bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fan geographies and engagement between geopolitics of Brexit, Donald Trump, and Doctor Who on social media
Authors: Gunderman Hannah Carilyn
Published: March 2020

The 2016 Brexit decision and Donald Trump's election to the US presidency that same year led to a wide variety of social media activity, ranging from visceral anger to unadulterated jubilation. How members of particular fandoms choose to express their emotions regarding a geopolitical event can be filtered through the lens of their fannish enthusiasm. Analysis of Doctor Who-influenced geopolitical engagement on Facebook that uses case studies of both Brexit and Donald Trump's election and 2017 inauguration shows that fans used Doctor Who to cope with emotionally taxing geopolitical events and expressed their anguish through the lens of selected Doctor Who plotlines. This use of social media permits fans to shape a new geopolitical landscape within which they can grapple with their political surroundings as influenced by their fandom.
Fanon Bernie Sanders: Political real person fan fiction and the construction of a candidate
Authors: Winter Rachel
Published: March 2020

Writers of Bernie Sanders fan fiction incorporate elements of both canon and fanon in their characterization. Canon elements largely reflect the mediated reality of the senator and showcase the impact of media-produced narratives on followers. Writers incorporate fanon elements as a manner of altering unsatisfying realities and participating in communities in which they are not typically welcomed, such as politics. Engaging in writing political real person fiction enables fans to envision altered realities and gain a greater understanding of politics, a phenomenon which was especially evident during the unpredictable 2016 election season.
Faster, higher, stronger: Sports fan activism and mediatized political play in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
Authors: Chagas Viktor , Fonseca Vivian Luiz
Published: March 2020

In an analysis of sports fans activism and theoretical approaches to understand experiences of mediatized political play, we address groups of activists who protest using fan resources and repertoires. We focus on some episodes of protests performed by casual sports fans against the then-acting Brazilian president Michel Temer during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. We also further discuss the category of fan when applied to sports and political fandoms, considering the disputes and competition background for which they are not only fans but also rooters.
Hidden transcripts and public resistance
Authors: McManus Kate Elizabeth
Published: March 2020

Fan fiction can be a way to explore emotional fallout after events in canon. It is not a stretch to use fan fiction to process real-life events. This small collection of observations is of some changes I have seen in the few fandoms I belong to in the wake of a few events in the early months of the Trump administration. The work fandom is doing has become a necessary part of how some people process these moments.
How One Direction prepared young women for the revolution
Authors: O'Leary Carmona Rachel
Published: March 2020

The One Direction fandom demonstrates the ways in which the online networks common to fandom can play a critical role in the informal training and education of young women. This engagement in fan networks prepares fans to use networked cultures as a positive force, allowing them to agitate for feminist changes to the current political landscape.
Fans and politics in an illiberal state
Authors: Dessewffy Tibor , Mezei Mikes
Published: March 2020

Certain extremely successful popular culture contents may convey democratic values that can have an impact on the political views of readers and fans. The differences in the values of Harry Potter fans and average Facebook users using social data about public Facebook activity are examined. Even though currently only a minority share the values that the Harry Potter stories embody, they are still an important segment of society that one might not even be aware of if one only follows the state-controlled media and make up a significant majority of the Hungarian media market. Understanding this culturally constructed fan network is thus academically and socially relevant.
Taylor Swift, political power, and the challenge of affect in popular music fandom
Authors: Driessen Simone
Published: March 2020

When Taylor Swift came out politically via Instagram in 2018, her fans, the Swifties, reacted to their object of affection and her political position. An analysis of the online fan response provides a snapshot of how politics is empirically manifest in mainstream pop music fandoms—a genre and space often overlooked when it comes to discussing politics.
Click here to buy. Click here to vote.
Authors: Ingram-Waters Mary
Published: March 2020

Taylor Swift's October 7, 2018 Instagram post marked her first public foray into politics, and indeed, media accounts credited her with inspiring 65,000 people to register to vote. However, Swift's social media posts reveal deliberate fan engagement strategies deployed for sustaining her celebrity status. These fan engagement strategies, like those of many other celebrities, present an illusion of fans' collective power while actually reinforcing a dynamic that privileges the celebrity over the fan.
Automating fandom: Social bots, music celebrity, and identity online
Authors: Reinhard Michael
Published: March 2020

In an analysis of the intersection of media and politics through the increased presence of social bots on social media platforms like Twitter, it becomes evident that years before internet bots were used for geopolitical cyberconflict, fan communities online were already subject to these forces in driving user engagement for music brands and celebrities. Fan scholars must interrogate the presence of these bot networks for their impact on online fan cultural activity.
"Productive fandom: Intermediality and affective reception in fan cultures," by Nicolle Lamerichs
Authors: McCann Caitlin
Published: March 2020

Review of Nicolle Lamerichs. Productive fandom: Intermediality and affective reception in fan cultures. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2018, hardback, $115 (244p) ISBN 978-90-8964-9386.
The fandomization of political figures
Authors: McMillin Sabrina
Published: March 2020

This article examines the application of traditional fandom characteristics to political and historical figures using two case studies: the Notorious R. B. G. fandom surrounding Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and an urbanist meme community on Facebook that pays homage to mid-twentieth-century journalist and activist Jane Jacobs. These case studies illustrate how these two figures are turned into icons. Such fandomization can inspire enhanced civic education, strong political coalitions, and activism if the icons are viewed with nuance and paired with concrete action and study.
Fandom and politics
Authors: Hinck Ashley , Davisson Amber
Published: March 2020

Editorial for guest-edited issue, "Fandom and Politics," Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 32 (March 15, 2020).
Determination of shelf life of Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) with regard to microbial count, histamine level and flesh colour
Authors: Hansamali L. H. D. , Ranatunga R. R. M. K. P. , Buddhinie P. K. C. , Ashoka P.
Published: March 2020

Yellowfin tuna (YFT) (Thunnus albacares) is among the most popular fish in seafood trade all over the world. The quality of tuna meat is the main determinant of its market price. This study was conducted to determine the shelf life of YFT flesh stored at 0-2oC in terms of microbial total plate count (TPC), histamine levels and flesh colour change within 15 days of storage. Twenty-five YFT samples collected from a seafood processing factory, on the same day they received from the multi-day boats, were used in the study. In each visit, five fish samples were collected with the same catching date (5 days before landing). Samples were vacuum packed and taken to the laboratory where they stored under 0-2oC. All experiments were conducted on 1st, 4th, 7th, 11th, 14th and 15th days of storage. Pour plate method was conducted for total microbial plate count. Histamine content was determined using competitive ELISA method. Flesh colour change was determined by calculating the value of Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) colour ratios of the images using a colour detector mobile application. Results showed that the highest microbial count was exhibited on 7th day of storage and did not exceed more than 105 CFUg-1. Histamine levels were increased up to a maximum mean value of 14.24 ppm during the storage. Microbial counts and histamine results suggest that it is safe to consume YFT within 15 days under 0-2oC storage conditions.
Water quality parameters contributing to the invasion of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in the Anawilundawa reservoir in Sri Lanka
Authors: Lekamge M.L.Dilakshi , Wijeyaratne M.J.S. , Dahanayaka D.D.G.L.
Published: March 2020

Eichhornia crassipes has been found to invade the Anawilundawa reservoir located within Ramsar wetland in the northwestern region of Sri Lanka. Present study was carried out to determine the water quality parameters that could contribute to its invasion and identify an effective control measure. During the study period of March-November 2017, mean values for Secchi depth, water depth and nitrate content in areas where E. crassipes was present (7.9 cm, 12.4 cm and 475 µg L-1 respectively) were found to be significantly lower (p<0.05) than in areas where it was absent (9.0 cm, 14.0 cm and 726 µg L-1 respectively). In areas where E. crassipes was present, low nitrate content may be due to its absorption and low Secchi depth may be due to trapping of detritus. Principal Component Analysis showed that during the monsoon period, high pH combined with low levels of conductivity, salinity, total dissolved solids and total phosphorus contributed for its invasion. From March to July, coverage of E. crassipes gradually decreased and in August the reservoir was completely dry and E. crassipes was present only as sparsely distributed individual plants rooted to the exposed reservoir bed. In September, with incoming water of inter-monsoonal rains and surface runoff, these plants got uprooted and started floating and by October they were flowering. In June, E. crassipes was confined to an area of about 0.5 ha with a mean depth of 13.3 cm. During this month it can be easily removed manually with a little amount of human labour which can be obtained from the riparian community who use this reservoir for irrigation and domestic purposes. However, if it is to be removed, a suitable indigenous plant species that interact with aquatic avifauna has to be introduced to ensure the continuity of some environmental services provided by this reservoir.
The relationship of self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions on the commitment of the next generation in family-owned agribusinesses
Authors: Janse van Rensburg Lodewikus J. , Tjano Robert N.
Published: March 2020

Orientation: Poor intergenerational survival rate of family-owned agribusinesses is a matter of serious concern in family business literature. Ageing population of senior leaders and a lack of commitment from the next generation are often cited as the main contributing factors.Research purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between cognitive factors (self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions) and commitment of the next generation in family-owned agribusinesses.Motivation for the study: Family business literature is extensive regarding the phenomena of high failure rate amongst family-owned business, and agribusinesses are not immune to this phenomenon. However, previous research has focussed more on situational factors that relate to ‘contextual’ environment surrounding the individual, whilst little research has focussed on ‘cognitive’ (person-related) factors.Research design, approach and method: Following a positivistic paradigm, a cross-sectional design was followed using a quantitative self-administered questionnaire through multi-stage probability sampling, resulting in a sample of 125 next-generation individuals in family-owned agribusinesses. The data was subjected to an exploratory factor analysis and Pearson’s correlation test.Main findings: The results revealed that there was a significant relationship between self-efficacy, entrepreneurial intentions (person-related factors) and commitment of the next generation. Furthermore, the relationship between self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions was also found to be positively significant.Practical/managerial implications: A committed, willing and ready next generation is a prerequisite for effective succession in family businesses, given the expected exodus of a large cohort of senior leaders. Therefore, succession planning, especially from the successor’s side, needs effective management. Investment in career planning and development of the next generation is a step in the right direction.Contributions/value-add: Given the dearth of research exploring successor-related factors affecting succession, the current article adds to the literature by examining the relationship between person-related factors (self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions) and commitment (behavioural outcome) of the next generation within the realm of agribusiness development.
Exploring the lived experience of one Rural Teacher in Indigenous context in Chilean Northern Territory: A narrative inquiry
Authors: Baeza Angela Rossana
Published: March 2020

The high rates of teachers’ attrition in Chile, particularly in Indigenous schools, requires an understanding of how the experiences of teachers working in these contexts impact on their professional practice. Through the teachers’ lens, using a narrative inquiry design, this study seeks to understand how educators face the challenges of teaching in rural and Indigenous settings. Findings of this study show Chilean teachers’ lack of knowledge about Indigenous culture and tradition. Teachers do not know about Indigenous students' characteristics and this is affecting teaching. Also was found that some elements are causing teachers’ exhaustion in rural and Indigenous context. These are teachers’ wrongs expectations about rural lifeways, extreme living conditions, emotional and geographic isolation and the lack of professional recognition.

The finding of this study may contribute to future research and education stakeholders and universities that are in the process of finding improvements to teaching practices and teachers’ education programs.
Wongi mi bardup (doing it our way)
Authors: Marriott Rhonda , Reibel Tracy , Coffin Juli , Barrett Terri-Lee , Gliddon Janinne , Robinson Melanie , Griffin Denese , Walker Roz
Published: March 2020

The Birthing on Noongar Boodjar project investigated the cultural birthing practices of Aboriginal women living on country (Noongar Boodjar) in an urbanised environment; and their experiences of interactions with maternal health care providers (especially midwives). The evidence from the five year study identified changes required in health systems to adequately support Aboriginal women and their families during the significant cultural and life event of childbearing. 

This paper sets out the methodological and theoretical considerations which framed how the Birthing on Noongar Boodjar project was conducted by the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal investigators. We provide a brief project background before describing the Indigenous research methodologies and practices crucial to exploring the research questions, collecting data in culturally secure ways and using cultural lenses to analyze and interpret the data. The study design and results are reported in other publications.
Imagining American Indians and Community in Southeast Asia
Authors: Orr Yancey , Orr Raymond
Published: March 2020

Although geographically distant, the histories of Indigenous North America and Southeast Asia contain a series of parallels in colonial experience. This article traces these historical similarities between these two geographic regions in colonial and counter-colonial movements. It then focuses on American Indians and Indigenous communities in the Philippines and Indonesia perceptions of one another, recorded during fieldwork by the authors in Southeast Asia and the U.S. Additionally, it elaborates on the similarities between these two groups in expressions of solidarity and sympathy as parts of settler-societies. Beyond views of dispossession, these communities placed importance on one another’s environmental stewardship, retention of community in the context of a “modernising” settler society, and government-to-government relationships that are often eclipsed by settler societies who perceive Indigenous populations as racial minorities rather than self-determined polities. This analysis provides a greater understanding of how Indigenous groups in North America and Southeast Asia understand each other’s experiences.
Realizing Indigenous Rights in the Context of Extractive Imperialism:
Authors: Mitchell Terry
Published: March 2020

Canada’s reputation as a global champion of human rights has been tarnished by the revelation of the enduring colonial impact and social and economic disparities endured by Indigenous peoples within Canada. While Canada has a strong legal framework for Indigenous rights, its significant and enduring policy and implementation failures are increasingly recognised by both domestic and international bodies. This article addresses Canada’s shifting yet fledgling progress towards the harmonisation of Canadian domestic law and the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The pathway to reconciliation and sustainable development for Canada is discussed as rights-based resource governance in contrast to Canada’s current imposition of extractive imperialism in both Canada and Latin America.
Tll yahda
Authors: McGuire Michaela
Published: March 2020

