If these stones could speak: War memorials and contested memory

This article explores how war memorials engage with the contested nature of public sculpture and commemoration across historical, political, aesthetic and social contexts. It opens with an analysis of the Australian commemorative landscape and the proliferation of Great War Memorials constructed after 1918 and their ‘war imagining’ that positioned it as a national coming of age. The impact of foundational memorial design is explored through a number of memorials and monuments which have used traditional symbolism synonymous with the conservative ideological and aesthetic framework adopted during the inter-war years. The authors then analyse international developments over the same period, including Great War memorials in Europe, to determine the extent of their impact on Australian memorial and monument design. This analysis is juxtaposed with contemporary memorial design which gradually echoed increasing disillusionment with war and the adoption of abstract designs which moved away from a didactic presentation of information to memorials and monuments which encouraged the viewer’s interpretation. The increase of anti- or counter-war memorials is then examined in the context of voices which were often excluded in mainstream historical documentation and engage with the concept of absence. The selection of memorials also provides an important contribution in relation to the ideological and aesthetic contribution of war memorials and monuments and the extent of their relevance in contemporary society.

The effectiveness of a blended POCUS curriculum on achieving basic focused bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) proficiency. A formalized pilot study

Objective The study objective is to evaluate the effeteness of an existing educational platform blending didactic presentation and hands-on simulation for university doctoral SRNAs in the area of basic, 4 view identification and performance of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Methods Following IRB approval, SRNAs were exposed to a pre test to evaluate existing skills, then they were exposed to a graphic rich, live presentation of basic 4 view TTE. The presentation was then followed by hands on simulation and performance of the 4 basic TTE views on live models. Results Pretest scores averaged 58% and post tests scores rose to 95%. See Table 1. Conclusion Our results support the concept that the existing blended platform is effective to train university SRNAs in basic 4 view, bedside transthoracic echocardiography.

CURRICULUM AND INTERCULTURALISM IN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE TEACHING AS A FOREIGN/ ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

This study is part of the research project approved by the Ethics Committee of PUCPR, with the title “Internationalizationof the Portuguese language curriculum: the concept of interculturality in the teaching of PFL (Portuguese as a Foreign/Additional Language), CAAE: 45577221.8.0000.0020, PARECER number 4.830.917. In parallel the study is tied to the Research Group Theories and Analysis of Language and Applied Linguistics (CNPQ - PUCPR). This article presents one of the stages of the research, which refers to the historical and social contextualization of the theme, in addition to the didactic presentation of the theoretical assumption that it is based upon. This is a topic of extreme relevance for literacy studies, since the target audience are foreigners in the process of learning the Portuguese language as a foreign/additional language. We present the results of this stage that involves theoretical and methodological investigations on literacy (reading and production of oral and written texts) in PFL, on the Portuguese language discipline and on the valorization of the culture of the immigrants. In language teaching, it is important not to disassociate language and culture, because in the production of meaning there is a relationship with the context and interpretation of the immigrant, which is based on cultural, economic, social, ideological and historical issues. When one learns a language, new perspectives of the world and ourselves are acquired due to contact with new cultures.

An introduction to the topological derivative

PurposeThis paper provides a self-contained introduction to the mathematical aspects of the topological derivative.Design/methodology/approachFull justifications are given on simple model problems following a modern approach based on the averaged adjoint state technique. Extensions are discussed in relation with the literature on the field.FindingsClosed expressions of topological derivatives are obtained and commented.Originality/valueSeveral cases are covered in a unified and didactic presentation. Some elements of proof are novel.

36 A Randomised Trial to Compare How Undergraduates Diagnose Common Ear Pathology Using A Smartphone Otoscope and Standard Otoscope in A Simulated Setting

Introduction Competent otoscopy is a key otolaryngology skill for a broad range of medical careers, yet undergraduate’s confidence to perform otoscopy is reported as low. This study aimed to evaluate whether a smartphone-otoscope could enhance medical undergraduates recognition of common ear pathology. Method 52 medical students were randomised into a standard group (traditional otoscope) and an intervention group (smartphone-otoscope). Following a short didactic presentation, participants were asked to diagnose four simulated pathologies. Force response items and 5-point Likert scales loaded on an electronic platform recorded their diagnosis and their perceptions towards the otoscope. Results The smartphone-group (n = 20) had higher overall rates of correct diagnosis compared to control (n = 22) (84% vs 39%, p = <0.001). Only the grommet station did not show a significant improvement between the two groups (100% vs 91%, p = 0.49). 90% (n = 20) of participants felt the smartphone-otoscope was preferential for their learning. The same number expressed they want to use it in future learning. The remainder were indifferent. Conclusions The smart-phone otoscope enabled learners to better observe and recognise middle ear pathology. This popular learning tool has the potential to accelerate the learning curve of otoscopy and therefore improve the proficiency of future doctors at recognising middle ear diseases.

Climbing Bloom's Taxonomy With Jupyter Notebooks: Experiences In Mechanical Engineering

Active learning techniques are well known to improve student outcomes and shift their thinking higher on Bloom’s Taxonomy. In this paper, I will present experiences from my implementation of active learning in sophomore-level Mechanical Engineering thermodynamics classes using Jupyter Notebooks. Jupyter Notebooks are a web-based programming environment widely used in software and other industries that allows students to combine code with equations and explanations of their work. By using this software to solve open-ended design problems, students move from the Remember, Comprehend, and Apply steps of Bloom’s Taxonomy to the Analyze, Synthesize, and Evaluate stages. Successfully integrating Jupyter Notebooks with these classes has required a shift in the focus of contact hours, going from didactic presentation of material to active practice with problem-solving techniques; most class material has been moved online. This approach has been successfully implemented over several semesters, but there are nonetheless still improvements to be made, which are discussed at the end of the manuscript.

Obrázky a „opráski” z českých dějin. O stylu obrázkových seriálů věnovaných historii

The article analyses the style of two picture series dealing with Czech history. The analysis focuses primarily on the way of mediating historical knowledge as well as forming and establishing cultural memory in the two series which are compared. In connection with this, the use of language, the construction of meanings and the interplay between verbal and visual components are described. The picture series investigated represent opposing approaches to the issue of cultural (historical) memory. The objective of Obrázky z českých dějin a pověstí (Pictures from Czech History and Legends; 1980, revised edition 1996) is to depict a traditional version of Czech history and support its adoption by recipients (children being the main target group). Obrázky include various informal, derogatory and anachronistic elements, but these components are used purposefully to attract the interest of recipients in a didactic presentation of historical events. On the other hand, Opráski sčeskí historje (perhaps: Pictures from Czech History; 2014–2015) submit an alternative, subversive, comical and absurd version of Czech history. Their objective is to destruct the traditional view of such history. In order to achieve this effect, Opráskitake advantage of intentional orthographical mistakes (with great invention), play with the language, polysemy of words, anachronisms and intertextual relations to contemporary popular culture.

Conclusion

The conclusion of The New Politics of Olympos sets the arguments developed throughout the book in the context of praise rhetoric and suggests further ways in which Kallimachos’ poetry book may have shaped its readers’ views on what constitutes good rule. In particular, it examines the potential impact of the Hymns on a Ptolemaic reader for whom the book might serve as an education in and inducement to good kingship. This speculation is bolstered by comparison with Hermokles’ hymn for Demetrios Poliorketes as well as the literary trope of the speculum regis (“king’s mirror”). Finally, the conclusion examines Kallimachos’ didactic presentation of Erysichthon, whose transgression and punishment is the subject of the Hymn to Demeter. Such edifying moments throughout the Hymns incentivize good kingship and gently admonish its opposite.