bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Regulation of robotics: Analysis of the leading countries’ experience
Authors: Pichkov O. B. , Ulanov A. A.
Published: July 2021

The paper compares and analyzes the experiences leading states have had in robotics regulation; on the basis of the identifi best practices, proposals are formulated for Russia in the corresponding fi d. The relevance of the research is determined by the rapid growth of the global robotics market over the last decade, as well as the introduction of robots in the widest range of human activities. The leading countries in the international robotics market were selected using the benchmarking method. A comparative analysis of the regulation in the fi d of robotics was conducted through a comparison matrix composed of several criteria. The criteria included the existence of regulations and a national program for the development of robotics, the presence of responsible government bodies or organizations, and sectoral “regulatory sandboxes”. It was discovered that, of the four studied countries (the Republic of Korea, Japan, Germany, and Russia), only one has all the components of the robotics regulation system. The authors formulated certain recommendations aimed at improving the corresponding domestic regulation system. In particular, considering the best practices of foreign countries, the parties concerned are encouraged to adopt a sectoral normative legal act, as well as to establish a specialized state agency.
Uma Análise em nível de firma do investimento industrial no Brasil com enfoque regional
Authors: Cruz Bruno de Oliveira
Published: July 2021

O artigo apresenta uma análise em nível de firma do investimento industrial no Brasil e tece comentários sobre comportamento microeconômico do investimento.
Um Olhar territorial para o mercado de trabalho no Brasil (2002-2018)
Authors: Macedo Fernando Cézar de , Porto Leonardo Rodrigues
Published: July 2021

Este artigo analisa a dinâmica regional do mercado de trabalho formal no país entre 2002 e 2018, considerando dois momentos: o primeiro, até 2014, caracterizdo pelo crescimento econômico e elevação dos postos de trabalho; e o segundo, entre 2015 e 2018, caracterizado por e aumento do desemprego.
O Fechamento das fronteiras terrestres amazônicas e impactos na mobilidade transnacional
Authors: Nunes Maria
Published: July 2021

Este artigo resgata, de forma incipiente, algumas consequências da falta de articulação dos países amazônicos no de suas fronteiras terrestres e na adoção das medidas de restrição da circulação e da mobilidade transfronteiriça, em função da emergência sanitária mundial instaurada.
Intertextualidad e intermedialidad poético-musical: formas de pervivencia de san Juan de la Cruz en la canción popular actual
Authors: BADÍA FUMAZ ROCÍO
Published: July 2021

Este trabajo aborda la pervivencia de la obra de san Juan de la Cruz en la canción popular española actual. A partir de los acercamientos metodológicos propios de la intermedialidad y la intertextualidad, se analizan canciones de Los Planetas, Silvio Fernández Melgarejo, Pájaro, Amancio Prada, Kiko Veneno, Enrique Morente y Rosalía para después proponer una tipología preliminar basada en la mayor o menor presencia del texto fuente, fundamentalmente en el nivel de la letra de la canción. Por último, se propone un acercamiento a la cuestión de la autoría en las musicalizaciones y las versiones (covers) desde los recientes Estudios Autoriales.
Interstellar Cloud Conditions Based on 63 μm [O i] Emission and Absorption in W3
Authors: Goldsmith Paul. F. , Langer William D. , Seo Youngmin , Pineda Jorge , Stutzki Jürgen , Guevara Christian , Aladro Rebeca , Justen Matthias
Published: July 2021

We investigate the origin of self-absorption in [O i] 63 μm line emission, which is very clearly seen in approximately half of the 12 Galactic giant molecular cloud (GMC)/H ii regions observed. For this study, we observed velocity-resolved spectra of photon-dominated region (PDR) and H ii region tracers, the [O i] 63 μm, [N ii] 205 μm, and CO J  =  5–4 and 8–7 lines, with the upGREAT instrument in the 4GREAT configuration on the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). To probe the origin of the [O i] absorption and line shape and what they tell us about the physical conditions, we focus on the W3 region, for which we obtained data for eight positions along a line near the H ii region W3 A. We derive the foreground column density of low-excitation atomic oxygen to be in the range 2–7 × 1018

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. At the position of strongest [O i] emission and greatest absorbing column density, 24% of the oxygen in the PDR is in the form of low-excitation atomic oxygen. We employ the Meudon PDR code to study the chemical and thermal structure of the PDR and to understand the large column density of neutral oxygen throughout the PDR. The reduction in the integrated intensity of the [O i] 63 μm emission is a factor of ≃2–4 in directions with strong [O i] emission. The results from our sample, if general, would significantly impact the use of the [O i] 63 μm line as a tracer of massive star formation and could play a significant role in explaining the “63 μm [O i] deficit” seen in very luminous extragalactic sources.
A Search for the 3.5 keV Line from the Milky Way’s Dark Matter Halo with HaloSat
Authors: Silich E. M. , Jahoda K. , Angelini L. , Kaaret P. , Zajczyk A. , LaRocca D. M. , Ringuette R. , Richardson J.
Published: July 2021

