bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identification of the Competencies Needed to Apply Social Marketing to Extension Programming: Results of a Delphi Study
Authors: Warner Laura A. , Stubbs Eric , Murphrey Theresa Pesl , Huynh Phuong
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this study was to identify the specific competencies needed to apply social marketing, a promising approach to behavior change, to Extension programming. A modified Delphi study was used to achieve group consensus among a panel of experts on the skills, characteristics, and knowledge needed to successfully apply this behavior change approach within the context of Extension. Findings are comprised of thirty-seven competencies within eight categories: (a) Personal attributes; (b) Knowledge and understanding; (c) Research and analysis; (d) Communication; (e) Leadership; (f) Professionalism and ethics; (g) Program-planning, implementation, and evaluation; and (h) System thinking. Additional findings include identification of barriers and motivators related to the adoption of social marketing. The resulting competencies may be used for self-assessment, the identification of potential partnerships, and needs assessments to reveal educational opportunities and assist in the prioritization of future professional development.
A Qualitative Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions of Common Core State Standards in Agricultural Education
Authors: Stair Kristin S. , Warner Wendy J. , Culbertson Avery , Blanchard Leslie
Published: January 2018

After the implementation of No Child Left Behind in 2002, national educational standards reform has supported the idea that improvements in education can result from rigorous standards that uniformly evaluate learning. Educational assessment, however, is under increased scrutiny and teachers, students, as well as educational policy makers struggle to balance curriculum reforms. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to determine the perceptions of agricultural education teachers regarding implementing Common Core State Standards in their programs. Data were collected through five structured interviews conducted with agricultural education instructors adopting the Common Core State Standards curriculum within their classrooms and analyzed using the constant comparative method. Overall, teachers were positive about the implementation of Common Core State Standards in their programs; however, teachers acknowledged challenges to implementing these standards, including a sense of voicelessness and complacency. Teachers also expressed a perception of helplessness with the ever-changing cycle of educational initiatives.
An Early Historical Examination of the Educational Intent of Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs) and Project-Based Learning in Agricultural Education
Authors: Smith Kasee L. , Rayfield John
Published: January 2018

Project-based learning has been a component of agricultural education since its inception. In light of the current call for additional emphasis of the Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) component of agricultural education, there is a need to revisit the roots of project-based learning. This early historical research study was conducted to examine the underlying educational intent for the use of the project method. The study was developed to determine the circumstances surrounding the origination of the method and the original intent for the project method, along with events which may have led to shifts in the purpose for integrating project-based learning in agricultural education. Findings substantiate the initiation of project-based learning in agricultural education with Rufus Stimson, who likely intended the method as a way to apply concepts learned in classes. Modern project-based learning has essentially shifted in intent and is now viewed as a method for students to acquire new knowledge and learn new concepts in agriculture as well as other academic areas. The historical examination of this topic allows for context with which SAE reform may be considered, and allows a more complete understanding of the factors behind the shift in intent for project-based learning both in classroom and SAEs.
Teacher-perceived Adequacy of Tools and Equipment Available to Teach Agricultural Mechanics
Authors: McCubbins OP , Anderson Ryan G. , Paulsen Thomas H. , Wells Trent
Published: January 2018

Agricultural mechanics is an important component of a well-rounded school-based agricultural education (SBAE) program. Within agricultural mechanics courses lies a plethora of topics and skills to be covered. Adequate tools and equipment are vital in preparing students to fill an expanding, 21st century workforce. The issue of inadequate teaching materials has been well documented throughout the entire educational system, and such inadequacies may leave gaps in students’ ability to become proficient within agricultural mechanics. A paper-based questionnaire was distributed to all teachers in attendance at the Iowa teachers’ conference. This descriptive study sought to identify teacher-perceived adequacy of available tools and equipment to teach agricultural mechanics in Iowa. The researchers found that many agricultural education teachers in Iowa are ill-equipped to teach many concepts within agricultural mechanics due to a reported lack of adequate tools and equipment. Agricultural education teachers in SBAE programs should ensure adequate tools and equipment to meet curricular and industry standards. It is recommended to examine purchasing decisions of tools for inclusion in the agricultural mechanics laboratory as well.
Consideration of Agricultural Education as a Career: A Statewide Examination by High School Class Year of Predicting Factors
Authors: Thieman Erica B. , Rosch David M. , Suarez Cecilia E.
Published: January 2018

