bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prótasis condicionales con infinitivos preposicionales. Su sistematización en el aula de ELSE
Authors: Marcovecchio Ana María , Pacagnini Ana María Judith
Published: December 2019

En este trabajo abordaremos un tema gramatical que constituye un área de vacancia, tanto en la formación de profesores de ELSE como en los manuales orientados a estudiantes alóglotas. En español, las preposiciones de, para, con y sin + infinitivo pueden constituir prótasis de interpretación (pro)condicional y (pro)concesivas; asimismo, admiten otras interpretaciones (causal, final, modal). Por ello, es imprescindible establecer un conjunto de estrategias para la enseñanza-aprendizaje de este tipo de prótasis en los niveles intermedio y avanzado de ELSE (B1+ a C1+ del MCER). Estas acciones pedagógicas implican mantener una coherencia y una gradualidad con respecto a la enseñanza de las preposiciones (tema que se aborda desde el nivel acceso, A1 del MCER) y deben sensibilizar a los estudiantes sobre cuestiones formales (suprasegmentales y morfosintácticas) desde una perspectiva de interfaz sintaxis-semántica con proyecciones pragmático-discursivas. En este sentido, analizaremos gramáticas y materiales didácticos de ELSE producidos en la Argentina para estudiantes de niveles intermedio y avanzado. Por último, propondremos una sistematización pedagógica de estos infinitivos preposicionales (graduada para niveles B1+ a C1 y enmarcada en el llamado enfoque por tareas).
Enseñanza de la gramática de las llamadas oraciones subordinadas adverbiales “impropias”: una propuesta discursivo-gramatical
Authors: Albano Hilda , Ghio Adalberto Félix
Published: December 2019

El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una propuesta de enseñanza a partir de los avances de una investigación acerca del tratamiento que los manuales para la educación secundaria de la Argentina les otorgan a las oraciones subordinadas, en particular a las adverbiales “impropias”. Dado que los manuales presentan en la mayoría de los casos las estructuras prototípicas y en las actividades proponen fundamentalmente que el alumno asigne etiquetas a las secuencias, en este caso nos centraremos en una propuesta que conduzca al estudiante a descubrir y reflexionar sobre la coherencia y las relaciones internas del sistema gramatical. Para ello, la realización de paráfrasis constituye un procedimiento que ayudaría al enriquecimiento del uso de la lengua y a la reflexión sobre aspectos de la gramática del español que pueden incidir sobre el reconocimiento del valor de ese tipo de oraciones subordinadas adverbiales. Así, el contenido conceptual que manifiesta un período condicional prototípico conformado por una prótasis con si y una apódosis, puede manifestarse mediante otra u otras estructuras (Albano y Ghio 2014). Sobre la base de la paráfrasis también es posible proponer la realización de períodos proposicionales prototípicos o con construcciones alternativas que deberán ser reconocidas por los alumnos.
Dossier bibliográfico: La transposición didáctica de la gramática: las relaciones interoracionales y su proyección en la enseñanza
Authors: Ferrari Laura D. , Giammatteo Mabel , Ribas Seix Teresa
Published: December 2019

En este dossier, reseñamos brevemente algunas referencias bibliográficas en las que se tematiza una problemática vigente en ambos lados del Atlántico: cómo realizar la transposición didáctica de los contenidos lingüístico-gramaticales en las aulas de primeras y segundas lenguas, en los distintos niveles educativos. Hemos tenido en cuenta los criterios siguientes para la selección de las referencias. En primera instancia, hemos elegido trabajos representativos, de perspectivas teóricas diversas. En segunda instancia, hemos seleccionado trabajos de procedencia geográfica heterogénea: españoles y europeos (de fuera de España) y latinoamericanos (argentinos y brasileños). Finalmente, hemos consignado trabajos enfocados a la enseñanza de la lengua materna y de lenguas extranjeras.
Revisitando os Marcos Fundadores dos estudos sobre Partidos Políticos
Authors: Pinho Tássia Rabelo de
Published: January 2020

Partindo da constatação de que estudos partidários, em geral, não têm como foco a análise sobre o grau de democracia na tomada de decisões no interior dos partidos políticos, e, considerando que, a ausência de questionamento sobre esses processos decisório exclui da equação democrática um de seus elementos fundamentais. Este artigo objetiva contribuir com o debate sobre os limites e possibilidades da democracia intrapartidária, ao revisitar os marcos fundadores dos estudos sobre partidos. Assim analisa o clássico, mas por vezes ignorado, trabalho de Ostrogorski; o fundamental, porém estigmatizado e, não raramente, abordado superficialmente, “Sociologia dos Partidos Políticos” de Michels; bem como o debate realizado por Weber.
Um estudo sobre Brand Personality no ensino superior privado
Authors: Patta Rafaella Rodrigues , Mainardes Emerson Wagner
Published: January 2020