Previous detections of an X-ray emission line near 3.5 keV in galaxy clusters and other dark-matter-dominated objects have been interpreted as observational evidence for the decay of sterile neutrino dark matter. Motivated by this, we report on a search for a 3.5 keV emission line from the Milky Way’s galactic dark matter halo with HaloSat. As a single pixel, collimated instrument, HaloSat observations are impervious to potential systematic effects due to grazing incidence reflection and CCD pixelization, and thus may offer a check on possible instrumental systematic errors in previous analyses. We report nondetections of a ∼3.5 keV emission line in four HaloSat observations near the Galactic center. In the context of the sterile neutrino decay interpretation of the putative line feature, we provide 90% confidence level upper limits on the 3.5 keV line flux for a field centered 18.6 degrees from the Galactic center and the corresponding 7.1 keV sterile neutrino mixing angle: F ≤ 0.077 ph cm−2 s−1 sr−1 and

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. The HaloSat mixing angle upper limit was calculated using a modern parameterization of the Milky Way’s dark matter distribution, and in order to compare with previous limits, we also report the limit calculated using a common historical model. The HaloSat mixing angle upper limit places constraints on a number of previous mixing angle estimates derived from observations of the Milky Way’s dark matter halo and galaxy clusters, and excludes several previous detections of the line. The upper limits cannot, however, entirely rule out the sterile neutrino decay interpretation of the 3.5 keV line feature.
Transiting Exoplanet Monitoring Project (TEMP). VI. The Homogeneous Refinement of System Parameters for 39 Transiting Hot Jupiters with 127 New Light Curves
Authors: Wang Xian-Yu , Wang Yong-Hao , Wang Songhu , Wu Zhen-Yu , Rice Malena , Zhou Xu , Hinse Tobias C. , Liu Hui-Gen , Ma Bo , Peng Xiyan , Zhang Hui , Yu Cong , Zhou Ji-Lin , Laughlin Gregory
Published: July 2021

We present 127 new transit light curves for 39 hot Jupiter systems, obtained over the span of 5 yr by two ground-based telescopes. A homogeneous analysis of these newly collected light curves together with archived spectroscopic, photometric, and Doppler velocimetric data using EXOFASTv2 leads to a significant improvement in the physical and orbital parameters of each system. All of our stellar radii are constrained to accuracies of better than 3%. The planetary radii for 37 of our 39 targets are determined to accuracies of better than 5%. Compared to our results, the literature eccentricities are preferentially overestimated due to the Lucy–Sweeney bias. Our new photometric observations therefore allow for significant improvement in the orbital ephemerides of each system. Our correction of the future transit window amounts to a change exceeding 10 minutes for 10 targets at the time of James Webb Space Telescope's launch, including a 72 minutes change for WASP-56. The measured transit midtimes for both literature light curves and our new photometry show no significant deviations from the updated linear ephemerides, ruling out in each system the presence of companion planets with masses greater than 0.39–5.0 M
⊕, 1.23–14.36 M
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⊕ near the 1:2, 2:3, 3:2, and 2:1 resonances with the hot Jupiters, respectively, at a confidence level of ±1σ. The absence of resonant companion planets in the hot Jupiter systems is inconsistent with the conventional expectation from disk migration.
Science Goals and Objectives for the Dragonfly Titan Rotorcraft Relocatable Lander
Authors: Barnes Jason W. , Turtle Elizabeth P. , Trainer Melissa G. , Lorenz Ralph D. , MacKenzie Shannon M. , Brinckerhoff William B. , Cable Morgan L. , Ernst Carolyn M. , Freissinet Caroline , Hand Kevin P. , Hayes Alexander G. , Hörst Sarah M. , Johnson Jeffrey R. , Karkoschka Erich , Lawrence David J. , Le Gall Alice , Lora Juan M. , McKay Christopher P. , Miller Richard S. , Murchie Scott L. , Neish Catherine D. , Newman Claire E. , Núñez Jorge , Panning Mark P. , Parsons Ann M. , Peplowski Patrick N. , Quick Lynnae C. , Radebaugh Jani , Rafkin Scot C. R. , Shiraishi Hiroaki , Soderblom Jason M. , Sotzen Kristin S. , Stickle Angela M. , Stofan Ellen R. , Szopa Cyril , Tokano Tetsuya , Wagner Thomas , Wilson Colin , Yingst R. Aileen , Zacny Kris , Stähler Simon C.
Published: July 2021

