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Mediation in Schools
Authors: Rotarescu Violeta Stefania
Published: December 2019

Communication generates situations that end up in getting an easy outcome—mutual understanding of people involved in the act—or a rising awareness of the differences between them. Consequences vary, but sometimes they could lead to conflicts. Some settings, like schools, due to specific constraints and requirements, are prone to increase the level of frustration of people and, thus, of conflictual situations. They need to have an as-easy-as-possible way of dealing with conflict in a peaceful manner. Peer mediation, as a negotiation technique, is one of the most efficient ways of dealing with conflicts whenever these appear. It is even more important when we speak about conflicts between children. This chapter reviews some relevant issues regarding conflict and its impact on school climate and presents the idea of implementing peer mediation in a different cultural school setting as a way of improving the educational environment and results.
Teacher Attitudes Towards the School Integration of Students With Special Educational Needs
Authors: Adela Bradea , Valentin Blandul
Published: December 2019

In recent decades, the issue of integrating students with SEN in mainstream education has been the focus of both educationalists and teachers from Romania. In this respect, integrated education means the form of schooling in which students with SEN are taught in mainstream education, while inclusive education assumes that schools adjust themselves to the psycho-individual particularities of each student, whether or not they have certain disabilities. Unfortunately, teachers and other educational agents are not always prepared to accept and meet the needs of a student with disabilities. Thus, the aim of this research was to identify the attitude of teachers towards the integration of students with SEN in the mainstream education of Bihor county, Romania. The results show that both society and a large part of the school staff ignore the issue of people with disabilities, preferring a superficial involvement, which restricts itself mainly to the administrative aspect instead of developing quality interpersonal relationships between non-disabled students and those with SEN.
The Decisive Factor for a Successful Religion Class
Authors: Vasile Gordon
Published: December 2019

The success of the Religion class depends on a number of factors, some of them related to the students, others to the educators. From the second category, the essential factor is the teacher employed to teach the school subject. This study aims to examine the determining factor involved in teaching religion and to explain the paradigmatic profile of the teacher. His/her strong or weak points are decisive for accomplishing or missing the objectives of the Religion class. In the present study, the authors mainly consider the paradigmatic profile of an educator, in contrast with that of a mere school “employee.”
Digital Curriculum Importance for New Era Education
Authors: Alamri Malak Z. , Jhanjhi N. Z. , Humayun Mamoona
Published: December 2019

Education is the key to success for any society. The quality of education is directly linked with the curriculum it contains, the mode of delivery, how effective it is, as well as the volume of dispersion among the society. Digital curriculum (DC) changes the tradition of old teaching and bring higher results in different domains. This chapter examines how DC has played a main role in education in society at various levels and the importance of digital curriculum in education for teachers and students. The digital curriculum has been upgraded to enhance the status of education in a new era. Change provides a greater focus on building the era education. Moreover, the effect and the future of the DC will be illustrated. This research will further bring several ways of implementing DC in different domains, different benefits of it, and its impact on the economic growth as well as in digital governance.
The Role of IoT in Digital Governance
Authors: Khan Azeem , Jhanjhi N. Z. , Humayun Mamoona , Ahmad Muneer
Published: December 2019

The acronym IoT stands for internet of things. The IoT ecosystem can be envisioned as a set of physical electronic devices embedded with intelligence, connected through a network, enabling them to collect and exchange data, and allowing these devices to be sensed and handled remotely between the physical and cyber worlds. The devices connected through the internet has been influencing all walks of our life ranging from individual, societal, educational, industrial, entrepreneurial, and related to governance as well. As we are connected and surrounded with a plethora of connected smart devices, it seems there is a great risk of security and privacy in several aspects, such as device authentication, data theft, device manipulation, data falsification, etc., to name a few. Hence, the current chapter has been undertaken to explore and comprehend the security and privacy related implications, opportunities, future directions, and challenges involved in implementing digital governance with IoT.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Authors: Annur Robithoh , Ponnusamy Vasaki
Published: December 2019

Transportation is an essential part of human activity that allows people to move from one place to other places. Modern transportation systems refer to intelligent transportation systems (ITS). It has been proven that information and communication technology (ICT) has a significant role to improve the quality and security transportation services. ITS can be described as an integration of computer, electronics, and communication technologies and management strategies that can increase the efficiency and safety of transportation. The application is a platform that manages the vehicles, drivers, passengers, road operators, and managers in an environment that is suitable for everyone to communicate and interact. This chapter presents the history of transportation systems and the role of ICT to bring ITS in different transportation modes. The main motivation of the chapter is to survey the various technology-enabled ITS systems that have been in place, analyzing their strengths and providing recommendations for such ITS systems in developing countries to improve the governance.
Economic African Development in the Context of FinTech
Authors: Ben Romdhane Youssra , Loukil Sahar , Kammoun Souhaila
Published: December 2019

