bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Healthcare-seeking behaviour in case of influenza-like illness in the French general population and factors associated with a GP consultation: an observational prospective study
Authors: Ariza Matthieu , Guerrisi Caroline , Souty Cécile , Rossignol Louise , Turbelin Clément , Hanslik Thomas , Colizza Vittoria , Blanchon Thierry
Published: December 2017

Background

GP consultation rates for influenza-like illness (ILI) are poorly known in France and there is a paucity of literature on this topic. In the few articles that have been published, the results are heterogeneous.

Aim

The aim of the present study was to estimate the proportion of ILI inducing a GP consultation, and to assess its determinants.

Design & setting

Participants of a French web-based cohort study who reported ≥1 ILI episode between 2012 and 2015 were included. Sociodemographic characteristics, access to health care, and health status variables were collected.

Method

Healthcare-seeking behaviour was analysed and factors associated with a GP consultation identified using a conditional logistic regression.

Results

Of the 6023 ILI episodes reported, 1961 (32.6%) led to a GP consultation, with no difference between those at risk of influenza complications and those not (P = 0.42). A GP consultation was more frequent for individuals living in a rural area (odds ratio [OR] = 1.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.02 to 1.43); those with a lower educational level (OR = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.18 to 1.74); those using the internet to find information about influenza (OR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.30 to 2.03); patients presenting with worrying symptoms (fever, cough, dyspnoea, sputum, or asthenia); patients having a negative perception of their own health status (OR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.07 to 2.13; and those having declared a personal doctor (OR = 2.86, 95% CI = 1.72 to 4.76). A GP consultation was less frequent for individuals using alternative medicine (OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.58 to 0.78).

Conclusion

This study allows the identification of specific factors associated with GP consultation for an ILI episode. These findings may help to coordinate health information campaigns and to raise awareness, especially among individuals at risk of influenza complications.
The heritage of manufacturing in the ecological age: an Irish perspective
Authors: Murray Colm
Published: December 2017

En examinant un site du patrimoine industriel irlandais, cet article explore l’application des perspectives environnementales et sociales à l’industrie, la déstabilisation des écosystèmes que l’industrie induit et ce que cela pourrait signifier pour la mise en valeur de ses vestiges patrimoniaux. L’article se demande si le discours sur le patrimoine donne suffisamment d’importance aux dynamiques insoutenables déclenchées par le capitalisme et le matérialisme au cours de la révolution industrielle et à l’existence d’un legs social et environnemental négatif de l’industrie. Dans ce contexte, l’article analyse le texte de la charte de Nizhny Tagil par rapport aux valeurs de preuve, d’identité, de comportement et de société auxquelles elle fait référence. En conclusion, l’article présente plusieurs autres concepts que le souci du patrimoine industriel devrait prendre en compte, de manière à asseoir sa valorisation sur des bases plus réflexives et plus critiques.
Une politique d’abandon surveillé : la zone de Boulogne-sur-Seine pendant l’entre-deux-guerres (1919-1933)
Authors: Granier Anne
Published: December 2017

L’expropriation de la zone de Paris, menée pendant la première moitié du xx e  siècle, modifie radicalement le cadre de vie des zoniers. Tous ne partent pas une fois leurs indemnités d’expulsion ou de dépossession perçues. La présence de locaux et de terrains réputés vides, rarement surveillés, attire en outre de nouveaux occupants marginalisés. Pendant une dizaine d’années, sur la zone de Boulogne-sur-Seine, entre l’expropriation et la destruction effective, les conditions de vie se dégradent du fait des déprédations de certains zoniers et de la stratégie suivie, à demi-mot, par la direction de l’Extension, qui tend à s’accommoder de cette situation de délabrement général. Pris entre la crise du logement et l’impossibilité d’accorder des baux normaux, le bureau de l’Extension en vient à adopter une politique de laisser-faire, dont cet article a pour objet de décrire à la fois les conditions de possibilité, les modalités de mise en œuvre et les conséquences pour les différentes vagues d’habitants de la zone.
Zone stupéfiante : l’espace du deal
Authors: Beauchez Jérôme
Published: December 2017

Inspiré par la tradition sociologique de Chicago et l’ethnographie des carrières déviantes, ce texte présente l’ethnobiographie d’un zonard, toxicomane et dealer d’héroïne. Parmi les punks et au contact permanent de la rue, l’article pénètre les arcanes de cette « zone stupéfiante » aux côtés de l’un de ses experts qui en révèle l’expérience, l’économie ainsi que les règles. Tandis qu’elles arpentent les espaces du deal, les descriptions s’appuient sur l’hypothèse d’un réfléchissement du néolibéralisme dans les activités criminelles et montrent que ce parcours dans la « zone » peut être considéré comme le paradigme existentiel d’un capitalisme de la rue réduisant les rapports de concurrence à leur expression la plus violente et la plus nue. Ici l’espace biographique constitue un prisme au travers duquel celui du deal peut être observé à l’état incarné.
La fréquentation routinière des lieux de l’urgence sociale comme élément de socialisation des jeunes de la rue
Authors: Rothé Céline
Published: December 2017

