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Pensar en Clío: la evolución de las concepciones historiográficas del alumnado de 1º de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria
Authors: Fraile-Delgado Francisco J.
Published: December 2020

En este trabajo se ha optado por aplicar una metodología activa para trabajar los contenidos y competencias asociadas al pensamiento histórico. El objetivo de esta investigación es comprobar cómo evolucionan las concepciones historiográficas del alumnado de 1º de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO). Para ello, se ha optado por una estrategia plurimetodológica. En un primer momento se realizó un estudio descriptivo que permitiese comprobar la evolución de las ideas del alumnado y, posteriormente, un análisis de casos múltiple, para comprender qué aspectos han incidido en esa evolución. La muestra la componían un grupo de 23 alumnos, a los que se les ha pasado un cuestionario inicial y final. Se seleccionaron 3 estudiantes para el análisis de casos, a los que se les ha realizado una entrevista semiestructurada. El análisis y los resultados revelan una evolución significativa de las ideas historiográficas del alumnado, teniendo el desarrollo del pensamiento histórico como principal referencia del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje.
Didáctica de las violencias del siglo XX: Enzo Traverso y el concepto de Guerra civil europea
Authors: Hernández Sánchez Gustavo
Published: December 2020

El siguiente artículo presenta una propuesta didáctica para explicar las violencias del siglo XX a través del concepto de Guerra Civil Europea empleado por el historiador italiano Enzo Traverso. Este autor lo entiende como un ciclo histórico que transcurre entre el inicio de la Gran Guerra y el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y rechaza la idea ampliamente aceptada de un enfrentamiento entre liberalismo y totalitarismos, presentando una visión más compleja. A través de la reflexión sobre su obra, se valora su aplicación en relación con la ‹didáctica crítica de las ciencias sociales›. De este modo, se presentan la Historia, así como su docencia y sus usos públicos, como un campo de estudio continuamente revisitado desde el presente y repleto de debates historiográficos que pueden ser utilizados en el aula, dotando a la materia de utilidad en la configuración de ciudadanías tolerantes
Percepciones del alumnado de Educación Secundaria (15-17 años) hacia la función social de la ciencia
Authors: Lupión Cobos Teresa , Girón Gambero Jesús Ramón
Published: December 2020

En esta investigación se estudian las percepciones del alumnado de Educación Secundaria (15-17 años), en función de su género y nivel educativos (educación obligatoria y postobligatoria), hacia tres aspectos relacionados con la función social de la ciencia. Los 158 participantes cumplimentaron un cuestionario validado internacionalmente, que nos ha permitido alcanzar datos diagnósticos respecto a estos factores que indica un mayor reconocimiento sobre la importancia del papel de la Ciencia en la sociedad, frente a los restantes, que decrecen en el siguiente orden: adopción de actitudes científicas e interés respecto a ella en el tiempo de ocio, respectivamente. Finalmente se aportan implicaciones didácticas desde el campo de la Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales, en relación con la proyección de este estudio hacia propuestas de enseñanza futuras, que permitan poner en acción un conocimiento conectado con la identidad del estudiante, en aras al fomento de sus vocaciones científico-técnicas.
El impacto intermedial y transcultural de los géneros cinematográficos
Authors: Lanza Pablo , Kelly Hopfenblatt Alejandro
Published: December 2020

Introducción del dossier.
Aspectos culturales en los manuales de E/LE destinados a alumnos de español fuera de sus fronteras lingüísticas: El Caso de los Manuales de español para argelinos
Authors: Nadir Rachid , Gutiérrez-Colón Plana Mar , Riutort Marcià
Published: December 2020

El objetivo de este estudio es la elaboración de los parámetros que deberían reunir los manuales de E/LE cuando sus destinatarios son alumnos de español de fuera de las fronteras lingüísticas españolas. La hipótesis principal es que el mejor manual debería enseñar a la vez la lengua española y la cultura española. Para ellos se ha creado un corpus a partir de los cinco manuales de E/LE que actualmente se destinan a la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera en el Instituto Cervantes de Argelia; se ha determinado lo culturalmente explícito e implícito; se ha analizado hasta qué punto los culturemas detectados se enseñan de un modo directo o indirecto; cuándo son, inocuos y cuándo chocan con los correspondientes culturemas argelinos. Los resultados concluyen que los manuales actuales no contemplan las diferencias lingüísticas, pragmáticas o culturales del alumnado argelino. Proponemos la necesidad de editar manuales específicos para cada cultura.
El debate como herramienta de aprendizaje y consolidación de conocimientos: una propuesta didáctica para el estudio de la comparación y las descripciones de lugar
Authors: Puertas Ribés Elia
Published: December 2020

El objetivo principal de este artículo es contribuir modestamente al desarrollo de la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera. Para ello, la propuesta didáctica que se ha diseñado para este trabajo tiene la finalidad de ofrecer una serie de actividades dinámicas que promueven el desarrollo de las capacidades comunicativas. Concretamente, el léxico relacionado con la ciudad, las descripciones de lugares y la comparación. Además, las actividades parten de un enfoque comunicativo, con un debate como tarea final. Ahora bien, pese a que el debate es una herramienta muy trabajada en el aula, cabe destacar la importancia de su integración desde los niveles iniciales (A1-A2) con el objetivo de promover la participación en clase y la expresión e interacción orales. Al mismo tiempo, se fomenta el trabajo en equipo y se potencia la curiosidad por la cultura, las ciudades y monumentos españoles más interesantes.
Fraseologismos con el color rojo en eslovaco y español en las clases de ELE
Authors: Mocková Nina
Published: December 2020

