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Resumo Este artigo analisa resultados parciais de um projeto de extensão de uma instituição de ensino superior do sudeste do Brasil, que teve como objetivo internacionalizar a extensão e estender a internacionalização do ensino superior para o interior do estado, por meio do apoio a pequenas e médias empresas, focando, assim, nas 3ª (extensão) e 4ª (internacionalização) missões da universidade. Com esse fim, um estudo foi realizado em uma pequena empresa produtora de café participante do projeto. A abordagem metodológica adotada foi a de estudo de caso usada para analisar os dados coletados por meio de observações feitas durante visitas técnicas que envolveram ações de capacitação e conversas com os proprietários e funcionários, além de um questionário respondido pela gerente da empresa. Resultados da análise do estudo ressaltaram a relevância das terceira e quarta missões da universidade por meio desse projeto e de sua contribuição para a sociedade. O estudo conclui com a sugestão de integração das missões de extensão e internacionalização por meio de projetos de extensão/internacionalização como o descrito aqui, para aproximar a universidade da comunidade, fomentando o desenvolvimento humano, social e econômico da sociedade em seus diversos níveis, local, nacional e global. Abstract This article analyzes partial results of an outreach project offered by a higher education institution in southeastern Brazil that aimed to internationalize the outreach mission and extend the internationalization mission of the university through the support to small and medium-sized companies, thus focusing on the 3rd (outreach) and 4th (internationalization) missions of the university. To this end, a study was carried out in a small coffee-producing company participating in the project. The methodological approach adopted was that of a case study used to analyze the data collected through observations made during technical visits that involved capacity building and conversations with the owners and employees, in addition to a questionnaire answered by the company manager. The results of the study analysis highlighted the relevance of the university’s third and fourth missions through this project and its contribution to society. The study concludes with the suggestion of integrating the outreach and internationalization missions in projects like the one described here to bring the university closer to the community, fostering human, social, and economic development of society at its various levels, local, national, and global. Resumen Este artículo analiza resultados parciales de un proyecto de extensión de una institución de educación superior en el sureste de Brasil, que tuvo como objetivo internacionalizar la extensión y extender la internacionalización de la universidad a través del apoyo a pequeñas y medianas empresas, centrándose así en las 3ª (extensión) y 4º (internacionalización) misiones de la universidad. Por ello, se realizó un estudio en una pequeña empresa productora de café participante del proyecto. El enfoque metodológico adoptado fue el estudio de caso utilizado para analizar los datos recolectados a través de observaciones realizadas durante visitas técnicas que involucraron capacitación y conversaciones con los propietarios y empleados, además de un cuestionario respondido por la gerente de la empresa. Los resultados del análisis del estudio destacaron la relevancia de la tercera y cuarta misiones de la universidad a través del proyecto y su contribución a la sociedad. El estudio concluye con la sugerencia de integrar las misiones de extensión e internacionalización a través de proyectos de extensión/internacionalización como el aquí descrito para acercar la universidad a la comunidad, promoviendo el desarrollo humano, social y económico de la sociedad en sus diversos niveles, local, nacional y global.

Appropriate and efficient technology contributes a great deal to smallholder farmer development. This study uses a systematic literature review to debate whether animal traction research and practice should receive support. Firstly, the smallholder farming system is reviewed to contextualise the discussion and present a state-of-the-art review of animal traction in South Africa. After finding the diminishing use of animal traction among smallholder farming systems, the inquiry probes the causes of the rural development policies, basic education curriculum, and higher learning institutions. The results reveal that the technological needs of smallholder farmers can be met with animal traction. However, a lack of support from policies and learning institutions has contributed to the negative attitude toward animal traction. We further note that new animal traction technology is unlikely to be known to smallholders because of poor information dissemination caused by a weak agricultural extension. After realising the benefits of animal traction, it seems worthwhile to revamp animal traction research and practice for subsistence farmers.

Derived actions in the category of groups with action on itself $\mathbf{Gr}^{\bullet}$ are defined and described. This category plays a crucial role in the solution of Loday's two problems stated in the literature. A full subcategory of reduced groups with action $\mathbf{rGr}^{\bullet}$ of $\mathbf{Gr}^{\bullet}$ is introduced, which is not a category of interest but has some properties, which can be applied in the investigation of action representability in this category; these properties are similar to those, which were used in the construction of universal strict general actors in the category of interest. Semi-direct product constructions are given in $\mathbf{Gr}^{\bullet}$ and $\mathbf{rGr}^{\bullet}$ and it is proved that an action is a derived action in $\mathbf{Gr}^{\bullet}$ (resp. $\mathbf{rGr}^{\bullet}$) if and only if the corresponding semi-direct product is and object of $\mathbf{Gr}^{\bullet}$ (resp. $\mathbf{rGr}^{\bullet}$). The results obtained in this paper will be applied in the forthcoming paper on the representability of actions in the category $\mathbf{rGr}^{\bullet}$., Comment: 12 pages, research paper, LaTeX2e, xypic

The establishment of effective national agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS) became a European policy imperative in the 2010s, lodged in a political ideology which emphasised the importance of innovation to economic growth. We argue that the recent deployment of the AKIS concept in EU policy presents important opportunities for the agricultural sector and associated academic research but has significant weaknesses in terms of the scale of analysis (over emphasis on national levels) and disconnection from academic thinking on innovation processes. In this paper we progress the AKIS approach by utilising assemblage theory. We argue that assemblage concepts – in line with other ‘more-than-human’ approaches - offer mechanisms for recognising and integrating the role of non-human actants in innovation processes. Inclusion of these actants highlight the co-constructed nature of farm knowledge and associated transition processes. Assemblage concepts of historicity and rupture demonstrate how the path dependencies of farming are embedded in the material conditions of production, and the learning processes which occur when path dependencies are interrupted. We illustrate these contentions with empirical case studies of the ‘microAKIS’ – self-assembled farmer knowledge networks and associated processes - characterising four innovations across Europe: the introduction of a new commodity (avocado) in Greece, mainstreaming of robotic milking in Norway, retro-innovation of direct marketing in Latvia, and outsourcing of (dehumanised) farm labour in France.

Background An increase in fire weather is expected in a warming climate, but its translation to fire activity (fire numbers and sizes) remains largely unknown. Additionally, disentangling the extent to which geographic and seasonal extensions as well as intensification contribute to future fire activity remain largely unknown. Aims We aimed to assess the impact of future climate change on fire activity in southeastern France and estimate changes in spatial and seasonal distributions. Methods We projected future fire activities using a Bayesian modelling framework combined with ensemble climate simulations. Changes in numbers of escaped fires (>1 ha), large fires (>100 ha) and burned area were studied for different emission scenarios or degrees of global warming. Key results Fire activity could increase by up to +180% for +4°C of global warming, with large expansions of fire-prone regions and long seasonal lengthenings. Overall, changes will be dominated by intensification within the historical fire niche, representing two-thirds of additional future fire activity, half of this occurring during the high fire season. Conclusions This study confirms that major changes in fire niches would be expected in Euro-Mediterranean regions. Implications Long-term strategic policies for adapting prevention and suppression resources and ecosystems are needed to account for such changes.

