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Judicialização e Políticas Públicas: O Impacto do fornecimento de Medicamentos por determinação judicial no orçamento da Política de Saúde do Estado de Alagoas (2010-2017)
Authors: Silva Rogério Lira , Dos Santos José Janaildo , Santa Rita Luciana Peixoto , Santana Pinto Ibsen Mateus Bittencourt
Published: January 2019

Em Alagoas, o custo da judicialização da saúde atingiu R$ 106 milhões entre os anos de 2009 e 2014. Essa pesquisa tem por objetivo analisar o impacto no orçamento do Estado de Alagoas com as aquisições de medicamentos por força de ações judicializadas no período compreendido entre os anos de 2010 a 2017, apresentando uma análise exploratória de dados. Para tanto, serão analisados a evolução dos gastos na função saúde e nos subelementos de despesas relacionados aos gastos com medicamentos. Essa pesquisa se diferencia em relação a outras por apresentar uma abordagem quantitativa do impacto das aquisições de medicamentos, objeto de ações judiciais no Estado de Alagoas, entre os anos de 2010 a 2017, no orçamento estadual destinado à saúde. A pesquisa é do tipo exploratória quanto aos objetivos, estudo de caso quanto aos procedimentos e descritiva. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa documental com abordagem mista quali-quantitativa, conforme Creswell (2010), sustentada na teoria de Políticas Públicas Setoriais: saúde, com recorte na judicialização da saúde. Para a análise dos dados, foi utilizada a análise de conteúdo e estatística descritiva. Nos resultados, constatou-se que, no período analisado (2010-2017), os gastos contabilizados na função saúde alcançaram R$ 7,69 bilhões, em valores nominais. Sendo que os gastos totais com medicamentos alcançaram R$ 426,9 milhões. Dessa maneira, verificou-se que, apesar da relativa estabilização do volume de gastos alocados para aquisição de medicamentos por imposição judicial em Alagoas, apenas quatro fármacos oncológicos foram responsáveis por 52% dos gastos.
Caring principal leadership for the support of teachers leading committees for promotion of healthy school environments
Authors: Kwatubana Siphokazi
Published: January 2019

Caring lies at the heart of effective enhancement of healthy school environments and good school leadership. This is evidenced by health policies wherein principals are indirectly obliged to act ethically and morally. By doing so, they assume their caring role that will enable the development of human capital. This study was conducted in schools in two provinces in South Africa with principals, school management team members and leaders of health committees as participants. This is a qualitative research study which included two rural and two township schools. As this was an exploratory, phenomenological study, data were collected using multiple data collection tools: narratives, interviews and shadowing. The findings of this research indicate signs of caring leadership in the actions and interactions of the principals and teachers; principals and community members; and principals and other external stakeholders. More caring leadership was, however, experienced for the programmes than for the leaders of committees per se.

 

Keywords: Health promotion, caring for, caring about, communal orientation, school leadership.
Based tasks in CLIL settings
Authors: Tsimerman Evgenia
Published: January 2019

The article is devoted to advanced learnersâ€™ motivation within content and language integrated learning (CLIL) settings. The author analyses studentsâ€™ motivation and anxiety for a task from the point of the dopamine and the opioid systems, the inputâ€“output aspect, heuristic and algorithmic procedures. Considering scientific publications reviewed, the author demonstrates a novel idea for CLIL settingsâ€”professionally-oriented incident-based tasks. An example of an incident-based task for Masterâ€™s students majoring in management is given. Being based on the same principles, the novel tasks proposed are relevant to CLIL. The author concludes that the incident-based tasks not only stimulate experienced studentsâ€™ motivation, but also contribute to their personal qualities and professional skills development.

 

Keywords: CLIL, professionally-oriented, professional discourse, internet-based, foreign language competence.
Ethical issues in the teacher and the student relationship
Authors: Kralova Eva
Published: January 2019

The mutual interaction of teacher and student and observance of ethical principles in their communication are currently actual problem in the teaching process, including university study. In order to map the current situation in the application of ethical principles and pedagogical tact in the teaching, we realised long-term pedagogical survey in acad. years 2009/2010 and 2017/2018 (65/105 respondents, respectively). Respondentsâ€”students of the first year of Faculty of Medicine Comenius University in Bratislava evaluated the level of ethical principles observance and pedagogical tact during teaching and the quality of mutual communication teacherâ€“student and studentâ€“teacher. The results of this survey are analysed in this paper.

