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A Dilemma on "Web-based/Mobile Assessment" by or for Teachers: A Content Analysis

: The aim of this study was to examine the research of open access studies conducted and published in ‘Web of Science’ indexed electronic journals and publications, as well as Master & Doctorate level open thesis studies from PQDT Open, OADT Org. , EthOS and Council of Higher Education Thesis Center-Turkey on “web based/mobile teacher assessment”. The total number of articles reached was 1330. According to the results depending on selected variables, there is a clear, steady increase in the number of publications on this subject throughout the years, and researchers from USA are the clear leaders in the order list; followed by UK, China, Australia and Taiwan. The leading universities are from USA, Taiwan and UK as well. “Articles”, “Proceeding Papers” and “Meeting Abstracts” are the most preferred document types used. Following the number of articles on “computer science” and “engineering” research areas, articles classified to “Educational Research” areas are popular as well. Interestingly, “teacher assessment” oriented articles mostly were more focused to “assessing students by teachers”, but very few examples exists for “assessing teachers by students”. After this research and the results achieved, the authors of this article has conclusions that sufficient information exists to further study the title subject towards a new PhD study.
The role of online health information in the lives of Finns aged 65 to 79 years

Older adults are thought to benefit from health communication through the internet, but many of them avoid internet resources due to lack of technical skills, impairments, or distrust, and prefer health professionals. This paper presents results from a survey and an interview. Questionnaires were in January 2011 distributed to 1,000 Finns aged 65 to 79 years in Southwest Finland, and 281 questionnaires were returned. Of 49 follow-up interviews conducted with the respondents, 19 are included in this study. The results confirm that the internet is of fairly little importance for older Finns seeking health information, and that many older, people with lower levels of education, and people rating their health as poor, do not use it at all. Health and information providers should be cautious to rely on seniors to take care of themselves and their health through internet information, as there is a digital divide between people of varying demographic background.
Developing a new national management accounting framework – the Spanish case

Comparative national management accounting is a young discipline. A recent survey of management accounting practice in Europe reveals five major issues that contrast across national management accounting practice. In the light of this work we undertook a survey of Spanish management accounts and found that there is declining use of official government guidance on management accounting; the emerging management accounting profession is qualified by university education, and is not generally involved in any professional body; although the literature indicates a strong Anglo‐American influence on modern Spanish management accounting, we found a strong, previously unreported, German influence; a wide range of innovative management accounting approaches have been tried; there is a move towards a planning objective as the focus of the management accountant’s work.
Low-Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid Treatment and Impact on Short-Term Mortality in Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection: A Propensity Score–Matched Cohort Study

Objectives:Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection is associated with considerable mortality. Experimental models suggest a direct antistaphylococcal effect of acetylsalicylic acid, but evidence from human studies is scarce. We aimed to estimate the effect of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid therapy on mortality in bloodstream infections caused by S. aureus compared with Escherichia coli. Design:Retrospective cohort study based on observational data from 838 and 602 episodes of S. aureus and E. coli bloodstream infection, respectively. Setting:Swiss tertiary referral center. Patients:Adult patients with S. aureus and E. coli bloodstream infection, respectively, categorized according to low-dose acetylsalicylic acid therapy as outpatient or inpatient before bacteremia. Interventions:None. Measurements and Main Results:Thirty-day all-cause mortality was analyzed in a total of 314 propensity score–matched S. aureus bloodstream infection and in 268 E. coli bloodstream infection patients, respectively (1:1 match of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid users and nonusers). S. aureus bloodstream infection cases and controls were equally matched for relevant confounders except treatment with statins, which was strongly associated with a low-dose acetylsalicylic acid use (p < 0.001). At day 30, 12.1% of cases and 27.4% of controls had died (hazard ratio, 0.40; p < 0.001). Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid use was associated with a reduced 30-day all-cause mortality in multivariate analysis (hazard ratio, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.21–0.69; p = 0.001) of matched patients and also of the entire cohort (n = 689) after adjustment for the propensity score (hazard ratio, 0.58, 95% CI, 0.34–0.98; p = 0.04). In contrast, low-dose acetylsalicylic acid use was not associated with the primary endpoint in patients with E. coli bloodstream infection (hazard ratio, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.40–1.55; p = 0.8). Conclusions:Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid at the time of bloodstream infection was strongly associated with a reduced short-term mortality in patients with S. aureus bloodstream infection. Future studies are required to investigate if early low-dose acetylsalicylic acid is a suitable treatment in patients with S. aureus bloodstream infection.
2-D magnetomechanical transient simulation of a motor with a bar breakage

The analysis of the vibration response of electrical machines has importance in noise prediction and more recently, fault diagnosis. This work presents a strongly coupled 2-D magnetomechanical simulation of an induction machine under heavy operational conditions: a direct-on-line startup. Both healthy and broken bar states are simulated in a time span long enough to allow the detailed study of the varying frequency components. The results yield, in addition to the usual electrical and magnetic quantities, electromagnetic induced vibration components in the stator. A comparison with current and vibration experimental data is also performed.
FDI and economic growth: the role of natural resources?

