scholarly journals A SHORT HISTORY OF SEMINARS ON “RECENT RESEARCH AND DESIGN PROGRESS IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AND ITS INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION”

Aviation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdobyslaw Goraj ◽  
Jonas Stankunas ◽  
Martinsh Kleinhofs ◽  
Villu Mikita ◽  
Antonin Pištek
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Aircraft Design ◽  
University Education ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Aeronautical Engineering ◽  
Aeronautical Science ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Research And Design

The aeronautical sciences and aerospace industry are by nature international. Coming from this thesis, we decided in 1994 to organise an international meeting, further called the Seminar, devoted to “RECENT RESEARCH AND DESIGN PROGRESS IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AND ITS INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION”. The objective of that first Seminar and following ones was to organise a multinational forum for discussion and interchange of aeronautical issues and subjects, focusing on their influence on university education. Other goals included promoting international co-operation in the study of the problems in aeronautical science and technology in which there was a common interest and facilitating personal contacts between scientists, university lecturers, and industrial engineers. Our area of interest was aeronautical technology, as it is widely understood. The special focus of our Seminars was concentrated on Aircraft Design, Aircraft Oriented Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics, Helicopter Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Materials and Structures, Control and Flight Tests. All these topics and their influence on the teaching process at a technical university were considered — what we believe is a specific feature of our Seminars. We notice a mutual influence between contemporary research and education; it is impossible to deliver a modern university lecture without conducting one’s own serious research or design, and it is almost impossible to become a serious, successful researcher or designer without being a graduate of a good, contemporary university. The other specific feature of our Seminars is a student session. An international jury of professors and deans from aerospace faculties all over the world observes the sessions and awarded the best student papers diplomas (sometimes with small prizes contributed by different institutions). We believe that the student sessions promote personal contacts between students and foreign lecturers and encourage students to work harder in the future. For all of us, it is the promise of a new generation of engineers, designers and scientists.

Multi-disciplinary optimization in aeronautical engineering

2017 ◽  
Vol 231 (12) ◽  
pp. 2305-2313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Goetzendorf-Grabowski
Keyword(s):  
Aircraft Design ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Multidisciplinary Optimization ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Propulsion Systems ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Aeronautical Engineering

Nowadays, optimization is a very popular tool used to improve existing projects. The optimization covers different disciplines by linking them into multidisciplinary process of design. Existing software tools allow to very effectively solve particular problems giving high quality solutions which were previously very hard to achieve. Aeronautical engineering is a domain/field which links many disciplines: aerodynamics, stability, control, structural analysis, materials, propulsion systems, avionics, etc. Therefore, the multidisciplinary optimization results in very significant progress not only in aircraft design but also in air transport, which links technical aspects with economical questions. The paper presents selected aspects of using the multidisciplinary optimization in aeronautical engineering with special focus on multidisciplinary aircraft design.

SPECIFIC FEATURES OF ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION WITH CHILDREN WITH SENSORY DISORDERS AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1027-1030
Author(s):  
Gergana Todorova - Markova
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Multiple Disabilities ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Sensory Disorders ◽  
Communication Situations

The article is focused on the communication with children with special educational needs. The main topic is alternative communication with children with sensory disorders and multiple disabilities. It explores the phenomenon of communication, citing current definitions developed by a number of authors, which place the emphasis on different aspects of this complex and multilayered process, with a special focus on alternative communication with the groups of special needs children mentioned in the title.The issue is investigated from a special pedagogical and from a social perspective.The author is especially interested in the exploration of the multiple strata of communication (the universal, functional and specific levels). Apart from the different forms, contents, methods and means of communication (the last of which is most commonly discussed in Bulgaria), the article is focused primarily on the important methodological issues related to this topic.One of these basic questions of methodology is the attempt not to place at the center of this process its bi-directional nature, its algorithm or code (sign language, Braille writing system, etc.), but instead to focus on the personalities of those involved in the interaction, their initiative, relationship and goals manifested in different communication situations (mutual influence, emancipation and therapy). Particular emphasis is given to therapy, i.e. the way of influencing the communication behavior of children with sensory disorders and multiple disabilities. It is not viewed as a unilateral process (stimulus-response), but as an interactive one, based on mutual influence. The relationship between the communicators is of utmost significance.Communication is characterized by a number of specific features. Those can mostly be found in the specificity of the communication situations (for example the interactive situations in the following pairs of communicators: deaf – hard of hearing; deaf – deaf; deaf-blind – deaf, etc.), in the presence of an intermediary (for example a sign language interpreter) and above all in the personalities of the communicators. They change the quality of communication. It is for this reason, and not just because of the different means of communication, that this interaction is defined as “alternative”, or more precisely, it is an alternative to the communication of children without disabilities.Based on the analyzed information, the author formulates a number of inferences and recommendations. The main conclusion is the following:When discussing alternative communication with children with special educational needs, the focus should shift from the specific means of communication towards the equally socially important quality of the complex process of communication, which is centered on the personality of the handicapped child.

