bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dental management of a child with a rare bone disorder: a case report with a six-year follow up
Authors: TEIXEIRA Suélen Alves , GUIMARÃES Mariana Oliveira , CARDOSO Natália Mendes De Matos , MAIA Raiane Machado , CARNEIRO Natália Cristina Ruy , BORGES-OLIVEIRA Ana Cristina
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare genetic disorder involving abnormal type I collagen composition that compromises bone and collagen-rich tissues. Individuals with Osteogenesis imperfecta exhibit oral and systemic abnormalities, including dentinogenesis imperfect. The purpose of the review is to report a clinical case of a nine-year-old boy diagnosed with Osteogenesis Imperfecta type III, focusing on dental and occlusal aspects. The case report was developed at the outpatient clinic at the School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Southeastern of Brazil. The clinical oral examination revealed Angle Class III malocclusion and anterior crossbite. It was also observed the presence of dentinogenesis imperfect in both primary and permanent teeth. Radiographic analysis showed the presence of completed obliterated pulp chambers in both dentitions. Dental treatment included oral hygiene counseling, dental extraction, fluoride therapy and restorations. The child was followed up for a period of six years and then referred to the orthodontic outpatient clinic at the same university for the treatment of malocclusion. Early dental care is important to the prevention or interception of oral diseases, such as dentinogenesis imperfect and malocclusion, as well as the improvement of dental esthetics in cases of Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Quality of models supplied to dental laboratories for the fabrication of partial removable denture framework
Authors: MENEZES Luma de Vasconcelos , SILVA Thais Carine , GUERRA Catia Maria Fonseca , CIMÕES Renata , VAJGEL Bruna de Carvalho Farias
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the models and plannings of metallic framework of removable partial prosthesis sent to dental laboratories in the city of Recife. Methods: The physical and technical conditions of plaster models were sent by the dentists to 4 dental laboratories. All models were examined, photographed and recorded on a form according to the research objective. Results: A total number of 235 models sent by dental surgeons were used to prepare the metallic structure, in which none of the models presented surveying nor the path of insertion. Out of the 235 models, 41 (17.44%) presented serious failures, such as positive and negative bubbles, broken dental elements, direct retainers and damaged edentulous areas. With respect to the planning, only 22 (9.35%) models were presented with the metallic framework planning, but in an unsatisfactory way. Regarding mouth preparation, no model presented a guide plane, and only 6.8% of models had rests seats, but incorrectly prepared. Conclusion: The models evaluated presented poor quality, lack of planning and no mouth preparation. This shows the need for dental surgeons to be aware of the appropriate prosthesis models and plannings in order to ensure a satisfactory and long-term rehabilitation of the patient, as well as preserving the remaining mouth structures.
Oral conditions and the impact on quality of life of morbidly obese and bariatric patients
Authors: PRADO Rosana Leal do , SANTOS Nataly Dara Moraes , SILVA Karina Evangelista da , RODRIGUES Maria Carolina , TAGUTI Jefferson Yoshiharu de Toledo , MARSICANO Juliane Avansini
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT Objective The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease and edentulism in morbidly obese and bariatric patients, and to verify the oral health impact on quality of life. Methods We evaluated 33 morbidly obese patients (G1) and 50 patients submitted to bariatric surgery (G2). The DMFT, CPI, prosthetic status and prosthetic need for edentulism were used to analyze oral conditions. The impact of oral health on quality of life was assessed using the OIDP questionnaire. Results CPOD were G1: 9.0±7.0 and G2: 13.3±8.0 (p= 0.020). The dental calculus was the worst periodontal condition G1: 72.7% and G2: 80.0% (p= 0.752). The majority of G1 and G2 patients did not use (p = 0.878) and did not need (p= 0.132) dental prosthesis. The mean of OIDP was G1: 11.2±23.8 and G2: 14.16±23.8 (p= 0.089). Conclusion It concluded that bariatric patients have a higher prevalence of dental caries and the need for dental prostheses is related to the impact of oral health on the quality of life of obese patients.
Prevalence of dental anomalies and bone alterations in children’s panoramic radiographies
Authors: REIS Jéssica Costa , FRAGA May Anny Alves , DE-AZEVEDO-VAZ Sérgio Lins , MIOTTO Maria Helena Monteiro de Barros , PEREIRA Teresa Cristina Rangel , CAMISASCA Danielle Resende
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT Objective To verify the prevalence of dental anomalies in terms of number, position and shape, and the presence of bone alterations, through analysis of panoramic radiographs. Methods This study evaluated dental anomalies and bone alterations in children aged 6 to 12 years-old, detected on panoramic radiographies recorded in the radiographic database of the Federal University of Espírito Santo between 2012 and 2016. Clinical and demographic information were registered. Dental records were retrieved to obtain the medical history involving syndromes or other diseases that may interfere with the anomalies and alterations. Chi-square and exact Fischer’s statistical tests were performed. Results There were alterations in 83 out of 301 panoramic radiographs analyzed. There were 169 anomalies or alterations (mean of 2,04±1,38 anomalies/patient), involving 201 teeth. The most prevalent anomaly was tooth impaction (26.63%), which affected the canines more frequently, followed by hypodontia (24.26%), more often found in the second premolar, and both affected mostly females. Hyperdontia and radiolucent lesions showed the same prevalence (18.93%), the most affected teeth were those of the anterosuperior region and the first mandibular molars, respectively. The least prevalent anomalies were dilaceration (7.69%), taurodontism (2.37%) and radiopaque lesions (1.18%). Bone alterations were significantly more found in mandible and in the posterior region, which confirms the prevalence in the lower molars. Conclusion Although there was no statistically significant difference regarding sex, there was a high prevalence of anomalies and alterations in our study population, which indicates the importance of its diagnosis by means of a panoramic x-ray examination.
A Surge toward a Sustainable Future: Organizational Change and Transformational Vision by an Oil and Gas Company
Authors: Jaber Tahrir
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT Context: reflecting the call being made by the United Nations to solve our current climate challenges and reduce companies’ CO2 emissions, there is a strong need for large corporations to not only employ the terminology of sustainable transitions, but to implement strategies and select new alternative sustainable solutions. Objective: this study fills a gap in the literature by developing and validating a model that helps researchers understand the factors that enable a large corporation undergoing a sustainable transition to select its new sustainable practices. The developed model used theories of sustainability transition and institutional theory with three pillars (regulative, normative, and cognitive) in order to help understand the nature of the company’s innovation selection criteria. Method: survey-based research was carried out among an oil and gas company’s employees, and structural equation modeling was used to test the model fit, validate the survey, and test the hypotheses. Results: the results showed that normative and regulative pillars play the main role in selecting renewable energy activities as a first step toward the company’s sustainable future. Conclusion: the findings provide researchers with a valuable model for understanding the main criteria for selecting new sustainable projects in established companies.
Os discos perfurados do período Tapajônico: análise tecnológica e questões contextuais
Authors: Lima Anderson Márcio Amaral , Moraes Claide de Paula , Sá Mayara dos Santos Ramos de
Published: November 2020

