bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research on home economics teacher training curriculum that approaches general-purpose skills by focusing on the essence of the subjects
Authors: Suzuki Akiko
Published: December 2020

Home Economics is a mandatory subject in Japanese schools. While the subject teaches valuable life skills, few understand the significance and the science behind this important topic. Professor Akiko Suzuki from the Graduate School of Our Humanities and Social Sciences at Hiroshima
University, believes in the value of developing and teaching Home Economics in schools to prepare the children of today for the challenges of tomorrow. Akiko has been working on the curriculum for training Home Economics teachers at the University. In such an uncertain global environment,
with the home becoming the centre of not only family life, but also work life, Home Economics is even more important than ever before. Suzuki believes that, through this work, her team can have a big impact on improving and supporting teacher training to provide students with lifelong skills
and competencies.
Exploring the Cost of eLearning in Health Professions Education: Scoping Review
Authors: Meinert Edward , Eerens Jessie , Banks Christina , Maloney Stephen , Rivers George , Ilic Dragan , Walsh Kieran , Majeed Azeem , Car Josip
Published: December 2020

Background

Existing research on the costs associated with the design and deployment of eLearning in health professions education is limited. The relative costs of these learning platforms to those of face-to-face learning are also not well understood. The lack of predefined costing models used for eLearning cost data capture has made it difficult to complete cost evaluation.

Objective

The key aim of this scoping review was to explore the state of evidence concerning cost capture within eLearning in health professions education. The review explores the available data to define cost calculations related to eLearning.

Methods

The scoping review was performed using a search strategy with Medical Subject Heading terms and related keywords centered on eLearning and cost calculation with a population scope of health professionals in all countries. The search was limited to articles published in English. No restriction was placed on literature publication date.

Results

In total, 7344 articles were returned from the original search of the literature. Of these, 232 were relevant to associated keywords or abstract references following screening. Full-text review resulted in 168 studies being excluded. Of these, 61 studies were excluded because they were unrelated to eLearning and focused on general education. In addition, 103 studies were excluded because of lack of detailed information regarding costs; these studies referred to cost in ways either indicating cost favorability or unfavorability, but without data to support findings. Finally, 4 studies were excluded because of limited cost data that were insufficient for analysis. In total, 42 studies provided data and analysis of the impact of cost and value in health professions education. The most common data source was total cost of training (n=29). Other sources included cost per learner, referring to the cost for individual students (n=13). The population most frequently cited was medical students (n=15), although 12 articles focused on multiple populations. A further 22 studies provide details of costing approaches for the production and delivery of eLearning. These studies offer insight into the ways eLearning has been budgeted and project-managed through implementation.

Conclusions

Although cost is a recognized factor in studies detailing eLearning design and implementation, the way cost is captured is inconsistent. Despite a perception that eLearning is more cost-effective than face-to-face instruction, there is not yet sufficient evidence to assert this conclusively. A rigorous, repeatable data capture method is needed, in addition to a means to leverage existing economic evaluation methods that can then test eLearning cost-effectiveness and how to implement eLearning with cost benefits and advantages over traditional instruction.
Burden and Help-Seeking Behaviors Linked to Problem Gambling and Gaming: Observational Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Luquiens Amandine , von Hammerstein Cora , Benyamina Amine , Perney Pascal
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND

Models based on the uniqueness of addiction processes between behavioral addictions are highly contentious, and the inclusion of gaming disorder in the addiction nosography remains controversial. An exploratory approach could clarify a hypothesized common and subjectively identifiable process in addictive behaviors and the necessarily different expressions of the disorder due to behavior specificities, in particular the sociocultural characteristics and profiles of users.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to describe the nature of contacts to a help service by exploring commonality and specificities of burden and help-seeking for problem gambling or gaming.

METHODS

This was an observational quantitative-qualitative study. We included all contacts (ie, online questions and contacts by phone or chat when the helper completed a summary) to a helpline for gamers, gamblers, and relatives over a 7-year period. We constituted a text corpus with online questions and summaries of contacts by phone or chat. We collected basic sociodemographic data, including the device used to contact the service (phone or internet), contacting the service for oneself (“user”) or being a relative of a user and type of relative, gambling (yes/no), gaming (yes/no), and age and sex of the gambler/gamer. We describe the corpus descriptively and report the computerized qualitative analysis of online questions, chat, and summary of phone calls. We performed a descendant hierarchical analysis on the data.

RESULTS

A total of 14,564 contacts were made to the helpline, including 10,017 users and 4547 relatives. The corpus was composed of six classes: (1) gaming specificities, (2) shared psychological distress and negative emotions, (3) the procedure for being banned from gambling, (4) the provided help, (5) gambling specificities, and (6) financial problems.

