bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reconciling Unemployment Claims with Job Losses in the First Months of the COVID-19 Crisis
Authors: Cajner Tomaz , Figura Andrew , Price Brendan M. , Ratner David , Weingarden Alison
Published: July 2020

In the spring of 2020, many observers relied heavily on weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits (UI) to estimate contemporaneous reductions in US employment induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Though UI claims provided a timely, high-frequency window into mounting layoffs, the cumulative volume of initial claims filed through the May reference week substantially exceeded realized reductions in payroll employment and likely contributed to the historically large discrepancy between consensus expectations of further April-to-May job losses and the strong job gains reflected in the May employment report. Analyzing the relationship between UI claims and underlying employment, we argue that insured unemployment—an alternative high-frequency indicator that responds to gross job gains as well as gross job losses—offers important advantages as a barometer of labor market conditions. Adjusting for reporting artifacts and for time lags between employment flows and associated claims, we show that insured unemployment comoved strongly with payroll employment throughout the first months of the pandemic, as it did during the Great Recession.
Improving Electronic Laboratory Study in English as a Second Language Programs
Authors: Lindenau Suzanne E.
Published: July 2020

With or without electronic language laboratories, Americans seem convincedthat they cannot learn foreign languages. Foreigners do not seem to share thispeculiarly American phobia. They not only think they can learn English, but they alsoare responsible for the growing number of university-sponsored English as a Secondlanguage (ESL) programs. Since many ESL programs have a required lab component,a case-study approach to one such lab requirement could give valuable insight intothe effectiveness of mandatory ESllaboratory study and ways to improve it.Seventy-five ESL students in five levels were observed during required lab studyunder three conditions: (1) working independently with commercial ESL audio tapeprograms; (2) working independently with lab-specific audio tape programs, namelyexercises with instructions tailored to the electronic labs being used; and (3)lab-specific tape programs in a controlled lab environment, that is, an instructor atthe console monitoring and correcting students.The results clearly suggest that maximum improvement in lab study effectivenessoccurs in a controlled lab environment, namely with an instructor at the console--aninstructor who works actively with the students, monitors their progress, and correctstheir mistakes.
Does Leadership on the Field Get You Noticed Off It?: The Value of Varsity Sports to Corporate Recruiters
Authors: Tracy Allison Joye , Erkut Sumru , Pappano Laura
Published: July 2020

An online correspondence study was conducted to explore whether professional recruiters screening candidates for entry-level corporate jobs would view leadership skills acquired through high level participation in amateur sports at the collegiate varsity level more favorably than those acquired through non-sports activities. The experimental manipulation randomly varied candidates’ athletic v. non-athletic leadership experience at university, their gender, and race. Eight hundred and twenty-eight corporate recruiters rated four potential candidate profiles on four of eight job-relevant leadership traits/skills they valued most when assessing a candidate and ranked the candidates for a callback interview. Varsity athletes were rated higher than non-athletes on the ability to work in a team and on being results-driven. However, recruiters rated athletes lower in critical thinking, follow-through on tasks, and organizational skills. Overall, athletes were no more likely than non-athlete candidates to be selected for a first interview. Results are interpreted in the context of signaling theory.
A Mixed Methods Approach to Identifying Administration Issues Pertinent in Interscholastic Sports
Authors: Forsyth Eric , Fraina Michael , Johnson James E , Whisenant Warren A , Stoffer Gibson W
Published: July 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate three propositions: a) What are the administration issues most pertinent to interscholastic sport today, as well as the next five years?, b) How important are those administration issues to athletic administrators?, and c) What are the potential implications of those pertinent administration issues to practicing athletic administrators? The literature provides a general overview of relevant issues surrounding interscholastic athletics. However, the importance and implications of relevant issues to practicing high school athletic administrators are difficult to discern. To answer the first proposition, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) provided 10 contemporary administration issues that were most pertinent to interscholastic sport today, as well as the next five years. To answer the second proposition, a Likert-Scale was created so that practicing athletic administrators could rate each issue on a scale of 5 = extremely important to 1 = very little importance. A national study was conducted with athletic directors from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (N = 170) annual conference. A one-tailed ANOVA was executed to determine significant differences among the 10 administration issues identified by the MSHSL. Four issues were found to be significant; Athletic Facilities, Athletic Training, Health Issues and Travel Teams. A Games-Howell post hoc was executed to determine significant differences across geographical regions of the United States. For the third proposition, semi-structured interviews were completed to provide insight on the implications for practicing athletic administrators. The results offer insight from which further investigations could be conducted to continue building on policies that influence interscholastic athletic administrators’ day-to-day accountability when overseeing their athletic programs.
Factors Influencing College Selection by NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Players
Authors: Nichols Brett A , Smith Mark A , Stellino Megan B
Published: July 2020

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III basketball, coaches are often faced with the challenge of stretching resources to successfully recruit players who will represent the institution without the benefit of athletic scholarships. Having a better grasp of the factors that influence the college selection of NCAA Division III players might assist these coaches in more efficiently maximizing their resources. The purposes of this study were to (a) examine specific factors which influence why DIII basketball players made their choice to attend a particular school, (b) determine if there were differences based upon the type of school attended, and (c) examine whether there were categorical factors that differed on the basis of a players recruitment, year in school, race/ethnicity, playing status, or financial aid status.   Using the revised Influential Factors Survey for Student Athletes (IFSSA-R; Pauline, 2010), 503 DIII men’s basketball players were surveyed. Participant responses indicated that ‘career opportunities’ was the most vital item affecting college selection. With regard to the five categorical factors (academic, athletic, coaching staff, financial aid, and social atmosphere) academic factors were also found to be important.   Analyses revealed significant (p < .05) differences as determined by type of school for the athletic, academic, and financial aid subscales.  Results of the study will provide useful information for DIII men’s basketball coaches and college administrators throughout various points in the recruiting and college selection process. 