NASA’s Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft lander to the surface of Titan in the mid-2030s. Dragonfly's science themes include investigation of Titan’s prebiotic chemistry, habitability, and potential chemical biosignatures from both water-based “life as we know it” (as might occur in the interior mantle ocean, potential cryovolcanic flows, and/or impact melt deposits) and potential “life, but not as we know it” that might use liquid hydrocarbons as a solvent (within Titan’s lakes, seas, and/or aquifers). Consideration of both of these solvents simultaneously led to our initial landing site in Titan’s equatorial dunes and interdunes to sample organic sediments and water ice, respectively. Ultimately, Dragonfly's traverse target is the 80 km diameter Selk Crater, at 7° N, where we seek previously liquid water that has mixed with surface organics. Our science goals include determining how far prebiotic chemistry has progressed on Titan and what molecules and elements might be available for such chemistry. We will also determine the role of Titan’s tropical deserts in the global methane cycle. We will investigate the processes and processing rates that modify Titan’s surface geology and constrain how and where organics and liquid water can mix on and within Titan. Importantly, we will search for chemical biosignatures indicative of past or extant biological processes. As such, Dragonfly, along with Perseverance, is the first NASA mission to explicitly incorporate the search for signs of life into its mission goals since the Viking landers in 1976.
Coronary pathology in patients after chest radiotherapy
Authors: Biserov Denislav , Konteva Mariana , Yoncheva Ivaneta , Gogov Svetoslav
Published: July 2021

Radiation therapy is the main treatment for a large number of neoplastic diseases. Improved survival in this group of patients led to the emergence of a new nosological unit – radiation-induced damage to neighbouring organs and systems. Data accumulated in recent decades has proven conclusively that chest radiotherapy could result in heart damage. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in oncological patients in remission. The onset of radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) can be early with clinical picture of acute myocarditis and late with manifestations of constrictive pericarditis, restrictive cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, valvular involvement, heart failure and conduction pathology. Clinical symptoms may manifest years after exposure to radiation. Our team performed a mini-review on the topic, after which we shared our own experience in 10 patients who underwent radiation therapy in the past and were admitted to the Clinic of Cardiology of University Multyprofile Hospital for Active Treatment „Deva Mariya“ with a clinical picture of ACS.
Usages de l’indemnité parlementaire
Authors: Tardits Nicolas
Published: July 2021

Si l’encadrement de la rémunération des élus semble essentiel pour laver la démocratie de ses imperfections et abus, qu’en est-il des régimes autoritaires pouvant employer ce mot d’ordre politique pour contrôler et assurer une stabilité de l’ordre établi ? Le contre-exemple qu’est le Second Empire français (1852-1870) interroge cette quotidienneté des débats contemporains pouvant faire illusion sur le caractère inédit d’un problème devenu public. De l’usage d’un discours – invoquant « l’éthique » comme la « bonne » ligne de conduite d’un député – à sa réalisation et objectivation constitutionnelle par la suppression éphémère, onze mois, du traitement des parlementaires (article 37 de la Constitution du 14 janvier 1852), ces outils de délégitimation des élus permettent un renouvellement du personnel politique impérial. L’étude des discours parlementaires et écrits d’agents sociaux contemporains sur la moralisation de la vie politique, des recommandations préfectorales ou des comptes rendus des réunions informelles, permet d’étudier un moment clé de l’agencement normatif de la rémunération des élus et conséquences dans le jeu politique. Autrement dit, nous réaliserons un détour historique pour analyser la genèse d’un mot d’ordre antiparlementaire, la moralisation de la vie politique, vecteur de dispositifs institutionnels destinés à contrôler la rémunération des élus et, avec lui, l’ordre politique impérial.
Des infirmières face aux inégalités entre les enfants malades
Authors: Mougel Sarra
Published: July 2021

Que font les infirmières en hospitalisation pédiatrique à domicile des inégalités entre enfants ? Une enquête ethnographique auprès de professionnelles d’une unité d’hospitalisation à domicile pédiatrique de la région Île-de-France apporte un éclairage sur cette question. L’observation de leur travail au domicile des familles montre qu’elles accordent peu d’importance à l’environnement matériel des enfants malades, malgré l’absence de lit médicalisé qui les conduit à travailler dans les lieux du quotidien. Ces professionnelles s’attachent davantage à la « qualité » des relations parents-enfants, caractéristique qui traverse les frontières entre les classes sociales sans les abolir. Elles parviennent ainsi à nouer des relations positives avec des parents situés aux extrêmes de l’échelle sociale.
Tous égaux ? Les inégalités entre enfants face au droit
Authors: Delaunay Isabelle
Published: July 2021

Les enfants orphelins sont peu étudiés. Ils constituent pourtant une préoccupation des institutions publiques dans leur volonté de réduire les inégalités entre enfants de familles monoparentales. L’orphelinage comprend aujourd’hui les enfants de couples mariés et non mariés. Cet article va montrer, dans un premier temps, que les différences de traitement entre les parents, veufs mariés ou veufs de fait, en droit civil et social, sont de nature à produire des inégalités entre les enfants eux-mêmes. Dans un second temps, le point de vue du Conseil d’orientation des retraites sera exposé. Ce dernier anime, depuis 2000, une réflexion sur l’évolution de la prise en charge des veufs et des enfants orphelins. L’objectif de l’analyse est de dégager les principes de justice qui pourraient guider l’action publique pour réduire les inégalités entre enfants orphelins.
Modèles de Formation dans les Groupes en Développement : l’importation de nos traditions dans les cultures étrangères
Authors: Wiener Jan , Raguet Christian
Published: July 2021

