bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Personality-Oriented Model in the Preparation of an Engineer-Teacher
Authors: Nikolova Marina
Published: January 2021

The scope and content of the profession "an engineer with professional qualification for teaching" should be considered as a complex combination of engineering, psycho-pedagogical and methodological components. The ability to absorb them in a quality way will enable the individual, to a certain extent to perform the functions assigned to him in a more comprehensive manner. The question "What is the pedagogical essence of the profession" engineer-teacher?” is extremely important in that relation. Long-term experience in the preparation of such specialists allowed the the formation of a specific Person-oriented model that reveals the pedagogical essence of this process. In current articles presents the structure and its development.
Attention Sustainability Impact on Social Status in the Class
Authors: Varadinova Stanislava
Published: January 2021

The attention sustainability and its impact of social status in the class are current issues concerning the field of education are the reasons for delay in assimilating the learning material and early school dropout. Behind both of those problems stand psychological causes such as low attention sustainability, poor communication skills and lack of positive environment. The presented article aims to prove that sustainability of attention directly influences the social status of students in the class, and hence their overall development and the way they feel in the group. Making efforts to increase students’ attention sustainability could lead to an increase in the social status of the student and hence the creation of a favorable and positive environment for the overall development of the individual.
Attitudes of Preschool and Primary School Teachers for Inclusion of Children with Special Educational Needs in Motor Education
Authors: Terzieva Galena
Published: January 2021

The purpose of this article is to explore the attitudes of preschool and primary school teachers in the inclusive education of children with special educational needs in physical education. The study involved 120 preschool teachers and 100 primary teachers. They completed a modified and adapted version of the Kudláček “Attitudes toward Teaching Individuals with Physical Disabilities in Physical Education – ATIPDPE”questionnaire.
The results show that respondents' attitudes towards the inclusion of children with special educational needs in motor education are rather positive. Teachers who have experience in inclusive physical education feel more prepared and more confident in their competence to exercise it, with more inclusive attitudes. On the other hand, older participants and those with more pedagogical experience have less pronounced and less positive inclusive attitudes.
Variability, heritability, and correlations among grain yield and related traits in hulless barley accessions
Authors: Dyulgerov N. , Dyulgerova B.
Published: January 2021

The aim of the present study was to investigate the variability, heritability and correlation between grain yield and yield-related traits of hulless accessions of spring barley under Southeast Bulgarian conditions. The research work was conducted in the experimental field of the Institute of Agriculture - Karnobat, South-eastern Bulgaria during the 2016 and 2017 growing seasons. The trail consisted of 20 six-rowed hulless barley accessions from ICARDA. A significant variation of grain yield and yield-related traits among the studied hulless barley accessions was found. The values of broad-sense heritability were from 1.81% for grain yield to 81.84% for the number of spikelets per spike. The number of spikes per plant had a direct positive effect on grain yield of hulless spring barley in both growing seasons. In a condition of water stress (the second year of study), the weight of grains per spike shows the highest direct effect on grain yield. Since the number of spikes per plant and weight of grains per spike had low heritability, these traits can be used as additional traits for selection for improving grain yield in the hulless barley breeding program of hulless barley only if the selection be practiced in later generations in replicated trials.
Gambaran Tipe Self-Presentation melalui Konten Foto Instagram pada Mahasiswi
Authors: Hendraswara Alifia Raniaputri , Hutabarat Harlin Nikodemus , Hanami Yuliana
Published: January 2021

Instagram is one popular social media that is used, especially among college students. Students tend to do self-presentations to give a good impression to others. This study is conducted using qualitative method to obtain description of the type of students’ self-presentation through photo contents uploaded to their Instagram account. The data was collected from the social media of 10 female college students of Faculty of Communication in Padjadjaran University. The results show that the types of self-presentation performed by the participants were ingratiation, supplication, and enhancement. These three types of self-presentation are the types that are often showed through social media. There were three subjects who used all three types of strategies, four subjects used two types (ingratiation and enhancement) and three subjects used one type, ingratiation. From 192 observed photos, 152 were included in the ingratiation type, 4 in the supplication type, and 34 in the enhancement type.
Urine Color Analysis of Hydration Status in Employees Working in Bandung, Indonesia
Authors: Hauteas Liza Karina , Supriyadi Rudi , Zuhairini Yenni
Published: January 2021