Keywords: coaching, recruiting, basketball, NCAA Division III, college selection
Genera of the bee tribe Reedapini (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)
Authors: Engel Michael S.
Published: July 2020

Those bees classified in the genera Reedapis Michener and Cephalocolletes Michener are discussed and organized into a new tribe, Reedapini Engel. In addition, three species formerly classified in Cephalocolletes are removed to two new genera: Lonchopriscus Engel, new genus, with the species Lonchopriscus crassipunctatus (Urban), new combination, and Cactocolletes Engel, new genus, for Cactocolletes isabelae (Urban), new combination, and C. rugatus (Urban), new combination. The tribe and its constituent genera are diagnosed, and a key is provided for the identification of the latter along with their included species.
Intelligence and Mind Games in Concept Teaching in Social Studies
Authors: ÇAĞIR Sibel , ORUÇ Şahin
Published: July 2020

In the Social Studies lesson, the impacts of using intelligence and mind games on academic achievement and students' attitudes towards Social Studies lesson were examined for the teaching of the concepts in the 6th grade Effective Citizenship Learning Area. In the study, semi-experimental pattern with pre-test-post-test, experimental-control group was studied. In the research, teaching the concepts with intelligence and mind games prepared by the researchers was carried out with the experimental group. On the other hand, the control group was taught in line with the activities in the current curriculum. As a result of the t-test analysis of the pre-post-application scores of attitude in the control and experimental group, it was observed that there was a significant difference in favor of the post-test both in control group (t = -2.955, p <.05) and in experimental group (t = -4.109, p <.05). As a result of the research, a conclusion was reached in favor of the experimental group in terms of both academic achievement (t = -7.028, p <.05) and attitude towards the course (t = -2.411, p <.05). Intelligence and mind games can be used to teach the concepts of the Social Studies course. Mind games named "Tick Tack Concept" (Tik Tak Kavram Oyunu) and "Keep in your mind" (Aklında Tut) which were developed in this study can be used for concept teaching.
Ebüzziya Tevfik Bey ve Oğullarının Fersan Adalarında Petrol İmtiyazı Alma Girişimleri
Authors: OKUMUŞ Ali
Published: July 2020

Bu çalışmada Türk edebiyat ve basın tarihinin önde gelen isimlerinden Ebüzziya Tevfik ile oğulları Abdurrahman Velid ve Talha Beylerin petrol imtiyazı için yaptıkları girişimler incelenmektedir. Oğullarının iddiasına göre Ebüzziya Tevfik bu amaçla Orman ve Maadin Nezareti’nden Kızıldeniz’in güneyinde bulunan Fersan adalarında petrol aramak için 11 Mayıs 1911 tarihinde ruhsat talebinde bulunmuştu. Kendisi vefat ettikten sonra da oğulları Velid ve Talha bir süre daha bu ruhsatı elde edebilmek için girişimlere devam etmişlerdi. Bu süreçte yaptıkları yazışmalar, dönemin siyasi olayları ve talep ettikleri ruhsat ile ilgili gelişmeler bu makale içerisinde değerlendirilmektedir. Osmanlı arşivinde bulunan belgeler, Türk edebiyat ve kültür dünyasının önemli isimlerinden Ebüzziya Tevfik ve oğullarının bugüne kadar gün yüzüne çıkmayan bir girişimine ışık tutmaktadır.
Savaş Daima Yıkımdır: Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni Piyesinde Savaş Karşıtı Söylemin İnşası
Authors: GÜNEŞ Mehmet
Published: July 2020

Truva Savaş(lar)ını konu alan Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni piyesinde Güngör Dilmen, insanlık tarihinin başından modern çağa, savaşların kökeninde çoğunlukla kişisel ihtirasların olduğunu vurgular. Yazar, savaş karşıtı söylemi inşa etmek için Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni piyesini araçsallaştırır. Araçsallaştırmayı didaktizme düşme tehlikesine kapılmadan yapan yazarın eserde estetik bir dil, anlatım ve söylemi öncelikli tuttuğu belirgin biçimde hissedilir. Yazar, Truva Savaşı’ndan ve bu savaşa katılan ya da tanık olanlardan hareketle insanlık tarihinin başından günümüze savaşların görünürdeki nedeniyle asıl amacının çok farklı olduğu savını ileri sürer. Mitolojik anlatılarda olduğu gibi Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni piyesinde de Truva Savaşı’nın çıkışının görünür nedeni Paris’in Helena’i kaçırması olarak geçer. Ancak eseriyle savaş karşıtı bir söylem geliştirmek isteyen yazar, piyeste savaşın gerçek nedeninin çok farklı olduğunu yansıtmaya çalışarak savını, söylemini güçlendirir. Yazar eserinde mitolojik tanrıların, devlet yöneticilerinin, savaş çığırtkanlarının ve sıradan yurttaşların savaşa bakışlarını karşılaştırmalı biçimde yansıtır. Savaşın kurbanlarının ve savaşın toplumlarda yarattığı sarsıntıları da çarpıcı biçimde işler. Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni piyesinde örtük biçimde Truva Savaşı'yla Çanakkale Muharebeleri arasında birçok yönden benzerlik olduğuna işaret edilir. Dilmen’in Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni piyesinde savaşa bakışına daha önce bu esere ya da yazara ilişkin yapılan çalışmalarda dolaylı biçimde değinilmiştir. Bu çalışmada Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni piyesi örneğinde kurgusal metinde savaş karşıtı söylem inşa edilirken hangi argümanların kullanıldığı ve nasıl bir yöntem izlendiği değerlendirilmektedir.
Devletlerarası Ticarî İlişkilerde Hukukî Çerçeveyi Çizmek: II. Abdülhamid Döneminde Romanya ile İmzalanan Ticaret Antlaşmaları
Authors: UYANIK Feyzullah
Published: July 2020