L’accent est mis sur la pertinence, ou non, d’utiliser des modèles de formation bien établis et éprouvés, dans des cultures aux attitudes sociales, politiques et cliniques différentes. L’auteure commence par décrire les changements nécessaires qui ont été introduits pour revitaliser son propre Institut, la Society of Analytical Psychology. Elle explore ensuite les questions relatives aux différents aspects de la formation dans les pays où l’IAAP assure une formation connue sous le nom de « programmes de routeurs ». Là, les analystes, les enseignants et les superviseurs, provenant d’autres cultures, qui apportent leur expertise, peuvent être confrontés à des divergences de vues concernant la nature même de l’attitude analytique, non seulement avec ceux qu’ils forment mais aussi entre eux.
Complexité, Individuation, Présence chez Edgar Morin et C.G. Jung
Authors: Raguet Claire
Published: July 2021

Edgar Morin, chantre de la pensée complexe, m’a aidée à comprendre les écrits de Jung. Pour ces deux auteurs, vie et œuvre, expérience et pensée sont liées et fonctionnent comme un tout. Discriminer, relier et contextualiser sont pour Morin les outils de la pensée et de l’éthique et rejoignent la conjonction des opposés qui constitue pour Jung le processus d’individuation. De cette œuvre-vie, infiniment riche et complexe, je tente de donner un aperçu en extrayant ce qui la relie à l’œuvre-vie de Jung ainsi qu’à la connaissance par l’expérience et la pratique clinique issue de la psychologie complexe de Jung.
Dynamic behavior and stabilization of brain cell reconstitution after stroke under the proliferation and differentiation processes for stem cells
Authors: Alqarni Awatif Jahman ,   Department of Mathematics, College of Sciences and Arts in Balqarn, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia, Rambely Azmin Sham , Alharbi Sana Abdulkream , Hashim Ishak ,   Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia,   Department of Mathematics & Statistics, College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu 41911, Almadinah Almunawarah, Saudi Arabia
Published: July 2021

Stem cells play a critical role in regulatory operations, overseeing tissue regeneration and tissue homeostasis. In this paper, a mathematical model is proposed and analyzed to study the impact of stem cell transplantation on the dynamical behavior of stroke therapy, which is assumed to be based on transplanting dead brain cells following a stroke. We transform the method of using hierarchical cell systems into a method of using different compartment variables by using ordinary differential equations, each of which elucidates a well-defined differentiation stage along with the effect of mature cells in improving the brain function after a stroke. Stem cells, progenitor cells, and the impacts of the stem cells transplanted on brain cells are among the variables considered. The model is studied analytically and solved numerically using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. We analyze the structure of equilibria, the ability of neural stem cells to proliferate and differentiate, and the stability properties of equilibria for stem cell transplantation. The model is considered to be stable after transplantation if the stem cells and progenitor cells differentiate into mature nerve cells in the brain. The results of the model analysis and simulation facilitate the identification of various biologically probable parameter sets that can explain the optimal time for stem cell replacement of damaged brain cells. Associating the classified parameter sets with recent experimental and clinical findings contributes to a better understanding of therapeutic mechanisms that promote the reconstitution of brain cells after an ischemic stroke.
Emerging Strategies for Sensing of Blood-Stream Bacterial Diseases
Authors: Kaul Ankur , Chopra Dimple Sethi , Thakur Abhishek , Shah Pranav , Mishra A. K.
Published: July 2021

Early prognosis of infection has been a major concern for clinicians worldwide. The diagnostic investigation in clinical practice focuses on resolving the complex mysteries of the deep-seated systemic infections, which are often difficult to decipher. Amongst the infectious diseases, the bacterial infections are the most ubiquitously found infections. The clinics have moved to application of molecular imaging techniques for early detection of systemic bacterial infections which even allow the follow-up during antimicrobial therapy to assess the efficacy of a particular course. Further, new age diagnostic methodology has seen a paradigm shift to the detection of biomarkers in the blood samples of patients.
Exploring the Potential of Peptides and Peptidomimetics in Biosensing
Authors: Jaswal Radhika R. , Kaushal Kanica , Joshi Shubhi , Sharma Pratibha , Sharma Shweta , Preet Simran , Saini Avneet
Published: July 2021