 

Keywords: Ethics, ethical principles in education, pedagogical tact, communication teacherâ€”student.
Stressors and coping mechanisms of older adults teaching in higher education institutions in Manila
Authors: Jose Elmer G. De
Published: January 2019

This study explored the stressors and coping mechanisms of older adults, 60 years old and over, who teach in three state higher education institutions in Manila, Philippines. Descriptive correlation method of research was employed. One hundred eighty-eight were randomly selected from the roster of 356 target participants. The Older Adults Life Stress Inventory was used to identify the severity of stressors as experienced by the respondent senior professionals for the past 3 years along the areas of physical, health, social, family, occupational and financial domains. The Coping Strategy Inventory Short Form 32 was used to determine typical coping strategies that involve problem-solving, cognitive restructuring, express emotions and social contact. Tests of correlation, however, revealed that all the six stressors areas have a significant positive correlation with problem avoidance, wishful thinking, self-criticism and social withdrawal (p < 0.01). Multiple regression analyses disclosed that older adult men have a greater preponderance to experience stressors than older adult women

 

Keywords: Older adult professionals, stressors, coping mechanisms, physical-related stressors, health-related stressors, social-related stressors, family-related stressors, occupational stressors, financial stressors.
Leadership development of 21st century engineering millennial students in Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates; problem-based learning in action
Authors: O'Sullivan Siobhan , Cho Chung-Suk , Pech Robert , Byon Young-Ji
Published: January 2019

Leadership development has become an import aspect of the UAEâ€™s educational system. In recent years, UAE leaders have focused on the reform of higher education assessment, curriculum and administration with a view to encouraging Emirati students to contribute to the nationâ€™s growth as national human capital, through leadership roles where they will be guided and educated driving the needs of the knowledge economy. In many courses, students are more knowledge recipients than producers; they are considered cognitively active whilst physically inactive where learning is considered a passive process. BUSS301, a third-year undergraduate course taught to engineering students has undergone major revisions influenced by student evaluations on application, relevance and assessment. The earlier syllabus entitled Corporate Leadership and Human Resource Management (more theoretical and examination driven) has evolved to a more recent Enquiry Based approach: Teaching and Learning Leadership by Simulation and Theory where students are driving their own learning through inquiry using a project-based learning (PBL) approach.

 

Keywords: Project-based learning, engineering education, leadership, student-centred learning, constructivism, teambuilding, collaboration
Indonesian high school studentsâ€™ attitudes towards bilingual classroom instructions
Authors: Failasofah Failasofah , Fabian Gyongyi , Fnu Ismanto
Published: January 2019

This study investigates Indonesian high school studentsâ€™ attitude towards the benefits of bilingual classroom instructions. The researchers also share the view that bilingual program which is advocates the use of two languages in teaching and learning processes strengthens the concept of the two languages and constructs an automatic good translating system in learnersâ€™ brain which is fruitful to establish meta-cognitive and cognitive strands. For this study, the data were obtained from the distribution of a questionnaire adapted from synthesising some benefit of learning other languages that learners could experience in bilingual education: 1) the language benefit for communication, 2) a better understanding of ideas and concepts, 3) access to more opportunities in life and 4) social and inter-cultural. The finding suggests that most students of the eleventh 11th grade of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Cendekia Jambi had a positive attitude towards the benefits of bilingual instruction.

 

Keywords: Bilingualism, bilingual instruction, attitude.
School principals as leaders: Pre-service and in-service teachersâ€™ perspective
Authors: Stravakou Pelagia A. , Lozgka Evangelia C.
Published: January 2019

Scholars have highlighted that the existing school leadership models are incomplete and the relevant research is dominated by the principalsâ€™ perspectives. This study explores the pre-service and in-service teachersâ€™ views about what they want and expect of the school principals as leaders to willingly follow them. The sample consisted of 36 teachers purposefully recruited. Written texts, where the participants were asked to spontaneously write down their thoughts, were used as a research tool; and content analysis was used as a research method. The findings overall indicated that the ideal school leader from the teachersâ€™ perspectives has mostly particular leadership skills, in a much lesser extent has both specific personality traits and enduring goals to pursue, while specific necessary qualifications are considered as the least desirable. These findings are discussed in the context of the broad literature on leadership and in relation to the proposed leadership models.

 

Keywords: School leaders, principals, teachersâ€™ perspectives, qualitative research;
Managerial roles of Ontario college presidents
Authors: McMurchy Blair A.
Published: January 2019

This study examined the managerial roles of college presidents at the tertiary level within the province of Ontario, Canada in an effort to understand the importance of their position at the apex of their educational institutions, as well as, reveal and substantiate the challenges faced by them within the context of the twenty-first century. In particular, the study aimed to identify the extent to which the new public management ideologies, that impacted over the past decade the area of higher education, influenced their managerial roles. Moreover, there are reasons to believe that the findings of this study will help the Board of Governors in making hiring decisions in the future, as well as, determine if training is required for the candidates chosen for such position. The research model used was based on Mintzbergâ€™s taxonomy of managerial roles. The study used a mixed research methodology for providing answers to the proposed research questions.

