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Économie informationnelle et élargissement de la formation scolaire des travailleurs : étude de cas de dix entreprises brésiliennes
Authors: Viegas Moacir Fernando
Published: March 2021

Dans cet article, on présente une recherche dont le but principal a été de décrire, analyser et expliquer la formation de la force de travail réalisée à travers des cours d´élargissement de la formation scolaire faits par les entreprises afin d´adapter les qualifications des travailleurs aux besoins de la production dans l´économie de l’information. On a voulu démontrer que les pratiques pédagogiques des cours produisent les nouvelles qualifications par le biais des processus d´interactions construits avec et par les travailleurs, dans le cadre de la discipline de production du travail scolaire et du travail de production. L´étude a été faite dans dix entreprises des villes de Porto Alegre et sa banlieue et d´autres villes de l´état de Rio Grande do Sul, Brésil.
Une proposition théorique et méthodologique pour l’étude des savoirs professionnels
Authors: Ramos Marise , Caria Telmo
Published: March 2021

Dans cet article, nous présentons une synthèse d’un cadre théorique et méthodologique, construit pour l’étude des savoirs professionnels. D’abord, nous discutons la notion de savoir professionnel dans la perspective de ce que nous appelons des dualités culturelles, cognitives et épistémologiques. Puis, nous présentons une typologie d’analyse de ces savoirs, fondée sur la caractérisation des situations de travail et le concept de compétence cognitive basée sur la théorie de la dualité de l’esprit. Enfin, nous discutons de la pertinence de ce type d’étude, en faisant valoir l’intérêt d’une approche empirique pour rechercher des médiations qui étendent ou restreignent les possibilités d’articulation de ces dualités dans le contexte des interactions entre les membres d’un groupe professionnel
Catalyst-free production of fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) from macauba pulp oil
Authors: Silva C. , Colonelli T.A.S. , Trentini C.P. , Postaue N. , Zempulski D.A. , Cardozo-Filho L. , Silva E.A.
Published: March 2021

In this study, the production of fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) from macauba pulp oil and pressurized ethanol was investigated. The experiments were conducted without the addition of catalyst, at 20 MPa, to determine the effect of temperature (200 to 300 °C) and the oil to ethanol mass ratio (1:1 and 1:2) on the FAEE content and different residence times (10 to 45 min). The effect of the addition of n-hexane to the oil (20 wt%) as a co-solvent was also evaluated. The use of high temperatures (275 and 300 °C) resulted in high FAEE content (∼90%). Increasing the amount of ethanol in the reaction medium contributed to the formation of esters only at operating temperatures of 200 to 250 °C. It was also observed that with the addition of co-solvent (in the oil) it was possible to obtain high amounts of FAEE in a shorter reaction time. In addition, a low content of unreacted compounds (∼8.0%) and the conversion of ∼90 and 99% of the free fatty acids and triglycerides were observed, respectively.
Social Media and Health Communication
Authors: Fener Esra
Published: March 2021

In today's technology age, our communication style has changed and social media channels that provide remote and mutual interaction on digital platforms have become an important communication tool. In this digital communication age, when the need for remote communication has increased and is needed more with the pandemic period, it is seen that health information is shared more and more on social media platforms. In this process, it is seen that the health ministries of all countries, especially the World Health Organization (WHO), actively use social media channels as well as media channels for sharing health information. In this chapter, basic information about social media, social media channels, health communication, health communication in social media, and the effect of this communication on health literacy will be explained. For this purpose, the relevant social media platforms and studies have been examined and conveyed.
The Role of Social Media on Dissemination of Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Ulaş Sevilay
Published: March 2021

This study reveals the role of social media tools and applications in disseminating information about COVID-19 in the COVID-19 process. While discussing the role of social media in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic process, it will be evaluated with the applications of different institutions. In the study, which will be considered from a public relations perspective in general, it is aimed to reveal a general perspective on the communication activities of the institutions with the target audience and their followers through social media practices. In this study, which is a compilation in this direction, the changing motivations of the followers and the role of social media in this process will be revealed.
The Influence of ICT on the Control of Corruption
Authors: Darusalam Darusalam , Janssen Marijn , Sohag Kazi , Omar Normah , Said Jamaliah
Published: March 2021

Corruption might occur in many places within the government. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be used to create a more open and transparent government enabling the Control of Corruption (CoC). The research presented in this paper aims to analyze the effect of ICT on CoC in open government. Using panel data of ASEAN countries over 33 years from 1984 to 2016, this study examined the data utilizing panel Auto-Regressive Distributed Lags (ARDL). The results of this study reinforce the existing literature on the positive effects of ICT on CoC. However, the assumed relationship is more complicated than often assumed. This study shows the presence of a quadratic (non-linear) inverted u-shaped relationship between the ICT development and CoC, which implies that there is no further opportunity for ICT alone to reduce corruption once a threshold is reached. ICT might even be used to facilitate corruption. Hence, ICT needs to be complemented by institutional and organizational measures and education to fight corruption.
Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube/ Aluminum Matrix Functionally Graded Materials Using Centrifugal Slurry Methods
Authors: Namigata Satoshi , Tsukamoto Hideaki
Published: March 2021

