bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Online Continuing Professional Development: An integrative approach
Authors: Risquez Angelica , Cassidy Dara , Ó Súilleabháin Gearóid , Garvey Roisin , Spain Sinead
Published: July 2019

This paper reports on the design, development, delivery and evaluation of an online continuing professional development (CPD) course in the area of online teaching by three Irish Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). The course was developed in the context of a nationally coordinated effort to promote CPD of those that teach in Higher Education through digital badges. Survey results suggest a very high overall satisfaction rate with the course as a whole, increased levels of knowledge and confidence in relation to teaching online, and also intended transference to practice. While the external motivator of demonstrating engagement through the digital badge arose in the surveys and focus groups, it did not feature particularly strongly. Implications for CPD are discussed in relation to internal and external drivers and motivations around CPD for higher education teachers, and the need for opportunities for participants to interact and engage in the manner reminiscent of a community of practice approach.
Cooperative learning and the use of blogs in Higher Education. An initiative oriented to promote a deeper understanding of social and ethical issues between teacher students
Authors: Daza Lidia , Eizaguirre Santiago
Published: July 2019

The objective of this article is to evaluate the promotion of cooperative learning through the use of blogs in several courses of sociology of education oriented towards undergraduate teacher students. Cooperative learning entails that the student interaction is continued and profound, as well as oriented to obtain a major social and ethical deep learning among students. Each group of students have to create a blog with different information useful for the course developing. Students, from the previous knowledge presented in class, have to define the task (objectives, plan, schedule and final product). Accordingly, each group have to self-manage the work to do (participation of each member, planning, revision...).We combine situations in class with teachers and also cooperative learning among students. In this sense, appears the process of shared knowledge towards cooperative learning. Evaluation questionnaires have shown positive assessment by students. Findings show that their learning is deeper and more social and ethical, but, students pointed out the workload it entails.
Lights, camera, action: Microbiology laboratory teaching in the spotlight
Authors: Wall J. Gerard , Lacey Katrina
Published: July 2019

Broadening of access to higher education, leading to increasing class sizes, presents particular challenges in teaching specialised, laboratory-based subjects such as Microbiology. The Republic of Ireland has seen a 20% increase in undergraduate student numbers in the past ten years, with this trend set to continue in the near future. To complement traditional learning approaches, we have designed, produced and trialled a comprehensive suite of teaching videos that demonstrate common techniques taught in our Microbiology degree programme. The 42 videos, each of 4-9 minutes duration, were filmed in-house using a professional film maker. Videos were designed for viewing before linked laboratory sessions to increase student engagement, assist learners with little prior technical experience to process core concepts, and improve the quality of hands-on practical training in the laboratory. Student reaction to a pilot release was exceptionally positive, underlining the videos’ effectiveness for visual learners and the added value of the content due to its bespoke nature. The complete video collection will be amalgamated into our B.Sc. programme in 2019-20. The initiative is expected to enhance students’ experience in hands-on laboratory sessions, promote active learning by blending video into traditional teaching programmes, and support reflective study through their availability.
Added value of post-secondary education in Estonia
Authors: Küttim Merle , Hartšenko Jelena , Riivits-Arkonsuo Iivi
Published: July 2019

Education is seen in the human capital literature as one of the determining factors for labour market outcomes (Blázquez et al., 2018), measured through multiple variables. The aim of the current study is to examine the change in the earnings of graduates from Estonian post-secondary education institutions. This is achieved by comparing graduates who had studied from 2013 to 2016 in four fields: engineering, information technology, economics and natural sciences. To assess the change in pre- and post-entry earnings difference-in-differences regression was used. The results indicate there are differences between disciplines in terms of added value. In economics gender differences have the smallest and entrepreneurial activities the largest impact for the change in earnings. The study contributes to our understanding of added value of post-secondary education by combining educational, tax and social data, and analysing the change in graduates’ earnings pre- and post-entry. Keywords: Post-secondary education; earnings; value added; Estonia; labour market success
Boosting employability through the use of Authentic Learning Scenarios
Authors: Plana-Erta Dolors , Fitó Bertran Angels , Martínez-Argüelles M.Jesús
Published: July 2019

Education for employability is one of the greatest challenge for Higher education institutions in Europe, but especially in Spain. The European Higher Education Area assumes that competence development becomes crucial to connect higher education curricula with evolving labour market demands. The Authentic Learning Scenarios foster the competence development bringing work experience to the formal learning. Considering that online learning methodologies seems to have a relevant role into a life long learning perspective to achieve authentic learning environments is a singular challenge. We have introduced the authentic learnig scenarios attributes into a specific subject and we have tested its impact on students competence profile. Apart from testing if the new subject design is effectively atuthentic, the findings show that when the learning process includes authenticity the students perception about their perfomance in the competence more relevant for the job market improves.
A first experience with Problem-based learning in a course of Psychometrics
Authors: Galiana Laura
Published: July 2019