CONCLUSIONS

Negative emotions and shared distress linked to gambling and gaming support current scientific consensus that these behaviors can produce psychological distress in se; however, meaningful differences were observed in core symptoms of addiction between gamers and gamblers, beyond specificities related to the behavior itself: loss of control was elicited in the class corresponding to gambling specificities and not by gamers and their relatives.
Effectiveness of the BreatheSuite Device in Assessing the Technique of Metered-Dose Inhalers: Validation Study (Preprint)
Authors: Alwashmi Meshari F , Mugford Gerald , Vokey Brett , Abu-Ashour Waseem , Hawboldt John
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND

The majority of medications used in treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are taken through metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). Studies have reported that most patients demonstrate poor inhaler technique, which has resulted in poor disease control. Digital Health applications have the potential to improve the technique and adherence of inhaled medications.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to validate the effectiveness of the BreatheSuite MDI device in assessing the technique of taking a dose via an MDI.

METHODS

The study was a validation study. Thirty participants who self-reported a diagnosis of asthma or COPD were recruited from community pharmacies in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Participants used a BreatheSuite MDI device attached to a placebo MDI and resembled taking 3 doses. Pharmacists used a scoring sheet to evaluate the technique of using the MDI. An independent researcher compared the results of the pharmacist’s scoring sheet with the results of the BreatheSuite device.

RESULTS

This study found that the BreatheSuite MDI can objectively detect several errors in the MDI technique. The data recorded by the BreatheSuite MDI device showed that all participants performed at least one error in using the MDI. The BreatheSuite device captured approximately 40% (143/360) more errors compared to observation alone. The distribution of participants who performed errors in MDI steps as recorded by BreatheSuite compared to errors reported by observation alone were as follows: shaking before actuation, 33.3% (30/90) versus 25.5% (23/90); upright orientation of the inhaler during actuation, 66.7% (60/90) versus 18.87% (17/90); coordination (actuating after the start of inhalation), 76.6% (69/90) versus 35.5% (32/90); and duration of inspiration, 96.7% (87/90) versus 34.4% (31/90).

CONCLUSIONS

The BreatheSuite MDI can objectively detect several errors in the MDI technique, which were missed by observation alone. It has the potential to enhance treatment outcomes among patients with chronic lung diseases.
Entre los intersticios de la democracia: Las revistas estudiantiles, la universidad uruguaya en transición y las pujas políticas por los significados de la democracia
Authors: González Vaillant Gabriela
Published: December 2020

El presente trabajo analiza el proceso de reorganización del movimiento estudiantil universitario uruguayo en los primeros años de la década de los ochenta y especialmente en periodo comprendido entre 1980 y 1983. El trabajo busca rastrear la génesis de la (re)constitución de este actor social a través de una mirada atenta a las revistas estudiantiles, proponiendo una mirada alternativa a la transición democática más allá de lo político partidario. El trabajo concluye que las revistas estudiantiles constituyeron canales alternativos de expresión, pero también espacios privilegiados para forjar y catalizar una identidad y sensibilidad generacional y estudiantil determinada durante un período en que no se encontraban disponibles canales tradicionales de participación y militancia.

*Este artículo fue publicado originalmente en 2018, en el volumen 22(2) de la Revista de Historia Social y de las Mentalidades, editada por elDepartamento de Historia de la Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad de Santiago de Chile (ISSN: 0717-5248 ISSN en línea: 0719-4749). Enlace al artículo original: http://www.revistas.usach.cl/ojs/index.php/historiasocial/article/view/3643/26002939
Reseñas bibliográficas
Authors: Brando Oscar , Keldjian Etchessarry Julieta
Published: December 2020

Reseñas de los libros: 
- Cultura y cinefilia. Historia del público de la Cinemateca Uruguaya, de Germán Silveira. Escribe Oscar Brando.
- La conquista del espacio. Cine silente uruguayo (1915-1932), de Georgina Torello. Escribe Julieta Keldjian Etchessarry.
Blockchain y arbitraje: un nuevo enfoque en la resolución de disputas. Especial énfasis en smartcontracts y criptodivisas
Authors: Tasende Ignacio
Published: December 2020

Las nuevas tecnologías han revolucionado el mundo de los negocios y servicios. Sin embargo, las transacciones efectuadas mediante o con el auxilio de estas tecnologías no están exentas de problemas. Este artículo aborda el funcionamiento de la blockchain, una de las tecnologías que, pese a tener un futuro incierto, desde hace tiempo se viene aplicando. La blockchain, según estimaciones, transformará la forma en que se realizan transacciones e incidirá, notoriamente, tanto en la modalidad de prestación de servicios profesionales como en la resolución de controversias. En este trabajo se trata su vínculo con el arbitraje en cuanto método de resolución de controversias más adecuado a tales efectos, con especial énfasis en aquellos aspectos prácticos que podrían dar lugar a conflictos para cuya solución no hay un marco regulatorio establecido.
Justification of the Gravitational Seed Cleaning System Parameters
Authors: Khamuev V. G.
Published: December 2020

The author researched the gravitational method of separating a grain heap, in which cleaning from large and small impurities was carried out without energy consumption, with the gravity material fl ow in vertical cleaning columns along fi xed zigzag separating combs.

(Research purpose) To study the gravity column operation for cleaning selection seeds and substantiate its design parameters.

