bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bose-Einstein Condensation in Financial Systems
Authors: Staliūnas K.
Published: December 2019

We describe financial systems as condensates, similar to Bose-Einstein condensates, and calculate equilibrium statistical distributions following from the model. The calculated distribution of investments into speculated financial asset is exponentially truncated Pareto distribution, and the calculated distribution of the price moves is exponentially truncated Levy distribution. The calculated from the model distributions correspond well to the empirically observed distributions.
Discrete Multistage Optimization and Hierarchical Market
Authors: Bistrickas V. J. , Šimelienė N.
Published: December 2019

New simple form of mixed solutions is described by bilinear continuous optimization processes. It enables investigate an analytic solutions and the connection between discrete and continuous optimization processes. Connection between discrete and continuous processes is stochastic. Discrete optimization processes are used for the control works in levels and groups of the hierarchical market. Equilibrium between local and global levels of works is investigated in hierarchical market.
Informal and atypical work as the 'New Normality' in the world and Ukraine
Authors: Kostrytsya Vasyl , Burlai Tetiana
Published: December 2019

The article describes the modern understanding of the category of "New Normality" in the field of employment, including its informal segment. In the economic discourse of the problems of informal employment, the authors indicate two meanings of the category "New Normality": the first one characterizes informal employment as a new objective norm (as a characteristic, widespread, and stable phenomenon) of the present and the future; and the second one reflects the transformation of the sphere of employment, including its undeclared segment, in the process of creating a "New Normality" under the influence of demographic changes, globalization, digitalization and other global trends.
Analyzed the main global trends contributing to the normalization of informal employment in modern macroeconomic development. Particular attention is paid to the trend of digitalization and significant social challenges due to its spread, first of all, the narrowing of the field of social and labor relations, the growth of unemployment, and the spread of informal employment. Established the factors that determine undeclared labor activity as a new norm of functioning of the global labor market.
The authors substantiate the key systemic risks of transforming a high level of undeclared work into a "New Normality" of Ukraine's social and economic development. They include structural degradation of the national economy; demographic limitation for the potential of long-term economic growth; general institutional weakness and the strengthening of destructive institutions; high imbalance in the professional structure of labor demand and supply; and a significant deficit of decent work. One of the priorities of the national policy of state regulation should be the development of mechanisms to counteract and minimize the influence of the above mentioned five systemic factors, which would lead to the transformation of undeclared work in Ukraine into a "New Normality" of its socio-economic progress.
Kia Tae Pākoro: Lessons of CEAD 2018
Authors: Gray-Sharp Katarina
Published: December 2019

When Camilo Catrillanca (24) died, he had one son and a pregnant wife. He was a weichafe (warrior) of the Mapuche, one of nine indigenous nations recognised in the Chilean Census. I learnt of Camilo’s life and death as a consequence of my attendance at the 2018 hui of Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines (CEAD). I was able to learn about Camilo because I arrived at the hui laden with, aware of, and willing to share my own sorrow (tae pākoro).

This article stories the environment within which the CEAD hui 2018 was held. It discusses the history of settler colonialism in Chile, the problems of Via Chile.a and the suffering of La Araucan.a. The writing reflects my time as a manuhiri in Santiago. It recognises my autoethnographic method’s whakapapa as offspring to a tool of colonisation. Hence, it offers a different form of autoethnography, one that begins with the tangata whenua, the people of the earth.
İslam Bahçeleri’nde Ayet ve Hadislerden Esintiler
Authors: SEVEN Nagehan , AKTEN Murat
Published: December 2019

Cennet ayet ve hadislerde sıkça bahsedilen konular arasında yer almaktadır. İslam da cennet salih amel işleyen müminlere ahirette verilecek olan en büyük mükâfatlar arasında yer almaktadır. Ancak bu çalışmada cennetin, bu yönü değil,  içerisinde bulunan unsurlar ve genel yapısının İslam Bahçeleri'ndeki tesiri incelenmiştir. İslam Bahçesi, sert zeminlerden oluşan yürüme yolları, geometrik su kanalları, yeşilliklerin yer aldığı ve etrafı sağır duvarlarla çevrili bir yapıya sahiptir. İslam Bahçesi'nin genellikle sahip olduğu bu karakteristik özellikler çalışmamızın ana konularıdır. İslam Bahçesi'nde ortaya çıkan bu özelliklerde ayet ve hadislerde bahsedilen cennet olgusunun nasıl ve ne derecede etkili olduğu da araştırmamızın diğer bir yönüdür. Makalede İslam Bahçesi'nin karakteristik özellikleri ile ayet ve hadislerde geçen cennetin unsurları karşılaştırılmıştır. Böylece benzer ve farklı yönleri ortaya konulup tartışılmıştır. İslam Bahçelerine genel itibariyle bakıldığında cennetin, insanlar tarafından beşeri olarak yorumlandığı ve bunun sonucu olarak da İslam Bahçelerine yapısal, bitkisel ve suyun kullanım biçiminde önemli bir tesiri olduğu anlaşılmaktadır.
Egalitarian Parental Care: literature review and conceptual construction
Authors: Santos Carine Valéria Mendes dos , Campana Nathalia Teixeira Caldas , Gomes Isabel Cristina
Published: December 2019

