bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Highly Intensive Teaching in Tertiary Education
Authors: Mitchell Marilyn , Brodmerkel Sven
Published: October 2020

This chapter provides a critical review of recently published empirical papers on highly intensive teaching in higher education. Highly intensive teaching refers to subjects taught face-to-face in four weeks or less. Building upon and extending an influential review of intensive mode delivery (IMD) in higher education by Davies in 2006, this literature review confirms the observation made by several scholars investigating IMD that despite the increasing popularity of this form of delivery, rigorous and methodologically robust research into the benefits and challenges of this form of pedagogy is still in its infancy. By applying cognitive learning theory, this chapter discusses the circumstances under which intensive mode teaching is likely to be most effective and outlines potential avenues for further research.
Culture-Based Gamification for Global Education
Authors: Ribeiro Nuno F.
Published: October 2020

This chapter discusses gamification as a viable strategy to deliver tourism and hospitality management curricula effectively at a non-public Western university in Vietnam. This chapter discusses how Western tourism and hospitality curricula, which aim at developing problem-solving skills, independent thinking, and individual initiative in a global marketplace, are at odds with the education system in Vietnam, and proposes specific strategies that can be employed by global educators to bridge this gap. A case-study with upper-level tourism management Vietnamese undergraduates is presented as demonstrative of the benefits of gamification of tourism and hospitality management curriculum delivery. Knowledge of Vietnamese behavioral mores, culture, and language are highlighted as conditions for the successful implementation of gamification efforts in this educational setting. Implications for educational praxis, suggestions and recommendations for best uses, common pitfalls, and directions for future research in light of extant literature are discussed.
Multi-Attribute Decision Making Using Interval Type-2 Fuzzy AHP and Its Application on Borsa Istanbul (BIST)
Authors: Ozkok Beyza Ahlatcioglu , Gonce Kocken Hale
Published: October 2020

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is a widely used multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) approach. Due to the complexity and uncertainty involved in real world problems, decision makers might be prefer to make fuzzy judgments instead of crisp ones. Furthermore, even when people use the same words, individual judgments of events are invariably subjective, and the interpretations that they attach to the same words may differ. This is why fuzzy numbers has been introduced to characterize linguistic variables. Fuzzy AHP methods have recently been extended by using type-2 fuzzy sets. Type-2 fuzzy set theory incorporates the uncertainty of membership functions into the fuzzy set theory. In this chapter, the authors firstly provide a short review on applications of interval type-2 fuzzy AHP on MADM problems. Then, they present a very efficient MADM technique, interval type-2 fuzzy AHP, to solve the portfolio selection problem that is to decide which stocks are to be chosen for investment and in what proportions they will be bought. And finally, they provided a case study on BIST.
“My Regular Pharmacy”
Authors: Glaveli Νiki
Published: October 2020

The objectives of this chapter are (1) to develop an instrument that incorporates the core attributes of evaluative criteria that are used by patients/customers in selecting and repeatedly visiting a community pharmacy, (2) to analyze the proposed attributes in order to put forward valid dimensions of evaluative criteria, and (3) to assess the reliability of this instrument. The selection criteria incorporated in the final list were selected based on an extensive literature review and on experts' and customers' opinions. To collect the data, a survey was conducted in the area of Macedonia, Greece. In total, 223 questionnaires were collected. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed a four-factor structure of the proposed instrument namely: price, availability of products, staff competence, and pharmaceutical care services. Moreover, reliability was assessed through Cronbach's alpha coefficient and average variance extracted. The current study outcomes can guide pharmacists' strategic actions in boosting customer patronage behavior in the highly competitive pharmaceutical sector.
Economic Sustainable Health Information Systems
Authors: Stoumpos Angelos I. , Talias Michael A.
Published: October 2020

Public health systems have adopted computer health and information technology as a dynamic transformational tool both to improve real-time surveillance systems and to communicate and exchange information between different organizations. Health information systems (HIS) incorporate data collection, processing, report creation, and the use of information necessary to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health services through better management of these services at every level. The sustainable development of these systems depends on their interoperability, the combination of the “three pillars of sustainability” (economic, social, environmental). At the global health level, there are variations between countries in terms of the application and implementation of sustainable systems. However, taking advantage of the available knowledge and technology, and with proper management of the economy, the viability of health information systems can be sustainable.
Chronic Diseases and Socioeconomic Factors
Authors: Vozikis Athanassios , Panou Nikoletta , Efthymiou Iris-Panagiota
Published: October 2020

The socioeconomic and behavioral risk factors, as well as advances in technology and medicine, have led to an unprecedented increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases, which have become the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. In this chapter, the authors aim to unveil the relation between socioeconomic and behavioral risk factors and chronic diseases among the Greek population. For this purpose, data from the SHARE 50+ database (specifically from the easySHARE v.6.1.1) were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 26 software. The research sample comprises of 3,584 Greek citizens of age between 50-75 years. The research findings indicate that 60.1% of the research sample have at least one chronic condition, with low education level to associate with a greater prevalence of chronic diseases. Chronic diseases also are correlated to poor self-perceived health and quality of life, especially to those with a low socioeconomic status. The research results are in accordance with the findings in the international literature.
Readmissions in elderly patients with heart failure. A retrospective study
Authors: Alves Rita Vieira , Fernandes Marília , Figueiredo Inês , Borges Diogo Drummond , Louenço Filipa
Published: October 2020

Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The prevalence increases with age and usually progresses, leading to repeated hospital admissions and significant symptom burden for patients. The correct management of these patients may decrease readmissions and increase quality of life. Our aim is to compare elderly patients with and without 1-year readmissions in an internal medicine ward, particularly in terms of mortality. Retrospective study, consulting patient’s clinical records, with a diagnosis of heart failure. The patients were characterized and divided in groups: with (wR) and without readmission (woR) within 1 year. Mortality was the primary outcome. Eighty-nine patients were included; 60 woR and 29 wR. There was no gender difference between groups, the wR group had older patients. The most frequent comorbidities included atrial fibrillation, hypertension and chronic renal failure stage 3 or higher. The most frequent cause of hospitalization was heart failure due to insufficient therapy or natural progression of the disease. The etiology of heart failure was mainly hypertensive and ischemic. The wR group had more patients classified as NYHA >III. In relation to the primary outcome; mortality at 12 months was higher in the group with repeated admissions. The characterization of this population allows us to highlight the causes of decompensation and to review medication in order to increase the quality of life.
Honorary authorship in Geriatric Literature: do authors adhere to the ICMJE-guidelines?
Authors: Verhemel Alex , Dahi Yalda , Kakar Selay , Gadjradj Pravesh S.
Published: October 2020

To protect appropriate authorship, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) formulated a guideline on authorship. Researchers not fulfilling these criteria and still enlisted as author are seen as honorary authors (HA). The objective of this study is to assess authorship decision making and the proportion of HA in journals in the field of geriatrics and gerontology. Corresponding authors of six highimpact journals in geriatrics and gerontology were sent a survey. The survey consisted of three parts: i) demographics of the respondent; ii) awareness of authorship guidelines; and iii) authorship decisions made for the paper they are authors of. Respondents were also asked if one of their coauthors does not deserve authorship. This is defined as self-perceived HA. Furthermore, respondents were asked if any of their co-authors only performed tasks from a list of non-authorship tasks. This is defined as ICMJE-defined HA. Of the 1592 contacted authors, 528 filled in a survey (response rate 33.2%). 84.4% was aware of the ICMJE-guidelines, but 44.2% was unaware of the issue of HA. The proportion of self-perceived HA was 12.7%. Independent factors associated with more self-perceived HA were having a senior member automatically enlisted as coauthor [odds ratio (OR) 3.4, 95%confidence interval (CI) 1.8 to 6.4] and have gotten the suggestion to include an HA (OR 11.1, 95% CI 4.4 to 27.9). The proportion of ICMJE defined HA was 39.3%. The journal surveyed (OR 1.2, 1.0 to 1.3) was associated with more, and awareness of the ICMJE-guidelines (OR 0.5, 95% CI 0.3 to 0.9) was associated with less ICMJE-defined HA respectively. Having a senior member automatically enlisted as co-author (OR 2.1 95% CI 1.3 to 3.4) and having anyone suggest to include an HA (OR 4.8 95% CI 1.8 to 12.8) were also associated with more ICMJE-defined HA. More than one out of ten of the corresponding authors thinks that based on the ICMJE-guidelines, one or more of their coauthors did not deserve authorship. A stricter journal policy and more awareness of the ICMJE-guidelines could help reduce the proportion of HA.
Simulation Process for the Acoustical Excitation of DC-Link Film Capacitors in Highly Integrated Electrical Drivetrains
Authors: Herrnberger Maximilian , Hülsebrock Moritz , Bonart Jakob , Lichtinger Roland , Atzrodt Heiko , Pohn Julian
Published: October 2020

The advancing electrification of the powertrain is giving rise to new challenges in the field of acoustics. Film capacitors used in power electronics are a potential source of high-frequency interfering noise since they are exposed to voltage harmonics. These voltage harmonics are caused by semiconductor switching operations that are necessary to convert the DC voltage of the battery into three-phase alternating current for an electrical machine. In order to predict the acoustic characteristics of the DC-link capacitor at an early stage of development, a multiphysical chain of effects has to be addressed to consider electrical and mechanical influences. In this paper, a new method to evaluate the excitation amplitude of film capacitor windings is presented. The corresponding amplitudes are calculated via an analytical strain based on electromechanical couplings of the dielectric within film capacitors. These calculated deformation amplitudes can be used in an FE simulation by applying volumetric strains on capacitor windings. This allows the consideration of the structural dynamic properties of different capacitor geometries. In order to lower the computational costs, a substitute model based on substitute forces is also presented and validated. Thus, it is possible to adjust the operating strategy of the inverter to an optimal acoustic behavior by not having the resonance frequencies coincide with the PWM carrier frequency. In order to validate the excitation model, the result of the simulation is compared to vibrometer measurements. The proposed excitation model shows good agreement with the measurements and contributes to a better simulation quality of highly integrated power electronics, especially in the high-frequency range up to 14 kHz.
Animal rights, legal personhood and cognitive capacity: addressing ‘levelling-down’ concerns
Authors: Wills Joe
Published: October 2020

