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Band Gap Modeling of Different Ternary and Quaternary Alumina Garnet Phases Y3(AlXGa1-X)5O12 (YAGG) and Lu3(AlXGa1-X)5O12 (LuAGG). A Semiempirical Ap…
2022
A further generalization to quaternary oxide systems of the modeling equation of optical band gap values, based on the semiempirical correlation between the differences in the electronegativity of oxygen and the average cationic electronegativity, proposed some years ago, has been carried out by expanding the approach recently employed for ternary mixed oxides. The choice of oxide polymorphs and their influence on the fitting procedure of an experimental data set is evidenced by a detailed discussion of the fitting process of the literature's experimental band gap data pertaining two quaternary oxide systems of the garnet family, namely, Y3(AlxGa1-x)5O12 (YAGG) and Lu3(AlxGa1-x)5O12 (LuAGG)…
Combining the COM-B Model and Habit Theory to Leverage Understanding of Adolescents’ Tooth-Brushing Behavior
2022
Although brushing teeth twice a day is not difficult, a surprisingly large proportion of adolescents do not behave accordingly. This paper brings together the COM-B model and the habit formation theory in order to create a basis for a more comprehensive, customer-oriented, theory-based understanding of the issue. A total of nine focus group interviews were conducted among adolescents to further understand underlying aspects and develop solutions. In findings, barriers related to adolescents tooth brushing behavior were identified in all areas of COM-B model. Especially the role of automatic motivation was highlighted as in mornings tooth brushing seemed not to have a stable place in daily r…
Hybrid VLC/WiFi Architectures with Priority Feedback Channels
2022
In this paper, we consider integrating Visible Light Communication (VLC) and WiFi technologies in an ultra-dense (massive) Internet of Things scenario, where WiFi links are used for complementing VLC links and vice-versa. Indeed, in case of mobility and/or bidirectional communications, limited coverage areas and self-generated interference can be an issue. We consider hybrid VLC/WiFi nodes where the VLC link is used for the majority of (data) traffic and the WiFi link is employed as a feedback channel (e.g. transmitting TCP ACKs). In presence of intense WiFi traffic, the WiFi network may be congested and thus, to fully exploit the VLC bandwidth, we discuss possible priority mechanisms to fu…
Music we move to : Spotify audio features and reasons for listening
2022
Previous literature has shown that music preferences (and thus preferred musical features) differ depending on the listening context and reasons for listening (RL). Yet, to our knowledge no research has investigated how features of music that people dance or move to relate to particular RL. Consequently, in two online surveys, participants (N = 173) were asked to name songs they move to (“dance music”). Additionally, participants (N = 105) from Survey 1 provided RL for their selected songs. To investigate relationships between the two, we first extracted audio features from dance music using the Spotify API and compared those features with a baseline dataset that is considered to represent …
The Antibody Response to the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Booster in Healthcare Workers: Association between the IgG Antibody Titers and Anthropometric and…
2022
Background: Research shows that in most people, two-dose vaccination helps to shape the humoral response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Further studies are required to learn about the vaccine’s effectiveness after boosting. Methods: We conducted a prospective study among 103 healthcare workers (HCWs) from a regional multi-specialty hospital vaccinated with three doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine. We compared their immunoglobulin G (IgG) titers 14 days after the second dose with those 21 days after the booster. We also compared their anthropometric and body composition parameters with IgG concentrations at the same time points. Results: Twenty-one days aft…
Importancia de la regulación oficial en la vinculación académico-profesional: el caso de las técnicas de auditoría (primeros resultados)
2022
Uno de los objetivos subyacentes de la docencia universitaria actual es intentar conectarla con la realidad profesional con la que se van a encontrar los/as egresados/as con posterioridad en el mercado laboral. En materias muy aplicadas, la existencia de una regulación normativa oficial se convierte en un elemento clave para el éxito de cualquier propuesta docente realizada. Ante dicho contexto la presente investigación trata de estudiar el efecto de la normativa oficial sobre una propuesta de innovación educativa en Ciencia Laborales. A tal efecto, se usa una metodología cuantitativa mediante una encuesta por medio de un cuestionario estandarizado al alumnado de la asignatura de Técnicas d…
Bi- and three-dimensional fractal analysis of the brown seaweed Gongolaria montagnei and their relationship with gastropod molluscs assemblage
2022
Habitat complexity is one of the main influences on biodiversity in marine environments, particularly in coastal areas where foundation seaweeds provide substrate for highly diverse communities. We studied the 2D and 3D fractal dimensions of Gongolaria montagnei (Fucales) over the vegetative season and examine their relationship with the abundance, species richness and morpho-functional groups of the gastropod associated. Overall, the 3D fractal analysis method used here better describes seaweeds structural complexity compared to the traditional 2D fractal analysis, as highlighted by the higher relationship with gastropod assemblage associated to the alga in terms of abundance, number of sp…
The Regional Effects of Public Spending on Active Labor Market Policies: Evidence from Advanced Economies
2022
This paper examines the regional effects of public spending on Active Labor Market polices (ALMPs). Using an unbalanced sample of 308 regions belonging to 29 OECD Economies for the period 1995-2011, we show that discretionary increases in public spending on active labor market policies at the national level have statistically significant short- and medium-term effect in reducing regional unemployment rate, while raising regional output. These effects tend to be larger during periods of low GDP growth, and when complemented by a larger share of cohesion fund expenditures.