Abstract This literature review discusses how the concept ofegalitarian parental careis constructed as a representation of the new dynamic in parents/children relations in the contemporary world. To achieve this goal, it retrieves national and international scientific publications in the last five years and focus, as a matter of priority, on the psychological perspective. Results were presented according to data distribution between areas of knowledge, methods, international and national occurrence. Analysis was based on the following categories: assumptions for an ideal egalitarian family, contemporary parenting, parenting versus work versus professional career, and egalitarian parental care. Conclusion shows that egalitarian parental care is a trend in contemporary parenthood construction and demand further investigation in diverse contexts.
Empathy and autonomic and hemodynamic cardiac responses
Authors: Sampaio Leonardo Rodrigues , Teixeira-Araújo Alfredo Anderson , Lira Glaycianny Pires Alves , Moreira Sérgio Rodrigues
Published: December 2019

Abstract Hemodynamic and autonomic responses have been used as sensitive indicators of cardiovascular health in situations involving emotions. However, few studies evaluated these indicators when feelings result from vicarious experiences. This research aimed to verify if empathy measures would be associated with variations in blood pressure, heart rate, rate pressure product, and heart rate variability in young adults, after exposure to experimental situations. Results point out that hemodynamic and autonomic cardiac indicators were associated with dispositional and situational empathy. These results are discussed based on Martin Hoffman's theory and in the light of recent findings in the field of Psychophysiology.
Enfrentamento do Câncer Infantil e Intervenções Psicológicas: Uma Revisão da Literatura
Authors: Sant´Anna Joana Lezan , Mendes Deise Maria Leal Fernandes
Published: December 2019

