bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Combined effect of ultrasound-guided percutaneous abdominal paracentesis drainage and ulinastatin on severe acute pancreatitis
Authors: Liu Chuanmin , Yuan Fei , Wang Baowei , Wang Xuezhen
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To study the clinical effect of a combination of ultrasound-guided percutaneous abdominal paracentesis drainage (APD) and ulinastatin on severe acute pancreatitis (AP).Methods: A total of 94 patients with severe AP in Intensive Care Unit, Jiaozhou Central Hospital, Qingdao, from December 2017 to December 2018 were selected as the research subjects. They were divided into control and study groups, with 47 patients in each group. Patients in the control group underwent laparotomy drainage, while patients in the study group underwent ultrasound-guidedpercutaneous APD. Patients in both groups received ulinastatin perfusion. Subsequently, clinical effectsand other relevant indicators were determined.Results: Overall response was significantly higher in the study group than in the control group (p < 0.05). The times taken for disappearance of postoperative symptoms, normalization of serum amylase level, and hospitalization were significantly shorter in the study group than in the control group (p < 0.05). For every indicator, the study group exhibited more benefits after than before treatment; however, post-treatment levels of blood glucose, hemodiastase and urinary amylase were better than those in the control group (p < 0.05). Incidence of postoperative complications was lower in the study group than in control group (p < 0.05).Conclusion: The combination of ultrasound-guided percutaneous APD with ulinastatin produces marked beneficial effects on severe AP patients. It facilitates the remission of adverse symptoms, and enhances  normalization of indicator levels. Moreover, it displays low incidence of complications, better prognosis and recovery, and absence of post-operation infections.
Comparative efficacy and safety of alendronate and teriparatide in bone loss reduction and prevention of vertebral fracture in osteoporotic Chinese patients
Authors: Qi Yujun , Wang Wenyuan , Sun Wenlin , Pan Qiuyin
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To compare the effect of teriparatide and alendronate (bisphosphonate, BPP) among Chinese patients with osteoporosis (OoP).Method: Chinese subjects aged > 40 years with a history of vertebral/non-vertebral osteoporotic fragility/fractures were enrolled, and administered either teriparatide (TPT 20 μg/day) subcutaneously or alendronate (BPP)10 mg orally once daily for 12 months. Bone mineral density (BMD), measured using x-ray techniques, and bone formation biomarkers such as osteocalcin [OTC] and bone alkaline phosphatase, were assessed at baseline, and after 6 and 12 months of treatment. The proportion of patients with fractures as well as fracture rate were also recorded. The safety of the drugs was evaluated based treatment emergent adverse events.Result: In Chinese men with OoP, substantially greater improvement in BMD was observed in TPT group, compared to BPP group. TPT demonstrated substantially greater improvement in OTC and, bone alkaline phosphatase than in BPP. Also, patients treated with TPT had significantly lower incidence of new fracture than BPP group during the study period, irrespective of gender distribution (relative risk reduction at 6 and 12 months was 45 and 47 % respectively). The results showed that TPT was superior to BPP in increasing BMD and bone formation biomarkers and reducing new fractures in both male and female patients with osteoporosis.Conclusion: Teriparatide is effective and safe in reducing bone loss and preventing vertebral fractures in Chinese patients with osteoporosis. Furthermore, the results show that there is no gender difference in the efficacy and safety of teriparatide in osteoporosis.
Therapeutic efficacy of a combination of mesalazine and Bifid Triple Viable Capsules (BTVCs) on ulcerative colitis patients, and its effect on inflammation and oxidative stress
Authors: Wei Lina , Xu Hua
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To determine the curative impact of mesalazine (MSZ)-BTVCs combination on ulcerative colitis (UC), and its influence on inflammation and oxidative stress in the patients.Methods: 100 UC patients were randomely assigned to a control group given MSZ capsule treatment only, and a combination group treated with BTVCs and MSZ. Treatment effectiveness, inflammatory response, and oxidative stress in the two groups before and after treatment were compared.Results: The combination group had higher total effectiveness than the control group. The serum levels of MDA, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), TNF-α and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were lower, while serum levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) were markedly increased in patients given combination treatment, when compared with controls. Pre-drug exposure UC disease activity index (UC-DAI) and clinical symptom scores were similar in both cohorts of patients, but the post-treatment scores were statistically decreased, especially in the combination group.Conclusion: The combined use of MSZ and BTVCs was more effective against UC than monotherapy, as it effectively relieved inflammation and oxidative stress in patients, resulting in better clinical efficacy.
Retracted “Serum amyloid P down-regulates CCL-1 expression, and inhibits Ras/MAPK signaling and development of breast cancer”
Authors: Ding Shuhong , Li Hongzhi , Li Xiaohui , Wang Wenwen , Du Xiuling , Dong Guoying , Zhang Ping
Published: November 2021

