bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IMPACT OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES ON INTERNAL MIGRATION IN LITHUANIA
Authors: Laurinavičius Alfredas , Laurinavičius Antanas , Laurinavičius Algimantas
Published: September 2020

The way housing affordability/wages/unemployment influenced internal migration of the population in Lithuania within the period of 2005−2019 is being analyzed in the article. Correlation-regression analysis is used to determine the relationships between the analyzed social phenomena. First, the correlation between housing affordability/wages/unemployment (their changes) and internal migration indicators is calculated, and the impact of data delays is assessed. Later simple and multiple regression equations are constructed. The conditions under which and how strongly housing affordability/wages/unemployment can influence population migration decisions have been identified in the analysis. Higher affordability of housing/wages is positively related to the number of people who moved to a certain Lithuanian city from other places in Lithuania per year. On the contrary, negative dependence of the number of people who moved to a certain city from other places in Lithuania on the unemployment rate in the city where those people moved in have been recorded. Both, affordability of housing and the unemployment rate explain actually 73−88 percent of variable dispersion of the internal migration in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda.
Strategies for Assembling the Biodiversity Knowledge Graph
Authors: Page Roderic
Published: September 2020

This talk explores different strategies for assembling the “biodiversity knowledge graph” (Page 2016). The first is a centralised, crowd-sourced approach using Wikidata as the foundation. Wikidata is becoming increasingly attractive as a knowledge graph for the life sciences (Waagmeester et al. 2020), and I will discuss some of its strengths and limitations, particularly as a source of bibliographic and taxonomic information. For example, Wikidata’s handling of taxonomy is somewhat problematic given the lack of clear separation of taxa and their names.

A second approach is to build biodiversity knowledge graphs from scratch, such as OpenBioDiv (Penev et al. 2019) and my own Ozymandias (Page 2019). These approaches use either generalised vocabularies such as schema.org, or domain specific ones such as TaxPub (Catapano 2010) and the Semantic Publishing and Referencing Ontologies (SPAR) (Peroni and Shotton 2018), and to date tend to have restricted focus, whether geographic (e.g., Australian animals in Ozymandias) or temporal (recent taxonomic literature, OpenBioDiv). A growing number of data sources are now using schema.org to describe their data, including ORCID and Zenodo, and efforts to extend schema.org into biology (Bioschemas) suggest we may soon be able to build comprehensive knowledge graphs using just schema.org and its derivatives.

A third approach is not to build an entire knowledge graph, but instead focus on constructing small pieces of the graph tightly linked to supporting evidence, for example via annotations. Annotations are increasingly used to mark up both the biomedical literature (e.g., Kim et al. 2015, Venkatesan et al. 2017) and the biodiversity literature (Batista-Navarro et al. 2017). One could argue that taxonomic databases are essentially lists of annotations (“this name appears in this publication on this page”), which suggests we could link literature projects such as the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) to taxonomic databases via annotations. Given that the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) provides a framework for treating publications themselves as a set of annotations (e.g., page images) upon which other annotations can be added (Zundert 2018), this suggests ways that knowledge graphs could lead directly to visualising the links between taxonomy and the taxonomic literature.

All three approaches will be discussed, accompanied by working examples.
Application of Contemporary Magnifying Methods in the Diagnostics of Occlusal Carious Lesions on First Permanent Molars in Children
Authors: Rashkova Maya , Bogovska-Gigova Ralitsa , Tankova Hristina , Gateva Natalia , Mitova Nadezhda , Hristov Krasimir
Published: September 2020

Introduction: Dental operating microscopes (DOM) enable dentists to examine, with the aid of magnification and photodocumentation in clinical conditions, the occlusal anatomy of newly erupted permanent molars and to detect any early carious lesions more precisely.

Aim: To determine the advantages of magnifying technology in detecting early occlusal carious lesions in newly erupted permanent first molars.

Materials and methods: We examined 176 first molars of 44 children divided into two age groups: 7-8 and 9-10 years. The surfaces of each of the teeth were examined after they were cleaned with a brush without paste. The diagnoses were first made using only illumination and a clinical examination. These were followed by a visual examination of the occlusal surface using a DOM at ×8 magnification. A photo of the occlusal surface was then taken with a camera at the respective magnification for the purposes of photodocumentation.

Results: This study demonstrated that dental operating microscopes increased by 7% the rate of successful detection of early caries lesions on the occlusal surfaces. There was also a significant increase of the number of diagnosed cavitated caries in the dentine in comparison with those detected with naked eye. Using DOMs in pediatric dentistry facilitates the more detailed and precise diagnosing of early stage carious lesions and/or cavitations in the fissures.

Conclusion: The use of a DOM facilitates differential diagnosing between deep fissures and early carious lesions, which is a key point in the assessment of occlusal surfaces of newly erupted permanent molars, necessary for their preventative sealing and micro-invasive treatment.
Impact of a Newly Synthesized Molecule (2-chloro-N-(1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) propan-2-yl)-2-phenylacetamide) on the Bioelectrogenesis and the Contractile Activity of Isolated Smooth Muscles
Authors: Gledacheva Vera N. , Stefanova Iliyana D. , Slavchev Valeri I. , Ardasheva Rayna G. , Kristev Atanas D. , Nikolova Stoyanka A. , Saracheva Kremena E. , Dimitrova Darinka S.
Published: September 2020

Introduction: Examination of the potential possibilities of 2-chloro-N-(1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propan-2-yl)-2-phenylacetamide (IQP) to affect bioelectrogenesis and the contractile activity of isolated smooth muscles (SM) from stomach.

