bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social Media Usage and its Effect on Quality of Adolescent Social Relationships
Authors: Saltzman Sadie
Published: December 2018

Does the number of social media platforms that an adolescent uses have an effect on the quality of their social relationships? As social media continues to grow and evolve, sociologists have begun to explore its effect on an individual’s everyday life. I propose that the more social media platforms that an adolescent uses, the more they will experience negative effects on their social relationships. Using survey data from 786 respondents living in the United States, ages 13 to 17 and collected by the Pew Research Center in 2014 and 2015, regression analyses were conducted to determine the relationship between social media usage and its effect on quality of adolescent social relationships, controlling for sex and age. The bivariate results show a statistically significant, positive but weak association between number of social media platforms used and the social relationship experience scale. In the multivariate results, this association was still statistically significant. Additionally, the multivariate results show that the control variables, sex and age, have no significant effect on one’s social relationship experience. Therefore, these results show that the more social media platforms used, the more negative a social relationship experience an adolescent will have. The results support the hypothesis and indicate that adolescents who interact with a higher number of social media platforms will experience an increased negative effect on their social relationships. In future studies, researchers should investigate how specific social media platforms influence social relationships. Additionally, this type of research should not only continue, but should refine its methods as social media continues to quickly grow and evolve.
Why Fundamentalism?
Authors: Cowden Stephen , Sahgal Gita , Cowden Stephen , Sahgal Gita
Published: December 2018

This article is intended to generate a discussion about religious fundamentalism. We begin by proposing a definition and arguing for the value of ‘fundamentalism’ as an analytical category that allows the understanding of common political discourses, interventions and practices across different religions and diverse contexts.  We then delineate key components of fundamentalist movements, looking in particular at the construction of a neo-patriarchal political order as a key objective.
We then move to trying to understand why fundamentalism has emerged at this particular point in time.  We argue that the weakening of a commitment to a secular politics has occurred through the convergence of several related factors.  Firstly we see the crisis of both ‘progressive’ versions of nationalism as well as of the political Left (locally and internationally) as having provided a major opportunity for religious fundamentalism, which it has adeptly occupied.  Secondly fundamentalists have interpolated the massively disruptive social changes caused by neoliberal globalisation taking place particularly but not exclusively in the developing world.  Thirdly we see intellectual understanding of the fundamentalist threat to human rights and women’s rights in particular has been significantly impeded by the rise of postmodernism and postcolonialism where the romanticisation of essentialised ‘other-identity’ claims has prevented the development of a critique of the fundamentalist agenda.
PRZECIWDZIAŁANIE SKUTKOM POWODZI W GMINIE MIEJSKO-WIEJSKIEJ LEWIN BRZESKI
Authors: Piepiora Zbigniew , Jaśkiewicz Mateusz
Published: December 2018

W artykule odpowiedziano twierdząco na pytanie badawcze „Czy przeciwdziałanie skutkom klęsk żywiołowych w gminie miejsko-wiejskiej Lewin Brzeski jest skuteczne z uwzględnieniem dostępnych sił i środków”. Zweryfikowano także pozytywnie hipotezę „Zapobieganie negatywnym konsekwencjom klęsk żywiołowych na obszarze gminy miejsko-wiejskiej Lewin Brzeski jest skuteczne z uwzględnieniem dostępnych sił i środków”. Zakres przestrzenny analizy dotyczył gminy miejsko-wiejskiej Lewin Brzeski. Zakres czasowy analizy obejmował lata 2010–2016. Do metod badawczych należały analiza literatury i dokumentacji organizacyjnej, inwentaryzacja i wywiad w terenie, studia przypadków oraz metoda kartograficzna.W wyniku przeprowadzonej analizy można wyciągnąć następujące wnioski: „Plan zarządzania kryzysowego gminy Lewin Brzeski” i „Plan operacyjny ochrony przed powodzią” stwarzają warunki do skutecznego przeciwdziałania skutkom powodzi. Władze gminy Lewin Brzeski skutecznie wykorzystują planowanie przestrzenne do ograniczania skutków powodzi na badanym obszarze. Od października 2010 do października 2014 r. na analizowanym terenie prowadzono inwestycję pn. „Poprawa ochrony przeciwpowodziowej Lewina Brzeskiego na rzece Nysa Kłodzka”. Miała na celu poprawę skuteczności ochrony przeciwpowodziowej w gminie Lewin Brzeski. Zdaniem autorów jej uzupełnieniem mogłoby być np. wykorzystanie stawów pożwirowych do odprowadzania zbyt dużej ilości wody przepływającej w Nysie Kłodzkiej.
Edwin Abbott’s Flatland and Victorian Anthropology
Authors: Smith Valerie M.
Published: December 2018

Although early reviewers of Edwin Abbott’s Flatland recognized the novel as a
fictional travelogue, the travelogue aspect of the novel remains underexamined.
This essay examines Flatland as a travelogue and as a work of ethnographic criticism
in relation to the emergence of Victorian anthropology as a science. Situating
Flatland in relation to the emergence of Victorian anthropology as a science
and in relation to Notes and Queries on Anthropology, For the Use of Travellers
and Residents in Uncivilized Lands (1874)—in particular to its concerns with
the dangers of cultural assumptions—provides a means of tackling the problem
both early reviewers and more recent scholars have noted concerning the marked
differences between the novel’s two parts and the difficulties of making sense of
the novel as a whole.
Economic Rights in African Communitarian Discourse
Authors: Masitera Erasmus
Published: December 2018

There has been much debate on the question of rights in African
communitarian thinking. Some scholars have averred that duties are
prior to rights in African communitarian society, and that to prioritise
rights is foreign to the non-Western perspective. Yet, there are others
who argue that in non-Western societies rights are prior to duties. I
share this view. I present my position by arguing that economic rights
in African communitarianism affirms autonomy of the individual,
though the same rights are expressed through the ideas of consensus and
human well-being. In my argument I state that human well-being is well
expressed as a communal effort climaxed through consensus where all
these are premised on individual autonomy. By arguing in this way, I
respond to the accusation that says African philosophers who argue for
the priority of rights have failed to demonstrate how rights are considered
prior to duties in African societies.
The Common Good and a Teleological Conception of Rights
Authors: Ndwandwe Sabelo
Published: December 2018

