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Increasing Public Participation in Local Government by Means of Mobile Phones: What do South African Youth Think?
Authors: Van Belle Jean-Paul , Cupido Kevin 
Published: December 2020

Apathy towards political participation is of concern for many countries throughout the world, and for many people political participation means no more than voting in an election. The South African Constitution makes several provisions for public participation but E-government solutions are not suited to the South African context, where fixed-line internet penetration is dramatically lower than that of mobile phones. Mobile phones cut across socio-economic barriers and have changed the way we communicate. They have been used to mobilise people in different parts of the world, more notably those who were passive politically, into action. This research set out to investigate whether using mobile phones to increase participation in local government would be acceptable or not. A mixed-method research was conducted in Cape Town, South Africa, amongst youths between the ages of 18 and 35 who had no access to fixed-line internet from either home or work. Constructs from a modified UTAUT model and Social Capital Theory were used to determine the individual intention to use government mobile service if they were made available. It was found that there is not only great interest in using mobile phones to interact with government mobile services, but also to interact with other members of the community. The ability to report on corruption and service delivery problems was particularly welcome.
Secondary pre-service teachers’ reflections on their micro-teaching: Feedback and self-evaluation
Authors: Dayal Hem Chand , Alpana Reema 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
Reflective practices in pre-service teacher education enables teachers to evaluate their pedagogical skills. This study aimed to integrate different assessment techniques such as peer assessment, lecturer assessment and self-assessment in a micro-teaching setting. Using 20 pre-service teachers post-microteaching (MT) reflection, we explored how these teachers viewed peer feedback and lecturer feedback. This study also analyses how pre-service teachers self-evaluate their MT. The findings indicate that per-service teachers find both peer and lecturer feedback useful in terms of in terms of identifying their strengths and weaknesses as well as proving incentives for improvement. Furthermore, the findings show that when engaged in self-evaluation, the pre-service teachers tend to focus more on self-knowledge. The findings reaffirm the importance of peer and self-evaluation in teacher education.
Lifted Bayesian Filtering in Multiset Rewriting Systems
Authors: Lüdtke Stefan , Kirste Thomas 
Published: December 2020

We present a model for Bayesian filtering (BF) in discrete dynamic systems where multiple entities (inter)-act, i.e. where the system dynamics is naturally described by a Multiset rewriting system (MRS). Typically, BF in such situations is computationally expensive due to the high number of discrete states that need to be maintained explicitly.
We devise a lifted state representation, based on a suitable decomposition of multiset states, such that some factors of the distribution are exchangeable and thus afford an efficient representation. Intuitively, this representation groups together similar entities whose properties follow an exchangeable joint distribution. Subsequently, we introduce a BF algorithm that works directly on lifted states, without resorting to the original, much larger ground representation.
This algorithm directly lends itself to approximate versions by limiting the number of explicitly represented lifted states in the posterior. We show empirically that the lifted representation can lead to a factorial reduction in the representational complexity of the distribution, and in the approximate cases can lead to a lower variance of the estimate and a lower estimation error compared to the original, ground representation.
Geotecnologias e Análise Quantitativa de Nascestes na Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Passo Fundo/RS-Brasil
Authors: Bezerra João Paulo Peres 
Published: December 2020

Os impactos e as situações de degradação ambiental têm origem no atual modo de vida e sem dúvida, na racionalidade produtiva-destrutiva do atual sistema econômico. O século XX trouxe tamanho avanço: técnico, científico, informacional, intensificando as formas de produção capitalistas atentando contra a manutenção da Vida na Terra. São tempos de urgência ambiental e o ciclo das águas não pode tornar-se mercadoria. Neste contexto apresenta-se uma proposta metodológica onde articula-se fluxo de trabalho/geotecnológico a partir de geoprocessamento/ análise espacial com metodologia de interpretação visual de imagens de satélites, realizado integralmente software livres de geoprocessamento. Como recorte espacial adotou-se a bacia hidrográfica do rio passo fundo localizada nas vertentes sul rio-grandenses do médio curso do Rio Uruguai. Tem-se também o intuito de apresentar uma breve reflexão teórica sobre os seguintes pontos: planejamento ambiental de bacias, inclusão geotecnológica com intuito de promover diálogos e debates que construam sinergia entre a gestão de recursos hídricos regional/local, acadêmicos e sociedade civil.
Quando a Arte conta a História: Um olhar crítico sobre a destruição da Floresta Tropical a partir da música de Vital Farias “Saga da Amazônia”
Authors: Monteiro Julia Amorim , Temoteo Paulo Antônio de Oliveira , Nascimento Junior Antonio Fernandes 
Published: December 2020