Aim: Having in mind the structural similarities between the molecules of papaverine and IQP, the aim of the present study was to examine such features of the newly synthesized molecule that may potentially affect the muscle tonus, spontaneous bioelectrical and contractile activities of smooth muscles isolated from the stomach, basing on specific mechanisms of papaverine.

Materials and methods: The synthesis of IQP is based on the initially formed aziridine ring by principles of Gilbert’s reaction. Impact of IQP on the bioelectrogenesis and the contractile activity of isolated smooth muscles from male Wistar rats was measured by the single sucrose-gap method and isometrically recorded.

Results: IQP (1×10-5 – 2.5×10-4 mol/l) causes muscle relaxation, producing changes in two processes that have influence on the mechanical activity of smooth muscles:1.    Blocked Ca2+ influx through the potential-dependent membrane Ca2+ channels, followed in turn by lowering the Ca2+ intracellular levels. This effect is proved by the changes in the frequency and amplitude of spike-potentials in sucrose-bridge experiments when IQP is applied.2.    Activation of a cAMP-dependent signal cascade. The relaxing effect of IQP was significantly reduced in the presence of KT5720(5×10-6 mol/l), an inhibitor of protein kinase A.

Conclusion: We assume that there might be interconnections between these two IQP-dependent processes, because PKA-dependent phosphorylation of the L-type Ca2+ channels in smooth muscles provokes a reaction of inactivation.
Elderly Patients with Gynecological Cancer: Is the Management Individualized?
Authors: Iavazzo Christos , Iatrakis George , Iavazzo Paraskevi-Evangelia , Bakalianou Konstadia , Gkegkes Ioannis D.
Published: September 2020

The change in life expectancy affects the clinical presentation and the prognosis of elderly patients with gynecological cancer. The in-crease of life expectancy and increased numbers of elderly patients, the healthcare systems have to deal more frequently with patients who are not simply older adults but have also severe comorbidities and physiological, psychological, functional, and social needs that require individualised management. Discussing every individual after detailed assessment in a multidisciplinary meeting is extremely important. Several studies have shown that elderly patients with gynecological malignancies are not treated to the same extent as young-er patients and have lower odds of receiving standard care according to the oncological protocols. Individualization of management in these patients could be identified in several studies in the literature showing that increasing age at diagnosis predicts deviation from guidelines for surgical therapy, adjuvant radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The authors performed a literature review to clarify whether there are any changes in the treatment of such patients, and whether their management should be considered to be individualized, depending on their age and comorbidities.
A Case of Symptomatic Gallbladder Agenesis with Chronic Abdominal Symptoms
Authors: Tsalikidis Christos , Gaitanidis Apostolos , Kavazis Christos , Tepelenis Konstantinos , Mitsala Athanasia , Oikonomou Panagoula , Nikolaou Christina , Pitiakoudis Michail
Published: September 2020

The anatomical area of the extrahepatic bile ducts exhibits plethora of anatomic variants. The detailed study and comprehension of anatomic variations of extrahepatic bile ducts is a prerequisite in order to avoid the intraoperative biliary or tract damages, but they are also necessary for the targeted treatment of any complications. Gallbladder agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly of the biliary tree with an estimated incidence of 0.007-0.027% in surgical series which is much lower compared to the incidence of other gallbladder anomalies. It may be asymptomatic, but sometimes is associated with symptoms such as upper quadrant abdominal pain, which may be mistaken for cholecystitis and can lead the patient to the operating room. We present a case of a 30-year-old male patient without any significant past medical history presented with a 2-year history of upper abdominal complaints, dyspepsia, epigastric abdominal pain and weight loss, normal laboratory workup and unclear radiological signs which led him to exploratory laparoscopy due to the patient’s chronic symptoms, in order to exclude the presence of another underlying pathologic process. In addition to our case presentation, a relative  review of literature was conducted. As a conclusion, examinations, such as transabdominal ultrasonography, may be misleading and MCRP should be the principal method of investigation to establish a presumptive diagnosis. However, in cases with a strong suspicion for a different underlying pathology, further investigation with exploratory laparoscopy may be warranted.
Linezolid: a Promising Agent for the Treatment of Multiple and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Authors: Fermeli Dionysia D. , Marantos Theodoros D. , Liarakos Alexandros-Leonidas D. , Panayiotakopoulos George D. , Dedes Vasileios K. , Panoutsopoulos Georgios I.
Published: September 2020

Tuberculosis is a severe, infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The aim of this review was to present the efficacy of linezolid as an agent against multidrug and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis as gathered from many recent research studies. Linezolid seems to have strongly the potential of being used as an anti-tuberculosis agent because it blocks bacterial ribosomal protein synthesis. Nevertheless caution is required because of the adverse effects it causes, especially when the linezolid daily dosage exceeds 600 mg. The most severe adverse effects include anemia, peripheral neuropathy, optic neuropathy and thrombocytopenia. Still, more trials and research need to be done in order to gather more information and value the cost-benefit dosage of the treatment. 
Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes in Spontaneously-Conceived Twin Pregnancies According to Mode of Delivery
Authors: Mc Kenzie Stancu Samantha , Cristina Russu Manuela
Published: September 2020

Introduction: Appropriate intrapartum conduct in a twin delivery remains a challenging aspect of obstetric practice. The objective of this study was to compare neonatal and maternal outcomes in twin pregnancies according to mode of delivery. 

