bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MAIN DIRECTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF MODERN COMPANIES
Authors:   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia, Stolyarov Nikita O.
Published: November 2023

The article presents the definition of the content of the organizational culture of modern companies, clarified and supplemented by the author. In accordance with the proposed approach, the organizational culture of the company is a system of interrelated local norms, rules, standards, informal principles that affect the behavior of the personnel of the business entity, the system of relations in the workforce and, ultimately, affect the dynamics of staff turnover, labor productivity and the market value of the company. The improvement of the company’s organizational culture depends on the degree of balance of a number of management mechanisms. We have systematized the main directions of improving the efficiency of organizational culture, relevant for modern socio-economic conditions, such as budgeting, lean manufacturing, outsourcing, crowdsourcing, the use of the potential of smart contracting in organizational and labor relations. The interrelation of such directions is shown.
Ogród Botaniczny Krajowego Centrum Roślinnych Zasobów Genowych Instytutu Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin —Państwowego Instytutu Badawczego w Bydgoszczy
Authors: Tomaszewski Bartosz , Moskal Kinga , Mikietyński Jarosław
Published: November 2023

Zgodnie z ustawą z dnia 16 kwietnia 2004 r. o ochronie przyrody (Dz. U. Nr 92, poz. 880) ogród botaniczny jest miejscem uprawy roślin z różnych stref klimatycznych oraz roślin określonego rodzaju (kolekcje specjalistyczne), a także związanej z nimi działalności naukowo-badawczej, dydaktyczno-oświatowej, popularyzatorskiej i rekreacyjnej. Kolekcje roślin znajdujące się w Ogrodzie Botanicznym są ściśle związane z działalnością naukowo-badawczą, koordynowaną merytorycznie przez Krajowe Centrum Roślinnych Zasobów Genowych IHAR-PIB w Radzikowie k. Warszawy. Tematyka badawcza poświęcona jest głównie gromadzeniu i ocenie zasobów genowych traw, prowadzonej od 1971 roku. Prace związane z zachowaniem bioróżnorodności były stale rozszerzane i objęły również gatunki roślin dwuliściennych o walorach użytkowych, rośliny do użytkowania na gruntach zdegradowanych i ugorowanych (tzw. kolekcja rekultywacyjna) oraz gatunki związane z trwałymi użytkami zielonymi (TUZ). Ogród Botaniczny IHAR w Bydgoszczy prowadzi działalność dydaktyczną, edukacyjną, popularyzatorską i rekreacyjną dla mieszkańców Bydgoszczy.
Botanic gardens in the modern world - Introduction
Authors: Zych Marcin
Published: November 2023

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Вплив кліматичних змін на радіальний приріст сосни звичайної (Pinus Sylvestris L.) в насадженнях ВП НУБІП України "Боярська ЛДС"
Authors: Романенко В. А. , Ковалевський С. Б.
Published: November 2023

Досліджено прогнози стосовно можливої зміни ареалу зростання сосни звичайної (Pinus sylvestris L.), що пов'язано зі значним звуженням зони оптимального росту. Встановлено, що вказані зміни в обмеженні зростання сосни звичайної ґрунтуються на отриманих даних щодо кліматичних змін, які відбуваються. Поступове підвищення рівня температури, що буде супроводжуватись істотним зменшенням кількості опадів в майбутньому, може призвести до некерованих змін в екосистемах. Трендові зміни основних кліматичних показників, отриманих у межах сучасних та очікуваних значень, менше впливають на ценози порівняно з такими чинниками, як мінливість клімату, суворість та частота екстремальних ситуацій. До основних лімітуючих чинників, що регулюють інтенсивність радіального приросту сосни звичайної, належать опади, вологість ґрунту та його капілярність, а також гідрологічний режим. Одну з основних ролей виконує температурний режим на початку вегетації деревостанів, проте не варто ігнорувати впливом літніх екстремумів температурного режиму, що також може призводити до зміни фенологічних фаз деревно-чагарникової рослинності внаслідок трансформації гідрологічного режиму. Трансформація кліматологічної ситуації може зумовити істотну зміну лісових покривів, зокрема призвести до змінення меж ареалів зростання сосни звичайної. Вивчення механізму ідентифікації зміни типу насаджень, а також чинники стійкості сосни звичайної у перспективі та проведення ретроспективного аналізу задля встановлення ступеня та механізму впливу клімату в контексті прогресуючого поширення депресій та дигресії насаджень дасть змогу успішно протистояти негативному явищу зменшення площ зростання насаджень сосни звичайної на території України. Проаналізовано динаміку радіального приросту дерев сосни звичайної у насадженнях ВП НУБіП України "Боярська ЛДС". Визначено середні показники приросту за десятиріччями, та проаналізовано вплив середніх річних температур, а також середніх річних опадів на інтенсивність радіального приросту відібраних зразків. Встановлено періоди динамічного росту та спаду інтенсивності радіального приросту в окремих дерев.
An improved understanding of the operation of falling-film evaporators in cane sugar factories
Authors: Lehnberger Andreas , Thaval Omkar P.
Published: November 2023