Une part des jeunes qui côtoient régulièrement la zone et « vivent à la rue » revendiquent leur marginalité. Dans cet article, nous nous pencherons sur le rapport que ces jeunes entretiennent à l’infra-assistance en analysant les motivations de leur fréquentation des lieux d’accueil d’urgence. Pour cela, nous nous appuierons sur une trentaine d’entretiens ethnographiques menés avec des jeunes de la rue, ayant pour objet la mise en récit de l’usage des aides d’urgence. Dans un premier temps, après un bref retour sur le mécanisme par lequel une part des jeunes vulnérables bascule dans une fréquentation routinière de l’infra-assistance, nous mettrons en évidence les dimensions à la fois pratiques et symboliques de leur rapport à ce type d’aide. Dans un second temps, nous montrerons que ce rapport confère aux lieux d’accueil d’urgence une fonction à la fois socialisatrice et asilaire, particulièrement importante dans le déroulement de carrières de rue.
Du cataclysme à la guerre ; éprouver la rencontre de l’objet
Authors: Branchard Laurent
Published: December 2017

A travers une étude clinique au plus près de son déroulement, l’auteur questionne les enjeux de l’agressivité dans la rencontre en psychothérapie analytique chez l’enfant. Dans cette clinique de l’extrême, cadre et technique cliniques sont à adapter avec les enjeux de la médiation, du jeu, de l’agressivité et du corporel, y compris pour le thérapeute dans l’implication transféro-contre-transférentielle.
Style de leadership transformationnel et performance financière : le rôle de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises
Authors: Bchini Belgacem
Published: December 2017

L’objectif de cet article est de mieux analyser le lien causal entre le style de leadership transformationnel et la performance financière des entreprises en étudiant le rôle médiateur de la responsabilité sociale. Les résultats issus d’une enquête menée auprès de 98 entreprises tunisiennes opérant dans plusieurs secteurs d’activités confirment la significativité du lien causal et montrent que la responsabilité sociale joue un rôle efficace dans l’amélioration de la performance financière. Ces résultats permettent d’encourager les entreprises tunisiennes en quête de performance à réviser leur style de commandement et à promouvoir le comportement responsable.
Renal myxoma in a pediatric transplant recipient
Authors: Tutman Jeffrey John , Rao Anil Gopalakrishna , Crowley Connor David , Hill Jeanne Griffin
Published: December 2017

Renal myxoma is a very rare benign neoplasm seen almost exclusively in adults with only 16 reported cases in the literature. All of these cases have been reported in native kidneys with none being reported in a transplant kidney. We report the case of a renal myxoma in a 17-year-old boy's transplant kidney that was found as an incidental mass on ultrasonography and further evaluated with CT and PET scans. PET findings of a renal myxoma are reported here for the first time, and imaging findings from previous cases are briefly reviewed. This case report highlights the fact that adult-predominant tumors and pathology should always be a consideration in pediatric patients who receive organ transplants from adult donors.
Des ateliers de bronziers romains à Berytus (iie-iiie s. apr. J.-C.) : les vestiges du site SFI654 (Beyrouth, Liban)
Authors: El Morr Ziad , Thomas Nicolas , Pernot Michel , Cantin Nadia , Choueiry Hadi , Zgheib Darine
Published: December 2017

Les vestiges d’ateliers de bronzier découverts sur
le site SFI654 à Beyrouth offrent une occasion rare d’étudier la
fonderie de grands bronzes durant la période romaine. Il s’agit de
trois fosses de coulée datées du iie-iiie s. apr. J.-C. et installées
dans l’une des cours d’un complexe architectural à fonction cultuelle
et rattaché à un bain. L’examen rigoureux de la totalité des restes en
terre cuite et en alliage à base de cuivre ainsi que l’analyse
élémentaire et structurale d’échantillons représentatifs ont permis
d’approcher les moyens techniques de production et de caractériser les
matériaux utilisés, tant métalliques que céramiques. La nature de la
production comprend vraisemblablement des récipients de grandes
dimensions et des cadres de portes monumentales destinés au complexe
architectural. Les données ont permis de dévoiler quelques aspects
jusqu’à présent peu connus concernant des parties importantes du
processus de fabrication. Elles ont révélé la présence de grands
creusets, en forme de bassin, fixes pour fondre du bronze au plomb.
Finalement, cette étude permet d’entamer une comparaison entre des
sites d’atelier de grands bronzes au Proche Orient et en Europe
occidentale et d’étudier les similitudes et les différences de
savoir-faire des bronziers à travers l’Empire romain.
Chronologie et mutations fonctionnelles dans la poterie-tuilerie médiévale de la Goulande (La Haute-Chapelle, Orne)
Authors: Fajal Bruno , Gallet Yves , Lanos Philippe , Le Goff Maxime
Published: December 2017