A marca tende a ser vista cada vez mais como um elemento diferenciador e é avaliada pelo consumidor para além dos seus aspectos racionais e funcionais. Um dos atributos intangíveis com potencial de diferenciação em um ambiente competitivo é a “personalidade da marca” (brand personality). Diante disso, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar as características associadas à personalidade da marca entre diferentes públicos de uma instituição de ensino superior do estado do Espírito Santo, a FUCAPE Business School, que possui posicionamento de marca premium. Para alcançar tal objetivo, foi realizada uma pesquisa descritiva, quantitativa com 592 conhecedores da marca, a partir de um já validado questionário de personalidade de marca, adaptado ao contexto brasileiro. Com os dados coletados, foi realizada a análise por meio da Modelagem de Equações Estruturais (MEE), com estimação por mínimos quadrados parciais (Partial Least Squares – PLS). Por meio do estudo, foi possível identificar as dimensões de personalidade de marca que caracterizam a marca em análise: Credibilidade, Audácia e, em menor grau, mas que também apresentou significância, Sofisticação. Pode-se concluir que os resultados encontrados convergem com uma marca forte e com alto valor agregado, pois possui um conjunto de características associadas a ela que transmite tais valores.
Evaluating the Measurement Properties of the ScanCourse, a Dual-Task Assessment of Visual Scanning
Authors: Lund Paige , Moir Caitlyn , Kristalovich Lisa , Ben Mortenson W.
Published: January 2020

Importance: The ScanCourse is used by occupational therapists to evaluate visual scanning ability during locomotion. Its measurement properties have not been examined.

Objective: To assess the interrater reliability, test–retest reliability, and construct validity of the ScanCourse.

Design: This study involved data collection at two time points. To assess test–retest reliability, the ScanCourse was administered twice within a 2-week period. To assess interrater reliability, a second rater was present for one session. To assess level of agreement, a Bland–Altman plot was created. To assess absolute reliability, the standard error of measurement was calculated. To evaluate construct validity, the results of the ScanCourse were compared with results of the Bells Test and Trail Making Test A and B.

Setting: Rehabilitation hospital.

Participants: Forty-one patients with neurological impairments.

Outcomes and Measures: The ScanCourse (participants identify numbered cards placed on both sides of a hallway at various heights during locomotion).

Results: The ScanCourse was found to have excellent interrater reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] [1,1] = .998; 95% confidence interval [CI] [.996–.999]), test–retest reliability (ICC [1,1] = .912; 95% CI [.811–.959]), a high level of agreement, and a low standard error of measurement (.503), and it was found to be significantly correlated with Trails A (rs = −.436, p = .009) and B (rs = −.364, p = .029).

Conclusions and Relevance: The assessment was found to have strong measurement properties, and it is therefore an appropriate tool for assessing dual-task visual scanning among those with neurological impairments.

What This Article Adds: This research demonstrates that the ScanCourse is reliable between raters and over time and that scores on the measure vary as anticipated with scores on a related measure, which provides evidence of its validity. These findings support its use in practice.
Dynavision Normative Data for Healthy Adults: Reaction Test Program
Authors: Blackwell Cherie , Cary Kathy , Holst Kami , Mandle Kristen , Dryg Lori , Clemens Susan , Lemke Jon H. , Castro Sarah , Hendricks Emma , Kelly Ryan
Published: January 2020

Importance: Previous research has calculated normative data for the Dynavision D2 Visuomotor Training (D2) System among healthy athletes to understand concussion management, but to date no studies have identified the norms for healthy adults over a large age range (18–80 yr) for physical response speed.

Objective: To provide normative data for the D2 for physical response speed in adults ages 18–80 yr.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive study to obtain normative data on physical response speed using the D2 for adults in age categories 18–40, 41–60, and 61–80 yr.

Setting: Genesis Physical Therapy and Wellness Center, a Midwestern outpatient hospital–based therapy center.

Participants: Three hundred adults, stratified into three different age categories. Normal standards with quartiles were identified for each age and sex category.

Outcomes and Measures: Multiple regression model of the inverse response times.

Results: The results showed a significant difference in physical response speed between men and women and between the different age groups. Women in all age categories were slower than men. Physical response speed increased with age in both sexes, but each had significantly different age and sex main effects (p < .0005).

Conclusions and Relevance: Occupational therapy practitioners can use the normative standards identified in this study in their assessment of clients with visual and cognitive deficits after a brain injury, stroke, or other neurologic pathology.

What This Article Adds: This study’s results can be added to the battery of other common evaluation measures that occupational therapists use to evaluate visual and cognitive deficits after neurological impairments.
Clinical Utility of Multisensory Environments for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review
Authors: Breslin Lauren , Guerra Nichole , Ganz Lori , Ervin David
Published: January 2020

Importance: Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are twice as likely as their peers without disabilities to have had a physical exam in the past year; however, as a result of challenging behavior during office visits, they are significantly less likely to have received recommended health screenings. Challenging behaviors in clinical settings have been identified as a barrier to providing adequate care for this population.

Objective: This scoping review examined the within-session effects of multisensory environments (MSEs) on people with IDD to determine the clinical utility of MSEs for this population.

Data Sources: Studies published between January 1, 2000, and August 1, 2018, were identified using Summon and Google Scholar.