Background: Dehydration can be compensated for by the body. However, if it occurs persistently, it can cause concentration problems, thermoregulation disorders, kidney damage, and other life-threatening disorders such as cardiovascular disorders. Urine color is a simple indicator to assess a person’s hydration status. The purpose of this study was to explore the hydration status of employees working in Bandung, Indonesia. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from March to November 2019. This study was a part of another study exploring urine color levels. Urine was collected on Sunday morning when the employees were free. Water intake and workload before urine examination were not taken into account. Hydration status was divided into three categories: well-hydrated, mild/moderate dehidration, and severe dehydration. A total sampling method was used to collect data. Results: In total, 178 subjects who met the study criteria participated in the study. The majority of respondents were 40-79 years old, male, did not have hypertension or diabetes, and active smokers. Most respondents experienced severe dehydration (44.7%) although 58.1% had consumed ≥8 glasses of water/day. Conclusion: More than half employees have consumed adequate amount of water; however, the majority are severely dehydrated when assessed based on their urine color. Further study on the balance of water intake and excretion is needed to explore the phenomenon of dehydration in the morning.
Virtual cultural circle: promoting the health of nurses fighting the covid-19
Authors: Souza Jeane Barros de , Vendruscolo Carine , Maestri Eleine , Bitencourt Júlia Valéria de Oliveira Vargas , Brum Crhis Netto de , Luzardo Adriana Remião
Published: January 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: To report a virtual Cultural Circle experience implemented with nurses to allow them to dialogue and promote health amidst the pandemic of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Method: Experience report of a virtual Cultural Circle based on Paulo Freire’s framework. The stages were correlated to the oil lamp, the symbol of the nursing profession: the lamp body was considered the Thematic Investigation, the lamp support corresponded to Encoding and Decoding, and the light corresponded to Critical Unveiling. Fourteen nurses working in different health settings located in different Brazilian regions participated. Results: Two themes emerged: adjusting my inner light and taking care of my family and work. Final considerations: The nurses exchanged experiences and strengthened themselves to overcome the challenges imposed by the fight against the COVID-19, acquiring autonomy to take care of themselves and provide care to others.
Adverse Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in a Novel Experimental Model of Pregnancy after Recovery from Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Authors: Gillis Ellen E. , Brands Michael W. , Sullivan Jennifer C.
Published: January 2021

Background

Recent clinical studies report that women with a history of AKI have an increased incidence of maternal and fetal adverse outcomes during pregnancy, despite fully recovering renal function prior to conception. The mechanisms contributing to such adverse outcomes in pregnancy after AKI are not yet understood.

Methods

To develop a rodent model to investigate fetal and maternal outcomes in female animals with a history of AKI, we used ischemia-reperfusion injury as an experimental model of AKI in female Sprague Dawley rats. The 12-week-old animals underwent warm bilateral ischemia-reperfusion surgery involving clamping of both renal arteries for 45 minutes or sham surgery (control). Rats were allowed to recover for 1 month prior to mating. Recovery from ischemia-reperfusion injury was confirmed by measurements of plasma creatinine and urinary protein excretion. We assessed maternal and fetal outcomes during late pregnancy on gestational day 20.

Results

After recovery from ischemia-reperfusion injury, compared with healthy sham-surgery controls, dams exhibited pregnancy-induced renal insufficiency with increases in plasma creatinine and urea, along with increased urinary protein excretion. Additionally, recovered ischemia-reperfusion dams experienced worse fetal outcomes compared with controls, with intrauterine growth restriction leading to higher rates of fetal demise and smaller pups.

Conclusions

In this rat model, despite biochemical resolution of ischemia-reperfusion injury, subsequent pregnancy resulted in maternal renal insufficiency and significant impairments in fetal growth. This mirrors findings in recent reports in the clinical population, indicating that this model may be a useful tool to further explore the alterations in kidney function after AKI in women.
An Action Research Endeavor with International Student Teaching Assistants for Their Development as Teaching Professionals
Authors: Hiratsuka Takaaki
Published: January 2021

Research on the experiences of international student teaching assistants (TAs) in the context of Japan is scarce even though for the majority of TAs the position provides them with their first experience of being an educator at the university level. In this research, I used an action research methodology to better understand and improve the quality of classroom life with three international student TAs. Data were gathered, using interviews, picture drawing, and classroom field notes. Overall, there was an agreement among the participants that the action research endeavor enabled them to feel empowered as teacher professionals in that they reported increases in both their collaboration with me (the course instructor) and the frequency and quality of their engagements with their students. They also noted that the feedback they received from and offered to me became more insightful and wide-ranging. I will conclude this article with my recommendations for future research on TAs.
Structural Variations of Adjective in English and Okpameri
Authors: Farinde Raifu O. , Omolaiye Happy O.
Published: January 2021

Adjectives indicate grammatical property of language. They give more information about nouns. The usage of adjective in utterances varies in languages. These variations often pose problem to ESL learners. Predicating on Contrastive Analysis, the study generated Okpameri data from oral sources and participatory observation. English data were got from the English grammar texts. From the findings, the two languages are grammatically marked for pre/post modifying adjective, predicative adjective, degree of adjective and order of adjective. However, the grammatical structure and usage of these adjectives differ. While English adjectives often pre-modify the headword, Okpameri adjectives usually post-modify the headword. Also, while English distinguishes between the use of “beautiful” and handsome for feminine and masculine genders respectively, Okpameri language resorts to using uni-gender “shemilushe” which its equivalent translation in English is either “beautiful or handsome”. As in the case of degree of adjective, suffixes are attached to the root-word to form comparative and superlative adjectives of the two languages. It has been observed that English adjectival pre-modification is consistent. However, Okpameri adjectives function as pre/post-modifiers. The study, therefore suggests that language teachers, particularly English language experts, should adopt systematic approach to the teaching of adjectives as this will broaden the knowledge of Okpameri ESL learners.
Chinese Character Teaching and Learning with Marginalized Radicals and Non-radical Components in a Character
Authors: Li Bianye
Published: January 2021

