Instructive Example Research Articles

Does Cross-Functional Pedagogy of Teaching a Course Help in Management Education?

This research study aims to examine the effectiveness of delivering a supply chain management course to students from a cross-functional perspective. The study analyses the positive teaching-learning outcomes that came out with the teaching of this course to the working professionals through online mode at an institution from a cross-functional perspective. The research question is whether teaching the supply chain management course from a cross-functional perspective resulted in better student performance in terms of Bloom's taxonomy. This study finds that the positive effect of this experiment is statistically significant on the treatment set. The study also proposes a few examples of cross-functional classroom teaching and linkages between different courses that need to be brought to the attention of the students. The study also sheds light on different tools of cross-functional teaching and how the management faculty can develop the art of delivering lectures from a cross-functional perspective, and the caution that they need to exercise while adopting this pedagogy style.

Peningkatan Efikasi Diri Melalui Penguatan Kepemimpinan Transformasional, Kompetensi Pedagogik Dan Kreativitas Guru

ABSTRACT
 
 This study aims to determine the steps for the formation of religious character in children by Islamic Religious Education teachers at Tarbiyatul Falah Junior High School Ciampea Bogor. This type of research is qualitative descriptive. The subjects in this study were teachers of Islamic Religious Education at Tarbiyatul Falah Middle School, Ciampea Bogor, while the informants in this study were two class VIII students, one teacher at Tarbiyatul Falah Middle School Ciampea Bogor and the principal, Tarbiyatul Falah Junior High School Ciampea Bogor. . The results of the study concluded that: the pattern of religious character formation by Islamic religious education teachers in Tarbiyatul Falah Junior High School students in Ciampea Bogor was quite good because in the Tarbiyatul Falah Junior High School Ciampea Bogor environment, they were very accustomed to discipline, the pattern formed by Islamic Religious Education teachers. The discipline of worship can be applied in direct education for example through teaching and learning activities, example, motivation and supervision in performing worship, through the habituation of dhuha prayers in congregation and midday prayers in congregation and also indirect education by providing discipline to students so that students do not do bad things. in the environment.
 Keywords: Pattern of students' character formation

Microinclusive teaching in family science courses

AbstractThe purpose of this article is to provide a summary of microaggressive (MA) and microinclusive (MI) issues in college teaching. In MA communications, individuals/groups are treated as invisible or comparatively less desirable. MA can have a detrimental impact on its targets (to whom comments or behaviors are directed) as well as bystanders who witness the aggression. As part of ethics in family scholarship, it is worthwhile for faculty to consider MA and learn about more prosocial/supportive options, such as MI. This article provides a brief overview of MA, MI teaching, ethical approaches to MA/MI guidance, and MI teaching examples in one family science course. These issues are also relevant to coursework in other HDFS department programs or tracks (e.g., developmental, policy and practice, therapy, community education).

The Use of Campenot Trichambers for the Study of Peripheral Neuronal Growth and Survival in Presence of Thrombotic Factors and Serpins.

The mechanisms underlying nervous system injury, such as spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and peripheral nerve injury are complex and not well understood. Following acute tissue damage and cell death, inflammatory processes cause ongoing damage. Many factors regulate this inflammation, including factors that modulate chemokine expression. Serine proteases, including those of the thrombotic and thrombolytic pathways (e.g., thrombin, tPA, uPA) are upregulated during nervous system damage and can modulate the release and bioavailability of many chemokines. Virus-derived immunomodulators, such as Serp-1, a serine protease inhibitor (serpin), have protective effects by reducing inflammation and tissue damage. However, the precise mechanisms of Serp-1 neuroprotection are still being studied. Compartmentalized in vitro neuron culture systems, such as the Campenot trichamber, are useful for such mechanistic studies. This chapter provides a protocol for assembling and culturing rodent embryonic superior cervical ganglion (SCG) and dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons in Campenot trichambers, as well as instructive examples of the types of experiments enabled by these methods.

