
Authors: Clark L. Jeneva , Clark Jonathan M.
Published: July 2020

These teaching techniques promote students’ reasoning about connections between 2D and 3D perspectives.
Navigating the Uncertainty of Sharing Mathematical Authority
Authors: Sullivan Patrick L. , Livers, Stefanie D. , Evans Whitney
Published: July 2020

These strategies for teachers promote this necessary but challenging condition of high‐quality discourse, especially when a student shares an unanticipated conjecture.
Build a Bridge: Provide Access to Grade-Level Content for All Students
Authors: Coleman LauraMarie K.
Published: July 2020

Struggling students engage in a scaffolded series of problems and learning experiences that provide access to grade-level content.
Problems to Ponder
Authors: Ingrassia Steve , Rawding Molly
Published: July 2020

Problems to Ponder provides 28 varied, classroom-ready mathematics problems that collectively span PK12, arranged in order of grade level. Answers to the problems are available online.
A study of the economic and financial analysis for social firms: are they really businesses?
Authors: Gelashvili Vera , Camacho-Miñano María del Mar , Segovia-Vargas María Jesús
Published: July 2020

El principal objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la situación económico- financiera de las empresas sociales a través del análisis de ratios, mostrando sus fortalezas y debilidades basándonos en la información contable. La muestra está formada por 118 empresas sociales situadas en la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid en España. Para analizar los datos se han utilizado ratios económico-financieros y el indicador de estrés financiero, el Z' -score de Altman. Nuestros resultados destacan que las empresas sociales son negocios con una elevada rentabilidad, especialmente para sus socios. De este modo, está garantizada su supervivencia en el largo plazo y con un nivel de liquidez óptimo. Este estudio es una importante contribución para la literatura académica porque establece una comparación entre dos tipos de negocios sociales centrándonos en su estructura financiera y económica, completando la escasez de estudios empíricos sobre estas empresas.

The main objective of this research paper is to analyze the economic and financial situation of social enterprises through ratio analysis and show their strengths and weaknesses based on financial data. The sample consists of 118 social companies operating in the Autonomous Community of Madrid in Spain. For data analysis, economic and financial analysis has been carried out, using ratio analysis and the indicator of financial distress: the Altman Z'-score. Our findings highlight that social companies, are businesses with a high level of profitability, especially for their partners. Thus, their survival, on average, is guaranteed in the long-term and their liquidity level is optimum. This study is an important contribution for the academic literature, because it carries out a comparison amongst the two different types of social firms, focusing on their economic and financial structure, diminishing the lack of empirical studies about these companies.
Key mechanisms of the accountability process in public-private partnerships
Authors: Esteve Laporta Marc , Reyes-Gonzalez José Antonio
Published: July 2020

Este estudio analiza el cuerpo de la investigación académica y empírica disponible respecto a las Asociaciones Público-Privadas (APPs). A través de una revisión sistemática de la literatura, exploramos qué tan justificadas son las preocupaciones sobre las APPs erosionando los procesos de rendición de cuentas a los que debieran estar sujetas. Para ello, investigamos más de 50 estudios de APPs publicados entre 1983 y 2017. Estos estudios fueron analizados a través de un marco de categorización que permitió mapear el proceso por el cual la rendición de cuentas de APPs toma lugar en la práctica. Cuatro mecanismos claves sobresalen en este proceso: comportamiento del agente, información sobre el comportamiento, evaluación de información y sanción del comportamiento. Basados en estos mecanismos pudimos identificar, además, cuatro figuras principales con derecho legítimo a solicitar información a las APPs y los mecanismos que utilizan para participar en este proceso general de transparencia y rendición de cuentas. Dado que ninguno de estas figuras principales ejerce control total sobre los cuatro mecanismos clave, argumentamos que esto configura un estado caótico de demandas traslapadas y contradictorias para las APPs. Una falta de coordinación que conlleva, en efecto, a un déficit en la rendición de cuentas. Sin embargo, proponemos que este estado disímbolo de las cosas puede convertirse en una ventaja única en caso de validarse la interdependencia y complementariedad entre las demandas de los principales.

