bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
User Experiences of Social Support From Companion Chatbots in Everyday Contexts: Thematic Analysis
Authors: Ta Vivian , Griffith Caroline , Boatfield Carolynn , Wang Xinyu , Civitello Maria , Bader Haley , DeCero Esther , Loggarakis Alexia
Published: March 2020

Background

Previous research suggests that artificial agents may be a promising source of social support for humans. However, the bulk of this research has been conducted in the context of social support interventions that specifically address stressful situations or health improvements. Little research has examined social support received from artificial agents in everyday contexts.

Objective

Considering that social support manifests in not only crises but also everyday situations and that everyday social support forms the basis of support received during more stressful events, we aimed to investigate the types of everyday social support that can be received from artificial agents.

Methods

In Study 1, we examined publicly available user reviews (N=1854) of Replika, a popular companion chatbot. In Study 2, a sample (n=66) of Replika users provided detailed open-ended responses regarding their experiences of using Replika. We conducted thematic analysis on both datasets to gain insight into the kind of everyday social support that users receive through interactions with Replika.

Results

Replika provides some level of companionship that can help curtail loneliness, provide a “safe space” in which users can discuss any topic without the fear of judgment or retaliation, increase positive affect through uplifting and nurturing messages, and provide helpful information/advice when normal sources of informational support are not available.

Conclusions

Artificial agents may be a promising source of everyday social support, particularly companionship, emotional, informational, and appraisal support, but not as tangible support. Future studies are needed to determine who might benefit from these types of everyday social support the most and why. These results could potentially be used to help address global health issues or other crises early on in everyday situations before they potentially manifest into larger issues.
Exploring an Innovative Care Model and Telemonitoring for the Management of Patients With Complex Chronic Needs: Qualitative Description Study (Preprint)
Authors: Gordon Kayleigh , Steele Gray Carolyn , Dainty Katie N , DeLacy Jane , Ware Patrick , Seto Emily
Published: March 2020

BACKGROUND

The growing number of patients with complex chronic conditions presents an urgent challenge across the Canadian health care system. Current care delivery models are overburdened, struggling to monitor and stabilize the complex needs of this growing patient population.

OBJECTIVE

This qualitative study aimed to explore the needs and perspectives of patients and members of the care team to inform the development of an innovative integrated model of care and the needs of telemonitoring (TM) for patients with complex chronic conditions. Furthermore, we explored how these needs could be successfully embedded to support this novel model of complex chronic care.

METHODS

A qualitative description design was utilized to conduct and analyze 29 semistructured interviews with patients (n=16) and care team members (CTM) (n=13) involved in developing the model of care in an ambulatory care facility in Southern Ontario. Participants were identified through purposive sampling. Two researchers performed an iterative thematic analysis using NVivo 12 (QSR International; Melbourne, Australia) to gain insights from examining multiple perspectives of different participants on complex chronic care needs.

RESULTS

The analysis revealed 3 themes and 13 subthemes, including the following: (1) adequate health care delivery remains challenging for patients with complex care needs, (2) insights into how to structure an integrated care model, and (3) opportunities for TM in an integrated model of care. Participants not only identified continued challenges in accessing and navigating care in a fragmented and disconnected delivery system but also identified the need for more self-management support. Patients and CTM described the structure of an integrated model of care, including the need for a clear referral and triage processes and composing a tight-knit circle of collaborating interdisciplinary providers led by a nurse practitioner (NP). Finally, opportunities for TM in an integrated model of care were identified, including increasing access and communication, the ability to monitor specific signs and symptoms, and building a clinical workflow around TM-enabled care.

CONCLUSIONS

Despite entrenched health care service delivery models, a new model of care is acutely needed to care for patients with complex chronic needs (CCN). NPs are in a unique position to lead TM-enabled integrated models of care. TM can facilitate frequent and necessary monitoring of patients with CCN with more than one condition in integrated models of care.
Intelligent Optimization of Acupuncture Treatment: Modern Data Analysis and Research (Preprint)
Authors: Wang Xiujun
Published: March 2020

BACKGROUND

Postoperative fatigue syndrome (POFS) occurs in almost every patient who has undergone major surgery. With the ever-increasing attention on rehabilitation treatment, POFS has received unprecedented attention.

