bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Influence of Age on Firefighter Combat Challenge Performance and Exercise Training Habits
Authors: Saari Anssi I. , Renz Griffin , Davis Paul , Abel Mark G.
Published: August 2020

Saari, AI, Renz, G, Davis, P, and Abel, MG. The influence of age on firefighter combat challenge performance and exercise training habits. J Strength Cond Res 34(9): 2500–2506, 2020—The primary purpose of this study was to compare older vs. younger physically trained structural firefighters' performance in an international firefighter physical ability competition (Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge) and their engagement in physical training. Secondarily, firefighters' perceived importance of fitness characteristics to perform occupational tasks was evaluated. Sixty-four trained male firefighters' completed a timed occupationally specific competition course and a survey to assess exercise habits and perceived importance of fitness characteristics to perform fireground tasks. Firefighters were stratified into younger (<37 years; n = 34) and older (≥37 years; n = 30) cohorts based on the sample's median age. Independent samples t-tests were used to analyze differences in outcome measures between younger and older cohorts. It took older firefighters 8.8% longer to complete the course compared with younger firefighters (p = 0.029). Both groups reported similar training frequencies of cardiovascular (CV) training (Younger: 4.1 ± 1.7 vs. Older: 3.6 ± 1.5 session·wk−1, p = 0.203) and strength training (Younger: 3.6 ± 1.2 vs. Older 3.2 ± 1.4 session·wk−1, p = 0.274). Furthermore, there was no difference in weekly training load for CV (p = 0.663) or strength training (p = 0.898) activities between the cohorts. On average, firefighters indicated that all fitness characteristics were at least somewhat important for occupational performance. Occupationally relevant competition performance among a sample of fit firefighters was lower in older firefighters compared with younger firefighters, despite similar self-reported training volume and intensity. Practitioners may expect age-related decreases in occupational performance despite performing similar amounts of physical training.
Profiling the Post-match Top-up Conditioning Practices of Professional Soccer Substitutes: An Analysis of Contextual Influences
Authors: Hills Samuel P. , Barrett Stephen , Busby Matt , Kilduff Liam P. , Barwood Martin J. , Radcliffe Jon N. , Cooke Carlton B. , Russell Mark
Published: August 2020

Hills, SP, Barrett, S, Busby, M, Kilduff, LP, Barwood, MJ, Radcliffe, JN, Cooke, CB, and Russell, M. Profiling the post-match top-up conditioning practices of professional soccer substitutes: An analysis of contextual influences. J Strength Cond Res 34(10): 2805–2814, 2020—Soccer practitioners implement “top-up” conditioning sessions to compensate for substitutes' limited match-play exposure. Although perceived to be valuable for reducing injury risk and augmenting positive physical adaptations, little research has considered the demands of post-match top-up training. To quantify post-match top-up responses, 31 professional soccer players wore 10 Hz microelectromechanical systems after 37 matches whereby they were selected in the match-day squad as substitutes (184 observations; 6 ± 5 observations·player−1). Linear mixed models and effect sizes (ES) assessed the influence of contextual factors on 23 physical performance variables. Top-ups lasted 17.13 ± 7.44 minutes, eliciting total and high-speed distances of 1.7 ± 6.2 km and 0.4 ± 1.7 km, respectively. Each contextual factor (i.e., position, substitution timing, match location, result, time of day, stage of the season, and fixture density) influenced at least 4 of the dependent variables profiled (p ≤ 0.05). Top-up duration; total, moderate-speed, and low-speed distance; and the number of repeated high-intensity efforts were greater for unused vs. used substitutes (ES: 0.38–0.73, small to moderate). Relative to away matches, home top-ups elicited heightened total, low-speed, and high-speed distances, alongside more moderate-speed accelerations and decelerations, and repeated high-intensity efforts (ES: 0.25–0.89, small to moderate). Although absolute and relative running distances were generally the highest when the fixture density was low, the greatest acceleration and deceleration demands were observed during the most congested fixture periods. Late-season top-ups typically elicited lower absolute physical responses than early and mid-season sessions. These data provide important information for practitioners when considering the aims and design of substitute top-up conditioning sessions, particularly with reference to contextual influences.
Does Sex Impact the Differences and Relationships in the One Repetition Maximum Performance Across Weightlifting Overhead Pressing Exercises?
Authors: Soriano Marcos A. , García-Ramos Amador , Calderbank Jessica , Marín Pedro J. , Sainz de Baranda Pilar , Comfort Paul
Published: August 2020

