bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adaptación intercultural en migrantes retornados: Un estudio en Zacatecas, México
Authors: Tovar Chávez Dulce María Fernanda , Lozano Razo Georgina
Published: November 2019

La migración es un fenómeno complejo, debido a todas las implicaciones y consecuencias que trae consigo (Serafi y Gimeno 2006), las cuales giran en torno a distintos ámbitos, como pueden ser la búsqueda de empleo, las relaciones sociales, culturales y problemas económicos, entre otros (Centro Internacional de Derechos Humanos de los Migrantes [CIDEHUM], 2011). Por estas razones, los migrantes intentan integrarse de lleno a la cultura dominante, pero conservando su identidad de origen (Casasa, 2008). Lo que los encamina a buscar personas que pertenezcan a su ciudad de procedencia, para lograr mantener su identidad cultural y crear una comunidad trasnacional (Sassone, 2007). Considerando lo anterior, se decidió realizar una investigación que permitiera identificar las principales problemáticas de adaptación intercultural a las que se enfrenta un migrante, así como también los aprendizajes y experiencias adquiridas en ese mismo entorno social. A través de entrevistas a profundidad a cinco migrantes retornados de Estados Unidos al municipio de Fresnillo, Zacatecas, se encontraron como principales dificultades de adaptación el idioma, el hecho de no contar con documentos legales y someterse a una dura explotación laboral.
Ideario político en la Historia eclesiástica indiana de Jerónimo de Mendieta
Authors: Serna Arnaiz Mercedes
Published: November 2019

En el presente artículo se estudia la crónica espiritual de Jerónimo de Mendieta, Historia eclesiástica indiana, partiendo de la idea de que es un texto apologético y propagandístico del proyecto misional, universal y ecuménico franciscano, opuesto al de otras órdenes, con una dimensión política y combativa muy concreta. Mendieta, en su crónica, defiende un método de abordar el fenómeno de la evangelización, de promesa utópica de conversión, por la fuerza de la palabra divina, pero por la vía pacífica y lascasiana. Asimismo critica la imposición de los tributos, la esclavitud de los indios, se opone a la jerarquía eclesiástica, aprueba el bautismo masivo de los indios así como la imposición de otros sacramentos, y cree en la verdadera y auténtica conversión del indígena.
Imaginación, literatura y política en dos ensayos de Sergio Ramírez
Authors: Taboada Hernández Marco Polo
Published: November 2019

En el panorama literario latinoamericano contemporáneo, la región centroamericana ha gozado de escasa atención crítica, pese al renombre del que gozan algunos autores. Entre los escritores consolidados internacionalmente, destaca el nicaragüense Sergio Ramírez, quien ha publicado una vasta obra que abarca la novela, el cuento, el testimonio y el ensayo. En este artículo analizo dos ensayos, Mentiras verdaderas y El viejo arte de mentir, en los que Ramírez reflexiona en torno a los atributos y las posibilidades discursivas de la ficción narrativa. A partir de estos textos, hasta ahora poco explorados por los especialistas, examino, primero, las implicaciones de la diferencia (política e ideológica) que el autor plantea entre imaginación y fantasía; después, el matiz que distingue la propuesta de Ramírez sobre la ficción de la planteada años antes por Mario Vargas Llosa; por último, la forma en que el nicaragüense valida la narrativa ficcional como un discurso irrefutable y superior a cualquier otro.
Prosopographische und onomastische Notizen V: Magas und Magas
Authors: CORSTEN Thomas
Published: November 2019

It is argued here that the Macedonian name Μάγας is to be distinguished from an Anatolian name Μαγας. After revision of all available evidence, the latter name seems to have originated in the Kibyratis since almost all attestations are recorded there. In addition, the two names use different declensions: whereas Μάγας forms the genitive Μάγα, the Kibyratan Μαγας has Μαγαντος for the genitive, and Μαγαντι and Μαγαντα for the dative and accusative, respectively. The Kibyratan name Μαγας is documented in the Cibyratis with 28 examples. The name occurs in a much smaller number in Lycia, Pisidia and in Phrygia. The possibility that the origins of the name were in Lycia, is rejected
Sardes, Spelmos, Krösus und lailas im Lydischen
Authors: SCHÜRR Diether
Published: November 2019

The Lydian form of the toponym Sardis is reconstructed as *Sfard- or *Sfardi-, dat. *Sfardλ > Sfarλ, whereas sfarda- is neither a form of the toponym nor a form of the ethnicon, but a word with the suffix -da-. The personal name Spelmos in a Greek inscription, Spermos in a legendary narrative, is linked with Istupeλm-, possibly < *iš-stupeλm-. The name of king Croesus could be composed from the attested stems kro- and wis(δ)-, perhaps *-wis(δ)-u-. The gloss λαίλας «tyrant» is linked with the attested laλâns. The Lydian form could be a designation of the Moongod, as is «tyrant» much later.
Naskah-naskah Keislaman dari Skriptorium Merapi-Merbabu di Perpustakaan Nasional
Authors: Kriswanto Agung
Published: November 2019

