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PROSPECÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA BASEADA EM BIBLIOMETRIA PARA A CONSTRUÇÃO OFFSITE
Authors: Pacheco Alan Pereira Amorim , Najjar Mohammad
Published: March 2024

A indústria da construção convive com escassez de mão de obra, baixa produtividade, alto desperdício de materiais e condições de trabalho inseguras. Em contraste, a construção offsite se apresenta como um método moderno de construção com potencial de trazer melhorias significativas em relação aos métodos convencionais. No entanto, para que haja maior eficiência da construção offsite, torna-se necessário estudar a sua combinação com tecnologias de automação. Nesse sentido, este artigo objetiva visualizar tendências sobre construção offsite por intermédio de uma prospecção tecnológica baseada em bibliometria. Para atingir esse objetivo, foram selecionados 394 artigos científicos na base de dados Scopus. Esses artigos foram analisados, inicialmente, sob uma perspectiva macro que revelou um crescimento do número de publicações, os respectivos países de origem e os assuntos relevantes abordados durante o período de 2013 a 2022. A automação da construção offsite foi então analisada, sob a ótica meso, a partir da seleção criteriosa de publicações relacionadas ao tema. Os resultados demonstraram que as tecnologias de “modelagem e simulação” lideraram as pesquisas. Por fim, a análise micro revelou que o estudo de Building Information Modelling (BIM) e a sua integração com outras tecnologias emergentes constituem as principais tendências de automação da construção offsite.
RIO DE JANEIRO – POR UMA REQUALIFICAÇÃO HUMANIZADORA DE SEUS ESPAÇOS LIVRES E ÁREAS DEVOLUTAS DE SUA ÁREA CENTRAL
Authors: Neves Luiz Antonio Ferreira , Baptista de Azevedo Jorge baptista de Azevedo
Published: March 2024

O artigo pretende demonstrar aspectos importantes para a requalificação de uso de espaços livres e áreas devolutas pós-pandemicas, verificadas na área central do Rio de Janeiro e integrantes de seu sistema de espaços livres.

As ideias aqui apresentadas baseam-se em estudos desenvolvidos junto aos grupos de pesquisa Coletivo Paisagem, Educação Patrimonial e Paisagens Transculturais, nos quais participam os autores. Os resultados obtidos em processsos contínuos de observações e análises, tanto de pesquisas aplicadas como empíricas, fomentam essa síntese parcial. Cabe ressaltar que as dinâmicas de transformações de tais espacialidades devem ser constantemente re-consideradas.

Uma análise atual de seis espaços urbanos públicos ou semi-públicos, demonstram  diminuição de usos originais e fortes aspectos de abandono, obsolescência e ocupações por uma população marginalizada e estigmatizada socialmente.
IMPACTO DAS INUNDAÇÕES NAS CIDADES: CASO DO MUNICÍPIO DE DUQUE DE CAXIAS
Authors: Silva Adriana Maria da , Pereira Carlos Eduardo Ribeiro Fontella , Alves Rosane Martins
Published: March 2024

A infraestrutura urbana ineficiente, aliada à favelização e à urbanização desordenada, vem gerando graves problemas para as cidades, entre eles o das cheias urbanas. A remoção da cobertura vegetal, a ocupação das margens dos rios e a realização de obras de canalização, contribuíram para o aumento da impermeabilização do solo, agravando o problema. Este artigo tem como objetivo abordar o problema das enchentes no município de Duque de Caxias (RJ) e as possíveis soluções mitigatórias. Foi adotado como metodologia, revisão bibliográfica exploratória, em consulta ao Portal de Periódicos CAPES e uso da ferramenta de busca do Google Scholar. Foram apresentadas medidas de controle de inundações que podem ser adotadas em benefício da população. Como resultado da investigação apresenta-se medidas mitigatórias e destaca-se a adoção de técnicas compensatórias de drenagem urbana sustentável associadas a ações de urbanização como sendo efetivas na minimização de enchentes. Ressalta-se a necessidade da discussão do problema ser integrada ao saneamento ambiental para que as soluções sejam eficazes e não somente paliativas.
CRITÉRIOS DE SELEÇÃO DE ÁREAS PARA IMPLANTAÇÃO DE COLETOR DE TEMPO SECO
Authors: Magalhaes Glauciane , Kubrusly Provenzano Yasmim , Cruz Luis Fábio
Published: March 2024

Partindo da compreensão da importância dos corpos hídricos para o meio ambiente e para o bem estar da sociedade, este trabalho tem como objetivo principal apresentar alguns critérios que devem balizar a seleção de locais para implantar o Coletor de Tempo Seco (CTS) como sistema de coleta e tratamento de efluentes de esgoto sanitário. Tais efluentes, quando despejados de maneira irregular na rede de drenagem de águas pluviais, têm como destino final os corpos hídricos das cidades, afetando a qualidade das suas águas e a saúde da população que delas depende. Assim, o CTS se mostra como uma alternativa eficaz de saneamento para certas regiões do Brasil, pois considera-se que, principalmente em áreas urbanas mais adensadas e próximas a rios, sempre haverá ligações irregulares de esgoto nas redes de águas pluviais.
IMÓVEIS OCIOSOS COMO ALTERNATIVA PARA AS CHEIAS URBANAS E PARA O DÉFICIT HABITACIONAL NA CIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO
Authors: Charles Mariana Ribeiro , Qualharini Eduardo Linhares , Miguez Marcelo Gomes
Published: March 2024