This article previously published in Volume 17 Issue 16 of this journal in September 2017 has been retracted in line with the guidelines from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE,http://publicationethics.org/ resources/guidelines).
Retraction: Ding S, Li H, Li X, Wang W, Du X, Dong G, Zhang P. Serum amyloid P down-regulates CCL-1 expression, and inhibits Ras/MAPK signaling and development of breast cancer. Trop J Pharm Res 2017; 16(9):2089-2095 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v16i9.7
To the editor:
The figures in the paper were plagiarized partly from an earlier published article, Qi et al, P-selectinmediated tablet adhesion promoters tumor growth. Oncotarget 2015;30:6(9):6584–6596, and data from a master's thesis submitted by Bin Li under the supervision of Professor Lijing Wang and Professor Cuiling Qi. Sincerely, Cuiling Qi and Lijing Wang.
Sevoflurane alleviates liver ischemia reperfusion injury through inactivation of the TRAF6/NF-κB signaling pathway
Authors: Liu Hongqiang , Yuan Ying , Rao Dan
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To evaluate the role and mechanism of action of sevoflurane in liver ischemia reperfusion injury.Methods: Rats were pretreated with sevoflurane and then underwent liver ischemia followed by reperfusion to establish an animal model of liver ischemia reperfusion injury. Pathological changes in liver tissues were investigated by hematoxylin and eosin (H & E) staining, and serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were determined using a chemistryanalyzer. ELISA was used to determine the levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), IL-6, superoxide (SOD), malonaldehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH).Results: Pathological changes in liver tissue, including sinusoidal congestion, vacuole formation, and infiltration of inflammatory cells and lymphocytes, were identified in rats post-ischemia reperfusion injury. In addition, serum ALT and AST levels increased following ischemia reperfusion injury. However, administration of sevoflurane ameliorated the pathological liver damage and decreased the serum ALTand AST levels induced by ischemia reperfusion. Pro- inflammatory cytokines, such as MPO, TNF-α, IL- 1β, and IL-6 were upregulated in rats following ischemia reperfusion injury, and this upregulation was reversed by sevoflurane administration. Sevoflurane administration also attenuated the ischemia reperfusion-induced increase in MDA and decrease in SOD, CAT, and GSH. Ischemia reperfusionrepressed IκBα protein expression and promoted protein expression of TNF receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6), phospho (p)-IκBα, and p-p65 in liver tissue. However, sevoflurane reversed the effect of ischemia reperfusion on IκBα, TRAF6, p-IκBα, and p-65 expression.Conclusion: Sevoflurane administration reduced pathological liver injury post-ischemia reperfusion bysuppressing the inflammatory response and oxidative stress through inactivation of the TRAF6/NF-κB pathway.
MiR-16 exacerbates neuronal cell growth and inhibits cell apoptosis by targeting AKT3 in cerebral ischemia injury
Authors: Song Yijun , Wang Bo
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To evaluate the role of miR-16 in ischemic neuronal injury.Methods: An oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) model of ischemic neuronal injury was established in human brain cortical neuron HCN-2 cell line via hypoxic treatment. The mRNA or protein expressions of miR-16, AKT3, Bax and Bcl-2 were assessed by quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction (qRTPCR) or western blot assay. Targetscan online software was applied to predict potential targets of miR-16. Cell proliferation was measured by CCK-8 assay while the relationship between miR-16 and AKT3 was determined by Luciferase reporter assay.Results: MiR-16 was overexpressed after OGD treatment. MiR-16 overexpression significantly promoted the proliferation of cortical neurons and inhibited their apoptosis, while miR-16 inhibition produced an opposite effect. The expression of AKT3 was increased after miR-16 inhibition, but it was decreased when miR-16 was overexpressed. In addition, luciferase reporter gene results showed that miR-16 targeted AKT3. Functional experiments showed that AKT3 overexpression reversed the effect of miR-16 overexpression on ischemic injury.Conclusion: MiR-16 regulates neuronal cell growth and cell apoptosis through AKT3 expression.These results present new potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of cerebral ischemic stroke.
Sharp power – introduction to the issue
Authors: Skoneczny Łukasz , Cacko Bogusław
Published: November 2021

The aim of the article is an attempt to define the sharp power strategy, present characteristic ways of its employment and propose methods of minimizing its negative consequences for the security of the Republic of Poland. The analysis of the issues related to the types of state power (soft power, hard power, smart power) is followed by a coherent definition of sharp power formulated by the authors of the publication. The consecutive section of the article describes examples of methods of implementing the aforementioned strategy of influencing participants of international relations. Finally, the authors presented proposals for institutional and legal solutions, which are to counteract potential sharp power moves aimed at undermining the security and international position of the Republic of Poland.
On the relation of negations in Nelson algebras
Authors: Gomez Conrado , Marcos Miguel Andres , San Martin Hernan Javier
Published: November 2021

