Special Science Research Articles

NATURE OF CRIMINALISTICS: MODERN SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS

The paper discusses genesis and current state of scientific views about the nature essence of Criminalistics. Attention is paid to the fact that the indicated problematics is one of the most debatable in the general theory of Criminalistics and up to date criminalist scientists have not reached a consensus position on this matter. At present two basic scientific concepts about the nature of Criminalistics coexist, one of them considers Criminalistics to be the special legal science and the second - the science of synthetic (integrated) nature. The author's position on the indicated concepts has been expressed.

The Intended and the Implemented Curriculum: The Case of Special Science High Schools in South Central Mindanao, Philippines

The study determined and described the intended and the implemented curriculum of Special Science High Schools in South Central Mindanao, Philippines towards policy recommendations to address the gaps. Specifically, it determined the levels of implementation of curriculum, instructional programs, and instructional support. Both quantitative and qualitative data were employed in the study for collecting and analyzing the data. Specifically, it utilized multiple case analysis. Triangulation procedure was used in collecting data through questionnaire, interview, documents and on-site visitation. The quantitative data established which areas have gaps while the qualitative works on description and judgment to identify what created them. The result of the study showed that there are significant gaps between the intended and the implemented curriculum in some areas of curriculum implementation, instructional programs, and instructional support. Policies cited in the Department of Education Orders are not generally implemented in all science high schools investigated.

Investigation of mechanical properties of twin gold crystal nanowires under uniaxial load by molecular dynamics method**Project supported by the National Science and Technology Pillar Program, China (Grant No. 2015BAK17B06), the Earthquake Industry Special Science Research Foundation Project, China (Grant No. 201508026-02), the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, China (Grant No. A201310), and the Scientific Research Starting Foundation for Post

Twin gold crystal nanowires, whose loading direction is parallel to the twin boundary orientation, are simulated. We calculate the nanowires under tensile or compressive loads, different length nanowires, and different twin boundary nanowires respectively. The Young modulus of nanowires under compressive load is about twice that under tensile load. The compressive properties of twin gold nanowires are superior to their tensile properties. For different length nanowires, there is a critical value of length with respect to the mechanical properties. When the length of nanowire is greater than the critical value, its mechanical properties are sensitive to length. The twin boundary spacing hardly affects the mechanical properties.

BLENDED LEARNING: INCREASING INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN EDUKASYON SA PAGPAPAKATAO (EsP) SUBJECT OF GRADE 7 SPECIAL SCIENCE CLASS STUDENTS

The study is geared towards increasing instructional effectiveness in EsP subject of Grade 7 Special Science Class students through Blended Learning (BL). It also aimed to identify the profile of the student-respondents in terms of age, first quarter grades in EsP, technology frequently used, and the level of the student-respondents before and after implementing BL; to differentiate students’ outputs and scores in a traditional versus blended class; and to ascertain the measures of instructional effectiveness. Using Paired t-test, it was found out that BL is effective in increasing the instructional effectiveness in the EsP subject of the student-respondents. It means that the instructional strategy matches its technology. For this research, Facebook and Google are the languages of BL. Appropriate use of technology is a major tool in BL. In this digital age, learners learn best through computer-mediated instruction. Blended learning promotes improved pedagogy, increased access and flexibility, increased cost effectiveness, social interaction, personal agency, and ease of revision (measures of instructional effectiveness). The researcher recommends the following: as part of the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) stipulated in DO No. 78 s.2010, schools should have its own computer facility to help learners meet the demands of the 21st century education; applications/software such as Google, Facebook and e-Mail among others should now be used as part of the virtual classroom to augment classes or tasks missed during typhoons, holidays or unexpected disruption of classes; students’ use of smartphones, embedded with the aforementioned applications/software, should be legitimized in classes only when its use is needed i.e. when the class exercises BL; and teachers, as the frontline movers of global education, should be equipped with proper training in technology-assisted instruction.