Biosensors are devices that capture the biological signal and convert it into a detectable electrical signal through transduction. Biological entities like DNA, RNA, and proteins/enzymes can be conjugated onto the biosensor surface to detect and observe certain biological analytes in environment, biomedical, and food industries. Peptides have been efficiently used in the fabrication of peptide-based biosensors due to their attractive properties like established synthesis protocols, diverse structures, and as highly enzyme-selective substrates. However, owing to their labile nature, peptidomimetics are the best alternatives at the bioreceptor interface due to their specificity and stability, relatively low cost and easy modifications, and capability to form supramolecular assemblies like nanosheets. Such bioconjugation strategies efficiently convert interaction information into a measurable signal, thus highlighting the importance in the fabrication of next-generation novel robust biosensors desirable for detection and dissemination of pathogens causing infections in the living and non-living worlds.
Evalutation of the Roof Garden Design Criteria in the Example of Istanbul Marmara Forum Mall
Authors: Yücel Caymaz Gökçen Firdevs , Gündüz Selim Şükrü
Published: July 2021

The aim of this study is to create a checklist of roof garden design criteria. This scope of work includes an encompassing review of international standards studies such as German Landscape Research, Development, and Construction Society; the American Society for Testing and Materials; the U.S. Green Building Counci; and Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, whereas the generated checklist was evaluated in the Marmara Forum Mall. As a result of the study, an answer was sought to the question, “What are the prerequisites for a roof garden serving the needs of users in today's conditions?” whereas on-site detection, observation, and photography were used as working methods. As a result, in considering the evaluation of the checklist on a scale of the Marmara Forum Mall, climatic data, activities with its hard structure, promenade areas, and designs of plantlife and water elements in soft structure are moderately sufficient, whereas it was determined there is no problem in the roof furniture design and maintenance.
Rubrics as Tools for Effective Assessment of Student Learning and Program Quality
Authors: Olson Jacqueline M. , Krysiak Rebecca
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the potential of rubrics as tools for effective assessment and introduce the concepts of rubric assessment, construction, testing, and implementation, with critical stakeholder involvement and leadership support. Rubrics should be designed to align to outcomes and assess the level of achievement for each major component of an assignment. They can be constructed in a variety of ways with various kinds of points allocations. From design to implementation, a range of stakeholders including subject, curriculum, and assessment experts should be involved to ensure the rubric descriptions use measurable verbs and objective language. Rubrics design is an iterative process with an aim to continuously improve their effectiveness. Done well, rubrics can serve as support to student learning, consistent and transparent evaluation of students work, and course, program, and institutional learning quality assessment.
Curriculum Development and Open Distance E-Learning for the 21st Century
Authors: Harris Elize M. , Goosen Leila
Published: July 2021

The purpose of the study reported on here was the curriculum development of suitable natural sciences and technology education modules, including practical investigations to complement the theoretical content of these for open and distance e-learning (ODeL) in the 21st century. In light of this purpose, the chapter will especially mention assessment practices and tools, curriculum development, multimedia use, student engagement, learning management systems, and multiculturalism and diversity in the online classroom. The objectives were related to establishing the aspects that must be considered during the curriculum development of well-designed natural sciences and technology education modules, which will include practical investigations, and that students should be able to have opportunities to reflect on their engagement with practical investigations to complement the theoretical content of the modules for ODeL purposes in the 21st century and demonstrate their pedagogical content knowledge after having successfully completed natural sciences and technology education modules.
Curriculum and Online Course Development Framework
Authors: Kanjanapongpaisal Piti G. , Wolfe Sharp Florence
Published: July 2021

The online pivot necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has placed online instruction in the spotlight. While schools and universities around the world quickly moved classes online and kept students learning, it became apparent that most institutions and instructors lacked a solid foundation in creating online curriculum. Recognizing that online instruction is here for the long-term, building skills in creating and managing the online curriculum is essential. This chapter covers the history and foundations of curriculum, explores key issues and opportunities for educators just getting started with online learning, and recommends foundational practices for developing effective online curriculum. The approach takes a practical perspective, stepping through the curriculum development phases and concluding with a look at some of the challenges curriculum developers and instructors face.
Open Educational Resources in Africa
Authors: Tsekea Stephen
Published: July 2021

The open access movement came as a result of the rising cost of learning materials and the need for having publicly funded research or works available on the public domain. This is a movement which is in support of having educational learning resources freely available on the internet. Despite the intellectual properly issues surrounding use of learning resources, many institutions in Africa are adopting these digital learning resources. The chapter documents how the OER movement started, its advantages and disadvantages, copyright and licensing issues, models, and challenges in adopting OERs.
Accessibility of Library Services to Patrons With Disabilities at Bindura University of Science Education Library
Authors: Machuve Prosper Josiah
Published: July 2021

The study investigated the accessibility of library services to patrons with disabilities at Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE). The study was carried out because, since the commissioning and the movement of all BUSE library services to the new library, there has not been any study to determine how accommodative the library is to patrons with disabilities. The study made use of International Federation of Libraries and Associations (IFLA) access to libraries for persons with disabilities checklist as its theoretical framework. The study recommended that for BUSE library to improve the accessibility of library services to patrons with disabilities it must craft an institutional policy for people with disabilities at BUSE, provide more resources in alternative formats, as well as provide assistive technologies through establishing a disability centre for patrons with disabilities, training of library staff members to better equip them to serve patrons with disabilities, and physical accessibility of the library by patrons with disability must be improved.
Trends in Contemporary Record Management
Authors: Yusuf Sherif Kunle , Adekoya Olayinka Mary
Published: July 2021