Resumo Objetos únicos na arqueologia amazônica, os discos perfurados da região do atual município de Santarém, Pará, foram confeccionados em matérias-primas variadas, porém os mais elaborados foram produzidos a partir de óxidos de ferro de granulação muito fina e homogênea. Tidos a priori como rodas de fusos, estes artefatos são comumente encontrados fragmentados nos sítios arqueológicos do período Tapajônico, iniciado por volta do século X até o presente. Decorados com traços muito finos, apresentam motivos gráficos não registrados nas cerâmicas tapajônicas. Debruçamo-nos sobre contextos arqueológicos de sítios estudados no município de Santarém, a partir do estudo de uma rica coleção de artefatos depositada na reserva técnica do Laboratório de Arqueologia da UFOPA (Coleção Juma Janaína), além de peças provenientes de outras coleções e publicações. Tendo como base a noção de cadeia operatória, a análise foca nos discos, nos processos envolvidos na aquisição da matéria-prima, na confecção, no uso, no descarte e na reciclagem desse material. Ao final, será demonstrado que ir além de estudos tipológicos permite avançar em dados tecnológicos, discutir questões contextuais, propor alternativas e revisões para interpretações embasadas em ideias pré-concebidas sobre o conhecimento tecnológico dos povos amazônicos do passado.
Revisitando os alter egos: figuras sobrepostas na iconografia Konduri e sua relação com o xamanismo
Authors: Alves Marcony Lopes
Published: November 2020

Resumo A noção de alter ego tem sido utilizada desde o começo do século passado para descrever um motivo caracterizado por uma figura sendo sobreposta por outra nas iconografias pré-coloniais do norte da América do Sul. Esse termo se refere também à sua interpretação baseada em analogias etnográficas de conceitos ameríndios. Este artigo rediscute os supostos alter egos a partir da análise iconográfica do estilo cerâmico Konduri (c. 1250-1650 AD). O estudo sistemático de um corpus com milhares de fragmentos e algumas vasilhas inteiras permitiu identificar três conjuntos com aves, cabeças de aves ou quadrúpedes sobre a cabeça de um antropomorfo ou zooantropomorfo. Sugere-se, a partir dos relatos etno-históricos e de informações etnográficas, que essas figuras podem ter agenciado observadores, conteúdos e contextos em rituais coletivos ou práticas xamânicas. Comparativamente, essas figuras exibem posturas e adornos similares aos relacionados ao tema visual dos antropomorfos sentados encontrados em vários outros estilos cerâmicos amazônicos, aludindo provavelmente a personagens-xamãs.
Do teso marajoara ao sambódromo: agência e resistência de objetos arqueológicos da Amazônia
Authors: Barreto Cristiana
Published: November 2020

