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Framing the Research and Engaging the Reader in Graduate Engineering Students’ Abstracts
Authors: Bogdanović Vesna , Gak Dragana 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Writing an abstract is a challenging assignment for graduate students as it requires condensing all the extensive research into a few sentences, providing sufficient background knowledge, and presenting findings compellingly to the academic community. This study observes how graduate engineering students cope with writing their abstracts for their first published papers, with a specific focus on metadiscourse. The study is based on the learner corpus of 1,746 abstracts (117,535 words) written by non-native English speakers in English and Serbian during their Master’s studies. The research follows Hyland’s taxonomy, focusing on interactive frame markers and interactional engagement markers, together with metadiscursive nouns in order to uncover cross-linguistic patterns and pedagogical implications. The comparison of the absolute and relative frequency with statistical significance and log likelihood between Serbian and English sub-corpora demonstrates that students tend to use frame markers with greater frequency in Serbian abstracts than in English ones. Additionally, engagement markers, and especially directives, are used twice as often as frame markers in both sub-corpora, with a higher prevalence in English abstracts. Following the qualitative and quantitative analyses, the findings offer pedagogical implications related to the range of frame markers and metadiscursive nouns used by students to introduce their research aims and the range of engagement markers used to engage readers in their research and thus claim their credibility in academic writing.
The Use of Metadiscourse Markers in the Spoken Discourse of Different EMI Disciplines
Authors: Aykut-Kolay Cansu , Inan-Karagul Banu 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Metadiscourse (MD) allows instructors to organize classroom discourse and reflect their own style while delivering the content. MD has been studied for years, especially with a focus on written contexts even though the number of studies conducted on spoken contexts in different educational settings has a tendency to increase. With the increasing spread of English medium instruction (EMI) across the world, the role of MD in EMI classroom discourse has become a field of research that is worth investigating. Concerning the Turkish context, MD has recently been a popular research area, but there are limited number of studies conducted the examination of MD in spoken interactions in the Turkish context. To this end, the current study aims to investigate the distribution and lexicogrammatical realizations of metadiscourse markers employed by the lecturers in the spoken discourse of different EMI courses. A corpus-based discourse analysis was carried out by referring to Ädel’s (2010) framework of metadiscourse. The qualitative and quantitative analyses of the corpus collected from 36 hours of lesson observation have revealed some variations in both the distribution and realization of metadiscursive categories in different EMI courses.
Impact of Gamified Problem Sheets in Seppo on Self-Regulation Skills
Authors: Opriș Edina-Timea , Zsoldos-Marchis Iuliana , Egri Edit 
Published: July 2024

AbstractProblem-solving competency is important not only in many careers but also in everyday life. Successful problem solvers regulate their cognitive processes and emotions. Our research aimed to study the impact of gamified problem sheets designed in Seppo on self-regulated learning skills. The intervention was carried out with second-year students in the specialization of Primary and Preschool Pedagogy. The research tool was a self-regulated problem-solving scale that was used as a pre- and posttest. In the experimental group, gamification lasted for 6 weeks. The game had 3 levels and the players could choose exercises from any level they wished. The results show that the gamified task sheet helped students to stay motivated and made problem-solving more enjoyable, but decreased some of their self-regulated processes, such as checking the correctness of the solution or searching for more solutions. This decrease could be explained by some psychological theories, the game elements, and the rules of the Seppo gamified problem sheets used in the intervention. On the basis of the conclusions, the role of some gamification aspects in developing different self-regulated processes can be identified, and the importance of a careful design of gamified problem sheets is highlighted.
Strukturierung von aufgabenbasierten Lernarrangements aus inklusiver und potenzialorientierter Perspektive
Authors: Roters Bianca 
Published: July 2024