Resumo O presente estudo consiste em uma revisão integrativa de pesquisas que investigaram o enfrentamento ao câncer infantil, com destaque para propostas de intervenção visando o seu favorecimento. Realizou-se uma busca bibliográfica nas bases de dados Web of Science, PubMed e PsychNet. Foram selecionados 80 artigos que atenderam aos critérios gerais de inclusão e 22 estudos tendo como foco específico propostas de intervenção. Os estudos selecionados avaliaram os resultados das intervenções realizadas ou a intervenção em si, discutindo aspectos particulares das mesmas e avaliando sua viabilidade. Todos os estudos qualificaram a intervenção proposta como viável, sendo que em sua maioria relataram benefícios aos participantes, o que destaca a relevância das iniciativas.
Clinical and pathological findings of Rhodococcus equi infection in foals
Authors: Oliveira Luiz G.S. , Watanabe Tatiane T.N. , Boabaid Fabiana M. , Wouters Flademir , Wouters Angelica T.B. , Bandarra Paulo M. , Guerra Priscila R. , Driemeier David
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT: Infection by Rhodococcus equi is considered one of the major health concerns for foals worldwide. In order to better understand the disease’s clinical and pathological features, we studied twenty cases of natural infection by R. equi in foals. These cases are characterized according to their clinical and pathological findings and immunohistochemical aspects. Necropsy, histologic examination, bacterial culture, R. equi and Pneumocystis spp. immunohistochemistry were performed. The foals had a mean age of 60 days and presented respiratory signs (11/20), hyperthermia (10/20), articular swelling (6/20), prostration (4/20), locomotor impairment (3/20) and diarrhea (3/20), among others. The main lesions were of pyogranulomatous pneumonia, seen in 19 foals, accompanied or not by pyogranulomatous lymphadenitis (10/20) and pyogranulomatous and ulcerative enterocolitis (5/20). Pyogranulomatous osteomyelitis was seen in 3 foals, one of which did not have pulmonary involvement. There was lymphoplasmacytic (4/20), lymphoplasmacytic and neutrophilic (1/20) or pyogranulomatous arthritis (1/20), affecting multiple or singular joints. Immunohistochemistry revealed to be a valuable tool for the detection of R. equi, confirming the diagnosis in all cases. Furthermore, pulmonary immunostaining for Pneumocystis spp. demonstrates that a coinfection with R. equi and this fungal agent is a common event in foals, seen in 13 cases.
Retrospective study of radiographic changes in athletic bulls with orthopedic disorders
Authors: Cholfe Bruno F. , Silva José R.B. , Filho Alfredo M. , Souza Caroline G. , Filho Antônio M.T. , Perri Silvia H.V. , Vulcano Luiz C. , Rodrigues Celso A.
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study were to demonstrate the lesions that affect athlete bulls and to correlate the disorders with weight, age, affected limb and region of the limb. The present study was accomplished using radiographic images of athletic rodeo bulls collected from the medical and surgical records of the large animal service at the veterinary hospital. Radiographic images were evaluated for 136 bulls that were taken care of at the Veterinary Hospital, ranging in age from 4 to 13 years, with an average weight of 800kg and proven prior physical activity through participation in rodeos. The chi-square or Fisher’s exact test was used to assess the association between the studied variables. It was observed that 71.6% of the bulls studied and suffering from lameness had radiographic lesions, predominantly in experienced animals. Enthesopathy in starter and experienced bulls, septic arthritis in starter bulls, and fractures and degenerative joint disease in experienced bulls were the most frequent radiographic lesions diagnosed. The region of limb where the majority of radiographic changes occurred was the digits. Risk factors and occurrence of diseases of the locomotor system in athletic bulls are similar to those in sport equines.
Canine POMC deletion (P187fs) allele frequency in Labrador Retrievers in Brazil
Authors: Lourenço Natalia O. , Albuquerque Ana Luísa H. , Basso Roberta M. , Trecenti Anelize S. , Albertino Lukas G. , Melchert Alessandra , Borges Alexandre S. , Oliveira-Filho José P.
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT: The Labrador Retriever is among the main breeds with the greatest predisposition to obesity. Several factors, especially the interrelationships between food management, exercise and social factors; influence the likelihood of a dog becoming obese. Furthermore, genetic factors are also responsible for obesity in dogs, and in Labrador Retriever, a frameshift mutation (P187fs) in pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) gene is strongly associated with obesity. There is no knowledge of studies that have previously evaluated the prevalence of the canine POMC deletion (P187fs) in Brazilian Labrador Retriever. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate this mutation in Labrador Retriever dogs in Brazil. Of the 108 Labrador Retrievers that were assessed in this study, 59 were from a previous study, composed by animals assisted in a veterinary hospital with unknown lineage, and 49 were from a prospective study, composed of 19 pet and 30 assistance/rescue Labrador Retriever dogs. The obesity risk and appetite questionnaire were applied, with some modifications, to tutors of the animals used in the prospective study. Fragments of the DNA, containing the mutation, were amplified by PCR and submitted to direct gene sequencing. The allele frequency of the mutation was 21.3% and was out of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P<0.05). Using only the data of animals with known lineage, the presence of the mutated allele was higher in the Assistance/rescue Group than Pet Group (P<0.01), furthermore, the allele frequencies observed in Assistance Group (31.7%) was out of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P<0.05), while that in the Pet Group (18.4%) was in equilibrium (P>0.05). Although the mutation has increased the food-motivation in the assistance/rescue dogs, other variables, especially frequent exercising, favored that these animals maintained the ideal body weight (body condition score = 5). In summary, the Hardy-Weinberg disequilibrium observed in the allele distribution of the deletion POMC_P187fs in this study, independently of the Labrador Retriever group assessed, suggesting the possibility of positive selection of the mutated allele, which may lead to the maintenance of this deleterious allele in the studied population.
The effect of aquatic and treadmill exercise in individuals with chronic stroke
Authors: Franciulli Patrícia Martins , Bigongiari Aline , Grilletti Juliana Valente Francica , Mazuchi Flávia de Andrade e Souza , Amadio Alberto Carlos , Mochizuki Luis
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT We compared the effect of gait training on treadmill versus deep water on balance and gait in 12 ischemic stroke chronic survivors randomly sorted to the Pool or Treadmill Groups. Berg Scale (BBS) and timed up and go test (TUG) were applied before and after the interventions. Just one person applied all tests and she was blinded for the aims of the study. Surface EMG of the paretic and non-paretic (NP) side muscles were recorded during walking on a treadmill. Three 100-ms epochs were extracted from the EMG related to gait phases: weight acceptance; propulsion; and pre-strike. For each epoch, we calculated the RMS of the EMG signal. Participants did gait training for 9 weeks (3 times/week, 40 minutes/session). The Pool group did the deep-water walking with a swimming belt. The Treadmill group walked on the treadmill at the maximum speed they could stand. The Manova group compared the effect of training, group, side, muscles, and gait phase into the EMG. Anova was used to test the effect of training, group side, and gait phase into BBS, TUG and EMG variables. Pool and Treadmill had increased balance and agility. The highest EMG RMS occurred at the paretic side, for the Treadmill and after training. The mm. tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius lateralis, vastus lateralis, and biceps femoris presented the highest RMS for the NP side; while for mm. rectus femoris and semitendinosus, the paretic side presented the highest RMS. Thus, the both types of exercise lead to similar functional adaptations with different muscular activations during walking.
Validation of the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule in individuals with diabetes mellitus
Authors: Castro Shamyr Sulyvan de , Leite Camila Ferreira , Nacci Franciele Rodrigues , Barbosa Karolyne Stéfanie Sousa , Accioly Marilita Falângola
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT To evaluate the functioning of individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) using a biopsychosocial model, recommended by the World Health Organization and sustained in the theoretical-conceptual framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), this study proposed validating the Brazilian version of WHODAS 2.0 (World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule). The 36-item version of WHODAS 2.0 was applied to 100 participants with DM as validation procedures, using the measurement of Diabetes Quality of Life Measure (DQOL-Brazil) and a dynamometry. The psychometric properties analyzed were internal consistency (Cronbach Alpha coefficient) and convergent and divergent external validity (Spearman correlation coefficient). The internal consistency analysis was appropriate, except for the “having a good relationship with people” domain in the alpha Cronbach coefficient. External validity analysis confirmed the convergence hypothesis between the correlate domains of the different tools. The exception was the “life activities” domain (WHODAS) with the left-hand dynamometry. The Brazilian version of the WHODAS 2.0 instrument is a valid instrument to assess the functioning of these individuals.
Development and evaluation of physical properties of a low-cost handheld device for airway clearance therapy
Authors: Silva Cibele Cristine Berto Marques da , Comin Alba Rebeca Nery , Saldiva Paulo Hilario Nascimento , Martins Milton de Arruda de , Carvalho Celso Ricardo Fernandes de
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Several respiratory diseases are characterized by hypersecretion, requiring airway clearance therapy (ACT). Oral high-frequency oscillation (OHFO) devices are effective to enable daily ACT; however, they are still too expensive to become available for low-income patients. We sought to develop a low-cost device (OHFO-LC) and compare its physical properties with those OHFO commercially available (Shaker and Flutter). The OHFO-LC was developed from polyvinyl chloride material and one stainless steel sphere. Pressures and frequencies were measured at flows of 4, 6, 8, 10 and 15L/min. Pressures at the mouthpieces were measured by a transducer connected to a microcomputer. The oscillation frequencies were obtained from the graph of the pressure. The frequencies and pressures were compared among groups using one-way Anova and Tukey’s post hoc tests, p≤0.05. There were no differences among the frequencies of the three devices in all tested flows. The OHFO-LC device showed a higher positive expiratory pressure compared with the Shaker at all tested flows (4 L/min: 4.7±1.2 vs. 1.0±0.2 cmH2O; 6 L/min: 8.6±1.5 vs. 3.5±0.5 cmH2O; 8 L/min: 10.8±1.6 vs. 5.4±0.2 cmH2O; 10 L/min: 13.5±1.2 vs. 7.7±0.4 cmH2O; 15 L/min: 14.3±1.1 vs. 7.8±0.2 cmH2O; OHFO-LC vs. Shaker; p≤0.05) and at 10 and 15 L/min compared with Flutter (10 L/min: 13.5±1.2 vs. 7.5±1.2 cmH2O; 15 L/min: 14.3±1.1 vs. 8.2±1.2 cmH2O; OHFO-LC vs. Flutter, p≤0.05). The cost of the OHFO-LC device was much lower than both the Shaker and the Flutter. Our results showed that the OHFO-LC had physical properties with similar frequencies but higher pressures than other OHFO devices that are commercially available. Future studies are necessary to evaluate its clinical efficacy.
Olhando através dos Portões da Prisão: o acesso no campo da etnografia
Authors: Gaborit Liv S.
Published: December 2019