Entendendo que a música “Saga da Amazônia” de Vital Farias enuncia dizeres que tornam possível suscitar discussões nos ambientes educacionais diversos, esse trabalho tem o objetivo de apontar e discutir os enunciados que a música suscita, visando mostrar como ela se torna pertinente para além de trabalhar a sensibilidade de estudantes do Ensino Médio, contribuir para a construção de um olhar crítico sobre as problemáticas que nos circundam, especificamente sobre educação ambiental. Para tal, utilizou-se a metodologia de Pesquisa Qualitativa e, mais especificamente, a análise discursiva baseada no referencial do Círculo de Bakhtin, mais especificamente, o cotejo de enunciados. A partir da análise da música foi possível perceber que ela suscita dizeres relacionados a três esferas do conhecimento da nossa sociedade. Eles são: questão cultural, questão ambiental e questão político-social. Além disso, foi possível perceber que essa música pode contribuir para a educação da sensibilidade dos nossos jovens em diferentes âmbitos de conhecimento da sociedade: culturais, ambientais e político-sociais.
Indicadores de Desempenho Ambiental na indústria da cerâmica vermelha: um estudo de caso no município de Paudalho, estado de Pernambuco, Brasil.
Authors: Falcão Symone Maria Pancracio , Silva Maria Carolina , Holanda Romildo Morant de 
Published: December 2020

Os Indicadores de Desempenho Ambiental (IDA) constituem uma ferramenta essencial para gestão ambiental em empresas que apresentam forte dependência de recursos naturais, como no caso da indústria da cerâmica vermelha. Os IDA possibilitam monitoramento dos aspectos ambientais significativos, bem como os impactos relacionados a atividade exercida. Nesse sentido, objetivo desse trabalho consistiu na estruturação de indicadores de desempenho ambiental para a indústria da cerâmica vermelha. A pesquisa foi conduzida por meio de estudo de caso, de abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa, em uma indústria no município de Paudalho, que pertence ao maior Pólo desse segmento industrial no estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. A metodologia empregada baseou-se nas diretrizes propostas na Norma ISO 14031 que utiliza o ciclo Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA). Os resultados apresentam Indicadores de Desempenho Ambiental Operacional (IDO) no que concerce ao consumo energético, Indicadores de Desempenho Ambiental de Gestão (IDG) para emissões, e Indicador de Condição Ambiental (ICA) que diz respeito às áreas de lavra sob licenciamento de argila. OS indicadores propostos disseminam e facilitam o emprego da ferramenta de avaliação de desempenho ambiental (ADA), e tem potencial de subsidiar soluções sustentáveis na extração dos recursos naturais, incentivar uso de biomassa renovável, e ressaltar da importância do cumprimento das exigências legais e ambientais.
SUBPOPULATION STRUCTURE OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES OF DONORS
Authors: Borunova A. A. , Zabotina T. N. , Shoua E. K. , Chkadua G. Z. , Chertkova A. I. , Tabakov D. V. , Zakharova E. N. , Ogorodnikova E. V. , Kadagidze Z. G. 
Published: December 2020