Study Selection: Studies were included in the review if they systematically collected and reported data on within-session effects of an MSE intervention on people with IDD.

Findings: Thirteen studies met criteria for this review: 4 with Level I evidence, 2 with Level II evidence, 3 with Level III evidence, and 4 with Level IV evidence. Studies examined the effects of MSEs on maladaptive behaviors, positive behaviors, distress and discomfort, activity and alertness states, and cost of care for people with IDD.

Conclusion and Relevance: Preliminary support was found for the use of MSEs in clinical settings to reduce anxiety and challenging behaviors in patients with IDD during clinical care. Further research is needed to determine the efficacy of MSEs for producing the effects described in this review.

What This Article Adds: The findings support the potential of MSEs as a tool that occupational therapy practitioners can use to support their clients with IDD who have sensory sensitivities in clinical settings. This article also highlights a multidisciplinary approach whereby medical providers and occupational therapy practitioners could work together in nontraditional ways to support this population.
Stratification observed by the in situ measurements from the Swarm satellites
Authors: Wang Xiuying , Cheng Wanli , Zhou Zihan , Yang Dehe , Cui Jing , Guo Feng
Published: January 2020

Abstract. Stratification phenomenon is investigated using the simultaneous in situ plasma density measurements obtained by the Swarm satellites orbiting at different altitudes above F2 peak. For the first time, the continuous distribution morphology and the exact locations are obtained for the nighttime stratification, which show that the stratification events are centered at the EIA (equatorial ionization anomaly) trough and extend towards the two EIA crests with the most significant part being located at the EIA trough. Another new discovery is the stratification in southern mid-latitudes; stratification events in this region are located on a local plasma peak sandwiched by two lower density strips covering all the longitudes. The formation mechanism of the stratification for the two latitudinal regions is discussed, but the stratification mechanism in southern mid-latitudes remains an unsolved problem.
Development of a formalism for computing in situ transits of Earth-directed CMEs. Towards a forecasting tool II
Authors: Corona-Romero Pedro , Riley Pete
Published: January 2020

Abstract. Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are of an important interest for space weather purposes, because they are precursors of the major geomagnetic storms. The geoeffectiveness of a CME mostly relies on its physical properties like magnetic field and speed. There are multiple efforts in the literature to estimate in situ transit profiles of CMEs, most of them based on numerical codes. In this work we present a semi-empirical formalism to compute in situ transit profiles of Earth-directed fast halo CMEs. Our formalism combines analytic models and empirical relations to approximate CME properties as would be seen by a spacecraft near the Earth's orbit. We use our formalism to calculate synthetic transit profiles for 10 events, including the Bastille day event and three varSITI Campaign events. Our results showed qualitative agreement with in situ measurements. Synthetic profiles of speed, magnetic intensity, density and temperature of protons had average errors of 10 %, 27 %, 46 % and 83 %, respectively. Additionally, we also computed the travel time of CME centers, with an average error of 9 %. We found that compression of CMEs by the surrounding solar wind significantly increased our uncertainties. We also outline a possible path to apply this formalism into a space weather forecasting tool.
A dataset of distributed global water withdrawal from 1960 to 2017
Authors: Yan Denghua , Weng Baisha , Qin Tianling , Wang Hao , Li Xiangnan , Yang Yuheng , Wang Kun , Lv Zhenyu , Wang Jianwei , Li Meng , He Shan , Liu Fang , Liu Shanshan , Bi Wuxia , Xu Ting , Shi Xiaoqing , Man Zihao , Sun Congwu , Liu Meiyu , Wang Mengke , Huang Yinghou , Long Haoyu , Niu Yongzhen , Dorjsuren Batsuren , Gedefaw Mohammed , Girma Abel , Abiyu Asaminew
Published: January 2020

Abstract. More and more high-resolution data sets are simulated worldwide and used in various research. However, in addition to the improvement in accuracy, the practical significance of the spatial distribution of data must also be considered. Considering that the most accurate water withdrawal data are mainly provided by the state, water is mainly concentrated on artificial surface and cultivated land. Whenever possible, using data published by regional or national governments and interpolating and extending them to specific land uses will maximize data accuracy. Based on this, we provide a set of water withdrawal intensity products from 1960 to 2017 distributed to the administrative units or the corresponding regions. The data set fills the gaps in the multi-year data set of the accurate intensity of water withdrawal. The datasets described in this article are publicly and freely available through the FigShare. The DOI for the data is https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.10012559.v1 (Yanetal.,2019).
Short communication: Field data imply that the sorting (D96 / D50 ratios) of gravel bars in coarse-grained streams influences the probability of sediment transport
Authors: Schlunegger Fritz , Delunel Romain , Garefalakis Philippos
Published: January 2020