Resumo Este artigo discute o conceito de “acesso” no contexto da etnografia. A concepção de Schatz do acesso como a identificação do ponto de observação mais próximo é o fundamento da discussão sobre 15 meses de trabalho de campo realizado em Myanmar para um estudo de experiências de encarceramento que obteve pouco acesso a essas instituições. O artigo vai além de uma compreensão de acesso definida em termos de um foco em dentro e fora e demonstra como acessar um campo a partir de vários pontos de observação possibilita várias perspectivas e qualifica compreensões nuançadas. O artigo demonstra como espaço, tempo e relações interpessoais afetam os pontos de observação acessíveis ao pesquisador. Adicionalmente, ele conclui que trabalhar com egressos prisionais após sua liberação oferece pontos de observação potencialmente claros que são inacessíveis dentro de prisões.
Notas sobre o brinquedo: possível diálogo entre Brougère, Benjamin e Vigotski
Authors: Grillo Rogério de Melo , Spolaor Gabriel da Costa , Prodócimo Elaine
Published: December 2019

Resumo O presente trabalho objetiva estabelecer um diálogo entre as concepções de brinquedo expressas por Benjamin, Brougère e Vigotski. Para tanto, analisamos os textos “História cultural do brinquedo” e “Brinquedos e jogos”, de Benjamin; “O brinquedo, objeto extremo” e “O papel do brinquedo na impregnação cultural da criança”, de Brougère; e “O papel do brinquedo no desenvolvimento” e “O desenvolvimento do simbolismo no brinquedo”, de Vigotski. Os autores partilham da concepção de que o brinquedo é um objeto cultural, cujo contato permite ao sujeito aprender a própria cultura. Identificamos as convergências e divergências entre essas obras, evidenciando os significados referentes ao conceito de brinquedo, sem desconsiderar suas construções teóricas.
A educação do corpo no programa dos Centros Integrados de Educação Pública – CIEPs: um projeto educacional escrito pela modernidade1,2
Authors: Moreira Luiza Silva , Góis Junior Edivaldo , Soares Antonio Jorge Gonçalves
Published: December 2019

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo foi analisar como o projeto dos Centros Integrados de Educação Pública (CIEPs) apresentava preceitos civilizatórios que tinham os corpos dos alunos das camadas populares como objeto de intervenção pedagógica. A questão que nos mobilizou foi: como as práticas estavam inseridas na concepção dos CIEPs no sentido de balizar a educação do corpo no espaço escolar? As fontes utilizadas são documentos administrativos referentes à Secretaria Especial de Educação do acervo da Fundação Darcy Ribeiro. Concluiu-se que os tempos e espaços escolares, prescritos nos documentos, indicavam uma proposta de intervenção no corpo visando: refinamento do comportamento, formação de novos hábitos, produção de novas sociabilidades e nova relação entre escola e comunidade.
O Curso Normal da Esef e a formação pioneira de professores(as) de Educação Física no Rio Grande do Sul (1940- 1956)
Authors: Begossi Tuany Defaveri , Mazo Janice Zarpellon , Lyra Vanessa Bellani
Published: December 2019