Soriano, MA, García-Ramos, A, Calderbank, J, Marín, PJ, Sainz de Baranda, P, and Comfort, P. Does sex impact the differences and relationships in the one repetition maximum performance across weightlifting overhead pressing exercises? J Strength Cond 36(7): 1930–1935, 2022—This study aimed to determine the impact of sex on the differences and relationships of the one repetition maximum (1RM) performance between 3 overhead pressing exercises (push press [PP], push jerk [PJ] and split jerk [SJ]). 15 men (body mass [BM]: 82.3 ± 9.9 kg; weightlifting training experience: 2.6 ± 1.6 years) and 15 women (BM: 64.4 ± 7.0 kg; weightlifting training experience: 2.2 ± 1.4 years) participated in this study. A ratio-scaled (1RM·BM−1) was used for the comparison between them. The 1RM of the 3 exercises were evaluated within the same testing session using a combined 1RM assessment method. The interaction effect of exercise and sex did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.671; η2 = 0.001). In contrast, there were significant main effects of exercise (p ≤ 0.01) and sex (p < 0.001) with medium (η2 = 0.096) and large effect sizes (η2 = 0.306), respectively. A similar main effect of exercise was reported for both men (PP [1.0 ± 0.1 kg·kg−1] < PJ [1.1 ± 0.2 kg·kg−1] ∼ SJ [1.2 ± 0.2 kg·kg−1]) and women (PP [0.8 ± 0.1 kg·kg−1] < PJ [0.9 ± 0.2 kg·kg−1] ∼ SJ [0.9 ± 0.2 kg·kg−1]). The 1RM performance of the 3 exercises was significantly correlated for men (r [range] = 0.856–0.963) and women (r [range] = 0.636–0.925). Sex does not affect the differences in the 1RM performance across weightlifting overhead pressing exercises. However, stronger correlations and lower variation in the 1RM performance during the PP, PJ, and SJ are expected for men compared with women.
Effect of Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse on Resistance Exercise Performance
Authors: Green Michael S. , Kimmel Cody S. , Martin Tyler D. , Mouser James G. , Brune Madison P.
Published: August 2020

Green, MS, Kimmel, CS, Martin, TD, Mouser, JG, and Brune, MP. Effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse on resistance exercise performance. J Strength Cond Res 36(7): 1916–1921, 2022—A carbohydrate mouth rinse (CMR) has been shown to enhance short duration endurance performance and raises the possibility that a similar strategy could improve performance during resistance exercise. Eighteen male and female (N = 36) resistance trained subjects (mean values ± SD; age: 21.5 ± 1.6 years, height: 1.72 ± 0.09 m, body mass: 72.8 ± 13.4 kg, and body fat: 16.7 ± 5.8%) performed 3 experimental visits during which bench press resistance exercise (4 × 10 repetitions at 65% of 1 repetition maximum [1RM] with 120 seconds recovery) and repetitions to failure at 60% 1RM were performed. Subjects rinsed 25 ml of water (WAT), noncaloric placebo (PLA), or 6.4% maltodextrin (CHO) solution for 10 seconds during exercise in a crossover, counter-balanced manner. Rating of perceived exertion (RPE), pleasure-displeasure (FS), number of repetitions to fatigue (REPS), and postexercise blood glucose (GLU) and lactate (LA) were measured. Compared to WAT (17.7 ± 0.8), PLA (19.0 ± 0.7; p = 0.025), and CHO (18.7 ± 0.8; p = 0.039) treatments resulted in higher REPS, with no difference between PLA and CHO treatments (p = 0.310). Rating of perceived exertion progressively increased each set (p < 0.0001), but was not affected by treatment (p = 0.897). Pleasure-displeasure declined during recovery from sets 3 and 4 (p < 0.05) but was also not affected by treatment (p = 0.692). Postexercise GLU (p = 0.103) and LA (p = 0.620) were not different between treatments. Although a placebo effect was present for REPS, this study failed to detect an effect of CMR on REPS, RPE, FS, GLU, or LA on upper-body resistance exercise.
Evaluation of Size-Effect Models for High-Strength Steel Fiber–Reinforced Concrete
Authors: Khalilpour S. , Dehestani M.
Published: August 2020

In an effort to mitigate crack growth, nine high-strength steel fiber–reinforced concrete (HSSFRC) mixtures were designed in this study, and specimens with various sizes were cast and cured. First, a total of 135 cylinder specimens were tested under the load- and displacement-control apparatus. The crack patterns and size-effect models (size-effect law [SEL], modified SEL [MSEL], multi-fractal scaling law [MFSL], and Sim et al.) were then investigated. The results confirm that with the addition of steel fiber, the rate of crack propagation dramatically decreases, indicating that specimens absorb more energy to break. Accordingly, the effect of size in cylindrical specimens is significantly improved, characterizing a size-independent state. Furthermore, the efficiency of SEL, MSEL, and MFSL models is considerably enhanced when steel fibers are added to the mixtures. For nonfibrous high-strength concrete specimens with brittle nature, SEL and the Sim et al. models are found to be of higher efficacy. Besides, the SEL outperforms the others since it is not only compatible with HSSFRC but also reflects all the characteristics of the specimens in various sizes. Moreover, the results demonstrate that the effect of steel fiber on reducing the size effect compared to other fiber types obtained from various researches is quite noticeable. It is also important to note that there is very little difference between the results of 10 % and 20 % fiber reinforcement; therefore, using 10 % steel fiber reinforcement in concrete is recommended.
Effect of Interspersed Hold at Peak Load on the High-Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Response of SS 316 L(N) Stainless Steel
Authors: Prakash Raghu V. , Thomas Manuel
Published: August 2020