The aim of this study was to to describe students’ perceptions on problem-based learning (PBL) when applied in a course of Psychometrics. 34 students participated in the course. Activities were conducted in groups of three students during two sessions of two hours each, and included the traditional steps in the PBL tutorial process. Participants were surveyed on their perceptions on PBL, acquisition of competences in PBL vs Traditional learning, and will to use PBL methodology in the future. Results pointed that students’ perceived PBL could help them to improve group work and problem resolution. Students preferred PBL methodology to acquire responsibility for learning, work with groups and conflicts, acquire a receptive attitude, and skills related to share information and learn from others. Finally, around 60% of the students expressed their will to take more courses (either Psycometrics or other courses) using PBL. These findings are a starting point to use the PBL methodology in other contexts different to the medical education. Specifically for Psychometrics teachers, it is of importance to rely in a methodology that provides students satisfaction, will to repeat, while acquiring the contents of the cours and general competences.
Combining DoV framework and methodological preconceptions to improve student’s electrical circuit solving strategies
Authors: Sommeillier Raoul , Robert Frédéric
Published: July 2019

Our research studies about student’s prior knowledge acting as learning difficulties (referred to as preconceptions) in electricity courses at university level led us to define knowledge as the association of two elements: a model and a domain of validity (DoV). This statement is the core of the DoV framework. This framework reveals its powerfulness in the way it helps teachers to map students’ cognitive structures, to identify their preconceptions as well as to derive effective teaching strategies. Quantitative experimentations we carry out indicate a lack of global circuit solving strategy among students. Especially, they highlight the fact that the difficulties encountered by those students in network analysis are not that much relying on the mastering of solving methods but on the method selection process. This lack of solving strategy prevents the students to grasp the domain of validity of the solving methods they master, so to associate the relevant methods with the suitable circuits. This paper depicts how the application of the DoV framework to this problem-solving process reveals to be a great tool to identify and tackle students’ (methodological) preconceptions as well as to formalize, rationalize and simplify complex solving strategies making them easier to explain, teach and learn.
A STEM Model Encouraging Post-Baccalaureate Pathways for First Generation, Underrepresented Undergraduates
Authors: Parker Mary Jo
Published: July 2019

The University of Houston-Downtown supports a STEM program, Scholars Academy (SA) within the College of Sciences and Technology dedicated to enhancing, preparing, and enlightening minority, underrepresented, and first-generation majors seeking entrance into workforce, graduate, and professional programs of preparation. Over the past 18 years the University of Houston-Downtown Scholars Academy has implemented a series of success components supporting the nurturance of post-baccalaureate graduate and professional pursuit yielding a 51% acceptance rate into medical school, over 68 professional degrees (ranging from MD to DO to DDS and DPharm) earned by alumni, over 20 PhD degrees, and over 900 minority/underrepresented undergraduates moving into professional/graduate fields. Briefly, STEM success components consist of 1) Freshman Ramp Up support; 2) Academic Skill Monitoring; 3) Mentoring, peer to peer and PhD to undergraduate; 4) Career and Research Skill Development support; and finally 5) Leadership Development through Community Engagement support.
The intricacies of developing a work readiness programme for South African Business degree students
Authors: Dos reis Karen Marion
Published: July 2019

Global research studies have shown that student perceive their academic qualifications as having a declining role in shaping their employment outcomes. While academic credentials are still seen as a significant dimension of their employability, students increasingly see the need to add value to them in order to gain an advantage in the labour market. To mitigate these concerns, a work readiness programme was developed to educate students about professional behaviour, dress etiquete and ethics necessary for the work place. It is against this backdrop that undergraduate in the Economics and Management Sciences were invited to participate in a pilot study to develop a work readiness programme. About eighty six business degree students participated voluntarily and attended several workshop by human resources industry experts such as HR talent managers, consultants and directors. Students who successfully completed the programme by doing an online assessment were automatically registered on a database to find short term employment in a business where they practice the graduate attributes for the world of work. The major challenges encountered while developing this programme were as follows: convincing employers to provide short term work placements and modify the programme several times for both students and employers.
Pluricultural competence and VIQTORIA didactic model action in Spanish as a Foreign Language learning systems
Authors: Holgueras Galán Artevic , Doquin de Saint-Preux Anna , Santamaría Martínez Rocío
Published: July 2019

This paper is about  a didactic action model named VIQTORIA that intervenes in the process of pluricultural competence acquisition. This work aims to characterize how the postulates of the VIQTORIA model are fulfilled on printed and digital learning systems commonly used in Spanish as a Foreign Language teaching. In order to achieve that, five criteria support the creation of a corpus that classifies 10 learning systems into two categories. The systems are characterized using a diagnostic tool composed of 338 items grouped in 60 parameters, which are distributed in 9 blocks. These blocks capture the four postulates of VIQTORIA: the qualification of the competition, the structuring of the thematic core, the didactic iteration and the operativization of the skills acquisitions device, as well as the constructs that operationalize the pluricultural competence: the Sociocultural Proximity and the Linguistic Posture. The quantitave nature of the diagnostic tool favors the triangulation of results. However, this work is part of a broader heuristic investigation in which the emergence of theory is predominant. Even though the results suggest a considerable room for improvement, the systems analysed, by their digital nature, are involved in constant evolution which could lead to them overcoming the limitations of the traditional teaching-learning paradigm.
A transdisciplinary educational experience at the Botanical Garden around scientific travelers
Authors: Echegoyen Sanz Yolanda , Martín Ezpeleta Antonio
Published: July 2019

