bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BIM METODOLOGIJOS DIEGIMO ANALIZĖ KARTOTINIŲ GYVENAMŲJŲ PASTATŲ PROJEKTE: ATVEJO ANALIZĖ / ANALYSIS OF BIM METHODOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION FOR REPETITIVE RESIDENTIAL PROJECT: CASE STUDY
Authors: Migilinskas Darius , Sadauskas Mykolas
Published: December 2018

The main aim of this article is to analyze the benefits of the BIM investment in repetitive residential projects. Global BIM investment practice shows that BIM is too expensive an investment for residential construction projects, that is why customers are choosing the traditional way to design and build. The detail case study analysis is made with the BIM methodology application to a single project and design in repeated projects in different places to get continuous benefits. In the analysis of investments, it is estimated the design, equipment and training costs, the comparison of inadequacies of the estimated calculations, the list of necessary changes of the project for the construction process and their evaluation are presented.

Santrauka

Pagrindinis šio straipsnio tikslas yra išanalizuoti BIM investicijų naudą vykdant kartotinius gyvenamųjų pastatų projektus. Pasaulinė BIM investicijų praktika rodo, jog BIM gyvenamųjų namų statyboje yra per brangi investicija, todėl užsakovai dažniau renkasi tradicinį projektavimo ir statybos būdą. Straipsnyje detaliai analizuojamas atvejis, kai BIM metodologija taikoma vienam projektui, ir jį kartojant, kai keičiama tik projekto statybos vieta, galima gauti daugiau naudos. Analizuojant investicijas įvertinamos projektavimo, įrangos ir mokymo išlaidos, palyginamos sąmatinių skaičiavimų neatitiktys, pateikiamas projekto pakeitimų, reikalingų atlikti statybos metu, sąrašas bei jų įvertinimas.
A DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK BASED ON THE PROSPECT THEORY UNDER AN INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Gu Jing , Wang Zijian , Xu Zeshui , Chen Xuezheng
Published: December 2018

Uncertainty and ambiguity are frequently involved in the decision-making process in our daily life. This paper develops a generalized decision-making framework based on the prospect theory under an intuitionistic fuzzy environment, by closely integrating the prospect theory and the intuitionistic fuzzy sets into our framework. We demonstrate how to compute the intuitionistic fuzzy prospect values as the reference values for decision-making and elaborate a four-step editing phase and a valuation phase with two key functions: the value function and the weighting function. We then conduct experiments to test our decision- making methodology and the key features of our framework. The experimental results show that the shapes of the value function and the weighting function in our framework are in line with those of prospect theory. The methodology proposed in this paper to elicit prospects that are not only under uncertainty but also under ambiguity. We reveal the decision-making behavior pattern through comparing the parameters. People are less risk averse when making decisions under an intuitionistic fuzzy environment than under uncertainty. People still underestimate the probability of the events in our experiment. Further, the choices of participants in the experiments are consistent with the addition and multiplication principles of our framework.
Goldstone Radar Observations of Horseshoe-orbiting Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 BS45, a Potential Mission Target
Authors: Brozović Marina , Benner Lance A. M. , Giorgini Jon D. , Naidu Shantanu P. , Busch Michael W. , Lawrence Kenneth J. , Jao Joseph S. , Lee Clement G. , Snedeker Lawrence G. , Silva Marc A. , Slade Martin A. , Chodas Paul W.
Published: December 2018

We report radar observations of near-Earth asteroid 2013 BS45 obtained during the 2013 apparition. This object is in a resonant, Earth-like orbit, and it is a backup target for NASA’s NEA Scout mission. 2013 BS45 belongs to the Arjuna orbital domain, which currently has ∼20 discovered representatives. These objects tend to be small and difficult to characterize, and 2013 BS45 is only the third Arjuna object observed with radar to date. We observed 2013 BS45 on three days at Goldstone (8560 MHz, 3.5 cm) between 2013 February 10 and 13. The closest approach occurred on February 12 at a distance of 0.0126 au. We obtained relatively weak echo power spectra and ranging data at resolutions up to 0.125 μs (18.75 m px−1). The Doppler broadening of the echo power spectra strongly suggests an upper bound on the rotation period of 1.9 minutes. The radar data, in combination with an assumption that the asteroid’s radar albedo is no higher than that of metallic NEA 1986 DA, constrain the equivalent diameter to 15 m ≤ D ≤ 38 m. The circular polarization ratio is 0.21 ± 0.06, which implies a near-surface that is relatively smooth on decimeter spatial scales. We bounded the OC radar albedo to η
OC ≥ 0.09 and the optical albedo remains relatively unconstrained at 0.05 ≤ p
V ≤ 0.35. The Yarkovsky acceleration has not been detected but, due to the object’s rapid rotation, would be dominated by a seasonal component whose direction and magnitude depends on the currently unknown pole orientation and thermal inertia.
Luminous and Variable Stars in NGC 2403 and M81*
Authors: Humphreys Roberta M. , Stangl Sarah , Gordon Michael S. , Davidson Kris , Grammer Skyler H.
Published: December 2018