Abstract. Conceptual models suggest that the mobility of fluvial gravel bars is mainly controlled by sediment discharge. Here we present field observations from streams in the Swiss Alps and the Peruvian Andes to document that for a given water runoff, the probability of bedload transport also depends on the sorting of the bed material. We calculate shear stresses that are expected for a mean annual water discharge, and compare these estimates with grain-specific thresholds. We find a positive correlation between the predicted probability of transport and the sorting of the bed material, expressed by the D96 / D50 ratio. These results suggest that besides sediment discharge, the bedload sorting exerts a measurable control on the gravel bar mobility.
Topographic uncertainty quantification for flow-like landslide
models via stochastic simulations
Authors: Zhao Hu , Kowalski Julia
Published: January 2020

Abstract. Topography representing digital elevation models (DEMs) are essential inputs for computational models capable of simulating the run-out of flow-like landslides. Yet, DEMs are often subject to error, a fact that is mostly overlooked in landslide modeling. We address this research gap and investigate the impact of topographic uncertainty on landslide-run-out models. In particular, we will describe two different approaches to account for DEM uncertainty, namely unconditional and conditional stochastic simulation methods. We investigate and discuss their feasibility, as well as whether DEM uncertainty represented by stochastic simulations critically affects landslide run-out simulations. Based upon a historic flow-like landslide event in Hong Kong, we present a series of computational scenarios to compare both methods using our modular Python-based workflow. Our results show that DEM uncertainty can significantly affect simulation-based landslide run-out analyses, depending on how well the underlying flow path is captured by the DEM, as well as further topographic characteristics and the DEM error's variability. We further find that in the absence of systematic bias in the DEM, a performant root mean square error based unconditional stochastic simulation yields similar results than a computationally intensive conditional stochastic simulation that takes actual DEM error values at reference locations into account. In all other cases the unconditional stochastic simulation overestimates the variability of the DEM error, which leads to an increase of the potential hazard area as well as extreme values of dynamic flow properties.
Snow Avalanche Detection and Mapping in single, multitemporal,
and multiorbital Radar Images from TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1
Authors: Leinss Silvan , Wicki Raphael , Holenstein Sämi , Baffelli Simone , Bühler Yves
Published: January 2020

Abstract. Snow avalanches can endanger people and infrastructure, especially in densely populated mountainous regions. In Switzerland, the public is informed by an avalanche bulletin issued twice a day during winter which is based on weather information and snow and avalanches reports from a network of observers. During bad weather, however, information about occurred avalanches can be scarce or even be missing completely. To asses the potential of weather independent radar satellites we compared manual and automatic avalanche mapping results from high resolution TerraSAR-X (TSX) stripmap images and from medium resolution Sentinel-1 (S1) interferometric wide swath images. Within a selected test site in the central Swiss Alps the TSX results were also compared to available mapping results from high-resolution SPOT-6 optical satellite images. We found that avalanche outlines from TSX and S1 agree well with each other but with TSX about 40 % more, mainly smaller avalanches were detected. However, S1 provides a much higher spatial and temporal coverage and allows for mapping of the entire Alps at least every 6 days with freely available acquisitions. With costly SPOT-6 images the Alps can be even covered in a single day at meter-resolution, at least for clear sky conditions. For the SPOT-6 and TSX mapping results we found a fair agreement but the temporal information from radar change detection allows for a better separation of overlapping avalanches. Still, with radar, mainly the avalanche deposition zone was detected, whereas the release zone was well visible already in SPOT-6 data. With automatic avalanche mapping we detected around 70 % of the manually mapped new avalanches in the same image pair, at least when the number of old avalanches is low. To further improve the radar mapping capabilities, we combined S1 images from multiple orbits and polarizations and obtained a notable enhancement of resolution and speckle reduction such that the obtained mapping results are almost comparable to the single orbit TSX change detection results. In a multiorbital S1 moasic covering entire Switzerland, we detected 7361 new avalanches which occurred during an extreme avalanche period around Jan 4th 2018.
Deep Submarine Landslide Contribution to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake Tsunami
Authors: Poupardin Adrien , Calais Eric , Heinrich Philippe , Hébert Hélène , Rodriguez Mathieu , Leroy Sylvie , Aochi Hideo , Douilly Roby
Published: January 2020

Abstract. The devastating Mw 7, 2010, Haiti earthquake was accompanied by local tsunamis that caused fatalities and damage to coastal infrastructure. Some were triggered by slope failures of river deltas in close vicinity of the epicenter, while others, 30 to 50 km to the north across the Bay of Gonâve, are well explained by the reverse component of coseismic ground motion that accompanied this mostly strike-slip event. However, observations of run-up heights up to 2 m along the southern coast of the island at distances up to 100 km from the epicenter, as well as tide gauge and DART buoy records at distances up to 600 km from the epicenter have not yet received an explanation. Here we demonstrate that these observations require a secondary source, most likely a submarine landslide. We identify a landslide scar 30 km from the epicenter off the southern coast of Haiti at a depth of 3500 m, where ground acceleration would have been sufficient to trigger slope failure in soft sediments. This candidate source, 2 km3 in volume, matches observation remarkably well assuming that the sediment collapse obeys a viscous flow with an initial apparent viscosity of 2 × 105 Pa s. Although that particular source cannot be proven to have been activated in 2010, our results add to a line of evidence that earthquake-triggered submarine landslides can cause significant tsunamis in areas of strike-slip tectonic regime.
Preserving osteopathic antiquity through historical pamphlets and postcards
Authors: Fitterling Lori Ann , Oro Robyn
Published: January 2020