OBJECTIVE

Based on modern data analysis, this study aims to intelligently optimize acupuncture treatment and test its efficacy in patients with breast cancer and POFS.

METHODS

In this study, the acupuncture and moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine were combined to optimize the formation of warm acupuncture therapy, and then, the research on warm acupuncture was optimized using modern data analysis methods. The statistics of the personal information and operation of 60 patients with breast cancer were carried out. The statistical results were analyzed by rank-sum test and independent sample t tests. The visual analog scale (VAS), Brief Profile of Mood State (BPOMS), and Identity-Consequence Fatigue Scale (ICFS) were used to analyze the fatigue degree, mental state, and fatigue state of the patients.

RESULTS

There was no significant difference in age (U=473.34, P=.58) and education level (U=479.20, P=.61) between the experimental group and the control group (P=.06), which were comparable. Compared with the control group, the VAS values of the experimental group on the third day (P=.04), seventh day (P=.04), and 14th day (P=.03) of postoperative treatment were significantly reduced, with significant differences (P=.03). In the experimental group, the BPOMS values on the third day (P=.04), seventh day (P=.04), and 14th day (P=.03) of postoperative treatment were significantly reduced, with significant differences (P=.04). The ICFS values of the experimental group on the third day (P=.046), seventh day (P=.04), and 14th day (P=.03) of postoperative treatment were significantly reduced, with significant differences (P=.04). The variance of transferrin levels was uniform on the seventh day after operation (F=0.679, P=.43), with a significant difference (t=–2.985, P=.008).

CONCLUSIONS

Warm acupuncture therapy could effectively improve the POFS of patients with breast cancer and is a safe and effective treatment.
Radiofrequency Ablation Guided by CartoUnivu and Carto3 Intelligent Systems for the Treatment of Tachyarrhythmia: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Wang Guoqiang , Chen Guocai , Huang Xueqin , Hu Jianbo , Yu Xuejun
Published: March 2020

BACKGROUND

Radiofrequency ablation has obvious advantages in the treatment of arrhythmia, like few postoperative complications, high cure rate, low recurrence rate, and low trauma, and it has become the first choice to treat patients with arrhythmia.

OBJECTIVE

This paper aims to determine the x-ray dose associated with radiofrequency ablation, guided by the CartoUnivu (Biosense Webster Inc) and Carto3 (Biosense Webster Inc) intelligent systems in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) and patients with premature ventricular contractions (PVC) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) arrhythmia.

METHODS

Radiofrequency ablation guided by the CartoUnivu and Carto3 systems was used to treat patients with PSVT and patients with PVC and VT arrhythmia, and the x-ray doses delivered to the thyroid, perineum, left upper arm, intrathyroid, extrathyroid, intrathoracic region, extrathoracic region, intraperineum, extraperineum, and other parts of the body during the treatment were analyzed.

RESULTS

In most patients with PSVT, radiofrequency ablation guided by the Carto3 system had a lower x-ray dose than that of CartoUnivu. Radiofrequency ablation under the guidance of the CartoUnivu system resulted in lower x-ray radiation for patients with PVC and VT.

CONCLUSIONS

The CartoUnivu and Carto3 systems can guide the precise treatment of complex arrhythmia, have a high success rate and good safety, reduce the x-ray exposure time and dose received by patients and operators, and reduce the risk of x-ray–related damage and are therefore worth promoting.
Walking while Talking in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Ho Jim Q. , Verghese Joe , Abramowitz Matthew K.
Published: March 2020

Background and objectives

Walking while talking is a dual cognitive-motor task that predicts frailty, falls, and cognitive decline in the general elderly population. Adults with CKD have gait abnormalities during usual walking. It is unknown whether they have greater gait abnormalities and cognitive-motor interference during walking while talking.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Community-dwelling, nondisabled adults (n=330) ≥65 years of age underwent quantitative gait analysis, including walking while talking. Differences in walking-while-talking performance by CKD status were evaluated, and relative changes between walking-while-talking and walking alone performance were computed to quantify cognitive-motor interference (dual-task cost). Associations were tested using multivariable linear spline regression models, and independent gait domains were derived using factor analysis. CKD was defined as an eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2.