(Materials and methods) A prototype gravity column was developed. The author experimentally determined: the combs teeth diameter; column throughput; the possibility of a more complete separation of the seed fraction from the basic material; completeness of large impurities separation. He compared the work of the gravity column and the fl at rocking sieve. He assessed the combs jamming by the cleaned culture seeds.

(Results and discussion) The author noted that on wheat cleaning at a productivity of 45.6 kilogram per hour, the yield of the "waste" fraction was 0.5 percent, a loss of 0.07 percent, and at a productivity of 227.8 kilogram per hour – 0.98 and 0.35 percent, which corresponded to the initial requirements for the main technological operations for post-harvest processing of selection seeds.

(Conclusions) It was found that a gravity column for separating selection wheat seeds small impurities separated particles with high effi ciency if they diff ered from each other in thickness of at least 0.3 millimeter with a gap between the comb bars of 2.0 millimeter and a bar cross-section diameter of 0.9 millimeter. It was determined that high productivity – up to 150 kilogram per hour – was possible with a column cross-section with sides of 60 and 70 millimeter. The author revealed practically the same quality of material separation when separating small impurities using both a sieve and a gravity column.
Application of Vegetation Indexes to Assess the Condition of Crops
Authors: Kurbanov R. K. , Zakharova N. I.
Published: December 2020

Monitoring of the state of agricultural crops and forecasting the crops development begin with aerial photography using a unmanned aerial vehicles and a multispectral camera. Vegetation indexes are selected empirically and calculated as a result of operations with values of diff erent spectral wavelengths. When assessing the state of crops, especially in breeding, it is necessary to determine the limiting factors for the use of vegetation indexes.

(Research purpose) To analyze, evaluate and select vegetation indexes for conducting operational, high-quality and comprehensive monitoring of the state of crops and the formation of optimal management decisions.

(Materials and Methods) The authors studied the results of scientifi c research in the fi eld of remote sensing technology using unmanned aerial vehicles and multispectral cameras, as well as the experience of using vegetation indexes to assess the condition of crops in the precision farming system. The limiting factors for the vegetation indexes research were determined: a limited number of monochrome cameras in popular multispectral cameras; key indicators for monitoring crops required by agronomists. After processing aerial photographs from an unmanned aerial vehicle, a high-precision orthophotomap, a digital fi eld model, and maps of vegetation indexes were created.

(Results and discussion) More than 150 vegetation indexes were found. Not all of them were created through observation and experimentation. The authors considered broadband vegetation indexes to assess the status of crops in the fi elds. They analyzed the vegetation indexes of soybean and winter wheat crops in the main phases of vegetation.

(Conclusions) The authors found that each vegetative index had its own specifi c scope, limiting factors and was used both separately and in combination with other indexes. When calculating the vegetation indexes for practical use, it was recommended to be guided by the technical characteristics of multispectral cameras and took into account the index use eff ectiveness at various vegetation stages.
Development of a Digital Model of the Agricultural Tool Working Element
Authors: Myalenko V. I.
Published: December 2020

The digital twin is a virtual model of the agricultural tool working element that allows you to calculate and predict its expected behavior during the entire period of operation.

(Research purpose) To develop an algorithm for consistent models that make up the digital twin of the agricultural tool working element.

(Materials and methods) The fi rst component of the digital twin algorithm was determined by the method of accelerated imitation loading of the wedgelock ripper working element, which was accepted as the research object. The second component was determined by testing various soils with the specifi cation of power equivalents. The physical and mechanical properties of soils and materials (hardening) for the manufacture of working elements were taken into account during the description of the following components.

(Results and discussion) The author showed that the algorithm for constructing a digital twin of the agricultural tool working element consisted from a chain of successive actions and was a system for digital description of the working element, which ensured the standard lifetime during operation. The results of a simulated immersion which registered the nature of the normal forces distribution over the friction surfaces were accepted as the fi rst component of the algorithm. The second component – the results of determining the force equivalent when loading the working element in a real soil environment. The possibility of constructing maps of the intensity of the friction surface abrasive wear, predictive calculations of structural elements was revealed. The third and fourth components were used to ensure the working element standard lifetime, based on the minimum production costs, correlated to the standard resource unit of development.

(Conclusions) The resulting algorithm for constructing a digital twin is a convenient tool for creating new designs of agricultural tools working elements.
Simulation of the Extruder Screw Parameters
Authors: Zagoruiko M. G. , Vasilchikov V. V. , Mamakhai A. K.
Published: December 2020

Extrusion of feed ensures a high quality of the fi nished product.

(Research purpose) To increase structural elements durability of the press extruder by optimizing their strength characteristics.

(Materials and methods) The authors studied the technological principle of extrusion. The experiment planning method was applied. They examined the process of press extruder operation with a variable pitch screw during the lentils processing. The strength characteristics of the press-extruder elements were checked during design or strength calculations.