The shortage of teachers in Illinois is reflective of a recent trend where agricultural education graduates of in-state post-secondary institutions have not met the need for the number of available teaching positions. The retirement of the many teachers from the Baby Boomer generation is looming over the profession, making recruitment efforts essential (Illinois Board of Education Report, 2014). With secure funding sources of higher education dwindling, efficiency and effectiveness of recruitment efforts are critical if agricultural education is to continue to survive and thrive by facilitating a steady stream of highly qualified teacher candidates into the field. The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing high school student consideration of agricultural education as a future career. We included students in grades 9 through 12 (n = 817) from 56 different agricultural education programs. Within the overall sample, parental support and a student’s report of their agriculture teacher emerged as the most powerful predictors, while noteworthy differences arose across class years. These findings possess significant implications for the timing and focus of recruitment efforts.
A Qualitative Examination of Success Factors for Tenure-Track Women Faculty in Postsecondary Agricultural Education
Authors: Murphrey Theresa Pesl , Odom Summer F. , McKee Valerie , Wilkens Carley Christiansen
Published: January 2018

With the growing need for agricultural institutions to provide solutions to global concerns, environmental issues, food security and sustainable agriculture, competent individuals are needed to lead in excellence and innovation. The role of gender in determining success in the workplace has been studied from many perspectives. The purpose of this qualitative study was to document success strategies of women agricultural education faculty in postsecondary education, synthesize these strategies into meaningful and useful suggestions, and review these strategies using the framework of the Theory of Work Adjustment. Data analysis involving a seven step process allowed confirmation of meaning and ensured that all concepts presented were included and accurately represented. The synthesized summary of success factors resulted in three cross-cutting areas: change is inevitable, reflect and prepare, and time management. The remaining concepts were grouped into four primary categories: (a) workplace awareness and expectations, (b) proactive strategies to facilitate success, (c) internal actions, and (d) external actions. Each of these four categories was further divided into context groupings that included: foundation, individual, cooperation, and balance. The findings of this qualitative study are not generalizable, but results can be transferrable and have utility in our field.
Knowledge, Skills, or Attitudes/Beliefs: The Contexts of Agricultural Literacy in Upper-Elementary Science Curricula
Authors: Vallera Farah L. , Bodzin Alec M.
Published: January 2018

Agricultural literacy connects knowledge, skills, and attitudes/beliefs (KSABs) about agriculture to KSABs in environmental education, education for sustainable development, and science education identified in recent reform initiatives. This study conducted a content analysis of 12 current upper-elementary U.S. science textbooks and curriculum programs to examine the representations and contexts of agricultural concepts. The findings revealed the reviewed materials did not include thorough representations of agricultural concepts or a wide distribution of KSABs and lacked systematic development of agricultural concepts. Implications for integrating agriculture into the elementary science curriculum to promote environmental, agricultural, and scientific literacy are discussed, as well as recommendations to guide developers to redesign science curriculum and promote agricultural literacy.
Synthesis of Contemporary SAE Research 1994–2014
Authors: Rank Bryan D. , Retallick Michael S.
Published: January 2018

In the 1990s, a series of research syntheses were conducted regarding supervised agricultural experience. These syntheses included supervised agricultural experience (SAE) research from 1964 through 1993. With these past syntheses as the premise, contemporary SAE research was identified, synthesized, and coded into emerging themes. Inclusion criteria for this synthesis required articles to (a) be published in a peer-reviewed journal or national/regional American Association for Agricultural Education research conference proceedings, (b) include research specifically pertaining to SAE, (c) be available and accessible through the search procedures, and (d) be published between January 1994 and December 2014. An exhaustive search was conducted using library databases as well as digital journals and conference proceedings. Themes that emerged from this synthesis were (a) participation, (b) teacher education, (c) benefits, (d) professional development, (e) supervision, (f) scope/structure, (g) economic impact, (h) program quality, (i) learning theory, and (k) international settings. Similar to the previous syntheses, research conducted between 1994 and 2014 was primarily descriptive, conceptually broad, and often limited to relatively small populations such as single states. Additional multistate and national studies are recommended to describe the content and context of SAE instruction in teacher education and to refine quality indicators related to SAE practice.
Determining Change in Students' Writing Apprehension Scores in a Writing Intensive Course: A Pre-Test, Post-Test Design
Authors: Fischer Laura M. , Meyers Courtney
Published: January 2018

Writing skills are one of the most important skills college graduates need to possess; however, college graduates struggle to complete written communications proficiently in the workforce. Previous researchers have explained that college instructors must understand the students’ fears with writing in order to create effective writing curriculum. Writing apprehension has been described as one of the main factors hindering students’ motivation to write and confidence to complete writing responsibilities. In the college setting, negative views toward writing cause low motivation to enroll in writing courses or take the course seriously; ultimately, writing apprehension causes students to not make writing a priority. Using the theoretical framework of self-efficacy, this paper sought to explore how a writing intensive course changed a student’s confidence or belief in their writing skills, and in turn, how the intensive writing course improved their writing apprehension. A two-phase, convergent parallel design mixed methods study was used to determine what change, if any, occurred during the writing intensive course. The findings showed writing apprehension, or avoidance-like attitudes, may be diminished in undergraduate students throughout the duration of a writing intensive course. Recommendations for practitioners and future research are also provided.
Supervised Agricultural Experience Instruction in Agricultural Teacher Education Programs: A National Descriptive Study
Authors: Rank Bryan D. , Retallick Michael S.
Published: January 2018