This article brings together empirical academic research on accountability in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). Via a systematic literature review, we explored how well grounded are concerns about PPPs eroding accountability. We investigated over 50 publications on PPPs, published between 1983 and 2017. These studies were analysed in lights of a categorisation framework of publications to map out the process through which accountability takes place in practice for PPPs. Four key accountability mechanisms stand out in our analysis: behaviour, information, evaluation and sanction. Based upon this analysis, we identified four main account-holders and the mechanisms they employ to participate in the overall accountability process of PPPs. Since none of them can exert full control over the mechanisms of accountability available to them, we argue that this unbalanced and chaotic state of contradicting and overlapping demands of accountability indeed generates accountability deficits, but it can be turned into an advantage if interdependency and complementarity between account-holders is further validated.
Financial Transparency in the Web 2.0 Era. An Analysis of the use of Websites and Social Media by Spanish Municipalities
Authors: Royo Montañés Sonia , Yetano Ana , García-Lacalle Javier
Published: July 2020

El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar el papel de las páginas web y medios de comunicación social en el aumento de la transparencia de tipo financiero en las entidades locales. Esta investigación analiza 60 ayuntamientos clasificados en 4 niveles de población y combina análisis cuantitativos y cualitativos: un análisis del contenido de páginas web; una exploración del uso de medios de comunicación social; y un estudio en profundidad de los contenidos publicados en Facebook y Twitter durante un año. Los resultados muestran que los municipios españoles todavía tienen que realizar esfuerzos significativos para aumentar sus niveles de transparencia financiera. La información publicada se centra principalmente en cuestiones de tipo presupuestario. El uso de Facebook y Twitter por parte de los municipios está generalizado. Sin embargo, la utilización de estas plataformas para la revelación de información de tipo financiero está muy poco desarrollada. La mayor parte de los municipios de mayor tamaño han creado portales de datos abiertos, aunque la apertura de conjuntos de datos de tipo presupuestario o financiero es muy limitada. Los municipios tienen que realizar esfuerzos importantes para cumplir con las nuevas demandas y requerimientos de transparencia financiera. Deberían tomarse medidas para mejorar la transparencia, particularmente entre los municipios de pequeño y mediano tamaño. Asimismo, también se hace necesario definir qué se entiende por información clara, estructurada, comprensible y reutilizable para proporcionar un marco de revelación común para las entidades del sector público.

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the role of websites and social media (SM) in increasing local government financial transparency. The research includes 60 Spanish municipalities classified into 4 population levels and combines quantitative and qualitative analyses: a website content examination; an exploration of the use of SM platforms; and an in-depth study of the content published in Facebook and Twitter over a one-year period. Results show that Spanish municipalities still have to make important efforts to increase their levels of financial transparency. Disclosures are mainly focused on budgetary information. The use of Facebook and Twitter by municipalities has become commonplace. However, their use for financial disclosures is underdeveloped. Most of the biggest cities have created open data portals although the disclosure of budgetary and financial datasets is limited. Municipalities have to make important efforts to comply with new demands and requirements for financial transparency. Measures should be taken to enhance transparency, particularly among medium and small municipalities. A definition of clear, structured, understandable and reusable information is needed in order to provide a common disclosure framework for public sector entities.
EMI teacher training with a multimodal and interactive approach: A new horizon for LSP specialists
Authors: Morell Teresa
Published: July 2020

Teresa MorellUniversitat d’Alacant, Spain

 

ABSTRACT

The growing use of English as the medium of Instruction (EMI) in non-Anglophone universities has provided specialists in Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) with a broader scope for research and teaching. ESP experts are now called upon not only to carry out research to support EMI teacher training, but also to be the teacher trainers. In this study, an ESP scholar explores what constitutes successful interactive lecturing according to academics who have taken part in her interdisciplinary EMI teacher training workshop. This was done by analyzing the engaging, verbal and non-verbal discourse of participants’ video recorded exemplary mini-lessons. It was found that the mini-lectures that had been voted as successful made greater use of questions and had a higher concentration of verbal and nonverbal modes of communication in comparison to the lesser effective ones. The findings lend support to EMI training with an interactive and multimodal approach.
DIGITALIZATION, COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT. A SYSTEMIC VIEW THROUGH SYSTEM DYNAMICS
Authors: ZALDO SANTAMARIA JOSE MIGUEL , RIVERA OLGA , MARTIN GARCIA JUAN
Published: July 2020

This paper aims to clarify the relations between new technologies (mainly robotics, AI, drones, 3D/4D printing, , IoT, and autonomous driving, that we will resume as R+AI or digitalization) and employment, in order to be able to apply these new technologies with the best possible effects to employment. We start with an intense literature revision for understanding how the main authors explain the effects of digitalization on the displacement, or not of tasks and on the creation of new jobs. From the understanding from the literature review, start our contribution defining the variables with more influence in the relation between digitalization, competitiveness and employment, (some variables come directly from the literature and other from our knowledge and experience, but no one is opposed to our conclusions from the literature review). Our next step is to use System Dynamic as methodology to build the CLDs- Causal Loop Diagrams- and the SFD-Stock and Flow Diagrams- and we finish applying the SFDs to companies and institutions to prove that us much the variables as the diagrams are a trusted representation of the real situations and can be used for making digitalization strategies improving the effects on competitiveness and employment. Our conclusion is that it is possible to apply the digitalization creating more employment than the one displaced, if the correct decisions are taken, following our models.