In the framework of the transdisciplinary educational innovative project “Sciences and Arts” at the University of Valencia, we present here the design and outcome of an activity around the phenomenon of scientific travelers. It consisted in a scientific-literary tour through the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia, that 100 students from the subjects “Natural Sciences for teachers” and “Literary training for teachers” attended. The activity was designed as a collaborative work in which scientific travelers served as a pretext to address six educational aspects that the students from each subject tackled in two different ways: from a more scientific than literary approach and viceversa. The students valued very much the possibility of interaction with the other group, the fact that the expositions took place at a natural environment, the integrating of Sciences and Arts and the didactic transposition carried out.
Modern Pedagogical Approaches to Teaching Mixed Methods to Social Science Researchers
Authors: Rose Judy , Low-Choy Samantha
Published: July 2019

Mixed methods research is burgeoning across the social sciences. Yet there is a need to implement more modern approaches to teaching it in higher education. The aim of this work is to outline pedagogy and preliminary evaluation of new mixed methods workshops designed and implemented in an Australian university. A specific feature of these workshops included unpacking the ontological, epistemological and axiological understandings of various methods and the paradigms or worldviews that underpin each approach. This overview of the processes of scientific inquiry that permits mixing-in within and across quantitative and qualitative research designs aims to help participants to see how logics moved among these divides. In order to engage participants in critically learning about these abstract concepts, we adopted teaching strategies of flipped classroom and active learning. Results, from the workshop evaluations and individual learning reflections, provided preliminary evidence that: (i) due to this broad overview on mixed methods, participants would likely use mixed methods in the future in their field; and (ii) there is a strong appetite for high quality Mixed Methods instruction in higher education.
Future of Higher Education: Emotionally Intelligent and Mindful?
Authors: Cotler Jami Lynn , Burshteyn Dmitry M. , DeAngelis Beth , Mahar Rachael
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of using the RESET model on Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Empathy of students registered for a software engineering senior capstone computer science course. Thirty-seven undergraduate students participated in this study during 2017-18 academic year. The participants were taught emotional intelligence and mindfulness skills encompassed by the RESET model. Most of the students completed both Pre and Post EQi 2.0 and Connor-Davidson Resilience (RISC-25) scales. Our results indicate statistically significant pre to post changes in overall emotional intelligence t(32)=3.071, p<.004, empathy t(32)=4.143, p<.0001, and resilience t(24)=2.366, p<.026. This quasi experiment is the first step in assessing the efficacy of the RESET Model in higher education. More controlled experiments will follow. These results support the notion that mindfulness practices coupled with emotional intelligence training lead to increases in resilience, overall emotional intelligence and empathy in college students. Between 150 and 200 words briefly specifying the aims of the work, the main results obtained, and the conclusions drawn.
Building a Culture of Critical and Creative Thinking. Creating and Sustaining Higher-Order Thinking as part of a Quality Enhancement Plan
Authors: Allen Tania , Queen Sara , Gallardo-Williams Maria , Parks Lisa , Auten Anne , Carson Susan
Published: July 2019

Creating and Sustaining Higher-Order Thinking as part of a Quality Enhancement Plan at a US UniversityThe TH!NK initiative at North Carolina State University seeks to bridge the gap between evidence-based research on teaching and actual teaching practices in the classroom. Through this work, the culture of teaching and learning on our campus is being transformed from teacher-centered to student-centered instruction that promotes higher-order thinking across a diverse array of disciplines. Participating faculty engage in intensive faculty development; create discipline-specific classroom activities and assignments; become adept at providing students feedback on their thinking skills; and engage in a learning community to share and provide peer feedback on pedagogical innovations. The primary student learning outcome (SLO) is for students to apply critical and creative thinking skills and behaviors in the process of solving problems and addressing questions. Methods to achieve the institutional transformation include implementation of a comprehensive faculty development focused on the use of evidence-based pedagogy that promotes higher-order thinking, and rigorous outcomes assessment to provide means for continual improvement. The program has expanded into multiple phases, and involves strategies to create a more sustainable culture of critical and creative thinking through formal and informal learning and scholarship.
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Published: July 2019

The three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for SDR 32.38 million (US$44.9 million, or 10 percent of quota) was approved on July 20, 2016 and extended to end-2019 on December 7, 2018. The first four reviews under the ECF were completed on time. The arrangement supports the government’s reform agenda—as outlined in the Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework (ANPDF)—to lay the foundation for higher growth and job creation and catalyzes donor funding. The security situation remains difficult alongside the ongoing U.S.-Taliban peace talks, which have improved prospects for a long-awaited political settlement. So far, the talks have focused on an eventual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Taliban guarantees that Afghanistan will not be used as a base for terrorists. While the talks have so far excluded the Afghan government, the U.S. has insisted that any final deal would require “intra-Afghan” consultations and the Afghan government sign-off. Presidential elections have been postponed a second time, to September 28, 2019, partly to allow for electoral system reform. The November 2018 Geneva donor conference launched a World Bank-led effort to support the authorities in formulating a post-peace settlement economic development plan.
Czech Republic
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Published: July 2019