Carbon nanotube (CNT) has received broad scientific and industrial attention due to their excellent mechanical and functional properties. However, CNT has not been effectively used for high performance composites because of degradation of mechanical properties due to insufficient dispersibility of CNT in the matrix. In this study, CNT/ aluminum (Al) matrix functionally graded materials (FGMs) have been focused on. The processes of dispersion of CNT have been carried out with the solvent of dimethylacetamide, and the dispersing agent of potassium carbonate, which is an inorganic salt, under ultrasonic sonication conditions. Centrifugal slurry methods have been applied to obtain gradient of content of CNT in CNT/ Al matrix FGMs. Tribological characteristics on CNT/ Al matrix FGMs have been investigated using a ball-on-disk tribometer. It has been demonstrated that CNT contributes to enhance wear resistances.
Sports Injuries and Illnesses After Implementation of the Web-Based Surveillance System in World Taekwondo
Authors: Jeong Hee Seong , O'Sullivan David M. , Jeong Dae Hyoun , Lee Sae Yong
Published: March 2021

Context

Taekwondo epidemiology studies have been in short supply since the rule changes introduced by World Taekwondo in 2017.

Objective

To describe injury and illness patterns at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships (WTC) in Muju, South Korea, after the implementation of the web-based surveillance system by World Taekwondo.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

All injuries and illnesses were recorded during the 2017 WTC using a web-based system developed by the International Olympic Committee.

Patients or Other Participants

A total of 971 athletes who participated in the 2017 WTC.

Main Outcome Measure(s)

Profiles and mechanisms of injury and illness in the 2017 WTC.

Results

We analyzed a total of 131 injuries and 26 illnesses, corresponding to an overall clinical incidence of 13.5 (95% CI = 11.2, 15.8) injuries and 2.7 (95% CI = 1.6 3.7) illnesses per 100 athletes and an overall incidence rate of 19.3 (95% CI = 16.0, 22.6) injuries and 3.8 (95% CI = 2.4, 5.3) illnesses per 1000 athlete-days. Most injuries occurred in the lower extremities (n = 61, 46.6%), and knee injuries were most frequent (n = 26, 19.8%). Among head and trunk injuries (n = 39, 29.8%), face injuries (n = 32, 24.4%) were most common, whereas among upper extremity injuries (n = 31, 23.7%), finger injuries (n = 8, 6.1%) were seen most often. Contusions (n = 44, 33.6%) were the most frequent injury type, followed by fractures and ligamentous ruptures or sprains. The most common injury mechanism was contact with another athlete (n = 97, 74.0%), whereas the least common was concussion (n = 5). The major affected system was the respiratory system (n = 11, 42.3%), with major symptoms being pain (n = 11, 42.3%) and fever (n = 7, 26.9%). Environmental factors were the most typical cause of illness (n = 15, 57.7%).

Conclusions

The web-based surveillance system used at the 2017 WTC revealed that 13.5 per 100 athletes (77.8/1000 athlete-exposures, 13.9/1000 minute-exposures) had new or recurrent injuries, whereas 2.7 per 100 athletes became ill.
Cuidados de enfermagem em pacientes portadores de Alzheimer associado à síndrome de Down
Authors: Sugawara Alexandre Massao , De Melo Silvana Flora , Domingues da Silva Adriana , Caetano Luiz Elisete de Fátima , Silva Lima Jan Carlos
Published: March 2021

O crescimento da população idosa vem em uma crescente formidável, a expectativa de vida vem crescendo a cada ano no Brasil, estima-se 29 milhões de idosos com mais de 60 anos, sendo 2 milhões convivendo com a doença de Alzheimer (DA). A motivação deste estudo é a constatação da elevada prevalência de DA em pacientes com SD, a doença de Alzheimer chega a atingir 70% da população idosa com SD, três a quatro vezes mais o esperado em idosos não afetados pela SD. Há muito sabe-se a relação da SD com alterações no cromossomo 21, e atualmente relacionase a DA com mutações em genes presentes no cromossomo 21, o intuito do artigo é abordar os cuidados de enfermagem para o idoso com doença Alzheimer associado SD. A necessidade de prestar cuidados específicos conflita com o desconhecimento no campo de prática profissional. Os profissionais de saúde ainda não compreendem o processo fisiopatológico do portador da síndrome de Down suscetível a desenvolver a DA com o avançar da idade.
Making Phenomenological Inquiry Accessible: A Review of Jonathan A. Smith, Paul Flowers, and Michael Larkin’s Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method, and Research
Authors: Chenail Ronald
Published: March 2021