Keywords: employment, technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, displacement of tasks, new tasks, System Dynamics
THERMAL MONITORING AND CONTROL BY INFRARED CAMERA IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PARTS WITH LASER METAL DEPOSITION
Authors: FLORES JON , GARMENDIA SAEZ IKER , CABANES AXPE ITZIAR
Published: July 2020

Techniques included in Additive Manufacturing (FA), especially Laser Metal Deposition (LMD), are subject to variable conditions during the manufacturing process. To achieve the required homogeneity in the manufacture of 3D components layer by layer, these instabilities must be compensated by adapting the process parameters. In this work, it is proposed to use an infrared (IR) thermal camera to monitor the evolution and thermal distribution of the surface of the parts produced, throughout the LMD deposition process. On the one hand, the influence of the temperature of the component on the resulting thickness is demonstrated. On the other hand, a control system is developed and implemented based on the adaptation of waiting times in order to maintain constant thermal conditions of the surface at the time prior to the deposition of each bead. The proposed control system is validated through LMD experimentation, demonstrating an increase in geometric homogeneity and the optimization of the time required for manufacture. This study is part of a wider development on LMD monitoring and control systems and its final objective is to increase the production capacities of this technology.

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Laser Metal Deposition, infrared camera, thermal monitoring, thermal control, interlayer wait time.
ORIGINALITY OF SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
Authors: ORVIZ MARTINEZ NATALIA , ARCE GARCIA SERGIO , CUERVO CARABEL TATIANA
Published: July 2020

A Health and Safety Study (HSS) or a Basic Health and Safety Study (BSSS) is a document that defines the necessary guidelines to integrate the prevention of occupational risks in construction works, and must therefore be reliable, specific and updated documents.
Indiens ‘Orientering mod Øst’-politik
Authors: Gaens Bart , Ruohomäki Olli
Published: July 2020

Bart Gaens og Olli Ruohomäki analyserer Indiens ‘Orientering mod Øst’-politik og landets søgen efter en plads i den strategiske orden, der er under udvikling i området.
Spanien: Når ideologi og identitet flyder sammen
Authors: Laurvig Jørgen
Published: July 2020

Jørgen Laurvigs skriver om de catalanske nationalisters kamp for løsrivelse fra Spanien.
Internationale institutioners autoritet i en ny verdensorden
Authors: Kromann Jacob
Published: July 2020

Baggrundssektionen afsluttes med de tre vinderbidrag fra årets artikelkonkurrence, der udskrives i samarbejde med Udenrigs- ministeriet, og som i år havde temaet ‘Internationale statslige organisationer i den ny verdensorden’.
Økonomiske sanktioner som politisk værktøj
Authors: Forrer John J.
Published: July 2020

John J. Forrer ser nærmere på økonomiske sanktioner, som er blevet et af den amerikanske regerings foretrukne politiske værktøjer.
Anmeldelse: Nederlagets troldmænd
Authors: Beukel Erik
Published: July 2020

Intet resumé
Bognoter
Authors: Andersen Brita Vibeke
Published: July 2020

Intet resumé
Fra redationen
Authors: Udenrigs Redation
Published: July 2020

Intet resumé
Et blik ind i den nye europæiske sikkerhedsarkitektur
Authors: Smed Ulrik Trolle
Published: July 2020

Ulrik Trolle Smed ser nærmere på den nye europæiske sikkerhedsstruktur og de konsekvenser, den kan få for Danmark.
Merkels sidste sejr
Authors: Friis Lykke
Published: July 2020

Lykke Friis skriver om Merkel og det tyske valg.
Práticas culturais e níveis de competência midiática de jovens brasileiros
Authors: Borges Gabriela , Fantin Monica , Da Silva Márcia Barbosa , Pimenta Maria Alzira , Vieira Soraya Maria
Published: July 2020

