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Un nuevo enfoque de la lectura musical. Análisis literario, musical y didáctico del cuento "Mi madre la Oca"
Authors: De Vicente Yagüe-Jara M. Isabel
Published: December 2019

Nuestra experiencia docente en las aulas de diferentes niveles educativos nos alerta de la urgente necesidad de replantearnos nuevos enfoques de lectura. Consideramos que los esquemas narrativos tradicionales deben ser enriquecidos y actualizados por medio de diversos códigos que pretendan un motivador acercamiento al hecho literario, iniciativa ya tomada por ciertas colecciones de cuentos a través de una innovadora propuesta musical.En este sentido, analizamos las cualidades didácticas e interartísticas del cuento musical Mi madre la Oca con texto de Fernando Palacios, música de Maurice Ravel e ilustraciones de Alicia Cañas. El diálogo que en el cuento se establece entre los distintos códigos (verbal, musical y gráfico), a partir de las relaciones intertextuales con la cuentística francesa fundamentalmente, da lugar a una triple lectura hipertextual y metaficcional, que aleja al escolar de un tradicional concepto lecto- literario mediante este atractivo formato editorial del libro-CD y procura el desarrollo de su competencia literaria.
Los hábitos lectores en inglés de futuros maestros: Implicaciones didácticas
Authors: Gómez López Ángela
Published: December 2019

Se presenta un estudio exploratorio y descriptivo sobre los hábitos lectores en inglés de estudiantes universitarios españoles para detectar cuáles son las áreas de atención prioritaria para poder seguir un Grado en inglés según el EEES. Se midió el nivel de inglés mediante el Oxford Online Placement Test. Se evaluaron los hábitos lectores y el tipo de materiales académicos que los estudiantes leen en inglés mediante un cuestionario. Gran parte de la muestra se encontraba en los niveles elementales e intermedios de dominio del inglés. Un porcentaje muy elevado de estudiantes declaró no tener el hábito de leer en inglés y leer solo materiales académicos obligatorios. Sin embargo,  existe una fuerte correlación entre tener un nivel alto de dominio del inglés y tener el hábito de lectura y/o leer otros materiales no obligatorios. Por tanto, la enseñanza del  inglés debería fomentar más la lectura y el hábito lector.
Mediación lingüística del texto literario en la enseñanza del español L2: un estudio sobre las variables de facilitación de la lectura y su legibilidad
Authors: Ocampo González Aldo
Published: December 2019

Este estudio analiza los procesos de mediación lingüística del texto literario en la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera. Específicamente, se profundiza en las variables de legibilidad incidentes en la facilitación del discurso escrito a colectivos de estudiantes provenientes de Haití, quiénes reciben clases de español en la ciudad de Santiago de Chile y, demuestran dificultades significativas de acceso a la lectura y a su comprensión. Se opta por un estudio cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo, con un diseño no-experimental de tipo trasversal. Se recurrió a la estadística descriptiva para el procesamiento de los datos recogidos mediante la aplicación de una escala likert dirigida a docentes y estudiantes de español. El primer instrumento describe las estrategias de mediación lingüística utilizadas por el profesorado, mientras que el segundo, efectúa una evaluación de las estrategias de lecturas, gustos y preferencias del estudiantado. Se concluye sobre la identificación de las dimensiones epistémicas que sustentan el discurso de la legibilidad y la lecturabilidad en el campo de la didáctica de segundas lenguas, desconociendo su potencial didáctico y su escaso nivel de implicación en actividades propias del trabajo pedagógico.
Plan de formación en comprensión lectora en el I.E.S. Américo Castro
Authors: Eleuterio Plata Ana Isabel
Published: December 2019

El artículo trata de mostrar de forma general los principales problemas de comprensión lectora con que nos encontramos en los centros escolares. Enconcreto en el centro de Educación Secundaria IES Américo Castro, son bastantes frecuentes este tipo de problemas, que el alumnado no comprende lo que lee le repercute de forma negativa en la realización de todo tipo de actividades (exámenes, tareas, etc.) y en todas las áreas o materias. Es por eso que el artículo resume las principales actuaciones que se llevan a cabo en el centro, sobre todo a través del Plan de Lectura, para intentar paliar este tipo de dificultades. La mayoría de estas propuestas están basadas en tres ejes: una metodología dinámica, lúdica y motivadora para el alumnado; la colaboración de todos los profesores/as y todos los departamentos y, sobre todo, partir de los intereses y las motivaciones de nuestro alumnado para fomentar el hábito lector como base de la competencia lectora.
Una clasificación de las inferencias pragmáticas orientada a la didáctica
Authors: Ripoll Salceda Juan C.
Published: December 2019

Aunque existen varias clasificaciones de las inferencias, ninguna de ellas es comúnmente aceptada y apenas se utilizan en educación. Teniendo en cuenta que las inferencias aportan una información que no aparece de forma explícita en el texto, se propone una clasificación basada en las preguntas a las que responde esa información. Los cinco tipos de inferencias que se distinguen son compatibles con buena parte de las clasificaciones que se han desarrollado previamente y han sido identificados en estudios experimentales con niños y adolescentes.
Aprovechamiento didáctico de los recursos literarios bilingües: Lectura original y traducida de la poesía de Lewis Carroll
Authors: Lanseros Sánchez Raquel
Published: December 2019