Materials and methods: This is a single centre retrospective cohort study of all consecutive spontaneously-conceived twin deliver-ies (≥ 24 weeks, estimated fetal weight ≥ 500 grams) over a nine-year period between 01/01/2007 - 31/12/2016 at a tertiary-level centre. Neonatal outcomes included survival, APGAR score, prematurity-associated pathology (PAP), admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and length of stay (LOS). Maternal outcomes included postpartum complications and LOS. Statistical analysis comprised Chi-square test with subsequent p-value and odds-ratio with 95% confidence interval. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05.

Results: A total of 173 consecutive women with spontaneously-conceived twin deliveries were enrolled in this study, 129 (74.6%) women delivered by caesarean section (CS). The success rate of vaginal delivery (VD) was 93.6% (44/47). A strong statistical correlation was identified between CS and NICU admission; 53.2% vs. 1.5% (p=0.0001). Neonatal LOS in the NICU was significantly longer in the CS group. Prematurity-associated pathology (PAP) was noted in 75 pairs of twins (75/173); 61 pairs were delivered by CS, bearing strong statistical significance (p<0.0001). Postpartum complications occurred in 14.7% of CS compared to 13.6% of VDs. 

Conclusion: Neonates delivered by CS had a higher rate of PAP, NICU admission, lower birth weight and longer LOS. This study showed that VD is safe, especially when the first twin is in cephalic presentation
A Comparative In Vitro Study Evaluating the Marginal Adaptation of Zirconium Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacture and Press-ceramic Veneers
Authors: Pecheva Aleksandra , Georgiev Kostadin , Tsanova Snezhana , Raycheva Ralitsa
Published: September 2020

Introduction: One method to evaluate the clinical success of cemented restorations is measuring the marginal adaptation. There is a correlation between the fitting of the restoration and problems caused by clinically undetectable passage of bacteria between the tooth structure and the veneer.

Aim: To evaluate in comparison the marginal adaptation of veneers produced via CAD/CAM and press technique.

Materials and methods: 32 extracted incisors are divided into two equal-number groups (n=16) according to the production technique – CAD/CAM zirconium veneers and press-ceramic veneers. Cut sections are examined under a SEM magnification. Marginal accuracy is measured as the distance between the finish line of the tooth and the margin of the veneer at eight fixed locations.

Results: The mean values of marginal gap of group 1 are: external adaptation – 79.88±3.71 µm; internal adaptation – 79.14±15.70 µm; cervical adaptation – 82.39±28.55 µm; incisal adaptation – 86.85±21.72 µm. The mean values of marginal gap of group 2 are: external adaptation – 100.31±2.16 µm; for internal adaptation – 101.01±12.51 µm; cervical adaptation – 91.55±3.31 µm; incisal adaptation – 93.76±2.54 µm.

Conclusions: Veneers produced via CAD/CAM technology have better fit at the external and internal marginal wall. There is no statistically significant difference between the gaps at the cervical and the incisal areas.
Vaginal Mucosal Melanoma: a Complete Remission after Immunotherapy and '0-7-21' Radiotherapy Regimen (24 Gy/3 fractions/21 days)
Authors: Parisi Silvana , Lillo Sara , Cacciola Alberto , Santacaterina Anna , Palazzolo Carmela , Platania Angelo , Settineri Nicola , Franchina Tindara , Tamburella Consuelo , Pergolizzi Stefano
Published: September 2020

We present the case of a patient with vaginal mucosal melanoma who underwent complete remission after immunotherapy and ‘0-7-21’ radiotherapy regimen (24 Gy/3 fractions/21 days). An 80-year-old woman had a biopsy of a voluminous vaginal lesion and received a histological diagnosis of melanoma with angiomatoid aspects. The patient underwent immunotherapy with pembrolizumab 2 mg/kg every 3 weeks and was sent to our attention for planning radiotherapy as the extent of the lesion did not make it susceptible to surgery.

Considering the concomitant administration of pembrolizumab, we chose to treat this patient with a modulated intensity radiation therapy technique delivering a hypofractionated dose of 24 Gy in 3 fractions delivered on days 0, 7, and 21. We observed a complete clinical remission of the melanoma 12 months after radiotherapy and she has been alive for 18 months with no clinical signs of local recurrence.
Formation of the Reproductive Behavior of Healthcare Students Depending on Their Mothers’ Realized Plans
Authors: Taneva Daniela , Kirkova Angelina
Published: September 2020

Introduction: A socio-demographic analysis of marriage and family requires conducting deep studies penetrating the essence of the processes among the population. The issue of birth-rate, as a basic factor that determines the reproduction of the population, takes a central position in the demographic studies. The study of the influence of the mothers’ reproductive behaviour on their daughters’ repro-ductive attitude is of an undisputed interest. This study deals with mothers’ realized plans as a factor in their daughters’ family planning.

Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2018 through a direct group anonymous inquiry among 395 female students. The statistical processing of the data was made with descriptive, alternative, correlation and variance analyses.

Results: The students’ reproductive behaviour is statistically significantly dependent on their mothers’ realized family plans. Moth-ers’ education and the real number of children are statistically significant factors for their daughters’ views about the ideal and planned number of children. 

Conclusion: This study of the reproductive behaviour of the students advances the knowledge in the field by revealing that it is statisti-cally significantly dependent on their mothers’ realized plans. 
Bryophyte diversity hotspot: the Marmore Waterfalls Regional Park (Umbria, central Italy)
Authors: Poponessi Silvia , Aleffi Michele , Sabovljević Marko S. , Venanzoni Roberto
Published: September 2020

A study of the bryophyte of Marmore Waterfall Natural Park a very peculiar territory for its geological, biogeographical and bioclimatic traits, was carried out. The reported data were collected in the valley area of ‘Parco Fluviale del Nera’ Regional Park, where the waters are flowing and the humidity of the rocks is oozing. Research led to the identification of 101 taxa of bryophytes (21 liverworts and 80 mosses), among which two liverwort and 10 moss species are new records for the Umbria region, while four are confirmed. The study offers new outcomes on neglected aspects of the flora of central Italy and represents a considerable improvement of the floristic, biogeographical and ecological understanding of its bryophytic component. Additionally, the area turn out to be significant from the conservation point of view both nationally and internationally considering that it harbours high diversity of bryophytes species among which many rare, threatened and interesting species occur. Eighteen species of conservation interest in Italy are recorded during the latest investigation (all in category NT – near threatened). Additionally two species that are considered data deficient in Italy are present in the researched area (Conocephalum salebrosum and Fissidens curvatus). Also, there is a small populations of a species vulnerable (Marchantia paleacea), endangered (Bryum calophyllum) and data deficient (Fissidens curvatus and Barbula bolleana) in European scale.
« Ça fait quarante ans qu’on est des “gilets jaunes”, nous ! »
Authors: Marlière Éric
Published: September 2020

Cet article a pour objectif la restitution d’une enquête effectuée dans un quartier populaire urbain sur les liens qui peuvent unir les « gilets jaunes » et les « cités » à la fin de l’année 2018. Dans nos précédents travaux, nous avions constaté l’isolement des habitants des quartiers populaires urbains sur le plan politique depuis plusieurs décennies. Il en résulte une méfiance envers les mouvements contestataires émanant d’autres groupes sociaux. Si le mouvement des « gilets jaunes » bénéficie d’une certaine sympathie envers les habitants, nous avons relevé dans les propos de certaines personnes des réticences à participer directement au mouvement. Des militants du quartier étudié ont certes participé aux marches du samedi après-midi en tenant compte de leurs intérêts communs autour de la question sociale avec les autres classes populaires en faisant abstraction des différences en matière de représentations sociales et culturelles. Cette enquête de terrain peut-elle nous laisser entrevoir une possibilité de convergences de luttes entre les classes populaires évoluant dans les grands ensembles et les classes populaires de manière générale ? Ou bien, au contraire, révèle-t-elle au contraire une fragmentation réelle au sein des mondes populaires ? Questions que pose au final cet article en conclusion.
Les dynamiques contemporaines du processus d’urbanisation au Paraguay
Authors: Goetz Kevin
Published: September 2020

Le processus d’urbanisation qu’expérimente le Paraguay depuis plusieurs décennies présente un certain décalage temporel vis-à-vis des autres pays d’Amérique Latine. En effet, dans ce pays, le nombre d’habitants des « villes » n’a dépassé celui des « aires rurales » qu’en 1992, alors que ce même basculement avait eu lieu au milieu du siècle dernier en Argentine, au Brésil ou au Chili. D’après la Commission Économique pour l’Amérique Latine et les Caraïbes (CEPAL), le Paraguay constitue un pays en voie d’urbanisation « tardive mais accélérée », tout comme la Bolivie, l’Équateur, le Panamá, ou le Salvador. Ainsi, « l’urbanisation tardive mais accélérée » du Paraguay fait de ce pays un terrain d’observation particulièrement intéressant : la généralisation actuelle du fait urbain provoque un véritable renversement sociétal qui installe de nouvelles logiques économiques, sociales et spatiales. Or, paradoxalement, les conditions contemporaines de l’urbanisation paraguayenne ne font pas encore l’objet d’analyses suffisamment poussées : par conséquent, il semblerait que l’on mesure encore mal les nouveaux problèmes et défis en cours et à venir. Le présent article propose une remise en perspective des trajectoires récentes de l’urbanisation du pays tout en identifiant les principaux facteurs qui interviennent dans ce processus, parmi lesquels se trouvent les mutations socio-culturelles, la tertiarisation des activités économiques, la diversification et la complexification de la structure sociale, l’émergence contrastée d’une classe moyenne, ainsi que la poursuite et spécialisation d’un modèle de développement économique tourné vers l’exportation de matières premières agricoles.
Las ’Ôṯiyyôṯ Gĕḏôlôṯ en las compilaciones masoréticas
Authors: De Azcárraga M. J.
Published: September 2020

