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ANAIS DO XIX ENCONTRO MINEIRO DE BIOMEDICINA
Authors:   LITERACIA CIENTÍFICA EDITORA E CURSOS, Claudino Junior Alexandre , Silva Maria Juliana Ribas do Nascimento da , Amaral Amanda Crespo , Silva Ana Laura Carvalho da , Araújo Rebecca Martins , Silva Ana Clara Vaz e , Matheus Melissa Helena Garcia , Vasconcellos Yasmin Corrêa
Published: November 2024

Contando com 19 anos de tradição e 19 edições, o Encontro Mineiro de Biomedicina é um evento científico idealizado e realizado integralmente por discentes do curso de Biomedicina da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) através do Diretório Acadêmico de Biomedicina (DAVF), e já ocupa hoje o lugar de segundo maior congresso de Biomedicina do Brasil. A edição de 2024, que aconteceu dos dias 17 a 19 de maio teve como objetivos a valorização do profissional biomédico, assim como a divulgação da produção científica e das mais de 35 habilitações do biomédico através de palestras, apresentações de trabalhos (tanto na modalidade de pôster científico quanto na modalidade de apresentação oral) e minicursos. O evento contou ainda com momentos pensados para fortalecer a cooperação entre a comunidade de biomédicos e discentes do curso com a realização do também tradicional Coquetel.
Ciberataques en América Latina: desafíos de la era digital
Authors: Zambrano Rendón Aura Dolores , Meza Talledo Yohana Katherine , Villavicencio Mendoza Cindy María , Rodríguez Zambrano Alex Rodolfo
Published: November 2024

En los últimos años, América Latina ha experimentado un aumento significativo en la frecuencia y sofisticación de los ciberataques, afectando a diversos sectores como los gubernamentales, financieros, energéticos y de infraestructura crítica, así como a individuos y empresas. La región muestra vulnerabilidades debido a la falta de medidas de seguridad efectivas, escasa conciencia sobre ciberseguridad y adopción de tecnologías sin la debida protección. Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar los principales aspectos de los ciberataques en América Latina. La metodología se basó en una revisión sistemática de fuentes bibliográficas. Los resultados revelan que el ransomware, phishing, DDOS, inyección de SQL, malware e ingeniería social son los ciberataques más frecuentes, con el ransomware representando el 50% de los ataques en el sector logístico. Aunque gobiernos y organizaciones  implementan medidas de seguridad, persiste una falta de preparación adecuada, amenazando la seguridad nacional y economía de los países latinoamericanos. Como conclusión, se requiere una acción conjunta y sostenida que incluya el fortalecimiento de las medidas de seguridad cibernética, la mejora de la educación y concientización, y el fomento de la colaboración regional para enfrentar esta amenaza en constante evolución, protegiendo eficazmente los activos digitales y la infraestructura crítica de la región.
El éxodo de Yangana: un reflejo del individuo, el teatro y la sociedad en la obra de Ángel Felicísimo Rojas
Authors: Sarango Cristhian , Martínez de Lara Ángel
Published: November 2024

El presente ensayo tiene por objetivo analizar al individuo, el teatro y la sociedad en el Éxodo de Yangana de Ángel Felicísimo Rojas. Para ello, nos basamos en la figura del individuo en la obra antes mencionada. En este ámbito vemos como sus personajes interpretan relaciones que construyen un imaginario digno y justo de una sociedad igualitaria. A ello, agregamos como el teatro simboliza una catarsis y vía de escape para las vejaciones que reciben los habitantes de Yangana a manos de los latifundistas. Finalmente, representamos a la sociedad yanganense, aquella que lucha por reivindicar sus derechos, buscando un deseo utópico de un mejor futuro. Valiéndonos de los postulados de Michel Foucault en su teoría del archivo estudiaremos la representación del individuo, teatro y sociedad en la novela.
Evaluación de la competencia comunicativa: validez de instrumentos por juicio de expertos
Authors: Loáisiga Manzanarez Víctor Alfonso , Escobar Soriano Álvaro Antonio
Published: November 2024

La competencia comunicativa constituye un conjunto de habilidades, conocimientos y estrategias para utilizar la lengua en diversas situaciones comunicativas. No obstante, en el ámbito educativo se observan dificultades en la comprensión y producción de discursos orales y escritos por los estudiantes, esto debido al enfoque formal y unidisciplinario en la enseñanza de la lengua. Por consiguiente, este artículo propone el diseño de dos instrumentos de investigación a partir de la validación por juicio de expertos para medir el estado de la competencia comunicativa en los estudiantes y las competencias docentes para integrarla en su práctica pedagógica. La metodología utilizada corresponde a un estudio básico o documental con diseño descriptivo. La validación por juicio de expertos se desarrolló según el método de agregados individuales. Los resultados indican que el cuestionario dirigido a los estudiantes tiene 95.85% de claridad, 96.84% de coherencia y 96.21% de relevancia. Las principales observaciones se basan en la aclaración e inclusión de términos, reestructura de ítems y la evaluación de la pertenencia de algunos conceptos. Por su parte, el cuestionario de los profesores tiene 98.13% de claridad, 97.25% de coherencia y 98.02% de relevancia, las recomendaciones indican la necesidad de aclarar conceptos y cambio en el orden de los reactivos. En concusión, se presentan dos cuestionarios, el primero dirigido a los estudiantes, estructurado en 33 ítems con las respectivas dimensiones. El segundo con 26 ítems para medir la habilidad de los profesores en la integración de las habilidades lingüísticas en la práctica pedagógica.
Research on Predicting Stock Market Profitability Changes Based on Machine Learning
Authors: Xu Gaofeng , Lu Xinchen
Published: November 2024