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relation between the strong and the "weak" or intuitionistic negation in Nelson algebras. To do this, we define the variety of Kleene algebras with intuitionistic negation and explore the Kalman's construction for pseudocomplemented distributive lattices. We also study the centered algebras of this variety.
Tableau-based translation from first-order logic to modal logic
Authors: Perkov Tin , Mikec Luka
Published: November 2021

We define a procedure for translating a given first-order formula to an equivalent modal formula, if one exists, by using tableau-based bisimulation invariance test. A previously developed tableau procedure tests bisimulation invariance of a given first-order formula, and therefore tests whether that formula is equivalent to the standard translation of some modal formula. Using a closed tableau as the starting point, we show how an equivalent modal formula can be effectively obtained.
Stanowisko Komitetu Zdrowia Publicznego Polskiej Akademii Nauk w sprawie szczepień przeciw COVID-19
Authors: Włodarczyk Włodzimierz Cezary , Juszczyk Grzegorz , Zdrojewski Tomasz , Hanke Wojciech , Samoliński Bolesław , Wojtyniak Bogdan
Published: November 2021

The Resolution of Public Health Committee Polish Academy of Science on Vaccination against COVID-19

Public health community worldwide encouraged by successes of former campaigns have always accepted vaccination as the most effective way to handle infectious diseases pandemics. Even before the outburst of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in many countries mandatory vaccination against many diseases, especially child related had been implemented. From among 193 countries under study in as many as 105 (54%) such obligation existed and in 62 of them (59%) at least one form of punishment or harm for those opposing was involved. Following this sort of available solutions and facing COVID-19 pandemic disaster the authors on behalf of the Public Health Committee of the Polish Academy of Science recommend to the government implementation od mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for all workers in sectors of health care, education and welfare.
Politycy i eksperci – Polska i USA w obliczu pandemii COVID-19
Authors: Badora-Musiał Katarzyna , Dusza Dominika
Published: November 2021

Politicians and Experts – Poland and USA during pandemic COVID-19 During pandemic COVID-19, politicians responsible for developing strategies to combat the virus play a significant role and make key decisions in this regard. An important role is also played by national experts who advise and provide scientific knowledge to governments to ensure the highest possible level of security for the whole society. The analysis of Polish and American politicians and experts gives a comparison in terms of actions, opinions and positions taken. In both countries, important national expert institutions participated in the fight against the pandemic, and government advisory teams for the COVID-19 pandemic were established. There were numerous problems with both health systems and a lack of consistency between the recommendations of experts and politicians, which resulted in a loss of public confidence. This difficult situation in which all countries in the world find themselves may be a good lesson for future threats.
Istota kompetencji personelu medycznego wpływających na efektywność opieki nad pacjentem
Authors: Prusaczyk Artur , Żuk Paweł , Guzek Marika , Oberska Joanna , Bogdan Magdalena
Published: November 2021

The importance of medical Staff competences influence on the effectiveness of healthcare

Limited financial and infrastructure resources, but above all, lack of staff, and at the same time increasing need and patients’ awareness is the leading problem that the health care sector in Poland is facing. Determining the dependence of medical staff competences and effectiveness of patients’ health care in health care units might be of high importance in the process of managing medical facilities. Determining these relations will allow proper measures to be taken aiming at increasing the effectiveness of patients’ health care and also improving functioning of the medical facilities. This paper looks into the issue of assessing the competences of medical staff. These competences were determined by their scope, systematization, core, and the role they might play in patient treatment and care in health care unites. The core of the analyzed competencies are knowledge and skills. Identification and reinforcement of these competences may have crucial influence on the quality and effectiveness of health care having its roots in adequate medical staff management at the medical facilities.
Zatrudnienie funkcjonariuszy w administracji celno-skarbowej po reformie
Authors: Ura Elżbieta
Published: November 2021

ABSTRAKT
Employment of officers in customs and tax administration after the reform

The article presents the legal regulations concerning the officers of the former Customs Service adopted by the legislator on the occasion of the reformed customs and tax administration and the establishment of the National Tax Administration. The institution of terminating the service relations of officers by law was introduced, as well as transforming the service relations into contractual relations as a result of offering the officer further work in the structures of this administration and accepting this proposal by him. Problems with interpreting these solutions were visible in the varied jurisprudence of administrative courts as well as common courts. In order to understand these difficulties, some of the justifications of the judgments have been presented more broadly. In line with these considerations, the thesis is justified that in recent years the legislator has increasingly resorted to this type of solutions and introduced institutions of termination of employment relations by law, and their cause is not “exceptional, special circumstances justified by the state system reform,” which was emphasized by the Constitutional Tribunal, only reforms related to organizational transformations in public administration. This is viewed as the means of replacing public administration staff.
A theory of transaction parallelism in blockchains
Authors: Bartoletti Massimo , Galletta Letterio , Murgia Maurizio
Published: November 2021

