Penerapan Model Analogi untuk Melatih Keterampilan Berpikir Kreatif Calon Konselor

Preparing a counselor candidate as a reflective practitioner is essential. This can be completed through practicing creative thinking skill in a learning activity. In this case, various learning activities are available for practicing creative thinking skill, one of which is analogy model. Analogy model is conducted through Class Action Research of which purpose is to improve both counseling learning process and practice with the guide of the learning scenarios. The data obtained is then analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The result shows that analogy model can help the counselor candidate to develop his creative thinking skill.Penyiapan diri calon konselor sebagai seorang reflective practitioner sangat penting. Penyiapan dilakukan dengan melatih keterampilan berpikir kreatif dalam kegiatan pembelajaran yang mencakup tiga keterampilan, yaitu sintetik, analitik, dan praktikal. Berbagai model pembelajaran digunakan untuk melatih keterampilan berpikir kreatif salah satunya model analogi. Model analogi dilakukan melalui penelitian tindakan kelas dengan tujuan memperbaiki proses pembelajaran dan praktik konseling. Penelitian tindakan ini berlangsung dalam dua siklus dengan panduan skenario pembelajaran. Data dari hasil penelitian tindakan dianalisis secara kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Penelitian tindakan ini menunjukkan bahwa model analogi membantu calon konselor mengembangkan keterampilan berpikir kreatif dalam proses pembelajaran dan praktik konseling

Time resolving imaging spectroscopy applied to the analysis of plasmas generated by pulsed lasers

Start your abstract here... Time resolved imaging spectroscopy were used to study the spatial and temporal evolution of LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) plasmas generated in Cu substrates by laser pulses of different duration. Long laser pulses (microsecond) and short laser pulses (nanosecond) as well as multipulse emission were used for excitation. Analysis was made by using an imaging spectrometer with time resolved detection. Results show that the use of long laser excitation pulses produce emission spectra with the same signal to noise ratio, but with lower resolution than those produced with shorter ones. The different species generated in LIBS experiments as neutral or single ionized have a different spatial distribution inside the plasma. We demonstrated that using spatial discrimination procedures is possible to obtain spectra with the same signal to noise ratio than those obtained with a gating detector. In this case an appreciable advantage in cost reduction is obtained by replacing the gating detector by a cheap screen.Facultad de Ingenierí

Clustering of energy balance-related behaviors and parental education in European children : the ENERGY-project

Background:Recent research and literature reviews show that, among schoolchildren, some specific energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) are relevant for overweight and obesity prevention. It is also well known that the prevalence of overweight and obesity is considerably higher among schoolchildren from lower socio-economic backgrounds. This study examines whether sugared drinks intake, physical activity, screen time and usual sleep duration cluster in reliable and meaningful ways among European children, and whether the identified clusters could be characterized by parental education. Methods: The cross-sectional study comprised a total of 5284 children (46% male), from seven European countries participating in the ENERGY-project ("EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth"). Information on sugared drinks intake, physical activity, screen time and usual sleep duration was obtained using validated self-report questionnaires. Based on these behaviors, gender-specific cluster analysis was performed. Associations with parental education were identified using chi-square tests and odds ratios. Results: Five meaningful and stable clusters were found for both genders. The cluster with high physical activity level showed the highest proportion of participants with highly educated parents, while clusters with high sugared drinks consumption, high screen time and low sleep duration were more prevalent in the group with lower educated parents. Odds ratio showed that children with lower educated parents were less likely to be allocated in the active cluster and more likely to be allocated in the low activity/sedentary pattern cluster. Conclusions: Children with lower educated parents seemed to be more likely to present unhealthier EBRBs clustering, mainly characterized by their self-reported time spent on physical activity and screen viewing. Therefore, special focus should be given to lower educated parents and their children in order to develop effective primary prevention strategies

Time resolving imaging spectroscopy applied to the analysis of plasmas generated by pulsed lasers