A common communitarian criticism of rights discourse picks
at the individualistic picture of rights which is said to presuppose a society
where persons are conscious of their separateness. In contrast, an
African communitarian society is said to put less emphasis on individual
interests; it encourages harmony, not divergence of interests, competition,
and conflict. Thus, preoccupation with rights would be incompatible
with and even hostile to the possibility of community. This article
argues the opposite; it submits that rights and community are mutually
constitutive. To this end, I explore T. H. Green’s social recognition
thesis which reconceptualises rights and obligations in a teleological
framework. When conceived in this fashion, rights transcend antithetical
relations between individuals and society as typified by classical
natural rights thinkers. I argue that, considering a normative significance
of the common good, a compelling account of rights in African philosophy
is better conceived in a teleological framework.
MÜHİMME KAYITLARINA GÖRE BULGARİSTAN’DA GAYR-İ SÜNNİ HAREKETLER (XV-XVI. YÜZYILLAR)
Authors: ÖZYURT ULUTAŞ Selcen
Published: December 2018

Mühimme Defterleri, Osmanlı Devleti’nin gözünden çevrede nelerin yaşandığını görebilmenin en önemli kaynaklarıdır. Divan toplantılarında alınan kararların tutulduğu defterlerdeki hükümler sayesinde devletin güvenliğini ilgilendiren tüm olaylara, meydana gelen toplumsal hareketlere ve dahi birçok konuya dair yaklaşımını görmek mümkündür. Çalışma konusunun öznesi olan zümreler ile alakalı XVI. yüzyıla ait Mühimme Defterleri taranmış ve çeşitli hükümler tespit edilmiştir. Çünkü XV- XVI. yüzyıllarda meydana gelen ve dini söylemleri ön planda tutan isyanlar devletin askeri vaziyeti kadar toplumsa durumunu da yakından ilgilendirmektedir. Başta Şeyh Bedreddin isyanı olmak üzere Anadolu meydana gelen olaylar yüzyıllar sonrasının inanç ve toplum yapısını etkilemiş ve şekillendirmiştir. Daha açık ifade etmek gerekirse söz konusu ayaklanmalar Bulgaristan’da ve Anadolu’da Alevilik-Bektaşiliğin tarihi sürecini, teolojisini şekillendirmiştir. Farklı tarihlerde meydana gelen şiddetli isyanların sonucunda merkezi yönetimin söz konusu topluluklara yönelik tavrı bu çalışmanın konusudur. İlgili zümrelere dair çeşitli raporlar hazırlayan kimseler devletin bu tür kişi ve kişilere karşı teyakkuzda olmasını ısrarla talep etmiştir. Hatta yer yer gayr-i Sünni topluluklara yönelik askeri hamlelerde bulunulması tavsiye edilmiştir. Oysa devletin, tüm şikâyet ve uyarılara rağmen ilgili kişilere yönelik tutumu her zaman adalete uygun olmuştur. Çalışmada Mühimme Defterleri gibi birinci el kaynaklardan faydalanarak Bulgaristan sahasındaki gayr-i Sünni hareketlere yönelik devletin tutumu yakından ele alınacak ve tetkik edilecektir.
Efekti
crta ličnosti tamne trijade i emocionalne empatije na moralnu prosudbu
Authors: Rožić Ana , Švegar Domagoj , Kardum Igor
Published: December 2018

Klasične moralne dileme žrtvovanja, u kojima je potrebno žrtvovati život jedne osobe kako bi spasili nekoliko drugih života, često su definirane konfliktom između racionalnog odgovora maksimizacije ukupne dobrobiti (utilitaristička moralna prosudba) i emocionalne averzije na povredu (deontološka moralna prosudba). Novija su istraživanja moralnog prosuđivanja pokazala da su socijalno averzivni stilovi ličnosti povezani sa sklonosti utilitarističkom odgovaranju na moralne dileme. Cilj je ovoga istraživanja bio ispitati povezanosti crta ličnosti tamne trijade i odgovora na moralne dileme, kao i medijacijski efekt emocionalne empatije na tu povezanost. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 210 ispitanika u dobi od 18 do 68 godina, od toga 147 žena i 63 muškaraca. Dobiveni su rezultati pokazali da su viša psihopatija i viši makijavelizam povezani s većom sklonosti utilitarističkoj moralnoj prosudbi. Nije pronađena povezanost narcizma i moralne prosudbe. Žene iskazuju višu emocionalnu empatiju, a muškarci višu psihopatiju i veću sklonost utilitarističkoj moralnoj prosudbi. Viša je emocionalna empatija povezana s nižim narcizmom, nižim makijavelizmom i nižom psihopatijom te manjom sklonosti utilitarističkoj moralnoj prosudbi. Niska emocionalna empatija je značajan medijator povezanosti makijavelizma i psihopatije sa sklonosti utilitarističkoj moralnoj prosudbi. Raspravljeni su efekti crta tamne trijade i emocionalne empatije na moralnu prosudbu.
Tko
pobjeđuje u utrci s vremenom?
Authors: Mikša Tena , Tonković Mirjana
Published: December 2018