Low-carbon, nitrogen-enhanced austenitic stainless steels (316 L(N)) are often used in the construction of power plant components, such as heat transport systems that operate at elevated temperatures. Some of these components may be subjected to a combination of creep and fatigue loads during the high-temperature operating conditions, and the synergistic action leads to accelerated failure life. The present study aims to assess the effect of interspersed hold at peak load on the fatigue crack growth rate in SS 316 L(N) at test temperatures of 823 K (550°C), 873 K (600°C), and 923 K (650°C). The fatigue hold-time experiments were conducted using repeated blocks of 1,500 cycles of constant amplitude cyclic loading at a stress ratio of 0.1 followed by a hold-time waveform at the peak load with a dwell period of 600 s. In some experiments, the dwell time was set as 900 or 1,200 s. The results indicate a marginal slowdown in the crack growth rate with dwell time testing at 550°C compared with continuous cycling at high temperatures. This could be due to increased crack tip plasticity, crack tip blunting due to hold time, and associated crack closure during subsequent cycles of fatigue loading. Crack length estimated by unloading compliance technique prior to and after hold time suggested a crack length increase after hold period for the first unloading cycle, but upon subsequent cycling, the crack growth rate appeared to slow down. It is presumed that there is a competition between crack closure due to enhanced plastic zone sizes (due to creep) and crack extension due to creep during hold time. It is noted that SS 310 L(N) is a creep-resistant alloy and exhibits dynamic strain aging at the test temperatures. The scanning electron microscopy fractographs in general indicated evidence of conjoint damage due to fatigue (through striations) and creep. The presence of both transgranular and intergranular modes of fracture could be seen. Formation of the triple-point crack as a result of grain boundary sliding was observed from the electron fractography in addition to void nucleation along the grain boundaries, indicating the damage accumulation during the creep.
Parallel Lemniscal and Non-Lemniscal Sources Control Auditory Responses in the Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC)
Authors: Srivastava Hemant K. , Bandyopadhyay Sharba
Published: August 2020

The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) controls flexible behavior through stimulus value updating based on stimulus outcome associations, allowing seamless navigation in dynamic sensory environments with changing contingencies. Sensory cue driven responses, primarily studied through behavior, exist in the OFC. However, OFC neurons’ sensory response properties, particularly auditory, are unknown in the mouse, a genetically tractable animal. We show that mouse OFC single neurons have unique auditory response properties showing pure oddball detection and long timescales of adaptation resulting in stimulus-history dependence. Further, we show that OFC auditory responses are shaped by two parallel sources in the auditory thalamus, lemniscal and non-lemniscal. The latter underlies a large component of the observed oddball detection and additionally controls persistent activity in the OFC through the amygdala. The deviant selectivity can serve as a signal for important changes in the auditory environment. Such signals, if coupled with persistent activity, obtained by disinhibitory control from the non-lemniscal auditory thalamus or amygdala, will allow for associations with a delayed outcome related signal, like reward prediction error, and potentially forms the basis of updating stimulus outcome associations in the OFC. Thus, the baseline sensory responses allow the behavioral requirement-based response modification through relevant inputs from other structures related to reward, punishment, or memory. Thus, alterations in these responses in neurologic disorders can lead to behavioral deficits.
Rendering Climate Comedy in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 1 (2009) and 2 (2013)
Authors: Ahmad Khan Sabiha
Published: August 2020

This paper analyzes the Sony Pictures Animation franchise Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 1 and 2 (2009, 2013) in terms of its affective engagement with climate issues. Throughout the two films, the trope of constantly changing food weather is the subject of analysis and representation both diegetically by the films’ characters and extradiegetically by the films’ technical directors. Rendering the climate in an appealing way becomes paramount on the level of narrative and production. The treatment of food weather in the Cloudy films demonstrates the ways in which environmental animation mediates between, in the terms of C. P. Snow, the two cultures of the arts and the sciences. The Cloudy films, like many other examples of environmental animation, respond to Snow’s call by deploying imaginative, often comic approaches to topics that in the mainstream media are treated logically and seriously, but with little impact on policy. In the case of the Cloudy films, that comic approach to environmentalism is tempered by the films’ cooptation into a corporate responsibility campaign against food insecurity and by the fact that comedy is part and parcel of the business model of industrialized animation. Still, the technical challenges of animating and rendering food weather demanded that animators imaginatively experiment with actual food in a way that went over and above corporate policy. The arresting beauty and sensory engagement of the resulting animated food appeals to characters and viewers alike. Therefore, animated food—mediating nourishment and communication, science and art—may provide a productive inroad to exploring environmental issues.
Curative resection of an aldosteronoma causing primary aldosteronism in the second trimester of pregnancy
Authors: Shekhar Skand , Haykal Rasha , Kamilaris Crystal , Stratakis Constantine A , Hannah-Shmouni Fady
Published: August 2020

A 29-year-old primigravida woman with a known history of primary aldosteronism due to a right aldosteronoma presented with uncontrolled hypertension at 5 weeks of estimated gestation of a spontaneous pregnancy. Her hypertension was inadequately controlled with pharmacotherapy which lead to the consideration of surgical management for her primary aldosteronism. She underwent curative right unilateral adrenalectomy at 19 weeks of estimated gestational age. The procedure was uncomplicated, and her blood pressure normalized post-operatively. She did, however, have a preterm delivery by cesarean section due to intrauterine growth retardation with good neonatal outcome. She is normotensive to date.