A cidade do Rio de Janeiro enfrenta desafios complexos, a exemplo de outros grandes centros, como as frequentes cheias urbanas e o déficit habitacional. Esses problemas podem ser abordados de forma integrada, considerando o potencial de reutilização de imóveis ociosos como uma alternativa viável. Ao direcionar esses espaços subutilizados para a habitação, é possível não apenas mitigar o déficit de moradias, mas também contribuir para a redução das inundações e alagamentos. Esta pesquisa, de caráter exploratório e descritivo, objetiva analisar de forma qualiquantitativa a alternativa proposta no cenário da cidade do Rio de Janeiro através de levantamentos bibliográficos e dados disponíveis. Os resultados estimativos mostram que o déficit habitacional é bem menor do que o estoque de imóveis da cidade. Neste contexto, a reutilização de imóveis ociosos surge como uma estratégia eficaz de planejamento urbano integrado e sustentável para enfrentar os desafios habitacionais e ambientais abordados.
Normativität in der politikwissenschaftlichen Hochschullehre
Authors: Westphal Manon
Published: March 2024

Der Band argumentiert, dass Kompetenzen für den Umgang mit Normativität als ein wichtiger Teil politikwissenschaftlicher Methodenkompetenzen verstanden werden sollten. Es werden folgende Kompetenzen behandelt: Das Erkennen, Artikulieren und Analysieren von Normativität, das normative Argumentieren und die Reflexion der Situiertheit von Normativität. Der Band beschreibt ein allgemeines Verständnis von Normativität, erläutert die Relevanz der genannten Kompetenzen und gibt mit einigen konkreten Vorschlägen für praktische Übungen Anregungen, wie Lehrende Normativität thematisieren und den Umgang mit Normativität mit Studierenden einüben können.
Pandemien in der Geschichte
Authors: Söhner Felicitas
Published: March 2024

Wie sind Menschen in früheren Zeiten mit Seuchen umgegangen? Welche Maßnahmen wurden beim Auftreten von Seuchen ergriffen? Wie wirkten sich diese aus? Das vorliegende Heft betrachtet Seuchenereignisse von der Antike bis zur Postmoderne. Es enthält Quellen, Hintergrundinformationen und Arbeitsaufgaben zu Pest, Syphilis, Cholera, Pocken, Tuberkulose, Influenza, AIDS und Corona-Viren. Neben Text- und Bildquellen umfasst das Heft auch speziell entwickelte Aufgaben für einen sprachsensiblen Unterricht. Die Materialien bieten vielfältige Bezüge und Anregungen auch für fächerübergreifendes Arbeiten und sind für die obere Mittelstufe und Oberstufe geeignet.
Methodenorientierte Politikdidaktik
Authors: Janssen Bernd
Published: March 2024

Die methodenorientierte Politikdidaktik (MPD) ist eine Theorie des politischen Unterrichts, die für die Sachanalyse sowie Unterrichtsplanung und -gestaltung ein schlüssiges und zügiges Vorgehen ermöglicht. Für die Inhaltsbereiche politisch empörende Ereignisse, Schlüsselprobleme der Gesellschaft, aktuelle politische Konflikte, politisch bedeutsame Institutionen und Organisationen wird jeweils eine Planungsmethode angeboten. Ihre Anwendung führt zu einem klar strukturierten und schülerorientierten Unterricht, der das Interesse an Politik, die kritische Analyse politischer Themen und die Aneignung einer eigenen politischen Überzeugung fördern will.
Note on Hamiltonian Graphs in Abelian 2-Groups
Authors:   Rochester Institute of Technology, Zagreb Campus, Croatia, TABAK KRISTIJAN
Published: March 2024

We analyze a graph G whose vertices are subgroups of ℤ2k isomorphic to ℤ2 × ℤ2. Two vertices are joined if their respective subgroups have nontrivial intersection. We prove that such a graph is 6(2k−2 − 1)-regular. If a graph is regular, a classical theorem by Ore claims that a graph is Hamiltonian if the degree of any vertex is at least one half of the number of vertices. Using Ore’s theorem, we show that G is Hamiltonian for k ∈{3, 4}. Ore’s theorem cannot be applied when k ≥ 5. Nevertheless, we manage to construct a Hamiltonian cycle for k = 5. Our construction uses orbits of one ℤ24 group under an action of an automorphism of order 31. It is highly likely that this approach could be generalized for k > 5.
New Results Parametric Apostol-Type Frobenius-Euler Polynomials and their Matrix Approach.
Authors:   Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de la Costa, Colombia, RAMÍREZ WILLIAM , ORTEGA MARÍA JOSÉ ,   Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de la Costa, Colombia, BEDOYA DANIEL ,   Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Metropolitana, Colombia, URIELES ALEJANDRO ,   Programa de Matemáticas, Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia
Published: March 2024