El presente artículo se centra en las unidades fraseológicas con el componente cromático «rojo» en eslovaco y español. Analiza dichas unidades desde el aspecto formal, semántico, traductológico y didáctico. Primero, desde el aspecto formal, compara las estructuras más frecuentes de los cromatismos con el color rojo en ambos idiomas. Segundo, desde el aspecto semántico, compara las connotaciones que las expresiones pluriverbales en cuestión tienen en estos dos idiomas y las contrasta con las connotaciones universales del color rojo. Luego, desde el aspecto traductológico, compara dichas unidades fraseológicas a nivel interlingüístico, examinando los equivalentes traductológicos, sus tipos, los así llamados falsos amigos, etc. Por último, el artículo presenta una serie de actividades con implicaciones didácticas que podrían ser empleadas en una clase de ELE para enseñar los fraseologismos españoles a los estudiantes eslovacos, en este caso, del color rojo en particular.
El docente multitarea en L2. Enseñanza intergeneracional, intercultural y multimodal
Authors: Llorente Puerta María Jesús
Published: December 2020

La oenegé Accem lleva a cabo un proyecto denominado Siempre hay tiempo: un programa de conciliación de la vida formativa y personal. Herramientas para la residencia legal y la ciudadanía activa. La formación lingüística y socioeducativa del programa sirve como herramienta para la adquisición y mantenimiento de la residencia legal en España de las personas extranjeras y fomenta la convivencia armoniosa de personas con diferente idioma y distintos orígenes culturales, a la vez que se proporciona el conocimiento necesario sobre los valores constitucionales y socioculturales de España y la Unión Europea. A través de él, indagamos acerca de qué se necesita para lograr una enseñanza multimodal, intergeneracional, intercultural y cuya práctica docente se adapte a las necesidades y a la vida de nuestro alumnado.
Nadie se queda atrás: la integración del alumnado de E/LE en el aula de secundaria
Authors: Badia-Climent Sara
Published: December 2020

Resumen:
En la actualidad, las aulas de secundaria se han convertido en espacios multiculturales que han llevado tanto a alumnos como a profesores a enfrentarse a una nueva realidad dentro de las clases. Los alumnos de origen extranjero y con lengua no nativa se ven obligados a adaptarse e integrarse a un ritmo vertiginoso que, en ciertas circunstancias, es inasumible; especialmente en aquellos alumnos que han entrado dentro del circuito escolar a partir del ciclo de secundaria y en mitad de curso.
El objetivo, por tanto, de este artículo es analizar los resultados de aprendizaje de los alumnos inmigrantes de 3.º de ESO dentro de una secuencia didáctica dedicada al género anuncio para a) detectar la problemática de aprender una lengua mientras se trata de impartir los contenidos curriculares correspondientes y, sobre ellos, b) proponer una serie de modificaciones que puedan paliar estas dificultades.
Palabras clave: Análisis de Errores, Enfoque por tareas, Enfoque Comunicativo, ELE en Secundaria,  
Traducción del título al inglés
Abstract:
Nowadays, secondary classrooms have turned into multicultural spaces that have driven students and teachers to a new academic reality. Foreign students that haven’t got Spanish as native language must adapt and include in a fast-way. This situation, sometimes, is unacceptable, especially when students have started the scholar-circuit in the middle of course.
            For this reason, the aim of this paper is to analyse the learning results of non-native students of 3.tr of ESO during a didactic sequence of advertisement genre to a) detect the troubles of learning a new language while they are trying to assimilate the curricular contents and, therefore, b) propose a series of modifications that could palliate these difficulties.
Key words: Mistake’s Analysis, Tasks-Based Approach, Communicative Approach, Spanish as foreign language in High Schools
La Inteligencia Intrapersonal en el aula de E/LE: una propuesta didáctica para alumnos sinohablantes
Authors: Martínez Ruber Marta
Published: December 2020

