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Competency Based Education – Current Global Practices
Authors: Hernández-de-Menéndez Marcela , Morales-Menendez Ruben
Published: June 2017

Competency Based Education (CBE) is considered an alternative to face the lack of individuals with the appropriate labour abilities. A state of the art on CBE in terms of the practices being performed by main worldwide universities/colleges is presented. Main promoted competencies include effective communication, critical thinking and lifelong learning. Also,  teaching and practice activities are determined such as real life situations and simulations. Regarding competency assessment techniques, a mix of them is used to guarantee the desired competency level. Achievements of competencies are reported with a pass or not pass grade and with narrative transcripts. CBE benefits from student's perspective are also determined. The main advantage of CBE is that measures what a student can do after completing a program. It is also flexible, as universities/colleges of any size/age can incorporate it at different levels, which depends on their resources and strategies. Even though CBE has proven to solve a global problem, the gap between the supply and demand of skillful people can only be reduced if all the concerned parties work together in a coordinated manner.
Developing speaking competences in technical English for Spanish civil engineering students
Authors: Vicente Romero de Ávila Serrano , Diaz García Sarai , Asensio Sánchez Laura , Lozano Galant Jose Antonio , Moyano Enríquez de Salamanca Amparo , Porras Soriano Rocío , Poveda Bautista Elisa , Ruiz Fernández Rita , Sánchez Ramos David , Sánchez-Cambronero Santos , Tarifa Crespo Manuel Agustín , Yustres Real Ángel , Castillo Sanchez Carmen
Published: June 2017

Traditionally, Spanish schools of civil engineering provide their students a class on “Technical English” in order to develop their language skills. However, this class does not cover all the skills that the student would need in the labor market and mainly focuses in the reading and writing skills, and in a lower degree in the speaking and listening ones. This paper proposes a series of innovative and informal training activities (cine-forum on technical civil engineering topics and role playing on real professional situations) that allow Spanish civil engineering students to develop English skills that can rarely be worked in the classroom (i.e. speaking, negotiating and conversing), encouraging debate, participation, and fostering their self-confidence to speak about technical-English topics in public. Although the students’ level of English is much lower than expected, they all agree on the importance of technical English for their future career. The results also show the students’ lack in skills that are difficult to train in regular classes (speaking and talking). Consequently, this situation would require to provide complementary activities like the ones suggested in this project in order to develop these skills and increase the students’ demand for engineering classes taught in English.
Action research plan to boost participation in college students
Authors: Gonzalez-Cuevas Gustavo , Tabera Maria Victoria , Rubio Margarita , Hernando Maria Asuncion , Alvarez Maria Jose
Published: June 2017

Tackling difficulties related to student participation in the college classroom is central on the learning process. In this action-research study, we designed and implemented an action plan to boost participation on the grounds of (1) explaining the objectives and procedures for each activity to students; (2) requesting student participation by name; (3) giving them time to reflect before participating; and (4) requesting that students who are not paying attention participate. A survey was used in order to assess students' perceptions of the action plan. The survey included 10 items (1-4 Likert scale). A total of 103 students completed the survey. The scores’ mean was 3.19, demonstrating a positive student perception of the action plan. The statements with the highest average scores were: “Teacher allows time for reflection after posing a question” and “Teacher addresses specific students by name.” The instructors recorded their perceptions into writing, providing opinions on the development of the action plan. These teachers' comments were summarized into categories. In conclusion, we considered that the action plan helped to improve student participation, and we believe that in order to obtain sufficient participation we have to attain a classroom environment that favors motivation, confidence and respect for students.
Project-Based and Self Directed Learning
Authors: Davidoff Katja Alexandra , Piñeiro Carol
Published: June 2017

This article discusses the benefits of project-based and self-directed learning to develop competency in utilizing a second language and working collaboratively. The background premise of these modes of learning is provided, demonstrating that they work well for differentiated levels and language skills and improve student competence. Some of the areas examined are intercultural and scientific, ones that require the use of specific language in context. In addition, the concept of creating projects that increase student investment and motivation to make learning more relevant is juxtaposed with a student’s competency in an area after having participated in traditional approaches to learning. The overall benefit of the use of project-based and self-directed learning is that it allows the student to develop a higher skill set and greater engagement with the subject matter, producing better language and content outcomes. Keywords: Project-based learning; self-directed learning; intercultural communication; STEM; third space.
Artes circenses: acrobacia coletiva como conteúdo da educação física escolar
Authors: Torres Tallyta Gabriella de Oliveira , Dantas Renata Aparecida Elias
Published: June 2017