Skriptorium Merapi-Merbabu merupakan pusat studi sastra dan agama Hindu-Budha pada abad ke-16, bahkan sebelumnya, yang berada di sekitar Gunung Merapi dan Merbabu, Jawa Tengah. Produksi teks-teks sastra di skriptorium Merapi-Merbabu menghasilkan 400-an naskah yang sebagian besar disimpan di Perpustakaan Nasional RI. Meski sebagian besar mengandung teks sastra dan agama Hindu-Budha, tapi juga terdapat beberapa naskah yang mengandung teks keislaman. Ditemukannya naskah-naskah keislaman di skriptorium Merapi-Merbabu menunjukkan bahwa masyarakat di sepanjang lereng-lereng Gunung Merbabu mempelajari dan menyalin teks pada jarak tertentu tetapi tidak menutup diri dari dunia luar. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan naskah-naskah keislaman yang berisi tentang segala sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan Islam, bukan hanya tentang ajarannya, tetapi juga aksara dan kosakata bahasa Arab yang digunakan pada naskah-naskah tersebut. Berdasarkan hasil pembacaan terhadap naskah-naskah keislaman dari skriptorium Merapi-Merbabu yang mempunyai isi beragam, misalnya doa, jimat, kisah nabi, tasawuf dan lainnya, dapat disimpulkan bahwa pengaruh Islam pada naskah-naskah tersebut ditunjukkan melalui tiga hal yaitu; adanya aksara Arab, digunakannya bahasa Arab dan munculnya teks Islam.
STRESSING STATE CHARACTERISTICS OF REINFORCEMENT CONCRETE BOX-GIRDERS STRENGTHENED WITH CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC
Authors: Xiao Hengheng , Shi Jun , Liu Junran , Zheng Kaikai , Zhou Guangchun
Published: November 2019

This paper investigates structural performance of five reinforcement concrete (RC) box-girders under a combination loading of bending, shear and torsion, applying the structural stressing state theory. The measured strain data is modeled as generalized strain energy density (GSED) to characterize the structural stressing state mode. Then the Mann-Kendall (M-K) criterion is innovatively applied to detect the leap characteristics of RC box-girders’ stressing state from the E’-T curves, deriving the new definition of structural failure load. Furthermore, the reinforcement effects of different Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) wrapping schemes on the behaviors of experimental RC box-girders are revealed through comparing strain modes of stirrup and longitudinal reinforcement. Finally, the method of numerical shape function is applied to reasonably expand the limited strain data for further exploring the strain distribution of cross section and analyzing the stressing state characteristics of the RC box-girders. The research results provide a new angle of view to conduct structural analysis and a reference to the improvement of reinforcement scheme.
Awareness of Dental Interns to Treat Pregnant Patients
Authors: Swapna Lingam Amara , Mohammad Alanazi Entessar Zeyad , Abdulrahman Aldoji Alhanouf Ali , Koppolu Pradeep , Alqerban Ali
Published: November 2019

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy causes major changes in maternal physiology and metabolism, which may lead to increased susceptibility to oral infection.
AIM: Aim of this study is to assess the awareness of dental interns regarding the management of the dental needs of pregnant patients.
METHODS: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 188 interns of a private dental college in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire comprised of 14 knowledge-based questions regarding their training, awareness and practice management of the pregnant patient in dental clinics. Four questions to record and evaluate their training, the number of pregnant patients treated by them and their confidence level in the dental management of the pregnant patient. Excel spreadsheet was used for mathematical calculations.
RESULTS: Almost 62% of our participants never treated a pregnant female during their training. About 65% of the interns knew using antibiotics, almost 55% have a clear idea of the safest NSAIDS, and 43% regarded local anaesthesia to be safe when used among pregnant females. Conversely, about 50% of the participants had no clear knowledge of the FDA category of drugs. Only 24% considered dental radiographs to be safe in pregnant patients. 57% thought to postpone the dental treatment in an acute active dental infection in expecting mothers. Results also showed a lack of confidence among interns to provide dental care to gestating female.
CONCLUSION: On analysing the results, we found that there is a need to improve the knowledge, awareness and confidence levels among the interns who are the future dentists treating these patients.
Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Leptographium olivaceum complex (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota), including descriptions of six new species from China and Europe
Authors: Yin Mingliang , Wingfield Michael J. , Zhou Xudong , Linnakoski Riikka , de Beer Z. Wilhelm
Published: November 2019

TheLeptographium olivaceacomplex encompasses species in the broadly defined genusLeptographium(Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota) that are generally characterized by synnematous conidiophores. Most species of the complex are associates of conifer-infesting bark beetles in Europe and North America. The aims of this study were to reconsider the delineation of known species, and to confirm the identity of several additional isolates resemblingL. olivaceathat have emerged from recent surveys in China, Finland, Poland, Russia, and Spain. Phylogenetic analyses of sequence data for five loci (ACT, TUB, CAL, ITS2-LSU, and TEF-1α) distinguished 14 species within the complex. These included eight known species (L. cucullatum,L. davidsonii,L. erubescens,L. francke-grosmanniae,L. olivaceum,L. olivaceapini,L. sagmatosporum, andL. vescum) and six new species (herein described asL. breviuscapum,L. conplurium,L. pseudoalbum,L. rhizoidum,L. sylvestris, andL. xiningense). New combinations are provided forL. cucullatum,L. davidsonii,L. erubescens,L. olivaceum,L. olivaceapini,L. sagmatosporumandL. vescum. New Typifications: Lectotypes are designated forL. olivaceum,L. erubescensandL. sagmatosporum. Epitypes were designated forL. olivaceapiniandL. sagmatosporum. In addition to phylogenetic separation, the synnematous asexual states and ascomata with almost cylindrical necks and prominent ostiolar hyphae, distinguish theL. olivaceumcomplex from others inLeptographium.
Native generalist consumers interact strongly with seeds of the invasive wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)
Authors: Dylewski Łukasz , Myczko Łukasz , Pearson Dean E.
Published: November 2019