Resumen: El proceso de adquisición del español como LM de los estudiantes sinohablantes se ve dificultado por el elevado índice de variables conflictivas de índole lingüística y cultural que entran en juego. La importancia que estas variables tienen en el desarrollo de su proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje convierte a los alumnos chinos en un grupo diferencial dentro del conjunto de aprendientes de E/LE. Con una lengua materna tipológicamente distante del español y educados en un sistema educativo organizado a partir del estructuralismo y del método de gramática-traducción, estos alumnos presentan unas necesidades específicas de aprendizaje que los docentes deberán tener en cuenta si desean ayudarles a completar con éxito el proceso de adquisición lingüística. Esta unidad didáctica representa, por lo tanto, un intento de llevar al aula un modelo de intervención pedagógica que atienda dichas necesidades basándose en el trabajo sobre las variables afectivas autorreferenciales como la autoestima y la motivación personal.
Palabras clave: estudiante sinohablante, inteligencia intrapersonal, choque cultural, método comunicativo.
Intrapersonal intelligence in the classroom of Spanish as a Foreign Language: a didactic proposal for Chinese students
Abstract: The acquisition process of Spanish as a target language for Chinese students is hindered by the variety and complexity of linguistic and cultural issues which take place throughout the teaching-learning process. The significance of these issues reveals Chinese students as a differential group among their fellow students. Given the fact that their mother tongue is typologically distant from Spanish and them having been educated in a structuralist and grammar-translation-based educational system, their teachers will have to carefully take into account their learning special needs if they are willing to assist them for them to successfully achieve their language acquisition process. Therefore, the purpose of this didactic unit is to introduce in the classroom a pedagogic approach as a guideline to meet the mentioned needs. It is based on detecting and identifying their own emotions such as self-esteem and personal motivation.
Key words: Chinese student, intrapersonal intelligence, cultural shock, communicative approach.
La variación en la cortesía: estudio pragmalingüístico del fenómeno en el español castellano
Authors: Carmona Sandoval Alejandro , Cabezas Gay Nuria , Ait Saadi Zakia
Published: December 2020

Resumen: En este trabajo, se presentan los resultados de un análisis de las estrategias de cortesía empleadas por nativos españoles en su lengua L1 (español castellano), la expresión de diferentes actos de habla: la petición, la negación, la instrucción, la queja y el mandato. La actividad se ha desarrollado mediante un TCD. Se pidió a los encuestados que rellenaran diferentes enunciados a partir de un cortometraje animado mudo. A cada enunciado se solicitaba al informante que asociara el grado de cordialidad de cada escena. Una vez recopilados los datos, se analizaron las diferencias en la formulación de los actos de habla junto con el grado de cordialidad asignado. Los resultados, aplicables en clase de ELE, muestran una relación entre el grado de cordialidad identificado y las estrategias discursivas empleadas, y confirma la adopción de estrategias y procedimientos expresivos ya identificados por la literatura científica.
Palabras clave: pragmática, cortesía, TCD, ELE.
Traducción del título al inglés: Variation in politeness: a pragma-linguistic study of the phenomenon in Castilian
Abstract: This article presents the results from an analysis of the politeness strategies used by Spanish native speakers in their L1 (Castilian) to express different speech acts: request, denial, instruction, complaint and mandate. The analysis was carried out using a Discourse Completion Test (DCT). Respondents were asked to fill in different sentences from a silent animated short film. Respondents were also asked to associate the degree of cordiality of each scene to the sentences they provided. Once the data was collected, the differences in the formulation of the speech acts were analysed together with the assigned degree of politeness. The results, which may also apply to SFL teaching, show a relationship between the identified degree of politeness and the discursive strategies used, and it also confirms the adoption of expressive strategies and procedures already identified by the scientific literature.
Key words: pragmatics, politeness, DCT, SFL.
Círculos literarios: el poder de la lectura en el desarrollo de competencias
Authors: Pérez Martínez Carmen
Published: December 2020

El objetivo de este artículoes demostrar la utilidad de los círculos literarios a  la hora de desarrollar la competencia comunicativa y las interrelacionadas a ella, como son la lingüística, sociolingüística, discursiva y estratégica, en una actividad que permite al alumno no solo desinhibirse de la formalidad del ámbito académico, sino disfrutar de la literatura en la lengua de aprendizaje. También pone en práctica una conciencia crítica que servirá para trabajar estructuras gramaticales relacionadas con la opinión.
¡Que nadie te quite la palabra! Estrategias para aumentar la disposición a comunicarse en el aula de ELE
Authors: Cordeiro Dayane Monica
Published: December 2020

: En el aula de lenguas extranjeras, los alumnos disponen de un repertorio lingüístico en proceso de desarrollo, que les impide muchas veces, expresar todo su potencial comunicativo. Y es justo en este contexto, que se observa el impacto más significativo de las variables personales. La decisión de comunicarse que asume el hablante siempre que tiene la oportunidad de hacerlo influye directamente en los logros en su competencia comunicativa en la lengua extranjera. En este sentido, conocer los componentes de la disposición a comunicarse, cómo generarla y mantenerla en el aula pueden ser la clave hacia una enseñanza/aprendizaje de la expresión y la interacción oral más efectiva. El objetivo de este artículo es ofrecer pautas didácticas y metodológicas para aumentar la disposición a comunicarse de los estudiantes a favor de un aprendizaje más efectivo, duradero y experiencial. 
Palabras clave: Disposición a comunicarse, didáctica, enseñanza de español lengua extranjera, competencia comunicativa
EVALUATION STUDY ON WOODEN PILLAR MOSQUES BUILT IN ANATOLIA IN THE 13TH CENTURY
Authors: KARAKUŞ Filiz
Published: December 2020