Results

CKD was present in 134 (41%) participants. Participants with CKD had slower gait speed along with various gait cycle abnormalities during walking while talking: among those with CKD, every 10-ml/min per 1.73 m2 lower eGFR was associated with 3.3-cm/s (95% confidence interval, 0.4 to 6.1) slower gait speed, 1.8-cm (95% confidence interval, 0.6 to 3.0) shorter step length, 1.1% (95% confidence interval, 0.6 to 1.7) less time in the swing phase, and 1.4% (95% confidence interval, 0.5 to 2.3) greater time in double support after multivariable adjustment. When comparing walking while talking with walking alone, every 10-ml/min per 1.73 m2 lower eGFR was associated with 1.8% (95% confidence interval, 0.5 to 3.2) greater decrease in time in the swing phase and 0.9% (95% confidence interval, 0.2 to 1.5) greater increase in time in the stance phase. Factor analysis identified three walking-while-talking domains and three dual-task cost domains: eGFR was associated specifically with the rhythm domain for both walking-while-talking and dual-task cost. Every 10-ml/min per 1.73 m2 lower eGFR was associated with a poorer performance of 0.2 SD (95% confidence interval, 0.1 to 0.3) for walking while talking and 0.2 SD (95% confidence interval, 0.03 to 0.3) for dual-task cost.

Conclusions

During walking while talking, CKD is associated with gait abnormalities, possibly due to increased cognitive-motor interference.
The use of real-world effectiveness measurements in clinical settings at Helsinki University Hospital: a systematic literature review
Authors: Koskinen Kati , Hytönen Maija , Räsänen Pirjo
Published: March 2020

Aim:Patient reported outcomes collected alongside clinical trials do not reflect real-world effectiveness (RWE). This review assessed the use of RWE measurements in routine clinical treatment and the instruments applied to collect that data.Materials & methods:The RWE articles published from HUS (Helsinki University Hospital) were extracted from several databases.Results:Out of 170 eligible articles, generic health-related quality of life instruments were used in 87 (51.2%) and disease-specific health-related quality of life instruments in 58 (34.1%) articles as a primary measurement. Most of the articles pertained to surgery, gynecology and pediatric surgery.Conclusion:The number of articles assessing RWE is very limited compared with all the articles published from HUS. Thus, we still have limited information about the effectiveness of the treatment in real life.
El cuento mexicano contemporáneo: cualidades genéricas y su implicación editorial
Authors: Vizcaíno Mosqueda Laura Elisa
Published: March 2020

El cuento suele relacionarse con la novela, el ensayo y a veces con la poesía, debido a que no hay límites estrictos en cuanto a la extensión y a que la prosa puede mezclarse con otros tipos de escritura. Sin la intención de definir géneros literarios, este artículo busca asentar que la hibridez del cuento incide en sus formas de publicación y, por tanto, en su trayectoria editorial. En consecuencia, será necesario revisar sus aspectos estructurales, las perspectivas del contexto cultural desde donde el cuento es creado, la importancia de las publicaciones que agrupan varios textos –como las revistas y antologías–, el aporte de las bibliografías sobre el cuento y algunas colecciones editoriales que han apostado por el género.
Predicación de existencia y prueba ontológica
Authors: Orayen Raúl
Published: March 2020

El resumen en inglés de este artículo aparece al final del PDF, pp. 146-152.
Reuben A. Brower ed., On Translation
Authors: Simpson Thomas M.
Published: March 2020