The expansion of the market in our country has led to rapid economic growth, and many companies have begun to seek foreign investment for themselves. What investors are given is an invisible but very useful thing - stocks. However, stocks are unpredictable and subject to many influences, making it difficult for investors to predict whether the stock trend will decline or rise. It is uncertain whether investors will make a profit or lose money. The development of artificial intelligence technology has played a crucial role in driving stock model prediction. With the development and gradual maturity of machine learning technology, machine learning models are used for efficient and accurate analysis of massive data in the stock market, thereby achieving data mining in the stock market, analyzing changes in stock returns, and predicting them to improve investor returns.
Prediction of Sunspot Activity Based on Differential Evolution Algorithm and BP Neural Network Model
Authors: Yu Ziyang , Yu Xinpeng , Liu Yinuo , Li Yue , Zeng Yuyan , Liu Yanqing
Published: November 2024

In this research report, the prediction method of sunspot activity is deeply discussed, and a variety of statistical and data science models are used to make comprehensive prediction. Research focuses include the start time and duration of the solar maximum in the solar cycle, as well as the prediction of the number and area of sunspots. By capturing the periodicity of solar activity, Pearson correlation coefficient is used to analyze the relationship between the maximum solar activity and the number of sunspots, and the adaptive multivariate nonlinear regression-BP neural network model and particle swarm optimization BP neural network are combined to make high-precision prediction. The research results provide a scientific basis for the prediction of space weather, ionospheric state and communication system reliability.
Research on Regulations on Software Update of Intelligent Connected Vehicles
Authors: Wang Yuzhe , Mu Zhapa , Zhu Yongjian , Wang Manna , Shao Xuebin
Published: November 2024

With the rapid development of intelligent connected vehicle technology, software updates have become the key to improving vehicle performance and safety. However, frequent software updates also create new challenges for information security and compliance. The purpose of this article is to discuss the management strategy of software update for intelligent connected vehicles and analyze the existing regulatory requirements to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the software update process.
Research on the Information Interaction Design of Special Agricultural Products Apps from the Perspective of Rural Revitalization
Authors: He Huiqian , Chen Wenxiu , He Yuan , Mo Yongyu , Du Shuhua , Yao Yilin , Zhu Yuwan , Li Songyuan , Li Xiaotong , Chen Aixia
Published: November 2024

Driven by the Rural Revitalization Strategy, the promotion and sale of special agricultural products have become an important means to enhance the rural economy. With the development of mobile internet, e-commerce platforms based on mobile apps provide new channels for the sale of these products. However, market research reveals that many platforms for special agricultural products face issues related to poor user experience and low user engagement in their information interaction design. Therefore, this paper, from the perspective of information interaction design, identifies pain points in existing app designs through literature review and case analysis, and explores methods to optimize the user experience of agricultural product apps. We gathered user needs and feedback, built user personas, designed interactive prototypes, and validated their effectiveness in terms of user experience, operational convenience, and information transmission efficiency through usability testing. The research results show that the prototype significantly improved information hierarchy, simplified interaction processes, and better met users' personalized needs. The information interaction design of special agricultural product apps should not only focus on functional requirements but also emphasize the emotional experience and cultural identity of users. Visual design should incorporate elements of rural cultural characteristics to enhance users' sense of identification and engagement. Future designs should emphasize the integration of interaction design with rural culture, further improving user experience through innovative information presentation methods and personalized services, thereby supporting the Rural Revitalization Strategy and the sustainable development of agricultural e-commerce.
The Logic of the Chinese Communist Youth League Always Following the Party is Inevitable
Authors: Shi Yanni
Published: November 2024

The history of struggle and development over the past hundred years profoundly shows that the reason why the Chinese Communist Youth League can lead Chinese youth to make important contributions to the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation and create brilliant achievements, in the final analysis, is to firmly support the leadership of the CPC and take the socialist road with Chinese characteristics.  The Communist Youth League of China always follows the Party, which contains profound historical, emotional, value, and logical inevitability of the times. It is the cultural background for the Communist Youth League of China to maintain its original intention, the spiritual coordinates for forging ahead, and the organizational driving force for making achievements. It provides theoretical guidance, strength guarantee, and value guidance for the Communist Youth League of China to unite and lead young people to sustainable development.
The Change and Development of Physical Education in The Era of Big Data
Authors: Li Guangye , Peng Keshun , Zhang Jianliang , Zhang Xiaoyu
Published: November 2024

