Convergence: How Five Trends Will Reshape the Social Sector

This report highlights five key trends and how their coming together will shape the social sector of the future. Based on extensive review of existing research and in-depth interviews with thought leaders and nonprofit leaders and activists, it explores the trends (Demographic Shifts; Technological Advances; Networks Enabling Work to be Organized in New Ways; Rising Interest in Civic Engagement and Volunteerism; and Blurring of Sector Boundaries) and looks at the ways nonprofits can successfully navigate the changes. The monograph is by La Piana Consulting, a national firm dedicated to strengthening nonprofits and foundations

Reliability of shoulder rotators isometric strength test using a novel pulley electromechanical dynamometer. Influence of the assessment position

Indexación: Scopus.Background: The shoulder complex, because of its relatively extensive freedom of motion, offers a great variety of testing positions and articular planes for strength examination. Despite this, reliability of results are not clearly addressed. A novel pulley electromechanical dynamometer (FED) (functional electronic dynamometer) could be an alternative in strength assessment, however, the relative and absolute reliability have not been reported in the literature. Objectives: To report the results of shoulder internal (IR) and rotators (ER) peak torque reliability in two assessment positions by FED in asymptomatic subjects. Methods: Fifty-two healthy college students were included and tested twice within a two week period. In a supine position, the subjects randomly performed four isometric strength tests (i.e. IR at 40°, IR at 90°, ER at 40°, and ER at 90° of shoulder abduction). Results: The intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) for relative reliability at 90° were 0.96 (0.94-0.98) for IR and 0.94 (0.90-0.96) for ER. ICC at 40° were 0.89 (0.80-0.94) for IR and 0.97 (0.94-0.98) for ER. Absolute reliability expressed as standard error of measurement compared to the mean (SEM%) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of minimal detectable change percentage (MDC%) at 90° were 8.8% (-20.8, 28.4%) and 11.4% (-28.0, 35.2%) for ER. MDC% at 40° were 12.6% (-35.5, 34.8%) for IR and 18.1% (-28.1, 35, 2%) for ER. Conclusions: Isometric strength testing protocol using FED showed an excellent reproducibility and can be safely used in clinical settings to monitor the strength changes in a group of individuals or in a single individual. © 2018, Asian Journal of Sports Medicine.http://asjsm.com/en/articles/60406.htm

Analysis of the effect of mobile terminal speed on WLAN/3G vertical handovers

Proceedings of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM '06, San Francisco, California, 27 november - 1 december, 2006.WLAN hot-spots are becoming widely spread. This, combined with the availability of new multi-mode terminals integrating heterogeneous technologies, opens new business opportunities for mobile operators. Scenarios in which 3G coverage is complemented by WLAN deployments are becoming available. Thus, true all-IP based networks are ready to offer a new variety of services across heterogeneous access. However, to achieve this, some aspects still need to be analyzed. In particular, the effect of the terminal speed on the detection and selection process of the preferred access network is not yet well understood. In fact, efficiency of vertical handovers depends on the appropriate configuration of mobile devices. In this paper we present a simulation study of handover performance between 3G and WLAN access networks showing the impact of mobile users’ speed. The mobile devices are based on the IEEE 802.21 cross layer architecture and use WLAN signal level thresholds as handover criteria. A novel algorithm to dynamically adjust terminals’ configuration is presented.Publicad