En este trabajo se ponen de manifiesto las muchas discrepancias que existen en las masoras de ’ôṯiyyôṯ gĕḏôlôṯ editadas por Ben Ḥayyîm en la segunda Biblia Rabínica, por S. Frensdorff en Ochlah W'Ochlah y por C. D. Ginsburg en su obra de recopilación de masoras, y se analizan con ayuda de los comentarios masoréticos más importantes: el ’Ôr Tôrâ de Mĕnaḥem de Lonzano y el Minḥaṯ Šay de Y. S. de Norzi. Si bien la falta de normativa que existe respecto al tema impide dar una opinión concluyente, sí se sugieren algunas posibles explicaciones.
Ibn Gabirol's Religious Poetry and Sufi Poetry
Authors: Scheindlin Raymond P.
Published: September 2020

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Tell Hatsor. IV campaña de excavaciones arqueológicas
Authors: Rubiato Díaz M.ª Teresa
Published: September 2020

La IV campaña arqueológica en Tell Hatsor fue especialmente fructífera desde el punto de vista de los restos arquitectónicos. En este informe se describen los nuevos hallazgos en el palacio cananeo del Bronce Último y en los distintos niveles excavados en el lugar que ocupaba el edificio de pilares.
La colección de Moseh ben Maimón en la Biblioteca Universitaria de Illinois, Urbana. Ediciones de los siglos XVI y XVII
Authors: Laurenti Joseph L.
Published: September 2020

En este trabajo se informa de la presencia de una importante colección de diez obras teológicas y legales de Moisés ben Maimón, Maimónides, en la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Illinois (Urbana, Illinois). Se proporcionan las fichas bibliográficas completas incluyendo las referencias en catálogos y la localización de los ejemplares existentes de este raro material bibliográfico en latín y hebreo, que vio la luz póstumamente.
Apuntes para la demografia de la aljama judía de Sagunto en los siglos bajomedievales
Authors: Hinojosa Montalvo José
Published: September 2020

Una de las principales dificultades con las que se enfrentan los que estudian el judaísmo valenciano es conocer la demografía de las aljamas. Nuestro objetivo es dar unos breves apuntes sobre la población de la judería de Sagunto, la segunda en importancia del reino de Valencia, a partir de las listas conservadas del impuesto del morabatí, de 1379 y 1445, completadas con otras noticias dispersas. Frente a un despegue demográfico del siglo XIII y principios del XIV, contrasta la crisis que se produjo a raíz de la peste de 1348 y, sobre todo, de la guerra con Castilla, la de los dos Pedros. La judería se salvó de las violencias de 1391 y en el siglo XV su población siguió creciendo con relación a 1379, en contraste con el descenso de casi un 50 % de la población cristiana de la villa. En 1492, con motivo de la expulsión, partieron hacia el exilio setecientos judíos saguntinos.
Coplas sefardíes y pliegos de cordel hispánicos
Authors: Pedrosa José Manuel
Published: September 2020

Las coplas sefardíes son, en comparación con el cancionero y el romancero, el género más judío y sefardí del repertorio poético judeoespañol, desde el punto de vista del contenido y la ideología. Sin embargo, su relación con el género de la poesía de cordel panhispánica es también evidente, y se manifiesta en sus coincidencias de denominación, formato, transmisión, estilo, carácter narrativo, metro, rima, recursos formales y temas.
The Role of Sleep and Impact on Brain and Learning
Authors: Kapsi Sevasti , Katsantoni Spyridoula , Drigas Athanasios
Published: September 2020

There are many interventions which may enhance learning. Many techniques are used in education to empower memory, which is a basic cognitive ability to ensure learning. A question arises:  if learning is a natural process, is there a natural mechanism which supports learning? In this review, it is supported that sleep is such a mechanism. Research results on sleep and learning are presented and support different effects on the brain and learning, according to the age of the population. Sleep is a fundamental process for brain function and cognition. More studies should follow to make good use of this information, so as to design new interventions for the field of education.
The Need for Emotional Intelligence Training Education in Critical and Stressful Situations: The Case of Covid-19
Authors: Drigas Athanasios , Papoutsi Chara
Published: September 2020

Critical and stressful situations can emerge in many different forms in our daily life. Sometimes the stressful situations can be more serious in national or global level, such as natural disasters and diseases. In such a difficult and demanding situation, we were with the onset of the virus. At a time when the international medical scientific community is trying to deal with the new threat called Coronavirus, emotional intelligence is contributing decidedly to address this pandemic. Awareness, management, empathy, basic components of emotional intelligence, are especially important for people to control difficult situations as the one we are going through. The need for the development and cultivation of emotional intelligence from the very beginning, starting from the field of education, is strongly apparent so that the child and later the adult can cope with stressful situations. Studies have shown that people with high emotional intelligence can better manage and mitigate stress and adopt strategies of resilience and control.
Access to Flexible Work Arrangements for People With Disabilities
Authors: Bosua Rachelle , Gloet Marianne
Published: September 2020

People with disabilities face unique challenges accessing and participating in work. From a digital inclusion perspective, an uptake of anywhere working arrangements may hold significant promise for people with disabilities. This qualitative study explored barriers of flexible work for people with disabilities in Australia. The study focused on manager and worker perspectives and findings indicate that both parties face unique challenges to accommodate people with disabilities in flexible work. Barriers encountered by disabled workers seeking access to flexible working arrangements include management attitudes, physical and infrastructure problems, social isolation misconceptions, insufficient flexible work opportunities, and inadequate management knowledge of IT support and reasonable adjustment for people with disabilities. Management issues involve cultural intolerance towards diversity and disability in general, as well as lack of policies and processes that create a supportive environment for people with disabilities who wish to engage in flexible working arrangements.
Evaluating Teaching Competence for TESOL Practicum
Authors: Thanh Trinh Ngoc
Published: September 2020

The present study assesses teaching competence for TESOL practicum at two periods: before (pre-survey stage) and after (post-survey stage) Vietnamese EFL students teachers participated in teaching practicum. With reference to Chong and Cheah, a questionnaire was constructed, and the items were divided into three specific categories: knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Quantitative findings from the item responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation matrix, and multiple regression analysis. For further interpretation, a qualitative analysis was also conducted, and the data for this analysis was collected from voluntary submission of reflection writing about teaching practicum from participants. Overall, the present study highlights key aspects in teaching practicum, and these aspects reflect constant struggle of student teachers in the early stage of teaching career. Some implications are to be discussed with regards to the findings of the study.
Fractional Choice-Based Credit System
Authors: Borkar Prashant , Arya Meenakshi
Published: September 2020

The key change brought by fractional choice-based credit system (F-CBCS) is making the learning process ‘learner-centric'. It allows learners to choose inter- and intra-disciplinary courses and provides more flexibility for students to study at different times and at different institutions to complete a course, thereby providing ease of mobility to students. It allows students to choose courses from group, namely program core, program elective, institute core, institute elective, and ability enhancement courses. It gives learner to opt for honors and minors and provides flexibility to complete degree programme at accelerated space. Designing a learning assessment framework is one critical criteria for educational institutions trying to seek NAAC or NBA accreditation. Many of the organizations lack in formalizing the process whose end results are key input to mapping process of learning outcomes assessments. This chapter will provide a comprehensive architecture, strategies, and design approach towards effective implementation of F-CBCS and learning outcomes assessments.
Determinants of Nascent Entrepreneurship Development
Authors: Rosário Albérico Travassos , Fernandes Filipa , Raimundo Ricardo Gomes , Cruz Rui Nunes
Published: September 2020

The current international economic crisis, at the moment of writing, will affect global economy and will demand entrepreneurial attitude to seize business opportunities. Nascent entrepreneurship emerged as an important concept in the boundary between entrepreneurship and organizational contexts. Literature on nascent entrepreneurship has only gained attention recently, thus remaining diverse and limited, particularly concerning their interplay with contexts and varying entrepreneurial processes. This study reviews those themes on nascent entrepreneurship and it enhances the way contextual challenges are addressed by nascent entrepreneurs, through diverse entrepreneurial leaning and entrepreneurial capability.
System of Green Resilience Eco-Oriented Land Uses in Urban Socio-Ecosystems
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G. , Danish Mir Sayed Shah
Published: September 2020

This chapter analyzes the system of green resilience eco-urban land uses oriented in urban social-ecological systems. It reviews and analyses the relevant literature in green social-ecosystem resilience concepts and presents a discussion in relation to sustainable development and ecological sustainability. It further discusses and gives an in-depth overview of the urban social ecosystems as a working structural and functional unit, describes decision support tools that could be applied to sustainable green land uses and development, and offers some strategies for engaging in urban ecosystems, ecological sustainability, and adaptive development. It is concluded that urban land use through the innovative pro-environmental solutions can, in a natural way, support the system of green resilience eco-oriented urban land uses in urban eco-systems and serve to improve the quality of life in the city.
Urban Socio-Ecosystems Green Resilience
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G.
Published: September 2020

This chapter is aimed to analyze the system of green resilience eco-urban land uses oriented in urban social-ecological systems. It reviews and analyses the relevant literature in green social-ecosystem resilience concept and presents a discussion in relation to the sustainable development and ecological sustainability. It further discusses and gives an in-depth overview of the urban social ecosystems as a working structural and functional unit, describes decision support tools that could be applied to sustainable green land uses and development, and offers some strategies for engaging in urban ecosystems, ecological sustainability and adaptive development. It is concluded that the urban land use that through the innovative pro-environmental solutions can, in a natural way, support the system of green resilience eco-oriented urban land uses in urban eco-systems and serve to improve the quality of life in the city.
Are They Worth It?
Authors: Els Jamie , Jansen Erica , Kikendall Stacey L. , Dailey-Hebert Amber
Published: September 2020

Since 2011, the trend of digital badging has continued to rise among various organizations, including higher education. After gathering faculty feedback, input, ideas, and perspectives on structure and implementation, the faculty development center at a Midwestern university launched a university-wide digital badging program. The intent was to incorporate faculty input into the design of digital badges to gain faculty engagement. After the first year of implementation, a survey of faculty perceptions on digital badging received unanticipated results. Emerging themes from this survey indicate that faculty are hesitant towards digital badging; however, participant responses also suggest that faculty uncertainty of the digital badging program is connected to the communication process. Recommendations are presented to support the needs of faculty perceptions of a digital badging program.
Policies and Procedures That May Hinder Morale, Motivation, and Engagement
Authors: Hammond Helen G. , Waltemeyer Shaunna
Published: September 2020

For institutions with a strong reliance on campus-based, full-time faculty, there are likely several policies and procedures that may hinder morale, motivation, and engagement for remote faculty that should be considered. The purpose of this chapter is to provide key areas of policy that administrators may want to consider in the areas of technology and equipment, faculty and student expectations, barriers to time and geography, and training and development. Key recommendations provided at the end of the chapter include developing a strategy to provide online faculty with the appropriate learning tools to deliver high-quality education via the online modality; creating a comprehensive set of policies and procedures that outline student and faculty expectations and requirements in the online classroom; integrating tools, resources, and policies that set remote faculty up for success; and supporting faculty through coaching, mentoring, and best practices.
The Influence of Employer Branding on Employer Attractiveness and Employee Engagement and Retention
Authors: Easa Nasser Fathi , Bazzi Ayman Mahmoud
Published: September 2020

This paper aims to review the literature over the past 10 years related to employer branding by shedding light on its role of enhancing employer attractiveness, employee engagement, and retention. The paper offers a better understanding for the literature gap related to the employer branding field. A systematic review of 33 articles published between 2010 and 2019 was conducted in which the reviewed papers were classified depending on electronic databases, namely Emerald, Science Direct, and Business Source Complete. The research findings were analyzed based on two classifications: descriptive and main topic analysis. The majority of the reviewed articles were empirical studies published during the year 2018, revealing the importance of employer branding by creating employer attractiveness, employee engagement, and employee retention, in addition to focusing on employee retention as a main tool for achieving a competitive advantage.
Enhancing Student Engagement Using a Blended Learning Approach
Authors: Shohel M. Mahruf C. , Cann Rosemary , Atherton Stephen
Published: September 2020

Student engagement is the core of the teaching and learning practice in higher education. This exploratory action research project was designed to enhance teaching and learning using a blended learning approach to increase student engagement prior, during, and after lecture and seminar sessions of a module run for first-year undergraduate students. Within an academic semester, three action research cycles were carried out to collect data and redesign the classroom practice. Different data collection techniques were used along with Microsoft OneNote Class Notebook. This article presents three case studies of individual students to demonstrate how the digital workspace helped to develop the practice of participatory teaching and learning during a first-year undergraduate module. This study indicates that listening to students' voices through a blended learning approach helped to increase student engagement, thus increasing student participation in shaping and redesigning teaching and learning to engage them within the classroom and beyond.
Using Google Cardboard Compatible HMDs and Spherical Videos for Teaching History to High School Students
Authors: Fokides Emmanuel , Polydorou Eleni , Mazarakis Panos
Published: September 2020

The study presents the results from a project in which subjects related with history were taught to high school students using spherical videos, viewed by means of smartphones and Google Cardboard compatible HMDs. The target group was One hundred five 14-15 years old students, divided into three groups. The first used printed material, the second web pages, and the third the HMDs. The project lasted for 12 two-teaching-hours sessions (for for each tool), and data were collected using evaluation sheets and a questionnaire for recording student views and attitudes. The results suggested that students who used the HMDs outperformed students who used the other tools. All tools were considered equally effective and the participating students considered the web pages as easier to use. Then again, the combination of spherical videos, smartphones, and HMDs was more enjoyable and motivating. Though the findings highlighted the educational potential of spherical videos when viewed through HMDs, they also point to the need for finding innovative teaching methods/frameworks for better exploiting their potential.
Material Based Fault Detection Methods for PV Systems
Authors: Osmani Khaled , Haddad Ahmad , Lemenand Thierry , Castanier Bruno , Ramadan Mohamad
Published: September 2020

The overall efficiency of a PV system is strongly affected by the PV cell raw materials. Since a reliable renewable energy source is expected to produce maximum power with longest lifetime and minimum errors, a critical aspect to bear in mind is the occurrence of PV faults according to raw material types. The different failure scenarios occurring in PV system, decrease its output power, reduce its life expectancy and ban the system from meeting load demands, yielding to severe consecutive blackouts. This paper aims first to present different core materials types, material based fault occurring on the PV cell level and consequently the fault detection techniques corresponding to each fault type.
Effect of Electron Beam Irradiation on the Rheological Properties and Phase Transition Temperature of Poly(N-Vinylcaprolactam)
Authors: Halligan Shane C. , Murray Kieran A. , Vrain Olivier , Lyons John G. , Geever Luke M.
Published: September 2020

Exposing smart materials to electron beam radiation can induce free radical reactions, such as chain branching or crosslinking, hence enhancing the characteristics of the polymers. Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) (PNVCL) is a smart material which was synthesised by photopolymerisation. Subsequently, samples were exposed to electron beam technology, where electron beam irradiation was utilised in a novel approach. This led to the modification of the rheological and phase transition properties. Modifying PNVCL through electron beam irradiation opens new avenues and potential applications in the biomedical field. Physically cross-linked PNVCL polymers were prepared by photopolymerisation and samples were subsequently irradiated at different dose ranges (5kGy, 25kGy and 50 kGy). The rheological properties of the PNVCL based samples were established by rheological analysis. Similarly, the PNVCL based sample polymers were further characterised in solution to determine the phase transition of PNVCL.
Fluorite-Like Neodymium Molybdates Doped with Lead
Authors: Ardanova Lyudmyla I. , Chebyshev Konstantin , Ignatov Aleksey V. , Pasechnik Lyudmila , Selikova Nellya , Get'man Evgeni I. , Radio Sergey
Published: September 2020

The purpose of the work is influence investigation of modifying Nd5Mo3O16+δ oxygen-conducting fluorite-related compound by lead at the crystal structure and conductivity. The substitution of lead for neodymium was studied by XRD (with structure refinement), scanning electron microscopy, FTIR-spectroscopy and conductivity measurements. The compositions Nd5-xPbxMo3O16+δ (x = 0 – 1.6) were obtained by a solid state reaction from the oxides. It was determined that single-phase solid solution Nd5-xPbxMo3O16+δ is formed up to x ≈ 0.82. The Rietveld structure refinement shows that lead is statistically located in the Ln1 and Ln2 positions. The introduction of lead does not significantly affect the nature and values of conductivity.
Preparation and Properties of Co/Fe Multilayers and Co-Fe Alloy Films for Application in Magnetic Field Sensors
Authors: Honig Hauke Lars , Hopfeld Marcus , Schaaf Peter
Published: September 2020

In magnetoelectric sensors for the detection of weak magnetic fields, the magnetostrictivecomponent is required to show a high strain at small magnetic field changes. Co-Fe alloys, amongrare earth free materials, have one of the largest saturation magnetostriction and are magnetically softat the same time. In this study, Co-Fe alloy films with 66 at.-% Co are prepared by magnetron sputterdeposition of Co/Fe-multilayers which differ in their individual layer structure and in a subsequentrapid thermal annealing process. The influence of the initial bilayer period and the annealing temperatureon the phase formation and film structure are investigated. X-ray diffraction revealed a higherfraction of the desired face-centered cubic solid solution for thicker individual layers after the 800 °Cannealing. The change of the electrical in-plane resistivity reaches a minimum around 500 °C and iscorrelating well with the observed grain growth and solid solution phase formation. The investigationof magnetic properties with vibrating sample magnetometry shows coercive fields of 3.2 kA/m and2.2 kA/m for fully alloyed films with initial bilayer periods of 25 nm and 250 nm, respectively.
Analysis of Thermoelastic Damping of Functionally Graded Material Micro Plate Based on the Mindlin Plate Theory
Authors: Li Shi Rong , Xiong Peng , Cao Da Fu
Published: September 2020

In this paper, thermoelastic damping (TED) in a simply supported rectangular functionally graded material (FGM) micro plate with continuous variation of the material properties along the thickness direction is performed. The equations of motion and the heat conduction equation coupled with the thermal effects are derived based on the Mindlin plate theory and the one-way coupled heat conduction theory, respectively. The heat conduction equation with variable coefficients is solved by using the layer-wise homogenization approach. Analytical solution of TED is obtained by complex frequency method. Numerical results of TED are presented for the rectangular FGM micro plate made of ceramic-metal constituents with the power-law gradient profile. The effects of the shear deformation, the material gradient index, the plate thickness on the TED of the FGM micro plate are studied.
Zbtb20 Restrains CD8 T Cell Immunometabolism and Restricts Memory Differentiation and Antitumor Immunity
Authors: Sun Yanbo , Preiss Nicholas K. , Valenteros Kristine B. , Kamal Yasmin , Usherwood Young-Kwang , Frost H. Robert , Usherwood Edward J.
Published: September 2020

CD8 T cell differentiation is orchestrated by dynamic metabolic changes that direct activation, proliferation, cytotoxic function, and epigenetic changes. We report that the BTB-ZF family transcriptional repressor Zbtb20 negatively regulates CD8 T cell metabolism and memory differentiation in mice. Effector and memory CD8 T cells with conditional Zbtb20 deficiency displayed enhanced mitochondrial and glycolytic metabolism, and memory CD8 T cells had enhanced spare respiratory capacity. Furthermore, Zbtb20-deficient CD8 T cells displayed increased flexibility in the use of mitochondrial fuel sources. Phenotypic and transcriptional skewing toward the memory fate was observed during the CD8 T cell response to Listeria monocytogenes. Memory cells mounted larger secondary responses and conferred better protection following tumor challenge. These data suggest that inactivation of Zbtb20 may offer an approach to enhance metabolic activity and flexibility and improve memory CD8 T cell differentiation, useful attributes for T cells used in adoptive immunotherapy.