bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The efficiency of using the technology of “edutainment” in teaching foreign languages
Authors: Ermakova Julia D. , Nosova Tamara M.
Published: September 2019

Modern tendencies to general digitalization in all spheres of life in our society create objective preconditions to pay teachers’attention to the new approach, constructing the educational process which has arisen recently - edutainment (from Eng. “education” and “entertainment”). The peculiarity of edutainment technology is in introduction modern forms of entertainment in the system of traditional lectures, lessons, classes, seminars and master classes, as without television programs, desktop, computer and video games, movies, music, websites, multimedia programs it is difficult to imagine the daily reality of any student. The rapidly developing innovative developments in the field of technology within last ten years gave teachers and students the opportunity to widely use all kinds ofmultimedia resources for the most effective learning of a foreign language, providing immersion in the "real" language environment. Edutainment offers resources that can be used in almost any field of teaching, and in learning a foreign language, probably even more efficiently than anywhere else. In addition to the obvious advantages of using the technology of edutainment, this article examines the effectiveness of using this kind of multimedia forstudents’ professional language skills development in comparison with traditional methods. The results of the experimental part confirmed the feasibility of using interactive resources as components of edutainment, combining them with proven classical, academic approaches to teaching foreign languages, as well as a number of shortcomings that were identified, on the basis of which warnings were formulated regarding the use of the edutainment approach to higher education in general and foreign language teaching in particular.
Doctoral education in the UK (Brunel University experience)
Authors: Kalganova T. , Valeeva Elvira E. , Ziyatdinova Yulia N. , Obukhova Irina G.
Published: September 2019

The past decade has seen a number of fundamental changes that have affected the Russian higher education and doctoral education in particular. Currently, there is a large number of problems related to the content and structure of doctoral degree programs. The analysis and study of the UK experience in organizing doctoral education programs can be used to solve some of these problems. Brunel University is one of the most prominent UK universities with strong academic traditions aimed at training highly qualified researchers. The article describes the main types and contents of doctoral degree programs, supervision principles, educational and research activities of a PhD student and the procedures for the viva process at Brunel University. Through analyzing the Brunel University experience, the authors summarize the factors that contribute to the leading position of the university in the UK and EHEA and provide close links between industry, doctoral education and research.
Comparative analysis of the content and specifications of the state educational standard and federal state educational standards for decorative and applied creativity
Authors: Kunyaevа Ekaterina O.
Published: September 2019

The relevance of the topic under study is caused by changes in the sphere of legal regulation of higher education, which require deep thinking from all participants in the educational process. The article analyzes the state educational standards and federal state educational standards in the direction of the preparation “Folk Art Culture”. The purpose of the article is a comparative analysis of the content, as well as the specifics of state educational standards and federal state educational standards; analysis of changes in the requirements of state educational standards and federal state educational standards of higher education for the training of professionals in the field of decorative and applied arts. The main approaches to the study of the problem are: a systematic approach, methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, communication, theoretical, comparative analysis. The results of the article: a comparative analysis of the specifics of state educational standards and federal state educational standards in the field of arts and crafts is presented. The theoretical significance of the research lies in the fact that the results obtained can serve as a basis for new scientific ideas about modern requirements that apply to the professional training of students enrolled in the field of “Folk Artistic Culture”. The practical significance of the study consists in focusing its results on improving the readiness for professional activity of students in the direction of “Folk Art Culture”, taking into account the dynamics of the development of modern legislation and the sphere of decorative and applied arts in general. The article is of great interest for teachers of vocational training, graduate students and undergraduates.
Competition of research and creative works as a form of self-realization of students
Authors: Moskvina Alfia V. , Kochemasova Lyubov A.
Published: September 2019

At the present stage of development of science, there is a need to develop theoretical and methodological grounds for intensifying the competition of research and creative works as a form of self-realization of students, defining ways of multipurpose involvement of students in research activities taking into account social realities that actualize the disclosure of ways to optimize and creative possibilities of a student in the professional and cognitive development and transformation of the surrounding world (with the updated azovatelnyh guidelines (research component in training, education entities active involvement in research activity).The article from the perspective of modern pedagogical science actualizes the possibility of competition as a form of self-realization of research activities of students of educational institutions of higher education (undergraduate level) in a modern university; analyzed the concept of "competition", which is investigated in modern edu cational theory; analyzes the direction and effectiveness of the competition organized in the space of the university;modern approaches to the content and organization of research activities of students of a pedagogical university in the context of the humanistic potential of the creative heritage of the teacher-researcher V.A. Sukhomlinsky. The positions of the creative heritage of the pedagogical thought of V.A. Sukhomlinsky in relation to the modern reading of their students.The practical significance of the research problem is confirmed by the fact that the developed conclusions can be used by scientific and pedagogical workers of the multilevel education system in determining areas and mechanisms that optimize the process of scientific and educational activities of bachelors in accordance with the requirements of the GEF for the purposeful mastery of the competence of scientific research in the context of optimal implementation of scientific strategies for learning, mastering the basic competences of scientific research are treacherous activities.
Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin Tek Ebeveynli Aileden Gelen Çocuklara İlişkin Görüşleri Ve Uygulamalarının İncelenmesi
Authors: ER Hasan , Bartan Murat
Published: September 2019