This article considers objections to current litigation strategies of the US-based Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), which seek to extend legal personhood and liberty rights to nonhuman animals who possess ‘practical autonomy’. By tying personhood to intellectual abilities, so the objections go, such strategies endanger the present legal standing of humans with profound cognitive impairments. This article will argue that such cause for concern is largely misplaced for two reasons. First, the NhRP argue that practical autonomy is only a sufficient condition for personhood, not a necessary one. Second, drawing on theoretical and empirical literature, the article will argue that speciesism itself is a multiplier of oppressive theories, attitudes, beliefs and practices that negatively affect marginalized humans, including humans with cognitive impairments. The NhRP's attempts to reduce speciesism in the legal domain are thus hypothesized as being part of the solution to discrimination against marginalized humans, not as part of the problem.
Veganism, dairy, and decolonization
Authors: Deckha Maneesha
Published: October 2020

Plant-based diets are often perceived as being antithetical to Indigenous interests in what is today colonially known as Canada. This perceived antithesis hinges on veganism's rejection of the consumption of animals. This apparent antithesis, however, is a misperception that a reframing of ethical veganism can help correct. This article argues that veganism's objection to dairy should be underscored as a central concern of ethical veganism. Such emphasis not only brings into view the substantial alignment between plant-based diets and Indigenous worldviews, but also highlights the related goals of decolonization and reconciliation in Canada.

Veganism, in reality, rejects a practice (dairy farming) that was constitutive of settler colonialism in North America and which still promotes colonial familial ideologies while constructing Indigenous peoples and other non-Europeans (who disproportionately cannot tolerate lactose) as abnormal. Veganism – along with vegetarianism – shares the general respect for animals and interspecies relations (along with a concomitant disavowal of human exceptionalism) that many Indigenous legal orders in Canada promote. Yet, despite this shared disavowal of a principal colonial ideology, the tight correlation between hunting and Indigeneity on the one hand, and veganism and vegetarianism and an objection to killing animals on the other, makes veganism's contributions to decolonization and reconciliation difficult to see. By framing veganism as a critique of the dairy industry, however, the associations that veganism has with decolonizing ends are not clouded by these overpowering correlations, helping to bring into view even vegetarianism's contributions toward these ends.
Data Control Wars: Collaborative Fiction, Transition Design and Technological Sovereignty
Authors: Belsunces Gonçalves Andreu , Polifroni Turtle Grace , Calleja Antonio , Nieves Pardo Raul , Brusadin Bani , Ayats Soler Ignasi
Published: October 2020

Data Control Wars seeks to explore the development of different futures regarding the extraction, management and exploitation of data and its political, economic and cultural consequences.

It has been designed as a research-action device through play, generative conflict, collaborative fiction and performance with three specific objectives: to observe social expectations regarding the relationship between industry, democracy, citizenship and data; to stimulate social imagination through the simulation of sociotechnical scenarios, thus decolonising imaginaries captured by techno-capitalist logic; and to rehearsal transition strategies towards technological sovereignty.

This article presents the Data Control Wars case study and explains its functioning. Moreover, it sets out the theoretical scaffolding – which goes from post-human philosophy to critical design passing through the sociology of expectations – that supports it and presents some of the results.

After three activations in three different contexts, Data Control Wars has proven useful as an educational tool to address the potential positive and negative effects of using data, as a space for testing strategies on transition design, as a method to identify some of the myths articulated by the social perception of the technological industry and the power of agency that we hold over it and, finally, as a device to question techno-capitalist cultural hegemony through the construction of other stories about what the technosocial body can be.
Kualitas Fisik Telur Ayam Petelur pada Tingkat Pelaku Usaha di Kabupaten Manokwari Provinsi Papua Barat
Authors: Kamaruddin Ahmad , Monim Hanike , Mulyadi Mulyadi , Sambodo Priyo
Published: October 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas fisik, lama penyimpanan dan rantai pemasaran telur ayam ras pasok pada distributor dan pengecer di Kabupaten Manokwari Provinsi Papua Barat. Sampel telur diambil dari tiga distributor dengan lama penyimpanan 12 hari dari pengecer yaitu pasar tradisional dan pasar moderen untuk masing-masing lama penyimpanan 17 hari dan 22 hari. Kualitas fisik yang diukur adalah kedalaman kantong udara, indeks albumin dan indeks yolk serta lama penyimpanan telur yang meliputi 12 hari, 17 hari dan 22 hari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa telur ayam ras pasok yang beredar di Kabupaten Manokwari telah mengalami penurunan kualitas fisik. Setelah lama penyimpanan 17 hari, berdasarkan badan standar nasional telur ayam ras pasok tidak layak dikonsumsi sehingga seharusnya tidak dipasarkan.
Distribusi Skabies pada Peternakan Sapi Potong di Kabupaten Barru Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Nuriski Meisi , Wicaksono Ardilasunu , Basri Chaerul
Published: October 2020

Abstract 

Beef cattle farms in Barru district are susceptible to various diseases, including scabies. This study aims to analyze data about the distribution of disease temporally by measuring the spreading speed, and spatially by mapping risk areas for scabies over the past three years. The data of this study was collected using the records from Dinas Peternakan and conducting interviews using structured questionnaires. This research was a descriptive study by measuring the incidence rate and describing the risk map using geographic information system (GIS). The results of this study indicate that, based on the incidence rate, the average distribution rate of scabies in beef cattle in Barru is 13 cases per 10.000 head/year. This incidence rate always increases every year. Furthermore, the highest incidence of the disease occurs in Mallusetasi with an incidence rate of 35 cases per 10 000 head/year. The three areas that are classified as high risk are Mallusetasi, Tanete Riaja, and Barru. Control measures that have been carried out were not successful to reduce the spread of the disease.