The economy is doing well, but supply constraints are biting. Growth has slowed as the economy has reached capacity limits, with very low unemployment even as participation has increased. Recent wage increases have been very strong, ahead of productivity. So far, inflation remains contained. The economy continues to run a current account surplus, even though domestic absorption has picked up. But the housing market is pressured, especially in metropolitan areas.
Policies should balance risks of overheating against a faster-than-expected slowdown and aim to boost potential growth.
Czech Republic
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Published: July 2019

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Ireland
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Published: July 2019

The Irish economy continues to expand strongly, benefitting from higher net exports by multinational enterprises and robust domestic demand. Accelerating wage growth reflects tight labor market conditions and inflation has started to pick up. Crisis legacies have diminished but some vulnerabilities persist. The outlook remains broadly positive, provided Brexit proceeds in an orderly manner. However, the economy operates near full capacity and an accelerating cyclical momentum could re-ignite a boom-bust dynamic. A no-deal Brexit represents the key downside risk, while escalation in global protectionism and sudden changes in corporate tax planning of multinational enterprises in Ireland could adversely affect the economy and public finances.
Ireland
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Published: July 2019

Selected Issues
Republic of Mozambique
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Published: July 2019

Mozambique’s economic situation had been improving until Tropical Cyclone Idai and Kenneth hit the country in March and April, respectively. Economic growth was recovering gradually and becoming broader based, and inflation reached low single digits. Economic activity is expected to decelerate sharply in 2019 due to the supply shock to productive capacity, but it should rebound to pre-cyclone levels by 2020. In April, the IMF Executive Board approved US$118 million in emergency assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The authorities are committed to macroeconomic stability while fostering inclusive growth and addressing governance challenges.
People’s Republic of China
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.
Published: July 2019

• China has undertaken a number of initiatives since 2002 that have contributed positively to its understanding of ML/TF risk, although some important gaps remain. Its framework for domestic AML/CFT cooperation and coordination is well established.
• China’s decentralized financial intelligence unit (FIU) arrangement consisting of China Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and Analysis Center (CAMLMAC), Anti-Money Laundering Bureau (AMLB), and 36 People’s Bank of China (PBC) provincial branches has high potential to produce financial intelligence that supports the operational needs of competent authorities, but its current functioning results in incomplete access by all parts of the FIU to all data, fragmented analysis and disseminations, and limits the development of a holistic view. Therefore, major improvements are needed.
International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2015
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Secretary's Department
Published: July 2019

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The effect of aging and muscle type on the quality characteristics and lipid oxidation of lamb meat
Authors: Rant Witold , Radzik-Rant Aurelia , Świątek Marcin , Niżnikowski Roman , Szymańska Żaneta , Bednarczyk Magdalena , Orłowski Emil , Morales-Villavicencio Anna , Ślęzak Magdalena
Published: July 2019

Abstract. The research carried out on meat from 45 ram lambs of the Polish merino breed allowed to determine the effect of meat aging and muscle type on physicochemical characteristics and oxidative stability of lipids. Analysis of physicochemical traits (pH, meat color, expressed juice, cooking loss, shear force, moisture, protein, fat and total collagen content) was performed on fresh and meat aged for 14 d in the longissimus lumborum (LL) and gluteus medius (GM) muscles. The meat aging determined all physicochemical characteristics except protein and fat content. More changes in pH and meat color parameters were defined in the GM muscle compared to the LL muscle. The increase in the tenderness of meat expressed as a reduction (P < 0.05) of shear force values was observed in both muscles aged for 14 d. A lower value (P < 0.05) of the shear force, despite the higher content of collagen, was determined in the GM muscle compared to LL. The investigated muscles differed in the degree of lipid peroxidation expressed as thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in both fresh and aged meat. The TBARS value was lower (P < 0.05) in the LL muscle than in GM. In the longissimus lumborum muscle, the significantly lower content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and PUFA n-6 has been recorded. The oxidation stability was not influenced by the meat aging.
Improving lake mixing process simulations in the
Community Land Model by using K profile
parameterization
Authors: Zhang Qunhui , Jin Jiming , Wang Xiaochun , Budy Phaedra , Barrett Nick , Null Sarah E.
Published: July 2019

Abstract. We improved lake mixing process simulations by applying a vertical mixing scheme, K profile parameterization (KPP), in the Community Land Model (CLM) version 4.5, developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Vertical mixing of the lake water column can significantly affect heat transfer and vertical temperature profiles. However, the current vertical mixing scheme in CLM assumes that mixing is driven primarily by wind, and it produces large biases in thermal process simulations. We improved the CLM lake model by using KPP, where vertical mixing was driven by winds and surface thermal forcing, the latter representing the net heat flux in the lake boundary layer. We chose an Arctic Alaskan lake to evaluate this improved lake model. Results demonstrated that KPP could reproduce the observed lake mixing and significantly improved lake temperature simulations when compared to the original mixing scheme in CLM. Our newly improved model better represents the transition between stratification and turnover due to surface thermal forcing combined with high winds. This improved lake model has great potential for reliable physical lake process predictions and better ecosystem services.
Prevalência e fatores associados ao uso de álcool e tabaco em universitários do curso de enfermagem
Authors: Monteiro Luciana Zaranza , Varela Andrea Ramirez , Alves Leonardo Rodrigues , Santos Maria Raimunda Silva , Lopes Guilherme Ramos , Caetano Júnior Marco Antônio , Leandro Suderlan Sabino
Published: July 2019