 

Keywords: Higher education, managerial role, college presidents, role theory.
Language as a social phenomenon in a global context: Implications for teaching practice
Authors: Kovacevic Vlaho , Spetic Marin , Pleslic Marko
Published: January 2019

It is of great importance to study languages within the framework of social sciences. The language not only connects but also separates people, which depends on (the lack of) knowledge of the elements of language and the social context in which language is spoken. Todayâ€™s communication is largely intercultural, implying the need for a competent interaction with members of other (sub) cultures, within or outside the society in which we live. Within the present pilot study, we have analysed assessments given by Croatian university professors of languages in terms of their competence to discuss globalisation, the development of intercultural competence within language teaching, the interest of students for learning languages as well as the position of language and communication group of subjects in the educational system and in society. The results obtained point to the importance of transferring intercultural competence and a favourable self-assessment of teacher engagement on this issue.

 

Keywords: Education, globalisation, intercultural competence, language, sociology.
Conditions for changes in the programme and teaching methodology of accounting in terms of integrated reporting challengesâ€” The prospect of the academic teacher
Authors: ChÅ‚apek Katarzyna , Krajewska Sylwia , Jonas Krzysztof
Published: January 2019

The main aim of this paper is to present  the conditions and extent of the changes in the program and teaching methodology of accounting in higher education on the example of Cracow University of Economics in the aspect of the integrated reporting challenges. Non-financial reporting is an obligation imposed on individuals, focused on the internationalization of information presented in reporting. Authors previous studies indicate that published integrated reports, meet the requirements recommended by the IIRC in a small way, in terms of presentation of each of its components. There are difficulties in assessing the reliability of the presented issues, due to the complex or, in some cases, impossible process of measuring. The challenge may serve as both an efficient process of development recommended, and relevant information in a way that is understandable, as well as in the long term, effective measurement and evaluation by the external auditors. This implies new challenges and requirements for change in the area of teaching accounting and search new methods of education which increase the efficiency  of existing models of education and will be a response to new needs. The basic research methods used to achieve this goal is a critical review of domestic and foreign literature, analysis of study plans of Cracow University of Economics and own researches carried out among university teachers by means of a questionnaire survey in order to obtain their opinions about the current situation and desired direction changes. In formulating the proposals was used the method of deduction and synthesis. The article was presented the idea of an integrated reporting, then, based on our own research, an attempt was made to diagnose the current preparation of students for the making of integrated reports based on the applicable study plans and to determine the desired directions of changes. The results are not subject to generalization outside the scope of the institution where the research was carried out but provide guidance for other organizations considering taking action in the area of preparing students for integrated reports. The results of the conducted research indicate the need for changes in the structure and scope of study plans and increased pressure on the evolution and development of "soft" competencies students in higher education.

 

Keywords: programme, teaching methodology, Cracow University
One of the dimensions of human rights and sensitivity to its acceptance
Authors: Guimaraes Ana Paula , Rebelo Fernanda Neves
Published: January 2019

This paper addresses the perceptions of the law students on human rights education, with regard to the purpose of the sentences, discussing whether they had learned the values passed on to them in class and if they were sensitive to this dimension of the human rights. As there is a popular tendency that, contradicting the Portuguese constitutional principles, defends more severe punishments, the article explored the reasons why the studentsâ€™ perception and acceptance of these issues were aligned with this opinion. To achieve these objectives, data were collected through surveys with 13 questions answered by the Portucalense University students. The results showed that the students were not sensitised to the human rights dimension with regard to the purposes of sentencing. It was concluded that the majority of them were more receptive to the public opinion, published in the media channels, than to the knowledge that was provided to them in the Academy about the legitimation of the criminal punishment.

 

Keywords: Purposes of sentencing, punishment, severe criminal sanctions, education for human rights, educational research.
Using GIS and Artificial Neural Network for Deforestation Prediction
Authors: Ahmadi Vahid
Published: January 2019

Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) can provide a great environment for using machine learning algorithm for spatial data such as satellite images. Integrating this functionality with artificial intelligence algorithms for analyzing spatial data enables us to predict challenging disasters such as deforestation. Deforestation as an environmental problems has been recorded the most serious threat to environmental diversity and one of the main components of land-use change. In this paper, we investigate spatial distribution of deforestation using artificial neural networks and satellite imagery. We modeled deforestation process using various factors in determining the relationship between deforestation and environmental and socioeconomic factors. Hence, for this purpose, the proximity to roads and habitats, fragmentation of the forest, height from sea level, slope, and soil type are considered in the model. In this research, we modeled land cover changes (forests) to predict deforestation using an artificial neural network due to its significant potential for the development of nonlinear complex models. The procedure involves image registration and error correction, image classification, preparing deforestation maps, determining layers, and designing a multi-layer neural network to predict deforestation. The satellite images for this study are of a region in Hong Kong which are captured from 2012 to 2016. The results of the study demonstrate that neural networks approach for predicting deforestation can be utilized and its outcomes show the areas that destroyed during the research period.
Semantic Segmentation on Remotely-Sensed Images Using Enhanced Global Convolutional Network with Channel Attention and Domain Specific Transfer Learning
Authors: Panboonyuen Teerapong , Jitkajornwanich Kulsawasd , Lawawirojwong Siam , Srestasathiern Panu , Vateekul Peerapon
Published: January 2019