Learning points:

Primary aldosteronism is the most common etiology of secondary hypertension with an estimated prevalence of 5–10% in the hypertensive population.

It is important to recognize the subtypes of primary aldosteronism given that certain forms can be treated surgically.

Hypertension in pregnancy is associated with significantly higher maternal and fetal complications.

Data regarding the treatment of primary aldosteronism in pregnancy are limited.

Adrenalectomy can be considered during the second trimester of pregnancy if medical therapy fails to adequately control hypertension from primary aldosteronism.
MECHANISMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Vitamin D and COVID-19
Authors: Bilezikian John P , Bikle Daniel , Hewison Martin , Lazaretti-Castro Marise , Formenti Anna Maria , Gupta Aakriti , Madhavan Mahesh V , Nair Nandini , Babalyan Varta , Hutchings Nicholas , Napoli Nicola , Accili Domenico , Binkley Neil , Landry Donald W , Giustina Andrea
Published: August 2020

The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an explosion of interest both in the mechanisms of infection leading to dissemination and expression of this disease, and in potential risk factors that may have a mechanistic basis for disease propagation or control. Vitamin D has emerged as a factor that may be involved in these two areas. The focus of this article is to apply our current understanding of vitamin D as a facilitator of immunocompetence both with regard to innate and adaptive immunity and to consider how this may relate to COVID-19 disease. There are also intriguing potential links to vitamin D as a factor in the cytokine storm that portends some of the most serious consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection, such as the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Moreover, cardiac and coagulopathic features of COVID-19 disease deserve attention as they may also be related to vitamin D. Finally, we review the current clinical data associating vitamin D with SARS-CoV-2 infection, a putative clinical link that at this time must still be considered hypothetical.
Does Concurrent Management of Mutual Funds and Pension Plans Create Conflicts of Interest?
Authors: Martí Ballester Carmen Pilar
Published: August 2020

The purpose of this paper is to compare the performance of mutual funds —pension plans— whose managers simultaneously manage the assets belonging to pension plans —mutual funds— with that achieved by mutual funds —pension plans— whose managers only manage the assets belonging to mutual funds —pension plans—. To do this, we present a sample consisting of data corresponding to 115 Spanish equity pension plans and 336 Spanish equity mutual funds in relation to such aspects as risk-adjusted return, management and custodial fees, asset size, creation date, number of participants, name of the asset management companies for the period between February 2007 and June 2011. On this data, we propose a model using the bootstrap technique. The results obtained show no significant relationship between side-by-side management and financial performance in the mutual fund and pension plan industries. Therefore, we do not find evidence that pension plan investors are being exploited.
La comunicación fiscal y sus efectos sobre los retornos de los títulos públicos: una aproximación empírica para el caso colombiano
Authors: Galvis Ciro Juan Camilo , Cárdenas Cardona Carlos Mauro
Published: August 2020

Este trabajo presenta un análisis para cuantificar la comunicación sobre la política fiscal en Colombia, a partir de información disponible en las noticias sobre el déficit del Gobierno que emiten los principales periódicos del país. Se emplea como estrategia metodológica la revisión de noticias fiscales publicadas en los principales diarios y periódicos colombianos para construir un glosario de palabras con las cuales se construye un índice de postura fiscal. Luego, mediante un análisis econométrico se utiliza el método de momentos generalizados —GMM— y son estimados los efectos del índice sobre los retornos de los títulos de deuda pública para el período 2010-2018. Con el fin de contar con evidencias más robustez, también es estimado un modelo de vectores autorregresivos —VAR—. Los resultados indican que cuanto mayor es el déficit fiscal señalizado en las noticias fiscales, mayor es el retorno exigido en la deuda pública, aunque los efectos solo son importantes en los títulos de corto plazo. Además, el riesgo internacional y el precio del petróleo también son variables importantes que afectan los retornos de los TES.
La mujer justa. Sándor Márai. Barcelona: Editorial Salamandra, 416 pp.
Authors: Orjuela Villanueva Diana Camila
Published: August 2020

La mujer justa
Factores adversos al fomento de hábitos de estudio y aprendizaje en educación superior: Un estudio de caso
Authors: Climént Bonilla Juan Bautista
Published: August 2020

La formación de competencias académicas y profesionales requiere de la sistematización y desarrollo compaginado entre habilidades —físicas y cognitivas— y hábitos y rutinas de estudio y aprendizaje apropiados. La investigación, sobre la que se sustenta este artículo, consiste en un estudio de caso cuyo problema central es la falta de buenos hábitos y rutinas de estudio y aprendizaje para el adecuado aprovechamiento de un grupo de 31 estudiantes durante un módulo (curso) de la carrera de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, que se imparte en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco (UAM-Xochimilco), en la Ciudad de México. El propósito principal de la investigación es la identificación y análisis de los factores adversos al fomento de buenos hábitos de estudio y aprendizaje en el contexto del caso. Las particularidades de la situación observada se analizan desde distintos ángulos de interés, en el marco de una investigación cualitativa. Destaca la identificación de seis factores adversos: tres en el carácter de hábitos y rutinas que compiten con los hábitos de estudio y aprendizaje deseados, y tres más, producto de las circunstancias, contingencias e imprevistos que dificultan u obstaculizan la formación del alumnado, especialmente en aspectos concernientes al aprendizaje procedimental de habilidades físicas y cognitivas. Los hallazgos reportados enfatizan la importancia de observar los desafíos de la educación superior desde una amplia perspectiva de contextos
El liderazgo efectivo en los centros concertados de naturaleza cooperativa: Percepciones de sus docentes
Authors: López Belmonte Jesús , Fuentes Cabrera Arturo , Moreno Guerrero Antonio José
Published: August 2020

