Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Development : Starting from the South

2023

At a time when uneven power dynamics are high on development actors’ agenda, this book will be an important contribution to researchers and practitioners working on innovation in development and civil society. While there is much discussion of localization, decolonization and ‘shifting power’ in civil society collaborations in development, the debate thus far centers on the aid system. This book directs attention to CSOs as drivers of development in various contexts that we refer to as the Global South. This book take a transformative stance, reimagining roles, relations and processes. It does so from five complementary angles: (1) Southern CSOs reclaiming the lead, 2) displacement of the N…

Next-to-leading order perturbative QCD predictions for exclusive J/ψ photoproduction in oxygen-oxygen and lead-lead collisions at energies available …

2023

We present predictions for the cross sections of coherent J/ψ photoproduction in lead-lead and oxygen-oxygen ultraperipheral collisions (UPCs) as a function of the J/ψ rapidity at the LHC in the framework of collinear factorization at next-to-leading order (NLO) in perturbative QCD. Taking generalized parton distribution functions in their forward limit and using the EPPS21, nNNPDF3.0, and nCTEQ15WZSIH nuclear parton distribution functions, we update our recent results for Pb-Pb collisions, make detailed predictions for O-O collisions for several beam energy configurations, and examine the ratio of O-O and Pb-Pb UPC cross sections. We show that the latter observable allows one to significan…

Meeting the 24-h movement guidelines and health-related outcomes among youth with autism spectrum disorder: a seven-country observational study

2023

Abstract Background Meeting daily guidelines for physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration is associated with a host of health indicators for youth. In this cross-sectional observational study, we investigated the associations between adherence to the movement guidelines and health-related outcomes among youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Parents of youth with ASD (10–17 years) from seven countries and regions were invited to provide online proxy-reports for child’s movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sleep and screen time), and health-related outcomes (i.e., body mass index [BMI], general health, and quality of life). A series of multiple linear regression…

Coordination chemistry on surfaces through vapor phase processing: smart molecular/graphene heterostructures based on spin-crossover complexes and 2D…

2023

Los compuestos de coordinación están últimamente focalizando la atención de los investigadores en el campo de la nanociencia. Particular interés están generando aquellos compuestos con propiedades magnéticas de cara a su integración a la nanoescala en ramas como la electrónica y/o la espintrónica moleculares. Sin embargo, para su uso real en dispositivos destinados a estas aplicaciones, su procesabilidad es un requisito indispensable. En el marco de esta necesidad, la presente tesis doctoral se ha destinado al estudio del procesado sobre superficies mediante técnicas de fase gas de dos tipos distintos de compuestos de coordinación. Por tanto, el trabajo se ha dividido en dos partes. La prim…

Älypuhelimista on hyötyä ja haittaa urheilijoiden itsesäätelylle

2023

Celium: The aesthetic of electronic dance music in a band setting.

2023

Comparative evaluation of Hand, Rotary and Reciprocation motion on Dentin thickness and instrumentation time in Primary anterior teeth using CBCT: An…

2023

Ultimate goal of BMP is to extirpate the pulp tissue completely, microorganisms, debris & shaping the canal which preserves the original course of the canal to receive an obturating material. Due to various morphological challenges present in deciduous root canal, there is high demand of an improved quality & design of file system with less working length to prevent undesirable complication & reduce treatment time. Aim: To evaluate & inter-compare the dentin thickness and instrumentation time in root dentin of deciduous teeth after BMP in Hand, Rotary & Reciprocation motion with single-file systems. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 60 extracted primary single rooted teeth with un-resorbed roots were i…

Algoritmisk tenking og undervisningsmodellen PRIMM - Eit studium av algoritmisk tankegang hos elevar når dei programmerer i Scratch.