Faculty in agricultural teacher education programs are responsible for preparing future teachers to lead effective school-based agricultural education programs. However, agriculture teachers are having difficulty implementing supervised agricultural experience (SAE), even though they value it conceptually as a program component. In an effort to improve SAE instruction in teacher education, the American Association for Agricultural Education has adopted a guiding philosophy and competencies for teacher preparation in SAE. Using these documents, the purpose of this national descriptive study was to identify where and to what extent SAE instruction was included within agricultural teacher education curriculum and describe the level of SAE instruction occurring in agricultural teacher education programs in the United States. Findings of this study indicate that there was a broad range in the level of instruction occurring for each of these competencies among teacher education programs. These results provide a snapshot of one- moment-in-time and serve as a starting point for a conversation about how supervised agricultural experience should be taught in agricultural teacher education. It is recommended that supervised agricultural experience competencies be taught using inquiry-based or problem-solving methods guided by the experiential learning process.
Synoptic ozone, cloud reflectivity, and erythemal irradiance from sunrise to sunset for the whole earth as viewed by the DSCOVR spacecraft from the earth–sun Lagrange 1 orbit
Authors: Herman Jay , Huang Liang , McPeters Richard , Ziemke Jerry , Cede Alexander , Blank Karin
Published: January 2018

Abstract. EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) on board
the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) spacecraft is the first earth
science instrument located near the earth–sun gravitational plus centrifugal
force balance point, Lagrange 1. EPIC measures earth-reflected radiances in
10 wavelength channels ranging from 317.5 to 779.5 nm. Of these channels,
four are in the UV range 317.5, 325, 340, and 388 nm, which are used to
retrieve O3, 388 nm scene reflectivity (LER: Lambert equivalent
reflectivity), SO2, and aerosol properties. These new synoptic
quantities are retrieved for the entire sunlit globe from sunrise to sunset
multiple times per day as the earth rotates in EPIC's field of view.
Retrieved ozone amounts agree with ground-based measurements and satellite
data to within 3 %. The ozone amounts and LER are combined to derive the
erythemal irradiance for the earth's entire sunlit surface at a nadir
resolution of 18 × 18 km2 using a computationally efficient
approximation to a radiative transfer calculation of irradiance. The results
show very high summertime values of the UV index (UVI) in the Andes and
Himalayas (greater than 18), and high values of UVI near the
Equator at equinox.
Ocean acidification of a coastal Antarctic marine microbial community reveals a critical threshold for CO2 tolerance in phytoplankton productivity
Authors: Deppeler Stacy , Petrou Katherina , Schulz Kai G. , Westwood Karen , Pearce Imojen , McKinlay John , Davidson Andrew
Published: January 2018

Abstract. High-latitude oceans are anticipated to be some of the first regions affected by ocean acidification. Despite this, the effect of ocean acidification on natural communities of Antarctic marine microbes is still not well understood. In this study we exposed an early spring, coastal marine microbial community in Prydz Bay to CO2 levels ranging from ambient (343 µatm) to 1641 µatm in six 650 L minicosms. Productivity assays were performed to identify whether a CO2 threshold existed that led to a change in primary productivity, bacterial productivity, and the accumulation of chlorophyll a (Chl a) and particulate organic matter (POM) in the minicosms. In addition, photophysiological measurements were performed to identify possible mechanisms driving changes in the phytoplankton community. A critical threshold for tolerance to ocean acidification was identified in the phytoplankton community between 953 and 1140 µatm. CO2 levels  ≥ 1140 µatm negatively affected photosynthetic performance and Chl a-normalised primary productivity (csGPP14C), causing significant reductions in gross primary production (GPP14C), Chl a accumulation, nutrient uptake, and POM production. However, there was no effect of CO2 on C : N ratios. Over time, the phytoplankton community acclimated to high CO2 conditions, showing a down-regulation of carbon concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) and likely adjusting other intracellular processes. Bacterial abundance initially increased in CO2 treatments  ≥ 953 µatm (days 3–5), yet gross bacterial production (GBP14C) remained unchanged and cell-specific bacterial productivity (csBP14C) was reduced. Towards the end of the experiment, GBP14C and csBP14C markedly increased across all treatments regardless of CO2 availability. This coincided with increased organic matter availability (POC and PON) combined with improved efficiency of carbon uptake. Changes in phytoplankton community production could have negative effects on the Antarctic food web and the biological pump, resulting in negative feedbacks on anthropogenic CO2 uptake. Increases in bacterial abundance under high CO2 conditions may also increase the efficiency of the microbial loop, resulting in increased organic matter remineralisation and further declines in carbon sequestration.
The functional significance of the spinose keel structure of benthic foraminifera: inferences from Miliolina cristata Millett, 1898 (Miliolida) from northeast Romania
Authors: Dumitriu Simina Dumitriţa , Dubicka Zofia , Ionesi Viorel
Published: January 2018