Objetivou-se estimar a prevalência e fatores associados ao consumo de álcool e tabaco entre estudantes do curso de Enfermagem. Estudo transversal com 974 acadêmicos, utilizando questionário sobre dados socioeconômicos, uso de álcool, tabaco e percepção de saúde, realizando análises descritivas e regressão logística. Dos participantes, 78,8% eram mulheres e 62,6% tinham idade entre 20 a 29 anos. Sobre o consumo de álcool, 65,1% fazem uso; a prevalência de estudantes classificados em risco para o alcoolismo foi de 3,0%. Em relação hábito de fumar antes de ingressar na universidade, 81,8% das mulheres e 68,8% dos homens adquiriram esse hábito (p<0,05). Os estudantes que moravam com os pais ou parentes apresentaram maior prevalência de tabagismo (22,8%) e de álcool (66,3%) e, quanto mais baixa a autopercepção de saúde, maior o consumo. Os resultados destacam prioridades nas ações preventivas a população adolescente, pois muitos adquiriram os hábitos antes de ingressar no ensino superior.
Árvore de classificação para identificação de Padrão respiratório ineficaz em crianças com infecção respiratória aguda
Authors: Chaves Daniel Bruno Resende , Pascoal Lívia Maia , Beltrão Beatriz Amorim , Leandro Tânia Alteniza , Nunes Marília Mendes , Silva Viviane Martins Da , Lopes Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
Published: July 2019

O estudo teve como objetivo verificar as características definidoras com melhor poder de predição para auxiliar na classificação de Padrão respiratório ineficaz, utilizando árvores de classificação, em crianças com infecção respiratória aguda. Estudo transversal, realizado em dois hospitais pediátricos juntamente a 249 crianças com infecção respiratória aguda. Para a coleta, foi utilizado um instrumento específico desenvolvido para o estudo. Empregaram-se três algoritmos de indução para a geração das árvores, CHi-square Automatic Interaction  Detection, Classification and Regression Treese Quick, Unbiased, Efficient Statistical Tree. Construíram-se três árvores para auxiliar na identificação de Padrão Respiratório ineficaz. As árvores de classificação geradas apresentam probabilidades condicionais à ocorrência do diagnóstico associada a dispneia e alterações na profundidade respiratória. Padrão respiratório ineficaz esteve presente 65,5% da amostra. Assim, a probabilidade da ocorrência do referido diagnóstico nas crianças com infecção respiratória aguda foi de 100% com a presença de dispneia e de alterações na profundidade respiratória.
Extensão Universitária Na Universidade Federal De Goiás
Authors: Moraes Karine Nunes
Published: July 2019

Este artigo analisa o processo de materialização e ressignificação da extensão universitária no contexto da expansão da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) e de definição de sua política de interiorização. Neste sentido, buscamos compreender as especificidades do processo de extensão, especialmente de implantação dos cursos de Direito na cidade de Goiás/GO em 1989, e de Matemática na cidade de Rialma/GO em 1993. A metodologia adotada consiste na análise documental compreendendo o resgate de fontes escritas, orais e bibliografia especializada na área. A análise indica novo direcionamento nas políticas de extensão por meio de articulação com políticas de interiorização de cursos de graduação da UFG, revela, ainda, o descompasso entre esta política expansionista e de interiorização em relação à tendência nacional de quase estagnação desse nível de ensino, bem como, sinaliza processos de ressignificação e reestruturação institucional da universidade como instituição multicampi.
Explorando O Trabalho Em Equipe Num Curso De Extensão
Authors: Neuenfeldt Adriano Edo , Schuck Rogério José , Rodrigues Ariane Wollenhoupt da Luz , Neuenfeldt Derli Juliano , Kilian Romário
Published: July 2019

Este trabalho é um recorte de um curso de extensão desenvolvido por uma instituição de Ensino Superior do Vale do Taquari-RS para pessoas com necessidades educacionais especiais. O estudo teve como objetivo desenvolver o senso de equipe a partir de atividades matemáticas organizadas de acordo com um eixo organizador. A proposta se configurou como uma pesquisa-ação, na qual aprendizes e professor da turma estabeleceram um processo dialógico, a partir de uma mediação pedagógica. Destaca-se que para o desenvolvimento do trabalho foi necessário explorar alguns pontos, a saber: a concepção de eixo organizador; oficinas pedagógicas; a interdisciplinaridade e a mediação pedagógica. Ao final, explorando o processo de ensino e de aprendizagem, percebeu-se que as atividades proporcionaram reflexões acerca do papel dos aprendizes diante de suas próprias capacidades físicas e cognitivas; do papel diante de seus colegas; e, também, do papel que exerceriam na sociedade.
Fundamentos da teoria dialógica na orientação metodológica para o ensino de gramática do português
Authors: Leite Francisco De Freitas , Mello Patrícia Gomes de , Sousa Maria Margarete Fernandes de
Published: July 2019