2023

Innføringa av LK20 hausten 2020, gir klare føringar på at algoritmisk tenking og programmering er ein del av kompetansen elevane skal inneha i framtida. Målet med denne studien er å sjå korleis algoritmisk tankegang kjem til uttrykk hos elevar på 8.trinn gjennom programmering, og meir spesifikt korleis algoritmisk tankegang kjem til uttrykk i dei ulike fasane av PRIMM når elevar programmerer i Scratch . Studien tek utgangspunkt i sosiokulturell læringsteori, då PRIMM-modellen vektlegg diskusjonar omkring tolking av kodar, og overføring av ferdigheit og kunnskap frå det sosiale til det kognitive planet (Sentance, Waite, & Kallia, 2019). Programmet elevane brukar er Scratch. Eit program som o…

Video calls as a nexus of practice in multilingual translocal families

2023

This study explores how daily video calls were used by two multilingual family constellations to keep in contact with members located elsewhere. A three-stage data collection and analysis protocol was developed together with the two main participants, two single mothers each with a 4-year-old child. The results show that active collaboration among all members of the family was needed to get the activity going. The families employed a de facto family language policy where the focus was on successful communication and nurturing emotional bonds rather than developing language skills. At the same time, the regular video calls added a significant amount of time spent together and increased the a…

Study of archaeological ceramics from northern Bactria in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages (3rd-7th centuries AD)

2023

Esta tesis se centra en el análisis arqueológico y arqueométrico de cerámicas kusháno-sasánidas (ss. III-IV d.C.) y altomedievales (ss. V-VIII d.C.) procedentes de diferentes yacimientos localizados en el sector septentrional de la antigua Bactriana (Asia Central). Bactriana, o Tokharistán, como fue llamada desde finales del siglo IV d.C. (Litvinsky, 1998), fue una de las satrapías del Imperio Aqueménida que incluía los territorios al norte y al sur del antiguo río Oxus (ahora Amu Darya), actualmente correspondientes al sur de Uzbekistán, sur de Tayikistán y norte de Afganistán. La región se caracterizó por contactos continuos entre pueblos, debidos a migraciones, invasiones y comercio. Des…

Genome-wide mapping of signatures of selection using a high-density array identified candidate genes for growth traits and local adaptation in chicke…

2023

Abstract Background Availability of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping arrays and progress in statistical analyses have allowed the identification of genomic regions and genes under selection in chicken. In this study, SNP data from the 600 K Affymetrix chicken array were used to detect signatures of selection in 23 local Italian chicken populations. The populations were categorized into four groups for comparative analysis based on live weight (heavy vs light) and geographical area (Northern vs Southern Italy). Putative signatures of selection were investigated by combining three extended haplotype homozygosity (EHH) statistical approaches to quantify excess of haplotype homoz…

Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026

2023

Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in health surveillance systems, disease prevention, and treatment globally. Among the many factors that might have led to these gaps is the issue of the financing of national health systems, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), as well as a robust global system for pandemic preparedness. We aimed to provide a comparative assessment of global health spending at the onset of the pandemic; characterise the amount of development assistance for pandemic preparedness and response disbursed in the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic; and examine expectations for future health spending and put into context the expected ne…

Sosial og faglig inkludering av barn med spesielle behov i barneskolen.

2023

Denne studien undersøker problemstillingen: «Hvordan erfarer foreldre til barn med spesielle behov at barnet ble inkludert sosialt og faglig i barneskolen?». Formålet med denne studien har vært å kunne belyse hvordan foreldre erfarer denne inkluderingen og hvordan den har fungert. Hensikten var å kunne få frem hvilke erfaringer foreldrene sitter igjen med etter at det har gått mellom fire til åtte år etter endt barneskole for deres barn. I forlengelsen av dette, var hensikten å kunne avdekke og belyse områder hvor det var behov for forbedring. En ønskelig konsekvens er at denne studien vil kunne øke kunnskapen rundt hvordan lærere og ansatte ved skoler kan legge til rette for god inkluderin…

Aikakausista pahin

2023

Skotlantilaisen Ali Smithin vuodenaikojen mukaan nimetystä neljän romaanin sarjasta ilmestyi suomeksi vuoden 2022 aikana kaksi ensimmäistä osaa, Syksy ja Talvi. Sanaleikkejä rakastavan kirjailijan tyylittely asettaa suomentajalle haasteita, mutta lukukokemus on kaikkea muuta kuin vaikea. nonPeerReviewed

Using self-assessment to enhance self-regulated learning : an intervention study in a Finnish lower secondary school

2023

The aim of this intervention study was to explore how the emphasised use of self-assessment in Swedish language classes affects ninth graders’ perceptions of self-regulated learning and their self-assessments in Finland. The dataset includes the survey responses of 36 students and their written self-assessments. The results suggest that the quality of the self-assessments increased during the intervention, although the level of reflection was still superficial. The students exhibited more positive perceptions of their skills in self-regulated learning at the end of the intervention. The results indicate that incorporating self-assessment into teaching boosts students’ perceptions of self-re…

Diritto alla privacy e accesso agli atti del fascicolo telematico processuale da parte di terzi-giornalisti: “quo vadis” Italia?