As atividades circenses possuem grande potencial pedagógico dentro da Educação Física escolar. Acrobacia Coletiva é uma modalidade da arte circense onde vivencia-se uma prática corporal lúdica e agente no desenvolvimento da responsabilidade, confiança e compromisso. Este estudo analisou as impressões dos alunos sobre a Acrobacia Coletiva como possível conteúdo nas aulas de Educação Física. 23 alunos do 2º ano do Ensino Médio participaram de aulas de Acrobacia Coletiva nas aulas de Educação Física, respondendo um questionário sobre suas impressões ao final das aulas. 100% dos alunos gostaram de praticar Acrobacia Coletiva e acharam o conteúdo interessante para ser trabalhado durante as aulas. 96% afirmaram ter vontade de participar de mais aulas de Acrobacia Coletiva na escola. O trabalho em equipe foi apontado como o que mais gostaram, e nada como o que menos gostaram. A Acrobacia Coletiva mostrou ser um conteúdo interessante e possível de ser trabalhado nas aulas.
Fatores antropométricos associados à hipertensão arterial infantil
Authors: Lobo Hetty Nunes , Dantas Renata Aparecida Elias , Mota Marcio Rabelo
Published: June 2017

O presente estudo teve por objetivo verificar a associação entre a pressão arterial e o nível de atividade física em escolares da rede pública e privada do DF. A amostra foi constituída por 212 estudantes (98 pública e 114 privada), na faixa etária de 7 a 10 anos. Os sujeitos foram submetidos a uma avaliação antropométrica, classificados de acordo com o IMC/idade e a um questionário de estilo de vida. A hipertensão foi definida quando a pressão arterial sistólica e/ou diastólica estavam acima do percentil 95 de acordo com a idade, sexo e estatura. Não foram evidenciados diferenças nas variáveis quando comparadas entre os quartis para o NAF. No entanto quando comparadas entre escola pública e particular e entre pares, as crianças da escola privada apresentaram maior IMC e PA elevada. As crianças da escola privada apresentaram maiores fatores de risco cardiovascular do que as crianças da rede pública.
Análise do perfil físico e cardiovascular de policiais militares na formação BOPE
Authors: Santiago Frederico , Leite Mateus Medeiros , Vieira Vinicius Borges , Silva Alessandro De Oliveira , Santos Tácio Rodrigues da Silva , Farias Darlan Lopes de
Published: June 2017

Os índices de obesidade vêm aumentando de forma alarmante na maioria dos países e vários estudos têm encontrado em suas análises índices preocupantes de aptidão e composição física de militares. Por conseguinte, o presente estudo teve como objetivo verificar e associar as variáveis de perfil físico e cardiovascular de policiais militares ingressantes voluntários em curso do BOPE do Distrito Federal. A amostra foi composta por 25 (vinte e cinco) policias militares ingressantes e foram coletadas a força de preensão manual (JAMAR®), circunferências (Sanny®) e pressão arterial em repouso (Microlife®). Os resultados apontam que os policiais apresentam níveis de pressão arterial e força muscular desejáveis, mas composição corporal comprometida o que pode refletir na execução dificultada da atividade profissional.
Australian local government sustainability and transformation: Structural reform and the fit for the future (F4F) reform initiative in New South Wales - forced council mergers
Authors: Tiley Ian
Published: June 2017

For decades, sustainability and, especially, long-term financial sustainability and transformation, primarily through structural and other modes of reform, have constituted major concerns and problems for the ‘grass roots’ Australian government. Usually the catalyst for change in these areas has emanated from state and territory jurisdictions which have imposed reforms, often with little regard for local councils or the communities they serve.

Since August 2011, in New South Wales, a structured process of dialogue and consultation has been ongoing in the local government sector with the objective of implementing beneficial reform. The paper briefly explains this transformation initiative and particularly the NSW Government Fit for the Future (F4F) process and the current 35 council merger proposals.

The process is considered from the perspective of a long-term local government practitioner, elected representative, Mayor, and former member of the NSW Local Government Acts Taskforce (LGAT).
Ecological economics of North American integration: the reshaping of the economic landscape in the Santiago river basin
Authors: Peniche Camps Salvador
Published: June 2017

Ecological Economics studies social metabolism; that is, the material and energy flow into and out of the economy. Using the ecological economics perspective, we analyse the transformation of the economic landscape of the Santiago river basin, Mexico. We discuss why the appropriation of water resources is one of the most important drivers of North American economic integration. We argue that the theoretical model of neo-extractivism can explain the dynamics of social metabolism behind the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
ANZSEE Biennial Conference Abstracts: Thriving through transformation: Local to global sustainability
Authors: Verbeek Miriam
Published: June 2017

2015 ANZSEE Biennial Conference 2015

The conference themes centred on ideas for transforming to a sustainable human existence at all geographical scales, particularly at the local, regional, and remote scales, but also at the national and global scales:

A. Place-based perspectives on sustainability & transformation

B. Institutions for resilience & transformation

C. Economics of equity & distribution in transformation

D. Making the marginal mainstream: expanding horizons

Special sessions: Indigenous Wellbeing; Wilderness; & Local Government
Complex networks description of ionosphere
Authors: Lu Shikun , Zhang Hao , Li Xihai , Li Yihong , Niu Chao , Yang Xiaoyun , Liu Daizhi
Published: June 2017