When alien plant species arrive in a new environment, they develop novel interactions with native biota that can range from negative to positive. Determining the nature and strength of these interactions is integral to understanding why some aliens are suppressed and others become highly invasive pests. For introduced terrestrial plants, seed and seedling interactions with native biota are crucial, because most nascent populations start from seed. Herein, we explored interactions between native generalist rodent and bird consumers and seeds of the invasive wild cucumber Echinocystis lobata by conducting seed-offering experiments in Poland. We also evaluated how interspecific competition from native plants and intraspecific competition from clustering of E. lobata seed (clustering resembling consumer seed caching) affected survival of seedlings and young plants. Native consumers interacted strongly with E. lobata seeds, with rodents removing 98% of seeds from ground locations and birds removing 24% of elevated seeds. Camera and live traps indicated that striped field mice Apodemus agrarius were the predominant rodent removing seeds. Camera traps and visual observations indicated that great tits Parus major and European jays Garrulus glandarius were the primary bird species removing elevated seeds. While some level of seed removal was likely attributable to seed predation, as indicated by seed coat remains, we also observed evidence that rodents may cache E. lobata seeds and Garrulus glandarius are known to cache and disperse seeds. Monitoring of seedlings indicated that increasing cover of native plants and clustering of E. lobata seedlings both reduced survival of seedlings and young plants due to inter- and intraspecific competition, respectively. Hence, caching by generalist consumers may disperse E. lobata seeds, which are heavy and lack dispersal adaptations, but such caching may also reduce individual seedling survival rates. Fully understanding invasion success of the E. lobata will require evaluating the net effects of generalist consumers on its recruitment and dispersal.
Apprendre et s’adapter : l’expérience des enseignants étrangers d’une université sud-africaine
Authors: Jeannin Loïse
Published: November 2019

Enseigner à l’étranger permet aux enseignants de se confronter à d’autres manières de faire et d’ être et ce, non sans difficultés. Comprendre le processus d’adaptation des enseignants étrangers peut permettre aux universités d’accueil de mieux accompagner leur transition professionnelle. Cette étude de cas repose sur des entretiens semi-dirigés avec 16 enseignants étrangers d’une université sud-africaine. L’analyse thématique a permis de révéler les facteurs du processus d’adaptation des enseignants, les modalités de leurs apprentissages et les modifications identitaires perçues. L’accès à l’information, la socialisation dans l’équipe, l’expérience capitalisée, la proactivité et l’ouverture d’esprit apparaissent comme des facteurs déterminants du processus d’adaptation.
Économie des conventions et transformations du capitalisme : une analyse des effets du pouvoir de valorisation
Authors: Bessy Christian
Published: November 2019

Cet article revient sur les travaux de l’économie des conventions (EC) autour de la pluralité des conventions de qualité pour établir en quoi ils rendent compte des changements de l’organisation des activités productives en lien avec l’accroissement du pouvoir de valorisation des choses de certains acteurs économiques. Il montre ensuite comment l’ouvrage de Boltanski et Esquerre [2017], présentant une nouvelle économie de l’enrichissement, peut compléter l’EC dans sa compréhension des transformations du capitalisme, en s’intéressant plus particulièrement aux métamorphoses des espaces marchands qu’aux changements des mondes de production.
LIVING ON THE EDGE – A NEW PARADIGM FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF VESSELS AND MARINE EQUIPMENT
Authors: Rau K.
Published: November 2019

Adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the marine industry is accelerating and the applications result in a vast amount of data to be processed. By deploying edge computing, independent and autonomous decisions can be made by vessels and remote marine assets without relying on constant communication with servers on shore or in the cloud. This paper proposes a system architecture that enables condition monitoring of remote marine assets with higher performance, improved latency and reduced total cost of ownership.
AERO-TRIANGULATION AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY IN SENSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURES – HOW THE INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM LOW-COST 3D MODELLING CONDUCTED BY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV)
Authors: Stein M.
Published: November 2019

Given recent technological advances, small size UAV provide a suitable mean for accurate 3D modelling of sensible (maritime) infrastructures. Such models provide a valuable source of information in general port safety and security planning as well as emergency response operations. This aspect is particularly crucial as ports belong to a nation’s critical infrastructure, where its multiple supply chains and hinterland connections are sensitive to disruptions of any kind. Dealing with a rising number of disrupting externalities and increasing occupancy rates, ports have a constant need for affordable technological innovations with regard to risk management. Based on practical experiments, this paper reveals the possibility of generating realistic 3D models on the example of port facilities. It further reveals that initial states of a 3D model can be generated in a short timeframe, providing a valuable quick-response information source for first responder in emergency scenarios.
DIGITALISATION IN THE UK MARITIME SECTOR: A STAKEHOLDERS’ PULSE CHECK
Authors: Gkerekos C , Theotokatos G , Bujorianu LM
Published: November 2019

