bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Potential targets for the hepatitis C virus-mediated autoimmune thyroiditis
Authors: De Oliveira Andrade Luis Jesuino , Matos de Oliveira Gabriela Correia
Published: July 2020

Introduction: The mechanisms by which hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection induces autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) have been studied, and it was suggested that inflammatory cytokines during HCV infection would change the thyroperoxidase (TPO) signaling cascade and thyroglobulin (Tg) determining autoimmune thyroid disease. Objective: To show the signaling pathway, of TPO and Tg, and their potential targets mediated HCV in individuals with hepatitis C. Methods: The mapping of the signaling pathway was based on a review study approach and performed using the automatic annotation server of the Kyoto and Genome Encyclopedia (KEGG). PathVisio is free software for analysis and design of open source routes, and was used for the graphic representation of the signaling pathway. Results: The contigs were extracted from the KEGG database and their mapped transcription represents the signaling pathway of the main biomolecules that triggers the AIT. The action of HCV or its treatment can trigger AIT that is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against TPO and Tg. In AIT, autoreactive CD4 + T lymphocytes recruit B cells and CD8 + T cells in the thyroid. The progression of the disease leads to the death of thyroid cells and hypothyroidism. Conclusion: HCV or its treatment activates several signaling pathways with thyroid cells damage resulting in AIT and secondary hypothyroidism to cellular apoptosis.
Análise de óbitos domiciliares e hospitalares por causas respiratórias e cardiovasculares durante à pandemia da COVID-19 em Minas Gerais
Authors: Alves Thiago Henrique Evangelista , Souza Tafarel Andrade de , Silva Samyla de Almeida , Ramos Nayani Alves , Oliveira Stefan Vilges de
Published: July 2020

Introdução: A pandemia pela COVID-19 em Minas Gerais (MG) acarretou na redução da procura por atendimentos médicos, como consultas ambulatoriais, exames e cirurgias eletivas, em resposta às estratégias de contingência. Objetivo: Analisar as mortes por causas respiratórias e cardiovasculares durante o primeiro semestre de 2020 ocorridas em domicílios e em hospitais de MG. Método: As causas de óbitos foram analisadas por meio dos dados do Portal da Transparência do Registro Civil (ARPEN) das semanas epidemiológicas 1 à 23. Resultados: Constatou-se que, comparativamente ao mesmo período de 2019, houve acréscimo nas mortes domiciliares por pneumonia (17,59%), insuficiência respiratória (IR) (20,65%), síndrome respiratória aguda grave (SRAG) (20,69%), sepse (31,91%), infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM) (15,56%), acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) (18,29%) e por outras causas cardiovasculares (18,44%) em 2020. Já em relação aos óbitos hospitalares, constatou-se redução das mortes por pneumonia (6,08%), por IR (3,59%) e por sepse (2,21%), apesar do incremento de 338,30% por SRAG. Além disso, encontrou-se decréscimo de 3,02% dos óbitos por AVC, e do crescimento de 3,41% por IAM e de 2,93% para outras causas cardiovasculares. Em relação à faixa etária e ao sexo, independentemente do local do óbito, predominou homens com idade entre 75 e 80 anos. Discussão e Conclusões: Acredita-se que parte desses óbitos esteja relacionada à reestruturação da dinâmica do atendimento hospitalar, associada ao medo de procurar assistência e infectar-se pelo novo coronavírus. Conclui-se que houve aumento de mortes domiciliares e redução das mortes hospitalares em 2020 por causas respiratórias e cardiovasculares em meio ao contexto da pandemia.
Effect of a Structured Teaching Module Including Intensive Prophylactic Measures on Reducing the Incidence of Capecitabine-Induced Hand-Foot Syndrome: Results of a Prospective Randomized Phase III Study
Authors: Ostwal Vikas , Kapoor Akhil , Mandavkar Sarika , Chavan Neeta , Gupta Tarachand , Mirani Jimmy , Saklani Avanish , Desouza Ashwin , Murugan Kalaivani , Nashikkar Chaitali , Gupta Sudeep , Ramaswamy Anant
Published: July 2020

Lessons Learned

A structured teaching module including intensive prophylactic measures to alleviate hand-foot syndrome (HFS) during capecitabine therapy is feasible but ineffective at protecting patients from HFS. Pharmacologic therapeutic interventions should be investigated for the management of this complication.

Background

Capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome (HFS) has a detrimental effect on quality of life. The effect of a structured teaching module including intensive prophylactic measures was evaluated.

Methods

This non-crossover phase III double-blinded clinical trial randomized patients in a 1:1 ratio to either a control group or to a group administered a structured teaching model including intensive prophylactic measures on HFS administered by a trained oncology nurse at regular intervals (case) versus standard information on HFS care administered by treating clinician (control). The primary endpoint was comparison of fraction of patients in both arms developing at least grade 2 HFS.