In this article, mosques that are carried on wooden poles, which have a very important place among Anatolian Seljuk and Principalities (Beyliks) Period mosques and covered with flat wooden roofs, are discussed. With the continuation of the wooden pillar mosque tradition in Central Asia, very important examples of this building type, which were brought to Anatolia by the Turks in the Anatolian Seljuk State Period, were revealed in the 13th century. In this study, Beyşehir Eşrefoğlu Mosque, Afyon Ulu Mosque, Ankara Arslanhane (Ahi Şerafettin Mosque) and Sivrihisar Ulu Mosque, which are the most magnificent examples of this building type, were investigated. After the archive and literature researches about these buildings were done, a catalog study of the buildings was made. Within the scope of this study, the formal features of the buildings such as plan, facade, construction technique, plan type, number of entrances, the presence of the last congregation and the presence of a gathered floor, the environmental relation, the spatial characteristics such as the carrier element and the architectural elements were examined. The aim of the article is to make a general inference on the wooden pillar mosques built in Anatolia in the 13th century in line with the data obtained from the studies and to determine the common aspects of wooden pillar mosques built in four different parts of Anatolia. In the light of the information obtained as a result of the catalog studies and archive scans, it has been observed that the structures have similar characteristics especially in terms of the materials and construction techniques used, but some of their features differ and take shape in line with the construction traditions of the places where they are located. Konya Sahipata Mosque, which was built in the 13th century, was excluded from the scope of the study, as its general characteristics were completely changed after the fire.
ANALYSIS OF THE REFUNCTIONED MILLET HAMAM THROUGH SPACE SYNTAX
Authors: OKUYUCU Ş. Ebru , ÇOBAN Gamze
Published: December 2020

Space syntax is a model that has been developed based on spatial formation characteristics. The theory of space syntax indicates a strong relationship between spaces and social structures. The concept of space syntax in this study served as a basis for the assessment of the new function displayed by the architectural structure named “Millet Hamamı (Public Hammam)” in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. The spatial use of another architectural structure named “Kültür ve Semt Evi (Local House of Culture)” that was transformed from Millet Hamamı was analyzed in this study. The purpose of this paper is to constitute space organization of Cultural and District Centre, daily use of space, user movement, defining the relation between space and function, analysis of the spatial provision of the existing building-new function relationship. Graphs used in order to make analysis of the space formation and space organization corresponding to the new function of Millet Hamam which has been transformed into Cultural and District Centre constitute the whole set of techniques of the space syntax in the study. The face-to-face interviews performed with the users of the building contributed to the study. As a result of the analysis made through using numerical data, locations of the spaces belonging to refunctioned Cultural and District Centre within the building, the compatibility of all the spaces with their new functions, the usage potential of the spaces and the spatial experiences of the users have been interpreted with respect to existing building-new function scale. In the study, positive and negative outcomes have been evaluated in line with the spatial relations by discussing the spatial provision of the new functions in the Cultural and District Centre and suggestions have been made regarding use of the spaces. As a result of the study, it was stated that the correct choice of function in historical buildings that are planned to be re-functional is possible by analyzing the organization of spaces using the graf method and supporting the data obtained with the views of the building users. This study is important in terms of increasing the usage potential of spaces within a newly-functionalized building, which is different compared to other relevant studies.
Mme d’Aulnoy y su contribución al desprestigio de España en Europa: Relation du voyage en Espagne (1691)
Authors:   Universidad de Córdoba (España), García Calderón Ángeles
Published: December 2020

La escritora normanda Marie-Catherine le Jumelle de Barneville (1651-1705), más conocida en el mundo de las letras como Madame d’Aulnoy, publicaría en 1691 Relation du voyage en Espagne. En el libro narra sus impresiones de un viaje a nuestro país, que debió llevar a cabo entre 1678 y 1690. Obra muy alabada en el siglo XIX por los intelectuales franceses, es claro que su difusión contribuyó al descrédito de España, en Francia y en buena parte de Europa, por lo pormenorizado y exhaustivo, aunque parece estar provista de buena parte de exageración debido a diferentes motivos: sentirse abandonada al comienzo de su periplo por su guía francés, como narran documentos alusivos al viaje (lo cual le agriaría el carácter y le haría ver todo de un modo más exagerado de lo normal); bien por no sentirse satisfecha con el trato recibido por parte de sus iguales; quizá porque las costumbres le parecieran muy diferentes a las de su país; posiblemente el carácter del pueblo español, menos artificial, en general, que el del francés, le pareciera vulgar y poco refinado, etc. etc.
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO EVALUATE CARDIOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF JINGINI LANNEA COROMANDELICA MERR (HOUTT): AN IN VIVO STUDY
Authors: K L Rachana , Prashanth Giri K G , Mudagal Manjunatha P , Pradeep Seema , B K Yashaswini , B G Varuni
Published: December 2020

Jingini - Lannea coromandelica Merr. (Houtt) is mentioned in Bhava Prakasha Nighantu and Bhavamishra advocates JINGINI for Hridroga. An experimental study was designed with a Model - Isoproterenol (ISO) Induced Cardiac toxicity in order to prove the efficacy of JINGINI for its Cardioprotective activity. Animals were administered with Aqueous and Methanolic extract of JINIGINI in higher and lower dose. The Acute toxicity studies were conducted up to 5000 mg/kg body weight in accordance with OECD 425 guidelines. The higher dose calculated from 1/5th of 5000 mg/kg body weight which summed up to 1000 mg/kg body weight and lower dose calculated from 1/10th of 5000 mg/kg body weight was concluded as 500 mg/kg body weight. The Methanolic extract of JINGINI in Higher and Lower dose (1000 mg/kg body weight and 500 mg /kg body weight respectively) was found to be efficacious in providing the Cardio-protective action in SD Rats.
NYAYAS MENTIONED IN SUTRA STHANA OF CHARAKA SAMHITA: A CRITICAL REVIEW
Authors: M S Anushree , Saraswathi Soumya M , Vidyanath R
Published: December 2020