Resumo O presente estudo tem por objetivo compreender como ocorreu a formação de professores(as) no Curso Normal da Escola Superior de Educação Física (Esef), no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, entre 1940 e 1956, período em que o referido curso se manteve em funcionamento. A construção do texto histórico foi orientada pelos pressupostos teórico-metodológicos da História Cultural, mobilizando os conceitos de práticas, representações e apropriação e compreendendo os indícios segundo o entendimento de “paradigma indiciário”. Ao cotejar e analisar os documentos de pesquisa foi possível adentrar os espaços simbólicos da Esef, demarcando o Curso Normal de Educação Física como um local de formação permeado por representações provindas de distintos grupos, que buscavam, através de suas práticas, legitimar seus discursos. Neste cenário, as mulheres passaram a ocupar diferentes posições, imprimindo sua identidade em um ambiente permeado por representações predominantemente militares e médicas.
Reflexões sobre a educação do trabalhador a partir do pensamento de Simone Weil1
Authors: Mariz Débora
Published: December 2019

Resumo A filósofa francesa Simone Weil (1909-1943) buscou compreender o estatuto do trabalho na vida humana, bem como as formas de opressão operária vigentes em sua época. Ela propôs uma ressignificação do trabalho, visando à liberdade e à dignidade humana. Embora o trabalho seja um tema frequentemente referido nos artigos dedicados a essa pensadora, poucos dentre eles enfatizam a viabilidade de sua proposta na atualidade. Nesse sentido, este artigo visa articular o pensamento weiliano a três teóricos do século XXI. Analisamos as propostas da psicologia do trabalho expressas por Yves Clot e Christophe Dejours. Também analisamos o modelo fenomenológico proposto por Hubert Dreyfus para compreender de que maneira se desenvolvem as habilidades e de que modo elas se expressam no corpo do expert. Estabelecemos, assim, possíveis diálogos com o pensamento weiliano a partir dos conceitos centrais presentes em sua proposta de educação do trabalhador, buscando transpor esses conceitos para nossa realidade.
Disruptive coloration and habitat use by seahorses
Authors: Duarte Michele , Gawryszewski Felipe M. , Ramineli Suzana , Bessa Eduardo
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Predation avoidance is a primary factor influencing survival. Therefore, any trait that affects the risk of predation, such as camouflage, is expected to be under selection pressure. Background matching (homochromy) limits habitat use, especially if the habitat is heterogeneous. Another camouflage mechanism is disruptive coloration, which reduces the probability of detection by masking the prey’s body contours. Here we evaluated if disruptive coloration in the longsnout seahorse, Hippocampus reidi, allows habitat use diversification. We analyzed 82 photographs of animals, comparing animal and background color, and registering anchorage substrate (holdfast). We tested whether the presence (disruptive coloration) or absence of bands (plain coloration) predicted occupation of backgrounds of different colors. We also calculated the connectance between seahorse morph and background color or holdfast, as well as whether color morph differed in their preferences for holdfast. Animals with disruptive coloration were more likely to be found in environments with colors different from their own. Furthermore, animals with disruptive coloration occupied more diversified habitats, but as many holdfasts as plain colored animals. Therefore, animals with disruptive coloration were less selective in habitat use than those lacking disruptive color patterns, which agrees with the disruptive coloration hypothesis.
Letter-name knowledge: Predicting reading and writing diffi culties
Authors: JUSTI Cláudia Nascimento Guaraldo , CUNHA Natália , JUSTI Francis Ricardo dos Reis
Published: December 2019

Abstract This study evaluated the precision of a Letter-Name Knowledge task in predicting children at risk/non-risk of reading and writing difficulties in Brazil. A second goal was to compare the precision of classification of two versions of this task: a 26 letter-task and a 15 letter-task. A total of 213 Brazilian children performed the 26 letter-task when they were in kindergarten. Of those children, 176 performed a writing task and 174 performed a reading task in 1st grade Elementary School. The choice of letters for the 15 letter-task was based on the Item Response Theory and on neural network simulation. The results based on the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve analysis, showed that both tasks could be used for screening children with reading and writing difficulties (areas under the curve of 0.83 and 0.80).
Mathematical knowledge and language in deaf students: The relationship between the recitation of a numerical sequence and Brazilian Sign Language proficiency
Authors: MADALENA Silene Pereira , CORREA Jane , SPINILLO Alina Galvão
Published: December 2019

Abstract The present study investigated recitation skills, constitutive of the number concept, and their relationship with language skills in the Brazilian Sign Language. Different levels of numerical sequence recitation were identified in 1st to 3rd grade deaf students attending a bilingual Elementary School (Brazilian Portuguese and Brazilian Sign Language), as well as the association between numerical recitation and schooling. The ability to enumerate was associated with specific levels of receptive and expressive language in Brazilian Sign Language.
Quality of life of patients with lower limb amputation with prostheses
Authors: MATOS Denise Regina , NAVES Juliana Fákir , ARAUJO Tereza Cristina Cavalcanti Ferreira de
Published: December 2019

Abstract Quality of life is often acknowledged as an important outcome of rehabilitation programs for people with amputation. Despite the importance of the subject, the number of studies focusing on the multiplicity of factors influencing this matter is still limited. These assessments are increasingly needed to demonstrate changes related to intervention over time. In order to evaluate the quality of life of patients with lower limb amputation and wearing prostheses, a study was conducted with 49 patients followed in a rehabilitation hospital in the Midwest region of Brazil. A generic instrument (Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey) for quality of life assessment and Trinity Amputation and Prosthesis Experience Scale-Revised that is specific for people with amputation were used in addition to a functional assessment measure. The results showed that the time since amputation, male gender and below-knee amputations were predictors of a better perception of quality of life and better adjustment to amputation.
Efeito da meditação no nível de estresse psicológico de mulheres com neoplasia mamária: revisão sistemática
Authors: Araujo Raquel Vilanova , Fernandes Ana Fátima Carvalho , Nery Inez Sampaio , Andrade Elaine Maria Leite Rangel , Nogueira Lídya Tolstenko , Azevedo Francisco Honeidy Carvalho
Published: December 2019