Zusammenfassung
In diesem Artikel wird beleuchtet, wie aufgabenbasierte inklusive Lernumgebungen im Fremdsprachenunterricht durch die Integration expliziter Unterrichtselemente so strukturiert werden können, dass durch die lernendenorientierte Förderung eine bestmögliche Potenzialentfaltung ermöglicht wird. Es werden Erkenntnisse zur Explizierung von Lernwegen, zur Aufmerksamkeitssteuerung und zur selbstständigen Strategieauswahl vorgestellt, die zu einer kognitiven Entlastung der Lernenden beitragen können.
Dihydropyrimidinase deficiency with atrioventricular septal defect: a case report
Authors: Erdal İzzet , Yıldız Yılmaz , Kuseyri Hübschmann Oya , Haas Dorothea , Günbey Ceren , Ertuğrul İlker , Yalnızoğlu Dilek 
Published: July 2024

Abstract

Objectives
Dihydropyrimidinase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the pyrimidine degradation pathway, with fewer than 40 patients published. Clinical findings are variable and some patients may remain asymptomatic. Global developmental delay and increased susceptibility to 5-fluorouracil are commonly reported. Here we present atrioventricular septal defect as a novel feature in dihydropyrimidinase deficiency.

Case presentation
A four-year-old male with global developmental delay, dysmorphic facies, autistic features and a history of seizures was diagnosed with dihydropyrimidinase deficiency based on strikingly elevated urinary dihydrouracil and dihydrothymine and a homozygous pathogenic nonsense variant in DPYS gene. He had a history of complete atrioventricular septal defect corrected surgically in infancy.

Conclusions
This is the second report of congenital heart disease in dihydropyrimidinase deficiency, following a single patient with a ventricular septal defect. The rarity of the disease and the variability of the reported findings make it difficult to describe a disease-specific clinical phenotype. The mechanism of neurological and other systemic findings is unclear. Dihydropyrimidinase deficiency should be considered in patients with microcephaly, developmental delay, epilepsy and autistic traits. We suggest that congenital heart disease may also be a rare phenotypic feature.
¿Hablas inglés? Percepciones, necesidades y prácticas relativas a la pronunciación de profesores y estudiantes de inglés como lengua extranjera
Authors: Santos Díaz Inmaculada , Gómez González María , Díaz Lage José 
Published: July 2024

La práctica de la pronunciación en el aula es esencial para el desarrollo de las destrezas orales. Este estudio pretende explorar la práctica, la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la pronunciación en la enseñanza de inglés como lengua extranjera en España. Se recogió una muestra de estudiantes (n = 494) y otra de profesores (n = 127) de la etapa preuniversitaria (EP = Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y no Educación Secundaria Obligatoria) y de la etapa universitaria (UN) en España. Sus respuestas se analizaron según cuatro dimensiones: (i) contenidos y sus dificultades; (ii) tipo de actividades; (iii) práctica de destrezas orales; y (iv) percepciones. Los principales resultados revelan que i) el ritmo era el aspecto menos practicado en el aula de EFL en ambas etapas; ii) los alumnos de ambas etapas consideraban que nunca practicaban con canciones, mientras que los profesores indicaron que era una de las actividades más frecuentes; iii) la práctica de destrezas orales obtuvo una puntuación más alta en los profesores y alumnos de UN que en el grupo de profesores y alumnos de PU; iv) el tiempo de clase dedicado a la fonética y la pronunciación fue considerado insuficiente por los dos grupos de profesores, pero sólo por parte de los alumnos de UN. Basándose en publicaciones relevantes y los resultados obtenidos, los autores también aportan ideas y recomendaciones sobre la fonética y la pronunciación del inglés para los profesores de inglés como lengua extranjera.
Assessment of the knowledge and attitudes of nurses and social caregivers in relation to falls among elderly patients in healthcare settings in a Hungarian county
Authors: Boros E. , Balogh Z. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractPurposeThe aim of this descriptive study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of nurses and social caregivers in relation to falls among elderly patients.Materials/MethodsA total of 442 nurses and social caregivers working in acute or chronic care settings participated in our study. Data were gathered on the participants' general characteristics, the characteristics of their workplace, and their levels of knowledge in relation to risk factors and types of falls. Our questionnaire also included a survey of attitudes towards fall prevention. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS software.ResultsOur results showed a significant correlation between the participants' level of knowledge and age, level of professional education, workplace localisation, form and type of care, risk evaluation scale score, and the existence of a healthcare protocol at the workplace. Participants demonstrated a positive attitude towards fall prevention: the mean value for attitude was 48.03 out of 65 points. Participants who experienced a lower number of falls among elderly patients at their workplace demonstrated a significantly more positive attitude to prevention compared to those experiencing falls more frequently.ConclusionsIn our professional opinion, trainings focusing on fall prevention are required. In addition to knowledge transfer, these should emphasise the formation of attitudes, especially in the context of chronic healthcare, among professionals working in institutions in smaller towns.
‘Always try to welcome people into the home of your story’. Forms of hospitality in Ali Smith’s <em>Seasonal Quartet</em>
Authors: Andeweg Agnes , Janković Dušan 
Published: July 2024