We present the results of spectroscopy and multi-wavelength photometry of luminous and variable star candidates in the nearby spiral galaxies NGC 2403 and M81. We discuss specific classes of stars, the Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs), B[e] supergiants (sgB[e]), and the high-luminosity yellow hypergiants. We identify two new LBV candidates, and three sgB[e] stars in M81. We also find that some stars that were previously considered LBV candidates are actually field stars. The confirmed and candidate LBVs and sgB[e] stars together with the other confirmed members are shown on the HR Diagrams for their respective galaxies. We also present the HR Diagrams for the two “SN impostors”, V37 (SN2002kg) and V12(SN1954J) in NGC 2403 and the stars in their immediate environments.
PUSHing Core-collapse Supernovae to Explosions in Spherical Symmetry. II. Explodability and Remnant Properties
Authors: Ebinger Kevin , Curtis Sanjana , Fröhlich Carla , Hempel Matthias , Perego Albino , Liebendörfer Matthias , Thielemann Friedrich-Karl
Published: December 2018

In a previously presented proof-of-principle study, we established a parameterized spherically symmetric explosion method (PUSH) that can reproduce many features of core-collapse supernovae. The present paper goes beyond a specific application that is able to reproduce observational properties of SN 1987A and performs a systematic study of an extensive set of nonrotating, solar metallicity stellar progenitor models in the mass range from 10.8 to 120 M
⊙. This includes the transition from neutron stars to black holes as the final result of the collapse of massive stars, and the relation of the latter to supernovae, possibly faint supernovae, and failed supernovae. We discuss the explosion properties of all models and predict remnant mass distributions within this approach. The present paper provides the basis for extended nucleosynthesis predictions in a forthcoming paper to be employed in galactic evolution models.
Cost of resistance: an unreasonably expensive concept
Authors: Lenormand Thomas , Harmand Noémie , Gallet Romain
Published: December 2018

The concept of “cost of resistance” has been very important for decades, for fundamental reasons (theory of adaptation), with a wide range of applications for the genetics and genomics of resistance: resistance to antibiotics, insecticide, herbicide, fungicides; resistance to chemotherapy in cancer research; coevolution between all kinds of parasites and their hosts. This paper reviews this history, including latest developments, shows the interest of the idea but also challenges the usefulness and limits of this widely used concept, based on the most recent development of adaptation theory.  It explains how the concept can be flawed and how this can impede research efforts in the field of resistance at large, including all applied aspects. In particular, it would be clearer to simply measure the fitness effects of mutations across environments and to better distinguish those effects from ‘pleiotropic effects’ of those mutations. Overall, we show how to correct the concept, and how this correction helps to better understand the wealth of data that has accumulated in recent years. The main points are:

1. The concept of «cost of resistance» needs to be carefully used, to avoid misconceptions, false paradox and flawed applications. The recent developments in adaptation theory are useful to clarify this.

2. “Cost of resistance” and pleiotropy have to be distinguished. More than one trait is required to discuss pleiotropy. Resistance evolution must at least involve the modification of one trait. If there is an irreducible trade-off on that trait between environments with and without drug, it creates a fitness effect that is not due to pleiotropy. Pleiotropic effects can, but need not, occur in addition.

3. “Cost of resistance” must depend on the pair of environments considered with and without drug. Hence, there are as many measures of cost as there are environments without drug. If the focal genotype is not well adapted to one focal environment, it is relatively easy to observe “negative” costs of resistance. There is nothing surprising about this, and it does not indicate an absence of trade-off.

4. Environments with drug can differ according to the dose. It may be more informative to measure the possible trade-offs among all doses than to focus exclusively on the fitness contrast between the presence and the absence of drug.
Catalogue of saxicolous lichens (Ascomycota) of the archaeological area of Siega Verde (Salamanca, Spain)
Authors: Paz-Bermúdez Graciela , Carballal Regina , Marques Joana , López de Silanes María Eugenia
Published: December 2018

We here present the partial results of a research project focusing on the lichen diversity and lichen-induced biodeterioration processes in two archaeological places -Siega Verde, Spain, and Foz-Côa, Portugal, both declared World Heritage sites by the UNESCO-. In this article the floristic results corresponding to the area of Siega Verde -Salamanca- are presented. In total, 97 taxa of lichens and two lichenicolous fungi have been identified. The presence of Peltula lobata J.Marques & al., Cyphelium lecideinum (Nyl.) Trevis., Variospora cancarixiticola (Nav.-Ros. & al.) Arup & al., and the lichenicolous fungus Llimoniella phaeophysciae Diederich & al. is particularly relevant. Somedifferences have been observed between the floristic composition of this area and that of the neighbor of Foz-Côa, attributable to the eutrophicationof Siega Verde.
El caso Muñoz y Barbeito: Un expediente para conocer la historia tardo colonial de Chiquitos
Authors: Martínez Cecilia
Published: December 2018