Falling-film evaporators (FFE) have been adopted as a standard feature for juice evaporation in beet sugar factories for decades. In recent years, cane sugar factories have accepted FFE as an alternative technology for the juice evaporation station. Operational experience and exclusive investigations in recent years on the use of falling-film evaporators in the cane sugar industry clearly show the advantages for sustainable sugar production. Recent findings regarding heat-transfer coefficients k of individual FFEs, the effect of scale deposition on the k of first-effect FFE, reduction in exhaust steam demand and lower sucrose losses for evaporator stations comprising entirely of falling-film type evaporators are summarised and discussed.
Kuntayhtiöiden hallitusten puheenjohtajien poliittinen tausta ja monimuotoisuus
Authors: Kankaanpää Jari , Oulasvirta Lasse , Ruohonen Janne
Published: November 2023

The political background and diversity of MOC chairs
Study examines whether the chairs of the board of Finnish municipally owned companies (MOCs) have political backgrounds and what their distribution by gender is. Specifically, the study aims to discover possible differences between the MOCs of the 21 largest Finnish cities (C21) and those owned by the smaller municipalities. By using agency theory, statistical methods, and a dataset of 1012 MOCs and political background of chairs, this study finds support for the hypothesis that the MOCs of C21 cities have less politically connected chairs than the MOCs of the smaller municipalities. 46,6 % have a chair with a political background. While the study discovers the share of female chairs to be rather small (16,7 %), there appears to be no significant difference in diversity between the MOCs of larger and smaller municipalities.
Stress. Medical and psychological foundations
Authors: Yakovlev Evgeniy , Vetrova Tatiana , Gnevyshev Evgeniy , Leont'ev Oleg , Butko Dmitry
Published: November 2023

The textbook provides basic information about the psychology and psychophysiology of stress in humans, psychological models and theories of stress, describes changes in the mental state of an individual experiencing stress, and discusses the main methods of psychodiagnostics and ways to correct stress. The manual is intended for psychologists, teachers and students of higher educational institutions studying in the areas of training “Psychology”, “Clinical Psychology” and “Medical Psychology”. This publication is part of the methodological support of the educational process for students of all forms of education.
Optimalisasi Rute Distribusi Pada PT. Pusaka Agro Tani Menggunakan Metode Clarke And Wright Saving Heuristic
Authors: Imran Ahmad Ali , Lasalewo Trifandi , Macmoed Buyung Rahmad
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui optimalisasi rute distribusi pada P.T Pusaka Agro Tani. Salah satu foktor penting yang perlu diperhatikan, yaitu pendistribusian produk dari perusahaan ke konsumen yang tepat waktu dan efektif. Permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh prusahaan saat ini adalah belum adanya sistem perencanaan pendistribusian barang yang tepat dalam menentukan jalur distribusi ke custemer sehingga jarak pengiriman yang ditempuh panjang yang mengakibatkan biaya distribusi menjadi mahal. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Clarke And Wright Saving Heuristic. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer berupa hasil wawancara dan data sekunder berupa data permintaan barang, jumlah dan jenis armada, wilayah distribusi, serta data kapasitas kendaraan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa  jarak tempuh dengan menggunakan metode clarke wright saving heuristik dapat melakukan penghematan, dengan deskripsi kondisi saat ini total waktu perjalanan 43.53 jam, dengan total jarak tempuh 1.662 km menjadi 1.035 menit atau 17.25 jam dengan total jarak tempuh 679.7 km, sehingga besar penghematan yang dihasilkan total waktu perjalanan 1.577 menit atau 26.28 jam menit dengan total jarak tempuh 982.3 km, disimpulkan bahwa jarak tempuh km yang dihasilkan menggunakan metode clarke wright saving heuristic dapat melakukan penghematan jarak dan waktu.Kata Kunci : Distribusi, Rute,  Clarke Wright Saving
A Review of Learner’s Model for Programming in Teaching and Learning
Authors: Hafizul Fahri Hanafi  , Abu Zarrin Selamat  , Miharaini Md Ghani  , Wan Azani Mustafa  , Mohd Fauzi Harun  , Fatin Hana Naning  , Miftachul Huda  , Ahmed Alkhayyat
Published: November 2023

Over recent years, computer science (CS) teachers and instructor have faced several challenges in assisting students to strengthen their understanding of programming. To make matters worse, existing assessment methods could be more effective in assessing students' programming skills and knowledge, thus entailing a review of issues surrounding the instructions of programming courses. Against this backdrop, the authors accomplished a systematic review of the current literature to identify several socio-cognitive factors that can help develop a learner model for learning programming. Specifically, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) technique was utilized to identify and select pertinent articles from three primary online databases: Scopus, Web of Science, and Eric. Initially, 401 relevant papers were identified and retrieved, which were further reduced to only 24 articles based on specific selection criteria. As revealed, several demographic factors (such as gender, age, ethnicity, and SES) and socio-cognitive factors (motivation, attitude, and interest) have been shown to wield significant impacts on student learning of programming. The authors' findings of the systematic literature review helped synthesize the learner model's essential elements that must be carefully considered and used. Arguably, the use of such a new learner model can oblige guide instructors to teach programming more efficaciously by crystallizing several students' socio-cognitive backgrounds, which collectively have a significant impact on student learning of programming courses or subjects at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of education, especially in the Malaysian educational context.
Gender integration in Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (Philippines)
Authors:   Regional Promising Practices Consortia, Curry Josef Jennifer , B. Galvez Arlene , Riha Johanna , Orth Zaida
Published: November 2023