Embedding communication in the disciplines: a tale of two faculties

ABSTRACTEnglish is the medium of instruction in all Science and Engineering undergraduate programmes at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Therefore, students who do not meet minimum proficiency requirements are placed in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses to help them improve. Other generic, domain-specific and workplace communication courses are also offered as core courses or electives so that most students take at least one such course before they graduate. The strong focus on communication skills training for NUS students is aimed at equipping them with academic writing and speaking skills, in general, and workplace interaction skills. This paper, however, discusses the embedding of communication skills training within the content curricula of two modules in electrical engineering and one module in a special science programme in NUS as a pedagogical strategy to ‘enculturate’ [Prior, P. 1998. Writing/Disciplinarity: A Sociohistoric Account of Literate Activity in the Academy. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates] students into the academic and professional discourse communities of their disciplines. These three implementations are unique, firstly, because they ‘include’ all students in the cohort in the training, regardless of whether they have taken EAP or other communication courses [Wingate, U., and C. Tribble. 2011. “The Best of Both Worlds? Towards an English for Academic Purposes/Academic Literacies Writing Pedagogy.” Studies in Higher Education 1–15. iFirst Article]. Secondly, content and communication lecturers collaborate closely with one another and with students to co-construct the latter's deeper engagement in their disciplines.

Ceteris Paribus Laws and Minutis Rectis Laws

Special science generalizations admit of exceptions. Among the class of non‐exceptionless special science generalizations, I distinguish (what I will call) minutis rectis (mr) generalizations from the more familiar category of ceteris paribus (cp) generalizations. I argue that the challenges involved in showing that mr generalizations can play the law role are underappreciated, and quite different from those involved in showing that cp generalizations can do so. I outline a strategy for meeting the challenges posed by mr generalizations.

In defense of the disjunctive

Are there any disjunctive properties—features of things such as being either red or round, or Nelson Goodman’s infamous example of being grue (i.e. either green if observed on or before 2500 A.D. or blue otherwise)? As esoteric as the question may seem at first, central issues about the metaphysics of properties hinge upon its answer, such as whether reductive views about special science properties can handle the phenomenon of multiple realizability. A familiar argument for a negative answer is that disjunctive properties fail to guarantee that their instances are similar in some genuine respect. In this paper, I respond to a novel, sophisticated version of this argument developed in recent work by Paul Audi. Along the way, I develop two new accounts of what it is for a property to be disjunctive—which rely on important recent work on the nature of essence and analysis—and clarify what one is committed to in believing that there are any disjunctive properties at all.

Research and Policy on Disability

Bridging special education (SE) and developmental science recognizes their shared focus on individual adaptation, growth, and outcomes. Adaptation continuously aligns the proclivities of students and the opportunities of their contexts. Considerations for the adaptation of students with disabilities include developmental malleability, problem behavior, intervention supports, and SE services. Policy implications center on the need to focus on the individual in context in both research and intervention, merge data from the implementation of intensive interventions and person-oriented analysis to establish comprehensive frameworks that include a focus on neurophysiological processes, and train the next generation of SE leaders in intensive interventions and applied developmental science.

Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics at All?by Ian Hacking.

Some may be tempted to read the title of Ian Hacking’s latest book as a call to dismiss the philosophy of mathematics. This would be a mistake. Hacking does not think that philosophy of mathematics will ever go away, and it is this enduring appeal that motivates Hacking’s book. Hacking asks why mathematics has perennially fascinated philosophers, to the point that the philosophy of mathematics is not the philosophy of a special science — like the philosophy of physics or biology — but rather a central field of analytic philosophy. As with much of Hacking’s work, his latest book unfolds through the history of mathematics. None the less, Hacking emphasizes that he is not giving interpretations of the texts he discusses (hence his lower-case spelling of ‘leibnizian’ and ‘cartesian’). He does not advance a particular thesis in the philosophy of mathematics but rather asks how the central questions and enduring views in the field have come about. Hacking answers that philosophers’ enthusiasm for mathematics has two sources: proof and application.

Provera statičke stabilnosti rotornog bagera putem vaganja - merenja težine gornje obrtne gradnje

Weighing is important component in science measuring. Now days under weighing is included procedure of measuring weight, and on this problem were working some of the greatest minds of our times. Checking of statistic stability of bucket wheel excavator i.e. determination weight and position of brunt of working upper construction is proceed in experimental way - weighing. We could say that experimental method is used in science and technique. Just that massive use of experiments has developed science approach to experiment: experiment has become an object of science research. He's developed by special science discipline - mathematical theory of experiments. That brings to modern science discipline and its part of general theory of experiments. Both of these theories (mathematical and general theory of experiments) are components of experimental method as general science method.