Abstract. Complex networks have emerged as an important area of geoscience to generate novel insights into nature of complex systems. To investigate the information flow in ionosphere, the directed complex network is constructed based on the conditional independence theory. The results of the power-law hypothesis testing show that both the out-degree and in-degree distribution of the ionospheric network are not scale-free. The topological structure of the ionospheric information network is homogeneous. The spatial variation of the ionospheric network shows the connection principally exist between the neighbors in space, indicating that in ionosphere the information transmission is mainly based on the spatial distance. Moreover, the spatial edge distributions show that the information travels further along the latitude than along the longitude. Perhaps, this is because the dramatic variation of ionosphere along the geomagnetic field interrupts the information flow. Moreover, the analysis of small-world-ness shows the ionospheric information network is small-world, which may result from the current system in the ionosphere. The fractal analysis shows the ionospheric network is not self-organized, indicating the complexity of the spatial variation for long time in ionosphere.
Note on the directional properties of meter-scale gravity waves
Authors: Peureux Charles , Benetazzo Alvise , Ardhuin Fabrice
Published: June 2017

Abstract. The directional distribution of the energy of young waves is bimodal for frequencies above twice the peak frequency, and that distribution can be obscured by the presence of bound waves. Here we analyze in detail a typical case measured with a peak frequency fp = 0.18 Hz and a wind speed of 10.7 m s−1. The directional distribution for a given wavenumber is nearly symmetric, with the separation of two peaks of the directional distribution growing with frequency, reaching a separation of 150° at 35 times the peak wave number kp, with a separation that increases for wavenumbers up to 45 kp. When considering only free waves, the lobe ratio of peak energy density to the minimum energy level, in the wind direction, increases linearly with the non-dimensional wavenumber k / kp, up to a value of 6 at k / kp ≃ 22, possibly more for shorter components. These observations extend to shorter components previous measurements, and have important consequences for wave properties sensitive to the directional distribution, such as surface slopes, Stokes drift or microseism sources.
The Role of Supervision in Youth Work: Perceptions of Students Preparing to be Youth Workers
Authors: Olsen Heather , Burk Brooke
Published: June 2017

Working with youth involves mentoring and guiding youth through development of their physical, emotional, intellectual, and social skills, as they become adults. One would assume a great responsibility of working with young people comes with extensive training in one particular field; however, this is not always the case (Barcelona, Hurd, & Bruggeman, 2011). The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions expressed by undergraduate students preparing for a career in youth work regarding their knowledge and competence of supervision in a park and recreation setting.  It was found in the pre- and post- surveys that future youth workers believe they are confident in supervision. There was statistically significant difference in confidence levels and abilities to take a supervisory role. In addition, students indicated significant growth in their confidence and ability to properly follow risk management procedures. Furthermore, three themes emerged: first, future youth workers welcome the challenge and responsibility of supervision duties; second, risk management is important to future youth workers; and third, future youth workers want to engage in supervision responsibilities and practices. The findings of the study suggest future youth workers may not realize the gravity of their decisions to combat issues of victimization among youth participants or may not fully understand what it looks like to be negligent as it relates to supervision responsibilities.
Alejandro de Hales —Sumo teólogo y principalmente filósofo— Exposición elaborada a los doce libros de la Metafísica de Aristóteles
Authors: Felipe Mendoza José María
Published: June 2017

El presente texto es la traducción íntegra del latín al español del proemio de Alejandro de Hales a la Metafísica de Aristóteles. Las breves páginas que lo componen manifiestan un claro conocimiento del corpus aristotelicum y una división particular de las ciencias. Tal introducción a la metafísica aristotélica fundamenta las bases de la ciencia del ente en cuanto ente mostrando su dignidad y regencia sobre los demás saberes.
Movimentos e parentesco: sobre as especificidades dos deslocamentos
Authors: Machado Igor Renó
Published: June 2017

O artigo procura entender algumas dinâmicas da movimentação de pessoas entre diferentes espaços e temporalidades. São quatro exemplos que procuram demonstrar diferentes dimensões da movimentação como qualificadora de sociabilidades distintas. Analisa-se a transição de uma família do campo para a cidade; um bairro rural no interior de Minas Gerais (Brasil); a imigração internacional de brasileiros no Porto, Portugal e a migração de valadarenses para outros países do ponto de vista das famílias que ficam. Demonstra-se como o movimento tem implicações completamente distintas e discutem-se as várias relações entre a movimentação e a constituição de experiências migrantes
TROSTLE, James A. 2013. Epidemiologia e cultura. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Fiocruz. 258p.
Authors: Sophia Bianca De Vasconcellos
Published: June 2017

TROSTLE, James A. 2013. Epidemiologia e cultura. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Fiocruz. 258p.
Uma reflexão sobre bullying e governamentalidade a partir de três narrativas de ficção
Authors: Bazzo Juliane
Published: June 2017

O presente artigo busca pensar o construto científico do bullying enquanto um dispositivo no sentido foucaultiano, auxiliado pela literatura antropológica do campo da governamentalidade, bem como pela noção de “processo civilizador” de N. Elias. Para tanto, serve-se de outro dispositivo, a literatura, especialmente a voltada ao público infanto-juvenil. Por meio do exercício comparativo entre modos de governamentalidade, propiciado por conteúdos literários datados, esforço este atrelado a reflexões oriundas de uma etnografia midiática em andamento, o artigo procurou identificar condições e motivações pelas quais, na contemporaneidade, práticas tipificadas como bullying, que indubitavelmente não são novas, se tornam “objeto de uma preocupação moral”, para usar uma expressão foucaultiana.
Xadrez: uma ferramenta para aprimorar a mente humana
Authors: De Miranda João Paulo Lopes , De São José Igor Augusto Prais Almeida , Nunes Pedro Guilherme Riguetto , Lauar Pedro Castanheira , Ottoni José Eloy , Magalhães Marília , Fabrino Daniela Leite
Published: June 2017