2023

In this work, we want to try to examine what might be – today – the consequences of a contrast between the national legislation, artt. 51 and 52 of 30 June 2003, n. 196 (so-called Privacy Code) and art. 17 of the d.P.C.M. of 16 February 2016, n. 40, and the European legislation, art. 55 of the Privacy Regulation of 25 May 2016, n. 679, regarding the relationship between the protection of personal data, the right of access to the deeds of the electronic file of the administrative process by third parties (here of interest to journalists) and the right to information.

Lapsiperheiden häätöjen ennaltaehkäisy taloussosiaalityön avulla

2023

Tutkielma käsittelee lapsiperheiden häätöjen ennaltaehkäisyä taloussosiaalityön kontekstissa. Tutkielmassa tarkastellaan, miten kirjallisuudessa esitetään taloussosiaalityön merkitys lapsiperheiden vuokraveloista aiheutuneiden häätöjen ennaltaehkäisyssä. Lisäksi selvitän, toteutuuko kuntien tarjoamassa taloussosiaalityössä eettisesti hyvän sosiaalityön kriteerit. Tutkielman teoreettinen viitekehys koostuu sosiaalialan keskeisistä eettisistä periaatteista sekä ennalta-ehkäisystä. Lisäksi käyn lyhyesti läpi tutkimuksessa käytettyjä keskeisiä käsitteitä. Tutkielman metodina on systemaattinen kirjallisuuskatsaus. Aineisto koostuu kuudesta vertaisarvioidusta artikkelista, joista neljä on englann…

Quadrature-Averaged Homodyne Detection for Estimating Cavity Parameters

2023

Balanced homodyne interferometry is a well-known detection technique that allows for sensitive characterization of light fields. Conventionally a homodyne interferometer is operated by locking the relative phase of a reference beam to the signal beam by means of an active feedback loop. A less often used method is to perform a slow continuous modulation of the reference beam arm length that corresponds to averaging all relative phases during the measurement. Here we show theoretically and experimentally that this quadrature averaging can be advantageous in estimating the parameters of a resonant optical cavity. We demonstrate that the averaging turns the transduction function, from cavity f…

Kestävä kehitys tulisi huomioida myös liikunta- ja urheilupsykologiassa

2023

Evidence for protein leverage in a general population sample of children and adolescents

2023

Background/ObjectivesThe strong regulation of protein intake can lead to overconsumption of total energy on diets with a low proportion of energy from protein, a process referred to as protein leverage. The protein leverage hypothesis posits that protein leverage explains variation in energy intake and potentially obesity in ecological settings. Here, we tested for protein leverage and the protein leverage hypothesis in children and adolescents.Subjects/MethodsA population sample of children, mean (SD) age 7.6 (0.4) years (n = 422), followed up at age 9.8 (0.4) years (n = 387) and at age 15.8 (0.4) years (n = 229), participating for the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) st…

Diseño y validación de un instrumento para evaluar la percepción del alumnado de primaria y secundaria sobre la competencia musical desde un modelo d…

2023

Introducción: De forma tradicional, en el ámbito educativo, la evaluación ha tenido y tiene una gran importancia ya que es un factor imprescindible para la mejora de la calidad por basarse en el éxito académico. La finalidad de esta tesis doctoral es investigar la percepción que tiene el alumnado de primaria y secundaria sobre la materia de música, partiendo del diseño y validación de un instrumento para evaluar la percepción del alumnado sobre la competencia musical (CM) desde un modelo de Cohesión Social (CS). Esta investigación se ha realizado en diferentes fases, desde la definición del constructo hasta su operativización de este a través de diferentes dimensiones, indicadores e ítems. …

Hva kjennetegner kroppsøvingsdebatten i norsk media?

