CLINICAL PERINATOLOGY. Edited by Silvio Aladjem, M.D., and Audrey K. Brown, M.D. St. Louis, CV Mosby Co. 1974, $39.50; 492 pp

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-796
Author(s):  
Alistair G. S. Philip
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Jaundice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Perinatal Medicine ◽  
The Sixties ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Diabetic Mothers

The field of neonatology may safely be considered to have blossomed during the sixties. With increasing knowledge came the realization that study of the neonate could not be considered in the isolation of extrauterine existence. Both pediatricians and obstetricians gave more attention to the fetus. Thus, perinatology has emerged in the seventies. This is attested to by the appearance of the Journal of Perinatal Medicine in 1973, Clinics in Perinatology in 1974, and two books (reviews) on perinatology at the end of 1974. Both of these books have multiple contributors. One of the books is Modern Perinatal Medicine, edited by L. Gluck, and Clinical Perinatology is the other. Clinical Perinatology is directed toward obstetricians and pediatricians and provides a useful basic text on the subject. (Modern Perinatal Medicine, on the other hand, seems to be directed more toward those working exclusively in this field.) The content is arranged logically, ranging from the opening chapter, "Physiology and Pathophysiology of Maternal Adjustments to Pregnancy," to the closing chapter, "Impact of Neonatal Intensive Care on Quality of Life." Most of it is eminently readable, though I labored a bit over "Perinatology: Legal and Ethical Considerations." There are some statements with which one may argue, e.g., "the cause of increased size in infants of diabetic mothers is not known" (chapter 1) and "hepatitis appears not to be transmitted to the fetus" (chapter 2). Other statements may be untrue, e.g., "severe neonatal jaundice can be precipitated by the competitive binding of sulfonamides" (p. 51). The author is correct in drawing attention to the danger of sulfonamides, but displacement of bilirubin (leading to kernicterus) is the problem, sometimes without significant jaundice.

Do Male Black-capped Chickadees Eavesdrop on Song Contests? A Multi-speaker Playback Experiment

Behaviour ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 141 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurene Ratcliffe ◽  
Daniel Mennill
Keyword(s):  
Equilateral Triangle ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The Other ◽  
Territorial Male ◽  
Territorial Defense ◽  
Dominance Status ◽  
Poecile Atricapillus ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Relative Quality

AbstractWithin a network of communicating individuals, animals may gather information about the relative quality of conspecifics by eavesdropping on their signalling interactions. For territorial male songbirds, eavesdropping may be a low-cost, low-risk method for assessing the relative quality of the males around them. We used a three-speaker playback design to evaluate whether male black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) respond differently to two simulated countersinging intruders who differ only in relative features of their singing performance. We arranged three loudspeakers in an equilateral triangle at the center of playback subjects' territories. After luring males to the first loudspeaker by broadcasting non-song vocalizations, we played songs from the remaining loudspeakers to simulate a countersinging interaction between two male intruders. During the interactions, one simulated intruder consistently overlapped the songs of the other, a behaviour thought to be a signal of directed aggression in songbirds. Territorial male chickadees discriminated between the simulated intruders by preferentially approaching the loudspeaker broadcasting the overlapping signal, suggesting that males eavesdrop on other males' countersinging interactions. Male responses to playback support the idea that overlapping is a more threatening signal than being overlapped. Responses varied with the dominance status of the subject. High-ranking males approached the overlapping loudspeaker in 15 of 16 cases whereas low-ranking males approached the overlapping speaker in only 5 of 10 cases, suggesting that males of different quality may use different tactics for territorial defense.