The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the effect of FinTech and political incertitude on economic growth through a multiple regression. Thus, the authors employ the method of generalized least square (GLS) with panel data. The sample concerns 21 African countries during (2001-2014-2017). The authors use a wide range of measures from Global Findex Database 2017, the World Bank platform, the World Bank national accounts data, and the OECD National Accounts data files base in the context of Africa. Empirical results show that FinTech is a driver of economic growth unless it is actively used in a developed digital infrastructure. In fact, the authors prove that, when financial technologies are used in both transactions (receive and made digital payment), they significantly contribute to the economic cycle. Passive use like simple consumption actions are not a significant lever for the economy. The principal contribution is to highlight that the active use of financial innovations and not passive one and the developed digital infrastructure do promote economic growth in African countries.
Big Data Classification and Internet of Things in Healthcare
Authors: Rghioui Amine , Lloret Jaime , Oumnad Abedlmajid
Published: December 2019

Every single day, a massive amount of data is generated by different medical data sources. Processing this wealth of data is indeed a daunting task, and it forces us to adopt smart and scalable computational strategies, including machine intelligence, big data analytics, and data classification. The authors can use the Big Data analysis for effective decision making in healthcare domain using the existing machine learning algorithms with some modification to it. The fundamental purpose of this article is to summarize the role of Big Data analysis in healthcare, and to provide a comprehensive analysis of the various techniques involved in mining big data. This article provides an overview of Big Data, applicability of it in healthcare, some of the work in progress and a future works. Therefore, in this article, the use of machine learning techniques is proposed for real-time diabetic patient data analysis from IoT devices and gateways.
Performance Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Cervical Cancer Detection
Authors: Singh Sanjay Kumar , Goyal Anjali
Published: December 2019

Cervical cancer is second most prevailing cancer in women all over the world and the Pap smear is one of the most popular techniques used to diagnosis cervical cancer at an early stage. Developing countries like India has to face the challenges in order to handle more cases day by day. In this article, various online and offline machine learning algorithms has been applied on benchmarked data sets to detect cervical cancer. This article also addresses the problem of segmentation with hybrid techniques and optimizes the number of features using extra tree classifiers. Accuracy, precision score, recall score, and F1 score are increasing in the proportion of data for training and attained up to 100% by some algorithms. Algorithm like logistic regression with L1 regularization has an accuracy of 100%, but it is too much costly in terms of CPU time in comparison to some of the algorithms which obtain 99% accuracy with less CPU time. The key finding in this article is the selection of the best machine learning algorithm with the highest accuracy. Cost effectiveness in terms of CPU time is also analysed.
Causes of China's Low Consumption from the Perspective of Local Governmental Competition
Authors: Zhu Yaling , Zhang Huifang
Published: December 2019

Taking into account the three-sector general equilibrium perspective of the government, business, and household sectors and taking government public goods investment as intermediary; this article builds mathematical models of local governmental competition and three-sector consumption. It also theoretically analyzes the impacting path of local governmental competition, causing increased investment in public goods, thereby reducing consumption. At the same time, based on the model of China's provincial panel data from 1993 to 2015, the empirical analysis shows that a 1% increase in the level of competition among local governments will result in a corresponding decrease of 0.757% in total consumption, 0.348% in governmental competition, 0.340% in business consumption and 0.366% in household consumption. Local governmental competition leads to the government's tendency to invest in public goods and reduces the regional consumption, which especially damages the consumption capacity of the household sector.
Towards a Definition and Concept of Collaborative Resilience in Supply Chain
Authors: Aggarwal Shikha , Srivastava Manoj Kumar , Bharadwaj Sangeeta Shah
Published: December 2019

In the era of turbulent environment, handling disruptions and building resilience is of prime importance to businesses. Most literature on building resilience in a supply chain is organization-focused and discusses firm-level abilities to bounce back after a disruption. In this study, the authors explored and defined collaborative resilience in a supply chain. Specifically, a case study approach across five supply chains was followed. Through this research, an empirical definition and understanding of collaborative resilience in supply chains was derived as the finding of the study. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first empirical research to develop a definition of collaborative resilience in supply chain. This study may strike many future research studies for research on the phenomenon of collaborative resilience in supply chains.
A Study of the Reorganization Eco-Systemic in a Cooperative Society of Fishing Production
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G. G , Salazar-Echeagaray Julieta Elizabeth , Salazar-Echeagaray Teresa Irina
Published: December 2019

The present article studies the reorganization that has accepted the Cooperative Society of Fishing Production “The Patole,” S.C. of R.L. de C.V. It is stated that as a consequence of the implementation of systems theory, it has enhanced its institutionalization transformation and thus, the accomplishment of its objectives, being a cause of occupation and profit for the cooperative. The principal method employed in this investigation is observing partners, collecting factual data, and utilized with a Likert scale questionnaire. The conclusion is that systems theory is connected to the cooperative to be advantageous in the organizational growth of the social gathering.
Sufficiency, Sustainability, and Innovation Media Moonshot
Authors: Knight Peter Titcomb
Published: December 2019

This article introduces the role of innovation and exponential technologies to eliminate shortfalls in access to basic needs at a global level while achieving sustainability in four dimensions: economic, social, political and ecological. Next the article reviews the literature concerning the role of films and TV programs on influencing public opinion and producing changes in economic, social, and political outcomes. Several films and TV programs that have achieved this are presented, with documentation of their successes. Then a “media moonshot” is proposed to help develop support for public policies to accelerate progress toward sufficiency and sustainability through innovation. This would be achieved by helping finance a tenfold increase in production of films and TV programs in this field. Various fiction and non-fiction formats would be used. The goal proposed is to reach an audience of at least one billion people with measurable impacts on public opinion and government policies. Several examples of possible films and TV programs are presented.
Manipulating Temporal Cues and Message Concreteness for Deal Communication
Authors: Liu Yi
Published: December 2019