L’atelier de la Goulande (La Haute-Chapelle, Orne)
se trouve au sein d’un vaste ensemble de fosses d’extraction d’argiles
utilisées pour fabriquer de la poterie commune, des grès et des
tuiles. Les prospections géophysiques menées à cet endroit ont permis
de distinguer deux anomalies magnétiques, correspondant à trois fours
référencés A, B et C. Le premier (A) est un four à pots longitudinal,
daté par une analyse archéomagnétique de la seconde moitié du xiiie siècle ou du début du
xive siècle. Sa
morphologie et les productions qu’on peut lui associer sont proches de
celles de l’atelier voisin de Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley, dont le
réexamen des données archéomagnétiques recueillies au milieu des
années 1980 conduit à une datation plus haute d’un demi-siècle
(1260-1280 au lieu de 1325-1350). Les deux ateliers de potiers
(Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley et four A de la Goulande) seraient donc
sensiblement contemporains. À environ 1,50 m plus à l’est, se trouvent
les restes des deux autres fours. Le premier (B) est un four à tuiles,
auquel s’est substitué un four à pots longitudinal (C). En accord avec
les données archéologiques, les résultats archéomagnétiques obtenus
donnent des datations différentes pour chacun des fours étudiés. La
production de tuiles qui s’y est développée a probablement pris fin au
début du xve siècle.
Finalement, une production de grès s’est substituée à la production de
tuiles, vraisemblablement jusqu’au dernier tiers du xve siècle.
Enabling Scholarship in the Digital Age
Authors: Wallace Debra , Hemment Michael
Published: December 2017

With the ubiquitous digital ecosystem providing information to faculty and students in real time via a myriad of channels, does an academic research library continue to provide real value to faculty's research and teaching as well as students' learning? Or, has the academic research library become irrelevant to twenty-first century scholarship? Describing a variation on information literacy and research skills development approaches, this chapter makes a case for embedding good information practice into a library's products and self-service tools rather than investing in standalone instruction. Close alignment with institutional priorities, the application of user-centric product and service design principles, and a commitment to innovation in information management practices and platforms are cornerstones of this strategy in a graduate business school library. Loosely based on Harvard Business School's case method, this chapter details two frameworks used by HBS's Baker Library, and provides examples of information products created to enable student learning.
Exploring Opportunities in Health Science Information Instructional Outreach
Authors: Esposito Tia
Published: December 2017

The scope of library service in the health sciences has changed dramatically in recent years. Beyond the typical library instruction service which has commonly been viewed as requiem for academic classroom teaching, the advent of distance education in the health sciences and cohorts at hospitals has called for academic health science librarians to explore new opportunities in health science instruction outreach and delivery of instructional service in a multitude of creative ways. This chapter will report on an actual case study of a health science librarian at an academic institution who targeted a specific group of users, designing and offering library instruction to remote students in regional hospitals and online distance education classes. The case study will present the challenges and successes of a new health sciences librarian performing outreach through various marketing and relationship building efforts in an academic library that services health science students in cohorts at six regional hospitals as well as nationally online in a distance education program.
Innovation Success Over Time of Alliances With Different Strategic and Cooperation Objectives
Authors: Manuhutu Khrisna Ariyanto , von Raesfeld Ariane , Geurts Peter
Published: December 2017

In response to uncertainty of prospective technologies and how they might fit market demand, firms tend to establish R&D alliances. In this chapter the effect over time of continuation of underperforming R&D alliances on innovation performance during the pre-market stage is investigated. This stage is characterized by non-linearity, as expected outcomes and market demands are uncertain. Literature suggests that computational modeling in particular agent-based modeling can be used to investigate such non-linear processes. Agent based modeling starts with simple behavioral rules that develop into emergent system-level behaviors, and in that way controlled system level experiments are used to identify in an inductive way causal mechanisms that drive the system development. In this chapter's simulation model, an agent decides to continue its R&D alliance based on its strategic and cooperation objectives. After evaluating if the strategic goals is met, firms can decide about the extent to which to continue the R&D alliances if the strategic goal is not met. This is called persistency. The model is aimed to explain developmental paths and patterns of the co-evolution of alliances and technology. Despite suggestions to investigate non-linear processes in the pre-market phase by using an agent-based model, agent-based models so far do not focus on the impact of alliance continuation on innovation performance over the path of technology development. In previous research these paths mainly have been investigated in case and cross sectional studies but not in an agent based model. A base-line model is developed and the extent to which it reflects reality is analyzed in order to improve the model's performance.
Improve Center of Sterilized Material Performance
Authors: Assad Daniel Bouzon Nagem , Spiegel Thais , Silva Ana Carolina Pereira de Vasconcelos
Published: December 2017