El liderazgo es considerado un atributo de las personas que poseen ciertas habilidades para conseguir la dinamización del colectivo de una organización y modificar la actitud de los trabajadores con el propósito de aumentar la predisposición y el rendimiento de las personas. La finalidad de la presente investigación es conocer las percepciones docentes en torno al concepto de liderazgo en una cooperativa de enseñanza. El estudio desarrollado es de tipo descriptivo y correlacional, mediante un análisis desde un enfoque cuantitativo para toda la población de docentes que conforman las cooperativas de enseñanza de la Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta, en España. La recopilación de datos se ha llevado a cabo mediante cuestionario, al cual se le ha aplicado la validez de constructo y la fiabilidad mediante Alfa de Cronbach. El análisis descriptivo describe cada una de las variables analizadas, mientras que el análisis correlativo se ha llevado a cabo a través la prueba de Chi-Cuadrado para saber si había relación entre las variables. Para conocer la fuerza de relación se ha aplicado la prueba Tau-b de Kendall. Los resultados muestran que no existe relación directa entre las variables género y liderazgo, y edad y liderazgo. Las conclusiones demuestran que el líder en educación debe incidir en todos los miembros que componen la comunidad educativa, con el fin de mejorar la calidad de los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje y fomentar un buen clima de relaciones sociales.
La comunicación empática desde la perspectiva de la educación inclusiva
Authors: Guzmán Huayamave Kennya
Published: August 2020

En el presente artículo se describe el valor de la empatía como un constructo, propio de la teoría de la comunicación, que transciende para la educación inclusiva y para atender sus desafíos, orienta al personal docente en los procesos pedagógicos. La persona educadora al ponerse en el lugar del niño que aprende diferente y necesita ser comprendido, puede ayudarlo en su desarrollo integral. La investigación presenta resultados obtenidos en el Colegio Miraflores de la ciudad de Guayaquil y tiene como objetivo abrir un diálogo empático que invite a repensar mutuamente en la obligatoriedad de valorar la comunicación para que se garantice el derecho de la educación inclusiva que demanda intensificar acciones frente a las diversas características en los entornos de aprendizaje. Al respecto, cabe resaltar, el rol docente como un modelo formativo que ha de penetrar en la esfera de la comunicación, en respuesta a su vocación, desarrollo personal, profesional y en esta ruta promueva sentimientos de comunidad y compromiso. Desde esa mirada, se recoge la sistematización de experiencias teóricas, prácticas y metodológicas de la autora, que parte de la observación, la entrevista grupal, el análisis documental de los fundamentos teóricos y normativos de los requerimientos de la práctica inclusiva. La metodología y técnicas utilizadas han seguido un modelo cualitativo-descriptivo con carácter exploratorio. El estudio corroboró que, la comunicación empática, debe ocupar espacios que generen reflexión y se consideren potencialidades del ser humano que posibiliten la educación inclusiva y para ello es fundamental la revisión permanente de sus prácticas educativas.
Responsabilidad Social Universitaria. Desarrollo de competitividad organizacional desde el proceso educativo
Authors: Ahumada-Tello Eduardo , Ravina-Ripoll Rafael , López-Regalado Martha Elena
Published: August 2020

En este artículo se trata el tema de Responsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU) como parte del proceso formativo de estudiantes universitarios y como elemento de competitividad en las empresas, al preparar a los estudiantes durante el proceso de interacción educativa desde su perspectiva. Se llevó a cabo un estudio cuantitativo aplicando 537 cuestionarios a una población de 2620 estudiantes de licenciatura en la Facultad de Contaduría y Administración (FCA) de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC). Se realizó el análisis de confiabilidad para validar el instrumento de medición y se procedió a realizar un estudio de varianza y de correlaciones entre las variables de estudio planteadas: Campus Responsable (CR), Gestión y Cuidado del Medio Ambiente (GMA), Formación Profesional Ciudadana (FPC) y Participación Social Responsable (PSR). Los resultados indican elevados niveles de Alpha de Cronbach (CR=.829, FPC=.875, GMA=.825 y PSR=.877), ANOVA con indicadores significativos y valores en el índice de correlación de .601 a .713 en Pearson y de .666 a .750 en Spearman, ambos significativos. Las variables de estudio se encuentran relacionadas entre sí y covarían. A partir de los resultados obtenidos, se concluye que desde la perspectiva de los estudiantes, es importante implementar estrategias educativas de la RSE en los programas de estudio de las Universidades e incluir su enfoque en el desarrollo de profesionales con alto valor agregado que al finalizar sus estudios se integren a las organizaciones y promuevan el desarrollo territorial
Consciousness raising tasks for the learning of grammar in high school English language classrooms
Authors: Salazar Miranda Jean Pool , Quesada Fallas Estefany , Rojas Blanco Massiel , Barrantes Salas Dayana , Madrigal Alfaro Luis Diego , Vargas Vásquez José Miguel
Published: August 2020