Forecasting the effects of polluting discharges on rivers with special reference to the River Trent (summary only)

1972 ◽  
Vol 180 (1061) ◽  
pp. 437-438
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Economic Advantage ◽  
The Other ◽  
System A ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
The Subject

In order to decide the measures needed to control pollution in rivers and to exploit their resources to the best economic advantage it is necessary to be able to forecast the effects of polluting discharges on the quality of water within them. Given this ability it is then possible to assess the costs of maintaining the water in a condition suitable for any desired use and thus to judge whether attainment of this objective is economically feasible and compares favourably with any other proposed use of the system. A focus for discussion of techniques for forecasting water quality is the situation in the River Trent, which is currently the subject of a wide ranging collaborative investigation, initiated by the Water Resources Board, aimed at establishing the best means of utilizing the water resources of the catchment to meet the expected demands for massive additional supplies in the area over the next few decades. The flow of water in the rivers of the system, per unit of population draining to them, varies considerably and in a qualitative sense correlates with differences in their present quality, those with high ratios of flow to population being generally of good quality, permitting their use as sources of potable supply, and those at the other end of the spectrum being badly polluted to the extent of being fishless.

Criterion-based Assessment, Grading and Reporting at Year 12 Level

1986 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Power
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Criterion Referenced ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right ◽  
Integrated Structures

While the move towards criterion-referenced assessment in Australia represents a step in the right direction, the path is fraught with political and technical hazards. Advocates of criterion-referenced assessment tend to overdraw the distinction between norm and criterion-referenced assessment, and to play down the difficulties inherent in spelling out criteria and setting standards at the Year 12 level. Nevertheless it is a good idea to try to clarify the domains of each subject (integrated structures of knowledge and ability which underly areas of expertise) and to experiment with new tools and technologies being developed by measurement specialists. We must also recognize that we cannot hope to improve the art of assessing the quality of students' work by an infinite expansion along a scientific-technological path in all areas of the curriculum. In many areas, we will always be dependent on the expertise and judgment of connoisseurs, and judgments will always represent an uncertain blend of criteria derived from the subject and the assessors on the one hand, and norms ebbing from those being assessed on the other.

scholarly journals Percepções sobre a importância da educação interprofissional na formação dos profissionais de saúde: relato de experiência de um grupo do PET–Saúde/Interprofissionalidade

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
Witória Lúcia dos Santos Lima ◽  
Priscila Alves Torreão ◽  
Joice Silva Santos ◽  
Karina Maia Cunha ◽  
Rita de Cássia de Sousa Nascimento ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Team Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
State University ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Collective Work ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Interprofessional Health Education

O processo de educação interprofissional em saúde acontece quando duas ou mais profissões trabalham em conjunto, aprendendo entre si, com a outra e sobre a outra. Com o intuito de desenvolver o trabalho colaborativo e almejando melhorias na qualidade da assistência em saúde, especialmente no que tange ao contexto do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), o Programa de Educação para o Trabalho em Saúde (PET-Saúde), articulado com instituições de ensino superior e instituições públicas de saúde, prepara e forma profissionais com a atenção voltada para o trabalho coletivo em serviços do SUS. Para que isso de fato aconteça, leva-se em consideração a realidade e necessidade de saúde de uma dada regiãoonde esses profissionais vão atuar diretamente, bem como, uma sólida formação metodológica prévia sobre o assunto. Este relato de experiência demonstra a contribuição do PET-Saúde na formação de estudantes de diversas áreas da saúde daUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santana e no desenvolvimento de ações práticas frente a uma dada comunidade, ações essas fundamentadas nos princípios da interprofissionalidade e do trabalho em equipe. AbstractThe process of interprofessional health education happens when two or more professions work together, learning among themselves, with the other and about the other. In order to develop collaborative work and aiming for improvements in the quality of health care, especially with regard to context of Unified Health System, the Education Program for Health Work (EPHW), articulated with health institutions, prepares and trains professionals with a focus on collective work in these services. For this actually happen, the reality and the health needs of a given region, where these professionals will work directly, are taken into account, as well as a solid prior methodological training on the subject. This experience report demonstrates the contribution of EPHW/Interprofessionality in the training of students from different areas of health by the State University of Feira de Santana and in the development of practical actions before a given community. These actions are based on the principles of interprofessionality and team work.

scholarly journals СТУДИЈА О АСЕРТИВНОСТИ, ЕФИКАСНОСТИ И КВАЛИТЕТУ РАДА СУДИЈА

TEME ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Aleksandar S Mojašević ◽  
Sandra Mojašević
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Clearance Rate ◽  
The Other ◽  
Work Quality ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
Disposition Time