Kada govorimo ili razmišljamo o vremenu, to najčešće činimo iz jedne od dviju perspektiva, kretanje ega ili kretanje vremena. Zauzmemo li perspektivu kretanja ega, vrijeme doživljavamo statično, a sebe kao da se krećemo kroz vrijeme. Zauzmemo li perspektivu kretanja vremena, sebe doživljavamo statično, a vrijeme kao da se kreće prema nama. Koju od vremenskih perspektiva spontano zauzimamo, moguće je provjeriti odgovarajući na dvosmislena pitanja, a dosadašnja istraživanja pokazuju da podjednak broj ljudi spontano odabire jednu i drugu perspektivu. Istraživanja su pokazala i da je rješavanjem jednostavnih prostornih zadataka moguće udesiti sudionike da zauzmu određenu perspektivu. Osim toga, odabir je vremenskih perspektiva povezan i s nekim osobinama ličnosti. Cilj je ovog istraživanja bio provjeriti učestalost zauzimanja perspektiva kretanja ega i kretanja vremena te ispitati mogućnost udešavanja ispitanika na vremenske perspektive pomoću jednostavnih prostornih zadataka. Cilj je bio i provjeriti razlike između ispitanika koji spontano zauzimaju perspektive kretanja vremena i kretanja ega na mjeri lokusa kontrole, na mjeri ovladavanja životnim teškoćama te na rezultatima Upitnika vremenskih metafora. Sudionici su bili studenti, po slučaju raspoređeni u dvije eksperimentalne i jednu kontrolnu skupinu. Sudionici iz eksperimentalnih skupina bili su udešeni na jednu od dviju vremenskih perspektiva te su nakon toga odgovarali na dvosmislena pitanja. Sudionici iz kontrolne skupine odgovarali su na dvosmislena pitanja bez prethodnog udešavanja. Sudionici iz svih skupina rješavali su Upitnik vremenskih metafora, Rotterovu skalu lokusa kontrole te Pearlinovu skalu ovladavanja životnim teškoćama. Rezultati su pokazali da 35% sudionika zauzima perspektivu kretanja ega, a 65% perspektivu kretanja vremena. Udešavanje nije imalo utjecaja na zauzimanje perspektiva. Sudionici koji zauzimaju perspektivu kretanja ega imaju značajno viši rezultat na mjerama lokusa kontrole i ovladavanja životom, dok na rezultatima Upitnika vremenskih metafora nisu dobivene razlike.
Pregled
teorijskih okvira i suvremenih pristupa za poticanje konceptualnog i
proceduralnog znanja u matematici
Authors: Putarek Vanja
Published: December 2018

Matematika je jedno od ključnih obrazovnih područja, a stjecanje matematičkih kompetencija ima dalekosežne učinke na akademski i profesionalni razvoj pojedinaca. Osnovni su aspekti matematičkih kompetencija konceptualno znanje, koje predstavlja razumijevanje pojmova, i proceduralno znanje, koje se odnosi na primjenu postupaka s ciljem rješavanja zadataka. Obje su vrste znanja važne za razvoj adaptivne stručnosti i uspjeh u matematici. Kako bi se kroz obrazovni proces potaknulo stjecanje konceptualnog i proceduralnog znanja, korisno je načine poučavanja oblikovati u skladu s pristupima koji su se pokazali učinkovitima u istraživanjima i praksi. Stoga je jedan cilj ovoga rada bio prikazati osnovne teorijske okvire o poučavanju matematike tijekom 20. stoljeća, kao i dva recentna pristupa koja su proizašla iz trenutno dominantnoga teorijskog okvira, konstruktivizma - korištenje usporedbi i produktivna pogreška. Kod usporedbe učenici jedan postupak rješavanja zadataka uspoređuju s novim postupkom, a kroz tu usporedbu mogu uočiti ključna obilježja postupaka koja ih ujedno i razlikuju. U odnosu na sekvencijalni način prikazivanja postupaka korištenje se usporedbi pokazuje djelotvornijim za stjecanje proceduralnog znanja i fleksibilnosti te konceptualnog znanja. Produktivna se pogreška temelji na integraciji metoda vođenog otkrivanja i izravnog poučavanja te se provodi u dvije faze: 1) učenici samostalno ili u grupi otkrivaju rješenja zadataka; 2) kroz poučavanje od strane učitelja uspoređuju svoja rješenja s točnim rješenjima, što dovodi do otkrivanja i ispravljanja negativnog znanja te razumijevanja osnovnih pojmova u određenom gradivu. Usprkos pozitivnim učincima ovom su pristupu upućene kritike, o kojima se govori u ovome radu. Na temelju je prikazanih informacija drugi cilj rada bio odrediti smjernice za praksu i buduća istraživanja kako bi se povećao broj učenika s razvijenim matematičkim kompetencijama koje su važne za uključivanje učenika u globalno sve traženija STEM zanimanja
Tau Biology, Tauopathy, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Diagnostic Challenges
Authors: Castellani Rudy J. , Perry George
Published: December 2018

There is considerable interest in the pathobiology of tau protein, given its potential role in neurodegenerative diseases and aging. Tau is an important microtubule associated protein, required for the assembly of tubulin into microtubules and maintaining structural integrity of axons. Tau has other diverse cellular functions involving signal transduction, cellular proliferation, developmental neurobiology, neuroplasticity, and synaptic activity. Alternative splicing results in tau isoforms with differing microtubule binding affinity, differing representation in pathological inclusions in certain disease states, and differing roles in developmental biology and homeostasis. Tau haplotypes confer differing susceptibility to neurodegeneration. Tau phosphorylation is a normal metabolic process, critical in controlling tau’s binding to microtubules, and is ongoing within the brain at all times. Tau may be hyperphosphorylated, and may aggregate as detectable fibrillar deposits in tissues, in both aging and neurodegenerative disease. The hypothesis that p-tau is neurotoxic has prompted constructs related to isomers, low-n assembly intermediates or oligomers, and the “tau prion”. Human postmortem studies have elucidated broad patterns of tauopathy, with tendencies for those patterns to differ as a function of disease phenotype. However, there is extensive overlap, not only between genuine neurodegenerative diseases, but also between aging and disease. Recent studies highlight uniqueness to pathological patterns, including a pattern attributed to repetitive head trauma, although clinical correlations have been elusive. The diagnostic process for tauopathies and neurodegenerative diseases in general is challenging in many respects, and may be particularly problematic for postmortem evaluation of former athletes and military service members.
Transforming conventional magnet assembly to Halbach array: A double-sided linear motor case
Authors: Ustun Ozgur , Kara Duygu Bayram
Published: December 2018

In this paper, an electromagnetic analysis study of a double-sided linear permanent magnet (PM) motor topology is conducted both for conventional and Halbach array magnet assemblies. Halbach arrays can condense flux lines on the one side of magnet assembly and cancel them on the reverse side, so they enable light motor structures due to the lack of back iron material. By means of the analyses, the critical performance criteria of linear motor are investigated. The designs are verified experimentally. The induced voltages and force production of prototype motors are captured to validate the design study. The findings show that Halbach array magnet assembly type linear motor has superiority for force production and lightness of design.
Permeability invariance transformation for inspection of magnetized steel rivets
Authors: Su Zhiyi , Rosell Anders , Ye Chaofeng , Udpa Lalita , Udpa Satish S. , Tamburrino Antonello
Published: December 2018

Eddy current methods are commonly used in the inspection of riveted multilayer structures. In a practical scenario, steel rivets may be magnetized to varying levels which can distort the magnetic field and pose a major challenge since the distortion can result in false positives and negatives. This paper presents an invariance transformation procedure that renders the signal insensitive to changes in magnetization while retaining the sensitivity to defect information. The approach is first implemented on simulated data, where the signals from magnetized steel rivets can be generated under controlled variation of relative permeability. The algorithm is then validated on experimental data acquired using steel rivets with different residual magnetization levels.
The effectiveness of bismuth breast shielding with protocol optimization in CT Thorax examination
Authors: Karim M.K.A. , Rahim N.A. , Matsubara K. , Hashim S. , Mhareb M.H.A. , Musa Y.
Published: December 2018

BACKGROUND:

Numerous techniques had been proposed to reduce radiation exposure in computed tomography (CT) including the use of radiation shielding.

OBJECTIVE:

This study aims to evaluate efficacy of using a bismuth breast shield and optimized scanning parameter to reduce breast absorbed doses from CT thorax examination.

METHODS:

Five protocols comprising the standard CT thorax clinical protocol (CP1) and four modified protocols (CP2 to CP5) were applied in anthropomorphic phantom scans. The phantom was configured as a female by placing a breast component on the chest. The breast component was divided into four quadrants, where 2 thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLD-100) were inserted into each quadrant to measure the absorbed dose. The bismuth shield was placed over the breast component during CP4 and CP5 scans.

RESULTS:

The pattern of absorbed doses in each breast and quadrant were approximately the same for all protocols, where the 4th quadrant > 3rd quadrant > 2nd quadrant > 1st quadrant. The mean absorbed dose value in CP3 was reduced to almost 34% of CP1’s mean absorbed dose. It was reduced even lower to 15% of CP1’s mean absorbed dose when the breast shield was used in CP5.

CONCLUSION:

This study showed that CT radiation exposure on the breast could be reduced by using a bismuth shield and low tube potential protocol without compromising the image quality.
The development of real-time communication network based on Zigbee and Ethernet for Photovoltaic systems
Authors: Phan Dung Quoc , Dao Dat Ngoc , Le Hiep Chi
Published: December 2018

In a large system with a lot of distribution solar sources which are all connected to the national grid, a communication system becomes the important part for data acquisition in order to control the whole system stable and efficiency. To deal with this challenge, this paper presents a solution based on Zigbee and Ethernet communication standard. Zigbee standard was created to be a specification of a high level wireless communication protocol which is not only secure, reliable, simple but also low cost and low power. With Zigbee, we can create a communication network for hundreds to thousands of mini solar sources in a large scale of photovoltaic system. Ethernet is a high speed wired communication technology that is used widely in industrial and automatic applications. Together Zigbee and Ethernet bring to us a real-time communication solution for the system. In the experiment prototype of this paper, we use the CC2530ZNP-Mini Kit to create a simple network includes one coordinate and one end device for the first step. The end device was configured to get current and voltage values from a 3-phase grid-connected solar inverter 800Wpk and then sends the values to the coordinate. After the coordinate received data, it would send them to an Ethernet controller board. To display the data through Ethernet, we embedded a web server on the Ethernet controller board. By this way, the data was easy to visualize and supervised by using any web browser.
Analyse the electrical characteristics of an MagnetoHydroDynamic generator for maximizing the thermal efficiency
Authors: Le Kien Chi
Published: December 2018

In this study, a Faraday type MagnetoHydroDynamic (MHD) generator is studied to consider the effect of electrical characteristics to the thermal efficiency. The generator performance is specified by optimizing the cycle efficiency with respect to the load parameter and by optimizing output power density with respect to seed fraction and operating pressure. As the calculation results, the value of load parameter, which maximizes the thermodynamic efficiency, is independent of the regenerator efficiency, but dependent on Mach number and the compressor efficiency. It can also be seen that there is no need for a high entrance Mach number more than 5 because the increases in thermal efficiency are insignificant.
Emerging Cyber-Physical Systems : An Overview
Authors: S.O. Okolie , S.O. Kuyoro , O. B Ohwo
Published: December 2018

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) will revolutionize how humans relate with the physical world around us. Many grand challenges await the economically vital domains of transportation, health-care, manufacturing, agriculture, energy, defence, aerospace and buildings. Exploration of these potentialities around space and time would create applications which would affect societal and economic benefit. This paper looks into the concept of emerging Cyber-Physical system, applications and security issues in sustaining development in various economic sectors; outlining a set of strategic Research and Development opportunities that should be accosted, so as to allow upgraded CPS to attain their potential and provide a wide range of societal advantages in the future.
E-Devletin Benimsenmesi: Sağlık Alanında Bir Uygulama
Authors: Engin Melih , Gürses Fatih
Published: December 2018

E-Devlet,
günden güne kamu kurumları arasında yaygınlaşmaktadır. Buna gerekçe ise kamu
yönetimlerinin e-devletten beklentileri gösterilebilir. Bu bağlamda, kamu
kurumlarının söz konusu beklentilerine karşılık bulabilmesinin yolu hayata
geçirilen e-devlet uygulamalarının muhatapları tarafından benimsenmesinden
geçmektedir.

Günümüzde
her alanda olduğu gibi sağlık sektöründe de bilgi sistemlerinin kullanımı
yaygınlaşmaktadır. Artık hastanelerde hastaya ve hastaneye ilişkin kayıtların
güvenli bir şekilde tutulması, randevu, hastane içi yönetim, karar destek ve iş
akış süreçlerinin iyileştirilmesi ve bu sayede de etkinlik ve verimliliğin
arttırılması, hata oranlarının en aza indirilmesi, hizmet kalitesinin
arttırılması, hizmet maliyetlerinin düşürülmesi ve hasta memnuniyetinin
sağlanması gibi hususi amaçları gerçekleştirmek için Hastane Bilgi
Sistemleri’nden (HBS) yararlanılmaktadır.

Bu bağlamda, çalışmanın
amacı, Teknoloji Kabul Modeli ve Bilgi Sistemleri Başarı Modellerinden entegre
bir model yardımıyla, Türkiye’de kamu hastanelerindeki personelin HBS’leri
benimsemesi üzerinde etkili olan faktörleri analiz etmektir. Ampirik
araştırmanın bulgularına göre, sistem kalitesi ve kullanım kolaylığı algısı
HBS’lere yönelik kullanışlılık algısı üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı bir etkiye
sahiptir. Bilgi kalitesi ve hizmet kalitesi HBS’lere yönelik kullanım kolaylığı
algısı üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı bir etkiye sahiptir.
Pozitif Ses Çıkartma Davranışının Öncülü Olarak İletişim Doyumu
Authors: ŞENER Emine , ÇETİNKAYA Fatih Ferhat , YÜKSEL Ayşe Nurefşan , AKKOCA Yusuf
Published: December 2018

İletişim
doyumu kavramı, iletişim ile memnuniyet arasındaki ilişki üzerine yapılan çok
çeşitli araştırmalar sonucunda ortaya çıkmış bir kavram olup; artması
çalışanların örgütsel düzeyde pozitif tutum sergilemesine katkıda bulunmaktadır.
Bu çalışmanın amacı, iletişim doyumunun pozitif ses çıkartma davranışını
pozitif yönde etkileyip etkilemediğini belirlemek ve bununla birlikte pozitif
örgütsel davranış literatürüne katkı sağlamaktır. Bu çalışma tanımlayıcı bir
araştırma olup anket tekniği kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışanların
iletişim doyum düzeylerini tespit etmek amacıyla Downs ve Hazen’in geliştirdiği
”İletişim Doyumu Ölçeği” ve pozitif ses çıkartma düzeylerini belirlemek
amacıyla, Maynes ve Podsakoff ’un geliştirdiği ve Çankır tarafından Türkçe
uyarlaması yapılan “Pozitif Ses Çıkartma Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Uygulanan
anketler sonucunda elde edilen veriler SPSS ile analiz edilmiştir. Pozitif ses
çıkartma davranışının öncülü olarak nitelendirdiğimiz iletişim doyumu ile yapılan
regresyon analizi sonucunda iletişim doyumunun, katılımcıların pozitif ses
çıkartma davranışındaki  %79’luk değişimi
açıkladığı tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, yoğun ve karmaşık bir örgüt
yapısına sahip hastanelerde, örgütün çalışanlardan yüksek düzeyde fayda
sağlamasının bir yolu olarak düşünülen pozitif ses çıkartma davranışının, bir
örgüt kültürü haline getirilmesinin öncülü olarak; olumlu iletişim ikliminin
yaratılması önerilmektedir.
İnformal Öğrenme Ortamının Fosiller Konusunun Öğrenilmesine Etkisi: Tabiat Tarihi Müzesi Örneği
Authors: TÜRKMEN Hakan
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışmada, 5.sınıf
fen bilimleri dersinde “Fosillerin
oluşumunu açıklar” kazanımını informal öğrenme ortamlarından müzenin
öğrencilerin akademik başarılarına etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmada kontrol
gruplu son test deney deseni kullanılmıştır. Çalışma evreni İzmir ili Bornova
ilçesinde bulunan özel okullar olup örneklem grubu amaçsal örneklem seçim yoluyla
2 okul belirlenmiştir. Araştırmanın deney ve kontrol grupları rasgele seçilerek
bir okulun bir şubesi deney (23), diğer okulun bir şubesi ise kontrol (24) olmak
üzere toplam 47 kişidir. Çalışmada “Fosiller” konusu deney grubu Ege
Üniversitesi Tabiat Tarihi Müzesine götürülmüş diğer kontrol grubu ise okulda
her zamanki seyrinde işlenmiştir. Bu araştırmada araştırmacı tarafından
geliştirilen, çoktan seçmeli 10 maddeden oluşan, Fen Bilgisi başarı testi
kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca deney grubunun başarı testinin sonuna informal öğrenme
ortamı hakkında 3 eklenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, 5.sınıf fen bilimleri
dersinde “Fosiller” konusunda deney grubu öğrencilerinin not ortalamaları
kontrol grubunun ortalamaları bağımsız örneklem t-testi ile analiz edilmiş ve
aralarında deney grubu yönünde istatiksel olarak anlamlı fark görülmüştür. Ayrıca
öğrenciler informal öğrenme ortamı olarak müzede öğrenme hakkında pozitif
ifadelerde bulunmuşlardır.
Tüketicilerin Online Alışverişlerindeki Sanal Kart Kullanımlarının Teknoloji Kabul Modeli İle İncelenmesi
Authors: KALYONCUOĞLU Selma
Published: December 2018

1980’li yıllarla başlayan ve halen devam eden
küreselleşmenin dördüncü dönemi ile bilgi ve iletişim alanındaki teknolojik
ilerlemeler bilgisayar ve internet kullanımı üzerinde de kayda değer etkiler
oluşturmuştur. Tüketicilerin internet üzerinden mal ve hizmet satın alma
eğilimindeki artış, online alışverişlerde güvenli ödeme sistemi oluşturulması
gereksinimini ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu kapsamda, tüketicilerin online
alışverişleri için güvenilir bir bankacılık ürünü olan Sanal Kart uygulamasının
önemi ortaya çıkmış ve Sanal Karta yönelik tüketici algılarının, araştırma
konusu olarak ele alınması gerekliliği öne çıkmıştır. Tüketicilerin online
alışverişlerinde ödeme işlemlerinin güvenilirliği için Sanal Kart kullanımlarının
kabulünü etkileyen faktörler Teknoloji Kabul Modeli ile incelenmiştir. Online
alışverişlerinde Sanal Kart kullanan 490 tüketiciye ulaşılan çalışmada, Sanal
Kart kullanımının kabulünü açıklamada Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM)
kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları, gerçekleşen davranış (online
alışverişlerinde Sanal Kart kullanımı) açısından; tüketicinin algılanan fayda,
algılanan kullanım kolaylığı, tutum ve davranışsal niyet düzeyinin önemli
belirleyici etkileri olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.
Recurrent Multiple Fibroadenomas: History of a Case Presented in MDT Meeting With Clinical Discussion and Decision Making
Authors: Mashoori Negar , Assarian Abdolali , Zand Sanaz , Patocskai Erica
Published: December 2018

Background: Fibroadenoma is a common benign breast disorder in young women which has a low risk of malignant transformation. Most fibroadenomas present as a single mass, but the presence of multiple fibroadenomas can be seen in 15–20% of patients, with average number of 3–4 masses in one breast. In different studies and reports, various treatment modalities-including observation and follow up, surgery, radiofrequency ablation, etc- have been proposed, though the best management for these patients are not determined yet.

Case presentation: We present the case of 33-year-old female with history of multiple bilateral benign breast lesions with a presumptive diagnosis of fibroadenomas. She had three previous surgical excisions in the past 14 years. Her case was presented to a breast MDT meeting to obtain a recommendation on appropriate management.

Question: The proposed a question in MDT concerned the best and most appropriate management plan for the patient; Does she require further surgical excisions? And if not, how should she be followed?

Conclusion: After reviewing past medical history, physical examination, and all documents regarding the patient, MDT members recommended that the patient should be managed with close follow up with physical examination and ultrasound every 6 months. The necessity of further surgical intervention would be determined according to any new findings.
Discrete element method to predict coating failure mechanisms
Authors: Varney Daniel , Bousfield Douglas
Published: December 2018

The mechanical properties of coating layers are critical for post-application processes such as calendering, printing, and folding. Discrete element methods (DEM) have been used to simulate basic deformations such as tensile and compression, but have not been used as a tool to predict cracking-at-the-fold (CAF) or picking. DEM has the potential to increase our understanding of these failure mechanisms at the particle level. We propose a method to model the three-point bending of a coating layer and also the out-of-plane picking event during printing (using a z-direction scenario and an approach involving a moving force/velocity). Properties of the binder and the binder concentration are input parameters for the simulation. The model predicts the crack formation of the layer, the flexural modulus, and the maximum flexural strain during bending. The model also predicts the forces required for picking to occur. Results are compared with those of complimentary studies.
FAMILY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN KELURAHAN RAWA BUAYA
Authors: Ali Mochamad Mukti
Published: December 2018

The family is a collection of people consisting of father, mother, and children who have similar problems in the field of household economy and these problems must be solved together. In order for each household to live in prosperity, its members must strive to improve their household's economy. These efforts are mainly family financial arrangements. This financial arrangement means that you can adjust your money in with money out. Family financial management is a way of managing family finances regularly and carefully through the stages of planning, implementation, and supervision/assessment. This management skill is very important to be owned by every family because the adequacy of family income depends on how to manage the family's economy. The results of the training evaluation revealed that participants stated that training was very useful to improve understanding regarding the effectiveness of interpersonal communication in managing family finances.
دور الذروة المعرفية وانعكاساتها في تحقيق الأداء الظافر دراسة تحليلية لأراء عينة من موظفي جامعة بغداد
Authors: عبد الرزاق الاء نبيل
Published: December 2018

تمثل المعرفة الحجر الأساس لعمل جميع المنظمات فهي العامل الذي يقود تفكير الأفراد وهي القدرة التي تقــود إلى السلوك القائم على العقلانية فهي العمل الذي يخلق قيمة للمنظمة وبالتالي الوصول إلى الأداء الظافر حيث إن المعرفة تشكل نوعا جديدا من رأس المال القائم على الفكر والخبرة وهو ما يدعى برأس المال الفكري الذي يتجدد ويتطور باستمرار .وقد سعت الدراسة إلى بيان دور الذروة المعرفية في تحقيق أعلى مستويات الأداء ألمنظمي ومن ثم الوصول إلى الأداء الظافر في المنظمات التعليمية عينة الدراسة وقد تبين إن هناك علاقة ارتباط بين الذروة المعرفية والأداء الظافر فالذروة المعرفية تؤثر معنويا على أبعاد الأداء الظافر.
تكامل دور التدقيق الداخلي والخارجي لإنجاح أسلوب التقدير الذاتي في الهيئة العامة للضرائب
Authors: عليوي زهرة حسن , مهدي فاطمة صالح
Published: December 2018

المقدمة

تتعامل الجهات الضريبية في مختلف دول العالم بأساليب عديدة لجباية الضرائب من المكلفين بغض النظر عن فئات وأصناف هؤلاء المكلفين،وفي العراق تم اعتماد العديد من الأساليب لجباية الضرائب على امتداد المدد الزمنية المتعاقبة،وكان لأسلوب التقدير الذاتي وهو أحد تلك الأساليب مجالاً للتطبيق خلال مدة زمنية معينة،حيث جرى تطبيق هذا الأسلوب على وحدات اقتصادية معينة، وبالرغم من المساوئ التي قد ترافق تطبيق هذا الأسلوب فإن له مزايا عديدة تجعله يصلح للتطبيق بعد نشر الوعي الضريبي بأهمية وفوائد هذا الأسلوب، والتوعية بدعم الجهات المساندة للتشجيع على تطبيقه ومن هذه الجهات نقابة المحاسبين والمدققين وديوان الرقابة المالية

ومكاتب التدقيق و....الخ.

وللتدقيق مجال مهم في إنجاح تطبيق أسلوب التقدير الذاتي من قبل الهيئة العامة للضرائب، سواء أكان التدقيق داخلياً أم خارجياً، فالمدقق الداخلي له الدور المهم في إعطاء صورة حقيقية لواقع المكلفين الذين يقدمون إقراراتهم الضريبية وتوضيحها وتبريرها أمام إداراتهم الضريبية.

وكذا الحال بالنسبة للمدقق الخارجي فإن تلك الإقرارات لا تُعتَمد من قبل الهيئة إلا بعد المصادقة عليها من قبل المدقق الخارجي أي مراقب الحسابات، وهذا ما يجعل المسؤولية تضامنية بين المكلف والهيئآت الضريبية والمدققين.

ولأجل توضيح ما لهذا الأسلوب من أهمية في تحديد الوعاء الضريبي للمكلف ،وما للجهود التي يبذلها المدققون في إنجاح هذا الأسلوب،كان لا بد من إبراز ذلك في ستة محاور، تضمن الأول المنهجية الخاصة بالبحث،أما المحور الثاني فيوضح أسلوب التقدير الذاتي، والثالث جاء بالدور الذي يؤديه التدقيق الداخلي في إنجاح هذا الأسلوب، أما الرابع فبين دور التدقيق الخارجي في إنجاح هذا الأسلوب، في حين إن المحور الخامس يوضح الجانب العملي للبحث حيث يبين أهمية هذا الأسلوب من خلال تكامل جهود المدققين في إنجاح تطبيقه في الهيئة العامة للضرائب،وجاء المحور السادس بالاستنتاجات والتوصيات الخاصة بالبحث.
الغاز الطبيعي في العراق بين الحرق وجولات التراخيص
Authors: زيارة رحيم حسوني , عزت ثائر محي الدين
Published: December 2018

يهدف البحث الى القاء الضوء على أهمية الغاز الطبيعي كثروة وطنية لا يجري استغلالها بالشكل الامثل لتكون مورد مالي مهم  للعراق أضافة للنفط، فضلا عن امكانية استخدامها كمصدر مهم للطاقة، بدلا عن حرق الغاز وهو هدر للثروة ومساهمة في تلويث البيئة .

يستعرض البحث اهمية الغاز الطبيعي  حيث يشكل حاليا نحو ربع استهلاك الطاقة عالميا . ثم يتناول واقع صناعة الغاز في العراق وحجم الهدر الحاصل بسبب الحرق الذي وصلت نسبته الى (45%) من الغاز المصاحب للنفط، حيث يعد العراق رابع عالميا من حيث كمية الغاز المحروق . واخيراً يناقش البحث مستقبل الغاز الطبيعي في العراق من خلال جولة التراخيص الثالثة  ومشروع غاز الجنوب اللذان يهدفان الى زيادة نسبة استغلال الغاز مستقبلاً .
الفساد المالي وفرص الاستثمار في الاقتصاد العراقي
Authors: عيسى رجاء عبد الله
Published: December 2018

يعد الفساد احد العوائق أمام النمو الاقتصادي وتحقيق فرص الاستثمار وأخطرها بعد الاستقرار الأمني، أن الفساد يعصف بالاقتصاد العراقي بشكل ملفت للنظر وله جذور منذ عقد الثمانينات من القرن المنصرم الى يومنا هذا.

تستهدف الدراسة التعرف عملياً على تأثير الفساد على الاستثمار في الاقتصاد العراقي وكشف الإمكانات وعوائق الاستثمار في العراق وتوضيح الفرص الاستثمارية على مستوى العراق واثر الفساد في الاستثمارات .

وسيتم التركيز على بيان حجم الفساد والاستثمار في العراق وباعتماد اسلوب القياس الاقتصادي باستخدام بيانات مقطعية لكل من نسبة الفساد والتخصيصات الاستثمارية في الوزارات العراقية لعام 2007.وبينت نتائج الدراسة وجود اثر سلبي للفساد  على الاستثمار  وهذا يتفق مع منطق النظرية الاقتصادية والقياسية
Proizvodno - hematološki pokazatelji janjadi hranjene obrocima s dodatkom pogače sjemenki bundeve
Authors: Novoselec Josip , Antunović Zvonko , Sičaja Vinko , Ronta Mario , Steiner Zvonimir , Klir Željka
Published: December 2018

Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je utvrditi mogućnost zamjene soje, kao najčešćeg izvora bjelančevina u obrocima janjadi, pogačom sjemenki bundeve, nusproizvoda u proizvodnji ulja te utvrditi njihov utjecaj na proizvodno hematološke pokazatelje janjadi. Istraživanje je provedeno na 20 Merinolandschaf janjadi u dobi od 70 dana. Janjad je ravnomjerno podijeljena prema spolu u dvije skupine: kontrolna hranjena smjesom sa sojom kao izvorom bjelančevina u krmnoj smjesi i pokusna u kojoj je soja zamijenjena sa 7% pogače sjemenki bundeve. Sijeno i vodu janjad je imala na raspolaganju ad libitum. Tjelesne mase, tjelesne mjere i uzorci krvi janjadi uzeti su 0., 15., i 30. dana istraživanja. Nakon toga izračunati su prosječni dnevni prirasti, konverzija hrane i indeksi tjelesne razvijenosti janjadi. Analizom dobivenih rezultata na kraju istraživanja nisu utvrđene značajne (P>0,05) razlike u tjelesnoj masi (29,80 : 28,98 kg), tjelesnim mjerama i indeksima tjelesne razvijenosti janjadi ovisno o skupini. Također, nisu utvrđene statistički značajne (P>0,05) razlike u prosječnom dnevnom prirastu između kontrolne i pokusne skupine janjadi (232 : 230 g). Konverzija heane je u kontrolne skupine janjadi iznosila 3,54 kg/kg, a u pokusne 3,62 kg/kg. Korištenjem pogače sjemenki bundeve kao izvora bjelančevina u obrocima janjadi nije došlo do promjene proizvodno - hematoloških pokazatelja janjadi. Upotrebom pogače sjemenki bundeve u obrocima janjadi moguća je zamjena soje upitnog genetskog podrijetla i zdravstvene ispravnosti. Zbog ekološkog načina proizvodnje bundeve, još više se može naglasiti hranidbeno-dijetetska ispravnost janjetine, a ekološki proizvođači mogli bi imati na raspolaganju odgovarajući izvor bjelančevina.
A Comparative Analysis of Written Errors of Turkish, Azerbaijani and Syrian Students in English Writing Skills
Authors: POLAT Mustafa
Published: December 2018

This study aims to do a comparative analysis of the writing errors of Turkish, Azerbaijani and Syrian university students studying in English preparatory classes in the context of grammatical, lexical and spelling errors. The data of this qualitative case study were obtained from the 15 English preparatory class students from Turkey (N=5), Syria (N=5) and Azerbaijan (N=5). They were studying at A2 (pre-intermediate) level classes at the school of foreign languages of a state university in the northwest of Turkey. In order to get the information from the writing errors made by the students, 60 pieces of their writing papers were collected through the document analysis technique. The research data were analyzed through the content analysis. The findings revealed that Turkish, Azerbaijani and Syrian students have some differences in terms of both the number and the types of writing errors. On the other hand, Turkish and Azerbaijani students have also a lot of similarities, but they differ from Syrian students in almost all types of errors. In the light of the findings of this study, it has been concluded that most of the errors resulted from the mother tongue and culture-related negative transfers are frequently encountered ones in the teaching process of writing skills.
The Inclusion of Cultural Diversity in Higher Education Curriculum Design
Authors: Rahman Shukran Abdul , Alwi Azlin
Published: December 2018