Este artigo apresenta os resultados da pesquisa “Competências midiáticas em cenários brasileiros e euroamericanos” realizada com jovens de 14 a 16 anos de escolas públicas e privadas de seis cidades brasileiras. Foi desenvolvida pelas universidades integrantes da Red Interuniversitaria Euroamericana de Investigación en Competencias Mediáticas para la Ciudadanía (ALFAMED) no Brasil. De caráter quali-quantitativo, avaliou os níveis de cada uma das seis dimensões da competência midiática (Ferrés e Piscitelli, 2015) de 499 estudantes, tendo em conta suas práticas culturais. Os resultados indicam que os jovens aprendem informalmente a lidar com as mídias, possuem nível avançado no manuseio da tecnologia e nas dimensões linguagem, estética e ideologia e valores. Porém, nas dimensões processos de interação e de produção e difusão, que estão relacionados com o consumo e a participação midiática, encontram-se no nível básico/intermediário, indicando a necessidade de ações formativas para promover a aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento do espírito crítico.
Homo sapiens, homo videns, homo fabulators. La competencia mediática en los relatos del universo transmedia
Authors: Përez-Rodríguez Amor
Published: July 2020

Uno de los principales problemas de nuestro tiempo es la paradoja de la sociedad hiperconectada. La ingente y prolija información que llega por múltiples vías es cada vez más inabarcable. El espacio para interaccionar y desarrollar la comunicación es cuasi infinito gracias al avance tecnológico. En este contexto, las maneras de narrar/contar se han transformado, desde los textos de una dirección y un recorrido de lectura, a los de varios recorridos, simultáneos, interactivos... en los que convergen muchos lenguajes y signos. En consonancia, los procesos de interpretación conllevan y requieren capacidades muy distintas. Desde la competencia comunicativa para hablar, escuchar, leer y escribir a la competencia audiovisual, informacional, digital, mediática, hipermedia, transmedia… Los contadores de historias en las redes sociales han revolucionado la comunicación y los relatos provocando cambios importantes en las formas de producción, recepción y comprensión de la ciudadanía. Surgen perfiles que arrastran seguidores y se convierten en iconos y modelos. Los relatos se producen y se consumen de manera que los roles de narrador y destinatario se hibridan en la co-creación, y en la figura del prosumer. Se cuestiona el ruido mediático que provoca la conexión permanente y la exposición pública. Ante ello resulta necesario abogar por la alfabetización necesaria para gestionar la pluralidad de los relatos que se suceden y superponen en la batalla por el like. Desarrollar la competencia mediática puede ser la clave para la narrativa en el contexto transmedia de una comunicación inteligente.
Determinismus und Freiheit in Kants Nova dilucidatio (1755)
Authors: Grillenzoni Paolo
Published: July 2020

Im Mittelpunkt steht die Behandlung der Freiheit in einem Kontext des expliziten und strengen Determinismus. Er triumphiert in der Wissenschaft, scheint aber die Ausübung der Freiheit und der Moral selbst in Gefahr zu bringen. Nicht so für Kant. Die Überprüfung des Satzes des zureichenden Grundes bietet dem Königsberger Philosophen die Gelegenheit, an seinem zweifachen Engagement festzuhalten, nämlich die Wissenschaft zu schützen und die Metaphysik zu erneuern. Gegenüber der Verherrlichung des Satzes des bestimmenden Grundes verteidigt Kant die Unanfechtbarkeit der menschlichen Freiheit, wobei er dessen Eigenschaften der Richtigkeit, Klarheit und Strenge unterstreicht, die auch dem verantwortungsvollen moralischen Verhalten nicht fremd sind.
Leonardo Rodríguez Duplá: El mal y la gracia. La religión natural de Kant. Barcelona, Herder Editorial, 2019
Authors: Burruezo Arcadio Jorge Mariano
Published: July 2020

El trabajo reseña el libro publicado en 2019 por Leonardo Rodríguez Duplá, titulado El mal y la gracia. La religión natural de Kant (Barcelona/Herder) y dedicado a la filosofía de la religión y al concepto de religión natural de Kant.
Eventos y normas para autores
Authors: De Estudios Kantianos Revista
Published: July 2020

Eventos y normas para autores
Análisis actitudinal de las nuevas generaciones docentes hacia la inclusión educativa
Authors: Rodríguez Fuentes Antonio , Caurcel Cara María Jesús
Published: July 2020