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, osteopathic information was circulated by way of pamphlets and postcards. Several osteopathic historical pamphlets and postcards from the D’Angelo Library collection have been researched and digitized in order to preserve these osteopathic artifacts and highlight their historical significance for the current profession.
Culturally-endorsed Leadership, Social cognition, and Entrepreneurial Orientation: An Empirical Inquiry
Authors: Haroon Saima , Ahmed Siddiqui Danish
Published: December 2019

Entrepreneurial orientation can not only be influenced by leadership, culture, but also through social cognition induced through Job Demands and Resources. Moreover, higher Entrepreneurial orientation could further lead to job satisfaction. These intricate relationships were never explored before. Therefore, we proposed a theoretical framework combining (Stephan & Pathak, 2016) and (Ralph Kattenbach, 2018) models, and modifying them to include the concept of Job satisfaction. Stephan & Pathak (2016) investigated the impact of Culturally-endorsed implicit Leadership Theories (CLT) on individual entrepreneurship. CLTs is a concept of culture-level build on individual-level implicit leadership theory (ILT) proposed by (Robert G. Lord, 1991). (Ralph Kattenbach, 2018) modified (Bandura, 1997) social cognitive theory (SCT) to include Entrepreneurial orientation. SCT itself was a modified version of Job Demands-Resources Model proposed by (Demerouti, 2001). Empirical validity of the proposed theory was established by means of a survey based on close ended Likert scale type questionnaire that collected data from 200 corporate sector employees based in Karachi. It was later analyzed using structured equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis. This result showed that both cultural factors i.e. Uncertainty Avoidance and Collectivism have a significant and positive influence on both Self-Protective and Charismatic leadership. However, the effect of leadership on entrepreneurial orientation (EI) was not empirically significant. Similarly, the effect of both social cognitive factors i.e. Job Demand and Job resource on EI was positive and significant. EI and job demand had an insignificant effect on job satisfaction. However, job resource has a significant positive impact. This imply that job resource factors have a direct influence on EI as well as Job Satisfaction. But EI itself has no direct link with job satisfaction of employees. Hence, mapping and evaluating a culture of organization in consolidation with its employees’ job demand and resource factors may lead to higher job satisfaction.
Impact of Record Keeping Practices on Business Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Sri Lanka
Authors: Balagobei Saseela
Published: December 2019

Record keeping plays a vital role in development by providing recorded information which is crucial in the strategic formulation of national development policies and plans. The purpose of the study is to examine the influence of record keeping practices on the business performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Sri Lanka. Record keeping practices consists of proper accounting records, preparation of accounting records and accounting records procedures whereas business performance is measured by organizational goal achievement, organizational effectiveness and organizational efficiency records. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data from 75 SMEs which were selected by means of the random sampling technique. The results reveal that record keeping practices have significant positive influence on business performance of Small and medium enterprises in Sri Lanka. It can be recommended that academic institutions and other bodies which are responsible for SMEs should organize training programmes for those operators who do not have the technical knowhow in the field of accounting to come to grips with it and also provide some SME-specific accounting guidelines and template forms for capturing accounting practices for the operators to use.
Persuasive Strategies in Arabic Religious Discourse: Evidence From the Friday Sermons of Dr. Mohammad Rateb Al-Nabulsi
Authors: N. Abu Rumman Ronza
Published: December 2019

The present study aims at examining the persuasion process in Arabic religious discourse. In particular, it seeks to investigate the persuasive strategies used in Friday sermons. The data of the study is elicited from ten randomly selected Friday sermons delivered by Dr. Mohammad Rateb Al-Nabulsi. The study utilizes Connor and Lauer's (1985) model to explore rational, credibility and affective appeals. The findings point out the crucial role of persuasive appeals in enhancing the persuasive impact of the argument. The results reveal that the most frequently used appeals are rational appeals followed by affective and credibility appeals respectively. The analysis records the prevalence of the authority strategy among rational appeals, while showing the speaker's shared interest and point of view is the most pervasive strategy among credibility appeals. Finally, the use of vivid pictures is the most dominant strategy among affective appeals.
Examining the Willingness of Turkish Teachers for Vocational Development in Educational Assessment in Terms of Different Variables
Authors: Kartal Seval Kula
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study is to reveal how many different groups Turkish teachers constitute according to their vocational development needs in educational assessment, willingness for development in this area, gender, age, experiences, and subject areas. In addition, it is aimed to examine how teachers’ willingness for vocational development vary for different teacher profiles that were defined based on their gender, age, experience, and subject areas. The subject pool included 1407 teachers teaching different subjects. The data was obtained from the answers given by the teachers to the Teacher Questionnaire of Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS). The latent class analysis was performed with the Mplus 7.4 program to reveal how many groups teachers constitute according to their professional development need, willingness for the development, gender, age, experience, and subject areas. Results of the latent class analysis showed that teachers constitute two different classes. The probability of belonging to the first latent class is high for the male teachers older than 40 years old, having experience more than 20 years, not needing professional development, and not willing to attend in-service training in this area. Female teachers, younger than 40 years old, having experience less than 11 years need professional development in assessment, and they are also willing to attend more training in this area. Based on the results of the study, it was recommended to increase the number of in-service trainings especially for this teacher profile. The study revealed that Turkish teachers are not motivated and willing to develop their assessment skills. Researcher suggested examining possible reasons of low motivations among teachers to develop their assessment skills.
CONOCIMIENTOS EN PROFESIONALES DE ENFERMERÍA SOBRE LESIONES NO INTENCIONALES EN LA INFANCIA TEMPRANA
Authors: Blanco Fleites Yanet , Torres Esperon Julia Maricela , Bernal Valladares Ernesto
Published: January 2020

