scholarly journals Applied social sciences: concepts and perspectives

2022 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
Embedded Knowledge ◽  
Infant School ◽  
Global Company ◽  
Applied Social Sciences

The book “Applied social sciences: concepts and perspectives vol.01, edited and published by South Florida Publishing, gathers ten chapters that approach themes of relevance in the context of education and are available in Spanish. The book will feature, a study on establishing the development of literary transcendentalism and how it manifests itself between the islands of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico from the years 1927 to the mid-1950s. Literary transcendentalism was a manifestation that contemplated various ideologies and positions among our Caribbean islands. Another study that will be discussed is the explanation of basic personality traits in a case of homicide perpetrated by a subject who exercised professional activity in the elite military field (he was a sniper specialized in special missions abroad), what are the repercussions or consequences juridical-juridical that led to the crime of (civil) homicide perpetrated by him and sentence handed down to that effect. The third chapter presents a search for a model for the assessment of competencies in basic education through a case study at the Los Pinos de Algeciras school. We are in the middle of the infant school. A survey will also be presented in a global company, located in Brazil, on how it is facing knowledge management and its dissemination, through corporate tools and by managers. It also aims to research market tools that can improve this management and make companies move towards a future within the plan, without significant loss of their intellectual capital and embedded knowledge, among other works. Thus, we thank all authors for their commitment and dedication to their work and we hope to be able to contribute to the scientific community, in the dissemination of knowledge and in the advancement of science.

scholarly journals Education oriented principles and fundamentals

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Day Care ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Day Care Centers ◽  
Infant School ◽  
Classical Culture

The book “Education oriented principles and fundamentals 1 ST Edition, edited and published by South Florida Publishing, gathers five chapters that approach themes of relevance in the context of education and are available in Spanish. In the first chapter, a research is presented, whose objective is to provide the basis for a pro-student persistence model in higher education applicable in unfavorable socio-academic contexts. The second chapter presents a teaching model that is presented to design teaching as a basis for the use of cognitive strategies, and it is also necessary to establish different strategies to be able to pedagogically evaluate the performance of the student. The third chapter presents a search for a model for the assessment of competencies in basic education through a case study at the Los Pinos de Algeciras school. We are in the middle of the infant school. The fourth chapter, the importance of creating and dynamizing the narrative is supported by the promotion of emerging reading behaviors in day care centers. It is also intended to contribute to the reflection on the role of the educator / mediator in promoting an educational project that facilitates intervention in day care centers. The emerging literacy level. And finally, or the fifth chapter, as a novel educational experience, the application of the Flipped Classroom Model to the teaching of classical culture was drawn, highlighting the importance of the elaboration of interesting and motivating multimedia didactic materials for the students, supported by the use of the new technologies, to improve teaching practice by organizing work in the classroom in an active and participatory way. Thus, we thank all authors for their commitment and dedication to their work and we hope to be able to contribute to the scientific community, in the dissemination of knowledge and in the advancement of science.

scholarly journals First Report of Tar Spot on Orange Geiger, Cordia sebestena, Caused by Diatractium cordianum in Florida

Plant Disease ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 1250-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Palmateer ◽  
J. M. Pérez ◽  
R. A. Cating ◽  
R. C. Ploetz ◽  
M. A. Hoy
Keyword(s):  
Host Record ◽  
The United States ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Fluorescent Light ◽  
New Host ◽  
5.8S Rdna ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
New Host Record ◽  
Tar Spot ◽  
Water Saturated

In July 2007, tar spot symptoms were observed on the leaves of orange Geiger, Cordia sebestena L. (Boraginaceae), in the landscape and a commercial nursery in Homestead, FL. The disease appears to be spreading and is locally severe. Symptoms were circular, slightly hypertrophied spots approximately 5 to 8 cm in diameter, which were slightly chlorotic on the abaxial surface and had numerous circular blackened stroma, 0.2 to 0.4 mm in diameter, on the adaxial surface. As leaves aged and yellowed, the areas around the spots remained pale green. Embedded in the stroma were numerous perithecia, 173 to 312 μm in diameter, circular to irregular in shape, with lateral necks as much as 200 μm long and 73 to 104 μm in diameter. Asci, 77 to 92 × 11 to 13 μm, contained elongate, two-celled ascospores, 50 to 61 × 3 to 5 μm that had a conspicuous constriction at the dividing cell wall. These dimensions and the pathogen's appearance matched closely with those published for Diatractium cordianum (Ellis & Kelsey) Syd (1). Young, symptomless leaves of C. sebestena were sprayed to runoff with a suspension of ascospores approximately 104 ml–1 that were harvested from affected leaves. Inoculated leaves were placed on water-saturated paper towels in petri plates and maintained in a growth chamber at 25°C with fluorescent light at 10 h day–1. Symptoms similar to those observed on affected trees in the landscape began to develop after 21 days and perithecia were evident after 28 days. An ITS 1, ITS 2, and 5.8s rDNA sequence was deposited in GenBank (Accession No. EU541488). A herbarium specimen was deposited at the U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI No. 878441). This is a new host record for D. cordianum and is the first time the pathogen has been reported in the United States. Previous records were from Venezuela and several Caribbean islands, including Cuba and Jamaica. Symptoms of this disease have not been observed on Texas wild olive, Cordia boissieri, in close proximity to affected C. sebestena. P. F. Cannon (1) indicated that the disease had no economic impact. However, the conspicuous nature of symptoms on C. sebestena and the importance of this tree in the South Florida ornamental trade (2) suggest that this disease may become significant on the latter host. References: (1) P. F. Cannon. Mycol. Res. 92:327, 1989. (2) E. F. Gilman and D. G. Watson. Fact Sheet ST-182. Univ. Fla, Fla Coop Ext. Serv., 1993.