This chapter examines the record management and its contemporary trends. It discusses the concept of record not only as evidence but also a proof of important transactions carried out in an organization. Records ensure effective and efficient updates to organizations if properly managed, organized, and monitored. However, most records in organizations, especially libraries, lack monitoring and enforcement, inappropriate vintage and governance. It is against this background that record managers should create a system of organizing records storage where essential records can be reduced to microform in order to conserve, space, and speed-up preservation and retrieval of information.
Creating Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Classroom Communities in Early Childhood Language Immersion Schools
Authors: Slapac Alina , Kim Sujin
Published: July 2021

This chapter examined the development of a classroom community through a case study of a kindergarten teacher in a Spanish language immersion school. Case study data includes observational field notes, classroom artifacts, informal conversations, and interviews with an immersion kindergarten classroom teacher. Additionally, interviews with the two administrators from the Spanish and French immersion schools (networking schools) were collected and analyzed to learn about their perspectives regarding culturally and linguistically responsive teaching practices and their commitment to encouraging the creation of classroom communities within their schools. The results revealed both the administrators and the case teacher in the kindergarten classroom supported practices of drawing from their own and students' cultural identities and resources to create a culturally responsive learning and social environment, in partnership with students and families. Recommendations for future studies on diverse early childhood settings are discussed in regards to teacher preparation and policy enactment.
Implementing and Evaluating Culturally Responsive Teaching for Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Through Study Abroad Programs
Authors: Jones April L. , Collier Rhonda M.
Published: July 2021

This chapter focuses on social work methodology as a means of developing effective study abroad programs at HBCUs. Moreover, the chapter proposes ways to implement social work standards into study abroad programs for HBCU students. The chapter provides meaningful case studies to examine the impact of service-learning programs that employ culturally responsive teaching and learning strategies as well as social work standards for HBCU students on short-term programs. The chapter provides a myriad of strategies for culturally responsive teaching. While the focus is on social work education, the methods developed in this chapter may be used in service-learning settings.
Culturally Responsive Program Evaluations
Authors: Stevens Helena , Peed Tracy
Published: July 2021

Program evaluations in education programs are conducted to address the outcomes, experiences, and phenomena that occur from programs. Program evaluation models are plentiful, and commonly used models include objectives, summative, formative, process, and outcome approaches. The strength of the model relies on the competencies and confidence of the evaluators. When used properly models are a reliable method for judging programs and their outcomes. Absent from these models is the intentional inclusion of culture. Culture is multidimensional and intersectional and holistically affects programs. Therefore, as the cultural makeup of the education systems continues to grow in diversity, program evaluation models must consider the impacts and influences that multi-dimensional culture has on programs at all stages of planning, delivery, and evaluation. This chapter provides specific areas of cultural identity to address with explicit steps for infusing deliberate emphasis into the program evaluation models.
Strategies to Support Teachers in Designing Culturally Responsive Curricula in Online Learning Environments
Authors: Nussli Natalie , Guan Yi , Oh Kevin
Published: July 2021

The purpose of this theoretical chapter is to identify strategies that help educators develop online learning curricula to meet the needs of culturally diverse students. The first part of this chapter offers insights into culturally responsive teaching (CRT) from multiple perspectives. Specifically, the authors explore the importance of CRT in teacher education programs, how to evaluate teachers' cultural competencies, how to initiate the transformation process into culturally responsive educators, how teachers perceive the value of CRT programs, what pre-service and novice teachers typically struggle with in their attempts to teach diverse student populations, and how students perceive cultural diversity. The second part of the chapter is dedicated to an in-depth discussion of practical approaches to developing culturally responsive online curricula for both 2D and 3D learning environments, how to prepare faculty to meet the needs of diverse students in online courses, and how to stimulate pre-service teachers' reflections on CRT.
A Historically Black College's Approach to Integrating Culturally Diverse Teaching and Learning Strategies in an Online Classroom Platform
Authors: Hairston Kimetta R. , Crawford Yvonne M. , Johnson Jennifer M.
Published: July 2021

Research on the state of online courses and degree programs have been described as ways for students to have more flexibility in meeting their educational goals while maintaining their other life responsibilities. In recent years, administrators at HBCUs have increased their investment in technological tools and learning management systems to make online teaching and learning a reality, while offering incentives and rewards to encourage faculty to move toward redesigning courses to an online platform and bolstering the campus' online presence. Yet at the same time, some faculty worry that online educational programs are the antithesis to the traditional models of teaching and learning heralded by HBCUs with an emphasis on student-faculty interactions and close-knit academic environments for students. Moreover, advocates of traditional instructional models warn that students less prepared for college-level work may require significant academic support to successfully navigate an online program of study.
Culturally-Connected Integrated STEM Instruction
Authors: Powell Tiffany S.
Published: July 2021