Este artigo trata de uma experiência didática realizada com uma turma do Curso de Letras, do PARFOR, em Várzea Alegre – Ceará, no período letivo de 2017.1, com o objetivo de testar uma alternativa teórico-metodológica de ensinar gramática sem se restringir apenas à língua-sistema ou a estruturas descontextualizadas. A metodologia utilizada é orientada pelo ponto de vista da Teoria Dialógica e a análise aqui apresentada foca, fundamentalmente, as singularidades das opções didáticas dos professores na utilização do alicerce teórico do Dialogismo em suas aulas e o efeito de aprendizado dos seus alunos em relação aos conteúdos ministrados.
Aby Warburg
Authors: Fernandes Cássio
Published: July 2019

Um dos temas centrais na obra do historiador da arte, Aby Warburg (1866-1929), foi por ele denominado “o fenômeno das trocas entre as culturas do Sul e do Norte”. Buscamos compreender o significado desse problema histórico em textos em que interpreta as imagens como fruto tanto do intercâmbio entre as culturas florentina e flamenga na segunda metade do século XV, quanto do influxo da Antiguidade italiana no mundo germânico no início do século XVI.
Between Organization and Performance: When the Firm Meets Information and Communication Technologies
Authors: SYLLA Mamadou
Published: July 2019

The implementation of One Capp software within the Middle Office has a very strong impact on the Re-Invoicing Servicing service; the importance of demonstrating the impact of ICT within an organization so that all banks are aware of it and can judge the impact of these tools within the various services. Hence, the contribution to a better understanding, by the employees, of the different techniques to obtain a better productivity within the firm concerned. Thus, the company is used as one of the many references in the field of new technologies.
La interculturalidad como nuevo objeto: Esbozo de un planteamiento transmoderno
Authors: Añazco David
Published: July 2019

La interculturalidad entendida como la síntesis de contradicciones entre múltiples expresiones e identidades culturales no puede abstraerse del viejo dilema filosófico, y además político, que implica la discusión de la modernidad versus postmodernidad. En esta propuesta argumento que lo intercultural se manifiesta de manera problemática en ambas matrices de pensamiento; en la modernidad por su sentido común totalizador, y la postmodernidad al encubrir un marco común de referencia. Frente a ello, esbozo un planteamiento vinculado a la tesis de la transmodernidad. Donde sería posible diálogo entre iguales, no como una caridad, sino como una exigencia de los sectores históricamente marginados. Para la construcción de esta posición, movilizo el esfuerzo teórico que se realiza desde la Teoría Histórico Cultural de la Actividad (CHAT) para insertar lo psicológico en un campo de mayor complejidad: la actividad intersubjetiva. Trabajo con la hipótesis del aprendizaje expansivo de la CHAT para caracterizar lo intercultural como un nuevo objeto de aprendizaje colectivo producto de la colisión entre posiciones. Por lo tanto, la interculturalidad es una idea movilizadora que se elabora de manera progresiva como resultado de la gestión del aprendizaje y diálogo cultural.
O carnaval de Carolina Maria de Jesus driblando interditos de gênero e classe
Authors: Ferreira Valeira Rosito
Published: July 2019

Estas considerações decorrem da provocação lançada sobre a construção da feminilidade e do feminino em face de discursos patriarcais que alicerçam as relações de poder entre os gêneros. Algumas dessas relações, especialmente em se tratando da mulher negra e pouco escolarizada, como é o caso e Carolina Maria de Jesus, se apresentam ainda mais problemáticas quando se configura o campo literário. Embora os discursos beletristas e sociológicos tenham se esmerado em engessar a escritora brasileira como testemunha da pobreza, Carolina Maria de Jesus desafia criativamente tais interditos com múltiplos gêneros, personas e performances, incluindo figurações como poeta, ficcionista, dramaturga, entre outras. Sugere-se uma leitura conjunta entre os escritos não editados de Carolina Maria de Jesus e sua apropriação performática de seus textos com vistas a uma compreensão mais ampla de suas transgressões de classe e gênero, seja no sentido da taxinomia literária seja no do exercício de sua sexualidade.   Palavras-chave: Carolina Maria de Jesus; Manuscritos; Feminismo negro; Estudos de gênero.
Espaços de exclusão e memória em narrativas de Conceição Evaristo e Carolina Maria de Jesus
Authors: Froz Sarah Silva , Santos Silvana Maria Pantoja dos
Published: July 2019