The subject matter of this research is the correlation between the judges’ assertiveness and the efficiency and quality of judicial work. The primary aim is to examine whether there is a correlation between the judges’ assertiveness, on the one hand, and the efficiency and quality of their work, on the other hand. The second aim is to explore the correlation between the efficiency and quality of judicial work. The starting premise is that there is a correlation between particular indicators of these variables. Judges’ assertiveness is a conditionally independent variable used as a referential point for measuring two conditionally dependent variables: the efficiency and the work quality of the judiciary. The assertiveness was measured by a standardized questionnaire which was distributed to a research sample including 40 judges from the Criminal Department and the Civil Department of the Basic Court in Niš in May 2015. The efficiency of judicial work was measured by employing four indicators: the clearance rate (CR), the disposition time (DT), the clearance coefficient (CC) and the percentage of solved cases as related to the total number of cases (PS), whereas the quality of judicial work was assessed by measuring the overall work quality (WQ). The data on the efficiency and quality of judicial work were collected from the 2014 Report on the work of the judges in the Civil Department and the Criminal Department of the Basic Court in Niš. Contrary to our expectation, the most important finding is that there is no correlation between assertiveness and the efficiency and quality of judicial work; however, there are various correlations between the aforementioned indicators of efficiency and quality of judicial work.

scholarly journals Problematika Pendidikan TK Al-Qur’an dalam Menyiapkan Generasi Qur’ani di Kota Balikpapan

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Basri Basri
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Subject

Progress of a nation is determined by quality of education of nation itself. There are several factors that affect the quality of education such as the subject of educators, materials and supporting facilities. One of the basic educational institutions that contribute to the quality of education this country is educational institutions in community starting from Kindergarten school. Kindergarten al-Qur'an and early childhood of the Qur'an. The educational institution of the Qur'an today is growing very rapidly but on the other hand has not been directly proportional to the quality produced. This study discusses of Qur'anic educational problems preparing the Qur'anic generation seen from the point of view of management and implementation  education of the Qur'an in institution. The results of this study indicate that the educational institutions of al-Qur'an are still experience problems in the management such as the responsibility of managers, the managerial capability of the unit head, and the ability to provide supporting facilities, in the implementation of learning, there are many educational institutions that do not match the ratio of the number of teachers with one study group on the other hand, the quality of teachers are still low and the ability of teachers transfer knowledge to students.

scholarly journals Apontamentos para uma avaliação de currículos no Brasil: a BNCC em questão

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (74) ◽  
pp. 508
Author(s):  
Cláudia Valentina Assumpção Galian ◽  
Roberto Rafael Dias da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Curricular Content ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
The One ◽  
Prime Target

<p>A recente publicação da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), no contexto brasileiro, adquiriu intensa visibilidade pública e, por variadas abordagens, tornou-se alvo privilegiado dos estudos acadêmicos acerca da implementação das políticas curriculares em nosso país. Este artigo busca identificar alguns elementos que podem vir a guiar um processo de avaliação dessa política curricular segundo, por um lado, a aposta presente na BNCC e, por outro, o panorama de críticas delineado na produção acadêmica. Para isso, a análise partirá do reconhecimento e discussão dos conceitos de qualidade da educação e competência mobilizados no documento e em materiais utilizados para a sua divulgação, e da leitura de artigos produzidos sobre o tema. Dessas ponderações são destacadas questões para a avaliação do processo de transformação dessas promessas em currículo real.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chave</strong>: Avaliação de Currículo, BNCC, Política Curricular, Conteúdos Curriculares. </p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Apuntes para una evaluación de currículos en Brasil: la BNCC en cuestión</strong></p><p>La reciente publicación de la Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) en el contexto de Brasil, adquirió una intensa visibilidad pública y, por medio de varios enfoques, se convirtió en objeto privilegiado de los estudios académicos acerca de la implementación de las políticas curriculares en nuestro país. Este artículo intenta identificar algunos elementos que pueden guiar un proceso de evaluación de tal política curricular de acuerdo, por un lado, a la apuesta presente en la BNCC y, por otro, el panorama de críticas delineado en la producción académica. Para ello, el análisis partirá del reconocimiento y discusión  de los conceptos de calidad de la educación y competencia movilizados en el documento y en materiales utilizados para su divulgación, y de la lectura de artículos producidos sobre el tema. De dichas ponderaciones se destacan puntos para la evaluación del proceso de transformación de tales promesas en currículo real. </p><p><strong>Palabras clave: </strong>Evaluación de Currículo, BNCC, Política Curricular, Contenidos Curriculares.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes on curricular assessment in Brazil: the BNCC at issue</strong></p><p>The recent publication of the National Common Curricular Base (Base Nacional Comum Curricular) (BNCC), in the Brazilian context, has gained intense public visibility and, through various approaches, has become a prime target of academic studies on the implementation of curricular policies in our country. The present article seeks to identify some elements that may guide an evaluation process of this curricular policy according to, on the one hand, the belief in the BNCC and, on the other hand, the panorama of criticism outlined in the academic output. In order to do this, an analysis based on the recognition and discussion of the concepts of quality of education and competence outlined in the document and in materials used for its dissemination as well as on articles on the subject will be conducted. From these considerations, issues for the evaluation of the process of transforming these promises into real curricula are highlighted.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Curricular Assessment, BNCC, Curricular Policy, Curricular Content. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p>