Resumo Este artigo trata de objetos arqueológicos da Amazônia para além de seus contextos originais e, partindo de uma análise de seus atributos agentivos, introduz o conceito de objeto resistente. Considerando a agência de objetos e imagens marajoaras, procura entender quais são os atributos materiais e visuais que os tornam passíveis de ressignificação, através dos tempos e culturas, em variadas narrativas de construção de identidades. Entre aquilo que distinguimos como ‘tecnologias de encantamento’, destacamos a complexidade da organização de campos decorativos e motivos gráficos, assim como maneiras particulares de representar seres e seus corpos, tecnologias estas reaproveitadas e readaptadas em contextos ocidentais históricos e contemporâneos. Argumentamos que este exercício é necessário enquanto prática arqueológica, para melhor nos instrumentalizarmos no entendimento de onde reside a agência e resistência de certos artefatos arqueológicos e devolver o protagonismo às artes indígenas do passado que foram e continuam sendo reapropriadas ao longo do tempo, tanto em narrativas colonialistas como de resistência ou decoloniais.
Corpo de barro, corpo de gente: metáforas na iconografia das urnas funerárias polícromas
Authors: Oliveira Erêndira
Published: November 2020

Abstract Nos últimos anos, a Etnologia amazônica tem consolidado uma teoria do corpo que propõe uma concepção deste, entre os ameríndios, como uma matriz de relações e transformações entre seres e perspectivas distintas. Esta concepção é tida como um dos pilares da organização cosmopolítica destes povos e perpassa a produção de diferentes linguagens estéticas entre imagens, ritos, cantos, danças e artefatos. Com base nestas proposições, faremos um diálogo entre Arqueologia e Etnologia, analisando a linguagem iconográfica das urnas funerárias da Tradição Polícroma da Amazônia, no baixo e médio Solimões. Tais artefatos podem ser interpretados como corpos, compostos de referenciais humanos e animais bi e tridimensionais e cobertos de grafismos elaborados. Nossa proposta, neste artigo, é interpretar a iconografia destes objetos com base em seus elementos corporais, entre forma e ‘decoração’, discutindo como esses elementos podem trazer noções relativas à produção e à constituição de corpos e agentes sociais.
A sintaxe dos corpos compósitos: agência e transformação na iconografia das tangas cerâmicas marajoara
Authors: Silva Emerson Nobre da
Published: November 2020

Resumo Este artigo explora certos aspectos estilísticos e iconográficos das tangas cerâmicas marajoara, adentrando na seara da corporalidade, especialmente nas noções de composição, transformação e fabricação corporal. O recorte da categoria ‘tanga’ visa a destrinchar alguns dos aspectos relativos ao regime de figuração marajoara, sobretudo no que diz respeito às formas de materialização de princípios cosmológicos relacionados à fabricação, à composição e à transformabilidade dos corpos. Neste sentido, a iconografia destes objetos mostra corpos compósitos elaborados por meio da integração de uma miríade de seres e de suas partes anatômicas, assim como pelo uso de recursos gráficos que, possivelmente, indicam transformações corpóreas. Essa sintaxe dos corpos compósitos, desse modo, pode ser um ponto crucial para se pensar o papel das tangas e, com isso, sugere-se que elas fabricavam corpos e pessoas multicompostos.
O simbolismo marajoara nos cuidados com o corpo
Authors: Linhares Anna Maria Alves
Published: November 2020

Resumo O simbolismo da cerâmica arqueológica marajoara foi escolhido como emblema de identidade nacional brasileira em fins do século XIX tendo em vista os projetos políticos de Estado. Para isso, o Estado se utilizou dos primeiros estudos arqueológicos que foram feitos no Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, a fim de consolidar sua escolha por esses objetos como emblema dessa alentada identidade. Destarte, da ciência de fins do Oitocentos, esse simbolismo foi para a arte, a arquitetura, a moda, as cédulas, o carnaval, os espaços público e privado, sendo usado até a contemporaneidade. Entretanto, chama atenção o uso desse simbolismo com os cuidados do corpo, tendo em vista roupas, perfumes, acessórios, entre outros, com a ‘marca marajoara’. É sobre essa ressignificação para os cuidados com o corpo a partir do uso de objetos ‘marajoara’ que se propõe este artigo.
Avaliação quantitativa e qualitativa do equilíbrio corporal em idosas ativas e sua relação com a saúde no geral
Authors: Silva Kelly Cristine Vargas da , Pimentel Bianca Nunes , Santos Filha Valdete Alves Valentins dos
Published: November 2020