This case focuses on how gender integration was embedded within the practices and administration of a tertiary hospital in the Philippines. The programme was selected as a promising practice because BGHMC stands out as an example of how to address gender inequalities and improve cultural competence. Based on in-depth analyses of interviews and published materials, it examines the contextual factors that gave rise to the institutionalisation of gender integration in BGHMC, the enabling factors and challenges encountered, outcomes achieved, and lessons learned, including those that might be transferable to other contexts.
What Works? Integrating gender into Government Health programmes in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Case study summary report: Meeting the healthcare needs of the transgender community – The gender guidance clinics of Tamil Nadu (India)
Authors:   Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity and Social Determinants of Health, Rao Seshadri Shreelata , RamPrakash Rajalakshmi , Riha Johanna , Orth Zaida , de Jong Michelle
Published: November 2023

This case study focuses on gender guidance clinics (GGCs) in Tamil Nadu, India, which provide services to the trans community within public hospitals. The programme was selected as a promising practice because it addresses the health needs of the LGBTQ+ community in India, a group that is largely marginalised and stigmatised. This programme stood out because of its significant government ownership and unique approach in addressing the healthcare needs of gender and sexual minorities. Furthermore, the initiative successfully withstood the disruptions caused by COVID-19 and has demonstrated the potential for expanding to other regions within Tamil Nadu, as well as to other states in India and beyond. Based on in-depth analyses of interviews and published materials, it documents and analyses the contextual factors that gave rise to GGCs in Tamil Nadu, the enabling factors and challenges encountered, and some of the outcomes achieved and lessons learned, including those that might be transferable to other contexts.
SPARSE 1.0: a template for databases of species inventories, with an open example of Czech birds
Authors: Tschernosterová Kateřina , Trávníčková Eva , Grattarola Florencia , Rosse Clara , Keil Petr
Published: November 2023

Here, we introduce SPARSE (acronym for "SPecies AcRoss ScalEs"), a simple and portable template for databases that can store data on species composition derived from ecological inventories, surveys and checklists, with emphasis on metadata describing sampling effort and methods. SPARSE can accommodate resurveys and time series and data from different spatial scales, as well as complex sampling designs. SPARSE focuses on inventories that report multiple species for a given site, together with sampling methods and effort, which can be used in statistical models of true probability of occurrence of species. SPARSE is spatially explicit and can accommodate nested spatial structures from multiple spatial scales, including sampling designs where multiple sites within a larger area have been surveyed and the larger area can again be nested in an even larger region. Each site in SPARSE is represented either by a point, line (for transects) or polygon, stored in an ESRI shapefile. SPARSE implements a new combination of our own field definitions with Darwin Core biodiversity data standard and its Humboldt core extension. The use of Humboldt core also makes SPARSE suitable for biodiversity data with temporal replication.

We provide an example use of the SPARSE framework by digitising data on birds from the Czech Republic, from 348 sites and 524 sampling events, with 15,969 unique species-per-event observations of presence, abundance or population density. To facilitate use without the need for a high-level database expertise, the Czech bird example is implemented as MS Access .accdb file, but can be ported to other database engines. The example of Czech birds complements other bird datasets from the Czech Republic, specifically the four gridded national atlases and the breeding bird survey which cover a similar temporal extent, but different locations and spatial scales.
De Léon Bourgeois à Aristide Briand
Authors: Bellon Christophe
Published: November 2023

En septembre 1924, Léon Bourgeois et Aristide Briand représentent, côte à côte, la France à la cinquième Assemblée de la Société des Nations. Quelques mois plus tard, en avril 1925, Bourgeois n’est plus. Simultanément, Briand devient, à la suite de son collègue, l’incarnation de la SDN et bientôt, de « l’esprit de Genève ». La popularité du « Pèlerin de la paix » a effacé en partie l’œuvre de Bourgeois. Pour autant, l’Europe de Briand s’inspire profondément de celle de son aîné. Au-delà de leurs différences de tempérament et des quelques désaccords avérés, il ressort de leur carrière respective une proximité de vue et une manière de voir la vie politique – laïque, sociale, diplomatique – au travers du prisme de l’apaisement. En passant de Bourgeois à Briand, l’Europe est passée d’une grande idée à une réalité concrète. Conscient de l’évolution de la géopolitique européenne, Briand n’en a pas oublié pour autant la logique du régime politique français, rappelant à quel point la délibération parlementaire prenait le pas sur la diplomatie.
Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces Manufactured by Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion: Approaches and Challenges
Authors: Koptyug Andrey , Khrapov Dmitriy , Surmeneva Maria , Surmenev Roman
Published: November 2023

