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LEGITIMAR MODOS DE VIVER: Uma função estratégica para a noção de vulnerabilidade
Authors: Mota Saulo Tavares da , Vicentin Maria Cristina Gonçalves
Published: November 2024

The objective of this article is to analyze and reflect on ways to expand uses and strategic functions for the notion of vulnerability in the field of public health, based on the contributions of Ayres, Michel Foucault, Didier Fassin and Judith Butler. More specifically, it seeks to expand the ethical-aesthetic-political-conceptual bases for the notion towards the legitimacy of expression of different ways of living and openness to the exercise of subjects' freedom practices. To this end, we made use of the literature review carried out as part of a doctoral thesis, the objective of which was to analyze how the notion of vulnerability became an object of public policy intervention in Brazil, and the ways in which it has been used by professionals in the field. of basic health care in the city of São Paulo – SP. More specifically, we seek to expand the use of the notion of vulnerability in dialogue with the contributions of Michel Foucault and other scholars in the field of biopolitics, such as Didier Fassin and Judith Butler, based on the contributions of José Ricardo Ayres and his research group around the articulation between the subjects' ways of being and their ways of life and their experiences of health or illness.
AVANÇOS NO TRATAMENTO DE TRANSTORNOS MENTAIS: Uma análise bibliométrica global da pesquisa sobre psicodélicos clássicos
Authors: Fernandes-Nascimento Maria Helha , Viana-Ferreira Karine , Assad Eline Nicole , Negrão André Brooking
Published: November 2024

Classic psychedelics are being globally investigated for their therapeutic potential in mental disorders, however, the literature offers little information about the progress of these studies. The aim of this study is to provide perspectives and directions on the use of classic psychedelics in the treatment of mental disorders. We conducted a bibliometric analysis of publications in the Scopus database, using MeSH terms for LSD, mescaline, DMT/ayahuasca, and psilocybin, combined with terms related to mental disorders. We used Microsoft Excel 2010 and the VOSviewer software for data extraction and analysis. The analyses included descriptive and inferential statistics, using regression models in the R statistical software. A total of 4,235 publications were selected and included. A total of 91 countries from four continents are involved in the investigations. The United States emerged as the main collaborative hub. Notably, LSD led in the number of studies. The determination coefficients of the regression models indicated a strong to very strong correlation between the progression of years and the increase in publications (LSD R² = 0.92; mescaline R² = 0.75; DMT/ayahuasca R² = 0.96; psilocybin R² = 0.94). We identified a growing global interest in the use of classic psychedelics in the treatment of mental disorders, especially in research related to LSD and psilocybin.
A financeirização urbana brasileira em perspectiva comparada: um complexo realmente imobiliário-financeiro?
Authors: Melo Erick Silva Omena de
Published: November 2024

O presente artigo busca analisar a aplicação do conceito de complexo imobiliário-financeiro no contexto brasileiro, examinando a composição das coalizões de poder envolvidas nos processos atuais de financeirização urbana e suas condicionantes estruturais. São abordados os casos de três cidades brasileiras – Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba e São Paulo – que implementaram instrumentos originalmente elaborados com vistas à financeirização de grandes projetos de desenvolvimento urbano, a saber, as Operações Urbanas Consorciadas com a emissão de Certificados de Potencial Adicional Construtivo. O foco recai na participação dos agentes do mercado financeiro nessas coalizões, comparando-a com alguns casos paradigmáticos de países  centrais. Para tanto, são utilizados dados e análises disponibilizados pela literatura especializada recente e por órgãos planejadores das respectivas intervenções. Com base nas informações levantadas sobre os agentes protagonistas de cada caso, conclui-se que o conceito de complexo imobiliário-financeiro, quando aplicado à análise do contexto de financeirização urbana subordinada brasileira, ainda se constitui em uma ideia fora do lugar, embora isso possa eventualmente mudar com o avanço do processo em curso.
O comando nas tecnologias digitais: uma terceira dimensão dos fluxos centrais na Regic?
Authors: Mesquita Fernando Campos , Fernandes Ana Cristina , Moura Rosa
Published: November 2024

Os fluxos centrais na pesquisa Regiões de Influência das Cidades (Regic) são mensurados a partir da gestão pública e empresarial do território. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir uma terceira dimensão para a operacionalização dessas relações de longa distância pensadas a partir do comando digital. Trata-se de uma proposição teórico-metodológica que pensa a centralidade e a influência do território atrelada aos fluxos de informação, conhecimento e riqueza próprios de uma era digital. A metodologia está pautada na formulação de um indicador que pode ser analisado tanto de forma individual (para medir o comando digital) quanto de forma combinada aos dados de gestão pública e empresarial. O artigo coloca em discussão uma articulação entre inovação e rede urbana que reforça os resultados da Regic e indica centralidades que podem não estar sendo devidamente evidenciadas com a metodologia em vigor.
Ensenada y Topolobampo. El desarrollo de dos puertos a partir de la estrategia colonizadora decimonónica en el septentrión mexicano
Authors: Aguilar Méndez Carlos E. , Córdova Canela Fernando
Published: November 2024