Romanya’nın bağımsızlığını tasdik eden Berlin Antlaşması (13 Temmuz 1878), aynı zamanda Romanya’nın Osmanlı Devleti’yle yürüteceği ticari münasebetleri de düzenlemiştir. Antlaşma’nın 44. maddesine göre Romanya, din ve mezhep ayrımı yapmaksızın tüm yabancı unsurlara ticari konularda eşit bir şekilde muamelede bulanacaktı. Romanya, bağımsızlığını kazandıktan sonra, Osmanlı Devleti ile olan ticaret hacmi, resmi istatistiklere göre 1878’den 1880 yılına kadar yaklaşık üç kat artmıştı. İki ülke arasındaki ticaret hacminde gözlemlenen bu yukarı yönlü hareket ve Romanya hükümetinin diğer devletlerle ticaret antlaşmaları imzalaması nedeniyle Osmanlı Devleti 1887, 1897ve 1901 yıllarında olmak üzere Romanya ile üç ticaret antlaşmasını imzalamıştır. Antlaşmalara rağmen Osmanlı-Romen ticari münasebetlerindeki uzlaşmazlıklar II. Abdülhamid döneminde devam etmiştir. Bu çalışma kapsamında, 1878 Berlin Antlaşması’ndan sonra Osmanlı Devleti ile Romanya arasındaki ticari münasebetleri düzenleme teşebbüsleri ve bu konudaki uzlaşmazlıkların çözüme kavuşturulması süreci üzerine genel bir değerlendirme yapılması hedeflenmektedir.
Mustafa Çiftçi’nin Hikâyelerinin Tematik Olarak Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: BOLAT Tuncay
Published: July 2020

Mustafa Çiftci, son dönem Türk hikâyeciliğinin öne çıkan isimlerindendir. Yazarın Adem’in Kekliği ve Chopin (2012) Bozkırda Altmışaltı (2014), Ah Mercimeğim (2017) adlı üç hikâye kitabı mevcuttur. Bu üç kitaplık birikim, yazarın hikâyeciliği hakkında fikir verebilecek mahiyettedir. Bu makalede öncelikle Çiftci’nin hikâyeciliğinin öne çıkan yönlerine temas edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda yazarın dili kullanma biçimi, anlatıcı tasarrufu, hikâyelerin temel mekânı olan taşraya yaklaşımı ve konuşma/ sohbet üslubu üzerinde durulmuştur. Sözlü anlatım mantığının hâkim olduğu Mustafa Çiftci hikâyelerinde karakter anlatıcının daha çok tercih edildiği görülür. Anlatıcının dış-öyküsel olduğu hikâyelerde ise karakterle kendilerini ifade etmeleri için geniş bir alan açılmıştır. Okuyucusundan yazılı bir metni takip eden birinden ziyade karşısındakini dinleyen bir insan gibi davranmasını bekleyen bu hikâyeler; yazma bilincinin, psikolojik tahlillerin, dar zamanların hâkim olduğu yakın dönem Türk hikâye geleneğinden ayrılır. Çiftci, taşraya yaklaşımı yönüyle de özgün bir yerde durur. Buradaki özgünlük, taşranın dışarıdan bir gözle izlenmiyor olmasıdır. Çiftci’nin karakterleri ve anlatıcıları taşraya bakmaz; onun içinde yaşarlar. Taşradaki insanların temel sorunlarından biri “geçim sıkıntısı”dır. Dolayısyla yoksulluk, Çiftci’nin hikâyesini besleyen ana temalardan biridir. Çoğunluğu bir aile atmosferi içinde geçen hikâyelerde ataerkil iktidarın sembolü olarak beliren babanın oğlu/evladı ile sorunlu ilişkisi de yarattığı çatışma ile hikâye üretmeye elverişli bir konu olarak öne çıkar. Taşra yaşamının sıradanlığını kırması ve cemiyetin yoğun denetiminden kısa süreliğine de olsa kaçama imkânı tanıyan sevda/aşk da yazarın yoğun olarak ele aldığı bir temadır. Hikâyelerin çoğunda aşkın önünde büyük engeller bulunur ve genellikle kavuşma gerçekleşmez. Aşkta kavuşamamanın, aile içinde iletişimsizlik ve sevgisizliğin, gündelik hayatta ise yoksulluğun belirgin olarak öne çıkması, Mustafa Çiftci hikâyesinin itici gücünün yokluk ve eksiklik olduğunu gösterir.
Treatment results of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia with epigenetic drugs addition
Authors: Nemirovchenko V. S. , Shervashidze M. A. , Valiev T. T. , Kondratchik K. L.
Published: July 2020

Background. Currently, overall survival rate for pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) do not exceed 70 %. The intensity of modern AML chemotherapeutic programs has reached its limit, and further chemotherapy dose escalation for treatment results improvement is impossible, because it fraught with life-threatening complications. It is investigating a new ways of tumor treatment for improvement of AML patient’s survival level: therapeutic efficacy of targeted and epigenetic drugs.

Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of epigenetic drugs (azacitidine, decitabine, all-trans-retinoid acid and valproic acid) in combination with AML-BFM 2004 protocol for treatment of pediatric AML.

Materials and methods. 80 patients with primary AML diagnosis were enrolled the study. Age was ranged from 8 months to 17 years (median 6.7 ± 0.6 years). From June 2012 to January 2018 all patients were subdivided in two treatment groups. 1st group included 34 patients treated with NII POH AML 2012 protocol, 2nd group – 46 patients treated by AML-BFM 2004 protocol.

Results. 3-year relapse-free survival in 1st group, regardless of prognostic risk group, was 66.7 ± 11.7 %, 2nd group – 68.9 ± 9.9 %. Eventfree survival (EFS) for patients from 1st group was 66.7 ± 11.7 %, form 2nd group – 50.4 ± 10.2 %. Overall survival in 1st group was 66.7 ± 14.3 %, 2nd group – 66.9 ± 7.5 %. For patients with unfavorable risk from 1st treatment group 3-year relapse-free survival was 69.1 ± 11.9 %, 2nd – 64.9 ± 11.3 % (p = 0,8). EFS – 69.1 ± 11.9 and 44.8 ± 11.3 % respectively (p = 0,13). 3-year overall survival for patients with unfavorable risk group was 69.4 ± 14.6 and 64.4 ± 7.9 % in 1st and 2nd treatment groups respectively.

Conclusion. The efficacy of decitabine in “window” regimen was higher in contrast to azacitidine; epigenetic therapy with AML-BFM 2004 protocol allow us to achieve a higher EFS, because of induction mortality and infection-related death decrease – EFS in 1st group was 16 % higher than in 2nd. Besides, EFS in unfavorable risk group, who treated with epigenetic drugs, was 25 % higher – 69.1 ± 11.9 % and 44.8 ± 11.3 % in 1st and 2nd groups respectively (p = 0.13). Nevertheless, overall survival in both groups was the same – 66 % (1st – 66.7 ± 14.3 % and 2nd – 66.9 ± 7.5 %).
Long-term continuous treatment as a new strategy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
Authors: Semochkin S. V.
Published: July 2020

The prognosis for patients with multiple myeloma has improved substantially over the past decade with the development of new, more effective chemotherapeutic agents and regimens, and improved management of toxicities. Treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma represents a vital aspect of the overall care for patients with multiple myeloma and a critical area of ongoing biologic and clinical research. The choice of regimen at relapse is usually based on the prior response, toxicities, assessment of prognostic factors, age and comorbidities of individual patients, their somatic condition and expected effectiveness and tolerability. The new drugs, such as ixazomib, carfilzomib, pomalidomide, daratumumab and elotuzumab in combinations in doublet or triplet regimens, have greatly increased the treatment armory against myeloma. Long-term continuous therapies as a new strategy for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma have been shown to provide an eradicating of minimal residual disease and deep prolong responses, with the goal of improving progression-free survival and overall survival. The integration of novel agents into the treatment paradigm has shifted the perception of multiple myeloma from an incurable fatal disease to a manageable chronic one. This review discusses the most recent and effective regimens for the relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma treatment, based on the results of recently published phase II and III clinical trials. Analyses the current clinical trial data discussed with a focus on lenalidomide or bortezomib as a basis of new treatment regimens.
Behavioral disorders and their correlation with nutritional status of children, complete the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and embryonic central nervous system tumors
Authors: Vashura A. Yu. , Devyaterikova A. A. , Lukina S. S. , Kasatkin V. N. , Karelin A. F.
Published: July 2020

Background. A violation of nutritional status (obesity) and emotional-behavioral status (depression) is one of the urgent problems of modern health care. Often these two problems are at the same time. Particularly striking manifestations of a decrease in nutritional and emotional statuses are observed in children with oncological diseases of various origins.

Objective: to assess the emotional-behavioral status and nutritional status in pediatric cancer and hematological diseases after treatment.

Materials and methods. The study included 112 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (n = 49) and central nervous system tumors (n = 63) in remission. Age 6–18 years (median 11.5 years). 66 male (58.9 %). The Aachenbаch questionnaire was used to assess the behavioral and individual-personality characteristics. CDI (children depression inventory) questionnaire was used to assess the presence and level of depression. Body mass index (in percentile terms) and body tissue composition by bioimpedance analysis (body fat and lean body mass were evaluated) were used to assess nutritional status.