Sheet-based gyroids with different unit cell size, wall thickness, porosity gradients and manufacturing modalities were manufactured using electron beam- based powder bed fusion (E-PBF) using ‘melt’ and ‘wafer’ themes. Aim of the research is to understand the challenges of the designing, manufacturing and post-processing of such structures and their characteristic features.
Laser-Based Directed Energy Deposition of Ceramic Nanoadditivated AA7075 Powder Alloys
Authors: Rey Pilar , Lazaro Martinez Alejandro , Castro Regal Gemma , Sanchez Cruz Raul , Alleaume Clovis , Prieto Rio Camilo , Pabel Thomas , Kaschnitz Erhard
Published: November 2023

AA7075 is one of the most resistant aluminium alloys, so it is frequently used in very demanding industries as aeronautics or defence. However, the 7075 alloy falls into the non-weldable category thus hardly processable through additive manufacturing processes, and specially on laser-based DED (Directed Energy Deposition). The low absorption together with cracking behaviour remain a challenge for the industrialisation of these processes. Alloying with minor elements or addition of nano-reinforcement have been proven as a successful approach to increase its manufacturability. In this work, the feasibility of printing 7075 with nano-TiC as additive was evaluated. Two compositions with 0.5 and 2% in weight were developed by dry mixing. The powders were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and flowability was compared with the unreinforced alloy. With the optimal laser process parameters, 3D coupons were printed to be characterized microstructurally, thermally, and mechanically. Process monitoring using thermal and high-speed cameras was carried out to gain insight into the thermal behaviour of the melt-pool and resulting process stability. After printing, aspect ratio of single tracks was measured, and dilution was also evaluated. Although addition of 0.5% of n-TiC promotes a slight improvement on the alloy, allowing it to be mechanically tested, it still presents some defects as porosity. By increasing the content up to 2%, both the quality and the mechanical performance were enhanced significantly.
Selection principles and proofs from the Book
Authors: Tsaban Boaz
Published: November 2023

I provide simplified proofs for each of the following fundamental theorems regarding selection principles:

(1)

The Quasinormal Convergence Theorem, due to the author and Zdomskyy, asserting that a certain, important property of the space of continuous functions on a space is actually preserved by Borel images of that space.

(2)

The Scheepers Diagram Last Theorem, due to Peng, completing all provable implications in the diagram.

(3)

The Menger Game Theorem, due to Telgársky, determining when Bob has a winning strategy in the game version of Menger’s covering property.

(4)

A lower bound on the additivity of Rothberger’s covering property, due to Carlson.

The simplified proofs lead to several new results.
How to enhance the ability of mesenchymal stem cells to alleviate intervertebral disc degeneration
Authors: Zhang Qing-Xiang , Cui Min
Published: November 2023

Intervertebral disc (ID) degeneration (IDD) is one of the main causes of chronic low back pain, and degenerative lesions are usually caused by an imbalance between catabolic and anabolic processes in the ID. The environment in which the ID is located is harsh, with almost no vascular distribution within the disc, and the nutrient supply relies mainly on the diffusion of oxygen and nutrients from the blood vessels located under the endplate. The stability of its internal environment also plays an important role in preventing IDD. The main feature of disc degeneration is a decrease in the number of cells. Mesenchymal stem cells have been used in the treatment of disc lesions due to their ability to differentiate into nucleus pulposus cells in a nonspecific anti-inflammatory manner. The main purpose is to promote their regeneration. The current aim of stem cell therapy is to replace the aged and metamorphosed cells in the ID and to increase the content of the extracellular matrix. The treatment of disc degeneration with stem cells has achieved good efficacy, and the current challenge is how to improve this efficacy. Here, we reviewed current treatments for disc degeneration and summarize studies on stem cell vesicles, enhancement of therapeutic effects when stem cells are mixed with related substances, and improvements in the efficacy of stem cell therapy by adjuvants under adverse conditions. We reviewed the new approaches and ideas for stem cell treatment of disc degeneration in order to contribute to the development of new therapeutic approaches to meet current challenges.
Combining reservoir mask oxygenation with high-flow nasal cannula in the treatment of hypoxemic respiratory failure among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Gur Ivan , Zalts Ronen , Dotan Yaniv , Hussain Khitam , Neuberger Ami , Fuchs Eyal
Published: November 2023

Background: Concerns regarding positive-pressure-ventilation for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hypoxemia led the search for alternative oxygenation techniques. This study aimed to assess one such method, dual oxygenation, i.e., the addition of a reservoir mask (RM) on top of a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC).Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the records of all patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during 2020–2022 were reviewed. Patients over the age of 18 years with hypoxemia necessitating HFNC were included. Exclusion criteria were positive-pressure-ventilation for any indication other than hypoxemic respiratory failure, transfer to another facility while still on HFNC and “do-not-intubate/resuscitate” orders. The primary outcome was mortality within 30 days from the first application of HFNC. Secondary outcomes were intubation and admission to the intensive care unit.Results: Of 659 patients included in the final analysis, 316 were treated with dual oxygenation and 343 with HFNC alone. Propensity for treatment was estimated based on background diagnoses, laboratories and vital signs upon admission, gender and glucocorticoid dose. Inverse probability of treatment weighted regression including age, body mass index, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score and respiratory rate oxygenation index showed treatment with dual oxygenation to be associated with lower 30-day mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.615; 95% confidence interval, 0.469–0.809). Differences in the secondary outcomes did not reach statistical significance.Conclusions: Our study suggests that the addition of RM on top of HFNC may be associated with decreased mortality in patients with severe COVID-19 hypoxemia.
Developing the Role of the System Software Integrator to Mitigate Digital Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
Authors: Kemper Bart
Published: November 2023