In remote sensing domain, it is crucial to annotate semantics, e.g., river, building, forest, etc, on the raster images. Deep Convolutional Encoder Decoder (DCED) network is the state-of-the-art semantic segmentation for remotely-sensed images. However, the accuracy is still limited, since the network is not designed for remotely sensed images and the training data in this domain is deficient. In this paper, we aim to propose a novel CNN for semantic segmentation particularly for remote sensing corpora with three main contributions. First, we propose to apply a recent CNN call ``Global Convolutional Network (GCN)'', since it can capture different resolutions by extracting multi-scale features from different stages of the network. Also, we further enhance the network by improving its backbone using larger numbers of layers, which is suitable for medium resolution remotely sensed images. Second, ``Channel Attention'' is presented into our network in order to select most discriminative filters (features). Third, ``Domain Specific Transfer Learning'' is introduced to alleviate the scarcity issue by utilizing other remotely sensed corpora with different resolutions as pre-trained data. The experiment was then conducted on two given data sets: ($i$) medium resolution data collected from Landsat-8 satellite and ($ii$) very high resolution data called ``ISPRS Vaihingen Challenge Data Set''. The results show that our networks outperformed DCED in terms of $F1$ for 17.48% and 2.49% on medium and very high resolution corpora, respectively.
On the Environmental and Social Sustainability of Urban Bus Transport Practices: The EU Case
Authors: López Cristina , Ruíz-Benítez Rocío , Vargas-Machuca Carmen
Published: January 2019

Logistics in urban areas are currently suffering a radical transformation due to increasingly population concentration and the massive use of cars as the preferred transport mode. These issues have resulted in higher pollution levels in urban environments and traffic congestion impacting the world globally. Facilitating the use of sustainable transport modes is widely regarded as a necessity to cope with these adverse effects on citizens’ life quality. Hence, some regions, as the European Union, are encouraging bus transport firms to make their business models more environmentally and socially sustainable. The aim of this research is thus to explore how practices adopted by urban bus companies can improve cities’ sustainability. With this in mind, a combined Importance Performance Analysis (IPA)-Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was applied. In this way, both environmental and social sustainability effects of developed practices were represented through hierarchical structures separately. Subsequently, importance and performance ratings of practices in each sustainability dimension were estimated, and thus two IPA grids were generated. These grids support managers in the establishment of more effective action plans to improve logistics sustainability in cities. Findings also provide guidance to governments on the practices that should be promoted in future urban mobility plans.
On the Influence of Center-Lipschitz Conditions in the Convergence Analysis of Multi-Point Iterative Methods
Authors: Argyros Ioannis K , George Santhosh
Published: January 2019

The aim of this article is to extend the local as well as the semi-local convergence analysis of multi-point iterative methods using center Lipschitz conditions in combination with our idea, of the restricted convergence region. It turns out that this way a finer convergence analysis for these methods is obtained than in earlier works and without additional hypotheses. Numerical examples favoring our technique over earlier ones completes this article.
Latitudinal and Cross-Shelf Patterns of Size, Growth and Mortality of a Tropical Damselfish Acanthochromis polyacanthus on the Great Barrier Reef
Authors: Kingsford Michael , Welch David , O'Callaghan Mark
Published: January 2019

Patterns of age and growth of a sedentary damsel fish Acanthochromis polyacanthus were tested over a latitudinal range of approximately 10 degrees (1,200 km) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Within latitudes these patterns were also compared on reefs across a continental shelf that ranged in width from 52 to 128 km. Although variation in length-max, growth, age-max and the von-Bertalanffy metrics of L, and K were found within and among latitudes, greatest variation in some demographic characteristics were found across the shelf regardless of latitude. Fish were always smaller at inner shelf reefs and grew more slowly when compared to mid and outer shelf reefs. The oldest fish collected was 11 years old and, there were no consistent variation in age-max among distances from shore. On outer reefs, there was a linear relationship with age-max and latitude. This ‘tropical gradient’ of age only explained 34% of the variation, further this was not found when the oldest 10% of fish were considered. Fish only reached an age-max of 6 years on the southern-most reefs. There was a trend for a smaller L with latitude but, it was not significant and L did not vary predictably with water temperature. The sampling of MPAs did not confound the resultant patterns. Instantaneous mortality rates were 0.245-0.685, highest at inner reefs and showed no consistent MPA-related patterns. Our study suggested that the mid and outer shelf waters of the GBR appeared best suited for growth of A. polyacanthus. In conclusion, position on continental shelves and related local environmental conditions needs to be considered in spatial models of growth.
Diastereomeric Recognition of 5',8-cyclo-2'-deoxyadenosine Lesions by Human poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase 1 in Biomimetic Model
Authors: Masi Annalisa , Sabbia Arianna , Ferreri Carla , Manoli Francesco , Lai Yanhao , Laverde Eduardo , Liu Yuan , Krokidis Marios G. , Chatgilialoglu Chryssostomos , Faraone Mennella Maria Rosaria
Published: January 2019