Results

Between June 15, 2016, and April 4, 2018, 280 patients (140 to case and 140 to control) were enrolled. The median number of capecitabine chemotherapy cycles was eight; 269 patients (96%) were evaluable for HFS, of whom 89 patients (33.08%) developed at least grade 2 HFS (grade 2 HFS, 73 patients [26.1%]; grade 3 HFS, 16 patients (5.7%}). There was no difference in at least grade 2 HFS between evaluable case and control arms of the study (control group, 45/135 [33.3%]; case, 44/134 [32.8%]; p = .93).

Conclusion

The use of a structured teaching module including intensive prophylactic measures was feasible, but this did not reduce the incidence and severity of capecitabine-induced HFS.
Degradation characteristics and bearing capacity model of pile in degraded permafrost
Authors: Tang Liyun , Yang Liujun , Qiu Peiyong , Jia Hailiang , Zhang Huimei , Li Guoyu
Published: July 2020

Global warming has led to increasing pile foundation deterioration in permafrost regions. Theoretical analysis and indoor model tests were used to analyse variations in the shaft resistance and ultimate bearing capacity (UBC) for various permafrost active-layer thicknesses (Za). A relationship for atmospheric temperature, Za and ground temperature was developed. The equivalent adfreezing force was used as an index to evaluate the degradation of pile foundation bearing behaviour and a theoretical model was established. Based on the theoretical degradation model and indoor experimental data, a model was established to reflect the deterioration of pile foundation bearing behaviour in warm permafrost regions. The model was verified using numerical simulations. The results showed that shaft resistance at the ultimate state can be divided into three stages (stable change, rapid increase and attenuation). The depth of the maximum values decreased from −0.40 m to −0.65 m with an increase in Za. The pile head load (Q) against pile head settlement (S) curves were divided into three stages (elastic stage, elastic–plastic and plastic). A greater Za made the plastic stage of the Q–S relationship occur earlier, resulting in a gradual decrease in UBC. The degradation variable (D) of bearing behaviour showed rapidly and then slowly increasing deterioration. This study provides experimental support for clarifying the degradation mechanism of pile foundation bearing behaviour and a degradation model to consider and quantify the impact of climate change on pile foundations in degraded permafrost.
Plurality Within Singularity: Chosŏn Korea’s Neo-Confucian Framework
Authors: Napoli Ariella
Published: July 2020

This paper argues that while there was no singular cohesive “national identity” in the modern sense in Chosŏn Korea, the elitist Neo-Confucian framework served as a basis for establishing an overarching identity on the Korean Peninsula. Every other entity defined itself through its relationship to the prominent Neo-Confucian framework. Two marginalized groups – Buddhist institutions and the Catholic Church—defined themselves and developed identities based around the Neo-Confucian framework; this paper analyzes this. By demonstrating that these two marginalized groups had no choice but to define themselves in terms of the Neo-Confucian framework, it is clear this framework also created an elitist identity built around its intellectual culture.
LEGENDplex™ Assay Setup Protocol for Cytek® Aurora and Northern Lights Flow Cytometers v1
Authors: Li Sam
Published: July 2020

To view images that accompany this protocol, click here. This protocol provides step-by-step instructions for the setup of Cytek® Aurora and Northern Lights flow cytometers for data acquisition of BioLegend’s LEGENDplex™ multiplex immunoassays. A pre-made LEGENDplex™ Experiment Template that can easily be imported into the SpectroFlo® software is available for download at biolegend.com/en-us/legendplex under the Instrument Setup tab. If desired, users can also create their own Experiment Template by following the instructions found at the end of this protocol. Unmixing of spectral data is not required. Please export Raw FCS files for downstream analysis. This is analogous to using uncompensated data on a conventional flow cytometer. When analyzing LEGENDplex™ Assay FCS files generated on an Aurora or Northern Lights flow cytometer, the assay beads emission spectra should be analyzed using the following recommended channels: • Without a yellow-green (YG) laser: Bead Classification = R4, Reporter = B4 • With a yellow-green (YG) laser: Bead Classification = R4, Reporter = YG1
Diffusion of Drone Journalism: The Case of Finland, 2011–2020
Authors: Uskali Turo , Manninen Ville , Ikonen Pasi , Hokkanen Jere
Published: July 2020

This article details Finnish news organizations’ adoption of drones for journalistic purposes from 2011 to 2020. The theoretical starting point of the article is Rogers’ (1962) diffusion of innovations theory, which explains how new ideas and technologies spread in societies. The main empirical data for the study were derived from a phone survey conducted among the 80 most popular newspapers in Finland. The findings reveal that drone journalism in Finland has already diffused from a few pioneering organizations to a large number of newsrooms, including regional, mid-sized newspapers. Most of the newspapers are either using in-house drones, buying commissioned images, or using both strategies. The frequency of use was found to be much higher for those newsrooms using their own drones. Finally, the article ponders possible explanations for different trajectories in the adoption of drones in various countries based on the Finnish case
Features of US Geostrategy in the Third World (50’s – First Half of the 60’s of the XX Сentury)
Authors: Lakishyk Dmytro
Published: July 2020