Traditional physical infrastructure increasingly relies upon software. Yet, 75% of software projects fail in budget by 46% and schedule by 82%. While other systems generally have a “responsible-in-charge” (RIC) professional, the implementation of a similar system of accountability in software is not settled. This is a major concern, as the consequences of software failure can be a matter of life-or-death. Further, there has been a 742% average annual increase in software supply chain attacks on increasingly used open-source software over the past three years, which can cost up to millions of dollars per incident.

Developing the Role of the System Software Integrator to Mitigate Digital Infrastructure Vulnerabilities discusses the verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification needed to vet systems before implementation and the continued maintenance measures required over the lifespan of software-integrated assets. It also proposes a certified System Software Integrator role that would be responsible for public safety in traditional infrastructure.

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El ejercicio del liderazgo académico. Conceptos, ideas y reflexiones para el desarrollo de nuevos estudios
Authors: Vega Massó Roberto
Published: November 2023

El artículo aborda el tema del liderazgo académico, para ello recorre las distintas nociones y definiciones de liderazgo, para luego describir y analizar estudios sobre el ejercicio del liderazgo de los rectores de universidades norteamericanas. Todo ello orientado a impulsar investigaciones sobre la temática en otros países y contextos culturales, donde en general se observa un vacío de estudios sobre la naturaleza y alcance de la alta gestión directiva en las universidades.
Repensando el Machismo Latinoamericano
Authors: Fuller Norma J.
Published: November 2023

En este ensayo intento reflexionar sobre la validez de la identificación de la masculinidad en Latinoamérica con el llamado machismo: la exacerbación de la virilidad y el predominio de los varones sobre las mujeres. Propongo que estos rasgos responden a la particular configuración histórica de las sociedades mestizas americanas y a la cualidad intrínsecamente contradictoria de la identidad masculina en estas sociedades. Tomando como fuente investigaciones realizadas entre varones urbanos del Perú reviso las representaciones de masculinidad de estas poblaciones y los cambios que han atravesado en las últimas décadas. Concluyo que, si bien el machismo está muy presente en su discurso, en la actualidad la figura del macho es el epitome de una masculinidad cuestionada y de las dificultades que atraviesan los varones en un mundo donde las viejas certezas se derrumban
The Affront of the Aspiration Agenda: White Working-Class Male Narratives of ‘Ordinariness’ in Neoliberal Times
Authors: Stahl Garth
Published: November 2023

This article draws on accounts of white working-class boys (age 14-16) from South London in order to explore how they reconstitute their learner-identities within the ‘raising aspirations’ rhetoric. The current dominant neoliberal discourse in education, which prioritises a view of aspiration that is competitive, qualification-focused, and economic, shapes the subjectivities of these young males though there exist nuanced strategies of resistance. In an era of high modernity where youth feel increasing risk, the identities of young people are subject to tremendous change where traditional class and gendered boundaries are being subverted, reimagined, and reconstituted. Focusing on academic engagement as an identity negotiation, this research critically considers where young men enact strategies to construct themselves as ‘having value’ in spaces of devaluing where they reconcile competing and contrasting conceptions of aspiration.
We Teach Too: What are the Lived Experiences and Pedagogical Practices of Gay Men of Color Teachers
Authors: Hayes Cleveland
Published: November 2023

Over the past decade, increased attention to the marginalization of queers of color across educational context in North America has forced urgent reevaluations of the legal, political, and pedagogical implications of exclusionary politics (Brockenbrough, 2012, 2013; McCready, 2013). The research done by Brockenbrough (2013) cites the absences of queer of color perspectives in the educational literature and more specifically for this research their perspectives on teaching and learning. An experience that requires the participants to cross-epistemological boundaries and examine their experiences within the intersections of race and gender and in some instances class; which will become evident in the narratives of Malcolm, Carlos and Victor. Following the work of Brockenbrough (2013), McCready (2013) and others this article centers the pedagogical practices of three gay men of color. It is my intent with this line of research to bring to the forefront the lived and pedagogical experiences of gay teachers of color.
Cuando cae el hombre proveedor. Masculinidad, desempleo y malestar psicosocial en la familia. Una metodología para la búsqueda de la normalización afectiva.
Authors: Rodriguez del Pino Juan Antonio
Published: November 2023