Online merchants often use social media to communicate deal messages to directed consumers, but they face the fundamental challenge of how to effectively communicate deal messages to these consumers using that medium. This research seeks to address this challenge by building on the construal level theory to theorize that consumers' purchase intentions in response to the products promoted via social media communication are affected by the concreteness of promotion messages and its interaction with message promotional time and deal expiration time. A between-subject experiment was conducted, and the findings suggest that concrete messages lead to higher purchase intentions. Through interacting message concreteness, message promotional time and deal expiration time, we show that the congruency of a concrete message with either, but not both, temporal cue lead to higher purchase intention. This study thus provides theoretically grounded insights on how to better communicate deal information on microblogging sites.
Value Proposition Through Knowledge Sharing and Crowdsourcing
Authors: Siakas Dimitrios , Siakas Kerstin Viola
Published: December 2019

A value proposition is important to businesses and their success, because it analyses the needs of customers or users and what they are willing to pay for. This study aims to make explicit the process of integrating/involving the customer/user in the innovation process and of conceptualizing customer value creation, by identifying different perspectives of value and customer/user engagement. Potential ways for gaining added business value through a suitable value proposition based on crowdsourcing are examined. Open innovation is investigated as a tool for integrating customers/users in the innovation process, in particularly in the ideation stage of innovation. Crowdsourcing is a paradigm that assumes that companies can and should use external ideas in addition to internal ideas for creating value and assume that internal ideas can be taken to market by external channels, outside the current business of the company. Online social networks are particularly suitable channels for engaging customers and users for a common goal regarding innovation, problem solving, and efficiency.
A Contingent Approach to Facilitating Conflict Resolution in Software Development Outsourcing Projects
Authors: Cho Donghwan
Published: December 2019

With the wide spread of IT outsourcing, internal IT personnel have been required to change their roles from system development to organizational change agents such as securing software development outsourcing (SDO) success. Conflict resolution is critical to secure the SDO success, but the understanding of how IT personnel facilitate conflict resolution as change agents is limited. The purpose of this study is to understand the negative impact of conflicts on SDO outcomes and to investigate the moderating effect of IT personnel's conflict resolution facilitation (process facilitation, content facilitation) between conflicts and two SDO outcome dimensions (project efficiency and system effectiveness). In order to test the model, data was collected through a cross-sectional field survey using questionnaires, and a total of 144 SDO projects were used in the final analysis. Research results show that conflicts have a negative impact on both of the SDO outcome dimensions, and the effect of conflict resolution facilitation by IT personnel is contingent on the dimensions of SDO outcomes.
Aramid Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipes RTPs for Transport of Hydrogen Gas
Authors: Cornelissen Bo , Knoester Henk , Breed Mark , Schipper Marco
Published: December 2019

Fiber reinforced thermoplastic pipes (RTPs) are increasingly used for the transportation of oil and gas. This paper is on the development of special RTPs for the transportation of high pressure hydrogen gas. Production of hydrogen fuel is an attractive way to store renewable energy, and cope with increasing demand and supply needs to adapt renewables. Renewable energy generation like wind and solar with combined hydrogen production requires future offshore and onshore hydrogen transport. We demonstrate the applicability of aramid reinforced thermoplastic pipes for hydrogen transport. We predict the dimensional stability of RTPs in general with an analytical model.

The capability of para-aramid reinforced thermoplastic pipes is investigated both conceptually and theoretically. This paper shows the versatility of fiber reinforced pipes and their potential use in decarbonized energy systems. We built a simple analytical model facilitating the design process of RTPs. The model predicts how design parameters like pipe diameter, fiber layer thickness, orientation and amount of reinforcement per unit pipe length affect the deformation of the pipe under a given pressure. Accurately predicting the lifetime of RTPs is one of the main challenges. The analytical model rigorously translates pipe loading into yarn stresses and strains and is therefore a useful tool to understand pipe failure in terms of the yarn's long-term properties. The model provides an easy and fast understanding of the mechanics of RTPs, without requiring the complexity of, for instance, FEM calculations.
TLR2 Dimerization Blockade Allows Generation of Homeostatic Intestinal Macrophages under Acute Colitis Challenge
Authors: Gross-Vered Mor , Shmuel-Galia Liraz , Zarmi Batya , Humphries Fiachra , Thaiss Christoph , Salame Tomer-Meir , David Eyal , Chappell-Maor Louise , Fitzgerald Katherine A. , Shai Yechiel , Jung Steffen
Published: December 2019