In the era of big data, physical education is facing unprecedented development opportunities and challenges. Data has become a valuable resource, providing a strong support for the reform and development of physical education. Big data technology has brought revolutionary changes to physical education teaching. Through the collection and analysis of students' movement data, teachers can more accurately assess students' physical condition and skill level, and then develop a more personalized and scientific teaching plan. This data-driven teaching model not only improves the efficiency of teaching, but also allows students to get more accurate guidance and support in learning. Based on this background, this paper deeply analyzes and discusses the role of big data technology in physical education and how to promote the reform and development of physical education in the era of big data. Of course, big data brings its own challenges. How to extract valuable information from massive data, how to protect personal privacy and data security, are all problems we need to face and solve. Therefore, while promoting the reform and development of physical education teaching, we also need to continue to learn and explore to adapt to this data-driven era.
Beyond Game Culture: How Genshin Impact Gamers Construct Their Identities through Game Media
Authors: Liu Ruoyu
Published: November 2024

Game cultures and related industries have boomed in China after the Covid 19 pandemic, attracting a wide range of Chinese. Among recent popular games in China, Genshin Impact has drawn attentions of youngsters and achieved commercial success, creating unique game cultures. This consequence reflects the vibrance of subcultures by young groups because this is the way they connect to the world, getting to know themselves, communicating and interacting with peers and achieving socialization, in this case, gameplay serves as a medium for the young groups to extend themselves. This study presents the mechanisms of identification of Genshin Impact players, self-identity, social identity and relation between them tested. Qualitative research is applied in this study as methology, including in-depth interviews and grounded theory. It was suggested that players construct their self-identities by multi-interaction with game media and construct social identities by communication through game ecology. Furthermore, goods (products featuring elements of a particular intellectual property on them) and game communities link self-identities and social identities of players. This result provides an insight of development of subculture in China.
Research on the Aesthetic Orientation of Artistic Creation in Virtual Reality Scenes
Authors: Zeng Qingliang
Published: November 2024

With the advancement of science and technology, virtual reality technology has gradually penetrated into the field of artistic creation, providing artists with a new creative platform and aesthetic experience space. This paper explores the aesthetic orientation of artistic creation in virtual reality scenes and its influencing factors, so as to provide useful reference for researchers and practitioners in related fields. Through the discussion of immersive aesthetic experience, interactive aesthetic participation and diversified aesthetic expression, it reveals how virtual reality technology brings revolutionary changes to artistic creation. This change is not only reflected in the presentation of artworks, but also goes deeper into the audience's aesthetic psychology and the artist's creative concept. There are many factors that affect the aesthetic orientation of artistic creation in virtual reality scenes. Such as technical factors, cultural factors, and the artist's creative intentions. Typical virtual reality art creation cases are selected for analysis, which not only shows the wide application of virtual reality technology in artistic creation, but also reveals the formation process and influencing factors of different aesthetic orientations. With the continuous advancement of technology and the continuous innovation of art, artistic creation in virtual reality scenes will be richer.
Dimensions	of the third. On the entanglement between landscape, body and atmosphere
Authors: Hennrich Dirk	 Michael
Published: November 2024

Landscape, body and atmosphere form a triad and must be conceived as peculiar dimensions of the ‘third’ and, at the same time, in their fundamental and original connection. They are ontological phenomena, groundless reasons, or anarchic elements and the silent prerequisites of world experience. The present article explores the concept of the ‘third’ and describes the constellation between the landscape, the body and the atmosphere in dialogue with authors like Gernot Böhme, Gilles Clément and Graham Harman. This explanation leads us to think about the political consequences of reconsidering the third and to develop a specific ‘Politics of the Sensible’. It is the task of the ‘Politics of the Sensible’ to recover what has fallen under the ruins of history, under the pharaonic construction of our civilization: to signify and develop the body’s own innate and learned sensibility and our vital relation with Earth.
Anna Maria Guasch y su contribución al sistema de arte global
Authors: Avendaño Santana Lynda
Published: November 2024

Anna Maria Guasch ha sido clave en la construcción de un sistema del arte global, destacando el papel de los otros —artistas, culturas y prácticas tradicionalmente marginalizadas— en el desarrollo de una visión más in­clusiva y diversa del arte contemporáneo. A partir de su investigación sobre los procesos de globalización en el arte, Guasch ha subrayado la importancia de ampliar las perspectivas para abarcar narrativas y estéticas de distintas geografías y contextos —incluyendo el fe­mi­nis­mo—, cuestionando el predominio de los centros de poder tradicionales y promoviendo una visión plural del arte. Su quehacer se traza en la línea de una plé­yade de historiadores del arte y curadores —una mirada desde Europa— que a partir de pun­tos de vista reflexivos y críticos declaman en la era de lo glo­bal la inclusión del arte de los otros (Levinas) en un proceso que busca integrarlos igualitariamente en los circuitos de arte. Esta mirada se consolida hoy con el comisariado de Adriano Pedrosa para la Bienal de Ve­necia 2024, con su exposición Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere (Biennale di Venezia).
«El arte último del siglo XX» y «El arte en la era de lo global»: dos textos claves para entender la creación artística contemporánea
Authors: Alonso Christian
Published: November 2024