Introduction.Long-term monitoring of immune system parameters in cancer patient in FSBI “N.N. Blokhin Medical Research Center of Oncology” of the Ministry of Health of Russia, as well as the absence of an immunological research algorithm and a spectrum of significant markers, served as the basis for this study.Purpose.To present reference values and determine the normal range for subpopulations of systemic immunity lymphocytes.Materials and methods.The phenotype of peripheral blood lymphocytes was studied in 186 healthy donors (86 men and 100 women), mean age 41,9 ± 12,5 years. To assess the multivariate phenotype by flow cytometry, monoclonal antibodies to CD45, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16, CD56, CD19, CD25, CD28, CD11b, CD127, HLA-Dr, TCR-γ / δ, Perforin and Granzime B labeled various fluorochromes.Results.A panel of markers of immunocompetent cells of systemic immunity was developed as a basis for assessing the state of the immune system of cancer patients. Reference values and normal boundaries are given for characterizing the linearity of cells with detailing of the phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of the population of CD8+-lymphocytes, activation markers and the pool of naive cells; characteristics of various types of regulatory cells, functional activity of cells of the effector link of immunity. A comparative analysis of immunoregulatory indices was carried out and the vulnerability of the formula CD3+CD4+/CD3+CD8+to the CD4+/CD8+index was proved.Conclusion.The spectrum of the proposed indicators is the product of many years of research carried out in the laboratory of clinical immunology of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology” оf the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, in order to search for significant criteria for assessing the state of the immune system in cancer.
AURUM POLYACRYLATE: THE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY
Authors: Ostrovskaya L. A. , Korman D. B. , Bluhterova N. V. , Fomina M. M. , Rikova V. A. , Chigasova A. K. , Nekrasova E. I. , Abzaeva K. A. , Riabaya O. O. , Burmiy J. P. 
Published: December 2020

Introduction. The investigation of metal substituted organic compounds as potential antitumor drugs is one of the promising areas of research in experimental and clinical oncology.Objective. The pre-clinical study of the original antitumor drug aurum polyacrylate (aurumacryl) which belongs to such new for oncology group of compounds as polyacrylates of metals was the aim of this work.Materials and methods. Aurumacryl antitumor activity was determined as the tumor growth inhibitory effect against some of the murine solid tumors (Lewis lung carcinoma, Acatol adenocarcinoma and Ca-755 adenocarcinoma). Drug cytotoxic effect against some of the human tumor cells (Mel-Mo melanoma, A549 lung carcinoma, MCF-7 breast carcinoma, HCT116 colon adenocarcinoma) was evaluated with standard МТТ-test. The aurumacryl pharmacokinetics in tumor bearing mice (Lewis lung carcinoma) was studied. The inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry method was used for the estimation of the aurum maintenance in the tested tissues (tumor, blood, kidneys, liver, lungs, spleen, brain).Results. The 80–90 % tumor growth inhibitory effect of aurumacryl against some solid tumors in mice had been revealed in vivo as well as the death of the 60–90 % human tumor cells of various origins in vitro. Beside this the strong decrease of the number of proliferating MCF-7 tumor cells had been shown. The distribution of aurumacryl in the body of the mice with the solid tumor had been revealed.Conclusion. On the base of the data obtained the further study of the aurumacryl as a potential antitumor agent seems rather promising.
A Time–Frequency Representation Model for Seismic Ground Motions
Authors: Cui Xi Zhong , Hong Han Ping 
Published: December 2020

ABSTRACTA probabilistic model of the time–frequency power spectral density (TFPSD) is presented. The model is developed, based on the time–frequency representation of records from strike-slip earthquakes, in which the time–frequency representation is obtained by applying the S-transform (ST). The model for the TFPSD implicitly considers the amplitude modulation and frequency modulation for the nonstationary ground motions; this differs from the commonly used evolutionary PSD model. Predicting models for the model parameters, based on seismic source and site characteristics, are developed. The use of the model to simulate ground motions for scenario seismic events is illustrated, in which the simulation is carried out using a recently developed model that is based on the discrete orthonormal ST and ST. The illustrative example highlights the simplicity of using the proposed model and the physical meaning of some of the model parameters. A model validation analysis is carried out by comparing the statistics of the pseudospectral acceleration obtained from the simulated records to those obtained using a few ground-motion models available in the literature and considered actual records. The comparison indicates the adequacy of the proposed model.
Local and Moment Magnitude Analysis in the Ridgecrest Region, California: Impact on Interevent Ground-Motion Variability
Authors: Bindi Dino , Zaccarelli Riccardo , Kotha Sreeram Reddy 
Published: December 2020

