Climate Change: Why Is a Positive School Climate Imperative To Learning?

Many people look back with gratitude that high school is a thing of the past, primarily due to negative social interactions among peers. The focus of this Capstone Project is on obtaining a better understanding of the social climate in high school and how this is relevant to student development. This is an important issue because a student’s feeling of belonging can be directly related to his/her academic success and overall wellbeing. Evidence supporting this claim was obtained through literature and interviews at a local high school.The three primary stakeholder perspectives analyzed were those of the principal and the two assistant principals at Ocean View High School. In addition, three action options were proposed in this Capstone Project to create a more welcoming school climate

Design of management accounting systems in public administration: A case study

Purpose: This work aims to design a management accounting system (MAC) framework for a public sector organization. Many public entities experience difficulties in designing and implementing MACs. Our proposal intends to be as a useful tool in the accomplishment of this task. Methodology: A comprehensive case study of the organizational structure and operational activity was performed, following an interventionist research with the aim of designing a cost accounting system for a public sector organization. Results: A framework for implementing a management accounting system in the public sector is proposed. Originality: The literature highlights the difficulty and failure in the implementation of management accounting systems in the public sector organizations. This research intends to contribute to this discussion, presenting a roadmap for the MAC’s implementation process, highlighting possible obstacles that may arise.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Piezoelectric actuators for bone mechanical stimulation: exploring the concept.

Arthroplasty is liable to cause intense changes on strain levels and distribution in the boné surrounding the implant, namely stress shielding. Several solutions have been proposed for this, namely design variations and development of controlled-stiffness implants. A new approach to this problem, with potential application to other orthopaedic problems and other medical fields, would be the development of smart implants integrating systems for bone mechanical stimulation. Ideally, the implant should presente sensing capability and the ability to maintain physiological levels of strain at the implant interface. Piezoelectric materials’ huge potential as a mean to produce direct mechanical stimulation lies on the possibility of producing stimuli at a high range of frequencies and in multiple combinations. The present in vitro and preliminary in vivo studies were a first step towards the validation of the concept

Examining Librarians’ Rights in the Philippine Copyright Law: The Academic Law Librarians\u27 Standpoint

Academic law librarians have two primary responsibilities in the profession: to be faithful to the fundamental law of library science, and to be the frontrunners in implementing the law of the land. The Philippine copyright law tests the academic law librarians\u27 purpose in accomplishing both responsibilities. In this pandemic, when most library services are on online modality, the academic law librarians’ duty of providing information the fastest way possible may slow down due to their obligation to abide by the copyright law. To avoid this scenario and provide recommendations when this happens, the researchers of this study examines the overall perception of academic law librarians on the following: (1) the degree of which the copyright law in the country affects the librarians\u27 provision of information service in this time of online modality; (2) the copyright law’s impacts in fulfilling librarians\u27 mission of carrying out the first fundamental law of library science; and (3) the extent of support the copyright law is providing the librarians while performing their tasks. Results are gathered using a 3-part survey questionnaire that tackles the demographics, perceptions, and concerns, and suggestions of the respondents. These are analyzed using percentages, weighted mean, and Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient. Salient results such as the low level of support the academic law librarians perceive they can get from the Philippine copyright law, and their conviction that the prevailing law needs additional provisions to protect librarians in providing information services while adhering to the fundamental law of librarianship, are significantly discussed in this study

Bone mechanical stimulation with piezoelectric materials

This chapter summarized explores in vivo use of a piezoelectric polymer for bone mechanical stimulatio

Development of New-Concept Clean Technologies to Extract Metals from Primary and Secondary Sources

Development of new-concept hydrometallurical technologies promoted by Tecnicas Reunidas is providing efficient and clean means for metals extraction from diverse primary & secondary sources, such as conventional or low-grade concentrates and ores, lead-acid batteries, domestic batteries, effluents from electronic industry, etc. Rele-vant characteristics of the recently developed processes regarding extraction of zinc, lead, silver, nickel and copper metals are the following: environmentally friendly, value added products and by-products, flexibility to a great variety of feed materials, adapted to local market requirements, easy to be combined with existing plants available for small and large capacities and on-site installation close to the metal sources