Results. As a result, it was found that a significant proportion of children have delayed effects of treatment in the form of reduced nutritional status and emotional and behavioral difficulties. Children with brain tumors have an increased risk of nutritional and emotional-behavioral disorders compared to children who have survived acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The nutritional and emotional-behavioral statuses of children are related: the presence of excess fat mass increases the risk of emotional-behavioral disorders. According to questionnaires, parents identify detected problems much more often than patients themselves.

Conclusion. In children who have experienced antitumor treatment and achieved remission, in case of excess body fat, the risk of emotionalbehavioral disorders increases. Emotional-behavioral disorders can have a negative effect on rehabilitation measures; therefore, before starting rehabilitation measures it is necessary to take into account the nutritional and emotional-behavioral status of patients.
Using the Minor Variant Finder software to identify and quantify the allelic burden level of somatic mutations in oncohematologic diseases
Authors: Subbotina T. N. , Maslyukova I. E. , Faleeva A. A. , Nikolaeva P. A. , Khazieva A. S. , Dunaeva E. A. , Mironov K. O. , Polushkina L. B. , Martynkevich I. S. , Vereshchagina S. V. , Barankin B. V.
Published: July 2020

Background. There are problems related to both quantitative assessment of an allele burden level of a mutant gene and interpretation of results in DNA samples with the burden level of the mutant allele less than 15–20 %, when using Sanger sequencing for analyzing somatic mutations. Applied Biosystems (USA) has developed new software Minor Variant Finder, which allows determining mutations with the allele burden level from 5 %.

The objective: to determine the allele burden level and identification of minor variants of somatic mutations in the ASXL1, JAK2 genes and BCR-ABL oncogene using Minor Variant Finder software in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Materials and methods. The level of mutant allele burden for 15 patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms was determined by the identified mutations using the Minor Variant Finder software, after analysis of point somatic mutations in the ASXL1, JAK2 genes and BCR-ABL oncogene by Sanger sequencing.

Results. The allele burden level in all 5 ASXL1-positive samples and BCR-ABL-positive sample was determined as higher than 20 % using the Minor Variant Finder software. The allele burden level in 2 cases was higher than 20 % and in 7 cases lower than 20 %, when we analyzed 9 JAK2-positive samples.

Conclusion. Minor Variant Finder software can be used to estimate the allele burden level and to identify minor variants of somatic mutations in the ASXL, JAK2 and BCR-ABL genes.
Current treatment options for infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in patients with hematological malignancies
Authors: Klyasova G. A.
Published: July 2020

Infections are a common complication in patients with hematological malignancies, especially during neutropenia. Recently, an increase in multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens has been observed in the etiology of infectious complications, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. However, therapeutic options for treatment of these infections are limited. The review represents treatment options for infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, including the use of reserve drugs such as polymyxin, carbapenems, tigecycline, as well as a new antibiotic – ceftazidime-avibactam, which contains a new β-lactamase inhibitor with unique properties.
Septic shock
Authors: Bitsadze V. O. , Sukontseva T. A. , Akinshina S. V. , Sulina Ya. Yu. , Khizroeva J. Kh. , Tretyakova M. V. , Sultangadzhieva Kh. G. , Ungiadze J. Yu. , Samburova N. V. , Grigoreva K. N. , Tsibizova V. I. , Shkoda A. S. , Blinov D. V. , Makatsariya A. D.
Published: July 2020

The problem of sepsis and septic shock has recently become more and more actual. In obstetrics and gynaecology, the number of cases of sepsis has more than doubled over the past 10 years. The review examines the clinical forms of septic conditions, risk factors, pathogenesis of sepsis and septic shock, the main pathogens of septic conditions. Special attention is paid to neonatal sepsis. The relationship between septic shock and viral infections is considered in the context of the novel coronavirus infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. Hemostasis abnormalities have been demonstrated in patients with septic shock, including disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The importance of determining the level of ADAMTS-13 to refine the forecast is discussed.
Overview of Microstrip Patch Antenna for GNSS communication System
Authors: Tamrakar Shweta , Shrivastava Rahul
Published: July 2020

Microstrip patch antenna are playing very important role in all wireless global navigation satellite communication system. It uses L band, X band, C band, Ku band, Ka band for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication application. L band frequency range is 1-2GHz so it can be used in lower frequency range communication. With the increasing need for communication and the emergence of many other systems, it is important to design compact size antennas to cover a wide frequency range. The design of an efficient wideband small size antenna, for recent wireless applications, is a major challenge. Patch antennas have found extensive applications in wireless communication system. In this paper microstrip patch antenna discussed and detail studied of GNSS system application.
Família
Authors: Poenaru Vlad Eugen
Published: July 2020

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Videorresenhas em ambiente digital
Authors: Britto Flávia Thaís Alves , Da Silva Williany Miranda
Published: July 2020