The new algebraic properties of the parametric Apostol-type Frobenius-Euler polynomials and parametric type Frobenius-Euler polynomial have been explained in this research. The researchers have studied the series of the Taylor type and established the relation between the classic Apostol Frobenius-Euler and Frobenius-Euler polynomials. This work has also addressed the generalized parametric Apostol-type Frobenius-Euler polynomials matrices and has shown some of their properties. Finally, this research provided some factorizations of Apostol-type Frobenius-Euler matrix that involves the generalized Pascal matrix, Fibonacci and Lucas matrices, respectively.
Gielis Transformation of the Archimedean Spiral
Authors:   Czech Forestry Academy Trutnov, Czech Republic, SPÍCHAL LUDĚK
Published: March 2024

The article shows that the Archimedean spiral, usually described as a smooth spiral, can be transformed in many diﬀerent shapes. The main part of the article concentrates on the curvature of the transformed spirals. It will also be shown that the shape some of them is an approximation of spiral antennas.
The Role of Organizational Culture in Mediating the Improvement of the Performance of the Indonesian Marine Corps
Authors: Supardi Endi , Arafah Willy , Anggiani Sarfilianty
Published: March 2024

The study examines specific aspects of organizational performance within the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL), with a particular focus on the Marine Corps, essential for safeguarding Indonesia's maritime sovereignty. Utilizing quantitative methods and a survey approach, data was gathered from middle officers serving across 11 Marine Corps units over the past 5 years. Findings indicate that strategic leadership style, career development, and strategic competence of human resources significantly influence organizational performance within the Marine Corps. These factors, alongside organizational culture, are pivotal in shaping and sustaining performance levels. Importantly, the research underscores the importance of understanding these dynamics for Marine Corps management to enhance performance and achieve long-term objectives, particularly in navigating the complexities of globalization. Additionally, while rooted in the context of the Indonesian Navy, the implications of these findings extend to broader organizational settings, highlighting their potential applicability beyond the specific context of the TNI AL and Marine Corps.
EFFECTIVENESS OF ROLE-PLAYING METHODS IN DEVELOPING EFL FRESHMEN’S ENGLISH-SPEAKING ABILITY AT CAN THO COLLEGE, VIETNAM
Authors: Uyen Ma Phuong
Published: March 2024

Nowadays, the application of role-play in teaching language has widely been used in Vietnam and the world. This study aims to find out the impact of role-play on learners’ speaking performance. Participants were 81 English major students in their first year at Can Tho College. This empirical study followed a two-group pre-test and post-test design. Two instruments used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data were the questionnaire and speaking tests. Results show that there is a significant difference in speakers’ speaking performance between the two groups. Speakers in the experimental group outperformed the controlled group in speaking tests.
 

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MULTISENSORY PERCEPTION AND MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION IN PRIMARY EDUCATION. EXPLORING THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE AND WAYS OF COMMUNICATION THE ‘BOX OF SENSES’
Authors: Kokkinaki Katerina , Georgiadou Zoe
Published: March 2024

This study investigates the ways that children feel free to express themselves and communicate with others through their aesthetic development. Multisensory perception helps children to discover their senses and multimodal expression gives them ways and tools to communicate their emotions and ideas, in the way that they want or that they are able to. ‘Box of Senses’ is a collection of objects that each child makes on its own and through it, it has the opportunity to communicate the way he feels the world, within the community to which he belongs. Objects of everyday life reveal that sensory perception can recall memories, ideas, and emotions. But how do our senses interact with linguistic communication? What color is a word and what does a picture taste like? How do the image and writing work are combined together to describe the senses and ultimately communicate one’s experience? Can all these distinct fragments of our everyday sensory experience be narrated by a haiku poem?
 

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LEXICAL COLLOCATIONS OF KEYWORDS USED IN BUSINESS NEWS: A CORPUS-BASED STUDY
Authors: Sukman Krittat , Tangkiengsirisin Supong
Published: March 2024

This corpus-based study aims to facilitate the instruction of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and benefit Thai undergraduate students majoring in Business English by investigating lexical collocations found in business news. A corpus of business news (COBN) was compiled, containing 678,373 running words sourced from 755 online business news. Employing AntConc version 3.5.9, the first 120 keywords were identified in accordance with the set criteria, with the majority being nouns (82.5%), followed by adjectives (12.5%), and verbs (5%). These keywords served as "nodes" to identify their "collocates," resulting in 330 pairs of lexical collocations with 5 combination types. Following a framework adapted from Benson, Benson, and Ilson, prominent combinations included Noun + Noun (54.02%), Adjective + Noun (26.86%), Noun + Verb (13.69%), Verb + Noun (4.47%), and Verb + Adverb (0.89%). The pedagogical implications and recommendations for future research were also discussed.
 

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A COMPACT ARRANGEMENT OF ENGLISH TENSES
Authors: Ferikoğlu Abdullah
Published: March 2024

There have been a wide range of books, journal articles, educational notes, etc. for many decades and all over the world about English grammar since it has been a global language. The literature abounds with materials treating English tenses in many different approaches. In this article, English tenses are structurally outlined and systematically tabulated, with all persons and all forms. The structural matrix of English tenses is based on four time and four aspect components, thus resulting the sixteen tenses in total. One single example sentence is utilised throughout the work for educational sake. With their compactness, the arranged tables have the potential to provide a first approach easy resource and so be helpful for new learners of English tenses, especially in the company of visual graphics, as recommended in the paper.
 