Naming or indexing of a radical in a dictionary will foreground dominant meanings of a radical and, at the same time, marginalize the other meanings of a radical as well as the meanings of non-radical components in a character. More efforts should be made to go beyond the dominant meaning(s) of a radical to have a better knowledge of the marginalized meanings of a radical and to identify the meanings of non-radical components in a character. With the assistance of Oracle/Bone Script, Bronze Script, and Seal script, and reinstatement of the significance of the marginalized meaning(s) of radicals or non-radical components, the Chinese character teaching and learning process will be considerably improved and it will become a fun-generating experience.
Teaching English through Play: Then and Now
Authors: Senderoff Stephen J.
Published: January 2021

In this present age of intercultural communication and social media, learning a second language has become of paramount importance to many students. English is perhaps the most demanded foreign language, and many teachers have found that one of the best ways to teach English is through the use of “play.” While play has been a component of teaching English as a foreign language for many years, teachers have had to adapt their use of play to keep up with the technological and cultural changes taking place in educational institutions throughout the world. This paper aims to examine how the use of “play” in teaching English as a foreign language has both developed and changed over the last 35-40 years, through a review of educational literature. Examples of the types of “play” studied include drama and digital play, and it is found that different types of play provide students with different arenas in which to learn English. A more thorough look at technological play and second language learning would complement the findings of this paper.
Re-thinking Inclusion as a Discursive Practice: the Case of Hamas in the Israeli Discourse after 2006
Authors: Pasquali Giovanni
Published: January 2021

The role of ‘inclusiveness’ in assessing the legitimacy of international negotiations assumes a central position in both theoretical and empirical studies of conflict-management and resolution. The focus of this scholarship, however, has been often restricted to the dynamics of physical participation and reciprocal communication without paying due attention to the discursive and linguistic level at which intersubjective understanding occurs. This article re-conceptualizes inclusiveness as a discursive practice and develops a multidimensional framework to assess its implications within the context of international conflict resolution. Building on previous work on linguistics and metaphor analysis, we develop four categories that are used to assess the level discursive inclusiveness of Hamas in the Israeli government’s official statements after 2006 and preceding the 2010 peace talks: (i) war-like; (ii) criminal-like; (iii) evil-like; and (iv) adversary-like. Furthermore, we show how the circumstances in which statements were made (i.e. their field of action) further influence the metaphorical structure of the Israeli official discourse.
Politeness in Making Requests and Responses in Computer-mediated Communication among Chinese College Students
Authors: Wang Zhongrui
Published: January 2021

This study aims to explore the politeness strategies used in making requests and responses in computer-mediated communication (CMC) among Chinese college students and the applicability of discursive approach to such analysis. Following the steps of previous studies using discursive approach, some extracts of chat history on WeChat concerning requests and responses are selected and showed to the interlocutors. Then the interlocutors were asked to judge the conversations from the perspective of politeness. By analyzing the data, this study found that various strategies were used in order to achieve politeness in CMC, which can be associated with Brown and Levinson’s theory of politeness. This study also found that discursive approach can be applied in analyzing politeness in CMC well though it differs from face-to-face communication in some ways.
Effects of Different Types of Boredom on Foreign Language Learning
Authors: Wang Hua , Xu Yong
Published: January 2021

Although boredom is regarded as a unique emotion in foreign language learning (FLL), studies on the effect of different types of boredom on FLL have not been found. This study aimed to ﬁll this gap by examining it in college students in China. Participants (N = 314) learned firstly and then took an immediate test and a delayed one after completing Boredom Tendency Scale (BPS) and the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS) questionnaire. And the relationship between these two types of boredom (trait boredom; state boredom) and the numbers of words forgotten as the indicator of the effect of FLL was analyzed, the results showed that these two kinds of boredom had interacted, state boredom had main effect on foreign language learning, while trait boredom had no significant effect on it. This study provides initial support to understanding of the effect of different types of boredom on FLL and suggests that the influence of boredom should not be ignored in foreign language teaching.
A Survey on Needs for English Academic Course for Doctoral Candidates
Authors: Yan Xiaoqin , Zou Fangfang
Published: January 2021

Teaching of English for Academic Purpose (EAP) has caught great attention to developing the academic literacy of doctoral candidates. Therefore, it is a necessity to investigate their learning needs towards EAP courses. The paper did a survey on 105 doctoral candidates from 9 dimensions to investigate their overall situation of EAP learning needs. Teaching implications on EAP course concern teacher qualities, curriculum design and teaching practice.
Induction motor fault classification via entropy and column correlation features of 2D represented vibration data
Authors: Basaran Murat , Fidan Mehmet
Published: January 2021