A relação entre memória e espaço tem sido explorada por pesquisadores de diversos campos do conhecimento, na literatura em particular, visto que é uma relação que perpassa o indivíduo na sua vivência individual e nas relações sociais. A construção da espacialidade e os modos como os lugares são vivenciados implicam deslocamentos e variam de acordo com a realidade e perspectiva de cada indivíduo. Desse modo, este trabalho objetiva analisar os espaços de memória nas obras Becos da Memória (2013), de Conceição Evaristo e Quarto de despejo: diário de uma favelada (2005), de Carolina Maria de Jesus, a fim de compreender como o espaço-senzala presentifica-se no espaço-favela, a partir dos mecanismos de exclusão. O espaço físico é evidenciado nas narrativas aqui investigadas, sendo este representativo da condição social dos personagens, mediada por valores sociais.
Minha vida de menina, de Helena Morley: um olhar sobre o papel da mulher no período oitocentista brasileiro
Authors: Orsolin Silvana Capelari , Melo Carlos Augusto De
Published: July 2019

Este artigo se propõe a fazer uma análise da obra Minha vida de menina, de Helena Morley, pseudônimo de Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant, tendo em vista a representação do papel da mulher no período oitocentista brasileiro. Publicado em 1942, esse livro é a reunião dos escritos de um diário que Helena escreveu de 1893 a 1895, quando tinha entre 13 e 15 anos de idade. Nessa obra, há diversas personagens femininas, sobretudo a mãe, a avó e a irmã de Helena, que possuem comportamentos condizentes com o patriarcalismo vigente na época em que o poder se concentrava, predominantemente, na figura masculina. Por outro lado, apesar dessa condição, pode-se perceber que Helena consegue romper, até certo ponto, com alguns dos preceitos estereotípicos impostos à mulher brasileira do século XIX. A protagonista reflete e questiona o papel da mulher oitocentista brasileira, destacando, por vezes, as diferenças entre homens e mulheres na sociedade desse período.
Ana Terra: do núcleo e nebulosa à casa e a rua, marcas da ordem patriarcal no romance de Érico Veríssimo
Authors: Faust Ivan Lucas Borghezan , Lima Marcos  Hidemi de
Published: July 2019

Este trabalho propõe uma análise da obra Ana Terra, de Érico Veríssimo, no qual se procura identificar espaços na narrativa que deixam evidentes as marcas de ordem patriarcal, vistas pelos estudos de Roberto Reis e Roberto DaMatta. Estes teóricos nos ajudam a elucidar as questões de patriarcalismo, sob os estudos de núcleo e nebulosa e pelas esferas sociais da casa, da rua e do outro mundo. A obra enquadra-se no regionalismo de 30, debruçando-se acima do mundo rural e apresentando personagens detentores de poder com figuras ao seu redor que representam os desvalidos ou com pouco prestígio social. Ressalta-se também que a personagem Ana Terra está representada na posição de mulher inserida em um contexto imoderadamente machista e, com base também em outros teóricos, verifica-se que o sistema patriarcalista favoreceu ao homem, o qual mantinha controle sobre a mulher. Como resultado, constata-se que elementos da narrativa atestam o sistema patriarcal, evidenciados nas esferas sociais (a casa, a rua e o outro mundo), mostrando-nos como se davam as relações interpessoais no meio em que estavam inseridos e, através da dicotomia núcleo e nebulosa, mapeia-se as personagens na estrutura do romance.
Clara dos Anjos: reflexões sobre gênero, negritudes e preconceitos a partir do enfoque da antropologia do imaginário
Authors: Köenig Marília , Costa Luiza Liene Bressan da
Published: July 2019

Resumo: Este estudo objetiva analisar a personagem feminina Clara dos Anjos, da narrativa homônima de Lima Barreto a partir da teoria do imaginário e também de abordagens sobre negritude e gênero. A narrativa Clara dos Anjos traz à tona as regiões suburbanas do Rio de Janeiro na virada do século XX e (re) vela o papel feminino de submissão, abandono e violência, bem como a exposição vexatória. O propósito do estudo é retratar a forma como a mulher era usada como moeda de troca para acordos matrimoniais, prevalecendo a vontade paterna e marital que sugerem a opressão e o lugar subjugado à mulher na sociedade fluminense à época citada. O presente artigo destaca, ainda, a condição de inferioridade à qual a mulher, e neste caso, especificamente, a jovem Clara, é relegada a partir do abandono pelo homem que a seduziu, fomentando o imaginário das narrativas que tangem à exploração da personagem enquanto indivíduo visto como inferior na sociedade carioca de então. Fato este que, por meio de sua literatura ácida, Lima Barreto vai revelar.
Diana Caçadora, a resistência feminina na heroína problemática de Márcia Denser
Authors: Santos Enedir Silva , Grácia-Rodrigues Kelcilene
Published: July 2019

O intuito deste artigo é estudar a personagem protagonista Diana Marini como heroína problemática das narrativas que integram Diana caçadora (2003). A heroína problemática difere-se dos heróis clássicos apontados por Lukács (2000) e Goldmann (1967), por possuir e defender valores autênticos num mundo degradado. A protagonista criada por Márcia Denser manifesta nas vivências sexuais a resistência feminina ante a sociedade que assimilou e, como manifestação de violência simbólica, naturalizou valores patriarcalistas. Nos resultados das pesquisas de Regina Dalcastagnè (2012), depreende-se que o espaço para a literatura produzida por mulheres é diminuto num mercado editorial dominado por autores do sexo masculino, fator que, de acordo com Ruth Silviano Brandão (1989), faz com que a mulher se veja pelos olhos dos homens. Desse modo, a transgressividade da heroína problemática de Denser soma-se a outras personagens da narrativa de autoria feminina brasileira das décadas de 1970 e 1980 e evidenciam, de acordo com Nelly Novaes Coelho (1993), uma mudança no perfil das mulheres, logo, tais personagens influenciam diretamente na questão representacional feminina.
Square root in secondary school
Authors: Matos Zoltán
Published: July 2019