In the paper, I explored links between inflow of FDI, natural resource abundance and economic growth. The paper is an attempt to analyze a lager sample of 106 countries and investigate the impact of FDI inflow on the economic growth of the host country. Further, natural resource abundance is considered to slow down the economic growth. The paper explores if the natural resource abundance affect the FDI-growth relationship. Using panel data for a sample the period 1993-2012, the paper uses fixed effects model and conclude that FDI inflow accelerates economic growth of the host country. However, the presence of natural resources slows down the FDI induced growth. The same results hold after controlling for endogeneity.
A case-control pilot study of traffic exposures and early childhood leukemia using a geographic information system.

The scientific debate on risk relationships between proximity to electric and magnetic fields and the development of childhood leukemia has recently focused on the role of other factors that may be strongly correlated with power lines. Proximity to high traffic density, as defined by major roadways or automobile counts, and associated socioeconomic neighborhood characteristics have been suggested as potentially important confounders. For traffic or socioeconomic status (SES) to confound any EMF effect these factors would need to have their own independent impact on leukemia risk. This study was designed to use geographic information system (GIS) technology to empirically examine the relationship between traffic density and socioeconomic indicators to early childhood leukemia in an urban area of California. Ninety cases of childhood leukemia diagnosed under the age of five between 1988 and 1994 among children born in San Diego County were matched by gender and birth date to a total of 349 children also born in the county and not known to have developed any cancer. Case-control differences were assessed via conditional logistic regression. No significant differences were observed for the neighborhood median family income of the birth residences. When comparing neighborhoods with median annual income > or = $56,000 to those with incomes < or = $18,000 the odds ratio was 0.86 (95% confidence interval 0.31, 2.38). Traffic density was measured using a variety of methods, including information on average daily traffic counts and road characteristics. None of the measures of traffic were associated with case status. Neither SES or traffic density near the birth address as assessed with GIS methods are strong enough risk factors for leukemia to be confounders which could totally explain the effect of another variable (such as wire code). Associations with the diagnosis address or with more direct exposure measures may differ from those reported here.
Ribosomal Association of Poly(A)-binding Protein in Poly(A)-deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae(*)

Poly(A)-binding protein, the most abundant eukaryotic mRNP protein, is known primarily for its association with polyadenylate tails of mRNA. In the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, this protein (Pabp) was found to be essential for viability and has been implicated in models featuring roles in mRNA stability and as an enhancer of translation initiation. Although the mechanism of action is unknown, it is thought to require an activity to bind poly(A) tails and an additional capacity for an interaction with 60 S ribosomal subunits, perhaps via ribosomal protein L46 (Rpl46). We have found that a significant amount of Pabp in wild-type cells is not associated with polyribosome complexes. The remaining majority, which is found in these complexes, maintains its association even in yeast cells deficient in polyadenylated mRNA and/or Rpl46. These observations suggest that Pabp may not require interaction with poly(A) tails during translation. Further treatment of polyribosome lysates with agents known to differentially disrupt components of polyribosomes indicated that Pabp may require contact with some RNA component of the polyribosome, which could be either non-poly(A)-rich sequences of the translated mRNA or possibly a component of the ribosome. These findings suggest that Pabp may possess the ability to bind to ribosomes independently of its interaction with poly(A). We discuss these conclusions with respect to current models suggesting a multifunctional binding capacity of Pabp.
Measuring Presidential Power: A Review of Contemporary Methods

The article presents a critical review of the contemporary methods of measuring presidential power in political science. The author analyzes these methods, describing each and demonstrating their advantages and disadvantages. When discussing mistakes in the measurement of presidential powers, the author tries to remove some of the problems associated with the measurement. He modifies Krouwel’s method based on measuring the presidential score and parliamentary score that allows us to “weigh” the presidential and parliamentary components of any form of government, whether presidential, parliamentary, or semi-presidential. The author codes ten variables. He suggests a method of measuring based on the calculation of the index of the form of government (IFG), which is calculated by subtracting the parliamentary score from the presidential score. A positive IFG indicates the attraction of a system to presidentialism, and negative its shift to parliamentarism. The index analysis of forms of government opens up opportunities to gain knowledge about the volume of presidential powers in different countries, to develop a typology of regimes, to determine the relationship between the form of government and the consolidation of democracy, and to track the dynamics of regimes. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014. v5n14p569
Organic Agriculture and Undernourishment in Developing Countries: Main Potentials and Challenges