Due to long-term use under challenging conditions, the sub-elements of induction motors
may suffer certain defects over time. Such defects impair the vibration characteristics of the
motors in different ways, depending on the type of defect. Therefore, the change in vibration characteristic provides indicators about the fault type and can be used in preventive
maintenance strategies to ensure safe operation of the system. In this work, discrete-time
vibration data were transformed into 2-dimensional grey-level images and decomposed into
individual components by the Wavelet decomposition method. Features based on entropy
and column correlation were extracted from these components and used to classify motor
faults by using the Support Vector Machine method implemented by using the Sequential Minimal Optimisation algorithm. When the selected classifier is compared with other
popular Machine Learning algorithms, it is observed that motor faults are more successfully
classified, and these observations are presented in detail with comparative classification
performance results.
Improvement of fatigue life of riveted joints in helicopter airframes
Authors: Rośkowicz Marek , Godzimirski Jan , Jasztal Michał , Gąsior Jarosław
Published: January 2021

Using original cold-formed rivets in repairs of airframes of helicopters is difficult due to no access to inside parts of the airframe. Thus, the main aim of the study was to investigate the possibility to use the blind rivets or hybrid joints by verification the fatigue performance of such joints that must be better than with original rivets. Riveted and hybrid joints have been experimentally tested under static and fatigue loads. Furthermore, numerical calculations of stress distribution for strapped joint have been conducted. The test results covered fatigue life of lap joints and models of repaired airframe sheets using ordinary mushroom head rivets ref. 3558A-4-10, titanium driven blind bolts with pin, ref. MBF2110AB-05-150 and modified hybrid joints. Using titanium driven blind bolts with pin instead of ordinary hammer-bucked rivets, can improve the fatigue life of element made of aluminum alloy AW 2024T3. There are advantages of replacing riveted joints with modified hybrid (rivet & adhesive) joints in threefold increase in fatigue life of repaired airframe structures.
Apresentação: infância e educabilidades
Authors: Da Rocha Rodrigues Pereira Barbosa Andréa , Sousa Ione Celeste
Published: January 2021

A proposta de organizar o dossiê temático Infância e Educabilidades na Revista Nordestina de História do Brasil (RNHB) incide no interesse em divulgar este campo historiográfico e a sua produção na Bahia. Parte do interesse conjunto das organizadoras em apresentar as possibilidades de articulações e relações entre o campo de pesquisa histórica sobre a Infância com aquelas referentes às diversas formas de sua Educabilidade – na Escolarização ou Educabilidade Formal; nas Educabilidades Informais; e nas Educabilidades Não-Formais, na perspectiva daquelas que ocorrem em diversas relações socio-históricas. O âmbito espacial é o Brasil, contemplando qualquer período de sua história.
To the study of eye changes in chronic poisoning with ergot and its preparations
Authors: Orlov K. H.
Published: January 2021

From the above protocols, it can be seen that the clinical picture of poisoning was very similar in all animals. Usually the first symptom was lethargy, to which inactivity was added; lethargy intensified and at times passed, as it were, into a stunned state. Dispatch of the gastrointestinal canal was not built up significantly and for a short time, and in cats, more or less pronounced salivation appeared.
Chronicle and mix
Authors: Obraztsov V. N.
Published: January 2021

In the annual meeting of the society of neuropathologists and psychiatrists at the Kazan University, prof. PI Kovalevskiy, delivered a speech on the topic: "The fight against crime". The speech gathered a full assembly hall of the public.
Chronicle of the society of neuropathologists and psychiatrists at the imperial Kazan University. Protocol of the next appointment on November 23, 1903
Authors: Myslavsky N. A.
Published: January 2021

Prof. N.A.Mislavskiy was chaired by the secretary V.N. Obraztsov. Attended by: honorary member of the Society prof. I. M. Dogel, full members: V. S. Boldyrev, prof. P. I. Kovalevskiy, I. I. Naumov, G. A. Klyachkin, I. A. Pavlenko, L. A. Sergjev P. S. Skuridin, G. V, Sorokovikov, prof. D. A. Timofeev, N. N. Toporkov, Tsaregradskiy. Guests: prof. K.F. Arkhangelskiy, Dr. Ivanov, Levin, Zaytsev, Vishnevskiy, Pokrovskiy, Person, Chirkovskiy, Favorskiy and about 100 people.
Chronicle of the society of neuropathologists and psychiatrists at the imperial Kazan University. Protocol of the next appointment of the Society on February 8, 1904
Authors: Kovalevskiy P. I.
Published: January 2021

It was chaired by prof. P. I. Kovalevskiy, under the secretary V. N. Obraztsov. Present: Comrade Chairman. N.A.Mislavskiy, honor, members of the Society K.A.Arnstein, acts. members V.S.Boldyrev, N. A. Donskov, Klyachkin, Pavlenko, Pervushin, Sergeev, Sorokovikov, Skuridin Tsaregradskiy, doctors and people of 100 people.
On the descending connections of the visual hillock
Authors: Bekhterev V. M.
Published: January 2021

