bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Wearable Technology Spending
Authors: Ribeiro Jason
Published: March 2018

Very little research has examined the applications wearable technologies can have in education despite industry experts forecasting major growth in the global market for these innovative devices (Futuresource Consulting, 2015). Notwithstanding this profound challenge, in the next 3 to 5 years school districts will need to make multimillion-dollar investments into supporting these technologies as they begin to enter the learning environment. Given this gap in the research literature, this chapter explores the potential decision-making challenges school districts and their leaders will have to face when wearables become more commonplace in education. Using the Strategic Model for Technology Acquisition (Ribeiro, 2015), the author outlines both the innovative opportunities and potential problems wearables pose for both school leaders and stakeholders in the near future. Moreover, this chapter is meant to serve as an informative resource for education leaders and presents strategic and research-validated approaches for procuring and supporting wearable technologies.
User-Centered Design of Wearable Assistive Devices for the Aging Population
Authors: Kinsella Philip , Stoddart Paul , Ranscombe Charlie
Published: March 2018

Due to modern medicine, the lifespan of the average person is increasing, with a concomitant increase in the need for care. According to the German Federal Statistical Office, DeStatis, there will be a deficit of 260,000 caregivers by 2025, which is not only an issue in Germany, but worldwide. New technologies, including wearable devices, will be crucial to manage this challenge, but there is a huge amount of research and investment required to incorporate wearable assistive devices into the lives of elderly users. It is crucially important that any new devices are fit for purpose, taking into account the specific needs of elderly people. This chapter, therefore, summarises and reviews the current state of wearable assistive devices, formalises the current design practice with respect to user needs, and presents design considerations such as wearability and usability, in order to assist in the future development of wearable assistive devices for the aging population.
Unobtrusive Wearable Technology for Health Monitoring
Authors: Amor James , James Christopher
Published: March 2018

There are a number of situations in the context of health and wellness where it is desirable to monitor a user for a period of time – either for short term assessment or longer term monitoring. It is further desirable, especially for long term monitoring, that the device chosen to do so has a minimal impact on the user. This form of monitoring is unobtrusive monitoring and uses wearable technology to achieve its aims. This chapter presents an overview of unobtrusive monitoring using wearable devices, discusses some common device types and the data that are available and makes some recommendations for factors to consider when choosing or designing a device for unobtrusive monitoring.
Enhancing Self-Reflection With Wearable Sensors Workshop
Authors: Kefalidou Genovefa , Shipp Vicky , Pinchin James , Dix Alan
Published: March 2018

On 23rd September 2014 the authors organised a workshop on self-reflection tools and wearable sensors as part of the ACM MobileHCI 2014 Conference in Toronto, Canada. The aim of the workshop was to bring together professionals from different backgrounds to discuss the current adoption of such methodological tools, their challenges and future trends. Examples of own individuals' work were presented where such methodologies had been employed. Hands-on activities enabled us to fine- tune our understanding of those methodologies and unpack new potentials regarding their advantages and limitations. The workshop argued that the potential synthesis of such methodologies in collecting data will contribute to a new form of ‘Big Data on-the-go' while introducing ethical, control and management challenges. The workshop revealed interesting opportunities arising from the synergies of sensors and reflection tools with a wide range of applications. Finally, the workshop offered opportunities for experimenting with sensors and reflection tools on site.
Empowering Patients in Self-Management of Parkinson's Disease Through Cooperative ICT Systems
Authors: Rovini Erika , Esposito Dario , Maremmani Carlo , Bongioanni Paolo , Cavallo Filippo
Published: March 2018

The objective of this chapter is to demonstrate the technical feasibility and medical effectiveness of personalised services and care programmes for Parkinson's disease, based on the combination of mHealth applications, cooperative ICTs, cloud technologies and wearable integrated devices, which empower patients to manage their health and disease in cooperation with their formal and informal caregivers, and with professional medical staff across different care settings, such as hospital and home. The presented service revolves around the use of two wearable inertial sensors, i.e. SensFoot and SensHand, for measuring foot and hand performance in the MDS-UPDRS III motor exercises. The devices were tested in medical settings with eight patients, eight hyposmic subjects and eight healthy controls, and the results demonstrated that this approach allows quantitative metrics for objective evaluation to be measured, in order to identify pre-motor/pre-clinical diagnosis and to provide a complete service of tele-health with remote control provided by cloud technologies.
Wearable Technologies in Academic Information Search
Authors: Gibson Robert
Published: March 2018