© 2022 All right reserved by the Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).Background: This study aims to investigate whether the coexistence of advanced renal cell carcinoma and inferior vena cava tumor thrombus could be treated with a multidisciplinary approach and teamwork and to evaluate early and mid-term results. Methods: Between January 2017 and December 2020, a total of 33 patients (28 males, 5 females; mean age: 55.8±13.2 years; range, 27 to 76 years) who underwent radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy of the inferior vena cava were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic characteristics of the patients, types of operations, postoperative data, mortality and morbidity rates were recorded. Results: Of the patients, 12% (n=4) had Stage 2 tumor thrombus, 60.6% (n=20) had Stage 3 tumor thrombus, and 27% (n=9) had Stage 4 tumor thrombus. A total of 55% (n=19) of the patients had right-sided renal cell carcinoma, while 45% (n=14) of them had a left-sided mass. Totally, 66% (n=22) of the patients underwent primary inferior vena cava repair. The thrombectomy procedure and a Dacron® patch was applied with patch plasty in 24% (n=8) of the patients, and Dacron® graft interposition was applied to the inferior vena cava in 9% (n=3) of the patients. The mean follow-up was 20.3±13.0 (range, 2 to 70) months. Deep vein thrombosis was detected in the follow-up of seven (21%) patients, and no pulmonary thromboembolism was observed during the postoperative follow-up period. The mean length of stay in the intensive care unit was 1.39±0.6 (range, 1 to 3) days. The 30-day mortality rate was 3%, due to the loss of one patient from massive pulmonary embolism intraoperatively. Conclusion: Vascular surgical procedures performed regardless of the stage of the tumor thrombus provide satisfactory mid-term results in patients with advanced renal cell cancer. Amaç: Bu çalışmada, renal hücreli karsinom ve inferior vena kava tümör trombüs birlikteliğinin multidisipliner bir yaklaşım ve ekip çalışması ile tedavi edilip edilemeyeceği araştırıldı ve erken ve orta dönem sonuçları değerlendirildi. Ça­lış­ma pla­nı: Ocak 2017 - Aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında, radikal nefrektomi ile birlikte inferior vena kavaya trombektomi uygulanan toplam 33 hasta (28 erkek, 5 kadın; ort. yaş: 55.8±13.2 yıl; dağılım, 27-76 yıl) retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastaların demografik özellikleri, ameliyat türleri, ameliyat sonrası verileri, mortalite ve morbidite oranları kaydedildi. Bulgular: Hastaların %12’sinde (n=4) Evre 2 tümör trombüsü, %60.6’sında (n=20) Evre 3 tümör trombüsü, %27’sinde (n=9) Evre 4 tümör trombüsü vardı. Hastaların toplam %55’inde (n=19) sağ taraflı renal hücreli karsinom ve %45’inde (n=14) sol taraflı kitle mevcuttu. Hastaların toplam %66’sında (n=22) inferior vena kava primer olarak onarıldı. Hastaların %24’üne (n=8) trombektomi ve yama plasti ile Dacron® yama uygulandı ve %9’una (n=3) inferior vena kavaya Dacron® greft interpozisyonu yapıldı. Ortalama takip süresi 20.3±13.0 (dağılım, 2-70) ay idi. Yedi (%21) hastanın takibinde derin ven trombozu saptandı ve ameliyat sonrası takip döneminde pulmoner tromboemboli saptanmadı. Yoğun bakım ünitesinde ortalama kalış süresi 1.39±0.6 (dağılım, 1-3) gün idi. Bir hasta ameliyat sırası masif pulmoner tromboemboli nedeniyle kaybedildiği için 30 günlük mortalite oranı %3 idi. So­nuç: İleri evre renal hücreli kanser hastalarında tümör trombüsünün evresinden bağımsız olarak yapılan vasküler cerrahi işlemler tatmin edici orta vadeli sonuçlar sağlar.

This fact sheet describes ticks and tick-borne diseases in Utah. It includes a description of ticks, their life cycle, habitat, feeding, and reproduction. The fact sheet also provides information about tick bites and safety, common tick-transmitted diseases in Utah, and the status of Lyme disease in Utah.

This outlines the design, methodology, and evaluation of a 3D printed robotic upper-limb exoskeleton to assist in stroke rehabilitation. This paper provides a general background of strokes and current approaches that helped guide the design of the exoskeleton. In the design, soft pneumatic actuators and motors guide patients through selective therapeutic arm motions. 3D printing accommodates an open source, lightweight design, and rapid prototyping. The final design is cost effective and produces repeatable therapeutic motion for patient rehabilitation. In the United States, privacy advocates and data collectors compete to influence the privacy standards that govern data collection. To promote stricter regulations, privacy advocates such as the American Civil Liberties Union argue that privacy is a right. Tech companies and their trade associations, however, contend that data collection is essential to innovation.

My STS research paper examined the economic and health burden created by the incidence of chronic knee pain among the U.S. population. I began by summarizing the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, the most common form of chronic knee pain, and then I described the significant economic burden caused by the management and treatment of knee osteoarthritis. I continued by establishing the link between knee osteoarthritis and exercise and longevity. I not only argued that knee pain causes a decrease in physical activity, but I also inferred that a decrease in physical activity leads to a shortening of a patient’s life span, as evidenced by the high incidence of comorbidities among patients with knee osteoarthritis. In the remainder of the paper, I took a closer look at knee osteoarthritis comorbidities. After determining causality, I was able to develop a model equation which I used to estimate the larger burden of knee osteoarthritis on society. For my technical project, my team and I designed and created a custom 3D modeled post-operative knee brace with an adjustable range of motion to be used over the entirety of a patient’s recovery process and rehabilitation. Our design integrates multiple features into one device: full joint-immobilization, adjustable flexion and extension restrictions, and a system for dynamic tensioning commonly used in unloader braces. We conducted extensive material testing, and following the execution of a patient testing protocol to assess the efficacy of the brace in promoting improved patient outcomes, our novel brace will ultimately be the first custom modeled post-operative brace on the market that accommodates each stage of rehabilitation.

Continuing Education at Purdue University, 1975–2019 is intended to provide a follow-up to the monograph written by Dr. Frank K. Burrin after his retirement as director of Purdue Continuing Education in 1984, Continuing Education at Purdue University: The First Hundred Years (1874–1974). Burrin became ill shortly after his retirement, and he was not able to complete his project. His notes were later compiled, edited, and published by Elizabeth Boyd Thompson. This monograph presents forty-five years of the history of Continuing Education and Conferences at Purdue under the leadership of eight deans and directors., https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/continuinged/1001/thumbnail.jpg

This fact sheet describes the hobo spider, its life cycle, habitat, medical significance, and management options.

This paper aims to discuss methodological and practical perspectives concerning the reading of canonical literary texts at school. The current investigation presents a case study undertaken with two groups of students; the first group included eighth-grade students from the municipal school system; the second one, on the other hand, encompassed junior high technical High School from the federal education system. Furthermore, this research also intended to identify how the organization and systematization processes of literature in the education setting, most often in a compartmentalized manner, preclude its effective presence as a transforming agent and the access to knowledge about the world. Este artigo discute perspectivas prático-metodológicas acerca do trabalho de leitura do texto literário canônico na escola. A atividade aqui posta em discussão refere-se a um estudo de caso realizado com duas turmas do Ensino Básico, uma do 9º ano da rede municipal e outra do 2º ano técnico integrado ao Ensino Médio de rede federal. O que se discute, então, são os modos como a literatura canônica pode chegar até os estudantes por meio da escola. Além disso, procurou-se identificar como o processo de organização e sistematização da literatura no contexto escolar, na maioria das vezes, compartimentalizada, impossibilita a sua efetiva presença como agente de transformação e acesso ao conhecimento sobre o mundo.

Purpose The paper aims to reflect on the function(s) served by the network of Argentine universities for environmental management and social inclusion (UAGAIS), including sharing information, empowering its members and fostering political action. To these functions, the authors add that networks play a prominent role in promoting culturally and locally meaningful representations of sustainability, and as rhetorical devices for positioning universities within the national, regional and international context. Design/methodology/approach Drawing upon a constructionist and cultural approach, two analyses were conducted: the first an analysis of the institutional webpages of selected UAGAIS universities; the second, a discursive analysis of five in-depth interviews conducted with UAGAIS representatives. Both analyses looked at local and cultural specificities of sustainability in higher education, perceptions of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the role of UAGAIS for individuals, universities and other social actors involved. Findings Results show how sustainability is used in institutional communication and in the interviews to frame the role of the university in the community. The network serves information and empowering functions, as the same time acting as an amplifier of the activities performed under the “Extensión” framework. Such a culturally situated approach to sustainability is used to engage different social actors and to stress commitment of universities with the environmental and social needs of local communities. Originality/value The results underline the role played by networks in transformative process. Anchored to the culturally rooted “Extensión” concept, the examined network serves as a place to advance the social commitment and the local understanding of sustainability. Moreover, it is rhetorically used to challenge the status quo and advocate for systemic change.