While much has been published on the advantages of organic agriculture, less has addressed its potentials and challenges to fight undernourishment in developing countries. This article aims at reviewing the main potentials and challenges of this approach when dealing with “undernourishment” as a multifaceted concept in developing countries. Accordingly, 2 main issues of the concept which are “food security” and “food safety” are discussed in the context of both developed and developing countries to understand their different food policies’ priorities. Next, the main potentials, challenges and tradeoffs of the organic approach are analyzed to understand whether the approach is capable to provide a secure or a safe food-production system which can meet the food policy priorities in developing countries. With respect to food security, the article concludes that conventional and biotechnological approaches still produce higher yields than organic agriculture. However, considering the many advantages of organic agriculture, it can in a long run, be more conducive than now to meet food security. Thus, conventional approaches to feed the hungers in developing countries. Accordingly, the article emphasizes on the importance of providing farmers in developing countries with the possibility of implementing different approaches. Therefore, policy makers should be aware of a realistic and gradual transition from the other approaches to the organic that should be projected only in “long run,” and after conducting a series of risk assessment studies on the bases of both “crop-case” and “region-case. ”
Müller cell response to laser‐induced increase in intraocular pressure in rats

The goal of this study was to investigate the reaction of the Müller cells to elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Elevated IOP is one of the risk factors in glaucomatous retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration. Müller cells play an important role in retinal homeostasis. The reaction of Müller cells was examined by evaluating temporal changes in glutamate aspartate transporter (GLAST), glutamine synthase (GS), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and the B‐cell lymphoma (Bcl‐2) using immunoblotting and immunohistochemical techniques. After IOP was elevated for 4–60 days, there was a time‐related decrease in RGC ranging from 6% to 44%. There was also a time‐related increase in GLAST protein reaching maximum after 3 weeks of elevated IOP. On the other hand, there was very little change in the expression of GS during the first 2 weeks followed by some increase between 21 and 60 days. An increase in Bcl‐2 was biphasic with maximum increase after 4 days followed by decline after 15 and 21 days. GFAP, which is usually not expressed in normal Müller cells, was present at all time points. In all cases, the increase was most intense in the vicinity of the ganglion cells where the astrocytes and endfeet of the Müller cells are located. These results indicate that Müller cells react to the insult of elevated IOP by expressing GFAP and Bcl‐2, proteins that are expressed in reactive gliosis and other pathological conditions. The increase in GLAST along with minimum change in GS indicates a disturbance in glutamate homeostasis. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Tourism enterprises, the state, and the construction of multiple Dai cultures in contemporary Xishuang Banna, China

The impacts of tourism on the ethno-cultural integrity of indigenous hosts, who often possess the feature of being marginalized and vulnerable to the development of tourism, have attracted much attention recently. In contemporary P.R. China, this topic is complicated, but intriguing, due to the political nature of the tourism industry in the face of China's pursuit of modernity. This article focuses on the specific operation and management of a state-supported tourism enterprise in five Dai minority villages on the borderland of southwest China. The article examines how governmental tourism bureaus macro control the market and shape the management of tourism enterprises and their construction of tourist sites. The article also seeks to present how the possible collaboration between the state and tourism enterprises exerts influence on the representations of ethnic cultures and the local cultural reality of ethnic groups.
Do Union Wealth Concessions Explain Takeover Premiums? The Evidence on Contract Wages

I estimate changes in levels of union real wage growth associated with corporate takeovers and accompanying chief executive officer changes. The effects are statistically insignificant. The results are used to construct union wealth changes associated with corporate control events. Target fire shareholder wealth premiums are estimated using a simple market model. The union and shareholder wealth changes are compared, and I conclude that transfers of wealth from unions to shareholders ate not an economically significant explanation of shareholder wealth premiums.
Trading Costs and the Trading Systems for Nasdaq Stocks