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito da meditação no nível de estresse psicológico de mulheres com neoplasia mamária. Método: Revisão sistemática da literatura, realizada nas bases de dados LILACS, PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL e Web of Science. Resultados: A amostra foi composta de 22 estudos que empregaram as técnicas Mindfulness, Meditação Transcendental, Meditação Contemplativa de autocura. Verificou-se efeito significativo da meditação na redução do nível de estresse, nos sintomas de estresse pós-traumático, autorrelato de estresse e estresse crônico. Em alguns estudos, o efeito esteve associado à redução do cortisol e ao aumento da telomerase. Conclusão: A meditação apresentou efeitos positivos na redução de sintomas físicos e emocionais, como o estresse psicológico, depressão, ansiedade, fadiga, medo de recorrência e ruminação, representando estratégia eficiente para enfrentamento da doença e melhoria da qualidade de vida.
Acupressura auricular na qualidade de vida de mulheres com câncer de mama: ensaio clínico randomizado
Authors: Vallim Elizabeth Tischenberg Aguiar , Marques Angela da Costa Barcellos , Coelho Raquel de Castro Figueiredo Pereira , Guimarães Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt , Felix Jorge Vinicius Cestari , Kalinke Luciana Puchalski
Published: December 2019

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos da intervenção acupressura auricular na qualidade de vida de mulheres com câncer de mama em tratamento quimioterápico, em comparação com as que não utilizaram a intervenção. Método: Ensaio clínico randomizado com 54 mulheres, acompanhadas semanalmente por 12 semanas, sendo 27 no grupo intervenção, que utilizou esferas de cristal em seis acupontos (shenmen, rim, estômago, cárdia, tronco cerebral e endócrino), e 27 no grupo controle. A qualidade de vida foi mensurada em cinco etapas; a primeira, antes de iniciar a intervenção e as seguintes, a cada três semanas, com os instrumentos Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 e Quality of Life Questionnaire – Breast Cancer BR-23. Resultados: Houve melhora em todos os domínios relacionados à qualidade de vida; porém, a significância foi para náusea, vômito e sintomas da mama no grupo intervenção. Conclusão: Acupressura auricular mostrou-se como um método seguro, eficaz, de baixo custo, sem efeitos colaterais, facilmente aplicável por enfermeiros treinados. Pode ser recomendada como terapia complementar no tratamento do câncer de mama para melhorar a qualidade de vida dessas mulheres. A pesquisa foi cadastrada no Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos com o código n° RBR-36zcfg.
Do Negative Interest Rates Explain Low Profitability of European Banks?
Authors: Coleman Nicholas , Stebunovs Viktors
Published: December 2019

In this note, we examine the effects of low and negative sovereign yields on net interest margins and the general profitability of European banks.
TÜRKİYE GÖRME ENGELLİLER YÜZME ŞAMPİYONASINA KATILAN SPORCULARIN SPORA ÖZGÜ BAŞARI MOTİVASYON DÜZEYLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: YILMAZ Atike , KIRIMOĞLU Hüseyin , KAYNAK Kerimhan
Published: December 2019

Bu araştırma
Türkiye Görme Engelliler Yüzme Şampiyonasına katılan, görme engelli
sporcuların, spora özgü başarı motivasyon düzeylerinin çeşitli değişkenler
açısından incelenmesine odaklanmıştır. Katılımcıların spora özgü başarı
motivasyonlarının belirlenmesinde, araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen
“Kişisel Bilgi Formu” ile Wills tarafından geliştirilen ve Türkçe’ye uyarlaması
1997 yılında Tiryaki ve Gödelek tarafından yapılan “Spora Özgü Başarı
Motivasyonu” ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini, Türkiye Görme
Engelliler Federasyonu tarafından 2017 yılında, Alanya ilinde gerçekleştirilen Türkiye
Görme Engelliler Yüzme Şampiyonası’na katılan, toplamda 94 (35 kadın, 59 erkek)
görme engelli sporcu oluşturmaktadır. Örneklem grubunu ise, çalışmamıza gönüllü
katılan, toplamda 74 (27 kadın, 47 erkek) sporcu oluşturmuştur.  Araştırmanın verileri SPSS 22.0 istatistik
programında analiz edilmiştir. Normallik sınaması testine göre; Sporda başarı
motivasyon ölçeği toplam puan, başarıya yaklaşma ve güç gösterme güdüsü alt
boyutu toplam puanı normal dağılım göstermiştir (p>0,005), başarısızlıktan
kaçma alt boyutu toplam puanı ise, normal dağılım göstermemiştir (p<0,005).
Bu nedenle normal dağılım gösteren verilere Anova, normal dağılım göstermeyen
verilere Mann Whitney U ve Kruskal Wallis testleri uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen
bulgularda katılımcıların, spora özgü başarı motivasyon düzeylerinin, cinsiyet,
eğitim durumu, algılanan gelir, yaş ve engelin oluşum zamanı değişkenleri
açısından anlamlı düzeyde farklılaşmadığı, buna karşın, başarıya yaklaşma güdüsü düzeyi ile yaş
gruplarının birbirleri arasında anlamlı düzeyde farklılık tespit edilmiştir.
Elde edilen farklılığa göre, 11-15 yaş aralığında bulunan katılımcıların 16-20
yaş katılımcılara, 16-20 yaş aralığında bulunan katılımcıların ise 21-25 ve 25
yaş üstü katılımcılara oranla daha yüksek başarıya yaklaşma güdüsüne sahip
oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak katılımcılar açısından, spora özgü başarı motivasyon
düzeyleri ile araştırma değişkenleri arasında anlamlı farklılık bulunamazken,
16-20 yaş arasındaki katılımcıların başarıya yaklaşma güdüsünün yüksek olduğu
söylenebilir.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ON BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ SHOOTING PERFORMANCE
Authors: KILIÇ DEPREN Serpil
Published: December 2019