Keywords : Beef cattle; Distribution; Incidence rate; Risk; Scabies

 

Abstrak 

Peternakan sapi potong di Kabupaten Barru rentan terhadap berbagai penyakit, termasuk skabies. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis data distribusi kejadian penyakit secara temporal dengan mengukur kecepatan penyebaran, dan secara spasial dengan memetakan wilayah berisiko skabies selama tiga tahun terakhir. Data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan rekapan dari Dinas Peternakan dan wawancara mendalam menggunakan kuesioner terstruktur. Penelitian ini mengunakan metode deskriptif dengan mengukur incidence rate dan menggambarkan peta risiko menggunakan geographic information system (GIS). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan incidence rate, kecepatan rata-rata penyebaran skabies pada sapi potong di Kabupaten Barru sebesar 13 kasus per 10000 ekor—tahun. Nilai incidence rate tersebut selalu meningkat setiap tahunnya. Kejadian penyakit paling tinggi terjadi di kecamatan Mallusetasi dengan incidence rate sebesar 35 kasus per 10000 ekor—tahun. Terdapat 2 wilayah yang tergolong ke dalam risiko tinggi, yaitu Kecamatan Mallusetasi dan Kecamatan Tanete Riaja. Tindakan pengendalian yang telah dilakukan belum berhasil dalam mengurangi kecepatan penyebaran penyakit.

 Kata kunci: Sapi potong; Incidence rate; Penyebaran; Risiko; Skabies
Potensi Legum Pohon “Dema” Asal Kabupaten Sarmi Papua Sebagai Hijauan Pakan
Authors: Sawen Diana , Abdullah Luki
Published: October 2020

Abstract 

A preliminary study was carried out to determine the potential of dema tree legumes from Sarmi Papua as forage. Dema is the name of the local language for this legume. This study was conducted for 10 months in Sarmi regency, using a case study method with survey techniques, interviews, and laboratory analysis. The observations made included identification of species, morphology, and habitat as well as nutrient content. The results of this study indicate that there are two species of dema legume, the morphology was different in habitat description and leaf morphology. Propagations are by stem cuttings and seeds. The legumes nutritional content are 18.87% crude protein, 16.18% crude fiber, 3.97% calcium, and 17 amino acids. Forage production is around 2-4 kg/tree/3 months. Species identified as Ormocarpum orientale. The conclusion is dema legume has potential as forages. 

Keywords : Forages; Legumes; Potency; Sarmi

 

Abstrak 

Suatu studi awal telah dilakukan untuk mengetahui potensi leguminosa pohon “dema” asal Kabupaten Sarmi Propinsi Papua sebagai hijauan pakan. Dema merupakan nama dari bahasa lokal untuk menyebut legume ini. Studi dilakukan selama 10 bulan, bertempat di kabupaten Sarmi, menggunakan metode studi kasus dengan teknik survei, wawancara dan analisis laboratorium. Pengamatan yang dilakukan meliputi identifikasi spesies, morfologi dan habitat serta kandungan gizi. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 2 spesies legume dema, morfologinya spesifik pada deskripsi habitat dan morfologi daun. Perkembangbiaknnya dengan stek batang dan biji. Selanjutnya legume dema memiliki kandungan protein kasar sebesar 18,87%, serat kasar 16,18%, Kalsium (Ca) 3,97% dan juga 17 asam amino. Produksi hijauannya, 2-4 kg/pohon/3 bulan dan spesies teridentifikasi dengan nama Ormocarpum orientale. Dengan demikian berpotensi sebagai hijauan pakan.  

Kata kunci: Hijauan pakan; Legume pohon; Potensi; Sarmi
Media exposure among the children of working and non-working mothers in Pakistani urban society
Authors: Raheeq Wajiha , Arshad Muhammad
Published: October 2020

In this study (n=250) working and non- working mothers were surveyed about the amount of time their kids watch television. These mothers were randomly selected from different schools of Karachi Gulshan-e-Iqbal town. It was investigated that whether working and non-working mother spent quality time with their children and what are their preferences once they get back from their work place. It is observed that technology have made easier for any child to get engaged and stuck for hours in front of TV screen. These audiences vary from all ages but children are more exposed to it due to eye catching sharp images of screen. This study will determine the role of working and stay at home mothers about their control over their kids watching television and their preferable modes of controlling screen time. This study examines maternal control over television viewing and preferable channels watched by child. The strict maternal behavior is associated with fewer amounts of television viewing and preferring co-viewing. Those mother who have strict control over televiewing timings have less psychological problems in their kids and have fewer social issues. Therefore, every mother is quiet concerned about her child but her nature of work and job changes her pattern of controlling her kids.
Institutionalized Care and Child Wellbeing: A Study of Residents of Child Welfare Institutions of District Sargodha
Authors: Alvi Aaqib Shahzad , Ranjha Asif Naveed , Sajid Ibad Ullah
Published: October 2020