Wearable technologies and appliances are making inroads into a variety of consumer and commercial applications, including leisure and entertainment, health care, and gaming. A natural evolution of the technology is in academe where faculty and students have begun exploring the possibilities of the technology in a variety of settings, most visibly in libraries where the process of seeking information using such devices holds significant promise. This chapter provides an inventory of the state of wearable technology, its challenges, its possibilities, and how it might be used in academe, including a study regarding the ability to access common library indexes using two wearable appliances: Google Glass and a smart watch.
The Commercialisation and Adoption of Emerging Technologies
Authors: De Coster Rebecca , McEwen Colin
Published: March 2018

Professional Service Firms (PSFs) are organisations that may support technology firms and play a role in taking new or emerging technologies through the commercialisation process including developing competitive strategies and facilitating the business development activities. The focus of this chapter is how PSFs influence the commercialisation and adoption of new or emerging technologies which is examined through three case studies: Telemedicine; Wearable Technology and Mobile Services. They can either assist vendors through the commercialisation activities directly or indirectly by aiding with networking aspects. Further, PSFs may facilitate knowledge transfer from specialised research centres (either university or commercial centres) or spin-off firms (from established technology companies).
The Happy Feet Fashion Wearable Project
Authors: Buckley Chitra H. , Sabreen Thushara
Published: March 2018

This case study explores the challenges encountered in collaboration and iterative prototyping by a UK design entrepreneur during the co-creation of a fashion wearable product: an interactive massaging shoe that combines artisanal handloom materials with conductive thread. The collaborative process and stages of co-creation are documented and constituted part of a Masters project in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at London College of Fashion. The collaboration between a fashion student and an electrical engineer, resulted in cross-disciplinary thinking to generate ‘workable' ideas and product prototypes. Drawing on the co-design model, the case study maps the design evolution in fashion wearables, records the stages of ideation and documents the collaboration between artisans and engineers to develop the prototypes for this project. At each stage of the process, the challenges and barriers to concept and prototype realization are explained.
Smart Textile as a Creative Environment to Engage Girls in Technology
Authors: Reimann Daniela
Published: March 2018

In the context of the convergening media technologies, the concept of mobile media embedded in wearable material was introduced. The terms of Wearable Computing, Fashionable Technology, and Smart Textile became key words at the intersection of media, art, design, computer science, engineering and the shaping of technology by the users themselves. Though media artists and designers explore wearable computing for some time now, only little research has been undertaken into Smart Textile in education in Germany (e.g., the after school workshop program held at DiMeB at the University of Bremen). However, Smart Textile is not common at school, especially not in the context of artistic processes in general MINT (MINT is a German acronym for the subjects of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Technology) education in classroom settings. In order to research the interplay of electronic textiles, wearable technology, hard and software tools, such as the Arduino LilyPad, a programmable board designed for stitching into clothing and flexible applications, are scrutinized. In the research project, contemporary media art works in the field of Fashionable Technology are explored to inpire interdisciplinary technology education form an artistic perspective. A learning-through-design-approach using electronic media for sewing, hacking the traditional model of technology education (Reimann, Daniela, Fütterer Werner, Biefang, & Sebastian, 2010). In the paper, the conceptual framework for the research project “Artistic approaches to Engage Girls and Young Women in Technology and Engineering in Education at School and University (Acronym: IBP-GirlsLab)” is presented. It aims to engage girls in technology and engineering by integrating artistic processes as well as a more playcentric approach to technology and engineering education in order to engage girls in shaping technology, is discussed.
Diabetes-Related Cognitive Decline, a Global Health Issue, and New Treatment Approaches
Authors: Novak Vera , Gomez Federico , Dias Alexandre Campos , Pimentel Daniela A , Alfaro Freddy J
Published: March 2018

The epidemic of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is spreading around the globe and challenging the unprecedented success of health sciences in increasing longevity. T2DM has been linked to accelerated brain aging, functional decline in older adults and dementia. Brain insulin resistance and glycemic variability are potential mechanisms underlying T2DM-related brain damage and cognitive decline. Intranasal insulin therapy has emerged as a potential new treatment for T2DM-related cognitive impairment. Wearable technologies now allow better monitoring of behaviors and glycemic levels over several days and deliver real time feedback that can be used to improve self-management and lead to new prevention strategies and therapies for T2DM complications.
Societal Implications of Wearable Technology
Authors: Michael Katina , Gokyer Deniz , Abbas Samer
Published: March 2018

This chapter presents a set of scenarios involving the GoPro wearable Point of View (PoV) camera. The scenarios are meant to stimulate discussion about acceptable usage contexts with a focus on security and privacy. The chapter provides a wide array of examples of how overt wearable technologies are perceived and how they might/might not be welcomed into society. While the scenario is based at the University of Wollongong campus in Australia, the main implications derived from the fictitious events are useful in drawing out the predicted pros and cons of the technology. The scenarios are interpreted and the main thematic issues are drawn out and discussed. An in depth analysis takes place around the social implications, the moral and ethical problems associated with such technology, and possible future developments with respect to wearable devices.
Digital Badges
Authors: Hudgins Talitha , Holland Janet L.
Published: March 2018