The main
purpose of this study is to determine which factors have an important role in National
Basketball Association (NBA) players’ shooting accuracy. To achieve this purpose,
player-based raw-dataset for each match
on the 2014-2015 NBA season is used in
this study. Seven different machine learning algorithms are applied and also
10-fold cross-validation with 10-repeat process is performed to avoid the overfitting problem. Nine independent variables
and one binary dependent variable are included in the analysis. According to
the results of the analysis, k-nearest neighbor
algorithm is the best machine learning algorithm among other algorithms that
are used in the analysis in order to predict whether basketball player can make
a shot or not. Shot Distance, distance of
closest defense player and touch time are
identified as the most important factors affecting player’s successful field
goal accuracy. Since the successful field goal
performance is very influential in winning the game, the results of this study
can be used as a guide for training programs to basketball players and team coaches.
ASSESSMENT AND COMPARISON OF VISUAL SKILLS AMONG ATHLETES
Authors: ÖRS Berfin Serdil , CANTAS Fulden , ONARICI GUNGOR Elvin , SIMSEK Deniz
Published: December 2019

Vision is a warning that directs muscles of the body to respond and gives information about where and when to move. Visual reaction time amongst athletes is mainly concerned with how fast an athlete reacts to a visual stimulus. However, little information is available on reaction time (RT), hand-eye coordination among athletes from different sport branches. In many sports branches; RT and hand-eye coordination is regarded as a prerequisite for success. For this reason, the aim of the current study was to investigate RT differences for eye-hand coordination of athletes from different sports and sedentary people. Study involved 48 athletes, aged 18-25 from different branches [basketball (n=6), arm wrestling (n=4), boxing (n=6), football (n=13), handball (n=4), rugby (n=8), volleyball (n=7)] and 9 sedentary people. Hand-eye coordination tests were conducted by using reaction development and training system FitLight Trainer™ (Fitlight Sports Corp., Canada). Test protocol consisted of 10 series of simple motor reaction task to visual stimuli; each of the 10 series included 22 reactions. Variables not fitting normal distribution were compared by Kruskal Wallis H test. Mean reaction time (MRT) was found to be different among branches (p=0.009). RT for 10 different trials were found to be different for 3rd(p=0.038), 4th(p=0.047), 5th(p=0.022), 6th(p=0.044), 7th(p=0.041), 8th(p=0.011), 9th(p=0.019), 10th(p=0.023) trials. According to results, it can be said that visual reaction times of field players are very specific and insufficient to distinguish. During trainings, it may be advisable to have reaction time development exercises with specific technical/tactical skills related to branches and positions.
Digital Cultural Heritage and Wikimedia Commons Licenses:
Authors: Kelly Elizabeth Joan
Published: December 2019

Cultural heritage institutions can contribute to public knowledge and increase awareness of their collections by uploading digital objects to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects. However, prior research has established the difficulty of and/or hesitation by many cultural heritage institutions in clearly and accurately labeling the copyright status of their born-digital and digitized collections. With this knowledge, how likely is it that digital cultural heritage will be findable and usable on Wikimedia Commons? This study seeks to determine how accurate rights statements for cultural heritage objects on Wikimedia Commons are, and whether inaccuracies can be linked to problematic rights statements in cultural heritage digital libraries or whether the inaccuracies stem from Wikimedia Commons. By evaluating the rights statements, licenses, and sources for 308 Wikimedia Commons objects from 57 cultural heritage organizations and comparing that information to corresponding licenses from digital libraries, we can begin to develop best practices and educational needs for digital librarians, archives, museum curators, and Wikipedians alike to improve the user experience for those using digital cultural heritage on Wikimedia projects.
A Natural History of Repetition
Authors: Jones Anne E. , Henzi S.P. , Barrett Louise
Published: December 2019