Jonathan A. Smith, Paul Flowers, and Michael Larkin’s Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method, and Research is an accessible account of an emergent qualitative psychology methodology which has great potential for studying a variety of psychological areas as well as being applied to studies outside of the behavioral sciences. The authors avoid the complexity found in some texts on phenomenological inquiry and present a simple plan for conducting this style of research.
How I Learned to Design and Conduct Semi-structured Interviews: An Ongoing and Continuous Journey
Authors: Rabionet Silvia
Published: March 2021

Qualitative interviewing is a flexible and powerful tool to capture the voices and the ways people make meaning of their experience Learning to conduct semi-structure interviews requires the following six stages: (a) selecting the type of interview; (b) establishing ethical guidelines, (c) crafting the interview protocol; (d) conducting and recording the interview; (e) crafting the interview protocol; and (f) reporting the findings. A researcher’s personal journey in crafting an interview protocol to interview HIV researchers is summarized. She highlights that training and experience are crucial and identifies some readings that can help in the process.
COVID-19 and rheumatology: A year later
Authors: Belov B. S. , Lila A. M.
Published: March 2021

An enormous body of evidence on various aspects of the coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19 associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2) has been accumulated over the past year. Meanwhile, investigated relationship between COVID-19 and rheumatic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) and certain identified similarities were of paramount importance. It was shown that the incidence of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic diseases does not significantly differ from that in general population. The risk of severe course and unfavorable COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatic IMIDs is significantly associated with older age and comorbidities – as in general population, and is not aggravated by preceding use of the majority of antirheumatic drugs. Gaining better insights into pathogenesis of COVID-19 provided sound prerequisites for anti-rheumatic drugs repurposing and substantiated their use for treatment of COVID-19 infection. Under current COVID-19 pandemic circumstances, accelerated development and invention of various COVID-19 vaccines offers a great hope to curb the tide of pandemic. However, the efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of these vaccines in patients with rheumatic IMIDs must be studied in controlled clinical trials. Generally speaking, there are still numerous blind spots in our knowledge of rheumatological aspects of such a versatile and polymorphous condition as COVID-19 infection.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and autoimmunity
Authors: Nasonov E. L.
Published: March 2021

The coronavirus 2019 pandemic (coronavirus disease, COVID-19), etiologically related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2), has once again reawakened healthcare professionals’ interest towards new clinical and conceptual issues of human immunology and immunopathology. An unprecedented number of clinical trials and fundamental studies of epidemiology, virology, immunology and molecular biology, of the COVID-19 clinical course polymorphism and pharmacotherapy have been conducted within one year since the outbreak of 2019 pandemic, bringing together scientists of almost all biological and physicians of almost all medical specialties. Their joint efforts have resulted in elaboration of several types of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and, in general, fashioning of more rational approaches to patient management. Also important for COVID-19 management were all clinical trials of biologics and “targeted” anti-inflammatory drugs modulating intracellular cytokine signaling, which have been specifically developed for treatment immune-mediated inflammatory rheumatic disease (IMIRDs) over the past 20 years. It became obvious after a comprehensive analysis of the entire spectrum of clinical manifestations and immunopathological disorders in COVID-19 is accompanied by a wide range of extrapulmonary clinical and laboratory disorders, some of which are characteristic of IMIRDs and other autoimmune and auto-in-flammatory human diseases. All these phenomena substantiated the practice of anti-inflammatory drugs repurposing with off-label use of specific antirheumatic agents for treatment of COVID-19. This paper discusses potential use of glucocorticoids, biologics, JAK inhibitors, etc., blocking the effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines for treatment of COVID-19.
Epidemiological, demographic, social, clinical features of manifestations of system red lupus in patients in Kazakhstan
Authors: Issayeva B. G. , Aseeva E. A. , Saparbayeva M. M. , Issayeva S. M. , Kulshymanova M. M. , Kaiyrgali S. M. , Bizhanova M. P. , Nurgaliyev K. Zh. , Akhtaeva N. S. , Kulymbetova B. A. , Rysbekova K. K. , Solovyev S. K.
Published: March 2021

Objective: to study and analyze the dynamics of prevalence, demographic, social, and clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in patients living in Kazakhstan.

Materials and methods. Official materials of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2009–2018): statistical compendiums, a consolidated reporting form for medical treatment (N 12). 102 patients (100 women and 2 men) were included in the register of SLE with reliable SLE according to SLICC (ACR, 2012). Assessment of the debut of the disease was carried out according to archival material (medical history, outpatient records) of patients. The activity of the process was evaluated according to SLEDAI-2K, organ damage according to SLICC/ACR (2000).