El documento transcripto aquí es un expediente judicial del acervo sobre Mojos y Chiquitos del Archivo y Biblioteca Nacionales de Bolivia. Fue iniciado en 1786 a partir de una acusación de comercio ilícito contra Manuel Muñoz y Barbeito, criollo avecindado en el pueblo de San José de la gobernación de Chiquitos. La transcripción está precedida por una caracterización breve del panorama historiográfico de la región, del momento en que el documento fue producido y de la región a la que se refiere. Por sus características y por la información que contiene, demuestra ser un documento significativo en dos sentidos. Por un lado, porque ilustra la situación social, política, administrativa e interétnica de la provincia al promediar el período colonial tardío, que ha sido escasamente estudiado por los historiadores en comparación con el período jesuítico que lo antecede. Por otro lado, porque el proceso abierto a Manuel Muñoz y Barbeito constituye un caso con rango de muestra sobre uno de los pueblos de la gobernación a partir del cual se deducen algunas conclusiones de alcance provincial. De ahí que constituya un insumo indispensable para el estudio de la historia pre-republicana de la región.
El análisis químico de las aguas. Ciencia colonial, exploración y supervivencia en península Valdés a fines del siglo XVIII
Authors: Villelli Marcia Bianchi
Published: December 2018

En este trabajo presentamos una pieza documental relativa a la colonización española de la costa patagónica de fines del siglo XVIII. Es el informe sobre el análisis químico de aguas tomadas en península Valdés, durante la instalación del Fuerte San José en 1779. Se presenta la trascripción del documento inédito, seguido de las líneas de indagación que surgen del mismo: el método de análisis y “traducción” de elementos químicos mencionados. Asimismo, contextualizamos la discusión en relación con la colonización del territorio, la toma de decisiones sobre los recursos, la modernización de la química y su rol en la salud pública, en particular, la importancia del escorbuto. Esta concurrencia lleva a la notoriedad de península Valdés en el escenario colonial.
L’organisation de l’archéologie en France
Authors: Triboulot Bertrand
Published: December 2018

Du fait de la fragilité de la ressource archéologique, l’État a organisé sa protection par la loi, et contrôle les recherches réalisées sur le territoire national comme sous les eaux. L’évolution juridique a visé à renforcer la protection des gisements archéologiques. L’État a confié au ministère de la Culture cette mission fondamentale. En France, environ 85 % de l’activité archéologique est dite préventive (diagnostics et fouilles). On est loin de l’image aventurière de l’archéologue faisant des découvertes inestimables sur des chantiers au bout du monde, ou d’Indiana Jones ! Employés notamment par l’Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives, les musées, les collectivités locales ou des opérateurs privés, les 3 000 archéologues français peuvent également travailler sur des chantiers programmés, où le but est de rechercher et d’étudier toutes les traces laissées par les civilisations anciennes.
Tracing the Development of Digital Humanities in Australia
Authors: Arthur Paul Longley
Published: December 2018

This chapter traces the development of digital humanities in Australia, with reference to major projects, events, and the establishment of the Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH). It begins by referring to national exemplar projects that predate the establishment of the association in 2011, as well as to major events and initiatives that formed a foundation for the Australian field. It outlines the history of the establishment of aaDH as a professional association, reflecting on its directions over the past decade, and describes the parallel development of major research infrastructure initiatives that have supported the field's further growth. The chapter is written from the perspective of the association's founding president.
Expanding Scale and Deepening Engagement in Digital Humanities
Authors: Wong Shun-han Rebekah
Published: December 2018

This chapter consists of three major sections. It will start by providing an overview of the latest state of digital humanities development in Hong Kong. This first section is intended to serve as a follow-up to an earlier paper co-published by the author in 2015 that discussed the results of a questionnaire sent to the eight public universities in Hong Kong. After this discussion of the general landscape, the second section will drill down to a more institution-specific level, providing an in-depth case study of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Library, which is seen as a local pioneer and leader in digital humanities. This section will highlight the library's most recent initiatives and the positive responses of its university. The last section will discuss possible future directions of the HKBU Library, building on the successful partnerships developed with faculty members from diverse backgrounds, and the knowledge gained on data mining and data visualization during the course of the library's provision of digital humanities support.
A Digital Scholarship Project on Materialism Among Children and Adolescents
Authors: Chan Kara , Tam Laying , Lo Annie Yan Yi
Published: December 2018

The chapter discusses a digital scholarship project collaborated between the Department of Communication Studies and the University Library of Hong Kong Baptist University. The main objective of the project is to develop a publicly accessible website to showcase the various research methodologies used in 14 studies conducted by the first author as well as their findings. These 14 studies were carried out to analyze how materialism affected children and youth in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Macao (Macau), and Singapore. The website shares original data sets, research instruments, interview transcripts, and drawings of interviewees. More importantly, research results are visualized in an interactive manner. It is hoped that the website could facilitate other researchers to develop models, test hypothesis, and conduct cross cultural analysis on materialism. The website is also designed to provide guidelines for educators and parents to counteract the undesirable effect of commercial communication to children and youth. This chapter discusses the research and the digital projects, marketing strategies of the website, and self-reflection of the first author.
Toward a Conceptualization of Big Data Value Chain
Authors: Louati Rim , Mekadmi Sonia
Published: December 2018