Un elemento que ha dotado a la masculinidad de parte de su carácterhegemónico tradicional, ha sido la representación del hombre como proveedor principal de su entorno más inmediato, lo que históricamente le ha legitimado en su rol como pater familias, con todo lo que ello conllevaba. Pero esta situación puede cambiar en hombres que, con la crisis económica, han perdido sus empleos y, por tanto, el sistema de dominación que se creía inmutable, muestra ciertas grietas. Esto ha implicado en algunos de ellos cierta desubicación con respecto a un entorno cambiante y que no logran controlar agudizando la sensación de “pérdida”. A través de una metodología usada de manera novedosa, los hombres se observan en perspectiva. Partiendo de su capacidad para conectar con la subjetividad que había sido cercenada, se reescriben desde un nuevo modelo de relación para con sí mismos y con sus entornos.
Masculinities in Cuba: Description and Analysis of a Case Study from a Gender Perspective
Authors: Formental Hernández Soura , Hernández Pita Iyamira , Fernández de Juan Teresa
Published: November 2023

This study aims to deepen our discussion about Cuban men´s current perception about hegemonic masculinity, based on an extensive literary review and a survey focusing on 125 males who attend a Mental Health Center in Havana. Using gender as a concept and category to unravel the relations between sexual difference and inequality, the authors present the results of their descriptive and transversal research, designed to address multiple cases, from a qualitative methodological perspective (QMP method) and compare them with other findings, especially from Latin America. The research techniques applied, expose how the patriarchal culture continues imposing a burden on the minds of many Cuban men, while they also exhibit the rise of a new generation which enjoys a less genitalist sexuality, willing to sharing their new outlook and beginning to manifest a liberating and positive distance from machismo.
Toward Complex and Inclusive Studies of Sex Scripts, College Students’ Sexual Behaviors, and Hookup Cultures on U.S. Campuses
Authors: Williams Collin D. , Harper Shaun
Published: November 2023

Much attention has been devoted in recent years to students “hooking up” on collegeand university campuses across the United States. Hookups broadly entail sexual behaviors that range from anal and vaginal intercourse to oral sex, masturbation, and other physically pleasurable activities. In this article, we synthesize the literature on college hookup cultures. Specifically, we use sexual scripting theory to analyze and critique existing peer-reviewed studies.Ultimately, we present five themes pertaining to the study of hookup phenomena at U.S. collegesand universities. This article concludes with several recommendations for making future hookup studies more inclusive of undergraduates from a range of racial/ethnic groups, sexual orientations, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds, and postsecondary institutional contexts, something previous scholars have largely neglected to do intheir research.
Insidious Colonialism in Post-Apartheid Education: Interplay of Black Teacher Narratives, Educational Policy and Textbook Analysis
Authors: Subreenduth Sharon
Published: November 2023

This article focuses on the larger project of identifying oppressive structures (during apartheid more specifically in this instance) and how educational policy/textbooks (post-apartheid) produce transformative knowledge for decolonization. It presents Black South African teacher perceptions and desires of what/how educational policy, history textbooks can intervene in apartheid indoctrination and what role these have in addressing the nation’s meta-narrative of equity and social justice. I take up these teacher narratives as a way to further critique textbooks currently used and examine the written and visual content against post-apartheid decolonizing intentions. Teacher narratives and textbook analysis indicate that even prescriptive post-apartheid textbooks struggle to reimagine history wrought through with colonialism. Decolonizing analysis of visual images in the textbooks show how curriculum policy/practice in South Africa is a collision of anti-apartheid desires and post-apartheid reality. By examining grassroots linkages I attempt to expand the current dialogue on educational policy and textbook studies and to contextualize the field, both historically and contemporarily.
An Evaluation of Student Interpersonal Support in a Spanish-English Nursing Program
Authors: Bosch Paul C. , Gess-Newsome Julie
Published: November 2023

Spanish speaking nurses are in great demand. For bilingual Hispanic undergraduate nursing students who might someday fill this need, interpersonal support can be a deciding factor in whether students successfully complete their program of study. This paper presents the results of an evaluative study of supportive relationships within a Spanish-English Nursing Education (SENE) program. A written survey was followed by individual and group interviews to reveal important sources of interpersonal support. The study showed that family members, especially spouses, played a critical role in personally supporting SENE students. Academic and motivational support, however, came from study groups and the cohort of Hispanic classmates. SENE administrators established cohorts of same year students, and encouraged the formation of study groups. Science-related college programs directed at Hispanic students could benefit from fostering and supporting program components that act to enhance interpersonal relationships.
Orchestrating Communities, Ubiquities, Time and Space: International Experiences in the Use of Educational Technology
Authors: Jorrín-Abellán Iván M. , Correa José Miguel
Published: November 2023