Decentralized blockchain platforms have enabled the secure exchange of
crypto-assets without the intermediation of trusted authorities. To this
purpose, these platforms rely on a peer-to-peer network of byzantine nodes,
which collaboratively maintain an append-only ledger of transactions, called
blockchain. Transactions represent the actions required by users, e.g. the
transfer of some units of crypto-currency to another user, or the execution of
a smart contract which distributes crypto-assets according to its internal
logic. Part of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network compete to append
transactions to the blockchain. To do so, they group the transactions sent by
users into blocks, and update their view of the blockchain state by executing
these transactions in the chosen order. Once a block of transactions is
appended to the blockchain, the other nodes validate it, re-executing the
transactions in the same order. The serial execution of transactions does not
take advantage of the multi-core architecture of modern processors, so
contributing to limit the throughput. In this paper we develop a theory of
transaction parallelism for blockchains, which is based on static analysis of
transactions and smart contracts. We illustrate how blockchain nodes can use
our theory to parallelize the execution of transactions. Initial experiments on
Ethereum show that our technique can improve the performance of nodes.
An Adaptive Lyapunovs Internal PID Regulator in Automotive Applications
Authors: Mercorelli Paolo , Werner Nils
Published: November 2021

This paper considers an aggregate actuator consisting of a piezo and a hydraulic part. Moreover a cascade PI-PID controllers is taken into account for its control in automotive applications. In the presented work the Preisach dynamic model is taken into consideration a long with a cascade PI-PID controllers. In particular, the hysteresis effect is considered and a model with a switching function is used also for the controller design. Simulations with real data are able to be seen in this contribution.
Unambiguous BPSK-like CSC Method for Galileo Acquisition
Authors: Mao Wei-Lung , Hwang Chorng-Sii , Hung Chung-Wen , Sheen Jyh , Chen Po-Hung
Published: November 2021

Galileo will be Europe’s own Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), which is aiming to provide highly accurate and guaranteed positioning services. Galileo E1 system has a code period of 4ms which is quadruple that of GPS C/A code. In other words, due to the large number of hypotheses in code phase at acquisition stage, a longer searching time or more hardware resource is required. It is difficult to acquire Galileo signal because of longer code length and the multiple peaks of autocorrelation function of BOC modulation. In this paper, the cyclically shift-and-combine (CSC) and BPSK-like architectures are employed to resolve the unambiguous acquisition for BOC modulation and acquires these satellite signals with hardware complexity reduction. The concept of CSC code is to modify the code structure and shorten the code period such that the acquisition burden can be decreased. Simulation results show that our proposed search algorithm can provide better performances in terms of low hardware complexity for acquiring these satellite signals and detection probability at the low value of CNR.
Salivary Flow Rate Before, During and After Insertion of Complete Denture in Different Age Group: a Comparative study
Authors: Devkota Dibya , Mathema Suraj Ram Bhakta , Bhusal Laxman
Published: November 2021

Background: Increase in salivary flow accompanying complete denture insertion is a well-known phenomenon. Complete dentures act as a mechanical stimulant, increasing salivary flow after insertion. This study compares unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rates before, during, and after insertion of a complete denture in different age groups.Method: Forty subjects meeting inclusion criteria were selected. Unstimulated saliva was collected first. Stimulation was produced by chewing paraffin wax and collected of saliva in a graduated container. This procedure was carried out before insertion, during insertion, 24 hours after, and 7 days after insertion of complete dentures. The study data were entered, edited, and coded in Microsoft Excel. The unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rate was compared at different time intervals.Result: Unstimulated salivary rate was lowest before denture insertion with mean values of 0.27ml/minute. The highest flow rate was recorded during denture insertion (mean values of 0.60 ml/minute). The mean unstimulated salivary flow rate 24 hours after denture insertion was higher than 7 days after denture insertion. The mean stimulated salivary rate was lowest before denture insertion (mean values of 0.59 ml/minute). The highest flow rate was recorded during denture insertion (mean values of 0.93 ml/minute). There was a declining trend in salivary flow rate after denture insertion i.e. 0.86 ml/minute to 0.75ml/min after 24 hours and 7 days of denture insertion. A gradual decrease in salivary flow rate with an increase in age was noted but the association of age with salivary flow rates was not statistically significant.Conclusion: There was an increase in both unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rate after insertion of complete denture and age does not affect salivary flow rates before, during (immediately after), 24 hours after, and 7 days after denture insertion.
Egy dalszöveg a pedagógiai nyelvészet szolgálatában : Quimby: Magam adom
Authors: Imrényi András
Published: November 2021