A ideia de que o xadrez ajuda no desenvolvimento das inteligências da mente humana vem sendo considerada ao longo dos tempos. Esta monografia tem o intuito de demonstrar que a inteligência possui várias particularidades e que o xadrez tange algumas delas trazendo, em alguns casos, um considerável desenvolvimento das mesmas. Desta forma, para esclarecimento do tema, procuraram-se conhecer as origens do xadrez, as diferentes teorias sobre as inteligências, a média de tempo que as pessoas dedicam ao jogo, como o jogo afeta rendimento e relações com o meio estudantil. Aplicando-se alguns questionários, foi possível avaliar o perfil dos praticantes do Campus Alto Paraopeba da Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei e levantar a discussão acima citada, evidenciando que o xadrez pode influenciar o desenvolvimento de algumas inteligências, dependendo somente da maneira com que o enxadrista se aplica à prática do jogo.
Práticas educativas relacionadas à saúde para crianças de 4 a 10 anos. Projeto Coraçõezinhos apaixonados: um relato de experiência.
Authors: Coelho Pamella Donadoni , Queiroz Hellen Katianne Gomes , Pereira Ana Paula Souza , Vieira Paula Pereira , Alvim Rafael de Oliveira , Mourão Júnior Carlos Alberto , Oliveira Camila Maciel
Published: June 2017

O presente artigo reflete sobre educação alimentar, educação nutricional e promoção da saúde, realizadas pelo projeto Coraçõezinhos Apaixonados, a partir de uma metodologia lúdica, tendo como objetivo principal levar conhecimento sobre saúde para as crianças das escolas de Juiz de Fora e Baependi, ambas em Minas Gerais. O objetivo não se limitou apenas a levar conhecimentos mas, também, preocupou-se em motivar as crianças a aprender, analisar, avaliar as fontes de informações, tornando-as capazes de escolher inteligentemente seu comportamento com base no conhecimento adquirido. A participação dos alunos é de suma importância, com feedback imediato, demonstrando, assim, que eles de fato absorveram a mensagem, retransmitindo-a em casa, aos pais, à família, podendo mudar algum hábito. As atividades desenvolvidas são descritas focalizando-se nos temas abordados, no tipo de ação educativa e seus materiais ou recursos estratégicos. Os recursos foram adequados ao público infantil, uma vez que estes foram condizentes com ações do sujeito ativo e do agente multiplicador, na possibilidade da promoção da saúde nas escolas.
Low-mortality death in hospitals after vertical integration with Health Maintenance Organizations
Authors: Miller Aaron F. , Hodgson Ashley
Published: June 2017

Objective: Hospital mergers and acquisitions continue to rise due to government and market pressures to join Accountable Care Organizations in order to lower costs. Our study examines the changes in a quality of care measure when hospitals were acquired by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to analyze the effect that vertical integration has on coordination of care.Methods: Using California patient discharge data from 2000-2011, our analysis used differences-in-differences and logistic models to test for a change in a quality of care measure before and after hospitals merged with an HMO. We utilized Patient Safety Indicator #2, death rate in low-mortality diagnosis related groups, to measure quality of care.Results: Hospitals experienced decreases in low-mortality death rates after being acquired by an HMO. This group of hospitals had increasing measures of the quality indicator prior to the merge as well, suggesting selection of well-performing hospitals by HMOs. Hospitals acquired by HMOs also faced increased Type-2 diabetes rates post-merge.Conclusions: Our results suggest that hospitals merging with a vertically integrated health care system may lead to increases in quality of care. It appears that this could be due to either HMOs providing more coordinated care, or that HMOs acquire hospitals already trending towards better care.
Understanding Residents' Support for Tourism Development: The Case of Aqaba City in Jordan
Authors: Bazazo Ibrahim , Elyas Tariq , Johor Mahmud Sami Abu , Atmen Silliman Fiscal , Alzwideh Abdelrahman
Published: June 2017

This paper aims at investigating the effects of social interaction with tourists, cultural impacts of tourist, welfare impacts of tourism, negative interference of tourism in daily life, economic cost of tourism, sexual permissiveness due to tourism, and perception of crowding on resident support towards sustainable tourism development. A total of 568 questionnaire containing 34 items was used to collect information from the local residents in Aqaba city. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the research hypotheses. Results of the current study revealed that there are significant impacts of six independent variables (i.e. social interaction with tourists, cultural impacts of tourist, welfare impacts of tourism, less negativeness towards interference of tourism in daily life, less economic cost of tourism, and less sexual permissiveness due to tourism) on support for sustainable tourism development; whereas crowding on resident support has not significant impact on it. Results of T-test showed that there is a significant difference in the impact of resident attitudes towards sustainable tourism development in favor of gender. On the other hand, results of ANOVA test found that there is significant difference in the impact of resident attitudes towards sustainable tourism development that can be attributed to age and educational level; whereas no significant difference in favor of personal income.
Effects of Sustainable Home-Yard Food Garden (KRPL) Program: A Case of Banten in Indonesia
Authors: Rastiyanto Amrullah Eka , Pullaila Ani , Ishida Akira , Yamashita Haruka
Published: June 2017