Digital badges provide credentials to demonstrate successful student acquisition of knowledge, skills, and experience. The digital badges can especially excel at demonstrating new and emerging technology experiences through the use of wearable devices tailored to prepare students for the modern work place. Digital badges become virtual tracking systems making it possible to show students' specific learning, skills, and ultimately their employability. Not only do they record data on the individual student, they can track the institution and issuer each student has interacted with. With each successive use of such badges, a virtual narrative can be recorded reflecting how the badge was earned, what criteria was used, what standards were met, the rigor, and the different levels of learning.
Recent Trends in Antennas for Modern Wireless Communications
Authors: Matin Mohammad Abdul
Published: March 2018

The rapid development in wireless communications has demanded multiband or wideband antennas to support wireless communication devices such as smart phones, tablets, laptop computers, radar system, satellite communication, airplane, and unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV) radar. It has also demanded compact wireless devices that allow more space to integrate other electronic components. The aim of this chapter is to provide an idea of current R&D trends and novel approaches in design, analysis and synthesis of broadband, multiband and reconfigurable antennas for the new generation of mobile communication devices, as well as for UWB communications, radars and so on.
The Experts in Design of Distance Nursing Education
Authors: Yuksekdag Belgin Boz
Published: March 2018

In this chapter, the author answer the question, How should the experts approach the design of distance nursing education? In this context, firstly, the chapter focuses on the importance of continuity of education and distance education for nurses. Secondly, it discusses the design of distance nursing education programs and the issues to be taken into account by experts. Thirdly, it explains the issues that need to be addressed in distance nursing education such as transition from teacher-centered approach to learner-centered approach, learning styles of learners, technology, interaction, presentation of content, and support services. Lastly, the chapter offers solutions and suggestions.
Nurses' Attitudes Towards E-Learning for E-Health Education
Authors: Al-Huneiti Rasmeh , Hunaiti Ziad , Al-Masaeed Sultan , Balachandran Wamadeva , Mansour Ebrahim
Published: March 2018

Many studies and authors' own studies suggest that e-learning system is the solution that will establish an educational framework for e-health implementation. Therefore, it is essential in order to achieve success, to assess and evaluate the attitude of the nursing community - who are the end users - towards the possibility of implementing the 'E-learning system' as a solution to educate the nursing community. In this research, a survey captured 52 nurses' attitudes towards an on line e-learning website and showed that nurses have positive attitude.
The Importance of Mobile Augmented Reality in Online Nursing Education
Authors: Yuksekdag Belgin Boz
Published: March 2018

The main topic of this chapter is the importance of mobile augmented reality in online nursing education. Firstly, imbalance nurse supply- demand will be discussed in the world and Turkey. Solution proposals of important institutions and organizations will be handled to increase the number and quality of nurses. One of these proposals is online nursing education. Secondly, the importance and use of mobile technology will be handled in online nursing education, and where mobile technology is used in nursing. Lastly, the use of mobile augmented reality will be tackled in theoretical and practical areas of online nursing education, and suggestions will be presented to online nursing education providers.
Refugee Families and Undergraduate Nursing Service-Learning
Authors: Dunlap Ruby K. , Morse Emily A.
Published: March 2018

This chapter describes a service-learning partnership between two refugee resettlement agencies and a school of nursing. The partnership has successfully completed its goals of both service and learning over many semesters to the present. This community-based learning opportunity has entailed a variety of health interventions with refugee families while the learning has involved essential competencies of cross-cultural nursing, insights into social determinants of health, and developing confidence in being able to problem solve in a complex mix of health, social systems, poverty, language, and cultural barriers. In addition, assignments connected with this community engagement have encouraged students to develop an awareness of global health issues while intervening locally with their assigned refugee family, thus thinking and acting globally. The authors will discuss lessons learned from this long-term relationship and suggested directions for future work.
Informal Learning Contributes to the Leadership Development of Nurse Managers
Authors: McGill Rebecca
Published: March 2018

This chapter aligns with this book's purpose to highlight the incidents of informal learning in a variety of settings. The focus of this chapter is on the experiential and informal learning that emerged from a recent study of the workplace leadership development of nurse managers in the United States. This study used a grounded-theory methodology and was based on 19 semi-structured interviews of current and previous nurse managers in two healthcare organizations. The findings focus on the informal learning of nurse managers and how these findings fit into and contribute to the existing literature in adult education on informal workplace learning. Subsequently, the author describes a proposed theory of the informal/experiential learning aspects that contributed to the nurses' role transitions in this study. This chapter will shed new light on the healthcare context as a place of immense informal learning and the informal learning of nurses.
Nursing as a Global Career
Authors: Habil Hadina , Othman Rohani , Kahar Rohayah
Published: March 2018