This research has focussed on child welfare services and wellbeing among residents of residential child care centers. A well designed interview schedule and a wellbeing scale were used as instruments. The purposive sampling technique was used from the target population and 115 respondents were taken as sample size. Analysis of the data was made on the basis of descriptive analysis and Cross- tabulation. Results reveal that two third of respondents were male. It has also found that majority of respondents reported positively regarding staff behavior, living arrangements, nutrition status, arrangements of education and health condition. Moreover, almost half of the children have moderate and one forth estimated high level of wellbeing. A plethora of children desired to live in these institutions because they fulfil their basic needs. Majority of residents of Kashana, Anjumane-e-Khaliqia were belonged to rural areas and SOS Village residents were residents of urban community. Most of Kashana residents had both parents alive whereas in other child care centers majority were orphans. No significant variation was observed regarding levels of satisfaction in these three institutions. Hence, these institutions play a vital role in upbringing, child welfare services and wellbeing of orphans and vulnerable.
Infrastructure Is A Key Factor For The Success Of An Entrepreneurial Business: A Case Study Of General Store Business In Gulistan-E-Jauhar, Karachi
Authors: Siddique Muhammad , Wajidi Faraz Ahmed , Rehan Eruj Wajidi
Published: October 2020

The part which entrepreneurs play in the economic growth of any country needs no elucidation. Having started new businesses- by utilizing their skills and knowledge- they give proliferation to new ideas in the market and reach the right decisions that serve as vehicles of prosperity and enhancement of the business. The global quest for achieving permanence in economic development and acceleration of social progress has found a new light in entrepreneurial activities. A lot of proponents such as burgeoning urbanization and industrialization, coupled with the prevalence of social legislation as well as general awareness and entrepreneurial education on formal grounds have set the stage for the ever-increasing omnipresence of novel entrepreneurial ventures in various economies across the globe. This study emphasizes the need for adequate infrastructure for an entrepreneurial business, which is a key factor for the success of an entrepreneurial business. Employing a well-developed and verified scale, data collection from 100 respondents was done on a convenience basis. All of the respondents amongst whom the questionnaires were distributed to different Kariyana and general stores located in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi and descriptive statistics were applied on the relevant variables such as the importance of infrastructure, location of a business, positioning of products in a general store, similarly, use of other business techniques such as educated and trained salespersons, following to proper timing for the business, nice dealing with customers, etc. This research article aims at contributing to the existing academic literature present on the importance of infrastructure required for the better results of an entrepreneurial business. This study shall assist government regulators in making informed decisions while addressing the need and importance of adequate infrastructure for Pakistani entrepreneurs, which shall lead to more effective and well-planned initiatives, which can help not only to improve the performance of entrepreneurial ventures but also to curb and eventually eradicate poverty from Pakistan.
Women Suffering During Armed Conflict In Pakistan
Authors: Farrukh Tahreem , Muhammad Ghous , Qureshi Farrukh Naseem
Published: October 2020

The article is on international humanitarian law (IHL) and is a selective examination of the situation of armed conflict in a context to gender specific crime most relevant to Pakistan. Pakistan remains engage in multiple and overlapping conflicts since decades. It started from Afghanistan and since then Pakistan faces heavy losses in term of human and economic loss both. Pakistan has been tremendously damaged from inside, the trade and businesses, investments, shifting downs of the imports and exports and lack of foreign tourism, all of this had created a chaos in the country. This article talks about the impacts of armed conflict on women. Other most traumatic impacts happen when women are sexually abused and children enlisted as child soldier, women and children become displaced refugee, and public health organization, are lacking or inaccessible.
55th anniversary of the Eastern Treasury of Russia
Authors: Dаtsenko E.A. , Petukhov V.V.
Published: October 2020

Primorye State Picture Gallery — the only art museum of Primorsky Krai with the richest collection of Russian, Soviet and Western European art - will soon celebrate 55 years. The article provides an overview of the gallery's history and collection.

Приморская государственная картинная галерея — единственный художественный музей Приморского края с богатейшей коллекцией русского, советского и западноевропейского искусства — вскоре отпразднует 55 лет. Статья представляет краткий обзор истории и коллекции галереи.
About the features of the collection of icons of the Ponosov's family in Primorye State Art Gallery collection
Authors: Orlova E.V.
Published: October 2020

The article deals with the collection of Old Believers icons of the Ponosovs family in the collection of the Primorye State Art Gallery. The purpose of the research is to identify problems of attribution of icons, to identify the prevailing themes of icons. Icons represent a synthesis of theological, literary, and visual sources. The article notes common features for all icons of the Old Believers that allow them to be divided from works of official Church art. The conclusions of the article will allow us to correlate the themes common to Old Believers iconography with the spiritual and aesthetic needs in a very particular family.