Resumen
What Can We Learn From the Paradoxes? (Part II)
Authors: Mackie J. L.
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Some Omnipotent Beings!
Authors: Werner Louis
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Two Theories of Scientific Knowledge
Authors: Aune Bruce
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Prof. Pears sobre Wittgenstein
Authors: Villanueva Enrique
Published: March 2020

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La paradoja del Dr. Bunge
Authors: Margáin Hugo
Published: March 2020

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Schmill y la semántica de la lógica deóntica
Authors: Rodríguez Tirado Álvaro
Published: March 2020

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Necesidad física: algunas dificultades lógico-semánticas
Authors: Orayen Raúl
Published: March 2020

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Micro-Reduction, Scientific Realism and the Mind-Body Problem
Authors: Noren Stephen J.
Published: March 2020

Abstract
George Berkeley, Philosophical Works
Authors: Villanueva Enrique
Published: March 2020

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Cuantificadores existenciales y principios-guía en las teorías físicas
Authors: Moulines C. Ulises
Published: March 2020

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Posibilidades de generalización de las lógicas cuánticas
Authors: Lungarzo Carlos
Published: March 2020

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Leibniz and Relationality
Authors: Glouberman M.
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Presentación
Authors: De Dirección Comité
Published: March 2020

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Sobre sistemas formales no clásicos
Authors: Berestovoy Susana
Published: March 2020

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Bryant on Sommers
Authors: Englebretsen George
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Deseos y proposiciones
Authors: Moretti Alberto
Published: March 2020

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David Wiggins, Sameness and Substance
Authors: Villanueva Enrique
Published: March 2020

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V.H. Klenk, Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Mathematics
Authors: Tomasini Alejandro
Published: March 2020

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Sobre el conocimiento de la materia
Authors: Beuchot Mauricio
Published: March 2020

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Parmenidean Semantics
Authors: Anderson William D.
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Burge and the Hierarchy
Authors: Heidelberger Herbert , Ryckman Thomas C.
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Morris Kline, Mathematics the Loss of Certainty
Authors: Robles José Antonio
Published: March 2020

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Second Order Descriptions and General Term Rigidity
Authors: Zerbudis Ezequiel
Published: March 2020

I examine Nathan Salmon’s solution to the problem of trivialization, as it arises for conceptions of general term rigidity that construe it as identity of designation across possible worlds. I argue that he does not succeed in showing that some alleged general terms, such as “the colour of the sky” are non-rigid, but also that a small class of different examples that he presents, which can be construed as second order descriptions, are indeed non-rigid general terms, although for reasons different from those he thought.
Lenguaje natural, pragmática y algo más. Nota crítica sobre Critical Pragmatics
Authors: García-Ramírez Eduardo
Published: March 2020

Kepa Korta y John Perry, Critical Pragmatics. An Inquiry into Reference and Communication, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2011, 178 pp.
Acción y construcción lógica
Authors: Barrero Tomás
Published: March 2020

En este artículo discuto la semántica de Davidson para oraciones de acción a partir de su análisis de las preposiciones como predicados de sucesos individuales, y señalo ciertas dificultades lógico-lingüísticas conectadas con la pretensión interpretativa y la indiferencia referencial de dicha propuesta. Dejando de lado el presupuesto de la individualidad de los sucesos e inspirado en Evans y Grice, propongo una semántica interpretativa diferente para esos casos y argumento a favor de una tesis constructivista de los sucesos en el discurso de acción.
Some Remarks about Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra’s Advice on the Language of Philosophy
Authors: Ruffino Marco
Published: March 2020

In this paper I discuss Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra’s notes on the proper language for publishing texts in analytic philosophy. I am basically in agreement with him on the practical side, i.e., publishing in English increases the chances of philosophical exchange with other communities. I disagree, however, if one wants to read a stronger “should” in his advice, for there is nothing in the essence of analytic philosophy that ties it to the English language. Finally, I end with a caveat that his advice should not be misunderstood and degenerate into an exhortation of what I call “linguistic laziness”.
Analytic Philosophy in Vernacular Language
Authors: Hurtado Guillermo
Published: March 2020