The generation of digital devices such as web 2.0, smartphones, social media and sensors has led to a growing rate of data creation. The volume of data available today for organizations is big. Data are produced extensively every day in many forms and from many different sources. Accordingly, firms in several industries are increasingly interested in how to leverage on these “big data” to draw valuable insights from the various kinds of data and to create business value. The aim of this chapter is to provide an integrated view of big data management. A conceptualization of big data value chain is proposed as a research model to help firms understand how to cope with challenges, risks and benefits of big data. The suggested big data value chain recognizes the interdependence between processes, from business problem identification and data capture to generation of valuable insights and decision making. This framework could provide some guidance to business executives and IT practitioners who are going to conduct big data projects in the near future.
The Conceptual Framework for The Examination of a Successful Digital Entrepreneurship in 21st Century
Authors: Bilal Ahmad Ali Al-khateeb
Published: December 2018

There is still lack of a clear conceptual framework to examine a successful digital entrepreneurship within the developing and emerging contexts despite calls by previous scholars. Also, recent studies shown that majority of the digital enterprises studies available today are mostly from the Western world. Thus, there are only few studies on digital enterprises studies emanating from the developing and emerging countries in the Middle-East and Africa continents. Based on the evidence from the literature, this paper provides an overview of digital entrepreneurship, identifies key variables that determine a successful digital entrepreneurship and then provides a conceptual model to guide the understanding of a successful digital entrepreneurship development within the context of developing and emerging economies. The paper offered some implications for digital entrepreneurs, policy makers and some other people in the business of digital entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia.
The Agricultural Innovation Under Digitalization
Authors: Dubois Michel J. F. , Fourati-Jamoussi Fatma , Dantan Jérôme , Rizzo Davide , Jaber Mehdi , Sauvée Loïc
Published: December 2018

This chapter aims to discuss how the rapid evolution of digital technologies is creating opportunities for new agricultural business models. First, it provides an overview of what the authors consider to be part of the digitalization in agriculture. Then it addresses the emergence of a community of practice based upon the data exchange and interconnections across the agricultural sector. New business opportunities are presented first through an overview of emerging start-ups, then discussing how the inventor farmer profile could create opportunities for new business models through the appropriation of technologies, eventually highlighting the limits of some classic farm business models. Finally, the chapter presents an example of farmer-centered open innovation based on the internet of things and discusses the related business model. The conclusion provides some perspectives on the use of agricultural digitalization to increase the share kept by farmers in the value chain of agricultural productions.
Security Policies a Formal Environment for a Test Cases Generation
Authors: Abassi Ryma , El Fatmi Sihem Guemara
Published: December 2018

Specifying a security policy (SP) is a challenging task in the development of secure communication systems since it is the bedrock of any security strategy. Paradoxically, this specification is error prone and can lead to an inadequate SP regarding the security needs. Therefore, it seems necessary to define an environment allowing one to “trust” the implemented SP. A testing task aims verifying whether an implementation is conforming to its specification. Test is generally achieved by generating and executing test cases. Some automated testing tools can be used from which model checkers. In fact, given a system modeling and a test objective, the model checker can generate a counterexample from which test cases can be deduced. The main proposition of this chapter is then a formal environment for SP test cases generation based on a system modeling, a SP specification (test purpose), and the use of a model checker. Once generated, these test cases must be improved in order to quantify their effectiveness to detect SP flaws. This is made through the generation of mutants.
Pursuit of Research
Authors: Mukherjee Ayushman , Goyal Prachi , Singh Amandeep , Khosla Arun K. , Ahuja Kiran , Chand Kulbhushan
Published: December 2018

Research and development are important for the sustenance of any modern economy. Hence, in any society it is important to have a strong supply of scientists and engineers. From an Indian context, it is observed, however, that very few engineers choose to pursue research as their primary domain of interest. This chapter tries to identify from an institutional perspective on why engineers repeatedly shun their core branch subjects to pursue something else. The study highlights the mental framework of an engineering student and how the environment can be molded to invoke the interest of the student towards research and development. A gamified approach to solving this problem is proposed. The entire problem is fit into a gamification framework called Octalysis to identify the core motivators for engaging students in research. Finally, the chapter proposes reforms that can be adopted in order to create a holistic environment where students can participate freely and engage positively in cutting-edge projects.
Generating Big Data
Authors: Yeboah-Boateng Ezer Osei
Published: December 2018

Big data is characterized as huge datasets generated at a fast rate, in unstructured, semi-structured, and structured data formats, with inconsistencies and disparate data types and sources. The challenge is having the right tools to process large datasets in an acceptable timeframe and within reasonable cost range. So, how can social media big datasets be harnessed for best value decision making? The approach adopted was site scraping to collect online data from social media and other websites. The datasets have been harnessed to provide better understanding of customers' needs and preferences. It's applied to design targeted campaigns, to optimize business processes, and to improve performance. Using the social media facts and rules, a multivariate value creation decision model was built to assist executives to create value based on improved “knowledge” in a hindsight-foresight-insight continuum about their operations and initiatives and to make informed decisions. The authors also demonstrated use cases of insights computed as equations that could be leveraged to create sustainable value.
Boring Into the State of Boredom Through Age Groups
Authors: Plummer Bonnie A.
Published: December 2018