This study aims to evaluate the effects of an urban and peri-urban agriculture program called Sustainable Home-Yard Food Garden (KRPL, Kawasan Rumah Pangan Lestari) on participants’ household income and identify factors affecting the extent to which a participant is actively involved in the program. Many varieties of fresh vegetables, such as chilies, celery, mustard, kai lan (Chinese broccoli), eggplants, tomatoes, cauliflower, lettuce, packoy (Chinese cabbage), cabbage, long beans, and spinach, are harvested from plastic pots, suggesting the program contributes to dietary diversification. In addition, participating in the KRPL program results in cutting back on expenditure on fresh vegetables and/or increasing household income to a certain extent. The estimation results of the OLS regression model using the interview survey data indicate that a KRPL participant who has a larger number of pots and/or grows more varieties of vegetables tends to exhibit the following characteristics: (1) she likes gardening and/or spending time in nature, (2) she is not motivated by a passive reason for participating in the KRPL program, (3) she grows vegetables for the purpose of selling them, (4) the largest proportion of products is sold to someone or given to her friends/neighbors/relatives, and (5) she resides in the more developed northern part of Banten, which is directly connected to the capital city by the Jakarta-Merak toll road.
Multi-factor Consideration in Selection of a Capital for a Country
Authors: Liu Dachang
Published: June 2017

Selection of a capital is of critical importance to security and stability of a country and consolidation of its regime. In selection of the capital in all Chinese dynasties over the past, what the governors usually take into account contained a variety of factors, such as, the strategic military position of a city, its economic development, its traffic convenience condition, its ethnic relations, etc. The same is true with other countries. Consideration of multi-factors is an inevitable route in selection of a capital. With development of the time and swift increase of population, capitals of some countries might be encountered with contradictions between population resources and environmental pressure and political functions. To resolve these contradictions, these countries, one after another, take different measures by moving their capitals elsewhere and decomposing functions. To the end of give play to the political function of a capital and maintain the integration capacity of a country, it is a must to pay attention to and deal with the issue of capital.
“Sniffing the Trace of Air”: The Creativity of Influence in Ezra Pound’s “The Return”
Authors: Alhaj Mohammad Sumaya M.
Published: June 2017

This study aims at exploring the concept of influence in modernity, based on Ezra Pound's perception of composing modernist poetry. Pound insightfully regards modernist poetry as connected to other previous texts due to the poets’ entangled web of ideas inspired by their readings. The study focuses on Pound’s poem "The Return (1912), which consciously imitates “Medailles d’Argile," (1900); a poem by the French symbolist Henri de Régnier. The study proves that this technique is intentional, as it enriches the poem by returning readers to previous works. It also affirms that Pound's influence is a process of creativity rather than "anxiety" as Harold Bloom suggests. This creativity is realized because Pound alters the impact of the French poem from a symbolist to an imagistic one through the uncanny use of imagery and rhythm, as well as presenting an image that amalgamates the abstract and the concrete, rather than representing an abstract thought.
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Saudi Arabia: A Review
Authors: Elimam Haga
Published: June 2017

Foreign direct investment is identified as the major tool for the movement of international capital. Thus, the study has employed a review research to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment in Saudi Arabia. The results are significant as they have contributed towards determinants of foreign direct investment by comparing with previous studies. The results showed that trade openness, infrastructure availability, and market size play significant role in attracting foreign direct investment within a country. The inflow of foreign direct investment has a potential to benefit the investing entity as well as the host government. It also renders economic growth and socioeconomic transformation of the country. The flow of foreign direct investment in Saudi Arabia is affected by several factors including growth rate, GDP, exports and imports. It is the duty of the government to ensure the attractiveness of their country to maintain maximum flow of foreign direct investment, as it promotes sustained long-term economic growth by increased investment in the human capital.
Root nodule structure in Chamaecytisus podolicus
Authors: Skawińska Monika , Łotocka Barbara , Ruszkowski Tomasz , Banaszczak Piotr , Znojek Ewa
Published: June 2017

By means of microscopic analyses, it was shown that root nodules formed by Chamaecytisus podolicus exhibited all structural features typical for indeterminate nodules of temperate genistean shrubs: (i) apical nodule meristem composed of infected and non-infected domains, (ii) parenchymatous bacteroid-containing tissue with infected cells only resulting from mitotic activity of infected meristematic cells, (iii) absence of infection threads, and (iv) convoluted bacteroids singly enclosed in a symbiosome membrane. For the first time, it was shown that the nodule meristem is organized into longitudinal files of sister cells.
Chlorine Dioxide Preoxidation for DBP Reduction
Authors: Holden Glenn W.
Published: June 2017