La asunción de políticas globalizadas garantes de la democratización de enseñanzas materializadas en el modelo de escuela inclusiva para todos no es todavía una realidad palpable. Sus políticas formativas afanadas en tal empresa tampoco consiguen contribuir a su causa. De tal problema surge el propósito del estudio de tales políticas de formación de profesionales para el desarrollo actitudinal acorde a las premisas de aceptación de la otredad y su atención educativa correspondiente. Se sigue un diseño cuantitativo transversal no-experimental, descriptivo y relacional, valiéndose de dos cuestionarios estandarizados y validados, suministrados a 712 estudiantes universitarios, cuyos datos se sometieron a análisis porcentuales, tendencia central, dispersión, diferenciales y correlaciónales. Se infiere la adecuada actitud para tratar con personas con diversidad funcional y la necesaria dotación de estrategias para hacer efectiva la atención en el contexto académico, luego de establecer diferencias entre colectivos y escasez de consistencia individuales, lo que impide hablar de patrones consolidados.
Influencia de factores de tipo educativo en el ajuste formación-empleo en hombres y mujeres
Authors: Rodríguez Esteban Agustín , Vidal Javier
Published: July 2020

En España, el número de universitarios que tiene un empleo no ajustado a su formación es mayor que en otros países del entorno. Las razones de este fenómeno difieren, en cierta medida, según el género del trabajador. La presente investigación analiza los factores de tipo educativo que mejor predicen el ajuste formación-empleo en hombres y mujeres. Se han analizado las dos modalidades de ajuste más frecuentes: el ajuste vertical y el ajuste horizontal. Los datos han sido obtenidos de la Encuesta de Inserción Laboral de los Titulados Universitarios 2014 elaborada por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Hemos trabajado con una muestra de 19272 individuos. Además de pruebas de contingencia, se ha empleado la técnica de la regresión logística binaria para determinan el valor predictivo de las variables elegidas sobre el ajuste. Encontramos, como resultado principal, que variables como el área de estudio, la posesión de otra titulación universitaria, el nivel de idiomas o el manejo de nuevas tecnologías ejercen una mayor influencia en el ajuste formación-empleo en el caso de las mujeres. Los resultados pueden explicarse sobre la base de las distintas teorías que señalan que las razones que llevan a un individuo a elegir un trabajo no ajustado a su formación difieren según el género del trabajador. Las obligaciones familiares siguen siendo elementos que condicionan, en gran medida, las decisiones laborales de las mujeres. El mercado de trabajo parece valorar las competencias adquiridas de forma diferente en hombres y mujeres.
Análisis de las calificaciones compartidas en la modalidad participativa de la evaluación colaborativa entre docente y estudiantes
Authors: Gómez Ruiz Miguel Ángel , Quesada Serra Victoria
Published: July 2020

Dentro de la variedad existente en las tendencias actuales sobre la evaluación de estudiantes, se encuentra el propósito común de relacionar evaluación y aprendizaje. La retroalimentación, la democratización, la coherencia y la relevancia son cuatro tópicos aglutinadores sobre los que giran la mayoría de los planteamientos y avances teóricos y prácticos en este ámbito. Como forma concreta de cristalizar una evaluación dialógica, democrática y justa, se propone la modalidad participativa de la evaluación colaborativa en la que docentes y estudiantes se reparten la responsabilidad, negociando y consensuando de forma conjunta el valor de las tareas y en nuestro caso, también la calificación final. El propósito de este estudio, que ha involucrado a un total de 100 alumnos y 2 docentes, es precisamente la comprobación del grado de relación existente entre las calificaciones compartidas de 4 tareas universitarias con las que habrían aportado en solitario el docente y el grupo de estudiantes. Se ha seguido un diseño de investigación correlacional y se ha comprobado la existencia de diferencias significativas.  Los resultados muestran la estrecha correlación entre las calificaciones compartidas y las calificaciones del docente, aunque se han hallado diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre estas. Por otro lado, no se han encontrado diferencias entre las calificaciones compartidas y las calificaciones de los estudiantes. Las repercusiones de estos resultados, hacen reflexionar, entre otras cuestiones, sobre la posibilidad real de ajustar dichas calificaciones abiertas a la participación de los estudiantes en contextos universitarios donde las repercusiones sobrepasan de largo el ámbito únicamente formativo.
Retos en la reforma de la evaluación en educación superior: una mirada desde la lejanía
Authors: Boud David
Published: July 2020

¿Podemos estar seguros de que la evaluación en la educación superior satisface la necesidad de desarrollar y garantizar resultados de aprendizaje de alta calidad? La evaluación actual es típicamente una colección de prácticas convencionales que nunca han sido seriamente cuestionadas. Hace diez años, como parte de un proyecto nacional, representantes de universidades australianas se reunieron para identificar una agenda para el cambio en la evaluación. El documento resultante Evaluación 2020: siete propuestas para la reforma de la evaluación en la educación superior, se centró en cómo debía cambiar la evaluación para apoyar el aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida. Es decir, no se trata de cómo los estudiantes pueden aprobar el próximo examen, sino de que aprendan lo que será útil más allá del momento de la graduación.