Abstract. The paper presents Miocene (lower Sarmatian) benthic foraminifera from the FH3P1 Rădăuţi Core section from the northwestern part of the Moldavian Platform, Romania. Based on foraminiferal assemblages we infer sediments were deposited in shallow-water, including marine-marginal environments, of varying salinities from brackish to normal marine with some short and rather small sea-level changes. Moreover, we describe for the first time in the Moldavian Platform a very rare species, Miliolina cristata Millett, which presents a characteristic spinose keel. Based on a detailed study of the test morphology and its variability, observed in picked material as well as in thin sections, we discuss some palaeoecological aspects of these foraminifera. M. cristata probably does not constitute a distinctive species, but it is more probable that some miliolid taxa developed such an exoskeletal feature in response to new environmental conditions, such as more turbulent water. Accordingly, our study would support the thesis that one of the functions of the benthic foraminiferal spines is to stabilize foraminiferal tests found in sandy substrates from high-energy environments.
Temperature reconstruction of infrared images with motion deblurring
Authors: Oswald-Tranta Beate
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Infrared images of an uncooled microbolometer camera can show significant blurring effects while recording a moving object. The electrical signal in the pixel of a microbolometer detector decays exponentially; hence, the moving object is mapped to more pixels resulting in a blurred image. Not only the contrast is corrupted by the motion, but also the temperature of the object seems to be significantly lower. In this paper, it is shown how such images can be deblurred and the true temperature with a good approximation restored. Since the detection mechanism of a microbolometer camera is different from complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) or charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras, also the point-spread function (PSF) needed for the deblurring restoration is different. It is shown how the exponential coefficient of the PSF can be calculated if the motion speed and the camera resolution are known, or otherwise how it can be estimated from the image itself. Experimental examples are presented for motion deblurring used to restore images with linear or rotational motion.
Editorial
Authors: Arévalo Cuadra Raúl
Published: January 2018

Editorial de Revista Torreón Universitario, Año 5, Núm.14
Estrategias didácticas utilizadas en las Conferencias Magistrales y clases subgrupales y su incidencia en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de la asignatura Introducción a la Física, impartido por docentes del Departamento de Física
Authors: Zeledón Meza Kelvin Francisco
Published: January 2018

Se realizó un estudio teniendo como base los resultados de dos informes sobre evaluación de las Conferencias Magistrales por Dirección Académica[1] de UNAN – Managua en el año 2011, en el que se reflejó: poca participación de los estudiantes, falta de coordinación entre docentes de subgrupo y docente que imparte la magistral, inasistencias de los estudiantes, entre otras. De acuerdo a lo anterior y siendo el curso de Introducción a la Física no incluido en esta primera evaluación, surge la necesidad de realizar un análisis minucioso, con la finalidad de conocer el comportamiento del desarrollo de las Conferencias Magistrales y Clases de Subgrupo y así obtener insumos necesarios que permitan mejorar el abordaje de las mismas. Es una investigación de tipo descriptiva, analítica y correlacional; de acuerdo al tiempo de ocurrencia de los hechos y registro de información el estudio es prospectivo; y según el periodo del estudio es transversal.Se encuestaron 189 estudiantes de primer año de las carreras de Geografía, Antropología Social, Comunicación para el Desarrollo, Fisioterapia y Optometría Médica, quienes asistieron a la Conferencia Magistral IF1-02, asimismo se desarrollaron observaciones al desarrollo de las magistrales, entrevistas con docentes y estudiantes y un grupo focal. Se encontró que el docente que impartía la Conferencia Magistral utilizó una metodología tradicional, pero las clases de subgrupo fueron más participativas. Otro aspecto relevante mencionar es que los estudiantes de las carreras que asistieron menos a las conferencias magistrales obtuvieron las mejores notas al final del curso, se obtuvo una relación intrínseca entre los factores actuación del docente y actuación de los estudiantes.[1] A partir del año 2015 cambió a Dirección de Docencia de Grado
Primary breast carcinoma with features of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma
Authors: Koufopoulos Nektarios , Kapatou Kasiani Anastasia , Antoniadou Foteini , Nasikas Dimitrios K , Karaitianos Ioannis , Kokkali Stefania , Nasi Despoina , Khaldi Lubna
Published: January 2018