In Ayurveda, the subject matter is told in the form of Sutras (Sanskrit verses). To make common people understand the hidden meaning of these verses our Acharyas especially the commentators have adopted application of Nyayas (Maxims) as one of the most relevant method. Chakrapani the famous commentator of Charaka Samhita has quoted various Maxims in his Ayurveda Dipika commentary. Keeping this in view, an attempt is made in the present study to trace out the various references of Nyayas mentioned in Charaka Samhita Sutra sthana.
PCR ASSAY BASED MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF JUSTICIA BETONICA LINN., THOTTEA SILIQUOSA LAM., MEMECYLON EDULE ROXB., PAJANELIA LONGIFOLIA (WILLD) K. SCHUM AND BAUHINIA ACCUMINATA LINN
Authors: Hameed A Shahul , Eapen Jollykutty , P Y Ansary , V C Indulekha , AR Resny
Published: December 2020

Characterization of plants with DNA markers is an ideal approach for identification of medicinal plant species as they provide objectively analyzable data for accurate and fast identification. There are many medicinal plants described in ancient literatures that have not been exploited for their medicinal values. A documented treasure of traditional knowledge of Kerala’s Ayurvedic and folklore practices is the ‘Hortus Malabaricus’. Description of various useful medicinal plants and their use as single drug can be seen in this ethnomedicinal compendium. The plants Justicia betonica Linn., Thottea siliquosa Lam., Memecylon edule Roxb., Pajanelia longifolia (Willd) K. Schum.) and Bauhinia accuminata Linn described in Hortus Malabaricus are considered to possess immense therapeutic potentials. As the Ayurveda industry as well as practitioners are facing severe scarcity of required medicinal plants, search for establishing the claimed pharmacologic values of hitherto unexplored plants is to be promoted. For this purpose, their proper identification and authentication is needed as a first step of scientific experiments. The molecular characterization including DNA isolation and sequencing provides fast and accurate identification of medicinal plant species. In this project, the molecular characterization of Justicia betonica, Thottea siliquosa, Memecylon edule, Pajanelia longifolia and Bauhinia accuminata, including DNA isolation and quantification, NCBI-BLAST analysis and DNA sequencing was done. The sequence analysis of Thottea siliquosa, Memecylon edule, Bauhinia accuminata and Justicia betonica by BLASTN (NCBI) is revealed 99 to 100 % nucleotide sequence homology with different database sequences enabling species level confirmation.
Influence of Plant Densities and Nitrogen Levels on the Performance of Popcorn Hybrid
Authors: Lakshmi Y. Siva , Sreelatha D. , Pradeep T.
Published: December 2020

A field experiment was conducted at the Maize Research Centre, Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during the rabid seasons (15 October to 15 January) for two years to study the effect of plant densities and nitrogen levels on growth parameters, yield characteristics, yield and economics of the newly published popcorn hybrid BPCH-6 by Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agri-6 (Previously Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University). Three plant densities (P1–1,11,111 ha-1 (60 x 15 cm), P2–1,11,111 ha-1 (45 x 20 cm) and P3–83,333 ha-1 (60 x 20 cm) and four levels of nitrogen (N1–80 kg ha-1, N2–120 kg ha-1, N3–160 kg ha-1 and N4–200 kg ha-1) were taken in a randomised block configuration with three repeated factorial principles.  Significantly higher plant height with a population of 1, 11,111 ha-1 (45x20 cm), significantly higher leaf area index with a population of 1, 11,111 ha-1 (60x15 cm) and significantly higher dry matter production (g plant-1) with a population of 83,333 plants ha-1 (60x20 cm) was observed as per pooled mean over two years.  Yield attributes like cob girth, number of rows cob-1 and 100 seed weight were not influenced significantly whereas cob length and number of seeds row-1 were significantly superior with optimum plant density of 83,333ha-1. A plant density of 1, 11,111 ha-1 (60x15 cm).  recorded significantly higher cob, grain fodder yields.

When a population of 1, 11,111 plants ha-1 (60x15 cm) was maintained, gross and net returns and profit cost ratios were higher. The use of 200 kg of nitrogen ha-1 resulted in slightly higher growth parameters, yield characteristics and yield, but it was equal to 160 kg of N ha-1  and both were greater than 120 and 80 kg of N ha-1.. Application of 160 Kg N ha-1 recorded higher gross and net returns and benefit cost ratio compared to 200 Kg N ha-1.
Performance Evaluation of Drip Irrigation System and Profitability Analysis of Leafy Vegetables under Polyhouse
Authors: Kishore A. , Deshai Nithin , Rathdo R. Savitha , Prakash J. Surya , Lakshmi Y. Siva
Published: December 2020