This paper seeks to enhance the promotion of reading from the area of English as a foreign language, as well as to raise awareness of the cultural richness of literature written in the English language. It aims to delve into the classroom applicability of English literary works translated into Spanish and their didactic exploitation. In order to do this, we will exemplify with the poetry of Lewis Carroll and its translation into Spanish. The objectives are to expand the vocabulary of the students of English as a foreign language, to approach poetry in the English classroom through various means which help us overcome the challenge and to help students improve their skills in the field of literacy in the foreign language, by using translated versions of the poetic texts. Target key competencies in this paper are linguistic competence and learning autonomy or learning to learn. Some models of Didactics of Literature followed by literary workshops with beginners, intermediate and advanced students will be presented. We will work withthe poetry of Lewis Carroll in order to exemplify way the educational possibilities of literature in the English classroom.
Reading comprehension in Spanish language and literature manuals of the second cycle of Elementary Education
Authors: Sánchez Hita Beatriz
Published: December 2019

This paper deals with the readings and reading comprehension exercises from a representative set of Spanish language and Spanish literature textbooks, used in the second cycle of Elementary Education in Andalusia. Specifically, we attend on the typology of the texts, the selected authors and books and the exercises focused on the readings. The objective of the study is the determination of how the proposed texts help in the reading comprehension and which are the better ways to work with them.
Im Rhythmus der Nation? : Metrik und Nationalismus im 19. Jahrhundert
Authors: SCHMIDT JOHANNES
Published: December 2019

Abstract Der Aufsatz fragt nach dem Verhältnis von Metrik und Nation. Er begreift metrische Systeme als kulturpolitische Strategien zur Begründung und Festigung nationalliterarischer Traditionen. Unter diesem Gesichtspunkt werden zwei exemplarische Fälle diskutiert:
Tiecks Sammlung mittelalterlicher Minnelieder (1803) und die Debatte um die Möglichkeit des Hexameters im englischen Sprachraum in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts.My paper deals with the relation between metre and nation, presuming metric systems as strategies of
cultural policy to found and establish traditions of national literature. From this perspective, I will discuss two cases as an example: Tiecks Minnelieder (1803) and the debate on the hexameter in the English-speaking area in the early 19th century.
Nach der Postapokalypse: Thomas von Steinaeckers dystopischer Roman ,,Die Verteidigung des Paradieses“ (2016)
Authors: GERSTENBERGER KATHARINA
Published: December 2019

Abstract Thomas von Steinaeckers Roman Die Verteidigung des Paradieses greift literarische Katastrophennarrative auf, insbesondere Vorstellungen vom ,letzten Menschen‘, und entwickelt sie weiter, indem er gesellschaftliche Kontinuitäten vor und nach der
Katastrophe beschreibt. Statt Weltende zeigt der Roman eine deutlich aus der Gegenwart abgeleitete Dystopie. Schreiben über die Katastrophe ist Handlungsmotiv und zugleich Metadiskurs über das Vermögen von Kultur angesichts fundamentaler Bedrohung.Thomas von Steinaecker’s
novel Die Verteidigung des Paradieses takes up literary catastrophe narratives, in particular scenarios about the last human beings on Earth and develops them further by describing social continuities before and after the catastrophe. Instead of the end of the world the novel depicts
a dystopian society with unmistakable roots in the present. Writing about catastrophe is both plot element and metanarrative about the power of culture in the face of a fundamental threat.
The Effect of Configuration of Rhombic Cannulated Screws on Internal Fixation of Femoral Neck Fractures
Authors: Guo Jialiang , Dong Weichong , Yin Yingchao , Zhang Ruipeng , Hou Zhiyong , Zhang Yingze
Published: December 2019

Femoral neck fractures are commonly encountered clinical problems, especially in patients with osteoporosis, and have high morbidity and mortality. Internal fixation of femoral neck fractures using 3 cannulated screws placed in an inverse triangle configuration is commonly performed. Recently, the use of 4 cannulated screws in a rhombic configuration has been proposed. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of femoral neck fractures treated using either an inverse triangle or rhombic configuration to determine which had a better clinical prognosis. A total of 138 consecutive patients without any previous hip surgery who had femoral neck fractures treated with cannulated compression screws in either an inverse triangle or rhombic configuration were reviewed. Patients' demographic and radiological data were collected from the authors' institutional database. The authors found that the rhombic configuration did not have a better result in decreasing complications, such as femoral neck shortening or screw exit, or in Harris Hip Scores and other clinical prognoses compared with the inverse triangle configuration. In addition, the technique used for applying 4 screws (especially the posterior ones) needs to be improved, so until then, using 3 screws in an inverse triangle configuration remains the gold standard for the treatment of femoral neck fractures. [
Orthopedics
. 2020; 43(2):e72–e78.]
Theatrum genealogicum. Rodovniki grofov Herberstein in Dietrichstein kot sredstvo plemiške reprezentacije
Authors: Vidmar Polona
Published: December 2019