La catedrática emérita en Historia del Arte por la Universidad de Barcelona, Anna Maria Guasch, publicó en 2016 su último gran estudio histórico y teó­rico sobre la producción artística, teórica y curatorial del arte más cercano a nuestro tiempo. Nos referimos a El arte en la era del global, 1989-2015, estudio que se convierte en la continuación de la cartografía inaugurada con El arte último del siglo XX. Del posminimalismo a lo multicultural (2000), ambos publicados por Alianza (Madrid). A pesar de la continuidad que se pue­de establecer entre las dos publicaciones en cuanto a la delimitación del objeto de estudio, hay una serie de elementos que permiten distinguirlos, sobre todo en lo que respecta a la cuestión metodológica y el enfoque general.
Supporting Globally Distributed PBL Teams Using A Rich ICT Environment
Authors: Cheng Chew Swee , Beaumont Chris , Poh Seah Chong , Westhead Gary
Published: November 2024

In the 21st century it is becoming increasingly common to work and learn in teams that are globally distributed. Such teams rely heavily on ICT to facilitate effective communication. There is a wide variety of communication tools and technologies to choose from and it is by no means obvious which tools should be used, and whether synergy exists when a communication environment is provided which includes a rich set of tools and media. This paper reports and analyses the use of communication tools by students in a distributed Problem-based Learning (dPBL) environment. The PBL teams consisted of four students from Singapore and four from the UK. Teams had a rich set of synchronous and asynchronous communication tools available to them, including ISDN videoconference, WebCam Video/Audio, Microsoft NetMeeting® Chat, Asynchronous drop box and threaded discussion Forum. This ethnographic study showed that semantic discussion threads included the use of all tools and enabled students to effectively co-construct meaning (and understanding). Students were able to deploy the use of different tools effectively to achieve the learning outcomes intended for various stages in the PBL cycle, with both asynchronous and synchronous media being considered of high importance.
Determining Research Questions in e-learning
Authors: McAndrew Patrick , Brasher Andrew , Hardy Pascale
Published: November 2024

In this paper we consider the future research direction for e-learning in relation to the needs of higher education. E-learning is recognised as a relevant method for the provision of learning across all areas of society and is considered of strategic importance at government level (HEFCE, 2003; DfES, 2003). In setting such strategies there should be sound knowledge of what approaches are effective and significant for the take up of e-learning. However, this would ignore the indications that there are weaknesses in the fundamental research that can inform such knowledge. Methods from other forms of research, such as comparative studies, often overlook the complexity of the learning process and the inevitable lack of impact from changes to methods of delivery. A critical review of the problems in supporting e-learning based on collation of expert views was carried out within a project, funded by the EU (eLearnTN, 2003). The results from that work led to proposed key research areas and research questions that need to be addressed as e-learning is introduced into existing or novel contexts. In particular a division can be made into research needs for work on measures of effectiveness, representation of effective learning designs, and methods to support knowledge sharing.
“Blended” Education And The Transformation Of Teachers
Authors: Motteram Gary
Published: November 2024

This case study looks at the role of blended learning in language teacher education and focuses on the student experience of studying an element of a regular face-to-face class online. It shows how the experience is particularly relevant to in-service teachers who are following a master’s programme that equips them for implementing the use of educational technologies in their regular classroom.
The paper explores a range of issues in the current adult education literature including deep and surface learning (Biggs, 1999), communities of practice (Wenger, 1998) and the importance of educational dialogue (Laurillard, 2002) and shows via the analysis of the data how important the blended nature of this course unit is for the teachers to get a balanced programme that upgrades skills and knowledge, but which also enables them to reflect on past and future practice. It shows how the five stage model of online communication (Salmon, 2000) can be a useful tool and that teachers can be transformed (Motteram and Teague, 2000).
Analysing, Sustaining and Piloting Innovation
Authors: Peraya Daniel , Jaccaz Bérénice , Masiello Italo , Armitage Susan , Yip Hennie
Published: November 2024

This paper proposes a framework, both theoretical and practical, that attempts to provide information and scaffolding mainly to university staff but also to policy makers who currently face the initiative of implementing innovation, in all its forms, in the education system. It aims at helping all the different actors, from university managers to university lecturers, involved in the teaching and learning process to answer the following questions: “How do I analyse, guide, and sustain innovation in Higher Education?”, “What kind of information do I need at each stage of the innovation process to make decisions that serve my goals?”, “How do I process the data generated?”, and “How do I feed the results back into the process?”
Developing and Delivering Pedagogically Informed Technology for Meaningful Learning Experiences within Institutions
Authors: Zenios Maria , Steeples Christine
Published: November 2024