ABSTRACTWe investigate the dependence of event-specific ground-motion residuals in the Ridgecrest region, California. We focus on the impact of using either local (ML) or moment (Mw) magnitude, for describing the source scaling of a regional ground-motion model. To analyze homogeneous Mw, we compute the source spectra of about 2000 earthquakes in the magnitude range 2.5–7.1, by performing a nonparametric spectral decomposition. Seismic moments and corner frequencies are derived from the best-fit ω−2 source models, and stress drop is computed assuming standard circular rupture model. The Brune stress drop varies between 0.62 and 24.63 MPa (with median equal to 3.0 MPa), and values for Mw&gt;5 are mostly distributed above the 90th percentile. The median scaled energy for Mw&lt;5 is −4.57, and the low values obtained for the Mw 6.4 and 7.1 mainshocks (−5 and −5.2, respectively) agree with previous studies. We calibrate an ad hoc nonparametric ML scale for the Ridgecrest region. The main differences with the standard ML scale for California are observed at distances between 30 and 100 km, in which differences up to 0.4 magnitude units are obtained. Finally, we calibrate ground-motion models for the Fourier amplitude spectra, considering the ML and Mw scales derived in this study and the magnitudes extracted from Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. The analysis of the residuals shows that ML better describes the interevent variability above 2 Hz. At intermediate frequencies (between about 3 and 8 Hz), the interevent residuals for the model based on Mw show a correlation with stress drop: this correlation disappears, when ML is used. The choice of the magnitude scale has an impact also on the statistical uncertainty of the median model: for any fixed magnitude value, the epistemic uncertainty is larger for ML below 1.5 Hz and larger for Mw above 1.5 Hz.
Continuous digital hypothermia in the prevention and treatment of acute equine laminitis
Authors: Pickering Karen , Ireland Joanne 
Published: December 2020

PICO question
Does continuous digital hypothermia improve clinical outcome in equids with acute laminitis compared to supportive treatment alone?

Clinical bottom line
Category of research question
Treatment
The number and type of study designs reviewed
Six experimental randomised controlled trials and one multicentre retrospective case series were reviewed
Strength of evidence
Moderate
Outcomes reported
The outcomes reported were reduced severity of histopathological lamellar lesions in limbs treated with continuous digital hypothermia (CDH; initiated prior to or soon after the onset of experimentally induced acute laminitis) compared to limbs remaining at an ambient temperature in all five experimental studies where histology was performed. A significant reduction was observed in the prevalence or severity of clinical signs of laminitis in limbs treated with CDH compared to limbs remaining at an ambient temperature. In a single retrospective case series, significantly reduced prevalence of clinical laminitis was reported amongst animals receiving CDH compared to those that did not in a referral hospital population of animals treated for colitis
Conclusion
There is moderate evidence to support that CDH when used prior to or in the early stages of clinical signs, may reduce the severity and progression of lamellar lesions in acute laminitis and no evidence demonstrating that it improves clinical outcome compared to supportive treatment alone. Further research into the clinical outcome of equids treated for acute laminitis using CDH is warranted

How to apply this evidence in practice
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ACCULTURATION ELEMENTS ON SANG CIPTA RASA AND PANJUNAN RED MOSQUE
Authors: Gaputra Agara Dama 
Published: December 2020

Acculturation is a phenomenon of mixing up the local culture with one or more external cultures, which produces a unique new culture without leaving its original cultural identity. In architecture, acculturation can form new styles that can then develop into a more contemporary architectural form. Cirebon, as one of the geographically strategic areas, is a place where acculturation often occurs. As a city that holds a lot of history, including architecture, the mosques in Cirebon can be the forerunner of the Old Javanese Mosques throughout the Archipelago. The style of the old Cirebon mosques is the result of the acculturation of various cultures. This research explores acculturation in ancient mosques in Cirebon through the Sang Cipta Rasa Mosque and the Panjunan Red Mosque. This research aims to identify acculturation in the object of study through physical element analysis. It can be seen what makes these two study objects become the "face" of the old mosque in Cirebon. Through literature review and observation, it is found that the physical elements of the two study objects were the result of a synthesis of Javanese, Islamic, Hindu-Buddhism, and Chinese architecture.
UPAYA MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA MATERI PEWARISAN SIFAT MELALUI MODEL COOPERATIVE LEARNING TIPE STUDENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENT DIVISION(STAD)SISWA KELAS 9H DI SMP NEGERI PAKUSARI JEMBER TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018/2019
Authors: Aini Endah Noer 
Published: December 2020

