Shifting dimensions of autonomy in students' research and employment

This study considers the conceptual space, or extent of autonomy, given to coursework Masters students before, during and after a Business Ethics course that explicitly developed and assessed their research skills. This vocationally oriented and academically challenging course used the Research Skill Development framework as its conceptual model to reshape the learning and assessment environment, articulating to students not only the research skills required, but also clarifying the resulting autonomy in their research-orientated learning. In the study, seven students attended semi-structured interviews and transcript analysis of interviews revealed the level of student-declared autonomy before commencing coursework Masters, while completing the Business Ethics course, and near the end of their Masters degree. All of the students interviewed were studying part-time and working part-time, and so the applicability of the research skills to students’ work environment emerged as a major issue of interest. This paper richly represents the students’ perceptions, and is the first paper to directly address coursework Masters student autonomy in research in a longitudinal manner; as such it provides a deep and nuanced understanding of the conceptual space that students need for success in study and as preparation for employment.John Willison, Fizza Sabir and Judith Thoma

Bio (Biology Onet) Sebagai Media Belajar Berbasis Edu-technology Upaya Mempermudah Siswa SMP Dalam Menghafal Istilah Latin

Biologi adalah salah satu pelajaran yang identik dengan menghafal hafalan yang sulit, seperti menghafal genus, nama latin, dan lainnya yang membuat otak harus berputar sedikit keras. Kesulitan penghafalan seperti nama latin ini biasanya karena penuturan bahasa yang memiliki perbedaan yang sangat besar dengan bahasa sehari-hari yang digunakan sehingga sulit untuk dihafal namun cepat dan mudah untuk dilupakan. Hal ini pun menjadikan siswa kesulitan dalam menerimadan menyerap materi pelajaran yang disampaikan yang berdampak pada hasil belajar. Berdasarkan data hasil penelitian di SMP Negeri 2 Bate diperoleh sebanyak 93,33 % siswa kesulitan dalam belajar biologi karena penggunaan istilah latin dalam biologi (Munawir, 2010). Onet merupakan salah satu permainan yang gemar dimainkan oleh siswa saat ini karena dapat melatih kecerdasan otak yaitu kecepatan dan ketepatan otak berpikir untuk memasangkan 2 buah gambar yang sama diantara berbagai jenis paduan gambar lainnya yang hampir sama. Maka dari itu, melalui permainan onet ini dapat dijadikan sebagai inovasi menjadi biologi onet yang bisa digunakan untuk membantu siswa dalam hal penghafalan nama latin pada pembelajaran biologi. Karena disini siswa dapat menformulasikan menghafal sambil bermain sehingga akan terasa lebih menyenangkan sehingga secara spontan pun apabila dimainkan berulang akan terhafalkan sendirinya oleh siswa. Permainan ini sendiri akan diberikan berbagai pilihan level jenis nama latin yang ingin dimainkan. Jenis penelitian pada karya tulis ini yaitu penelitian pustaka dengan teknik pengumpulan data yang diperoleh dari berbagai literatur seperti jurnal, buku, dan internet. Media ini pun diharapkan dapat membantu siswa dalam menghafal berbagai nama ataupun istilah latin sehingga memudahkan dalam menyerap materi pembelajaran biologi

Implementation of matrix rhythm therapy and conventional massage in young females and comparison of their acute effects on circulation

Objectives: To examine and compare the effects of massage and matrix rhythm therapy in young women on the peripheral blood circulation. Design: Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Setting: Pamukkale University in Denizli, Turkey. Patients: Fifteen healthy women age 19-23 years. Intervention: Matrix rhythm therapy was applied to the left lower extremity for a single 30-minute session. At least 1 week later, massage was applied to the left lower extremity for 30 minutes in a single session. The same physiotherapist applied both sessions. Outcome measures: The blood velocity (cm/s), artery diameter (mm), and blood flow (ml/min) of the popliteal and the posterior tibial arteries were measured with color Doppler ultrasonography. All images were evaluated by the same radiologist. Results: After matrix rhythm therapy and massage application, blood velocity, artery diameter, and blood flow in arteries increased. However, matrix rhythm therapy caused a more prominent increase in the amount of blood flow in the popliteal and in the posterior tibial artery than did massage. After matrix rhythm therapy application, the average increases in the blood flow rates in the popliteal and the posterior tibial arteries were 25.29%±16.55% and 34.33%±15.66%, respectively; after the massage, the increases were 17.84%±17.23% and 16.07%±10.28%, respectively. Conclusion: Matrix rhythm therapy and massage increased peripheral blood flow in young women. Matrix rhythm therapy method resulted in more prominent increases. © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc

CONDUITE A TENIR DEVANT UN ETAT D’AGITATION MANAGEMENT OF AGITATED PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS

Agitated patients require immediate emergency care in order to quickly calm patients and to confirm the diagnosis. In the emergency care, the physician should try to establish verbal communication to reassure the patient and to propose oral medication. In some cases the need for more forceful restraint may be required and specific guidelines must be followed. Although the use of neuroleptics is preferred by most clinicians in this situation, the interest of rapid action benzodiazepines should be considered particularly because this sedative and anticonvulsant agent has a specific receptor antagonist.L’état d’agitation est une urgence absolue. Elle nécessite une prise en charge immédiate avec deux objectifs qui sont de maîtriser la situation et de réaliser le diagnostic étiologique. Afin de calmer le patient, si une contention est mise en œuvre, celle-ci doit respecter plusieurs règles qui permettent de prévenir les complications qui y sont associées. Tandis que les neuroleptiques sont actuellement les plus utilisés pour sédater les patients agités, l’intérêt des benzodiazépines d’action rapide doit être souligné. Du fait de la dangerosité du patient pour lui-même et pour autrui, du risque de fugue et de désorganisation immédiate de l'activité médicale et paramédicale, l'état d'agitation préoccupe tous les intervenants. Il est donc essentiel que l’ensemble des médecins s’approprient cette prise en charge qui est n’est psychiatrique que dans un deuxième temps le plus souvent

A new flat shell finite element for the linear analysis of thin shell structures

In this paper, a new rectangular flat shell element denoted ‘ACM_RSBE5’ is presented. The new element is obtained by superposition of the new strain-based membrane element ‘RSBE5’ and the well-known plate bending element ‘ACM’. The element can be used for the analysis of any type of thin shell structures, even if the geometry is irregular. Comparison with other types of shell elements is performed using a series of standard test problems. A correlation study with an experimentally tested aluminium shell is also conducted. The new shell element proved to have a fast rate of convergence and to provide accurate results

Equivariant Poincar\'e series of filtrations and topology

Earlier, for an action of a finite group $G$ on a germ of an analytic variety, an equivariant $G$-Poincar\'e series of a multi-index filtration in the ring of germs of functions on the variety was defined as an element of the Grothendieck ring of $G$-sets with an additional structure. We discuss to which extend the $G$-Poincar\'e series of a filtration defined by a set of curve or divisorial valuations on the ring of germs of analytic functions in two variables determines the (equivariant) topology of the curve or of the set of divisors

On q-Gaussians and Exchangeability

The q-Gaussians are discussed from the point of view of variance mixtures of normals and exchangeability. For each q< 3, there is a q-Gaussian distribution that maximizes the Tsallis entropy under suitable constraints. This paper shows that q-Gaussian random variables can be represented as variance mixtures of normals. These variance mixtures of normals are the attractors in central limit theorems for sequences of exchangeable random variables; thereby, providing a possible model that has been extensively studied in probability theory. The formulation provided has the additional advantage of yielding process versions which are naturally q-Brownian motions. Explicit mixing distributions for q-Gaussians should facilitate applications to areas such as option pricing. The model might provide insight into the study of superstatistics.Comment: 14 page

INFLUENCE DU TRAITEMENT THERMIQUE ET MECANIQUE SUR LES PROPRIETES MECANIQUES ET STRUCTURALES DES ACIERS AU MANGANESE MOULES.

Molded Steel with manganese have approximately 1,2% C and 12% Mn, this high proportion of manganese gives to this alloy a stable austenitic structure on a room temperature. The experimental methods used for metallurgical studies are spark optical emission spectroscopy, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, micro-hardness and hardnesss test. Steel 1 is heat-treated constitued by 15,516 % of manganese, 2,677 % of chromuim and 1,286 % of carbon. Steel 2 is mechanically treated contains 13,454 % of manganese, 1,721 % of chromuim and 1,213 % of carbon . Steel 1 has sustained quench at 1070°C, for two differents maintaining times on oven 30 and 50 minutes for a thickness of 150 millimeters then for two differents thickness 100 and 150 millimeters for a time of 50 minutes. When maintaining time on the oven increase for low dimension, surface’s alloy become more ductile. We have applied a mechanical treatement manually on steel 2 surface, his hardness increase significantly

Agrarian Dynamics and Landscape Dynamics in the Tleta Watershed, Western Rif (Morocco).