It is argued that Rodriguez-Pereyra’s proposal that Iberoamerican philosophers should publish all their papers in English is non viable and undesirable.
Analyticity and Context-Sensitivity. On Gillian Russell´s Account of Truth in Virtue of Meaning
Authors: Losada Alfonso
Published: March 2020

An objection is made to Gillian Russell’s (2008) attempt to give an account of analyticity in its metaphysical understanding —that is, that a sentence is analytic just in case it is true in virtue of its meaning. The objection focuses on the semantic aspects of the account, arguing that the kind of context sensitivity envisaged in it ends up yielding the disastrous result that no sentence is analytic in the intended manner. Two possible replies to the objection are analyzed and rebutted.
Prinz’s Naturalistic Theory of Intentional Content
Authors: Artiga Marc
Published: March 2020

This paper addresses Prinz’s naturalistic theory of conceptual content, which he has defended in several works (Prinz 2000, 2002, 2006). More precisely, I present in detail and critically assess his account of referential content, which he distinguishes from nominal or cognitive content. The paper argues that Prinz’s theory faces four important difficulties, which might have significant consequences for his overall empiricist project.
Borderline Experiences One Cannot Undergo
Authors: Sebastián Miguel Ángel
Published: March 2020

Representationalism maintains that the phenomenal character of an experience is fully determined by its intentional content. Representationalism is a very attractive theory in the project of naturalizing consciousness, on the assumption that the relation of representation can itself be naturalized. For this purpose, representationalists with naturalistic inclinations typically appeal to teleological theories of mental content. Not much attention has been paid, however, to the interaction between representationalism and teleological theories of content. This paper will provide reasons to think that such an interaction is not felicitous. In particular, I will argue that those who endorse the conjunction of these two theories are committed to the existence of impossible experiences.
Atocha Aliseda, La lógica como herramienta de la razón. Razonamiento ampliativo en la creatividad, la cognición y la inferencia
Authors: De Donato Rodríguez Xavier
Published: March 2020

Atocha Aliseda, La lógica como herramienta de la razón. Razonamiento ampliativo en la creatividad, la cognición y la inferencia, (Cuadernos de lógica, epistemología y lenguaje Volumen 6), College Publications, Milton Keynes, UK, 2014, xiii + 90 pp.
A Plea for Concrete Universals
Authors: García-Ramírez Eduardo , Mayerhofer Ivan
Published: March 2020

This paper is concerned with the metaphysics of created repeatable objects, such as musical works and literary fictions. In section 2 we lay out what we take to be intuitive and plausible desiderata for any theory of created repeatable objects. In sections 3 and 4 we proceed with an extended disjunctive syllogism. Created repeatable objects are either concrete universals, concrete particulars, abstract universals, or abstract particulars. We show how accounts that take them to be either one of the latter three fail egregiously. Therefore, we must take them to be concrete universals. In section 5 we offer a brief account of the metaphysical nature of concrete universals and then show how concrete universals can account for the desiderata while avoiding the objections presented against alternative theories.
¿Pueden los derechos naturales hacer alguna contribución a la filosofía de los derechos humanos?
Authors: Montero Julio
Published: March 2020

Durante décadas, los filósofos han concebido los derechos humanos como una clase de derechos naturales de los que gozamos por el mero hecho de ser seres humanos. Sin embargo, esta interpretación ha sido severamente cuestionada en los últimos años. Toda una familia de autores, identificados con una concepción “práctico-dependiente”, asevera que los derechos humanos constituyen una práctica sui generis completamente ajena a la tradición del derecho natural. En contra de esta postura, este artículo argumenta que el discurso de los derechos naturales es parte constitutiva de la doctrina actual de los derechos humanos y que puede hacer un aporte crucial a la adecuada justificación y comprensión de sus funciones, su contenido y su alcance normativo. Más concretamente, mi tesis será que si bien los derechos humanos no pueden reducirse a derechos naturales, bien podrían derivar de derechos naturales previos.
Respuestas disposicionalistas al problema Wittgensteiniano-Kripkeano sobre el significado y el seguimiento de reglas
Authors: Pérez Otero Manuel
Published: March 2020