The main tendency of the postwar world order was the absence of direct military conflicts between major powers and the division of the world into two military-political blocs.These entities brought together countries that differed in ideology and socio-economic structure. In the context of this conflicting confrontation, third world countries have become the arena of mediated rivalry. The confrontation took place in order to increase the area of influence in developing countries by engaging them in some form of socio-economic and political system. The most striking similarity can be seen in the development of the divided nations of Korea, China, Vietnam, in the Indo-Pakistan conflict. In the event of such contradictions, it is possible not to claim the conflict between superpowers and third world countries, but about the involvement or intervention of major powers in internal or interstate conflicts. During the second half of the 1940s – early 1960s, the main task of US administrations was to create a «power ring» around the Soviet control area, to maintain its functioning and further strengthening it. Initially, its line ran in Europe, then in East Asia, and later expanded to the Middle East, with adequate security in the form of US military bases and military-political blocs. By pursuing a policy of containment and extending its line throughout the periphery of Eurasia, the United States was increasingly confronted with the effects of the collapse of the colonial empires and forced, in one form or another, to fill the vacuum of emerging power. At the same time, geopolitical considerations played a major role in this process. The first attempt at an integrated response to the needs of underdeveloped countries was President G. Truman’s Point Four programm, which provided them with technical assistance. In the 1950s, US geostrategic priorities changed: Europe retained its importance, but more attention was paid to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. During this period, the strengthening of US positions in the Gulf region – the most important strategic point in terms of both oil resources and geographical location – began.
Expo-1967 in Montreal: the Struggle for Ukrainian Sovereignty
Authors: Krukovsky Vitaliy
Published: July 2020

The purpose of the article is to analyze the events surrounding the participation of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the World Expo–1967 exhibition in Montreal and to identify the features of this process, such as the actions of diaspora organizations to attract the attention of the Canadian government and the international community to the political status of Ukraine within the Soviet Union. The publication proves that the youth movement of the Ukrainian diaspora is able to influence the course of important political events, one of which was the Montreal World Exhibition. It was used by the Kremlin as a component of preparations for the 50th anniversary of the October Bolshevik coup in Petrograd on November 7, 1917. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian diaspora was preparing to celebrate the anniversaries of the Ukrainian settlements in Canada, the Ukrainian National Revolution of 1917–1921, and the creation of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The author concluded that the Ukrainian Canadian community drew the attention of the Canadian government and the international community to the political status of Ukraine within the Soviet Union and contributed to the consolidation of all Ukrainian world in the fight for human rights in Soviet Ukraine and its proper place in the international political and legal environment. Despite the strong involvement of the Soviet Union’s State Security Committee’s agent network, the activities of Ukrainian youth organizations in Canada in July–August 1967 brought a number of positive gains. In particular, it fostered a sense of patriotism, self–identification, and continuity in the traditions of national liberation struggle. At the same time, the nature of the events was driven by local characteristics, the size of the diaspora and its financial resources. In this context, the activities of Ukrainian youth organizations in Canada during Expo-1967 were a kind of impetus for the further struggle for freedom and independence of the native generations of the state – Ukraine.
US-Philippines Security Relations (1991–2016)
Authors: Gorodnia Nataliya
Published: July 2020

This paper describes and discusses the major developments in the U.S.-Philippines security relations in 1991-2016, between signing an agreement to extend a rent of Subic Bay Naval base by the U.S. and inauguration of R. Duterte administration. The research has revealed three periods in the U.S.-Philippines security relations in 1991-2016. The first period started when the Philippines senate rejected to ratify the Subic Bay Agreement in September 1991, and the United States had to evacuate the naval base on November 1992. It lasted until the U.S. and the Philippines signed a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in 1998. The Philippines government’s interest in reaching a new agreement was caused by China’s 1995 military occupation of the Panganiban reef and other incidents at the disputed territories in the South China Sea. The Philippines claimed that they composed a part of their exclusive economic zone, according to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The second period lasted since ratification of the VFA by the Philippines parliament in 1999 until
aggravation of the situation in the South China Sea in 2011. This period was featured by enhanced political and military cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines, and significant U.S. assistance in modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In September 2001–2006, the security cooperation was focused on the counterterrorism activitiesin the Philippines by military means. In 2007–2011, the focus shifted to humanitarian operations and development assistance. During the third period, in March 2011 – June 2016, B. Aquino administration refocused attention from domestic security issues to the threats in the South China Sea. In 2014, the Philippines and the U.S. signed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, which provided American ships, aircrafts and military personnel with an access to several military bases of the AFP on a rotating basis. The Agreement essentially improved U.S. strategic position in the Southeast Asia and the South China Sea.
Thorny Evolution Path of the US Society: Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement
Authors: Lymar Marharyta
Published: July 2020