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar o equilíbrio postural de idosas independentes e sua relação com aspectos de saúde, faixa etária e qualidade de vida. Métodos: foram selecionadas 44 idosas independentes classificadas de acordo com as escalas: Index de Independência nas Atividades de Vida Diária (AVD) e das Atividades Instrumentais de Vida Diária (AIVD), com média de idade de 70,5 anos (+6,64), submetidas à anamnese, Posturografia Dinâmica Foam Laser, por meio do teste da organização sensorial (TOS) e analise sensorial, utilizada para avaliar as funções vestibular, proprioceptiva e visual; ao questionário Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) nos sujeitos com queixa de tontura e o questionário de qualidade de vida WHOQOL-Bref. Resultados: os testes apontaram diferença significativa entre as alterações na avaliação posturográfica e aspectos de saúde como queixa de tontura (p = 0,02), doenças metabólicas (p = 0,04), cardiovasculares (p = 0,02), dores na coluna (p = 0,02) e com o uso de medicação contínua (p = 0,03), autorrelatadas. As idosas mais velhas apresentaram pontuação inferior no domínio funcional do DHI (p = 0,02), demonstrando menor restrição de participação nas atividades de vida diária e, quanto maior a idade, melhor a qualidade de vida no domínio psicológico do WHOQOL-Bref (p = 0,04). Conclusão: a presença da tontura e das doenças sistêmicas impactou negativamente no equilíbrio postural e na qualidade de vida das idosas avaliadas.
Neither Hero nor Villain: The Determinants of Confidence in the UPP Police
Authors: Ribeiro Ludmila Mendonça Lopes , Vilarouca Márcio Grijó
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT In this article we analyze the determinants of confidence in the Police Pacification Units ( Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora – UPPs). During their existence (2008-2018), “pacification” was represented by the media as an institutional hybrid which moved between two extremes. The police were either presented as heroes, whom people wanted to guarantee the end of shootings and ensure security in areas previously marked by violence, or as villains, rejected because of the lethality of their actions and the arbitrariness of how they dealt with people. Taking these representations as ideal types, we sought to identify the determinants of confidence in the police, with the counterpoint being a domiciliary survey carried out between 2014 and 2016 with 2000 residents distributed among twenty “pacified” favelas in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The results indicated that the respondents had ambiguous sentiments towards the UPP police, mediated by the perception that shootings were part of daily life in these communities and that the “pacification” had improved security, making the police neither heroes nor villains.
Regulation and enforcement of educational rights and obligations in Hungary
Authors: Cserny Ákos , Cardoso João Casqueira
Published: November 2020

Abstract The operation of an educational system and its image are influenced by several factors, such as legal regulation, institutional system, forms of financing or enforcement of rights and obligations. The study attempts to give the reader an overview of some elements of educational relations in Hungary, and on the way it has shaped its Education system in the midst of its traditions and of the international expectations. Because of the scope limitations, the paper shall not focus on all the factors and contexts of Education rights, so the picture that it describes is far from complete. The first part of the article presents an overview of the educational background in Hungary. The second part looks at a range of educational rights and obligations, in order to examine those that are most characteristic and most closely reflect the educational conditions in Hungary. The last part of the article focuses on a specific educational legal protection mechanism, the Commissioner for Educational Rights.
Penetração de cloretos em concretos expostos em zona de atmosfera marinha por um período de 9 anos
Authors: Silvestro Laura , Romano Fátima Sequeira , Molin Denise Carpena Coitinho Dal
Published: November 2020

Resumo A corrosão de armaduras é a manifestação patológica mais recorrente em estruturas de concreto armado, despertando maior preocupação em regiões litorâneas devido à presença de íons cloreto. Isso posto, destaca-se a carência de dados da concentração de cloretos de concretos em condição natural de exposição, principalmente na zona de atmosfera marinha. Dessa forma, este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar os perfis de cloretos de blocos de concreto moldados com teores de substituição de sílica ativa de 5% (CP V_5SA) e 10% (CP V_10SA) quanto à massa de cimento e a relações a/agl de 0,45, 0,55 e 0,65. Os concretos permaneceram expostos em zona de atmosfera marinha por um período de 9 anos na cidade de Tramandaí, Rio Grande do Sul. Inicialmente, foram retiradas amostras pulverulentas dos blocos de concreto para posterior determinação da concentração de cloretos solúveis em água. No tocante à corrosão de armaduras, a utilização de teores de sílica ativa em percentuais de 5% e 10% é eficiente na redução do ingresso de cloretos; baixas relações a/agl apresentaram concentrações superficiais mais elevadas, em contrapartida, à medida que a profundidade em relação à superfície do concreto aumenta, há uma redução nesses teores. Além disso, o trabalho evidenciou que a redução da relação a/agl e a incorporação de sílica ativa se mostraram medidas eficazes na redução da concentração de cloretos ao longo do tempo.
Alterações de custo e prazo em obras públicas
Authors: Alvarenga Felipe Campos , Maués Luiz Maurício Furtado , Santos Júnior Paulo Cerqueira dos , Macedo Alcebíades Negrão
Published: November 2020

Resumo Os investimentos em educação realizados pelo Governo Federal entre os anos de 2004 e 2014 chegaram a expressivos valores de 94,2 bilhões de reais, dos quais quase 7 bilhões de reais foram para as obras em instituições federais de ensino superior. Cabe ressaltar que, nesse setor, existe com frequência a ocorrência de aditivos de prazo e de custo, considerados grandes problemas na execução dessas obras. Do montante investido, cerca de 637 milhões representaram aditivos de custo, o que demostra o problema a ser enfrentado nessa área. Os dados deste trabalho englobam 2.178 obras divididas nas cinco regiões do país. Técnicas estatísticas, como a Análise de Variância de Kruskall-Wallis e o Teste U de Mann-Whitney, foram utilizadas para a análise e a inferência dos dados. Os principais fatores que levaram à celebração de aditivos foram as inclusões e/ou modificações de projetos e os acréscimos de serviços. Constatou-se que 69,05% das obras do setor não cumpriram o prazo e que 61,89% não terminam com o custo previsto. Nesse sentido, o estudo contribui para a avaliação das obras do setor público educacional em âmbito nacional, permitindo que as informações geradas sirvam para uma gestão mais eficiente nesse subsetor da construção.
Evaluation of the performance of plumbing fixtures in public sports facilities in Brazil
Authors: Gonçalves Felipe , Cureau Roberta Jacoby , Defaveri Daniele , Kalbusch Andreza , Ramos Doalcey Antunes
Published: November 2020