scholarly journals A magyar jövőkutatás 50 éves: visszapillantás és előretekintés

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erzsébet Nováky
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Hungarian Academy ◽  
University Education ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Vertical Development

A tanulmány ötven év hazai jövőkutatási tevékenységét és tapasztalatait összegezve mutatja be a tudományág hazai fejlődését, a tudománnyá válás és a stabilizálás nehézségeit, az intézményes tudományos jövőkutatás főbb kutatási eredményeinek fejlődési ívét. Két korszakot különböztet meg: a jövőkutatás horizontális és vertikális kiépülésének időszakát és az instabil állapotok kezelésének időszakát. Jövőkutatóink lelkes csapata értékes publikációkkal, konferenciák szervezésével és színvonalas egyetemi szintű oktatással járultak hozzá az egyetemes jövőkutatási ismeret- és tudáshalmazhoz. Az intézményes hazai jövőkutatás fejlődésében jelentős szerepet töltött be a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia IX. Osztályának keretében 1976 óta működő Jövőkutatási (2011 óta: Statisztikai és Jövőkutatási Tudományos) Bizottság. Nemzetközi kapcsolatainkat erősítették a kutatási együttműködések és a baráti kapcsolataink. A magyar jövőkutatók világosan látták, hogy alapvető jövőformáló szerepe a társadalmi innovációnak és az oktatásnak van, ezért mindent megtettek a tudományos kutatás és az oktatás mindenkori szerves kapcsolatáért.Summarizing the preceding 50-year activities and experiences of Hungarian Futures Studies the article evaluates the development of the scientific field, the difficulties of becoming a discipline and stabilization, and the development arch of main scientific results achieved by institutional scientific Futures Studies. The study distinguishes two periods: the era of horizontal and vertical development of Futures Studies, and the era of managing unstable matters. The impassioned team of our futurists has greatly contributed to the knowledge base of Futures Studies by invaluable publications, organizing conferences and high-standard university education. Since 1976 the Futures Studies Committee operating within the Section IX of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Statistical and Futures Studies Scientific Committee since 2011) has played a substantial role in the institutional development of Hungarian Futures Studies. Our international relationships have been corroborated by research collaborations and friendships. Hungarian futurists have clearly realized that social innovation and education actually have a fundamental future shaping role, hence they have been done their best to accomplish all-time efficient relationship between scientific research and education.

Research and Education Mine Reiche Zeche in Freiberg, Germany

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Mueller ◽  
Helmut Mischo ◽  
Vera Lay ◽  
Stefan Buske
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
University Education ◽  
Innovation Network ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Innovative Research ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
And Training

<p>The Reiche Zeche mine is a unique location for research and education. Since 1919, the former ore mine is used for educating and training of miners, engineers and mine surveyors by the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Drifts and tunnels of the mine stretch over several kilometres at depths down to 230 m. Today, the Reiche Zeche mine plays a major role in mining research and related activities including various research institutes and industrial partners. Several underground test facilities and laboratories are in use and important in university education. A variety of local (15 institutes of TU Bergakademie Freiberg) and external partners (30 from 26 countries) are actively shaping research and education in the mine. Within the framework of the Baltic Sea Underground Innovation Network (BSUIN http://bsuin.eu), we aim at forming an efficient platform for future, innovative research and business activities in underground laboratories.</p>

Governance Within Diverse University Structures

2019 ◽  
pp. 210-232
Author(s):  
Tomáš Zima
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Academic Senate ◽  
Division Of Powers ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
And Control

This chapter focuses on university governance, which reflects the structure of an institution, whether it is centralized or decentralized, but most importantly democratic and autonomous. The case is illustrated using the example of Charles University, which is a large and highly decentralized organization that has been affected by developments in the Czech Republic after 1989 and their consequences for higher education in the country. In this regard, different governance models and recent challenges for higher education institutions are explained. The structure, main bodies, and management of Charles University are described and put into context within the national regulatory framework. The chapter further explores the division of powers and control mechanisms. A special focus is placed on the role of the Academic Senate, which underlines the democratic principles of the institution. The final remarks highlight the importance of a democratic, autonomous environment for both research and education.

Eine Rekonstruktion des Beweises von Theodoros

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Harald Boehme
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
University Education ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Mathematics Content Knowledge ◽  
School Practice ◽  
And Mathematics

We present ProfiWerk, a professionalization course geared towards pre-service Gymnasium teachers in mathematics, which is part of the preparation for an extended school-internship phase. Since the transition from university education to school practice can come with adverse discontinuity effects – rendering, at worst, university education ineffective – special focus is put on establishing stable connections between both mathematics content knowledge and mathematics education knowledge to the professional demands on mathematics teachers.