In today's global environment, the nursing profession is regarded as a noble, challenging and competitive profession. Malaysian trained nurses are highly in demand due to their training and on-going efforts are made to ensure that the standards are well-maintained. This paper describes a part of a larger study. It reports the findings of a study pertaining to the needs of English language communication skills for nurses in a private hospital in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The study focused on the needs of English language communication skills at the workplace. These skills were written and spoken English communication, reading, listening, and interpersonal communication. By identifying these communicative competency needs, the study has given insights into helping the nurses to increase their work performance, meet their work demands and help the employability of the nurses globally.
The Potential of Mobile Health in Nursing
Authors: Kirschner Anne , Kirschner Stefanie , Seebauer Christian , Bethke Bedriska
Published: March 2018

Mobile information and communication technologies are increasingly used in nursing. In a new plasma-supported treatment for patients with chronic wounds in outpatient nursing settings, the LiveCity camera can be used as an innovative mobile communication technology. It enables rapid and high quality exchange of information between remotely located doctors and nursing staff. This procedure promises to deliver positive outcomes regarding the quality of the treatment and patient safety while avoiding additional hospitalisation and saving time and costs. This is achieved by rapidly confirming diagnoses and agreeing on a joint treatment appropriate for the current wound status. Thus, complications in wound healing can be promptly identified and countermeasures initiated through quick and easy access to medical and nursing expertise.
Security Visualization Extended Review Issues, Classifications, Validation Methods, Trends, Extensions
Authors: Sönmez Ferda Özdemir , Günel Banu
Published: March 2018

Security visualization has been an issue, and it continues to grow in many directions. In order to give sufficient security visualization designs, information both in many different aspects of visualization techniques and the security problems is required. More beneficial designs depend on decisions that include use cases covering security artifacts and business requirements of the organizations, correct and optimal use of data sources, and selection of proper display types. To be able to see the big picture, the designers should be aware of available data types, possible use cases and different styles of displays. In this chapter, these properties of a large set of earlier security visualization work have been depicted and classified using both textual and graphical ways. This work also contains information related to trending topics of the domain, ways of user interaction, evaluation, and validation techniques that are commonly used for the security visualization designs.
False Alarm Reduction
Authors: Hacini Salima , Guessoum Zahia , Cheikh Mohamed
Published: March 2018

Intrusion detection systems (IDSs) are commonly used to detect attacks on computer networks. These tools analyze incoming and outgoing traffic for suspicious anomalies or activities. Unfortunately, these generate a significant amount of noise complexifying greatly the analysis of the data. This chapter addresses the problem of false alarms in IDSs. Its first purpose is to improve their accuracy by detecting real attacks and by reducing the number of unnecessary alerts. To do so, this intrusion detection mechanism enhances the accuracy of anomaly intrusion detection systems using a set of agents to ensure the detection and the adaptation of normal profile to support the legitimate changes that occur over time and are the cause of many false alarms. Besides this, as a perspective of this work, this chapter opens up new research directions by listing the different requirements of an IDS and proposing solutions to achieve them.
Reflexões em torno da ‘peste da insônia’, em Cem anos de solidão
Authors: Paula Marcelo Ferraz
Published: March 2018

O artigo propõe uma leitura crítica de episódio presente no início do romance Cem anos de solidão (1967), de Gabriel García Márquez. A passagem gira em torno dos sucessos decorrentes da ‘peste da insônia’, que contamina os habitantes de Macondo e se difunde pela cidade, causando a perda das memórias. Além de situar essa passagem dentro da dinâmica geral da obra, discutimos alguns sentidos possíveis para as estratégias que os personagens desenvolvem diante da iminente deterioração das recordações. Com base nas contribuições teóricas de Adorno e Horkheimer (1985), Benjamin (1996) e Gagnebin (2014), concluímos que o enfrentamento da crise da insônia pode ser interpretado como superação da ‘pré-história’ de Macondo e que as estratégias empreendidas no romance podem iluminar o debate sobre as políticas da memória (e do esquecimento) na América Latina contemporânea.
An empirical and experiential investigation into the contemplation of joy
Authors: Edwards Stephen D. , Edwards David J.
Published: March 2018