Results. The total number of patients with SLE over 10 years (2009–2018) more than doubled, the growth rate was 101%. The overwhelming majority of patients with SLE are women (91%). In the study group, Asians (83.33%) predominated by race, of which Kazakhs (76.47%) were young (mean age – 33.85±10.58 years), with a disease duration of 5 (2; 9) years, time from the appearance of the first signs to verification of SLE – 4.5 (3; 12) years. The prevailing acute (49.0%), subacute (33.3%), rather than chronic (18.7%) variants of the course, with high activity according to SLEDAI-2K – 17.64±8.80. The most common clinical manifestations of the disease: skin lesions (98%), joints (79.4%), nervous system (49%), hematological (54.9%) and immunological (100%) disorders. The absence of organ damage (0 points) was detected in 10 (9.8%) cases, low (1 point) – in 21 (20.6%), medium (2–4) – in 61 (59.8%), high (over 4) – in 10 (9.8%) patients.

Conclusion. SLE remains a socially significant disease in Kazakhstan, as evidenced by the dynamics of the increase in incidence (101%) over 10 years (2009–2018). The prevalence of SLE is 24.7 per 100 thousand of the country’s population, lower than in other countries with a predominant Asian population or in comparison with Asian populations. A cohort of patients with SLE was represented by people of the Asian race (83.33%), Kazakhs (76.47%), and young people (33.85±10.58). The analysis revealed a delayed verification of the diagnosis of SLE (on average 4.5 (3; 12) years). Acute variants of the course of the disease with high disease activity according to SLEDAI-2K prevail. Common clinical manifestations of SLE are skin lesions, both acute and chronic (98%), joints (79.4%), damage to the nervous system (49%), hematological (54.9%) and immunological disorders (100%).
The role of the personal tutor in a curricular approach to Personal Development Planning
Authors: Riddell Sue , Bates Natalie
Published: March 2021

This paper describes some outcomes from the introduction of a curricular approach to Personal Development Planning (PDP) within an Interprofessional Learning Programme, in particular within the Adult Nursing pathway. This approach provided some substantial changes to the way academics had previously functioned in the role of personal tutor and sought to address concerns that had been raised about the perceived constraints infacilitating holistic student development posed by the existing curriculum.The context for change is outlined, including results of a local survey of personal tutors. The curricular changes, the new role for the personal tutor and the design of the necessary staff development programme are explained. Having begun to implement the new role, personal tutorsÃ¢â¬â¢ views are explored through interview data. A key theme to emerge is the significance of relationship building in this new curriculum structure and, following identification of the challenges, the paper concludes with recommendations in light of this experience.
Embedded writing instruction in the first year curriculum
Authors: Bernaschina Paula , Smith Serengul
Published: March 2021

For many university students writing is a struggle and this may be more pronounced for students studying the sciences and technology. They may not foresee the need for good writing skills for their future employability. This case study discusses and critically analyses progress so far with integrating the writing process into the wider employability skills framework devised by the School of Science and Technology (S&T) at Middlesex University. It discusses areas of the thinking and writing process and highlights issues that have come to the forefront as a result.
A University Conversation: Using Cloud Technology to Generate Open Institutional Policy for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Authors: Almond Nicholas James
Published: March 2021

This paper discusses a cloud technology supported methodology for the creation of university policy through mass collaboration. The Ã¢â¬ËUniversity ConversationÃ¢â¬â¢ methodology was deployed to facilitate the creation of a University Learning, Teaching and Enhancement strategy that was ultimately authored by over 200 academic staff and had direct input from over 400 students. The methodology utilises the affordances (Gibson, 1986) of cloud technology to capture a large number of simultaneous conversations and then to mediate the iterative editing of the document through a sequence of synchronous and asynchronous collaborative events. The methodology demonstrates the potential of cloud technology to open communicative pathways between the Ã¢â¬Ësignificant networksÃ¢â¬â¢ (Torgny RoxÃÂ¥ & MÃÂ¥rtensson, 2009) where learning development often takes place and institutional machinery that converts localised innovative practice into institutional policy.
Intercultural peer tutoring competences as a part of learning development in an international higher education context
Authors: Hille Jannike , Hiller Gundula Gwenn , Vogler-Lipp Stefanie
Published: March 2021

In the framework of the internationalisation of Higher Education (HE), this case study exposes the innovative concept of training intercultural peer tutors, and its implications. We will argue which skills are considered as specific intercultural peer tutoring competences and why these are important for the learning development in internationalised learning contexts. After a short description of the intercultural peer tutoring training at the European University Viadrina (EUV) and its theoretical basis, we will present the findings of a study accompanying the beginning phase of the training, which will demonstrate what kind of competences intercultural peer tutors develop in addition to those associated to classical peer tutoring. The paper will show that this specific training, focusing on intercultural peer tutoring, has a considerable impact on studentsÃ¢â¬â¢ own intercultural learning progress and also substantially prepares them to support the learning development of fellow international students.
Institutional Management of Peer-Led Learning: A Framework for Holistic Integration
Authors: Eyre Jason
Published: March 2021