The Pandemic and Its Shadow. Feminist Theoretical and Art Discourses on Trauma and Community in COVID-19
2022
This article explores the philosophical and psychoanalytic trajectories of conceptualizing the Covid-19 pandemic as ‘collective trauma’, and considers what would be the risks, but also productive possibilities, of such a theoretical move. the context of this inquiry is the so-called ‘shadow pandemic’ – the drastic increase in domestic violence globally, which accompanied introduction of lockdowns as a measure of containing the impact of Covid-19 on public health infrastructures. For the women who were victims of violence during the lockdowns, the discourse of ‘sheltering’, ‘isolation’ and ‘staying home’ has carried antithetical meanings to the o6cially sanctioned ones – those were meanings …
Applicability of the MASK-Air® App to Severe Asthma Treated with Biologic Molecules: A Pilot Study
2022
MASK-air®, a good practice of the DG Santé, has been fully validated in allergic rhinitis, but little is known about its applicability to asthmatics. We explored whether the MASK-air® application is applicable to patients with severe asthma. Severe asthmatics were proposed to use the MASK-air® application for 6 months, along with best practice treatment. Treatment of the patients was not changed based on the application results. The evolution of the visual analogue scales (VAS) for asthma, shortness of breath, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, work, and sleep was monitored using MASK-air®. Adherence to MASK-air® and to the asthma treatment was also checked. Thirteen patie…
Player perceptions of informal learning in non-educational games
2022
The potential of non-educational games in learning is well-established, but there have been relatively few empirical studies attempting to explore the kinds of informal learning take place in non-educational games outside of formal education. Simultaneously, student motivation is known to have a connection to learning outcomes, but there is a lack of research on the relationship between gaming motivations and informal learning in games. This paper aims to fill the gap in research by, firstly, forming an empirically-based understanding of what players perceive they are learning from playing non-educational games, and secondly, exploring the potential connections of self-articulated learning …
Contextualizing AMO explanations of knowledge sharing in MNEs: the role of organizational and national culture
2022
AbstractAbility, motivation, and opportunity (AMO) approaches have dominated studies of knowledge sharing in multinational enterprises (MNEs). We argue that there is a need to consider both the national and organizational cultural contexts. Beyond their direct influence on knowledge sharing with colleagues in other business units (BUs), national and organizational culture significantly reinforce the positive relation between individual motivation and knowledge sharing. Thus, our multi-level approach to knowledge sharing in MNEs gives rise to a contextualized AMO approach that provides a novel and more potent understanding of variations in knowledge sharing. At the individual level, our appr…
Long-term care needs and the risk of household poverty across Europe: A comparative secondary data study
2022
Abstract Population ageing and rising poverty are two of the most pressing issues today, even in Western European nations. In parallel, the risk of poverty is also growing as a result of the recent global economic crisis and the COVID-19 containment measures, which have reduced individual and collective productivity and had a negative impact on household income. This study intends to explore the relationship between long-term care (LTC) needs and the risk of poverty at the household level in eight European countries selected to represent the different care regimes in Europe. The main international databases were scoured for study variables. These variables were categorized according to the …
Investigating applicability of ratings of indicators of the CLASS Pre-K instrument
2022
When classroom observations are increasingly used for accountability and evaluation purposes, a deeper understanding of the psychometric properties of such measurement tools is needed. The present study took a unique approach to examine the psychometric properties of a commonly used classroom observation measure by testing the reliability of indicators for higher-order constructs (i.e. dimensions). We investigated the reliability of indicator ratings of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Pre-K instrument in Finnish kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Twenty-one observer pairs rated 838 segments identified from the 413 lessons of 48 teachers. Variance components models were…
Mercado laboral e innovación territorial en el patrimonio cultural valenciano
2022