(Results and discussion) The authors showed the role of the main geometrical parameters of the extruder screw – the slope of the turn and the cutting step – in the preparation of high-quality grain feed. It was found that the turn pitch should be calculated depending on the friction coeffi cient of the starting material against the press-extruder body, the type and properties of the supplied material. The auger fatigue stresses were determined as a result of constant sign shear load and temperature eff ects. The drive power, the extruder productivity were calculated to clarify the screw characteristics, as well as the hydraulic resistance of the matrix output head, the distance of the technological zones. It was confi rmed that the prefabricated screw structure, consisting of sections with diff erent pitch, gave the press extruder versatility.

(Conclusions) The authors found that the key was one of the most loaded structural elements of the press-extruder screw. The maximum calculated voltage from a constant load was calculated – 26.98 megapascals. It was determined that the stress in the cross-section of the key under temperature action was 591 megapascals, which exceeded the yield stress for the selected material, equal to 360 megapascals for steel 45. In the course of experimental studies, a value of impact strength was obtained that corresponded to the standard value of the initially selected steel grade (38 kilojoules per cubic meter), but didn’t meet the requirements for this structural element (at least 50 kilojoules per cubic meter).
Exploring the Effect of a Scaffolding Design on Students’ Argument Critique Skills
Authors: Song Yi , Chao Szu-Fu , Attali Yigal
Published: December 2020

We designed scaffolded tasks that targeted the skill of identifying reasoning errors and conducted a study with 472 middle school students. The study results showed a small positive impact of the scaffolding on student performance on one topic, but not the other, indicating that student skills of writing critiques could be affected by the topic and argument content. Additionally, students from low-SES families did not perform as well as their peers. Student performance on the critique tasks had moderate or strong correlations with students’ state reading and writing test scores. Implications of the scaffolding and critique task design are discussed.
Psicopedagogía en Costa Rica: antecedentes y práctica
Authors: Navarro-Guillén María Isabel
Published: December 2020

En este ensayo se realiza un análisis de la psicopedagogía en el contexto costarricense a partir de una exhaustiva revisión bibliográfica. Se resalta el papel protagónico de las universidades, las cuales forjaron el camino para el desarrollo de la psicopedagogía por medio de su intervención investigativa y formativa en el país. El creciente interés por mejorar los procesos de aprendizaje y la investigación educativa son acontecimientos significativos que impulsaron la institucionalización de la psicopedagogía como especialidad universitaria. No es hasta 1998, cuando surge como profesión, que se otorgan los primeros diplomas en licenciatura en psicopedagogía en la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Actualmente, el campo psicopedagógico enfrenta desafíos como la consolidación epistemológica, la delimitación de las funciones profesionales y el aumento de los escenarios de ejercicio profesional.
Criação de game como estratégia transmídia da série televisiva “Supermax”
Authors: Dal Bello André Luiz , Greco Clarice
Published: December 2020

Este artigo tem por objetivo discutir os processos de criação do game inspirado na série televisiva Supermax (Globo, 2016). A intenção é evidenciar e refletir sobre o processo de criação do game e os diálogos entre os produtores da série e os criadores não profissionais, no intuito de compreender os níveis de envolvimento do telespectador. Inicialmente, abarca-se as teorias de Jenkins (2006) sobre narrativa transmídia para, em seguida, identificar a aplicação desses conceitos na criação do game. Após descrição da série e seus múltiplos conteúdos, foi realizada uma análise da evolução da audiência na plataforma Globo Play, quantidade de curtidas e comentários postados pelos usuários. Os resultados demonstram que, embora houvesse um esforço por parte da TV Globo, o baixo engajamento do telespectador reflete uma experimentação ainda em amadurecimento por ambas as partes, o que na prática não desqualifica a aceitação do game por um número significativo de usuários.
Drag Gamer:
Authors: Bonfim Júnior Paulo Luiz Silva , Zago Luiz Felipe
Published: December 2020

Este artigo aborda a aparição da drag Samira Close na plataforma Facebook Gaming. Samira Close é o nome da figura performada por Wenner Pereira, que joga games assumindo-se como drag. O objetivo do artigo é indicar as diferentes formas de interação entre ela e seus fãs, em suas transmissões ao vivo, focando especificamente nos modos como seu corpo aparece nas telas. Na comunicação produzida nas comunidades de fãs ocorre a formação de laços e o compartilhamento de interesses. Para o artigo, os conceitos empregados foram cibercultura, cultura gamer e cultura dos fãs. Na comunidade de fãs dessa jogadora em particular há características de proximidade e conexão dos indivíduos por meio dos interesses fortemente vinculados à estética da drag gamer Samira Close.
Uma estrutura sensível
Authors: Do Amaral Diego Granja
Published: December 2020

No presente trabalho sugerimos que o pensamento sobre jogos enquanto dispositivos capazes de acionar afetos. Para tanto, analisaremos dois jogos de caráter autobiográfico baseados em experiências de viagem. Os casos em questão conjugam uma íntima relação entre a memória, a abstração e a tentativa de apreensão da realidade através do relato. De forma mais específica, desejamos observar a configuração de experiências estéticas como forma de produção de sentido em jogos digitais, dedicando especial atenção às relações entre as afecções do corpo em relação à configuração de uma experiência de caráter político e estético no jogo.
Central Bank of Brazil’s mission: Ensuring the stability of currency purchasing power and a sound, efficient, and ‘just’ financial system
Authors: von Borowski Dodl Alessandra
Published: December 2020