Çocukların fiziksel, bilişsel ve psikolojik olarak
sağlıklı, yaşadıkları topluma faydalı birer birey olabilmeleri hiç kuşkusuz
etkili iletişimin var olduğu, yumuşak ve sevgi dolu bir aile atmosferinde
gerçekleşebilir. Ebeveynlerden biri ya da her ikisinin eksik olduğu aile
ortamında çocuğun bu durumdan olumsuz etkilenmesi, çocukta davranış
problemleri gözlemlenmesi kaçınılmazdır. Ayrıca aile içerisinde yaşanan ve
çocuğu ilgilendiren konularda öğretmenin çocuğa yaklaşım biçimi, onunla
kurduğu iletişim ve çocuğun yaşadığı problemlerle baş etmede ona verdiği
destek oldukça önemlidir.
Bu araştırma nitel araştırma yönteminin kullanıldığı
betimsel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmada sınıfında tek ebeveynli aileye sahip
çocuk bulunan öğretmenlerin bu çocuklara ilişkin görüşleri incelenerek,
davranış problemleri ortaya çıkarılmış ve öğretmenlerin karşılaşılan davranış
problemleriyle baş etmede hangi uygulamaları yaptıkları ve bu çocuklara
ilişkin görüşleri yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat tekniğiyle belirlenmiştir.
Çalışma grubu, sınıflarında tek ebeveynli aileye sahip çocuk bulunan 20 okul
öncesi öğretmenlerinden oluşmuştur. Elde edilen veriler analiz edilirken betimsel
analiz tekniğinden faydalanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre
tek ebeveynli aileden gelen çocukların sosyal ortamdan uzaklaştıkları, sürekli
korku ve tedirginlik yaşadıkları, kekeleme ve alt ıslatma gibi gerileme
davranışları sergiledikleri görülmüştür. Bu problemlere ilişkin öğretmenlerin
önerdiği çözüm önerileri ise şu şekilde sıralanmıştır; geride kalan ebeveyn ve
çocuk psikolojik olarak desteklenmeli, okul öncesi öğretmenlerine bu davranış
problemleriyle baş etme konusunda eğitim verilmeli, boşanma okulları kurulmalı
ve mobil rehberlik servisleri hayata geçirilmelidir.
Sınıf Öğretmenin Mesleki Kimlik Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi: Mesleki Kimliğin Oluşum/Yapılandırma Bağlamının Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışmaları
Authors: GİRGİN Derya , ŞAHİN Çavuş
Published: September 2019

Sınıf öğretmeni mesleki kimlik yapısı, öğretmenin
bireysel ve sosyal öğeleri ile bunu yeniden inşasını sağlayan mesleki değerleri,
inançları, duygularının karşılıklı etkileşimi sonucu oluşmaktadır. Sınıf
öğretmenlerinin profesyonelleşme sürecinde mesleği içselleştirmesi ve temsil
etmesi ile mesleki kimliğin yapılandırılması temel oluşturmaktadır. Bu
çalışmanın amacı Sınıf öğretmenlerinin mesleki kimliklerinin
oluşum/yapılandırma bağlamlarında bulunan karakteristik yapıları belirlemede
kullanabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı geliştirmektir. Sınıf
öğretmeninin mesleki kimliğinin oluşum/yapılandırma bağlamını belirlemeye
yönelik geliştirilen ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmalarında Çanakkale
ilinde (merkez ve ilçeler dahil) görev yapan 381 sınıf öğretmenine uygulanarak
ölçeğin açımlayıcı faktör analizi (AFA) yapılmıştır. Ölçekte yer alan
maddelerin faktör yükleri. 331 ile. 822 arasında değişmektedir. AFA’dan elde
edilen veriler ile, ölçeğin beş faktörlü yapıda olduğu ve bu beş faktörün
toplam varyansın % 42. 332’sini açıkladığı görülmüştür. Ölçeğin bütünü için
hesaplanan Cronbach Alpha güvenirlik katsayısı 0.64’dir. Ölçeğin doğrulayıcı
faktör analizi (DFA) analizleri Çanakkale ilinde (merkez ve ilçeler dahil)
görev yapan 447 sınıf öğretmenine uygulanarak yapılmıştır. Yapılan DFA
sonucunda ki-kare uyum indeksi değerinin serbestlik derecesine oranının (x2/sd
=3,41) olduğu görülmektedir. Bu değerin 5’den küçük olması modelin kabul
edilebilir olduğunu göstermektedir. Yapılan DFA da ulaşılan değerler (RMSEA=
0.074) dikkate alındığında modelin iyi uyum verdiği söylenebilir. Modelde
GFI=.85, AGFI=.82 CFI= .87 ve NFI= .85 olması uyum iyiliği değerlerinin kabul
edilebilir değer aralığında olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Sınıf öğretmeninin
mesleki kimliğinin oluşum/yapılandırma bağlam ölçeği (sömkoybö) beş faktörlü,
5’li likert olarak derecelendirilmiş 27 maddelik olup geçerliği ve güvenirliği
test edilmiştir.
Value Of The Index Of Chemical Oxygen Demand As Measure Of The Methanol Content In Return Underground Local-Water Of Oil And Gas Condensate Fields
Authors: Reshetnyak E.A. , Nemets N.N. , Chernyshova O.S. , Ostrovskaya V.M.
Published: September 2019