RESUMO: As diversificadas formas de interatividade conferidas às redes sociais no ambiente digital têm proporcionado a proliferação de uma variedade de textos cada vez mais híbridos em suas semioses. Muitos deles fruto de uma nova roupagem que os gêneros assumem com novas estruturas e funções, dando origem a novos gêneros. Haja vista esse contexto, o presente estudo tem por objeto de investigação a videorresenha, gênero que se assemelha à resenha, porém apresenta características multimodais que modificam seus aspectos estruturais e funcionais. Assim, objetivamos reconhecer o gênero videorresenha, identificando-o a partir de uma descrição estrutural e funcional em canais do YouTube.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: videorresenha; ambiente Digital; YouTube. ABSTRACT: The diverse forms of interaction granted to the social networks in the digital environment have provided a spread of a variety of increasingly hybrid texts in their semioses. Many of them result from a new guise that the genres assume with new structures and functions giving rise to new genres. Considering this context, this study has as its investigation object the video review, a genre that resembles the review, but contains multimodal characteristics that modify its structural and functional aspects. Thus, we aim at recognizing the video review genre, identifying it from a structural and functional description, especially on YouTube channels.KEYWORDS: video review; digital environment; YouTube.
Análisis de la implementación de un programa educativo basado en la metodología mobile learning
Authors: Romero Oliva Manuel Francisco , Jiménez Fernández Rafael , Heredia Ponce Hugo
Published: July 2020

RESUMEN:Este estudio analiza la repercusión de la metodología m-learning en los procesos de nivelación de la competencia gramatical entre estudiantes universitarios. El diseño cuasi experimental se llevó a cabo con una muestra de 128 estudiantes del Grado en Educación Primaria de la Universidad de Cádiz, distribuidos en grupo control (64 estudiantes) y experimental (64 estudiantes). El desarrollo del experimento se centró en el uso de una aplicación móvil durante siete semanas en las que se desarrollaron diversos foros virtuales para conocer la opinión de los estudiantes. La idoneidad de la aplicación se contrastó mediante un cuestionario de Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), que evidenció un alto índice de eficacia. Los resultados muestran una diferencia significativa en el proceso pretest-postest tanto entre grupos como intragrupo experimental. El estudio concluye con una matriz DAFO que sirve de referencia para una posible réplica de la implementación del programa en otros contextos.

PALABRAS CLAVE: m-learning; dispositivos móviles; competencia gramatical; formación inicial.

 

ABSTRACT: This study analyzes the repercussion of the m-learning methodology in the process of levelling the grammatical competence among the university students. The quasi-experimental design was carried out with a sample of 128 students of the Primary Education Degree from the University of Cádiz. These students were laid out in two groups: the first group was a control group (64 students) and the second was an experimental one (64 students). The development of the experiment was focused on the use of a mobile device application and it lasted seven weeks, in which various virtual forums emerged in order to know the opinion of the students. The suitability of the application was checked out using a Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) questionnaire, which showed a high efficiency index. The results reveal a significant difference between the pretest and the posttest process, both in the groups and in the experimental intragroup. The study concludes with a SWOT matrix that might be a support, as a reference, for a possible replication of the program's implementation in other contexts.

KEYWORDS: m-learning; mobile devices; grammatical competence; initial training.
O Ato de Avaliar na Educação Infantil: Divergências Conceituais Entre as Avaliações Classificatória e Diagnóstica
Authors: Da Silva Gisele Reinaldo , Freire Paula Cristina Teixeira
Published: July 2020

Este artigo tem como proposta comparar as avaliações Classificatória e Diagnóstica no que se refere à adequabilidade de sua aplicação no âmbito da educação infantil. Objetiva-se, neste estudo, compreender como a avaliação Diagnóstica contribui na construção da aprendizagem da criança, ao analisar seus estágios de aquisição de conhecimentos de maneira significativa, à medida que identifica potencialidades e dificuldades do educando antes e durante cada fase de ensino. Em contrapartida, defende-se, neste estudo, a inadequabilidade da adoção da avaliação Classificatória na educação infantil, em sua proposta de classificar indivíduos conforme critérios padronizados e previamente estabelecidos, gerando hierarquização entre os educandos, avaliados de maneira pontual e quantitativa, através de graus e notas.  Promove-se, assim, uma revisão bibliográfica qualitativa acerca de concepções teórico-críticas comparativas entre as distintas formas de avaliar, a partir da qual se conclui que o ato de avaliar não é um ato neutro que se encerra na confirmação, mas, sim, um ato construtivo, amoroso, inclusivo e dialógico, distintos dos exames classificatórios, que são excludentes. Desta forma, esta pesquisa destaca-se por contribuir para o desenvolvimento da criança como ser social, através do fomento de suas habilidades afetiva, emocional e cognitiva, propiciado pela interação e aprendizagem com o meio em que vive.
 
Palavras-chave: Formas de Avaliação. Primeira Infância. Avaliação Somativa. Avaliação Analítica.
 
Abstract
This article aims to compare Classificatory and Diagnostic evaluation concerning the applicability in the environment of early childhood education. It seeks to understand how the Diagnostic evaluation contributes to the child learning process, by analyzing the stages of knowledge acquisition in a significant way, as it identifies learners’ potentialities and difficulties before and during each educational phase. In contrast, this study defends the inadequacy of adopting the Classificatory evaluation at early childhood education, in its proposal of classifying individuals according to standardized and previously established criteria, creating a hierarchy among students, assessed in a punctual and quantitative way, through grades. Thus, a qualitative bibliographic review about comparative theoretical-critical conceptions between the different ways of evaluating is promoted, from which we conclude that the act of evaluating is not a neutral act that ends in the confirmation, but a constructive, loving, inclusive and dialogical act, discrete from the classificatory examination that is exclusionary. Thus, this research stands out for contributing to child development as a social being, through encouraging their affective, emotional and cognitive skills, promoted by the interaction and learning in the environment they live.
 