The paper offers an analysis of the lyrics of Magam adom ’I’m giving myself ’ produced by the Hungarian alternative rock band Quimby, arguing that the text can be fruitfully exploited by pedagogical linguistics. Drawing on but also taking issue with previous interpretations of the song by other linguists, the author highlights the following aspects of the tightly woven lyrics of Magam adom: (i) the demonstration of how Hungarian verbs can act as finite clauses by themselves, expressing highly complex meanings, (ii) the intricate network of phonological, semantic and morphological connections, which lends itself to analysis in Bybee’s morphological theory, and (iii) the interaction of various constructions derived from ad ’give’ that motivate a rich, emotionally ambiguous discursive meaning of the pattern megadom magam.
AS AÇÕES DE FORMAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL DO SERVIÇO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAGEM DO COOPERATIVISMO (SESCOOP/RN) NOS TERRITÓRIOS DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE
Authors: Nunes Emanoel Márcio , Silva Vívian Menezes da
Published: November 2021

O objetivo é analisar a importância e o alcance das ações de formação profissional do Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem do Cooperativismo no Rio Grande do Norte (SESCOOP/RN) nos territórios do Rio Grande do Norte. Para isso partiu-se da discussão sobre Capital Humano e Cooperativismo, e sendo utilizado o método Estudo de Caso. A pesquisa caracteriza-se como bibliográfica e documental e a técnica de pesquisa foi a descritivo-exploratória, tendo sido os dados coletados e extraídos junto ao SESCOOP/RN. Observou-se que as ações da entidade se concentram nos territórios considerados mais dinâmicos do estado, onde as atividades econômicas relacionadas com o cooperativismo acontecem em maior proporção. Por fim, a pesquisa aponta ainda pouco alcance das ações do SESCOOP-RN, e sugere a necessidade de uma maior ampliação e expansão das atividades cooperativistas nos territórios do Rio Grande do Norte.
Identification of Needs of Community Schools of Kavre, Nepal for Educational Improvement
Authors: Rajbanshi Roshani , Dhungana Parbati , Luitel Bal
Published: November 2021

Needs assessment is a method to find out the current needs of the school that can be considered for providing quality education to the students. This paper presents the needs of five community schools intending to bring changes in the school community. Thus, this paper aims to identify the needs of the five community schools of Kavre, Nepal, and recommend possible interventions. In-depth interviews, observations, and focus group discussions with different stakeholders provided rich data for this study. School-specific needs were identified from the data based on which recommendations are made for intervention, which are: Teacher professional development, contextualized curriculum, use of technology, and development of school gardening and urine diverting toilet, which would ultimately help to improve education fulfilling the fourth goal of sustainable development.
„Od Ognjene do Blage Marije“ u opusu Jovana Radulovića
Authors: Nedić Marko
Published: November 2021

The paper deals with the novel Od Ognjene do Blage Marije from the point of view of Radulović’s prose as a whole, and especially in the context of his novelisic work. The thematic basis of the novel is the tragic exodus of the Serbian people from the Republic of Serbian Krajina in August 1995, during the “Storm“, Croatian Army invasion on Knin. This topic, most frequently treated by the Serbian writers who have fled Croatia, has become especially important in contemporary Serbian literature. Jovan Radulović based his novel on his previous screenwriting text intended for an unrecorded TV drama. The main characters of the novel are the members of a Serbian family who leave their homeland in a long column of refugees and flee to Serbia. The voices and life stories of these char- acters and of other protagonists and witnesses of the Serbian exodus are intertwined in a polyphonic narrative sequence. Although the novel is dominated by dramatic and tragic life situations, literary characters still have hope for a new life in some other milieu. The novel is characterized by short scenes and sentences which reflect the authentic language; at the same time, the language emphasizes tragic life situation of the refugee people.
Nad „Golubnjačom“ uživo
Authors:   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Jelić Vojislav
Published: November 2021

The play Golubnjača (1982), although primarily a multi-layered and complex literary work, did not attract the attention of literary critics as much as those who saw it as a danger due to possible rewriting of historical facts that were already established as a “credo” of the existing social reality. But it is precisely its theatrical realization that represents the basis that gives the written text the power of a living, embodied word. In this way, the writer opened his literary treasure to his readers in the same way that he attracted viewers to watch his plays with the magical power of living words.
Tri zrnca – Iz mozaika Jovana Radulovića o udesu kulturnog identiteta dalmatinskih Srba
Authors: Paovica Marko
Published: November 2021