The method of the methanol content control in samples of return underground local-water of oil and gas condensate fields is described. The determination is based on a preliminary estimation of the chemical oxygen demand index, using an accelerated technique with potentiometric redox titration of potassium dichromate excess. On water-methanol solutions of known composition using the “added-found” method, it was proved that under the conditions of the chosen procedure, the methanol is completely oxidized; the value of the relative standard deviation of the determination results does not exceed 3 %. The interfering influence of the components of highly mineralized water samples on the integral assessment of chemical oxygen demand was studied. The accuracy of the determination of methanol in real water samples is proved by the method of standard additives.
Application Of L1- Regularization Approach In QSAR Problem. Linear Regression And Artificial Neural Networks
Authors: Berdnyk M.I. , Zakharov A.B. , Ivanov V.V.
Published: September 2019

One of the primary tasks of analytical chemistry and QSAR/QSPR researches is building of prognostic regression equations based on descriptors sets. The one of the most important problems here is to decrease the number of descriptors in the initial descriptor set which is usually way too big. In current investigation the descriptor set is proposed to be reduced employing the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) approach. Decreased descriptor sets were used for calculations with application of the following QSAR/QSPR methods: ordinary least squares (OLS), the least absolute deviation (LAD) regressions and artificial neural networks (ANN). Contrary to aforementioned methods principal component regression (PCR) and partial least squares (PLS) approaches can produce solutions containing numerous descriptors. In this article we compared the viability of these two different descriptor handling ideologies in application to molecular chemical and physical properties prediction. From the obtained results it is possible to see that there are tasks for which PCR and PLS approaches can fail to produce accurate regression equations. At the same time, methods OLS and LAD that use small amount of descriptors can provide viable solutions for the same cases. It was shown that these small sets of descriptors selected with LASSO approach can be used in ANN to obtain models with even better internal validation characteristics.
Educators' Secondary Traumatic Stress, Children's Trauma, and the Need for Trauma Literacy
Authors: LAWSON HAL A. , CARINGI JAMES C. , GOTTFRIED RUTH , BRIDE BRIAN E. , HYDON STEPHEN P.
Published: September 2019

In this essay, authors Lawson, Caringi, Gottfried, Bride, and Hydon introduce the concept of trauma literacy, connecting it to students' trauma and educators' secondary traumatic stress (STS). Interactions with traumatized students is one cause of STS; others derive from other traumatic encounters in schools and communities. Undesirable effects of STS start with professional disengagement and declining performance, include spill-over effects into educators' personal lives, and, ultimately, may cause them to leave the profession. The authors contend that alongside trauma-informed pedagogies and mental health services for students, mechanisms are needed for STS prevention, early identification, and rapid response. To benefit from and advance this dual framework, educators need a trauma-informed literacy that enables self-care, facilitates and safeguards interactions with trauma-impacted students and colleagues, and paves the way for expanded school improvement models.
TERMINATION OF CAPITAL COMPANY’S ACTIVITY BEYOND THE REACH AT ITS LEGAL ADDRESS
Authors: Kaļva Aldis
Published: September 2019

The paper explores termination of the activity of a capital company if it cannot be reached at its registered office. For almost ten years, there is a grapple with a problem that limited liability companies are absent at their legal addresses or the consent of the owners of the property is forged to register the legal address of the company. Regulations have already been amended for several times with the aim of eliminating unfair practices, however, with little success up to now. Recently, in 2017, the amendments to the Commercial Law have come into force, which provides for the elimination of a capital company that will not be accessible at its legal address; therefore it is important to study the particular issue to determine the impact of the aforementioned amendments on the registration of a front company. As the aim of the paper was set to discover and analyse the problem of capital companies’ simplified liquidation if they cannot be reached at their legal addresses. Systemic, dogmatic and comparative methods of studying and analyzing normative acts and court rulings have been used in the paper.
PERFECTION OF LEGAL BASIS IN ORGANIZED CRIME’S COMBATING IN UKRAINE. IS IT ENOUGH TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME?
Authors: Buciunas Gediminas
Published: September 2019

The aim of the paper is to overview and analyze legal basis for combating organized crime in Ukraine, namely international and regional agreements (The Conventions and their additional protocols). The novelty of the paper is the fact that this type of research has not been carried out in depth yet abroad with exceptions on some aspects in Ukraine. This will allow us to have clear picture on legal basis for combating organized crime in Ukraine from international point of view. At the same time it facilitates to get a clear and comprehensive answer for the following questions: is international and regional legal basis enough to combat successfully a public enemy? Does Ukraine have law on prevention organized crime?
CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF A JUVENILE PERSON ON BREAKING OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Authors: Zauere Karina
Published: September 2019