Le Tangérois est en plein évolution socioéconomique avec le développement des zones franches et l’installation d’une nouvelle population. Les besoins en eau et en produits agricoles augmentent. L’urbanisation et l’industrialisation font que la terre change d’utilisation et de fonction.Ces changements impacteraient le comportement hydrologique du bassin du Tleta (17 700 ha) qui alimente le barrage Ibn Batouta ; source importante d’eau pour le Tangérois. L’hypothèse posée est que ces changements paysagers impactent la production en eau, l’érosion des sols et la productivité des terres. C’est la finalité principale du projet de recherche ALMIRA dans lequel s’insère cette étude. Elle vise à contribuer à la vérification de cette hypothèse en analysant la dynamique agraire et paysagère dans le Tleta. Le diagnostic du bassin Tleta a permis un zonage agroécologique des terres et une description des systèmes d’exploitation agricole (56 exploitations enquêté). Huit quadrats de 1,75 km² en moyenne ont été choisis pour analyser la dynamique des occupations des terres et des parcellaires entre 2000 et 2015 à partir de l’exploitation de cartes des occupations produites à différentes dates et d’images Google de 2003, 2009 et 2015. Pour chaque quadra, le parcellaire a été digitalisé. L’étude a confirmé l’intense évolution des espaces dans le Tleta. Les facteurs de changement importants sont le développement économique, l’implantation de la ville nouvelle de Chrafate, l’apport de capitaux extérieurs, l’exode des jeunes, le développement de l’arboriculture (Plan Maroc Vert) et la valorisation du matorral. L’analyse des quadrats a montré que la part des parcelles avec bâti varie de 0 à 30% ; celles avec haie de 0 à 90%; la taille médiane des parcelles est inférieure à 0,5 ha mais varie de quelques m² à 2 ha ; la part du matorral varie entre 2 et 57%. Le système d’exploitation dominant est la polyculture-polyélevage. La taille moyenne d’une exploitation est de 7,7ha répartie sur 6 parcelles. 50% des exploitations ont une taille de 5 à 10 ha. Elles produisent des céréales (blé, orge, avoine), du sorgho et des légumineuses (fève, lentilles, pois chiche), destinées à l’autoconsommation et à l’élevage. La rotation dominante est culture (céréales)/jachère qui sert de pâture au cheptel. La plantation de l’olivier est récemment développée. Le troupeau moyen est composé de 4 bovins, 3 ovins et 3 caprins. Cette étude a posé les bases d’une analyse prospective du bassin : comment ces évolutions vont-elles se combiner à l’horizon 2040 ? Quels seront les impacts sur l’économie agricole, l’érosion et la fourniture d’eau pour le barrage ? Mots clés : Dynamique agraire, Dynamique paysagère, Bassin versant Tleta, Rif Occidental, MarocThe Tangérois region is into full socio-economic evolution with the development of free zones and the establishment of a new population. The requirements of water and agricultural produce increase. The urbanization and industrialization cause the land to change use and function. These changes would affect the hydrological behavior of Tleta watershed (17 700 ha), which feeds Ibn Batouta dam; a significant source of water for the Tangérois. The assumption sit for is that these landscape changes affect the production of water, soil erosion and the productivity of land. It is the principal purpose of the ALMIRA research project, within which this study is being implemented. It aims at contributing to check this assumption by analyzing agrarian and landscape dynamics in Tleta. The diagnosis of the Tleta watershed allowed the agroecological zoning of land and the description of the agricultural farming systems (56 surveyed farms). Eight quadrats (of 1,75 km² on average) were selected to analyze the dynamics of land use and parcellar between 2000 and 2015 starting from the exploitation of land use maps produced on different dates and Google images of quadrats selected for 2003, 2009 and 2015. For each quadrat, the parcellar was digitalized. The study confirmed the intense evolution of spaces in Tleta. The significant factors of change are the economic development, the establishment of the new city of Chrafate, the contributions of external capital, the exodus of young people, the development of tree crops (Morocco Green Plan) and the valorization of matorral. The analysis of quadrats showed that the share of parcels with built environment varies from 0 to 30%; those with hedge from 0 to 90%; the median size of the parcels is lower than 0.5 ha but varies from some m² to 2 ha; the share of matorral varies between 2 and 57%. The dominating farming system is the mixed-farming-livestock. The average size is 7.7 ha, distributed on six parcels. 50% of the farms have a size from 5 to 10 ha. They produce cereals (wheat, barley, oats), sorghum and leguminous plants (beans, lentils, chickpea), intended for auto consumption and livestock. Dominant crop rotation is cereal/fallow, used as pasture for livestock. The olive-tree plantation is recently developed. The average animal herd is composed of four cattle, three sheep and three goats. This study posed the bases of a prospective analysis of the watershed: How these evolutions will combine by 2040? What would be the impacts on agricultural economics, erosion and the supply of water for the dam? Key words: Agrarian dynamics, Landscape dynamics, Tleta watershed, Western Rif, Morocc

Examining the utility of the connect with pharmacy (CWP) intervention in reducing elderly readmission

YesConference abstract from the British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting, 14-16 Nov 2018, London, UK