The paper deals with national-oriented works of Jovan Radulović from the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, based on his book dedicated to the life of Dalmatian Serbs. The first part of the paper refers to Radulović’s biographical-anthropo- logical essays on three Serbian writers from Dalmatia, as well as to his documentary prose; the analysis of Radulović’s critical views on the actual life of Serbian people in Croatia is based on a series of his interviews and polemics. The following section of the paper deals with the last part of Radulović’s book, enti- tled “The Grains (1984‒1989)”, consisting of about fifteen public speeches and newspaper articles related to the cultural assimilation of the Serbs in Croatia. Special attention is paid to the three grains, i.e. two public speeches and one newspaper article. In the first speech, Radulović documents national and cultural discrimination against Serbs in the communist Croatia, whose position is much worse than in Austria-Hungary at the beginning of the XX century. In the second speech, Radulović optimistically presents a short version of the history of defence of spiritual and national identity of the Serbs in Dalmatia. Finally, the third grain is the article in which Radulović expresses his fears about the fate of the Serbian Autonomous Province of Krayina, whose political status was determined far away from it and from the broken Yugoslavia, and he pleads for the absolute unity of the Serbian people and the leadership of the newly formed autonomous province in Croatia. On the basis of Radulović’s political views, it can be concluded that in spite of the defeat and the mass exodus, Serbs from Croatia should not give up the idea of returning to their homeland.
Autoportret pisca u intervjuima Jovana Radulovića
Authors: Lakićević Dragan
Published: November 2021

In the course of the forty years of his literary work, the writer, novelist and playwright Jovan Radulović gave a large number of interviews – to the most renowned newspapers and magazines of his time, in which he answered questions from journalists and writers ‒ about himself, his biography, literary space and work. These conversations were either poetic or had to do with current affairs, depending on the time and occasion of the interview. At the same time, the occasions were a chronicle of contemporary Serbian literary scene. This paper systematizes the thematic fields of Radulović’s interviews.
RETHINKING ADULT EDUCATION IN TURKEY: THE PROPOSAL OF AEP MODEL
Authors: Dilbaz Engin
Published: November 2021

In this study, it is aimed to examine adult education policies in Turkey based on the views of managers, teachers, qualified instructors and trainees and to present a conceptual model for a future-based adult education system. The study is a case study and has the single nested case study design. Adult education policies in Turkey, which is the single case of the study; is considered in the dimensions of policy and strategy, organizational structure and implementation. By using semi-structured interview technique in the study, data on the features of a future-based adult education system were collected from a total of 32 managers, teachers, qualified instructors and trainees who played a role in the adult education system in Turkey and were selected through stratified purposeful sampling. Content analysis, one of the qualitative data analysis methods, was used for the analysis of the data. In consequence of the study, certain findings related to the basic features of a future-based adult education system have been reached particularly in the dimensions of policy and strategy, organizational structure and implementation, educational qualifications, human capital education and sustainable development, organizational autonomy, access and participation, teaching methods and techniques and content. As a result of the study, it is suggested for the implementers that a restructuring process should be initiated towards a productive, employable, self-sufficient and sustainable economic structure in adult education. As for the researchers, quantitative and qualitative studies are also recommended in the dimensions of human capital education, sustainable development, global change and developments, and 21st century skills.

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DIFFICULTIES IN STUDYING WRITING OF ENGLISH-MAJORED SOPHOMORES AT A UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM
Authors: Phuong Wa Thai Nhu
Published: November 2021

Writing plays an important role in studying a foreign language, especially English. However, students have faced a lot of difficulties in learning English writing. This study aimed to find out and analyze the students’ difficulties in learning English writing skills. The participants of this research were fifty students who were English majored sophomores at Tay Do University. The instruments used in the present study were two questionnaires and an interview. The results showed that the students had seven difficulties in learning English writing such as difficulties with vocabulary, problems with grammar, problems with prior knowledge, troubles with organizing ideas, problems with allotted time, difficulties with teacher and difficulties with mother tongue. Among these difficulties, “allotted time” caused the most difficulty to the students. Generally, the results of this thesis stated that all of participants had difficulties in learning English writing, especially problem with allotted time.

 

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STUDY-LIFE BALANCE AND MATURE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF OXFORD BUSINESS COLLEGE, UNITED KINGDOM
Authors: Šestanović Aljoša , Siddiqui Mahnaaz
Published: November 2021

A number of studies and cases have brought to light the challenges and barriers mature students face as they embark on a course of study. Yet there is no agreed definition of the term ‘mature student’. The first part of this paper presents several definitions of the term found in the contemporary literature. The two prevailing criteria are the typical constraints mature students face while studying and student age. In our study, a survey questionnaire was distributed electronically to 64 mature students at Oxford Business College during August 2021. Our research found that the most concerning issue for those who took part in our survey during the Covid-19 pandemic was reconciling financial obligations associated with education and family responsibilities. This may be a consequence of increased job insecurity during the pandemic. However, only one-third of the mature students in our study said they had significant difficulties in balancing study with other commitments, and slightly more than one fifth had experienced extreme or significant amounts of stress. Most students had succeeded in finding the right balance, albeit with minor difficulties. Interestingly, the results of our correlation analysis showed that stress in managing activities was unrelated to gender and age, while absence from full-time education was significantly positively related to age and unrelated to gender. Stress in managing activities correlated positively with balancing study-related obligations with other life commitments. This result shows that higher levels of stress lead to greater difficulties in achieving a balance between study and other life activities. Furthermore, associations between the period of absence from full-time education prior to enrolment on the current study program and gender and age were statistically insignificant. The results of our multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender and age together explained a statistically significant percentage of variance in stress levels. Additionally, absence from full-time formal education accounted for 2% of the total score variance in stress caused by managing different activities. This finding indicates that longer periods of time spent out of formal education predict higher levels of stress among mature students later on. As we start to move beyond the pandemic, almost two-thirds of respondents said they would prefer lessons to be delivered online once the Covid-19 pandemic is over, while only a minority of them prefer traditional classroom-based lessons (on-campus). This is perhaps no surprise given the substantial time-saving advantages of online learning, the scarcest resource for mature students. 