The health sector in Brazil faces difficulties related mainly to financial, administrative, and organizational structure. Center of Sterilized Material (CSM) provide material for the other components of the hospital, and is essential for the proper working of medical care. This work investigates CSM strategy operation in a public hospital. There is an expectation that it needs additional human resources to meet the current demand. During the research, we evaluated this increment and showed that the critical resource is not the human one. We went forward and presented an alternative that does not prescind of investment and increase the installed capacity. The contributions of this research, brings, in the midst of the financial crisis experienced, the possibility of meeting more and better the internal demand, without any financial contribution. It's about showing the potentiality of bringing together professionals and academics, applying methods and management tools in the health sector.
Developing a Research Method to Analyze Visual Literacy Based on Cross-Cultural Characteristics
Authors: García-Sánchez Felicidad , Gómez-Isla José , Therón Roberto , Cruz-Benito Juan , Sánchez-Prieto José Carlos
Published: December 2017

This chapter presents a new approach of a quantitative analysis used to research the understanding of visual literacy issues. The objective of the research is to find common patterns, opinions, and behaviors between different people regarding the use of visual communication and people's state of visual literacy, while also considering the possible cultural differences related. To explain visual literacy and its implications, the theoretical background about the visual literacy research field is presented first. Then, also within the section on background, the chapter presents the main concepts related to culture, and how it and visual literacy can be analyzed together to enable cross-cultural analysis. To conduct these cross-cultural analyses, this chapter proposes a new kind of quantitative questionnaire-based instrument that includes a section to measure the cultural characteristics of the individual and their level of literacy. This instrument proposal is the main result, since the research field of visual literacy lacks this kind of quantitative approach.
Latin American and Caribbean Literature Transposed Into Digital
Authors: Vila Adrian R.
Published: December 2017

The aim of the present chapter is the study of the action performed by the publishing industry in the context of the transposition into digital format of printed books comprising a Latin American and Caribbean literary corpus. The designed corpus includes works and authors labelled as a Latin American segment of the Western Canon, in addition to those segments provided by feminist, queer, postcolonial, and/or decolonization critical theories. It is described/defined the digital ecosystem to which the corpus is transposed as well as some of the strategies implemented by the major e-book trade platforms and the main digital libraries to offer Latin American and Caribbean literature transposed into digital format are described/defined. Likewise, a reading extended to the influence of the postcolonial turn is proposed by considering cartonera publishing as a device of the postcolonial turn but, this time, widening the range of typographic forms as well as the postcolonial effect on the publishing field.
Current Situation and Appraisal Tendencies of M-Learning
Authors: Briz-Ponce Laura , Juanes-Méndez Juan Antonio , García-Peñalvo Francisco José
Published: December 2017

Mobile devices and apps are placed in a prominent position in the daily routine of all people. The fast evolution of these devices and their main advantages have caused a real impact in the society. Currently, they are essential tools to be totally connected anywhere and to consult and access information of any field. The use of these devices has been increasing since the last decade. The emergence of new and sophisticated devices and new services has contributed to this sparkling uptrend. One of the fields that society is using these mobile technologies is in learning. The aim of this chapter is to describe the current situation of these technologies and to make an approach of the future tendencies of these tools. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to conduct a survey and involve different undergraduate students of the university and different professionals. Results reveal that students are using more and more apps and mobile devices but there is an important gap between students and professionals so it is still necessary to boost their relevance to improve their potential use.
Platform as a Strategy
Authors: Zhong Junying , Nieminen Marko
Published: December 2017

Mobile payments are a new way to pay in the digital age. The emerging mobile payments enable viable businesses through real-time and context-specific transactions between consumers and collaborating actors. Mobile payment services realize in a multi-actor digital chain. Business interactions between actors take place in a coopetitive way: simultaneous competition and collaboration. However, little knowledge exists about mobile payment innovation strategy in coopetitive markets. This paper introduces the DISCO model (dynamics of innovation strategy in a coopetitive environment). It contributes to the exploration of strategic moves by mobile payment innovators through platform ecosystems. Our results from a case study indicate that firms have the potential to be successful through collective innovation in a coopetitive environment along with the movement of their superior competencies. Moreover, the firms should pursue ways in managing the paradoxical relationships between competition and cooperation, resource allocation and combination, as well as leadership and loss-leader strategy.
A Framework for Assessing Websites Quality
Authors: Ravasan Ahad Zare , Zare Mohammad Amin
Published: December 2017

E-government has provided the state-run sector with numerous opportunities to offer a variety of online services to citizens and businesses through websites. These websites have been launched in order to provide easy access to government services, boost the efficacy of the government-run sector and reduce operational costs. Given the point that many of these websites have gradually been developed and have scarcely been standardized to meet the requirements of site visitors, it is necessary to develop models for quality assessment of such websites. In this study, an information systems quality assessment (ISQA) based method along with fuzzy analytic network process (ANP) has been exploited to assess the quality of governmental websites. In order to validate the proposed model, it is applied to portals in six Iranian free trade zones. Finally, the assessment results are discussed.
Automatic Detection of Blood Vessel in Retinal Images Using Vesselness Enhancement Filter and Adaptive Thresholding
Authors: Elbalaoui Abderrahmane , Fakir Mohamed , khaddouj Taifi , MERBOUHA Abdelkarim
Published: December 2017