Study the bonding mechanism of binders on hydroxyapatite surface and mechanical properties for 3DP fabrication bone scaffolds: A molecular dynamics method

Event Abstract Back to Event Study the bonding mechanism of binders on hydroxyapatite surface and mechanical properties for 3DP fabrication bone scaffolds: A molecular dynamics method Qinghua Wei1, Yanen Wang1, Xinpei Li1, Mingming Yang1, Weihong Chai1 and Yingfeng Zhang1 1 Northwestern Polytechnical University, School of Mechanical Engineering, China Introduction: Hydroxyapatite (HA) is one of the most popular bio-ceramics in biomedical tissue engineering applications due to its excellent biocompatibility[1] and not easy to cause inflammation and immune reaction[2]. 3DP can directly bond HA powder to fabricate artificial bone scaffolds on the basis of the individual patient bone parameters[3],[4]. Clarifying the interaction mechanism between binder and bioceramics power can improve the microstructure and mechanical properties of HA bone scaffold[5]-[7]. Therefore, we applied molecular dynamics (MD) methodology and physical experiments to study the bonding mechanism of bio-binders on the HA crystallographic planes for 3DP fabrication bone scaffolds. Materials and Methods: In this study, three kinds of popular bio-binders (polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyacrylamide (PAM), polyvinylalcohol (PVA)) and their interaction with HA surface systems were constructed and simulated (Fig.1), the cohesive energy densities of binders and the binding energies, pair correlation function (PCF) g(r), mechanical properties for various of binders/HA interaction models were analyzed. Furthermore, HA bone scaffold specimens with different glues were prepared by 3DP additive manufacturing according to the design scheme of simulations, their Young's modulus and compressive strength were tested by electronic universal testing machine. Finally, we analyzed the SEM pictures of transverse plane and fracture sections with different amplifications for HA bone scaffold specimens to explore the main reasons for differences in mechanical properties between simulation and experiment (Fig.2). Results and Discussion: The simulation results revealed that the relationship of the binding energies between binders and HA surface is consistent with the cohesive energy densities of binders, which is PAM/HA>PVA/HA>PVP/HA. The PCFs g(r) indicated that their interfacial interactions mainly attribute to the ionic bonds and hydrogen bonds which formed between the polar atoms, functional groups in binder polymer and the Ca, -OH in HA. The results of mechanical experiments verified the relationship of Young's modulus for three interaction models in simulation, which is PVA/HA>PAM/HA>PVP/HA. While the trend of compressive strength is PAM/HA>PVA/HA>PVP/HA, this is consistent with the binding energies of simulation. From the SEM pictures, the same phenomenon can be found in every sample. There were many small pores and incomplete infiltration points existing on the transverse plane and fracture sections of specimens, but HA pellets on the fracture sections of samples were not damaged (Such as the SEM pictures of PAM/HA bone scaffold in Fig.2). Thereby, the major reasons for differences in mechanical properties between simulation and experiment were found, the small space in the HA pellets and the incomplete infiltration of glue were the main factor influencing the mechanical properties of 3DP fabrication HA bone scaffolds. Conclusion: MD simulation is effective in analyzing the interfacial bonding behaviors of binder on HA surface. Their interfacial interactions mainly attribute to the ionic bonds and hydrogen bonds which formed between the polar atoms, functional groups in binder polymer and the Ca, -OH in HA. And the Young's modulus of bone scaffolds are limited by the Young's modulus of binders, the compressive strength is consistent with the viscosity of binder. Additionally, the major reasons for differences in mechanical properties between simulation and experiment were the bonding defect in the pellets and the incomplete infiltration of glue for 3DP fabrication HA bone scaffolds. These results provide useful information in choosing binder for 3DP fabrication bone scaffolds and understanding the interaction mechanism between binder and HA bioceramics power. the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 51175432); the Doctor Special Science and Technological Funding of the China Ministry of Education; the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; the key Industrial Science and technology projects of Shaanxi; the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region science and technology project

Re-evaluation of the rational extent of lymphadenectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer

Re-evaluation of the rational extent of lymphadenectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer Han LIANG Correspondence to: Han LIANG; E-mail: tjlianghan@126.com Surgical Department of Gastric Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin 300060, China This work was supported by the Special Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipal Science & Technology Commission (No. 12ZCDZSY16400) Abstract On the basis of randomized clinical trials, the extended (D2) lymph node dissection is now recommended as a globally standard procedure for locally advanced gastric cancer. However, the rational extent of lymphadenectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer has remained a topic of debate in the past decades. The examined lymph node and extra-nodal metastasis are significantly associated with the survival of gastric cancer patients. Furthermore, the role of splenectomy for complete resection of No. 10 nodes has been controversial; however, the randomized trial of JCOG0110 is yet to be completed. Gastric cancer with No. 14 lymph node metastasis is defined as M1 stage in the current version of the Japanese classification. We propose that D2+No.14v lymphadenectomy may be an option in a potentially curative gastrectomy for tumors with apparent metastasis to the No. 6 nodes or infiltrate to duodenum. In view of the limitation of low metastatic rate in para-aortic lymph nodes in Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG9501), the clinical benefits of D2+PAND for patients with stage T3 and/or stage N3 disease, both of which are very common in China and many other countries except Japan and Korea, cannot be determined.

Four Pillars of Education: Extent of Realization as Manifestation of Learning

Education is absolutely beneficial for society on the whole. It is a life-long process for each person that needs to be reinforced throughout life. Today in the 21st century, we live and work in a changing world. New laws have introduced that lead to the introduction of new policies. New ideas and approaches emerge. New problems arise and new solutions are sought. The world of work is, therefore, a constantly moving and evolving one. What this means, then, is that, if we are not constantly learning as we go about our day-to-day business, then each day we are getting further and further out of touch with the demands of the modern working. Philippine education is strongly viewed as a pillar of national development and a primary avenue for social and economic mobility. It has undergone several stages of development from the pre-Spanish time to the present. The research aimed to determine the perception of graduating students of Lorma Special Science High School as regards to the extent of realization of the four pillars of education as manifestations of learning. The researchers made use of descriptive methods in the conduct of the study. The respondents of the study include all 98 graduating students of Lorma Special Science High School, Urbiztondo San Juan, La Union of the school year 2014 to 2015. A questionnaire based on the different criteria and competencies in achieving and realizing the Four Pillars of Education by Jacques Delors was used to gather the data. The data were gathered and tabulated after which analyzed and interpreted, using the weighted mean as well as one-factor ANOVA without replication. The researchers concluded that the four pillars of education are realized by the respondents. It was also shown that there are points of emphasis in each pillar that need to be considered and reviewed by the institution. The researchers also came up with further recommendations for each pillar where the school can bank on coming up with their educational programs and planning.

School Bullying Climate in Lorma Colleges Special Science High School

Bullying is a common issue that everyone knows. But in reality, people can hardly tell whether it is really an act of bullying or if it is just a joke. So sometimes, they can’t report it to the higher people of society. Over the past years, there has been cases of bullying, especially students. It was hard to ignore that they even proposed law about anti-bullying. In order to contribute to the school’s knowledge about bullying and the students, this study was conducted to determine the School Bullying Climate in Lorma Colleges Special Science High School. Two theories were used for the framework of this study, namely the Operant Conditioning theory and the Ecological System Theory. The Operant Conditioning Theory explained the changing of behavior by the use of reinforcement which is given after the desired response while the Ecological System Theory helped us understand why we may behave differently when we compare our behavior in the presence of our family and our behavior when we are in school or at work. A descriptive research method was used for this study. A survey was conducted among 108 students of Lorma Colleges Special Science High School with the aim of knowing the perspectives of students as to school bullying in LCSSHS and the existing & possible solutions about school bullying in LCSSHS. Data were obtained from the students through the use of questionnaires. The study was conducted for the teachers, students, parents, and the school. The researchers concluded that a class with a different kind of academic training and discipline may view bullying in a different way than that of another class and when students encounter or see a bullying incident, they cannot help but just watch, although they will bear in mind that the next time they see one again, they will surely stop it. The researchers also provided a recommendation for future researchers and for the students.

Pedagogical Practices to Aid Korean EFL Learners with Language Anxiety

In current research on EFL, a great deal of effort has been devoted to establishing the role of psychological factors in the success or failure of the learners. Among these psychological factors are affective factors with “anxiety” as one of their sub-categories. EFL students often have difficulty interacting with native speakers in school. Some EFL students avoid interactions with native speakers because of their frustration or embarrassment at their poor English. Teachers are best placed to engage in effective instructional practices when they can competently select and use high-quality resources and/or approaches that have been built around a strong evidence base. Conventionally, the objective of this descriptive study is to determine the Pedagogical Practices to Aid Korean EFL Learners with Language Anxiety of LCSSHS, how and why their teaching strategies help to aid them with their studies. The researchers floated questionnaires to the Korean Students of Lorma Colleges Special Science High School from Grade 7 to 4th year High School. The questionnaire used is a standardized test by Horwitz, E. K., Horwitz, M. B., & Cope, J (1986). Results indicated that lack of sufficient input for learning FL/L2 in the environment where the target language is not the first language, and lack of opportunities to frequently process the limited (sometimes filled with errors) input, can cause language anxiety at the output (speaking) stage for ESL/EFL learners. The researchers also formulated lists of pedagogies that will serve as tools to help not only the teachers but also the Korean EFL learners in their studies.