The present experiment on Performance evaluation of drip irrigation system and profitability analysis of leafy vegetables under polyhouse was conducted to study the performance parameters of the drip irrigation systems relating to crop performance. This was done by taking existing drip tapeline, new drip tape line and new inline drip irrigation system under the Polyhouse at the college of Agricultural Engineering, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana during the year 2018. Profitability of five green leafy vegetables viz. Palak, Sorrel, Methi, Amaranths and Coriander was also evaluated. The results reveal that the three drip line systems in-line got more uniform coefficient of 98% followed by new drip tape with 96% and preinstalled drip tape with 95%. Among the five green leafy vegetables methi has recorded highest gross (306000Rs acre-1) and net returns (285833) and benefit cost ratio (14.2) followed by Palak, Sorrel whereas Amaranthus has recorded lowest benefit cost ratio (7.6).  In terms of performance characteristics, drip tape and in line system performed better in maintaining uniformity discharge and the designed drip irrigation operated excellently.  Methi, Palak ad sorrel found suitable and profitable in polyhouse where year- round cultivation of vegetables is feasible compared to open field in which crop establishment was very poor and could not be raised successfully due the heavy rains and growth characters of the leafy crops.
Controlled Release of Bi-Layered Delphinidin Tablets Using 3D Printing Techniques
Authors: Kaur Tejinder , Sharma Satish Kumar
Published: December 2020

Delphinidin is a known dye and food colorant along with many medicinal properties for instance anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity and anti-cancer. The present research has been designed to formulate bi-layered tablets using delphinidin which inherits these medicinal properties. The extrusion of tablets is done by using 3D printing techniques involving a table-top 3D printer which extrudes delphinidin tablets along with the required excipients. The characteristics of the whole tablets have been analyzed separately including hardness, friability, and weight. Adapted method for tablet formulation results in tablets which are appropriate for the immediate release and sustained release. The present research provides a method to make the effective tablets with reduced cost which can be used as drug formulation method in pharmaceutical industries.
Antimicrobial Herbal Soap Formulation
Authors: Sharma Satish Kumar , Singh Suruchi
Published: December 2020

Nosocomial infection has been recognized as a crucial issue in the outcome of hospital care, with significant morbidity and mortality results. The primary routes of infection transmission to patients are the hands of health-care workers. This also evokes utilization of antiseptics for hand-washing purposes. Many of the antiseptics commercially available are sanitizers dependent on alcohol that have certain shortcomings or harmful effects. The regular use can cause dermal irritation. The aim of the present study was to formulate an herbal hand-wash using leave extracts of Terminalia catappa, fruits of Curcuma longa, and rinds of Garcinia indica. Using the Disc diffusion process, the antibiotic activity against skin pathogens was evaluated, and results were compared with commercial antimicrobial hand-wash. The results showed that the herbal hand-wash was more effective against Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli than the commercially available antiseptic hand-wash. The effectiveness of herbal hand-wash was analysed using the Glove Juice method, which revealed that herbal hand-wash is effective in reducing pathogenic microbes present on the hands better than commercial hand-wash. These plant extracts can therefore be used for formulating herbal hand-wash to prevent hand borne microbial infections.
Localnaya i globalnaya teorii otnositelnosti v ploskom i iskrivlyonnom prostranstve-vremeni
Authors:   Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Zakir Zahid
Published: December 2020

Специальная и общая теории относительности состоят в описании как локальных, так и глобальных явлений – первая в плоском, а вторая в искривлённом пространстве-времени. В статье показано, что каждый из этих двух классов релятивистских эффектов, локальных и глобальных, универсален и является предметом отдельной теории. Во-первых, описания в локальных системах отсчёта, связанных локально-лоренцевыми преобразованиями, образуют локальную теорию относительности (ЛТО). Принцип локальности позволяет применять ЛТО к неинерциальным локальным системам, а принцип эквивалентности – в гравитационном поле. Во-вторых, описания в глобальных системах отсчёта, построенных из локальных систем отсчёта, сосуществующих на общей гиперповерхности одновременности, образуют глобальную теорию относительности (ГТО). ЛТО и ГТО основываются на физических координатах и дополняют друг друга, а специальная и общая теории относительности были гибридами из этих двух теорий. ЛТО и ГТО описывают локальные и глобальные свойства гравитации, отделяя эффекты поля и эффекты движения разными методами, в том числе в рамках биметрического формализма, где одна метрика описывает геометрию глобальных систем отсчёта, а другая – пространства-времени. Показано, что ГТО ведёт к картине коллапса с образованием фрозаров, а также ведёт к обрезанию петлевых интегралов квантовых полей на планковской длине. В ГТО модели космологии строятся на гиперповерхностях одновременности, где в красные смещения дают вклад как растяжение, так и эффект Доплера, а также учитывается аберрация. Предсказано начальное фиолетовое смещение, снимающее парадокс двойного красного смещения, что ведёт к космологии с замедляющимся временем, которая согласуется с данными наблюдений.
Evaluation of technical performance of optical surface imaging system using conventional and novel stereotactic radiosurgery algorithms
Authors: Kojima Hironori , Takemura Akihiro , Kurokawa Shogo , Ueda Shinichi , Noto Kimiya , Yokoyama Haruna , Takamatsu Shigeyuki
Published: December 2020