Introducción: Las lesiones no intencionales en la infancia temprana son un problema de salud en el mundo. Así se demuestra en el informe del 2012 de la Organización Mundial de la Salud y el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia explican que cada día mueren más de 2000 niños debido a lesiones no intencionales, y cada año ingresan decenas de millones con lesiones que a menudo los dejan discapacitados para toda la vida.

Objetivos: Identificar el nivel de conocimientos en enfermeros sobre lesiones no intencionales en la infancia temprana, en profesionales de enfermería y diseñar una capacitación según las necesidades de aprendizajes identificadas.

Métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional de febrero a abril de 2016, para la identificación de conocimientos a 45 profesionales de enfermería que laboran en los consultorios médicos de la familia de los policlínicos área V, VI y VI del municipio Cienfuegos. Las necesidades de aprendizaje identificadas permitieron la elaboración y aplicación de un curso.

Resultados: De los 45 evaluados el 82.5% no alcanzan los conocimientos necesarios sobre lesiones no intencionales en la infancia temprana. Después de realizado el curso los resultados fueron satisfactorios.

Conclusiones: Se identifica la necesidad de la formación continuada en un tema necesario en la Atención Primaria de Salud, alternativa como las de este estudio son factibles para demostrar esta necesidad.
A case series of a novel phenomenon of “whiplash bladder”
Authors: Chinegwundoh Francis , Bamigboye Esther Oluseyi
Published: December 2019

We describe the phenomenon of the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (storage) following accidents in which there is no direct bladder trauma or pelvic fracture and propose the term “Whiplash bladder”. That bladder symptoms may develop in such circumstances is under appreciated in the urological and medical legal literature.
What Makes an Effective English Language Teacher? The Life Histories of 13 Mexican University Students
Authors: Bremner Nicholas
Published: December 2019

This study examined the educational life histories of 13 students at a Mexican university in order to gather their perspectives of effective language teaching. Most previous studies on students’ perspectives of language teaching have used quantitative and deductive methods, whereas this study employed qualitative and inductive methods. The main methodological approach was the ‘life history’ approach, and the specific methods were two extended interviews and an innovative ‘timeline’ activity. In total, 77 examples of effective (and ineffective) teachers emerged from the 13 students’ life histories. The study revealed three major findings. Firstly, teachers’ language knowledge and proficiency were not mentioned as important characteristics of effective language teaching, although several students did make reference to teachers’ command of language when it was perceived to be missing. Secondly, students generally favoured more ‘modern’ approaches (engaging, active, real-life skills, immersion in the target language), as opposed to more ‘conservative’ approaches (unappealing, passive, overly theoretical, lack of immersion in the target language). Thirdly, students emphasised the importance of a positive student-teacher relationship, and greatly appreciated the teacher being there to provide them with personalised attention. Notably, the students tended not to value autonomous learning, preferring teachers to be close to them to help them with their problems in class. Two main implications for practice were suggested. Firstly, a general consensus has been reached regarding several key characteristics of effective language teaching, strengthening the argument that these characteristics should be listened to, and acted upon, by teachers and educational decision-makers. Secondly, the study makes a strong case for future research to utilise more qualitative, inductive methods when investigating students’ perspectives.
Characteristics of Amino Acid, Micronutrient and Probiotic Isolated from Dadih and Their Benefits for Pregnant Mothers and Outcomes in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Authors: - Helmizar , Surono I. S.
Published: December 2019