Why the sustainable provision of low-carbon electricity needs hybrid markets

Deep decarbonization of energy systems poses considerable challenges to electricity markets and there is a growing consensus that an energy-only design based on short-term marginal cost pricing cannot deliver adequate levels of investment and long-term coordination across actors and sectors. Based on the instructive example of the evolution of European electricity market designs, we discuss several shortcomings of energy-only markets and illustrate how ad-hoc policies that intend to address them have limitations of their own, notably a lack of systemwide coordination. Second, we describe how the sheer scale and nature of deep decarbonization targets requiring massive investment in capital-intensive low-carbon technologies exacerbate these issues. Ambitious emission reduction targets thus require an evolution of market design towards hybrid regimes. Hybrid markets separate long-term investment decisions from short-term operations through a balanced and differentiated use of competitive and regulatory design elements to coordinate and de-risk investment. Finally, a historical analysis of the evolution of different electricity market designs shows how hybrid markets constitute contemporary forms of long-run marginal cost pricing that are appropriate for meeting deep decarbonization targets with reduced uncertainty and hence lower private and social costs.

Challenges and changes in arts education in Sweden – visual communication, visual culture and visual competence in the syllabus for visual arts

The article problematizes conditions for visual arts education in Swedish compulsory school. This, by discussing the syllabus for visual arts (Sw. Bild) and through giving examples of teaching in the subject, based on interviews with visual arts teachers, carried out in connection with the production of two Assessment Guides on behalf of The National Agency for Education in 2012 and 2014. The subject visual arts are contextualized in relation to research in the subject field and the national evaluations in visual arts completed in 1992, 2003 and 2013. The research material is analyzed from a post-reflective perspective in relation to the 2011 syllabus (Lgr11) for visual arts, where visual communication and visual culture are central in defining the subject content. The research is further discussed in relation to the renewed syllabus for visual arts (Lgr22), operated in Swedish schools from school year 2022/2023, where a stronger emphasis emerges on visual competency. The syllabus and visual competency is discussed from a pre-reflective perspective and related to affiliated sub-competences defined by the European Network for Visual Literacy.

S3363 A Case of Progressive Refractory Diarrhea due to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Introduction: A 64-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus presents with acute on chronic diarrhea and refractory acid reflux is found to have Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Case Description/Methods: The patient had a two-year history of non-bloody diarrhea which worsened (7 bowel movements/day) in the two months prior to presentation. She described associated nausea, reflux, and abdominal pain. Notably, her mother had similar symptoms, requiring small bowel resection (records not available). Previous workup included a colonoscopy and an esophagoduodenoscopy (EGD) showing duodenal ulcerations with negative biopsies for celiac disease. She was started on a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI), colestipol, and loperamide without improvement. Medication review, stool infectious studies, and cross-sectional imaging had been unrevealing. On presentation, she had stable vitals and physical exam significant for diffuse abdominal tenderness. Labs were notable for a hemoglobin of 10.2 gm/dL (grams per deciliter) and an acute kidney injury (AKI). Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT) suggested multiple, small duodenal ulcers with a polypoid lesion in the gastric antrum (Figure). EGD revealed esophagitis, multiple small duodenal ulcerations (D1, D2), and gastric mucosal atrophy. Repeat colonoscopy was unremarkable. The fasting gastrin level was 211 pg/mL (picogram per milliliter). The secretin stimulation test showed serum gastrin blood levels of 121, 258, and 483 pg/mL at 2, 5, and 10 minutes respectively consistent with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. The Dotatate PET/CT scan showed metastatic somatostatin receptor expressing portocaval adenopathy without a tracer-avid primary neuroendocrine tumor. She was started on lanreotide and is now referred to oncology. Discussion: This case represents an instructive example of Zollinger Ellison Syndrome (ZES), often discussed, but rarely diagnosed. In this case, the patient presented with progressive diarrhea, a subtle family history, and with several prior evaluations. ZES is a rare gastrin-secreting neuroendocrine tumor (NET) associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN-1), which leads to refractory acid reflux and chronic diarrhea, as seen in our patient. Non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms and empiric PPI use can delay the diagnosis. The gastric pH, gastric level, secretin stimulation, and Dotatate PET/CT are used to evaluate and localize the tumor.Figure 1.: A, B: Computed Tomography (CT) abdomen showed multiple, small duodenal ulcers and 4 millimeter (mm) enhancing polyp at the gastric antrum (red arrows).