Several digitalisation technologies have recently emerged, reshaping organisations across various industries and sectors. Such technologies, commonly placed under the industry 4.0 umbrella term, include Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, blockchain, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). They aim to enable the data collection, exchange, processing, and automation to enable a system to make decisions autonomously. This paper presents IN 4.0 project, aiming to ease the adaptation and adoption of industry 4.0 practices and technologies in maritime sector companies in order to improve their competitiveness. This will be achieved through a four-pronged approach aiming to: analyse the current state-of-art as applied to other industries; define a protocol for the redefinition of workers’ tasks; investigate cost-reduction methods for the implementation of 4.0 technologies; and counsel businesses for the transformation of maritime SMEs to the 4.0 era. Special focus will be given to the training required to get workers acquainted with new technologies and competitive in this changing labour market. Recent progress and advances of the IN 4.0 project along with future plans are presented and discussed, thus revealing the expected future transformation of the maritime industry.
Optimal dynamic contracting: The first‐order approach and beyond
Authors: Battaglini Marco , Lamba Rohit
Published: November 2019

We explore the conditions under which the “first‐order approach” (FO approach) can be used to characterize profit maximizing contracts in dynamic principal–agent models. The FO approach works when the resulting FO‐optimal contract satisfies a particularly strong form of monotonicity in types, a condition that is satisfied in most of the solved examples studied in the literature. The main result of our paper is to show that except for nongeneric choices of the stochastic process governing the types' evolution, monotonicity and, more generally, incentive compatibility are necessarily violated by the FO‐optimal contract if the frequency of interactions is sufficiently high (or, equivalently, if the discount factor, time horizon, and persistence in types are sufficiently large). This suggests that the applicability of the FO approach is problematic in environments in which expected continuation values are important relative to per period payoffs. We also present conditions under which a class of incentive compatible contracts that can be easily characterized is approximately optimal.
Common enrollment in school choice
Authors: Ekmekci Mehmet , Yenmez M. Bumin
Published: November 2019

Increasingly, more school districts across the United States are using centralized admissions for charter, magnet, and neighborhood schools in a common enrollment system. We first show that across all school‐participation patterns, full participation in the common (or unified) enrollment system leads to the most preferred outcome for students. Second, we show that, in general, participation by all schools may not be achievable because schools have incentives to stay out. This may explain why some districts have not managed to attain full participation. We also consider some specific settings where full participation can be achieved and propose two schemes that can be used by policymakers to achieve full participation in general settings.
Convex preferences: A new definition
Authors: Richter Michael , Rubinstein Ariel
Published: November 2019

We suggest a concept of convexity of preferences that does not rely on any algebraic structure. A decision maker has in mind a set of orderings interpreted as evaluation criteria. A preference relation is defined to be convex when it satisfies the following condition: If, for each criterion, there is an element that is both inferior to
b by the criterion and superior to
a by the preference relation, then
b is preferred to
a. This definition generalizes the standard Euclidean definition of convex preferences. It is shown that under general conditions, any strict convex preference relation is represented by a maxmin of utility representations of the criteria. Some economic examples are provided.
Best experienced payoff dynamics and cooperation in the centipede game
Authors: Sandholm William H. , Izquierdo Segismundo S. , Izquierdo Luis R.
Published: November 2019

We study population game dynamics under which each revising agent tests each of his strategies a fixed number of times, with each play of each strategy being against a newly drawn opponent, and chooses the strategy whose total payoff was highest. In the centipede game, thesebest experienced payoff dynamicslead to cooperative play. When strategies are tested once, play at the almost globally stable state is concentrated on the last few nodes of the game, with the proportions of agents playing each strategy being largely independent of the length of the game. Testing strategies many times leads to cyclical play.
La violencia simbólica y la penalización de la protesta
Authors: González-Sánchez Ignacio
Published: November 2019

Este artículo plantea una discusión conceptual sobre la gestión de la protesta a través de las instancias vinculadas con la ley y el orden. Para ello, primero se re-pasan los estudios que prestan atención a la gestión policial de la protesta y sus efectos en la movilización. Se plantea la pertinencia de usar nociones provenientes de la sociología del castigo y plantear esta cuestión en términos de procesos de penalización. Este enfoque se usa para cuestionar la idea de que ahora hay menos violencia en la gestión de la protesta. Para ello recurro a la noción de violencia simbólica y propongo prestar más atención a los espectadores como un objetivo de la penalización. Para ilustrar estas propuestas se utilizan ejemplos del discurso político mediatizado, de la actuación y presencia policial y de la modificación y aplicación de textos legales durante la última ola de protestas en España.
Fuerza excesiva, vigilancia policial coercitiva y criminalización de la disidencia. Reprimir la protesta de los jóvenes en la Gran Bretaña del siglo XXI
Authors: Pickard Sarah
Published: November 2019