The article focuses on studying the evolution of the U.S. society and exploring phenomena of racism and slavery. Given the fact that the modern American society is considered as the field of numerous opportunities for every person, it is worth to track its transformation and to identify the key milestones or turning points of the U.S. history in this regard. The author identifies racism as one of the slavery’s reasons, condemning the both phenomena and exploring the ways of resisting them among Americans in the first years of the United States of America as a new independent and single state. Thus, the following tasks of the research are defined: to determine the concepts of racism and slavery; to find out the origins and background of slavery in the early period of the U.S. establishing; to explore the status of African Americans in the U.S. society as well as dual standards of equality between Americans; to track the evolution of American society’s views on slavery and discrimination; and to observe the consequences of the Abolitionist movement for the further development of the U.S. society. It is stated that the black Africans appeared in the British colonies of North America because of inevitable labor problem, faced by the first settlers, forced to seek cheap or free labor hands. Primary, the Africans were brought to America as indentured staff. In 1640–1641, in Massachusetts, some types of slavery became allowed, and the other states followed such a suit. Slaves were brought from the slave factories established along the west coast of Africa from Cape Verde to the equator. The enslaved Africans did not put up with fate and protested in various ways, supported by the sympathetic Whites (philanthropists, Quakers, pastors, statesmen). Regular uprisings, protests, and strikes, the spread of agitation literature greatly contributed to protection of slaves. Thus, the Abolitionist movement was founded. Thanks to it, the slave owners were resisted, the proper laws were adopted and slavery was eventually abolished. However, the legal abolition did not totally eradicate racism from the subconscious of Americans, which is now echoed.
Peculiarities of formation of secondary sexual characteristics and menstrual function in girls with hyperandrogenism during puberty
Authors: Talibli A. A.
Published: July 2020

Aim: to study the peculiarities of the formation of secondary sexual characteristics and menstrual function in girls with hyperandrogenism (HA) during puberty.

Materials and methods. We examined 137 adolescent girls with HA aged 12–17 years. All examined girls were divided into 3 groups: 12–13 years (Group I, n = 27); 14–15 years (Group II, n = 63); 16–17 years (Group III, n = 47). The intensity of secondary sexual characteristics was determined by Tanner scale; the severity of hirsutism was assessed by Ferriman–Galway scale. The studied parameters were compared with previously published data from 42 girls without HA symptoms with normal indicators of physical and sexual development that were also divided into 3 age groups: 12–13 years (n = 16), 14–15 years (n = 14), 16–17 years (n = 12).

Results. Girls with HA in puberty, starting from 14–15 years, had marked reduction of mammary glands and enhancement of axillary and suprapubic hair growth. In 32.8 % of girls with HA menstrual function was normal; in 67.1 % menses disorders and menstrual irregularities were observed that manifested by opsomenorrhea (31.5 %), juvenile bleedings (19.6 %), oligomenorrhea (18.5 %), amenorrhea (16.3 %), algodismenorrhea (14.1 %).

Conclusion. HA in puberty, regardless of origin that caused this pathology, is a high risk factor for pathologies of sexual development and the formation of menstrual dysfunction.
Key milestones in the history of in vitro fertilization
Authors: Doronicheva D. A. , Stuleva N. S.
Published: July 2020

Here, we discuss essential milestones in developing and establishing method in vitro fertilization (IVF). Moreover, we also outline most prominent breakthroughs and discoveries performed in diverse time, each of which brought mankind closer to emergence of the first successful results after applying IVF in human. In addition, we also consider a history of IVF introduced in Russia as well as current issues requiring to be solved in the nearest future.
A novel coronavirus infection COVID-19 in practice of obstetrician-gynecologist: a review of current data and guidelines
Authors: Iupatov E. Yu. , Maltseva L. I. , Zamaleeva R. S. , Zefirova T. P. , Chechulina O. V. , Mazitova M. I. , Kurmanbaev T. E.
Published: July 2020

In December 2019, a new type of coronavirus was identified in China, called SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) that quickly spread not only within the People’s Republic of China, but also far beyond its borders. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the infection caused by novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 became a pandemic. Prior to this, two global epidemics were caused by pathogenic coronaviruses: in 2002 – by SARS-CoV that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and in 2012 – by MERSCoV that resulted in the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). All coronavirus infections in humans are characterized by damage of lower respiratory tract with development of severe pneumonia and respiratory distress syndrome. According to reports, males become sick more often than females. It is known that due to developing immunological suppression pregnant women are at higher risk of contracting infectious diseases. However, the clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, its effect on outcome of gestation, and the likelihood of vertical transmission to the fetus still remain unanswered. In this review, we present data on cases of SARS-CoV-2 disease during pregnancy published globally, its effect on outcome of gestation, as well as data on potential routes of infection for fetus and neonates. In addition, we also provide currently available clinical recommendations released by the Royal Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (UK), the American Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (USA), and the National Institute for Reproductive Health Research (India) on the management of pregnant patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Bilişim Teknolojileri ve Yazılım Dersi Öğretmenlerinin Kodlama Eğitimine Yönelik Görüşleri
Authors: GÖNCÜ Aslı , ÇETİN İbrahim , ŞENDURUR Polat
Published: July 2020