Статья посвящена обзору коллекции старообрядческих икон семьи Поносовых в собрании Приморской государственной картинной галереи. Цель исследования — обозначить проблемы атрибуции произведений, выявить преобладающие сюжеты икон. Иконы представляют собой синтез богословских, литературных и изобразительных источников. В статье отмечены общие для всех старообрядческих икон особенности, позволяющие отделить их от произведений официального церковного искусства. Выводы статьи позволят соотнести общие для старообрядческой иконописи темы с присущими конкретной семье духовными и эстетическими потребностями.
The Great Patriotic War in the paintings of Viktor Zoteev
Authors: Belokurova S.M.
Published: October 2020

This article is devoted to but very important theme in the work of the Altai artist Viktor Zoteev — the theme of the Great Patriotic War, in which the artist was a participant. The relevance of the work is determined by a number of conditions. First, in the year of the 75th anniversary of Victory, the events of the war are rethought again and again in science, public relations, and culture. In this regard, the creative experience of these events, reflected in the works of their eyewitness V.A. Zoteev, is of interest as a kind of historical source. Secondly, Viktor Zoteev is known primarily as a landscape painter, and the disclosure of a new, battle, facet of his work expands the understanding of this artist. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the author analyzes works that have not been previously studied. Using the method of art history analysis, three works by V.A. Zoteev are studied: a still life and two subject paintings. The peculiarities of the compositional construction of each work are investigated, biographical connotations with the events of the artist's life are revealed, the general ideological and worldview basis is determined. The study shows that the theme of war and the artist's appeal to it did not form a special direction in his work. These are milestone pictures associated with the personal experiences of V.A. Zoteev and reflecting not only specific events and images, but the general metaphysical meaning of war and victory.

Статья посвящена теме Великой Отечественной войны в творчестве алтайского художника, фронтовика Виктора Александровича Зотеева. Актуальность работы обусловлена рядом факторов. Во-первых, в юбилейный год 75-летия Великой Победы в науке, общественных отношениях, культуре вновь переосмысляются события войны. Творческое переживание фронтовых событий, отразившееся в работах их участника и очевидца В.А. Зотеева, представляет интерес как своего рода исторический источник. Во-вторых, В.А. Зотеев известен прежде всего как пейзажист, и раскрытие новой, батальной грани его творчества расширяет понимание этого художника. Новизна исследования связана с тем, что автором анализируются ранее не изученные работы живописца. С помощью метода искусствоведческого анализа рассматриваются три работы В.А. Зотеева: натюрморт и две сюжетные картины. Изучаются особенности их композиционного построения, выявляются биографические коннотации, связи с событиями жизни художника, определяется общий идейно-мировоззренческий базис. Проведенное исследование показывает, что тема войны не составила отдельного направления в творчестве художника, но в нем есть этапные картины, связанные с личными переживаниями В.А. Зотеева и отражающие не только конкретные события и образы, но и общий метафизический смысл войны и победы.
From sketch to painting: the theme of the Great Patriotic War in the works of Gennady Borunov
Authors: Mushnikova E.A.
Published: October 2020

The article examines the development of the theme of the Great Patriotic War in the works of the Altai artist Gennady Borunov. It is noted that this theme was significant in the artist's work and indirectly passes through many of his paintings: landscapes, portraits, plot-thematic pictures. For the first time, a number of sketches and portraits depicting veterans of the 315th Rifle, Melitopol, Order of the Red Banner Division, veterans of the village of Pavlovsk, the artist's birthplace, are introduced into scientific circulation and analyzed. The author of the article reconstructs the creative method and the long-term evolution of Gennady Borunov's idea, which was finally embodied in the painting “May 9. Soldiers of Victory” in 2000.

В статье рассматривается раскрытие темы Великой Отечественной войны в произведениях алтайского художника Геннадия Федоровича Борунова. Отмечается, что эта тема являлась значимой в творчестве художника и опосредованно проходит через многие картины живописца: пейзажи, портреты, сюжетно-тематические полотна. В научный оборот впервые вводится и анализируется ряд набросков и портретов с изображением ветеранов 315-й Мелитопольской Краснознаменной стрелковой дивизии, ветеранов села Павловска — родины художника. Автор статьи реконструирует творческий метод и многолетнюю эволюцию замысла Геннадия Борунова, воплотившегося, наконец, в картине «9 Мая. Рядовые Победы» в 2000 году.
The triptych “Fear and Despair in the Third Empire” by Vitaly Volovich
Authors: Shishin M.Y.
Published: October 2020

The article is devoted to the work of Vitaly Volovich, graphic artist, author of several large cycles of illustrations for classical works: “Heather Honey” by R. Stevenson; Shakespeare's Othello and Richard III; series “Circus”, “Workshop”, etc. The purpose of the article is to reveal the peculiarities of the artist's creative method on the example of analysis and interpretation of the triptych “Fear and Despair in the Third Empire”. This goal required an integrated methodological approach to the analysis of the artist's work, combining a philosophical, art analysis with elements of literary criticism. As a result of the study, the following conclusions were obtained. First, V.M. Volovich gravitated towards deep generalizations, strove, using the language of symbols and allegories, to find a reflection of the contemporary problems that worried him. Secondly, the triptych “Fear and Despair in the Third Empire” marks a turning point in the artist's work, and is an artistic and philosophical reflection on the drama of B. Brecht. Third, the example of this work shows that the artist does not become an illustrator of a literary text, but, having understood the writer's intention, turns to his central idea and it is for it that he creates his own plastic and symbolic-metaphorical language.