La innovación territorial y el mercado laboral confluyen en este estudio, que analiza la puesta en valor del patrimonio cultural valenciano de manera novedosa, estableciendo la relación entre las intervenciones sobre los elementos calificados como Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) y la generación de empleo en el territorio en el que se localizan. El objeto del estudio, los BIC, constituye una tipología del patrimonio cultural ideal por su reconocimiento institucional, por tratarse de elementos patrimoniales de gran valor histórico y social, y por su implantación territorial –los más de mil ochocientos existentes se distribuyen por todas las comarcas de la Comunitat Valenciana. Los BIC, mediant…
The genetic mechanism of fallness: St. Maximos the Confessor revisited
2022
Through a close reading of the two definitions of evil in the Introduction to Responses to Thalassios , this article points out a circular, cognitive-affective-somatic, genetic mechanism that St. Maximos the Confessor considers responsible for the initiation and transmission of the fallness as a human condition and the specific manifestation of it in the form of passions. It elucidates the first definition as mainly phenomenological, by identifying the circular mechanism and its behavioural expressions, and the second definition as more aetiological, by explaining why this mechanism emerges and reemerges with the fallen humanity despite its catastrophic results. Contribution: This article h…
Potential tolerability of ancient grains in non-celiac wheat sensitivity patients: A preliminary evaluation
2022
Background and aimsA wheat-free diet (WFD) represents the elective treatment for Non-celiac Wheat Sensitivity (NCWS) patients. Preliminary reports have shown a possible better tolerability of ancient grains in these subjects. The aim of this observational study was to evaluate the frequency of consumption of ancient grains and its correlation with clinical manifestations in NCWS patients.Methods223 NCWS patients were recruited, and their consumption of ancient grains was monitored. Participants were first administered a modified version of the Pavia/Biagi questionnaire to investigate their adherence to “modern WFD.” The appearance/exacerbation of symptoms after ingestion of ancient grains w…
Prácticas docentes con perspectiva de género en la enseñanza de la Antigüedad: una propuesta del grupo de investigación Arsmaya
2022
En este artículo se presenta el Proyecto de Innovación Docente 'Nou-PID: Innovación en la docencia de la Historia del Arte: acciones para dar visibilidad a las mujeres en la Antigüedad de la Universitat de València. En primer lugar, se explican los principales objetivos del proyecto basados en la implementación de la perspectiva de género en el estudio de las culturas de la Antigüedad a través de la docencia inversa y los aprendizajes autónomos e integrados. A continuación, se describen las prácticas docentes llevadas a cabo en diferentes asignaturas relacionadas con la Antigüedad y que implicaron la utilización de recursos en línea preexistentes, la creación y gestión de un espacio de deba…
Mercat laboral i innovació territorial al patrimoni cultural valencià
2022
La innovació territorial i el mercat laboral conflueixen en aquet estudi, que analitza la revaloració del patrimoni cultural valencià d’una manera innovadora. Es pretén establir la relació entre les intervencions sobre els elements qualificats com a Bé d’Interès Cultural (BIC) i la generació de llocs de treball en el territori en què es localitzen. L’objecte de l’estudi, els BIC, constitueix una tipologia del patrimoni cultural ideal pel seu reconeixement institucional, perquè es tracta d’elements patrimonials de gran valor històric i social, i per la seua implantació territorial –els més de mil vuit-cents que hi ha estan distribuïts per totes les comarques de la Comunitat Valenciana. Els B…
Editorial : Visual mismatch negativity (vMMN) : A unique tool in investigating automatic processing
2022
Influence of Stress on Electronic and Optical Properties of Rocksalt and Wurtzite MgO–ZnO Nanocomposites with Varying Concentrations of Magnesium and…
2022
The financial support of M-ERA.NET project “ZnMgO materials with tunable band gap for solar-blind UV sensors” (ZMOMUVS) is greatly acknowledged. The Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, as the Center of Excellence, has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Program H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement no. 739508, project CAMART2. The calculations were performed at the Latvian SuperCluster (LASC) located at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia.
The origin, definition and nature of the transconscious in the spirituality of Father Stăniloae
2022
In his important work, Orthodox Spirituality , Father Dumitru Staniloae considers that, besides the real existence of the subconscious, there exists in man another reality as well, comprising the superior divine energies found in the human heart and which he defined by using the modern notion of transconscious or supraconscious. Contribution: The present study emphasises on the origin, definitions and content of this concept in the work of Father Staniloae and its great importance in defining a way to know God and his salvation works, from the perspective of an anchorite and Christian mystic, engaged in the existential tension of communion with God.