On the validity and meaningfulness of higher-order reflective constructs: A reply to Mikulić

In a recent article published in Tourism Management, Mikulić (2022) argues against the validity of higher-order reflective constructs (HORC). The argument is primarily based on the premise that items that measure first-order constructs are unidimensional. This reply aims to clarify the inconsistencies of the arguments against HORC, showing that this type of construct can be valid and meaningful. Conceptual clarification, statistical deduction, and instructive examples are presented. Items do not necessarily measure a single construct. Besides, manifest variables of the same first-order construct share a common error term. Hence, HORC are necessary to measure multidimensional constructs.

An evaluation of sotorasib for the treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer with KRASG12C mutations

ABSTRACT Introduction Improving the clinical outcomes of patients with KRASG12C -mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the majority of whom are current or former smokers, has been a barrier to improving population-level outcomes in NSCLC. Novel and effective KRASG12C inhibitors are emerging, and sotorasib is the first member of that class to achieve commercial availability. Areas covered In this review, we survey the epidemiology of KRASG12C -mutated NSCLC, as well as sotorasib’s chemistry, pharmacology, and clinical trial data. Expert opinion While sotorasib’s development has been unique and exciting, questions persist regarding its intracranial penetrance, optimal dose, and efficacy relative to standard-of-care therapy. Improvements in the clinical activity of KRAS inhibition will hinge on better understanding of resistance mechanisms, the development of broad-spectrum inhibitors with activity beyond G12C mutations, and combination therapy targeting multiple mediators of KRAS signaling and alternative pathways. From a regulatory perspective, sotorasib’s development may, in time, prove to be an instructive example for early-phase clinical trialists and regulators focused on dose optimization.

LANGUAGE CHOICE IN EDUCATION IN A MULTILINGUAL SETTING: THE MALAYSIAN CONTEXT

A state of multilingualism allows people to grow up with access to two or more languages which results in exercising choice of languages for different purposes in different domains. Even within a single domain, education for example, the choice of language varies according to contexts, topics and participants. Since Malaysia is a multilingual country, it is not surprising that everyone in this country speaks at least two or more languages. What languages the Malaysians choose in the education domain constitutes the focus of this paper. It also investigates what influences the choice. The issues were investigated through a questionnaire survey administered to a sample of University Putra Malaysia undergraduates who are seen as representative of Malaysian undergraduates. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed that language choice in education varies according to sub-domains. It was also found that language proficiency, ethnicity, and gender influence the choice of languages.

A novel Lyapunov stability analysis of neutral-type Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with multiple delays

The major target of this research article is to conduct a new Lyapunov stability analysis of a special model of Cohen–Grossberg neural networks that include multiple delay terms in state variables of systems neurons and multiple delay terms in time derivatives of state variables of systems neurons in the network structure. Employing some proper linear combinations of three different positive definite and positive semi-definite Lyapunov functionals, we obtain some novel sufficient criteria that guarantee global asymptotic stability of this type of multiple delayed Cohen–Grossberg type neural systems. These newly derived stability results are determined to be completely independent of the involved time delay terms and neutral delay terms, and they are totally characterized by the values of the interconnection parameters of Cohen–Grossberg neural system. Besides, the validation of the obtained stability criteria can be justified by applying some simple appropriate algebraic equations that form some particular relations among the constant system elements of the considered neutral neural systems. A useful and instructive numerical example is analysed to exhibit some major advantages and novelties of these newly proposed global stability results in this paper over some previously reported corresponding asymptotic stability conditions.

Study on the Application of Multimodal Theory in College English Vocabulary Teaching

English vocabulary is an indispensable part in the whole second language teaching process. Language experts and teachers have been devoting themselves to the exploration of effective English vocabulary teaching models. With the extensive application of information technology in recent years, multimodality has been integrated into the classroom and multi-modal teaching mode has been widely used in teaching. This paper tries to expound the feasibility of integrating multimodal teaching model into vocabulary teaching, and discuss the practical strategies of multi-modal teaching in English vocabulary teaching from the perspective of teaching implementation combined with teaching examples, hoping to provide beneficial enlightenment for the exploration of vocabulary teaching.