En el siglo XIX México vivió una época de estabilización política y social derivada de factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos; como resultado del contexto global, las corrientes filosóficas de la época y la situación específica del país el gobierno mexicano planteó cinco estrategias de desarrollo: La protección del país, su potenciación económica, el poblamiento del territorio, el avance tecnológico y la inclusión en el ámbito internacional. En este contexto el gobierno de Porfirio Díaz ponderó el poblamiento y potencialización del territorio sobre la protección de este; así, bajo un modelo de colonización controlada se apostó por el desarrollo regional a través del establecimiento de asentamientos poblacionales en puntos estratégicos del país tales como Ensenada y Topolobampo por su potencial portuario. El objetivo de este trabajo estriba en explicar, por medio de un análisis comparativo, el surgimiento y el desarrollo regional de estos dos asentamientos que provienen de la misma estrategia de desarrollo colonizadora pero que tuvieron diferentes resultados y nivel de trascendencia a través del tiempo.
“Senti-pensar” la transfronteridad
Authors: Cangi Adrián
Published: November 2024

La modernidad europea colonizadora sólo retuvo para sus conquistas el sentido negativo de “frontera” como “límite abstracto” (nec plus ultra), mientras que las culturas amerindias lo experimentaron de forma positiva (estar en el entre-lugar de mezclas y tránsitos). El sentido más antiguo de “límite” es donde reina la “incertidumbre de una identidad” que enfrenta la mezcla de lo propio con lo extraño, del encierro del sitio y de la apertura más allá. Es el espacio en el que es posible habitar, en el doble sentido de inhabitare y de colere, lo que significa “convertir un espacio en tierra de cultivo y culto”, hasta “constituirlo en colonia de lengua”. Limes es “espacio” y “cerco” simultáneos para la configuración de una colonia. Por ello están vinculados los sentidos de limes (espacio, cerco) con el de limen (umbral, dintel). Escribe Gloria Anzaldúa “En la Frontera / tú eres el campo de batalla… “y nos obliga apensar la “transfronteridad”. La transfronteridad es considerada como el cruce de los límites entre territorios nacionales, y por ello se piensa la noción como un problema multinacional o transnacional. ¿Es posible imaginar una comunidad desprovista de la justa hospitalidad y protección jurídica que actúe en los hechos respecto de la migración que la recorre y la lacera? ¿Cómo puede el derecho inmunizar de la violencia hostil que recorre a la comunidad frente al otro migrante sin dejarse engullir?.
Deleuze y el problema de la cultura (Zonas de fabulación local entre la Amazonía y la Patagonia)
Authors: Cangi Adrián
Published: November 2024

El presente trabajo considera los reparos del filósofo francés frente a la cristalización institucional de la “cultura” y se pregunta: ¿Qué decir de alguien como Deleuze que detesta la “seducción” que produce la palabra... como actos de “enunciación” o de “expresión” que escapan, a juicio del filósofo, de los encuentros con los acontecimientos que cambian el sentido o con la gente que hace las cosas?
Para tratar con la cultura, la cuestión es una tarea doble y simultánea: mostrar lo que condiciona en su institución normativa y proponer nuevas condiciones de experimentación. Lo que importa es la fuerza liberadora y guerrera, tan constructora como destructora, que puede “desaprender” y “descreer” para no caer en las celdas de la cultura. Nuestra América expone modos de usos inventivos de los lenguajes, de sintaxis y retóricas, de pragmáticas y estilísticas, clave que se encuentra en aquello que la antopóloga Marcela Carneiro da Cunha o la lingüista Luciana Storto, llamaron “zona libre de fabulación, especulación o imaginación”.
La vivienda social minera normalizadora-disciplinadora: La lógica campamental minera desde el Campamento Central hasta Río Turbio (Santa Cruz, Argentina)
Authors: Ciancia Daniela
Published: November 2024

El presente artículo gira en torno a la temática de la vivienda social minera como dispositivo normalizador y disciplinario en la localidad de Río Turbio, provincia de Santa Cruz (Argentina), a partir de su génesis desde el Campamento Central, pasando luego al Campamento Marina y el Yacimiento Presidente Perón, hasta llegar a Río Turbio, explorando su carácter dicotomizante y tricotomizante del espacio socio-urbano, recurriendo a distintas fuentes alternativas de datos, como son las películas, textos escolares, literatura, boletines estatales, revistas, material cartográfico, fotografías históricas, entre otras, a fin de interpretar y comprender el vínculo entre la vivienda social rioturbiense y la explotación carbonífera, a la luz del pensamiento foucaultiano sobre el dispositivo, el poder, la disciplina, los cuerpos, la población y la biopolítica. Finalmente, se propone el concepto de vivienda social minera normalizadora-disciplinadora basada en una lógica campamental minera históricamente situada.
Ana Camblong o cómo practicar una crítica acéfala en tiempos de capitalismo total
Authors: Gasel Alejandro , Relva Lisandro
Published: November 2024

