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Open University and Zero-Advanced Students - Who the Students Are and Why They Don't Progress?
2020
In recent decades, the talk of lifelong and continuous learning has become an internationally prevailing trend. Lifelong learning has many meanings depending on the interests and the determinants. On the other hand, lifelong learning is understood in the context of adult education as the OECD's contribution to market-liberal social and economic governance. In this case, the main actor is the individual with responsibilities and duties to ensure social competitiveness. On the other hand, lifelong learning is defined by adult education, cultural democracy, narrowing educational disparities and cultural equality. In the ethos of lifelong learning and in the spirit of continuous education, many…
Zero-Achievers Non-Progressing Studies in Finnish Open University : Three Preventive Factors
2021
Current education policy responds to changes and needs in working life by guiding individuals at different stages of working careers to develop their skills in the spirit of lifelong learning. More and more are applying with hope and enthusiasm to the Open University to strengthen their competence but are unable to get their studies completed. The article explores factors related to the non-progression of studies by students at the Open University in Finland. We call non-progressing students zero-achievers who enroll in studies but do not complete a single credit during the period of course. This research is a descriptive mixed methods study. The research data was collected by an online sur…
Turning social inclusion into exclusion during collaborative between students with and without SEN
2023
Creating opportunities for meaningful social relationships between students with and without special educational needs (SEN) through collaborative learning has been suggested as a way to facilitate all students’ social inclusion in classroom activities. However, little attention has been given to the peer interaction processes leading to unsuccessful knowledge co-creation in mixed-ability peer groups including students with and without SEN. This study addressed this research gap by conducting detailed observational analyses of the social exclusion during group work of students with and without SEN, and how the students with SEN responded to their positioning as unequal learning partners. Th…
New simple hydrophobic proline derivatives as highly active and stereoselective catalysts for the direct asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous medium
2008
New 4-substituted acyloxyproline derivatives with different hydrophobic properties of the acyl group were easily synthesized and used as catalysts in the direct asymmetric aldol reaction between cyclic ketones (cyclohexanone and cyclopentanone) and several substituted benzaldehydes. Reactions were carried out using water, this being the best reaction medium examined. Screening of these catalysts showed that compounds bearing the most hydrophobic acyl chains [4-phenylbutanoate and 4-(pyren-1-yl)butanoate] provided better results. The latter catalysts were successfully used in only 2 mol% at room temperature without additives to give aldol products in excellent stereoselectivities. These resu…
The Relation between Photoconductivity Threshold and Open-Circuit Voltage in Organic Solar Cells
2022
Financial support provided by Scientific Research Project for Students and Young Researchers No. SJZ/2020/08 implemented at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia is greatly acknowledged. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Centre of Excellence has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART².
Examining Open Innovation in Science (OIS): what Open Innovation can and cannot offer the science of science
2021
Scholars across disciplines increasingly hear calls for more open andcollaborative approaches to scientific research. The concept of OpenInnovation in Science (OIS) provides a framework that integratesdispersed research efforts aiming to understand the antecedents,contingencies, and consequences of applying open and collaborativeresearch practices. While the OIS framework has already been taken upby science of science scholars, its conceptual underpinnings requirefurther specification. In this essay, we critically examine the OIS conceptand bring to light two key aspects: 1) how OIS builds upon OpenInnovation (OI) research by adopting its attention to boundary-crossingknowledge flows and by…
Considerazioni su amministrazione aperta e protezione dei dati personali
2015
Il diritto alla trasparenza totale ed alla conoscibilità delle decisioni amministrative nell'ordinamento italiano invera appieno il principio di pubblicità nelle istituzioni, con riferimento all'esercizio della funzione amministrativa e costituisce diretta applicazione dei principi di legalità, buon andamento, responsabilità e imparzialità della P.A. sanciti dall'art. 97 Cost. e del diritto alla buona amministrazione (art. 41 CDFUE).La trasparenza va quindi intesa come mezzo attraverso il quale le istituzioni pubbliche rendono conto delle proprie decisioni alla collettività garantendo la pubblicità di atti, documenti, informazioni e dati di pertinenza delle pubblica amministrazione ed il pr…
Microsurgery and external fixation in orthoplastic reconstruction of tibial injuries.
2019
"Orthoplastics" is a relatively new approach to lower limb reconstruction, where an integration of both plastic and orthopedic expertise is required, together with the availability of well-equipped facilities. Acute shortening and long-term frames for lengthening are generally considered alternatives to length preservation and soft tissue microsurgical reconstruction, but an integration of external fixation and reconstructive microsurgery is gaining an increasing role with refinements of joint approaches.Data on sixteen patients who underwent microsurgical lower limb reconstruction and external fixation with an orthoplastic approach, following acute or chronic tibial injury, were retrospect…
Nonlinear Liouville Problems in a Quarter Plane
2016
We answer affirmatively the open problem proposed by Cabr\'e and Tan in their paper "Positive solutions of nonlinear problems involving the square root of the Laplacian" (see Adv. Math. {\bf 224} (2010), no. 5, 2052-2093).
Prevención de caídas y fracturas mediante un programa de ejercicios para pacientes con osteoporosis y osteopenia
2013
INTRODUCCIÓN: La osteoporosis es una enfermedad generalizada del sistema esquelético con una disminución de la densidad mineral ósea, con un mayor riesgo de padecer fracturas. Representa un elevado impacto sobre el presupuesto global sanitario. En aras de disminuir la factura económica y para mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes, la prevención es fundamental. OBJETIVOS: - Demostrar que la práctica de un programa de ejercicios pautados durante un periodo de 9 meses en población mayor de la comunidad conlleva una disminución de la prevalencia de caídas y fracturas, gracias a mejorar el equilibrio, estabilidad de la marcha, riesgo de padecer caídas, dolor y calidad de vida. - Estudiar d…