Las acciones de protesta organizadas por los jóvenes, y en las que estos son protagonistas clave, son cada vez más numerosas y diversas. Este artículo constituye un estudio de caso detallado de la evolución de los métodos y los medios utilizados por la policía, y del marco legislativo relativo a estas protestas y a los jóvenes manifestantes en Gran Bretaña, basado en la sociología política, las ciencias políticas, la criminología y los estudios sobre la juventud. En primer lugar, el artículo describe las principales acciones de protesta en las que participaron los jóvenes de la Gran Bretaña del siglo XXI. A continuación, documenta la evolución de los instrumentos y métodos policiales. A continuación se explican los cambios en el marco legislativo. En este artículo afirmo que, a través de herramientas y métodos policiales de tipo militar, combinados con leyes autoritarias, los sucesivos gobiernos británicos han desarrollado una policía coercitiva, la vigilancia de los manifestantes y la criminalización de la disidencia. Esto va en contra del discurso oficial que afirma que ha habido un retorno a la actividad policial por consentimiento con mayor respeto de los derechos humanos y al diálogo tras las críticas de varios organismos oficiales. Así, en realidad, un Estado democrático ostensiblemente liberal está ejerciendo una fuerza y una coerción excesivas, como parte de un proceso de securización, en un intento de regular y reprimir las acciones de protesta de los jóvenes ciudadanos, interpretadas como una amenaza perturbadora para el statu quo político. De este modo, se está privando a los jóvenes ciudadanos de su derecho democrático y humano a protestar pacíficamente, con importantes implicaciones para Gran Bretaña y otros países.
Ciclos de protesta y referéndums por la independencia. Oportunidades cerradas y el camino de la radicalización en Cataluña
Authors: Della Porta Donatella , O’Connor Francis , Portos Martín
Published: November 2019

En este artículo desarrollamos un marco interpretativo para comprender la trayectoria de radicalización en el “procés” catalán. Independientemente del estatus legal del referéndum en cuestión, las campañas de referéndum son capaces de crear, y de hecho son en sí mismas, oportunidades políticas. En contraste con las predicciones desde las teorías de los ciclos de protesta, cuando se cierran las oportunidades a nivel nacional y la represión se intensifica, no necesariamente se desarrolla un proceso de radicalización que contribuye al declive del ciclo, al menos a corto plazo. Como el caso catalán ilustra entre mediados de los años 2000 y finales de 2018, varios mecanismos pueden mediar este proceso, incluyendo la apropiación de oportunidades políticas, el cambio de escala hacia abajo y la convergencia del movimiento. Una densa red de asambleas locales de base reemplaza en el a las grandes organizaciones de la sociedad civil que hasta entonces, y especialmente durante las diadas entre 2012 y 2015, habían liderado la movilización social. Aunque estas asambleas ciudadanas han abrazado repertorios de acción más directos y disruptivos, estos han sido mayoritariamente pacíficos. Asimismo, este reemplazo ha favorecido la convergencia del movimiento, abriendo espacios donde activistas de un amplio espectro pueden movilizarse conjuntamente, y evitando de este modo una escalada violenta y la emergencia de grupos escindidos violentos (al menos hasta finales de 2018).
Managing an Information System Transformation in Higher Educational Institutions: A Case Study on CMC Portal in Ghana
Authors: Tetteh Emmanuel Dortey , Qin Zhiguang , Kwofie Benjamin
Published: November 2019

The provision of computer-mediated communication (CMC) portal services through information technologies (IT) in higher educational institutions (HEIs) in developing countries should not be an impossible task considering the growth in information systems (IS) and an upsurge of internet users. There have been numerous efforts aimed at implementing CMC portals by HEIs but just a few could be said to be successful. To guide the implementation efforts of HEIs in developing countries especially Ghana, qualitative research is carried out on Koforidua technical university in Ghana which has implemented a CMC portal and a proposed CMC portal implementation framework, as well as a structuration perspective discussion, is presented. Findings of the research include the initiation, promotion, and adoption of technology into institutional processes, the physical deployment of the system and the post-implementation activities which can improve the adoption, implementation, and institutionalization of a CMC portal initiative.
Analysis of the Documents Published in the Web of Science Database on Teachers' Gamification Method: A Content Analysis
Authors: Ozcinar Zehra , Zakirova Venera G. , Kurbanov Rashad A. , Belyalova Asiya M.
Published: November 2019

Gamification is the use of game design elements in non-game contexts and it is gaining momentum in a wide range of areas including education. Despite increasing academic research exploring the use of gamification in education, little is known about teachers' main drivers and barriers to using gamification in their courses. Through the search conducted on Web of Science database with the keywords "teacher” and “gamification", the study is based on the analysis of the documents published. All articles published in Web of Science were examined. Their distribution by the years, subject areas, document types, organization, author, country/regions, sources, meeting titles, language and the research area theme have been examined. The varied findings reveal that the analysis of the studies published on Web of Science database is important in terms of content for the significance by teacher through gamification. Gamification is used by teacher for effective results. The findings of the review provide insights for further studies as well as for the design of gamified systems
Du chiffonnier à l’anthropologue : statut du texte et positionnement du chercheur sur un terrain littéraire et théâtral
Authors: Le Lay Maëline
Published: November 2019