A 61-year-old female patient with no previous medical history presented to our hospital with a palpable right breast mass as well as palpable axillary lymph nodes. Microscopic examination revealed a bifocal primary carcinoma of the breast displaying characteristics similar to that of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Three axillary lymph nodes contained metastases. Immunohistochemical study for TTF-1, Thyroglobulin, GATA-3, ER and PR was consistent with a primary breast carcinoma, excluding the possibility of a metastatic tumor.The above unusual morphological features were caused by improper fixed tissue. Suboptimal fixation may cause tissue artifacts such as shrinkage, streaming, diffusion, vacuolation and nuclear or cytoplasmic changes as well as decreasing tissue antigenicity. Occasionally, altered morphology may mislead to major diagnostic pitfall.
The Effects of YouTube in Multimedia Instruction for Vocabulary Learning: Perceptions of EFL Students and Teachers
Authors: Kabooha Raniah , Elyas Tariq
Published: January 2018

The present study sought to examine the improvement in vocabulary comprehension and retention of Saudi English as foreign language female students at King Abdul Aziz University as a result of integrating YouTube in their reading classes. The study also investigated the perceptions of both students as well as teachers towards the inclusion of YouTube on the development of vocabulary. One hundred female intermediate level students aged between 18-20 years old participated in the study. Students were divided into two groups: an experimental group who watched YouTube during the reading activities and a control group who was not exposed to the videos. Data were collected using pre-tests and post-tests in addition to questionnaires. The findings of the study reveal that the group who viewed the YouTube clips outperformed the group who was not exposed to YouTube videos in the posttest. The results clearly show that YouTube provided statistically significant effects on the students' vocabulary acquisition. The findings of the study indicate that the participants positively viewed the use of YouTube in their lessons. The findings also revealed significant improvement in the students’ vocabulary achievement. The implications of the findings are discussed within the context of foreign language learning and teaching.
Parallel Implementations of RCM Algorithm for Bandwidth Reduction of Sparse Matrices
Authors: Rodrigues Thiago Nascimento , Boeres Maria Claudia Silva , Catabriga Lucia
Published: January 2018

The Reverse Cuthill-McKee (RCM) algorithm is a well-known heuristicfor reordering sparse matrices. It is typically used to speed up the computation ofsparse linear systems of equations. This paper describes two parallel approachesfor the RCM algorithm as well as an optimized version of each one based on someproposed enhancements. The first one exploits a strategy for reducing lazy threads,while the second one makes use of a static bucket array as the main data structureand suppress some steps performed by the original algorithm. These related changesled to outstanding reordering time results and significant bandwidth reductions.The performance of two algorithms is compared with the respective implementationmade available by Boost library. The OpenMP framework is used for supportingthe parallelism and both versions of the algorithm are tested with large sparse andstructural symmetric matrices.
Locating Eigenvalues of Perturbed Laplacian Matrices of Trees
Authors: Braga Rodrigo Orsini , Rodrigues Virgínia Maria
Published: January 2018

We give a linear time algorithm to compute the number of eigenvalues of any perturbedLaplacian matrix of a tree in a given real interval. The algorithm can be applied to weightedor unweighted trees. Using our method we characterize the trees that have up to $5$ distincteigenvalues with respect to a family of perturbed Laplacian matrices that includes the adjacencyand normalized Laplacian matrices as special cases, among others.
De cómo ir de lo cualitativo e individual a lo serial y estructural en los libros de protocolos notariales
Authors: Mijares Ramírez Ivonne
Published: January 2018

Este texto explica cómo, desde la perspectiva de la historia y a partir de la estructura y la función propias de la documentación notarial, se fueron articulando diferentes conceptos y enfoques de análisis con el fin de convertir la información de una fuente eminentemente cualitativa, en datos seriales y cuantitativos, lo cual llevó a la construcción de un modelo relacional que además permite caracterizar y hacer explícitos diferentes tipos de relaciones sociales. El desarrollo de este modelo está sustentado en el estudio de una extensa colección de protocolos notariales, producidos en la ciudad de México en el siglo XVI, y forma parte de una investigación en curso que pretende demostrar que el estudio sistemático de las escrituras contenidas en los libros de protocolos de un escribano o notario, dada su forma, la índole de su contenido jurídico y su relación con una amplia gama de actividades sociales, nos ofrece una perspectiva excepcional para establecer un perfil de la estructura social dentro de la que se producen.
Internet y cognición social = Internet and social cognition
Authors: Monasterio Astobiza Aníbal
Published: January 2018