The research area regarding boredom has received increased import in the past several years owning to its relationship to risky and unhealthy behaviors. Boredom also has a profound effect on school aged children and adolescents along with the growing elder-hood population. From the boredom proneness scale (BPS), multiple studies have address everything from psychological correlates to boredom as avenue for creativity. This chapter reviews the research in this area including the types and causes of boredom and positive strategies to address trait and state boredom.
Language Loss
Authors: Thorsos Nilsa J.
Published: December 2018

This chapter explores the phenomenon of heritage language loss (mother tongue) and the implications for English only speakers born in the USA with parents who are first- and second-generation English language learners. Drawing from critical race theory (CRT), first language loss is examined in the perceptions of Americanism, nationalism, citizenship, otherness, and discrimination. In addition, the chapter examines the dynamics of Latinx parents' decision to encourage their children to speak English only and as a result erode their ability to speak their first language (L1) or mother tongue and cultural identity. The author makes the case for language maintenance and assurance of all children learning English, without losing their mother tongue.
Internet of Things Testing Framework, Automation, Challenges, Solutions and Practices
Authors: Karthick G. S.  , Pankajavalli P. B.
Published: December 2018

The internet of things (IoT) is aimed at modifying the life of people by adopting the possible computing techniques to the physical world, and thus transforming the computing environment from centralized form to decentralized form. Most of the smart devices receive the data from other smart devices over the network and perform actions based on their implemented programs. Thus, testing becomes an intensive process in the IoT that will require some normalization too. The composite architecture of IoT systems and their distinctive characteristics require different variants of testing to be done on the components of IoT systems. This chapter will discuss the necessity for IoT testing in terms of various criteria of identifying and fixing the problems in the IoT systems. In addition, this chapter examines the core components to be focused on IoT testing and testing scope based on IoT device classification. It also elaborates the various types of testing applied on healthcare IoT applications, and finally, this chapter summarizes the various challenges faced during IoT testing.
Machine Learning Techniques for Internet of Things
Authors: Priakanth P. , Gopikrishnan S.
Published: December 2018

The idea of an intelligent, independent learning machine has fascinated humans for decades. The philosophy behind machine learning is to automate the creation of analytical models in order to enable algorithms to learn continuously with the help of available data. Since IoT will be among the major sources of new data, data science will make a great contribution to make IoT applications more intelligent. Machine learning can be applied in cases where the desired outcome is known (guided learning) or the data is not known beforehand (unguided learning) or the learning is the result of interaction between a model and the environment (reinforcement learning). This chapter answers the questions: How could machine learning algorithms be applied to IoT smart data? What is the taxonomy of machine learning algorithms that can be adopted in IoT? And what are IoT data characteristics in real-world which requires data analytics?
Analysis of Internet Financial Planning Based on the Development in China and America
Authors: Zhu Chi Chien , Yang Wen
Published: December 2018

Based on an analysis of China residents' financial needs and the main risks of internet financial planning, taking internet financial planning as a breakthrough point, the chapter compares the current situation and development experience of internet finance between developed countries and China from Chinese investors' perspective to analyze the tendency of internet finance development in China. This chapter finds the scale of China residents' financial planning remains to be enlarged. It finds that the gradual improvement of the supervision, the survival of the fittest of financial platform, the development of robot-adviser, and other financial innovations show the optimistic outlook of internet financial planning in China. This study shows theoretical value and practical significance to analyze the future of internet financial planning model and financial product selection in China.
Internet Financial Regulation and Law Analysis of China
Authors: Zhu Chi Chien , Hu Jiye
Published: December 2018

In recent years, internet finance has developed rapidly in China; however, the inherent characteristics of the internet have magnified the high-risk nature of the financial industry. Consequently, this leads to the complication of risk types, the acceleration of risk propagation, and the increase of interconnection of risk system, and these issues pose a serious challenge to regulation. Including the improvement of internet finance laws and regulations, the establishment of a multi-level internet financial supervision system, and the increase of the internet financial security system, the most effective risk prevention measures can be supplemented by administrative means carried out to resolve the stock risk through the nationwide internet financial rectification. At present, the traditional financial business mode is mainly under the control of the current financial law. This kind of law is rarely related to internet finance. Even if it is involved slightly, it is due to the early formulation time and needs to be revised.
Critical Thinking for Practice
Authors: Jones Loren , Smith Sharon L. , de Oliveira Luciana C.
Published: December 2018

This chapter presents an analysis of the feedback that the three authors gave on lesson plans created over the course of three semesters by pre-service teachers (PSTs) in an elementary student teaching practicum and how this feedback led to changes in PSTs' critical thinking about teaching. The authors use the term critical thinking for practice (CTP) to refer to a critical approach to understanding problems of practice. They show what PSTs took up and modified in their lessons and what they adapted in their teaching based on reflections with the authors, all supervisors in a teacher education program.
Developing Critical Thinking and Reflection in Teachers Within Teacher Preparation
Authors: Harn Beth , Meline McKenzie
Published: December 2018