This article analyses how hospitality emerges as a key issue in the four novels of Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet (2016-2020), on different levels: thematically, linguistically, narratively and readerly. Firstly, hospitality is a recurring theme, as an act performed or not by institutions or individuals. Secondly, hospitality is present as a topic explicitly reflected upon as a linguistic act, an act of bridging different meanings and opening up the language. A third form in which hospitality emerges in the Seasonal Quartet is as a narrative practice, both through marked interventions of the narrator and through the open narrative structure. By constantly juxtaposing different texts and lives, Smith allows for very different voices to be heard. The reader is invited to actively make these voices resonate with one another, a process we would call training a fourth form of hospitality: readerly hospitality. Informed by notions of hospitality as theorized by Jacques Derrida and Emmanuel Levinas, but especially Paul Ricœur and Derek Attridge, in this article we analyse how Smith’s seasonal novels thematize, stage and perform hospitality, as well as reflect on it. We conclude that Smith endows the reader with the ethical responsibility to be hospitable: a responsibility to engage with and open up to the stories of others.
'Belief Rather Than a Memory': The Relationship Between Gender and Trauma in Margaret Atwood's <em>Oryx and Crake</em>
Authors: Franks Nadia-Terese Laguna 
Published: July 2024

Much of the scholarship surrounding Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake discusses trauma and gender, with emphasis on ecocritical interpretation. It is rarely discussed as a 9/11 novel, although Sutherland and Swan assert that it can indeed be read as a 9/11 text, and deal with trauma briefly amid an assortment of post-9/11 'worries.' I seek to enter the discourse addressing trauma and its cultural relationship to gender as specific causal and effectual grounds in the post-9/11 social clime. I argue that Atwood depicts the gender binary as an empty talisman ('a belief rather than a memory') used by a society in crisis to self-soothe. In this way, Oryx and Crake can be situated in relation to Susan Faludi’s understanding of the aftermath of 9/11 as part of the backlash to second-wave feminism.
Oryx and Crake can be viewed as a version of the bleak future Atwood has been imagining since The Handmaid’s Tale, with capitalism instead of Christianity as the driving force and the endemic sexism portrayed more subtly. Specifically, I explore how the novel is a combination of Orwell-style government oppression and Huxley-style consumerist numbing (Kroon), concentrating on how gender interplays these dynamics. The post-apocalyptic hellscape gives the protagonist narrator a chance to reevaluate these ideals as relative and ridiculous. This relativity—asking the question: ‘what would society be like without gatekeepers, where critical thinking was the only way to function and survive?’—is the jumping-off point for a post-truth literature to emerge.
Uncertainty Quantification in Radial Anisotropy Models Based on Transdimensional Bayesian Inversion of Receiver Functions and Surface-Wave Dispersion: Case Study Sri Lanka
Authors: Ke Kuan-Yu , Tilmann Frederik , Ryberg Trond , Dreiling Jennifer 
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACT
In geophysical inference problems, quantification of data uncertainties is required to balance the data-fitting ability of the model and its complexity. The transdimensional hierarchical Bayesian approach is a powerful tool to evaluate the level of uncertainty and determine the complexity of the model by treating data errors and model dimensions as unknown. In this article, we take account of the uncertainty through the whole procedure, thus developing a two-step fully Bayesian approach with coupled uncertainty propagation to estimate the crustal isotropic and radial anisotropy (RA) model based on Rayleigh and Love dispersion as well as receiver functions (RFs). First, 2D surface-wave tomography is applied to determine period-wise ambient noise phase velocity maps and their uncertainty for Rayleigh and Love waves. Probabilistic profiles