Öğretmenler sınıf içerisinde tasarlanan programları uygularlar. Öğretmenlerin alan ve/veya o alanın öğretimine yönelik görüşleri programın uygulanma şeklinde belirleyici olabilir. Dolayısı ile öğretmenlerin görüşleri dersin işlenişine yönelik önemli ipuçları verebilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı bilişim teknolojileri ve yazılım dersi öğretmenlerinin kodlama eğitimine yönelik görüşlerini keşfetmektir. Bu çalışmada durum çalışması deseni kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını Batı Karadeniz Bölgesindeki bir ilden yirmi iki öğretmen oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulmuş yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu vasıtasıyla katılımcılardan nitel veri toplanılmıştır. Görüşmeler sonucunda öğretmenlerin kodlama eğitimine yönelik olarak teknolojik, pedagojik ve alan bilgisi açısından çeşitli eksikliklerinin olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Öğretmenlerin blok tabanlı kodlama ortamlarına görece olarak daha hâkim oldukları fakat diğer ortamlara yeteri kadar hâkim olmadıkları görülmüştür. Öğretmenlerin ve öğretmen adaylarının eksikliklerinin giderilmesi için çeşitli önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
Meslekte Yeni Olan İlkokul Öğretmenlerinin Sınıfta Düzeni Yeniden Sağlamaya İlişkin Uygulamaları
Authors: AYDIN Şeyma , ŞAHİN Ali E.
Published: July 2020

Bu araştırmada meslekte yeni olan ilkokul öğretmenlerinin sınıf yönetiminin düzeni yeniden sağlama boyutuna ilişkin deneyimlerini ve uygulamalarını betimlemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada amaçlı örnekleme çerçevesinde ölçüt örneklem türü kullanılarak 2016-2017 eğitim öğretim yılında Muş ili merkezinde bir ilkokulda görev yapan üç yıl ya da daha az deneyime sahip dokuz ilkokul öğretmenine ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yaklaşımı kullanılmış ve olgubilim (fenomenoloji) deseninden yararlanılmıştır. Veriler yüz yüze görüşmeler ve gözlemler yoluyla toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğretmenlerin düzeni yeniden sağlamaya yönelik en çok “aile ile iletişim kurma” gibi uygulamalarda bulundukları belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada öne çıkan sonuçlardan biri, fiziksel cezaların öğretmenler tarafından kullanılmadığının görülmüş olmasıdır. Sınıf öğretmenlerinin görüşleri doğrultusunda düzeni yeniden sağlamaya yönelik uygulamalarının belirlenmesinde “mesleki deneyimin” etkili olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Öğretmen Adaylarının Çokkültürlü Eğitime Yönelik Tutumlarının Yordayıcıları Olarak Suriyelilere Yönelik Toplumsal Uzaklık ve Bilişsel Esneklik
Authors: BOZKUR Binaz , KIRAN Binnaz , ALICI Devrim
Published: July 2020

Bu çalışmada öğretmen adaylarının çokkültürlü eğitime yönelik tutumlarının Suriyeli sığınmacılara yönelik toplumsal uzaklık ve bilişsel esneklik değişkenleri tarafından yordanıp yordanmadığını incelemek amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırma betimsel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmaya 285 (%54,2) kadın, 241 (%45,8) erkek olmak üzere 526 öğretmen adayı katılmıştır. Araştırmada Bilişsel Esneklik Ölçeği, Öğretmenlerin Çokkültürlü Tutum Ölçeği, Bogardus Toplumsal Uzaklık Ölçeği ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu’ndan yararlanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda öğretmen adaylarının çokkültürlü eğitime yönelik tutumları ile toplumsal uzaklığın düşük olması ve bilişsel esneklik arasında pozitif ve anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu gözlenmiştir. Uygulanan aşamalı çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizinde toplumsal uzaklık ve bilişsel esneklik değişkenlerinin öğretmen adaylarının çokkültürlü eğitime yönelik tutumlarının anlamlı yordayıcıları olduğu bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. İki değişken varyansın toplam % 20'sini açıklamaktadır. Sonuç olarak öğretmen adaylarının çokkültürlü eğitime yönelik tutumlarında hem kişisel özelliklerinin hem de toplumsal olarak diğer gruplara bakışlarının etkili olduğu görülmektedir. Türkiye'nin hem kendi kültürel çeşitliliği hem de göç vb. olgularla daha da yaygınlaşan çokkültürlü yapısı öğretmenlerin çokkültürlülüğe yönelik farkındalıklarının geliştirilmesini daha elzem kılmaktadır.
Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Matematik Öz-yeterlik Algılarının ve Matematiğe Yönelik Tutumlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: SEVGİ Sevim , YAKIŞIKLI Zeynep
Published: July 2020