scholarly journals Training and practice in bronchoscopy. A national survey in Italy

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Facciolongo ◽  
R. Piro ◽  
F. Menzella ◽  
M. Lusuardi ◽  
M. Salio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Rigid Bronchoscopy ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Interventional Bronchoscopy ◽  
Interventional Pulmonology ◽  
Practice Methods ◽  
And Training ◽  
Email Survey

Training and practice in bronchoscopy. A national survey in Italy. N. Facciolongo, R. Piro, F. Menzella, M. Lusuardi, M. Salio, L. Lazzari Agli, M. Patelli. Background and Aim. Bronchoscopy is performed in a variety of different settings in Italy. The surveys conducted so far have highlighted the heterogeneity of the procedures and the frequent inability to adhere to the guidelines. The aim of this survey was to analyse procedures, training, and opinions of Italian respiratory physicians performing interventional bronchology in the clinical practice. Methods. The study was conducted retrospectively on 300 pulmonologists. From January to June 2008, these were invited to participate in an email survey to be sent out monthly to each participant for four consecutive months. Results. Two hundred and one respiratory physicians took part in the study, most of whom (83.5%) work in either Pulmonology or Interventional Pulmonology Units. The year before the survey, 21.2% of the participants had performed fewer than 100 examinations, 42.3% 100 to 300, and 36.6% more than 300 bronchoscopies; 53.9% were familiar with the international guidelines on the topic. Among the responders, 34.1% had received less than 6 months training, 55.3% considered further training in rigid bronchoscopy, laser procedures and thoracoscopy, invaluable for their professional activity. Adequate training for transbronchial needle aspirates, was reported by 49.6% of respondents. Conclusions. Our data show that interventional bronchoscopy procedures are regularly performed according to current recommendations by over half of the Italian Pulmonologists participating in our survey. The need for more comprehensive basic education and training was put forward by the majority of physicians.

Distances in Applied Social Sciences

2013 ◽  
pp. 545-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Marie Deza ◽  
Elena Deza
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Applied Social Sciences

Pernell, Ruby B.

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darlyne Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Social Group Work ◽  
Work Knowledge ◽  
Applied Social Sciences ◽  
Western Reserve

Ruby B. Pernell (1917–2001) was a scholar and leader in the development of social group work knowledge, values, and skills. She was professor emerita of Social Work at the School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University (1968–2001).

Social Science and Health Policy in Eastern Europe: Poland as a Case Study

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-451
Author(s):  
Magdalena Sokolowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Social Engineering ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Polish Experience ◽  
Applied Social Sciences

The paper deals with aspects of sociology, social policy, and health, with particular reference to the Polish experience. Some traits of Polish sociology are characterized, especially its pragmatic approach and its relationship with social practice. Also, two methodologic models of practical applications of sociology as proposed in the Polish literature are discussed, the first based on the assumption that sociology should be integrated into all spheres of social life, and the second calling for a fundamental reorientation of sociology. An attempt is made to show how health is being incorporated in the applied social sciences and social engineering. The current situation relating to utilization of sociologic studies in various spheres of Polish practice is discussed, particularly in the area of health.

A downward counter-factual climate risk analysis of the impact of tropical cyclones in the Caribbean islands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Ciullo ◽  
Olivia Romppainen-Martius ◽  
Eric Strobl ◽  
David Bresch
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Climate Risk ◽  
Worst Case Analysis ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Analysis Study ◽  
Caribbean Islands ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The Impact

<p>Climate risk analysis and assessment studies are typically conducted relying on historical data. These data, however, represent just one single realization of the past, which could have unfolded differently. As an example, Hurricane Irma might had struck South Florida at Category 4 and, had it done so, damages could have been as high as 150 billion, about three times higher than damage estimated from the actual event. To explore the impacts of these potentially catastrophic near-misses, downward counter-factual risk analysis (Woo, Maynard and Seria, 2017) complements standard risk analysis by exploring alternative, plausible realization of past climatic events. As downward counter-factual risk analysis frames risk in an event-oriented manner, corresponding more closely to how people perceive risk, it is expected to increase climate risk awareness among people and policy makers (Shepherd et al., 2018).</p><p>We present a counter-factual risk analysis study of climate risk from tropical cyclones on the Caribbean islands. The analysis is conducted using the natcat impact model CLIMADA (Aznar-Siguan and Bresch, 2019). Impact is estimated based on forecasts of past tropical cyclones tracks from the THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE) dataset, as they all represent plausible alternative realizations of past tropical cyclones. The goal is to study whether, and to what extent, the estimated impacts from forecasts provide new insights than those provided by historical records in terms of e.g. cumulated annual damages, maximum annual damages and, in so doing, perform a worst-case analysis study to support climate risk management planning.</p><p><br>Aznar-Siguan, G. and Bresch, D. N.: CLIMADA v1: a global weather and climate risk assessment platform, Geosci. Model Dev., 12, 3085-3097, doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-3085-2019, 2019.</p><p>Woo, G., Maynard, T., and Seria, J. Reimagining history. Counterfactual risk analysis. Retrieved from: https://www.lloyds.com/~/media/files/news-and-insight/risk-insight/2017/reimagining-history.pdf, 2017.</p><p>Shepherd, T.G., Boyd, E., Calel, R.A. et al.: Storylines: an alternative approach to representing uncertainty in physical aspects of climate change. Climatic Change 151, 555–571, doi.org/10.1007/s10584-018-2317-9 , 2018.</p>

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