At present, it seems more or less established the interruption of the fibers of the loop layer in the visual hillock. This proves the anatomical aspect of the relationship of visual hillocks to the sensitivity function, which is confirmed by both the newest pathological observations, especially Dejerine's, and experimental work. But the same cannot be said about the centrifugal connections of the visual hillock, which until now have remained little understood, despite the fact that the meaning of visual hillocks as centers of involuntary movements (mimic and movements of internal organs) was proved for the first time by me, and after that the authors in a whole series of experiments and observations. Some authors, like Probst, even deny completely on the basis of their research the existence of descending connections of the visual hillock, although it is absolutely impossible to agree already in the form of experimental data, which put outside doubt not only the sensitive, but also the motor function of the vision.
Haskovec. Intraarterial pressure in traumatic neurosis. (Neurological journal. 1903)
Authors: Kagan S.
Published: January 2021

The author has in mind to prove the inaccuracy of the observations and conclusions of prof. Strauss in his work is about inside arterial pressure.
Kekuasaan dan Pengetahuan: Diskursus Mitos Maskulinitas Pada Seksualitas Pemuda
Authors: Bilquis Larossa , Hidayat Nurul
Published: January 2021

This study aims to uncover how the masculinity discourse of young immigrants in Uluwatu Bali (basecamp) exists. By using Foucault's Genaology, the insights and values they adopt one by one must be dismantled to see what logic they are constructs. This research using qualitative method with fenomenology approach, which used foucoult framework abour sex and power. It can be said, in this research found various discourses reproduced by various sources of youth knowledge regarding the myth of masculinity which is identical to the characteristics and behavior of men who are strong, aggressive, dominant, rude, and full of egoism. In practice, they myth that their various behaviors, especially regarding their sexuality, are a manifestation of their masculinity as a male. The internet or online media and the environment in which they live are one of the sources of knowledge for young people that create discourses about the myth of masculinity. The youth in the peer group also take part in formulating discourses about ideal masculinity for their group. Free sex behavior, dare to take risks, follow wild races to cause chaos are the masculinity myths they adopt as the ideal male masculinity. This study also found that the masculinity myth was more often represented in youth sexual practices as an affirmation of control over women's bodies and sexuality in order to maintain their reputation in front of their friends and others. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membongkar bagaimana hadirnya diskursus maskulinitas pemuda pendatang di uluwatu Bali (basecamp). Dengan menggunakan Genaologi Foucault, pemahaman dan nilai yang mereka adopsi satu per satu harus dibongkar untuk melihat logika apa yang sebenarnya mereka bangun. Sehingga dapat ditemukan berbagai wacana yang direproduksi oleh berbagai sumber pengetahuan pemuda mengenai mitos maskulinitas diamana identik dengan sifat dan perilaku laki-laki kuat, agresif, dominatif, kasar, dan penuh egoisme. Dalam praktiknya mereka memitoskan beragam perilakunya terutama menyangkut seksualitasnya merupakan manifestasi dari maskulinitasnya sebagai laki-laki yang jantan. Internet atau media online serta lingkungan tempat tinggal mereka menjadi salah satu sumber pengetahuan pemuda yang menciptakan diskursus mengenai mitos maskulinitas tersebut. Para pemuda dalam peer groupnya juga mengambil bagian dalam merumuskan wacana-wacana mengenai maskulinitas ideal bagi kelompoknya. Perilaku seks bebas, berani mengambil resiko, mengikuti balap liar hingga menyebabkan keonaran merupakan mitos-mitos maskulinitas yang mereka adopsi sebagai maskulinitas laki-laki ideal. Penelitian ini juga menemukan jika mitos maskulinitas tersebut lebih banyak direpresentasikan kedalam praktik-praktik seksual pemuda sebagai penegasan atas penguasaan tubuh dan seksualitas perempuan demi mempertahankan reputasinya di hadapan teman-temannya dan orang lain.
La arquitectura de prismas minimalistas de Oscar Niemeyer: hipótesis de análisis por tipos.
Authors: Bullaro Luca
Published: January 2021

El articulo -resultado de la investigación denominada “La herencia arquitectónica de Oscar Niemeyer”- analiza y propone una clasificación tipológica de una serie de obras realizadas por el maestro brasileño, en las cuales no dominan los espacios fluidos, típicos del lenguaje de Niemeyer, si no un sistema de prismas minimalistas, a menudo rectangulares en planta, en los cuales reina el ángulo de noventa grados.  

Son proyectos cuya sencillez está justificada por razones de economía constructiva, de reducción del presupuesto y, en el caso de los proyectos de conjuntos urbanos, para generar tensión y contraste con los vecinos volúmenes curvos.