Space and Time in Hybrid Teaching and Learning Environments : Two Cases and Design Principles
2022
The opportunities and challenges of teaching and learning in the same and different space and time have been discussed in the field of distance education for several decades. Within COVID-19, a new type of experimenting and research interest in so-called hybrid learning has emerged. In this article, we present the results from exploring “hybridity” from the perspective of classical categorizations of different forms of learning in terms of time and space. We explored the phenomenon through two cases with the same high-level strategic objective, serving hybrid interaction. In case A, we evaluated university library spaces renovated to serve hybrid teaching and learning. In case B, the focus …
Religious spaces as continually evolving modernities: Forms of encounter with modernity in Christian Orthodoxy and Islam
2022
The present study deals with the encounter with modernity in two neighbouring religious spaces: Christian Orthodoxy and Islam. Relying on Eisenstadt’s theory about multiple modernities and on its further developments by Thomas Mergel and Kristina Stoeckl, Islamic and Christian-Orthodox dynamics in relation to the challenges of modernity are examined under two aspects: first, the decoupling between religion and culture as elaborated by Olivier Roy, and second, the development of modernist and fundamentalist currents as phenomena of modernity. The study contributes to the sketching of the profile of Islamic and the Christian-Orthodox modernities, pointing both to some of the commonalities and…
The orthodox liturgical year and its theological structure
2022
The concept of ‘liturgical year’ indicates a reference to the meaning of the measuring units of civil time, and especially to the cosmic entities that determine the general rhythm of time – the sun and the moon. Interestingly, the liturgical time depends both on the structure of civil time, and, on the two discrete systems of the solar and lunar cycles, which have always been underpinnings of time measuring. The special importance and influence that the cosmical rhythms exert on the entire human life are also felt in the structure and theology of the liturgical time, where it signals the attempt to merge and reconcile the cosmical solar and lunar cycles within the liturgical year. This lead…
Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease for Treatment of COVID-19: Covalent Inhibitors Structure-Activity Relationship Insights and Evolution Perspectives
2022
The viral main protease is one of the most attractive targets among all key enzymes involved in the SARS-CoV-2 life cycle. Covalent inhibition of the cysteine145 of SARS-CoV-2 MPRO with selective antiviral drugs will arrest the replication process of the virus without affecting human catalytic pathways. In this Perspective, we analyzed the in silico, in vitro, and in vivo data of the most representative examples of covalent SARS-CoV-2 MPRO inhibitors reported in the literature to date. In particular, the studied molecules were classified into eight different categories according to their reactive electrophilic warheads, highlighting the differences between their reversible/irreversible mech…
Residents' and visitors' opinions as a basis for sustainable destination development Post-COVID-19
2022
Since RIO-92, sustainability has become a major issue within the tourism environment, urging the need to measure its economic, social and environmental variables. Agenda 21, a product of this Summit, recommends the implementation of governance processes, such as satisfaction surveys, as one of the tools for measuring sustainability. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 health crisis, sustainability will be the essential element of stability and control in the face of future crises on a global scale. This research proposes the opinion of residents and visitors as one of the bases for the design of sustainable tourism. Therefore, it analyses the level of sustainability felt by both groups, throug…
La docencia universitaria del estudio de la imagen: Los talleres de cultura visual y Seminarios de visualidad artística contemporánea
2022
El texto desarrolla la propuesta de innovación educativa que competea los «Talleres de Cultura visual»y los «Seminarios de visualidad artística contemporánea»que se presentan como actividades colaborativas y complementarias en la docencia de la asignatura de «Análisis e interpretación de la imagen»de la Universitat de Valènciadesde el curso 2009-2010. La experiencia de la docencia universitaria en un módulode formación básica,centrado en el estudio de la imagen nos ha permitido implementar dichas modalidades organizativas como óptimas para alcanzar las competencias que se han definido en el proceso de enseñanza/aprendizaje de los alumnos de primer curso de los grados de Historia e Historia …
Time domain symmetry parameters analysis for series arc fault detection
2022
This paper presents a feasibility study of exploiting the symmetry of some parameters for series arc fault detection in electrical circuits. The considered parameters are defined in the time domain and they are based on the current signal derivative and the evaluation of cross-correlation between subsequent observation windows. The analysis is carried out for AC systems, starting from an experimental characterization, which has been carried out in accordance with the Standard UL 1699 requirements for "unwanted tripping tests"and "operation inhibition tests"of arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs). The results obtained in different load conditions show that the proposed parameters can be us…
Kokemus työyhteisöön kuulumisesta rakentuu asiantuntijuutta arvostavassa ja hyväksyvässä vuorovaikutuksessa
2022
Lectio praecursoria viestinnän väitöskirjaksi tarkoitetun tutkimuksen Työyhteisöön liittymisen ja kuulumisen rakentuminen vuorovaikutuksessa tarkastustilaisuudessa Jyväskylän yliopistossa 4.12.2021. Vastaväittäjänä toimi dosentti, FT Anne Laajalahti (Vaasan yliopisto) ja kustoksena professori Anu Sivunen (Jyväskylän yliopisto). Työn pääohjaajana on toiminut apulaisprofessori Leena Mikkola (Tampereen yliopisto).