Resumen: La naturaleza social del ser humano predice que solo relaciones relativamente débiles pueden mantenerse sin una interacción cara-a-cara. La revolución digital y la omnipresencia de la tecnología nos permiten comunicarnos, entretenernos, jugar, y obtener información sin interactuar con otras personas. Varios autores sostienen que el uso de Internet produce cambios en nuestras emociones, mente y comportamiento causando un déficit en nuestra capacidad para interactuar con otras personas (cognición social) e incluso afectar a nuestra salud mental (Greenfield 2015). En este escrito, hacemos una revisión del estado de la cuestión argumentando que existe una psicopatologización de la cognición social en la cultura digital y que Internet, los videojuegos, redes sociales o la realidad virtual no son obstáculos para el bienestar social de las personas.Abstract: The social nature of human beings predicts that only relatively weak relationships can be maintained without face to face interaction. Digital revolution and the pervasive presence of technology enable us to communicate, entertain us, play and get information without interacting with other people. Several authors sustain that Internet use affects our emotions, mind, and behavior causing a deficit in our capacity to interact with other people (social cognition) and even causing disorders in mental health (Greenfield, 2015). In this paper, we review the state of the art arguing that exists a psycho-pathologization of social cognition in the digital culture and that Internet, videogames, social media, or virtual reality are not obstacles to social well-being.
El triple rostro de la identidad p´urhépecha = The "triple face" of the p'urhépecha identity
Authors: Janacua Benites Jesús
Published: January 2018

Janacua, Escobar Roberto (2017) El triple rostro de la identidad p´urhépecha. México: Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas.Resumen: El trabajo reseña el libro "El triple rostro de la identidad p´urhépecha", publicado por Roberto Janacua Escobar bajo el sello editorial de la Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas en México. El libro aborda la manera en que los estudiantes bilingües p´urhépecha configuran su identidad en medio de dos mundos a veces contradictorios y a veces complementarios: el mundo de la tradición, representado y objetivado por y en el lenguaje p´urhépecha y el mundo del progreso, representado y objetivado por la salida de la comunidad.Abstract: The work reviews the book "The Triple Face of the P'urhépecha Identity", published by Roberto Janacua Escobar under the editorial stamp of the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico. The book deals with the way in which bilingual p'urhépecha students shape their identity in the midst of two worlds that are sometimes contradictory and sometimes complementary: the world of tradition, represented and objectified by and in the p'urhépecha language and the world of progress , represented and objectified by the departure of the community.
“The Earth is Our Mother”: Freedom of Religion and the Preservation of Indigenous Sacred Sites in Canada
Authors: Bakht Natasha , Collins Lynda
Published: January 2018

For centuries, the Canadian state engaged in systematic religious persecution of Indigenous peoples through legal prohibitions, coercive residential schooling, and the dispossession and destruction of sacred sites. Though the Canadian government has abandoned the criminalization of Indigenous religious practices and is beginning to come to grips with the devastating legacy of residential schools, it continues to permit the destruction and desecration of Indigenous sacred sites. Sacred sites play a crucial role in most Indigenous cosmologies and communities; they are as necessary to Indigenous religions as human-made places of worship are to other religious traditions. The ongoing case of Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) represents the first opportunity for the Supreme Court of Canada to consider whether the destruction of an Indigenous sacred site constitutes a violation of freedom of religion under subsection 2(a) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Building on the ground-breaking work of John Borrows and Sarah Morales, we will argue that Indigenous spiritual traditions have a home in this provision and merit a level of protection equal to that enjoyed by other faith groups in Canada. In general, subsection 2(a) will be infringed by non-trivial state (or state-sponsored) interference with an Indigenous sacred site. Moreover, the approval of commercial or industrial development on an Indigenous sacred site without consent and compensation will generally be unjustifiable under section 1 of the Charter. Recognition of these principles would signal respect for the equal religious citizenship of Indigenous Canadians.
Crítica de la economía biopolítica: dimensiones políticas del pensamiento médico / Criticism of the biopolitical Economics: political dimensions of medical thinking
Authors: Jordana Lluch Ester
Published: January 2018

Resumen: El presente artículo efectúa un recorrido por distintas de las problemáticas entrelazadas que, en las investigaciones foucaultianas, atraviesan la historia de la medicina y la configuración de la gubernamentalidad biopolítica. En el momento en que la gestión de la población y el paradigma de la seguridad se hibridan con un “pensamiento médico que, más allá de los límites de la propia disciplina, constituye un razonamiento en base a lo normal y lo patológico, este va a funcionar en el seno de todo un conjunto de políticas que, desde la constitución y crisis del Estado del Bienestar a las problemáticas relaciones con las ciencias jurídicas, sitúan la cuestión de la salud, el cuerpo y la enfermedad en el centro de la gestión de la vida. Extendiendo esos análisis a algunos fenómenos recientes trataremos de explorar cuáles son los desafíos a los que nos confronta el neoliberalismo contemporáneo.