Using chlorine dioxide for preoxidation is helping water treatment plants meet the requirements of Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule.
Setting the Stage for Change Through Effective Ongoing Utility Communications
Authors: Smith Kelley Dearing , Campbell James , Snyder Karen
Published: June 2017

Stakeholders shouldn't just hear from us when the news is bad or we need something. They need to hear from us routinely so they know who their water provider is, understand the value of the water services they enjoy, and have the opportunity to weigh in when big decisions are to be made. Establishing ongoing communication is not only the right thing to do since water service affects everyone's daily lives, but it also creates a relationship as well as an understanding that is critical since we will invariably need to go to our stakeholders when it's time to raise rates or when we need support for major capital improvement projects. This is the first of three articles planned by AWWA's Public Affairs Council on how to strategically communicate before, during, and after rate adjustment processes.
From ACE Presenter to Entrepreneur
Authors: Egli Stefana N.
Published: June 2017

I can say without reservation that my participation in ACE16 opened doors to many of the exciting opportunities that followed—most notably, I received $250,000 in funding to run my own project to translate our water sampling technology into a market‐ready product. I am pleased to say that I have established a company in Newfoundland and Labrador this year, Intelligent Materials Inc., to commercialize the project's research and development products.
Failure Is an Option
Authors: Mercer Kenneth L.
Published: June 2017

It is commonly proclaimed that failure is not an option in the water industry. While that's broadly true, it's also unrealistic. Anyone who appreciates entropy, randomness, and Murphy's law understands that even with the best laid plans, failures still occur. In reality, those responsible for water systems are charged with anticipating and addressing potential failures to the extent possible before they can occur, and on the whole, the vast majority of utilities do so quite successfully.
Médiation numérique des savoirs et marketing public
Authors: Dujol Lionel , Mercier Silvère
Published: June 2017

La thématique de la médiation numérique s’est développée ces dernières années dans les discours professionnels des bibliothécaires. Il s’agit ici de prendre en compte les changements majeurs apportés par le numérique à la construction et à la diffusion des savoirs et des savoir-faire. La médiation numérique des savoirs vise à favoriser la rencontre entre des informations et des personnes par des dispositifs opérationnels au sein d’une démarche orientée vers ce qui constitue des enjeux de politiques publiques à l’ère du numérique.

Parallèlement, dans le secteur culturel, les outils du marketing sont de mieux en mieux connus et appliqués au sein du secteur public. Bien loin de se réduire à la simple fonction publicitaire, le marketing constitue une stratégie visant à ajuster l’offre aux besoins et aux attentes des clients potentiels, à en assurer pertinemment la distribution et la promotion, puis à faire en sorte que cette offre est perçue comme une offre de qualité par les usagers. Est-ce dire alors que la mise en oeuvre d’un dispositif de médiation numérique des savoirs s’inscrit dans une démarche de marketing public ? Quelles sont les différences et les complémentarités entre ces deux concepts opérationnels bien distincts ?
L’évolution du marketing dans les bibliothèques américaines1
Authors: Dempsey Kathy
Published: June 2017

Le présent article explore le passé, le présent et l’avenir du marketing en bibliothèque aux États-Unis. Bien que les bases de celui-ci aient été posées il y a plus d’un siècle, les bibliothèques ne sont pas toutes à jour en matière de connaissances et de pratiques du marketing. Il y a celles qui tirent avantage d’une grande superficie, d’une équipe d’envergure et d’un budget en conséquence, et d’autres qui manquent de certaines nécessités. C’est dans ce paysage contrasté que l’auteure aborde la question des organisations et des publications qui appuient le marketing en bibliothèque, classe les tendances qui se dessinent en quatre catégories, puis dresse la liste des campagnes promotionnelles et des prix de reconnaissance à l’échelle nationale. Une attention particulière a été accordée aux défis constants qui se posent et aux futurs scénarios possibles.
Le marketeur, ce mal-aimé de tous : et si on l’aidait à trouver sa place ?
Authors: Chabroux Elodie
Published: June 2017

L’ère du numérique, l’émergence du concept de troisième lieu, l’hybridation croissante du financement de la culture sont autant de transformations auxquelles sont confrontées les organisations culturelles et particulièrement les bibliothèques. Ces quelques éléments de contexte induisent la redéfinition du modèle de gestion de ces organisations à travers le développement de leurs ressources propres. Elles se doivent d’innover afin d’initier un nouveau modèle fondé, entre autres, sur les principes du marketing culturel tout en conservant leurs missions originelles. Cette recherche s’intéresse au degré actuel d’intégration du marketing au sein des bibliothèques ainsi qu’à l’exploration et aux imaginaires que suscite le marketing. Cette recherche propose également de cerner les convergences et les différences entre deux bibliothèques, l’une se situant sur le territoire français et l’autre, sur le territoire québécois, et ainsi de dégager une analyse comparative sur le plan des modalités organisationnelles liées à l’intégration de « l’orientation-client ».
Reducing Off-Label Antipsychotic Use in Older Community-Dwelling Adults With Dementia: A Narrative Review
Authors: Bain Kevin T. , Schwartz Emily J. , Chan-Ting Rengena
Published: June 2017