Bu araştırmada ortaokul öğrencilerinin matematiğe yönelik tutumlarının ve matematik öz-yeterliklerinin cinsiyet, sınıf, okul, aylık gelir ve yazılı puanı değişkenlerine göre incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırma Kayseri ili Kocasinan ilçesinde bulunan A ortaokulu Kayseri ili İncesu ilçesinde bulunan B ortaokulu ve Kayseri ili Melikgazi ilçesinde bulunan C ortaokulu olmak üzere Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı’na bağlı üç farklı ortaokulda yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya 2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılı birinci döneminde okuyan 262 ortaokul öğrencisi katılmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Baykul (1990) tarafından geliştirilen Matematik Dersine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği ve Umay (2001) tarafından geliştirilen Matematik Öz Yeterlik Algısı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS programıyla Mann Whitney U analizi, Kruskal-Wallis analizi, Tek Yönlü Varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve Spearman Brown analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda ortaokul öğrencilerinin matematik öz-yeterliklerinin cinsiyet, sınıf, okul, aylık gelir ve yazılı puanı değişkenlerine göre istatistiksel anlamda bir farklılık bulunmamıştır. Ortaokul öğrencilerinin matematiğe yönelik tutumlarında ise sınıf, okul ve aylık gelir değişkenine göre istatiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur ancak cinsiyet ve yazılı puanı değişkenine göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunmamıştır. Spearman Brown analizi sonucunda matematiğe yönelik tutum ile matematik öz-yeterlik arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır.
Mixing pleasure and beauty: positive aesthetic experience in Old English poetry
Authors: Minaya Gómez Francisco Javier
Published: July 2020

This article analyses 23 different lexical items in Old English denoting positive aesthetic emotion, more specifically, related to the expression of appearance, moral qualities, and personal pleasant experience with the aim of gaining a better understanding of aesthetic standards in Anglo-Saxon England. Using different lexical tools, corpora and software, I have built a database where I have annotated the attestations from the corpus taking into account different sociolinguistic criteria. An in-depth analysis of these fragments and their statistical treatment has shown that descriptions of beauty in Old English poetry have two main routes: a) one that addresses the object’s aesthetic qualities objectively and b) another that focuses on the subject’s response to it. Furthermore, these two alternatives were often complementary in texts of a religious nature.
Effect of the implementation of CLIL and KNOWMAD competences on students' motivation in higher education
Authors: Muñoz Benito Rocío , Rodríguez Zapatero Maribel , Pérez Naranjo Leonor , Morilla García Cristina
Published: July 2020

The development of language skills in a second language as well as knowmad skills are key to the future employability of students. This research aims to analyze the impact of the introduction of a specific methodology involving the development of both types of skills on students’ motivation and satisfaction in order to foster the development of a bilingual itinerary. The methodology is based on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and the sample involved 227 students of the Degrees in Tourism of the University of Córdoba (Spain). Through a model of structural equations, the data analysis revealed that the development of language skills in L2 and the development of knowmad skills had a significant direct effect on the students’ motivation towards learning a second language. The indirect effect of the development of these skills on the students’ satisfaction with the teaching experience was also significant.
I Am Trying Hard to Follow the Sound: Meditations on Accepting Typhoon's Offerings
Authors: Steeves H. Peter
Published: July 2020

The latest album from indie‐rock band Typhoon, fronted by Kyle Morton, is an existential trip through birth, sleep, love, life, and after‐life. With ties to Greek mythology, surrealist filmmaking, twentieth‐century literature, and the history of philosophy, Offerings is an album that invites the listener to imagine a stream of consciousness that navigates a watery life‐path toward something liberating. This essay traces the conceptual themes at work in the music and lyrics of the album, offering a song‐by‐song analysis of an intricate narrative that unfolds within a work of art that deserves to be recognized as a contemporary masterpiece.
Space at the Con: Conversations About Representation in Popular Culture at Comic Conventions
Authors: Jenson Debra E.
Published: July 2020

“Space at the Con” explores the motivations and goals of individuals who participate in discussions at Comic‐Cons and conventions centered on diversity and representation of marginalized groups (women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people of color, people with disabilities, and more) in popular culture. Comic‐con‐style events occur across the United States and around the globe, showcasing movies, television, comic books, and even online content. These events are one way for individuals to encounter and learn about popular culture. A person of color, a woman, a transgender person, a homosexual or lesbian, can often encounter hostility, sometimes because they are seen as less “legit.” However, this geek‐keeping phenomenon can also stem from the absence of marginalized groups in the representation of geeks in popular culture. People learn about norms and customs from popular culture. To better understand the narratives and themes around representation of marginalized groups in media and what impact participants believe these discussions can have. To realize this understanding, interviews were conducted with participants on panels about issues of diversity and marginalization at a comic convention. These interviews included questions about the motivations for participating and the perceived impact they might be having. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts identified three themes: creating representation through shared stories, creating understanding through shared stories, and creating advocates through shared stories. Panelists view their work as using narrative to help individuals in pain find comfort through common experiences and to build a more welcoming community and, eventually, culture.
What's lit got to do with it? Deconstructing the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Authors: Seaman Alana N.
Published: July 2020

While ties to literary works and the authors who penned them are capitalized on to attract tourists, justify preservation and revitalization efforts, request funding, and gain historic and protected status, the role of literature in tourism experiences at these places is poorly understood. Utilizing electronic word of mouth (eWOM) data and a deconstructive approach, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of literature in the experiences of tourists at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.
Fake News and Failed Friendships: An Analysis of Trump, Pecker, and the National Enquirer
Authors: Kirtley William M. , Kirtley Patricia M.
Published: July 2020