Recruited blood monocytes contribute to the establishment, perpetuation, and resolution of tissue inflammation. Specifically, in the inflamed intestine, monocyte ablation was shown to ameliorate colitis scores in preclinical animal models. However, the majority of intestinal macrophages that seed the healthy gut are also monocyte derived. Monocyte ablation aimed to curb inflammation would therefore likely interfere with intestinal homeostasis. In this study, we used a TLR2 trans-membrane peptide that blocks TLR2 dimerization that is critical for TLR2/1 and TLR2/6 heterodimer signaling to blunt inflammation in a murine colitis model. We show that although the TLR2 peptide treatment ameliorated colitis, it allowed recruited monocytes to give rise to macrophages that lack the detrimental proinflammatory gene signature and reduced potentially damaging neutrophil infiltrates. Finally, we demonstrate TLR blocking activity of the peptide on in vitro cultured human monocyte-derived macrophages. Collectively, we provide a significantly improved anti-inflammatory TLR2 peptide and critical insights in its mechanism of action toward future potential use in the clinic.
Short-Term Study Abroad: The Students' Perspective on London 2019
Authors: Payne Ellen K. , Chapman Heather , Daly April , Darby Samantha , Heft Margaret
Published: December 2019

Context

Many study abroad experiences are difficult for athletic training students to attend because of the prescriptive nature of the athletic training curriculum. Short-term study abroad programs allow students to participate in an international educational experience without the time commitment of semester-long or yearlong programs.

Objective

To report the students' perspective of a short-term study abroad experience.

Background

In January 2019 a short-term study abroad program was offered for athletic training students. The program included attendance at a sports medicine conference, networking opportunities, and cultural activities.

Synthesis

Through a group debriefing session and guided reflection questions, four athletic training students who attended the short-term study abroad program in London reflected on their preparations for the international travel and their experiences while abroad.

Recommendation(s)

Continued research should be conducted to objectively assess how short-term study abroad programs influence students' cultural awareness and cultural competency upon return.

Conclusion(s)

Short-term study abroad programs are one way for students to increase cultural awareness while staying on track with their athletic training curriculum. From the students' perspective, once they overcame the perceived barriers to international travel, the experience was positive, and they would recommend it to other athletic training students.
Athletic Training Services in Japan: A Comparison of the United States and Japan Based on Educational Background
Authors: Izumi Hideyuki “E” , Hosokawa Yuri
Published: December 2019

Context

Each country has a unique history in the development of its athletic training professionals and education and credentialing systems. In Japan, the majority of athletic trainers hold a domestic credential (JSPO-AT) obtained from the Japan Sport Association (JSPO) or a US-based credential from the Board of Certification (BOC-AT).

Objective

To determine whether differences in demographic, professional, and educational characteristics exist between Japanese BOC-ATs and JSPO-ATs who currently practice athletic training services in Japan.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Online survey.

Patients or Other Participants

Eight hundred twenty-nine Japanese athletic trainers in Japan (BOC-AT, n = 64; JSPO-AT, n = 765).

Main Outcome Measure(s)

Pearson's χ2 test and Fisher's exact test were used to determine differences in demographic, professional, and educational characteristics between BOC-ATs and JSPO-ATs.

Results

The proportion of female respondents was greater for BOC-ATs (29.7%) than for JSPO-ATs (18.7%; χ2 [1] = 4.5, P = .03). A greater proportion of BOC-ATs reported having master's degrees or higher (χ2 [3] = 81.6, P < .01). The percentage of respondents with at least 1 therapist or medical practitioner license in Japan was greater for JSPO-ATs (73.1%) than for BOC-ATs (20.3%; P < .01). The percentage of respondents with at least 1 credential in exercise, nutrition, or teaching was greater for BOC-ATs (62.5%) than for JSPO-ATs (45.2%; P < .01). A large difference was observed in the proportion of individuals who identified as therapists (JSPO-ATs = 29.8%, BOC-ATs = 6.3%; χ2 [5] = 18.9, P < .01). The median income for BOC-ATs was 401–600 million yen (US$36 500–$54 500), whereas the median income for JSPO-ATs was 0–200 million yen (US$0–$18 200).

Conclusions

BOC-ATs in Japan were more established than JSPO-ATs as athletic training professionals with higher educational backgrounds, while more JSPO-ATs tended to be therapists. Findings from the current study may serve as benchmark data for the athletic training profession and service characteristics in Japan.
Prevalence, pattern, and attitudes of smoking among libyan diabetic males: A clinic-based study
Authors: El-Shareif Hawa
Published: December 2019

Introduction: Smoking is a major avoidable cardiovascular risk factor and is a cause of premature death worldwide. Objectives: To study the prevalence, pattern, and awareness of health hazards of smoking among Libyan diabetic male patients in Tripoli Medical Center, Tripoli, Libya. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional, clinic-based study using a predesigned questionnaire, the participants were interviewed by the author. The interview covered personal data, and questions about their smoking status, and their awareness of smoking hazards. Results: The overall prevalence of current smoking was 26.4% and past smoking 40.3%. The mean age was 50.8 ± 14.4 years (range 18–75 years). The mean age at which smoking started was 18.6 ± 5.3 years; all current smokers were cigarette smokers. Main reason for quitting smoking was related to health issues while social and religious considerations were the main reasons for never smoking. Conclusions: The prevalence of smoking among Libyan diabetic patients was high; this calls for incorporating smoking cessation services within the diabetes care clinics.
“Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, epilepsy, and brain atrophy” with a novel mutation
Authors: Fathalla Waseem , Salman Farah
Published: December 2019

“Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, epilepsy, and brain atrophy” is a newly described disorder related to homozygous mutations in TRAPPC6B gene. Although nonspecific, the features of this disorder appear to have a characteristic course of postnatal progressive microcephaly that should raise the suspicion of this disorder. To the best of our knowledge, only eight cases were published in the literature. Here, we report a new case with a novel mutation and compare the clinical findings to the published cases. This case was not picked up by whole-exome sequencing but rather by whole-genome sequencing, emphasizing the importance of pursuing an etiological diagnosis in patients with otherwise unexplained progressive neurological disorders.
Acute and long-term effects of water pipe smoking on the respiratory system: A narrative review
Authors: Mogassabi Waqar , Hassen Sara , Mahadik Sahar , Mubarak Reem , Ibrahim Wanis
Published: December 2019

Tobacco use has become a global major health problem and a leading global cause of preventable death. Water pipe smoking epidemic is on the rise and is replacing cigarettes as the most popular method of tobacco use in many countries. In this narrative review, we aimed to summarize the acute and long-term effects of water pipe smoking on the respiratory system. A comprehensive literature search addressing these effects was conducted without date restrictions. Among the serious acute respiratory effects of water pipe smoking on the respiratory system that have been reported in in literature are acute eosinophilic pneumonia, acute carbon monoxide poisoning, increase in respiratory rate, transmission of infection, and acute deterioration in lung function. Among the long-term effects are the increased risk of lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease, asthma and asthma exacerbations, and long-term effects on lung function. The impact of water pipe smoking on the respiratory system and on human health in general deserves more attention from researchers and health policy makers.
Билинеаризация и солитонные решения суперсимметричного связанного уравнения Кортевега-де Фриза
Authors: Mirza Arifa , ul Hassan Mahmood
Published: December 2019

Для связанного уравнения Кортевега-де Фриза предложено $N=1$ суперсимметричное обобщение и с помощью супероператора Хироты получена его билинейная форма. С использованием метода Хироты выведены явные выражения для суперполевых солитонных решений суперсимметричного связанного уравнения Кортевега-де Фриза. Также найдены суперполевые одно- и двухсолитонные решения.
Vključenost lokalne skupnosti v pripravo smernic za urbanistično oblikovanje na območjih kulturne dediščine: primer Burse v Turčiji
Authors: Polat Sibel , TUMER YILDIZ Ozge
Published: December 2019

V zadnjih letih so centralna vlada in lokalne uprave v Turčiji izvedle različne študije, da bi vzpostavile pravno-upravni okvir urbanističnega oblikovanja in pripravile oblikovalske smernice za ohranjanje identitete zgodovinskih mest pod pritiski hitre urbanizacije. V članku sta avtorici pojasnili, kako sta v praksi izvedli model participativne priprave oblikovalskih smernic za območja kulturne dediščine, ki sta ga oblikovali v okviru znanstvenoraziskovalnega projekta. Predstavili sta uporabo raznih metod, da se lahko v pripravo oblikovalskih smernic za območja kulturne dediščine vključi raznovrstne akterje, razpravljali sta o pomembnosti metod in procesov vključevanja lokalne skupnosti v pripravo teh smernic, na podlagi primerov iz Združenega kraljestva in Turčije pa sta osvetlili področje uporabe smernic za trajnostno ohranjanje območij kulturne dediščine na splošno. Predstavili sta še študijo primera, opravljeno v turškem mestu. Bursa, natančneje v predelu Hanlar, ki je na Unescovem seznamu svetovne dediščine. Študija je obsegala raziskavo načrtovalskih odločitev, analizo območja, anketo med mestnimi prebivalci, poglobljene intervjuje z lokalnimi obrtniki in oblikovalsko delavnico z raznovrstnimi akterji. V predstavitvi glavnih izsledkov študije so med drugim navedeni uporaba raznih načinov vključevanja skupnosti v pripravo oblikovalskih smernic za območja kulturne dediščine v Turčiji, sistem oblikovalskih usmeritev za Burso in seznam priporočil, povezanih z oblikovalskimi smernicami za Hanlar in Burso, sestavljen na podlagi primerov iz Združenega kraljestva.
Razlike v zaznavanju bivalnega okolja glede na starost prebivalcev
Authors: GRUM Bojan
Published: December 2019