Статья посвящена творчеству В.М. Воловича, графика, автора нескольких крупных циклов иллюстраций к классическим произведениям: «Вересковый мед» Р. Стивенсона; «Отелло» и «Ричард III» Шекспира; серий «Цирк», «Мастерская» и др. Цель статьи — раскрыть особенности творческого метода художника на примере анализа и интерпретации триптиха «Страх и отчаяние в Третьей империи». Данная цель потребовала комплексного методологического подхода к анализу творчества художника, сочетающего философский, искусствоведческий анализ с элементами литературоведческого. В результате исследования получены следующие выводы. Во-первых, В.М. Волович тяготел к глубоким обобщениям, стремился, используя язык символов и аллегорий, найти отражение современных, волнующих его проблем. Во-вторых, триптих «Страх и отчаяние в Третьей империи» знаменует поворотный момент в творчестве художника и представляет собой художественно-философскую рефлексию над драмой Б. Брехта. В-третьих, на примере данного произведения видно, что художник становится не иллюстратором литературного текста, а, поняв замысел писателя, обращается к центральной его идее и именно для нее создает свой пластический и символико-метафорический язык.
Udayana Buddha
Authors: Chandra L.
Published: October 2020

This article is about the image of Udayana Buddha, the history and features of its iconography. The earliest depiction is considered to be a clay statue in carve 169 of the Ping-ling-ssu (West Ch'in period, 385-431). Сave 14 of the Tun-huang Grottos has an early T'ang image of Udayana Buddha. Also known are the sculptural images of Udayana Buddha in the Kamsan-sa monastery in Korea, a wooden copy in the Saidaji monastery in Kyoto, Japan, as well as a statue transported from China in 1900 to Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia. This article from the “Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography” by Lokesh Chandra is translated from English by S.М. Belokurova.

Статья посвящена образу Удаяны Будды, описана история этого изображения, особенности иконографии. Наиболее ранним образом считается глиняная статуя в пещере № 169 Пин-лин-су (период Западной Цинь, 385–431 гг.). Также ранний образ Удаяны Будды, относящийся к эпохе Тан, находится в 14 гроте Тунь-хуан. Известны скульптурные изображения Удаяны Будды в монастыре Камсан-са в Корее, деревянная копия в монастыре Сайжаджи в японском Киото, а также перевезенная в 1900 году из Китая статуя в столице Бурятии — Улан-Удэ.
Exploring the Dynamic Interplay between Note-taking Strategies and Reading Comprehension Performance of Moroccan EFL Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Authors: Koumachi Bani
Published: October 2020

Recently, at Moroccan tertiary level and in the area of student practices, little attention has been brought particularly to the skill of note-taking and active reading comprehension, and an insightful and in-depth understanding of how students learn from lectures could presumably be valuable in understanding and unravelling the intricacies of possible positive results of their note-taking behavior. The current study focuses mainly on the instruction of students into the systems of note-taking and how that affects their level of reading comprehension. Therefore, the effort reported here attempts to assess the students’ current systems of notetaking and how they contribute to reach a full understanding of reading comprehension texts. The participants were 94 Semester-One students at the department of the English Studies at Ibn Tofail University, School of Arts and Humanities in Kénitra, Morocco. The data of the present study were collected by means of a TOEFL iBT Reading Practice comprehension test (i.e., post-test), and strategy training equating note-taking schemas and reading comprehension texts. The findings have showcased that after having been instructed through many sessions of note-taking, students felt that their process of reading comprehension is enhanced as they were able to organize their ideas and information from the text, stay focused and engaged while reading, and keep a record of reading material to use it later. This is solid proof that they critically used and retained what they read.
Digital Literacy and Its Use by Teacher Trainess at Secondary Level in Odisha
Authors: Mohalik Ramakanta
Published: October 2020