Estas hipotesis de sistematización tipológica ayuda la comprensión del método de trabajo multifocal del maestro, y puede abrir nuevas trazas para ulteriores investigaciones y estudios puntuales sobre la extensa obra de uno de los grandes maestros de la Modernidad de América Latina.
EXTENSIVE READING AND ITS IMPACT ON LEARNER AUTONOMY: A STUDY ON 1st YEAR ENGLISH MAJORS AT A VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITY
Authors: Do Hoa , Dinh Huong
Published: January 2021

This study was conducted to examine the potential impacts of extensive reading on learner autonomy of first year English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at the Faculty of Foreign Languages (FFL), Hanoi Pedagogical University No.2 (HPU2), Vietnam. The findings showed that extensive reading could help the majority of students enhance their autonomous learning, reflecting in the improvement in students’ abilities of 1) making decision, 2) setting up the purposes for the activities, 3) allocating time for the activities, 4) applying into other activities and 5) making self-evaluation. There was also an increase in their reading speed. Moreover, extensive reading helped students to build up positive attitudes towards reading activities. Nonetheless, the students encountered some difficulties such as how to spend time effectively and to choose the readable texts. Therefore, to develop students’ autonomy, the teachers should raise students’ awareness, create supportive learning environments, and integrate extensive reading into the teaching activities properly.
Desarrollo y validación de una calculadora de riesgo de sepsis neonatal por bacterias gramnegativas mediante parámetros hematológicos
Authors: Aguilar Lugo-Gerez Juan José , Aguilar López Escalera Carmen Gabriela , Arredondo García José Luis , Medina Cortina José Humberto
Published: January 2021

ANTECEDENTES: La sepsis neonatal por bacterias gramnegativas tiene alta mortalidad; el tratamiento antibiótico empírico puede conducir a desenlaces adversos si es insuficiente o excesivo.OBJETIVO: Desarrollar y validar una calculadora capaz de estimar la probabilidad de que el agente causal de la sepsis neonatal sea una bacteria gramnegativa, con la aplicación de parámetros hematológicos medidos en el momento de la sospecha clínica.MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal y retrospectivo. Se analizaron los expedientes de los pacientes hospitalizados entre los años 2002 a 2019 en el Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, con diagnóstico de sepsis neonatal comprobada por cultivo. Para identificar los parámetros hematológicos asociados con la sepsis neonatal causada por bacterias gramnegativas, se aplicó la técnica estadística de regresión logística binaria y como método de validación cruzada se utilizó el remuestreo de K-iteraciones.RESULTADOS: Se identificaron 103 casos de sepsis neonatal comprobada por cultivo, a quienes se practicó una biometría hemática en el momento de la sospecha clínica. La sepsis neonatal causada por bacterias gramnegativas fue predicha por la edad, anemia, concentración media de hemoglobina corpuscular, recuento plaquetario y leucocitario y volumen plaquetario medio. Se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa entre el sexo femenino y la sepsis neonatal por Staphylococcus coagulasa negativo [OR = 2.11, IC95%: 1.08 4.11], trombocitopenia y sepsis neonatal de aparición tardía [OR = 2.1, IC95%: 1.71-2.58], anemia y sepsis neonatal por enterobacterias [OR = 3.27, IC95%: 1.22-8.76], trombocitopenia y sepsis neonatal por enterobacterias [OR = 3.62, IC95%: 1.28-10.17], y trombocitopenia con sepsis neonatal por Staphylococcus coagulasa negativo [OR=0.23, IC95%: 0.09-0.56].CONCLUSIONES: Mediante la utilización de parámetros hematológicos medidos al momento de la sospecha clínica de sepsis neonatal es posible predecir la probabilidad de que el agente causal sea una bacteria gramnegativa.
Medidas Generales en Dermatología
Authors: Sáez de Ocariz Marimar , Pérez Buenfil Luis Angel , Orozco Covarrubias Luz
Published: January 2021

I Generalidades La piel funciona como barrera entre el cuerpo y el medio ambiente al prevenir la pérdida de líquidos y electrolitos, regular la temperatura corporal y proteger contra infecciones y diversos estímulos mecánicos, térmicos, y ambientales. Además, es esencial para el sentido del tacto y la síntesis de vitamina D.1-4En el niño la piel es frágil, delgada y más propensa a dermatitis e infecciones.2,5,6 Mientras que en el adolescente, la piel experimenta cambios secundarios al alza en los andrógenos circulantes, que se traducen en mayor producción de sebo y predisposición al acné.7
Hablemos de política educativa en América Latina y el Caribe #5: Educación a distancia, semipresencial o presencial: ¿Qué dice la evidencia?
Authors: Elacqua Gregory , Navarro-Palau Patricia , Prada María Fernanda , Soares Sammara
Published: January 2021

Con la pandemia de COVID-19, muchos gobiernos de la región se están planteando la ampliación de modelos educativos a distancia o semipresenciales. Esta nota pretende asesorarlos resumiendo los principales hallazgos de la literatura científica respecto a los efectos de la educación a distancia y semipresencial sobre el aprendizaje. La primera conclusión es que la evidencia rigurosa es escasa, especialmente en América Latina y el Caribe. Sin embargo, esta permite establecer un ordenamiento sobre la efectividad de las distintas modalidades de educación. La educación a distancia es una alternativa válida cuando no hay acceso a otras modalidades educativas, pero la educación presencial y la semipresencial ofrecen mayores niveles de aprendizaje. Un riesgo de la educación a distancia y la semipresencial es el posible aumento de brechas de aprendizaje entre distintas poblaciones. Para evitarlo, es necesario asegurar que se cumplen unas condiciones mínimas antes de ampliar estas modalidades educativas.
Effects of quercetin on diabetic retinopathy and its association with NLRP3 inflammasome and autophagy
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an 710077, Shaanxi Province, China, Li Rong , Yao Guo-Min ,   Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an 710077, Shaanxi Province, China, Yan Hong-Lin ,   Department of Drug Clinical Trial Institution, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an 710077, Shaanxi Province, China, Wang Li ,   Department of Scientific Research, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an 710077, Shaanxi Province, China
Published: January 2021