Zanimalo nas je, ali lahko morebitne statistično značilne razlike glede na demografske značilnosti udeležencev kažejo na medgeneracijsko različna dojemanja bivalnega okolja. Za proučevanje smo uporabili metodologijo, ki sloni na kvantitativni metodi. Starejši udeleženci raziskave so poročali o večjem zadovoljstvu, večjem občutku druž- beno-ekonomske homogenosti soseske, boljših sosedskih odnosih in boljših občutkih glede vzdrževanja grajenega okolja kot mlajši udeleženci. Zanimivo pa je, da mlajši udeleženci raziskave izražajo višjo stopnjo strinjanja glede vandalizma ter fizičnih in besednih napadov v soseski. Rezultati raziskave so bili v nasprotju s pričakovanji, saj predhodne študije pri starejših prebivalcih v primerjavi z mlajšimi ugotavljajo precej nižje stopnje strinjanja glede zadovoljstva z grajenim okoljem in pomembno višje stopnje glede kriminalitete. Rezultate si razlagamo z ugoto- vitvami številnih raziskovalcev, skladno s katerimi starejši ljudje še vedno na splošno raje ostarijo v svojem domu, v znanem okolju, saj se pogosto bojijo, da bi zanje prehod v kolektivno ali institucionalno življenjsko okolje neizogib- no pomenil izgubo neodvisnosti, kar posledično pomeni, da okolje sprejemajo tako, kot je. V raziskavi ugotavljamo še, da vrsta izkazanih statistično značilnih razlik kaže na to, da bivalno okolje, ki ima velik učinek na zadovoljstvo in dobro počutje, vendarle ne nudi enake kakovosti gra- jene socialne infrastrukture prav vsem uporabnikom, ki se ločijo po demografskih razlikah.
Patterns of using places for recreation and relaxation in peri-urban areas: The case of Lake Podpec, Slovenia
Authors: Goličnik Marušić Barbara , Mihevc Nevenka , Dremel Manca
Published: December 2019

The paper addresses the issues of place capacity for occupancy
for rest and recreation in the context of peri-urban
landscapes of high natural or cultural values. It sets these
issues in the frame of bottom-up approaches, considering
qualitative-, small- and slow-data-oriented methods and
techniques, using observation & behaviour mapping. It
focuses on designing the concept of a natural site’s carrying
capacity and evaluating an area’s carrying capacity
for specific use. It proceeds from a study conducted by
Golicnik Marušic (2015), which showed the prudence of
addressing the development and planning of green infrastructure
from the perspective of user needs and habits.
By including the concept of an area’s carrying capacity, it
also incorporates the conservation aspect. Based on data
obtained through observation and mapping, the article
comments on current use and users in terms of their age,
use of a place, frequency of activities, and type of activities
in the case of Lake Podpec, a popular recreational site at
the fringe of Ljubljana marsh, Slovenia.
Strikes in the Canadian Higher Education Sector: The Feasibility of Compulsory Binding Arbitration
Authors: Karimi Sirvan
Published: December 2019

The prevalence of labour disruptions in the Canadian education sector requires a comprehensive analysis of the adverse implications of strikes for stakeholders and Canadian society in general. Education is a kind of public good that generates positive externalities and strikes in Canadian universities and colleges engender negative externalities as manifested in the infliction of psychological and financial harms on students who become hostages to the hostility between unions and academic administrators. The overriding interests of students, families, faculty, educational institutions, and the broader community necessitate that impasses in collective bargaining negotiations be resolved without resorting to strike. Therefore, there are compelling, justifiable grounds to consider integrating compulsory binding arbitration in collective bargaining agreements as a mechanism to tackle and resolve impasses in collective bargaining negotiations in the higher education sector.
De investeringstoets in vitale infrastructuren: laatste redmiddel of reden tot zorg?
Authors: van Breugel Tessa , Lavrijssen Saskia , Hancher Leigh
Published: December 2019

De investeringstoets in vitale infrastructuren: laatste redmiddel of reden tot zorg?

In maart 2019 is het wetsvoorstel ongewenste zeggenschap telecommunicatie ingediend bij de Tweede Kamer. Dit wetsvoorstel introduceert een investeringstoets in de telecommunicatiesector. Het is een aanvulling op het bestaande wet- en regelgevend kader dat veelal is ingevoerd ten tijde van de privatisering en liberalisering van vitale infrastructuursectoren. Dit kader biedt volgens de regering niet langer afdoende bescherming tegen nationale veiligheidsrisico’s die in de huidige tijd door buitenlandse overnames en investeringen in de vitale infrastructuur kunnen ontstaan. De investeringstoets behoort tot een nieuw soort instrumentarium (de zogenoemde ‘tweedegeneratie-instrumenten’) met een grotere reikwijdte en breder toepassingsbereik dat in steeds meer EU-lidstaten zijn intrede doet. Hoewel het recent vastgestelde EU-screeningskader aanzienlijke ruimte laat aan EU-lidstaten om screening van investeringen vorm te geven, moet de wijze waarop deze ruimte wordt ingevuld in overeenstemming zijn met de fundamentele Europese vrijverkeerbepalingen. Dit artikel concludeert dat het wetsvoorstel in de huidige vorm een ongerechtvaardigde belemmering van het vrij verkeer vormt en herbezinning behoeft.
Informatie-uitwisseling en concentraties: standstill-verplichting en/of het kartelverbod?
Authors: Bosch Mattijs
Published: December 2019

Informatie-uitwisseling en concentraties: standstill-verplichting en/of het kartelverbod?