The emergence of the information age has allowed the development of networking as a dynamic form of organisation of human activity maximising the explosion in access to information and knowledge. As higher education institutions, being at the core of the network revolution, rush to deploy new technologies, the need to establish sound pedagogical frameworks for enabling authentic learning through technology, becomes even stronger. The aim of this paper is to discuss some of the key aspects concerning the implementation of an e-learning centre within an institution, with an emphasis on the pedagogical principles supporting such an initiative. Our research approach includes a qualitative survey of a set of existing e-learning centres across Europe, looking at their philosophy and organisation. The paper contributes to an understanding of e-learning by advocating a set of action points for setting up and maintaining pedagogically informed e-learning centres.
The Supply Chain Collaboration Online Research Simulator
Authors: Dhariwal Kewal , Carr Peter
Published: November 2024

Supply chain collaboration is set to accelerate in future years. Evidence from a survey conducted with funding from the Canadian Purchasing Research Foundation is presented and it is argued that understanding of the exploitation of this environment is in its infancy. Recently Athabasca University commenced a research project on supply chain collaboration. Funded and supported by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, the Alberta Provincial government, SAP and IBM, this project is focused on developing an online model of a fully data integrated supply chain. A simulation model is being used to help us learn how the business community will best use this supply chain environment of the future. Networked private communications between supply team members, data visibility, push versus pull systems, post-simulation performance analysis, group strategy formulation, strategy delivery and team discipline in networked environment are all aspects of research under consideration. A fully functional simulator of a data integrated supply chain environment supported by a complete range of online collaboration tools is currently being field tested and may be demonstrated at this symposium. It is available to researchers online throughout the world to develop their understanding of supply chain collaboration and networked resources management at www.athabascau.ca/scm or www.sccori.com
Symposium 1: The Role Of Learning Technology Practitioners And Researchers In Understanding Networked Learning
Authors: Conole Grainne
Published: November 2024

This paper critiques the emergence of learning technology as a discipline and considers the inherent characteristics of the area, its role alongside other research disciplines and the issues and challenges it faces. It reviews the types of activities learning technologists are engaged with in terms of research, staff development and institutional strategy. It charts how the area has developed and matured to the point that there is now a bipolar divide between learning technologists who have a practical, practitioner support focus and those with more of a research orientation and considers whether this bipolar divide is beneficial or problematic for the future of the area.
Symposium 1: Theory and the Practices of Learning Technology
Authors: Jones Chris
Published: November 2024

This paper examines the link between theory and practice in relation to learning technology. It will do this in the context of a move from working with early adopters to learning technologists engaging with the majority of academic staff (Browne, 2003). This move takes place at the same time that academic staff in tertiary education are being encouraged to engage formally with learning and teaching in a way that is sharply different from previous University practices. Learning technologists currently engage with a broader constituency that is in a significant process of change. The future of networked learning is related to the growth of this emergent profession and the way in which theory relates to their developing practices.
Symposium 2: Student Reaction to Video-streamed Content
Authors: Erskine John , Jones Marc
Published: November 2024

The present study examined student responses to the use of a video-streamed expert interview to improve knowledge and understanding in two key areas related to stress and sport performance. Following a series of learning activities that accompanied streamed clips, students were asked to identify what they liked best and least about the approach adopted, and state areas for improvement. A series of questions gauging reaction to both technical and pedagogical aspects of the video-streamed content was also undertaken. Overall, student responses were favourable to the use of streamed video in this context, with video streaming seen as being a more positive than negative tool in support of learning, especially in the areas of aiding clarity and understanding and presenting material in a non written format. Concerns highlighted included the non availability of text versions of the video clips and narrow access to the streamed material. The study identified areas for improvement which will allow for further development of this resource.
Symposium 4: Addressing Methodological Issues In E-Learning Research
Authors: Conole Grainne
Published: November 2024

This symposium will consider methodological issues, which arise both from research using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and research into the use of ICT in learning and teaching. The symposium will begin with an overview of current research questions and a critique of methodological issues and common data collection and analytical techniques used in the area. It will then explore the relationship between theory and methods and research methodological issues in e-learning. Three case studies of specific examples, which explore these issues in more detail, are then presented.
Symposium 4: Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Authors: Jones Chris
Published: November 2024

This paper will examine the use of quantitative and qualitative methods as complementary research methods. It asks the fundamental question whether these two approaches can be used jointly in a principled manner. The pressure in educational research has been towards using the two methods alongside each other. In applied research the use of the two approaches in the same project is accepted yet we still find serious objections raised to such work when it is presented in a more formal context. Evaluation studies are often multi-method in their approaches whilst doctoral students will still find examiners balking at the use of mixed methods in doctoral research. This paper tries to both investigate the source and nature of this division and to illustrate practical ways in which the division may be overcome.
Symposium 6: Staff Development And E-Tutors Training
Authors: Banks Sheena , Denis Brigitte , Fors Uno , Pirotte Sébastien
Published: November 2024