This chapter provides an overview of integrative STEM instruction through the lens of culturally connected practices as a foundation for elementary learners. The integrative STEM model can be a catalyst for increasing the number of culturally diverse, competent contributors to the STEM field. At the heart of an integrative approach to STEM instruction, students are exposed to rich science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content in ways that propel culturally diverse students to dive into these once exclusive bodies of knowledge with zeal and confidence. The only way this can occur is by having teachers whose belief systems 1) support the importance of rigorous learning, 2) are willing to challenge the status quo, and 3) who are adequately versed in culturally responsive teaching approaches. Additionally, this chapter highlights the implementation of Wheel Instruction for Integrative STEM through two professional development cycles within an urban school district in the New York State Capital Region.
Faculty Professional Development for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in STEM Higher Education
Authors: Mack Kelly M. , Winter Kate , Rankins Claudia M.
Published: July 2021

This chapter showcases the purpose, activities, and outcomes of the Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES) faculty professional development program, which significantly increased both faculty skill level and confidence with implementing culturally responsive pedagogies in the computer/information science disciplines. Starting with the structure of the application process, TIDES intentionally created an effective learning environment where computer and information science faculty could not only learn about culturally relevant teaching practices and the need for them, but also unlearn what they may have absorbed about historical inequities in society and higher education and address their implicit biases about who can and should succeed in STEM. Evaluative data indicate that TIDES exceeded all its target outcomes, so this chapter is shared to support the replication of a proven practice of professional development to foster culturally responsive pedagogy among STEM faculty and, therefore, to support the recruitment and retention of diverse students in STEM.
Green Building Technologies
Authors: Gibberd Jeremy
Published: July 2021

Buildings are responsible for 40% of global energy use and produce over a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. These impacts are being acknowledged and addressed in specialist building design techniques and technologies that aim to reduce the environmental impacts of buildings. These techniques and technologies can be referred to collectively as green building technologies. This chapter describes green building technologies and shows why they are vital in addressing climate change and reducing the negative environmental impacts associated with built environments. A structured approach is presented which can be applied to identify and integrate green building technologies into new and existing buildings. By combining global implications with technical detail, the chapter provides a valuable guide to green building technologies and their role in supporting a transition to a more sustainable future.
Cloud-Based IoT Architecture for Green Buildings
Authors: Mathew Rejo Rajan , Kulkarni Vikram
Published: July 2021

Green building (GB) is a game changer as the world is moving towards conserving its resources. Green building management systems available nowadays are too expensive and cannot cater to small or medium-sized buildings. Internet of things-based systems use simple, low-cost sensors, signal processing, and high-level learning methods. Studies on building occupancy and human activities help improve design and push the energy conservation levels. With huge amounts of data and improved learning systems, the impetus is to capture the information and use it well to improve design and justify the green building concept. Cloud-based architecture helps to monitor, capture, and process the data, which acts as input to intelligent learning systems, which in turn help to improve the design and performance of current green building management systems. This chapter discusses role of cloud-based internet of things architecture in improving design and performance of current building management systems.
Determining Architecture's Footprint
Authors: Brownell Blaine Erickson
Published: July 2021

Current approaches to designing sustainable buildings are inadequate for meeting environmental goals. Buildings continue to consume nearly half of all resources, and architects, engineers, and contractors remain complicit in their deficient environmental performance—as well as the consequential global overshoot of resource consumption. It is imperative that the AEC industry pursue an alternative approach to green rating systems with the intent to determine measurable, absolute outcomes. The most appropriate existing model is the ecological footprint (EF) method devised by Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees at the University of British Columbia in the early 1990s. EF quantifies the human demand on the environment in terms of both resources and waste, translating these impacts into land area equivalents. This chapter aims to evaluate EF methodology for buildings by analyzing existing models and proposing new approaches while identifying their respective opportunities and limitations.
Economic Analysis for Green Residential and Non-Residential Building Envelopes
Authors: Staiger Robert
Published: July 2021

Renovating buildings is more useful than ever. Due to future rising energy prices, energy costs in poorly insulated buildings are an important component of operating costs. Another important point is the rapidly growing emissions from the combustion of fossil energy sources. Good insulation in buildings reduces the amount of primary energy and thus, less greenhouse gases are emitted. The renovation potential is high. A large part of the properties consumes more energy than would actually be necessary. Common construction without thermal insulation is responsible for this. It is advisable to invest in renovation, also, in thermal insulation. This will benefit you in two ways. The ancillary (additional) costs will be reduced massively, the living comfort increases and by today's state subsidies in many countries they will make a contribution to the investment costs.
Evaluating the Implementation of Electronic Medical Records in the Emergency Medical Services Department at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Authors: Mushcab Hayat , Al Alwan Jalal , Ashrafi Sahar , Abusadah Maesoon , Bunting David , Al Yami Saeed
Published: July 2021