Abstract5′,8-Cyclo-2′-deoxyadenosine (cdA), in the 5′R and 5′Sdiastereomeric forms, are typical non strand-break oxidative DNA lesions, induced by hydroxyl radicals, with emerging importance as a molecular marker. These lesions are exclusively repaired by nucleotide excision repair (NER) mechanism with a low efficiency, thus readily accumulating in the genome. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase1 (PARP1) acts as an early responder to DNA damage and plays a key role as a nick sensor in the maintenance of the integrity of the genome by recognizing nicked DNA. So far, it was unknown whether the diastereomeric cdA lesions could induce specific PARP1 binding. Here we provide the first evidence of PARP1 to selectively recognize the diastereomeric lesions 5′S-cdA and 5′R-cdA in vitro as compared to deoxyadenosine in model DNA substrates (23-mers) by using circular dichroism,fluorescence spectroscopy, immunoblotting analysis and gel mobility shift assay. Several features of the recognition of the damaged and undamaged oligonucleotides by PARP1were characterized. Remarkably, PARP1 efficiently binds to both cdA lesions in the double stranded (ds)-oligonucleotides. In particular, PARP1 proved to bind 5′S-cdAwith a higher affinity constant for the 5'S lesion in a model of ds DNA than 5′R-cdA, showing different recognition patterns, also compared with undamaged dA. This new finding highlights the ability of PARP1 to recognize and differentiate the distorted DNA backbone in a biomimetic system caused by different diastereomeric forms of a cdA lesion.
Efficiency and Effectiveness of the European Parliament under the Ordinary Legislative Procedure
Authors: Matei Ani , Ciora Cristina , Ceche Reli , Dumitru Adrian Stelian
Published: January 2019

On the eve of the Brexit process, in the context of a rising Euroscepticism that fuels the modest confidence of European citizens in their national and European institutions, the article assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of the European Parliament within the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure (co-decision). After defining and formulating the main indicators, the paper analyses the micro- and macro-performance of the European Parliament within the decision-making process from a quantitative-qualitative and a qualitative-quantitative perspective, highlighting the relativizing factors and the responsiveness of the European decision-making process to the Europeans’ needs.
Determination of the Multicast Optimal Route for Mobile Sinks in a Specified Deadline using Network Coding and Tabu Search Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Kharati Ehsan , Khalili Mohamad , Kermajani Hamid
Published: January 2019

Recent studies have shown that the use of mobile sinks and Network Coding (NC) and determining the Sink Optimal Route (SOR) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) reduces the energy consumption. The purpose of this paper is to determine the multicast SOR to move mobile sinks at specific deadline using NC and modeling and problem formulating based on a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) in WSNs. In this paper, we first show that finding the SOR is NP-hard, and then for determining the SOR, several convex optimization models are presented using Support Vector Regression (SVR). Solving these models in a polynomial time is not possible due to various parameters and limited resources of WSNs. To solve this problem in polynomial time, a Tabu Search algorithm is proposed to reduce runtime and energy consumption. Simulation results show that optimization models and proposed Tabu Search algorithm significantly reduce energy consumption and required time for computing than non-NC methods.
Scene to Text Conversion and a Cymatics Based Configurable Text Perception
Authors: Mian Qaisa Saeed
Published: January 2019

This paper propose an original approach of achieving a Cymatics based visual perception of image-extracted text. In this context, an effective approach for automated text detection and recognition for the natural scene images is proposed. The incoming image is firstly enhanced by employing CLAHE and DWT. Afterwards, the text regions of the enhanced image are detected by employing the MSER feature detector. The non-text MSERs are removed by employing the geometrical and contour based filters. The remaining MSERs are grouped into words or phrases by finding out similarities between them. The text recognition is performed by employing an OCR function. The extracted text is sequentially analysed on character by character basis. Each character is converted into a methodical acoustic excitation. Finally, these excitations are converted into the systematic visual perceptions by using the phenomenon of Cymatics. The system functionality is tested with an experimental setup. For the case of studied natural scenes, the suggested approach achieves 80% precision in text localization and 53% precision in end-to-end text recognition. The devised system principle is novel and can be employed in various applications like visual art, encryption, education, integration of impaired people, etc.
Regularized Integral Representations of the Reciprocal Gamma Function
Authors: Prodanov Dimiter
Published: January 2019

This paper establishes a real integral representation of the reciprocal $\Gamma$ function in terms of a regularized hypersingular integral. The equivalence with the usual complex representation is demonstrated. A regularized complex representation along the usual Hankel path is derived.
The Role of the Word-Acaid Philosophy in Directing Human Behaviour and Performance in All Situations
Authors: Lebese Mokone Solomon
Published: January 2019