Kripke formula cuatro objeciones en contra de una solución disposicionalista simple al enigma wittgensteiniano sobre seguir una regla. En este trabajo presento dos propuestas parcialmente disposicionalistas diferentes a la teoría disposicionalista simple que Kripke discute y defiendo que aquellas cuatro objeciones no les afectan. Una de esas dos propuestas puede atribuirse, con cierta precaución, al propio Wittgenstein. La otra, que me parece preferible, invoca una noción teleológica de disposición. Ambas propuestas apelan al concepto de simplicidad, o —alternativamente— al concepto de similitud natural. Rechazo también ciertas críticas que Kripke hace del uso de tales conceptos para solucionar el enigma sobre seguir una regla.
José A. Díez y Andrea Iacona, Del amor y otros engaños. Breve tratado filosófico sobre razones y pasiones
Authors: Pérez Sedeño Eulalia
Published: March 2020

José A. Díez y Andrea Iacona, Del amor y otros engaños. Breve tratado filosófico sobre razones y pasiones, Alpha Decay, Barcelona, 2016, 160 pp.
¿Por qué los estudiantes de la Universidad Pedagógica ISFODOSU escogen la carrera de Educación?
Authors: Silvestre Emmanuel , Figueroa-Gutiérrez Vladimir , Vicente Díaz-Esteve José
Published: March 2020

Como parte de una investigación dirigida a establecer los perfiles de los estudiantes de nuevo ingreso en ISFODOSU, incluimos variables vocacionales para determinar las motivaciones más importantes para la elección de carrera de los participantes, así como para la elección de esta universidad y la opinión sobre sus recursos tecnológicos. La muestra (N = 744) fue elegida al azar, de modo proporcional entre los estratos Recintos, Carreras y Sexo. En primer lugar, validamos la escala FIT-Choice con dos análisis factoriales confirmatorios. Los 12 factores motivacionales mostraron un buen nivel de ajuste (RMSEA = .062; CFI = .92 y TLI = .901), al igual que los 6 factores perceptuales (RMSEA = .062; CFI = .944 y TLI = .924). La confiabilidad (α) de los factores motivacionales fue buena, entre .66 y .93, al igual que la de los factores perceptuales, que estuvo entre .73 y .92. Las motivaciones más importantes para elegir la carrera de Educación fueron influir en el futuro de niños, hacer una contribución social y el gusto por enseñar. Entre los factores perceptuales estuvieron la satisfacción con la elección, la exigencia de la carrera y la exigencia de la profesión.
“The News Weekly”: a case study of the Soviet foreign propaganda magazine missing in action
Authors: Kotelenets Elena A. , Lavrenteva Maria Yu.
Published: March 2020

The article is devoted to the magazine “News”, which was launched to print in the USSR in English language in 1951 and was distributed in 80 countries by Stalin’s decision. The relevance of the work is due to the fact that this media, which played a prominent role in Soviet foreign policy propaganda, is currently not known even to specialists, and there is no scientifi c studies on this magazine. The study of information warfare technologies is important in analysing their methods in the period of their formation. Of particular importance are the studies of little-known Soviet foreign policy propaganda media, one of which is the magazine “News”. It was closed by a secret resolution of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU in late 1956 as a ‘publication that has exhausted its tasks.’ Sources are original copies of “News” in English and archival documents of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the USSR Foreign Ministry, the Council of Ministers of the USSR, declassifi ed after 1991, many of which are introduced into scientifi c circulation for the fi rst time.
Features of publicizing of ecological disaster in the Armyansk in 2018 in Russian and Ukrainian media
Authors: Cherepanova Tatyana V. , Aleksandrova Alena A.
Published: March 2020