The research was generally motivated by a dearth of studies on joy, and particularly inspired by a book of joy celebrating the inter-spiritual dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. Its aim was to investigate whether the direct contemplation of joy would be associated with improvements in psychophysiological coherence, spirituality and various positive emotions and feelings. Integrative quantitative and qualitative findings emerging from a small pilot study, including a convenience sample of six participants with a mean age of 42 years and age range of 25–69 years, supported the research hypothesis. Significant quantitative increases in psychophysiological coherence, spirituality and positive feelings were coherently and consistently supported by participants’ individual and collective experiences. Integrative discussion amplified the paradoxical theme of joy through suffering in human emotional and spiritual life.
The Universal Enveloping Algebra of the Schrödinger Algebra and its Prime Spectrum
Authors: Bavula V. V. , Lu T.
Published: March 2018

The prime, completely prime, maximal, and primitive spectra are classified for the universal enveloping algebra of the Schrödinger algebra. The explicit generators are given for all of these ideals. A counterexample is constructed to the conjecture of Cheng and Zhang about nonexistence of simple singular Whittaker modules for the Schrödinger algebra (and all such modules are classified). It is proved that the conjecture holds ‘generically’.
Training and Research in Phonetics for Spanish as a Second Language with Technological Support
Authors: Blanco Canales Ana
Published: March 2018

Foreign language acquisition must inevitably start with phonetics, an aspect of language whose importance is matched only by its neglect. Different research has shown how the systematic teaching of pronunciation is beneficial not only because it aids the comprehension of messages and their expression, but also because it diminishes the anxiety students feel when communicating orally. Furthermore, pronunciation is the first indication of social identity, with all that means for one's integration in or exclusion from a speech community. But nevertheless, phonetics practice takes a back seat in foreign language teaching programmes, in teacher training, in teaching material and, above all, in research work, and this is particularly true in the case of teaching Spanish as a second language. In order to redress this situation, researchers from nine universities have put together an oral corpus and developed a series of resources, tools and applications which can all be accessed at a website for cooperative and interactive work called Fono.ele. The corpus is the first to gather together a significant and representative number of oral recordings of learners of Spanish. It also breaks new ground in embarking on a general study of the pronunciation of Spanish/L2 in relation to social, cultural and educational factors. In addition, it makes available data regarding oral production and auditory perception. As for its applications, they enable those who may be interested (researchers and/or teachers) to handle and manage the speech extracts from the oral corpus, to carry out searches in the phonological errors data base, to obtain quantitative and statistical data, to interconnect text, sound and data, and to devise training exercises. All the foregoing can be done using our materials (that is, in collaboration with the AACFELE Project) or the user's own materials (for the preparation of new projects). Our article describes these resources, explains their features and functions, and indicates the options they offer different kinds of users.
Issues in Integrating Information Technology in Learning and Teaching EFL: the Saudi Experience
Authors: Al-Maini Yousef Hamad
Published: March 2018

The Saudi education system is facing a climate of change characterized by an interest in integrating new technology and educational approaches to improve teaching and learning. In this climate, the present paper explores the issues in integrating information technology in learning and teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in government intermediate schools in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The background to information technology use in Saudi education is introduced, with specific reference to the Watani project for integrating computer and internet use into educational administration and teaching. Taking an interpretive approach, the author offers insights into the current status and use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) facilities in the two intermediate schools. A discrepancy is found between intention and practice. Issues are highlighted that contribute to the failure to exploit fully the potential of ICT: teacher resistance, lack of training and budgetary or resource constraints. The author concludes that the wider exploitation of information technology in learning English, supported by appropriate training, could benefit both students and teachers and offers recommendations for its implementation.

The Saudi education system is facing a climate of change characterized by an interest in integrating new technology and educational approaches to improve teaching and learning. In this climate, the present paper explores the issues in integrating information technology in learning and teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in government intermediate schools in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The background to information technology use in Saudi education is introduced, with specific reference to the Watani project for integrating computer and internet use into educational administration and teaching. Taking an interpretive approach, the author offers insights into the current status and use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) facilities in the two intermediate schools. A discrepancy is found between intention and practice. Issues are highlighted that contribute to the failure to exploit fully the potential of ICT: teacher resistance, lack of training and budgetary or resource constraints. The author concludes that the wider exploitation of information technology in learning English, supported by appropriate training, could benefit both students and teachers and offers recommendations for its implementation.
Long-term ice phenology records from eastern–central Europe
Authors: Takács Katalin , Kern Zoltán , Pásztor László
Published: March 2018