Prenant appui sur une expérience d’observation participante de longue durée en Afrique des Grands Lacs dans le cadre d’une recherche sur les formes littéraires et théâtrales, comme sur des travaux analogues de chercheurs qui y font écho, cet article interroge le statut des textes étudiés, leur textualité particulière en tant que matière essentiellement orale et partiellement improvisée. Il réfléchit aussi à la manière dont l’implication physique du chercheur sur son terrain, ses interactions et les effets qu’elles peuvent avoir sur le déroulement du processus théâtral, doivent être pris en compte dans l’analyse des spectacles étudiés.
Difficulté de l’enseignant : à qui appartient-elle ? de quoi parle-t-on ?
Authors: Cadiou Sandra
Published: November 2019

A quoi renvoie l’expression « difficulté de l’enseignant » : à une difficulté à enseigner, à une difficulté d’apprentissage perçue par l’enseignant ou bien à une difficulté perçue par l’élève ? Nous nous appuyons sur la vignette didactique clinique de Viviane enseignante de français et de quatre de ses élèves en classe de 1ere bac pro durant une séquence d‘écriture (à partir des verbatims des cours, des entretiens semi-dirigés et des textes produits par les élèves). La congruence des trois niveaux superposés sous cette « difficulté de l’enseignant » n’est pas toujours présente et laisse penser que celle-ci dépasserait l’objet du savoir et tiendrait aux sujets acteurs de la situation. Avec le cadre de la didactique clinique, considérant l’inconscient freudien, nous proposons d’y examiner la part du transfert dans cette difficulté. Cela permettrait de penser celle-ci comme un moteur de la relation, exploitable en formation des enseignants.
Projet orchestre dans un collège REP+, à Toulouse : caractériser les difficultés déclarées par des professeurs chargés de l’enseignement musical
Authors: Soliman Lorraine Roubertie , Tripier-Mondancin Odile , Martinez Elisabeth , Bach Nicole
Published: November 2019

Dans certains écoles/collèges français, les classes orchestre (2008) constituent des dispositifs spécifiques : enseignants de l’Éducation nationale, des Conservatoires et/ou d’écoles de musique sont amenés à coopérer. Le cas des classes orchestre du collège Bellefontaine au sein du Grand Mirail s’inscrit dans ce schéma. Rares sont les études qui tentent de décrire et comprendre les difficultés rencontrées par les enseignants dans ce type de projet. Or, la mission des enseignants rattachés au Conservatoire n’est pas initialement dévolue à un public scolaire captif, de plus, en grande difficulté. Cette contribution propose de définir, caractériser et catégoriser les difficultés déclarées lors d’entretiens ou de témoignages d’enseignants intervenant dans ce dispositif. Deux grandes catégories de difficultés émergent : celles des enseignants recrutés par le conservatoire, qui semblent pouvoir être rapportées à des conflits intra et interindividuel de valeurs, et celles des élèves.
Les difficultés et les besoins de soutien des enseignants débutants en adaptation scolaire
Authors: Giguère Fanny , Mukamurera Joséphine
Published: November 2019

Au Québec, les études portant sur l’insertion professionnelle des enseignants donnent des résultats n’éclairant pas la situation particulière de ceux œuvrant dans le champ de l’adaptation scolaire. Constituant une importante portion du personnel enseignant (gouvernement du Québec, 2016) et travaillant auprès d’élèves vulnérables et exclusivement en difficulté, ces enseignants font face à des défis relativement différents de ceux de leurs collègues des classes régulières. Notre objectif est de décrire et de comprendre les difficultés qu’ils vivent et leurs besoins de soutien. Une base de données quantitatives reposant sur une approche multidimensionnelle de l’insertion professionnelle a été exploitée. Des entrevues semi-structurées ont également été réalisées. Les résultats révèlent la diversité des difficultés rencontrées et la nature plurielle des besoins de soutien des enseignants débutants en adaptation scolaire, dont certains sont inhérents à leurs contextes particuliers de travail.
Les paradigmes de recherche sur les difficultés dans le travail enseignant
Authors: Murillo Audrey , Moscoso Javier Nuñez
Published: November 2019

Cette revue de littérature propose une typologie des recherches sur les difficultés dans le travail enseignant, sur la base du repérage des paradigmes mobilisés. À partir d’une revue de travaux francophones, anglophones et hispanophones, nous mettons en évidence cinq types de paradigmes : psychologique, sociologique/anthropologique, didactique, des théories du travail et de l’activité, et empiriste. Nous en décrivons les caractéristiques théoriques, méthodologiques, ainsi que les spécificités des objets étudiés.
A New Business Process Verification Approach for E-Commerce Using Petri Nets
Authors: Zhang Mei , Feng Fei , Zhang Zhilong , Wen Jinghua
Published: November 2019