Este trabajo se propone detenerse en la figura de Ana Camblong a la vez como intelectual y como agente productora de una práctica semiótica con múltiples intencionalidades y efectos desde una periferia material como es la región intercultural de la provincia de Misiones con respecto a Buenos Aires. Camblong ha desarrollado una producción complejísima que, mediante este trabajo, invitamos a recorrer a partir de las nociones de acefalía y guión de extimidad desarrolladas por Raúl Antelo (2008), en la tentativa de comprender los múltiples vectores y voces que logran un cruce singular entre la semiótica, la educación y la cultura. Nuestra hipótesis es que, en tanto intelectual, Camblong produce un desarrollo fulminante (que fulmina cual estrella fulminante): especialista y referente en Argentina de los estudios en torno a laobra literaria de Macedonio Fernández –explorada desde las nociones de umbralidad y paradoja (2003)–; lectora detallista y ex-céntrica de Rodolfo Fogwill, Hebe Uart y del realismo argentino en general, conjuntamente ha elaborado una teoría para alfabetizar en zonas de frontera, vale decir, de interculturalidad lingüística, lo que, a su vez, ha sido acompañado por una serie de intervenciones orientadas a resolver problemas socio-históricos constitutivos de la enseñanza de la escritura en la primera infancia en las zonas más postergadas de los grandes centros urbanos.
Singularidades y ritornellos: Patagonia como tierra sin paisaje
Authors: Bolaños Martín
Published: November 2024

La representación de paisajes (ya sean visuales, literarios o sonoros) supone la existencia de un espacio-objeto fijo, de una naturaleza independiente de la representación, y de un punto de vista que se instaura en relación de distancia respecto de ese espacio. En Occidente el paisajismo es heredado de China, donde la problemática respecto del paisaje consistía en la (im)posibilidad de capturar en una imagen fija la dinámica evanescente de una naturaleza en movimiento (físis). En Occidente, en cambio, el paisaje es fruto de la modernidad, del cartesianismo, de una visión fixista y objetual de la naturaleza, distante del observador y puesta bajo control de la mirada o de la voz narradora. En este trabajo se expone un movimiento contrario. En el pensamiento del ritornelo de Deleuze y Guattari, leído desde un pensar situado, se ensaya un modo de desarme no sólo del paisaje como resultado, sino de la espacialidad que da origen y fundamento a las prácticas paisajísticas. En el arte amerindio no existe el paisaje porque la experiencia del espacio es desterritorializante (nómade). Se comentan algunos pasajes de Mil Mesetas y de Qué es la filosofía que ayudan a concebir modos distintos de vínculo con la espacialidad circundante.
La Educación emprendedora. Una oportunidad para el crecimiento del sector privado Pyme de las localidades del sur de Santa Cruz
Authors: MARTINEZ LLANEZA Daniel , LUCERO Jessica , PERSANO Ana Laura Victoria
Published: November 2024

El emprendimiento es una fuerza impulsora para el desarrollo económico, social y cultural que favorece la mejora en la calidad de vida de las personas. Para tener éxito en un entorno empresarial competitivo y dinámico, los emprendedores deben desplegar una variedad de habilidades y competencias específicas para desarrollar empresas con sesgo innovador y sustentables, económica y ambientalmente.  La educación formal, que incluye los diferentes niveles de educación primaria, secundaria y superior, desempeña un papel fundamental en la adquisición de las competencias que un distrito emprendedor vigoroso requiere. Surgen, como categorías complementarias para este análisis, los sistemas de educación no formal e informal que permiten el desarrollo de experiencias educativas planificadas, cortas y específicas, pudiendo incluir diversas experiencias formativas. Además, se incluirá dentro del rango de análisis, la indagación a diversos agentes económicos pertinentes con la temática que se aborda, tanto del sector privado como el público. Este artículo expone los lineamientos y supuestos iniciales para la ejecución del presente proyecto de investigación. Para ello, se realizó una revisión exhaustiva de la literatura académica y estudios empíricos que examinan la relación entre la educación formal, no formal e informal en materia de iniciativa emprendedora, con el objetivo de proyectar un análisis que abarque tanto el sector público como el privado.
Explorando Interconexiones Académicas: Bases de Datos Bibliométricas en Letras (1996-2016)
Authors: CADIN OYARZO Vanesa Gisella , FORCHINO Maria Verónica
Published: November 2024

En este documento se realizará un desarrollo de los criterios de recolección y construcción de base de datos de la producción científica en investigación en el área de las letras de la Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA), en el periodo recortado (1996-2016). Se detalla la reconstrucción del archivo de proyectos de investigación que conforman la base de datos, las dimensiones en estudio y la reconstrucción del corpus de producciones científicas que serán objeto de estudio para las redes bibliográficas. Los resultados revelan características de la producción científica en el campo de las letras en la UNPA. Luego, se podrá analizar a través de redes de citación en función de los documentos publicados, estructura del campo y sus relaciones.
Reflexiones y propuesta en torno a la incidencia de tareas de crianza sobre la productividad académica de docentes-investigadoras de las universidades argentinas, particularmente en Patagonia Austral
Authors: ÁLVAREZ María Valeria , VILLANUEVA María Lourdes
Published: November 2024