In implementing of the norms provided for by the section 260, article 2 of the of the Republic of Latvia Criminal Law into practice (for breaking of traffic provisions or provisions regarding vehicle operation, if it has been committed by a person operating a vehicle and as a result thereof serious bodily injury has been caused to the victim or death of a person has been caused thereby, the applicable punishment is deprivation of liberty for a period up to eight years, with deprivation of the driver’s licence for a period up to five years), the legislator has not taken into account that this violation may be committed by a minor. It results from the analysis of the provisions of Section 260, article 2, section 7, article 3, and section 65, article 2 stems that section 260, article 2 is a less serious crime, for which a minor is not punishable with deprivation of liberty – the sole main punishment intended by the sanction of the provision in question. Therefore, the appropriate punishment for the committing of such a crime resulting in a death of a person and/or serious bodily injury that threatens the life of a person cannot be applied to a juvenile person. With respect to the specifics of criminal liability of juvenile persons for the violation of section 260, article 2 as it is laid down by the Criminal Law the basic punishment – imprisonment for a period exceeding eight years – is not applicable to juvenile persons. Only the additional punishment of deprivation of the driver’s licence for a period of up to five years, which is disproportionate to the harm caused. In order to enable the application of the basic punishment for the committing of the crime as set out by section 260, article 2 of the Criminal Law ( legal effects: death of a person and/or serious bodily injury), it is necessary to amend the sanction of section 260, , article 2 to the imprisonment for a period exceeding eight years. Subsequently, such an amendment would re-classify the crime as a severe crime committed through negligence and for the committing which the basic punishment – imprisonment would be applicable, as it was most likely intended by the legislator.
Análise de Investimento na Atividade Avícola com Base no Modelo Estocástico
Authors: Eggers Fernanda , Feil Alexandre André
Published: September 2019

O modelo de análise de investimento mais utilizado é a tradicional (determinística), porém possui a limitação de não incorporar os riscos endógenos e exógenos. Sendo assim, este estudo objetiva realizar uma análise comparativa entre a análise de investimento no setor avícola pelo método determinístico e estocástico. A metodologia empregada é qualiquantitativa, descritiva e o estudo de caso, sendo que a obtenção dos dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista estruturada e pesquisa documental primária. Os resultados revelam que a análise determinística sugere que o investimento é inviável, em função da VPL<0 e a TIR<TMA. A análise estocástica do investimento, por intermédio do software @Risk ao considerar os riscos que podem interferir no setor avícola, sugere que há uma probabilidade de 44,43% do VPL ≥ 0 e uma probabilidade de 40,9% da TIR ≥ TMA. A análise estocástica não exclui, mas abrange a análise determinista, nesse sentido, a estocástica apresenta as informações e dados com maior consistência e assertividade. Conclui-se que a análise estocástica fortalece a decisão sobre o investimento, pois ao incluir os riscos e gerar cenários apresenta o percentual de chance do investimento ser viável ou inviável.Palavras-chave: Análise de Viabilidade. Avicultura. Riscos e Incertezas.Abstract The investment analysis model used is the traditional (deterministic), but has the limitation of not incorporating endogenous and exogenous risks. Therefore, this study aims to perform a comparative analysis between the investment analysis in the poultry sector for deterministic and stochastic method. The methodology used is quantitative, descriptive and case study and the data were collected through structured interview and documentary research. The results reveal that the deterministic analysis suggests that investment is infeasible due to the NPV < 0 and the IRR < TMA. Stochastic analysis of investment through the @Risk software to consider risks that may interfere in the poultry sector, suggests that there is a likelihood of 44.43% NPV ≥ 0 and a likelihood of 40.9% of the IRR ≥ TMA. Stochastic analysis does not exclude, but covers the deterministic analysis, the stochastic exhibits the information and data with greater consistency and assertiveness. It isconcluded that the stochastic analysis strengthens the decision on investment, because upon including the risks and generating scenarios presents the percentage chance of investment as feasible or infeasible.Keywords: Feasibility Analysis. Poultry Farming. Risks and Uncertainties.
A Influência do Mapeamento de Processos no Desempenho da Empresa
Authors: Nakagima Thiago Akira , Estender Antonio Carlos
Published: September 2019