This study assesses the convenience and timeliness of making changes to the Central Bank of Brazil’s mission. We undertake this analysis from the normative and practical approaches and consider the perspective of inclusive development and the National Financial System’s role to be the main determinants of the selected strategic solution. The insertion of justice into the institutional mission of the Central Bank of Brazil not only signals a new normative proposal for public policies in this arena but also publicly compromises all agents, suggesting an agreement that engenders the expectations of reciprocity and increased legitimacy. The analysis is conducted through the political philosophy lens, based on the works of Rawls (1971, 2001) and Sen (1992, 2000, 2009). This approach focuses on neutralizing pre-existing views, as the purpose of this study is not to expand current results, but to question the governance structure of the National Financial System to select priorities and implement them. The advent of technology innovations emphasizes the opportunity for improvement, highlighting its risks and benefits. Therefore, the potential contribution of this study is to provide a policy-making alternative to promote publicly agreed objectives through governance structures.
The ‘elsewhereness’ of post-genre: utilising playfulness of cross-genre references as a compositional device
Authors: Joe Cutler  , Joe Cutler
Published: December 2020

This set of three works individually and collectively examine the ‘elsewhereness’ of post-genre composition. Through this research, I seek to develop a hybrid compositional aesthetic through the absorption, integration and referencing of a highly personal set of ‘influences’, many from outside the sphere of classical music. A fundamental concern is the examination of the role of ‘compositional play’ or ‘playfulness’ in unifying a multi-faceted compositional language. This is often manifested through intertextuality and the juxtaposition of diverse elements that are made to function at a structural or conceptual level.

Through practice-based research, I obfuscate notions of genre, performance practice and content. Using the referencing of other musics as a compositional tool, I identify playfulness as a filter through which models of influence are transformed into something personal in an attempt to define what post-genre means to a 21st century composer. On a meta-structural level, reference becomes a parameter in its own right.
Notions of Queerness as compositional building blocks in "There are more of them than us - a Queer Concerto for 9 Saxophones and Orchestra"
Authors: Michael Wolters
Published: December 2020

This exposition examines how notions of queerness can be built into the construction of a 15-minute long concerto for 9 saxophones and orchestra.
I am presenting the full orchestral score, a video of the premiere performance and a commentary on the research process.
She plays angel music (where people might die)
Authors: Michael Wolters  , Paul Norman
Published: December 2020

She plays angel music (where people might die)

Post-Internet Music as a comment on the absorption of knowledge

This exposition articulates the research within the artistic work She Plays Angel Music (where people might die), a 60-minute concert-installation for 5-25 female harpists. The research was triggered by highly questionable and incomplete information on the history of harp composition found on Wikipedia. While it is generally accepted that Wikipedia is not a reliable source in academia, it still a powerful source of knowledge amongst the general public. Thus, the incomplete display on the site promotes

a) the historic and continuing discrimination of women from music composition in the classical music world and
b) the continuing rejection of contemporary music in favour of music by dead composers in the classical music world.

This exposition takes the reader through the compositional steps that were performed in order to create a post-internet work that attempts to highlight political situations by gathering publicly available information into a controversial context.
Responsivt rom - en lytting inn i materialitet
Authors: Gunhild Mathea Husvik-Olaussen
Published: December 2020

NO:

RESPONSIVT ROM - EN LYTTING INN I MATERIALITET er et dybdesøk inn i oss og våre omgivelser.

De kunstneriske arbeidene kan beskrives som større skulpturelle lydinstallasjoner som beveger seg mellom visuell kunst, scenekunst og lydkunst. Verkene utforsker rom, materiale, lyd, kropp og tid som likeverdige deler i en komposisjon.

Forskningens hovedverk INTERFERENS, RESONANS, SEDIMENT, STED 1 og STED 2 er på ulike vis henvendelser til en utvidet opplevelse av dialogen mellom tilstedeværelse og materialitet. De er omgivelser som søker å berøre nærhetssoner der vi som mennesker kan fornemme at vi inngår i en finmasket sammenfletting med det som omgir oss.

Å lytte er av sentral betydning i de kunstneriske undersøkelsene som arbeider med iscenesettelse av rom gjennom lyd, minimalistisk skulptur og dramaturgiske strukturer.

Eksposisjonen er skrevet på norsk.

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ENG:

RESPONSIVE SPACE – SOUNDING INTO MATERIALITY is an in-depth research project into the interrelationship between us and our surroundings.

The artworks can be described as large sculptural sound installations which blur the lines between visual art, performing arts and sound art. The works explore space, material, sound, body and time as equal parts in a composition.

The main artworks of the research INTERFERENCE, RESONANCE, SEDIMENT, PLACE 1 and PLACE 2 are in a variety of ways inquiries towards an expanded experience of the dialogue between presence and materiality. The artworks are composed environments which respond and take shape and form from their surroundings, seeking to touch proximity zones where we as humans can sense aspects of being closely intertwined with our surroundings.