Abstract The performance of plumbing systems is directly related to water and energy consumption. Malfunction of components in these systems can cause water waste and discomfort to users. In this research, the performance of 607 plumbing fixtures was investigated in five public buildings focused on sports activities in the city of Joinville, Southern Brazil. The flow rates and leaks in all installed plumbing fixtures were verified. The measured flow rate values were compared to those established by Brazilian standards and by environmental certifications LEED and AQUA. Flow rates of showers with water at 40°±2 °C were measured in summer and winter to compare the performance of showers in different seasons. The flow rates in showers displayed worse performance in winter than in summer. Also, 30.9% of taps showed some type of leak and 77.8% of toilets trickled. Of all plumbing fixtures, 71.7% presented some kind of defect. The results presented in this study indicate the main problems related to the performance of plumbing fixtures installed in public sports facilities in Joinville and can be useful in planning building preventive maintenance and water conservation actions.
Resiliência como fator de proteção aos transtornos mentais menores na equipe de enfermagem
Authors: Santos Emerson Roberto dos , Bertolin Daniela Comelis , Pompeo Daniele Alcalá , Alves Isadora Gama , Roque Cleber José , Fucuta Patrícia da Silva , André Júlio César
Published: November 2020

OBJETIVOS: Rastrear a presença de transtornos mentais menores, avaliar os níveis de resiliência em profissionais de enfermagem de serviços de emergência e unidades de internação e verificar possíveis associações entre essas variáveis e o perfil sociodemográfico e profissional.

MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Estudo descritivo, correlacional e transversal. Participaram 203 profissionais de enfermagem (enfermeiros, técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem), do interior do estado de São Paulo. A coleta dos dados foi realizada por meio de instrumento de caracterização sociodemográfica e profissional, o Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20), e da escala de resiliência.

RESULTADOS: Prevalência global dos transtornos mentais menores de 31%, menor em profissionais de maior idade e do sexo masculino. Resiliência elevada, com valores médios de 136,4 (±20,1) pontos. Maior idade e atuação em unidades de emergência obtiveram escores mais elevados de resiliência. Menores escores de resiliência estiveram associados a maior possibilidade de transtornos mentais menores neste estudo.

CONCLUSÕES: Resiliência pode ser considerada fator de proteção contra os transtornos mentais menores em profissionais de enfermagem. Estratégias efetivas devem ser levadas em conta para mudar esse cenário de adoecimento de parte significativa da equipe de enfermagem.
A Winkler model for suction caisson foundations in homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear elastic soil
Authors: Suryasentana Stephen K. , Burd Harvey J. , Byrne Byron W. , Shonberg Avi
Published: November 2020

Suction caisson foundations provide options for new foundation systems for offshore structures, particularly for wind turbine applications. During the foundation design process, it is necessary to make reliable predictions of the stiffness of the foundation, since this has an important influence on the dynamic performance of the overall support structure. The dynamic characteristics of the structure, in turn, influence its fatigue life. This paper describes a thermodynamically consistent Winkler model, called OxCaisson, that delivers computationally efficient estimates of foundation stiffness for caissons installed in homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear elastic soil, for general six degrees-of-freedom loading. OxCaisson is capable of delivering stiffness predictions that are comparable to those computed with three-dimensional finite-element analysis, but at a much lower computational cost. Therefore, the proposed model is suited to design applications where both speed and accuracy are essential, such as large-scale fatigue assessments of offshore wind farm structures. The paper demonstrates that the OxCaisson model can also be applied to short, rigid monopile foundations.
Learning Outcomes of a National Level Project Contest
Authors:   Dept. of TCE, BMSCE, Bangalore, India, Hegde Rajeshwari , Kumar M. K. Prasanna , Oppiliappan Gopalan
Published: November 2020

Today, industry needs highly skilled engineering graduates to combat real world challenges in an efficient manner. The mere knowledge of theoretical concepts would not help the students to solve the global challenges. As such, nurturing young minds to appreciate complex problems and to think of innovative solutions either to alleviate prevalent problems or to improve the quality of life become the responsibility of technical institutions. The project contests to showcase the talents would help the students to exhibit their skills and project their ideas with peers and also with the industry experts. In this paper, the learning outcomes of one such national level project contest �TELECOMBAT�, held at the Department of Telecommunication Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore has been presented. The contest aimed to bring together industry and academia experts to strengthen the industry-institution interaction and also to get the students' projects evaluated by the industry experts which would help the students to understand the need for implementing quality projects to excel in their professional career. The suggestions given by the experts have been incorporated for evaluating student's projects for the successive years. The rigorous evaluation of the projects involved three rounds with different rubrics for each round. This event provided a platform for institute and industry iteration and also helped students to get first hand feedback from experts and researchers.
Fostering 21st Century Skills of the Students of Engineering and Technology
Authors:   Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 620015, India, Mekala S. , Harishree C. , Geetha R.
Published: November 2020