Information on the emotional outcomes of e-learning system use and emotional aspects of user experience in higher education is quite limited. Accordingly, the aim of the study is to identify the factors that influence university students' intention to continue using e-learning systems and to examine the emotional outcomes of the continuance intention. The core constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model formed the basis of the proposed model, and the model was extended with a framework of emotions (challenge, achievement, deterrence, loss) and external variables. Data were collected online from 19,530 university students of a state university. For the analysis, Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling was employed. The proposed model explained 73.5% of continuance intention, 50.3% of achievement, and 52.2% of challenge emotions. In addition, 23 of the 25 tested hypotheses were supported. The findings indicate that perceived usefulness is a decisive factor in creating user experiences that generate emotions such as enjoyment, playfulness and satisfaction. In addition, the results showed that personal innovativeness strongly influenced the core constructs of technology acceptance model and the positive aspects of emotions (achievement and challenge). Accordingly, it can be stated that these findings lead us to the fact that students' value perceptions regarding e-learning systems have a critical role in terms of emotional outcomes. In addition, the findings suggest that both intrinsic-extrinsic motivators, innovativeness characteristics and emotional outcomes should be taken into account in design and development process in order to improve the quality of the user experience. In this direction, implications for research and practice are discussed.

Stigma, cultural norms, nature of work and lack of access to care are among the many variables that place agricultural producers particularly at risk for compromised mental health and related illness. One variable related to improved mental health outcomes is help-seeking intention, which can be mediated by variables such as social identity and social capital. The study’s purpose was to characterize these variables among producers and describe the intention of agricultural producers to seek mental health assistance. Researchers conducted a bi-regional state survey of agricultural producers in 32 Texas counties. A representative sample of Texas agricultural producers (n = 429) were surveyed to understand their social identity and social capital as well as their intentions to seek mental health assistance for personal or emotional problems and for suicide ideation. Results support the use of identity-based programming to increase social capital, in conjunction with tailored mental health education and training to promote healthy help-seeking behavior among agricultural producers. Researchers recommend innovative solutions for agricultural extension to consider for improving stakeholder’s lives. An agricultural extension central resource or information hub, which houses national resources and information about this growing area of research would be a valuable investment of time and resources.

Contains fulltext : 237219.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Objective: To describe characteristics of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted using electronic health records (EHRs), including completeness and transparency of reporting assessed against the 2021 CONSORT Extension for RCTs Conducted Using Cohorts and Routinely Collected Data (CONSORT-ROUTINE) criteria. Study design: MEDLINE and Cochrane Methodology Register were searched for a sample of RCTs published from 2011–2018. Completeness of reporting was assessed in a random sample using a pre-defined coding form. Results 183 RCT publications were identified; 122 (67%) used EHRs to identify eligible participants, 139 (76%) used the EHR as part of the intervention and 137 (75%) to ascertain outcomes. When 60 publications were evaluated against the CONSORT 2010 item and the corresponding extension for the 8 modified items, four items were 'adequately reported' for the majority of trials. Five new reporting items were identified for the CONSORT-ROUTINE extension; when evaluated, one was 'adequately reported', three were reported 'inadequately or not at all', the other 'partially'. There were, however, some encouraging signs with adequate and partial reporting of many important items, including descriptions of trial design, the consent process, outcome ascertainment and interpretation. Conclusion: Aspects of RCTs using EHRs are sub-optimally reported. Uptake of the CONSORT-ROUTINE Extension may improve reporting. 12 p.

Addressing climate change in the United States is an increasingly complex issue that requires social and technological changes throughout the country, which the Cooperative Extension System (Extension) can influence. Based at land-grant universities, their goals are to bring relevant science and innovation to the people of the United States. For a successful low-carbon transition, there are certain elements of society that must be influenced by innovators like Extension. Extension’s historical roots in agriculture prevail today with most of their programming focusing on this sector. However, there is a movement within Extension to expand their programmatic efforts to address more contemporary issues that are affecting their audiences. This research uses interview data with 21 Extension professionals, a document review, programming evidence, and two transition frameworks to answer four research questions: 1) can interview respondent insights, compared with an established transformation framework, help determine how far along Extension is in a transition towards becoming a more significant actor for climate change action? 2) What obstacles and opportunities can be identified for Extension becoming a significant actor in climate mitigation and adaptation in the United States? 3) Through the lens of the MLP framework, historical document review, programming evidence, and interviews, what obstacles exist for Extension in becoming a significant actor during a socio-technical transition towards a low carbon society in the United States? 4) Using the MLP, are there gaps in Extension’s abilities as a niche organization to influence the United States? There is evidence to support Extension’s transition towards a focus on climate programming, however, Extension is still in the early phases of a transformation. Obstacles that prevent advancing this transition revolve around Extension faculty and their target audience's beliefs in climate change, funding availability for climate change programming, and lack of strong leadership pushing for climate action. Extension has the ability to progress climate action initiatives, its weakness is in its lack of central focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. If Extension were to focus its resources and efforts on climate adaptation and mitigation programming, its impact on emission reductions in the United States could be tremendous.

A Scoping Review that aims to map the following objectives regarding Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury (BTAI) patients treated with Thoracic Endovascular Repair (TEVAR) via appraisal of all forms of original literature published ≥2005: reporting details & rationale of surveillance strategies, along with congruence versus deviance of stated surveillance regimens with clinical practice guidelines; reporting details of follow-up, duration, loss to follow-up, & reasons for attrition; and reporting details of type & timing of adverse events & reinterventions peri- & post-TEVAR, in conjunction with implicated FDA-approved stent-graft designs. Additionally, quality control issues of the literature are heavily addressed via evaluation of variables’ reporting details.

La comprensión de gráficos de datos, tanto a nivel científico como a nivel de divulgación científica, es un tema de creciente interés en el mundo, en particular en el caso de productores rurales, ya que las agencias y otras instituciones deben explicar las mejoras y aportes técnicos en forma sencilla y comprensible. En este trabajo, por medio de una encuesta, se investigó la preferencia por diversos tipos de gráficos a 80 productores rurales de la zona centro-sur de Entre Ríos, Argentina. Se consultó por la preferencia de gráficos de barras (horizontales o verticales) o de líneas (en el mismo gráfico o en gráficos separados). Se obtuvo que prefieren en forma significativa los gráficos de barras por sobre los de líneas (76,25%, p=0,001) y los de barras verticales por sobre los de barras horizontales (78,75%, p=0,000). No hubo diferencia en la preferencia de líneas juntas en el mismo gráfico o separadas en cuatro gráficos. La división por estratos –edad, nivel de estudios o años en la actividad rural– mostraron pequeñas variaciones respecto a los datos globales. En conclusión, los resultados señalan la importancia de diseñar gráficos que sean más sencillos en textos dirigidos a productores rurales.

The article deals with the fundamental concepts of a new method of interpretation of regional gravimetry (scale 1:1000000) based on the idea of the deformational nature of low-frequency gravity anomalies. The method provided an opportunity to identify the direction of tectonic compression in the Yakut diamond-bearing province, to localize segments and axes of inter-shear compression and extension of different kinematics and on that basis to distinguish the shear interaction zones spatially correlating with the location of kimberlite pipes. Particularly, the whole area is characterized by four transpressive compression directions: a pair of orthogonal (dextral with azimuth 8° and sinistral with azimuth 98°) and a pair of diagonal (dextral with azimuth 38° and sinistral with azimuth 128°). These data correlate to those from the regional tectonophysical studies not only within the compression direction azimuths but also within kinematics of transpressive motions for two main phases in geodynamical evolution of the Yakutsk diamond-bearing province (YDP) - predominantly dextral for the first phase of the northeastern compression and sinistral for second phase of the northwestern compression. The article also shows that the Alakit-Olenek mineragenic zone is an extensive (~500 km) area of plastic deformation of rocks ~90 km in width with the right-lateral kinematics of apparent motions of the rocks along its northern and southern boundaries. The southern boundary of the mineragenic zone exhibits the northeaststriking continuity whereas its northern boundary is discontinuous. The boundaries of the Alakit-Olenek mineragenic zone are controlled by the zones of shear interaction of different dynamics and kinematics, which are spatially related to kimberlite pipes and diamond placer deposits. The results of this study imply that the method proposed for interpretation of gravity field can predict the occurrence of structures of geodynamic control of kimberlite magmatism of the Yakut diamond-bearing province.