Abstract. Natural Science learning that took place 9H class at Pakusari State Junior High School in 2018/2019 still did not get the results desired, this is because the learning model used was not optimal to achieve student learning outcomes in accordance with the Curriculum Target. The formulation of the problem in this study are (1) How the Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) learning model can improve the learning outcomes of inheritance science material in 9H grade students of Pakusari State Junior High School in Jember 2018/2019 academic year.
The data obtained in this study include the average evaluation learning outcomes for the first cycle that is 83.94, for the second cycle that is 85, the evaluation results can be seen that there is a significant increase in the average student learning outcomes from Cycle I to Cycle II, which is 1.05. This shows that in the first cycle students' learning completeness has not been achieved that is equal to 89.47%, while in the second cycle increased to 92.10% which suadah fulfill the minimum completeness of 75 and the average grade set is 85, the second cycle shows an increase of 1.05. Thus in the second cycle has reached the target, that learning the STAD Coopetive Learning type can improve the results of mathematics learning achievement.
Keywords: STAD, IPA results
Havia um pessegueiro na ilha
Authors: Sabino Isabel 
Published: December 2020

O texto que se segue acabou por assumir qualidade autónoma a partir de uma colectânea de anotações que acompanham e registam parte da pesquisa de um projeto expositivo a apresentar em 2021, sob a égide de algo azul, ainda em processo. Em pano de fundo, começa por ouvir-se Porto Côvo, de Rui Veloso, deixando a voz embalar a escrita, soltar a memória e abrir espaço para um clima onírico em que o real, entretanto, pode desvanecer-se. As palavras tomam lugar no espaço branco de postais ilustrados que fazem parte de álbuns, postais em cujo avesso se escondem, ou revelam, paisagens que cruzam o natural com sinais políticos, culturais e artísticos. A maior parte dessas paisagens não é aqui visível.
caligrafia da paisagem
Authors: Torres Gonçalves Sofia 
Published: December 2020

Este trabalho pretende fazer uma análise sobre a presença e evolução da linha caligráfica oriental no trabalho de Domenec Cobella, em especifico, das suas pinturas de paisagem realizadas entre 2003 e 2012 (fases Espirito Essencial e Espirito Zen). A partir de 2003, com o inicio da etapa Espirito Essencial (2003-2006) a paisagem assume-se como tema principal na obra pictórica deste artista. Nos trabalhos desenvolvidos ao longo deste período, observa-se uma crescente sintetização dos elementos que formam o quadro, assim como o inicio da aplicação da linha como elemento modelador entre signo e significado, numa epitome depurada dos elementos que compõe. Essa depuração é levada ao extremo na fase seguinte, intitulada Espirito Zen (2007-2012) onde se observa um encadeamento na procura da essência dos elementos a representar, numa espécie de sintetização formal dos princípios externos da paisagem. A linha, ou o traço, transformam-se na matéria que conduz a união entre signo e significante, entre pintura e caligrafia, entre forma e mancha, ideia partilhada pelo Principio da Pincelada Única de Shitao.
Fronteiras ampliadas, territórios movediços
Authors: Martins Farina Mauricius 
Published: December 2020

A edição n.º 11 da Revista Visuais tem como o argumento a ideia de “Fronteiras ampliadas, territórios movediços”. Apresenta na sua seção artigos, três textos seleccionados pela comissão editorial da Revista Visuais, oferecendo como elemento ao diálogo questões complexas sobre o território, espécie, gênero, tradição, mestiçagens, através de experiências críticas e vivência relacional com os objetos de estudo. Estes textos refletem sobre um universo em alteração em sua orden política e nos ajudam para demonstrar que uma fricção entre limites, sejam geográficos, culturais, ou relacionados com problemas institucionais que nos impactam e que percebemos como testemunhas que uma alteração de forças se colocam em movimento. Além disso publicamos o dossiê "Paisagem em metamorfose: transitoriedade e paradigma das relações humanas com o território", organizado por Domingos Loureiro.