국제과학비즈니스도서관의 효과적 운영에 관한 기초연구

The aim of this study is to propose the effective management plan for (New) Library at International Science Business Belt in Korea. For this purpose, this study analyzed cases of domestic and overseas libraries which have been providing the special Science Business Service. Also user questionnaire surveys were conducted for the user demand in (New) Library. Based on case studies and user surveys, the management plan for ISBL was suggested as follow with its division into five realms; that is, information resources and special programs, manpower, space facilities, internal cooperation and international network. The research could be used as basic resources for the International Science Business Library in Korea.

School-related factors contributing to the delivery enhancement of the special science program in Western Visayas, Philippines

In this mixed-method study, the secondary schools in Western Visayas, Philippines offering special science program (SSP) were assessed as basis for delivery enhancement. The SSP along student-related factors and the extent of implementation in the areas of curriculum and instruction, laboratory facilities, and administration in terms of the different classification of Philippines’ Department of Education (DepED) were evaluated. A survey instrument was used to gather information from the principals, department heads, science and mathematics teachers handling special science classes, property or laboratory custodians representing nine participating special science classes (SSC) in Western Visayas. Descriptive analysis was done using percentage, mean and standard deviation shown in graphs and tables. Results of the study revealed that the National Achievement Test mean percentage score of the students for the last three years had an irregular trend and majority of students’ participation in science-related activities was in the regional level. There was a high extent of implementation along the areas of curriculum and instruction and administrative support. The common problem encountered by teachers was the lack of laboratory facilities that were described insufficient while the library resources were sufficient.

The Special Science Dilemma and How Culture Solves It

I argue that there is a tension between the claim that at least some kinds in the special sciences are multiply realized and the claim that the reason why kinds are prized by science is that they enter into a variety of different empirical generalizations. Nevertheless, I show that this tension ceases in the case of ‘cultural homologues’—such as specific ideologies, religions, and folk wisdom. I argue that the instances of such special science kinds do have several projectable properties in common due to their shared history of reproduction, and that the social learning involved means that we should also expect these kinds to be multiply realized.

The Image of Modern Filipino Pirates: Dimensions And Implications of Media Piracy

Media piracy is slowly increasing its popularity, on the Internet, in the market, schools and the community. Day by day, millions of information is either being downloaded or uploaded to or from the Internet and making media piracy a lot more popular than it is already. Enjoying the comfort of their beds and by just clicking, pirates have already earned thousands in just a minute, which attracts people to join the pack. There is no doubt that media piracy could take over the world because in just over three decades it became a global matter. It became a monster of society. This study is all about The Image of Modern Filipino Pirates: Dimensions and Implications on Media Piracy. This study was conducted in Lorma Colleges Special Science High School and its respondents were 3rd year and 4th-year students and the Faculty of LCSSHS. This study focused on the following theories such as Rational Choice Theory, Social Learning Theory and Self-Control Theory.

The Language of Bias among Teachers in Lorma Colleges Special Science High School

Education is not about what you learn inside the classroom rather it is about how you apply the knowledge that you gain in your everyday life situation. The way the teacher trains and educates a student is one of the greatest factors of one’s knowledge. With the sudden rise of controversies about equality at school, its effects on the students can merely be notified as the matter itself captures the interests of people these days. Society focuses mostly on how it affects the students’ study behavior – be it by interpersonal and intrapersonal communication; and its impact on the class as a whole. However, researches only concentrate on one party – the students’ perspective. The research investigated the awareness of teachers regarding the concept of bias. Researchers featured the teachers of Lorma Colleges Special Science High School as the respondents. The research was also intended to find factors and their effects on the teacher’s professionalism and effective instruction. Positive student-teacher relationships are characterized by open communication, as well as emotional and academic support that exist between students and teachers. In shaping successful classroom interaction, learning, and achievement, it is important to determine the degree of similarity between student’s and teacher’s personalities.