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READING COMPREHENSION LEVEL AMONG GRADE 7 LEARNERS OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL: BASIS FOR A PROPOSED INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Authors: Laroza Charity B. , Amada Analiza T.
Published: March 2024

This study aimed to determine the relationship between the demographic profile and the level of reading comprehension students of the Grade 7 students at General Santos City National High School and the intervention program that can be drawn based on its results. The respondents were taken from the Grade 7 level and selected randomly from all the sections under the basic education curriculum and its special programs. The demographic profiles of the respondents were gathered in the observation of the needed ethical standards of confidentiality and consensus to make sure that they are protected. The analysis revealed in this study that age does not serve as a contributory factor to the reading comprehension of the respondents, as there are varied results that do significantly prove its connection. Sex and socioeconomic status, however, were deemed to be a determinant in the level of reading comprehension among students in Grade 7. Additionally, the finding suggested that the student's ages were significantly related to their reading comprehension levels, also, there was no statistically significant relationship between gender and reading comprehension and family income levels significantly impacted student’s reading abilities.
 

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THE EFFECTS OF PORTFOLIOS ON DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ WRITING ABILITY
Authors: Dieu Hien Nguyen Thi
Published: March 2024

This study aimed to look into the effects of portfolios in developing writing skills among students who major in tourism at a university in Ho Chi Minh City. The study was conducted on fifty third-year students. Random assignment of participants to an experimental or control group of twenty-five students each. For fulfilling the objective, a quasi-experimental research design was utilized. Both groups were given a pre-test to determine their writing performance and sub-skills of focus, elaboration, organization, vocabulary, and mechanics before the treatment. Throughout the study, the experimental group was instructed with portfolio assessment, whereas the control group was trained in the conventional method. After receiving the treatment, students in the experimental group were also required to complete a survey regarding the effectiveness of using portfolios to improve writing skills in English classes. The attitude survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations. Other data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with learners who are representative students at different levels. The results of student questionnaires and student interview data showed that most students had positive attitudes regarding using portfolios to improve their writing skills in English classes. They all believe portfolios could help develop their writing ability. Though the limitation is unavoidable, the study is expected to benefit teachers, students, and researchers of the related studies.
 

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PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS’ COUNSELING SKILLS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOOL CLIMATE
Authors: Evangelinou Ariadne , Negka Ellie , Manesis Nikolaos
Published: March 2024

The research highlights the teacher’s important role in shaping a productive school climate that leads to students’ social and personal development and to better learning achievements as well. In this effort, the teacher must possess and cultivate counseling skills such as empathy and acceptance. There is little research all over the world that presents the views of primary school students on teachers' counseling skills and their implementation in the classroom. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 168 primary school students in Greece. The results show that students acknowledge teachers’ counseling skills being employed in the classroom leading to a flourishing school climate.
 

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MOROCCAN EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ RELIANCE ON GOAL-SETTING AND BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE IN PROCESSING ENGLISH (L3) WRITTEN TEXTS: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY
Authors: Msaddek Mohammed
Published: March 2024

The present study investigates the extent to which EFL university learners engage in metacognitive planning strategies for conducting the multifaceted process of reading in an effectual, self-regulated manner. Addressing this set objective, this exploratory study, which is part and parcel of my unpublished dissertation (defended in 2015) dealing with the interplay between metacognition and EFL reading, targeted 113 Moroccan English department students (Group 1: N=50; Group 2: N=63) pursuing their English Language Studies at the first-semester level. The data were elicited from the respondents employing two advanced-level EFL reading comprehension texts (i.e., narrative, expository) and a retrospective questionnaire. The attained results indicate that the targeted EFL groups (Group 1 & Group 2) did have recourse to their background knowledge as an efficient platform for generating an effective sense of the assigned written discourse without setting explicit, self-directed goals prior to processing the textual content. Thus, some pertinent recommendations falling within the parameters of pedagogy and research as well as a few limitations are presented.
 

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ADAPTABILITY OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: AN APPROACH TO EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN TEACHING
Authors: Mallillin Leovigildo Lito D. , Canda Edgardo G. , Caday Aurora T.
Published: March 2024

The study aims to examine the school development program being adapted through advanced technology in the area of adaptive learning for students and faculties, engagement to learning, strategies in teaching, selective and picky, and investment in adaptive learning. A mixed method of research design is employed in the study: specifically, the quantitative and qualitative approach. Likewise, stratified random sampling is utilized in selecting the samples of the study. The study comprised seventy (70) respondents only. Results show that students engage actively to listen, take notes, pay attention, respond to questions, ask questions, react, and participate, and personalizes an adaptive learning approach that provides platform in an individualized experiences and learning progress and uniqueness through learning path skills knowledge and learning needs, show that type and purpose of learning in teaching standard lessons toward based project learning techniques, show that students are engaged on the degree of optimism, interest, and passion on the student learning that extends the students on level of learning and process in the educational system and progress, show personalized adaptive teaching and learning applies and attributes to any type of lesson and course that displays the class tool, show that students are mixed with heterogeneous and homogeneous where picky so the subject matter must be based on their individual differences to determine academic performance among them, and show that it works exactly on adaptive learning according to the learners’ performance and choice.
 