Palabras clave: biopolítica, historia de la medicina, gubernamentalidad, liberalismo, neoliberalismo

Abstract: The present article carries out a re-examination of several of the interlaced axes that Foucauldian research develops across the history of medicine and the configuration of the biopolitical governmentality. When the management of the population in terms of security is intersected with a “medical thought” that, beyond the limits of the discipline, constitutes a reasoning on the basis of the normal and the pathological, a set of policies appear that - from the constitution and crisis of the Welfare State to the problematic relations with the juridical sciences and the question of the health - place health, the body and the disease at the center of the management of life. By extending such analyses to some recent phenomena we will try to explore the challenges that contemporary neoliberalism leads us to face up to.

Keywords: biopolitics, history of medicine, governmentality, liberalism, neoliberalism
Nuevas aportaciones al estudio del foro de Saguntum. Las excavaciones de W. B. Conyngham en 1784
Authors: Cebrián Fernández Rosario
Published: January 2018

En 1784 el irlandés William Burton Conyngham financió excavaciones en el foro de Saguntum, convirtiéndose en el pionero de los trabajos arqueológicos y en la identificación de sus restos, aunque sus resultados no fueron publicados. La documentación manuscrita conservada sobre estas excavaciones y la relectura de los trabajos de M. González Simancas aportan novedades al estudio del espacio público saguntino, principalmente la situación de la inscripción pavimental de litterae aureae con alusión a la donación testamentaria de sua pecunia de Cn. Baebius Geminus (CIL II2/14, 374).
THE IMPACT OF KEY VARIABLES FROM THE WORLD FINANCIAL MARKET ON THE ECONOMY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA // UTICAJ KLJUČNIH VARIJABLI SA SVJETSKOG FINANSIJSKOG TRŽIŠTA NA BOSANSKOHERCEGOVAČKU EKONOMIJU
Authors: Jović Dragan
Published: January 2018

In line with the previous surveys, conducted in developed economies, we selected a group of variables for the construction of the VAR model. We tested the link between variables of global financial market and domestic macroeconomic variables. In the VAR model we set the restriction in the way that domestic economic variables cannot affect global variables. We have chosen variables from leading global market – the USA. The key exogenous variables where federal funds rate, index of implied volatility, VIX, while S&P 500 was the control variable. We measured the impact of foreign interest rate and volatility i.e. uncertainty on domestic variables: wages, CPI, employment and industrial production. The world financial market and the real sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina are connected. Federal Fund Rate (FFR) has the influence on wages, employment and industrial production in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shock in FFR (growth in FFR) leads to contraction of economic activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina; industrial production decrease, employment and also wages. Growth in global financial market volatility, i.e. growth in VIX index, negatively influences the domestic macro variables, but this influence is weaker than the influence of FFR, and is significantly lower. Changes in FFR and VIX have week and statistically insignificant impact on domestic consumer price level in Bosnia and Herzegovina, because domestic CPI is determined by price level in euro zone and by price level of world commodities. We have confirmed the working hypothesis about connection of domestic economy with key variables in the world financial market, and our final conclusion is that the interest rate channel (FFR) has a very strong influence on domestic economy at the significance level of 95% and 68%. The economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, although in much less extent then FFR, is also affected (at around 68% level) by uncertainty in the global financial market, measured by volatility i.e by using VIX. The new research on this topic should establish a link between key variables in euro zone and macroeconomic performance of domestic economy.
THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE INFLOW OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS, EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE EU COUNTRIES // POVEZANOST PRILJEVA INOZEMNIH IZRAVNIH ULAGANJA, IZVOZA I EKONOMSKOG RASTA U ZEMLJAMA EUROPSKE UNIJE
Authors: Bilas Vlatka , Šupuković Vedran
Published: January 2018

The ever-increasing processes of globalization and regionalization are reflected in the greater volume of international trade and investments. As a result of the aforementioned, the shares of export and import of goods in the national product are increased considerably, while international investment and loans grow faster than the world’s trade. Stronger market liberalization on both regional and global levels, has contributed to the integration of the world market. The previously mentioned processes of globalization, regionalization, and liberalization of economic relationships are, in addition, reflected in the ever-increasing capital mobility. Most countries have recognized the importance of investments and export as means of achieving economic prosperity and have included subsidy programs into their national strategies. Investigation of the relationship between export and economic growth has an important place in the literature. A hypothesis on export-oriented growth, which assumes that export-driven policies contribute to economic growth, is now widely accepted. On the other hand, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) have been recognized as one of the most stable forms of foreign capital inflow. Their role is even greater if we consider possible positive effects on the increase of competitiveness and economic growth of the recipient country. FDI inflows can have a positive impact on the development and accumulation of human capital, employment growth, and can be a source of technology overflow. However, it should be emphasized that the impact of foreign direct investments on economic growth and development depends on the country’s own level of development, economic and social conditions, the degree of technological development, country’s openness to trade and the level of complementarity or substitutability of FDI, as well as the domestic investments. The objective of this paper is to examine the correlation between export, the inflow of foreign direct investment and economic growth, measured by gross domestic product per capita, on a sample of the EU member countries (EU28). The member countries will be divided into two groups (EU15 and EU13) due to their heterogeneity, which hinders the establishment of uniform conclusions for all the member countries of integration. The conclusions of the research on the relationship between the observed variables can be useful in the process of making effective development policies and strategies.
USING THE TFP INDEX TO MEASURE CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN THE EU // PRIMENA TFP INDEKSA U MERENJU PROMENA POLJOPRIVREDNE PRODUKTIVNOSTI U EU
Authors: Đokić Maja , Jovanović Verica , Vujanić Ivana
Published: January 2018