In this brief introduction we frame the special issue on “Orchestrating communities, ubicuity, time and space: International experiences in the use of educational technology.“ It constitutes the result of the “International experiences in the use of Educational Technology” panel session celebrated within the XXI University Conference on Educational Technology (XXI Jornadas Universitarias de Tecnología Educativa) (JUTE) in Valladolid, Spain in 2013. Every article has gone through a double-blind peer review process with the aim of ensuring not only the quality of the issue but also the adaptation of the initial presentations given in the aforementioned panel session to the rules of scientific publications. This issue brings together five of the works presented in the panel to address a number of relevant challenges in the field of Educational Technology. The topics accomplished by the articles spin around the (mis-)uses of technology in the national accreditation process of teachers in the United States; the tensions derived from the use, re-use and sharing of Open Educational Resources (OER´s) in Europe; an interpretive proposal to orchestrate the evaluation of complex technology-enhanced learning settings, and finally; a experience in the collective generation of documentaries at the Galiano Islands (Canada).
Preconstructing Suspicion and Recasting Masculinity in Preschool Settings
Authors: Pruit John C.
Published: November 2023

Although there is literature explaining how female ethnographers negotiate male-dominated research settings, there is a lack of literature explaining how male ethnographers negotiate female-dominated settings. It is, more or less, taken for granted the research settings males choose will be suitable for them. The field of early childhood education, and preschools in particular, would benefit from a basic explanation of male fieldworker practices and why they are necessary for men in early childhood education settings. Drawing on personal experiences from two years of ethnographic research, I turn to a Montessori preschool in the Midwestern United States to address the complexities of being a male fieldworker in a female-dominated setting. I first explicate some dimensions of preconstructing suspicion of males in ECE. I then develop a gender recasting strategy with the goal of recasting masculinity. Recasting masculinity is a reflexive self-presentation strategy using personal characteristics as resources to build trust and rapport with research participants.
Formación Continua del Profesorado de Matemáticas: Promoviendo la Constitución de una Red de Aprendizaje
Authors: Lobo da Costa Nielce Meneguelo , Brisola Brito Prado Maria Elisabette
Published: November 2023

Este estudio cualitativo analiza registros en un log de un grupo de maestros de primaria con el objetivo de entender cómo se forma una red de aprendizaje colaborativo durante las acciones de desarrollo continuo. El análisis interpretativo revela las siguientes categorías: reflexión compartida, aprendizaje, confianza, reflexión sobre la práctica, intercambio de experiencia, objetivos compartidos y compromiso con el otro, que muestran los rasgos del trabajo colaborativo. Las categorías se analizaron usando el CHIC software, que permite realizar análisis relacional mostrando dicho desarrollo bajo cuyo punto de vista se puede favorecer el desarrollo profesional de los participantes ofreciéndoles oportunidades para experimentar su papel como aprendices y maestros simultáneamente.Palabras clave: desarrollo profesional, trabajo colaborativo, redes de aprendizaje.
Understanding of Randomness by Prospective Primary School Teachers
Authors: Batanero Carmen , Gómez Emilse , Serrano Luis , Contreras José Miguel
Published: November 2023

Current curricular guidelines for probability at Primary school level imply the need for a specific training of prospective teachers, which should be based on the previous assessment of their training needs. In order to contribute to this need, in this paper we present the analysis of responses by 157 Spanish prospective teachers to an open question, taken from previous research on subjective perception of randomness. The results show a mixture of correct and wrong conceptions, some of which parallel some historical conceptions of randomness. Teachers’ educators could start from these intuitions to help prospective teachers advance to a broader meaning of the concept, adequate for their future teaching responsibility.
From human activity to conceptual understanding of a mathematical concept
Authors: Jojo Zingiswa Mybert Monica , Maharaj Aneshkumar , Brijlall Deonarain
Published: November 2023

Abstract:This article reports on a study which investigated first year university engineering students’ construction of the definition of the concept of the chain rule in differential calculus at a University of Technology in South Africa. An APOS (Action-Process-Objects-Schema) approach was used to explore conceptual understanding displayed by students in learning the chain rule in calculus. Structured worksheets based on instruction designed to induce construction of conceptual understanding of the chain rule were used. A number of students used the straight form technique in differentiating complicated tasks while very few used either the link and Leibniz form techniques. In this manner differentiation of each function within the composite function was accomplished. Students either operated in the Inter- or Trans stages of the Triad. It was found that even students who had inadequate understanding of composition of functions, performed well in the application of the chain rule.Keywords: Calculus, chain rule, APOS, Genetic decomposition
Agents of Change in Promoting Reflective Abstraction: A Quasi-Experimental, Study on Limits in College Calculus
Authors: Cappetta Robert W. , Zollman Alan
Published: November 2023

We measured student performance on the concept of limit by promoting reflection through four agents of change: instructor, peer, curriculum and individual. It is based on Piaget’s four constructs of reflective abstraction: interiorization, coordination, encapsulation, and generalization, and includes the notion of reversal, as refined into a construct by Dubinsky. Our quasi-experimental study examined the performance of two sections of first-semester calculus students at a midwestern community college. Scores by students in the experimental section were significantly higher than scores by students in the control traditional section on a posttest of limits. A deeper examination of a three-tiered subgroup showed the reflective abstraction section had moderate effect size on mathematical knowledge and strategic knowledge and a large effect size on explanation.
Horizon Content Knowledge: shaping MKT for a continuous mathematical education
Authors: Figueiras Lourdes
Published: November 2023