O presente artigo se propõe a compreender as percepções dos stakeholders sobre processos para a aplicação prática do mapeamento de processos e visa também solucionar problemas específicos, no caso, de erros que ocorrem nos processos gerenciais e operacionais dentro da empresa, sendo estes problemas responsáveis pelos conflitos e falta de comunicação entre as partes. Tem como objetivo verificar os problemas nos setores de produção e gerenciamento dando um desempenho com mais eficiência e eficácia no ramo de oficina de carros e também identificar processos a serem corrigidos. O trabalho foi realizado por meio de estudo de caso único, em uma empresa do setor de manutenção de carros e produção de peças (oficina), onde foram realizadas 25 entrevistas de natureza qualitativa e exploratória, sendo a coleta de dados efetuada por meio de questionários destinados aos stakeholders. Observou-se que os principais resultados foram encontrados diante de entrevistas destinadas a funcionários que trabalham na empresa, verificando tudo que ocorre no presente momento e as possíveis melhorias que podem acontecer ao abordar um mapeamento de cada processo. Diante do exposto, as implicações mais relevantes foram que esta ferramenta é de suma importância para que as empresas tenham uma organização maior, separando cada processo em seu âmbito, possibilitando que consigam ter uma visão global de tudo que está situado na empresa.Palavras-chave: Analisar. Organização. Identificar. Produtividade.Abstract The purpose of this article is to understand the stakeholders’ perceptions about management processes of process mapping practical application and to solve specific problems, like errors that occur during management and operational processes within the company, being these problems responsible for the conflicts and lack of communication between the parties. Our objective is to verify the problems in the production and management sectors in order to create a more efficient and effective performance in a car mechanical workshop and identify processes to be improved. The work was carried out through a case study in a company of car mechanical workshop sector, where 25 interviews of qualitative and exploratory nature were performed and the data collection was done through questionnaires intended for stakeholders. We observed that the main results found in interviews with employees who work in the company, checking how everything happens now and the possible improvements that can be done when mapping of each process. Based on this, the most relevant implications were the paramount importance of this tool for companies to achieve organization, separating each process within its scope, allowing them to get an overall view of everything that is situated in the company.Keywords: Analyze. Organization. Identify. Productivity.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular comorbidity
Authors: Aisanov Z. R. , Chuchalin A. G. , Kalmanova E. N.
Published: September 2019

In recent years, a greater understanding of the heterogeneity and complexity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has come from the point of view of an integrated clinical assessment of severity, pathophysiology, and the relationship with other pathologies. A typical COPD patient suffers on average 4 or more concomitant diseases and every day about a third of patients take from 5 to 10 different drugs. The mechanisms of the interaction of COPD and cardiovascular disease (CVD) include the effects of systemic inflammation, hyperinflation (hyperinflation) of the lungs and bronchial obstruction. The risk of developing CVD in patients with COPD is on average 2–3 times higher than in people of a comparable age in the general population, even taking into account the risk of smoking. The prevalence of coronary heart disease, heart failure, and rhythm disturbances among COPD patients is significantly higher than in the general population. The article discusses in detail the safety of prescribing various groups of drugs for the treatment of CVD in patients with COPD. Achieving success in understanding and managing patients with COPD and CVD is possible using an integrated multidisciplinary approach.
Effectiveness of pre-emptive thoracic epidural analgesia for acute post thoracotomy pain relief: a randomised blinded study
Authors: Chowdhury Anupananda , Choudhury Dipika , Majumdar Upasana , Sen Trina
Published: September 2019

Background: Thoracotomy is one of the most damaging surgical insults on respiratory mechanics and management of post-thoracotomy pain is a challenge. This study was conducted to compare intensity of postoperative pain, measured by VAS, in patients receiving Pre-emptive TEA compared to patients receiving epidural analgesia during surgical closure.Method: Group A comprised of patients receiving Pre-emptive TEA with 0.1%Ropivacaine and 2 μg/ml fentanyl, 20 minutes before incision. Group B comprised of patients receiving the same drug, during surgical closure.Results: Demographic profile was comparable between both groups. Both groups offered good analgesia, but pre-emptive group took an upper hand upto4th postoperative hour (p<0.05), both at rest and coughing. Beyond 4thhour, analgesic efficacy of both groups was comparable.Conclusion: Pre-emptive technique offered better analgesia over the postoperative technique up to 4th postoperative hour, both at rest and coughing.
Análisis de Von Neumann para el métodoLocal Discontinuous Galerkin en 1D
Authors: Castillo Paul , Gómez Sergio
Published: September 2019

Using the von Neumann analysis as a theoretical tool, an analysisof the stability conditions of some explicit time marching schemes, in com-bination with the spatial discretizationLocal Discontinuous Galerkin(LDG)and high order approximations, is presented. The stabilityconstant, CFL(Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy), is studied as a function of theLDG parametersand the approximation degree. A series of numerical experiments is carriedout to validate the theoretical results.
Whore, thief and cuckold spy. Insults, gender and the politics of everyday life in early modern Bologna
Authors: Muurling Sanne
Published: September 2019