V prispevku so obravnavane slike in grafike rodovnikov rodbin Herberstein in Dietrichstein, ki so nastale v 17. in 19. stoletju. Vizualizacije genealogij so postavljene v kontekst sočasnih zgodovinskih del, ki so bila publicirana po naročilu obravnavanih plemiških rodbin, pri čemer je poudarjena njihova reprezentativna vloga. Analizirane so upodobitve grbov, portretov, simbolič- nih figur in predmetov, vedut in historičnih prizorov, ki dopolnjujejo rodovna debla, veliko pozornosti je posvečene tudi napisom na slikah in grafikah. Prispevek prinaša nove ugotovitve o historiografih, ki so po naročilu plemstva publicirali genealoška dela in snovali likovne upodobitve genealoškega vedenja, zlasti o cesarskem historiografu Dominiku Frančišku Kalinu. V prispevku sta prvič objavljeni Kalinovi genealogiji velikega forma- ta, ki ju je v letih 1672 in 1675 naslikal po naročilu uspe- šnega dvorjana Gundakarja grofa Dietrichsteina.
Controle e fiscalização do ensino no Pará: a inspeção escolar no início do século XX
Authors: Damasceno Alberto , Pantoja Suellem
Published: December 2019

Este artigo trata da educação no Pará na Primeira República e visa ao estudo da inspeção escolar no início do século XX. Para tanto, desenvolvemos uma pesquisa histórica a partir de fontes disponíveis no arquivo público e na biblioteca paraense, assim como um levantamento bibliográfico, consultando obras contemporâneas, de modo a construir uma revisão da literatura produzida sobre o assunto. As graves preocupações dos governadores com a consolidação do novo sistema de instrução tiveram papel primordial na inspeção, dada a importância e o poder consignados nas atribuições definidas pelo Regulamento Geral do Ensino.
Congresso de Paris (1900): a seção de surdos e sua atualidade em relação à educação de surdos
Authors: Rodrigues José Raimundo , Vieira-Machado Lucyenne Matos da Costa , Vieira Eliane Telles de Bruim
Published: December 2019

Este artigo procura retomar os congressos sobre educação de surdos ocorridos no final do século XIX, principalmente a seção dos surdos do Congresso de Paris, em 1900, compreendendo-os num conjunto mais amplo onde se situa também o Congresso de Milão (1880). Desta maneira, tomamos o Congrès International pour l’Étude des Questions d´Éducation et d´Assistance des Sourds-Muets – section des sourds-muets como ‘documento-monumento’ que nos permite problematizar as verdades produzidas em torno dessa história e debruçamo-nos sobre as deliberações dos surdos, considerando-as em sua atualidade e seu potencial questionador do que tem sido afirmado sobre a educação de surdos ontem e hoje. Trata-se de uma pesquisa documental que visa a dialogar sobre essas verdades no desejo de desinstalarmo-nos e revermos posicionamentos.
Role of Family Members in Pain Management in Adult Critical Care
Authors: Gosselin Émilie , Richard-Lalonde Mélissa
Published: December 2019

This review describes family member involvement in intensive care unit pain assessment and management and generates implications for clinical practice, education, and future research. A literature review was performed in MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, and CINAHL databases from their inception until April 30, 2019. Only 11 studies addressing the topic were identified, and the current quality of evidence is low. Family members can be involved in pain assessment by describing patients’ pain behaviors and in pain management by selecting and delivering nonpharmacological interventions tailored to patients’ needs, if the family members feel comfortable with this role. More-rigorous research is required to describe the role of family members in patients’ pain assessment and management. Advancing knowledge in this field could improve patients’ and family members’ experiences with pain assessment and management in the intensive care unit.
Irregularities in the Distribution of Prime Numbers in a Beatty Sequence
Authors: Tongsomporn Janyarak , Steuding Jörn
Published: December 2019

We prove irregularities in the distribution of prime numbers in any Beatty sequence${\mathcal{B}}(\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC},\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FD})$, where$\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}$is a positive real irrational number of finite type.
Amenability and Fixed Point Properties of Semitopological Semigroups in Modular Vector Spaces
Authors: Salame Khadime
Published: December 2019

In this paper, we initiate the study of fixed point properties of amenable or reversible semitopological semigroups in modular spaces. Takahashi’s fixed point theorem for amenable semigroups of nonexpansive mappings, and T. Mitchell’s fixed point theorem for reversible semigroups of nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces are extended to the setting of modular spaces. Among other things, we also generalize another classical result due to Mitchell characterizing the left amenability property of the space of left uniformly continuous functions on semitopological semigroups by introducing the notion of a semi-modular space as a generalization of the concept of a locally convex space.
Convergence of star products: From examples to a general framework
Authors: Waldmann Stefan
Published: December 2019

We recall some of the fundamental achievements of formal deformation quantization to argue that one of the most important remaining problems is the question of convergence. Here we discuss different approaches found in the literature so far. The recent developments of finding convergence conditions are then outlined in three basic examples: the Weyl star product for constant Poisson structures, the Gutt star product for linear Poisson structures, and theWick type star product on the Poincaré disc.
Notre Dame de París: consternación y esperanza
Authors: Mouton Benjamin
Published: December 2019