This article addresses the role the Word-Acaid Philosophy plays in directing or guiding human behaviour in all situations and circumstances.   It discusses the origin of the philosophy when I asked myself the following question:  “Why do I do what I do when I do what I do?”  This question led me to carefully self-examine to discover the reason for my behaviours. Once the philosophy was crafted, I observed that all other human beings seem to go through the same process. The philosophy did not originate as a formal study.  However, in this article I did a systematic study on the concepts to verify the initial propositions.  In order to achieve my goal a formal study was done using a descriptive approach to explicate the modus operandi of the philosophy with a view of understanding its nature and the role each of the essential elements plays.  A conceptual analysis method was used focusing on the definition of key concepts. It was conclusively found that each concept played a significant role in driving human behaviour in every situation. The findings’ implications are very significant to trainers, coaches, educators and all whose goal is to affect human beings towards particular exit outcomes.  The findings made it very simple also for me to deductively conclude that the philosophy is a system and is valid.
From Individual Resource to Social Capital: The Mechanism of How Political Skill Affect Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention
Authors: Li Yi , Ma Mengqiu
Published: January 2019

From the perspective of individual resource and social capital, this paper aims to explain how employees’ political skill affect their job satisfaction and turnover intention, through the mediating role of popularity. Using a sample of 237 dyad surveys from supervisors and employees in the Yangtze River Delta of China, we found that: 1) political skill is positively correlated with job satisfaction and negatively correlated with turnover intention, and that these correlations are partially mediated by individual popularity; 2) positive affect (PA) moderates the relationship between political skill and job satisfaction, and negative affect (NA) moderates the relationship between political skill and turnover intention. The implications of our findings and future research directions are discussed.
Gesture-Based Control of a Robot Arm with Neuromorphic Haptic Feedback
Authors: Sorgini Francesca , Airò Farulla Giuseppe , Lukic Nikola , Danilov Ivan , Bojovic Bozica , Milivojevic Milos , Pulikottil Terrin Babu , Roveda Loris , Prinetto Paolo , Tolio Tullio , Carrozza Maria Chiara , Petrovic Petar , Oddo Calogero Maria
Published: January 2019

Research on bidirectional human-machine interfaces will enable the smooth interaction with robotic platforms in contexts ranging from industry to tele-medicine and rescue. This paper introduces a bidirectional communication system to achieve multisensory telepresence during the gestural control of an industrial robotic arm. We complement the gesture-based control by means of a tactile-feedback strategy grounding on a spiking artificial neuron model. Force and motion from the robot are converted in neuromorphic haptic stimuli delivered on the user’s hand through a vibro-tactile glove. Untrained personnel participated in an experimental task benchmarking a pick-and-place operation. The robot end-effector was used to sequentially press six buttons, illuminated according to a random sequence, and comparing the tasks executed without and with tactile feedback. The results demonstrated the reliability of the hand tracking strategy developed for controlling the robotic arm, and the effectiveness of a neuronal spiking model for encoding hand displacement and exerted forces in order to promote a fluid embodiment of the haptic interface and control strategy. The main contribution of this paper is in presenting a robotic arm under gesture-based remote control with multisensory telepresence, demonstrating for the first time that a spiking haptic interface can be used to effectively deliver on the skin surface a sequence of stimuli emulating the neural code of the mechanoreceptors beneath.
Extreme Learning Machine for Robustness Enhancement of Gas Detection Based on Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Authors: Ji Wenhai , Zhong Li , Ma Ying , Song Di , Lv Xiaocui , Zheng Chuantao , Li Guolin
Published: January 2019

In this work, a tailored extreme learning machine (ELM) algorithm to enhance the overall robustness of gas analyzer based on the tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) method is presented. The ELM model is tailored through activation function selection, input weight and bias searching, and cross validation method to address the analyzer robustness issues for industrial process analysis field application. The two particular issues are the inaccurate gas concentration measurement caused by the process gas background components variation, and the inaccurate spectra shift calculation caused by spectral interference. By using our algorithm, the concentration error is reduced by one order of magnitude over a much larger stream pressure and component range compared with that obtained by classical least square (CLS) fitting methods based on reference curves. Additionally, it is shown that with our algorithm, the wavelength shift accuracy is improved to less than 1 count over 1000 counts spectra length. In order to test the viability of our algorithm, a trace ethylene (C2H4) TDLAS analyzer with coexisting methane was implemented, and its experimental measurements support analyzing robustness enhancement effect.
Study of the Water Quality of a Tropical Reservoir
Authors: Quevedo-Castro Alberto , López Jesús L. , Rangel-Peraza Jesus Gabriel , Bandala Erick , Bustos-Terrones Yaneth
Published: January 2019

A study of the water quality of the Adolfo López Mateos Reservoir (ALMD) was developed through different indicators from a spatial and seasonal perspective. Variables related to the general characteristics of water quality, trophic level and ecological risk were assessed through the water Quality Index (WQINSF-BROWN), Trophic State Index (TSICARLSON) and the Ecological Risk Index (RIHAKANSON). Using data from physical, chemical and biological parameters obtained from four sampling points in the ALMD, the water quality was assessed in each model used. The results indicated that the reservoir presents a water quality classified as “medium” (WQINSF-BROWN = 70), where significant variations in the concentrations of some parameters are observed. The reservoir showed a general trophic state classified as “Mesotrophic” (TSIGENERAL-AVERAGE = 43.04). The ecological risk analysis achieved the best classification of the methodology, discarding contamination by heavy metals in surface waters. Through this type of applied methodologies will help as decision making tools in the dam, as well as for application in other dams in the region.
Redistribution of the Corneal Epithelium After Overnight Wear of Orthokeratology Contact Lenses for Myopia Reduction
Authors: Zhang Ju , Li Jing , Li Xiaofeng , Li Fengjie , Wang Ting
Published: January 2019

Background: To investigate changes in the corneal epithelium topographic map in juvenile myopia after overnight wear of orthokeratology lenses (OK).
Methods: A total of 53 juveniles (53 right eyes) successfully wore OK and were reviewed in a timely manner from January 2016 to July 2017. Epithelial and corneal data were obtained by optical coherence tomography (OCT). Changes in uncorrected visual acuity, diopter, corneal refractive power, and epithelial and corneal thickness were analyzed before and after 1 day, 1 week, and 1 mo of overnight wear of OK.
Results: The corneal epithelium was reshaped after 1 day of OK; the myopia degree was reduced, and uncorrected visual acuity reached 0 logMAR at 1 week. The central (2-mm) average epithelial thickness was 52.04±2.35 μm, 49.25±2.67 μm, 45.91±2.80 μm, and 47.53±3.44 μm before and after 1 day, 1 week, and 1 mo of OK, respectively (t=10.122, 10.782, and 10.673, respectively, P≤0.001). The central epithelium appeared to have a thinning trend, which was obvious at 1 week, when the average thinning of 6.13±1.67 μm accounted for approximately 11.78%±3.21% of the total epithelium thickness. The epithelial thickness of the reverse curve zone was 51.83±2.49 μm, 57.62±3.01 μm, 59.43±3.19 μm, and 60.22±2.75 μm before and after 1 day, 1 week, and 1 mo of OK, respectively, showing a significant increase over time (t=5.325, 6.177, and 6.312, respectively, P≤0.001).
Conclusion: In the early stage of OK, the corneal epithelium was redistributed very quickly. The central epithelium became thin, while the epithelium of the reverse curve zone correspondingly thickened and achieved a plateau at 1 mo. Epithelial redistribution guaranteed uncorrected visual acuity after removal of OK.
Adolescent to Adult Patient-centered HIV Transition (ADAPT): Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial
Authors: Ekong Ernest , Edokwe Chidozie , Isah Christopher , Shutt Ashley , Charurat Manhattan , Hassan-Hanga Fatimah , Buhari Ismail , Essen Mfon , Audu Esther , Okechukwu Adaora , Onyegbutulem Henry , Tepper Vicki
Published: January 2019

Background: Innovative strategies and protocols are required for effective provision of healthcare services and attainment of optimal positive health outcomes for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) as they transition to adult care.HIV-infected youth must learn to navigate a complex healthcare system as they transition from pediatric to adult care. Poorly planned transitions can result in non-adherence to ART, loss-to-follow-up in care and supportive services, with resultant negative health impact. This study evaluates two different approaches to the process of transition from pediatric to adult care in six facilities in Nigeria.
Methods: ADAPT will use a cluster randomized intervention trial to measure the impact of Peer Transition Advocates (PTAs) versus Education Interventionists (EIs) approach to the process of transition of ALHIV, with imbedded psychosocial/social network analyses. The study will be conducted in 6 healthcare facilities (three tertiary and three secondary) in Northern and Central Nigeria. The unit of randomization (cluster) will be the facilities (n=180 per intervention arm, N=360), study participants 17-19 year-old ALHIV enrolled in the pediatric ART clinic for ≥12 months and know their HIV status. Sixty participants will be recruited pre-transition per site and followed up 12 months post-transition. Primary outcome measure will be proportion of ALHIV achieving successful transition and viral suppression 12 months post-transition comparing the two arms. Secondary outcome measures are proportion of ALHIV achieving ownership of care, improved quality of life, better transfer experience, and social support system measured by individual and ego-network evaluation tools correlating with successful transition.
Discussion: ADAPT hypothesizes that by involving ALHIV in the study design, the PTA intervention will result in more successful transition and clinical outcomes in adult care. Further, we postulate that properly trained and supervised task-oriented peer support using lay workers assigned to track and guide each adolescent along the transition pathway in the clinic and in the community is the key starting point for transforming a dysfunctional system. Findings from ADAPT will guide institutions on best practices for transitioning ALHIV and other adolescents with chronic conditions in Nigeria and other resource-limited settings.
Why and what foreign languages needs anesthesiologist-reanimatologist?
Authors: Lebedinskii Konstantin
Published: January 2019