It is easy to trivialize a supermarket tabloid that titillates, provokes, and focuses on human foibles, but the National Enquirer influenced the 2016 election and continues to unravel the present administration. This paper details its development into a celebrity gossip newspaper, analyzes the magazine's readers, treatment of Donald Trump, and the anatomy of campaign finance felonies committed by its editor David Pecker, along with Trump, and his personal attorney David Cohen.
“Sad But True”: Why Metallica's Fans Continue to Fail Them (and Not Vice Versa) Twenty Years After the Napster Lawsuit
Authors: Reilly Tracy
Published: July 2020

Twenty years have elapsed since the Metallica v. Napster copyright lawsuit forever changed the landscape of digital file sharing and the fate of the music industry—as well as Metallica's reputation that had become tarnished by fans who felt entitled to “free” music. By debunking collectivist ideologies and defending the long‐standing principles of individuality and copyright ownership, this article reveals why Metallica's fans—and not the band—were the “Sad But True” wrongdoers in the Napster debate.
Police Body‐Worn Cameras: We See What You See, But Is it Helping?
Authors: Oliveira Elenice DeSouza , Judge Reginia
Published: July 2020

Body‐worn cameras (BWCs) are valued as useful recourses. They serve to increase police transparency and accountability, provide evidence of police‐citizen interactions, and assist in police officer training. Conversely, BWC use creates grave concerns regarding privacy rights, mandatory use by police officers, and the availability of video footage to the public. It becomes clear that they are not the entire solution to the need for greater police surveillance, but are only one viable factor.
Hearing Things, Seeing Things: The Extension of Human Faculty in Algernon Blackwood's The Damned (1914)
Authors: Payne Kenneth
Published: July 2020

Algernon Blackwood [1869‐1951] was a prolific and popular author of tales of the weird and the supernatural, although he resented having become best known as “the ghost man.” He was at pains to clarify that his main interest was not so much in ghosts but rather in what he termed “the Extension of Human Faculty,” in other words (as he put it) in supersensitive “faculties which under exceptional stimulus, register beyond the normal gamut of seeing, hearing, feeling.” Blackwood wrote in an early Edwardian context of growing interest in psychic phenomena and new forms of psychological inquiry. My discussion concerns his story of 1914, The Damned, a complex narrative that raises questions about the reliability (or the unreliability) of his narrating character, who is seemingly stimulated into extreme forms of extra‐sensory perception. I argue that the story may justly be recognised as a significant contribution to the early modernist movement.
Mother Earth: An Ecofeminist Analysis of Aronofsky's Mother!
Authors: Flores Isa Rehana
Published: July 2020

This essay explores Darren Aronofsky's Mother! (2017) through an ecofeminist lens. The psychological horror film serves as an allegorical exploration of themes involving religion, gender, and environmental issues. Ecofeminism examines the complex ways in which environmental issues are interwoven with gender issues, combining two of some of the most significant movements today. Analyzing the ecofeminist aspects of Mother! brings to light how the exploitation and abuse of Earth reflects the experiences of women under a patriarchal society.
William Faulker's Film of Redemption: The Left Hand of God
Authors: Rollyson Carl
Published: July 2020

William Faulkner's 1951 adaptation of William Barrett's inspirational novel, The Left Hand of God (1950), never made it to production, but it is superior to the 1955 film. Faulkner's screenplay reflects a spiritual journey that he explored in Requiem for a Nun (1951) and A Fable (1954), works revealing a hierological intensity that is absent from his earlier fiction. In the process of adapting the novel's themes and characters, he articulated his own suffering and search for salvation.
Comparative analysis of methods and types of creolization in English and Russian scientific and technical texts: the case of railway discourse texts
Authors: Terpak M. A. , Abdrakhmanova L. V.
Published: July 2020

English and Russian scientific and technical texts of railway discourse are analyzed in the article in order to detect, describe and compare specific methods and types of such texts creolization. In the research the author draws on the up-to-date theory of creolized texts problematics, emphasizing texts in scientific language as the particular object under study. The scientific and technical text ordonnance is analyzed here for purposes of special texts satiation with verbal and non-verbal communicating means and their quantitative relation. The author concretizes the cohesion of the constituents of the scientific and technical texts (arrangement, textuality, functionality). The goal of the research is to study creolization methods and types of highly-specialized English and Russian scientific texts (in the context of railway discourse) followed by the comparative analysis, searching out certain similarities and differences in ways and means of informative value of the English and Russian texts forming. English and Russian teaching-learning materials, scientific publications and periodicals were used as empiric material source. The railway discourse is an understudied linguistic phenomenon. The results of the scientific railway texts comparative analysis for purposes of non-verbal communicating means using, creolized texts classification according to their components interaction, linguistic and visual means description are more likely for present cross-disciplinary researches. The conclusions drawn from the study will help the researchers who would like his/her article to be published in an oversea periodical to make the ordonnance of his/her text in the authentic manner.
On the issue of the results and prospects of studying the Russian economy during the Civil War in the domestic and foreign historiography
Authors: Kondrashin V. V.
Published: July 2020