The purpose of this study was to understand typically developing children’s repetitive behavior in a free-play, daycare setting. By studying repetition in a non-Montessori setting, we tested the assumption that repetition is a characteristic behavior of all young children and not limited to the Montessori environment. Although Maria Montessori identified repetition during her observations, there is little empirical evidence to support her claim: most research has considered repetition in terms of psychopathology. We collected naturalistic observational data on 31 3- to 6-year-old children for a total of 101 hours to investigate the frequency, contexts, and structure of repetitive bouts. Multilevel model results suggest the ubiquity of repetition, as all children in the study engaged in motor repetition. Furthermore, repetition occurred throughout all free-play activities (construction, animation, fantasy play, rough-and-tumble play, and undirected activity), although repetition was not equally distributed across activities. Motor repetition was not equal across ages either; younger children engaged in more motor repetition than did older children. To understand the structure of repetition, our study also looked at the length of repetition bouts, which ranged from 2 to 19 repetitions and averaged 2.86 repetitions per bout. This natural history of repetition is an influential starting point for understanding the role of repetition in development and is informative to both Montessori and non-Montessori early childhood educators.
Problem Çözme Becerileri Eğitim Programının Çocukların Karar Verme Becerileri Üzerindeki Etkisi
Authors: PEKDOĞAN Serpil
Published: December 2019

Bu çalışmanın amacı Problem Çözme  Becerileri Eğitim Programının  okul öncesi eğitime devam eden 5-6 yaş çocukların karar verme becerilerine etkisini incelemektir. Araştırmada öntest-sontest-kalıcılık testi kontrol gruplu deneysel desen kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaya anaokuluna devam eden 5-6 yaş grubunda 50 çocuk (25 deney, 25 kontrol) katılmıştır. Uygulama sürecinin ilk aşamasında deney ve kontrol grubundaki çocuklara ön test uygulaması yapılmıştır. Daha sonra deney grubundaki çocuklara 5 hafta boyunca haftada 2 kez Problem Çözme Becerileri Eğitim Programı uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen Karar Verme Becerileri Değerlendirme Aracı-Çocuk Formu ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde ön test puanlarının karşılaştırılmasında bağlı örneklemler t testi ve ön test-son test ve kalıcılık testi karşılaştırmalarında ise tekrarlı ölçümler için ANOVA kullanılmıştır.  Çalışmanın sonucunda deney ve kontrol grubundaki çocukların karar verme becerileri puanları arasında anlamlı farklılık olduğu (p<0,05) bulunmuştur. Eğitim programının kalıcılığına ilişkin yapılan kalıcılık testi sonucunda, eğitim programının etkisinin devam ettiği saptanmıştır (p>,05). Bu bulgular ışığında çocukların karar verme becerilerini geliştirmek için araştırmacı ve eğitimcilere bazı önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
US Middle East policy in the context of the global oil supply system in the late 1950s – 1960s.
Authors: Danylets Vadym
Published: December 2019

The article attempts to analyze the American strategy for maintaining the status quo in the global energy supply system, as well as to reveal the main causes of the destruction of this system.

At this stage, there is a sharp increase in the interdependence of politics and energetics as well as their merger. Therefore, one of the main messages of the article is the thesis that oil and related issues were at the center of the US Middle East foreign policy. It was determined that the main components of the US strategy were maintaining access to oil resources in the Middle East and strengthening their positions in the region, which was stipulated by the factor of intersystem confrontation. The doctrinal foundations of the American oil strategy in the region were determined. The evolution of political processes in the Middle East, which led to the destruction of the foundations of the global energy supply system, was examined.

It is shown how dynamic changes in international politics and the world economy influenced the transformation of American politics in the Middle East with elements of balancing between the countries of the region, for which oil and energetics, in general, have become the main factor in foreign policy. It was the study of political and economic processes in their dynamics that allowed the author to highlight critical moments in international politics and economics.

Important place in the article is devoted to the activities of American oil companies, their economic relations with the governments of the Middle East countries, which became the subject of political confrontation between these countries and the U.S.

Based on the given facts, it was established that the US policy to maintain the status quo in the Middle East had been actually stopped in the early 1970s. Instead, it was not formed the clear long term course of foreign policy, which could provide the interests of the USA and its allies in the field of economics and energetics.
Assistance of the USA to refugees during the Korean War (1950 – 1953)
Authors: Yushkevych Volodymyr
Published: December 2019

The article reveals a set of measures taken by the United States of America to assist “the refugees of war” in the context of local conflict in the Korean Peninsula. It is underlined that securing assistance to hundreds of thousands of Korean refugees has become a unique experience for the United States and the international community in providing financial support, assistance programs, combat operations, and organized troop deployment. Particular attention was paid to the decisions and actions of the US Armed Forces Command aimed at avoiding panic among refugees from the North, evacuating civilians, setting up and operating Refugee Camps. The unprecedented scale of the Hungnam rescue operation carried out during the offensive of the Chinese and North Korean troops in December 1950 is examined. The first exampled experience was the work of the United Nations Civil Aid Command in Korea, whose field teams distributed clothing, supplies, consumer goods and large-scale vaccinations against smallpox and typhoid during the second half of 1950. In addition, it reviewed the work of UNCURK, which was to help rebuild the country. As part of the program, Korean refugees received rice, used clothing and shoes, and medical equipment. At the same time, the establishment and activities of the UNKRA, to whom the United States has been the major donor, have played a leading role in assisting the forced migrants. The relief programs subsequently became a significant factor in the Westernization and economic revival of the Republic of Korea. It has been shown that in the context of the military conflict in Korea, US assistance to refugees was provided not only through a profile UN agency but also through the active involvement of US military structures and non-governmental organizations. The role of volunteer organizations and private initiatives of the American public in support of the Korean Refugee was noted.