Although in Hungary, for decades, the calculation method of the square root of a real number is not in the mathematics curriculum, many of the taught concepts and procedures can be carried out using different square root finding methods. These provide an opportunity for students in secondary school to practice and deepen understand the compulsory curriculum. This article presents seven square-root- nding methods, currently teachable in secondary schools.

Subject Classification: A33, A34, F53, F54
Balanced areas in quadrilaterals - Anne's Theorem and its unknown origin
Authors: Humenberger Hans , Schuppar Berthold
Published: July 2019

There are elegant and short ways to prove Anne's Theorem using analytical geometry. We found also geometrical proofs for one direction of the theorem. We do not know, how Anne came to his theorem and how he proved it (probably not analytically), it would be interesting to know. We give a geometric proof (both directions), mention some possibilities – in more details described in another paper – for using this topic in teaching situations, and mention some phenomena and theorems closely related to Anne's Theorem.

Subject Classification: G10, G30
Power Struggle Between Supreme Court and the Government: Ideological Role of Pakistani Print Media in Representation of Swiss Letter Issue
Authors: Mehmood Arshad , Bashir Tayyaba , Hussain Khan Khan Fida , Ali Shamim
Published: July 2019

Newspaper headlines constitute an essential part of media discourse, which is an important field of research in Discourse and Communication Studies. Particularly, certain features of news headlines and their role in observing and directing readers’ attention have made the interface between linguistic analysis of newspaper headlines and the opinion building of the readership. In order to explore the ideological role of print media in representation of Swiss Letter Issue which resulted nullification of an elected prime minister of Pakistan by Supreme Court and the next PM of the same political party was also facing the same challenge. Three widely distributed English newspapers (The News International, DAWN and The Nation) have been selected using purposive sampling technique. Designated time ranges between 1st July 2012 and 31st December 2012, very significant pre-election period in Pakistan. To find the coverage given to the issue by the selected newspapers, total 319 related headlines were found. The data were selected through simple random sampling technique. The obtained data has been analysed by using Faiclough’s three-dimenional model of critical discourse analysis, and simple statistical analysis as well. The findings of the study indicate that print media of Pakistan used manipulative strategies in construction of headlines on Swiss Letter Issue and represented the issue in a biased manner.
Classification and Characterization of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere over Seoul Using Two Dimensional Gas Chromatography-time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (GC×GC/TOF-MS) Data
Authors: Jeon So Hyeon , Lim Hyung Bae , Choi Na Rae , Lee Ji Yi , Ahn Yun Kyong , Kim Yong Pyo
Published: July 2019

Two approaches were applied for characterization of organic compounds in the atmospheric aerosols. These were chemical and statistical grouping analysis. We applied chemical group analysis as a new approach using the GC×GC data. Based on the principle of GC×GC, analytes in two dimensional data were divided into 6 chemical group depending on their volatility and polarity. Using this classification standards, all analytes were classified as one of 6 chemical groups, HP-VOC, LP-VOC, HP-SVOC, LP-SVOC, HP-NVOC and LP-NVOC. The relationship between the sum of the peak areas of each chemical group with other variables such as the concentrations of OC, EC, OCPOC, OC/EC and OCSOC were studied. However, no apparent relationship was observed. The principle component analysis (PCA) was carried out to find out the relationship among the analytes based on their sources. The OVOCs were dominant compounds in 3 out of 4 factors in summer. In winter, factor 1 was related to secondary organic aerosol and factor 3 was related to primary emission sources. The proposed approach looks promising in characterization of chemical groups but have limitations at current stage which are discussed.
Experimental Verification of the Particle Blocking Feature of Nasal Hair
Authors: Ma Chang-Jin
Published: July 2019

Although it is well known that nasal hair keeps particles from entering our body, its quantitative evaluation has not been done. In this study, the particle blocking efficiency by nasal hair was studied both experimentally and numerically. The results of laboratory experiments performed with the successfully reconstructed artificial nose indicate that nasal breathing is effective in blocking particle (especially the giant particle lager than 5 µm), especially during the exercise respiration mode. At the exercise respiration pattern, two kinds of coarse particles (i.e., particles of 2-5 µm and >5µm) showed a continuous decrease in particle blocking efficiency (E

pb
(%)) with increasing breathing duration. All curves drown by the theoretically calculated particle cut-off efficiency of nasal hairs (E
integ.) with three different thicknesses (i.e., 50, 75, and 100 µm) show a minimum (nearly zero) for the particle ranged from 0.004 to 0.4 µm. In the E
integ. curves, the thinner nasal hair can block particles more efficiently through a whole particle size range.