Abstract. A dataset of annual freshwater ice phenology was compiled for the largest river (Danube) and the largest lake (Lake Balaton) in eastern–central Europe, extending regular river and lake ice monitoring data through the use of historical observations and documentary records dating back to AD 1774 and AD 1885, respectively. What becomes clear is that the dates of the first appearance of ice and freeze-up have shifted, arriving 12–30 and 4–13 days later, respectively, per 100 years. Break-up and ice-off have shifted to earlier dates by 7–13 and 9–27 days/100 years, except on Lake Balaton, where the date of break-up has not changed significantly. The datasets represent a resource for (paleo)climatological research thanks to the strong, physically determined link between water and air temperature and the occurrence of freshwater ice phenomena. The derived centennial records of freshwater cryophenology for the Danube and Balaton are readily available for detailed analysis of the temporal trends, large-scale spatial comparison, or other climatological purposes. The derived dataset is publicly available via PANGAEA at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.881056.
Establishing a sediment budget in the newly created “Kleine Noordwaard” wetland area in the Rhine–Meuse delta
Authors: van der Deijl Eveline Christien , van der Perk Marcel , Middelkoop Hans
Published: March 2018

Abstract. Many deltas are threatened by accelerated soil subsidence,
sea-level rise, increasing river discharge, and sediment starvation.
Effective delta restoration and effective river management require a thorough
understanding of the mechanisms of sediment deposition, erosion, and their
controls. Sediment dynamics has been studied at floodplains and marshes, but
little is known about the sediment dynamics and budget of newly created
wetlands. Here we take advantage of a recently opened tidal freshwater system
to study both the mechanisms and controls of sediment deposition and erosion
in newly created wetlands. We quantified both the magnitude and spatial
patterns of sedimentation and erosion in a former polder area in which water
and sediment have been reintroduced since 2008. Based on terrestrial and
bathymetric elevation data, supplemented with field observations of the
location and height of cut banks and the thickness of the newly deposited
layer of sediment, we determined the sediment budget of the study area for
the period 2008–2015. Deposition primarily took place in channels in the
central part of the former polder area, whereas channels near the inlet and
outlet of the area experienced considerable erosion. In the intertidal area,
sand deposition especially takes place at low-lying locations close to the
channels. Mud deposition typically occurs further away from the channels, but
sediment is in general uniformly distributed over the intertidal area, due to
the presence of topographic irregularities and micro-topographic flow paths.
Marsh erosion does not significantly contribute to the total sediment budget,
because wind wave formation is limited by the length of the fetch.
Consecutive measurements of channel bathymetry show a decrease in erosion and
deposition rates over time, but the overall results of this study indicate
that the area functions as a sediment trap. The total contemporary sediment
budget of the study area amounts to 35.7×103 m3 year−1, which corresponds to a net
area-averaged deposition rate of 6.1 mm year−1. This is
enough to compensate for the actual rates of sea-level rise and soil
subsidence in the Netherlands.
Meaningful Work and Work Engagement: The Mediating Role of Perceived Opportunities to Craft and Job Crafting Behavior
Authors: Wingerden Jessica Van , Stoep Joost Van der , Poell Rob
Published: March 2018

This study examines the impact of meaningful work on employees’ level of work engagement as mediated by perceived opportunities to craft and job crafting. Based on the literature on meaningful work and job crafting, we hypothesize that meaningful work has a positive relationship with an employee’s level of work engagement in two ways, directly and indirectly via perceived opportunities to craft first and job crafting second (sequential mediation). In order to test the hypothesized relations, we conducted a structural equation modeling on a sample of 1148 employees working in various occupations, organizations, and industries in The Netherlands. The results of this analysis provide support for the hypothesized relations, indicating a strong linkage between meaningful work and work engagement and a partially mediating role for perceived opportunities to craft and job crafting. The main theoretical, practical, and methodological implications of this study are discussed.
Characterization by GC-MS of the Main Ethanolic Extract’S Components from the Bark of Talipariti elatum Sw. (Fryxell) Malvaceae
Authors: González José , Cuéllar Armando , Gómez Enrique , Pérez Julio , Monan Max
Published: March 2018

Talipariti elatum (Sw.), commonly named Blue Mahoe, is used as antasthmatic, antitussive, against catarrh and expectorant in phytotherapy in Cuba, although the plants’ composition has not been determined in detail so far. An ethanolic extract from the bark of Talipariti elatum Sw. (Fryxell) Malvaceae that grows in Cuba was prepared by Soxhlet extraction with ethanol at 95% during 20 hours. The crude extract without purification was analyzed using a GCMS-QP2010 Ultra Shimadzu, and the components were identified by comparing their retention times and their mass spectra with those of NIST21Library. About 45 different chemical compounds were detected in the sample and from them, 31 chemical components were characterized and reported for the first time from Talipariti elatum. Our results demonstrate the developed method could be employed as a rapid and versatile analytical technique for identification of chemical constituents and quality control of Talipariti samples.
Una visión actual de la contratación atípica a la luz del código civil cubano. Especial referencia a los contratos con sujetos vulnerables
Authors: Puentes Gómez Anabel
Published: March 2018