The off-label use of antipsychotics for the management of behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in older adults (age ≥65 years) is common, despite evidence of modest benefits and serious risks. Although national initiatives aimed at reducing antipsychotic use among older adults with BPSD in nursing homes have been successful, similar initiatives are lacking for community-dwelling adults with dementia. As a result, older adults with BPSD residing in the community may be at an even greater risk of being negatively affected by antipsychotic use. Physicians should be knowledgeable of this issue and understand the alternatives to antipsychotics, as well as how to reduce antipsychotic use in patients with dementia who are already taking antipsychotics.
Incantatio. Issue 5 - Full Book Review
Authors: Volodina Tatiana , Kõiva Mare
Published: June 2017

Vinokurova, Irina Iur'evna. Mifologiia vepsov. Entsiklopediia. [Encyclopaedia of Vepsian Mythology]. Petrozavodsk: Izdatelâ€™stvo PetrGU, 2015. 524 pp. (Mare Kõiva) Беларускi фальклор : Матэрыялы и даследаваннi: зб. навук. прац. [Belarusian Folklore: Materials and Research]. Галоyны рэдактар T. B. Bалодзiна. Bып. 1-4. Miнск: Бeларуская навука, 2014-2017. (Tacciana Valodzina/Tatiana Volodina)
Poetics of Mari Incantations
Authors: Glukhova Natalia
Published: June 2017

This article sets forth the stylistic characteristics of Mari incantations, which constitute an integral part of Mari spiritual culture. The texts of charms represent a rare phenomenon due to the long history of their existence and their peculiar language features. At the same time, the tradition of magical texts can still be observed today. A sample of approximately 500 incantations from different sources allowed them to be divided into six groups. They differ in compositional structure, temporal characteristics, and expressive and stylistic devices. The latter is the object of study here. The research shows that among various expressive means and stylistic devices, the incantations are rich in syntactic stylistic means and folklore tropes. This choice of means can be explained by the "laws" of oral presentation of magical texts and their pragmatic aims.
Introduction
Authors: Kõiva Mare
Published: June 2017

The fifth issue of the journal Incantatio continues the publication of research articles on the broad scope of charms and charmers. This time the painstaking peer-review process selected five articles from the dozen submitted. The issue include analyses of written charming tradition and investigates chromatic beliefs and the colour system of charms. The topography of investigations covers Baltic, Balto-Finnic, Finno-Ugric and Slavic traditions.
Salome on Ice: A Case of a Rare Latvian Fever Charm
Authors: Ķencis Toms
Published: June 2017

Published in 1881, a Latvian fever charm featuring maidens dancing on ice serves as a source for research into three directions of verbal charm scholarship. It marks the north-western border of transmission of certain motifs found in the charm, which date back to the first half of the first millennia A.D. It also allows the transformation of these motifs to be tracked adapting to religious and magic traditions en route from Syria through Byzantines and Western Slavonic regions. Last of all, it illustrates mechanical dissemination of a charm text, related to institutional practices of the discipline during the interwar period.
The Preservation and Autotransplantation of the Parathyroid Glands in Total Thyroidectomy in Patients With Thyroid Cancer—A Strategy for Avoiding Permanent Hypoparathyroidism
Authors: Yamanouchi Kosho , Hayashida Naomi , Kuba Sayaka , Sakimura Chika , Takatsuki Mitsuhisa , Eguchi Susumu
Published: June 2017

Hypoparathyroidism is a complication that occurs after total thyroidectomy (TT) in patients with thyroid cancer. We tried to determine a strategy for avoiding permanent hypoparathyroidism. A total of 42 patients underwent TT for thyroid cancer between April 2009 and March 2014. One or more parathyroid glands (PGs) could be macroscopically preserved in all of the patients. First, we evaluated the association between the number of PGs that were macroscopically preserved and the postoperative course in 28 patients without autotransplantation. The number of preserved PGs was not associated with postoperative tetany or the serum levels of calcium or phosphorous on postoperative day 1, or the proportion of patients who needed to take calcium supplements or a vitamin D analog. However, only the patients with a single preserved PG required calcium supplementation for longer than 1 year (33.3%, P < 0.05). Next, we compared the clinical course with PG autotransplantation in 16 patients in whom a single PG was preserved. Although the result was not statistically significant, only the patients without autotransplantation required calcium supplementation for longer than 1 year. To avoid permanent hypoparathyroidism after TT, it should be essential to preserve at least 2 PGs or to preserve 1 PG and perform autotransplantation.
Is current irrigation sustainable in the United States? An integrated assessment of climate change impact on water resources and irrigated crop yields
Authors: Blanc Elodie , Caron Justin , Fant Charles , Monier Erwan
Published: June 2017

Key Points

Climate and socioeconomic changes will increase water shortages and strongly reduce irrigated crop yields in specific regions or crops

GHG mitigation has the potential to alleviate the effect of water stress on irrigated crop yields
Response of data‐driven artificial neural network‐based TEC models to neutral wind for different locations, seasons, and solar activity levels from the Indian longitude sector
Authors: Sur D. , Haldar S. , Ray S. , Paul A.
Published: June 2017