Why and what foreign languages needs anesthesiologist-reanimatologist?
Intensive treatment of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Clinical guidelines (treatment protocol)
Authors: Adamyan L. V. , Artymuk N. V. , Belokrinickaya T. E. , Kulikov A. V. , Marshalov Dmitrij , Petrenko A. P. , Salov I. A. , Filippov O. S. , Shifman E. M.
Published: January 2019

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a systemic disease that develops as a result of activation of the production of vasoactive mediators by the ovaries against the background of stimulation of superovulation. OHSS is characterized by an increase in the permeability of the capillary walls, which leads to the release of intravascular fluid into the extravascular space, its accumulation in the third space and hemoconcentration. Severe OHSS is characterized by the risk of thrombosis, impaired liver function, kidney function and the occurrence of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In these clinical guidelines, the main provisions for the prognosis, diagnosis, prevention and intensive care of OHSS are presented, including the principles of treatment of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH).
Comment on the article of A.V. Butrov et al. “Change of the temperature balance of the brain in various types of general anesthesia”
Authors: Lubnin Andrey
Published: January 2019

Comment on the article of A.V. Butrov et al. “Change of the temperature balance of the brain in various types of general anesthesia”
Practical Aspects of the Use of Carfilzomib in Multiple Myeloma
Authors: Semochkin Sergei Vyacheslavovich , Salogub G.N. , Bessmeltsev S.S. , Kaplanov K.D.
Published: January 2019

Carfilzomib (Kyprolis®, Amgen), a second-generation proteasome inhibitor, is capable of covalent bonding and irreversible inhibition of the 20S proteasome chymotrypsinlike activity. In 2016 this drug was approved in Russia for monotherapy of relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (MM) and in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (KRd) or only with dexamethasone (Kd) for treatment of patients with relapsed MM after at least one line of prior therapy. The present review outlines mechanism, clinical efficacy, and adverse effects of carfilzomib according to the data of a phase II (monotherapy) trial and two key randomized phase III (carfilzomib combined with other drugs) trials. The ASPIRE trial demonstrated that adding carfilzomib to the combination of lenalidomide and dexamethasone (KRd) significantly improves progression-free survival (PFS) compared with the Rd original regimen (median 26.3 vs. 17.6 months; hazard ratio [HR] 0.69; p = 0.0001). Median overall survival (OS) was 48.3 months (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 42.4-52.8 months) for KRd vs. 40.4 months (95% CI 33.6-44.4 months) for Rd (HR 0.79; p = 0.0045). The ENDEAVOR trial showed that as compared with combination of bortezomib and dexamethasone (Vd) the carfilzomib + dexamethasone (Kd) regimen significantly improves PFS (median 18.7 vs. 9.4 months; HR 0.53; p < 0.0001) and OS (47.6 vs. 40.0 months; HR 0.79; p = 0.010) as well. The present review also discusses how carfilzomib is to be used in special patient groups (with renal failure and high cytogenetic risk).
Preventive Use of Azacitidine in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia after Haploidentical Allo-BMT
Authors: Badaev R.Sh. , Zammoeva D.B. , Girshova L.L. , Babenetskaya D.V. , Il'ina N.A. , Alekseeva Yu.A. , Zaritskey A.Yu. , Motorin Dmitrii Vasil'evich
Published: January 2019

Background. Haploidentical bone marrow transplantation (BMT) can be a reliable alternative if a fully matched donor is not available. The main challenges after BMT are a relapse of major disease, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and infections. Azacitidine possesses antileukemic effect together with immunomodulating properties and being administered soon after BMT can significantly improve the outcome. Aim. To study azacitidine effect on the outcome of haploidentical BMT in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the early post-transplantation period. Materials & Methods. The trial included 18 AML patients who received haploidentical BMT at VA Almazov National Medical Research Center. In all patients MRD-negative remission was achieved on the 30th day after BMT. Azacitidine therapy was initiated not earlier than 2 months after BMT with a complete engraftment of transplant and no GVHD. Azacitidine 100 mg/day was administered on D1-D5 every 28 days within a year after BMT. When a molecular relapse was detected, donor lymphocytes were additionally infused during every other cycle of therapy. Results. Eleven patients received preventive azacitidine treatment, 7 patients were included in control group. Median onset of azacitidine treatment after haploidentical BMT was 4 months (range 2-10 months), median number of azacitidine courses was 3.5 (range 1-9). During azacitidine treatment acute GVHD was identified in 5 (45.4 %) patients. In 4 of them an exacerbation of earlier GVHD was detected (3 with cutaneous form and 1 with intestinal form), and only in 1 patient de novo acute intestinal GVHD was discovered. Conclusion. Azacitidine treatment of AML patients after haploidentical allo-BMT is safe and well tolerated. Preventive azacitidine treatment after haploidentical BMT improves overall survival of AML patients.