Desde la mediación pedagógica de la gramática inglesa, muchos profesores dependen en gran medida de libros de texto, pero muchos de estos promueven la memorización en lugar del uso consciente de la gramática. Basado en esta premisa, este artículo pretende evaluar la efectividad de las actividades para la concientización formal de elementos lingüísticos para el aprendizaje de la gramática como una estrategia para enseñar tres tiempos verbales en inglés. Este estudio siguió un diseño de método mixto con un componente de investigación-acción donde los investigadores enseñaron pasado simple, pasado continuo y presente perfecto a un grupo de estudiantes de noveno año en clases de escritura y lectura en el Colegio Bilingüe de Palmares, Alajuela, Costa Rica a través de las actividades investigadas. Los datos analizados consistieron en los puntajes promedio de las actividades (examen previo, posterior y final) y la triangulación de las perspectivas de los estudiantes, el docente cooperador y los investigadores. Los resultados de los promedios revelaron una mejora en todos los tiempos en la prueba posterior y la mayoría de las puntuaciones se mantuvieron en la prueba final. Mediante la triangulación de perspectivas, los investigadores identificaron que estas actividades fueron positivas y que alentaron la participación activa y el pensamiento crítico de los estudiantes. Las conclusiones indicaron un posible efecto acumulativo de la implementación de las actividades y la necesidad de explorar el efecto de estas actividades en la habilidad de los estudiantes para auto monitorearse en una práctica más independiente.
Contribución al desarrollo de la educación farmacéutica costarricense: Perfil Académico Profesional de la persona farmacéutica asistencial
Authors: Badilla Baltodano Beatriz , Montero Chinchilla Nuria , Mora Vargas Ana Isabel , Quesada Rojas Yajaira , Castro Murillo Ginette , Monge Monge María
Published: August 2020

Se presenta una investigación de tipo cualitativa, que contribuye al desarrollo de la educación farmacéutica en Costa Rica mediante una propuesta de Perfil Académico Profesional (PAP) de la persona que ejerce en el área de la farmacia asistencial, área de mayor desempeño profesional en nuestro país. El PAP presentado integra tres áreas: cognitiva, actitudinal y laboral. Los conocimientos del área cognitiva se clasifican según las categorías establecidas por la Conferencia Iberoamericana de Facultades de Farmacia, y  los desempeños profesionales fueron enunciados según las funciones, actividades y tareas establecidas para los farmacéuticos por la Federación Internacional Farmacéutica y la Organización Mundial de la Salud. El PAP propuesto engloba la necesaria vinculación entre el diseño curricular del plan de estudios y el ejercicio profesional esperado. Asimismo, es concebido como la caracterización del tipo de profesional en farmacia que pretenden formar las instituciones de educación superior, considerando además de los intereses académicos de las universidades, también el compromiso laboral en el sector social y de salud razón que la hace ser un valioso insumo las universidades que ofrecen la carrera de Farmacia y para SINAES lo incluya en sus criterios de calidad. El equipo de trabajo y la asesoría del Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES) compilaron, revisaron y analizaron referentes nacionales e internacionales en la formación de profesionales farmacéuticos, planes de estudio y otras fuentes bibliográficas, así como entrevistas a profesionales destacados. Metodológicamente, la propuesta de perfil fue sometida a tres procesos de validación que dieron como resultado el documento final.
Actitud hacia las TIC y hacia su integración didáctica en la formación inicial docente
Authors: Tapia Silva Hugo Gonzalo
Published: August 2020

El ensayo aborda un marco teórico para el desarrollo de los constructos actitud hacia las TIC y actitud hacia la integración didáctica de las TIC en la formación inicial docente. Para ello, se presenta la importancia de desarrollar una actitud positiva hacia las TIC – A(TIC)+ –y una actitud positiva hacia la integración didáctica de las TIC – A(IntDid)+ –. Establecidos los constructos, expresamos la necesidad de considerar en la formación docente variables y orientaciones que influyan en el logro de una actitud positiva hacia las TIC en educación, tales como conocimientos y habilidades TIC, la disciplina formativa o las creencias sobre el aprendizaje. Posteriormente, se proponen acciones para desarrollar la actitud positiva hacia las TIC durante la formación inicial docente. Se concluye la necesidad de diseñar el proceso formativo de futuros profesores, a partir del desarrollo de conocimientos y habilidades TIC, en la formación pedagógica, disciplinar y tecnológica desde una perspectiva sobre cómo aprender utilizando tecnologías
Formación universitaria e inserción laboral en Chile: Percepciones de profesionales en psicología titulados en universidades con distinto nivel de selectividad
Authors: Espinoza Díaz Oscar , González Fiegehen Luis , Sandoval Vásquez Luis , Castillo Guajardo Dante , Neut Aguayo Pablo
Published: August 2020

El artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación cualitativa, la cual tuvo por objetivo establecer las valoraciones preliminares que otorgan los titulados de la carrera de Psicología, de universidades de distinto grado de selectividad, a los ámbitos de la formación académica recibida y su relación con la inserción laboral. El trabajo se inscribe en el marco de una necesaria evaluación del grado de equidad del sistema universitario chileno en relación con los resultados del proceso formativo. Desde una perspectiva cualitativa, y bajo el marco de un estudio de casos en profundidad, se recabaron las percepciones de los titulados mediante seis entrevistas en profundidad desarrolladas en el año 2015 con profesionales graduados entre los años 2011 y 2014. La muestra de personas entrevistadas, de carácter intencionado, se seleccionó combinando criterios de caso tipo, cuotas, cadena y voluntariedad. Los datos se analizaron con el apoyo del software Atlas Ti 8 a fin de identificar categorías y las relaciones entre ellas. La principal conclusión es que tanto la formación académica recibida como el proceso de inserción al mundo del trabajo es mejor valorado por los graduados de la universidad de alta selectividad, mientras que los profesionales egresados de las universidades de mediana y baja selectividad ponderan de manera más crítica dichos aspectos. Por su parte, cuanto más selectiva es la universidad, más se percibe un incremento en las oportunidades de las personas tituladas en el mundo laboral, situación que revela la presencia de aspectos no académicos que influyen en la inserción laboral. Lo anterior deriva en posibles situaciones de inequidad en los resultados de la formación universitaria en Psicología.
Roman gravestone with a rider scene recovered from Bölcske
Authors: Szabó Ernő
Published: August 2020

In this paper, the author publishes a Roman funerary stela from Bölcske found in 2015. Only two highly fragmentary rows have survived of its inscription. The execution of the stela (proportions, arrangement, the framing of fields) and the rider scene of the relief field provide more information than the incomplete funerary inscription: based on three analogous tombstones belonging to soldiers of the ala Frontoniana, one may assume that the person mentioned on the Bölcske gravestone had also served in this unit. Unit history, style analysis arguments and palaeographical reasons all point toward the dating of the monument to the early reign of Emperor Trajan.
Bryophytes of Sete Cidades National Park, Piauí, Brazil
Authors: Gomes do Nascimento Géssica Maria , Conceição Gonçalo Mendes da , Fernandes Peralta Denilson , Oliveira Hermeson Cassiano de
Published: August 2020

Sete Cidades National Park is located in northeastern Piauí State, Brazil, and comprises several vegetation types characteristic of the Brazilian Cerrado. This study contributes to understanding the composition and distribution of Brazilian bryoflora and provides a list of bryophytes of Sete Cidades National Park. A total of 520 samples representing 90 species were collected, of which 53 represent new occurrences for Piauí, 25 for the Cerrado and four for the Northeast Region of Brazil. About 55% of the species have broad distributions in the country. This study highlights the relevance of Sete Cidades National Park for the conservation of species and the importance of continued bryofloristic studies in Piauí.
Evaluasi Aplikasi Sistem Akuntansi Instansi Berbasis Akrual Pada Dinas Kehutanan Provinsi Jawa Barat
Authors: Fadhilatunnisa Syifa , Farida Ai Siti
Published: August 2020

This study aims to evaluate the implementation of the Accrual Based Agency Accounting System at the West Java Province Forestry Service in 2016-2019 as an implementation of the Accrual Based Government Accounting Standards. Evaluation of SAIBA applications used includes: Technical Feasibility, Operational Feasibility and Economic Feasibility are the theories of Bambang Hartono (2013). Descriptive qualitative research methods, data collection techniques with observation, documentation, interviews, and triangulation, and data analysis techniques using Miles and Huberman model analysis consisting of (1) data reduction, (2) data presentation, and (3) drawing conclusions/verification.Based on the results of the study that the results of the analysis showed an evaluation of the application of the Accrual Based Institution Accounting System (SAIBA) in the West Java Provincial Forestry Work Unit based on the evaluation of the Management Information System (SIM) application, (1) the technical feasibility of the SAIBA application measured in two indicators namely easy technology and low-cost technology shows that the SAIBA application has been quite successful, (2) the operational feasibility of the SAIBA application related to the evaluation of the SIM application has been running quite well when viewed in terms of timely reporting and accepted by the KPPN, but there are other things related to the output indicators are successful namely regarding the budget realization report, which before using the SAIBA report reached the target of 100%, but after using SAIBA there was a decrease in the achievement of the target which was between 70-90%, (3) economic feasibility, where costs and benefits were comparable.
Religion as the Transmission of An Authoritative Tradition
Authors: Cox James L
Published: August 2020

Timothy Fitzgerald’s critique of the category “religion” was based on two main objections: the study of religion as a distinct discipline has grown out of the historical collusion with colonial interests that has culminated in the modern division between religion and the secular; by associating the term “religion” with sacred entities, theological assumptions have been smuggled into so-called scientific studies of religion. In this paper, I offer my own non-theological, sociocultural working definition of religion in an effort to separate “the sacred” from “religion.” I argue that religion consists of identifiable communities that adhere to traditions that are transmitted from generation to generation with an overwhelming authority. I conclude that Fitzgerald’s critique of religion does not require scholars to abandon the category, but to re-think how they use the academic findings they have extracted from their research subjects. To advance beyond Fitzgerald’s argument, I contend that academics need to work collaboratively with the religious communities they are researching by acknowledging them as the legitimate owners of the knowledge that is embedded in their authoritative traditions.
Islam as a Challenge to The Ideology of Religious Studies
Authors: Henley Alexander
Published: August 2020