El incendio dramático de la cubierta de Notre Dame de París ha dado lugar a numerosas propuestas imaginativas para la reconstitución del monumento, más allá de una reflexión real y respetuosa. Por otro lado, la única vía para una recuperación fidedigna parece ser un enfoque  metódico que parta del análisis y comprensión del monumento y de su carácter simbólico y arquitectónico. Las reparaciones puntuales a realizar son fáciles pero la cubierta y la aguja han abierto un debate que reclama una deliberación más profunda: el estudio de la cubierta no puede desvincularse de su rol en la estabilización de las bóvedas; y la aguja, una obra maestra de la arquitectura decimonónica parte de un skyline legendario, exige su reconstrucción. El retorno al icono gótico mundialmente famoso se antoja como la única respuesta arquitectónica correcta.
Justificação, Probabilidade e Independência
Authors: Neiva André , Marks Tatiane
Published: December 2019

Epistemic justification has been widely accepted as both a gradational and relational notion. Given those properties, a natural thought is to take degrees of epistemic justification to be probabilities. In this paper, we present a simple Bayesian framework for justification. In the first part, after putting the model in an evidentialist form, we distinguish different senses of “being evidence for” and “confirming”. Next, we argue that this conception should accommodate the two relevant kinds of qualitative confirmation or evidential support. In the second part of the paper, we discuss the claim that this view is unable to satisfy the modified version of the conjunction closure for beliefs in probabilistically independent propositions. We defend that the underlying assumption on which this objection depends leads to an improper reading of the concept of epistemic probability. After providing a better interpretation of it, we put forward a rationale, which is based on the notion of conditional uncertainty, in support of a more plausible and restricted version of the closure of justification under conjunction.
O fatalismo relativístico
Authors: Marques Elton Martins
Published: December 2019

In this article, I will argue that the argument for fatalism based on the relativity of simultaneity (RoS) fails. The original proponents of the argument (Rietdijk 1966, Putnam 1967 and Penrose 1989) called the thesis in terms of ‘determinism’, but Levin (Levin 2007) refers to it as ‘relativistic fatalism’. Relativistic fatalism is a view supported by the alleged dependence of the property of being future on an arbitrary choice of some coordinate system. First I will try to explain the classic argument, attributed to it a dialectic that justified to call it in the same terms as Levin did. Subsequently, I will refuse the relativistic fatalism using many strategies to deal with it.
El enfoque epistemológico de David Hilbert: el a priori del conocimiento y el papel de la lógica en la fundamentación de la ciencia
Authors: Lopez-Orellana Rodrigo
Published: December 2019

This paper explores the main philosophical approaches of David Hilbert’s theory of proof. Specifically, it is focuses on his ideas regarding logic, the concept of proof, the axiomatic, the concept of truth, metamathematics, the a priori knowledge and the general nature of scientific knowledge. The aim is to show and characterize his epistemological approach on the foundation of knowledge, where logic appears as a guarantee of that foundation. Hilbert supposes that the propositional apriorism, proposed by him to support mathematics, sustains — on its turn — a general method for the treatment of the problem in other areas such as natural sciences. This method is axiomatic. Broadly speaking, we intend to recover and update the Hilbert’s philosophical thinking about the role of logic for scientific knowledge.
Logical and Nomological Obstacles to Foreknowledge of the Future
Authors: Sayan Erdinç , Cagatay Hasan
Published: December 2019

A famous puzzle called “Grandmother Paradox” is used to argue against the feasibility of traveling backward in time because of the logical and nomological problems such travel involves, and not only because we don’t have the technology to make it reality.  The same kind of problems would be encountered in leaping forward in time and then returning to the time of departure.  We argue that a similar family of problems also arise in our having foreknowledge of the future without making any time travel.  We point to the mysterious consequences of having access to a being, say a machine or a psychic, that can have infallible knowledge of the future and conveys this foreknowledge to human beings truthfully, without any lies or distortions.  The cause of these mysterious consequences is the fact that such machines or psychics will raise logical and nomological complications reminiscent of the ones we encounter in time travel scenarios, and that is a strong reason why infallible foretellers cannot exist.  We conclude that we can have foreknowledge of the future, in principle, only within certain narrow limits, if at all.
Neither a Truism nor a Triviality: Reply to Grzankowski
Authors: Sankey Howard
Published: December 2019

This is a reply to Alex Grzankowski’s comment on my paper, ‘To Believe is to Believe True’. I argue that one may believe a proposition to be true without possessing the concept of truth. I note that to believe the proposition P to be true is not the same as to believe the proposition ‘P is true’. This avoids the regress highlighted by Grzankowski in which the concept of truth is employed an infinite number of times in a single belief.
Classes sociais nas relações entre professores e alunos
Authors: Becker Howard S.
Published: December 2019

O presente texto é uma tradução do artigo original Social-class variations in the teacher-pupil relationship, de Howard Becker, publicado em 1952 no periódico norteamericano The Journal of Educational Sociology.
Será a distribuição dos horários de trabalho uma categoria significativa para a teoria do valor?
Authors: Oliveira Maria Crisneilandia Bandeira de
Published: December 2019