of the isotropic average VS and RA as a function of depth are then derived at station sites by inverting the local surface-wave dispersion and model errors and RFs jointly. The workflow is applied to a temporary seismic broadband array covering all of Sri Lanka. The probabilistic results enable us to effectively quantify the uncertainty of the final RA model and provide robust inferences. The shear-wave velocity results show that the range of Moho depths is between 30 and 40 km, with the thickest crust (38–40 km) beneath the central Highland Complex. Positive RA (VSH&gt;VSV) observed in the upper crust is attributed to subhorizontal alignment of metamorphic foliation and stretched layers resulting from deformation. Negative RA (VSV&gt;VSH) in the midcrust of central Sri Lanka may indicate the existence of melt inclusions and could result from the uplift and folding process. The positive RA in the lower crust could be caused by crustal channel flow in a collision orogeny.
Deep Learning–Based Denoising Improves Receiver Function Imaging Using Dense Short-Period Teleseismic Data
Authors: Feng Mingye , Chen Ling , Wei Shengji , Muksin Umar , Simanjuntak Andrean V. H. , Chen Yukuan , Gong Chang 
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Receiver function (RF) imaging using seismic data from dense short-period arrays has gained increasing importance in recent years in investigating fine-scale structures of the crust and uppermost mantle. A crucial step in such studies is to remove the instrument response (IR) to enhance teleseismic signals at ∼0.01 to 5 Hz, thereby simulating broadband records. However, this procedure also amplifies noise within the same frequency band. For weak signals, distinguishing them from noise is often challenging and in some cases is even impossible with traditional denoising methods such as filtering. To address this challenge, we develop a new convolutional neural network model, NodalWaden, using decades of high-quality global broadband teleseismic body waves for training. The broadband data exhibit the characteristics we target to achieve by removing the IR from the short-period records. The applicability of NodalWaden is justified by denoising the three-component short-period records of more than 18 months from 155 nodes deployed in northern Sumatra. We find that NodalWaden substantially improves the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), upgrading ∼50% of the teleseismic data from the “very-low-SNR” (∼1) to “very-high-SNR” (&gt;10) categories. RFs calculated from the denoised dataset show better separation of merged phases and noticeable enhancement of weak signals, resulting in improvement in the quality of structure imaging. In particular, a positive phase is consistently detected at ~2 s throughout the dataset and interpreted as the Conrad discontinuity, which is unresolvable in the original RFs. This denoising technique would be particularly useful for short-duration (e.g., one month) deployment with limited teleseismic data, both from the past and in the future.
Role of homoeopathic medicines in acute cases of urinary tract infection in females
Authors: Chauhan Bhagirathsinh Prakashbhai , Katariya Khushali Nanubhai 
Published: July 2024

Urinary tract infection is the presence of microbial pathogen in normally sterile urinary tract. This study shows that cantharis (60%) act best in acute cases of UTI in female patient. 200 potencies use in 53.33% (16 cases) so, 200potency is mostly used for cure of the patient. : prospective observational method of study. To see the effect of homeopathic medicines in acute cases of UTI in female 30 patients will be included in the study. Sampling technique: random sampling.in this study the maximum prevalence of UTI was noted in the age group of (21-50years). this study shows that cantharis (60%) act best in acute cases of UTI in female patient. From this 30 cases study it was understood that the homoeopathic medicine give a complete cure in 33.33% female patient and relief 40% female of patient only 3.3% female patient having not relief.
Plataforma Aprenda Mais: Educação Pública, Gratuita, Inclusiva, Acessível e de Qualidade
Authors: Maruyama Ursula , Silva Júlia Marques Carvalho da 
Published: July 2024