Desde una perspectiva centrada en el aprendizaje, este documento analiza a nivel internacional el progreso que se ha producido en las universidades en torno a la reforma de la evaluación desde la perspectiva de uno de sus actores. Se inicia considerando el documento Evaluación 2020 para ver dónde aún se necesitan acciones. Se revisa algunos de los principales cambios en la evaluación en la educación superior y sus implicaciones. Estos incluyen el tránsito de comparar estudiantes (evaluación referida a normas) a juzgar resultados contra estándares (evaluación basada en estándares) y, lo que es más importante, el cambio conceptual de pasar de un propósito simple de la evaluación, como es el de certificar a los estudiantes, a considerar múltiples propósitos, incluyendo ayudar al aprendizaje y al desarrollo de la capacidad de los estudiantes para emitir sus propios juicios.
Autorregulación del aprendizaje y procesos de evaluación formativa en los trabajos en grupo
Authors: Fraile Juan , Gil-Izquierdo María , Zamorano-Sande David , Sánchez-Iglesias Iván
Published: July 2020

El objetivo de este estudio fue diseñar e implementar un contexto de evaluación formativa sobre un trabajo en grupo basado en la autorregulación del aprendizaje a través de las prácticas beneficiosas que expone la literatura y los retos que se plantean de cara a la próxima década. Se llevó a cabo una investigación cuantitativa a través de dos cuestionarios que midieron la capacidad de autorregulación y la forma de trabajar en grupo, con 88 estudiantes del Grado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte. Los resultados muestran que la forma de trabajar en equipo reportada por los estudiantes no tuvo un impacto en la calificación obtenida en su trabajo. Por otro lado, una mayor capacidad de autorregulación en su estilo de aprendizaje y un mayor empleo de los criterios de evaluación resultaron significativos, alcanzando una calificación superior. No se encontraron diferencias en relación con la dimensión de evitación de la autorregulación. Se discuten las implicaciones teóricas y educativas.
“Better Balance”: The Articulation of the Development of a Complex Falls Prevention Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis
Authors: Comber Laura , Peterson Elizabeth , O’Malley Nicola , Galvin Rose , Finlayson Marcia , Coote Susan
Published: July 2020

Background: Approximately 56% of people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) will fall in any three-month period with the potential for physical, psychological and social consequences. Falls prevention research for pwMS is in its infancy with a timely need to develop theory-based interventions that reflect the complexity of falls. The clear articulation of the development of any complex intervention is paramount to its future evaluation, usability and effectiveness.

Methods: This paper aims to describe how the development of “Better Balance,” a complex multicomponent falls prevention intervention for pwMS, was guided by the Medical Research Council framework for the development of complex interventions. Sources of information included existing literature, original research, clinician interviews and views of pwMS. These sources were synthesized and refined through an iterative process of intervention development involving researchers, clinicians and pwMS.

Results: The resulting intervention is outlined through a number of key tasks supplementing the original Medical Research Council framework. The utilization of this framework resulted in a theoretically-based and user-informed complex intervention designed to address the physiological, personal and behavioral risk factors associated with falls in pwMS.

Conclusions: The articulation of the systematic process used to develop Better Balance will inform the future evaluation and usability of the intervention.
Spawning of French grunts, Haemulon flavolineatum, in recirculating aquarium systems
Authors: Maurer Leah , Dawson Matthew , Boles Larry , Knight Stacy , Stamper Andrew
Published: July 2020

Background

Because the French grunt, Haemulon flavolineatum, is an ecologically important reef fish prized by both recreational anglers and public aquariums, the wild population requires limits on harvests. Yet, the environmental conditions conducive for French grunt spawning in aquarium settings is not well understood. Therefore, the goal of this study was to document the conditions leading to voluntary spawning and the number of eggs produced by French grunts without the use of hormones or artificial insemination.

Methods

We hypothesized and verified that it is possible for French grunts to spontaneously spawn in human care. Forty individuals were collected around the Florida Keys and haphazardly stocked in five recirculating seawater systems each containing two 250-L circular tanks. Over the course of 87 days, eggs were collected daily from each system and environmental parameters were monitored.