Resenha do Livro: DAL ROSSO, S. O ardil da flexibilidade: os trabalhadores e a teoria do valor. São Paulo: Boitempo, 2017. 286 p.
O surgimento do PSD e o sistema partidário brasileiro
Authors: Simoni Jr Sergio , Ribeiro Ricardo Mendes
Published: December 2019

O que explica a volta do fenômeno de formação de novos partidos relevantes no Brasil? Como ela se relaciona com a institucionalização do sistema partidário ou a estrutura da competição? Avançamos nessa discussão a partir da análise do PSD (Partido Social Democrata). Reconstituímos seu processo de formação, sublinhando atores, estratégias e conjunturas; analisamos o comportamento legislativo na Câmara dos Deputados dos parlamentares que migraram para o partido e exploramos sua performance eleitoral em 2012 e 2014, ressaltando lançamento de candidaturas e o perfil local de votação no partido. Chamamos atenção para o fato de que a estrutura da competição partidária federal e local conferem lógica aos fenômenos analisados. Além disso, defendemos que são centrais para entender a formação e força do PSD, e dos demais novos partidos, as decisões e interpretações do Judiciário sobre as leis partidárias-eleitorais, elemento não previsto nas teorias comparadas de formação de novos partidos.
Sea spray fluxes from the southwest coast of the United Kingdom – dependence on wind speed and wave height
Authors: Yang Mingxi , Norris Sarah J. , Bell Thomas G. , Brooks Ian M.
Published: December 2019

Abstract. Fluxes of sea spray aerosols were measured with the eddy
covariance technique from the Penlee Point Atmospheric Observatory (PPAO) on
the southwest coast of the United Kingdom over several months from 2015 to
2017. Two different fast-responding aerosol instruments were employed: an
ultra-fine condensation particle counter (CPC) that detects aerosols with
a radius above ca. 1.5 nm and a compact lightweight aerosol spectrometer
probe (CLASP) that provides a size distribution between ca. 0.1 and 6 µm. The measured sea spray emission fluxes essentially all originated from
the shallow waters upwind, rather than from the surf zone/shore break.
Fluxes from the CPC and from the CLASP (integrated over all sizes) were
generally comparable, implying a reasonable closure in the aerosol number
flux. Compared to most previous observations over the open ocean, at the
same wind speed the mean sea spray number fluxes at PPAO are much greater.
Significant wave height and wave Reynolds numbers explain more variability in
sea spray fluxes than wind speed does, implying that enhanced wave breaking
resulting from shoaling in shallow coastal waters is a dominant control on
sea spray emission. Comparisons between two different wind sectors (open
water vs. fetch-limited Plymouth Sound) and between two sets of sea states
(growing vs. falling seas) further confirm the importance of wave
characteristics on sea spray fluxes. These results suggest that spatial
variability in wave characteristics need to be taken into account in
predictions of coastal sea spray productions and also aerosol loading.
Latest Oligocene to earliest Pliocene deep-sea benthic foraminifera from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Sites 752, 1168 and 1139, southern Indian Ocean
Authors: Ridha Dana , Boomer Ian , Edgar Kirsty M.
Published: December 2019

Abstract. Deep-sea benthic foraminifera provide important markers of
environmental conditions in the deep-ocean basins where their assemblage
composition and test chemistry are influenced by ambient physical and
chemical conditions in bottom-water masses. However, all foraminiferal
studies must be underpinned by robust taxonomic approaches. Although many
parts of the world's oceans have been examined, over a range of geological
timescales, the Neogene benthic foraminifera from the southern Indian Ocean
have only been recorded from a few isolated sites. In this study, we have
examined 97 samples from Neogene sediments recovered from three ODP sites in
the southern Indian Ocean (Sites 752, Broken Ridge; 1139, Kerguelan Plateau; 1168,
west Tasmania). These data cover a range of palaeolatitudes and water depths
during the Miocene. More than 200 species of benthic foraminifera were
recorded at each site and, despite their geographic and bathymetric
separation, the most abundant taxa were similar at all three sites. Many of
these species range from late Oligocene to early Pliocene
demonstrating relatively little faunal turnover of the most abundant taxa
during the key palaeoclimatic shifts of the Miocene. We illustrate and
document the occurrence of the 52 most abundant species (i.e. those with
>1 % abundance) encountered across the three study sites.
Performance analysis of a Darrieus-type wind turbine for a series of 4-digit NACA airfoils
Authors: Rogowski Krzysztof , Hansen Martin Otto Laver , Bangga Galih
Published: December 2019

Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the H-Darrieus wind turbine aerodynamic performance, aerodynamic blade loads and velocity profiles downstream behind the rotor. The wind turbine model is based on the rotor designed by McDonnell Aircraft Company. The model proposed here consists of three fixed straight blades; in the future this model is planned to be develop with controlled blades. The study was conducted using the unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) approach with the k-ω shear stress transport (SST) turbulence model. The numerical two-dimensional model was verified using two other independent aerodynamic approaches: the vortex model developed in Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the extended version of the CFD code FLOWer at the University of Stuttgart (USTUTT). All utilized numerical codes gave similar result of the instantaneous aerodynamic blade loads. In addition, steady-state calculations for the applied airfoils were also made using the same numerical model as for the vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) to obtain lift and drag coefficients. The obtained values of lift and drag force coefficients, for a Reynolds number of 2.9 million, agree with the predictions of the experiment and XFoil over a wide range of angle of attack. The maximum rotor power coefficients are obtained at 0.5, which makes this impeller attractive from the point of view of further research. This work also addresses the issue of determining the aerodynamic performance of the rotor with various 4-digit NACA airfoils. The effect of two airfoil parameters, maximum airfoil thickness and maximum camber, on aerodynamic rotor performance is investigated. Research has shown that if this rotor were to work with fixed blades it is recommended to use the NACA 1418 airfoil instead of the original NACA 0018.
Does Equine Assisted Learning Create Emotionally Safe Learning Environments for At-Risk Youth?
Authors: Cagle-Holtcamp Katie , Nicodemus Molly Christine , Parker Julie , Dunlap Mattie Helen
Published: December 2019

Equine assisted learning (EAL) is a form of experiential learning that is quickly growing in interest within the educational community. A challenge with experiential learning programs for at-risk youth is creating an emotionally safe environment that opens up the participants to learning. Nevertheless, EAL has been credited with the development of life skills in youth that promote educational achievement, but research tracking the development of emotional safety and learning, specifically associated with programming dedicated to educating participants about the horse, is limited. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine if EAL, with programming centered around equine education, will promote emotional safety and learning in at-risk youth. Youth labeled as at-risk participated in a 4-week EAL session focused on teaching participants horse behavior, management, handling, and riding, while incorporating the 4 themes of emotional safety (self-esteem, personal security, respect, and connectivity). To determine participant learning of the equine topics covered, a pre- and post-program test was given to each participant. Acquirement of the themes of emotional safety was tracked for each participant using weekly debriefing interviews. While this was the first time to perform this assessment protocol for evaluating learning and emotional safety in at-risk youth, the completion rate for both forms of assessment utilized in this study was 100%. Evaluation of debriefing interview answers and test scores from the equine knowledge questions showed improvement by the end of the session in both equine knowledge and emotional safety, particularly as it relates to personal security. These results suggest EAL, with programming directed towards educating the participant about the horse, promotes emotional safety and learning for at-risk youth.
Becoming TED Speakers in School: Student Development Through Participation in TED-Ed Clubs
Authors: Furman Melina , Taylor Inés , Merpert Ariel , Yatche Tobías , Jacobs Mariana , Ottaviano Melania , Benegas Celina , Luzuriaga Mariana
Published: December 2019

This case study explores adolescents’ experiences of participating in TED-Ed Clubs in Buenos Aires, Argentina. TED-Ed Clubs is a school-based, extracurricular program in which 12- to 18-year-old youth develop and deliver a “TED-style” talk to their peers, teachers and parents. In particular, we explore changes in participants’ self-development, communication skills and overall school experience. We conducted in-depth interviews with teachers, principals and focus groups of students from 8 representative schools. We find that students struggled considerably to establish what they had to say that was worth sharing with others, and—after a long process of self-reflection—ended up developing talks which were deeply personal in nature. Overcoming the challenge of finding and presenting a topic provided participating adolescents with a sense of accomplishment and pride. In addition, all participants reported changes in relationships with peers and adults, particularly with regards to discovering new sides of themselves and others through listening empathetically. Teachers also reported seeing their students through new lenses as they revealed new sides of themselves which had not been shown in other academic spaces. Overall, we find that the TED-Ed Clubs program appears to create new spaces in schools where adolescents can grow as individuals, and develop their own voice.
Promoting Youth Competence Through Balanced and Restorative Justice: A Community-Based PYD Approach
Authors: Dillard Rebecca , Newman Tarkington J. , Kim Melissa
Published: December 2019

As responses to first-time, nonviolent juvenile offenders move towards community-based restorative justice, approaches such as the Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) Model are prominent. The BARJ Model engages the youth offender, offense victim(s), and community in which the offense occurred with three associated goals: accountability, community safety, and competency development. However, while the goals of accountability and community safety are often prioritized, many community-based restorative justice programs neglect the goal of competency development, which is ultimately a disservice not only to the youth offender, but to the community. To interrupt the cyclical nature of juvenile offending and support the long-term rehabilitation of the youth offender, the integration of the BARJ model and a positive youth development (PYD) approach within the context of community-based restorative justice is proposed. PYD is grounded in the belief that all youth have the potential for healthy development, viewing them as assets and resources in community settings. To enhance long-term development, PYD objectives simultaneously promote protective factors, develop internal and external assets, and mitigate risk factors. The integration of a PYD approach within the BARJ model addresses the need to enhance youth competency development through PYD indicators inherent to many community-based programs. This article explores the conceptual compatibility of integration of the BARJ model and a PYD approach with the goal of promoting competency development among youth offenders in a restorative justice context.
Urban Youth Perspectives on the Benefits and Challenges of Outdoor Adventure Camp
Authors: Bowers Edmond P. , Larson Lincoln R. , Sandoval Alexandra M.
Published: December 2019