If we are to accept that peer-led learning (peer mentoring, peer tutoring and related approaches) are of benefit to students, how are we to approach the implementation of such approaches at the institutional level in a way that is resource efficient and effective? This paper presents the holistic framework for the institution-wide coordination and support of a wide variety of peer-led learning initiatives developed at De Montfort University. The framework presented sidesteps the thorny issues of categorisation that dominate the discourse of peer-led learning by devolving issues of definition to the site of implementation. A simplified typology is presented that characterises an initiative based on its level of formality and its overarching purpose with respect to transformational Ã¢â¬Ëtransition pointsÃ¢â¬â¢ through the student lifecycle. This Ã¢â¬Ëmixed economyÃ¢â¬â¢ approach accommodates highly idiosyncratic and locally-defined approaches to peer-led learning coordinated and supported by the universityÃ¢â¬â¢s learning development unit (the Centre for Learning and Study Support).ÃÂ
Design for Inquiry-based Learning Case Studies
Authors: Wood Jamie Peter
Published: March 2021

The past six months have witnessed the development and dissemination of a number of case studies of inquiry-based learning (IBL) projects supported and developed by the Centre for Inquiry-based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences (CILASS), a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Sheffield (www.shef.ac.uk/cilass/cases). The cases aim to provide practitioners with accessible, informative and inspiring resources that illustrate ways in which inquiry-based learning is conceptualised, designed and facilitated in different disciplinary contexts. They are intended to communicate something of the experiences of students and staff who have been involved in inquiry-based learning activities at Sheffield.
Using stories to understand clinical placement learning: a pilot study
Authors: Jack Kirsten , Hamshire Claire
Published: March 2021

This pilot study explored the value of story writing to understand the learning needs of undergraduate nursing students during their first clinical placement. Early findings suggest that story writing affords freedom to express ideas and feelings, and could be used as an additional method alongside the current placement evaluation questionnaire to understand students learning needs.
Using Learning Dimensions within the Effective Life-long Leaning Inventory (ELLI) as Indicators of Academic Success in Biosciences
Authors: Awad Suad Salih , Cuculescu-Santana Mirela
Published: March 2021

The Effective Life-long Learning Inventory (ELLI) has been designed to raise students' awareness of their own learning power, summarised in seven key dimensions. This study used ELLI with level 4 and level 6 cohorts in Biosciences programmes at Northumbria University as an indicator of academic performance.The dimension with the highest mean score for level 4 students was 'Meaning Making', followed by 'Changing and Learning'. 'Creativity' had the lowest mean score. Students were divided into two groups with respect to their academic achievement: the 'successful' and the 'satisfactory' group. The successful group scored higher in all dimensions, compared to the satisfactory group. The differences in the scores for 'Meaning Making' and 'Creativity' were statistically significant. Large differences were also found for 'Changing and Learning', 'Strategic Awareness', and 'Resilence'. Interestingly, all of these, with the exception of 'Meaning Making', were also the dimensions in which level 6 students scored higher than level 4 students, but the differences were not statistically significant.Results indicate that ELLI is a useful tool to identify key dispositions in successful learners, which could inform interventions to improve learning within a cohort.
The big picture: mining the student data resource to inform learning development provision
Authors: Tanguay Elizabeth , Hanratty Peter
Published: March 2021

Accurately assessing student needs is a key concern for learning developers in order for provision to have a strong evidence base. Studies investigating student study needs in higher education tend to provide a snapshot in time and are limited to a certain number of students (Liu et al., 2011; Sloan et al., 2013). Others have surveyed users of learning development centres, but not their needs (Buchanan, 2015). In order to develop evolving needs-based writing provision across Swansea University, the Academic Success Programme (ASP) has implemented a web-based system for recording identified areas for improvement in 1:1 tutorial sessions. The ongoing needs analysis is based on student essays in progress and identifies textual and functional categories for improvement. Grouping records according to student metadata allows us to profile student needs according to discipline area and year of study. The emerging patterns enable us to create bespoke workshops for particular student cohorts. To illustrate this process, an example needs analysis and curriculum design for Swansea University's College of Human and Health Sciences is described.
What we talk about when we talk about writing: exploring how English for Academic Purposes teachers and learning developers conceptualise academic writing
Authors: McCulloch Sharon , Horak Tania
Published: March 2021

Two main groups of staff currently provide writing support to students in British universities. These staff typically enter their roles from a range of professional backgrounds and, consequently, may hold different professional identities and understandings of what academic writing is. Although there is a body of research on teacher identity and on lecturers’ conceptualisations of writing, few studies have compared the views and identities of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teachers and learning developers. The current study set out to investigate whether these two groups perceive academic writing in similar or different ways, and why. We undertook a small-scale study, interviewing eight participants at two universities, half from a post-1992 institution and the others from a research-intensive, high-ranking university. While participants varied in their definitions of writing, common themes emerged, lying on a spectrum from an autonomous, text-based, to an academic literacies perspective on writing. To establish the influences on these perspectives, we investigated the participants’ sense of identity as an academic writer, how they learned writing themselves and any influences on them from theory. Neither the EAP teachers nor the learning developers identified strongly as academic writers, despite all holding postgraduate qualifications and some having published their writing. Most reported little to no training in how to write academically themselves, and few mentioned any theoretical stance in their approach to helping students. Although some clustering around particular conceptualisations of writing was observed, we did not find strong evidence that the participants belong to two different ‘tribes’.
The appearance of voice: EAP and academic literacies approaches to teaching reflective writing
Authors: Williams Simon A.
Published: March 2021