Digital devices and applications have been used in schools and teacher education institutes across the globe for teaching learning. All the prospective teachers must be digitally savvy to utilize it in school for teaching, assessment, management and professional development. This study intended to find out the level of digital literacy and its uses among teacher trainees at secondary level. Descriptive research method was followed for undertaking this study. Survey was conducted on sample of 170 trainees selected randomly from teacher education institutes under Utkal University, Odisha, India. Self developed questionnaire based on different aspects of digital devices and applications such as skills of trainees in digital technology, use of digital technology and applications by trainees for learning and teaching etc. was used at tool. Collected data were subjected to frequency and percentage analysis and accordingly conclusions were drawn. The study found that (i) majority of trainees can change screen brightness and contrast, minimize, maximize and move window screen, use search command to locate a file and download and install applications, (ii) more than 50% of trainees do not know learning management system, virtual worlds, podcasts and web design applications, (iii) around 70% of trainees are aware about storage of video in camera, manage junk mail and update username and password and less than 50% of trainees knew about voice typing and cyber security, (iv) majority of trainees use group email and whatsapp for academic work and  only 20% of trainees use digital devices for using PPT in class, create digital learning materials, provide feedback to students. It is suggested that teacher education institutes must be equipped with digital devices and applications useful for teaching learning and professional development. Further, teacher educator must encourage and motivate trainees by integrated ICT in regular course work and across the subjects so that trainees can develop skills of using it for teaching, learning and assessment in schools.
La Remuneración Variable y su Impacto en la Productividad de los Trabajadores de Guayaquil en el 2016
Authors: Orellana Intriago Fernando Rodolfo , Santamaría Joffre
Published: October 2020

El siguiente artículo investigativo demuestra el nivel de impacto real de la remuneración variable en el ámbito de la productividad de los trabajadores, estableciendo un parámetro comparativo dentro de las organizaciones comerciales, tomando principalmente como punto de referencia los puntos de variabilidad de desempeño en el trabajo acorde a la forma de pago establecida por la administración de cada empresa. El entorno a estudiar serán las empresas reales y vigentes en el comercio de la ciudad de Guayaquil, siendo éstas el punto de análisis inicial en base a las ventas y crecimiento organizacional que se llega a obtener por la mejora del factor humano dentro de las funciones asignadas. La metodología que permite analizar todos los factores de rendimiento y productividad del empleado son los índices de desempeño de cada colaborador, así como la realidad del impacto de su pago variable por comisión o por nivel de rendimiento, se propone un esquema tipo experimento, donde se podrá demostrar el valor empírico del tema propuesto.
Contraposición entre racionalismo y pragmatismo en el escenario educativo ecuatoriano actual
Authors: Figueroa Martínez Ericka , Tapia Celi Jorge , Iglesias Mora Merle
Published: October 2020

El objetivo del presente trabajo radica en contrastar el racionalismo y pragmatismo como corrientes filosóficas en el plano educativo, y sus manifestaciones en la práctica pedagógica ecuatoriana. El pragmatismo considera la práctica como criterio o norma de verdad en el conocimiento, caracterizado porque su verdad consiste en la congruencia de los pensamientos con los fines prácticos del hombre, en que aquellos resulten útiles y provechosos para la conducta práctica de este; el intelecto está íntegramente al servicio de la voluntad y de la acción. Se opone al racionalismo en tanto niega la pretensión de establecer verdades necesarias; es decir, verdades que valgan de una manera tan absoluta que se haga innecesaria, absurda o contradictoria su verificación o su control. El currículo flexible contiene en la actualidad una proyección racional – pragmática ya que es más que una relación de diferentes currículos, sino que se manifiesta a través del análisis de expertos la visión glocal de la comunidad ecuatoriana
Factores que inciden en el proceso de aprendizaje del Inglés como lengua extranjera
Authors: Tapia Celi Jorge Humberto
Published: October 2020

Este artículo hace una alusión concisa, pero también con algunos de los detalles que tuvieron que ver con el trabajo de investigación. Trabajo este, que tiene como objetivos principales dos: el primero convertirse en una Tesis Doctoral y el segundo servir de guía conductora a las directivas y a los profesores de la Facultad de Filosofía, Letras y Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Guayaquil, quienes serán los encargados de diseñar los programas de enseñanza/aprendizaje de inglés, como segunda lengua, y desarrollarlos. Algunos de los temas acá tratados fueron los más importantes del trabajo de investigación, en sí mismo, son el de la Validación de Expertos sobre un instrumento de recogida de datos, la Revisión de la Literatura que sirvió, entre otras cosas, para determinar el imprescindible Marco Teórico, y los Resultados de las encuestas, por supuesto.
La universidad ecuatoriana como entorno inclusivo: el derecho a una educación integral
Authors: Borja Herrera Laura Amarilis , Tusa Jumbo Fernanda , Maza Córdova Jorge
Published: October 2020

La educación es un derecho obligatorio de cada Nación y como tal se ampara su cumplimiento en la carta magna de cualquier Estado-Nación. En esta normativa claramente se prioriza la inclusión educativa desde el nivel inicial hasta la educación superior, donde toma preeminencia valores como equidad, pluralismo, solidaridad, respeto y tolerancia. En este sentido, se promueve la noción de un Ecuador sin barreras, donde el Buen Vivir sea para todos y todas. Este preámbulo sirve para contextualizar el presente trabajo de investigación como una revisión de literatura a fin de establecer de forma propicia un abordaje teórico contemporáneo sobre la universidad ecuatoriana frente al tema de la inclusión, Para ello se reseñan datos, estudios e informaciones sobre las políticas educativas del país en torno a la educación inclusiva dirigida a personas con discapacidad, históricamente invisibilizadas por el sistema social. Para efectos de esta recopilación se aplica la revisión bibliográfica de conceptos claves y finalmente se exponen las respectivas conclusiones y recomendaciones que garantizan la inclusión y el principio de igualdad de oportunidades en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje.