bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Educação em saúde: conhecimento de profissionais de saúde sobre IRAS e higienização das mãos
Authors: Alves Michelly de Melo , Almeida Danielle Pires de , Fernandes Ednólia Gomes Varjão , Leal Geraldo Sadoyama
Published: December 2019

Os profissionais da área de saúde estão envolvidos com a saúde do individuo e da coletividade atuando na promoção, proteção e recuperação da saúde, trabalhando de forma ativa em ações educacionais, como a educação continuada e permanente. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o nível de conhecimento dos profissionais de saúde sobre as infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde e higienização das mãos. Trata-se de um estudo de natureza aplicada, observacional, quantitativo. Considerou-se diferença estatisticamente significante para p<0,05. Resultados: A maioria (>95%) dos profissionais receberam algum treinamento sobre higiene das mãos.  Itens com acerto acima de 80% foram: os passos da técnica de lavagem das mãos e ações que evitam a transmissão cruzada de micro-organismos. Diferenças significantes (p<0,05) foram encontradas entre os profissionais em relação aos insumos necessários para a adequada lavagem das mãos. Nesta investigação, verificou-se que os profissionais apresentam conhecimento sobre infecção e técnicas de higienização, porém, não evidenciando uma completa associação destes com a prática.
Inclusão social na escola: controvérsias e desafios
Authors: Santos Mara Núbia Guimarães dos , Santos Elisabeth Guimarães dos , Damaso Eliene Alves Ferreira
Published: December 2019

A inclusão escolar, tem sido um dos temas mais discutidos e controversos da área educacional. No Brasil, analisando os principais conceitos e o histórico sobre a inclusão, observa-se que tudo é muito recente e, repleto de incertezas. Somente na década de 1950, o tema ganhou expressividade e por volta dos anos 1980, a partir de movimentos sociais de pessoas com deficiências e/ou necessidades educacionais especiais, como hoje se diz, começaram a surgir algumas ações. Mas, por enquanto, os avanços são mais visíveis nos aspectos legais do que no campo da prática. No Brasil, as Leis estão entre as mais avançadas, porém, muito distantes das ações mais efetivas, sobretudo, em relação à formação de profissionais da área educacional inclusiva. Este Artigo, está organizado em seis tópicos: introdução, revisão de conceitos e marcos históricos; evolução do processo de inclusão, avanços e limitações; aspectos legais e desafios na formação para educação inclusiva no Brasil; e conclusão crítico-reflexiva. Trazendo um olhar sobre a história do processo de inclusão sócio-escolar e sobre o contexto atual, com foco nos aspectos mais controversos do tema em geral e da formação docente em particular, e propõe algumas reflexões sobre a inclusão social escolar, no Brasil e em torno de cada um de nós.
PATRIMÔNIO CULTURAL RIBEIRINHO: ADOÇÃO DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS PARA A PRESERVAÇÃO DA PAISAGEM EM AFUÁ (PA).
Authors: Macedo Ana Beatriz , Couto Mayra Herminia Simões Hamad Farias do , Tourinho Helena Lúcia Zagury , Tavares Matheus Vinicius Freire
Published: December 2019

O artigo tem como objetivo discutir como as políticas públicas de âmbito cultural combinadas com as de cunho educacional, podem vir a auxiliar na preservação da paisagem de pequenos núcleos urbanos pe
Microwave Assisted One Pot Synthesis of Tetrazole Based 3-hydroxy-4H-chromen-4-ones by modified Algar-Flynn-Oyamada reaction and their Antimicrobial activity
Authors: DONGAMANTI ASHOK , Nalaparaju Nagaraju , Madderla Sarasija , Bommidi Vijaya Lakshmi
Published: December 2019

In the present work, we report the one pot synthesis of tetrazole based 3-hydroxy-4H-chromen-4-ones 3(a-g) from  4-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzaldehyde and 2-hydroxy acetophenone using KOH and H2O2 by modified Algar-Flynn-Oyamada reaction under conventional and microwave irradiation conditions. In this technique, flavonols are synthesized without isolating chalcones, in good yields. All the synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, NMR, MS and elemental. All newly synthesized compounds were screened for their in-vitro antimicrobial activity against strains such as Staphylococcus aurous, Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli, Aspergillus Niger, Aspergillus flavus, and Fusarium oxysporum. The results of antimicrobial studies revealed that most of the compounds exhibit good activity.
UV Spectrophotometric Determination of Thermodynamic Dissociation Constants of Some Aromatic Hydrazones in Acid Media
Authors: Jankulovska Mirjana , Spirevska Ilinka , Dimova Vesna , Jankulovska Milena
Published: December 2019

The spectral behavior of some p-nitro-p-substituted benzoylhydrazones in the perchloric acid media was followed, applying the UV spectroscopy. The position of the absorption maximum in the spectra was defined in acidic media and the electronic transitions were discussed, as well (7<pH<1). The equilibrium between neutral and protonated form was investigated in the ethanol-water (V/V, 1:1) solutions. The observed changes in the UV spectra suggested that protonation process took place in one step. The pH region of protonation ranges between 1.4 and 2.9. Using the changes in the UV spectra which appear as a result of the protonation reaction the stoichiometric dissociation constants were determined numerically (pKBH+ = n·pH + logI) and graphically (intercept of the dependence of logI on pH). Thermodynamic dissociation constants were estimated as an intercept of dependence of pKBH+ on square root of the ionic strength. In order to achieve that, measurements were performed at different ionic strengths: 0.1, 0.25 and 0.5 mol/dm3, adjusted with sodium perchlorate. The obtained thermodynamic pKBH+ values ranged between 2.07 and 2.58. In order to predict proton transfer at a given pH, semiempirical methods AM1 and PM3 were applied. The influence of the substituents present in the p-position of the benzene ring on pKBH+ values of investigated hydrazones was discussed, too. Total energy, binding energy, enthalpy of formation, Gibbs energies of formation, atomic charge and proton affinity values were used to predict protonation site in hydrazone molecule. Furthermore, the stability and the proton affinity of the isomers (E and Z) in which hydrazones exist and their protonated forms were defined.
A ludicidade no ensino de frações para alunos com necessidades especiais: cegueira
Authors: Miné Valdete Aparecida do Amaral , Coutinho Maria Dolores M. C.
Published: December 2019

O presente trabalho aborda um relato de experiência de uma tarefa sobre o ensino de frações com uma aluna cega, em uma turma de 4ª ano do ensino fundamental. Durante a tarefa, foram desenvolvidos os conceitos de parte-todo, medida e razão com o auxílio de material manipulativo. Usamos como referencial teórico para a elaboração da tarefa os estudos de Walle (2009) e o fascículo 4 - Frações do Programa de Formação Continuada de Professores dos Anos/Séries Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental - Pró-Letramento, além dos referenciais que esclarecem os mecanismos cognitivos de crianças portadora de deficiência. Nessa experiência pudemos perceber a importância da mediação e intervenção do professor em relação à sistematização do conceito de fração.
A identificação da Função Logarítmica num trabalho com o software GeoGebra e futuros professores de Matemática
Authors: Ferreira Luciano , Moran Mariana , Franco Valdeni Soliani
Published: December 2019

Este artigo propõe uma sequência didática para o ensino da Função Logarítmica utilizando o software GeoGebra. A investigação foi realizada com alunos do 4º ano de Licenciatura em Matemática de uma Universidade pública do norte do Paraná - Brasil. Aplicamos a sequência com o uso do software GeoGebra de modo que os alunos construíssem gradativamente o conceito de Função Logarítmica e suas propriedades. Utilizamos a definição dessa função, baseada no livro “Logaritmos” de Elon Lages Lima e investigamos se houve, pelos alunos, uma identificação da Função Logarítmica quando esta é definida de um modo menos usual. Concluímos que o objetivo da sequência didática foi alcançado, já que a maioria (9 de 12 alunos) conseguiu reconhecer a função logarítmica compreendendo sua interpretação geométrica. Mesmo com algumas respostas incompletas ou equivocadas durante a aplicação das tarefas, observamos que os alunos avançavam e refinavam as suas ideias e consequentemente as suas respostas.
The providing of population by the earth under water in the cities of the value of oblast and the administrative raions in the Lviv oblast
Authors: Hrytsay H. , Kiptach F.
Published: December 2019

The level of material well-being of population of cities of regional value and administrative districts of the Lviv area is calculated by earth under water. Their classification is conducted on the rating values of indexes of index of provision of earth under water from a calculation to the mean values for cities and districts. Key words: earth under water, populations, cities of regional value, administrative districts.
Anthropogenic pressure on the Sjan drainage basin within the Ukrainian part of the Ukrainian-Polish border
Authors: Gurska T.
Published: December 2019

On the basis of generalization and systematization of the archival materials of Lviv Regional Department of the Environment and the data of ground account (form 6-zem) of the Department of Land Resources in Lviv region has been made the estimation of anthropogenic impact on the Sjan drainage basin. Key words: anthropogenic pressure, drainage basin, international river basin, land use.
The emission of vehicles and children’s morbidity of urban systems
Authors: Bey L.
Published: December 2019

This paper explores the topicality of the themes and suggests proper methods of research, it analyzes and compiles the skeleton map of atmosphere pollution of Lviv in the areas of traffic load; it characterizes the spread of diseases among children in the city during 2000–2011; this research has made a correlative and regression analysis between the emission of vehicles and children morbidity of Lviv urban system and proper maps are compiled. Кey words: health, morbidity, emission of vehicles, correlative and regression analysis.
Projected regional landscape park “Lvivskyi” as a part of tourist and recreational infrastructure in Lviv
Authors: Shushnyak V. , Savka H.
Published: December 2019

The appropriateness of Regional Landscape Park “L’vivs’kyi“ has been grounded, its boundaries have been defined. The history of environmental studies and protected areas formation as a prerequisite for a regional park creation has been presented. The necessity of the Park’s territorial structure formation has been grounded. Particularly valuable natural, historical and cultural sites have been defined. Key words: Regional Landscape Park, functional zoning, recreational and tourist infrastructure, particularly valuable natural sites, particulary valuable historical and cultural sites.
Tourism in the Carpathian region: threat to the environment and ways of sustainable development
Authors: Zinko Y. , Malska M. , Ivanyk M. , Blagodyr S.
Published: December 2019

This paper contains of the question of the impact of mass forms of tourism and recreational classes on the environment Ukrainian Carpathians. Analysis of the environmental aspects of ecotourism initiatives in the region. The ways of minimizing the negative impact of tourism and recreational classes on the environment. In the context of the Protocol on Sustainable Tourism Carpathian Convention, the recommendations for national parks and rural areas of the region. Key words: Ukrainian Carpathians, tourism and leisure studies, sustainable development, ecotourism, rural tourism.
Commentary on Women Driving Carriages, 1875-1914
Authors: Beauvais Suzanne , Robbins William R.
Published: December 2019

Suzanne Beauvais and William R. Robbins mutually contributed to this paper.

The
information for this paper is derived from period relevant primary and
secondary sources as noted in the citations and bibliography, accessed
through the resources of libraries and archives.
“Non-Catch-up Development” of Africa. Economist’s observations on forecasts, statistical manipulations, demographic romanticism and rejuvenation of elites
Authors: Fituni Leonid
Published: December 2019

The article analyzes the long-run reliability and sustainability of the basic arguments referred to in assessing the upward development of Africa in the 21st century. The author argues that the ongoing changes in the global economy and the nature of the current transformation of the world order put in doubt that the “catch-up development” of the continent will advance exactly as foreseen by the basic African development strategies and as it is customary to present them in scientific literature. He supports his assessment by showing that some of the initial statistical estimates and projections of existing trends may have been based on a not completely correct statistical basis. Much attention is paid to a more realistic approach to the role of the “demographic dividend” in the future. The article systematizes and classifies the fundamental reasons why such miscalculations occurred and what needs to be taken into account in order to obtain to more estimates and more realistic scenarios of future development. The author insists that the “demographic dividend” does not inevitably arise by itself. For the favorable effects of the demographic dividend to occur, it is necessary to create high-quality, more productive jobs. Only in this case can the expected positive social and economic shifts follow, including the growth of the African middle class. For the first time, the economic problems of catch-up development are linked to the process of “rejuvenation of the elites” that is developing and being stimulated by a number of external players. For these purposes, external state and non-state actors may use sanctions and other restrictive measures. The author provides a classification and description of three types of behavioral patterns of African youth in politics. In African conditions understanding of those issues is crucial since young people constitute the majority of the population in a huge number of countries on the continent.
Youth and Women Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Grishina Nina
Published: December 2019

The article discusses the possibility of implementing some African countries one of the main directions of overcoming absolute poverty − employment of able-bodied population, improving the efficiency of labor. It is emphasized that the employability of youth and women played an important role in poverty reduction. The focus is on the fact that in the informal economy of Tropical Africa that the vast majority of young people and women find work. The few jobs that are created for employees in the formal sector of the economy are primarily held by men. Thus, women in Tropical Africa tend to work in unprotected employment. At the same time, the high economic activity of women in the region could be a positive factor in accelerating economic growth if productivity and working conditions improved. The author shares the opinion of sociologists, who believe that the problem of women’s employment is directly related to the opportunities of women in education. It is emphasized that in many countries of the region, the economic activity of these groups of population is influenced by traditional norms of behavior. There are many options for programs to improve the labor market and the social protection system. The preference for a programme depends on the specific circumstances, social priorities and financial capacity of the African country concerned.

Examples of interaction between international structures, individual countries of the world and African organizations in solving the problem of employment of youth and women of the continent are given.
Mỹ cảm thi ca qua một lăng kính toán học
Authors: Vuong Quan-Hoang
Published: December 2019

Mỹ cảm thi ca qua một lăng kính toán học Tạp chí Pi (π journal); Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 5-7Hội Toán học Việt Nam - Hà Nội, tháng 12 năm 2017
Thematic Learning Design to Guide Primary Education Students on Achieving Scientific Literacy
Authors: Setiawan Adib Rifqi
Published: December 2019

This research constructed then implemented thematic learning’s design for guide primary education students on achieving scientific literacy, using R&D approach 4-D model that combinedwith correlational type
Pesona Bangunan Tua sebagai Daya Tarik Gedung Sultan Abdul Samad di Kuala Lumpur
Authors: Alifa Nurul
Published: December 2019

Makalah ini merupakan hasil laporan Foreign Case Study untuk syarat publikasi ilmiah di Sekolah Tinggi Pariwasata Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta dengan judul Pesona Bangunan Tua sebagai Daya Tarik Gedung Sultan Abdul Samad di Kuala Lumpur.
Carcinogenicity of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in transformer soil in vicinity of University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Nigeria
Authors: Int Chem
Published: December 2019

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the vicinity of transformers soils at main campus of university of Port Harcourt, Choba, Nigeria was monitored. Evaluation was done for both total PCBs (Aroclor) and congener’s form using Gas Chromatography at four designated sites; A, B, C, and D with geographical co-ordinates for site A-Donald Ekong Library, latitude 4°54’, 32’’N and longitude 6°55:05’’E, site B-Senate building with latitude 4°54’14’’N and longitude 6°55’, 23’’N, site C-Transformer close to music department with latitude 4°54’, 01’’N and longitude 6°55; 56’’E and finally site D-Gana-Ma Lecturers residential quarters with latitude 4°54’.23’’ N and longitude 6°55’, 74’’E. All the sites are polluted with PCBs that exceeds the maximum limit of 2.0 mg/kg as per United States Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The order of total PCBs was site D site > site A > site B > site C, which also corresponds with the order of sites carcinogenicity of dioxin-like PCBs, calculated as Total toxicity Equivalence concentration (TTEC). The TTEC for site A, B, C and D corresponds to 0.000012, 0.000035, 0.0000185 and 0.00039 (mg/kg), respectively, which exceeded the method B clean up levels for 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachloro dibenzo-p-dioxin levels of 1.3×10-5 mg/kg and need of massive cleanup for carcinogenic dioxin-like PCBs. We also found out there is high loadings of PCBs congeners with little or no biodegradability across the four sites. To mitigate the known human health risks posed by PCBs toxicity, non-PCBs transformers should be replaced with current ones and extensive soil remediation is needed to clean up the PCBs to avoid negative impact.
تداولية المعنى عند حازم القرطاجني: الأسس المنطقية والتناول اللساني
Authors: Teama Abd Al-Rahman Mohammad
Published: December 2019

تداولية المعنى عند حازم القرطاجني: الأسس المنطقية والتناول اللساني
Menentukan Frekuensi Spektrum Elektromagnetik pada Aktivitas Pembelajaran Fisika
Authors: azzahra ulfa hanifa
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan frekuensi spektrum elektromagnetik dalam aktivitas pembelajaran fisika. Dan didukung dengan penerapannya secara nyata dalam teknologi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimen yang didukung oleh studi literatur yang bersumber dari buku, internet, jurnal dan sebagainya serta praktikum virtual dengan menggunakan website. Melalui persamaan matematis dan hasil penelitian bahwa frekuensi spektrum elektromagnetik berbanding terbalik dengan panjang gelombangnya. Penerapan nya bahkan begitu nyata dan familiar disekitar kita seperti Bluetooth, pemancar TV dan masih banyak lagi. Dalam penggunaan teknologi yang memanfaatkan radiasi elektromagnetik perlu dipehatikan karena jika kurang bijaksana dan kurangnya pengetahuan dapat menimbulkan akibat yang besar seperti larangan mengaktifkan ponsel dalam pesawat.
Artikel Administrasi pendidik dan Tenaga Kependidikan
Authors: Herman Fajar Alfaridho
Published: December 2019

Abstrak — Administration of educators and education personnel is the overall process of the activities of educators to achieve educational goals effectively and efficiently. In this article the author uses the literature study method, by collecting material sourced from books, journals and others related to the administrative process of educators and education personnel. The purpose of this article is to fulfill structured assignments in the Administration and Supervision of Education courses. And it is knowledge especially for compilers and generally for readers, regarding the Administration of Educators and Education Personnel.Keywords—: (Administration, Educator, Education staff)
Peran perawat dalam menerapkan k3 di rumah sakit
Authors: Pardede Inggrid Pricilia
Published: December 2019

Keselamatan pasien merupakan sesuatu yang jauh lebih penting dari pada sekedar efisiensi pelayanan, dan perilaku dengan kemampuan perawat sangat berperan penting. Tujuan penelitian: untuk mengetahui hubungan perilaku dengan kemampuan perawat dalam melaksanakan patient safety dan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman tentang konsep Patient Safety secara lebih baik dan memahami upaya yang dapat dilakukan tenaga kesehatan khususnya perawat dalam menurunkan insiden yang tidak perlu. Makalah ini di tulis dengan pendekatan artikel non penelitian.
MENOLAK IDE KEBANGKITAN KHILAFAH
Authors: kusumaningrum lusia hari
Published: December 2019

Tujuan dari paper ini untuk melakukan kajian mendalam mengenai dasar Negara Indonesia. Hal ini menjadi penting karena akhir-akhir ini banyak bermunculan system lain yang dapat menggantikan pancasila sebagai dasar Negara. Salah satu contohnya yaitu system khilafah. Sistem khilafah ini dianggap mampu merepresentasikan hajat hidup rakyat hidup karena mayoritas penduduk Indonesia beragama muslim. Tanpa disadari system khilafah tidak mampu menggantikan pancasila. Mengingat Indonesia yang beragam dan plural dibutuhkan dasar Negara yang mampu mengayomi seluruh rakyat Indonesia. Kebangkitan khilafah dianggap sebagai ancaman ideology bangsa. Pancasila yang telah dirumuskan oleh pendiri bangsa seharusnya tidak perlu di berdebatkan apalagi di pertentangkan. Lima sila dalam pancasila harus mampu diejewantahkan dalam kehidupan berbangsa dan bernegara.
Review Artikel Strategi Internasional
Authors: Hernando Jovan
Published: December 2019

Penelitian ini dibagi menjadi 2, penelitian pertama yaitu mengenai Global Value Chains (GVCs) dengan tujuan untuk memahami bagaimana kolaborasi lintas budaya antara pasar maju dan negara berkembang mempromosikan GVCs melalui inovasi dan transfer teknologi. Berpusatkan pada pertanian industri rotan global. Penelitian kedua yaitu mengenai International Alliance Strategy yang bertujuan untuk menyelidiki bagaimana perusahaan multinasional membentuk strategi aliansi dengan bisnis lokal di bawah lingkungan kelembagaan yang dinamis dalam konteks Indonesia. Ada dua masalah utama dari lingkungan kelembagaan yang menentukan pilihan aliansi strategis: pembatasan bagi perusahaan asing untuk melakukan penjualan langsung dan baru kebijakan yang memperkenalkan sistem pengadaan elektronik. Penelitian ini menyediakan bukti peran lingkungan kelembagaan pada strategi kolaborasi antara perusahaan multinasional dari negara maju dan local distributor dari Indonesia. Hasilnya memperluas konsep bisnis internasional dalam konteks Asia.
BAHASA ASLI KITAB PERJANJIAN BARU (Kajian Historis-Linguistik Terhadap Aramaic Primacy Theory)
Authors: Jatmiko Bakhoh
Published: December 2019

Some modern scholars have brought vital discussion related to the origin language of the New Testament. Instead of being written in Greek, some of them believed that, not just partially or some words, but the whole New Testament manuscripts was originally written in Aramaic language. They are known as Aramaic Primacist. Besides historical and some other external evidences, linguistic approach also can be used to discover in what language the New Testament Manuscript originally written.
Dilatasi Waktu
Authors: RM anisah
Published: December 2019

AbstrakEksperimen yang kami lakukan yaitu bertujuan untuk memahami konsep mengenai dilatasi waktu, menentukan nilai dilatasi waktu, dan membandingkan nilai dilatasi waktu. Metode yang kami gunakan yaitu metode eksperimen dengan memanfaatkan penerapan aplikasi virtual yang mudah diakses di internet. Percobaan ini dapat dilakukan dengan merubah-rubah nilai dari kecepatan sehingga secara otomatis kita mendapatkan data nilai dari dilatasi waktu. Setelah kita dapatkan data nilai dilatasi waktu secara perhitungan aplikasi virtual, kita juga melakukan perhitungan secara manual kemudian kita bandingkan kedua nilai dilatasi waktu tersebut. Sehingga dapat kami simpulkan dari eksperimen ini yaitu nilai dilatasi waktu secara perhitungan aplikasi virtual maupun perhitungan manual didapatkan hasil yang ekuivalen atau hampir sama sehingga bersesuaian dengan konsep dilatasi waktu dimana jam akan berjalan lebih cepat menurut pengamat yang diam relatif terhadap jam, sedangkan bagi pengamat yang tidak diam relatif terhadap jam maka jam akan bergerak lebih lambat.
HAKEKAT SEKSUALITAS MANUSIA : PERSPEKTIF GEREJA KRISTEN NAZARENE DI ABAD 21 TERHADAP PRAKTEK LGBT
Authors: Jatmiko Bakhoh
Published: December 2019

Civilization and social structure have dramatically changed in these last several decades. Exponential development of globalization and the growth of technology of communication have transformed values, views and cultures of human civilization nowadays. These are the symptoms of world web wide era; where the local issues can be global discussion in minutes. In one hand, the Church of God should be sensitive to the age changes, does some adaptations and changes to be relevant. In the other hand, the Church of God should not be conformed to this world. Church of the Nazarene as one of the Christian Church denominations in the world is demanded to take the stance to deal with the changes that are happened today especially in LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) issue.
Impacts of Reasoning Stimulation with Multiple Representasions Supported by Argumentation Towards the Achievement of System Thinking
Authors: sumarno sumarno
Published: December 2019

This research was conducted to test the instructional effectiveness that provides representative and argumentation tasks to stimulate reasoning, in order to promote system thinking on the topic of plant basic tissue systems. Testing is done through one group postest only design toward 30 pre-service biology teacher. Research data is in the form of reasoning complexity using multiple representations and thinking abilities that are collected through the analysis of completed worksheets and written tests. The results showed the use of multiple representations supported by arguments stimulating reasoning and correlating with the achievement of system thinking abilities. Learning that gradually involves direct observation activities, visualization and the use of models and modeling that uses discourse support for argumentation provides scaffolding in systems thinking.
Mystical and Other Alterations in Sense of Self: An Expanded Framework for Studying Nonordinary Experiences
Authors: Taves Ann
Published: December 2019

Although many researchers in psychology, religious studies, and psychiatry recognize that there is overlap in the experiences their subjects recount, disciplinary silos and challenges involved in comparing reported experiences have left us with little understanding of mechanisms, whether biological, psychological and/or socio-cultural, through which these experiences are represented and differentiated. So called-mystical experiences, which some psychologists view as potentially sui generis, provide a test case for assessing whether we can develop an expanded framework for studying unusual experiences across disciplines and cultures. Evidence for the special nature of ‘mystical experience’ rests on the operationalization of a metaphysically untestable construct in two widely used self-report scales: the Mysticism Scale and the Mystical Experiences Questionnaire. Consideration of the construct in light of research on alterations in sense of self induced by psychoactive drugs and meditation practices suggests that ‘positive experiences of undifferentiated unity’ are not sui generis, but rather a type of ‘ego dissolution.’ To better understand the nature and effects of unusual experiences, such as alterations in the sense of self, we need self-report measures that distinguish between generically-worded experiences and the way they are appraised in terms of valence, significance, cause, and long-term effects in different contexts.
When Phonological Neighborhood Density both Facilitates and Impedes: Age of Acquisition and Name Agreement Interact with Phonological Neighborhood during Word Production
Authors: Karimi Hossein , Diaz Michele T
Published: December 2019

The number of similar-sounding words that a target word has, or its Phonological Neighborhood Density (PND), has been shown to influence word production. However, reported results are sometimes inconsistent, with studies showing facilitation, inhibition, and null effects of phonological neighbors. These mixed results may be due to the influence of other factors beyond PND. We investigated the potential interactions between a broad measure of PND (bPND), and age of acquisition (AoA), frequency, and name agreement in order to see if the effect of bPND varies as a function of these three variables. We examined the effect of bPND on the latency of picture naming and observed significant interactions between bPND and AoA such that bPND facilitated lexical retrieval for words that were acquired early, but inhibited retrieval for words acquired later in life. We hypothesize that lexical retrieval difficulty ultimately depends on the activation level of the target word’s phonological representations relative to the activation levels of its neighbors’ phonological representations. When phonological features of the target word are weakly activated (i.e., late AoA), and bPND is high, the neighbors’ activation may overshadow the target’s, impeding target retrieval. However, when the target’s phonological representation is strongly activated, the activation of the neighbors might not exceed that of the target, thereby supporting phonological retrieval. We also observed interactions between bPND and name agreement such that increasing bPND led to faster reaction times, particularly when name agreement was lower, suggesting that bPND may also facilitate word retrieval when lexical competition is high.
Links between problem gambling and spending on booster packs in collectible card games: A conceptual replication of research on loot boxes
Authors: Zendle David
Published: December 2019

Loot boxes are digital containers of randomised rewards present in some video games which are often purchasable for real world money. Recently, concerns have been raised that loot boxes might approximate traditional gambling activities, and that problem gamblers have been shown to spend more on loot boxes than peers without gambling problems. Some argue that the regulation of loot boxes as gambling-like mechanics is inappropriate because similar activities which also bear striking similarities to traditional forms of gambling, such as collectable card games, are not subject to such regulations. Players of collectible card games often buy sealed physical packs of cards, and these ‘booster packs’ share many formal similarities with loot boxes. However, not everything which appears similar to gambling requires regulation. Here, in a large sample of collectible card game players (n=726), we show no statistically significant link between in real-world store spending on physical booster and problem gambling (p=0.110, η2 = 0.004), and a trivial in magnitude relationship between spending on booster packs in online stores and problem gambling (p=0.035, η2 = 0.008). Follow-up equivalence tests using the TOST procedure rejected the hypothesis that either of these effects was of practical importance (η2 > 0.04). Thus, although collectable card game booster packs, like loot boxes, share structural similarities with gambling, it appears that they may not be linked to problem gambling in the same way as loot boxes. We discuss potential reasons for these differences. Decisions regarding regulation of activities which share structural features with traditional forms of gambling should be made on the basis of definitional criteria as well as whether problem gamblers purchase such items at a higher rate than peers with no gambling problems. Our research suggests that there is currently little evidence to support the regulation of collectable card games.
Nurturing Project Organizations: A Mode 2 Mission for the University?
Authors: Freeman Peter L. , Marr Isobel , Millar Andrew John , Kitagawa Fumi
Published: December 2019

Recent changes in UK research funding priorities have led to the emergence of large challenge-led, societally embedded research opportunities. We used semi-structured interviews with 27 academic, management and professional staff at the University of Edinburgh to explore the life cycles of selected projects and centres from planning and preparation through to decommissioning. We observed the degree to which pursuit of challenge-led opportunities induced the emergence of new project-level organizational forms or changed academics’ modus operandi from “Mode 1” research to “Mode2” knowledge production. We further explored the levels of management input and administrative support expected and received by the project organization from its host academic schools, colleges the university. We found that the size, complexity and disciplinary, interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary scope of the initiatives influenced their emergence as autonomous project organisations. “Role strain” affected many respondents as they sought to balance Mode 1 academic and Mode 2 leadership and management roles in their project organizations. Further exploration of the distribution of leadership management and professional support functions among project organizations and the support structures of academic schools, colleges and the university is warranted. We suggest that the university might usefully act as a boundary organization and adopt a Mode 2 knowledge exchange mission in support of multi-stakeholder projects. This paper was submitted to the 35th European Group for Organizational Studies colloquium (EGOS2019). A shorter version of this paper, which focuses on the institutional logics observed among the university staff, is also available at SocArXiv ("Nurturing cross-disciplinary research: Institutional logics, hybrid Spaces and meta-organization at a research university").
Geotag
Authors: Poorthuis Ate
Published: December 2019

The geotag is a geographic identifier that can be added to any digital object (e.g. a photo or a message). Enabled by a host of new technologies that emerged around the turn of the century, today much digital content has such a geotag attached. These large, geotagged datasets, ranging from simple websites and Wikipedia to social media platforms and transportation records, affect the world around us, as well as how we conduct geographic research about that world. Although a relatively humble concept, the geotag has enabled an entire wave of new types of geographic research that are often labelled as “digital geography.”
A Study of Dark (Disaster) Tourism in Reconstructed Barpak, Nepal
Authors: Kunwar Ramesh Raj , Karki Neeru
Published: December 2019

Barpak is one of the largest and self-reliant villages of Nepal, situated at an altitude of 1900m of Gorkha district the village is popularly known for home-stay based tourism destination in the mountainous region of Nepal. At present, Barpak has been garnering attention as epicenter of Earthquake 2015. The earthquake transformed the former traditional homogeneous architectural attraction into seeming architectural repulsion. There is confusion among the locals about their identity that was predominantly related with their homogeneity. There is an upsurge of cognitive dissonance and locals see the present context as tourism impossibility and are quite hopeless about post-disaster tourism development. This article adapts synchronic approach to highlight the tourism dynamics of Barpak in the aftermath by contemplating on the fact that disaster-led repulsion could be turned into attraction via an alternative paradigm. Developing both dark and non-dark (leisure) attractions that includes sociology of death, beliefs of death and disaster, commoditization of death, mortality mediation, memorials on one side and the landscapes, place, identity, socio-cultural diversity, instant culture in the Aftermath, reconstruction narratives from the locals, on the other side, respectively. A leap from leisure tourism destination to niche tourism destination and continuation of both by complimenting each other. This unique mixture of dark and non-dark products at one place could be a prototype for post-disaster tourist destinations.
Self-Evaluation Tool for Action in Partnership: Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Original Quebec French Tool to Canadian English
Authors: Bilodeau Angèle , Kranias Gillian
Published: December 2019

Abstract: This article presents the translation and cultural adaptation, into Canadian English, of the Outil diagnostique de l'action en partenariat, a tool widely used to support the practice of partnerships since its creation in French, in Quebec, in 2008. The theoretical foundations and properties of the original tool are presented, followed by a summary of methodological guidelines and a description of the process and results. The methodology involved an expert committee to formulate the English tool and verify its equivalence with the original, and a pretest with target users. This rigorous procedure ensures equivalence of the translated tool and its cultural adaptation to the intended users.
Applying the Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation (CAE) Principles in an Educational Evaluation: Reflections from the Field
Authors: Acree Jeremy
Published: December 2019

Abstract: This practice note presents reflections on the application of the collaborative approaches to evaluation (CAE) principles used as a guide in planning, implementing, and managing a collaborative evaluation in a higher educational setting. The reflection is based the evaluation of a technology integration program intended to enhance K–12 teacher preparation in a school of education at a public university in the southeast United States. The evaluation was conducted during a one-year period by the author and a diverse team of novice and experienced evaluators. Discussion of the principles and their influence on collaborative practice are based on an analysis of evaluator reflections, meetings with stakeholders, and a culminating interview with stakeholders that were recorded and documented throughout the evaluation. Key takeaways from our reflection and analysis highlight the ways in which the CAE principles encourage reflection, the emphasis of some principles based on the specificities of context, and challenges applying the principles that emerged throughout the evaluation.
IoT: Wo steht die deutsche Industrie?
Authors: Gregorzik Stefan
Published: December 2019

Kurzfassung

Der IoT-Markt ist im Aufbruch und das Besetzen von Märkten hat höchste Priorität. Geeignete Angebote punkten mit dem Ausbau des Servicegeschäfts und besserer Kundenbindung. Dies und mehr sind zentrale Ergebnisse einer neuen Studie von Fraunhofer IPK, VDI und CONTACT Software. Die Studie legt den Fokus auf industrielle IoT-Anwendungen und liefert Argumente für ihre erfolgreiche Realisierung.
Nachhaltiges Fehlermanagement in Ganzheitlichen Produktionssystemen der Luftfahrtzulieferindustrie
Authors: Dombrowski Uwe , Jäger Fabian
Published: December 2019

Kurzfassung

Die Qualität von Produkten und Prozessen stellt für Unternehmen einen erheblichen Wettbewerbsfaktor dar. Fehler an Bauteilen, insbesondere wenn diese zum Kunden gelangen, können sich erheblich auf das Unternehmensergebnis auswirken. Eine Branche, in der die Qualität von besonderer Bedeutung ist, ist die Luftfahrtzulieferindustrie. Diese erfährt derzeit eine Umstrukturierung, indem zunehmend Verantwortung für die Entwicklung und Produktion von Komponenten auf die Zulieferer übertragen wird. Um der daraus abgeleiteten Qualitätsverantwortung gerecht zu werden, ist der Umgang mit Fehlern im Rahmen des Fehlermanagements zu schärfen. Dieser Beitrag stellt einen Lösungsansatz für die Gestaltung des Fehlermanagementprozesses unter Anwendung der Prinzipien und Methoden von Ganzheitlichen Produktionssystemen (GPS) vor. Ziel des Ansatzes ist es, Fehler durch die Anwendung geeigneter Methoden zu identifizieren, effektiv und effizient zu beheben sowie ein Wiederauftreten nachhaltig zu vermeiden, um so die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu erhalten.
Features of emotional burnout of students in the conditions of pre-examination and examination academic stress
Authors: Serebrennikova O. A. , Makarov S. Yu.
Published: December 2019

An important place in the structure of personality traits of student youth, who possesses a certain specialty and is in the conditions of pre-examination and examination academic stress, belongs to the leading characteristics of the level of expression of emotional burnout, which is an indisputable factor of formation of high level of emotional instability of young women and young men to the effects of environmental factors and social and professional living conditions. The aim of the study is to study the peculiarities of emotional burnout of students of higher medical education institutions, who are in the conditions of pre-examination and examination academic stress. The studies were conducted at the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University among 67 students of the 3rd year of the Faculty of Medicine, respectively, 1 month before the preparation and immediately before the period of differentiated tests and the examination session with the use of a personal Boyko questionnaire. The statistical analysis of the data obtained, which involved the use of descriptive statistics procedures, was carried out on the basis of using the standard statistical analysis application package “Statistica 6.1” (license number AXX910A374605FA). The results show a significant increase in the level of expression of all the leading phases of emotional burnout of students during the pre-examination and examination periods, and most of all this phenomenon relates to the most unfavorable in its content of phases of resistance and exhaustion. It is established that the level of expression of the leading characteristics of emotional burnout in the highest proportion of young women and young men is characterized by being in the phase of resistance. The highest level of expression of emotional burnout phase indicators in both young women and young men is characteristic for the period of 1 month before the examination session, however, the highest level of expression of phase indicators depletion in both young women and young men is observed immediately before the examination session. Young women have a more significant degree of expression of values that mark the leading components of the resistance phase, among young men – values that mark the leading indicators of the phases of stress and exhaustion. The determined data are of significant importance both from the standpoint of determining the features of the formation of adaptation resources of the organism, and from the standpoint of establishing practically significant approaches to the formation of students' personality, which provide the necessary for successful mastering of the future profession of the working dynamic stereotype of the teaching and professional activity prevention of unwanted emotional reactions in response to the factors of educational or work process.
Features of gynecological pathology in women of reproductive age from Kyiv region
Authors: Horban N.Ye. , Dzys N.P. , Lynchak O. V. , Pokanevych T.M.
Published: December 2019

One of the main conditions for the birth of a healthy baby is the gynecological health of the mother. For this reason, the purpose of the work was to assess the state of gynecological health of women in the Kyiv region. In this work, we used the data of departmental statistical reporting of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine about the number of cases of gynecological pathology from 2010-2017. The number of women of the corresponding age was determined according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The relative risk of pathology (taking into account the 95 % confidence interval) from 2010-2013, 2014-2017 in the Kyiv region was evaluated in comparison with the general indicators in Ukraine as well as from 2014-2017 compared to 2010-2013 in the Kyiv region and general data in Ukraine. Separately for the Kyiv region, the frequency of gynecological pathology was determined among women of reproductive age (707 women), who visited Municipal Institution of Kyiv Regional Council “Kyiv Regional Centre for the Mother and Child Health Defense” from 2014 to 2017. The average age of women was 31.66±0.37. In most cases, the residents of the Kyiv region were diagnosed with chronic inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs (salpingitis, 21.6 ‰). The relative risks of the occurrence of such diseases were determined in the region, compared with Ukraine, and over time. Those, who had menstrual disorders, hyperproliferative processes of the endometrium were more often recorded (10.8% versus 3.1%, p<0.01), and those with inflammatory processes of the pelvic organs more often had cervical dysplasia (19.8 % versus 4.7 %, p<0.001), chronic diseases of the genitourinary system (7.1 % versus 3.2 %, p<0.05) and digestive organs (17.3 % versus 9.6 %, p<0.01), which indicates a possible pathogenetic role of the inflammatory factor in the development of gynecological pathology. The relative risk of gynecological diseases among the women in the Kyiv region showed that the greatest attention is needed to improving the diagnostics of infertility and endometriosis, as well as the prevention and treatment of salpingitis and uterine cancer. Women with menstrual disorder during their visit to a gynecologist should be checked for the presence of hyperproliferative pathology and, in case a woman is diagnosed with other chronic diseases, they should be offered treatment of these areas of inflammation, which can further positively affect their reproductive health.
Conditions for «deterministic chaos» phenomenon occurrence in a non-linear rl-diode electric circuit of sinusoid current
Authors: Kukharchuk V.V. , Kucheruk V.Y. , Katsyv S.Sh. , Hraniak V.F. , Karabekova D.Zh. , Khassenov A.K.
Published: December 2019

In this work, the phenomenon of «deterministic chaos» in a nonlinear RL-diode electrical circuit of a sinusoidal current was investigated. The diode is represented by an equivalent circuit, which in the general case includes a nonlinear resistor and two nonlinear capacitances – barrier and diffusion. With certain ratios of the frequency of the current and the parameters of the circuit, the transition process for the period of oscillation of the input voltage hasn’t time to finish. In this case, at the beginning of each period there is a residual voltage on the capacitances, that is, each new cycle of the transition process has non-zero initial conditions. It is noted that the residual voltage in each period is different; therefore, the current in the circuit in each period is also different. Thus, in this case, a continuous transition occurs, the parameters of which are chaotic. The simulation of the phenomenon of «deterministic chaos» was carried out in the environment of the MicroCap circuit simulation program. During the simulation for each type of diode, the set of circuit parameters f, R, L (frequency, load resistance, inductance) was divided into two subsets – a subset for which the transition process during the oscillation period of the input voltage has time to finish (the residual voltage on the capacitance is almost zero) and the mode of operation of the circuit can be considered deterministic, and a subset for which the transient process during the oscillation period of the input voltage doesn't attenuate (the residual voltage on the capacitance is significantly different from zero) and the mode of operation of the circuit can be considered chaotic. As a result, the recommended sets of parameters of the circuit for designing the generators of chaotic oscillations were determined.