The increasingly common requirement for higher education courses to include reflective writing as part of assessment practices places additional demands on novice writers. Complex and self-referential assessment criteria mean that students on foundation and pre-sessional courses in particular find it hard to decode and match descriptors, and to balance subjectivity and critical analysis. English for Academic Purposes (EAP), the most widely adopted approach to teaching academic writing in higher education, prioritises objectivity, and teaches students to recognise generic patterns of text organisation – though it seldom includes reflective writing itself as a genre. In contrast, the less familiar teaching approach of academic literacies explores students’ subjectivity, more obviously relevant to reflection, often through the development of an authentic narrative voice. As in other forms of academic writing, voice in reflective writing can be seen as a construct. It conveys a persona via the narrative, and an ethos via its specialised content. However, unlike other forms of academic writing, the personain reflective writing must simultaneously communicate the author’s private and public self.With the purpose of developing students’ persona, an academic literacies intervention in two transition courses invited students to complete a piece of timed writing in response to an autobiographical prompt. Compared with the EAP writing produced by the same student cohorts, the autobiographical writing contained a clear persona and consistent ethos. The assessed reflective writing later produced by the same students showed little change, however, particularly in its handling of ethos. The findings suggest that teachers of reflective writing need simultaneously to develop students’ ability to communicate a credible persona and to handle a specialised ethos of formal academic content. A more principled combination of the two approaches, EAP and academic literacies, could best provide the optimum learning environment for novice student writers to develop a balanced voice and achieve reflective writing fluency
Review of Making it at Uni: Navigate your way through the first year of your degree by Sally Bartholomew and Jodi Withers (Bartholomew and Withers, 2018)
Authors: Webster Rachel
Published: March 2021

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Teaching and assessment practices for academic writing: an analysis of teacher profiles
Authors: Escorcia Dyanne , Moreno Mayilin
Published: March 2021

The present research study aimed to determine what teachers do to promote the learning of academic writing. In particular, we studied how teachers teach and assess writing in higher education based on their self-reported teaching practices. We asked 64 teachers working in a Colombian university to fill in a questionnaire that we constructed for the purposes of the present study. The participants were teachers in the field of Health Sciences, the majority of whom were female (58%), with a mean age of 44 years. Data analysis consisted of cluster analysis based on items relative to teaching and assessing academic writing in order to determine teacher profiles. A Kruskal-Wallis H-test was then conducted to distinguish the found profiles as a function of teacher age. The results revealed three significantly different profiles: transmitting, assessing and no-adherence profiles. These profiles also varied as a function of age. These results will be discussed, taking into account a generational effect hypothesis, with regard to the tendency/lack of tendency for teachers to stimulate the learning of different components of academic writing (norms, methods and reflexive practices).
The disrupted workplace: are the digital and group skills needs of employers being addressed by universities?
Authors: Bremner Pauline A M , Laing Audrey
Published: March 2021

Upskilling moves quickly in today’s ‘disrupted’ workplace, and skill sets need to change to meet the needs of the digital economy (Gray, 2016), sometimes referred to as the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Using a mixed methods approach and drawing on data from relevant stakeholders, the aim of this research is to explore, evaluate and identify any mismatch between degree learning outcomes and employability skills. The research also proposes specific strategies to address identifiable skills gaps. Focusing on the views of Fashion Management (FM) alumni, the study highlights gaps in digital skills as well as gaps in professional /group skills which some alumni felt were missing from their university education. The research also notes the importance of digital skills in the workplace from the employers’ point of view. This strengthens the argument for employers and universities to work more symbiotically to address any gaps between degree outcomes and employability skills in order to provide graduates who are ‘work ready’ for 4IR.Given the findings, the authors recommend that the data gathered be used not only to inform and enhance our FM degree, but perhaps more importantly, and in a broader educational and academic context, that universities be mindful that they fully address the changing skills requirements of future employers. While this research focuses on FM alumni and employers, because of the creativity and management which are core to this course, the findings are relevant across many related management and creative industries university courses.
Engaging conceptual learning about threshold concepts with pots and pans
Authors: Appleby Yvon , Barton Alison
Published: March 2021

