Cruising through the stacks: Developing tools to rapidly and economically mass-produce stack end signage: A case study     

Rodrigo C. Castro 《Journal Of Access Services》2017,14(1):16-28

The purpose of this article is to describe a case study that addresses issues related to stack end signage in a university library. Poor stack end signage can negatively influence patrons' ability to navigate the library and locate physical materials. At the Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, a tool was developed using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word to quickly and inexpensively mass-produce effective and user-friendly stack end signage. This article details the specific steps taken to develop, implement, and utilize this instrument.  相似文献   

Environmental education research in Brazil     

Flávia Torreão Thiemann  Luiz Marcelo de Carvalho  Haydée Torres de Oliveira 《Environmental Education Research》2018,24(10):1441-1446

Abstract

This Editorial to the current collection provides a brief historical, cultural, regional and contemporary picture of environmental education research in Brazil. Its main purpose is to offer readers a short background and orientation to the collection, and in so doing, illustrate how its contributions relate to some wider tendencies, trends and issues in environmental education, as well as to different locales of research and knowledge generation in the country. Of particular note for environmental education in Brazil are: the effects of social and political backdrops and issues, the unique environments on which environmental education is grounded, and how environmental education research, in turn, may echo or influence particular educational and public policies.  相似文献   

Introduction: The History and Relevance of the Pan-American Games     

Cesar R. Torres  Bruce Kidd 《国际体育史杂志》2016,33(1-2):1-5

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Three-dimensional kinematics of competitive and recreational cyclists across different workloads during cycling     

Rodrigo R. Bini  Frederico Dagnese  Emmanuel Rocha  Mateus C. Silveira  Felipe P. Carpes  Carlos B. Mota 《European Journal of Sport Science》2016,16(5):553-559

Although the link between sagittal plane motion and exercise intensity has been highlighted, no study assessed if different workloads lead to changes in three-dimensional cycling kinematics. This study compared three-dimensional joint and segment kinematics between competitive and recreational road cyclists across different workloads. Twenty-four road male cyclists (12 competitive and 12 recreational) underwent an incremental workload test to determine aerobic peak power output. In a following session, cyclists performed four trials at sub-maximal workloads (65, 75, 85 and 95% of their aerobic peak power output) at 90?rpm of pedalling cadence. Mean hip adduction, thigh rotation, shank rotation, pelvis inclination (latero-lateral and anterior–posterior), spine inclination and rotation were computed at the power section of the crank cycle (12 o'clock to 6 o'clock crank positions) using three-dimensional kinematics. Greater lateral spine inclination (p?p?p?相似文献   

Public education and student movements: the Chilean rebellion under a neoliberal experiment     

Jorge Inzunza  Jenny Assael  Rodrigo Cornejo  Jesus Redondo 《British Journal of Sociology of Education》2019,40(4):490-506

Abstract

Chile is recognized in the educational policy field as one of the first laboratories of neoliberal initiatives. These policies, initiated under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, did not change with the new democratic governments after 1990. This characteristic led international organizations to promote the Chilean policies in different contexts in Latin America and beyond. In 2006, a high school student movement occupied public and private schools, demystifying the outcomes of these policies. A new wave of demonstrations took place in 2011, with a college student leadership that paralyzed a significant amount of universities and schools throughout the country. After both waves of mobilizations, the political system opened the process of policy-making that considered the demands of social movements. In this article, we explore the dynamics between educational policies and social student movements in Chile, and the possibilities of change in favor of public education.  相似文献   

Engaging With Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Descriptive Study of Learning in the Complex and Dynamic Context of Everyday Life for Family Child Care Providers     

Holli A. Tonyan  Joce Nuttall  Jeannette Torres  Jessie Bridgewater 《Early education and development》2017,28(6):684-704

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Research Findings: This article reports on family child care providers’ views about their engagement with professional development programs, including providers who were and were not participating in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in Los Angeles, California. Most providers participating in the study were taking active steps to improve their work with children, but only a few providers described themselves as satisfied with the programs available. First, we report on why providers chose to engage (or not) in formal professional development activities; specifically, we explore the relationship between career phase and engagement and the levels of participation reported by seasoned providers. Second, we describe the way many providers strategically self-customized their quality improvement (QI) activities by drawing flexibly on available programs or by finding a coach who would work with them on their specific needs. Practice or Policy: Our findings suggest that in order to increase engagement with formal QI systems, designers of professional development supports must better align these supports with the needs and interests of family child care providers in terms of content and modes of delivery. We propose the concept of just-in-time professional development as 1 way to make QI offerings more responsive to some family child care providers’ needs.  相似文献   