 

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EXPLORING MOTIVATION TO LEARN MATHEMATICS THROUGH VROOM’S THEORY
Authors: Yunos Nurhazirah Mohamad , Thangal Thahira Bibi TKM , Sharif Nursyaza Farah Md , Rashid Nor Rasimah Abdul , Rahmat Noor Hanim
Published: November 2021

Mathematics is one of the fundamental subjects that contributes to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers since it plays a vital role in this Fourth Industrial Revolution. Due to that, this subject has been added in syllabus starting from primary school until university level and most of the students are taking mathematics but not limited to the students who are in the STEM area only. However, not all students particularly favour this subject since it requires problem solving skills as well as motivation to learn the subject matter. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate students’ motivation in learning Mathematics through Vrooms’ Theory. Quantitative method was used by distributing a set of questionnaires to 234 students in a public university in Malaysia. The instrument from the questionnaire consisted of three sections, a) affective components, b) expectancy components and c) value components with a total of 24 items. The findings revealed that students face anxiety while learning Mathematics and it could be motivating factors for the student to work even harder to perform in Mathematics. It was shown that their motivation towards learning Mathematics was influenced by how much value they placed on the outcome of the learning. This study can help educators to have a better understanding of students' learning motivation and provide continuous support to students. 

 

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AN ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' VALUES REGARDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS LESSONS
Authors: Özçetin Serdar , Kurnaz Mert , Altınkök Mustafa
Published: November 2021

This research aims to determine the basic value levels of students for physical education and sports lessons and to examine them according to various variables. The research has been designed as a descriptive survey model. The universe of the research consists of the students studying at a Secondary School affiliated to the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education. The sample group consists of a total of 908 students studying in Istanbul in the 2020-2021 academic year, who were determined by the purposeful sampling method. The "Physical Education and Sports Lesson Value Scale (PESLVS)" was used as the data collection tool. The data collection tool is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 23 items and 6 subdimensions. The Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of the scale obtained in this research was 0.84. Frequency, percentage, t-test for unrelated samples, and ANOVA were used in the analysis of the data. When the value levels of the students were examined, it was found that there was a significant difference in favor of female students in all dimensions. It was observed that the value levels of secondary school students differed significantly in all dimensions of the scale by grade level, and it was concluded as a result of the comparison between the groups that there was a significant difference in favor of the lower grade levels in all groups. It was concluded that the value levels of the students who played in the school team was higher.

 

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ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS OF CHURCH-FOUNDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UGANDA
Authors: Kiryowa Mathias , Muwagga Anthony Mugagga , Wafula Wyclif Scott
Published: November 2021

Alternative financing mechanisms of church-founded secondary schools in Uganda geared towards mitigating the repercussions of financial resource scarcity in church-founded schools is an ongoing debate among denominational school stakeholders. This study analyzes the extent to which the schools are grappling with possible mechanisms to bridge their financing gap. The findings are a result of a cross sectional survey of what the various church-founded school stakeholders suggest to be the possible Alternative financing mechanisms of church-founded secondary schools in Uganda. It was concluded that most of the students, teachers, head teachers and education secretariat officials revealed that School-generated businesses such as school farms, alumni associations as well as soliciting for funding partners who share in the mission of the Church are the most appropriate Alternative financing mechanisms for Church Founded Schools in Uganda. 

 

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RELATIONSHIP PERCEPTIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION WITH EMPLOYEE’S WORK ATTITUDE PT. BETON PERKASA WICAKSANA JAKARTA, INDONESIA
Authors: Putri Ika Mardiansyah , Jusepasstina Dinda , Susanti Nita
Published: November 2021

This study aims to determine the relationship between perceptions about the application of occupational safety and health with work attitudes on employees of PT. Beton Perkasa Wicaksana Jakarta. The research method used is quantitative research method, with data collection technique that is random sampling technique. The research subjects were field employees of PT. Beton Perkasa Wicaksana totaling 60 employees. Subjects were given a scale of 113 items, consisting of 51 items on the perception scale about the application of occupational safety and health and 62 items on the work attitude scale. Data were analyzed using product moment correlation and simple regression. By using SPSS 13.0 with the first result is r count (0.458) > r table (0.330) with a significance level of 1%. Both results from simple regression analysis were 0.00 < 0.05. The conclusion is that there is a significant relationship between perceptions of the application of occupational safety and health with work attitudes with a contribution of 21% of perceptions about the application of occupational safety and health to work attitudes. Based on the results of the study, one suggestion that can be given is for further researchers to include other variables outside of the variables in this study such as motivation and discipline.