Dadih is a traditional fermented buffalo milk consumed by the Minangkabau people in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia, especially in Bukittinggi, Padang Panjang, Solok, Lima Puluh Kota, and Tanah Datar districts. The objective of this study was to identify amino acid and strain of acid lactic bacteria isolated from dadih and to evaluate the benefit of dadih intervention during pregnancy on the nutritional status of an infant's birth. This study was initiated with DNA extraction from bacterial cultures, Ribosomal DNA amplification, and sequencing, analysis of amino acid using UPLC. The intervention was conducted in two districts on 138 pregnant mothers for 6 months. A prospective cohort study was conducted on a follow up of a previous randomized controlled trial. This study was conducted in two districts in West Sumatera Province from April 2018 to July 2019. Spontaneous probiotic species of dadih strain were identified in this study: Lactobacillus Plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus durans, Leuconostoc pseudo mesentoroides, and Lactobacillus cactis. Glutamic acid was the highest quantity of non-essential amino acid in dadih (16.28 mg/g), while Lysine and Leucine were the highest essential amino acids (7.22 and 6.42 mg/g). The study revealed that after a 6-month intervention, about 66.7% of infants birth weight > 3000 grams and only 2.1% of infants having birth weight < 2500 grams for Dadih Group and about 60.0% had infant birth weight > 3000 grams and 4.4% infants with low birth in Control Group. The result of this study shows that there are more benefits in pregnant mothers' weight gain and infants' birth weight until a six-month follow up from pregnant mothers in Dadih Group than Control Group. The results of the follow-up study show that infants from mothers supplemented with Dadih Zinc Group have significantly less undernutrition status as compared to the Control Group (p<0,05). The results also show that dadih has a sufficient amount of protein to fulfill the nutritional need for pregnant mothers and the outcomes.
Effect of Smoking on Appetite, Concentration and Stress Level
Authors: Awad Ahmed , Obayan Atef , Salhab Suzana , Roufayel Rabih , Kadry Seifedine
Published: December 2019

Objective: Smokers often report that cigarette relieve feeling of stress, improve mood and concentration and can decrease their appetite level. To identify weather a cigarette is a mood altering and appetite suppressant we study the effect of smoking on concentration, stress and appetite level among smokers.

Design: We examined if there is a relation between smoking and other variables (age, gender and working hours per week). Several data collected in the form of surveys from smokers and non-smokers and then analyzed using a software program SPSS.

Main outcome: Results according to smoker's majority shows that cigarette decrease their stress level and it has been shown that it’s the most affected parameters compared to concentration and appetite level that are affected also by smoking.

Results: The results of this study show that smoking is related to age and it is affected by the number of working hours. Participants aged between 14 and 35 years, that include students, unemployed and hard-workers smoke the most and have the highest number of cigarettes per week.

Conclusion: Based on our study, smoking has an effect on appetite, concentration and stress that is correlated with working hours.
Preparedness for Practice: Physiotherapists View on an Undergraduate Programme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Authors: Nadasan Thayananthee , Chetty Verusia
Published: December 2019

Background: Community service physiotherapists need to be fit for clinical practice while addressing the evolving socio-cultural and economic health care challenges that face South African health systems. The introduction of community service for health care professions over a decade ago influenced education at tertiary institutions. The rhetoric remains as to the preparedness of physiotherapists for service delivery in a demanding primary health care setting.

Objectives: The study explored perceptions of preparedness of physiotherapists for clinical practice in their community service year.

Method: A qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews were used to understand perceptions of preparedness for community service by professional physiotherapists.

Results: Thirty nine physiotherapists who graduated at a University in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa were recruited using snowball sampling. Data was analysed using conventional content analysis and yielded four dominant themes i.e. (1) facilitators of preparedness for community service, (2) inhibitors to perceived preparedness for community service, (3) curriculum review and (4) personal impact of community service.

Conclusions: Although, physiotherapists believed that community service contributed to their confidence as professionals, graduates deemed that physiotherapy programmes need a curriculum that is geared toward specific South African needs such as primary health care. Physiotherapists also believed that the undergraduate curricula should address global health care needs to prepare the new generation of health care professionals for global significance.
Awareness, Knowledge and Comprehension of Media Messages on Family Planning as Predictors of Practice among Civil Servants in Lagos State, Nigeria
Authors: Adekoya Helen Odunola , Akoja Mofoluke , Ekeh Charles Maduabuchi , Anaeto Nneoma
Published: December 2019

Family planning is a population control method practiced in various countries including Nigeria; however, it cannot be practice unless people are aware of it and its methods. Thus, awareness, knowledge and comprehension of family planning messages as predictors of practice is studied. 478 copies of questionnaire were distributed to that number of civil servants at the Lagos state secretariat, Alausa from where the population for the study was drawn. With a response rate of 95.8%, 458 copies were retrieved and analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 22, while hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Chi-Square. Findings revealed that there is high awareness of family planning messages among study participants with posters as the major medium of awareness. The study also found that the long-acting family planning methods are the most known family planning methods and that the practice is well known and common among study participants.
Family Firm Identity Approach: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Dorda Beskida S. , Shtëmbari Eriona M.
Published: December 2019

Family business is created when the family leads commercial activities. This intersection represents emotions and trade within the same entity, driving attention toward intangible resources. History has shown that families can gather together and run successful businesses.

Non-financial topics are capturing the attention of the management field, and family firm identity (FFI) is an interesting topic for those who want to study more in-depth this type of business. This paper will give a review of the academic literature about the FFI identified as a field that needs to be explored more in depth. Interested researchers will find a general view of how this approach is developed from scholars around the world.