Verbal Short‐Term Memory Underlies Typical Development of “Thought Organization” Measured as Speech Connectedness     

Natlia B. Mota  Renata Callipo  Lígia Leite  Ana R. Torres  Janaína Weissheimer  Silvia A. Bunge  Mauro Copelli  Sidarta Ribeiro 《Mind, Brain, and Education》2020,14(1):51-60

Formal thought organization obtained from free speech, a key feature for psychiatric evaluations, has been poorly investigated during typical development. Computational tools such as speech graph connectedness (LSC) currently allow for an accurate quantification in naturalistic settings. LSC's typical development is better predicted by years of education than by age. Among beginning readers, the LSC of stories composed of short‐term memory predicted reading independently from IQ. Here we set out to test a longitudinal sample (6–8 years old, n = 45, followed for 2 years) to verify whether the LSC is predictive of various memory measures, and whether such relations can explain the correlation with reading. The LSC was specifically correlated with verbal short‐term memory performance. The results support the notion that the short‐term storage of verbal information is necessary to plan a story. Given the limited sample size, the relationship of this interaction with reading remains inconclusive.  相似文献   

Kinetics and kinematics analysis of incremental cycling to exhaustion   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Bini RR  Diefenthaeler F 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2010,9(4):223-235

Technique changes in cyclists are not well described during exhaustive exercise. Therefore the aim of the present study was to analyze pedaling technique during an incremental cycling test to exhaustion. Eleven cyclists performed an incremental cycling test to exhaustion. Pedal force and joint kinematics were acquired during the last three stages of the test (75%, 90% and 100% of the maximal power output). Inverse dynamics was conducted to calculate the net joint moments at the hip, knee and ankle joints. Knee joint had an increased contribution to the total net joint moments with the increase of workload (5-8% increase, p < 0.01). Total average absolute joint moment and knee joint moment increased during the test (25% and 39%, for p < 0.01, respectively). Increases in plantar flexor moment (32%, p < 0.01), knee (54%, p < 0.01) and hip flexor moments (42%, p = 0.02) were found. Higher dorsiflexion (2%, for p = 0.03) and increased range of motion (19%, for p = 0.02) were observed for the ankle joint. The hip joint had an increased flexion angle (2%, for p < 0.01) and a reduced range of motion (3%, for p = 0.04) with the increase of workload. Differences in joint kinetics and kinematics indicate that pedaling technique was affected by the combined fatigue and workload effects.  相似文献   

Komagataeibacter intermedius V-05: An Acetic Acid Bacterium Isolated from Vinegar Industry,with High Capacity for Bacterial Cellulose Production in Soybean Molasses Medium     

Rodrigo Jos Gomes  Paula Cristina de Sousa Faria-Tischer  Cesar Augusto Tischer  Leonel Vinicius Constantino  Morsyleide de Freitas Rosa  Roberta Torres Chideroli  Ulisses de Pdua Pereira  Wilma Aparecida Spinosa 《Food Technology and Biotechnology》2021,59(4):432

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Browse and Search Patterns in a Digital Image Database     

C. Olivia Frost  Bradley Taylor  Anna Noakes  Stephen Markel  Deborah Torres  Karen M. Drabenstott 《Information Retrieval》2000,1(4):287-313

A prototype image retrieval system with browse and search capabilities was developed to investigate patterns of searching a collection of digital visual images, as well as factors, such as image size, resolution, and download speed, which affect browsing. The subject populations were art history specialists and non-specialists. Through focus group interviews, a controlled test, post-test interviews and an online survey, data was gathered to compare preferences and actual patterns of use in browsing and searching. While specialists preferred direct search to browsing, and generalists used browsing as their preferred mode, both user groups found each mode to play a role depending on information need, and found value in a system combining both browse and direct search. There were no significant differences in performance among the search modes of browse, search, and combined browse/search models when the quasi-controlled study tested the different modes.  相似文献