Keywords: Assessment Methods. Early Childhood. Somative Evaluation. Analytic Evaluation.
Procesos de innovación gerencial en instituciones hospitalarias de La Guajira – Colombia
Authors: Curiel Correa Mirle Irina
Published: July 2020

La innovación en los procesos gerenciales representa un factor determinante en las organizaciones e implica conocimiento, manejo de las necesidades y expectativas del personal, por esta razón los gerentes han emprendido esfuerzos dirigidos a fortalecerlos, lo cual debe partir de la conveniencia de tener un propósito empresarial claro, digno y compartido por todos. Por lo cual,  analizar los aspectos relacionados con los tipos de innovación: innovación de procesos e innovación de naturaleza funcional permitió determinar las prácticas en innovación y modernización tecnológica en las instituciones hospitalarias de La Guajira-Colombia. Se define metodológicamente  una investigación de tipo descriptivo, diseño no experimental de tipo transeccional . Los hallazgos permitieron evidenciar que el desarrollo de los procesos de I + D con aplicaciones gerenciales son escasos, sin embargo, prevalece un esfuerzo desde estas instituciones por involucrase más en los diferentes tipos de innovación, que les permita introducir cambios dirigidos a incrementar la funcionalidad y las prestaciones de la empresa para construir una base permanente de progreso.
Planificación financiera ante la perspectiva organizacional en empresas cementeras del estado Zulia-Venezuela
Authors: Paredes-Chacín Jeeleen
Published: July 2020

El análisis de la planificación financiera en empresas cementeras del Estado Zulia-Venezuela, fundamenta el objetivo del presente artículo. Desde la perspectiva metodológica, se establece una investigación analítica descriptiva, diseño no experimental, transeccional, y cuyas bases teóricas se fundamentan en la planificación financiera, la investigación se tipifica como descriptiva, método cualitativo. La selección de la técnica permitió el desarrollo de un cuestionario estructurado cuyos resultados determinan que según aplicación de la planificación financiera, se determinan los elementos que intervienen en la planificación fundamentada en la perspectiva organizacional lo cual incide en la elaboración de presupuestos y a su vez son determinantes en las decisiones de financiamiento, las herramientas de control financiero lo que permite la comparación de índices financieros y análisis de las desviaciones.
Orofacial clefts in children and its management
Authors: Ali Hassan Shaik , Bhateja Sumit , Arora Geetika , Prathyusha Francis
Published: July 2020

Orofacial cleft is one of the commonest congenital irregularities which impacts adversely on the life of the individual and to an enormous degree influences the family. Brought about by the collaboration of ecological and hereditary variables, this variation from the norm realizes diminished personal satisfaction. The board of this irregularity involves a group including a split specialist, language teacher, dental specialist, orthodontists, etc. In this review article we will learn about causes, risk factors and various treatment.
Effect of biofertilizer on soil fertility and lettuce nutrition
Authors: Sousa Westefann dos Santos , Pontes José Roberto Verginio de , Melo Osmanny Francisco Pereira de
Published: July 2020

This work aimed to evaluate the effect of the application of efficient microorganisms (EM), in the form of a biofertilizer, on soil fertility and leaf nutrition of lettuce during two crop cycles. One of the biggest challenges of organic production is the fertilization of crops. EMs are considered an alternative, sustainable, safe and low-cost technique to increase the productivity of organic foods, and their use is a good option for agroecological management. For the capture of the EMs and the production of the biofertilizer, a rice substrate was used, according to the methodology used by Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Cattle and Supplying (MAPA, in Portuguese: Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento). Soil samples were collected at the beginning of the first cycle and at the end of the second cycle. The samples were sent for chemical analysis, in order to evaluate possible changes in the concentration of Ca, Mg, K, P and Zn, as well as the levels of CTC, base saturation, organic matter and pH. For leaf analysis, leaf concentrations of the following nutrients were observed: N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu Fe, Mn, Zn. The results were satisfactory for the treatment that received weekly application of efficient microorganisms, which resulted in a greater increase of the elements K, Zn and Ca in the soil. As for leaf concentrations, there was a significant difference for N and P (48 and 9.2 g kg-1, respectively) in the treatment used with biofertilizer.
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Authors: Agrogeoambiental Revista
Published: July 2020

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Authors: Agrogeoambiental Revista
Published: July 2020

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Therapeutic Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Chronic Tinnitus: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Zand Vahid , Mollasadeghi Abolfazl , Ansari Mohammad , Baradaranfar Mohammad Hossein , Mehrparvar Amir Houshang
Published: July 2020

Chronic tinnitus is a disturbing condition that may affect different aspects of life. In this study, the therapeutic effect of electrical stimulation on chronic tinnitus was assessed. This was a clinical trial on 49 patients with persistent tinnitus for more than 6 months without a proper response to routine treatments. They were randomly allocated into two groups: the case group was treated with electrical stimulation for 6 sessions over 6 consecutive days, and the control group received a placebo. Before the intervention, one week and three months after the treatment sessions, patients were evaluated by comprehensive audiological assessments and hearing tests. The mean age of the participants was 40.37±9.32 and 41.35±9.24 in treatment and placebo groups, respectively. Tinnitus intensity was significantly decreased in the case group one week and three months after the treatment (P<0.05). Tinnitus handicap inventory score significantly decreased in the treatment group one week and three months after the treatment (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in tinnitus intensity after treatment, considering gender, age, tinnitus duration, and tinnitus type. Electrical stimulation could significantly reduce the severity of the tinnitus regardless of age, gender, duration, and type of tinnitus. © 2020 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved. Acta Med Iran 2020;58(1):4-8.
Breast Cancer Screening Among Medical Staff in Tehran, Iran: Improvement of Early Detection
Authors: Yahyazadeh Hossein , Beheshti Marzieh , Abdollahinejad Azita , Hashemian Maria , Sistany Allahabad Narges , Valadan Tahbaz Sahel
Published: July 2020