A implementação e manutenção de plataformas de MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) na Rede Federal de EPCT enfrenta diversos desafios, tais como: a infraestrutura tecnológica necessária, a disponibilidade de recursos humanos especializados, a certificação dos cursos oferecidos e a geração de dados para registro no Sistema Nacional de Informações da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (Sistec). O objetivo desta pesquisa é apresentar os registros de desenvolvimento da plataforma de cursos massivos de oferta exclusiva da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica (RFEPCT). Esta pesquisa qualitativa, de natureza exploratória, utiliza-se de métodos mistos, como a pesquisa bibliográfica, a pesquisa documental e o estudo de caso. Como objeto de estudo, a Plataforma Aprenda Mais, da Secretaria de Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (Setec/MEC), é observada desde a sua concepção, em 2021, até os dias atuais. Embora a oferta de cursos seja restrita à Rede Federal de Educação Profissional, Científica e Tecnológica (EPCT), a inscrição nos cursos pela Plataforma Aprenda Mais está aberta a todos, ressaltando o propósito da educação pública, gratuita, inclusiva, acessível e de qualidade. Os resultados obtidos sobre inclusão com as mais de um milhão de matrículas na Plataforma Aprenda Mais são apresentados nas considerações finais.

Palavras-chave: MOOC. Educação profissional e tecnológica. Setec/MEC. Rede Federal de EPCT. Plataforma Aprenda Mais.
Os Assistentes Virtuais nos Ambientes Virtuais de Aprendizagem: uma Revisão Sistemática de Literatura
Authors: Bartelle Liane Broilo , Medeiros Luciano Frontino de 
Published: July 2024

Os assistentes virtuais têm desempenhado um papel cada vez mais significativo nos ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem, também conhecidos como AVAs (Ambientes Virtuais de Aprendizagem). A presença de assistentes virtuais nesses ambientes traz consigo alguns benefícios como a contribuição para um aprendizado personalizado e a capacidade desta tecnologia oferecer respostas imediatas às perguntas dos alunos. Além disso, esses assistentes estão disponíveis 24h por dia durante 7 dias por semana, oferecendo auxílio e recursos a qualquer momento, de maneira flexível e acompanhando o processo de aprendizagem dos discentes. Sendo assim, este artigo, a partir de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, busca melhor evidenciar as possibilidades de conexão entre os assistentes virtuais nos AVAs, de forma a analisar os apontamentos e oportunidades proporcionadas por esta junção. Constatou-se que parte das pesquisas buscaram apresentar o desenvolvimento e a implantação de assistentes virtuais em plataformas de ensino e aprendizagem, bem como houve trabalhos que exploraram essa temática tentando evidenciar a presença, utilidade e possibilidades futuras dos assistentes nos AVAs. Assim, alguns dos resultados apontam para os benefícios que os assistentes virtuais agregam ao sistema de ensino ao atenderem prontamente às demandas dos estudantes. No entanto, tal área ainda carece de investigações e aprimoramento, de modo que as tecnologias possam cada vez mais trazer soluções eficazes para os ambientes que estão inseridas.

Palavras-chave: Assistentes virtuais. Ambiente virtual de aprendizagem. Inteligência artificial.
100 Anos da Educação a Distância no Brasil: a Contribuição da Ufal para o Desenvolvimento do Processo Formativo em Alagoas
Authors: Lima Willams dos Santos Rodrigues , Viana Maria Aparecida Pereira , Mercado Luis Paulo Leopoldo 
Published: July 2024

O presente artigo traz em sua temática discussões sobre os 100 anos da Educação a Distância (EaD) no Brasil, como também reflete a respeito dos 25 anos da implantação desta modalidade educacional na Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Ufal). Tem como objetivo discutir os aspectos históricos da EaD no Brasil, sobretudo o processo de implantação na Ufal e a contribuição para a vida profissional dos sujeitos. Busca responder qual a contribuição da EaD/UAB/Ufal para a formação profissional dos sujeitos, 25 anos após sua implantação em Alagoas. A abordagem metodológica desenvolve-se por meio da pesquisa bibliográfica, baseada nas reflexões de pesquisadores sobre a temática em foco. As discussões evidenciam não só o contexto histórico da EaD no Brasil, mas também a trajetória, os principais desafios e as perspectivas da EaD na Ufal. Os resultados, de forma geral, apontam aspectos que dão subsídios para novos estudos no cenário da EaD no Brasil.

Palavras-chave: Educação a distância. 100 Anos no Brasil. Formação.