To better prepare teachers for the field, education preparation programs (EPP) need to increase their emphasis on using practice-based experiences that are embedded throughout the teacher preparation program. These experiences must give opportunities for TCs to practice reflective and critical thinking skills. These key skills must be explicitly taught and scaffolded throughout the practice-based experiences to better prepare self-reflective TCs and critical thinking practitioners. Therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to show how to incorporate critical thinking and reflective practice opportunities in (1) content courses using case-based instruction, video-based instruction, lesson study, and microteaching; (2) within practicum settings using observational feedback and video analysis; and (3) finally, incorporating performance assessments, such as the EdTPA and PPAT, to measure a TC's ability to provide instruction while thinking critically.
Transmitting Metacognitive Pedagogy to Math Pre-Service Educators
Authors: Teeuwen Justin , Salinitri Geri
Published: December 2018

The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the impact of embedding metacognition into pre-service education with two intended outcomes: to develop pre-service educators' identification development of metacognition and to transmit metacognitive pedagogy to pre-service educators. An ethnography chronicles an intervention introduced through a mathematics methodology course for pre-service educators at a Canadian institution. The focus of the intervention emphasized explicit instruction of metacognition and the development of a metacognitive reflective practice supported by weekly metacognitive prompts. Data was collected from both students' reflections and instructor's responding prompts and were analyzed using thematic analysis.
BİLGİ GÜVENLİĞİNDE STRES FAKTÖRLERİNİN İŞ TATMİNİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİ: AR-GE MERKEZİ OLAN İŞLETMELER ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: KAYMAZ Kurtuluş , ERBİ Halil
Published: December 2018

Bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin yoğun kullanımına bağlı olarak elektronik ortamda bilgi

güvenliğinin sağlanması bir gereklilik haline gelmiştir. Siber ortamda gerçekleştirilen

ataklar ve bilgi kaybı olasılığı işletmeleri bilgi güvenliğine yatırım yapmaya zorlamaktadır. Bilgi güvenliği olgusu çoğu zaman teknoloji temelli önlemleri gerekli kılıyor gibi görünse de

insanın bu süreçteki rolü zamanla daha fazla fark edilmektedir. Kurumsal açıdan bakıldığında, bilgi

kaybı ile sonuçlanan vak’aların çoğunda insandan kaynaklı hataların olduğu görülmektedir. Dola-

yısıyla insan unsurunu, bilgi güvenliği politikaları ile uyumlu davranmaya zorlayan yöntemler geliş-

tirilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Bu zorlayıcı mekanizma, daha az hata yapmaya imkân vermekle birlikte

bireyin, bilgi güvenliği politikalarına uyum sağlarken fazladan iş yüküne maruz kalmasına, kişisel

bilgilerinin ihlal edilmesine, bürokrasiye bağlı zaman kaybına uğramasına ve gerilim yaşamasına ne-

den olmaktadır. Dolayısıyla bu araştırma, işletmelerin bilgi güvenliği gerekliliklerini yerine getirir-

ken uygulamış oldukları politikalara uyum sağlamaya çalışan bireyin maruz kaldığı iş engellerinin

ve gizlilik ihlallerinin, bilgi güvenliğinde stres ve iş tatmini üzerindeki etkilerini ölçümlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, Ar-Ge merkezi olan işletmeler üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada iki

önemli bulguya ulaşılmıştır. İlk bulgu, bilgi güvenliği uygulamalarının yarattığı iş engellerinin ve

gizlilik ihlallerinin, bilgi güvenliğinde stres üzerinde etkili olduğu yönündedir. İkinci bulgu ise bilgi

güvenliğinde stres değişkeninin, iş tatminini negatif yönde etkilediği doğrultusundadır. 
Designer Parasites: Genetically Engineered Plasmodium as Vaccines To Prevent Malaria Infection
Authors: Goswami Debashree , Minkah Nana K. , Kappe Stefan H. I.
Published: December 2018

A highly efficacious malaria vaccine that prevents disease and breaks the cycle of infection remains an aspirational goal of medicine. Whole parasite vaccines based on the sporozoite forms of the parasite that target the clinically silent pre-erythrocytic stages of infection have emerged as one of the leading candidates. In animal models of malaria, these vaccines elicit potent neutralizing Ab responses against the sporozoite stage and cytotoxic T cells that eliminate parasite-infected hepatocytes. Among whole-sporozoite vaccines, immunization with live, replication-competent whole parasites engenders superior immunity and protection when compared with live replication-deficient sporozoites. As such, the genetic design of replication-competent vaccine strains holds the promise for a potent, broadly protective malaria vaccine. In this report, we will review the advances in whole-sporozoite vaccine development with a particular focus on genetically attenuated parasites both as malaria vaccine candidates and also as valuable tools to interrogate protective immunity against Plasmodium infection.
The Next Generation of Immunotherapy for Cancer: Small Molecules Could Make Big Waves
Authors: Kerr William G. , Chisholm John D.
Published: December 2018