Start your abstract here... Time resolved imaging spectroscopy were used to study the spatial and temporal evolution of LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) plasmas generated in Cu substrates by laser pulses of different duration. Long laser pulses (microsecond) and short laser pulses (nanosecond) as well as multipulse emission were used for excitation. Analysis was made by using an imaging spectrometer with time resolved detection. Results show that the use of long laser excitation pulses produce emission spectra with the same signal to noise ratio, but with lower resolution than those produced with shorter ones. The different species generated in LIBS experiments as neutral or single ionized have a different spatial distribution inside the plasma. We demonstrated that using spatial discrimination procedures is possible to obtain spectra with the same signal to noise ratio than those obtained with a gating detector. In this case an appreciable advantage in cost reduction is obtained by replacing the gating detector by a cheap screen.Facultad de Ingenierí

Development of a Low-Lift Chiller Controller and Simplified Precooling Control Algorithm - Final Report

KGS Buildings LLC (KGS) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a simplified control algorithm and prototype low-lift chiller controller suitable for model-predictive control in a demonstration project of low-lift cooling. Low-lift cooling is a highly efficient cooling strategy conceived to enable low or net-zero energy buildings. A low-lift cooling system consists of a high efficiency low-lift chiller, radiant cooling, thermal storage, and model-predictive control to pre-cool thermal storage overnight on an optimal cooling rate trajectory. We call the properly integrated and controlled combination of these elements a low-lift cooling system (LLCS). This document is the final report for that project

Simple and fast method for fabrication of endoscopic implantable sensor arrays

Here we have developed a simple method for the fabrication of disposable implantable all-solid-state ion-selective electrodes (ISE) in an array format without using complex fabrication equipment or clean room facilities. The electrodes were designed in a needle shape instead of planar electrodes for a full contact with the tissue. The needle-shape platform comprises 12 metallic pins which were functionalized with conductive inks and ISE membranes. The modified microelectrodes were characterized with cyclic voltammetry, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and optical interferometry. The surface area and roughness factor of each microelectrode were determined and reproducible values were obtained for all the microelectrodes on the array. In this work, the microelectrodes were modified with membranes for the detection of pH and nitrate ions to prove the reliability of the fabricated sensor array platform adapted to an endoscope

Think Before You Speak: Examining the Impact of Ageist Labels on Perceptions of Older Adults

The goal of this proposed study is to examine how the use of different labels of older adults affect our perceptions of them

Anti-monumentos. Recordando el futuro a través de los lugares abandonados

The aim of this paper is to propose the idea of anti-monument, in order to rescue and revalue abandoned places and modern ruins and. This new perspective answers to the current need to see contemporary landscapes from a different point of view. Anti-monuments are the “new ruins”, abandoned structures that become obsolete due to its dysfunctionality over time. The change on the social and production systems and the economic crisis of our time produce the proliferation of these unique and paradoxical spaces. These places are full of meanings but awake a different kind of memory than classic monuments. The concept of the anti-monument works in the opposite way to that of the monument, deconstructing its idea. Whereas a monument brings memories of a past time, an anti-monument is rather an image of an –apocalyptic– future process. In the anti-monument, time and memory are reinterpreted according to the new reading codes of contemporary language. While the memory of the monument refers to an ideal and/or an utopia formed by the imaginary of the great events of civilization, in the anti-monument is part of the realization of reality, of mortality, of a dystopia that prefigures the collapse of social and economic systems. Con la intención de rescatar y revalorizar espacios abandonados y ruinas modernas, repensando la relación entre lugar y memoria, se propone la idea de anti-monumento, que intenta responder a la necesidad actual de posicionarse de una manera diferente ante los paisajes de la contemporaneidad. Los anti-monumentos son las “nuevas ruinas”, estructuras abandonadas que quedan obsoletas debido a su disfuncionalidad con el paso del tiempo. La mudanza en los sistemas sociales y de producción y la crisis económica de nuestro tiempo produce la proliferación de estos espacios singulares, paradoxales y cargados de significados, pero que funcionan de manera opuesta al monumento, deconstruyendo la idea del mismo. Al contrario que un monumento, que evoca un tiempo pasado, el anti-monumento es más bien el reflejo de un –apocalíptico– proceso futuro. En el anti-monumento el tiempo y la memoria se reinterpretan conforme a los nuevos códigos de lectura del lenguaje contemporáneo. Mientras que la memoria del monumento refiere a un ideal y/o una utopía formada por el imaginario de los grandes acontecimientos de la civilización, en el anti-monumento forma parte de la constatación de lo real, de la mortalidad, de una distopía que eventualmente prefiguraría el colapso de los sistemas sociales y económicos contemporáneos