Consistent evidence indicates that urban youth, and particularly youth of color, report relatively low levels of participation in quality youth program experiences and spend less time outdoors as compared to non-urban and White youth. Outdoor adventure camps (OACs) provide an excellent opportunity for engaging these youth in experiences that can help promote positive youth development (PYD). In the present study, we examined the experiences and perceptions of 75 urban youth who participated in a 3-day high adventure camp experience. Through a mixed-method approach, results indicated that urban youth from all racial and ethnic backgrounds grew in several PYD outcomes including social competencies and self-improvement capacities. Many youth also reported growing in their connection to nature as a consequence of participating in the OAC. Youth thought camp was a positive and worthwhile experience, reflecting key attributes of a PYD setting. Overall, the OAC provided a challenging and engaging growth environment for youth. Findings highlight implications for socially just and culturally inclusive outdoor adventure programming aimed at diverse urban youth.
Belonging as a Resource of Resilience: Psychological Wellbeing of International and Refugee Students in Study Preparation at German Higher Education Institutions
Authors: Grüttner Michael
Published: December 2019

After 2015, several German higher education institutions (HEI) expanded their capacities for the study preparation of refugees. Nowadays, international and refugee students prepare for higher education degree programs through languages courses and subject-specific preparation courses at universities and colleges. So far, empirical research on refugee students’ wellbeing, in comparison to international students is scarce. This article elaborates on study preparation at German HEIs and refugee students’ psychological wellbeing. I focus on the mechanisms of subjective social exclusion/inclusion. I examine novel survey data from international and refugee students (final sample N = 904) by path analysis structural equation modelling. Results show on one hand that feelings of social exclusion reduce wellbeing, but on the other hand course belonging can function as a social resource of resilience for refugee students in study preparation. HEIs can strengthen feelings of social inclusion and psychological wellbeing of refugee students by fostering their belongingness in study preparation courses.
Student Wellbeing Through Teacher Wellbeing: A Study with Law Teachers in the UK and Australia
Authors: James Colin , Strevens Caroline , Field Rachael , Wilson Clare
Published: December 2019

Research confirms law students and lawyers in the US, Australia and more recently in the UK are prone to symptoms related to stress and anxiety disproportionately to other professions. In response, the legal profession and legal academy in Australia and the UK have created Wellness Networks to encourage and facilitate research and disseminate ideas and strategies that might help law students and lawyers to thrive. This project builds on that research through a series of surveys of law teachers in the UK and Australia on the presumption that law teachers are in a strong position to influence their students not only about legal matters, but on developing attitudes and practices that will help them to survive and thrive as lawyers. The comparative analysis reveals several differences, but also many similarities with law teachers in both countries reporting negative effects from neoliberal pressures on legal education programs that impact their wellbeing, performance as teachers and ability to adequately respond to student concerns.
Treading on a Foreign Land: A Multiple Case Study of Chinese International Students’ Academic Acculturation Experiences
Authors: Xing Deyu (Cindy) , Bolden Benjamin
Published: December 2019

This article reports a multiple case study to explore the lived academic acculturation experiences of four Chinese international students with limited oral English capacity and how they describe the relationship between low oral English proficiency and academic acculturation. Self-Determination Theory was utilized as the theoretical framework to inform data collection and analysis. Findings indicated all four Chinese students experienced significant psychological stress during their academic acculturation as a direct result of their limited spoken English capacity, which negatively impacted their sense of competence, autonomy and particularly relatedness. Emotional pain, involuntary isolation, helplessness, and regret emerged as the salient themes from the cross-case analysis. Implications for various stakeholders are discussed.
Teaching the Whole Student: Integrating Wellness Education into the Academic Classroom
Authors: Johnson Jeannine , Bauman Connie , Pociask Sarah
Published: December 2019

College students are increasingly reporting higher stress, which can negatively influence their personal and intellectual development. Greater academic challenges and new social experiences in college may be accompanied by stressors like mental health issues, family concerns, or financial pressures. To help students manage stress, institutions typically provide resources through health services, student life or student affairs, recreation departments, or other entities that operates primarily outside the academic program. Recently, some institutions have integrated wellness education into the academic curriculum, leveraging the power of the classroom to deliver important lessons about accessible, evidence-based wellness strategies. Here we investigate if a first-year interdisciplinary writing class designed to help students learn about physical and mental wellbeing actually improved students’ awareness of their wellbeing and their confidence as first year learners. We share details of the course design, evidence of student learning, and advice for incorporating wellness content throughout the curriculum.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Volatility: Case of Firms Listed in DFM
Authors: Sbei Trabelsi Nadia
Published: December 2019