Analysis of the pedagogical perspective of the MOOCs available in Portuguese

After an initial stage of exponential growth in MOOCs, a need has arisen of to address several different aspects of these innovations in order to understand and develop them from different perspectives, such as this one, with the analysis of pedagogical dimensions aimed at improving course design. This paper presents an updated review of the literature and proposes five research lines for an in-depth approach. This study is part of a broader research project1 and here analyses 356 MOOCs delivered in Portuguese by 16 different platforms. The research design is quantitative, non-experimental and transversal. An adaptation of the MOOC Educational and Interactive Indicators Instrument —INdiMOOC-EdI— was used in the data collection process. The reliability and internal consistency analysis of that adaptation for the whole sample resulted in a Cronbach alpha score of 0.731. The data obtained enable us to classify the existing MOOCs in Portuguese according to descriptive, formative, and interactive components. These different types correlate with the quality indices, being negative in the first dimension (descriptive) and positive in the second and third ones (formative and interactive).Funded by the call for R&D&i projects named: «Estudio del impacto de las erubricas federada en evaluación de las competencias en el practicum» (Study on the impact of federated eRubrics in the evaluation of the competences in the practicum). Plan Nacional de I+D+i de Excelencia (National R&D&i Excellence Plan) (2014-16) no. EDU2013-41974-

Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Route Optimisation Solution for NEMO

An important requirement for Internet protocol (IP) networks to achieve the aim of ubiquitous connectivity is network mobility (NEMO). With NEMO support we can provide Internet access from mobile platforms, such as public transportation vehicles, to normal nodes that do not need to implement any special mobility protocol. The NEMO basic support protocol has been proposed in the IETF as a first solution to this problem, but this solution has severe performance limitations. This paper presents MIRON: Mobile IPv6 route optimization for NEMO, an approach to the problem of NEMO support that overcomes the limitations of the basic solution by combining two different modes of operation: a Proxy-MR and an address delegation with built-in routing mechanisms. This paper describes the design and rationale of the solution, with an experimental validation and performance evaluation based on an implementation.Publicad

The archives of the marquises of Legarda at the Archivo Histórico de la Nobleza (Toledo)

El presente artículo es el resultado de los trabajos realizados sobre el fondo del Marquesado de Legarda, conservado en el Archivo Histórico de la Nobleza, desarrollados en el marco del “Programa de Formación de Profesionales Iberoamericanos en el sector cultural”, a finales del año 2012. El trabajo se centró en la identificación somera y descripción pieza a pieza del fondo, que unido al estudio de la organización del archivo seguido durante los siglos XVI a XIX ha dado como resultado el análisis integral de este pequeño fondo. Así, pretendemos dar a conocer las conclusiones históricas y archivísticas en relación a dicho fondo, ofreciendo a la comunidad investigadora un completo panorama en el que se ha reflejado la genealogía de los titulares del marquesado desde su primera generación hasta la actualidad; la organización del archivo durante el Antiguo Régimen; la ordenación física original de los documentos, su descripción y su conservación; y el contenido de la documentación y la utilidad de su información para los estudios históricos. De temática variada, el archivo presenta numerosos documentos relativos a la administración de bienes, al ejercicio de la jurisdicción señorial y a la gestión de las obras pías. Al recorrer sus documentos incluso es posible encontrar fuentes que proporcionan al investigador noticias de algunos episodios de la vida cotidiana. Más que agotar el potencial informativo de dicho archivo, nuestra intención ha sido la de motivar a estudiosos e investigadores a conocer los documentos que lo componen sabiendo que, en cualquier caso, permitirán otras posibilidades de estudio de más amplio alcance.This paper results from an experience with the archives of the marquises of Legarda, held by the Archivo Histórico de la Nobleza, and developed in the context of the “Programa de Formación de Profesionales Iberoamericanos en el sector cultural”, between October and December 2012. The work consisted of a summarized identification and archival description, which added to the study of the original archival organization performed between the16th and the 19th centuries, led to the integral analysis of this fonds. Thus, we aim to shed light to both historical and archival conclusions about such archives, offering a complete outlook on Legarda’s genealogy from its first to its current generation; on the archival organization during the Ancien Régime in its external features, original order, archival description, and conservation; and on the archives’ content and informational potential. The archives contains plenty of documents on diverse themes, as property management, master’s jurisdiction exercise, and charity affairs. While examining the documents, it is also possible to find sources on episodes of everyday life and criminal cases. More than exhaust the archives’ informational potential, we hope to foster scholars and researchers to know the documents left by the marquises of Legarda, taking into account that in any case they will allow new possibilities for deeper studies