Genesis and Development of Research on Motivational Sailence at the Vasil Levski National Military University of Bulgaria

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elitsa Petrova
Keyword(s):  
Training Needs ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Personal Effort ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Appropriate Education ◽  
Scientific Fields ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Important Milestone

<b>Purpose:</b> The purpose of the article is to search and presenting methods of supporting education in the field of security and defense using the opportunities for implementing integrated educational and scientific fields, where one of these is the motivation salience area. <b>Method:</b> Survey-based on the questionnaire that included 24 points, helping achieve the scientific goals and allow testing the validity of the research hypothesis formulated and made scientific assumptions. The representative sample has been made up of 156 people.<b> Results:</b> The main part of the study was conducted in the period 2013-2017 and aims to analyze the motivational performance in the training process of four consecutive classes of learners in order to develop models for linear prognosis of trends on certain dimensions: 1) Personal effort, 2) Perceptions and attitudes towards equity 3) Achieved results and performance, 4) Positive and negative reinforcements, awards and sanctions, 5) Relation expected effort – prize probability – degree of satisfaction. <b>Conlusion/findings:</b> Protecting and promoting the development of Bulgarian education in the field of security and defense could not be achieved without stepping up cooperation in a bilateral format and without using the opportunities for implementing integrated educational and scientific projects in the EU Encouraging and motivating young people to continue their education in these areas is an important milestone in overcoming social and demographic problems through the production of security and defense specialists without neglecting the need to develop and strengthen the scientific and research activities for their training needs and the process of acquiring appropriate education.

Numerical Analysis on Thermal Deformation of Linear Motor in Chip Mounter

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang-Woo Joo ◽  
Kwang-Sun Kim ◽  
Jun-Young Kim ◽  
Hee-Rak Beom
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Deformation ◽  
Linear Motor ◽  
Ball Screw ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Semiconductor Chip ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Stress And Deformation ◽  
Electro Magnetic ◽  
Semiconductor Chips

In the semiconductor chip mounting process, the size of semiconductor chips is decreasing, while the number of mounting the chips per time are increasing, and this trend is being accelerated. The research activities to develop the chip mounters, which are able to mount rapidly and accurately, have been needed in the industry. With this background, the linear motor in the chip mounters has been an important part. The electro-magnetic type linear motor has many advantages such as direct linear reciprocating motion being compared with the rotary motor and the ball screw type linear motor. However, the electro-magnetic linear motor has thermal problems. These problems affect life and performance of motor and bring out the other problems such as thermal stress and deformation. The heat transfer analysis is difficult to solve thermal problems because the moving and fixed parts coexist. The trial & error methods have been therefore used under majority of cases. In this paper, we investigated the thermal deformation problems of linear motor in a chip mounter and the optimized parameters to design the motion parts of electro-magnetic linear motor were obtained.

scholarly journals KAJIAN TATA LAYOUT DAN FASILITAS KERJA DOSEN TELKOM UNIVERSITY KASUS STUDI : RUANG KERJA DOSEN FIK TELKOM UNIVERSITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Doddy Friestya Asharsinyo
Keyword(s):  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Storage Space ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Working Space ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Scientific Fields

The quality and performance of lecturers apart from the quality of their education, are also obtained from the surrounding academic environment, which is related to the workspace environment in conducting Tridarma activities. The lecturer workspace is Tridarma's activities take place, it is also a space for lecturers to actualize themselves through their fields of expertise, science and works. The layout of the lecturers' workplaces related to scientific fields at the Faculty of Creative Industries differs from one another, due to the results of work activities, research carried out, and the resulting paperwork varies from dimension / size in the field of expertise / science. The standard of work space for lecturers in general is the same for all fields of science. This research method is carried out with a qualitative approach, starting by observing empirical facts about the working space of the lecturers in the Faculty of Creative Industries, and then explaining the existing conditions and analyzing in accordance with applicable standards. The results & findings of this study conclude that the activity patterns and layout in the Tel-U lecturer workspace at the Faculty of Creative Industry are associated with the field of knowledge of each study program have the same cubical pattern and facilities, with a centralized orientation circulation in the middle of the room, there is no no special work storage space.

scholarly journals Social Bots and Fake News as (not) seen from the Viewpoint of Digital Education Frameworks

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (Occasional Papers) ◽  
pp. 61-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar Janetzko
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Digital Education ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Eu