Este trabajo indaga en cómo a treinta años de la promulgación del Código Civil Cubano, el análisis de la contratación atípica en contraste con la realidad imperante resulta todo un reto. Conjugar libertades contractuales, con normas interpretativas y atipicidades, nos lleva a mirar el Derecho Civil de forma sistémica desde sus principios generales hasta el mercado, los actores de hoy en la contratación y los que necesitan incursionar en el mundo del negocio y las relaciones jurídicas obligatorias. Es por ello que en un primer momento se trata de engarzar las tendencias interpretativas con los caracteres y fundamentos de los contratos atípicos en función de los retos que se presentan en relación con la figura. Posteriormente se analiza como la contratación para los sujetos vulnerables como el mandato de protección futura y el contrato de alimentos devienen en alternativas para sujetos dependientes, de manera que por su naturaleza y causa negocial, tengan reglas de interpretación contractual diferenciadas.
Editorial Num. 25
Authors: Farrach Úbeda Graciela Alejandra
Published: March 2018

Revista Científica de FAREM-Estelí, No 25.
Aplicación informática para el problema de corte de un tablero
Authors: Blandón Dávila María Elena , Valdivia Victor Manuel , Granera Julia Argentina
Published: March 2018

En el presente artículo se muestra la aplicación de una herramienta informática basada en algoritmos heurísticos eficientes para problemas de corte de tableros empleando el algoritmo Greedy  propuesto por Martello y Toth en 1990 (Algoritmo constructivo). (Cánovas , Huertas, & Sempere, 2011) En este particular el algoritmo Greedy  se utiliza  para encontrar una primera solución (como punto de partida para otra heurística).Para el desarrollo de esta aplicación se utilizó Visual Studio 2010.
Función que cumplen los mecanismos de defensa del Yo en la práctica deportiva
Authors: Torres Esquivel Luis David , López Cruz Jaksell Josué , García Mendoza Xochilth Nohemí , Solís Zúniga Franklin Jesús
Published: March 2018

La Psicología Deportiva es en nuestro contexto una rama poco estudiada, es por ello que el equipo investigador se empleó en explorar La función de los mecanismos de defensa presente en la práctica deportiva. Debido a la poca información existente en esta rama, se enfocó en estudiar un enfoque más amplio y profundo de la Psicología como es la Psicoanálisis por lo tanto, nace la primera interrogante ¿Cuál es la función que cumplen los mecanismos de defensa del Yo en la práctica deportiva de los atletas de FAREM- Estelí, II Semestre 2017? Freud plantea los mecanismos de defensa como resistencias que el ser humano utiliza frente a situaciones que generan conflicto como consecuencia de una huella mnémica que afecta de diferentes maneras, en diferentes niveles siendo más afectado el inconsciente. El tipo de estudio es cualitativo, fenomenológico de tipo exploratorio, la muestra se conformó por 12 deportistas de diferentes áreas, 4 entrenadores y 2 informantes; estos fueron seleccionados en muestras de voluntarios en los que los participantes aceptaban participar. Los resultados más relevantes que se obtuvieron refieren a que la función que ejercen los mecanismos de defensa rige como un canalizador y catalizador que depura al atleta en situaciones desagradables.
Chapter 4: Constructivist and Inclusive Education: Exclusion and the Present Crisis of Democracy
Authors: Garrison Jim , Neubert Stefan
Published: March 2018

This chapter combines perspectives of Deweyan philosophy and education with Zygmunt Bauman’s sociological approach. It addresses the present deep crisis of democracy represented by renascent nationalism and right-wing populism in many places around the globe. Among other things, we explore Bauman’s account of liquid modernity with a special eye on his critical views on the ambivalence of communities in contemporary life. First, we argue that inclusive education in a Deweyan sense must be base on civil and hospitable communities. Second, we use Bauman to explain some important characteristics of exclusive as opposed to democratic communities. Third, we discuss some of the main strategies of exclusion that lead, according to Bauman, to a loss of civil spaces in liquid modernity. We interpret them as challenges and risks that Deweyan democracy has to face in the world of today. Fourth, we adopt Bauman’s idea of explosive communitites and use it to analyse some of the more dramatic and violent dangers to democracy that are involved by contemporary extreme nationalist and right-wing populist policies. Fifth, we draw implications for democracy and education by identifying some strategies to counter these dangers and to enable and facilitate new ways of liquid learning in liquid times. We discuss six necessary aspects and qualities of learning communities that seem appropriate to this end. Throughout the essay, we show, from a Deweyan perspective, that the development from solid to liquid modernity, as depicted by Bauman, has taken a new and unexpected turn, again, in the course of the very last years.
Sciences Teacher Education Curriculum Re-alignment: Science Education Lecturers’ Perspectives of Knowledge Integration at South African Universities
Authors: Booi Kwanele , Khuzwayo Mamsie Ethel
Published: March 2018