Retinal blood vessels detection and measurement of morphological attributes, such as length, width, sinuosity and corners are very much important for the diagnosis and treatment of different ocular diseases including diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, and hypertension. This paper presents a integration method for blood vessels detection in fundus retinal images. The proposed method consists of two main steps. The first step is pre-processing of retinal image to improve the retinal images by evaluation of several image enhancement techniques. The second step is vessels detection, the vesselness filter is usually used to enhance the blood vessels. The enhancement filter is designed from the adaptive thresholding of the output of the vesselness filter for vessels detection. The algorithms performance is compared and analyzed on three publicly available databases (DRIVE, STARE and CHASE_DB) of retinal images using a number of measures, which include accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity.
An Approach for Automatic Detection and Grading of Macular Edema
Authors: Medhi Jyoti Prakash
Published: December 2017

Prolonged Diabetes causes massive destruction to the retina, known as Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) leading to blindness. The blindness due to DR may consequence from several factors such as Blood vessel (BV) leakage, new BV formation on retina. The effects become more threatening when abnormalities involves the macular region. Here automatic analysis of fundus images becomes important. This system checks for any abnormality and help ophthalmologists in decision making and to analyze more number of cases. The main objective of this chapter is to explore image processing tools for automatic detection and grading macular edema in fundus images.
Designing and Deploying 3D Collaborative Games in Education
Authors: Mavridis Apostolos , Tsiatsos Thrasyvoulos , Terzidou Theodouli
Published: December 2017

This paper focuses on methodologies of serious games deployment and evaluation. Particularly, this study will present a specific category of serious games that are based on Collaborative Virtual Environments and they aim to support Collaborative Learning. We call these serious games Collaborative Virtual Educational Games (CVEG). The paper aims to analyze the deployment and evaluation process, through the study of relevant bibliography, and by doing so to reveal the existing research gap, which fails to evaluate the threefold nature – game, collaboration, and software - of CVEG. The proposed framework aims to support the design, deployment, and evaluation of a CVEG, by incorporating two consecutive and recurrent cycles, each consisting of distinct phases. Furthermore, each phase is designed to address specific goals. Finally, the paper presents four case studies, applying the proposed theoretical methodology for designing, deploying and evaluating a pragmatic CVEG.
An Investigation Into the Gamification of E-Learning in Higher Education
Authors: Annansingh Fenio
Published: December 2017

The concept of gamification has gained significant attention from practitioners and academics alike. Using game mechanics and dynamics to support an e-learning platform can increase learners' motivation, engagement, and retention areas, which have been proven to be challenging in the past. This chapter proposes a conceptual gamified e-learning framework which addresses some of the issues facing such environments. Further work needs to be done to standardize the framework by testing and applying it to a gamified e-learning environment.
Conceptions and Instructional Strategies of Pre-Service Teachers Towards Digital Game Based Learning Integration in the Primary Education Curriculum
Authors: Romero Margarida , Proulx Jean-Nicolas
Published: December 2017

Teachers' digital literacy is part of the 21st century professional competences and is an essential part of the decision-making process leading to integrate the use of technologies in the classroom according to the curricular needs. This article focus on the teachers' competence to integrate technologies in the classroom by analyzing their integration strategies. The teachers' curricular integration strategies are analyzed in this article by analyzing Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL) curricular integration strategies with a group of 73 pre-service primary teachers in Université Laval (Canada). The results show the pre-service teachers selected the use of existing resources instead of the creation of new ones. The majority of the selected resources were games in the are of Mathematics. The participants discussed this strategy as the easiest way to align the digital games in the primary education curriculum. The authors discuss, at the end of the paper, the limits of this strategy and the opportunities to develop alternative ways to integrate digital games in the classroom to develop the curricular objectives such game repurposing and the creation of digital games as a learning activity.
A Computer-Based Game That Promotes Mathematics Learning More Than a Conventional Approach
Authors: McLaren Bruce M. , Adams Deanne M. , Mayer Richard E. , Forlizzi Jodi
Published: December 2017

Excitement about learning from computer-based games has been palpable in recent years and has led to the development of many educational games. However, there are relatively few sound empirical studies in the scientific literature that have shown the benefits of learning mathematics from games as opposed to more traditional approaches. The empirical study reported in this paper provides evidence that a mathematics educational game can provide superior learning opportunities, as well as be more engaging. In a study involving 153 students from two middle schools, 70 students learned about decimals from playing an educational game—Decimal Point—whereas 83 students learned the same content by a more conventional, computer-based approach. The game led to significantly better gain scores in solving decimal problems, on both an immediate (d = .43) and delayed (d = .37) posttest and was rated as significantly more enjoyable (d = .95). Low prior knowledge students especially benefitted from the game. This paper also summarizes the game's design characteristics.
Vocational Learning Mediated by Constructive Competition
Authors: Jonasson Charlotte
Published: December 2017