Employment opportunities are scramming from the reach of Indian engineering graduates due to their inadequate skills set. This evinces the skills gap prevailing between the workplace preparedness of the students of engineering and the exigencies of global workforce. 21st Century Skills are the competencies required from the students of present era to succeed in their life and career, in the absence of which the students encounter major employment deficit. Although, studies have been conducted on the need for 21st Century skills and on training teachers to instigate students' skills set, the inevitable focus on students' perception towards their need for career prospects has been left unexplored. Hence, the paper prospects the preparedness and potential of the students of engineering with respect to Learning and Innovation Skills and Life and Career Skills of 21st Century Skills. An online survey with self-rating questionnaire has been administered using random sampling technique among 111 final year students of Mookambigai College of Engineering and Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, between December 2018 and January 2019. Descriptive analysis, and parametric tests have been computed to investigate the data using SPSS. The findings have indicated the dearth of students' skills set in employing 21st Century skills set. The results imply the desideratum of enhancing the students' skills set that the study eventually recommends the integration of 21st Century skills set in English classroom of engineering and technology to meet the demands of the workplace.
Method of Designing and Implementing Outcome-Based Learning in Value Added Courses for Contemporary Skills which Enhances the Program Outcomes
Authors:   Dept. of Computer Applications, BMS Institute of technology and Management (Affiliated to Vivesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi), Doddaballapura Main Road, Avalahalli, Yelahanka, Bengaluru-560064, Karnataka, India, B. R Arun Kumar
Published: November 2020

The acceptance of outcome-based education (OBE) is increasing since the 1980s across different countries in the world. Implementation of OBE is essential right from primary education to postgraduate courses and even in research programs since the primary focus is on outcomes that are learner centric.This paper analyses the OBE curriculum design, it reflects on the method of designing value-added courses (VAC) and its effectiveness. It is found that VACs are instrumental in reducing the curriculum gaps to attain program outcomes (POs) of any given curriculum along with targeted skills. This work demonstrates the curriculum gap analysis, determines sample of learners acquiring cognitive skills in randomly selected courses, presents a framework for Industry-endorsed open short-term courses, and introduces new formats for documenting VACs for project-based and case study-based learning. The VACs contribute to POs by nearly 20%. It may be noted that VACs implementation enabled all POs attainment and gives no room for the curriculum gap. This paper contributes a comprehensive idea for offering several VACs that boost the achievement of POs at the expected level along with contemporary skills by considering a postgraduate degree.
Intelligent Dynamic Grouping for Collaborative Activities in Learning Management System
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Taramani, Chennai, India, V Shanmuganeethi , S. Muthuramalingam ,   Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India, K. V. Uma
Published: November 2020

In a sustainable education environment, Learning is fixed everyone and learning time may vary with individual capability. To provide additional learning space, Learning Management System (LMS) is a perfect solution. All kind of learners can make use of the additional learning space and attain the objectives of the content. Learning Management System is an integral component of the e-Learning design and development, and to manage the learning process. LMS would provide pre-defined templates for development as well as to deploy e-content, integrate multimedia content such as audio, video, images, graphics and animat ion, organi se assessments, evaluation procedures and analyze the learner style by including the learning analytics. Most of the Learning Management Systems offer convenient tools that allow to create custom courses and thus implement educational, teaching, training and management processes in an organization. Today learners are more towards active and team-oriented learning. LMS would improve a ctive and collaborative learning by providing varieties of activities and group projects. While giving the group assignments and projects to the learners, an effective and dynamic grouping mechanism need to be integrated. Based on the group size, the group should consist of mixed kind of learners to learn from group activity and to lead a group activity. The formation of the group must be dynamic for every activity. The groups should be dynamic in nature and every learner of the course must have active learning with each other in the same course. To prepare an intelligent grouping mechanism, a framework was developed and deployed in the MOODLE LMS. This intelligent dynamic grouping mechanism improve the overall learning activities in the LMS environment.
Research on The Developmental Aspects of The Steam Education Program Development in Korea
Authors:   Professor, Graduate School of Culture Technology, SangMyung University, Korea, Republic of, Lee Seungyon-Seny
Published: November 2020

This study examines the types of STEAM education programs through its development in Korea and the direction in which Korean creative education research focuses based on ICT in the fourth industrial era. The preliminary data of this study were investigated based on KOFAC's proposal request, and the development pattern by year and type from 2012 to 2020 is analyzed. The STEAM education program development maintains three basic types, and the other types are subtle but attempt to change in education development by presenting new fields every year. The three basic types are: Interdisciplinary Subject Integration Advanced Products Utilization and Science-Arts Convergence. Based on the development process in the subject area according to each type, the characteristics and relationships of the type are examined, and the link between the development of science and technology and social phenomenon is confirmed. As a researcher who continuously participated in the STEAM education project, the purpose is to analyze the linkage between the types and to suggest the direction of STEAM education development in Korean education in the future.
Atención y funciones ejecutivas en niños habitantes de la frontera colombo-venezolana: diferencias entre educación urbana y rural
Authors: Riaño-Garzón Manuel , Díaz-Camargo Edgar , Uribe Alvarado J Isaac , Pacheco Rodríguez Karen Mildred , Cárdenas Marlly Xilena , Jiménez-Jiménez Sebastián , Aguilar-Mejía Oscar
Published: November 2020