The aim is to present how the family and business identity relate to one another, seen from different perspectives by scholars. Researchers’ invaluable contributions are used to design this review, using databases such as Emerald, ProQuest (ABI/INFORM), EBSCOhost and Science Direct. Keywords used for search are family business identity and family firm identity. The data are gathered during May and June 2019. The review shows that several dimensions can influence on the level of FFI. Some of the dimensions which resulted from this study are generations, boundaries, identity conflict, growth, communication and globalization.
Analysis of the hair coat of domestic cats
with special focus on histological structure
Authors: Wyrostek Anna , Roman Katarzyna , Czyż Katarzyna , Janczak Marzena , Patkowska-Sokoła Bożena
Published: January 2020

The aim of the study was to characterize the hair coat of domestic cats. The research material consisted of hairs of different fractions collected in winter from female cats with a uniform hair coat colour: white,cream, red, brown and black. The hairs were divided into individual fractions, i.e. underhair, bristle hair and guard hair, and the following characteristics were evaluated: thickness, length, long and short axis length, stress at break and elongation. SEM (scanning electron microscope) images of all types of hair were taken and used to characterize each hair type and to calculate the number of scales per mm of hair length. The content of ions of various chemical elements was determined as well. Underhairs, which accounted for the largest percentage in the coat, were the thinnest and shortest, and had the most regular
and distinct scale pattern. Guard hairs were the least numerous, but were the longest and thickest of all hairs examined. Both guard and bristle hairs had irregular scales with jagged edges. The cross-sections of these hairs revealed the presence of all the layers, i.e. the cuticle, cortex and medulla. In the underhair fraction the medulla was observed only in red cats. In all hairs the share of carbon, oxygen and sulphur ions was largest; these are the main omponents of hair protein, i.e. keratin.
Selenium concentration in the muscle tissue of wild
boars (Sus scrofa) from selected regions in Poland
Authors: Zowczak Michalina , Niedziałek Grażyna , Salamończyk Ewa , Miler Roman
Published: January 2020

The aim of the study was to determine the concentration of selenium in the meat of wild boars
from three selected regions of Poland. Selenium concentration was analysed in relation to the region
(Masuria, Pomerania and Greater Poland) and in relation to the carcass weight and sex of the animals.
The average content of selenium in the material was 0.093 μg/g. The highest mean concentration was
observed in the meat samples from Greater Poland (0.099 μg/g) and in the muscle tissue of females
(0.098 μg/g). The most valuable source of selenium was the meat of animals with carcass weight
ranging from 21 to 40 kg (0.101μg/g). A 100 g portion of wild boar meat meets about 20% of the daily
requirement for selenium for adults and 30% for children.
Michel Tyszkiewicz (1828-1897) et les fouilles archéologiques en Italie
Authors: Kazimierczak Mariola
Published: January 2020

According to Stanisław Lorentz, the collections of Michel Tyszkiewicz, enriched by his excavations in Egypt and Italy, undoubtedly “belonged to the more valuable European collections created in the second half of the 19th century”. After his first journey to Egypt, Tyszkiewicz, enlivened with a passion for excavations, first lived in Naples and then settled permanently in Rome in 1865. As the political situation changed there after 1870 and the new government restrained issuing permits, he
started applying for excavation permits in his estate of Birże, in Lithuania (1871). Later, in 1894, he also tried
to obtain excavation permits at Olbia, in Southern Russia, but this time unsuccessfully. His unpublished letters to the famous German scholar Wilhelm Froehner (1834–1925), now in the Goethe und Schiller Archiv in Weimar, throw a new light on the discoveries that took place in Boscoreale and in Lake Nemi and on his purchases there, as well as on his great enterprise in relation to the Satricum excavations in 1896, from which he was excluded after discovering the trace of “thousands of different votive objects”.
The Egyptian collection from Łohojsk in the National Museum in Warsaw
Authors: Majewska Aleksandra
Published: January 2020

The National Museum in Warsaw, founded in 1916, took over the function of the older Museum of Fine Arts in Warsaw, founded in 1862. Between 1918 and 1922,
the National Museum was systematically enriched through donations by private persons and institutions. One of the most important collections, placed there in 1919, was that originating from an old private museum owned by the Tyszkiewicz family in Łohojsk, donated through the agency of the Society of Fine Arts ‘Zachęta’ in Warsaw. The museum in Łohojsk (today in Belarus, not far from Minsk) was founded by Konstanty Tyszkiewicz (1806–1868). The rich collection of family portraits, paintings, engravings, and other works of art was enriched in 1862 by Count Michał Tyszkiewicz
(1828–1897), who bequeathed a substantial part of the Egyptian antiquities brought from his travel to Egypt in 1861–1862. The Łohojsk collection was partly sold by Konstanty’s son, Oskar Tyszkiewicz (1837–1897), but some of these objects were purchased in 1901 by a cousin of Michał Tyszkiewicz, who then donated them to the Society of Fine Arts ‘Zachęta’. At this stage, the whole collection amounted to 626 items, of which 163 were connected to Egypt. During World War II, the National Museum in Warsaw suffered serious losses. At present, the exhibits originating from Łohojsk include 113 original ancient Egyptian pieces, four forgeries, and 29 paper squeezes reproducing the reliefs from the tomb of Khaemhtat of the 18th Dynasty (Theban tomb no. 57).