Briefing Paper: Assessing the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 as Model Menstruation Legislation

This briefing paper discusses how to include historical perspectives to assess the potential success for current and future menstruation legislation. The case of Scotland provides an instructive example of law-making about free period products and period poverty. While commercial products are perceived as a solution, historical research suggests that cultural attitudes, lingering stigma, and regional differences affect opportunities for passing laws. To predict the likelihood that proposed menstrual product legislation might be adopted in other locations, historical factors related to attitudes about menstruation, including stigma, must be considered and understood to effect lasting change.

An Alternative Soft Set Approach for Identifying Football Conflict: A Case Study of Indonesian Football Super League

Conflict situations in football have become a significant issue because they affect the players, supporters, referees, management team, the governing body of football, and the government. As time passes, the discovery of conflicts within the football industry has also become increasingly diverse; both affected in-game or out of the game. In 2015, Indonesia had no activity in football for almost a year when the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) banned the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) from competing in international competitions until the conflict among their internal agents was resolved. The agents involved in this highly controversial ban include the Commission 10 of the Parliament of Indonesia, the National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI), the Indonesian President, and the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Indonesia. Conflict resolution strategies outside the football games are delicate and more challenging to overcome due to the involvement of the government and various governing bodies. This opens to higher unpredictability in modeling the conflict situations, hence a lower possibility of a successful conflict resolution model strategy. In addressing this gap, this paper proposes a new Computational Intelligence approach based on the Soft Set Theory, where an alternative algorithm is derived from modeling the conflict situations. We then delineated the proposed algorithm for an instructional example of the Indonesian football conflict situation in 2015 concerning the Indonesia Football Super League. The results showed that the proposed algorithm successfully handled conflict and recommended the Indonesian football agents involved, including PSSI and FIFA.

Functional Modeling-Based Digital Twin Architecture Representation: An Instructional Example of a COVID-19 Breathalyzer Kiosk

Abstract This article presents and illustrates a functional modeling-based representation of digital twinning (DT) architectures. We provide a detailed review of the existing architectures and frameworks intended for use on product digital twins. We identified gaps in the prior work on architectures and frameworks for DT of products, product families, and systems. We identified a need for robust representation schemes that enable product-specific synthesis and analysis of DTs, which the existing DT architecture representations do not offer. We integrated the efforts of the researchers on DT architectures in our functional modeling-based architecture representation approach. We included selected attributes of each reviewed framework and addressed the identified gaps through our functional modeling-based DT architecture representation. The proposed architecture representation approach opens up new avenues of research and can potentially help improve the design process for product DT. This paper illustrates our approach through an instructional example of a COVID-19 testing breathalyzer kiosk designed as a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The learning styles hypothesis is false, but there are patterns of student characteristics that are useful

ABSTRACT The learning styles hypothesis—and particularly the meshing hypothesis—state that learners’ preferences about their preferred modality of learning (i.e., visual, aural, or kinesthetic) predict learning gains on academic tasks. Despite the fact that this hypothesis is not borne out by the scientific evidence available to us, it still remains in widespread classroom use. This article begins by discussing the evidence against learning styles. Second, the article discusses why teachers might continue to believe in and use learning styles in their classroom as well as why essentialist beliefs about learning are not helpful. Finally, 3 variables that do impact student learning—knowledge, strategies, and interest are discussed. Each is defined, their development and measurements are discussed, and finally some instructional examples are given. Replacing the use of learning styles in the classroom with instructional decisions based on the development of knowledge, strategies, and interest can improve student learning outcomes across a wide range of subjects and grade levels.