Introducción: La frontera colombo-venezolana enfrenta dinámicas sociales particulares que han contribuido en los bajos indicadores de calidad educativa, presente también en contextos rurales donde problemas como la migración y la violencia, dificultan la calidad y cobertura. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar las diferencias en el desarrollo de habilidades de atención y funciones ejecutivas según el contexto (urbano -rural) y la metodología escolar recibida (urbana regular y rural multigrado). Métodos: Se empleó un diseño no experimental, de alcance comparativo y corte transversal, evaluando una muestra intencional de 55 niños emparejados por edad, sin dificultades académicas y matriculados en diferentes instituciones de Norte de Santander- Colombia, en zona de frontera con Venezuela. Los estudiantes fueron evaluados con tareas neuropsicológicas de atención visual, planificación, inhibición y memoria de trabajo de la Evaluación neuropsicológica Infantil (ENI y Neuro psi). Los resultados fueron analizados mediante estadística no-paramétrica dadas las características de los datos recolectados. Resultados: Se encontraron desempeños inferiores en tareas de atencional visual en los participantes de ambas metodologías en comparación con el grupo de referencia. Así mismo, se encontraron diferencias según el tipo de metodología escolar recibida, siendo destacados en control inhibitorio los participantes de metodología multigrado, mientras que los niños escolarizados en metodología regular mostraron mejores resultados en capacidad de atención visual, atención auditiva y planeación. Conclusiones: Se encontraron diferencias en funciones ejecutivas de control inhibitorio, atención y planeación de acuerdo con el contexto escolar urbano-rural. Los hallazgos se discuten con el fin de argumentar la importancia de variables intervinientes asociadas a contextos rurales latinoamericanos, donde se destaca el entorno físico, la limitada estimulación cognitiva, prácticas particulares de crianza y cuidado y algunos hábitos que han mostrado una relación con el desempeño cognitivo.
EL MÉRITO COMO ELEMENTO DE TRANSFORMACIÓN DE LAS INSTITUCIONES
Authors: Zuñiga Lindao Sixta
Published: November 2020

La administración pública moderna procura el fortalecimiento de sus instituciones, partiendo para ello de la implementación de nuevas políticas públicas que permitan atender las necesidades de la ciudadanía y garantizar el cumplimiento de los fines esenciales del Estado. Así las cosas, las instituciones deben plantear políticas basadas en la implementación del mérito ya sea desde el punto de vista estructural o como acción afirmativa en beneficio de la comunidad y, provocando la transformación de sus instituciones y un replanteamiento de la función administrativa, lo que se traduce a su vez, en la necesidad de construir capacidad institucional para el desarrollo, en implementar mecanismos de transparencia y generar condiciones favorables para atender los problemas colectivos que se presentan en una población dinámica.
CONTRA LA IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LA PENA DE PRISIÓN PERPETUA EN COLOMBIA: UNA CUESTIÓN DE PRINCIPIOS
Authors: Huertas Díaz Omar , Amaya Sandoval Carolina
Published: November 2020

La implementación de la pena de prisión perpetua en Colombia como mecanismo para punir la ejecución de delitos sexuales contra niños, niñas y adolescentes, desborda todo el anclaje constitucional de un Estado Social y Democrático de Derecho y de los fines de la pena, en el entendido de que constituye un agravio a la dignidad humana sin posibilidad de resocialización y sin tomar en cuenta criterios de razonabilidad, propio de sistemas penales que basan el poder punitivo del Estado en la concesión de penas retributivas de tipo moral, más que en penas privativas de la libertad con consideración de criterios de proporcionalidad, necesidad y razonabilidad. En esa medida, este documento se desarrolla a partir de una metodología dogmático-jurídica mediante el análisis de referentes históricos, doctrinales, normativos y jurisprudenciales en torno a la pena de prisión perpetua y desde un análisis de derecho comparado, con el objetivo de justificar la inconveniencia de su implementación en cualquier ordenamiento jurídico que propugne por los fines esenciales de un Estado Social y Democrático de Derecho.
UBICACIÓN Y FUERZA VINCULANTE DE LAS SUBREGLAS JURISPRUDENCIALES DENTRO DEL ORDENAMIENTO JURÍDICO COLOMBIANO
Authors: Cerra Nolasco Eduardo Pablo
Published: November 2020