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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AWARENESS, AND PRACTICES OF RESIDENTS WITHIN RIVERINE FLOODING-AFFECTED AREAS IN DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES
Authors: Avelino Brent F. , Lajos Chris John C. , Lumantas Adrian P. , Gono Jr. Exequiel R.
Published: March 2024

Awareness and preparedness of residents living in accident-prone areas is imperative to avoid losing lives and properties. This is the case for the people living in riverines frequented by flood; they must be well-informed, prepared, and quick to repair the damages after the incident. It is the main reason the study was conducted, particularly about the levels of disaster preparedness, awareness adaptation, and mitigation practices of residents within riverine flooding-affected areas in Davao City. Four hundred residents along the riverine in Davao City were surveyed, and the data gathered were treated using statistical tools such as Mean, Pearson r, and Multiple Regressions. The result of the study disclosed that the residents of riverine flood-affected areas in Davao City rated their disaster preparedness as very high, as well as their disaster awareness, indicating that they are prepared and well-informed about the effects of floods. They also rated their adapting behavior and mitigation high, showing they knew how to adjust to their situation. Disaster preparedness is correlated to adaptation and mitigation; also, disaster awareness is correlated with adaptation and mitigation. The indicator of disaster awareness, namely flooding risk, strongly influences adaptation and mitigation. The implication of the study concerns the city government's action of relocating the people living in the area to avoid disastrous events.
INVESTIGATING THE REAL SITUATION OF READING COMPREHENSION AND SUMMARY WRITING AND PROPOSING SOME SUMMARIZATION STRATEGIES FOR EFL STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY IN DELTA, VIETNAM
Authors: Hua Vi Tuong Thi
Published: March 2024

Reading comprehension is considered one of the four most important and essential skills for learning a language. Writing summaries is one type of task that helps students read successfully. Therefore, the study aimed to find out the situation of reading comprehension and summary writing skills of 90 second-year EFL students at a university in Mekong Delta, Vietnam, and propose some summarization strategies that students can apply to improve their reading comprehension and summary writing performances. In this paper, the questionnaire was used to design 4 points (excellent, good, average, poor) to exploit students’ proficiency in reading and summary writing and (never, sometimes, often, always) to collect data on students' awareness about the importance as well as difficulties in reading and writing summary. The survey results showed that students' proficiency in reading and writing summaries is poor. Additionally, the majority of students are aware of the importance of reading and writing summary; however, they do not have the experience and background knowledge of reading and writing summary; accordingly, teachers had better recommend some summarization strategies to their students.

 

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USING ROLE PLAY TO MOTIVATE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EFL SPEAKING CLASSES
Authors: Doan Nguyen Thi Phuong
Published: March 2024

The recurrent problem among Vietnamese high school students in learning English is the ability to communicate effectively in the target language. The question of how to motivate students to speak English confidently and effectively has driven the researcher to search and experiment with various pedagogical techniques. Therefore, this study is conducted to investigate to what extent using role play can increase students’ motivation in EFL speaking classes. The role play technique has been implemented with a group of 33 Math-majored students at a specialised high school in Vietnam. Data collected from observation notes and interviews with 6 student participants revealed that students’ motivation to speak English was high. The results also indicate that role play can be fruitfully deployed in EFL-speaking classes to increase students’ engagement in language production.
 

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CREATES FAIRY TALES FOR PHYSICS TEACHING IN PRIMARY EDUCATION
Authors: Kotsis Konstantinos T.
Published: March 2024

This study explores the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in creating fairy tales to enhance physics teaching in primary education. Traditional methods of teaching physics often fail to captivate young learners and instil a deep understanding of scientific concepts. Integrating storytelling and AI technology can create a stimulating learning environment, fostering curiosity and engagement among students. This paper discusses the theoretical framework behind storytelling and its impact on learning, outlines the development and implementation of AI-generated fairy tales in physics education, and evaluates this approach's effectiveness. The results demonstrate that AI-created fairy tales can significantly enhance students' interest, comprehension, and retention of physics concepts, leading to improved learning outcomes.
 

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NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING AS AN EDUCATIONAL-THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMME: TWO CASE STUDIES
Authors: Archana S. , Kannadasan K.
Published: March 2024

The neuro-linguistic approach emphasizes man's behaviours as the product of neurological processes within and the experience of the external world outside. When an individual wishes to get into a desired behaviour, Neuro-linguistic Programming helps one to understand one’s current situation and gives a road map to the desired state (1). When NLP is applied in sports, mental skill training, contributes to the new desired behaviour in the form of optimal performance in their respective sports. Objective: This paper aims to examine a tailor-made NLP intervention to reduce low self-determination, poor emotional maturity, and low motivation among two university women volleyball players. Method: This study used a case study approach, and employed NLP techniques such as; collapsing anchoring, and meta-model language patterns, to help two athletes who experienced low self-determination and low motivation and found it emotionally difficult to perform in training and competition, to restructure their dysfunctional thoughts, emotions and memories. Results: The intervention showed promising improvement in helping Participant A to be more resilient and Participant B to be higher in motivation. The results obtained from the interview sessions, and through the quantitative analysis showed that the NLP intervention had successfully helped the participants to cope with dysfunctional thoughts and emotional imbalance and to bounce back. Conclusions: The NLP-based intervention, has helped the players to be more self-determined, experience much Emotional control and maturity, and increase the level of sports achievement motivation and sports resilience.