Breast cancer is the most prevalent Iranian female malignancy. Breast screening reduces the number of malignant breast diseases. We aimed to assess the results of the pilot breast cancer screening on early detection in female medical staff in Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran. A cross-sectional study. Female medical staff from Milad Hospital, Tehran, Iran, were examined by a specialist in 2016. A checklist, including demographic data, was completed by the participants. If necessary, they referred to as sonography or mammography. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Of 746 people enrolled, 137 had no pathological point, 609 had suspicious or positive findings that were referred for further investigation, 449 had normal findings, and 7 had suspicious mass and were biopsied, 6 were benign. One case had primary invasive cancer. Since screening for breast cancer helps to early detection of this disease, the implementation of cancer screening programs should be on the priority of health authorities.
Antichlamydia IgG Antibody in Adult Asthmatics in Al-Najaf
Authors: Kadhim Al-Ghizzi Iman Jabbar , Khudhair Abbas Israa , Hassan Rasheed Suaad Muhammed , Deli Falah Abdulhasan
Published: July 2020

Infection is presumed to have a rule in the promotion of asthma exacerbations, and in deterioration of the course of the disease, Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) is claimed to be a possible cause for these two issues. To assess the positivity and the titer of C. pneumoniae IgG antibodies in relation to the state of asthma and its severity. 61 asthmatic patients aged 15-85 years (mean of 47.10±14.887), and 29 apparently healthy, nonasthmatic age and gender-matched volunteers (control group) were assessed as at Asthma and Allergy Clinic in Al-Sader Medical City in AL-Najaf province, Chlamydia Pneumoniae IgG ELISA Kit was used for the detection of IgG antibody to C. Pneumoniae in human serum to detect chronic infection, and Spirometric test was done, and the best results for FEV1 and PEFR were taken. IgG antichlamydial antibodies were positive in 21 (34.4%) of patients compared to 4 (13.8%) of controls, and the difference was significant with OR=3.281, the seropositivity in acute exacerbation was more than in stable asthmatic, 43.8% vs. 24.1% (P=0.029), seropositivity was nonsignificantly more in moderate and severe asthma as compared with mild asthma, a significant inverse correlation between IgG titer and pulmonary function test parameters (FEV1, PEFR) was observed as the FEV1 & PEFR values decrease with increase IgG titer. Chronic C. pneumoniae infection is common in adult asthmatics and correlated with exacerbations & increased severity and disturbed lung function.
Griscelli Syndrome Type 2: A Rare Case With Apparently Normal Skin and Hair Pigmentation
Authors: Bahrami Ahmad , Nateghian Alireza , Salehi Shima , Bahoush Gholamreza , Talebi Saeed , Ghasemi Saeide , Razi Sepideh , Rezaei Nima
Published: July 2020

t- Griscelli syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease that affects hair, skin, and immune system. Here, we describe an 8.5-month-old infant with multiple admissions due to fever, petechial purpura, and several recurrent vomiting episodes with a presumptive diagnosis of recurrent sepsis. He was born from parents with consanguineous marriage. The initial examinations revealed huge splenomegaly and hepatomegaly without any source of infection. Laboratory tests revealed a hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) like a picture with a high blood level of ferritin in all episodes, but the bone marrow test result was normal. Although he had normal hair and skin pigmentation on physical examination, the accumulation of melanosomes was found in his hair shafts on microscopic investigations. Eventually, a genetic test revealed a mutation in the RAB27A gene, which confirmed GS-II diagnosis. Our case is the first case of GS-II from Iran without any apparent clinical features of GS, such as hypopigmented skin and silvery-gray hair. Therefore, a genetic test, together with the microscopic examination of hair and skin, is necessary for the diagnosis and confirmation of GS-II. Since GS-II is an autosomal recessive disorder and consanguineous marriages are popular in Iran, premarital genetic counseling is recommended for this region.
Brain Metastases From Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report
Authors: Dehghan Parvaneh , Kakhki Samaneh
Published: July 2020

Intrahepatic lesions of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been controlled by significant advances in treatment, including chemotherapy, surgery, and ablative therapy. Consequently, the number of patients with extrahepatic metastatic lesions has increased, including lung, regional lymph nodes, peritoneum, and adrenal glands, but rarely to the brain. The prognosis of brain metastasis remains poor, with approximately <1 y of survival from the time of diagnosis. Although no guidelines for the brain metastasis of HCC have been developed to date due to the lack of the experiences and pieces of evidence, a molecularly targeted drug, sorafenib, have been used to treat extrahepatic lesions and shown the prolonged survival time. Therefore, the development of standard therapy for brain metastasis following the early diagnosis is essential by accumulating the information of clinical courses and pieces of evidence.