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DAS TEXTKARAOKE ALS ÜBUNG ZUM (SCHNELLEN) SPRECHEN IM DEUTSCHUNTERRICHT
Authors: Sohoude Kuessi Marius
Published: November 2021

It is increasingly lamented that pupils and students of German are not able to speak the language fluently, despite years of learning. Solutions have been proposed, but in this article, we present a technique that is almost unknown to many teachers in Africa and around the world. The description of this technique, known as "Textkaraoke", based on an analysis of textbooks, leads to the conclusion that it can help learners develop and improve their diction, oral comprehension and ability to speak well and quickly. Beyond a classic analysis of textbooks containing this type of exercise, the objective of the present contribution is to provide teachers with tips for planning and implementing "Textkaraoke", even with dialogic texts that are not accompanied by an audio version.

Il est de plus en plus déploré que les élèves et étudiants en allemand n’arrivent pas à parler couramment la langue, malgré l’apprentissage pendant des années. Des solutions ont certes été proposées, mais nous présentons dans cet article une technique peu connue de beaucoup d’enseignants d’Afrique et du monde. La description de cette technique appelée « Textkaraoke », sur la base d’une analyse de manuels, permet de conclure qu’elle peut amener les apprenants à développer et améliorer aussi bien la diction, la compréhension orale que l’aptitude à bien et vite parler. Au-delà d’une analyse classique de manuels contenant ce genre d’exercice, l’objectif de la présente contribution est de fournir aux enseignants des astuces pour planifier et mettre en œuvre le « Textkaraoke », même avec des textes dialogiques non accompagnés d’une version audio.

Immer wieder wird bedauert, dass Deutschschüler- und Studenten trotz jahrelangen Lernens es nicht schaffen, die Sprache flüssig zu sprechen. Zwar wurden Lösungen vorgeschlagen, aber im vorliegenden Artikel wird eine Technik dargestellt, die von vielen Lehrenden in Afrika und auf der Welt wenig bekannt ist. Die auf einer Lehrwerkanalyse fußende Beschreibung des „Textkaraoke“ bringt zur Schlussfolgerung, dass es die Lernenden dazu bringen kann, sowohl ihre Aussprache, das Hörverstehen als auch die Fähigkeit, gut und schnell zu sprechen, zu entwickeln und zu verbessern. Über eine klassische Analyse von Lehrwerken, welche die Übungsform anbieten, hinaus verfolgt der vorliegende Beitrag das Ziel, Lehrenden Tipps zur Planung und Durchführung dieser Übungsform, auch mit Dialogtexten ohne begleitende Audiodatei, zu liefern.

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DIALOGIC INCONGRUITY IN MOMADAY’S THE INDOLENT BOYS
Authors: Bartelt Guillermo
Published: November 2021

From the perspective of interpretive sociolinguistics, this paper offers a stylistic assessment of dialogic incongruity in Scott Momaday’s play The Indolent Boys. The mismatches between utterances and the discursive context reflect the protagonist’s psychosocial fragmentation attributable to the consequences of forced assimilation. Employing an expanded ethnography-of-speaking approach which incorporates sociocultural as well as psychological meanings of the text, the analysis of selected conversational exchanges reveals the continued significant role mythic texts play in recovering and strengthening Native identities.

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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EPORTFOLIOS IN AN ONLINE GRADUATE PROGRAM
Authors: Lu Hwangji S.
Published: November 2021

A myriad of research has documented that an ePortfolio provides a comprehensive platform for learners to record their mastery of practical skillsets, create meaning from their learning, and reflect upon years of experiences. An ePortfolio also serves as a powerful digital resume and useful marketing vehicle to attract prospective employers. This case study examined the impacts of implementing ePortfolios in a capstone course of an online master’s program in health care administration. Students’ perceptions of this powerful pedagogical tool and the process of creating a Portfolio were explored. The findings supported previous research on the implementation of ePortfolios in various programs. Students enjoyed the ePortfolio process, critically evaluated their academic work and accomplishments, and valued peer-reviewed feedback offered by their peers. There were challenges observed in this study. While some challenges were unique to the study population, others were also disclosed in previous empirical studies. Recommendations were made for better integration of ePortfolios into the curricula of a program. Limitations and future research were also presented in this paper.

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