Este escrito sistematiza las reflexiones teórico-metodológicas para el abordaje de las personas adultas mayores en situación de vulnerabilidad y el proceso vivencial en la co-formación de una red de personas adultas mayores en la comunidad de Santa Rita de Alajuela, como parte del proyecto Pedagogía Social 2013-2018, de la Universidad Nacional (UNA), en el Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación (CIDE), en la División de Educación Básica (DEB). La metodología parte del paradigma naturalista, que considera que las personas adultas y adultas mayores participantes son constructoras de su pasado y actores sociales de su presente; ámbito que aborda la pedagogía social mediante la investigación-acción participativa. Una de las reflexiones a las que llega el equipo de investigación es que la población adulta mayor en dichas comunidades no solo requiere de atención física en salud, sino de espacios de recreación y de ocio, entendidos como herramientas para mejorar la salud integral, que contribuye en horas de alegría, de bienestar, de calidad de vida, lo que se verá reflejado en la salud emocional y física de las personas adultas mayores. This article systematizes theoretical and methodological considerations to care to vulnerable elders. It also systematizes the experiential process in jointly building a network of older adults in Santa Rita de Alajuela, as part of the 2013-2018 Social Pedagogy project being implemented by Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA) at Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación (CIDE) [Center for Education Teaching and Research] of UNA’s Division of Basic Education (DEB). The methodology is based on the naturalistic paradigm and holds that participating adults and older adults are both builders of previous stages and social actors at current stages in their lives. This field is addressed by social pedagogy through participatory action research. A conclusion reached by the research team in the project is that the elderly population in this type of community requires not only care and healthcare but also leisure and recreational spaces as tools to improve health thoroughly. This will result, in turn, in enjoyment, well-being, and quality of life and will be reflected in the emotional and physical health of the elderly.

This paper is devoted to the brilliant Czech logician and philosopher of language Pavel Tichý (1936–1994) who, after emigrating to New Zealand in 1970 and spending half his life there as a political refugee, committed suicide shortly before returning to his alma mater, Charles University in Prague, as Chair of the Department of Logic in the Faculty of Arts. After tracing a biographical profile of the Czech logician, the paper explains some of the central ideas of Tichý’s highly original theory, called Transparent Intensional Logic, while locating it in the wider context of the analytic philosophy of language. The paper concludes by highlighting the role played by Tichý’s intensional theory in advancing various disciplines, including artificial intelligence, with the aim of shedding light on the significant contributions of the Czech logician, who has yet to gain due recognition.

In 1980, Borich presented a new model that allowed errors in an individual’s judgment of self-proficiency to be offset by considering the perception of a group. The model relied upon the calculation of means for competency items measured with ordinal scales, an approach subject to debate in modern times. The purpose of our study was to explore the use of a novel approach we developed, the Ranked Discrepancy Model (RDM), as an alternative method to the Borich model for determining training needs. Data obtained from an online survey of extension professionals employed by a land-grant university in the United States was used to compare the training needs identified by applying the Borich model with those identified by applying the RDM. A very strong and statistically significant correlation existed between the scores derived from using both models, demonstrating a high level of consistency between models. Researchers conducting competency research should consider adopting the RDM given its suitability for delivering results that closely resemble findings from the Borich model while providing improved rigor in methods and increased detail about training needs.

En el contexto deportivo, los proyectos sociales están orientados al desarrollo psicosocial y la formación integral de sus participantes en diferentes épocas, a través de la oferta de acciones que buscan el desarrollo de aspectos físicos, técnicos, tácticos, personales, educativos, sociales y emocionales, que reflexionar directamente sobre la mejora de la calidad de vida. Objetivo: informar y registrar las experiencias de formación deportiva de los niños que participan en un proyecto de extensión del baloncesto en intercambios deportivos internacionales. Metodología: estudio descriptivo, del tipo relato de experiencia. En este estudio participaron niños de ambos sexos, de entre 10 y 12 años, participantes del Programa Baloncesto para Todos (PBT), proyecto social desarrollado en las instalaciones de la Universidad del Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc) Florianópolis (SC/Brasil). La información fue reportada por los participantes (niños y maestros) que participaron en los viajes. Desarrollo: entre las actividades realizadas en el proyecto, destacan las experiencias internacionales vividas por los deportistas en los años 2015, 2017, 2018 y 2020, para ampliar las experiencias de entrenamiento en Estados Unidos, Italia y México. Consideraciones finales: las experiencias fueron de fundamental importancia para los participantes, ya que además de las experiencias deportivas, viajaron a otros países, conociendo otras culturas, las cuales ofrecieron elementos importantes para la formación deportiva y personal de los participantes en el proyecto social., In the sports context, social projects are aimed at the psychosocial development and comprehensive training of their participants at different times, through the offer of actions that seek the development of physical, technical, tactical, personal, educational, social and emotional aspects, that reflect directly on the improvement of the quality of life. Objective: to inform and record the sports training experiences of children who participate in a basketball extension project in international sports exchanges. Methodology: descriptive study, of the type of experience report. In this study, children of both sexes, between 10 and 12 years old, participated in the Basketball for All Program (PBT), a social project developed at the facilities of the Santa Catarina State University (Udesc) Florianopolis (SC/Brazil). The information was reported by the participants (children and teachers) who participated in the trips. Development: among the activities carried out in the project, the international experiences lived by the athletes in the years 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020 stand out, to expand the training experiences in the United States, Italy and Mexico. Final considerations: the experiences were of fundamental importance for the participants, since in addition to the sports experiences, they traveled to other countries, learning about other cultures, which offered important elements for the sports and personal training of the participants in the social project.

A roadmap for the definition, implementation and publication of a metadata specification extending DCAT-AP. The roadmap generalizes the approach described in the paper "Towards napDCAT-AP: Roadmap and Requirements for a Transportation Metadata Specification" (https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3235/paper22.pdf) and has been considered as the reference roadmap in TANGENT for the definition of the tangentDCAT-AP metadata profile (as described in the TANGENT deliverable D2.2 "Data-sharing Governance Model"). This upload is composed of a textual document and a diagram describing the roadmap., This activity was partially supported by the NAPCORE project, co-funded by the European Commission's Directorate General for Transport and Mobility under Grant Agreement no. MOVE/B4/SUB/2020-123/SI2.85223, and the TANGENT project, co-funded from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 955273.

9 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, supporting information https://doi.org/10.1111/ter.12549.-- Data availability statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article., Despite considerable progress in restoring rifted margins, none of the current kinematic models can restore the Mesozoic motion of the Iberian block in full agreement with the circum-Iberian geology. This conflict requires a revision of the kinematic description at the onset of divergence. The circum-Iberian region has a unique geological dataset that allows calibration and testing of kinematic reconstructions and therefore it is an ideal candidate for testing intracontinental restoration approaches. Here we define intracontinental deforming regions, referred to as strike-slip corridors, based on alignments of Mesozoic rift basins and/or transfer zones bordering rigid continental blocks. We use these strike-slip corridors and data from the southern N-Atlantic and Tethys to define the motion path of the Flemish Cap, Ebro and Iberia continental blocks. The resulting Mesozoic kinematic model for the Iberian block is compatible with recently published data and interpretations describing the Mesozoic circum-Iberian geology. Large-scale intracontinental strike-slip corridors may offer a valid boundary condition for reconstructing continental block motion at the onset of divergence in intracontinental settings, GF and GM were supported by M5 consortium. PC, JM, RL, and GM were supported by OROGEN Project, With the institutional support of the ‘Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence’ accreditation (CEX2019-000928-S)