A Novel Approach of a Low-Cost UWB Microwave Imaging System with High Resolution Based on SAR and a New Fast Reconstruction Algorithm for Early-Stage…
2022
In this article, a new efficient and robust approach—the high-resolution microwave imaging system—for early breast cancer diagnosis is presented. The core concept of the proposed approach is to employ a combination of a newly proposed delay-and-sum (DAS) algorithm and the specific absorption rate (SAR) parameter to provide high image quality of breast tumors, along with fast image processing. The new algorithm enhances the tumor response by altering the parameter referring to the distance between the antenna and the tumor in the conventional DAS matrices. This adjustment entails a much clearer reconstructed image with short processing time. To achieve these aims, a high directional Vivaldi …
Reconstitutions environnementales et climatiques multiproxis des paléo-systèmes lacustres des bassins fini-paléozoïques du NE du Massif central
2022
National audience; Les bassins intracontinentaux fini-carbonifères à permiens du nord-est du Massif central (notamment Autun, Decize-La Machine et Aumance) s'inscrivent dans le cadre de l'extension tardi-orogénique de la chaîne varisque, et de l'acmé de la glaciation fini-paléozoïque. La récente réévaluation de leurs successions sédimentaires à dominance silicoclastique en termes de processus et architectures sédimentaires, stratigraphie séquentielle, géochimie élémentaire et isotopique, permet de préciser l'évolution spatio-temporelle des environnements de dépôt: les sédiments détritiques, incluant une large composante volcanoclastique, se sont déposés majoritairement dans des systèmes lac…
The trees in the middle of Paradise (Gn 2:9) during the Great Lent: Orthodox hymnography as biblical interpretation
2022
The article examines the interpretation of the Scripture in Byzantine hymnography during the Great Lent. Some notable recent contributions focus on Andrew of Crete’s and Romanos the Melodist’s compositions, illustrating the hymnographic way of understanding the Scriptures. The author of this study presents a selection of stanzas from hymns of the Triodion that refer to the trees of Paradise. Hymnography perceives the trees in Genesis 2–3 in direct connection with the cross. Only rarely is the tree of life a metaphor for Jesus, as the shadow of the tree of the cross is seldom a metaphor for protection. Another interesting aspect in relation to hymnography is the fact that it represents a typ…
Mujeres, Arte y Antigüedad. Rompiendo tópicos en las aulas: una propuesta del grupo de investigación Arsmaya.
2022
En los últimos años se están produciendo significativos avances en el conocimiento de las mujeres del pasado. En parte, dichos avances son consecuencia de hallazgos producidos recientemente, pero sobre todo se deben a la irrupción de una nueva forma de hacer historia, de cómo acercarse al pasado. Nos referimos a la influencia de las teorías feministas en la historia, la historia del arte y la arqueología, que ha favorecido la incorporación de la perspectiva de género en las investigaciones llevadas a cabo en el marco de estas disciplinas. Ahora bien, aunque se han dado grandes pasos, todavía se está lejos de lograr la real integración de las mujeres en los estudios del pasado. Desde nuestro…
La Digitalización de la Educación en Pandemia. Mirada del docente peruano
2022
La respuesta educativa mundial ante la pandemia se ha basado en la digitalización de los procesos de aprendizaje. Estos procesos han sido disímiles, en su gran mayoría por ensayo y error, y basados en condiciones socioeducativas diversas ¿Qué aprendizaje se puede extraer de este inédito proceso educativo? Parte de esta respuesta está en el profesorado que ha gestionado esta educación de emergencia. En este sentido, este estudio busca explorar y caracterizar las debilidades, amenazas, fortalezas y oportunidades (DAFO) con que el docente peruano de secundaria concibe la digitalización en el marco de la pandemia por Covid-19. El estudio recurre a un enfoque de investigación cualitativo a parti…