The act of listening is of central importance in the artistic survey. Olaussen stages space utilising the mediums of sound, minimalistic sculpture and dramaturgical structures.

The exposition is written in Norwegian.
Up Down Left Right
Authors: Andy Ingamells
Published: December 2020

On Saturday 11th March 2017, forty people responded to an open invitation to conduct the Salvation Army brass band at the Ashley Road citadel in St Paul's, Bristol. No prior musical experience was necessary. Together, over the course of the day, a new piece of music was created.

The aim of this research was to explore alternative ways of being a composer by:
-collaborating with a performing ensemble that is tied to a specific locality;
-engaging with the history and traditions of the organisation associated with the ensemble;
-including the wider community of that locality as participants in the creative process.

The project culminated in the creation of the 3-minute video and 42-page printed publication through an extensive process of selection, re-presentation and re-performance.
Application of modified Logistic and Monod models in a single equations system framework to improve cell culture growth modeling and estimation
Authors: Fuad Mohd Nazri Mohd
Published: December 2020

In modeling cell culture growth using unstructured model, two types of
equations are normally used: logistic and Monod. However, these two
equations are known for their limitations to model death phase of cell
culture growth and to account for dead cells accumulation data. In this
paper, we present a modeling framework whereby both Logistic and Monod
equations can be used in a single set of equations system to overcome
these limitations. First, it can be shown that the increase of total
cell population that consists of viable and dead cells follows a
logistic growth pattern with its own intrinsic growth rate and total
carrying capacity. Furthermore, a hybrid Logistic-Monod equation with
first-order decay kinetics can be used to model viable cell growth data
with decline phase effectively. With this paradigm, a pseudo-rate
equation can be written to account for dead cells accumulation data
using population balancing with a simple understanding that dead cell
population is simply the difference between total and viable cells.
These equations can be adjoined with substrate consumption and product
generation rate equations to depict complete batch growth data that
covers exponential growth and death phases. This modeling framework has
been fitted successfully to fit batch growth data of two cell lines from
published literature with complete depictions of dead cell accumulation
and cell viability profiles. The implication of this modeling framework
for chemostat culture performance analysis is further investigated.
Autophagy in Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis: therapeutic potential and future perspectives
Authors: Zhang Zhigang , Song You-Qiang , Tu Jie
Published: December 2020

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease in the
elderly. It is the most common cause of dementia in human. AD is
characterized by accumulation of abnormal protein aggregates including
amyloid plaques (composed of beta-amyloid (Aβ) peptides) and
neurofibrillary tangles (formed by hyper-phosphorylated tau protein).
Besides, synaptic plasticity, neuroinflammation, calcium signaling etc.
are found to be dysfunctional as well in AD patients. Autophagy is an
evolutionarily conserved lysosome-dependent cellular event in
eukaryotes. It is closely linked to the modulation of protein
metabolism, through which damaged organelles and mis-folded proteins are
degraded and then recycled to maintain protein homeostasis. Accumulating
evidence has showed that impaired autophagy contributes to AD
pathogenesis. In the present review, we highlight the role of autophagy,
including bulk and selective autophagy, in regulating metabolic circuits
in AD pathogenesis. We also discuss the potential and future
perspectives of autophagy-inducing strategy in AD therapeutics.
Natriuretic Peptide Release during Exercise in Patients with Valvular Heart Disease: a Systematic Review.
Authors: Badiani Sveeta , Zalen Jet van , Althunayyan Aeshah , Al-borikan Sahar , Treibel Thomas , Marshall Andrew , Patel Nikhil , Bhattacharyya Sanjeev , Lloyd Guy
Published: December 2020

Aims Serum biomarkers have a potential role in the risk stratification
of patients with heart valve disease and may help determine the optimal
timing of intervention. Much of the published literature relates to
biomarker sampling in a resting state, but the relationship of exercise
biomarkers is less well described. We performed a systematic review to
examine the significance of exercise natriuretic peptides on
echocardiographic variables and cardiovascular events, in valvular heart
disease. Methods A search for studies that assessed exercise biomarkers
in patients with moderate to severe valve lesions was performed. We
examined the relationship between rest and exercise BNP and also the
endpoints of symptoms, haemodynamic or echocardiographic variables and
clinical outcomes. Results 11 prospective studies were identified (844
participants). 61% were male and the mean age was 55.2 ± 9.6 years. The
majority of the blood samples were taken at baseline and within 3
minutes of stopping exercise. There was a significant increase in
exercise BNP compared with rest, in patients with aortic stenosis,
mitral regurgitation and mitral stenosis. Elevated exercise BNP levels
correlated with mean gradient and left atrial area, and there was a
relationship between a higher exercise BNP and a blunted blood pressure
response, in aortic stenosis. Furthermore, exercise BNP was
independently associated with cardiac events, over and above resting
values, in patients with mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis.
Conclusions The results suggesting that exercise natriuretic peptide
levels may have additive prognostic importance over resting levels, as
well as demographic and echocardiographic data.
Ultrafast laser processing of ceramics: Comprehensive survey of laser parameters
Authors: Narazaki Aiko , Takada Hideyuki , Yoshitomi Dai , Torizuka Kenji , Kobayashi Yohei
Published: December 2020