Over recent years, international organisations like the EU and UNESCO have set up a number of proposals, models and frameworks that seek (i) to map and to conceptualize digital literacy and related concepts, e. g. information, digital or media literacy, digital competence, digital skills and (ii) to formulate policies and recommendations based on the conceptualizations developed. The resulting frameworks, such as Digital Competence (DigComp) developed by the EU, or Media and Information Literacy (MIL) developed by UNESCO, have a strong formative power on a global scale. Affected are policies, laws, regulations, research activities, and academic disciplines like media pedagogy and mindsets. Do these frameworks consider the effects of disruptive attempts by digital media to intervene in public debates e. g. social bots, fake news and other manifestations of biased or false information online? Do they offer avenues for reflection and action to address them? Guided by these questions, this paper studies the flagship frameworks on digital education of the EU and UNESCO, DigComp and MIL. It finds biases in both frameworks. To different degrees, both tend to overemphasize the practical and instrumental use of digital literacy.

scholarly journals The impact of training on perceived performance in reproductive, maternal, and newborn health service delivery among healthcare workers in Tanzania: A baseline- and endline-survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tumbwene Mwansisya ◽  
Columba Mbekenga ◽  
Kahabi Isangula ◽  
Loveluck Mwasha ◽  
Stewart Mbelwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Newborn Health ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Maternal And Newborn Health ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Clinical Mentorship ◽  
Maternal And Newborn

Abstract BackgroundDelivery of quality reproductive health services has been documented to depend on the availability of healthcare workers who are adequately supported with appropriate training. However, unmet training needs among healthcare workers in reproductive, maternal, and newborn health (RMNH) in low-income countries remain disproportionately high. This study investigated the effectiveness of trainings with onsite clinical mentorship towards perceived importance and performance in RMNH among healthcare workers in Mwanza Region of Tanzania.MethodsThe study used a quasi-experimental design using single group pre-and post-intervention evaluation strategy. The training needs of healthcare workers from the selected health facilities were assessed, skills gaps identified and ranked according to priority. Training courses that addressed skills gaps were developed and delivered with adaptations of the national guidelines followed by onsite clinical mentorship for one year. The baseline and endline survey were conducted at 3 years interval to assess change in HCWs on their perceived importance and performance on different aspects of RMNH care. Independent samples t-tests were used to compare differences in perceived performance in selected training areas between baseline and endline. Significance was set at p < 0.05.ResultsTNA was administered to 152 and 216 healthcare workers at baseline and endline respectively. In total, 141 (65%) of the 216 end line survey participants had received at least one IMPACT project training course and at least three mentorship visits. Participants were matched on their age and duration in RMNH services, but differed in age and duration of employment. Comparison between baseline and endline by using the training needs analysis questionnaire scores showed statistically significant positive changes (p ≤ .05) in most training needs analysis items, except for some items including those related to research capacity and provision of health education for cancer.ConclusionsThe findings revealed that the training and onsite clinical mentorship program that address the actual needs of healthcare workers to have significant positive changes in perceived performance in a wide range of RMNH services. However, further studies with rigorous designs are warranted to evaluate the long-term effect of such training programs on RMNH outcomes.

scholarly journals Results from Two Interlaboratory Comparison Tests Organized in Germany and at the EU Level for Analysis of Acrylamide in Food

2005 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 292-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horst Klaffke ◽  
Carsten Fauhl ◽  
Wolfgang Mathar ◽  
Richard Palavinskas ◽  
Reiner Wittkowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interlaboratory Comparison ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Complex Matrix ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Interlaboratory Studies ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
The Eu

Abstract After the publication of high levels of acrylamide (AA) in food, many research activities started all over the world in order to determine the occurrence and the concentration of this substance in various types of food. As no validated methods were available at that time, interlaboratory studies on the determination of AA in food were of the highest priority. Under the boundary conditions of applying well-established evaluation schemes, the results of 2 studies conducted by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Germany and by the European Commission's Directorate General Joint Research Center (JRC) exhibited an overall acceptable performance of the participants in these studies. Nevertheless, many laboratories showed problems in determining AA in food with a complex matrix such as cocoa. The results of analysis also showed a broader variation of AA for samples with low AA concentrations and indicated a bias of the results obtained by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry without derivatization. Improvements of the performance of some laboratories appeared to be necessary.

scholarly journals The (Small) State of the Union: Assessing the EU's Ability to Implement Its Global Strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Revecca Pedi
Keyword(s):  
International System ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
External Action ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Small Power ◽  
State Of The Union ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Eu

The European Global Strategy (EUGS) is a significant document that came out at a critical time. Decision makers and scholars need to identify and assess the challenges the EU is facing in its effort to pursue its new Strategy. This paper addresses the lack of a tool for identifying those challenges and assessing the EU's ability to respond to them by introducing a new analytical framework based on the conceptualization of the EU as a small power in the international system, and the literature about the international relations of small states. The framework combines the factors that impact upon a small state's behaviour and performance in the international system and consists of the following elements: a) the EU's relations with the great powers in the system, b) developments in the EU's neighbourhood, c) the EU's politics, and d) the EU's reputation. After discussing each one of them, the paper contributes a comprehensive assessment of the EU's ability to implement its Strategy. It concludes that in order to implement its Strategy, the EU should respond to specific challenges. Therefore, the framework this paper introduces can improve our understanding of both the EUGS and the Union's strengths and weaknesses, shed some light on what measures should be taken for the Union to respond to challenges that lie ahead and be used as a yardstick to assess the Union's progress. Moreover, the framework can be applied to other areas of the EU's external action and contribute to both drafting better informed strategic documents and supporting their implementation.