Quest’articolo indaga il rapporto tra affronto verbale, genere e agentività legale nella Bologna della prima età moderna. Per molto tempo gli studiosi hanno trascurato di considerare l’impegno delle donne nell’attività criminale, o ne hanno sottolineato la distinzione. In tale contesto l’insulto è spesso stato caratterizzato una forma criminale tipicamente femminile e considerato in rapporto all’incapacità delle donne di agire in altri ambiti sociali, economici e politici della vita. Il presente studio intende sottoporre a meditazione critica tale assunto, esaminando il linguaggio e la pratica dell’affronto verbale quale discorso deviante attraverso il casellario giudiziario del Tribunale del Torrone, la corte penale di Bologna nella prima età moderna. Mentre tale fonte conferma l’esistenza di un lessico altamente sessista degli insulti, si sostiene che l’insulto maschile e femminile non vadano trattati distintamente, dal momento che i protagonisti maschili e quelle femminili attinsero a un ampio spettro di convenzioni e pratiche culturali condivise che vale la pena di esplorare.
Functional analyses of a low-penetrance risk variant rs6702619/1p21.2 associating with colorectal cancer in Polish population
Authors: Statkiewicz Malgorzata , Maryan Natalia , Kulecka Maria , Kuklinska Urszula , Ostrowski Jerzy , Mikula Michal
Published: September 2019

Several studies employed the genome-wide association (GWA) analysis of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify susceptibility regions in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the functional studies exploring the role of associating SNPs with cancer biology are limited. Herein, using chromatin immunoprecipitation assay (ChIP), reporter assay and chromosome conformation capture sequencing (3C-Seq) augmented with publically available genomic and epigenomic databases we aimed to define the function of rs6702619/1p21.2 region associated with CRC in the Polish population. Using ChIP we confirmed that rs6702619 region is occupied by a CTCF, a master regulator of long-range genomic interactions, and is decorated with enhancer-like histone modifications. The enhancer blocking assay revealed that rs6702619 region acts as an insulator with activity dependent on the SNP genotype. Finally, a 3C-Seq survey indicated more than a hundred loci in the rs6702619 locus interactome, including GNAS gene that is frequently amplified in CRC. Taken together, we showed that the CRC-associated rs6702619 region has in vitro and in vivo properties of an insulator that demonstrates long-range physical interactions with CRC-relevant loci.
Multitextual Literacy in Educational Settings: Contextual Analysis and the Dab
Authors: McGarry Karen
Published: September 2019

Literacy is more directly linked to language arts than the visual arts even though both disciplines demand a high level of proficiency knowledge. This article examines how Feldman’s (1970) art criticism model, applied in visual arts and aesthetics, and Fairclough’s (2015) critical discourse analysis (CDA), used predominantly in literacy research, imbricate to reveal a multitextual literacy approach to gesture as an extension of utterance. Transdisciplinary textual analysis, supported by Bakhtin’s theories on addressivity and social language construction (1986), critique both cultural appropriation and media literacy. Gesture, as an extension of utterance, transpired from witnessing a random gestural act, blurring textual boundaries in a decoding process to suggest multiliterate awareness in learning ecologies. Art criticism reflection and CDA reveal methods for examining communication processes within cultural contexts and, as a result, suggest integration into educational settings as vital tools for conscientious textual decoding praxis.
A Review of Patricia Leavy's "Spark"
Authors: Dwyer Rachael
Published: September 2019

Patricia Leavy’s latest novel, Spark, takes us on a journey to the wild landscapes of Iceland, alongside a diverse group of characters described as some of the world’s greatest thinkers. Through their discussions, debates, conversations over shared meals and sightseeing adventures, we explore some of the most pressing issues facing humanity, by considering what it means to think, question and research. Spark presents academic ideas at their most accessible, and Leavy’s artful writing shows us how fiction can not only communicate research ideas, but also has the power to change hearts and minds.
“Don’t Make Me Feel Dumb”: Transfer Students, the Library, and Acclimating to a New Campus
Authors: Harrick Matthew , Fullington Lee Ann
Published: September 2019

Abstract

Objective – This qualitative study sought to delineate and understand the role of the library in addressing the barriers transfer students experience upon acclimating to their new campus.

Methods – A screening survey was used to recruit transfer students in their first semester at Brooklyn College (BC) to participate in focus groups. The participants discussed the issues they encountered by answering open-ended questions about their experiences on campus, and with the library specifically.

Results – Transfer students desired current information about campus procedures, services, and academic support. They often had to find this information on their own, wasting valuable time. Students felt confused and stressed by this process; however, strategic library involvement can help alleviate this stress.

Conclusion – Involving the library more fully in orientations could ease students’ confusion in their transitional semester. Students desired local knowledge, and the library is in a key position to disseminate this information.
Academic Librarians’ Educational Factors and Perceptions of Teaching Transformation: An Exploratory Examination
Authors: Nichols Hess Amanda
Published: September 2019

Abstract

Objective – As information literacy instruction is an increasingly important function of academic librarianship, it is relevant to consider librarians’ attitudes about their teaching. More specifically, it can be instructive to consider how academic librarians with different educational backgrounds have developed their thinking about themselves as educators. Understanding the influences in how these shifts have happened can help librarians to explore the different supports and structures that enable them to experience such perspective transformation.

Methods – The author electronically distributed a modified version of King’s (2009) Learning Activities Survey to academic librarians on three instruction-focused electronic mail lists. This instrument collected information on participants’ demographics, occurrence of perspective transformation around teaching, and perception of the factors that influenced said perspective transformation (if applicable). The author analyzed the data for those academic librarians who had experienced perspective transformation around their teaching identities to determine if statistically significant relationships existed between their education and the factors they reported as influencing this transformation.

