e-Artisans: Contemporary Design for the Global Market

The aim of GoGlobal Ghana was to consider whether the creative industries in a developing country could be nurtured through design collaboration and an e-commerce model to contribute significant economic growth through increasing the level of international trade. The project was initiated with three phases planned for execution: a creative studio with design students from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London and the Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana, an e-commerce process for supply, distribution and marketing; and finally a “hub” location to facilitate project delivery and dissemination to other African regions

Self-composition by Symbolic Execution

This work is licensed under a CC-BY Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)urn: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-42770urn: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-42770Self-composition is a logical formulation of non-interference, a high-level security property that guarantees the absence of illicit information leakages through executing programs. In order to capture program executions, self-composition has been expressed in Hoare or modal logic, and has been proved (or refuted) by using theorem provers. These approaches require considerable user interaction, and verification expertise. This paper presents an automated technique to prove self-composition. We reformulate the idea of self-composition into comparing pairs of symbolic paths of the same program; the symbolic paths are given by Symbolic Execution. The result of our analysis is a logical formula expressing self-composition in first-order theories, which can be solved by off-the-shelf Satisfiability Modulo Theories solver

Turning Emergency Plans into Executable Artifacts

ISBN: 978-0-692-21194-6 Available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) LicenseInternational audienceOn the way to the improvement of Emergency Plans, we show how a structured specification of the response procedures allows transforming static plans into dynamic, executable entities that can drive the way different actors participate in crisis responses. Additionally, the execution of plans requires the definition of information access mechanisms allowing execution engines to provide an actor with all the information resources he or she needs to accomplish a response task. We describe work in progress to improve the SAGA's Plan definition Module and Plan Execution Engine to support information-rich plan execution

PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK PADA KONSEP IPA DALAM TEMA BERBAGAI PEKERJAAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KREATIVITAS BERPIKIR SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR

NurJannah Indah Permatasari 1003367 ABSTRACT This research is titled, “The Implementation of Scientific Approach on Natural Science Concept in a Variety of Work Theme to Increase Creative Thinking of Elementary School Students”. The research sets on some problem regarding student’screative thinking on learning Natural Science subject. This finding was discovered prior to the first observation that show students of State Elementary School 6 Cibogostill lacks the ability of creative thinking. In this research, the studied aspect is the fluency and authenticity of student’s creative thinking. One of the methods that have been used is to increase creative thinking with the implementation of scientific approach. The purpose of this research is to 1) know the learning plan with the implementation of scientific approach on natural science concept in a variety of work theme to increase creative thinking of students, 2) to know the learning execution with the implementation of scientific approach on natural science concept in a variety of work theme to increase creative thinking of students, and 3) to know the increase of students creative thinking after the scientific approach implementation. This research is a class activity study that begins with planning, execution, observation and reflection which leads to improvement plan on the next phase. This research is done in three cycles. Observation and creative thinking test result was the method of collecting data in this research. The research found that the average creative thinking fluency aspect value on pre-cycle or before execution is 44 out of maximum 100. The first cycle shows increase for 63 out of 100, the second cycle shows increase for 82 out of 100 and the increase was also shown on the third cycle for 93 out of 100. As for the average creative thinking authenticity aspect value on pre-cycle or before execution are 41 out of maximum 100. The first cycle shows increase for 70 out of 100, the second cycle shows increase for 82 out of 100 and the increase keep showing on the third cycle for 95 out of 100. The above data shows that students creative thinking ability is increasing after the implementation of scientific approach in learning method. Keywords: Scientific Approach, Creative Thinking. ABSTRAKPenelitian ini berjudul, “Penerapan Pendekatan Saintifik Pada Konsep IPA Dalam Tema Berbagai Pekerjaan Untuk Meningkatkan Kreativitas Berpikir Siswa Sekolah Dasar”. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi beberapa permasalahan kreativitas berpikir siswa dalam pembelajaran IPA. Hal ini didasarkan pada hasil observasi awal yang menunjukan bahwa kreativitas berpikir siswa di SDN 6 Cibogo masih kurang. Dalam penelitian ini kreativitas berpikir yang diteliti yaitu dalam aspek kelancaran dan keaslian. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan yaitu meningkatkan kreativitas berpikir dengan menerapkan pendekatan saintifik. Tujuan yang hendak diacapai dalam penelitian ini yaitu: (1) mengetahui perencanaan pembelajaran dengan penerapan pendekatan saintifik pada konsep ipa dalam tema berbagai pekerjaan untuk meningkatkan kreativitas berpikir siswa, (2) mengetahui pelaksanaan pembelajaran dengan penerapan pendekatan saintifik pada konsep IPA dalam tema berbagai pekerjaan untuk meningkatkan kreativitas berpikir siswa, dan (3) mengetahui peningkatan kreativitas berpikir siswa setelah menerapkan pendekatan saintifik. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang dimulai dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi dan refleksi untuk kemudian membuat perencanaan perbaikan pada siklus berikutnya. Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam tiga siklus.Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah hasil observasi dan hasil tes kreativitas berpikir siswa. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh yaitu, nilai rata-rata kreativitas berpikir aspek kelancaran pada pra siklus atau sebelum diberi tindakan adalah 44 dari nilai rata-rata maksimal 100 lalu pada siklus I meningkat sebesar 63 dari nilai rata-rata maksimal 100, pada siklus II meningkat menjadi 82 dari nilai rata-rata maksimal 100 dan kembali meningkar pada siklus III menjadi 93 dari nilai rata-rata maksimal 100. Dan nilai rata-rata kreativitas berpikir aspek keaslian pada pra siklus atau sebelum diberi tindakan adalah 41 dari nilai rata-rata maksimal 100 lalu pada siklus I meningkat sebesar 70 dari nilai rata-rata maksimal 100, pada siklus II meningkat menjadi 82 dari nilai rata-rata maksimal 100 dan kembali meningkar pada siklus III menjadi 95 dari nilai rata-rata maksimal 100. Dari data tersebut menunjukan bahwa kreativitas berpikirsiswa meningkat setelah dilakukan pembelajaran dengan menerapkan pendekatan saintifik. Kata kunci : pendekatan saintifik, kreativitas berpiki