AIM: To investigate the effects of quercetin on diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its association with nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and autophagy using retinal endothelial cell as an experimental model.
METHODS: Human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (HRMECs) were cultured in vitro and assigned into the control group, high-glucose (HG) group, and HG+different concentrations of quercetin groups. Cellular viability, migration, and tube formation in these groups was detected by MTT, transwell and matrigel assay, respectively. Expressions of NLRP3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein (ASC), cysteiny aspartate-specific protease-1 (Caspase-1) as well as microtubule-related protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) and Beclin-1 were detected by Western blotting. Expressions of IL-1β and IL-18 were detected by ELISA and cellular autophagy was detected by Cyto-ID® autophagy detection kit.
RESULTS: Under an HG condition, the viability, migration, tube formation of HRMECs, and the protein expressions of NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, IL-1β, IL-18, LC3, and Beclin-1 as well as autophagy were all increased. Quercetin inhibited angiogenesis of HRMECs as well as the expressions of NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, IL-1β, IL-18, LC3, Beclin-1, and autophagy of HRMECs under a HG condition. The inhibitory effects of quercetin on angiogenesis, NLRP3 inflammasome and autophagy increased with the increase of its concentration.
CONCLUSION: The therapeutic potential of quercetin in retinal neovascularization of DR, and inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome and autophagy signaling pathway may be involved.
Development of the Undergraduate Major of Applied Jade Sculpture Design Based on Regional Resources
Authors: Lu Weiping
Published: January 2021

The School of Jewelry at West Yunnan University of Applied Sciences was founded to meet the market demands during the economic transition and address the challenges confronting the local industrial development, which also makes full use of the local advantage of sufficient jade resources. However, it is indeed a challenge to develop distinct regional features for its major of jade design and to meet industrial and market demands on talents by developing a unique curriculum. As a teacher at the jade sculpture design major, School of Jewelry at West Yunnan University of Applied Sciences, the author is trying to offer some personal insights into this problem from the author’s teaching practices and observations about the jade industry in Yunnan. The jade sculpture design major should focus on an in-depth integration of craftsmanship and design, inheritance and innovation, academic and fashion, education and industry, school and society, so as to lead the whole jade industry in Yunnan in its transformation and upgrading.
Research on Legal Protection of Geographical Indications
Authors: Wang Zhihao , Guo Jiefei
Published: January 2021

With the development of the times, geographical indications have more and more influence on a country’s economy and culture. As a big country of geographical indication resources, China should make use of the benefits of geographical indications to promote economic and cultural development. However, due to the mixed legislative mode of Trademark Act, which includes TrademarkAct,Regulations on the protection of geographical indications andAdministrative measuresfor geographical indications of agricultural products, there are conflicts and confusion in the legal provisions, which is not conducive to the development of geographical indications in China. This paper discusses the protection mode of geographical indications in European Union, the United States and other countries, analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of special law protection, Trademark Act protection and anti-unfair competition law protection mode, and puts forward suggestions that China should adopt special law protection to make better use of China’s rich geographical indication resources in the way of strong protection.
An Exploratory Study on the Matching of Learning Style and Teaching Mode of College Students under the Trend of Personalized Learning
Authors: Shen Quanwei , Wang Yuzhong
Published: January 2021

At present, artificial intelligence, learning analysis,machine learning and otherinformation technologies are transforming education in an all-round way. The deep integration of information technology and education has given birth to a large number of new things, such as Micro-Teaching Assistant APP, Rain Classroom APP, Blue Ink Cloud Class APP, Super Star Learning APP, smart classroom and virtual reality. The “classsystem” and “batch system” teaching mode, which emerged in industrialsociety and lasted for nearly 400 years, have been challenged unprecedeningly. Starting from the general trend of individualized learning, this paper discusses the conflict between the mass teaching mode of “class system” and individualized learning, as well as the dilemma of matching learning style and teaching mode, and puts forward four coping strategies based on this, so as to provide reference for the policy making of education administration department and contribute to the development of education and teaching.
The Present Situation of Home Exercise and the Research of Exercise Strategy
Authors: Zhang Sen , Jin Minghui , Li Wanting , Zhao Xiaoting , Zou Mingsong , Zheng Yaxiong
Published: January 2021