After decades of intense effort, therapeutics that leverage the immune system to fight cancer have now been conclusively demonstrated to be effective. Immuno-oncology has arrived and will play a key role in the treatment of cancer for the foreseeable future. However, the search for novel methods to improve immune responses to cancer continues unabated. Toward this end, small molecules that can either reduce immune suppression in the tumor milieu or enhance activation of cytotoxic lymphocyte responses to the tumor are actively being pursued. Such novel treatment strategies might be used as monotherapies or combined with other cancer therapies to increase and broaden their efficacy. In this article, we provide an overview of small molecule immunotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of cancer. Over the next decade and beyond, these approaches could further enhance our ability to harness the immune system to combat cancer and thus become additional weapons in the oncologist’s armory.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Athletic Trainers: Collegiate Student-Athletes' Perceptions
Authors: Crossway Ashley , Rogers Sean M. , Nye Emma A. , Games Kenneth E. , Eberman Lindsey E.
Published: December 2018

Context

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) athletic trainers (ATs) face uncertain acceptance in the workplace.

Objective

To examine the perceptions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes toward ATs who identified as LGBTQ.

Design

Cross-sectional design.

Setting

Web-based survey.

Patients or Other Participants

A total of 623 (males = 212, females = 403, other = 8; age = 19.7 ± 1.4 years) NCAA student-athletes completed the survey.

Main Outcome Measure(s)

Participants completed a 19-item survey to assess their perceptions about the appropriateness of, quality of care from, and comfort with ATs who identified as LGBTQ. We asked 10 demographic questions and 2 questions regarding the student-athlete's exposure to individuals who identified as LGBTQ. Five matrix questions had 5 stems each to represent LGBTQ individuals on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree) and 2 open-ended questions elicited qualitative data. We analyzed characteristics of central tendency to evaluate the level of appropriateness, quality of care, and level of comfort perceived by student-athletes of ATs who identified as LGBTQ. We used Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests for post hoc analyses where appropriate. We used grounded theory to identify themes in the answers to the open-ended questions.

Results

Participants indicated they would seek health care and would feel comfortable approaching an AT who identified as LGBTQ. Participants agreed it was appropriate for an LGBTQ AT to work with both male and female sports and did not agree that health care provided by heterosexual and LGBTQ ATs differed. The open-ended responses revealed 4 themes: professionalism, upbringing, situational concerns, and concerns about specific populations that affected their perceptions.

Conclusions

In general, the NCAA student-athletes had positive perceptions of ATs who identified as LGBTQ.
Об одном семействе финитно аппроксимируемых групп
Authors: Moldavanskii David Ionovich
Published: December 2018

Известно, что существует конечно порожденная
финитно аппроксимируемая (короче, $\mathcal F$-аппроксимируемая)
группа, расширение при помощи которой некоторой конечной группы
не является $\mathcal F$-аппроксимируемой группой.
Здесь будет показано, что, тем не менее, любое расширение
конечной группы при помощи конечно порожденной
$\mathcal F$-аппроксимируемой группы является хопфовой группой,
и что расширение конечной группы без центра при помощи
конечно порожденной $\mathcal F$-аппроксимируемой группы является
$\mathcal F$-аппроксимируемой группой. Если конечно порожденная
$\mathcal F$-аппроксимируемая группа $G$ такова,
что $\mathcal F$-аппроксимируемой группой является любое расширение
при помощи $G$ произвольной конечной группы, то тем же свойством
обладает и нисходящее HNN-расширение группы $G$, если оно является
$\mathcal F$-аппроксимируемой группой.
Библиография: 8 названий.
Когомологии формальных модулей над локальными полями
Authors: Vostokov Sergei Vladimirovich , Nekrasov Ilia Igorevich
Published: December 2018

В данной работе исследуется строение группы первых когомологий Галуа
для группы точек формального модуля в расширениях локальных полей.
Дан полный ответ для случая неразветвленного расширения,
а также случаев классических формальных групповых законов.
Библиография: 10 названий.
Twitter y fomento lector: dinamizando la lectura en el aula
Authors: Heredia Ponce Hugo , Amar Rodríguez Víctor
Published: December 2018

Twitter sigue siendo una de las redes sociales que hoy en día utilizan los adolescentes para comunicarse con sus amistades. Ante esta situación, partiendo de la idea de que los alumnos no se acercan a la lectura por su falta de nivel de comprensión lectora o porque no está dentro de sus aficiones, se plantea una experiencia didáctica desarrollada en un aula de tercero de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria en la cual a través de Twitter se dinamiza la lectura desde el punto de vista del fomento lector. Los resultados obtenidos muestran cómo el acercamiento de la lectura a través de la redes sociales hace que el alumno construya su hábito lector y, por otra parte, la vea como una fuente de disfrute.
Los entornos virtuales de aprendizaje y la democratización del conocimiento: la formación online de profesores de ELE en la sociedad tecnológica
Authors: Álvarez Ramos Eva , Alejaldre Biel Leyre
Published: December 2018