Livestock producers' operational perspectives and characteristics are known to be associated with silvopasture adoption, but findings in the literature are mixed and contradictory. To study whether characteristics or perspectives more closely relate to silvopasture interest, 307 livestock producers enrolled in cost-share programs in Virginia, United States of America were surveyed. One hundred and thirty-nine producers responded (rate = 45%). Interest in silvopasture was measured using a Likert-type ordinal scale. Respondents reported the following operational characteristics: size in hectares, type and number of livestock, and primary or secondary occupation. Twelve Likert-type ordinal scales were used to measure the following operational perspectives: financial emphasis, cultural importance, and attitudes pertaining to operational diversification using trees. Multivariate cluster methods were used to group respondents into two classification sets, one based on operational characteristics and the other operational perspectives. Tests for significant differences in silvopasture interest between classifications in each set were conducted using non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis rank sums (alpha = 0.05). Silvopasture interest differed significantly among classifications based on operational perspectives, but not operational characteristics. Cross-tabulations of the two sets and Cramer's V test indicated that the two classification sets are unrelated. Findings suggest silvopasture interest cuts across operation type and is more closely tied to producers' perspectives, particularly views related to diversification. Technical transfer programs and stakeholder engagement should focus on matching perspectives to practice regardless of operational scale and scope. Published version Public domain – authored by a U.S. government employee

The mechanical advantage of the knee extensor mechanism depends heavily on the patellar tendon moment arm (PTMA). Understanding which factors contribute to its variation may help improve functional outcomes following arthroplasty. This study optimized PTMA measurement, allowing us to quantify the contribution of different variables. The PTMA was calculated about the instantaneous helical axis of tibiofemoral rotation from optical tracked kinematics. A fabricated knee model facilitated calculation optimization, comparing four data smoothing techniques (raw, Butterworth filtering, generalized cross-validated cubic spline-interpolation and combined filtering/interpolation). The PTMA was then measured for 24 fresh-frozen cadaveric knees, under physiologically based loading and extension rates. Combined filtering/interpolation enabled sub-mm PTMA calculation accuracy throughout the range of motion (root-mean-squared error 0.2 mm, max error 0.4 mm), whereas large errors were measured for raw, filtered-only and interpolated-only techniques at terminal flexion/extension. Before scaling, the mean PTMA was 46 mm; PTMA magnitude was consistently larger in males (mean differences: 5 to 10 mm, p

The present study aimed to evaluate the morphological characteristics of the sphenoid sinus (SS), and the impact of potential influencing factors on the morphometric features using CBCT imaging. CBCT scans of 148 patients, aged between 15 and 85 (32.88 ± 15.33) years were retrospectively evaluated. DICOM files from the CBCT scans were imported into semi-automatic software and the SS of each patient was assessed for the morphological characteristics including configuration, symmetry, extension, shape, septation, volume, and maximum diameter. Furthermore, potential influencing factors such as age, gender, side, and sinus condition were analysed. A significant association was observed between sinus extension and age. Septation was also found to be significantly associated with age, gender and sinus condition. Besides, sinus volume was significantly associated with gender and sinus condition. No significant influence of shape and side on the morphometric features was noticed. The average volume and diameter of the SS were 6576.92 ± 3748.12 mm3 and 30.48 ± 9.28 mm, respectively. In conclusion, the present findings indicate that age, gender and sinus condition have a significant impact on the morphometric characteristics of the SS. Mature sinuses exhibit a post-sellar extension pattern until middle age. In addition, males, and sinuses with healthy sinus condition have larger volumes compared to females and pathological sinuses. ispartof: ANATOMICAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL vol:96 issue:4 pages:544-555 ispartof: location:Japan status: published

This Thesis analyses the tectonic evolution of Northern Tunisia from the Late Miocene to Present, using multiscale and multisource data analyses involving new technologies and approaches. Two orthogonal extensional systems with ENE- and SE-directed transport produced the extensional collapse of the Tell and Atlas thrust belts in northern Tunisia during the Late Miocene to Pliocene in a context of NW-SE plate convergence between Africa and Eurasia. This new hypothesis suggests for the first time the importance of crustal extension in the denudation of the Tunisian Atlas and Tell foreland thrust belts, which we related to deep mantle tectonic mechanisms, known as a common feature in other FTB´s in the western Mediterranean, i.e. Betics, Rif, Calabria and Apennines. Low-angle normal faults have extended and reworked the Tunisian Tell external foreland thrust belt, exhuming midcrustal epizonal Triassic metapelites and forming Late Miocene basins. This extension was followed by later Pliocene to Present tectonic inversion, developing the active shortening structures in Northern Tunisia. The main shortening structure is formed by different reverse and strike-slip fault segments, linked forming the 130 km long Alia-Thibar shear zone. Restored Plio- Quaternary deformation observed on reflection seismic lines indicates deformation rates around 0.6-0.8 mm/yr in the studied segments and larger amounts of shortening to the West of Northern Tunisia (16%) than to the East (7%), which suggests that tectonic inversion started earlier to the West and later propagated eastwards, reaching Northeastern Tunisia in the Late Pliocene. Due to the young age of tectonic this inversion, the present relief of Northern Tunisia is characteristic of a young thrust and fold belt, with dominating axial valleys along synforms and an incipient transverse drainage development propagating from West to East. New topographic development is favouring slope instabilities. Thus, in addition, we used a interdisciplinary approach, including Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) technologies to analyse the Chgega active landslide, or more specifically as vast rock spreading that evolved into a block slide, characterizing a progressive movement without clear episodic accelerations., En la presente Tesis doctoral analizamos la evolución tectónica del Norte de Túnez desde el Mioceno Superior hasta el presente, usando una metodología multidisciplinar que incluye el análisis tectónico y morfométrico de la región. El cinturón de pliegues y cabalgamientos del Tell tunecino fue adelgazado por dos sistemas extensionales ortogonales con transporte hacia el ENE y ESE, respectivamente, entre el Mioceneo Superior y el Plioceno en un contexto de convergencia NW-SE entre las placas Africana y Euroasiática. Esta nueva hipótesis sugiere por primera vez la importancia de la denudación extensional en el cinturón orogénico del Tell tunecino, en relación con mecanismos tectónicos profundos, como delaminación del manto litosférico subcontinental, descritos en otros cinturones de pliegues y cabalgamientos del Mediterráneo occidental como las Béticas, Rif, Calabria o los Apeninos. Fallas normales de bajo ángulo han extendido el cinturón de cabalgamientos exhumando rocas metamórficas situadas a la base del prisma orogénico a profundidades de corteza media, concomitántemente al desarrollo de cuencas sedimentarias del Mioceno Superior. Esta extensión fue seguida de una inversión tectónica contractiva desde el Plioceno, formándose las presentes estructuras transcurrentes y fallas inversas activas en el norte de Túnez. El principal zona de falla transcurrente de la region es la zona de falla de Alia-Thibar, con una longitud total de 130 km y compuesta por hasta 5 segmentos unidos, con diferente cinemática. La restauración del acortamiento observado en diversas lineas de sísmica de reflexión paralelas a la dirección de acortamiento indica tasas de acortamiento de 0,6-0,8 mm/año en los segmentos estudados y valores de acortamiento mayores al oeste de Tunez (16%) que hacia el este (7%). Esto podría indicar que la inversión tectónica se inició antes hacia el oeste y se ha propagado posteriormente hacia el este, afectando al NE de Túnez a partir del Plioceno superior. El relieve del norte de Túnez es característico de un cinturón de pliegues y cabalgamientos joven, con dominio de sistemas fluviales axiales a lo largo de sinformes y el desarrollo de un sistema de drenaje transverso incipiente, que se propaga de oeste a este. Este nuevo crecimiento topográfico está favoreciendo la inestabilidad de laderas. Por ello, hemos usado una metodología interdisciplinar, incluyendo el análisis interferométrico de radar (InSAR) para estudiar el deslizamiento activo de Chgega, caracterizado por un movimiento progresivo sin aceleraciones episódicas claras., La thèse présente et discute l'activité tectonique du nord de la Tunisie du Néogène, en se basant sur des analyses de données multi-échelles et multi-sources impliquant de nouvelles technologies et approches. Le présent manuscrit met en évidence deux systèmes d'extension orthogonaux avec un transport ENE et SE, produisantt l'effondrement des structures du Tell et de l'Atlas dans le nord de la Tunisie du Miocène supérieur au Pliocène dans un contexte de convergence des plaques NW-SE entre l'Afrique et l'Eurasie. Cette nouvelle hypothèse suggère pour la première fois l'importance de l'extension crustale dans la dénudation des limites de chevauchement de l'Atlas tunisien et de l'avant-pays du Tell qui est liée aux mécanismes tectoniques au niveau du manteau profond, connue comme une caractéristique commune pour d'autres FTB en Méditerranée occidentale, la Bétique et Rif. L'interprétation de la cristallinité de l'illite effectuée sur des métapélites du Trias correspond au modèle d'effondrement polyphasé orogénique tardif, mettant en cause l'évolution diapirique à longue durée de vie proposée précédemment dans des travaux antérieurs. Les structures compressives actives dans le nord de la Tunisie se sont développées par inversion tectonique depuis le Pliocène. La déformation plio-quaternaire est mise en évidence à travers des lignes sismiques réflexions qui caractérisent, via restoration de coupes, des taux de déformation autour de 0,6-0,8 mm/an dans les segments étudiés et des raccourcissements plus importants du Nord-Ouest (16 %) vers le Nord-Est (7 %) de la Tunisie. De ce fait, l’inversion tectonique a commencé vers l'Ouest et s'est ensuite propagée vers l'Est, atteignant le Nord-Est de la Tunisie à la fin du Pliocène. En raison du jeune âge de cette inversion tectonique, le relief actuel du nord de la Tunisie est caractéristique d'un jeune ensemble de chevauchement et de plis, avec des vallées axiales dominantes le long des synformes et un début de développement de drainage transversal se propageant d'Ouest en Est. De plus, les technologies du radar interférométrique à synthèse d'ouverture (InSAR) ont révélé que la structure de Chgega est un glissement de terrain complexe actuellement actif, ou plus précisément comme un vaste étalement de roches qui a évolué en un glissement de blocs, caractérisant un mouvement progressif sans accélérations épisodiques claires identifiées., Tesis Univ. Granada., CGL2015-67130- C2-1-RErasmus Mundus External Cooperation, Office National des Mines (ONM) Tunis el Manar University Group for Relief and Active Processes Analysis (ARPA) from the University of Granada, Ministerio de Ciencia e innovación PID2019-107138RB-I00 and P18-RT- 3632, Junta de Andalucia