This paper considers the rationale for the training and staff development of e-tutors. We then examine how this is implemented in practice through the presentation of case studies from three European universities. Finally we analyse the differences and similarities of these case studies to exemplify some principles for training models and guidelines for training of e-tutors. We conclude that although it is possible to identify these principles of good practice, there is great flexibility and diversity of methods and approaches in the training and staff development of e-tutors.
Symposium 7: Diversity and Common Ground in Online Learning Community Research
Authors: Harris Rachel
Published: November 2024

This symposium will present different perspectives on research in the field of online learning communities. As well as providing an overview of the influence of differing theoretical frameworks on research methodologies, the symposium will highlight key issues that need to be addressed to enable research in this area to move forward. While emphasizing the value of diversity in approaches, theoretical influences and methodologies, the need for some common ground will be explored.
Symposium 8: How is it for You? The Impact of Networked Learning on Educational Institutions
Authors: Higgison Carol
Published: November 2024

Educational institutions, both further and higher education, are becoming places of almost endless change, and the growth of networked learning is only one of the many changes our institutions are adapting to, or embracing. The changes include rapid growth in both student numbers and student diversity, decreased government funding per student, institutions becoming involved in new markets and new business ventures to increase income, and the growth of borderless education (www.obhe.ac.uk). Educational Institutions are expected to embrace the rapidly changing technologies that are potentially allowing for different modes of teaching. The UK government recently published a new document – Towards a Unified E-learning Strategy (www.dfes.gsi.gov.uk/consultations2/16/) and Charles Clarke, secretary of state for education and skills exhorts HEIs to engage in the challenge of making full use of new technologies (THES, 11th July 2003). The government’s paper recognises that web-based instruction has already been developed in higher education and that it is seen as increasingly important by these institutions (Traxler, 2002). Most HE and FE institutions are now engaging with the networked learning in some form or another.
Symposium 9: Networked Learning and Networked Information
Authors: Jones Chris
Published: November 2024

If networked learning is to become commonplace or even the norm, and government and EU policy in this area is to be achieved, then we will require provision of many resources – including published information resources – either at the desktop or through other devices using ICT affordances. The idea of a digital or virtual university can only be realised in so far as digital information resources are made available in ways that allow key stakeholders in universities to integrate them into the changing practices of HE – and as yet the integration between digital information/library services and MLEs/VLEs is poorly developed.
Symposium 9: Towards an Evaluation Framework for Large Scale Networked Learning Initiatives
Authors: Fisher Shelagh
Published: November 2024

The formative evaluation of the JISC’s Learning and Teaching Programme within the context of its wider Information Environment development strategy was a three year project (EDNER) funded by JISC and was completed in July 2003. This paper provides a reflection upon the strategies which were deployed in EDNER in conducting the formative evaluation, and upon issues in evaluating large-scale digital initiatives with reference to constructs and methods utilised in UK national initiatives which are concerned with networked learning. Building blocks towards an evaluation framework for large scale national digital initiatives which are related to networked learning are identified.
Symposium 10: Communication and Control in E-Learning Environments Symposium
Authors: Mann Sarah J.
Published: November 2024

The purpose of this Symposium is to present the work of the Communication and Control in E-Learning Environments Special Interest Group (SIG) of the Equality in E-Learning Project. The SIG has examined the inter-relationships between on-line communication and learner and tutor experience of control over different aspects of the e-learning process.
If education is seen as a prime site for the reproduction of reality, the interaction of asymmetrical power relations between teachers and students, and the formation of identities, then understanding issues of communication and control becomes central to an understanding of educational processes. E-learning and in particular networked, collaborative e-learning, provides a very interesting case study. It offers, in its processes and in its philosophical approach, an understanding of reality as constructed and an approach which supports the construction of alternative ‘realities’ (i.e. it challenges the idea of truth as naturalized); it aims to engage learners and teachers in collaborative and social processes where the aim is to reduce the unequal distribution of power between participants; and it supports subjectivity and takes account of difference and the expression and construction of multiple identities. It is also embedded within new forms of communication technology which may enable or constrain these processes. The interesting question posed by this new learning process is: what happens to communication and control within such new contexts of learning?
Symposium 11: A Theoretical Framework for Designing Online Master Communities of Practice
Authors: Dirckinck-Holmfeld Lone , Sorensen Elsebeth K. , Ryberg Thomas , Buus Lillian
Published: November 2024