Why has Religious Studies failed to gain ground in Middle Eastern universities? This article aims to move beyond a lens of underdevelopment to think about the significance of Muslim opposition to the discipline. When we suppose that studying religion and religions is an obvious thing to do, we risk casting those who deliberately avoid it as somehow irrationally refusing to see what is in front of them. But what if their objections reveal something troubling about the received terms through which we talk about cultures around the world? By taking seriously a certain Islamic perspective on the terms of Western scholarship, this article highlights ways in which it supports Timothy Fitzgerald’s critique in The Ideology of Religious Studies (2000). It poses a challenge to the idea of value-free study of religion, religions and the religious as conducted through any discipline. This author’s hope is that a focus on Muslim voices may bring these concerns home in particular to the fields of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, where the terms of comparative Religious Studies have been embraced as an escape from Orientalism.
Digital Radio Networks Centralized Elements Synchronization Model with Random Multiple Access to the CSMA/CA Type Medium
Authors: Peregudov Maksim , Steshkovoy Anatoliy
Published: August 2020

Currently, there is a great interest in digital radio network centralized elements synchronization with random multiple access to the CSMA/CA type , the effectiveness of which determines the process of establishing a communication session. At the same time, there was no assessment effectiveness digital radio communication network centralized elements synchronization with random multiple access to the CSMA/CA type. Also, there was no assessment made the contribution of potential destructive actions by the attacker to the reduction in the effectiveness of such synchronization. This paper presents digital radio networks centralized elements synchronization analytical model with random multiple access to the CSMA/CA type medium. In this model the theoretical resulting indicator is the probability of successful delivery of a synchronization package, and a package frequency of successful delivery is used in experimental indicator evaluation . The model takes into account the potential destructive effects of the attacker in analytical expressions for known probabilistic indicators. An digital radio network  centralized elements synchronization with random multiple access to a CSMA/CA type experimental study an environment is also presented. The most common network of digital radio standard IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) is considered as such network. The experimental research results differ from the theoretical research results slightly, which indicates the adequacy of the developed analytical model. It was established, firstly, that the successful delivery probability of a synchronization packet does not depend on number of subscriber terminals in digital radio communication networks, secondly, with an average duration of a data packet transmission by such terminal less than 0.85 ms, it is advisable to use non-random, and the reserved multiple access to the environment, and, thirdly, centralized synchronization is resistant to destructive influences. The model is applicable in the design of digital radio networks with random multiple access to the medium such as CSMA/CA, as well as in optimizing the operation of such networks.
How to tell Jerusalem from Athens: How a faith-methodology distinguishes theology from philosophy
Authors: King Derek
Published: August 2020

Recent developments in both philosophy and theology have blurred the line between the two disciplines: philosophers of religion have sought to use philosophical methodology to answer explicitly theological questions, while at the same time the rise of analytic theology has led to philosophical tools increasingly being used for the thelological task. This paper sets out to demonstrate that the most useful way to distinquish theology from philosophy of religion is to adopt a faith-methodology and goes on to outline what this would look like in practice.
Saint Andrew, Saint Giles, and Scotland today
Authors: McIntosh Alastair
Published: August 2020

In this St Andrew’s Day ‘State of the Nation’ Lecture, given in St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh in 2018, Alastair McIntosh draws insights from the lives and legends of two saints that helped forge Scotland's idea of itself, and uses these as a way into a discussion of issues affecting 21st-century Scotland. This wide-ranging survey takes in issues including women's rights, refugees, multiculturalism, climate change, poverty, violence, and land reform.
Uma proposta didático-matemática para o uso da escala de Planck: dos fótons aos buracos negros
Authors: Santos Caio Matheus Fontinele dos , Silva João Marcos Costa da , Gomes Érica Cupertino , Lobo Matheus Pereira
Published: August 2020

Resumo Apresentamos, neste artigo, um estudo teórico sobre os limites físicos associados a uma partícula fundamental, o fóton, na escala de Planck. Além disso, calculamos a temperatura de um buraco negro com as dimensões de Planck. A partir da análise dimensional, verificamos cinco unidades da escala de Planck (massa, tempo, comprimento, energia e temperatura). Primeiramente, analisamos um fóton com dimensões do comprimento de Planck; em seguida, identificamos a energia deste fóton com o comprimento de onda da ordem do raio de Schwarzschild ( r s ). Por fim, calculamos a temperatura de um buraco negro com as dimensões de Planck (no caso, com seu raio de Schwarzschild igual ao comprimento de Planck). O “raio do fóton” aparece como um múltiplo do comprimento de Planck, demonstrando a inacessibilidade de escalas menores que a de Planck devido ao Princípio da Incerteza. Dentre os resultados obtidos, podemos destacar três caminhos possíveis para a escala de Planck, bem como a mensuração do menor fóton possível de acordo com as leis da Física, que se caracteriza por máxima frequência e energia.