During natural and other types of disasters, our society has an acute need of reliable information which will reveal the essence of the threat in a timely manner, relieve panic tensions and mobilise society for survival in diffi cult conditions. In such conditions the mass media are called upon to play an informative role - their main goal is to reduce the level of uncertainty. However, often in extreme situations, the media become sources of false and biased information submitted out of time. As a result, the fl ow of rumors and false assumptions is growing - that contributes to the spread of public panic and loss of media confi dence. Analysis of the media work on the coverage of the environmental disaster that occurred in August 2018 in the Crimean city of Armyansk will reveal the shortcomings and diffi culties in the work of the media and will provide an opportunity to develop an eff ective strategy for information support of acute tragic events which aff ect large populations in order to reduce the destructive eff ects.
What about all that “change in journalism studies” fuss?
Authors: Algavi Leila O.
Published: March 2020

The article is a critical review of the materials of a special issue of Journalism (SAGE Publications, Q1). The issue devoted to academic research in the fi eld of journalism studies, there are scientists from Denmark, Great Britain, Australia, Canada and other countries among the authors of the special issue.
On the Cognitive-semantic Approach to the Study of Modern Chinese Language
Authors: Demidova Tatyana V. , Soloveva Tatyana M. , Barov Sergey A.
Published: March 2020

The article makes an attempt to comprehend the cognitive-semantic approach to the Chinese language in the framework of its teaching and study in higher education, taking into account features contrasting to the Russian language. The main theoretical postulates of the Chinese language-study were formulated by the Russian sinologists in line with formal structural paradigms based on materials of Western languages and their level of language organization. This approach is reflected in most Chinese language textbooks. In this regard, the Chinese language is taught according to the patterns of teaching Western languages. This approach does not allow to fully master the language, as it does not take into account the semantic and cognitive disproportion of the basic units of languages. The basic unit of the Russian language is the word as its nominative and at the same time the main speech unit. In the Chinese language, according to our observations and analysis of the relevant literature, this role belongs mainly to a more fractional substantive unit, which in the dictionary, in the nomination, acts as the main unit of the language division of the world, and in speech can also act as a simple word and as part of more complex formation - words or phrases. In writing, this unit is presented in the form of a «zi» hieroglyph, figuratively or otherwise denoting certain objects of reality and conceptualizing them, which allows us to consider these «zi» as expressors of minimal concepts of Chinese linguistic thinking. For the first time in Russian linguistics, the article addresses issues related to these basic units in connection with teaching issues. At the present stage, there are practically no textbooks or techniques aimed at mastering these specific Chinese language units. The authors make an attempt to attract the attention of sinologists to this problem and to reconsider the existing views in a new cognitive-semantic vein. In this context, the necessity of reorienting teaching that reproduces the methodological and linguistic orientations applied in relation to the study of Indo-European languages to methodological orientations corresponding to the essential characteristics of the Chinese language as consistently isolated in type and specifically orientational in terms of mental and cultural grounds is substantiated. In this regard, there marked relevant issues are there proposed some ways to resolve them.
A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Comparative Set Phrases in Russian and Swedish
Authors: Alyoshin Alexey S. , Zinovieva Elena I.
Published: March 2020

This paper examines the linguistic-cognitive potential of comparative set phrases based on the material of two languages. The originality of the study lies in the consideration of two groups of phraseological units (fixed comparisons and paremias that explicitly or implicitly verbalize comparisons) and the identification of similarities and differences both between these groups in each language and individually between Russian and Swedish. The object of study was Russian and Swedish fixed comparisons characterizing a smart and stupid person, as well as comparative paremia, expressing the opposition ‘intelligencestupidity’. The aim of the study was to identify common and culturally conditioned mental attitudes and standards of comparison. The sources of material for study included dictionaries of Russian fixed comparisons, Vladimir Dal’s collection of proverbs, a phraseological dictionary of the Swedish language and dictionaries of Swedish proverbs. A thematic classification is offered of the standards of fixed comparisons with the bases ‘stupid’ and ‘smart’ in both languages. Structural models of the paremias of the thematic group ‘intelligence-stupidity’, expressing a comparison in both languages, are highlighted; mental attitudes verbalized by these units are described. The study found that the Russian language has a closer relationship between units within set comparisons and comparative paremias than in Swedish. In both languages, zoonyms are the predominant thematic group of standards. The differences include the presence in the Russian units of standards related to the household sphere and mythologems. Swedish comparative paremias are structurally different from Russian ones. While Russian paremias express the ideas that an excessively direct and simple person is stupid; a stupid person is like a child; and it is useless to teach a person stupid by nature, Swedish units offer a logical and philosophical comparison of intelligence and stupidity. The culture-specific components of Russian paremias include a large body of household vocabulary while words denoting old measures of weight serve the same function in Swedish.
On Initial-Boundary Value Problem on Semiaxis for Generalized Kawahara Equation
Authors: Faminskii A. V. , Martynov E. V.
Published: March 2020