In this article, the adaptive neuro-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model is developed to estimate the surface roughness (Ra) and tool vibrations (Acc) of AA6013 aluminum alloy during dry turning. Turning experiments were carried out with seven different cutting speeds, five different feed rates and seven different depth of cuts. These three different cutting parameters were tested with each other in different variations. ANFIS model is optimized using the genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO) and ant colony optimization. Performance of the developed model is compared with that of multi-linear regression model, which is one of the conventional prediction approaches. At the end of the study, it is revealed that the GA-ANFIS with an R-value of 0.946 is seen as the best model among the proposed approaches in the estimation of Acc. The PSO-ANFIS with an R-value of 0.916 is seen as the best model among the proposed approaches in the estimation of Ra. GA-ANFIS model for Acc prediction and PSO-ANFIS model for Ra prediction are the best approaches among the models discussed in the study. Moreover, the relationship between Acc and Ra values was examined and an empirical model was proposed.

Background: Stretching techniques for hamstring muscles have been described both to increase muscle length and to evaluate nerve mechanosensitivity. Aim: We sought to evaluate the short-term effects of three types of hamstring stretching on hamstring length and report the type of response (neural or muscular) produced by ankle dorsiflexion and perceived sense of effort in asymptomatic subjects. Methods: A randomised cross-over clinical trial was conducted. A total of 35 subjects were recruited (15 women, 20 men; mean age 24.60 ± 6.49 years). Straight leg raises (SLR), passive knee extensions (PKE), and maximal hip flexion (MHF) were performed on dominant and non-dominant limbs. In addition, the intensity of the applied force, the type and location of the response to structural differentiation, and the perceived sensation of effort were assessed. Results: All stretching techniques increased hamstring length with no differences between limbs in the time*stretch interaction (p < 0.05). The perceived sensation of effort was similar between all types of stretching except MHF between limbs (p = 0.047). The type of response was mostly musculoskeletal for MHF and the area of more neural response was the posterior knee with SLR stretch. Conclusions: All stretching techniques increased hamstring length. The highest percentage of neural responses was observed in the SLR stretching, which produced a greater increase in overall flexibility. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

This study will investigate the current library services and needs of our Cooperative Extension stakeholders and explore the ways that this can be further developed through collaborative research and development with our Extension colleagues. The major goal of this effort will be to assess the NC State University Libraries’ connections with our 101 Extension offices. We will have the opportunity to research and develop alongside Extension staff to create Libraries support tailored to their unique needs. The study will support the development and deployment of an extension wide survey and follow-up interviews to better understand the current gaps and needs that extension faculty and staff experience. The responses will then allow the authors to participate in evidence-based decision making as we work to develop support for Cooperative Extension staff and faculty.

Please see pre-registration folder for detailed pre-registration in Registered Report manuscript style, Qualtrics survey design, with simulated datasets and analysis code.

Please see pre-registration folder, with Registered Report style pre-registration manuscript, written based on simulated random datasets and with data analysis plan JAMOVI code.

Legislative bodies have very important roles and understanding the psychology of their decision-making processes is a useful area of study. We add to this area by replicating two previous studies Abe (2012) and Matsumoto and Hwang (2013) in the context of a legislative body. The present study hypothesized that legislators who support war measures be externally focused and less cognitively complex in their speeches while opponents of war measures would be internally focused. Speeches were obtained pertaining to the decisions for the U.S. to take military action in Kosovo, Iraq, and Libya. While we found mixed results depending on the circumstances of a specific conflict, we demonstrate how automated language analysis can be combined with voting records to better understand behavioral action, such as legislative decision.

Bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektiftas penyuluhan dan peningkatan pengetahuan petani. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Desa Kabuaran Kecamatan Grujugan Kabupaten Bondowoso pada Bulan Januari sampai Bulan Maret 2019. Metode penyuluhan menggunakan ceramah, diskusi, dan demonstrasi cara. Sebelum penyuluhan, responden diberikan test awal (Pre-test) dan Tes Akhir (Post-Test) saat kegiatan penyuluhan selesai. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan efektifitas penyuluhan sebesar 77,2% dan peningkatan pengetahuan petani dengan prosentase 53,2%.

Increasing evidence demonstrates that environmental factors meaningfully impact the development of the brain (Hyde et al., 2020; McEwen & Akil, 2020). Recent work from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study® suggests that puberty may indirectly account for some association between the family environment and brain structure and function (Thijssen et al., 2020). However, a limited number of large studies have evaluated what, how, and why environmental factors impact neurodevelopment. When these topics are investigated, there is typically inconsistent operationalization of variables between studies which may be measuring different aspects of the environment and thus different associations in the analytic models. Multiverse analyses (Steegen et al., 2016) are an efficacious technique for investigating different operationalizations of the same construct on underlying interpretations. While one of the assets of Thijssen et al. (2020) was its large sample from the ABCD data, the authors used an early release that contained 38% of the full ABCD sample. The analyses used several ‘researcher degrees of freedom’ (Gelman & Loken, 2014) to operationalize key independent, mediating and dependent variables, including but not limited to, the use of a latent factor of preadolescents’ environment comprised of different subfactors, such as parental monitoring and child family conflict. While latent factors can improve reliability of constructs, the nuances of each subfactor and measure that comprise the environment may be lost, making the latent factors difficult to interpret in the context of individual differences. Therefore, this study extends the work of Thijssen et al. (2020) by evaluating the extent that the analytic choices in their study affected their conclusions using multiverse analyses. In Aim 1, using the same variables and models, we extend findings from the original study using the full sample in Release 3.0. Then, in Aim 2, we employ a multiverse analysis to consider nine alternative operationalizations of family, three of puberty, and five of brain measures (total of 135 models) to evaluate the impact on conclusions from Aim 1. We then demonstrate and discuss how different environmental and demographic measures intended to capture stressful experiences in the ABCD data may differentiate findings and interpretations as they relate to puberty and the brain and make recommendations for the future studies using large open datasets, such as the ABCD study.