Parto Diferido em Gravidez Gemelar Bicoriônica: um Caso com 154 Dias de Latência

Premature delivery often complicates multifetal pregnancies, placing neonates at risk of serious morbidity and mortality. In select cases, preterm birth of one sibling may not require delivery of the remaining fetus(es), which may remain in utero for a delayed-interval delivery, consequently improving neonatal morbidity and mortality. Currently, there is no consensus on the best protocol for the optimal management of these cases. We report one case of delayed-interval delivery of a dichorionic pregnancy assisted in our center. In this case, prophylactic cerclage, tocolytic therapy and administration of broad-spectrum prophylactic antibiotics enabled delivery at 37 weeks, corresponding to 154 days of latency, which is, to our knowledge, the longest interval described in the literature. The attempt to defer the delivery of the second fetus in peri-viability is an option that should be offered to parents after counseling, providing that the clinical criteria of eligibility are fulfilled. The correct selection of candidates, combined with the correct performance of procedures, as well as fetal and maternal monitoring and early identification of complications increase the probability of success of this type of delivery.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Actualização da malacofauna da Ilha Graciosa

XI Expedição Científica do Departamento de Biologia - Graciosa 2004.De todas as ilhas do arquipélago dos Açores, a ilha Graciosa tem sido, a par do Corvo, a mais negligenciada em termos de estudo da sua fauna malacologica, provavelmente devido ao inferior número de espécies existentes e ao menor interesse uma vez que não são conhecidas, até ao momento, espécies endémicas da ilha. A primeira recolha de moluscos na ilha Graciosa foi efectuada por Morelet e Drouët, em 1857, durante a sua visita “às ilhas negligenciadas pelos seus precedentes” com o objectivo de “estudar a Fauna malacológica do arquipélago” (Morelet, 1860). Em 1919 a ilha Graciosa foi visitada por Augusto Nobre que procedeu a uma recolha de moluscos terrestres em sete das nove ilhas do arquipélago, tendo os resultados sido publicados em 1924 num artigo intitulado “Contribuições para a Fauna dos Açores”. Backhuys visitou o arquipélago em 1969 e recebeu material recolhido por Georg Visser e Jan Zoer em 1973; apesar de não ter efectuado recolhas nesta ilha, faz algumas referências a algumas espécies de moluscos identificadas a partir de material enviado por colaboradores (Backhuys, 1975). Em 1985 o Departamento de Biologia da Universidade dos Açores começou a promover expedições científicas às ilhas do arquipélago consideradas periféricas. A primeira expedição do Departamento à ilha Graciosa ocorreu em 1988, onde esteve uma equipa de malacologia terrestre liderada pelo Prof. Frias Martins. O resultado foi um melhor conhecimento da malacofauna da Graciosa e a preparação de uma lista preliminar dos moluscos terrestres (Martins et al., 1988) existentes na ilha. Dela constam algumas espécies que aparentam ser diferentes. O maior destaque é dado à ausência de espécimens de Phenacolimax, género este presente em todas as outras ilhas do arquipélago. Esta segunda expedição à ilha Graciosa vem aumentar os locais de amostragem e reconfirmar outros realizados na expedição anterior, pretendendo-se, assim, aumentar o conhecimento da malacofauna da ilha e, sobretudo, confirmar a distribuição e status taxonómico das putativas espécies antes mencionadas

Experiência no curso de estudantes de 1º ano – um estudo no âmbito das tutorias de acompanhamento na Universidade de Évora

O presente estudo pretende conhecer a experiência no curso de estudantes de 1º ano que ingressaram na Universidade de Évora no final do 1º semestre. Estudos realizados sobre a percepção dos estudantes relativa ao contexto de aprendizagem no ensino superior indicam forte relação com as abordagens à aprendizagem e apresentam forte relevância para a compreensão da forma como os estudantes acedem ao conhecimento e para a definição de processos de aprendizagem de elevada qualidade (Entwistle, 2009; Chaleta & Entwistle, 2011). Os dados foram obtidos através da aplicação do CEQP (Ramsden, 2005; 2006; Chaleta et al, 2012) com 565 estudantes de diferentes cursos e áreas científicas. Os resultados indicaram que a experiência no curso é positiva para o conjunto dos estudantes havendo necessidade de observar com mais atenção as questões relacionadas com a avaliação. A grande maioria dos estudantes revela também satisfação com o curso que frequenta. Palavras-Chave: Experiência no Curso; Tutorias de Acompanhamento; CEQP; Ensino Superior. Abstract This study examine the experience in the course of the 1st year students who entered at the University of Évora. Studies on the perception of students on the learning environment in higher education indicate a strong relationship with the approaches to learning and have strong relevance to the understanding how students access the knowledge and the definition of high quality learning processes (Entwistle, 2009; Chaleta & Entwistle, 2011). The data were obtained by applying the CEQP (Ramsden, 2005, 2006; Chaleta et al, 2012) with 565 students from different courses and scientific areas. The results indicated that the course experience is positive for all the students but we need to look more closely at the issues related to assessment. The vast majority of students also reveals satisfaction with the course who attends Keywords: Course Experience; Mentor Monitoring; CEQP; Higher Education