Sense of Place in the Anthropocene: A students-teaching-students course

Contemporary environmental education is tasked with the acknowledgement of the Anthropocene - an informal but ubiquitous term for the current geological epoch which arose from anthropogenic changes to the Earth system - and its accompanying socio-ecological implications. Sense of Place can be a hybridized tool of personal agency and global awareness for this task. Through the creation, execution and reflection of a 14-student students-teaching-students (STS) course at the University of Vermont in the Spring of 2019, Giannina Gaspero-Beckstrom and Ella Mighell aimed to facilitate a peer-to-peer learning environment that addressed sense of place, social justice and community engagement. The students-teaching-students framework is an alternative educational approach that supports the values and practices of the University of Vermont’s Environmental Program, as well as an intentional breakdown of the hierarchical knowledge paradigm. Using alternative pedagogies (predominately critical and place-based), we attempted to facilitate meaningful learning through creative expression, experiential education, community dialogue and personal reflection. Our intention with this was to encourage awareness and action

Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the extended TUG test in elderly participants

Background: To analyse the reliability, variance and execution time of the Extended Timed Up and Go (Extended TUG) test in three age groups of elderly participants (G1: 55–64 years; G2: 65–74 years; G3: 75–85 years). Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study of 114 recruited participants (63 women) of average age 70.17 (± 7.3) years was undertaken. Each participant performed the Extended TUG three consecutive times, with a rest break between tests of 120 s. Both the intragroup and intergroup reliability of the measurements in the Extended TUG were analysed. Results: The reliability of the Extended TUG test is excellent for the first and second decades but drops down to good for the third decade. Specifically, intragroup reliability ranged from 0.784 for G3 to 0.977 for G1 (G2 = 0.858). Intergroup reliability, compared with intragroup reliability, was slightly lower, ranging between 0.779 for G3 and 0.972 for G1 (G2 = 0.853). Conclusion: The reliability of the Extended TUG test progressively decreases with increasing age, being excellent for the younger age groups and good for the oldest age group

Bodily crises in skilled performance: Considering the need for artistic habits

Empirical evidence demonstrates that performing artists are confronted by a variety of ‘bodily crises’ (e.g., injury, attrition of habits induced by ageing) over the course of their careers (Wainwright, Williams, & Turner, 2005). Such crises may present a serious threat to the embodied subject. Unfortunately, many prominent theories of skill acquisition (e.g., Fitts & Posner, 1967) appear to evacuate the body from performance by suggesting that any form of conscious processing (i.e., paying conscious attention to one's action during motor skill execution) will disrupt habitual behaviour. As a result, few researchers have considered how performers might tackle bodily anomalies. In the current paper, we seek to address this issue by discussing a variety of the ‘crises’ that confront the performing body. We start by discussing a number of disciplinary practices that may contribute to these crises. Next, we argue that habitual movements must be open to ‘acts of creativity’ in order to maintain a productive relationship between the performing body and the environment. Then we consider what this ‘creative action’ might involve and discuss a number of approaches (e.g., mindfulness, somaesthetic awareness) that could maintain and improve one's movement proficiency. Here, our argument draws on Dewey's (1922) pragmatist philosophy and his belief that ‘intelligent habit’ was required to help people to improve their movement functioning. Finally, we consider the implications of our argument for current conceptualisations of ‘habitual’ movement and recommend that researchers explore the adaptive and flexible capacity of the performing body

Objective Assessment of Surgical Operative Performance by Observational Clinical Human Reliability Analysis (OC-HRA):A Systematic Review

Background: Both morbidity and mortality data (MMD) and learning curves (LCs) do not provide information on the nature of intraoperative errors and their mechanisms when these adversely impact on patient outcome. OCHRA was developed specifically to address the unmet surgical need for an objective assessment technique of the quality of technical execution of operations at individual operator level. The aim of this systematic review was to review of OCHRA as a method of objective assessment of surgical operative performance.Methods: Systematic review based on searching 4 databases for articles published from January 1998 to January 2019. The review complies with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and includes original publications on surgical task performance based on technical errors during operations across several surgical specialties.Results: Only 26 published studies met the search criteria, indicating that the uptake of OCHRA during the study period has been low. In 31% of reported studies, the operations were performed by fully qualified consultant/attending surgeons and by surgical trainees in 69% in approved training programs. OCHRA identified 7869 consequential errors (CE) during the conduct of 719 clinical operations (mean = 11 CEs). It also identified ‘hazard zones’ of operations and proficiency–gain curves (P-GCs) that confirm attainment of persistent competent execution of specific operations by individual trainee surgeons. P-GCs are both surgeon and operation specific.Conclusions: Increased OCHRA use has the potential to improve patient outcome after surgery, but this is a contingent progress towards automatic assessment of unedited videos of operations. The low uptake of OCHRA is attributed to its labor-intensive nature involving human factors (cognitive engineering) expertise. Aside from faster and more objective peer-based assessment, this development should accelerate increased clinical uptake and use of the technique in both routine surgical practice and surgical training.</p