The productivity and quality of laser micromachining depend on multiple laser parameters that are intricately correlated. For these optimizations, a quick survey of laser parameters is vital. Recently, the authors developed a Yb-doped fiber chirped-pulse amplification system that can control various laser parameters in a wide range (pulse duration: 0.4–400 ps, repetition: single shot to 1 MHz, etc.). In this work, using this laser system, percussion microdrilling of three types of advanced ceramics, AlN, Al2O3, and Y2O3-doped ZrO2, was explored. In the case of the microdrilling of the Al2O3 ceramic, the ablation volume increased about 2–3 times as the pulse repetition increased from 100 Hz to 1 MHz. This suggests a different mechanism because the volume removal became dominant at 1 MHz. Scanning electron microscope observation confirmed a drastic melt formation at 1 MHz. From these, there is an additional volume removal due to the heat accumulation by multipulse irradiation on the Al2O3 ceramic at a higher repetition rate. It was also found that the variation of ablation volume with the pulse duration and fluence exhibited a big difference among these ceramics. A comprehensive survey of ultrafast laser ablation of ceramics was demonstrated.
Desenvolvimento de uma medida de qualidade da comunicação entre os membros das equipes de trabalho
Authors: Lagatta Ingrid Mendes , Côrtes Marcela Guimarães , Puente-Palacios Katia Elizabeth
Published: December 2020

Um elemento predominante na literatura sobre equipes é a importância da comunicação para um bom desempenho. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi desenvolver e avaliar as propriedades psicométricas de uma escala que mensura a qualidade da comunicação nas equipes de trabalho. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de duas coletas de dados com indivíduos que atuam em equipes, com 318 e 204 participantes e média de idade de 37,94 anos (DP = 12,85) e 41,04 anos (DP = 11,28), respectivamente. Foram executadas análise fatorial exploratória e confirmatória, bem como análise de correlação entre a qualidade da comunicação e a efetividade, avaliada por meio da satisfação com o trabalho em equipe e do desempenho. A escala de qualidade da comunicação apresentou uma estrutura interna de dois fatores (Efetividade e Falhas na Comunicação), com valores de fidedignidade adequados e índices razoáveis na análise fatorial confirmatória (CFI = 0,90; RMSEA= 0,08). Ademais, os dois fatores mencionados apresentaram correlações significativas com a satisfação e o desempenho, demonstrando a capacidade preditiva da medida. Os resultados demonstram a pertinência da medida, que constitui uma ferramenta de diagnóstico da comunicação e propicia a implementação de ações para o fortalecimento de práticas de comunicação efetiva ou para remover as falhas identificadas.
Proposta de modelo mediacional entre suporte organizacional, capital psicológico e saúde geral em enfermeiros de um hospital público
Authors: Formiga Nilton Soares , Pereira Gabriela Aguiar , Estevam Ionara Dantas
Published: December 2020

Os constructos do Capital Psicológico e Suporte Organizacional são áreas do conhecimento que propõem o resgate do valor das pessoas e suas implicações no ambiente das empresas. O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar a relação entre suporte organizacional, capital psicológico positivo no trabalho e saúde geral em enfermeiros de um hospital público na cidade de Natal-RN. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa, e, para coleta de dados, foram utilizados 04 instrumentos: Questionário de caracterização sociodemográfico e laboral; Escala de Percepção de Suporte Organizacional, Escala de Capital Psicológico Positivo no Trabalho e o Questionário de Saúde Geral, aplicados a 101 enfermeiros. Por meio do pacote estatístico SPSSWIN 24.0 e AMOS 22, realizaram-se as análises estatísticas descritivas, correlação de Pearson, teste t de Student, alfas e verificação do modelo teórico. Observou-se que a associação entre o suporte organizacional e questionário de saúde geral não foi significativa, refutando a hipótese inicial. Gerou-se um modelo alternativo, hipotetizando uma perspectiva mediacional. Nesta, a variável suporte organizacional associou-se positivamente ao capital psicológico, e este ao QSG. Conclui-se que o modelo alternativo apresentou melhores resultados, demonstrando que, quando o capital psicológico atua como mediador entre o suporte organizacional e a saúde geral dos enfermeiros, é possível obter melhores níveis de saúde.
Espaço que a criança e adolescente com diagnóstico de Transtorno do Espectro Autista ocupa na rede de atenção psicossocial: revisão integrativa da literatura
Authors: Cumim Jéssica , Mäder Bruno Jardini
Published: December 2020