Part of my dissertation research will be a replication and extension of Stephens, N. M., Hamedani, M. G., & Destin, M. (2014). Closing the social-class achievement gap: A difference-education intervention improves first-generation students’ academic performance and all students’ college transition. Psychological Science, 25, 943-953. The entire committee-approved dissertation proposal (2015_04_27_dissertation_proposal_Clark.pdf) is included, but only Parts I and III are relevant to this registered replication and extension (refer to this document for background and hypotheses). Explicit description of what will be directly replicated and what will constitute extension is included as a separate document in the project descriptions folder (replication_and extension.docx). A third document in the project descriptions folder (analysis_plan) reiterates and elaborates on analysis plan information contained in the proposal. The fourth document in the project descriptions folder is an update about logistical and administrative challenges that will affect wave 0 (i.e., baseline) surveying, but will ultimately not affect analysis replication. Materials to be used in the intervention itself (e.g., scripts) are further developed from the original proposal and are included in the project materials folder. Materials to be used in surveys (i.e., measurements) are also included in the project materials folder. The committee-approved proposal contains known typos that suggest more than one intervention will be conducted. The proposal prior to defense was to implement Stephens and colleagues' (2014) difference-education intervention and Walton and Cohen's (2011) social-belonging intervention for side-by-side comparison. Upon defense, my committee recommended focusing on and maximizing sample size for the difference-education intervention. Only the difference-education intervention will be implemented, and if the target sample size (n=450) is reached, it will be triple the size of the sample in the original study.

There is an increase in the number of people who have changed their country for compulsory reasons due to the wars experienced worldwide. This raises the problem of identifying the regions where these people, called refugees, will live in the countries. In this regard, we determine in this paper where the camps established for refugees living in Istanbul should be located. The presence of many quantitative and qualitative factors which should be handled in determining the best location has enabled this problem to have multi-criteria decision-making structure. In addition, the advantage of fuzzy logic is used to convert the evaluations taken from experts into available numbers and to include them in decision-making process. For this purpose, a novel model with the integration of Pythagorean fuzzy AHP and Pythagorean fuzzy WASPAS methods is proposed for the first time in the literature, to select the best location for the refugee camp. In addition, a comparative analysis is applied to determine the validity of the results obtained and the sensitivity analysis is applied to check the robustness of the model. As a result, the most suitable location for a refugee camp in Istanbul is identified reasonably with the proposed model. WOS:000663271400004 2-s2.0-85108234350

This study examines how smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions may influence their engagement in peer mobilization and collective action. Forty smallholder coffee farmers were interviewed in the Central Highlands region of Peru using a closed-ended instrument. The sample of smallholder farmers was achieved using purposive and snowball sampling methods. Quantitative data on farmers’ attitudes and aspirations regarding working with peers, autonomy, and external support as well as knowledge, skills, and behaviors pertinent to collective actions were collected and analyzed using descriptive and correlational procedures. Key findings indicate farmers perceive a need for external support, feel there are benefits of collective actions, and aspire to work with their peers. Based on the findings, it is recommended that practitioners and farmer group leaders focus training efforts on building smallholders’ knowledge and skills in mobilization, encourage peer association/collective action as a source of external support, and target knowledgeable, skilled and confident farmers to lead collective actions. This study has implications to bolster support for farmer-to-farmer extension and technical assistance systems and inform the identification of leader farmers.

espanolEn este articulo examinamos los aspectos mas relevantes de la concepcion del espacio de Leibniz. A traves de un enfoque genetico, nuestro proposito es mostrar que, en su desarrollo evolutivo, dicha concepcion sufre dos transiciones destacables, las que separan y distinguen tres versiones teoricas. En su juventud (antes de 1670), Leibniz defiende una concepcion substancialista del espacio. Sin embargo, debido a la adopcion del nominalismo, dicha concepcion sufre un primer giro que decanta en un monismo substancialoide, el que se consolida en el periodo medio de la filosofia de Leibniz (1680-1690). Ya en el periodo tardio (1690 en adelante), Leibniz reformula, en una segunda transicion, su concepcion del espacio, la que adopta la forma definitiva de -lo que llamamos- un relacionismo substancialoide. EnglishIn this paper, the main features of the evolution of Leibniz’s conception of space are examined. Through a genealogical approach, our task is to show that, in its historical development, such conception is subjected to two outstanding transitions which separate and distinguish three theoretical versions. In his youth (before 1670), Leibniz proposes a substantivalist conception of space. However, because of Leibniz’s adoption of nominalism, this conception undergoes there a first transformation and it turns into a substance-like monism, notably consolidated in the middle period of Leibniz’s philosophy (1680-1690). In the late period (1690 onwards), Leibniz reformulates finally, in a second transition, his concept of space, which takes the form of -what we call- a substance-like relationism.

[EN] We present a McShane-Whitney extension theorem for real-valued fuzzy Lipschitz maps defined between fuzzy metric spaces. Motivated by the potential applications of the obtained results, we generalize the mathematical theory of extensions of Lipschitz maps to the fuzzy context. We develop the problem in its full generality, explaining the similarities and differences with the classical case of extensions on metric spaces., The first and the last authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades, Agencial Estatal de Investigacion and FEDER under grant MTM2016-77054-C2-1-P. The second author acknowledges financial support from Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades, Agencial Estatal de Investigacion and FEDER under grant PGC2018-095709-B-C21.

The State aid acquis has been spreading out of the EU through the enlargement process under the European Agreements and Stabilisation and Association Agreements. Moreover, the State aid acquis became a part of other international agreements such as the Treaty Establishing Energy Community in South East Europe (TEEC). Some legal theorists describe EU law as a ‘self-contained system’ whose application outside its original legal and institutional environment could be problematic. Moreover, if the principle of ‘monism’ is not applied, the process of ‘gradual approximation’ depends on the interpretation of the acquis role in the national legal system. Under these circumstances, agreements such as the TEEC serve as agents for practical implementation of the EU acquis within broader international law. This article addresses named challenges through the assessment of Case ECS-10/18 involving a guarantee for the construction of a power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The article argues that the application of the EU State aid acquis in this case is missing sound legal and economic analysis. Ultimately, the full State aid control cannot be achieved, because the European Commission control and the Court of Justice of the European Union oversight are not available. Instead, general principles of international law apply, including countermeasures not immanent to the EU State aid acquis.