Deze bijdrage behandelt het onderwerp informatie-uitwisseling in het kader van concentraties. Dergelijke informatie-uitwisseling kan zowel in de due diligence fase, voorafgaande aan de totstandkoming van een overnameovereenkomst, als in de fase tussen signing en closing van de transactie plaatsvinden.
Investigation on physical activation of some Mongolian coals
Authors: Damdin Batkhishig , Purevsuren Barnasan , Zhang Yuanli , Sun Haizhen , Alyeksandr Ariunaa , Ariunbold Ankhtuya , Munkhtaivan Battsetseg , Jargalsaikhan Namkhainorov , Sanjaa Batbileg
Published: December 2019

Activation characteristics of four different Mongolian coals were investigated. The coals were carbonized at temperatures of 550 °C and the obtained samples were activated by preheated steam. The pore size, pore volume and surface areas of all activated carbons (AC) have been determined by adsorption of nitrogen (N2) gas. The BET surface areas of Aduunchuluun (ACAC), Shivee Ovoo (SCAC), Baganuur (BCAC) coal and Ulaan Ovoo coals (UCAC) are 283, 205, 251 and 460 m2/g respectively. Langmuir surface area is 283 m2/g of ACAC, 230 m2/g of SCAC, 537 m2/g in UCAC and 254 m2/g in BCAC.
Effect of different rates of urea fertilization on yield and some biochemical and physiological properties of four wheat cultivars under two irrigation regimes
Authors: Samsami Saeed , Bazrafshan Foroud , Zare Mahdi , Amiri Bahram , Bahrani Abdollah
Published: December 2019

Drought stress is one of the most serious limitations for the growth and yield of wheat worldwide. Under changing climatic conditions, understanding the urea fertilizer requirement for wheat could be helpful for improving the quality and quantity of yield. The effects of different urea fertilizer levels were evaluated for some biochemical and physiological properties of four wheat cultivars under two irrigation regimes. This experiment was conducted in a split-split plot, randomized complete block design, with three replications. The main plots were irrigation (normal irrigation and irrigation terminated at the stem elongation stage). The experimental plots employed four wheat cultivars (‘Shirudi’, ‘Chamran’, ‘Chamran 2’, and ‘Sirvan’) and four levels of urea fertilizer treatment (0, 120, 240, and 360 kg ha−1), at two locations, Khodayan (52°20' E, 29°8' N) and Nasrabad (52°64' E and 29°58' N), Fars Province, Iran. Results from the full analysis of variance across the two locations indicated considerable differences in yield parameters between irrigation, rates of urea application, and cultivars (p < 0.01). Interaction effects of location, irrigation, cultivars, and urea levels were also significant for Chl b, 1,000-seed weight, and seed yield (p < 0.01). The data indicated that termination of irrigation led to a reduction in RWC (20%), total chlorophyll content (30%), carotenoids (19%), 1,000-seed weight (18%), grain yield (29%), and a promotion in ionic leakage (17%) and proline accumulation (4%), in comparison to the controls. According to these results, ‘Chamran’ and ‘Shirudi’ showed the greatest tolerance to reduced irrigation and that using 240 kg ha−1 urea may effectively moderate the adverse effects of this in these and other wheat cultivars.
Optical Quantum Memory and its Applications in Quantum Communication Systems
Authors: Ma Lijun , Slattery Oliver , Tang Xiao
Published: December 2019

Optical quantum memory is a device that can store the quantum state of photons and retrieve it on demand and with high fidelity. It is emerging as an essential device to enhance security, speed, scalability, and performance of many quantum systems used in communications, computing, metrology, and more. In this paper, we will specifically consider the impact of optical quantum memory on quantum communications systems. Following a general overview of the theoretical and experimental research progress in optical quantum memory, we will outline its role in quantum communications, including as a photon source, photon interference, quantum key distribution (QKD), quantum teleportation, quantum repeater, and quantum networks.
Influence of Cavity Design on Calcium Hydroxide Removal from Root Canal Irregularities
Authors: KÜÇÜKKAYA EREN Selen , UZUNOĞLU ÖZYÜREK Emel
Published: December 2019

Objective: Conservative
endodontic cavity (CEC) design has recently developed to maintain the stability
of tooth and provided an alternative to traditional endodontic cavity (TEC)
design. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of cavity design
on calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) removal from artificial grooves in the
coronal and apical parts of root canals. Materials and Methods: Fourty extracted
human mandibular premolars with single canals were randomly assigned to CEC or TEC groups (n=20). Following
cavity preparation, the root canals were instrumented and then, each tooth was
sectioned longitudinally. Two standardized grooves were prepared in the coronal
and apical parts of 1 root half. Ca(OH)2 was placed into the grooves and the root
halves reassembled. After 1 week, each root canal was enlarged to a final
apical size of 40 and irrigation was performed with the sonic activation of
2.5% sodium hypochlorite and 17% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid solutions. The
remaining Ca(OH)2 in the grooves
was evaluated using a stereomicroscope and the images were scored by 2
examiners. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon tests. Ca(OH)2 remnants
were found in both groups. Results: There was no
significant difference between the CEC and TEC groups in terms of Ca(OH)2 removal
efficacy (p>0.05). The grooves in the coronal and apical parts of the roots
presented similar amount of Ca(OH)2 remnantsin both groups
(p>0.05).