The perturbations imposed on transionospheric signals by the ionosphere are a major concern for navigation. The dynamic nature of the ionosphere in the low‐latitude equatorial region and the Indian longitude sector has some specific characteristics such as sharp temporal and latitudinal variation of total electron content (TEC). TEC in the Indian longitude sector also undergoes seasonal variations. The large magnitude and sharp variation of TEC cause large and variable range errors for satellite‐based navigation system such as Global Positioning System (GPS) throughout the day. For accurate navigation using satellite‐based augmentation systems, proper prediction of TEC under certain geophysical conditions is necessary in the equatorial region. It has been reported in the literature that prediction accuracy of TEC has been improved using measured data‐driven artificial neural network (ANN)‐based vertical TEC (VTEC) models, compared to standard ionospheric models. A set of observations carried out in the Indian longitude sector have been reported in this paper in order to find the amount of improvement in performance accuracy of an ANN‐based VTEC model after incorporation of neutral wind as model input. The variations of this improvement in prediction accuracy with respect to latitude, longitude, season, and solar activity have also been reported in this paper.
Effects of the major sudden stratospheric warming event of 2009 on the subionospheric very low frequency/low frequency radio signals
Authors: Pal S. , Hobara Y. , Chakrabarti S. K. , Schnoor P. W.
Published: June 2017

This paper presents effects of the major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event of 2009 on the subionospheric very low frequency/low frequency (VLF/LF) radio signals propagating in the Earth‐ionosphere waveguide. Signal amplitudes from four transmitters received by VLF/LF radio networks of Germany and Japan corresponding to the major SSW event are investigated for possible anomalies and atmospheric influence on the high‐ to middle‐latitude ionosphere. Significant anomalous increase or decrease of nighttime and daytime amplitudes of VLF/LF signals by ∼3–5 dB during the SSW event have been found for all propagation paths associated with stratospheric temperature rise at 10 hPa level. Increase or decrease in VLF/LF amplitudes during daytime and nighttime is actually due to the modification of the lower ionospheric boundary conditions in terms of electron density and electron‐neutral collision frequency profiles and associated modal interference effects between the different propagating waveguide modes during the SSW period. TIMED/SABER mission data are also used to investigate the upper mesospheric conditions over the VLF/LF propagation path during the same time period. We observe a decrease in neutral temperature and an increase in pressure at the height of 75–80 km around the peak time of the event. VLF/LF anomalies are correlated and in phase with the stratospheric temperature and mesospheric pressure variation, while minimum of mesospheric cooling shows a 2–3 day delay with maximum VLF/LF anomalies. Simulations of VLF/LF diurnal variation are performed using the well‐known Long Wave Propagating Capability (LWPC) code within the Earth‐ionosphere waveguide to explain the VLF/LF anomalies qualitatively.
Pitted terrains on (1) Ceres and implications for shallow subsurface volatile distribution
Authors: Sizemore H. G. , Platz T. , Schorghofer N. , Prettyman T. H. , De Sanctis M. C. , Crown D. A. , Schmedemann N. , Neesemann A. , Kneissl T. , Marchi S. , Schenk P. M. , Bland M. T. , Schmidt B. E. , Hughson K. H. G. , Tosi F. , Zambon F. , Mest S. C. , Yingst R. A. , Williams D. A. , Russell C. T. , Raymond C. A.
Published: June 2017

Prior to the arrival of the Dawn spacecraft at Ceres, the dwarf planet was anticipated to be ice‐rich. Searches for morphological features related to ice have been ongoing during Dawn's mission at Ceres. Here we report the identification of pitted terrains associated with fresh Cerean impact craters. The Cerean pitted terrains exhibit strong morphological similarities to pitted materials previously identified on Mars (where ice is implicated in pit development) and Vesta (where the presence of ice is debated). We employ numerical models to investigate the formation of pitted materials on Ceres and discuss the relative importance of water ice and other volatiles in pit development there. We conclude that water ice likely plays an important role in pit development on Ceres. Similar pitted terrains may be common in the asteroid belt and may be of interest to future missions motivated by both astrobiology and in situ resource utilization.
MMS observations of oblique small‐scale magnetopause flux ropes near the ion diffusion region during weak guide‐field reconnection
Authors: Teh W.‐L. , Denton R. E. , Sonnerup B. U. Ö. , Pollock C.
Published: June 2017

We report Magnetospheric Multiscale observations of a series of five small‐scale magnetic flux ropes (FR1–5) embedded in the southward reconnection outflow during a magnetopause reconnection event with a small guide field (~2.2 nT). These small‐scale flux ropes (diameter ~3–11 ion inertial lengths) are found inside or near the ion diffusion region on the magnetosheath side of the magnetopause boundary layer. A consistent result for determining the axis orientation of the flux ropes is achieved using two different methods, namely, minimum variance analysis of the axial electric field and constrained minimum variance analysis of the magnetic field. Our results show that the axes of these flux ropes (FR1–4) form a large angle (53°−66°) to the guide‐field orientation and are tilted toward the direction of the reconnecting field. These observations provide evidence for the presence of oblique ion‐scale flux ropes near the ion diffusion region during reconnection with a weak guide field. Our findings are similar to those obtained from a 3‐D kinetic simulation of turbulent reconnection.