The design, modeling, optimization, reengineering, and coupling of business processes in e-commerce environment have gradually become a hot research topic. Business processes must be strictly described and validated by formal methods to ensure their reliability and efficiency. This paper systematically studies the introduction of new business process characteristics into behavioral temporal logic and extend TLA to obtain a new logic system PTLA, which enriches the theoretical system of formal method of business process under the environment of e-commerce. The paper also discusses Petri nets and show how to convert Petri nets into TLA. A parallel Petri net model was built to represent the dynamic, concurrency and flexibility, and cross-organizational e-commerce business process. Finally, the use of simulation to extend the business process execution language BPEL to TLA.
Corporate Social Responsibility Application in the Healthcare Sector
Authors: Tomaselli Gianpaolo , Garg Lalit , Gupta Vipul , Xuereb Peter A. , Buttigieg Sandra C.
Published: November 2019

This article reviews the literature to understand the current state of corporate social responsibility (CSR) application and communication in the healthcare sector. First, the authors provide a bibliometric analysis that quantifies the number of scientific publications regarding CSR in healthcare of the last ten years (2007-2016). Then, they present the theoretical framework. Starting from a brief summary of CSR literature, the authors explain peculiarities of the healthcare sector and contextualize the CSR debate in the healthcare context, identifying its current application and gaps. The authors review not only the application of CSR in healthcare but also analyze the topic of CSR communication, as well as the tools adopted by healthcare organizations to communicate their CSR activities in this sector.
The Impacts of Enterprise Resource Planning System Adoption on Firm's Performance Among Medium Size Enterprises
Authors: Aremu Adejare Yusuff , Shahzad Arfan , Hassan Shahizan
Published: November 2019

The main objective of this study is to investigate the impacts of ERP system adoption on the relationship between performance of medium enterprises (PME) and communication process (CP), organization structure (OS), technological change (TC), and technology infrastructure support (TIS) and moderated by top management support. This study proposes a theoretical framework based on theories such as resource-based view, contingency theory, and diffusion of innovation. The data was collected from the medium-sized enterprise firms operating in South Western Nigeria. Out of the 658 questionnaires distributed, only 355 were useable. The empirical data was analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling and the results showed that CP, OS, TC, TIS, ERP and TMS have significant direct relationship with the PME. Hence, ERP system adoption mediates the relationship between the CP, OS, TC, and TIS with PME. The findings show that CP, OS, TC, TIS will influence the performance of medium enterprises in the adoption of ERP. The findings also confirm that the top management support plays an important role in moderating the relationship between ERP and PME. The findings provide important insights to CEO, managers, policymakers and researchers to understand the important use of ERP system that will enhance the performance of medium-sized enterprise organizations in Nigeria. Limitation of the study is based on medium-sized enterprise only and another limitation is that author has not included other measures of medium sized enterprises performance outside of the procurement area despite these factors could provide further insights to medium sized enterprises performance, and will be an interesting topic for future research. In this light, future research can focus on the evolution of small enterprises and large firms.
Profiles and Evolution of E-Government Readiness in Africa
Authors: Mengesha Niguissie , Ayanso Anteneh , Demissie Dawit
Published: November 2019

E-government has been one of the top government strategies in recent years. Several studies and projects have attempted to understand the scope of e-government and the measurement framework that can be deployed to track the readiness as well as progress of nations overtime. Among these initiatives is the United Nations Public Administration Network (UN PAN) that assesses the e-government readiness of nations according to a quantitative composite index based on telecommunication infrastructure, human capital, and online services. Using the UN PAN index data from 2008 to 2016, the article profiles African nations using unsupervised machine learning technique. It also examines the resulting cluster profiles in terms of theoretical perspectives in the literature and derive policy insights from the different groupings of nations and their evolution over time. Finally, the article discusses the policy implications of the proposed methodology and the insights obtained.
The Effect of Conflict and Knowledge Sharing on the Information Technology Project Team Performance
Authors: Hewitt Barbara , Walz Diane B. , McLeod Alexander
Published: November 2019

The existent literature lacks papers that explored the proposed model, which examines how process, relationship, and task conflict impacts knowledge sharing and the subsequently perceived team performance in the information technology (IT) development process. The proposed research model adds knowledge sharing to prior studies that explored how the types of conflict impacted team performance. The hypotheses were tested using a field survey, which was distributed to IT project team members. While team members who experience task conflicts tend to share more knowledge and perform better, members who experience more process or relationship conflicts are less likely to share knowledge, and the team performance is also impacted. The results offer insights to explain how the different types of conflict can affect knowledge sharing and subsequently group processes within IT project teams and, ultimately, improve or degrade performance.
Knowledge Management & It's Origin, Success Factors, Planning, Tools, Applications, Barriers and Enablers
Authors: Agrawal Animesh , Mukti Suraj Kumar
Published: November 2019

Over of the past several years, there have been rigorous discussions about the significance of knowledge management (KM) within the organization and the society. The management of knowledge is endorsed as a significant and essential factor for organizational existence and maintenance of ambitious strength. This article provides an in-depth knowledge of factors affecting KM. Literatures from 1992 to 2018 are covered in this article, 169 research papers have been explored which are related to classification of knowledge, factors affecting KM, KM tools and its planning & application. Various frameworks related to the successful implementation of KM and KM implementation tools proposed by previous authors are presented in this research article. KM is defined, classification of KM is presented, factors affecting KM are shown and its implementation strategies & tools are elucidated in available literatures in discrete manner.
Unlocking Social Media and User Generated Content as a Data Source for Knowledge Management
Authors: Meneghello James , Thompson Nik , Lee Kevin , Wong Kok Wai , Abu-Salih Bilal
Published: November 2019