ANALISIS PERUBAHAN PENGGUNAAN LAHAN MENGGUNAKAN SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS (SIG) DI GAMPONG ALUE NAGA KECAMATAN SYIAH KUALA TAHUN 2004-2019

Gampong Alue Naga merupakan salah satu gampong di Kecamatan Syiah Kuala Kota Banda Aceh dan berada di kawasan pesisir yang berbatasan langsung dengan Selat Malaka. Gampong Alue Naga dipisahkan oleh Sungai Lamyong yang berada ditengah gampong. Pasca tsunami penggunaan lahan di Gampong Alue Naga mengalami perubahan yang cukup besar. Penelitian ini mengangkat masalah tentang perubahan penggunaan lahan yang terjadi Gampong Alue Naga Kecamatan Syiah Kuala. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa besar perubahan penggunaan lahan yang terjadi di Gampong Alue Naga menggunakan Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) menggunakan aplikasi ArcGIS pada citra temporal Gampong Alue Naga. Adapun citra temporal yang digunakan yaitu citra tahun 2004, 2009, dan 2019. Untuk melihat perubahan penggunaan lahan yang ada di Gampong Alue Naga maka peta penggunaan lahan di overlay hingga mendapatkan peta yang baru yaitu peta perubahan penggunaan lahan. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa, perubahan lahan yang terjadi di Gampong Alue Naga Kecamatan Syiah Kuala cukup signifikan pada beberapa lahan seperti lahan terbangun, kebun kelapa, dan lahan tambak. ABSTRACT Gampong Alue Naga is one of the villages in the Syiah Kuala District of Banda Aceh City and is located in a coastal area directly adjacent to the Selat Malaka. Gampong Alue Naga is separated by the Lamyong River in the center of the village. After the tsunami the land use in Gampong Alue Naga has experienced significant changes. This study raises the problem of land use changes that occur in Gampong Alue Naga, Syiah Kuala District. The purpose of this study was to determine how much land use change occurred in the Gampong Alue Naga using a Geographic Information System (GIS) using the ArcGIS application on the temporal image of the Gampong Alue Naga. The temporal image used is the image in 2004, 2009 and 2019. To see changes in land use in the Gampong Alue Naga, the land use map is overlaid to get a new map, namely the land use change map. The results show that land changes that occurred in Gampong Alue Naga, Syiah Kuala District were quite significant in some lands such as built up land, coconut plantations, and pond areas

Waste hemp hurd as a sustainable precursor for affordable and high-rate hard carbon-based anodes in sodium-ion batteries

The present study reports the promising potential of waste hemp-hurd-derived carbons as anodes in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Carbons were produced through an easily scalable process consisting of pyrolysis of raw biomass at 500 °C followed by mild chemical activation of the resulting char through wet impregnation with K2CO3 and subsequent heating of the solid phase (after filtration and drying) up to 700 or 800 °C under nitrogen. The best electrochemical performance was observed for the hard carbon activated at a char-K2CO3 mass ratio of 1:4 and heated up to 800 °C, which exhibited an excellent initial coulombic efficiency (73%) and achieved reversible charge capacities of 267 and 79 mAh g–1 at 0.03 and 1 A g–1, respectively. This material also exhibited an impressive cyclic stability and rate capability, with a capacity retention of 96% after 300 cycles at a current density of 2 A g–1. This more than satisfactory performance could be related to the textural and structural features of the hard carbon, which include moderate interconnected microporosity (with pore sizes below 1 nm), an appropriate concentration of defects in the carbon structure, relatively large interplanar distances, and a certain number of closed pores