The introduction of the master (MS) format on the European market of education and the emphasis on its format as suited for international collaboration in education has spawned the birth of many master educations, founded and unfolding in virtual learning environments on the web. But not all of these master educations have proved to be equally successful in terms of continuously attracting waves of learners, thus many of them are likely to have only a short lifetime. There may be several reasons for this, one of them being related to the design of the online learning environment used as context for the networked e-learning master community.
But the term “design” is a broad one. What exactly are those design features in the implementation of such master communities, which seems essential in terms of determining the level of success of a given online master program?
Based theoretically on key notions from Etienne Wenger’s learning theory (Wenger, 1998), this paper sets out, analytically and holistically, to explore and capture the pedagogic-didactic features of design of a networked e[1]learning master community, Master in ICT and Learning (MIL), designed from and within a Danish educational culture and context. The aim of the paper is, through an analysis of MIL, to understand and document the specific features of the design of the networked e-learning master community, which seem pertinent to the forming of well functioning networked e-learning master communities. The paper concludes, on the basis of the findings from our analysis, with a tentatively suggested framework for design of well functioning networked e[1]learning master communities. Our perspective as researchers is one combined by our multiple roles as managers, designers and teachers of the program.
Symposium 11: Developing and Delivering a Short Distance Learning Certificate Course in Peace and Reconciliation Studies – a Case Study
Authors: Courtney Kathy
Published: November 2024

This paper describes the development and implementation of a short distance learning course, entitled “Certificate in Peace and Reconciliation Studies”. It aims to illustrate how the development and final design of the course is the result of influences exerted by different stakeholders. Some of these interest groups have been able to influence course design directly at various stages, while the influence of others has been more indirect but still significant. The case study will show that it is not easy to achieve a ‘pure’ design, based on a specific pedagogical stance, but that in the end, design is based on compromise due to the influences of different stakeholders. A specific pedagogical stance – in this context a constructivist approach, carries with it expectations about the way students will be interacting with the course. The paper examines what expectations are embedded in the course design and explore to what extent the expectations have been realised.
Symposium 13: Rethinking Virtual Space as a Place for Sociability
Authors: Ponti Marisa , Ryberg Thomas
Published: November 2024

In this article, we offer theoretical reflections on the notion of place in which learners supposedly develop and evolve a structure of social interactions in networked learning environments. We claim that a general concern is to develop more social artefacts that may help learners organise the virtual place in a way that is meaningful to them and helps foster their social presence. Drawing from symbolic interactionism we examine the ways in which individuals interact with their environment, and from Activity theory, Wenger’s communities of practice, and Wartofsky's taxonomy of artefacts to elaborate on the notion of social artefact.
Machine Learning Algorithms Exceed Comorbidity Indices in Prediction of Short-Term Complications After Hip Fracture Surgery
Authors: Gowd Anirudh K. , Beck Edward C. , Agarwalla Avinesh , Patel Dev M. , Godwin Ryan C. , Waterman Brian R. , Little Milton T. , Liu Joseph N.
Published: November 2024

Background:

Hip fractures are among the most morbid acute orthopaedic injuries often due to accompanying patient frailty. The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of assessing surgical risk after hip fracture through machine learning (ML) algorithms.

Methods:

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program was queried from 2011 to 2018 and the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program hip fracture–targeted data set was queried from 2016 to 2018 for all patients undergoing surgical fixation for a diagnosis of an acute primary hip fracture. The data set was randomly split into training (80%) and testing (20%) sets. 3 ML algorithms were used to train models in the prediction of extended hospital length of stay (LOS) >13 days, death, readmissions, home discharge, transfusion, and any medical complication. Testing sets were assessed by receiver operating characteristic, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) and were compared with models constructed from legacy comorbidity indices such as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, frailty index, and Nottingham Hip Fracture Score.

Results:

Following inclusion/exclusion criteria, 95,745 cases were available in the overall data set and 22,344 in the targeted data set. ML models outperformed comorbidity indices for each complication by area under the curve (AUC) analysis (P < 0.01 for each): medical complications (AUC = 0.65, PPV = 67.5, NPV = 71.7), death (AUC = 0.80, PPV = 46.7, NPV = 94.9), extended LOS (AUC = 0.69, PPV = 71.4, NPV = 94.1), transfusion (AUC = 0.79, PPV = 64.2, NPV = 77.4), readmissions (AUC = 0.63, PPV = 0, NPV = 96.8), and home discharge (AUC = 0.74, PPV = 65.9, NPV = 76.7). In comparison, the best performing legacy index for each complication was medical complication (ASA: AUC = 0.60), death (NHFS: AUC = 0.70), extended LOS (ASA: AUC = 0.62), transfusion (ASA: AUC = 0.57), readmissions (CCI: AUC = 0.58), and home discharge (ASA: AUC = 0.61).