Diversas investigaciones y propuestas teóricas dan cuenta de la interrelación entre la organización del trabajo dentro del hogar y la inserción remunerada femenina. Una hipótesis probada señala el ser responsable del cuidado de niños pequeños como factor que afecta negativamente la disponibilidad de tiempo para el trabajo remunerado. Mayormente la mujer flexibiliza o reduce su tiempo de trabajo pago para dedicarlo al hogar. Estudios indican que ello afecta el devenir de sus trayectorias laborales en distintos continentes, incluida Latinoamérica. En el ámbito científico y universitario argentino se han aplicado instrumentos legales e institucionales para reducir la incidencia de distintos sesgos de género en el ingreso, permanencia y crecimiento laboral. Según datos disponibles, las mujeres no logran similares niveles de crecimiento que los varones en las cúspides de las jerarquías de Organismos de Ciencia y Tecnología, o en las categorizaciones de docentes-investigadores/as. Nuestra hipótesis remite a la diferencial dedicación femenina a la vida familiar, aunque carecemos de datos primarios. Datos secundarios sobre uso del tiempo a nivel urbano nacional, estadísticamente indican un crecimiento significativo del tiempo dedicado por las madres al hogar cuando hay infantes pequeños. En la UNPA –donde varios cargos implican investigación, extensión y docencia- sugerimos debe considerarse que durante el primer año de vida de un hijo/a, se ampliaría el tiempo dedicado a la familia y se reduciría el tiempo dedicado a la investigación. Ello requeriría ser ponderado en mediciones de resultados de investigación de mujeres, para mitigar efectos negativos sobre sus recorridos laborales.
Cement-bonded wood panels filled with duroplast sanitary ware wastes
Authors: Yel Husnu , Aras Ugur , Kalaycioglu Hulya , Aykan Recep
Published: November 2024

The effect of using duroplast sanitary ware waste as a substitute for wood materials in cement-bonded wood panels was evaluated. Utilizing these wastes can provide considerable economic and environmental benefits by reducing the use of wood materials and the deposits in landfills. Cement-bonded wood panels were produced with the replacement of spruce wood materials by the duroplast sanitary ware waste particles in 10 wt%, 20 wt%, 30 wt%, and 40 wt%. The produced panels were examined in terms of physical, thermal, mechanical, and morphological properties and compared with the related standards. Experimental findings demonstrated that water absorption, moisture content, and thickness swelling values of the panels were enhanced by the addition of duroplast sanitary ware waste. The duroplast sanitary ware waste did not affect the density of the panels. The bending strength and the modulus of elasticity of the cement-bonded wood panels can be increased up to 23 % and 5,6 %, respectively, by the addition of 10 wt% duroplast sanitary ware waste particles. However, the internal bond strength and the screw withdrawal resistance values were reduced by an increment in the use of duroplast sanitary ware waste. The scanning electron microscope observation revealed that there was no mechanical interlocking between the duroplast sanitary ware waste and cement, and the formations of voids in the panels increased with an increase in the duroplast sanitary ware waste particle content.  The thermal analysis showed that the use of duroplast sanitary ware waste resulted in increased cement hydration products due to the reduction in the wood content of cement-bonded wood panels.
Benchmarking a trapped-ion quantum computer with 30 qubits
Authors: Chen Jwo-Sy , Nielsen Erik , Ebert Matthew , Inlek Volkan , Wright Kenneth , Chaplin Vandiver , Maksymov Andrii , Páez Eduardo , Poudel Amrit , Maunz Peter , Gamble John
Published: November 2024

Quantum computers are rapidly becoming more capable, with dramatic increases in both qubit count \cite{kim2023evidence} and quality \cite{moses2023race}. Among different hardware approaches, trapped-ion quantum processors are a leading technology for quantum computing, with established high-fidelity operations and architectures with promising scaling. Here, we demonstrate and thoroughly benchmark the IonQ Forte system: configured as a single-chain 30-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer with all-to-all operations. We assess the performance of our quantum computer operation at the component level via direct randomized benchmarking (DRB) across all 30 choose 2 = 435 gate pairs. We then show the results of application-oriented \cite{IonQ_AQ20_2022}\cite{qedcPeerReviewed} benchmarks and show that the system passes the suite of algorithmic qubit (AQ) benchmarks up to #AQ 29. Finally, we use our component-level benchmarking to build a system-level model to predict the application benchmarking data through direct simulation. While we find that the system-level model correlates with the experiment in predicting application circuit performance, we note quantitative discrepancies indicating significant out-of-model errors, leading to higher predicted performance than what is observed. This highlights that as quantum computers move toward larger and higher-quality devices, characterization becomes more challenging, suggesting future work required to push performance further.
Asymmetry activation and its relation to coherence under permutation operation
Authors: Hayashi Masahito
Published: November 2024

A Dicke state and its decohered state are invariant for permutation. However, when another qubits state to each of them is attached, the whole state is not invariant for permutation, and has a certain asymmetry for permutation. The amount of asymmetry can be measured by the number of distinguishable states under the group action or the mutual information. Generally, the amount of asymmetry of the whole state is larger than the amount of asymmetry of the added state. That is, the asymmetry activation happens in this case. This paper investigates the amount of the asymmetry activation under Dicke states. To address the asymmetry activation asymptotically, we introduce a new type of central limit theorem by using several formulas on hypergeometric functions. We reveal that the amounts of the asymmetry and the asymmetry activation with a Dicke state have a strictly larger order than those with the decohered state in a specific type of the limit.
Primary School Teachers’ Professional Well-Being: Views of Teachers and School Leaders
Authors:   University of Latvia, Stramkale Ligita , Ušpele Ilze
Published: November 2024

