Going Agile, a Post-Pandemic Universal Work Paradigm - A Theoretical Narrative Review

Due to digital transformation, technology advancements, telework, we can no longer pretend that traditional work offers high incentives and efficiency, but on the contrary, traditional work falls behind each year, deeming organizations and individuals to adopt the agile work. Rapid technological developments have altered the way businesses operate, with the goal of producing viable solutions in an environment fraught with unpredictability. This paper is a theoretical narrative review on the general topic of agile work. The present paper addresses the issue of determining the best international practices for implementing agile methodology at work, carrying out a theoretical narrative review. Basing on literature on present-day theory the authors make an attempt to explain the implications of implementing agile methodologies into organizational culture, summarize existing approaches to classifying the main effects on implementing agile methodologies at work, consolidate and document best international practices for agile methodologies development among employers. After defining the concepts of agile method tailoring and agile maturity, the data obtained in the theoretical narrative analysis reveal that the implementing agile methodologies have a direct impact on management style, on teams, on learning environments, and on employee’s mental health. An overall conclusions and discussions section is presented along with the personal opinion of authors. This work is intended to open a post-pandemic agile work research methodology, since there are no systematic approaches to this topic.

Émilie Du Châtelet on Newtonianism and Hypotheses in the Eighteenth Century

Émilie Du Châtelet produced one of the first fully articulated accounts of the role of hypothesis in science, problematizing the debate in mid-eighteenth-century France over the roles of hypotheses, experimentation, and speculation in scientific methodology. This chapter examines her original views on the general topic of hypotheses by examining her extended attack throughout her Institutions de physique against the specific hypothesis regarding the cause of gravity held by Newtonians John Keill (1671–1721) and John Freind (1675–1728). In light of Du Châtelet’s criticism of the Keill-Freind hypothesis, we can interpret her as a clarifier of Newton (as per recent interpretations) who believes that hypothesizing about the cause of gravity, for example, can aid in that clarification, but who also believes in strict constraints placed upon the role of hypotheses in science.

Instructional Design for an Undergraduate Laboratory Course in Molecular Biophysics

ABSTRACT In this article, an approach to teaching molecular biophysics is described. The organization and course content has been carefully chosen and curated so that fundamental ideas in molecular biophysics can be taught effectively to upper classmen in higher education. Three general topic areas are introduced along with accompanying experiments that illustrate major principles related to each topic area. This article outlines an approach to organizing chosen course material and suggests multiple teaching activities within each major topic area: thermodynamics, kinetics, and structural biology. Subtopics are presented along with suggested laboratory experiments. The experiments are outlined in a way that they can be readily adopted by educators teaching a biophysical chemistry lab. The accompaniment of workshop exercises as an additional teaching modality is a component of the course intended to enhance the development of important problem-solving skills and comprehension of new content. Finally, a reflection on student feedback and course outcomes along with targeted learning goals is discussed.

Recensione: Russel, Victoria & Murphy-Judy, Kathryn (2020). Teaching language online. Routledge

IT La presente recensione mira ad offrire una valutazione critica del volume Teaching Language Online di Victoria Russel e Kathryn Murphy-Judy. Nella prima parte della recensione viene introdotto l’argomento generale trattato dal libro, descrivendone brevemente i contenuti di ogni capitolo. Nella seconda parte si fornisce una descrizione dei contenuti in prospettiva critica, evidenziandone i punti di forza e le eventuali criticità. Parole chiave: DIDATTICA DELLE LINGUE, INSEGNAMENTO ON-LINE, ADDIE EN This review aims to offer a critical evaluation of the book, Teaching Language Online, by Victoria Russel and Kathryn Murphy- Judy. In the first section of the review, the general topic of the book is discussed, and a brief description of the contents of each chapter is offered. The second section consists of a description of its contents through a critical perspective highlighting its strengths as well as its weaknesses. Key words: LANGUAGE TEACHING, REMOTE TEACHING, ADDIE ES Esta reseña tiene como objetivo ofrecer una valoración crítica del volumen Teaching Language Online, de las autoras Victoria Russel y Kathryn Murphy-Judy. En la primera parte de la reseña se trata el tema general del libro y se ofrece una breve descripción del contenido de cada capítulo. En la segunda parte se lleva a cabo una descripción de los contenidos desde un punto de vista crítico, y se destacan tanto sus puntos fuertes como sus puntos débiles. Palabras clave: ENSEÑANZA DE LENGUAS, ENSEÑANZA REMOTA, ADDIE

Recensione: Russel, Victoria & Murphy-Judy, Kathryn (2020). Teaching language online. Routledge.

IT La presente recensione mira ad offrire una valutazione critica del volume Teaching Language Online di Victoria Russel e Kathryn Murphy-Judy. Nella prima parte della recensione viene introdotto l’argomento generale trattato dal libro, descrivendone brevemente i contenuti di ogni capitolo. Nella seconda parte si fornisce una descrizione dei contenuti in prospettiva critica, evidenziandone i punti di forza e le eventuali criticità. Parole chiave: DIDATTICA DELLE LINGUE, INSEGNAMENTO ON-LINE, ADDIE EN This review aims to offer a critical evaluation of the book, Teaching Language Online, by Victoria Russel and Kathryn Murphy- Judy. In the first section of the review, the general topic of the book is discussed, and a brief description of the contents of each chapter is offered. The second section consists of a description of its contents through a critical perspective highlighting its strengths as well as its weaknesses. Key words: LANGUAGE TEACHING, REMOTE TEACHING, ADDIE ES Esta reseña tiene como objetivo ofrecer una valoración crítica del volumen Teaching Language Online, de las autoras Victoria Russel y Kathryn Murphy-Judy. En la primera parte de la reseña se trata el tema general del libro y se ofrece una breve descripción del contenido de cada capítulo. En la segunda parte se lleva a cabo una descripción de los contenidos desde un punto de vista crítico, y se destacan tanto sus puntos fuertes como sus puntos débiles. Palabras clave: ENSEÑANZA DE LENGUAS, ENSEÑANZA REMOTA, ADDIE