Conclusions:

ML algorithms offer an improved method to holistically calculate preoperative risk of patient morbidity, mortality, and discharge destination. Through continued validation, risk calculators using these algorithms may inform medical decision making to providers and payers.
ИЗУЧЕНИЕ ХИМИЧЕСКОГО СОСТАВА ЩАЛФЕЯ И ЕЁ ПРИМИНЕНИЕ В МЕДИЦИНЕ
Authors: Усманова Саида Гуламовна , Аъзамжонова Феруза Рахимжонкизи , Раззаков Набижон Алижанович
Published: November 2024

Данная работа посвящена аналитическому изучению методов анализа и стандартизации химического состава лекарственных средств и другой фармацевтической продукции, содержащие компоненты листьях шалфея в частности химического состава и основных показателей листьях шалфея в соответствии нормативным документациям. В работы дается специальное описание для определения химического состава лекарственных растений и синтетических препаратов, применяемых при желудочно-кишечных заболеваниях и дыхательных системы, в основном флавоноидов в растениях.
IQTISODIY RIVOJLANISHNING HOZIRGI BOSQICHIDA KORXONALARDA IJARA MUNOSABATLARINI TAKOMILLASH MASALALARI
Authors: Qudbiyev Nodir Tohirovich
Published: November 2024

Ushbu maqolada biz bugungi iqtisodiyotning rivojlanish bosqichida korxonalarda ijara munosabatlarini takomillashning ayrim jihatlariga muhokama etiladi. Tadqiqot maqsad sifatida ijara munosabatlarni iqtisodiy imkoniyatlarini ochib berish iborat. Umuman zamonaviy iqtisodiyotining ajralmas qismi boʻlib ijara munosabatlarini oʻrganish va ularni takomillashtirish dolzarb masalalardan hisoblanadi, zero, mulkiy munosabatlar va ular boʻyicha turli mexanizmlar, nafaqat mulk egasiga balki uni ijara oluvchi uchun ham foydani koʻpaytirish omili hisoblanadi, shu munosabati bilan ushbu tadqiqot bugungi kun talabidan kelib chiqqan holda shakllantirildi.
O‘ZBEKISTONDA AHOLINI IJTIMOIY HIMOYALASH ISTIQBOLLARI
Authors: Temirova Muhabbat Temirovna
Published: November 2024

Ushbu maqolada O‘zbekistonda ijtimoiy himoyaning bugungi holati va uni yanada rivojlantirish istiqbollari o‘rganilib, asosiy islohotlar, muammolar va istiqboldagi imkoniyatlarga e’tibor qaratiladi. Shuningdek, ijtimoiy himoyaning pensiya ta’minoti, tibbiy xizmatdan foydalanish imkoniyatlari va aholining zaif qatlamlariga qaratilgan asosiy jihatlari kabi ijtimoiy yordam dasturlari ko‘rib chiqiladi.
O‘ZBEKISTON TURIZM SАNOАTIDА MАDАNIY TURIZMNING O‘RNI
Authors: Rasulov Xamidjon Yakubovich
Published: November 2024

Maqolada mаdаniy turizm tushunchаsi, uning turizm sohаsidаgi o‘rni o‘zigа xos jihаtlаri ochib berilgаn. Mаdаniy turizmni rivojlаntirish imkoniyаtlаri vа istiqbollаri tаhlil qilingаn. Ushbu maqolada mаdаniy turizm dаsturlаri vа uning hozirgi kundаgi аhаmiyаti, ichki vа tаshqi turizmining mаmlаkаt uchun turli xil iqtisodiy foydаlаrining dаrаjаsi hаqidа fikr yuritildi. Maqoladа O‘zbek xаlqining qаdimdаn hozirgаchа to‘plаnib kelgаn boy tаrixiy, mаdаniy vа mа’nаviy merosini qаndаy holаtdа ekаnligini vа turizm sаnoаtidа ulаr orqаli qаndаy imkoniyаtlаr ochib berishi tаhlil qilindi. Bundаn tаshqаri, maqolada O‘zbekistongа sаyohаt qilish istаgigа tа’sir etuvchi аsosiy omillаrni o‘rgаnib chiqib, ichki vа xаlqаro istiqbollаr ko‘rib chiqildi.
THE IMPACT OF SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ENTITIES ON THE COUNTRY'S EXPORT AND IMPORT
Authors: Qobuljon Xudoberganov Mirzatolib o‘g‘li
Published: November 2024

This article show the impact of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on national export and import activities, highlighting their role in export diversity, employment generation, and regional economic growth. SMEs contribute uniquely by adapting to niche market demands and integrating into global value chains, despite facing challenges such as financial constraints and regulatory barriers. Government support in financing, training, and infrastructure is essential to enhance SME trade participation. Findings suggest that empowering SMEs through strategic support can boost economic resilience and foster sustainable growth in emerging economies.
Subject Teaching Contextual Education of Student Teachers
Authors:   St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, Simeonova Katya
Published: November 2024

Teacher education demands a change in the teaching system that leads to contemporary advances in the theory and practice of education. This study aims to summarize research in theoretical and practical experience on the subject of contextual learning – a modern educational approach. It is the process of learning the teaching profession in real contexts that makes it relevant to the profession itself with effective, engaging, and motivating students in classroom and extracurricular learning activities. A generalized model of application of contextual learning in private didactic training in primary technology and entrepreneurship education of student teachers is proposed.