Results – Results demonstrated several statistically significant relationships and differences in the factors that academic librarians with different educational backgrounds cited as influential in their teaching-focused perspective transformation.

Conclusion – This research offers a starting point for considering how to support different groups of librarians as they engage in information literacy instruction. The findings suggest that addressing academic librarians’ needs based on their educational levels (e.g., additional Master’s degrees, PhDs, or professional degrees) may help develop productive professional learning around instruction.
There Can Be No Single Approach for Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Academic Libraries, but Sensory-Friendly Spaces and Clear Policies May Help
Authors: DuBroy Michelle
Published: September 2019

A Review of:

Anderson, A. (2018). Autism and the academic library: A study of online communication. College & Research Libraries, 79(5), 645-658. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.79.5.645

Abstract

Objective – To investigate how people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) discuss their experiences in academic libraries in an online community of their peers.

Design – Qualitative content analysis.

Setting – Online discussion forum.

Subjects – An unknown number of registered members of Wrong Planet (wrongplanet.net), who self-identify as having ASD and have posted about academic libraries on the public discussion board since 2004.

Methods – Potentially relevant Wrong Planet public discussion board threads posted between 2004 and an undisclosed collection date were retrieved using an advanced Google search with the search strategy “library; librarian; lib; AND college; university; uni; campus” (p. 648). Each thread (total 170) was read in its entirety to determine its relevance to the study, and a total of 98 discussion threads were ultimately included in the analysis. Data were coded inductively and deductively, guided by the research questions and a conceptual framework which views ASD as being (at least partially) socially constructed. Coding was checked for consistency by another researcher.

Main results – Wrong Planet members expressed a variety of views regarding the academic library’s physical environment, its resources, and the benefits and challenges of interacting socially within it. Many members discussed using the library as a place to escape noise, distraction, and social interaction, while other members expressed the opposite, finding the library, its resources, and its patrons to be noisy, distracting, and even chaotic. Social interaction in the library was seen both positively and negatively, with members appearing to need clearly defined rules regarding collaboration, noise, and behaviour in the library.

Conclusion – While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to supporting students with ASD in academic libraries, the findings suggest it may be beneficial to provide sensory-friendly environments, designate defined spaces for quiet study and for collaboration, clearly state rules regarding noise and behaviour, and provide informal opportunities to socialize. The author also suggests libraries raise awareness of the needs of ASD students among the entire academic community by hosting events and seminars. The author plans to build on these findings by surveying and interviewing relevant stakeholders.
Biopoder e técnicas reprodutivas
Authors: Zirbel Ilze
Published: September 2019

A história das técnicas reprodutivas evidencia o que Foucault chamou de fazer viver e deixar morrer como uma estratégia das práticas políticas modernas. A biotecnologia em funcionamento no campo da reprodução humana disponibilizou técnicas centradas na fabricação, controle e manutenção da vida. Este artigo defenderá que as tecnologias reprodutivas não foram desenvolvidas para resolver questões de infertilidade, como anunciavam, mas para controlar os processos reprodutivos do corpo da mulher e, com isso, chegar a controlar aspectos populacionais variados. O artigo divide-se em seis partes. A primeira apresentará a noção foucaultiano de biopolítica, apontando para a centralidade da reprodução humana nesse tipo de política. A segunda parte apresentará o caminho histórico percorrido pelas pesquisas no campo da reprodução humana e a ênfase dada ao corpo de mulheres como campo de experimentação. A manipulação das vidas das mulheres com fins biopolíticos (reprodutivos) será abordada em seguida, ilustrada pelas políticas nacionais de natalidade de períodos pós-guerra. Na quarta parte do artigo, o tema da inseminação artificial será apresentado como um projeto que teve dificuldades de implementação por conta do potencial imaginativo (e prático) para mulheres interessadas em constituir família sem a presença de um homem. A fertilização in vitro será apresentada, em seguida, como elucidativa da visão objetificante dos cientistas em relação às mulheres e de um projeto de controle da reprodução feminina. Por fim, questionar-se-á as intenções das pesquisas reprodutivas feitas em nome do tratamento da infertilidade, relacionando-as com as variadas causas de infertilidade e os interesses do mercado.
Biopolítica como controle sobre a vida e política de resistência
Authors: Araújo Joelson Silva
Published: September 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é pensar o conceito de biopolítica, a partir dos estudos de Michel Foucault, considerando duas possibilidades, compreendendo desde o nascimento, que segundo Foucault inicia-se na modernidade, com as teorias políticas modernas que consideravam o poder como algo exclusivamente do soberano, exercendo a autoridade sobre o povo, controlando a vida, impondo, assim, políticas para controlar o corpo. Como também outra possibilidade levada em conta é a consideração, que serve como contraposição à primeira, da biopolítica como forma de resistência do sujeito, como política em favor do individuo, que resiste ao poder tentando fabricar sua subjetividade.  Por fim, é visto uma relação entre a biopolítica e liberdade como uma forma de afirmação do sujeito.          
Spiritual Health and its Relationship with Religious Behaviors of Students in Yazd University of Medical Sciences
Authors: Yavari Mohammad Reza , Rezaeipandari Hassan , Morowatisharifabad Mohammad Ali , Bahrevar Vali , Afkhami Faezeh , Haghighi Morteza
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Spiritual well-being, as one of the basic concepts about how to deal with the problems and tensions caused by different conditions of life, is one of the dimensions of health that integrates its other dimensions. Therefore, considering the importance of this dimension of health in the lives of students, we aimed to investigate the status of spiritual well-being and its relationship with religious behaviors among students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd in 2017.
Methods: This is a correlational and descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 420 students in Yazd University of Medical Sciences. Random stratified sampling method was used to select the participants from each school. The sample size was determined based on the number of students. The data collection tool was a standard spiritual health questionnaire and religious behaviors. Data were analyzed by descriptive and quantitative distribution as well as Chi-square, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation tests using SPSS.
Results: The participants' mean age was 20.93 ± 3.61 years. The results showed a significant relationship between religious behaviors and marital status (p <0.040). Spiritual well-being had a significant relationship with gender and mother's level of education (p <0.05). We found that 67% of students had moderate level of spiritual health. A positive and significant correlation was also observed between spiritual well-being and religious behaviors among students (p <0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed that the students were in good condition in terms of spiritual wellbeing, but their status was not desirable in terms of religious behaviors. Considering the correlation between spiritual health and religious behaviors in students, serious attention should be paid in designing  students' curriculum based on cultural issues.
Prevention of invasive species in the context of lower secondary education
Authors: Balazova Maria , Blahutova Dana , Valaskova Terezia
Published: September 2019