Improving an App for Visually Impaired Travelers

2020 ◽  
pp. 164-185
Author(s):  
Sebastian Molinillo ◽  
Francisco J. Liébana-Cabanillas ◽  
Diego Gómez-Carmona ◽  
Miguel Ruiz-Montañez
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Transportation Company

Some public transportation companies have begun to develop mobile applications that facilitate the accessibility to their services for people with visual impairments. Nevertheless, despite their importance, up until now, very few studies have analyzed the particular characteristics and needs of this segment of the population in order to adapt the design of and services provided by this type of application. The objective of this study is to understand how users interact with this technology. This research is based on an analysis of the application developed by the Malagueña Transportation Company (EMT). Given its exploratory nature, a qualitative methodology was used based on focus groups with the participation of experts and users. The results allow the authors to learn about users' opinions, perceptions, and attitudes towards these applications, and to help guide strategies to improve their design and performance.

Success Elements Analysis of International Engineering and Educational Projects

2014 ◽  
Vol 659 ◽  
pp. 611-616
Author(s):  
Tudor Stanciu ◽  
Jan Sjolin ◽  
Mihai Dragomir ◽  
Calin Stanciu
Keyword(s):  
Project Success ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Further Training ◽  
International Projects ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
The Eu

The objective of the paper is to present and compare the results of several international projects and to identify pedagogical and project success elements. The generic projects are few examples that had in common the several objectives: to identify the training needs; to develop an evaluation tool to transform actual and current training offered by corporate /occupational further training institutes ; to improve quality of education to meet the needs of working life. In projects, the training needs were identified involving universities, educational institutions, training and consulting companies from countries across Europe.The selection of the study cases is not random. The intent is to emphasis the consequences-by using similar approach-into distinct project methodologies: one is promoted largely by sponsors from US; the other three are according to the EU rules, regulations, and procedures.

Publish or perish: why it’s important to publicise how, and if, research activities affect animals

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive R. McMahon ◽  
Mark A. Hindell ◽  
Robert G. Harcourt
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Vital Rates ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Publish Or Perish ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Basic Biology ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Effective Advocacy ◽  
Effective Conservation

Wildlife researchers and conservation biologists are encountering growing research difficulties due to strong and effective advocacy of animal welfare concerns. However, collecting information on the basic biology of animals, which is often essential to effective conservation and management, frequently involves invasive research. The latter is unacceptable to some animal welfare advocates, even if it ultimately leads to better conservation outcomes. For effective biodiversity conservation it is imperative that conservation and wildlife researchers lucidly present the case for their research on individual animals. This requires conservation biologists and the research community in general, to present these arguments in the public domain as well as in peer-reviewed literature. Moreover, it is important to measure how these activities affect animals. Only then can we show that high quality research activities often have little or no effects on animal vital rates and performance.

Design, Development and Characterization of a Wrap Spring Clutch/Brake Mechanism As a Knee Joint for an Assistive Exoskeleton

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishnu Aishwaryan Subra Mani ◽  
Nathaniel Goldfarb ◽  
Gregory S. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Stress Tests ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Spring Clutch ◽  
The Right

Abstract Over the past decade, wearable robotics and exoskeletons have been gaining recognition in the field of medical, assistive and augmentative robotics and have led to numerous new innovative mechanisms and designs. Due to fast-paced research activities, the critical importance and performance of established mechanisms such as wrap spring clutch/brake, Wafer Disc Brakes have been overlooked or used ineffectively. This paper describes a practical design approach that will enable the designer to choose a mechanism based on the application of the device, which will promote overall growth in current technology. The Legged Anthropomorphic Robotic Rehabilitation Exoskeleton (LARRE) project used this approach to design, manufacture, and test the knee joint for ground-level walking. This paper provides the reasoning behind the selection of wrap spring clutch, its evaluation, and testing standards as the knee joint. A thorough literature review was conducted to understand the current state of the art. This project collected a rich set of biomechanical data to ensure that the mechanism will produce the right moments and range of motions during walking. To ensure that our mechanism meets the requirements, the mechanism was put through a wide range of stress tests. The paper establishes a methodology to choose a mechanism for an exoskeleton’s joint based on the desired requirements. The outcome of this paper is an analytical based design approach that can be used by other researchers to impart additional traits and weights, which will aid in the development of exoskeleton design.

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