 

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EXPLORING TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING OF TEACHING LEARNERS WITH ADHD IN SELECTED INCLUSIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
Authors: Kabwe Alice , Muzata Kenneth Kapalu , Simalalo Magdalene
Published: March 2024

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, which causes functional impairment. The study explored teachers’ understanding of teaching learners with ADHD in Zambian inclusive primary schools. A descriptive design supported by qualitative approaches was used. The sample size involved 18 teachers of learners with ADHD, 9 learners with ADHD, 3 administrators, and 4 officials from the Ministry of Education. Homogeneous purposive sampling was used to select participants. Data was collected using in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observation checklists. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic and content analysis. The study revealed mixed views on teachers’ understanding of teaching learners with ADHD. Some teachers indicated that they adequately understood learners with ADHD due to sufficient knowledge to deal with learners, adequate training to deal with learners able to apply appropriate teaching methods, strategies, and techniques for learners, adequate exposure to handling learners, self-motivation to teach learners and ability to control the behaviours of the learners with ADHD. On the other hand, teacher participants indicated that they had limited understanding due to inadequate training in Special Education, teachers' inability to handle learners, insufficient use of appropriate teaching methods, strategies, and techniques for learners with ADHD, and their inability to control learners with ADHD. To address the challenges faced by teachers while teaching learners with ADHD, teachers employed strategies such as catch-up strategies, social and emotional support strategies, professional development strategies, and punishment strategies. The study recommends, upgrading teachers understanding and strategies to use in teaching learners with ADHD through teacher training; and capacity building in the form of CPD in schools.
 

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INCLUSION OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY IN EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Authors: Koukou Mina , Marinou Maria , Rapti Danai
Published: March 2024

In the modern globalised environment, the extended immigrant and refugee crisis is at the centre of the scientific, social, and political debate. Meanwhile, the field of Intercultural Education is of paramount importance for social cohesion as the education system is affected by the aforementioned crisis. Against this complicated backdrop, the double challenge of the promotion of educational inclusion of students with diverse cultural backgrounds and disability should be the focus of attention for teachers and policymakers. The present study examines the issue of inclusion of immigrant and refugee students with disability. It employs the qualitative method of thematic analysis, collecting data through semi-structured interviews with teachers who work in Reception Classes and Typical Classes of Intercultural schools in the Prefecture of Epirus, Greece. The data analysis revealed that the participants highlighted the need for restructuring the Greek education system on two levels: the macro level and the micro level. This study underlines the need for systemic change and cooperation to create an environment without exclusion.
 

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LA MUSICA E IL CANTO COME PRATICHE EDUCATIVE PER FAVORIRE L’INCLUSIONE E MIGLIORARE IL BENESSERE PSICOFISICO DELLA PERSONA CON BALBUZIE / MUSIC AND SINGING AS EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES TO PROMOTE INCLUSION AND IMPROVE THE PSYCHOPHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF THE PERSON WITH STUTTERING
Authors: Curatola Annamaria , Zito Silvana , Bilello Arianna
Published: March 2024

Il contributo, attraverso uno studio multidisciplinare, si incentra sul rapporto tra canto, funzione socioeducativa ed effetti psicofisici che l’atto del cantare produce nelle persone con balbuzie. Partendo da una disamina tassonomica della voce, si ripercorrono i più influenti metodi didattici ammessi e sperimentati nel corso della storia della pedagogia scolastica del Novecento. Nel caso di specie, il contributo oltre ad offrire un’indagine fisiopatologica della balbuzie ed il notevole vantaggio che l’uso della musica e del canto producono nella stabilizzazione del suono vocale approfondisce come questo approccio migliori la capacità delle persone di comprendere ed esprimere emozioni, di accogliere la diversità e di impegnarsi attivamente con gli altri all’interno dei contesti educativi inclusivi.

Through a multidisciplinary study, the paper provides an in-depth examination of the relationship between singing, the socio-educational function, and the psychophysical effects that the act of singing produces in people with stuttering. Starting from a taxonomic study of the voice, it traces the most influential didactic methods accepted and tested throughout the history of 20th century school pedagogy. As well as offering a pathophysiological investigation of stuttering and the considerable benefits of using music and singing to stabilise the voice, the paper explores how this approach improves people’s ability to understand and express emotions, embrace diversity and actively engage with others in inclusive educational contexts.