Biological invasions are recognised as a potentially major threat to biodiversity and may have considerable economic and social effects. Public, including pupils, attitudes may have large implications for invasive species management in terms of prevention, early warning and eradication success, but significant is the relations between the lay publicâ€™s visions of nature, their knowledge about non-native species and their perceptions of invasive species management. The more direct experience people have with the impact of invasive species, the more likely they will be able to understand the potential benefits of management programmes. The aim of our work was to prepare educational materials about invasive organisms for elementary schools. Some of them were subsequently applied directly in practice as part of an excursion in a schoolyard in west Slovakia, where up to six species of invasive plants were identified in the close proximity to the school.

Keywords: Biological invasions, prevention, education, excursion.
Assessing and Modeling Student Academic Practices and Performance in First-Year Mathematics Courses in Higher Education
Authors: Ward Kim , Larose Chantal
Published: September 2019

Objectives: This research brief explores literature addressing developmental education to identify successful interventions in first-year math courses in higher education. Our goal is to describe the relationship between students’ academic practices and their final course grade in their first-year math courses.

Method: Data on 3,249 students have been gathered and analyzed using descriptive statistics and predicative analytics. We describe the Math program, which includes a supplemental support component, and the environment under which it was created. We then examine the behavior between students’ participation in supplemental support and their academic performance.

Results: We used classification and regression tree algorithms to obtain a model that gave us data-driven guidelines to aid with future student interventions and success in their first-year math courses.

Conclusions: Students’ fulfillment of the supplemental support requirements by specified deadlines is a key predictor of students’ midterm and final course grades. 

Implications for Theory and/or Practice: This work provides a roadmap for student interventions and increasing student success with first-year mathematics courses.

Keywords: First-year mathematics courses, supplemental support, higher education
Crescimento inicial de plantas de pinhão manso em função do sombreamento no município de Gurupi-TO
Authors: Costa Jefferson da Luz , Lima Ronaldo Pereira , Silva André Luís Lopes da , Scheidt Gessiel Newton , Erasmo Eduardo Andrea Lemus
Published: September 2019

A análise de crescimento tem sido usada por pesquisadores, na tentativa de explicar diferenças no crescimento, de ordem genética ou resultante de modificações do ambiente e constitui ferramenta eficiente para a identificação de ambientes favoráveis, além de identificar características que, no crescimento inicial, indiquem possibilidade de aumento no rendimento da planta adulta, favorecendo os trabalhos de melhoramento na busca de materiais mais produtivos. Este trabalho foi realizado visando estudar o crescimento inicial do pinhão manso (Jatropha curcas L.) em três níveis de sombreamento (0%, 50% e 90%). Os parâmetros avaliados foram altura de plantas, diâmetro de colo, área foliar, massa seca das folhas, massa seca total e número de folhas aos 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 e 42 dias após a emergência das plantas. A maior altura das plantas foi observada em 50% de sombreamento e a menor em 0% de sombreamento. O maior diâmetro do colo foi obtido em plantas com 0% de sombreamento e o menor em 90%. Plantas cultivadas sobre 50% de sombreamento apresentaram maior número de folhas, área foliar, massa seca das folhas e massa seca total. O melhor desenvolvimento de mudas de pinhão manso ocorre em 50% de sombreamento em Gurupi, TO.