Craft, Reflexivity, and the Clinical Practice of Management

Management is a craft and reflexivity can enhance how this craft is practiced. Alas, organizations seldom provide circumstances that are conducive to reflexivity and individualize responsibility for reflexivity. This paper posits that the clinical practice of medicine provides an instructive example for how reflexivity can be organized for, i.e., formalized and routinized, in craft-based work. Clinical practice is defined by systematic analysis, on-going peer review and routinized teaching and these features of clinical practice embed reflexivity in organizational processes. We show how systematic analysis, on-going peer review and routinized teaching can be organized for with varying intensity in a management context, and how leading-edge organizations seem to have already embrace quite sophisticated versions of them (albeit in a piecemeal fashion). Some of these activities already happen unsystematically in organizations, but we make the case that practicing management according to a clinical model may benefit organizations in substantive ways. Most notably, these benefits are likely to include a reduction of unnecessary interventions, an improvement in the quality of interventions, a facilitation of organizational coordination, and a reduction in the need for managerial talent.

Pola pembentukan Karakter Religius Pada Anak dalam Pendidikan Agama Islam pada Sekolah Menengah Pertama

This study aims to determine the steps for the formation of religious character in children by Islamic Religious Education teachers at Tarbiyatul Falah Junior High School Ciampea Bogor. This type of research is qualitative descriptive. The subjects in this study were teachers of Islamic Religious Education at Tarbiyatul Falah Middle School, Ciampea Bogor, while the informants in this study were two class VIII students, one teacher at Tarbiyatul Falah Middle School Ciampea Bogor and the principal, Tarbiyatul Falah Junior High School Ciampea Bogor. . The results of the study concluded that: the pattern of religious character formation by Islamic religious education teachers in Tarbiyatul Falah Junior High School students in Ciampea Bogor was quite good because in the Tarbiyatul Falah Junior High School Ciampea Bogor environment, they were very accustomed to discipline, the pattern formed by Islamic Religious Education teachers. The discipline of worship can be applied in direct education for example through teaching and learning activities, example, motivation and supervision in performing worship, through the habituation of dhuha prayers in congregation and midday prayers in congregation and also indirect education by providing discipline to students so that students do not do bad things. in the environment. Keywords: Pattern of students' character formation

Smart Teaching Design Mode based on Machine Learning and its Effect Evaluation

With the continuous progress of science and technology, the mode of smart teaching is more and more applied in the actual teaching process. Under the intelligent teaching system mode, teachers and students can jointly complete the construction of curriculum resources and classroom teaching tasks. This paper evaluates its application effect by introducing two examples of smart teaching. Among them, the evaluation effect of the academic teaching network system shows that the teaching network system based on machine learning is composed of three parts: model selection, data preparation, and modeling prediction. Moreover, it can greatly improve the prediction performance of the intelligent algorithm in the teaching mode by introducing the oversampling technology SMOTE algorithm (Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique). To further verify the advantages of the smart teaching model, an example of social sciences teaching is introduced. The results show that the relevant predictive performance indicators in the computer engineering discipline are improved by using a combination of intelligent algorithms.

Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease: Context of Use, Qualification, and Roadmap for Clinical Implementation.

Background and Objectives: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines a biomarker as a characteristic that is measured as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or responses to an exposure or intervention. Biomarkers may be used in clinical care or as drug development tools (DDTs) in clinical trials. The goal of this review and perspective is to provide insight into the regulatory guidance for the use of biomarkers in clinical trials and clinical care. Materials and Methods: We reviewed FDA guidances relevant to biomarker use in clinical trials and their transition to use in clinical care. We identified instructive examples of these biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drug development and their application in clinical practice. Results: For use in clinical trials, biomarkers must have a defined context of use (COU) as a risk/susceptibility, diagnostic, monitoring, predictive, prognostic, pharmacodynamic, or safety biomarker. A four-stage process defines the pathway to establish the regulatory acceptance of the COU for a biomarker including submission of a letter of intent, description of the qualification plan, submission of a full qualification package, and acceptance through a qualification recommendation. Biomarkers used in clinical care may be companion biomarkers, in vitro diagnostic devices (IVDs), or laboratory developed tests (LDTs). A five-phase biomarker development process has been proposed to structure the biomarker development process. Conclusions: Biomarkers are increasingly important in drug development and clinical care. Adherence to regulatory guidance for biomarkers used in clinical trials and patient care is required to advance these important drug development and clinical tools.