Este proyecto de grado estudia el tema de la integración de nuevas obras, en contextos de interés patrimonial planteando la reforma y ampliación de la casa de la cultura del municipio de Charalá Santander; municipio considerado patrimonio histórico y cultural de la nación, según la resolución 1644 de 2013, por su participación histórica. Cabe aclarar que no existe edificación en el municipio que, a pesar de su valor, sea considerada como bien de interés cultural (BIC) y de igual manera, no cuentan con un plan especial de manejo y protección (PEMP). Se indagan temas urbanos e históricos, permitiendo entender la trascendencia de la casa, como encargada de fortalecer y preservar características culturales e históricas. Así como la necesidad de un reconocimiento en aspectos técnicos, funcionales y formales de la infraestructura, planteando una alternativa de intervención, a través de la reforma y ampliación de la edificación. Para esto se toma como punto de partida, un estudio del estado real del edificio, los espacios que lo componen, el contexto y la topografía donde se encuentra, además de un balance de datos históricos y culturales del municipio. Estudiando, la ley general de cultura 397 de 1997 que aclara para el trato que pueden recibir los bienes de interés patrimonial y cultural, y tomándose como principal referente los estudios realizados por la arquitecta María Isabel Tello, quien propone tipos de integración entre un inmueble ya existente y uno a construir. Al mismo tiempo, se toman ideas varias de las teorías del restauro propuestas por Camilo Boito, esto sin llegar a encasillarse en una o en el concepto mismo de “restauro”. Además, los espacios interiores, tanto los existentes como los nuevos, son trabajados bajo los ideales de variabilidad y flexibilidad, que resultan en áreas más útiles y eficientes This degree project studies the theme of the integration of new works, in contexts of heritage interest by proposing the reform and expansion of the house of culture of the municipality of Charalá Santander; municipality considered historical and cultural heritage of the nation, according to resolution 1644 of 2013, for its historic participation. It should be noted that there is no building in the municipality that, despite its value, is considered a cultural asset (BIC) and similarly, do not have a special management and protection plan (PEMP). Urban and historical themes are investigated, allowing us to understand the significance of the house, as one responsible for strengthening and preserving cultural and historical characteristics. As well as the need for recognition in technical, functional and formal aspects of the infrastructure, proposing an alternative intervention, through the reform and expansion of the building. For this, we take as a starting point, a study of the real state of the building, the spaces that compose it, the context and the topography where it is located, as well as a balance of historical and cultural data of the municipality. Studying, the general law of culture 397 of 1997 that clarifies for the treatment that can receive the goods of patrimonial and cultural interest, and taking as main reference the studies carried out by the architect María Isabel Tello, who proposes types of integration between an existing property and one to be built. At the same time, several ideas are taken from the theories of the restoration proposed by Camilo Boito, this without getting to be typecast in one or in the very concept of "restauro". In addition, the interior spaces, both existing and new, are worked under the ideals of variability and flexibility, resulting in more useful and efficient areas. http://www.ustabuca.edu.co/ustabmanga/presentacion Pregrado

Utah State University Extension provides research-based programs and resources with the goal of improving the lives of individuals, families and communities throughout Utah. USU Extension manages Create Better Health, Utah’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program (known as SNAP-Ed), and provides nutrition education and obesity prevention services to SNAP recipients and other eligible low-income individuals. Create Better Health (SNAP-Ed) offers a variety of classes to expand participants’ knowledge of nutrition, budgeting, cooking, food safety, and physical activity. This toolkit outlines how farmers markets can implement a SNAP program and help combat food insecurity in their communities.

Background: Predicting progression of Dupuytren disease becomes relevant in an upcoming era with progression-preventing treatment. This study aimed to determine the course of Dupuytren disease and identify factors associated with progression. Methods: Two hundred fifty-eight patients with Dupuytren disease participated in this prospective cohort study, obtaining 17,645 observations in 5 years. Outcomes were disease extent (surface area) and contracture severity (total passive extension deficit). Demographics, lifestyle, health status, exposure to manual work, and genetic risk scores were gathered as potential predictors. Subject-specific, mixed-effects models were used to estimate disease course, and logistic regression with least absolute shrinkage and selection operator was used to evaluate factors associated with the presence of progression. Results: On average, Dupuytren disease was progressive in all finger rays with regard to area [yearly increase, 0.07 cm(2) (95% CI, 0.02 to 0.13 cm(2)) to 0.25 cm(2) (95% CI, 0.11 to 0.39 cm(2))]. Progression in total passive extension deficit was only present on the small finger side [yearly increase, 1.75 degrees (95% CI, 0.30 to 3.20 degrees) to 6.25 degrees (95% CI, 2.81 to 9.69 degrees)]. Stability or regression in area and total passive extension deficit was observed in 11 and 13 percent and 16 and 15 percent (dominant and nondominant hands), respectively. Smoking, cancer, genetic risk score, and hand injury were univariate associated with progression in area, but after multivariate variable selection, none of these associations remained. No predictors for progression in total passive extension deficit were found. Conclusions: Dupuytren disease is progressive, especially with respect to disease extent. Progression in contracture severity is mainly present on the small finger side of the hand. None of the traditional risk and diathesis factors were associated with progression, indicating that new hypotheses about Dupuytren disease progression might be needed.

Se analizan algunas modalidades en las que se ha objetivado históricamente la práctica extensionista, destacando tanto algunas de sus particularidades como el límite de la categoría en la que se inscribe, como la relevancia del contexto económico y sociopolítico en que estas acontecen. Se discuten algunas categorías como paradigma, formato, dispositivo y herramienta, que resultan útiles en su sistematización, constituyendo un sistema taxonómico jerárquico que es definido por dos paradigmas (el paradigma transferencista y el paradigma problematizador) bajo los que pueden aglutinarse los distintos formatos que se reconocen y entre los que se encuentran el formato divulgativo, el formato concientizador, el formato profesionalizante, el formato de intervención áulica, el formato de intervención comunitaria (que puede abreviar en modalidades tecnocrático-solidarias o críticas) y un formato que integra las prácticas académicas, encontrando en algunos de ellos la posibilidad de pertenencia a ambos paradigmas, así como cierta ductilidad en algunas herramientas que son reconocidas como mediación de la práctica., This paper analyzes some modalities of the extensionist practice, emphasizing the particularities and the relevance of the economic and socio-political context in which this practice occurs. Categories, such as paradigm, format, device, and tool, are used and discussed in this hierarchical taxonomic system that is defined by two paradigms (transferencism paradigm and problematization paradigm), under which the different recognized formats can be grouped: informative format, awareness-raising format, professionalizing format, classroom intervention format, community intervention format (technocratic-solidarity or critical modalities), and a format that integrates the academic practices, finding in some of them the possibility of belonging to both paradigms and the ductility of some tools recognized as mediation of the practice., Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo

Objective To explore the hemostatic effect of intra‐articular administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) combined with knee flexion in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods This randomized controlled trial was conducted at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (Guangzhou, China) from January 2017 to February 2018. The patients were randomized 1:1 to the TXA group (TXA 500 mg into the joint after closure, knee, and hip flexed at 45° for 4 h) or the control group (physiological saline, with limb fully extended). The primary endpoint was postoperative hemoglobin reduction. The postoperative levels of hemoglobin were measured at four time points: 6 h after operation, and on the first, second, and third postoperative days. Calculated blood loss (CBL) at 3 days, transfusion rate, range of motion (ROM), VAS pain score, and knee circumference increment were the secondary endpoints. Ninety‐four (47/group) patients were analyzed. Results Postoperatively, there were statistically significant differences between the TXA and control groups in CBL (791 ± 212 mL vs 1175 ± 273 mL, P, Intra‐articular injection of TXA combined with knee and hip flexion at 45° can effectively attenuate CBL and hemoglobin reduction during primary TKA, without an additional adverse event.

This study is conducted to know Information and Communication Technology (ICT) mediated extension services in agriculture in Nepal. In this report, different ICT tools that are used for extension of agriculture in Nepal, organizations and divisions working for an extension, extension system of country, benefits and advantages from the use of ICT tools, constraints in the use of ICT tools in agriculture extension and their solutions are included. This report is prepared by studying different journal articles, reports, books and newspapers. Among ICT tools mobile phone is the most used ICT tools by farmers and laptop is the most used ICT tools used by the organizations for data processing. Radio and television are more popular in rural areas. This study shows that most of the ICT users are confined in urban areas. There are many advantages of the use of ICT tools in the field of agriculture. ICT tools can cover a large number of the population with high speed. ICT tools increase productivity, sustainability and efficiency of farms by providing relevant information timely and more easily. ICT tools provide information about quality seeds, transportation, marketing, new technologies and weather condition that facilitate the farmers for making the right decision. There are many agriculture-related mobile applications available at Google play store. These mobile apps give knowledge about cropping methods, crop management practices, crop protection, the market price of inputs and outputs etc. These mobile apps are managed in Nepali language for facilitating the Nepali farmers. Agriculture-related programs are broadcasted through national television channels and FM radio stations. There are technical, socio-economic, institutional and infrastructural constraints that limit the use of ICTs in agriculture fields.