Competition among students has been found to support motivation, learning, and knowledge if interrelated with collaboration. In this chapter, it is argued that the development of constructive competition is closely related to competitive intentions and material resources. Drawing on activity theory, learning is understood as materially mediated activity in a collective cultural setting and involving transformation of novel concepts and objects. The presented findings in this chapter are based on a field study, where students and teachers participate in activities of vocational learning and preparing for apprenticeship. The findings show that the students' competitive intentions for achieving recognition of their cooking skills mediate engagement and vocational learning for students at risk of dropping out. Findings further suggest that the students' participation in and conceptualization of vocational activities are materially mediated through competitive actions and deployed artifacts like “timing” and use of food ingredients. A central conclusion presented in the chapter is that it is important to take into account the particular competitive intentions and the related mediating artifacts of constructive competition, through which student engagement and learning is developed.
Why Game-Based Learning Did Not Achieve What It Could Achieve
Authors: Tan Wee Hoe , Neill Sean , Johnston-Wilder Sue
Published: December 2017

This chapter investigates the reasons behind the attitude differences of professionals involved in Game-Based Learning (GBL). Semi-structured interviews were conducted between October 2009 and March 2010 with 11 Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and 11 game experts in the UK. The interviews aimed to explain why the professionals' attitudes were statistically significantly less positive when comparing what GBL could ideally achieve and what it usually achieves. The negative experience encountered by the interviewees is the key reason of the attitude differences. The accountability culture of UK education diminished SMEs' confidence in GBL practice, and the condition was further impaired with the lack of good quality games. Time constraints, online security for minors, and teachers' lack of understanding about games were also the challenges faced by the GBL practitioners. Meanwhile, 5 factors of positive GBL practice were identified in the study (i.e. flexibility, use of media-rich resources, positive attitude towards new teaching methods, trendy learning strategies, and maturation of GBL systems). Based on the positive and negative experiences shared by the interviewees, the chapter proposes a guideline for ideal GBL practice, which highlights how successful GBL practice could be replicated and how failed attempts could be avoided.
Learning from Social Collaboration
Authors: Oksanen Kimmo , Lainema Timo , Hämäläinen Raija
Published: December 2017

This chapter focuses on the challenge of evaluating game-based learning. It argues that linking game-based learning with the characteristics of a specific game or game-produced engagement is challenging. It further proposes a framework in which the game-based learning process is approached by considering (business) simulation games as Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environments and presents an approach on how learning can be approached and evaluated from this perspective. In addition, it highlights how simulation game mechanics appears to be a potential way to promote learners' socio-emotional processes and give rise to social interaction and to structure collaboration among the learners in the game context. The proposed framework of this chapter takes into account both cognitive and socio-emotional perspectives of learning. The results of the chapter will present a contemporary view on the roles of sociability, collaboration and engagement in game-based learning.
Primary synchronous small and non-small cell lung cancer in the same lung lobe: A case report
Authors: Dzian Anton , Ivan FÃºÄela , Zdenko HuÅ¥ka , Peter SzÃ©pe
Published: December 2017

Synchronous multiple primary lung cancer (SMPLC) means tumours present at the same time, which are separate and have different histology. We present the case of a 66-year-old patient with a combination of small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) with adenocarcinoma in the same lobe with metastasis of SCLC in the mediastinal lymph node. This is aÂ rare case. We performed a standard left upper video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy with mediastinal lymphadenectomy and adjuvant therapy targeted to SCLC was administered. Despite advances in imaging methods and diagnostic procedures in pneumology a diagnosis of SMPLC is often discovered only intraoperatively or accidentally during the histological examination. Actually, no guidelines exist for the treatment protocol of such cases. Multiple methods of management of SMPLC, mainly complete anatomical resection with lymphadenectomy combined with chemotherapy or radiotherapy should be adopted according to the histologic types, staging and molecular testing of the tumours. These rare cases of SMPLC require individual treatment and multidisciplinary approach.Â
Nollywood and the Nigerian Security Situation: Prospects and Challenges of Alternative Security Outfits in Lancelot Odua Imasuen’s Isakaba
Authors: Nwosu Canice Chukwuma , Uche Oliver Onyekwere Chizaram
Published: December 2017

Peace and security are not only variables of national growth and development, but also panacea for sustainable development. However, amidst challenges of emergent culture produced by the Nigerian nation-state the two vital variables remain elusive. Hence, the ability to put these variables in place constitutes part of the puzzle and dilemma of almost every republic in Nigeria. Therefore, the problem of this study is persistent state of insecurity that bedevil most republics in Nigeria as manifest in incessant armed robbery attacks, students’ unrest, religious riots, and most recently, militancy and terrorism. Hence, the aim of this study is to assess prospects and challenges of alternative security outfits as solution to Nigeria’s security challenges using Lancelot Odua Imasuen’s Isakaba. The study examined Nollywood’s projection of the search for lasting solution to the nation’s security problems in an outfit influenced by African ritualistic practices, system of justice and its obvious challenges and prospects. Case study and content analysis approaches of the qualitative research method were adopted by the researchers for data collection and analysis. The study revealed that; individuals, organizations, communities, the media and various tiers of government in Nigeria have continued to experiment on how to ensure security of lives and property of the citizenry in the face of a corrupt and lukewarm police force. Consequently, propositions like: the use of the traditional security system, state police, individual security outfits, the use of armed forces and even individualized security systems which allow individuals the use of personal gun for self-protection have been made. The study concluded that alternative security outfits are closer to the people and is therefore more effective than the government security agents. However, the use of these outfits must be supervised by the state or federal governments
Utilizing Indigenous Elements on Akwa-Ocha for Modern Fabric Design and Garments
Authors: Onwuakpa Lovina Ebele
Published: December 2017