Exercise mentioned the word, many people will think of outdoor gym workout but exercise that occupy the home also is a kind of way people exercise in the exercise that occupy the home, there will be a lot of inconvenience, the choice of venue, the lack of equipment, lack of exercise partner, lack of professional guidance and so on are people that occupy the home a stumbling block to exercise this article mainly from the exercisers exercising consciousness places the use time of the choice of equipment selection scientific exercise plan knowledge reserve source of coping exercisers were investigated by the seven aspects and make a guide on how to carry out the exercise that occupy the home, how happy scientific exercise, how to reasonable exercise these aspects to think, in order to achieve the goal of scientific home exercise.
Impact of Pasteurization on Ascorbic Acid in Orange Juice (Overview)
Authors: Ding Yuhui
Published: January 2021

Loss in Ascorbic Acid contents of orange juice heated under different situations and pH was researched. In this experiment, Navanila oranges from Spain were squeezed and filtered by using a vacuum pump to make orange juice samples. These samples were extracted and make up with 0.1% Formic Acid in HPLC water, HPLC water and phosphate buffer solution (pH=6). Pasteurization was achieved at 60, 65 and 70℃ over 15, 25 and 35min period by using the water bath method and cooled to room temperature immediately. After that, Ascorbic Acid contents were analyzed by HPLC and 0.1% Formic Acid in HPLC water, HPLC water and phosphate buffer solution (pH=6) were used as mobile phases separately for their solutions. HPLC standard samples of Ascorbic Acid were prepared which means 0.1g Ascorbic Acid was weighted and then diluted into 50-250mg/ L solutions to make calibration lines for three solutions. The wavelength of Ascorbic Acid was 245nm but it changed to 296nm when samples in phosphate buffer solution (pH=6). Results showed that Ascorbic Acid concentration is more at 60℃ at 15min and there was a total decline trend with the increase of time and temperature. After statistics analysis, it has a significant affect (P<0.5) related to Ascorbic Acid contents with temperature and pH.
Analysis on the Phenomenon of Study-Weariness among Chinese Applied Undergraduates
Authors: Hao Zeng
Published: January 2021

Due to the mutual influence of many factors such as society, schools, teachers, and individual students, there are varying degrees of study weary of students in applied undergraduate universities in China. To solve this problem, it is necessary for authorities to focus on the training goals of applied talents to continue to deepen the reform of applied teaching. Optimizing the structure of the teaching staff through introducing outside, teachers must strive to improve the teaching level and teaching affinity. The daily management of students and ideological work strengthened, students’ confidence and determination to “knowledge changes destiny” need building.
A Brief Analysis of Task-Based English Reading Teaching
Authors: Xiao Lifang
Published: January 2021

Reading is an important input way in second language learning, and good reading ability isthe key to language learning. Reading teaching has always been valued, and teachers are constantly exploring new teaching methods, hoping to stimulate students’ interest in reading and improve their English reading ability. In recent years, the task-based teaching method has been more and more recognized. Task-driven learning enables students to solve problems and analyze problems to deepen their learning experience. Therefore, this paper will explore some literature review and teaching process of task-driven English reading teaching, and deeply understand the development and process of task-driven English reading teaching.
Merleau-Ponty—The Phenomenology of Perception, Empiricism and Intellectualism
Authors: Zhu Kaiying
Published: January 2021

Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French philosopher—a leading figure in existentialism and phenomenology, his philosophy of phenomenology mainly focused on the relation between the body and the mind. Yet Merleau-Ponty’s theory differs from empiricism and rationalism, it is a position in between them yet he criticized both empiricism and intellectualism. Drawing from both empiricism and intellectualism, he tried to overcome the shortcomings of them. This essay explains his argument for the primacy of perception and body and identifies the differences between Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology, empiricism and intellectualism.
The Application of Chinese Traditional Food Culture in the Teaching of Korean Students
Authors: Zhang Bei , Dai Yanru , Zheng Huiyong
Published: January 2021

With the gradual improvement of China’s economic and political status on the international stage, the time-honored, extensive and profound Traditional Chinese culture has more and more bloomed its unique Oriental charm. More and more international students come to Study in China to learn about the fine traditional Chinese culture. This paper will take The Korean students as the research object, analyze the traditional Chinese food culture, and carry out the teaching research on the Korean students’food culture.
Regional Heterogeneity of the Impact of FDI on China’s Marketization Process
Authors: Chen Xizhe , Wang Yinghong , Gao Yefei , Wang Jingkai , Zhao Liang
Published: January 2021

As the process of marketization gradually takes place in China after 1978’s initiation of the reform and opening-up policy, FDI which is attracted by China’s preferential policies has become the main driving force of Economic growth. This paper tries to identify the determinants of marketization from the perspective of FDI based on provincial panel data ranged from 2000 to 2017 in China. Two-way-fixed effect model shows that the relationship between FDI and Marketization Level existed huge regional heterogeneity in China. Specifically, Eastern regions with higher development showed a stronger relationship, while in less developed western regions, this relationship was less significant. We also explore the heterogeneity from the time periods. The results indicate that FDI’s positive effect on Eastern China’s marketization level was slowing down, while FDI’s positive effect on Western China’s marketization level was escalating.