This paper evaluates the implementation of EPIC system on the quality performance of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare's (JHAH) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) department. This is a retrospective observational study conducted to compare the EMS department performance prior and post the implementation of EPIC on January 26th, 2018. A total number of 49,006 patients visited the EMS department during the control period (pre EPIC) while a total number of 42,431 patients visited the department during the study period (post EPIC). A statistically significant improvement with P<0.05 was found in the waiting time for patients triaged in all acuity levels. The volume of patients visiting the EMS department had a statistically significance increment after the implementation of EPIC. EHRs use the advancement in technology to store and instantly provide clinical information to the healthcare providers. Integrating EHRs to the person-centered care culture has a great potential of empowerment, education, and engagement of individuals in a more effective manner.
Beyond a “Take It” or “Leave It” Approach to eConsent Design on Health Social Networks
Authors: Rowan Wendy , O'Connor Yvonne , Lynch Laura , Heavin Ciara
Published: July 2021

With the proliferation of eHealth resources promoting health data storage, analysis, and dissemination, it is important for individuals to understand the implications of sharing their highly sensitive personal health information (PHI) online. However, uncertainty remains about the level of individual awareness and understanding when sharing PHI on health social networks (HSN). This article explores individuals' emotion and cognition in the provision of eConsent for PHI on a HSN focusing on individual engagement of emotion pre- and post-registration. Prior to participants reading the HSN's privacy policy (PP) and terms and conditions (T&Cs), a ‘just click' behavior was widely observed. This article shows that educating users about the implications of T&Cs and PPs changes their attitudes toward giving eConsent. By exploring individual emotion and cognition, this study proposes guidelines for software developers designing eConsent for HSNs.
Methods of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program, 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019
Authors: Chandran Avinash , Morris Sarah N. , Wasserman Erin B. , Boltz Adrian J. , Collins Christy L.
Published: July 2021

Background

Since 1982, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has collaborated with athletic trainers (ATs) to create the largest ongoing collegiate sports injury database in the world. This report provides an operational update of the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program (NCAA ISP) during the academic years 2014–2015 through 2018–2019.

Surveillance system structure

The NCAA ISP used a convenience sampling technique via a rolling recruitment model. The ATs at contributing institutions voluntarily submitted data into their respective electronic medical record systems; common data elements were pushed to and maintained by the Datalys Center. The ATs provided information about all team-related activities, even if no injury occurred during that activity, as well as detailed reports on each injury, including condition and circumstances.

The NCAA ISP has a long-standing role in supplying NCAA stakeholders with crucial injury surveillance data, playing a critical part in safeguarding student-athletes participating in collegiate sports.
Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Wrestling: 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019
Authors: Powell Jacob R. , Boltz Adrian J. , Robison Hannah J. , Morris Sarah N. , Collins Christy L. , Chandran Avinash
Published: July 2021

Context

The first men's wrestling National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship was sponsored in 1928; since then, participation has increased.

Background

Continued study of wrestling injury data is essential to identify areas for intervention based on emerging trends.

Methods

Exposure and injury data collected in the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program during 2014–2015 through 2018–2019 were analyzed. Injury counts, rates, and proportions were used to describe injury characteristics, and injury rate ratios (IRRs) were used to examine differential injury rates.

Results

The overall injury rate was 8.82 per 1000 athlete exposures. The competition injury rate was significantly higher than practice injury rate (IRR = 4.11; 95% CI = 3.72, 4.55). The most commonly injured body parts were the knee (21.4%), shoulder (13.4%), and head/face (13.3%), and the most prevalently reported specific injury was concussion.

These findings provide the most current update to injury incidence and outcomes in NCAA men's wrestling. We identify notable trends that warrant consideration in future research.
Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Basketball: 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019
Authors: Lempke Landon B. , Chandran Avinash , Boltz Adrian J. , Robison Hannah J. , Collins Christy L. , Morris Sarah N.
Published: July 2021

Context

Frequent inspection of sports-related injury epidemiology among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's basketball student-athletes is valuable for identifying injury-related patterns.

Background

Emerging patterns in epidemiology of NCAA women's basketball injuries are unknown though general sports medicine practices, and playing rules and regulations have evolved in recent years.

Methods

Athlete exposures (AEs) and injury incidence data were reported to the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program between 2014–2015 and 2018–2019. Injury counts, rates, and proportions were used to examine injury characteristics, and injury rate ratios (IRRs) were used to assess injury rate differences.

Results

Practice and competition injury rates were 5.93 and 10.35 per 1000 AEs, respectively. Preseason injury rates were higher than regular (IRR = 1.41; 95% CI = 1.31, 1.53) and postseason (IRR = 3.12; 95% CI = 2.39, 4.07). Ankle sprains (14.3%), concussions (7.5%), and anterior cruciate ligament tears (2.5%) were the most commonly reported injuries.

Higher rates of practice and competition injuries, as well as ankle sprains, were observed relative to previous reports; continuous monitoring is necessary to identify potential contributing factors to these trends.