In its development paper Europe 2020, the European Commission defined the ambitious goal of raising the level of resource efficiency. As a means of achieving this goal in the agricultural sector, the demand for increased productivity was replaced by the naturally based development of agriculture, which should be based on scientific foundation. The main results of this change should be higher outputs obtained with less investment. The aim of this paper is to determine whether this requirement is met. In this context, and in this paper, an analysis of the trends in agricultural productivity in the countries of the European Union in the period 2005-2015 was carried out by using the model of total factor productivity. The selection of the TFP index for measuring agricultural productivity in the paper proved to be correct since it enabled us to determine which of the several observed input factors had the greatest impact on the observed productivity trends. A general conclusion derived from the obtained results is that the overall productivity of agriculture in the EU has slowed growth in recent years and has started to lag behind leading global competitors. This indicates that, observed by the standards of modern agriculture, the modest growth of productivity in agriculture, is based on unsustainable principles, primarily in the intensive reduction of employees in agriculture, rather than on the application of scientific achievements. In the circumstances of limited natural resources, these achievements are the only possible source of sustainable growth.
Public Service Obligation System Principles
Authors: Rajilić Snježana
Published: January 2018

This paper tries to model the public passenger transport system in the railroad traffic from the aspect of the PSO obligation – the Public Transport Obligations, defined by a Regulation enacted by the state level of authority, in accordance with the EU Parliament Regulation 1370/2007/EC. The paper focuses on the aims of the Regulation which regulate the PSO principles, system financing, compensation and subsidies systems. It also establishes the conditions and trends in EU countries. There is also stress about the structure of expenses and income in the exploitation process in relation to the need for subsidies by local authorities for the transport of passengers
Contemporary Principles of Magnetotherapy Application in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation // Savremeni principi primjene magnetoterapije u fizikalnoj medicini i rehabilitaciji
Authors: Popović Tamara
Published: January 2018

Magnetotherapy is one of the oldest methods of treatment and throughout the history of medicine it passed the path from alternative to official method. In the 21st century a large number of scientific researches broadened the indication areas based on magnetotherapy. The objective of the paper is to demonstrate: historical development, types of magnetotherapy, its biological effects, clinical application and mechanisms of effects. Available world reference from the fields of basic and clinical researches on magnetotherapy was used. Basic studies indicate that leucocytes, thrombocytes, osteoblasts, chondrocytes, fibrinogen, fibrin, cytokine, the factors of growth, collagen, elastin and free radicals show the alteration in its effects when exposed to magnetic field. Magnetic fields impact the proliferation of cells, epithelization, phagocytosis, vasodilation which certainly improves the physiological surrounding that contributes to the regeneration and healing. Therapeutic effects depend upon all characteristics of electromagnetic field and patient’s condition. The widest application of PEMP has in stimulation of osteogenesis (badly coalesced fractures, pseudarthrosis, spinal fusions coalescence), osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and other painful conditions. Transcranial magnetic stimulation has an increasing application in neuro-rehabilitation. Precise mechanisms of electromagnetic therapy effects are not known yet which is certainly one of the reasons of various approach and sufficient and on evidence based clinical application of this physical modality. A precise dosimetry, well-defined laboratory conditions, designed clinical studies, defined treatment protocols contribute to clearer clinical application as well as actuality of magnetotherapy in the future.
A Review of Research of Strenght Development Using Complex Training // Pregled istraživanja razvoja snage kompleksnim treningom
Authors: Milić Zoran , Andrašić Slobodan , Vujkov Sandra , Halasi Szabolcs , Ujsasi Darijan
Published: January 2018

Using complex training for developing strength is a method which is becoming more frequently used with athletes and one which is simply defined as a combination of heavier and lighter (pliometric) load within one series. The scientific study is is based upon the assumption that complex training has given positive results in the development of explosive strength of professional athletes. The methodical procedure included an overview of research on the affects of complex training done in the last twenty years and  up to now, using Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. The results of the reviewed studies mostly show that complex training has given positive effects with professional athletes, which were physically prepared.