scholarly journals SUPERVISI KEPALA MADRASAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN MUTU LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DI MTs DARUL ULUM XVII SANAH LAOK WARU PAMEKASAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
Syafrawi Syafrawi
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Subject

The problem that is the subject of the study in this study is the madrasah chief's strategy in implementing supervision to improve the quality of Islamic education, and the factors that influence it. This study uses a qualitative approach, and the instruments used in data collection by researchers include interviews, observation and documentation. The informants from this study are the Heads, Waka, Teachers and Students. The technique used to check the credibility of the data is the extension of the presence of the researcher, in-depth observation, triangulation, detailed description and analysis of negative cases. The results of the study show that the madrasah chief's strategy in implementing supervision to improve the quality of management of Islamic education institutions is to use several methods, which are varied and some of the approaches taken by the head of the madrasah which can then improve the quality of education in this educational institution, then the other is to use an approach individuals, group approaches, educational approaches, religious approaches or religious approaches, fulfillment of school facilities and infrastructure, appreciation of student learning and so on. While the factors that influence the madrasah chief's strategy in implementing supervision to improve the quality of Islamic education institutions are positive factors which include the existence of adequate human resources, student awareness, and also the existence of cooperation between existing education practitioners, complete facilities and infrastructure, then the teacher's creativity in teaching.

Semantics-Based Scheduling Approach of Ontology-Based Real-Time DBMS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fehima Achour ◽  
Wassim Jaziri ◽  
Emna Bouazizi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Feedback Control ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Database Management ◽  
The Other ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Earliest Deadline First ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Earliest Deadline

Real-time DBMSs (DataBase Management Systems) are designed to manage transactions with time constraints and maintain the database consistency. The Quality of Service (QoS) in these systems is often evaluated based on the number of transactions satisfying their deadlines using a Feedback Control Scheduling Architecture (FCS). In this context, we are interested in the recently proposed FCS for Real-Time Ontology (FCSRTO) allowing to manage real-time ontological data, to which a specific execution of transactions is proposed. Being essential for the execution process of transactions, scheduling has been the subject of a recent work proposing the Advanced Earliest Deadline First based on Transactions Aggregation Links and Data Semantic Links (AEDF-TAL-DSL) as a scheduling protocol. It is mainly based on considering the aggregation links existing between transactions as well as the semantic links appearing between the users queries as scheduling parameters. Our work is to propose a new QoS approach called Semantics-Based FCSRTO. Our approach consists in combining the FCSRTO and the AEDF-TAL-DSL in a same architecture. Hence, we are improving the FCSRTO by using a sophisticated scheduling protocol on one hand, and on the other, it improves the AEDF-TAL-DSL scheduling protocol by managing transactions accessing to real-time ontological data. We also show the contributions provided by our QoS approach through a set of simulations.

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