Results

Total daily number of eggs released ranged from 0 to 207,644 eggs. Of the observed environmental parameters, temperature and alkalinity had the greatest impact on number of eggs released. This study demonstrates that it is possible for French grunts to reproduce in captivity with little environmental manipulation, thus an ideal candidate to culture for the zoo/aquarium industry.
A novel bamboo sheet chair and its influence on sitting comfort
Authors: Yuan Fangcheng , Guo Yong , Shi Yunjiao , Zhang Kaiting , Zhu Zhenzhen , Chen Yuxia
Published: July 2020

Background

In today’s economy, workers spend increasingly more time in seated positions, leading to a growing scientific interest in chair design. In this study we used body pressure distribution tests to compare a novel bamboo chair with unique structural features to other commonly-used chairs. We studied the bamboo sheet chair’s physical characteristics and comfort to provide a scientific theoretical basis for common use seat design.

Methods

A total of 25 (14 male and 11 female) subjects participated in the study. Subjects were divided into six groups according to their body characteristics parameters included stature, weight, shoulder breadth, hip breadth, waist width, popliteal height, buttocks-popliteal length, and buttock-abdomen depth, with three groups for males and three groups for females. Each subject was required to complete specified body pressure tests for three different experimental chairs for three minutes and subjective comfort evaluations were also administered. The pressure indexes were measured from the seat pan and backrest and calculated with MATLAB 2015b, which mainly included maximum pressure (Pm), average pressure (Pa), pressure exponent (Pe) and contact area index (PAI). Three pressure threshold limits of 0.67 kPa, 4.00 kPa and 9.33 kPa and four contact surface indexes were used in the experiment to reflect the contact area between human and chair.

Results

The contact areas in the backrest (52.96 ± 32.94 cm2) and seat pan (307.75 ± 90.31 cm2) in the middle-to-high threshold pressure range, and the contact areas of the backrest (4.34 ± 5.95 cm2) in the high threshold pressure range of bamboo sheet chair were smaller than the corresponding indexes of the common office chair (81.430 ± 45.04 cm2, p = 0.00; 394.39 ± 98.99 cm2, p = 0.02; 13.54 ± 12.00 cm2, p = 0.00, respectively). The pressure index (2.68 ± 0.88 kPa), maximum pressure (6.66 ± 2.05 kPa), and average pressure (2.42 ± 0.59 kPa) values of the bamboo sheet chair backrest were also found to be lower than those of the office chair (4.32 ± 1.62 kPa, p = 0.00; 10.50 ± 3.88 kPa, p = 0.00; 3.43 ± 0.97 kPa, p = 0.00, respectively). The average pressure on the seat pan was greater than 4 kPa for all subjects, while the average pressure on the seat pan was greater than 9.33 kPa for male subjects with a body mass index (BMI) of 27.48.

Discussion

The bamboo sheet chair’s contact areas within the middle-to-high and high-pressure threshold ranges of the backrest and seat pan were smaller than those of the office chair, indicating that the bamboo sheet chair is effective at relieving pressure. Human body characteristics must be considered in the design of seat functional size. Buttocks-popliteal length, weight, body mass index, body shape and weight distribution, all have important effects on the distribution of body pressure at the human-chair interface.
An index approach to heavy metal pollution assessment of Eme River, Umuahia, Nigeria
Authors: Anyanwu Emeka Donald , Umeham Solomon Nnanna
Published: July 2020

Rivers are subjected to various kinds of natural and anthropogenic activities among which, indiscriminate and illegal sand mining is a major factor. The heavy metal content of a Nigerian river was studied between December 2017 and November 2018 in 6 stations in relation to suitability for human consumption using pollution indices. The indices used were Heavy Metal Pollution Index (HPI) and Contamination Index (Cd). Eight metals were evaluated using standard methods and compared with Nigerian Drinking Water Quality Standard. Some metals like iron, cadmium and lead exceeded limits; manganese, chromium and nickel exceeded limits in the dry season in some stations while copper and zinc were all within limits. The dry season values were significantly (P<0.05) higher than the wet season values. NPI showed all the stations exceeded the threshold (100) especially stations 1, 4 – 6 while Cd showed that stations 3 and 2 had low and medium contamination potential risks respectively and stations 1, 4 – 6 had high contamination potential risk. The indices effectively captured the effect of the anthropogenic activities (sand mining, swimming, washing, etc) in the river and showed that the water quality was not suitable for human consumption.
Application of Response Surface Methodology for optimization ofbivalent extraction from Pomegranate Peel
Authors: Dnyaneshwar Andhale Shubham , Ashokrao Bhoite Anjali , Changdeo Dagadkhair Amol , Vasant Chavan Yogita
Published: July 2020