2023

Denne studien tar sikte på å undersøke hvordan kroppsøvingsfaget blir fremstilt i norsk media. Målet med studien var å svare på problemstillingen; Hva kjennetegner kroppsøvingsfaget i norsk media? Hvem uttaler seg, og om hva? Studien bidrar til å identifisere trender og temaer som utgjør mediebildet. Studien samlet inn datamateriell fra norske papiraviser i en tiårsperiode fra juli 2012 til juli 2022. Totalt ble 2225 artikler gjennomgått, hvorav 256 artikler oppfylte kravet vårt om å diskutere elementer knyttet til kroppsøvingsfaget, og ble hovedgrunnlaget for studien. Det ble brukt både deskriptiv statistikk og tematisk analyse for å svare på problemstillingen. Undersøkelsene avdekker at d…

Johann Mathias Vinzenz Haas (1812-1899) - działalność organmistrzowska na Opolszczyźnie : studium źródłoznawcze na podstawie zbiorów Archiwum Państwo…

2023

LA PRESCRIZIONE DEI CREDITI RETRIBUTIVI DEI LAVORATORI E LE RECENTI PRONUNCE DELLA CASSAZIONE

2023

L'A. esamina il nuovo regime della prescrizione, e in particolare il blocco della decorrenza della prescrizione in corso di svolgimento di rapporto di lavoro, determinato dall’attenuazione della tutela reintegratoria, alla luce della giurisprudenza della Corte costituzionale e della Cassazione.

Metabolic Study of Cucumber Seeds and Seedlings in the Light of the New, Controversial Trend of Preventive Use of Systemic Fungicides

2023

Cucumber is one of the most commonly produced vegetable crops. The greatest economic losses in the yields of these crops have resulted from fungal infections—powdery mildew and downy mildew. The action of fungicides not only affects the fungi, but can also lead to metabolic disorders in plants. However, some fungicides have been reported to have positive physiological effects. Our research focused on the action of two commercially available fungicides, Scorpion 325 SC and Magnicur Finito 687,5 SC, on plant metabolism. Two approaches were used to check the effect of the fungicides at the early stage of plant development when metabolic changes occur most dynamically: spraying on the leaves of…

Translation shifts from English to Romanian in literary and general informative texts

2023

This thesis asks the question of how English present and past participles are translated to Romanian in literary texts, as well as in general informative texts. Excerpts containing present and past participles are extracted from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book and Wikipedia texts and compared to their equivalents in Romanian. The theoretical background is based on J.C. Catford’s translation shifts classification. The most frequent changes are level shifts (a grammatical distinction in the source language is expressed by lexical means in the target language), class shifts (English participles are translated to different grammatical items - e.g., an English present participle ca…

Use of surgical bone cement to increase the projection of the nasomaxillary buttress in a case of orthognathic surgery. Technical note

2023

The soft tissue outcome of the projection at the level of the nasomaxillary buttress is difficult to manage in cases of severe hypoprojection, being orthognathic surgery resolutive at the occlusal level but sometimes insufficient at the level of esthetic outcome. The literature describes the use of alloplastic prostheses and autologous bone grafts, but there are few documented cases of the use of premolded surgical cement for this purpose. The main advantage of the use of bone cement over the alternatives described is its ability to be premolded for customization, low cost, easy availability, speed of preparation and minimal comorbidity. This technical note describes the surgical steps and …

Posfeminidades y feminismos

2023

En los años setenta del siglo XX cobraron relevancia los estudios sobre la historia de las mujeres, un modo de interpretar el pasado en el que ellas ya no eran concebidas como objetos pasivos, sino como sujetos conscientes y activos. Por tanto, había que reescribir su historia, elaborar un relato que entrara en diálogo e interacción con la Historia general para poder inscribirlas en esta de manera más completa y real. Se trata, pues, de una historia de las mujeres, pero que comprende y afecta también a los hombres, y a cómo las relaciones entre los sexos se han ido construyendo en los distintos momentos de la historia, tanto en los espacios sociales y políticos como en los privados. El libr…