La irrupción de los entornos virtuales de aprendizaje (EVA) ha supuesto una clara democratización del conocimiento y ha contribuido a incentivar la formación y el reciclaje del profesorado. El discente decide cuándo y dónde aprender y es, precisamente, esta autonomía el punto fuerte de los EVA, que abogan por la emancipación del alumno y buscan su independencia. Del mismo modo abren el aprendizaje al contacto con otros individuos, pensamientos y culturas. Pretendemos mostrar cómo la formación se ha actualizado modificando sus planteamientos pedagógicos para adaptarse a los nuevos entornos digitales y a las nuevas necesidades sociales. Queremos exponer cómo en la última década ha habido un aumento significativo de los estudiantes a distancia y cómo la edad del discente es una variable a considerar en los estudios de posgrado online. Finalizaremos mostrando el panorama de formación docente en el mundo del español como lengua extranjera (ELE) para ejemplificar todo lo vertido y poner de manifiesto cuantitativamente cuáles son los principales beneficios y cuáles las mayores carencias en la oferta de formación virtual analizada.
Escrivim. Seqüències didàctiques per a l'escola
Authors: Oltra Albiach Miquel A.
Published: December 2018

Reseña de:

SANTOLÀRIA, A. y RIBERA, P. (eds.)

Escrivim. Seqüències didàctiques per a l’escola

Valencia: Edicions del Bullent, 2017
Buscando respuestas en lengua de signos
Authors: Iravedra Marta
Published: December 2018

Reseña de:

BÁEZ MONTERO, I.C. y OTERO DOVAL, H. (eds.)

Buscando respuestas en lengua de signos

Lugo: Editorial Axac, 2015

 

 
Protocol: A Meta-Review on continuous improvement to know the state of this research field
Authors: Sanchez-Ruiz Lidia , Marin-Garcia Juan A. , Blanco Beatriz
Published: December 2018

Continuous improvement is a concept that has been widely studied from multiple perspectives during the last decades. However, new studies on the topic appear because it seems that there are still questions to be resolved. Therefore, the key question is what future research lines should be developed. As such, the possibility of carrying out a systematic review of literature was raised. However, given the high number of systematic reviews published in recent years, the final objective of this paper is to perform a meta-review of the concept of continuous improvement. Therefore, this study presents the research protocol followed to perform a meta-review of the concept of continuous improvement; being the main objective of the meta-review to know the state of this field of study and to find out where future research should be oriented.
Which are the leading journals in Human Resources Management and Operations Management in the Web of Science and Scopus databases? Design and application of a classification method
Authors: Boronat-Soler Tamara
Published: December 2018

The aim of this project is to analyze and classify in subareas the journals of the D15 field of ANECA which are in JCR and Scopus simultaneously. This classification will be performed identifying and defining the set of management subareas applying the classification of several sources. Subsequently, the journals will be searched in JCR and Scopus and an unified list will be created. The resulting list will be classified analyzing the content of the web page information and if required, analyzing the topic of the last two articles of published. Finally, the classification obtained will be compared with the one offered by JCR and Scopus.
Haematological response in the treatment of naturally acquired ectoparasite infestations in rabbits
Authors: Moonarmart Walasinee , Tansakul Mookmanee , Kiewsiri Chatkamol , Watanaboonchai Ratchaya , Somrith Warinda , Yinharnmingmongkol Chaowaphan , Tunhikorn Maturawan
Published: December 2018

The objective of this study was to determine changes in haematological values of topical administration of selamectin in rabbits with at least one species of naturally acquired ectoparasite infestation (Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi, Psoroptes cuniculi, or Cheyletiella spp). Thirty-five rabbits were enrolled. They underwent physical examination and assessment of ectoparasite infestations on days 0, 14, 28, 56 and 86. Blood for haematology and serum biochemistry was collected on days 0, 14, 28 and 56. Selamectin was topically applied at a dose of 15 mg/kg onto the skin on days 0, 14 and 28, respectively. No ectoparasites or eggs were found in these rabbits from day 28 onwards by skin scraping and/or tape cytology. Haematology and serum biochemistry values were within normal limit throughout the study. However, the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio significantly decreased post-treatment from 2.89 (0.90-5.47) on day 0 to 1.38 (0.56-3.09), and 1.44 (0.42-4.47) on days 14 and 56, respectively. There were no adverse drug reactions or treatment-related mortalities during the study. This study indicated that selamectin was effective and safe in the treatment and prevent re-infestation for at least 58 d post-treatment. Moreover, the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio could be used for monitoring of inflammatory response in rabbits.
O legado de Luiz Beltrão sob a ótica de José Marques de Melo
Authors: Hohlfeldt Antonio Carlos
Published: December 2018

O artigo faz uma síntese das relações acadêmicas que o autor deste texto teve com o pesquisador estudado, destacando-se a contribuição de Beltrão à pesquisa em comunicação social no Brasil e o papel, estratégico desempenhado por José Marques de Melo na valorização, reconhecimento e difusão da Folkcomunicação na academia brasileira. Folkcomunicação; Luiz Beltrão; José Marques de Melo; INTERCOM. This paper has the focus about the relationship between the autor of this study with Beltrão and his work. The paper detach the role of Luiz Beltrão works and the strategic influence of José Marques de Melo to spread the Folkcomunication theory. Folkcomunicação; Luiz Beltrão; José Marques de Melo; INTERCOM.