The paper focuses on the need to promote the professional well-being of primary school teachers. The study aims to analyse and compare the views of primary school teachers and school leaders on the professional well-being of primary school teachers. The study involved 72 (n = 72) primary school teachers and 20 (n = 20) school leaders. The study addressed two research questions: RQ1: What is the professional well-being of primary school teachers from the point of view of school leaders and teachers themselves? RQ2: Is there a difference between the views of the primary school teachers and the school leaders regarding professional well-being? For data collection, two structured questionnaires were planned and designed to gather information about the following study scales: (1) teaching duties, (2) cooperation with colleagues, (3) professional development, and (4) methodical work. The SPSS 22 was used for processing and analysing the quantitative data. The study revealed that school leaders’ views on the professional well-being of primary school teachers are generally more unfavourable than teachers’ views. Primary teachers and school leaders agree that teachers’ methodical work is well valued and feedback provided to primary school teachers is growth-oriented. The study found a statistically significant difference in the views of primary school teachers and school leaders on teaching duties and cooperation with colleagues. For these two scales, the primary school teachers are more optimistic than the school leaders. The study concluded that despite the statistically significant differences in the views on two out of the four scales, there was generally no statistically significant difference in the views of primary school teachers and school leaders on the professional well-being of primary school teachers. The study findings are essential in promoting the professional well-being of primary school teachers.
Approbation of the Gamified Learning Process Model Through Participatory Action Research
Authors:   University of Latvia, Dreimane Santa
Published: November 2024

Gamification has shown the potential in developing motivation and changing behaviours. Still, research reveals that games as a learning tool are not sufficiently approbated in learning environments and longitudinal studies are rare. Theoretical objectives for gamification are essential to test in the learning environment. For this reason, The Gamified Learning Process Model developed by the author of this article was integrated into a higher education study course for future teachers with the aim of testing the model’s effectiveness in the learning environment and evaluating the development of learning motivation among students. Students were divided into a control group (n = 20), where the gamification model was not present in their learning process, and a research group (n = 63), who were offered a gamification strategy to promote attendance, attention span, positive emotions, positive associations with the subject and lecturer, and motivation to master and better understand the course content. A points system was established in which points were awarded for attending lectures, completing a game-based task after each course topic (virtual breakout rooms or quizzes), and completing the course’s final quiz (team competition). At the end of the semester, all the points were collated, and students with the highest score gained extra points in the final exam. Participatory action research was conducted to collect feedback using a student survey based on the Motivation scale of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire by Pintrich et al., adapting it and supplementing it with questions about the use of gamification elements and their impact on the development of motivation. The data collected were analyzed using the SPSS program and are presented in the article.
Systematization of Gamification Elements
Authors:   University of Latvia, Dreimane Santa
Published: November 2024

Gamification is a relatively new concept that has gained recognition among researchers since 2012 and has shown potential in a variety of fields. Gamification uses game elements to develop motivation, change behavior and attitudes, and solve problems. The game elements are one of the main characteristics of gamification and distinguishes it from similar disciplines like game-based learning and serious games; accordingly, it is important to systemize them so that the implications in the learning environment are more efficient and easier for educators to use when creating a gamification strategy. To achieve the aim of this research, the data mining was used as the research method to obtain the taxonomies, systematizations and models of gamification elements available on “ResearchGate” database. To mine the date, the keywords “gamification elements” and “taxonomy” or “systematizations” were used. Additionally, the data were restricted to the full-text accessibility. Altogether, 5 data units were detected within “ResearchGate” database that were suitable for the research and selected for the further analysis Within the framework of the present research, collected gamification elements were analyzed, systemizing the gamification elements mentioned in the works of various authors, the taxonomy of game elements, and their explanations in the context of the gamified learning process. In total, 32 gamification elements are systematized into four dimensions (1) game design elements, 2) motivational elements, 3) social elements and 4) technical game elements), considering the meaning and impact of the elements on the gamification process and its participants. The systematization of gamification elements aims to help to better understand the role of each element in the gamified learning process and to choose the right combination of elements appropriate for a particular situation.
Digital Transformation in Academia: The University of Latvia, 1990–2004
Authors:   University of Latvia,, Ansone Anna
Published: November 2024

The 21st century has seen a profound transformation in education driven by the integration of advanced technologies such as computers, smart devices, artificial intelligence, and immersive tools. These innovations have had a substantial impact on teaching methodologies, research practices, communication, and information retrieval processes. This study aims to assess the impact of Internet and computer technologies introduced at the University of Latvia (UL) between 1990 and 2004 – a period of significant socio-political change following Latvia’s independence. By conducting a qualitative analysis of archival materials, including issues of the ‘Universitātes Avīze’ (University Newspaper), academic conference proceedings, and graduation books, this research traces the adoption and effects of these technologies on UL’s academic environment. The study identifies key factors influencing successful technological integration, such as continuous skill development, a balanced use of digital and traditional resources, and adherence to ethical and legal standards. The findings provide valuable insights for contemporary educational institutions navigating similar digital transitions, highlighting strategies for effective adaptation to ongoing technological advancements. These lessons are not only relevant to the specific historical context but also offer guidance for modern educational institutions facing similar transitions in the digital age, helping them to better prepare for and adapt to ongoing technological changes.
Retrieval Practice Action Research to Develop Middle School Students’ Knowledge of Biology Terminology
Authors:   University of Latvia, Serrière Fleur
Published: November 2024