This paper reports findings of a study which assesses the measures taken by universities in selected South East Asian countries when developing the competencies of students from other countries. Itaddresses the link between the content of education programme and different cultural background of the society. This is to address the internationalization thrust which constitutes the participation of international students and academics in higher education-related activities. The research assesses whether education programmes have been developed to suit students’ diverse background. Four participants from four universities in four countries have been approached to gather their responses on the subject studied. The finding is expected to enlighten universities and higher education authorities on the appropriate method to design curriculum in universities which host international students.

Anahtar Kelimeler:  : Intersection of culture; Universities; Curriculum; Cultural background; International students; South East Asian countries.
Cuidado fisioterapêutico na função sexual feminina: intervenção educativa na musculatura do assoalho pélvico
Authors: Da Costa Christiane Kelen Lucena , Spyrides Maria Helena Constantino , Marinho Ana Cristina da Nóbrega , De Sousa Maria Bernardete Cordeiro
Published: December 2018

O estudo tem a finalidade de realizar uma intervenção educativa baseada em exercí­cios perineais de conscientização e fortalecimento da musculatura do assoalho pélvico (MAP) e de aplicar perineometria e palpação digital para comprovar sua eficácia. O treinamento destes músculos produz aumento na vascularização pélvica e na sensibilidade clitoriana, ocasionando otimização da satisfação sexual. A amostra foi constituí­da por 31 adultas jovens que atenderam aos critérios de inclusão. O assoalho pélvico foi avaliado através da palpação digital pelo método Perfect e pelos perineômetros Peritron (9300+) e Biofeedback pressório ou Perina, além da aplicação do questionário Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). As mulheres foram submetidas a uma intervenção, sendo orientadas, através de cartilha, a realizarem em seus domicí­lios duas vezes semanais os exercí­cios de fortalecimento do assoalho pélvico. Mensalmente, as participantes foram reavaliadas pelos mesmos instrumentos e evoluí­ram para um novo ní­vel de exercí­cios da MAP. Verificou-se potencialização da força da MAP ao longo da intervenção e melhora da satisfação sexual, tendo influência positiva mais significativa nas respostas sexuais envolvendo desejo, excitação e orgasmo. Conclui-se que é fundamental que haja uma interação multidisciplinar para trabalhar com disfunções sexuais da mulher e estabelecer um aumento da eficácia da terapêutica.Palavras-chave: sexualidade, saúde da mulher, disfunção sexual.Â
Efeitos do exercí­cio de alongamento em pessoas com sí­ndrome de Down
Authors: Bacil Leticia , Christinelli Taina , Carneiro e Silva Gabriela Barbosa , Zotz Talita Gianello Gnoato
Published: December 2018

Introdução: Estratégias de esquema corporal são comumente utilizadas para minimizar disfunções musculoesqueléticas decorrentes da Sí­ndrome de Down (SD). Dessa forma, posturas adotadas nessas estratégias promovem o alongamento muscular, entretanto não são claros os efeitos do exercí­cio de alongamento neste público. Objetivo: Verificar as evidências a respeito dos efeitos dos exercí­cios de alongamento muscular em pessoas com SD. Material e métodos: Foi realizada revisão sistemática com 3 avaliadores independentes, nas bases de dados: Bireme, Pubmed, Pedro e Cinahl. Com os descritores: "alongamento", "exercí­cio de alongamento", "Sí­ndrome de Down", "flexibilidade" e "amplitude de movimento" combinados, e em inglês e português. Os critérios de inclusão foram a presença dos descritores no tí­tulo e a relação com o tema, artigos publicados até julho de 2017. Foram excluí­dos tí­tulos repetidos, tí­tulos cujo resumo não se relacionava com a SD e artigos que não tratavam sobre flexibilidade ou alongamento na SD. Resultados: Foram encontrados 372 artigos, sendo selecionados 9 artigos de acordo com o tí­tulo para leitura dos resumos. Após leitura dos resumos, apenas 5 artigos foram selecionados para análise na í­ntegra. Conclusão: Não há evidências suficientes na literatura que indiquem os efeitos do exercí­cio de alongamento muscular em pessoas com SD.Palavras-chave: Sí­ndrome de Down, flexibilidade, amplitude de movimento, exercí­cio de alongamento muscular.
Incontinência urinária e disfunções sexuais em mulheres climatéricas de um grupo de promoção í saúde
Authors: De Arruda Guilherme Tavares , De Campo Giovana Secchi , Braz Melissa Medeiros
Published: December 2018

No climatério, ocorrem alterações urogenitais na mulher que podem levar í  ocorrência de incontinência urinária (IU) e de disfunções sexuais femininas (DSF). Estas são consideradas problemas de saúde pública, pois podem levar í  diminuição da qualidade de vida das mulheres neste perí­odo. Diante disso, o objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a ocorrência e as caracterí­sticas de IU e DSF em mulheres climatéricas de um grupo de promoção í  saúde de uma cidade do interior do Rio Grande do Sul. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa transversal, com abordagem exploratória e descritiva, realizada com mulheres acima dos 50 anos de idade pertencentes a um grupo de promoção í  saúde. Foram utilizados o International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF), o Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) e uma ficha de identificação das participantes. Foram investigadas 23 mulheres (66,17 ± 7,04 anos). Destas, 6 (26,08%) possuí­am IU e/ou 17 (73,91%) mulheres apresentavam algum tipo de disfunção sexual, no qual disfunções do desejo, excitação e orgasmo foram os mais citados. A frequência e a quantidade da perda urinária foram baixas. Supõe-se que, nesse grupo, a alta prevalência de DSF e a baixa ocorrência de IU sejam influenciadas por fatores psicossociais e emocionais.Palavras-chave: climatério, incontinência urinária, comportamento sexual.