Mandatory disclosure of quarterly financial reports for publicly traded companies, in the majority of jurisdictions around the world, is the direct consequence of applying “timeliness” as presented in the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting (the conceptual framework) developed jointly in 2010 by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Having relevant information available sooner would improve its capacity to influence decisions. However, the interim reports are not required to be audited. In UAE, companies whose securities are listed on a securities and commodities market licensed by the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) are required to notify and provide interim financial reports, which are reviewed by the external auditor of the company. The objective of this paper is to analyze, in UAE, the volatility of the fourth-quarter earnings compared with the previous three. This study includes four years (2012-2015) of quarterly financial statements of firms listed in Dubai Financial Market (DFM). In order to determine if interim results are suspect, the paper analyzes the magnitude of differences in fourth quarter earnings and revenues relative to the first three quarters by using the Kiger’s 1974 methodology. Overall, results indicate that the volatility of earnings and revenue in the fourth quarter is significantly higher than those of the first three quarters. This main finding would be explained by the necessary adjustments to the fourth quarter earnings and revenues in order to correct the estimation. In fact, the quarterly financial statements require the use of more estimates than those prepared at the end of the fiscal year. This research would contribute to better understanding the quality of interim reports in an emerging market context.
Godless Savages and Lockstep Legions: Examining Military Orientalism in Game of Thrones
Authors: Hardy Mat
Published: December 2019

This essay explores the depiction of Eastern warrior races and channels of violence in Game of Throne from the perspective of military Orientalism: the Western fascination with Eastern warfare. Such a division of Eastern and Western martial practice serves not only as a source of horror but as a means of “othering” and defining what the West is not. Game of Thrones (GoT) follows this pattern, presenting a partly shocking, partly romanticized version of the military history of real-world races and cultures as a means of framing the more Western values of Daenerys and the superiority of her proto-European “civilization.” Other forms of violence that take place on the continent of Essos are also part of this othering, such as gladiatorial combat, use of mercenaries, assassination cults, and insurgencies. Despite characterizations that present GoT as groundbreaking in its fantasy, it offers its audience little new in its depictions of different cultures, falling into line with hundreds of years of military Orientalism and a long history of normative whiteness in the fantasy genre.
Análisis de Costos en la Producción de Quesos Artesanales. Estudio de Caso: Quesería el Bejucal
Authors: Paredes-Maas Ezequiel , Monroy-Hernández Rubén , Chávez-Dehesa Juan Francisco , Guevara-Hernández Francisco , Castro-Ehuan Emilio , Zaldívar-Cruz Juan Manuel
Published: December 2019

La actividad económica resultado de la elaboración de quesos artesanales, es de gran importancia para la economía local, no existe un estudio de este tipo que permita a los productores conocer a detalle los costos de manufactura del queso artesanal, actualmente los productores sólo tienen aproximaciones y sus precios de venta los determinan de acuerdo al comportamiento del mercado, sin tener certeza acerca del margen de utilidad.  Por ello, se realizó este trabajo que consistió en determinar la estructura de costos en cada tipo de queso artesanal, que se elabora en la Quesería “El Bejucal”. Esta empresa es una de las más emblemáticas debido a su tradición y prestigio, ubicada en el municipio de Balancán, Tabasco, y cuya marca está protegida ante el Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI).  Se realizaron cálculos basados en la clasificación de costos directos, indirectos y gastos de administración y ventas.  Se encontró que el queso de poro es el producto que más alto costo de producción tiene, respecto a los demas productos, debido principalmente al elevado costo del material de empaque. Sin embargo, el ingreso por la comercialización del queso de poro corresponde al 70% y el restante a los otros quesos; el queso de poro es de pasta friable,blanda y prensada; ligeramente madurado, elaborado a partir de leche bronca, se comercializa en piezas de aproximadamente 300 g.
Contencioso eleitoral em tempos de judicialização da política: a disputa no Supremo e o Supremo na disputa
Authors: Araújo Eduardo Borges Espínola , Ximenes Júlia Maurmann
Published: December 2019

O trabalho traça um panorama do controle difuso de constitucionalidade em matéria eleitoral a partir de decisões do Supremo Tribunal Federal em recursos extraordinários interpostos contra os acórdãos do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Feita a análise da sistemática dos recursos eleitorais, com ênfase ao amplo efeito devolutivo do recurso especial eleitoral, aborda-se o modelo de governança eleitoral brasileiro em que Tribunal Superior Eleitoral e Supremo Tribunal Federal estão alinhados na leitura da “constituição eleitoral”. Após a análise do fenômeno da judicialização da política, são destrinchados os recursos extraordinários e as decisões do Supremo para, primeiro, mapear o perfil de entrada e saída para, segundo, identificar o efetivo papel do Tribunal no contencioso eleitoral.
Teoria do ato administrativo nos trinta anos da Constituição de 1988: o que mudou?
Authors: Martins Ricardo Marcondes
Published: December 2019

Apresentam-se neste estudo as principais modificações que a teoria do ato administrativo sofreu desde a promulgação da Constituição de 1988. Se, em 1988, já se encontrava na doutrina quem sustentasse a teoria dos três planos e, pois, a possibilidade de modificação do ato, era praticamente pacífico o apego ao legalismo. Os avanços decorrentes do neoconstitucionalismo importaram numa radical reformulação da teoria. Tornaram-se excepcionalmente possíveis atos administrativos praeter legem e contra legem. A ponderação passou a ser fundamental, tanto para a edição do ato, como para identificação dos vícios e para sua correção. Além de uma profunda reformulação das teorias da extinção e da modificação, os avanços científicos importaram no sepultamento dos atos da Administração e dos atos políticos.