The Catalyst HD (C‐RAD Positioning AB, Uppsala, Sweden) optical surface imaging (OSI) system is able to manage interfractional patient positioning, intrafractional motion monitoring, and non‐contact respiratory gating without x‐ray exposure for radiation therapy. In recent years, a novel high‐precision surface registration algorithm for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS algorithm) has been released. This study aimed to evaluate the technical performance of the OSI system using rigid phantoms, by comparing the conventional and SRS algorithms. To determine the system’s technical performance, isocenter displacements were calculated by surface image registration via the OSI system using head, thorax, and pelvis rigid phantoms. The reproducibility of positioning was evaluated by the mean value calculated by repeating the registration 10 times, without moving each phantom. The accuracy of positioning was evaluated by the mean value of the residual error, where the 10 offset values given to each phantom were subtracted from the isocenter displacement values. The stability of motion monitoring was evaluated by measuring isocenter drift during 20 min and averaging it over 10 measurements. For the head phantom, all tests were compared with the mask types and algorithms. As a result, for all sites and both algorithms, the reproducibility, accuracy, and stability for translation and rotation were <0.1 mm and <0.1°, <1.0 mm and <1.0°, and <0.1 mm and <0.1°, respectively. In particular, the SRS algorithm had a small absolute error and standard deviation of calculated isocenter displacement, and a significantly higher reproducibility and accuracy than the conventional algorithm (P < 0.01). There was no difference in the stability between the algorithms (P = 0.0280). The SRS algorithm was found to be suitable for the treatment of rigid body sites with less deformation and small area, such as the head and face.
Assessing learning effort with hand motion tracking methods
Authors: Rheem Hansol , Vaughn Becker D. , Craig Scotty D.
Published: December 2020

Technology has enabled various alternative educational platforms, such as online courses. Compared to human instructors in traditional educational environments, alternative platforms often show a limited capacity to evaluate the learning progress of students and implement intervention strategies based on the evaluation. Here, we tested participants' hand motions, recorded using a computer mouse and a touchscreen, to determine if the data can predict learners' struggles. Hand motions of participants concurrently performing arithmetic and motor tasks were examined to investigate how the hand motions varied depending on the difficulty of the arithmetic task. The results indicated that working memory load affected both the temporal and spatial features of hand motions, which were predictive of participants' level of working memory load. These findings demonstrate that the assessment of struggles in learning may be achieved at relatively high accuracy with input devices commonly used by learners to access online education systems.
How the poor get richer: Signaling guides attention and fosters learning from text‐graph combinations for students with low, but not high prior knowledge
Authors: Richter Juliane , Wehrle Amelie , Scheiter Katharina
Published: December 2020

In multimedia learning, graphs are seen as just one specific instance of pictorial representations requiring the same cognitive processes as realistic depictions. Accordingly, learning from text‐graph combinations should also benefit from the same instructional support such as signaling of text‐picture correspondences depending on learners' prior knowledge. We investigated whether this expertise reversal of the signaling effect could be replicated for text‐graph combinations. Students (N= 101) with different prior knowledge levels learned with text‐graph combinations that were either enhanced with signals or not. Results indicate an expertise reversal effect on learning outcomes. A moderated mediation analysis of students' visual attention showed that this pattern could be explained by the fact that students with low prior knowledge (LPK) fixated the graph information earlier, whereas high prior knowledge students fixated the graph later when signals were present. Our results suggest that instructional support should be adapted to students' prior knowledge.
Examining the role of calibration of executive function performance in college learners' regulation
Authors: Follmer D. Jake
Published: December 2020

This study examined learners' calibration of their executive function performance and the contribution of learners' calibration accuracy to their self‐regulated learning. A measure of calibration bias of EF performance is introduced and an evaluation of the utility of the measure is presented. Direct and indirect measures of EF, an assessment of students' metacognitive strategy use, and academic achievement information were obtained from a sample of 189 college learners. Findings revealed that students who were overconfident in their appraisal of their EF performance obtained significantly higher scores on a criterion self‐report measure of EF. Evaluation of hierarchical regression analyses revealed that learners' ability to monitor their EF performance predicted criterion measures of EF and metacognitive strategy use, and accounted for unique variance in both outcomes after controlling for their academic achievement. The utility of this calibration bias measure as well as implications for future research are discussed.
ADAMTSL2 gene variant in patients with features of autosomal dominant connective tissue disorders
Authors: Steinle Jacob , Hossain Waheeda A. , Lovell Scott , Veatch Olivia J. , Butler Merlin G.
Published: December 2020

Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome (EDS) consists of a heterogeneous group of genetically inherited connective tissue disorders. A family with three affected members over two generations with features of Dermatosparaxic EDS (dEDS) autosomal dominant transmission was reported by Desai et al. and having a heterozygous nonsynonymous missense variant of ADAMTSL2 (c.1261G > A; p. Gly421Ser). Variation in this gene is also reported to cause autosomal recessive geleophysic dysplasia. We report five unrelated patients with the Gly421Ser variant identified from a large series of patients presenting with features of connective tissue disorders, each with a positive family history consistent with autosomal dominant transmission. Clinical features of a connective tissue disorder included generalized joint hypermobility and pain with fragility of internal and external tissues including of skin, dura, and arteries. Overall, our analyses including bioinformatics, protein modeling, and gene‐protein interactions with the cases described would add evidence for the Gly421Ser variant in ADAMTSL2 as causative for variable expressivity of autosomal dominant connective tissue disorders.
Vertical transmission of a large calvarial ossification defect due to heterozygous variants of ALX4 and TWIST1
Authors: Walters Michelle E. , Lacassie Yves , Azamian Mahshid , Franciskovich Rachel , Zapata Gladys , Hernandez Patricia P. , Liu Pengfei , Campbell Ian M. , Bostwick Bret L. , Lalani Seema R.
Published: December 2020