A qualitative case study was conducted at six purposively sampled universities; out of a population of approximately23 universities. This sampling strategy was based on selecting some universities that became Universities ofTechnology during the process of merging Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) while other universities kept theiridentity; currently being referred to as Traditional Universities. In-depth interviews and analysis of curriculumdocuments were used as sources of data acquisition to address the aim and questions explored by this study explored;necessitated by the need to implement Minimum Requirements for Teaching Education Qualification (MRTEQ)policy guidelines. The sampled universities’ identities were concealed and pseudonyms were assigned to participantsfor ethical reasons. Qualitative methods were applied for data analysis. Findings revealed that for some institutions’integration of sub-disciples of science curriculum led to contestations and debates resulting from differentphilosophical perceptions held by subject specialists in the curriculum design process. Knowledge integrationcontinues to be a contested field in universities that typifies resistance to change. Some participants demonstrated apositive disposition towards knowledge integration models which they used in curriculum development. This studyconcludes that a collaborative and collegial deliberation among science education lecturers and experts in variousknowledge domains could be a way to find common ground on issues highlighted in this study. Re-thinking andre-conceptualising knowledge organisation for science academic knowledge are appropriate to the needs of schoolcurriculum and benefit science teachers with knowledge and competences for knowledge impartation, skills andvalues in the subject.
Legitimate Peripheral Participation and Teacher Identity Formation Among Preservice Teachers in TESOL Practicums
Authors: Hsiao Cheng-hua
Published: March 2018

Teacher identity has been an important issue in teacher education because teacher identity influences teachers’professional development. However, little has been explored in preservice teachers’ identity formation within theEFL context of language teaching. In this study, the early influence on EFL student teachers’ identity formation inpracticums was studied from the perspective of legitimate peripheral participation (Lave & Wenger, 1991). Tenparticipants enrolled in the practicum courses of the four educational institutions, organized by the Englishdepartment of a national university in northern Taiwan. The frameworks of the practicums at each school wereanalyzed and the results for each case study revealed contextual factors that support and weaken teachers’professional identities. Three features were identified in the student teachers’ identity formation: (1) a hybrid spacebetween formal teachers and student teachers, (2) adhering to the institutions’ demands-progressing from theperiphery to the center, and (3) struggling teacher identity. Based on the findings, relevant pedagogical implicationsare discussed to help L2 preservice teachers achieve success in practicums.
Investigating products of titanium dissolution in the presence of fluoride ions with dual dynamic voltammetry
Authors: Kovács Noémi , Sziráki Laura , Vesztergom Soma , Láng Gyözö G.
Published: March 2018

Products of titanium dissolution in the active state are investigated in fluoride contain­ing 1 M H2SO4 solutions. The novel method of dual dynamic voltammetry, applied to Ti disk/Pt ring rotating ring–disk electrodes, is utilized for the simultaneous detection of different dissolution products. Potential regions where certain products (primarily, TiIII and H2) are formed are identified by a 3D electrochemical map constructed based on the ring–disk electrode measurements. Besides dissolution in the form of TiIII species and hydrogen evolution, the formation and prompt oxidation of TiII can also be presumed under the applied conditions.
Cyberspace as a challenge for childhood care and education
Authors: Bednarek Józef , Andrzejewska Anna
Published: March 2018

Cyberspace as well as virtual worlds are a new environment created by state-of-the-art digital media and information and communication technologies. Also, for the first time in world history and human evolution, they enrich the real-world public sphere on an extraordinary scale and at an amazing speed, and at the same time dramatically change the functioning of all people, especially the young generation. Without any doubt, this new space presents many challenges as well.
The paper analyzes the following issues:
1. Cyberspace versus childhood care and education.
2. Waves of social and information development and transformations in education and communication.
3. Teenagers’ activities on the Web.
4. Theoretical concepts of the subject being analyzed.
5. New developmental opportunities and trends in education.
6. Attempt to classify new cyberspace threats.
Humanoid robots as a dilemma in the development of the information society
Authors: Koczy Sebastian
Published: March 2018

The article provides the justification for the need to analyze the area of 'new media' with regard to the use of digital tools by children and youth with intellectual disabilities. It presents the genesis of the notion of cyberspace as well as the nature of possible consequences associated with inappropriate use of digital technologies. The paper then discusses the categories of negative effects related to cyberspace and the use of new technologies by children and youth with intellectual disabilities. The increasing digitization has influenced the evolution of cyberbullying. There is no highly effective method or solution available to protect children and youth with intellectual disabilities against cyber crimes. Therefore, the idea of reasonable usage of 'new media' seems to be one of the most important tasks for educators, teachers, and parents of children and youth with intellectual disabilities in the 21st century.