The article analyzes the results and prospects of studying the Russian economy during the Civil War in domestic and foreign historiography. Possible directions of further research work of this important aspect of the problem are indicated. The relevance of the topic is due to the task set by the country's leadership to the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences to create a new version of the academic history of Russia, in which the events of the Great Russian Revolution and the Civil War of 19171922 occupy a special place and remain one of the most controversial issues in modern historical science. This study is based on the principles of historicism and the multifactorial nature of the historical process, which are implemented by the author using historical-comparative, historical-biographical and dialectical methods of studying this problem. Based on the analysis of a significant complex of monographic works devoted to the country's economy during the Civil War or affecting certain aspects of this topic, the author of the article concluded that it was insufficiently studied, especially at the regional level, and pointed out on the need to intensify research in this direction on new sources.
Battle of Stalingrad in the diaries of junior lieutenant Rudnitsky
Authors: Romanova G. A. , Romanov N. N.
Published: July 2020

The authors of the article examine the events of the Battle of Stalingrad through the prism of the diary entries of Junior Lieutenant Z.S. Rudnitsky. The authors set themselves a number of tasks for revealing the topic: to show the role of air defense and its contribution to the victory at Stalingrad; evaluate the level of material and technical supply of the Red Army, evaluate the value of front-line diaries as a historical source. The relevance of this topic is explained by the need to understand the processes that resulted in the greatest military victory of World War II, as well as the increased interest in diaries as a historical source, which researchers attribute to the so-called soft communicative memory. The novelty of the study is the introduction into the scientific circulation of a previously unknown source the front-line diary of Z.S. Rudnitsky, which he led throughout the battle of Stalingrad. The value of the present source lies in the display of direct perception of the war through the eyes of a young nineteen-year-old lieutenant. Working with the materials of diary entries allowed to deepen our ideas about supplying and arming the defenders of Stalingrad, their moral condition, domestic problems. The study was carried out as part of the problem field of memory studies using retrospective, comparative historical, interdisciplinary methods.Based on an analysis of everyday life of the front lieutenant Rudnitsky, who fought on the Stalingrad front as part of the 303 artillery-anti-aircraft regiment, it was concluded that the daily military feat of the anti-aircraft gunners made it possible to block the sky over the city for German aviation, especially during the counteroffensive. The value of this feat becomes even more obvious against the background of an extremely difficult state and a lack of machinery, equipment, household inconveniences. It is concluded that it is necessary to introduce into the scientific circulation diaries that significantly expand the range of historical sources.
Prerequisites for the digital transformation of the Russian education system
Authors: Boronenko T. A. , Fedotova V. S.
Published: July 2020

Abstract: The authors note the tendency of digital transformation of different spheres of human activity. Many scientific studies describe the results of the digital transformation of education, characterize ways of adapting teachers and students to the conditions of the new digital environment and consider the formation of digital competencies of teachers and digital literacy of students. At the same time, scientists do not consider the reasons that actualize digital transformation. The purpose of the study is to identify external and internal factors that determine the digital transformation of the Russian education system at the present stage of development of society. The authors are building a causal relationship model of the digital transformation of the education system. The authors choose the principles of a systematic approach as the methodological basis of the study. They consider the digital transformation of education as a system of transformations that have a complex transformative effect. This impact is based on taking into account the diversity of interconnections between the components of the education system. The authors substantiate the nature of digital transformation as a large-scale transformation, as a process of implementing digital technologies, as an improvement in the quality of the results of the educational process. The authors consider the factors and results of digital transformation in various projections. In accordance with the ideas of a systematic approach, the authors describe the essence of digital transformation in the form of a causal relationship model of the digital transformation of the education system. The causal relationship model of the digital transformation of education allows us to systematically see the development trends of Russian education and in the future to develop the right strategies to improve its quality and competitiveness. The use of digital technologies in the educational process provides a rational assessment of their need for solving specific educational problems. The main role of digital technologies consists in technological improvement of the educational process, expansion of the didactic capabilities of the teacher, activation and motivation of personal interaction between the teacher and students.
Physical well-being of teachers as a factor in the effectiveness of their professional activities
Authors: Vinogradova G. A. , Chapala T. V. , Ilich M.
Published: July 2020

The urgency of the problem in the present study is associated with dramatic changes in the system of contemporary Russian education, which, on the one hand, are positive, and on the other contribute to emotional stress. Teacher, experiencing a state of stress, negatively affects students, transferring their negative emotions and often exerting a negative impact. Even those teachers who try to resist are also prone to burnout and psychosomatic diseases in these conditions. The article is devoted to the identification and analysis of cognitive and emotional changes of teachers, and their correlation with nosological form of cardiovascular disease, identifying the features of psychological, emotional states depending on earlier diagnosis. Mental status of the teacher is reflected in his personality changes in behaviour. The materials are based on the results of studies of physical well-being of teachers and its impact on the quality of the solution of pedagogical tasks. The study was conducted on the basis of the therapeutic department of the polyclinic № 1 in Togliatti. Experimental data confirm that stressful situations characteristic of the educational activities provoke diseases, which are a response to external negative impacts.