The pervasiveness of social media and user-generated content has triggered an exponential increase in global data. However, due to collection and extraction challenges, data in embedded comments, reviews and testimonials are largely inaccessible to a knowledge management system. This article describes a KM framework for the end-to-end knowledge management and value extraction from such content. This framework embodies solutions to unlock the potential of UGC as a rich, real-time data source. Three contributions are described in this article. First, a method for automatically navigating webpages to expose UGC for collection is presented. This is evaluated using browser emulation integrated with automated collection. Second, a method for collecting data without any a priori knowledge of the sites is introduced. Finally, a new testbed is developed to reflect the current state of internet sites and shared publicly to encourage future research. The discussion benchmarks the new algorithm alongside existing techniques, providing evidence of the increased amount of UGC data extracted.
Evolving management of positive regional lymph nodes in melanoma: Past, present and future directions
Authors: Fayne Rachel A. , Macedo Francisco I. , Rodgers Steven E. , Möller Mecker G.
Published: November 2019

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has become the standard of care for lymph node staging in melanoma and the most important predictor of survival in clinically node-negative disease. Previous guidelines recommend completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in cases of positive SLN; however, the lymph nodes recovered during CLND are only positive in a minority of these cases. Recent evidence suggests that conservative management (i.e. observation) has similar outcomes compared to CLND. We sought to review the most current literature regarding the management of SLN in metastatic melanoma and to discuss potential future directions.
Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder with Oral Ketamine
Authors: Vanle Brigitte C. , Fuller Mitchell , Hangiandreou Gabriella , Silverman Stuart
Published: November 2019

Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder (NSSID) is the deliberate alteration or destruction of body tissue without conscious suicidal intent and for purposes not socially sanctioned. NSSID can cause significant morbidity and mortality, and despite being recognized as a clinical entity for many years, clear pharmacological guidelines on how to effectively treat these symptoms do not yet exist. Given the dearth of evidence regarding effective medication treatment of this condition, we present a case where remission of nonsuicidal self-injury was achieved through the use of oral ketamine.
The human gut resistome
Authors: Singh Shreya , Verma Nipun , Taneja Neelam
Published: November 2019

The human gut is home to a myriad of organisms. While some are harmless commensals, others are transient, pathogenic flora. The gut microbiome is composed of diverse bacterial flora, and apart from playing a major role in protecting from various infectious and non-infectious diseases, it plays an important role in resistance to antimicrobials. The collection of genes or genetic material that confers antimicrobial resistance constitutes the gut resistome, and it may involve the pathogens or commensals of the intestinal tract. The diversity of this gut resistome is influenced by various environmental factors including the diet and antibiotic exposure. This review highlights the recent concepts pertaining to the human gut resistome, factors affecting it, how it impacts human health and diseases, methods to study the resistome and potential therapeutic approaches.
GMOs, pests and participatory and representative democracy in decision-making about GM activities in New Zealand
Authors: Wheen Nicola , Baillie Heidi
Published: November 2019

Pests, especially rats, stoats and possums, pose a significant threat to New Zealand's endemic biodiversity. Genetic modification (GM) offers a potential new means of controlling these pests. However, GM is a ‘hot’ environmental problem (it has complex and controversial social, cultural and economic dimensions) in this country. No genetically modified organisms (GMO) have been released into the New Zealand environment, other than in vaccines. GM developments and field tests have been approved under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, but the Authority is criticized as having a science bias, resulting in it over-emphasizing representative rather than participatory approaches to GM regulation. Consequentially, communities opposed to GM have turned to the Resource Management Act 1991's participatory planning scheme to block GMO releases using rules in local policies and plans. To ensure that these rules did not impede the release all GMOs in New Zealand, including GMOs in vaccines, Parliament moved to allow the Minister to veto local anti-GMO rules, except rules about GM crops. The extent to which this amendment results in a re-assertion of representative democracy over participatory democracy in GM regulation in New Zealand depends on how widely the courts interpret the Minister's new power.
Ewolucyjna transformacja czasopisma
Authors: Kokowski Michał
Published: November 2019

Naszkicowano szósty etap rozwijania czasopisma Studia Historiae Scientiarum (wcześniejsza nazwa Prace Komisji Historii Nauki PAU).
Podano informacje o uzyskanym przez czasopismo wyróżnieniu w ramach ministerialnego programu „Wsparcie dla czasopism naukowych 2019–2020” (w kwietniu 2019 r.), ewaluacji czasopisma w „ICI Master Journal List 2017” (opublikowanej u końca 2018 r.) i „Wykazie czasopism MNiSW 2019” (opublikowanym 31 lipca 2019 r.), indeksacji czasopisma w bazie Scopus (od września 2019 r.), wdrożeniu usługi Similarity Check (Crossref), pracach nad aktualizacją strony internetowej czasopisma w OJS (3.1.2.1) oraz liczbie zagranicznych autorów i recenzentów bieżącego tomu czasopisma.