Which Piotr Skarga’s Edition of Żywoty Świętych Was Used for Translation into Old Church Slavonic: The Life of St. Procopius of Scythopolis

The article deals with a small private episode of the general topic of research into Cyrillic translations of an extensive Polish book Żywoty Świętych by Piotr Skarga, a Jesuit and the first rector of the Vilnius University. Using as an example the Old Church Slavonic life of St. Procopius of Scythopolis, translated from Skarga’s book and contained in two manuscripts originating from the territories of the Kingdom of Poland, the author shows that a comparison of the Church Slavonic translation with its Polish original, taking into account all textual changes made in the lifetime editions of Żywoty Świętych makes it possible to determine the exact edition used as a source for the Old Church Slavonic the translation. At the same time, this will serve as a chronological marker indicating the time before which the translation could not have appeared

Various strategies & methods for successful improvement in English oral communication skills

It has been claimed that ‘no individual’s linguistic repertoire is perfect’ (Maleki 2007, as cited in (Hmaid, 2014)). Both indigenous and non-native participants of any community frequently encounter obstacles, relying on restricted verbal tools to convey their intention. Communication strategies are the methods through which speakers seek to bridge the barrier amongst all individuals who wish to convey and the instantly accessible language assets. The significance of English cannot be overstated. Paragraph fragmentation, run-on phrases, and general topic alignment are the major opponents of proper grammar. Communicating is the most fundamental mode of interaction. That is the only fundamental human privilege with the fewest limits and is regarded as extremely essential by the legislation. Currently, fluency in English is practically a must for accomplishment in the globe. This research paper reveals a mixed-method methodology in scrutinizing possible effective modules and types for oral communication skills in the English language. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were taken into consideration throughout the whole investigation, where the studies of Dhani Ram Sharma, Apisara Sritulanon, Panna Chaturongakul, Thapanee Thammetar, Anne Syomwene, Zhanli Yang, Yaseen Hmaid, JD Singh had a huge impact on the results and discussions of the research. The main obstacles illustrated throughout the research were lack of preparation, lack of spoken English, poor vocabulary, inability to clearly understand native speakers or others speaking this language, and inability to express ideas that were discussed and analyzed with the offered solutions. The following research objectives are being analyzed throughout the investigation: making a significant commitment for persuading instructors & others; developing a conceptual method for instructors; promoting the benefits of communication skills; offering a skill different from conventional learning speaking skills to learning English; examining the efficacy of conversation skills. Examples, strategies, and recommendations illustrated by the authors in the following sections of the research paper underline the importance of oral communication skills both in the teaching environment and in the professional sphere. Furthermore, the analysis of statistics made by Dhani Ram Sharma, stressed the positive impacts of strategies used by them in improving and developing students’ communication skills. Moreover, the results and discussions concerning the revealing of research findings affirm that activities and strategies implemented were successful enough for future professional accomplishments of oral communication skills.

Neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence

Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence – the combination of symbolic methods with methods that are based on artificial neural networks – has a long-standing history. In this article, we provide a structured overview of current trends, by means of categorizing recent publications from key conferences. The article is meant to serve as a convenient starting point for research on the general topic.

Quantitative ultrasound imaging of soft biological tissues: a primer for radiologists and medical physicists

Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) aims at quantifying interactions between ultrasound and biological tissues. QUS techniques extract fundamental physical properties of tissues based on interactions between ultrasound waves and tissue microstructure. These techniques provide quantitative information on sub-resolution properties that are not visible on grayscale (B-mode) imaging. Quantitative data may be represented either as a global measurement or as parametric maps overlaid on B-mode images. Recently, major ultrasound manufacturers have released speed of sound, attenuation, and backscatter packages for tissue characterization and imaging. Established and emerging clinical applications are currently limited and include liver fibrosis staging, liver steatosis grading, and breast cancer characterization. On the other hand, most biological tissues have been studied using experimental QUS methods, and quantitative datasets are available in the literature. This educational review addresses the general topic of biological soft tissue characterization using QUS, with a focus on disseminating technical concepts for clinicians and specialized QUS materials for medical physicists. Advanced but simplified technical descriptions are also provided in separate subsections identified as such. To understand QUS methods, this article reviews types of ultrasound waves, basic concepts of ultrasound wave propagation, ultrasound image formation, point spread function, constructive and destructive wave interferences, radiofrequency data processing, and a summary of different imaging modes. For each major QUS technique, topics include: concept, illustrations, clinical examples, pitfalls, and future directions.

The teaching of modern Greek in Europe. Current situation and new perspectives. Odysseus project final conference

In the years 2008 and 2009 the university of Murcia coordinated the Odysseus Project for the Dissemination of Modern Greek Teaching and Learning, a trans-national project funded by the european commission, within the Lifelong Learning Programme. institutions of italy, Bulgaria and greece have also participated in the project. The purpose of Odysseus has been the dissemination of modern greek didactic materials elaborated by previous eu projects, with the overarching goal of fostering the greek language, which has just a small space in the european linguistic map, but also a long and rich history. The Odysseus Project Final Conference took place in december 2009 at the university of Murcia, as a closing event for the project. its general topic was The teaching of Modern Greek in Europe: current situation and new perspectives.