The researchers, a Secondary school Biology teacher and a language learning specialist, brought their respective fields of competence together to apply the research on retrieval practice, according to which this strategy has a high impact on learning. The students participating in this study were a group of 22 Grade 8 students, predominantly Russian-speakers, attending an English-speaking international school. Their level of English varied from A1 to C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The problem identified was the students’ lack of confidence in using and understanding Biology terminology effectively. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of retrieval practice as a strategy for English as an Additional Language (EAL) students to improve their competence in this area. The Biology teacher split the unit of work in two; students received a formative test with open books (no retrieval practice) for the vocabulary related to the first half of the unit, and a formative test with closed books (retrieval practice) for the vocabulary related to the second half. Students were then assessed summatively on the full unit. The results for the content which had been formatively tested with open books were compared with the results for the content which had been formatively tested with closed books. The effect measured was small, but confirmed the hypothesis according to which retrieval practice has a positive impact on learning. Metacognition, reflection, and collaboration are all part of the approaches to learning skills modelled to students in this study. Through these skills, which the action research model supports, we not only sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a particular strategy, but also to promote a culture of inquiry and self-directed learning. It offers practical insights for educators seeking to enhance their pedagogical practices and supports students in mastering subject-specific terminology in a second language.
Implementation Ways of Educational Technologies on Higher Education
Authors:   University of Latvia, Saprunova Olena
Published: November 2024

Today the system of modern higher education is away from traditional teaching methods or monotonous classes and tries to incorporate real-life activities into students’ education. It is also connected with fundamental changes in educational technologies such as informative and communicative ones, the aim of which is to educate future specialists in real situations and develop certain skills that provide significant opportunities to modernize teaching at universities. The aim of this research is to substantiate the concept of “educational technology” and methodological features of its development theoretically. To study how university lecturers work with educational technologies today to assess real opportunities to analyse basic implementation ways to incorporate educational technologies into modern higher education. On the basis of the content-analysis of the scientific literature, the notion of “educational technology” was defined and the methodological features of educational technology development at the university level were substantiated. The general implementation methods of educational technologies in higher education were analysed. The structure of the pedagogical system at a modern university and the peculiarities of educational technologies development are described. Lecturers’ readiness to incorporate the new pedagogical technologies into higher education was studied. The research was conducted via a methodological approach based on empirical and theoretical methods to achieve the aim and tasks of this research. First, the theoretical base includes scientific methods such as studying, analysis, generalization, comparing sources of data in the same category and induction or deduction. Second, the current problem was studied via an empirical method such as a questionnaire, on the basis of which, a sociological survey was formed to test initial theoretical principles of the current issues. The author concluded that the subject of “educational technologies” should be included in a university curricula.
Preschool Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder along Universal Design for Learning: A Theoretical Aspects
Authors:   Liepaja Academy of Riga Technical University, Tīģere Inese , Bethere Dina
Published: November 2024

Background. In the context of inclusive education children with autism spectrum disorder have the right to attend an educational institution that best suits their needs; however, this right is restricted by a number of factors, including the special education programs that the educational institution offers and the level of competence of the teachers. Furthermore, an early diagnosis offers significant benefits because it determines the medical and special education programs that the kid is eligible for. But, a child’s needs might not be satisfied if his unique requirements are not recognized. Use of an appropriate strategy that guarantees inclusion in school for all children – not only those with a diagnosis and special education support measures – is therefore imperative. Method The field of inclusive education research is developing quite rapidly, highlighting the importance of this approach and providing new insights on the most effective way to put it into practice. However, certain theories are not supported by scientific findings, which furthers fragmentation. A systematic literature review of the literature makes it easier to evaluate concepts and frameworks objectively. EBSCOhost, CambridgeCore, ScienceDirect, and SageJournals are popular online bibliographic databases in the social sciences that were used in a systematic literature review. Results. The research demonstrates how the universal design for learning framework complies with contemporary inclusive education trends through qualitative research, providing support to all children regardless of whether a diagnosis is made or whether a specific form of assistance has been determined upon.
Works of Latvian Medallists in Fidem Congress Exhibition in Florence
Authors:   University of Latvia, Nikiforovs Juris
Published: November 2024