Resulta de vital y trascendental importancia en el estudio del derecho constitucional actual, así como de la teoría jurídica, ocuparse del análisis del precedente judicial y de la capacidad que este tiene de crear subreglas con carácter vinculante y oponible a los jueces y usuarios de la administración de justicia. Trataremos no solo de desarrollar la naturaleza de dichas subreglas, sino también de mirar la ubicación que ocupan dentro del ordenamiento jurídico. Concluiremos, con meridiano acierto, que determinando la ubicación que dichos precedentes ostenten en el escalonamiento jurídico colombiano será así mismo el poder y carácter vinculante que tengan dentro del sistema normativo.
CONVENCIONALIDAD DE LAS GARANTÍAS JUDICIALES Y PROTECCIÓN JUDICIAL EN LA JURISPRUDENCIA DE LA CORTE INTERAMERICANA DE DERECHOS HUMANOS SOBRE COLOMBIA
Authors: Caballero Palomino Sergio Andrés , Cruz Cadena Katerin Yulieth , Torres Bayona Daniel Fabián
Published: November 2020

El presente artículo de investigación orbita alrededor de la pregunta ¿cuál es el panorama del Estado colombiano frente a las garantías y protección judicial contenidos en la Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos?, teniendo como objetivo general determinar la aplicación de los artículos 8 y 25 de la Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos (la Convención) por parte del Estado Colombiano. Como metodología de investigación es preciso indicar que posee un enfoque jurídico-teórico; utilizando el tipo de investigación descriptivo; método deductivo, analítico y posteriormente aplicando la síntesis; como fuente primaria de investigación se utiliza la Convención y la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CorteIDH); como técnica se realiza el análisis de contenido jurisprudencial y finalmente, como instrumento se utilizan fichas de análisis jurisprudencial.
Sharing research data to comply with a journal policy: Experience of a first-time depositor
Authors: Burke Marianne D
Published: November 2020

Background Journals in health sciences increasingly require or recommend that authors deposit the data from their research in open repositories. The rationale for publicly available data is well understood, but many researchers lack the time, knowledge, and skills to do it well, if at all. There are few descriptions of the pragmatic process a researcher author undertakes to complete the open data deposit in the literature.
When my manuscript for a mixed methods study was accepted by a journal that required shared data as condition of publication, I proceeded to comply despite uncertainty with the process.
Purpose The purpose of this work is to describe the experience of an information science researcher and first-time data depositor to complete an open data deposit. The narrative illustrates the questions encountered and choices made in the process.
Process Methods To begin the data deposit process, I found guidance from the accepting journal’s policy and rationale for its shared data requirement. A checklist of pragmatic steps from an open repository provided a framework used to outline and organize the process. Process steps included organizing data files, preparing documentation, determining rights and licensing, and determining sharing and permissions. Choices and decisions included which data versions to share, how much data to share, repository choice, and file naming. Processes and decisions varied between the quantitative and qualitative data prepared.
 
Results  Two datasets and documentation for each were deposited in the Figshare open repository, thus meeting the journal policy requirements to deposit sufficient data and documentation to replicate the results reported in the journal article, and also meeting the deadline to include a Data Availability Statement with the published article.
Conclusion This experience illustrated some practical data sharing issues faced by a librarian author seeking to comply with a journal data sharing policy requirement for publication of an accepted manuscript. Both novice data depositors and data librarians may find this individual experience useful for their own work and the advice they give to others.
2020 Research Caucus Research Awards
Authors: Blake Lindsay  E
Published: November 2020

The MLA Research Caucus is pleased to announce the winners for best research papers and posters presented at the MLA 2020 Virtual Meeting. Thank you to all the judges who volunteered their expertise to help select these deserving awardees both in the pre-judging phase and at the Virtual Conference. To learn more about the awards and selection process, visit the Research Section website at http://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=938.
Social Tourism 'In Practice': The Tourist Experience of Homeless People in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brasil, Eugenio Jordania de Oliveira , Cheibub Bernardo Lazary ,   Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Published: November 2020

When they are disregarded as citizens, people on the street seem to be invisible with regard to their rights, while in their daily lives their presence causes discomfort, generating the inverse of invisibility. This work, when undertaking tourism as a social right, describes how the tourist experiences of a group of homeless people - assisted by a public social assistance agency, in partnership with a UFF extension program - took place, which they visited tourist attractions in the metropolitan region of Rio. In addition to contact with authors / research that dealt with the reality of people living on the streets, the theoretical basis intertwined the themes of the Right to Leisure and the City, the Tourist Experience and Social Tourism. The analyzes carried out from ethnographic bases, including participant observation and interviews with a semi-structured script, indicated that tourist experiences seem to have aroused affective memories that work for this group as a means of resistance to the condition in which they find themselves. Even so, some experiences were crossed by serious situations of prejudice and discrimination, directed by conventional visitors to the group.
Hospitality in University Residences: An Exploratory Study to Portugal
Authors:   Instituto Superior de Ciências Empresariais e do Turismo, Porto, Portugal, Tavares Fernando Oliveira , Pacheco Luís Dias ,   Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique, Porto, Portugal, Rocha Elisabeth Pereira ,   Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
Published: November 2020

This article has as main objective to identify and study the characteristics of university residences most valued by the students. The study is carried out in the university residences of an University, in Portugal, for a sample of 342 students being found statistically significant differences in preferences according to gender and the location of the residence outside or inside the university campus. Factor analysis reveals six determinants of student preference: the unique experience and living provided, interior and location amenities, academic performance, environmental awareness, safety, and social relationships. Fundamentally, it is observed that students prefer a residence near to the university and academic spaces and also close to the local markets.