This paper discusses a recent session delivered to teachers on a MastersÃ¢â¬â¢ (MEd) programme, with a strong emphasis on enhancing professional practice, at a university in the north west of England. The aim of the session was to develop an understanding of threshold concepts for curriculum design by using a novel and practical approach to engage the teachers who deliver higher education, across a variety of subject areas, in further education colleges. What initially felt to be an unexpected and strange learning environment for the teachers (using a hands-on experiential approach with pots and pans) enabled a detailed focus on subject pedagogy (Cousins, 2010) and awareness of metalearning about threshold concepts (Ward and Meyer, 2010). The session supported the teachers, as learners, to move from seeing threshold concepts simply as Ã¢â¬Ëtroublesome knowledgeÃ¢â¬â¢ (Meyer and Land, 2005; Land et al 2005) towards something that was transformative and that could usefully be integrated into their practice. The session, which presented threshold concepts as a threshold concept itself, challenged both our own and the teachersÃ¢â¬â¢ assumptions about curriculum design in subject teaching encouraging a greater understanding of how to embed threshold concepts within subject pedagogy and learning activities (Davies and Mangan, 2006).
Connectivity
Authors: Conole GrÃÂ¡inne
Published: March 2021

A fundamental characteristic of digital technologies is that they are networked and connected, providing users, tools and resources with a plethora of ways to interact. This connectivity is immense, forming in a sense a global neural network of information, dialogue and exchange
Only Connect: discovery pathways, library explorations and the information adventure
Authors: Beeson Helena
Published: March 2021

Book review Walsh, A. and Coonan, E. (2013) Only Connect: discovery pathways, library explorations and the information adventure. Huddersfield: Innovative Libraries, pp.239, 978-099576652-1-7.
A Phenomenological Evaluation of a Hybrid Model of Problem Based Learning for Multidisciplinary Healthcare Practitioners
Authors: Hayes Catherine , Davies Mark
Published: March 2021

This study reports on the evaluation, using a phenomenological approach, of a hybrid model of PBL, implemented with a cohort of fifteen students. Semi-structured interviewing provided an interpretive basis for the lived experience of teaching and learning in the context of a Masters Degree programme designed specifically for multidisciplinary postgraduate healthcare education. The findings point towards a differentiation of attitude from behaviour and are grouped into three themes of Ã¢â¬ËProfessionalism and the Value of CharacterÃ¢â¬â¢, Ã¢â¬ËPerceived Cognitive Development and Meaningful LearningÃ¢â¬Ë and the Ã¢â¬ËSituatedness of Learning and Knowledge TransferÃ¢â¬â¢. ÃÂ It was perceived by students that professionalism could be learned through the process of PBL, although they did not necessarily feel familiar or comfortable when this process was new to them. They perceived the major benefit of using a hybrid PBL as a teaching strategy was that it afforded all students in the cohort a means of being valued in their contribution to the sessions and in their wider contribution to a multi-disciplinary workforce. The significant degrees to which both interprofessional learning and the adoption of a multidisciplinary approach had impacted upon student engagement were the two most salient outcomes of the study
Implementation of a Student Learning Assistant scheme on a new higher education campus
Authors: Hoolash Bheshaj Kumar Ashley , Kodabux Adeelah
Published: March 2021

Middlesex University, Mauritius Branch Campus was setup in 2010, and as any credible British higher education institution, its aim has been to improve studentsÃ¢â¬â¢ learning as well as studentsÃ¢â¬â¢ experience. One such venture has been the creation of the Student Learning Assistant (SLA) scheme. The pilot project was run from January 2013 to May 2013 and the scheme is ongoing for the new academic year which started in September 2013. The purpose of this reflective paper is to explain thoroughly the implementation process of the SLA scheme and to recommend any improvements that can be instigated to overcome the challenges that the authors (SLA coordinators) faced when overseeing the running of the SLA scheme.
Influence of additives of tungsten oxide nanoparticles on the thermophysical and mechanical properties of polymer composite materials
Authors:   Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov, Kazakhstan, Agisheva A. A. , Tastanova L. K. ,   Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov, Kazakhstan, Bekeshev A. Z. ,   Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov, Kazakhstan, Umurzakov M. N. ,   Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov, Kazakhstan
Published: March 2021

Tungsten containing particles as functional additives have high potential for the reinforcement of different materials, such as polymer-based resins. The thermal and mechanical properties of polymer composites with additions of tungsten oxide were investigated. Incorporation of 1% WO3 nanoparticles increases the Young‘s modulus. An increase in the stability of the materials at elevated temperatures and an improvement in the mechanical properties of the resins are observed. Tungsten containing nanoparticles increase the quality of products for industrial applications.
Water and energy problems of the countries of Central Asia
Authors:   International Kazakh-Turkish University, Kazakhstan, Musabekov K.
Published: March 2021