 

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A Case Study on Effective Management of Arsha (II Degree Haemorrhoids) by Teekshna Kshar Pratisarana
Authors: Dhruv Singh  , Vishal Verma  , Sheetal Verma
Published: March 2024

Arsha, commonly known as haemorrhoids, is a prevalent medical condition characterized by dilated blood vessels in ano rectal region and they can cause bleeding, pain, mucous discharge, discomfort etc. The primary causes of Arsha include increased pressure on the rectal veins, commonly attributed to chronic constipation, prolonged sitting, and straining during bowel movements. Genetic predisposition and certain lifestyle factors, such as a sedentary lifestyle and low fiber diet, can also contribute to the development of haemorrhoids. Arsha requires a surgical technique in modern treatment, such as haemorrhoidectomy, rubber band ligation, and so on, but after sometime of excision there is great possibility of reappearance of the disease. But in Ayurveda, fourfold management of Arsha has been indicated viz., Bheshaja, Kshar karma, Agni karma and Shastra karma according to chronicity and presentation of the disease. In this case study, a 40 years old female patient presented with complaints of some mass coming out during defecation, bleeding, pain and mucous discharge while passing stool to the Shalya OPD, Rishikul Campus, Uttarakhand Ayurved University Haridwar. The patient was treated successfully with Kshar karma application. The pile mass, per rectal haemorrhage and mucous discharge was gone in 7 days and the patient was free of all symptoms within 15 days. The findings revealed that there are maximum advantages which are shared in this case study.
Clinical Significance of Rasayana Therapy in Management of Cancer
Authors: Bhagya Shree Potter  , Naval singh  , Ashok Kumar Sharma  , Ayushi Nigam
Published: March 2024

Cancer has faced medical experts with challenges due to its dreadfulness and the harmful consequences of existing therapies. It is the second most common non-communicable illness after ischemic heart disease. Extensive research has resulted in several innovative healing modalities and hundreds of cancer treatments. Surgical excision is the most established and well-tested therapy option. Radiation treatment is successful in managing a wide range of malignant tumours and is used to treat around half of all cancer patients. Cancer is the most prevalent cause of mortality globally. It has resulted in around 10 million fatalities by 2020, accounting for nearly one in every six deaths. Breast, lung, colon, and rectum prostate cancers are the most prevalent. Various studies have demonstrated that, despite advancements in cancer therapies, there remain various unmet requirements of cancer patients that vary depending on the stage and kind of disease. Unmet requirements in cancer patients have been linked to increased symptom discomfort, anxiety and a lower quality of life. Several research studies have revealed that cancer patients seek out complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) to address these unmet needs. In India, Ayurveda is the most often utilised alternative therapy that patients employ. Our previous research papers. Several case studies have demonstrated that the Rashadis-based Rasayana therapy procedure has a high potential for enhancing therapeutic outcomes in cancer patients. In this article, we discussed the therapeutic use of Rasayana treatment cancer. Rasayana helps in the replenishment and enhancement of Dhatus and Ojas. Rasayana therapy's primary advantages are Deerghayu, Smriti, Medha, Arogyam, Tarunam Vaya, Prabha, Varna, Swararodarya, Indriya Balam, Vaksidhi, Pranati, and Kanti.
Study of the Human Physiological Aspect of all Component of Medo Dhatu
Authors: Lalit Kumar Meena  , Ashok Kumar Sharma  , Kishori Lal Sharma
Published: March 2024

According to Ayurveda, human physiology is dependent on the balance of Dosha, Dhatu, and Mala. Dhatus are regarded to be one of the body's most fundamental functioning and structural components. According to Ayurveda, human physiology consists of seven primary Dhatus. Medo Dhatu ranks fourth among the seven Dhatus. Lipids are discussed in terms of Sneha Dravya in Ayurveda, which includes Meda, Vasa, Majja, and so on. Sneha is the essence of our bodies. Acharya Sushruta states that the human body is made up of Snehasara, the most Vishuddhatara form of Sneha, and that Prana is dependent on it. Meda is mostly found in Udara, although it is also known as Sarakta Meda in Anu (little) Asthi and Majja in Sthoola (big) Asthi. Mamsa contains a pure form of Meda known as Vasa. Although these three are the most visible Sneha sites, Meda Dhatu is given special attention because of their relevance in lipid metabolism and participation in the development of numerous metabolic illnesses such as Medoroga and Prameha. The present review article focused on all physiological component of Medodhatu and its role in maintaining the physiology.
An Integrate Approach in Management of Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Pankaj V. Chhayani  , Neha J Acharya
Published: March 2024

Madhumeha comes under category of Yapya disease. There are very few medicines described in texts for Madhumeha, Svarnamaksika and Shilajita are among of them Rasayana treatment is usually beneficial in yapya diseases. Svarnamaksika is considered as one of the best Rasayana among all Rasayana.[1]  Svarnamaksika improves microcirculation of Rasa dhatu because of having properties like Vyavayi and Laghu. In this case, patient was given Svarnamaksikayoga which contains Svarnamaksika and Salasaradi group which is described in Susruta Samhita. A patient 22-year-old was diagnosed as type 2 diabetes mellitus and after taking 1-year treatment of type 2 DM, she didn’t get any relief and her blood sugar was increasing. Then, she was prescribed insulin when she came for Ayurveda treatment. During first follow-up of 7 days, her blood sugar level was normal so insulin was stopped and she was kept on oral hypoglycemic agent and Ayurveda treatment. After 4 months, her blood sugar level reached to normal level and she was advised to continue Ayurveda treatment only. The collected data of this study suggest that earlier intervention of Ayurveda treatment can reverse the disease process in treatment of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
Ayurvedic Insights into Nidra: Understanding Physiological Aspects
Authors: Bindusree V  , Ananda Lakshmy K N  , Hakkeem Panthappulan
Published: March 2024