Advancing IoT Security with Tsetlin Machines: A Resource-Efficient Anomaly Detection Approach

2023

The number of IoT devices are rapidly increasing, and the nature of the devices leave them vulnerable to attacks. As of today there are no general security solutions that meet the requirements of running with limited resources on devices with a large variety of use cases. Traditional AI models are able to classify and distinguish between benign and malignant network traffic. However, they require more resources than IoT devices can provide, and cannot train on-chip once deployed. This thesis introduces the Tsetlin Machine as a potential solution to this problem. As a binary, propositional logic model, the Tsetlin Machine is compatible with hardware and can perform predictions in near real-t…

The 4MOST Survey of Dwarf Galaxies and their Stellar Streams (4DWARFS)

2023

The present-day Milky Way is the result of a long history of mergers and interactions with smaller galaxies. The 4DWARFS survey will target the dwarf galaxies and stellar streams in the 4MOST footprint, and unveil their chrono-chemo-kinematical properties. The survey will provide radial velocities, chemical abundances and stellar ages for 140 000 stars, and thus increase the number of stars with detailed information in such systems by several orders of magnitude. 4DWARFS will provide a new, deeper view of the Milky Way environment, shedding light on the first stars, chemical evolution, dark matter halos, and hierarchical galaxy formation down to the smallest scales.

Talemålsutvikling i Valle

2023

Kristian Thaule Talemålsutvikling i Valle: Korleis utviklar talemålet seg til elevar frå 5.-10. klasse på Valle skule anno 2023? Masteroppgåve i norsk didaktikk Fakultet for humaniora og pedagogikk Institutt for nordisk og mediefag Universitetet i Agder, våren 2023 I denne oppgåva har eg hatt som målsetting å sjå på talemålsutvikling i Valle. Undersøkinga har registrert talemålet til to informantgrupper frå 5.-10. klasse på Valle skule. Informantane har gitt empiri til oppgåva ved å reflektere, utforske og samanlikne kring talemål og andre talemålsvariantar knytt til læreplanmåla i norsk etter 7. og 10. trinn. Eg har tatt i bruk fire forskingsspørsmål. Dei er som følgjande: - I kor stor gra…

"Images des évêques bourguignons à la fin du Moyen Âge", Histoire de l’image et image de l’histoire, Actes du 31e colloque de l'ABSS, Chalon-sur-Saôn…

2023

Accuracy of high definition near infrared transillumination camera in detection of hidden proximal caries

2023

Early caries detection became mandatory in modern dentistry. However, the traditional methods in caries detection had many limitations. Hence,a novel approach based on Near Infrared technology was introduced to overcome such limitations. Proximal surface

Pluralité des formes d'engagement au sein d'un dispositif d'insertion : l'exemple de la Garantie jeunes

2023

Elevers motivasjon i arbeid med virkelighetsnær matematikk

2023

Formålet med denne studien var å undersøke hvordan arbeid med virkelighetsnære matematikkoppgaver påvirket motivasjonen til elever i matematikkfaget. Vi ønsket at elevene skulle lage sine egne problemstillinger basert på virkelige situasjoner og løse dem i form av en oppgave. Hensikten var at oppgavene skulle oppleves mest mulig virkelighetsnære for dem. Med utgangspunkt i en pilotstudie vi gjennomførte i 2022 valgte vi å utføre et undervisningseksperiment i en 9. klasse, hvor elevene jobbet med slike oppgaver i grupper. Problemformuleringene elevene utførte kan ses i sammenheng med en modelleringsprosess, der elevene “matematiserte” et problem fra det virkelige liv. Forskningsspørsmålet vå…

The microscopy studies of Román Alberca Lorente

2023

The figure of Román Alberca Lorente (1903-1967) has received well-deserved social and scientific recognition in Spain, mainly due to his work as a neurologist and psychiatrist, which is certainly the best-known feature of his life. However, knowledge of his microscopy research activity during his training is more limited and restricted. He initially conducted this research at the laboratory of the Residencia de Estudiantes, under the direction of Pío del Río-Hortega, and later at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, with Levaditi. His microscopy activity, which concluded in 1928, represents a solid scientific foundation on which Alberca' s neuropsychiatric activity is built. This study, based on …