The impact of institutional- and individual-investor-oriented trading systems on the liquidity and volatility of Nasdaq stocks has been the subject of much controversy. Bid–ask spreads for the most actively traded Nasdaq stocks have increased sharply during the past decade. The widening of spreads is statistically explained by increases in institutional ownership and trading. In contrast, the evidence does not show that individual-oriented trading systems have been associated with adverse effects on liquidity, even though such effects have been alleged.
Physical activity levels, duration pattern and adherence to WHO recommendations in German adults

Background Intensity and duration of physical activity are associated with the achievement of health benefits. Our aim was to characterize physical activity behavior in terms of intensity, duration pattern, and adherence to the WHO physical activity recommendations in a population-based sample of adults from southern Germany. Further, we investigated associations between physical activity and sex, age, and body mass index (BMI), considering also common chronic diseases. Methods We analyzed 475 subjects (47% males, mean age 58 years, range 48–68 years) who wore ActiGraph accelerometers for up to seven days. Measured accelerations per minute obtained from the vertical axis (uniaxial) and the vector magnitude of all three axes (triaxial) were classified as sedentary, light or moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) according to predefined acceleration count cut-offs. The average minutes/day spent in each activity level per subject served as outcome. Associations of sex, age, BMI, and seven chronic diseases or health limitations, with the activity levels were analyzed by negative binomial regression. Results Most of the wear time was spent in sedentarism (median 61%/day), whereas the median time spent in MVPA was only 3%, with men achieving more MVPA than women (35 vs. 28 minutes/day, p<0.05). Almost two thirds of MVPA was achieved in short bouts of less than 5 minutes, and 35% of the subjects did not achieve a single 10-minute bout. Hence, only 14% adhered to the WHO recommendation of 2.5 hours of MVPA/week in at least 10-minute bouts. Females, older subjects and obese subjects spent less time in MVPA (p<0.05), but no clear association with hypertension, asthma, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anxiety/depression, pain or walking difficulties was observed in regression analyses with MVPA as outcome. Conclusions Activity behavior among middle-aged German adults was highly insufficient, indicating a further need for physical activity promotion in order to gain health benefits.
The Interplay between Cognitive and Motor Functioning in Healthy Older Adults: Findings from Dual-Task Studies and Suggestions for Intervention

Reaching late adulthood is accompanied by losses in physical and mental resources, but lifestyle choices seem to have a considerable influence on the aging trajectory. This review deals with the interplay between cognitive and motor functioning in old age, focusing on two different lines of research, namely (a) dual-task studies requiring participants to perform a cognitive and a motor task simultaneously, and (b) intervention studies investigating whether increases in physical fitness also lead to improvements in cognitive performance. Dual-task studies indicate that healthy older adults show greater performance reductions in both domains than young adults when performing a cognitive and a motor task simultaneously. In addition, older adults often tend to protect their motor functioning at the expense of the cognitive task when the situation involves a threat to balance. This can be considered an adaptive behavior since fall-related injuries can have severe consequences. Fitness intervention studies which increased the aerobic fitness of previously sedentary older adults have demonstrated impressive performance improvements in the cognitive domain, especially for tasks involving executive control processes. These findings are interesting in light of cognitive intervention studies, which often fail to find significant transfer effects to tasks that have not been trained directly. The authors argue that future research should compare the effects of cognitive and aerobic fitness interventions in older adults, and they present a study design in which cognition and fitness are trained sequentially as well as simultaneously. Finally, methodological issues involved in this type of research and potential applications to applied settings are discussed.
DataRaceBench: A Benchmark Suite for Systematic Evaluation of Data Race Detection Tools

Data races in multi-threaded parallel applications are notoriously damaging while extremely difficult to detect. Many tools have been developed to help programmers find data races. However, there is no dedicated OpenMP benchmark suite to systematically evaluate data race detection tools for their strengths and limitations. In this paper, we present DataRaceBench, an open-source benchmark suite designed to systematically and quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of data race detection tools. We focus on data race detection in programs written in OpenMP, the popular parallel programming model for multi-threaded applications. In particular, DataRaceBench includes a set of microbenchmark programs with or without data races. These microbenchmarks are either manually written, extracted from real scientific applications, or automatically generated optimization variants. We also define several metrics to represent effectiveness and efficiency of data race detection tools. Using DataRaceBench and its metrics, we evaluate four different data race detection tools: Helgrind, ThreadSanitizer, Archer, and Intel Inspector. The evaluation results show that DataRaceBench is effective to provide comparable, quantitative results and discover strengths and weaknesses of the tools being evaluated. CCS Concepts • Software and its engineering $\rightarrow$ Software verification and validation; Correctness; • Computing methodologies $\rightarrow$ Parallel programming languages;