Before contact, Indigenous peoples had their own notions of justice and ways of responding to wrongdoing. However, these systems have been repressed by colonial forces and imposed governance. The present research utilised semistructured interviews with a diverse group of Haida people who shared their insights into visions of a Haida justice system (HJS). The guiding research questions included: What does justice mean to Haida people? What do Haida people envision in terms of Haida justice? What could some potential first steps betowards Haida Justice? Four main themes emerged: Culture is keeping us from collapsing under the weight of colonial oppression; Haida law, values and ways of being; old ways of doing justice; and, visions of tll yahda—Haida Justice. This study provides an examination of Haida culture, law and justice. Results demonstrate the importance of accountability, witnesses, potlatch, culture and resolution.
Interculturalism as a means toward cultural inclusiveness and cross-cultural dialogue:
Authors: Gröschl Stefan
Published: March 2020

Using a case study approach, this article explores the role of the Jose Domingo de Obaldia maternity hospital in Western Panama, and its policies and practices for responding to the cultural differences between Panamanian hospital staff and pregnant Ngöble Buglé patients, and their different understanding of health and illness that has been shaped by principles of traditional medicine. Using a range of in-depth interviews with hospitality staff and management and intercultural interpreters, this study explores how cultural aspects and differences can be of a compound and complex nature, requiring strong intercultural understanding, awareness andcross-cultural dialogue. The case of the Ngöble Buglé illustrates how interculturalism can foster such cultural inclusiveness and cross-cultural dialogue, and how interculturalism can have implications for other Indigenous communities in Latin America, and for non-Indigenous communities facing increasingly cultural diverse environments and contexts.
Lived displacement among the Evenki of Yiengra
Authors: Mustonen Tero , Lehtinen Ari Aukusti
Published: March 2020

This article studies the Evenki experiences and memories bound to past and present changes in their modes of living in Sakha-Yakutia. An endemic understanding of the community reflections on de-placing, or lived displacement, is advanced, both theoretically and empirically. The empirical part starts with a description of the Evenki traditions sustained in everyday life today. This is followed by a threefold reading of the Evenki reflections of displacement, focusing on 1) routines of brigades and obchinas, 2) transitions of traditions and place names and 3) disturbances due to industrial land-rule. The analysis is based on Evenki interviews in Yiengra between 2005-2020 and related empirical material gathered for the Evenki Atlas completed by the first of the authors of this article. A major result of the study is an in-depth Evenki view on the phases of displacement. In addition, the article demonstrates the value of endemic ethnography which favours research commitments that are both sensitive to epistemic differentiation and help in identifying the actual costs of forced and unruly de-placing.
Association between body mass index (BMI) percentile and asthma in children of 5–12 years old: A case–control study using electronic medical records in Primary Health Care Corporation, Qatar 2016–2017
Authors: Veettil Shajitha Thekke , Alnuaimi Ahmed Sameer
Published: March 2020

Background: Over the last several decades, obesity and asthma prevalence have risen among children. The increase in overweight and obesity has been associated with an increased risk of asthma in children. Most epidemiological studies have proposed that a high body mass index (BMI) at infancy and early childhood increases the risk of asthma in children. A recently adopted electronic recording system for health service encounters in Primary Health Care Corporation of Qatar has provided a convenient opportunity to assess the possible link between asthma and obesity in children aged 5–12 years.

Objectives:

To calculate the prevalence rate of overweight and obesity among asthmatic children aged 5–12 years using primary health care centers during 2016–2017.

To measure the strength of the association between BMI and asthma in children aged 5–12 years after adjusting for age, gender, and nationality.

Methodology: This was a case–control study on the electronic health records of children aged 5–12 years who visited one of the primary health care centers during the two-year study period (2016–2017). A total of 9889 children with a diagnosis of asthma and valid BMI measurements were included in the case group, and an identical number of children who visited the health care centers for other reasons and had valid BMI measurements were randomly enrolled in the control group.

Results: The prevalence of obesity (BMI-for-age Z-score >2) was significantly higher among asthmatics (24.9%) compared with non-asthmatic controls (17.7%). Asthma significantly increased the risk of being obese by 41% in bivariate analysis. The calculated risk estimate for the association between asthma and obesity increased to 70% after adjusting for the confounding effect of age, gender, and nationality.

Conclusions: The present observational study based on a large sample of 5 to 12-year-old children documented a strong association between asthma and obesity (BMI-for-age Z-score 2 or above). This positive association between asthma and high BMI was stronger among older children, females, and Qatari nationals.
Entre la neutralidad y la guerra : Ezequiel Padilla y la política exterior mexicana durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1940-1945)
Authors: González Franco Francisco Alejandro
Published: March 2020

Cuando asumió la presidencia de la república en diciembre de 1940, Manuel Ávila Camacho, encontró a su gobierno inmerso en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y comprendió que México no podía quedar al margen. Por eso nombró a Ezequiel Padilla al frente de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, y a quien solicitó ajustara la política exterior mexicana, sin abandonar los principios constitucionales de no intervención, respeto a la soberanía y solución pacífica de las controversias internacionales, para que el país ingresara a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La decisión presidencial fue decisiva para hacer frente a la guerra, pero también para definir la política exterior que el país seguiría en la posguerra. Esta situación convirtió a Ezequiel Padilla en uno los cancilleres más influyentes del continente americano, a pesar de ello, ha sido una figura poco estudiada.
Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy: Compared efficacy of ciprofloxacin vs. the ciprofloxacin/fosfomycin tromethamine combination
Authors: Morin Alexandre , Bergevin Marco , Rivest Natalie , Lapointe Steven
Published: March 2020

Introduction: Some authors advocate an increase in post-prostate needle biopsy (PNB) infections associated with emergent quinolone resistance in E. coli, urging re-evaluation of antibioprophylaxis. In this study, we compared rates of post-PNB urosepsis associated with two oral regimens of antibioprophylaxis: ciprofloxacin (CIP) vs. ciprofloxacin and fosfomycin tromethamine combination (CIP/FOS).

Methods: This retrospective pre-post intervention study included all patients who underwent PNB in two Canadian hospitals from January 2012 to December 2015. The primary outcome was urosepsis within one month of PNB. Urosepsis rates were analyzed according to antibioprophylaxis using log-binomial regression, considering the propensity scores weights of collected risk factor data.

Results: We reviewed 2287 PNB patients. A total of 1090 received CIP and 1197 received CIP/FOS. Urosepsis incidence with CIP was 1.1% (12/1090) and fell to 0.2% (2/1197) with CIP/FOS. Our analysis indicates that CIP/FOS significantly decreased the risk of urosepsis compared to CIP alone (adjusted relative risk [aRR] 0.16; p=0.021). The isolated pathogen was E. coli in 12/14 cases, including seven bacteremias. Among E. coli cases, seven strains were CIP-resistant. Eleven of 12 E. coli, including all CIP-resistant strains, were isolated in patients on CIP alone. One case of B. fragilis bacteremia occurred in the CIP/FOS group. No cases of C. difficile infection were identified in the three months post-PNB.

Conclusions: The adoption of CIP/FOS antibiotic prophylaxis significantly lowered the rate of post-PNB urosepsis. Conveniently, this regimen is oral, single-dose, and low-cost.
Are urologic surgeons performing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy at the University of Alberta meeting surgical quality performance benchmarks? The PROCURE-02 quality assurance study
Authors: Beech Ben , Follett Graeme , Ghosh Sunita , Rudzinski Jan K. , McLarty Ryan , Haines Trevor , Dean Nick , Tong Steve , Fairey Adrien S.
Published: March 2020

Introduction: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is a standard of care primary treatment for men with clinically localized prostate cancer (CLPC). The 2010 Canadian Urological Association (CUA) consensus guideline examining surgical quality performance for radical prostatectomy suggested benchmarks for surgical performance. To date, no study has examined whether Canadian surgeons are achieving these benchmarks. We determined the proportion of University of Alberta (UA) urologic surgeons achieving the CUA surgical quality performance outcome (SQPO) benchmarks.

Methods: A retrospective quality assurance analysis of prospectively collected data from the PROstate Cancer Urosurgery Repository of Edmonton (PROCURE) was performed. Men who underwent RARP for CLPC between September 2007 and May 2018 by one of seven surgeons were analyzed. SQPO were an unadjusted pT2–R1 resection rate <25%, blood transfusion rate <10%, rectal injury rate <1%, and 90-day mortality rate <1%. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the proportion of surgeons achieving the benchmarks.

Results: Data were evaluable for 2821 men. Seven of 7 (100%) surgeons achieved a blood transfusion rate <10%, rectal injury rate <1%, and 90-day mortality rate <1%. However, only six of seven surgeons achieved an unadjusted pT2–R1 resection rate <25%; one surgeon had an unadjusted pT2–R1 resection rate of 27.9%. Limitations include the lack of centralized pathology review for surgical margin status by a dedicated genitourinary pathologist.

Conclusions: UA surgeons are achieving the CUA SQPO benchmarks for blood transfusion, rectal injury, and perioperative mortality. However, not all UA urologists are achieving a pT2– R1 resection rate <25%. Surgical quality performance initiatives designed to improve cancer control may be warranted.
Case report – Primary renal echinococcal infection
Authors: Bjazevic Jennifer , Golomb Dor , Silverman Michael S. , Pautler Stephen E. , Razvi Hassan
Published: March 2020

Renal echinococcal infection is an uncommonly encountered infection in North America but is endemic in many parts of the world. With increasing migration, it is conceivable that practicing Canadian physicians will see more patients presenting at various stages of infection. Herein, we describe an unusual presentation of primary renal echinococcal infection and describe current diagnostic, as well as medical and surgical management strategies.
Analyzing Sports Participation Motivations of Students with Hearing Impairment—Istanbul City Example
Authors: Baikoğlu Selin , Yeşilkaya Büşra
Published: March 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the sports participation motivation level of students with hearing impairment continuously participating in high-school for disabled individuals. The study is designed for the quantitative research model and conducted with descriptive, relational survey model. Survey method was adopted for data collection tool of this study. Personal information form and sports participation motivation in students with hearing impairment scales were applied. For data analysis, frequency analysis is conducted for demographic information. For two-variable data, the t-test is used and for multiple variables, Anova tests are used. Total of 82 students with hearing impairment among which 29 are female and 53 are male between 14-33 (±17.6) years old participated in this study. Sports participation motivation of students with hearing impairment sub-dimensions consist of internal motivation with the highest score (x=9.25), external motivation average (x=±3.83) and lack of motivation average (x=2.59). There is no significant difference between gender, class and sports participation motivation sub-dimensions. Lack of motivation sub-dimension of answers to “Does anyone in your family do sports?” question shows a significant difference. There is no meaningful difference for the other two sub-dimensions as internal and external sub-dimensions. As a result of this study, it is reasonable to express that sports participation reasons of students with hearing impairment are not affected from internal or external motivation, and students do not know the exact reason for participating in sports owing to lack of motivation sub-dimension.
Recreational Travel Decisions: Push-Pull Dynamics on College Students
Authors: Özdemir Ali Selman
Published: March 2020

The purpose of this study is to examine the recreational tourism preferences of university students within the framework of their push and pull travel motivations. In addition, it was aimed to highlight how some variables and motivations affect tourism preferences in mutual interaction. Validity and reliability were obtained by “Scale of Recreational Activities in Destination Choices” (SRADC), “Scale of Intrinsic Travel Motivations” (SITM) and “Scale of Extrinsic Travel Motivations” (SETM) conducted by Özdemir, Karaküçük, and Büyüköztürk (2013). Descriptive statistics, independent sample t test, one way ANOVA and Univariate test were used for data analysis, for in-group comparisons Tukey (HSD-LSD) and Pearson Correlation test were used. In this study, it was determined that .85 for recreational activities in destination choices scale, .90 for SITM and .91 for SETM. While the push and pull travel motivation of the participants was above the mean values (123.96 ± 15.65; 121.35 ± 16.81), the highest subscale score in push travel motivation was obtained by the Exploring-Knowledge subdimension (39.01 ± 5.74). The highest sub-dimension score was obtained from the Escape sub-dimension (38.31 ± 5.98). In the pull travel motivation sub-dimensions, the highest sub-dimension score was the quality-atmosphere sub-dimension (39.29 ± 5.24), while the lowest sub-dimension score was obtained by the Natural Environment sub-dimension (19.98 ± 4.58). The findings of the study showed that the importance given to recreational activities was influenced by variables such as gender, year of study and perceived welfare, but also revealed differences in gender, field of study, year of study, and perceived welfare in push and pull travel motivations. In addition, there is a moderate positive relationship between recreational choices, push travel motivation and pull travel motivation. As a result, it has been determined that university students have high push and pull travel motivation and recreation preferences are differentiated between SITM and SETM by certain variables.
Task-Based Approach to Learning Risk Management on University Business Administration
Authors: Ekanem Ekpenyong E. , Etor Comfort R. , Ukpong Nse N.
Published: March 2020

Introduction: Lack of accountability demands in university business administration may be as a result of less attention given to genuine learning approach in university education. This study was undertaken to assess the causal effects of task-based approach to learning risk management on effective business decision making and outcome appraisal of universities in Nigeria.

Method: The study was a true experimental design study aimed at Knowledge and Learning Management (KALM) in universities for enforcing business accountability. The population included 250 undergraduate final year students of educational management in public universities in Cross River State, Nigeria for 2017/2018 session. The sample consisted of 120 subjects purposely selected. A researcher constructed instrument was validated and had a reliability coefficient of 0.88 obtained using cronbach’s alpha method. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Data was analysed using mean, percentage and independent t-test analysis.

Results: The results showed that task-based approach produced improvement in knowledge after learning risk management. Male and female students learned risk management in the same way for university business decision making and outcome evaluation.

Discussion and conclusion: Based on the result above, task-based approach to learning risk management guaranteed development of knowledge and cognitive skills of university students in university business opportunities. The implication of this finding was that students’ learning motivation and task sharing towards knowledge retention in university business outcome could not have been achieved unless something urgent was done to address the issue in a timely manner. Therefore, university management should be able to pay particular attention to genuine learning of task processes and task strategies in risk management. More so, university teachers should be aware of the benefits of integrating learning stages of pre-task, task cycle and post task in enhancing quality decision making choices in university business offers.
Institutional Internationalization of Greenville University: An Empirical Analysis of its Motivations and Challenges
Authors: Qiu Yiwei
Published: March 2020

Drawing on case study evidence, this article explores the motivations a small liberal arts university internationalize and the challenges in facilitating internationalization. It employs qualitative methodology with qualitative data were collected from organizational documents, interviews, and field observations. The findings suggest that though a strong missionary is the most significant motivation for expansion, other internal and external factors impact the international decision-making process.
A Discourse-Historical Approach to Populism in the Right-Wing Discourse on Immigration
Authors: Omar Abdulfattah , Hamouda Wafya Ibrahim , Aldawsari Mohammed
Published: March 2020

This study is concerned with investigating the implications of the new nationalist and populist discourse of the far right-wing movements to immigration in different Arab countries, with a focus on Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan. For this purpose, the study is based on a corpus of different genres, including political speeches, newspaper articles, as well as social media posts and comics. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is used in order to explore speakers’ ideologies and how rhetoric and discursive strategies are employed to influence public opinion and persuade citizens about certain views and policies and even prompt them to take the desired action. Results indicate that the new nationalist and populist discourse adopted by different politicians and far right-wing parties and movements have negative impact on the rights of migrants and refugees in Arab countries. Migrants and refugees are used as scapegoats for political gains. They are blamed for all social, economic, and political challenges and crises these countries are suffering today. Right-wing movements are embedding some hidden ideologies in their political discourse that are related to the hate and rejection of migrants and refugees. It can also be concluded that the increasing popularity of anti-immigration movements and radical right-wing political leaders hint at the influence of the nationalist and populist discourse on the public opinion in their countries. Populist discourse has led to fear and rejection of the “Other”, and even to racist acts and xenophobia.
Analysis of the Features of Online Tools in the Post-mortem Digital Legacy Domain
Authors: Ueda Gustavo S. , Maciel Cristiano , Viterbo José
Published: March 2020

The incorporation of computational technologies in daily life has leveraged issues related to the digital legacy, generating the need for specific applications for this domain. This article aims to list the features that are being contemplated by some of the applications in the digital legacy area. To this end, eleven services of this domain were studied and grouped in four categories: inheritance management, memory, communicators and immortality online. When analyzing the functionalities of these services and other related issues, it was noticed that large companies have suppressed some specific applications of smaller companies.
Social Web Memes: Self Images and the Circulation of Stereotypes on Google and Facebook
Authors: Melo Lafayette B.
Published: March 2020

This article describes the working of memes in the Social Web that build stereotypes and images that people make of themselves. The theoretical-methodological approach of French Speech Analysis is used. Memes are collected in search results from Google, Google Images and Facebook to build the search corpus. It is concluded that memes have discursive peculiarities in their internal structure and in their ensemble for a social group, that people can increasingly read messages that are not intended for them and that humor acts for the intense circulation of this communication format.
Analysis of Transparency of Personal Data in Data Privacy Policies
Authors: Coleti Thiago Adriano , Morandini Marcelo , Filgueiras Lucia Vilela Leite , Corrêa Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti
Published: March 2020

This paper presents an evaluation of Personal Data Transparency performed in applications known and used by a large number of users. Transparency seeks to provide information on how personal data are collected, used and shared between systems and thus enable the individual producer to be knowledgeable and able to act within this process. The research was carried out with traditional users who evaluated the applications policies and answered a questionnaire with 8 questions about aspects that should provide transparency. The results showed that some elements were considered transparent, but others, usually related to computational infrastructure, still require improvements.
Mobibus: Mobile Real-Time Monitoring Application for Public Transport
Authors: Silva Gleison Da , Lima Raimundo , Moreira Isaac , Kronbauer Artur Henrique
Published: March 2020

In Brazil, the process of industrialization of society has been accompanied by an exponential growth of the resident population in urban centers. Therefore, the need to move people and goods within cities also increases, which can be defined as mobility in the urban context. This issue has fostered many studies that show the importance of developing actions that adequately address the issue of urban mobility, seeking to improve the quality of life in the city. Within this context, this research aims to develop an application for smartphones to provide accurate information about bus schedules for public transport in the city of Alagoinhas - BA - Brazil and consequently provide improvements in user experience. According to the data collected, MobiBus was able to alleviate the inconvenience caused by a long waiting time at the bus stop and made users feel more secure.
Interaction Technologies Used in Intelligent Residences: A Systematic Review
Authors: Oliveira Renata R. de , Rodrigues Kamila Rios da H. , Neris Vânia Paula de A.
Published: March 2020

Sustainability is an updated research topic. In Computer Science, researchers especially from Human-Computer Interaction and Software Engineering areas have started to focus on how to design and build more sustainable technologies and mainly how to build technologies that could help us to live in a more sustainable way. In this last sense, several solutions have been studied and developed to be used at home. The concept of sustainable houses is growing and generally relies on technological solutions which we should interact with. However, how human-centered aspects have been considered in these works? Which aspects of sustainability have been addressed? In this work, we present a critical view on the works found in literature and also a discussion about the research gap considering the design and evaluation methodologies for such technology.
Analysis of gamification in the context of Smart and Sustainable Cities
Authors: Damiani Camilla , Machado Lidiomar , Klock Ana Carolina Tomé , Machado Guilherme Medeiros , Gasparini Isabela , Oliveira José Palazzo M. de
Published: March 2020

The digital revolution of rapid technological rise and the high movement of urbanization are two factors that determine the transformation of the current society, which creates a scenario favorable to the phenomenon of intelligent cities. One of the main objectives for the design of these cities is that there is an improvement in the lives of citizens. In order to promote and sustain change behavior among citizens it is essential to recognize the use of gamification as persuasive technology. This article addresses a study based on the management of resources for intelligent cities combined with the use of gamification where four articles were analyzed and from them a comparative analysis was elaborated. Keywords: smart cities, sustainable cities, gamification.
An Exploratory Study on the Sustainability of Emerging Small-to-Medium Enterprises Ecosystems
Authors: Luz Pillar Benedetti Vasconcellos , Fernandes Juliana , Valença George , Santos Rodrigo Pereira dos
Published: March 2020

A recent trend of small-to-medium enterprises (SME) is their close collaboration to create new products and reach new market niches. In this context, sustainability emerges as an important requirement of an ecosystem formed by companies (actors), mainly thinking of its longevity and survival. In this paper, we modeled and analyzed a real case of an emerging SME software ecosystem (SECO) based on a system sustainability framework in order to model and analyze sustainability as a SECO requirement. We also applied a set of SECO factors to the produced model, considering existing relationships between actors. Results demonstrate the importance of analyzing this requirement to assist an emerging SECO from the beginning, but also show the difficulty in treating sustainability as a requirement.
Accessibility Challenges in Web Systems Implementation
Authors: Silva Bruno Gomes da , Rodrigues Kamila Rios H.
Published: March 2020

This article discusses the accessibility in the implementation of systems for the Web and seeks to understand the reason why most systems are still not very accessible. The work is inspired by Challenge 2 of the GrandIHC-BR, but also corroborates the sustainability aspects identified in challenge 1, especially in the social pillar. It is hypothesized that the main reasons for the low accessibility in systems may include the team's lack of time, a supposed increase in the project budget, as well as the lack of knowledge and lack of interest on the part of the programmers. An exploratory research was conducted with programmers seeking to evaluate such hypothesis. These professionals reported on their experience and how to use accessibility resources in their projects. The research pointed out that the lack of accessible systems is caused, mainly, by the low knowledge of the programmers on the techniques of accessible programming.
EHS: Web System for Management of Processes Related to Improvement of Work Quality of Life
Authors: Vieira Andreia , Siza Rafael , Simões Adriano , Braga Luis , Ferreira Bruna
Published: March 2020

Organizations are giving greater attention to workers' quality of life, seeking to implement measures related to health, safety and the environment. However, to implement these measures, it is necessary to follow standards defined by the Ministry of Labor. Due to the rigidity of standards and the amount of information needed to file in audits, companies spend a lot of time and effort. In this context, EHS was proposed, a web system that integrates information on health, occupational safety and environmental processes. The system aims to manage the information in a way that facilitates audits and helps management to take decisions and implement preventive measures in the company.
Almost a Critical Theorist . . .
Authors: Ihde Don ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: March 2020

This article starts with an autobiographical reflection in which I first trace how close I came to doing my Ph.D. studies with Herbert Marcuse when he was at Brandeis University; then follows my early post-Ph.D. work which continued to use critical theorists in teaching, later following a growing disillusionment with the implicit elitism of many critical theory authors. Then I turn to deeper philosophical reasons for my divergence from critical theory by introducing the notion of “shelf-life,” and argue that much Marxist and neo-Marxist work is today outdated, or has reached limits of its shelf-life.
Society, Man and Knowledge
Authors: Noreika Alvydas
Published: March 2020

This paper overviews the articles, published in this issue of Filosofija. Sociologija. The articles are arranged in three topics – social and political philosophy, philosophical anthropology and epistemology. In developing these topics the authors get in touch with each other. They are worried about the present condition of society and its future, troubles of human existence and prospects of human knowledge.
TV Media in the Soviet System: The Collision of Modernity and Restrictions
Authors: Pečiulis Žygintas
Published: March 2020

The emergence of the new media was related to the established social order at that time. Television in Lithuania was first introduced in the late 1950s when the country was under the Soviet rule. Soviet ideology utilized the modern media to plan the modernization of the society, i.e. to create a new system. And the achievement of the goals involved coercion, deceit and information censorship. The technologically advanced TV media was restrained by the authorities. The author of this text analyses Soviet Lithuanian television in the context of other media, exhibiting modus operandi of the Soviet regime and the behaviour of people who worked in the system.