Meta-analysis of studies on the acquisition of receptive skills and vocabulary in CLIL

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-52
Author(s):  
Ivana Cimermanová
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Meta Analyses

Abstract Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is a major area of interest within the field of formal education. There are numerous studies presenting data and results of CLIL implementation. The positive impacts have been reported in building positive attitudes to language learning, to content subject learning, increasing efficacy of language learning. Questions have been raised about the factors that (may) affect research results and their interpretation. Many small studies bring statistically non-significant data as they use small convenience samples. Meta-analyses enable the researchers to synthesise data from research with the same characteristics. The present article analyses the studies that focus on CLIL implementation at primary and secondary schools with special focus on receptive skills and vocabulary gains. Out of 385 selected studies were 9 included and applying randomised-effect model evaluated. The analysis found no statistically significant differences between the CLIL and EFL groups in listening and reading performance. Concerning vocabulary the statistically significant difference in favour of CLIL (p<0,0001) with overall estimate effect 0,84 and confidence interval ranging from 0,56 to 1,11 was observed.

Pediatric Pharmacokinetic Data: Implications for Environmental Risk Assessment for Children

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 113 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 973-983
Author(s):  
Gary Ginsberg ◽  
Dale Hattis ◽  
Richard Miller ◽  
Babasaheb Sonawane
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Stages ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Environmental Chemicals ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Postnatal Life ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Data ◽  
Environmental Toxicants ◽  
Metabolic Systems ◽  
Wide Range

Pharmacology and toxicology share a common interest in pharmacokinetic data, especially as it is available in pediatric populations. These data have been critical to the clinical pharmacologist for many years in designing age-specific dosing regimens. Now they are being used increasingly by toxicologists to understand the ontogeny of physiologic parameters that may affect the metabolism and clearance of environmental toxicants. This article reviews a wide range of physiologic and metabolic factors that are present in utero and in early postnatal life and that can affect the internal dose of an absorbed chemical and its metabolites. It also presents a child/adult pharmacokinetic database that includes data for 45 therapeutic drugs organized into specific children’s age groupings and clearance pathways. Analysis of these data suggests that substantial child/adult differences in metabolism and clearance are likely for a variety of drugs and environmental chemicals in the early postnatal period. These results are also relevant to in utero exposures, where metabolic systems are even more immature, but exposures are greatly modified by the maternal system and placental metabolism. The implications of these child/adult differences for assessing children’s risks from environmental toxicants is discussed with special focus on physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling strategies that could simulate children’s abilities to metabolize and eliminate chemicals at various developmental stages.

Mechanical Vibration and Aeroelasticity

1947 ◽  
Vol 51 (436) ◽  
pp. 417-423
Author(s):  
P. B. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Vibration ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Aeronautical Engineering ◽  
The Subject

In his article “The Expanding Domain of Aeroelasticity,” Professor Collar explains how, in the course of a few years, the subject of aeroelasticity has grown from a mere collection of problems of common interest to the aerodynamicist and the structural specialist to become a main branch of aeronautical engineering. Aeronautical engineers owe Professor Collar a debt of gratitude for defining in the clearest terms what aeroelasticity purports to be, and for removing the vagueness and uncertainty which so often permeates any new branch of science or engineering, especially when it is derived from long–established subjects, as aeroelasticity is from aerodynamics and theory of structures.As is to be expected from one so distinguished in the aeroelastic field, Professor Collar writes especially from the standpoint of the aeroelastic specialist. Engineers with a different background, while accepting the broad principles which Professor Collar lays down, may see their applications and development in a different light.

The Design of Information Processing in Automatic Circle-Counting System in Track Events

2013 ◽  
Vol 422 ◽  
pp. 204-208
Author(s):  
Hai Jun Bai ◽  
Shou Hua Ren ◽  
Qing Ling Meng
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Electronic Circuit ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Counting System ◽  
Processing Module ◽  
Improved Function ◽  
Research And Design ◽  
Core Part

Sports track events are the major events in sports competition and have been the major ways of peoples participation in sports. As technology advances and managerial concept changes, the digitalization, intelligentization and automation of management has become an unavoidable trend for track events. As a major component of track events managerial automation, automatic circle-counting system has been attached great importance by the sports circle. Based on these developmental changes in track events management, this paper analyses the core part of automatic circle-counting system in track events, that is the research and design of information processing, with special focus on the analysis of its influence on electronic circuit, processing module and data base. This research aims to ;perfect the design of information processing with improved function, rationalized interface design, solid framework and simple operation so as to provide scientific and efficient service to track events and promote actively the IT level of track events management.

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