ABSTRACT In present study, an ideal bivalent extraction system was selected and optimized for phenolic extraction of pomegranate peel .Study reported ethanol: ether bivalent solvent system with phenolic content having potent antioxidant activity. Selected bivalent system was optimized for extraction using response surface methodology (RSM). A Box–Behnken design was employed to analyze the effects of variables (temperature, time and peel concentration) on the extraction of total phenolic content, and antioxidant capacity (FRAP).  The optimization study suggested extraction with 2.9% pomegranate peel for 8 hours at 40 OC was found the best for extraction of phenolic compound with potent antioxidant activity. RSM was shown to be an adequate approach for modeling the extraction of phenolic compounds from pomegranate peel.The pomegranate peel was extracted using optimized parameters and extract was concentrated in rotary vacuum evaporator at 45 oC for 6 hours. The concentrated extract was used to formulate antioxidant enriched ice cream product. The ice–cream formulation containing 1% of peel extract was found to be more acceptable in terms of sensory parameters. Proximate analysis of acceptable formulation reveals 3.54% protein, 3.51% fat, 22.24% carbohydrate, 0.83% ash, and 69.88% moisture, however62.871 DPPH % inhibition and 84.96 mg/100ml of AAE, FRAP activity and 363.266 mg/100 ml of GAE phenolic content was also reported with ice cream enriched with 1%peel extract Results shown the antioxidant enriched   ice cream could be formulated using extract of pomegranate peel powder with good sensory properties.
DIFICULDADES ENFRENTADAS PELOS PEDAGOGOS NO COTIDIANO ESCOLAR: UM OLHAR A PARTIR DAS POLÍTICAS EDUCACIONAIS DO ESTADO DO PARANÁ
Authors: Ferreira Jacques Lima , Haddad Cristhyane Ramos , Chupil Priscila
Published: July 2020

Resumo: Esta investigação apresenta uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa do tipo exploratória que foi realizada com 103 Pedagogos de diversos colégios estaduais da cidade de Curitiba. Teve o objetivo de identificar e analisar as dificuldades que os Pedagogos enfrentam no cotidiano escolar a partir do trabalho desenvolvido por este profissional da educação. Os dados analisados foram coletados a partir de um questionário Onlinee analisados na perspectiva de Bardin (2011), juntamente com o auxílio do software Atlas Ti. A análise de dados permitiu caracterizar que as dificuldades mais frequentes enfrentadas pelo Pedagogo no cotidiano escolar são: inclusão escolar; violência; aprendizagem e comportamento dos alunos; na relação com os professores e de realizar seu papel na escola.Palavras-chave: Cotidiano escolar. Dificuldades. Pedagogo.
O CRESCENTE MERCADO DO ENSINO SUPERIOR NO BRASIL E OS DESAFIOS PARA A SOBREVIVÊNCIA DAS UNIVERSIDADES COMUNITÁRIAS
Authors: Dickmann Ivo , Giongo Juliana Aparecida
Published: July 2020

Gerir uma universidade comunitária no contexto atual da educação superior é um desafio para poucos. Com formação, mestrado e doutorado na área da engenharia e diante de uma trajetória de mais de 20 anos em cargos de gestão na Unochapecó, Claudio Alcides Jacoski fala em planejamento e organização para que o modelo de universidade comunitária possa sobreviver aos difíceis tempos do ensino no Brasil, onde a educação tornou-se mercadoria e é tratada como um agressivo negócio. Na contramão do sistema vigente, as universidade comunitárias não visam lucro e equilibram-se com recursos das mensalidades dos alunos para cumprirem a sua missão e seu papel social, que é trabalhar pelo desenvolvimento das regiões onde atuam, muito além do propósito das instituições privadas cujo objetivo de atuação está no retorno financeiro. A conversa com o Prof. Claudio Alcides Jacoski, Presidente da ACAFE, Reitor da Unochapecó e membro do Conselho Fiscal da ABRUC - Associação Brasileira das Universidades Comunitárias, aconteceu no dia 20 de dezembro de 2017 na sala da Reitoria da Unochapecó. Entre as preocupações apresentadas na entrevista está a sobrevivência, a longo prazo, desse modelo diferenciado de instituição de ensino superior, que nasceu da força e da mobilização das próprias comunidades e que, mesmo após o marco legal de 2013, ainda permanece sendo incompreendida pela sociedade e muita vezes deixada de fora de editais do Governo Federal.