Conclusion: The cavity design
had no effect on the removal of Ca(OH)2 from root canal irregularities.
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Ozone Theraphy and an Antibacterial Bonding Agent on the Cavity Disinfection of Deciduous Teeth: An In Vivo Study
Authors: YEŞİLÖZ GÖKÇEN Esra , KURUN AKSOY Merve , ORHAN Ayşe İşil , ÖZÇELİK Berrin , TULGA ÖZ Firdevs
Published: December 2019

Objectives:The aim of this study is to evaluate
antibacterial effectiveness of 30 second ozone therapy applied via OzonyTronX,
Clearfil Protect Bond(a MDPB containing bonding agent) and Dycal( Ca(OH)2
containing cavity lining material) on S. mutans in deciduos teeth.

Materials and Methods:40 primary molars were obtained from
ten patients whose ages ranged between 5 and 11. Dentin samples which were
collected before the treatment and after a period of four weeks following the
implementation of materials were microbiologically evaluated and material’s
antibacterial effectiveness were compared.

Results:Differences between the antibacterial
effectiveness of the materials were found to be statistically significant according to the results of covariance
analysis with randomized block design(p<0.05). Order of success in our
study, which evaluated antibacterial effectiveness of the groups on S. mutants,
is as follows: Group 2( ozone therapy)> Group 3(CPB)> Group 1(Dycal).

Conclusion: While CPB, which is an
antibacterial self etching system, and ozone therapy do not increase the
duration of clinical treatments, they can be efficient solutions for the
restorative treatment of primary teeth.
Adhesion of Candida Albicans and Candida Parapsilosis to Different Restorative Materials
Authors: ARSLAN Soley , KOÇ Ayşe Nedret , AVCI Burhanettin , BALKAYA Hacer , ÇAKIR Nazire Nurdan
Published: December 2019

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the susceptibility
of seven different restorative materials (three conventional composite resins,
two bulk-fill composite resins, one giomer, and one high viscosity glass
ionomer material) to adhere Candida
albicans and Candida parapsilosis.Material and methods: In this
study, thirty cylindrical specimens of each material were made according to
instructions of the manufacturers. The surface roughness of the specimens was
assessed using a profilometer. Thereafter, the specimens were incubated with a
reference strain of Candida albicans (ATCC
64548) and Candida parapsilosis (ATCC
22019). The proliferated colonies counted as CFU/ml. One-way analysis of
variance (ANOVA) was used to evaluate the surface roughness and the adhesion
value of the materials. Tukey’s post-hoc test was used for subsequent pairwise
comparisons.Results: There was a statistically significant difference
between the groups in terms of the surface roughness of the materials (p<0.05). The high viscosity glass
ionomer material exhibited significantly higher surface roughness values while X-trafil
(a bulkfill composite resin) had the lowest surface roughness values. Also, there
was a significant difference between Candida
adhesion values of the materials (p<0.05).

Conclusion: There was no significant relationship between surface
roughness and adhesion of Candida
albicans and Candida parapsilosis.
Involvement was seen more for Candida albicans compared to Candida
parapsilosis in all restorative materials.
Understanding dualism through emotion: Descartes, Spinoza, Sartre
Authors: O’Shiel Daniel
Published: December 2019

This paper argues that a proper understanding of the epistemological and metaphysical issue of dualism can only be attained through a thoroughgoing analysis of human emotion. Indeed, it is no coincidence that three main thinkers on dualism, whether they were apparent proponents (Descartes), opponents (Spinoza), or had a somewhat ambiguous status (Sartre), were also heavily involved in understanding emotion. Ultimately, a proper comprehension of emotion shows the issue of dualism to be moot when it comes to our pre-reflective, everyday lives; dualism is a theoretical interest that shows how we must necessarily posit two essential realms – one of nature and one of consciousness – that are nevertheless always already entwined in pre-reflective and immediately lived experiences like emotion. In this manner, a proper understanding of emotion shows that dualism is not an issue on the everyday lived level, but certainly is on epistemological and metaphysical ones. On these levels, dualism is an essential tool that must be understood and used properly if one is to give a thoroughgoing account of human nature from a theoretical standpoint, where avoiding conflations between immediate and reflective experiences, as well as first-person and third-person standpoints, is crucial. Here, one needs to be aware not only of our dual nature of matter and mind, but also of our dual – which is to say scientific and phenomenological ways – of tackling theoretical problems. In short, one may give a proper, dynamic account of human emotion and simultaneously recognize the advantage of thinking in dual – but not “dualistic” – registers.
Pós-Humanismo, Transumanismo, Anti-Humanismo, Meta-Humanismo e Novos Materialismos
Authors: Karasinski Murilo
Published: December 2019

“Pós-humano” se tornou um termo guarda-chuva para se referir à variedade de escolas de pensamento e diferentes movimentos, incluindo o pós-humanismo filosófico, cultural e crítico; transumanismo (nas suas variações de extropianismo, transumanismo liberal e democrático, entre outros); a abordagem feminista dos novos materialismos; o panorama heterogêneo do anti-humanismo, meta-humanismo, meta-humanidades e pós-humanidades. Tal uso genérico e abrangente do termo criou confusões metodológicas e teóricas entre especialistas e não especialistas. Este ensaio irá explorar as diferenças entre esses movimentos, focando particularmente nas áreas de significação compartilhadas pelo pós-humanismo e transumanismo. Ao apresentar essas duas filosofias independentes, ainda que relacionadas, o pós-humanismo pode-se provar um ponto de vista mais compreensível para refletir sobre futuros possíveis.