The article presents an analysis of the situation of providing water and energy resources to the most overpopulated region of the former post-Soviet republics in Central Asia. In the near future, the region’s water and energy problems may become not only a source of serious regional social and political tension, but also a factor in international politics. The author comes to the conclusion that one of the factors in solving the problems is the need to diversify the structure of the energy complex with the large-scale use of renewable energy sources.
Analysis of the essence of a business process approach to enterprise management
Authors:   International Academy of Innovative Technologies, Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Saparbayev D. , Zhuman Y. A. ,   International Academy of Innovative Technologies, Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Makulova A. T. ,   NJSC University Narxoz, Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan
Published: March 2021

The article discusses the improvement of technologies for performing business processes and their structural elements based on the analysis of existing business processes and their modifications. The analysis shows that process management is the management of a set of interconnected business processes of an enterprise, the result of which is a commodity product. The process control system is adaptively controlled, i.e. allows you to effectively change the internal environment of the enterprise under the influence of the external environment. The proposed methodology shows that the main stages of the implementation of process management are modeling, analysis, optimization, automation and continuous improvement of business processes.
Foreign experience of governmental regulatory measures of agriculture
Authors:   Kazakh National Agrarian University, Kazakhstan. kalykova_b_b@mail.ru, Kalykova B.
Published: March 2021

Direct and indirect methods of state regulation of agricultural production are considered. The need for state intervention in the agricultural production process is due to a number of reasons. Features of the functioning of the agricultural sector require the alignment of social conditions, the quality of life of urban and rural populationsNoted financial, organizational and political support of developed countries, considered as a mandatory direction of state policy. The article highlights that state regulation of agriculture in developed countries is a complex mechanism that contains tools for influencing farmers ‘ incomes, the structure of agricultural production, the agricultural market, the social structure of the village, inter-industryandinter-farmrelations.
Chest X-Ray Findings Among Adult Patients Attending Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto Northwestern Nigeria
Authors: Abacha Mohammed , Salima Isma'il , Abubakar Audu Sadiq , Umar Abubakar , Aminu Dahiru Gurama , Iliyasu Izge Yusuf , Dahiru Mohammed , Muhammad Baba Sule , Ibrahim Haruna Gele , Muhammad Kabir Abdulkadir , Godfrey Mfoniso Akpaniwo
Published: March 2021

Background: Chest x-ray is the most frequently performed diagnostic examination particularly in patients with respiratory and cardiac diseases and for routine medical checkup and planning for surgery. A study on the image quality of chest x-rays had been conducted but the findings on the chest x-rays have not been studied in this tertiary health institution. This study aimed at revealing the most common pathologies and sex distribution of the pathologies on chest x-rays of adult patients attending the hospital. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 190 adult (aged 18 and above) patients’ chest x-ray reports was conducted using the existing reported documents of chest x-rays from the archives of Radiology Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto from January 2018 - October 2019 using data capture sheet as instrument for data collection. Data was analyzed using Microsoft excel version 2010. Results: Out of the 190 chest x-rays, 54% were for male while 46% were for female patients with the highest number of patients in the 29-38 years age group. Most of the radiographs studied were normal examinations (38.95%). Moreover, the most common pathology was hypertensive heart failure (26.84%) with male preponderance (13.68%). Conclusion: Hypertensive heart disease is the most common pathologic finding of adult chest x-ray in the study area with elderly male preponderance.
State and tendencies of development of the banking system in the context of structural reform of the national economy of Ukraine
Authors: Barna Marta , Ruschyshyn Nadiya
Published: March 2021

The relevance of the study lies in the fact that the fulfilment of the potential of the banking system is capable of providing positive structural changes in the economy of Ukraine. The purpose of the study is to analyse the state and trends of the banking system of Ukraine in the focus of its impact on the structural reform of the national economy. The study used methods of statistical analysis (to analyse the state and dynamics of the banking system) and the analogue method (to identify the extent of the development of the banking system on structural changes in the economy). It was substantiated that the effective functioning of the banking system is key to successful economic development of the national economy, in particular its reform. It is proved that a mechanism of redistribution of financial resources and money acts through the banking system; therefore, they are mobilised and involved in economic circulation in those sectors of the economy that need it most. The state and trends of development of the banking system as preconditions of fulfilment of its potential in structural reform of national economy are generalised. As a result of the analysis of the state and trends of the banking system, both their positive and negative features were identified. It is proved that in Ukraine, at the present stage of development of the national economy, the banking system has been cleared of low-liquid and conditionally fictitious banking structures, the volumes of assets, in particular highly liquid ones, are growing, and the loan portfolio of banks is improving, their financial results, liquidity and solvency, resistance to currency shocks, bank lending to the economy increase. The study also demonstrated that the country's banking system is described by a number of systemic shortcomings, especially the high level of concentration of bank capital and deposits in the largest banks, as well as state banks in a number of segments of the banking sector by number of departments, ATMs, terminals, active payment cards. There is a trend to weaken the penetration of the banking sector into the economy, especially in terms of affordable lending to individuals and strategic sectors of the economy. The practical value of the study lies in the fact that based on the identified shortcomings of the banking system and its impact on structural reforms, strategic lines of work for improving government regulation in this area have been identified