O autismo vem sendo alvo de diversos debates e discussões, principalmente em torno das formas como este público deve ser contemplado diante das ações e dos serviços oferecidos pelo SUS. Entretanto, nota-se que ainda não está definido quais os espaços específicos para esta população dentro da linha de cuidado e qual a função de cada espaço na rede de atenção psicossocial. É nesse contexto de indefinições que esta pesquisa, através de uma revisão integrativa de literatura, objetiva compreender e discutir qual o espaço que a criança e o adolescente com transtorno do espectro autista ocupam na rede de atenção psicossocial, afim de contribuir com a clínica do autismo no contexto da saúde pública. As fontes de pesquisas utilizadas foram artigos, publicados entre 2014 e 2019, encontrados no Portal Capes através dos descritores “autismo” e “saúde mental”. Os resultados sugerem a necessidade do estabelecimento de objetivos e critérios mais específicos para cada ponto de atenção, visto que está havendo a sobreposição de atendimentos para algumas pessoas ou até mesmo a falta dele para outras. Sendo assim, apesar de haver um claro avanço dentro da política de saúde mental voltada a este público, ainda há algumas lacunas que precisam ser mais bem definidas.
Construction of open-loop electromechanical system fundamental matrix and its application for calculation of state variables transients
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lozynskyy Orest , Biletskyi Yuriy , Lozynskyy Andriy , Moroz Volodymyr , Kasha Lidiya
Published: December 2020

The article considers the methods of calculating the transition matrix of a dynamic system, which is based on the transient matrix representation by the matrix exponent and on the use of the system signal graph. The advantages of the transition matrix calculating using a signal graph are shown. The application of these methods to find the transition matrix demonstrated on the simple electromechanical system example. It is shown that the expression for the transition matrix as a matrix exponent completely corresponds to the expression found by means of the inverse matrix and based on the use of the signal graph. The transient matrix of a dynamical system thus found as a matrix exponent can be used to analyze processes in a system that is described by differential equations with integer derivatives. The formation of a transient matrix for the analysis of system processes, which is described by equations with fractional derivatives, is also considered. It is shown that the description of processes in systems with fractional derivatives based on the transient matrix and the representation of the fractional derivative in the form of Caputo-Fabrizio makes it possible to study coordinate transients without approximations in the description of the fractional derivative.
Antecedentes de la psicología deportiva en España. La posición de César Juarros
Authors: Torrebadella-Flix Xabier , Estrada-Aguilar Joan
Published: December 2020

En este artículo se presenta la posición ideológica que el doctor César Juarros adoptó sobre el concepto de educación física y deporte y, en especial, sobre la problematización de la educación física infantil durante el primer tercio del siglo XX. La polémica se muestra en un momento crítico de auge de la gimnástica sueca y de la institucionalización deportiva en España. Una metodología histórica y de análisis documental de fuentes primarias de este autor posibilita descubrir su pensamiento crítico, que se instala en España como la primera intervención académica desde la psicología social, el psicoanálisis y la criminología. Como veremos, cien años después, la posición de Juarros no dista mucho de cierto pensamiento crítico actual.
A Constitution for Peace: Federalism and Consociationalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Aras Francisco
Published: December 2020

The present paper draws on the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, resulted from the Dayton Peace Agreement, in order to explain how the elements of federalism and consociationalism can become important tools in the field of transitional justice. By combining federalism and consociationalism, it will be demonstrated how shared-rule and self-rule can be useful in addressing the demands of territorially concentrated ethnic groups for more autonomy and self-government, while at the same time preserving the territorial integrity of the state. It also explains the role of post-conflict constitutional design processes on their ability to reconcile groups, to address intolerable grievances and to prevent further polarization by providing a common vision of the future of a state.
Fraternidade, Políticas Públicas e Direito: reflexões a partir do Direito e da Doutrina Social
Authors: Boareto José Antonio , Vedovato Luis Renato
Published: December 2020

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar as duas comunicações feitas pelos docentes da PUC-Campinas, José Antonio Boareto, da Faculdade de Teologia, e Luis Renato Vedovato, da Faculdade de Direito, aos 27 de março de 2019, por ocasião da Campanha da Fraternidade. Vedovato apresentou a comunicação “Fraternidade, Políticas Públicas e Direito”, na qual faz uma análise da situação dos direitos humanos em perspectiva histórica, em seguida analisa as políticas públicas, para que, ao final, seja possível trazer a debate o tema relacionado ao direito e à justiça. Boareto, na comunicação “Dignidade Humana a partir da Doutrina Social da Igreja”, apresenta a fundamentação do princípio da dignidade humana enquanto “imago Dei”, demonstrando que a dignidade humana se compreende na vivência da moralidade. Ambas as reflexões corroboram uma perspectiva de um maior aprofundamento antropológico e consequentemente para a fraternidade, políticas públicas e direito.
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Authors: Blackmore Stephen
Published: December 2020

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An Introduction to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
Authors: Rae David
Published: December 2020

The background to, and development of, the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation is described and the agreed global targets for 2010 are listed. The 16 targets are arranged in five groups as follows: understanding and documenting plant diversity, conserving plant diversity, using plant diversity sustainability, promoting education and awareness about plant diversity and building capacity for the conservation of plant diversity