Mathematics learning is a continuous process in which students face some abrupt episodes involving many changes of different natures. This work is focused on one of those episodes, transition from primary to secondary school, and targets teachers and their mathematical knowledge. By characterising the mathematical knowledge that teachers of mathematics need to smooth transition processes, we aim to highlight teachers’ impact in the continuity of mathematics education. The concept of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT) developed by Ball among others (Ball, Thames & Phelps, 2008) and, within this framework, the construct Horizon Content Knowledge (HCK) emerge as our theoretical response to the knowledge needed for teaching mathematics in a continuous way, particularly relevant during transition to secondary school. The enrichment of the idea of HCK and the characterisation of its expression in the teaching practice intends to develop a theoretical tool to approach transition from teachers’ mathematical knowledge perspective.
Algebra and Proof in High School: The Case of Algebraic Proof as Discovery
Authors: Martinez Mara Vanina
Published: November 2023

In the United States, students’ learning experiences around proof is generally concentrated in the domain of high school geometry with a focus on its verification function. Thus, providing students with a limited conception of what proof entails and the role that it plays in performing mathematics. Moreover, there is a lack of U.S.-based studies addressing how to integrate proof into other mathematical domains within the high school curriculum. In this paper, the author reports results from an interview at the end of a teaching experiment which was designed to integrate algebra and proof into the high school curriculum. Algebraic proof was envisioned as the vehicle that would provide high school students the opportunity to learn about proof in a context other than geometry. Results indicate that most students were able to produce an algebraic proof involving variables and a parameter and its multiples. In doing so, students experienced the discovery function of proof.
Educational Policy Research: Progress, Puzzles, and Challenges
Authors: Murnane Richard J.
Published: November 2023

This article addresses three topics. The first concerns the reasons that American education, which served the United States so well for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century, is not adequate today, and is especially not successful in providing disadvantaged children with the skills they need to escape poverty. The second concerns lessons from policy analyses about the efficacy of alternative approaches to improving American education, especially the education of its most disadvantaged children. I will make the case that research provides encouraging evidence on several policy approaches. At the same time, the research reveals puzzles that I believe we need to take seriously in thinking about future research to inform the design of the next round of policies. Finally, I suggest some directions for policy research that come from taking seriously puzzles in the evidence.
La Mejora Equitativa de la Educación y la Formación del Profesorado
Authors: Escudero Juan Manuel , González María T. , Rodríguez María J.
Published: November 2023

La mejora equitativa de la educación y la formación continuada y coherente del profesorado son asuntos clave para garantizar a todos el derecho a una buena educación. El texto, en la primera parte, ofrece una reflexión contextual sobre la mejora, conecta con la tradición más reconocida en este campo y particularmente con la justicia social, que es proyectada sobre el currículo y la enseñanza, derivando de ello determinadas implicaciones políticas, escolares y docentes. La segunda aboga por una formación continuada del profesorado que busque la coherencia con la mejora equitativa. Para ello se establecen análisis y consideraciones sobre las políticas del profesorado y las responsabilidades de los poderes públicos, los elementos de los programas y actividades formativas y su despliegue por los centros como lugares de trabajo. Las comunidades profesionales de aprendizaje en los centros son propuestas como una perspectiva articuladora de contenidos, tareas y actividades colegiadas de formación y mejora.
Unequal Partnerships in Higher Education: Pedagogic Innovations in an Electronics within Physics Degree Course
Authors: Taras Maddalena , Gómez Francisco M. , Roldán Juan B.
Published: November 2023

This cross-European research partnership reports on supporting pro-active learning and teaching. The two-part project firstly explored student beliefs about electronics within a physics degree and secondly, the use of peer assessment of a Mathematica notebook to develop understandings of standards and quality. Student beliefs were explored because of the negative perceptions tutors thought students brought to the Engineering course within the Physics degree. The results showed that tutors’ fears were unfounded and that the students were highly motivated. Secondly, through peer assessment of a notebook, students developed critical understandings of standards and quality. Generally, students valued the content support and appreciated both the work of their peer and how this helped their own understanding.
El Papel de las TIC en la Mejora de la Calidad Docente en Secundaria: Un Estudio Multicasos
Authors: Aróstegui José Luís , Guerrero José Luís
Published: November 2023

En este artículo reflexionamos, a partir de datos empíricos, sobre la influencia de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) para el desarrollo del currículo y la conformación de las identidades docentes. A partir de dos estudios de caso realizados en dos aulas de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria de otros tantos Institutos del sur de España, estudiamos el uso que cada uno de estos docentes hace de las TIC y cómo sus identidades se reflejan en el uso de las mismas y, al mismo tiempo, cómo éstas contribuyen a conformarlas. El primero es un ejemplo de transición de un enfoque educativo centrado en los contenidos a otro centrado en el estudiante gracias a las TIC, mientras que para el segundo estos recursos le permiten profundizar en los principios democráticos de enseñanza que emplea en el aula y ahora también en internet, sobre todo en las redes sociales. De nuestros datos cabe concluir que, al menos en el caso de estos dos profesores, las TIC suponen una clara mejora en la calidad de su práctica docente al centrarse en la aplicación pedagógica de los recursos antes que en el recurso en sí mismo.