Akwa-Ocha, which literally means white cloth, is a popular hand-woven cloth among the Enuani people, who are also referred to as Aniocha people in present day Delta State in South-south geographical zone of Nigeria. The cloth is designed and woven for all-purposes but can also be customized to suit particular occasions or client of high social status. Akwa-Ocha is embellished with motifs and symbols reflective of the people’s religious as well as social beliefs. These motifs range from mundane to the spiritual and incorporate plants, animals, man-made objects, geometric shapes, as well as cosmological symbols. Beyond their ordinary function of clothing the wearers, Akwa-Ocha woven cloths assume other important and symbolic roles, such as social and other ritual significance. How did this cloth gain such significance among the Aniocha people? Does such importance offer any interpretation of the changing social political landscape in modern Nigeria? In what ways have Akwa-Ocha responded to global fashion consciousness? As a treasured item, Akwa-Ocha is among the most important two-dimensional art forms in Nigeria. It is the intention of this paper to address some of the further developments with its motifs and symbols. This paper will argue that globalization has created other responsibilities for even further broadening the utility value of the motifs and symbols inherent on the cloth, and also making it accessible to a wider range of users.Key Words: Motifs, Akwa-Ocha, modern fabric design, indigenous elements, Delta- Ibos.
Export of Oil Palm Produce from Esan in the Colonial Period
Authors: Unumen Julius O
Published: December 2017

The paper examined the export of oil palm produce from Esan in the colonial period and its impact on the domestic economy. Prior to the formal imposition of colonialism in Esanland in 1900, communally owned oil palm trees grew wild and were found everywhere in Esan land. Palm oil and palm kernel were used to meet the basic socioeconomic needs of the people. In addition, they served as means of exchange and measures of value. The imposition of colonialism in Esan, like in other parts of the country, expanded export of palm oil and palm kernel. They were needed for the industries in Europe for the manufacturing of soap, candles, margarine, cooking fat, pharmaceutical products, livestock feeds and as lubricants for industrial machines. The need for cash in the newly introduced “monied” economy made women to abandon the growing of needed food crops. Instead, they concentrated on the processing and trading in oil palm produce. This development had implications for the domestic economy. It was argued that although many women benefited and were empowered from the processing and the trading in oil palm produce for export, the domestic or traditional economy suffered.Key Words: Oil palm produce, export, industries, domestic economy. Cash economy. Colonial period
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Courtroom Proceedings in Nigeria
Authors: Richard Brilliant , Nwizug Sumenenua Suzi
Published: December 2017

Critical Discourse Analysis is a theory that examines and analyzes power asymmetry in discourse. It primarily studies the way social power abuse, dominance, and inequality are enacted, reproduced, and resisted by text and talk in the social and political context. This paper applied this theory to legal discourse with the aim of exposing how the question-answer sequences of a direct and cross examination, turn-taking, objections, and other legal proceedings create unequal relationship among participants. It draws its motivation from the enormous works on legal discourse in western world that have brought radical changes in their justice system. The data of the study are audio recordings and personal observations of courtroom interactions; Supreme Court Quarterly Report 1990, from the High Court Library. From the data analysis, it was discovered that, evidentiary rules empower those who assume the examiner’s role by placing them in control of topic choice and direction, and giving them the means to constrain the contributions of others. It was also learned that the Judge wields the ultimate power and dominates in the court. Witnesses are powerless participants in legal discourse and are subjected to various forms of control by examiners. The study concluded that there is an unequivocally legitimized inequality in the courtroom which manifests through language and that language is the most powerful natural weapon used to effectuate justice in societies.Key Words: Critical discourse analysis, courtroom, power, inequality, lawyers and Judges
Relationship Between Sensory Processing and Pretend Play in Typically Developing Children
Authors: Roberts Tara , Stagnitti Karen , Brown Ted , Bhopti Anoo
Published: December 2017

OBJECTIVE. We sought to investigate the relationship between sensory processing and pretend play in typically developing children.

METHOD. Forty-two typically developing children ages 5–7 yr were assessed with the Child Initiated Pretend Play Assessment and the Home and Main Classroom forms of the Sensory Processing Measure (SPM).

RESULTS. There were significant relationships between elaborate pretend play and body awareness (r = .62, p < .01), balance (r = .42, p < .01), and touch (r = .47, p < .01). Object substitution was associated with social participation (r = .42, p < .05).