Medal is a miniature to be held. As an art form medal has evolved from being decorative to purely modernistic in a sense of creative expression. Many of Latvian medallists have a long experience in the field of medal art, working as sculptors and educators. Some artists have joined the Latvian Medal club recently. Latvian national section of medal art was represented in FIDEM (International Medal Art Federation) XXXVII Congress exhibition in Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Florence 2023 with 25 works by 15 artists of a living generation. Sculptural styles of the exhibited art medals of Latvian medallists varied individually. Many medals were realistic. They accurately showed pictorial likeness of cultural personalities or allegorically depicted philosophical ideas and existential issues. More than few artists responded via means of a tiny art medal to events near and far away, for instance to the war in Ukraine. Then some medals were quite abstract and nonrepresentational while still successfully revealing a purposeful association. Couple of medals were merely decorative, inducing joyful visual perception. Mostly being low relief medals, these small sculptural works also differed in form, size and material. Round and rectangular medals appeared classical by traditional convention. Free shape medals were not restricted by pure geometry, but rather accented characteristic silhouette of a particular image. Eventually the technique of sculpture proved to be an important factor. Half of the medallists made casts, produced in general out of bronze. The rest fabricated their work of composed substances, ceramic materials or created medals in mixed media, even experimented in intermediate art form. Works of Latvian medallists are being collected. Latvian museums have a great number of medals in their stocks. There is the museum of medallic art at Dundaga castle with permanent as well as changing collections.
Applications of Consciousness Models in Education
Authors:   University of Latvia, Dzelme Juris
Published: November 2024

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the emergence of a new type of conscientious subject will significantly change education and other areas. AI is expected to be able to become an analog of consciousness. Discussions on the adoption of the EU AI Act show that the rapid development of AI requires a review of the challenges related to the creation and use of AI. Education-related tasks that can be addressed through modelling include: acquiring knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for human beings in order to communicate with AI; adaptation to AI caused changes in social structure; correction of deviations and errors in AI action. The aim of the study is to investigate the principles of interaction between AI and humans. Methods developed in analytical psychology and mathematical modelling are used to provide a uniform model of natural and artificial intelligence. The study shows opportunities for education for transforming basic human needs, especially the need for transcendence, in a world where social structure is changing. Recommendations have been developed on how to prepare for the changes that await humanity in a jobless world. AI friendliness to humanity is ensured by the cognition of the world as an AI target. AI should be built by making artificial and natural intelligence closer. This approach makes it possible to perform the following: improve human collaboration with AI; help finding of mistakes and biases in AI functionality. The transformation of the education system must begin immediately in order to prepare for life in a world governed by AI.
A Lisboa Africana de Orlanda Amarílis e Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida: uma análise feminista da “família ampliada” na diáspora
Authors: Stoll Daniela
Published: November 2024

Neste artigo, analiso a diáspora africana retratada por Orlanda Amarílis e Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, em Lisboa. Debato, a partir de obras delas, o conceito de “família ampliada” (Stuart HALL, 2003), uma importante rede de sociabilidades e de resistências que impacta positivamente a forma como as comunidades diaspóricas vivenciam a cidade pós-colonial. Analiso, por uma perspectiva feminista, como duas personagens mulheres – a narradora não nomeada do conto “Rodrigo” (AMARÍLIS, 1989) e a personagem Justina, de Luanda, Lisboa, Paraíso (PEREIRA DE ALMEIDA, 2019) – vivenciam a “família ampliada” e também a cidade de forma diferente da dos personagens homens. Essas diferenças podem envolver, por exemplo, a sobrecarga com tarefas domésticas, o medo de violências de gênero, o aprisionamento em comportamentos normativos e o desejo de anonimato. Por fim, defendo, a partir de reflexões de Chandra Mohanty (2003), que as ideias de família e lar, também na diáspora, precisam ser pensadas através de uma lente política, que leve em consideração fatores como gênero, raça e classe. Argumento que, assim como as narrativas tradicionais de lar e de família são contestadas e disputadas por teóricas feministas, o mesmo pode ser feito com a narrativa da “família ampliada”, ainda que este seja um conceito que parte de um lugar de resistência. Concluo que é importante refletir sobre esse conceito sobretudo a partir das lutas, dos conflitos, das rupturas e das transformações.
Pesquisar outramente: (re)pensando práticas de investigação à luz dos feminismos neomaterialistas e pós-estruturalistas
Authors: De Camargo Santos Caynnã
Published: November 2024

O presente ensaio pretende contribuir para os correntes debates sobre a necessidade de (re)pensar os habituais conceitos e práticas da chamada “metodologia qualitativa humanista convencional” à luz dos fundamentos epistemológicos e ontológicos avançados por contribuições feministas assentes nas teorias pós-estruturalistas, pós-humanistas e neomaterialistas, nomeadas aqui, na esteira de St. Pierre (2018), de “teorias pós”. Busco, em um primeiro momento, revisitar sucintamente o processo de desestabilização da tríade moderna Sujeito-Linguagem-Objeto agudizado pela emergência do pós-estruturalismo e de posições teóricas associadas à chamada “virada ontológica” em curso nas ciências humanas e sociais. Em seguida, tendo como pano de fundo uma investigação sociológica teoricamente informada pela articulação de perspectivas feministas pós-estruturalistas e neomaterialistas, abordo criticamente o método de entrevistas, de modo a propor formas alternativas de conceber a natureza das relações estabelecidas entre “relatos” e “experiência”. Também apresento o método de leitura difrativa, argumentando que este caracteriza um inovador procedimento analítico alinhado aos compromissos epistemológicos e ontológicos de estudos pautados pelas “teorias pós”. Por fim, defendo, em consonância com os recentes debates acerca das possibilidades de uma “pesquisa pós-qualitativa”, a necessidade das/os cientistas sociais aceitarem a premente tarefa de “pensar outramente” (FOUCAULT, 1984) suas habituais práticas de pesquisa à luz dos desafios apresentados por edifícios político-teóricos contemporâneos.
Subalternité genrée, afroféminisme décolonial et mémoire
Authors: Chantal Allela-Kwevi Clotilde
Published: November 2024