ALX4 is a homeobox gene expressed in the mesenchyme of developing bone and is known to play an important role in the regulation of osteogenesis. Enlarged parietal foramina (EPF) is a phenotype of delayed intramembranous ossification of calvarial bones due to variants of ALX4. The contrasting phenotype of premature ossification of sutures is observed with heterozygous loss‐of‐function variants of TWIST1, which is an important regulator of osteoblast differentiation. Here, we describe an individual with a large cranium defect, with dominant transmission from the mother, both carrying disease causing heterozygous variants in ALX4 and TWIST1. The distinct phenotype of absent superior and posterior calvarium in the child and his mother was in sharp contrast to the other affected maternal relatives with a recognizable ALX4‐related EPF phenotype. This report demonstrates comorbid disorders of Saethre‐Chotzen syndrome and EPF in a mother and her child, resulting in severe skull defects reminiscent of calvarial abnormalities observed with bilallelic ALX4 variants. To our knowledge this is the first instance of ALX4 and TWIST1 variants acting synergistically to cause a unique phenotype influencing skull ossification.
Review of clinical and molecular variability in autosomal recessive cutis laxa 2A
Authors: Morlino Silvia , Nardella Grazia , Castellana Stefano , Micale Lucia , Copetti Massimiliano , Fusco Carmela , Castori Marco
Published: December 2020

ATP6V0A2‐related cutis laxa, also known as autosomal recessive cutis laxa type 2A (ARCL2A), is a subtype of hereditary cutis laxa originally characterized by skin, skeletal, and neurological involvement, and a combined defect of N‐glycosylation and O‐glycosylation. The associated clinical spectrum subsequently expanded to a less severe phenotype dominated by cutaneous involvement. At the moment, ARCL2A was described in a few case reports and series only. An Italian adult woman ARCL2A with a phenotype restricted to skin and the two novel c.3G>C and c.1101dup ATP6V0A2 variants has been reported. A systematic literature review allowed us to identify 69 additional individuals from 64 families. Available data were scrutinized in order to describe the clinical and molecular variability of ARCL2A. About 78.3% of known variants were predicted null alleles, while 11 were missense and 2 affected noncanonical splice sites. Age at ascertainment appeared as the unique phenotypic discriminator with earlier age more commonly associated with facial dysmorphism (p .02), high/cleft palate (p .005), intellectual disability/global developmental delay (p .013), and seizures (p .024). No specific genotype–phenotype correlations were identified. This work confirmed the existence of an attenuated phenotype associated with ATP6V0A2 biallelic variants and offers an updated critique to the clinical and molecular variability of ARCL2A.
Confirming the involvement of PIEZO2 in the etiology of Marden–Walker syndrome
Authors: Seidahmed Mohammed Zain , Maddirevula Sateesh , Miqdad Abeer M. , Al Faifi Abdullah , Al Samadi Abdulmohsen , Alkuraya Fowzan S.
Published: December 2020

Pathogenic heterozygous variants in PIEZO2 typically cause distal arthrogryposis type 5 (DA5) and the closely related Gordon syndrome (GS). Only one case of PIEZO2‐related Marden–Walker syndrome (MWS) has been reported to date. We report the phenotypic features of a Saudi female patient with features consistent with MWS in whom we identified a novel de novo likely pathogenic variant in PIEZO2. Our case lends support to the link between PIEZO2 and MWS.
Increased dental fluctuating asymmetry is associated with active skeletal lesions, but not mortality hazards in the precontact Southwest United States
Authors: O'Donnell Lexi , Moes Emily
Published: December 2020

Objective

This study examines whether individuals with higher dental fluctuating asymmetry (DFA) are frailer than those with lower DFA, by examining whether increased DFA is associated with skeletal lesion formation.

Subjects and methods

150 individuals with permanent teeth and 64 individuals with deciduous teeth. All individuals are Ancestral Puebloans from archaeological sites in modern‐day New Mexico. We estimate DFA in three ways: (a) deciduous DFA only, (b) permanent DFA only, and (c) a composite of permanent and deciduous DFA. We analyzed DFA alongside lesion status for cribra orbitalia (CO) and porotic hyperostosis (PH), as well as the presence/absence of enamel hypoplasia (EH). All stress indicators were further analyzed for their impact on mortality hazards.

Results

We find that individuals with active CO and PH lesions have increased DFA, while those with healed lesions have lower DFA. We found no relationship between EH and DFA. Further, DFA alone does not predict individual mortality but CO does.

Conclusions

Individuals with increased DFA are frailer and therefore, less capable of buffering themselves against perturbations to their health than those with lower DFA. All results indicate that individuals in this study with lower DFA were more successful in buffering themselves against random environmental impacts during childhood. While DFA alone does not predict mortality hazard, its relationship to lesion status (lower DFA in individuals with healed lesions) indicates that it would be a valuable addition to studies of health and stress.