CONCLUSIONS. The sensory processing factors (from the SPM)—namely, Body Awareness, Balance, Touch, and Social Participation—were predictive of the quality of children’s engagement in pretend play in the home environment. The results indicated that, to engage and participate in play, children are involving sensory processing abilities, especially body awareness, balance, and touch.
Vicent Llombart y el profesor Enrique Fuentes Quintana en la república de los libros
Authors: Sánchez Hormigo Alfonso
Published: December 2017

En este artículo, se da cuenta de la importancia de la participación de Vicent Llombart en la colección Economía y Economistas Españoles.
John Kenneth Galbraith en España
Authors: Nogueira Centenera Antonio
Published: December 2017

A partir de la segunda postguerra mundial, la morfología del capitalismo de Estados Unidos fue estudiada por los economistas españoles, y más decididamente tras el Plan de Estabilización de 1959. Entre las teorías foráneas explicativas del nuevo capitalismo gerencial, se encontraba la obra del profesor de Harvard John Kenneth Galbraith. Las ideas económicas del autor de El nuevo Estado industrial fueron pronto difundidas y debatidas en España. Dada la naturaleza de su pensamiento, Galbraith encontró una favorable acogida dentro del establishment académico, político y empresarial. En la etapa del desarrollo, la tesis de la “tecnoestructura” tuvo una singular notoriedad. Coincidiendo con la transición democrática, el economista institucionalista y keynesiano tuvo que hacer frente al ascenso del monetarismo de Milton Friedman, estableciéndose en España, al igual que en otros países, dos posiciones significativas acerca del papel del Estado en la economía.
Financial Performance Evaluation of IT Companies through Two Stage- DEA
Authors: Parupati Sunil Kumar , Kuntluru Sudershan , Chary T. Satyanaryana
Published: December 2017

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric technique for evaluating the relative efficiency of a set of homogenous decision making units (DMU) by using a ratio of weighted sum of outputs to the weighted sum of inputs. There are numerous advances emerged in DEA in recent past based on the ever-changing needs of the business organizations. This study applies a novel two-stage DEA framework where projected or best-practice revenues are calculated in the first stage and are fed as inputs into the second stage. We use this method to examine the operational and stock market efficiency of select IT companies listed on National Stock Exchange in India for period of Ten years from 2007 to 2016. Results indicate that only two companies are on efficient frontier in the both stage I and II. Most companies are neither efficient in stage-I nor in stage-II. We discuss the intuition of the results as well as the implications for practice.
Pro re Nata versus Bimonthly Regimen in Exudative AMD Treated with Aflibercept: 1-year Results
Authors: Keppi Jean-Julien , Wolff Benjamin , Castelnovo Laurent , Michel Guillaume , Speeg-Schatz Claude , Gaucher David
Published: December 2017

Purpose

To compare pro re nata (PRN) and bimonthly intravitreal aflibercept injection protocols in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

Methods

This was a retrospective, observational, comparative study in 2 centers. All study patients presented with newly diagnosed nAMD and were treated as follows after an induction of 3 consecutive monthly loading doses: the bimonthly group was retreated every 2 months and followed up every 4 months while the PRN group was retreated in case of subretinal exudation or visual acuity decrease and followed up every month. A comprehensive ophthalmic examination was performed at each study visit.

Results

At 1 year, 34 eyes were analyzed. The 19 patients in the bimonthly group had a mean visual acuity improvement of +8.5 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) letters whereas stabilization was observed in the PRN group (-0.47 ETDRS letters; p = 0.027). All patients in the bimonthly group had 4 follow-up visits and 7.5 injections whereas the mean number of follow-up visits in the PRN group (15 patients) was 7.8 with 7.6 injections.

Conclusions

Our study suggests that a fixed bimonthly aflibercept retreatment protocol may provide better visual results than a PRN protocol.
Resolving (DAT = ACC) ≠ GEN
Authors: Starke Michal
Published: December 2017

The traditional notion of case is too coarse to distinguish between the English prepositional dative and the English shifted dative, the Spanish bare accusative and the Spanish “a” accusative, etc. I show that refining our typology of case to include such distinctions resolves a *ABA counterexample to Caha’s 2009 case hierarchy and I discuss where these new distinctions should be placed in the underlying representation of case.
Michel Foucault e Jacques Léonard sobre Vigiar e Punir: os embates entre a história e a loso a
Authors: Vieira Priscila Piazentini
Published: December 2017

Este artigo destaca os diálogos entre os historiadores e a obra Vigiar e Punir de Michel Foucault, em especial por meio do texto de Jacques Léonard e pelas repercussões circunscritas àquele período. Esse retorno aos debates da década de 1970, sem praticamente recorrer às novas publicações dos anos 1990, que transformaram a leitura de muitos sobre o autor, mas não necessariamente da maioria dos historiadores, presta atenção no impacto das divisões e dos embates entre a história e a loso a. Mas, por outro lado, ressalta também como a leitura de Vigiar e Punir e de Foucault impactaram positivamente no campo historiográ co do período, atentando para as suas contribuições, principalmente em torno das noções de: história genealógica, lutas, corpo, sujeito, real, experiência, relações de força e liberdade.Palavras-chave: Foucault; Vigiar e Punir; Léonard; história; filosofia.