Cet article s’inscrit dans le cadre du séminaire « Féminisme et Décolonialité. Brésil, Améfrica Ladina et Afrique » mené conjointement par le «Groupe de Recherche et d’Etudes des Noirs en l’Amérique Latine’’ (Université de Perpignan) et Grupo Feminismos e Decolonialidade (Universidade Federal da Paraiba), sous la cordination de Victorien Lavou et Luciana Calado Deplagne. D’une part, la « subalternité genrée » repose sur une relation dialectique qui questionne la condition subjective de subordination, de soumission et toutes formes de discriminations à l’encontre des femmes, spécifiquement des femmes racisées. D’autre part, la Pensée féministe décoloniale, découlant du concept de Colonialité du pouvoir (Anibal Quijano) convoque des approches théoriques diversifiées émanant de grandes figures féministes latino-américaines parmi lesquelles les critiques brésiliennes, Sueli Carneiro, Leila Gonzalez, Maria Lugones. A cette vision, s’ajoutera la perspective afro-féministe prônée par Awa Thiam, Mariama Bâ, Fatou Sow.  Ceci dit, cette étude se propose de questionner la prise de parole d’une nouvelle génération d’écrivaines féministes ; allant de la perspective afro-caribéenne avec Saeta the poems de Yolanda Arroyo, puis la projection afro-subsaharienne avec Chère Ijdjaewele ou un manifeste pour une éducation féministe de l’écrivaine nigériane Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, et pour finir la trajectoire au féminin inscrite dans La Dette de Sylvie Akiguet-Bakong, écrivaine et psychologue gabonaise.  Par quels procédés romanesques, autrement dit comment ces autrices aux trajectoires distinctes, parviennent-elles à mettre en lumière les expériences des femmes sujettes à des formes de dominations diverses ?
Elementos do sagrado indígena na escrita de Patrícia Melo e Giovana Madalosso
Authors: Schneider Liane
Published: November 2024

Ao longo do presente artigo é tratado o deslocamento geográfico/cultural/filosófico vivenciado pelas protagonistas de dois romances brasileiros contemporâneos – Mulheres empilhadas (2019), de Patrícia Melo e Suíte Tóquio (2020), de Giovana Madalosso. Ambas narrativas tratam de questões de maternidade, abordadas pelo olhar materno ou filial, da violência sofrida por mulheres e como uma aproximação com um sagrado não ocidental favorece as protagonistas via contatos que essas estabelecem com práticas de comunidades nativas do Norte do Brasil. Nosso foco está em verificar de que forma os elementos sagrados e os rituais com o chá sagrado, o Ayahuasca, levam essas mulheres a conseguirem uma conscientização que permite tratar de fatos que, em São Paulo, em suas culturas de origem, não conseguiam. Verificamos que o afastamento da vida urbana, do trabalho e as organizações capitalistas a ele vinculadas, aqui lido pelo olhar da crítica decolonial e feminista, é fator que permite que as duas protagonistas consigam compreender melhor suas idiossincrasias e desatar alguns nós que antes se apresentavam como emaranhados impossíveis de serem desfeitos.
ZONEAMENTO DE ÁREAS DE RISCO GEOMORFOLÓGICO: CASO DO BAIRRO BELA VISTA (BARBALHA, CEARÁ)
Authors: Silva Francisco Marciano de Alencar , Bandeira Ana Patrícia Nunes , Ribeiro Simone Cardoso , De Moura-Fé Marcelo Martins , Brito Denise da Silva
Published: November 2024

O município de Barbalha, localizado no sul do estado do Ceará, apresenta áreas suscetíveis a riscos geomorfológicos, como foi analisado no mapeamento das áreas de risco elaborado no bairro Bela Vista. Esse mapeamento adotou os procedimentos metodológicos do Instituto de pesquisas tecnológicas- IPT, recomendado pelo Ministério das Cidades, utilizando a base cartográfica elaborada pelo PROURB - cidades do Ceará, disponibilizada pela Prefeitura Municipal de Barbalha (2015), escala 1:10.000, Datum SAD 69 re-projetada para SIRGAS 2000 no software Arcgis 9.3. No bairro Bela Vista foram mapeados dois setores de risco denominados “setor 10”, com risco muito alto e “setor 11”, com risco médio. Ambos apresentam processos atuantes como sulcos, ravinas profundas e deslizamentos planares de pequena escala em diversos pontos do talude, agravados pela falta de manejo adequado por parte dos moradores. A partir dos resultados alcançados, entende-se que o mapeamento de áreas de risco geomorfológico possa contribuir para um planejamento ambiental e prevenção de desastres no município.