Ahara, Nidra and Brahmacharya plays significant role in preventing major diseases affecting both physical and mental well-being. Nidra stands out as one of the prominent factors to be examined in the contemporary era, constituting a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. Ayurveda defines Nidra (sleep) as the physiological state of rest for the Sharira (body), Mana (mind) and Indriya (sense organs).  Lack of Nidra, results in conditions like primary insomnia or Anidra and is associated with the onset of various clinical diseases. Over time, it progress into chronic disorders such as secondary or tertiary insomnia. Aim: To introduce and underscore the concept of Nidra and its physiological impact on the human body. Materials and Method: The literature review was compiled from available Ayurvedic literatures and various relevant articles related to Nidra and sleep. Conclusion: Ayurveda has given more importance to Nidra (sleep) by considering it as one among three pillars of life. The Samhitas provide an in-depth exploration of Nidra, presenting its classification and physiology. Nidra (sleep) is not just a phenomenon to ignore but it has great impact in our body and the study of sleep phenomenon is important for the early diagnosis of sleep disorders.
Critical Review on Action of Shaddarana Choorna in Koshtam
Authors: Remya R G  , Ambilikrishna
Published: March 2024

Gastrointestinal disorder are nowadays very common in population because of change in their life style, food habits, mental stress. Koshta is considered as very important, it is the seat of agni and dosha. Agni plays an important role in GIT and it is the main factor for metabolism. If Agni get hampered due to formation of ama in amashaya and leads to various disease. Shaddharana choornam act on koshta especially in amashaya by improving agni by reducing ama and make vata anulomana. The reference of shaddharana choorna in Susrutha samhita in vatavyadhi chikitsa.
Aggressive Behaviour Based on the Types of Agni Bala Among Young Adults
Authors: Anupama Gopeendran  , R Manoj  , Divya Devi M
Published: March 2024

Agni is one of the main concepts that are dealt in Ayurveda. Agni is responsible for the digestion and metabolism of the ingested food. The types of Agni included are Visama agni, Tikshna agni, Manda agni and Sama agni. Aggression is often a harmful social interaction with the intention of inflicting damage or harm to others or on self. The independent variable and dependent variable is Agni bala and aggressive behaviour respectively. This study is attempted to study the difference on aggressive behaviour based on the Agni type among young adults. The hypothesis proposed was a null hypothesis which implied that there is no significance of Agni bala on aggressive behaviour among young adults. Data was collected using Agni bala assessment tool and Buss-Perry aggressive questionnaire. It is a quantitative study which has employed comparative research design. Comparative research design is used since there is a comparison among the Agni bala types (Visama agni, Tikshna agni, Manda agni and Sama agni). Random sampling was done and the total sample size is 180 young adults between the age group 18-30 years. ANOVA was the statistical test used for the study. The ANOVA test showed that there is no difference on the aggressive behaviour based on the Agni type since the significance level is 0.007. The results were calculated using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The hypothesis was accepted which indicate that the there is no significant difference on aggressive behaviour based on the type of Agni bala among young adults. The study concluded that there is no difference on aggressive behaviour based on the type of Agni bala among young adults.
To Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy of Darvyadi Churna in the Management of Madhumeha (Denovo Diabetes Mellitus)
Authors: G.Pavani  , P.Srikanth Babu  , K.Laxmikantham
Published: March 2024

Madhumeha, one among the Vataja Pramehas need utmost consideration in the current scenario in view of the rising incidence. Madhumeha is similar to diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. The most common is Type 2 Diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to Insulin or doesn't make enough Insulin. In the past 3 decades the prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes has raised dramatically in countries of all income levels. According to Ayurveda, Madhumeha is manageable with the prescribed Chikitsa in the Samhitas. It is judiciously managed with the help of Yuktikruta Ahara, Vihara and Aushadha (Darvyadi churna). In this case Nidana parivarjana has been followed and this case is being considered as Sthoola Pramehi.
A Conceptual Study of Parisheka Sweda in Urdwajaturgata Rogas
Authors: G.Tejasree  , M. Bhasker  , K.Anasuya
Published: March 2024

Ayurveda is a holistic system of medicine. Ayurveda Prescribed many a number of treatment modalities like Shodana and Shamana. Keeping in view of severity of Dosa, Dhatu and Mala vitiation. Among these Snehana and Swedanda are prime with respect to Shodana therapies. Sweda acts as both primary therapy and adjuvant/secondary therapy as per the need of the Rogi, Roga Avastha and Upashaya. The process by which relieves Stambha (rigidity), Gourava (heaviness), Shita (cold) and produces sweating is called Swedana. Acharya Sushruta and Vagbhata have explained 4 varieties of Swedana karma– Tapa, Upanaha, Ushma and Drava sweda. Pariseka is one variety of Drava sweda in which medicated liquid (oil, milk, Takra, Ghrita, Kvatha) filled into pot, jug with spout, or a tube and poured slowly and steadily over the affected part of the body or whole body. An effort has been made to highlight the importance of Parisheka sweda in Urdwajaturgata rogas. Diseases like Vataja abhishyanda and Adhimantha, Arjuna, Karnashula, Shankaka etc.