In this paper, we consider initial-boundary value problem on semiaxis for generalized Kawahara equation with higher-order nonlinearity. We obtain the result on existence and uniqueness of the global solution. Also, if the equation contains the absorbing term vanishing at infinity, we prove that the solution decays at large time values.
Claudin-5 Redistribution Induced by Inflammation Leads to Anti-VEGF–Resistant Diabetic Macular Edema
Authors: Arima Mitsuru , Nakao Shintaro , Yamaguchi Muneo , Feng Hao , Fujii Yuya , Shibata Kensuke , Wada Iori , Kaizu Yoshihiro , Ahmadieh Hamid , Ishibashi Tatsuro , Stitt Alan W. , Sonoda Koh-Hei
Published: March 2020

Approximately 40% of patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) are resistant to anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy (rDME). Here, we demonstrate that significant correlations between inflammatory cytokines and VEGF, as observed in naive DME, are lost in patients with rDME. VEGF overexpression in the mouse retina caused delayed inflammatory cytokine upregulation, monocyte/macrophage infiltration (CD11b+ Ly6C+ CCR2+ cells), macrophage/microglia activation (CD11b+ CD80+ cells), and blood-retinal barrier disruption due to claudin-5 redistribution, which did not recover with VEGF blockade alone. Phosphorylated protein analysis of VEGF-overexpressed retinas revealed rho-associated coiled-coil–containing protein kinase (ROCK) activation. Administration of ripasudil, a selective ROCK inhibitor, attenuated retinal inflammation and claudin-5 redistribution. Ripasudil also contributed to the stability of claudin-5 expression by both transcriptional enhancement and degradation suppression in inflammatory cytokine–stimulated endothelium. Notably, the anti-VEGF agent and the ROCK inhibitor were synergic in suppressing cytokine upregulation, monocyte/macrophage infiltration, macrophage/microglia activation, and claudin-5 redistribution. Furthermore, in vitro analysis confirmed that claudin-5 redistribution depends on ROCK2 but not on ROCK1. This synergistic effect was also confirmed in human rDME cases. Our results suggest that ROCK-mediated claudin-5 redistribution by inflammation is a key mechanism in the anti-VEGF resistance of DME.
Pengaruh Penerapan Alat Peraga Puzzle dengan Menggunakan Metode Demonstrasi Terhadap Motivasi Belajar Siswa Pada Pembelajaran Matematika di SD/MI
Authors: Arifuddin Ahmad , Maufur Syibli , Farida Farida
Published: March 2020

AbstractThis study aims to determine how much influence the application of puzzle props by using demonstration methods to student’s learning motivation on learning mathematics in SD / MI. This research is a quantitative research, using One Shot Case Study design. Data collection techniques used were questionnaires and observations. Subjects in this study were all students of grade IV-1 MI An-Nur Cirebon City which amounted to 38 students. The technique of data analysis used in this research is questionnaires test, determination test and Coefisient Regression Test. Based on regression test results, it is found that the significance value of 0.000. So that the significance value is smaller than 0.05 and t arithmetic of 6,608 is greater than t table of 2.03011, then Ho is rejected. This means that the application of puzzle props by using demonstration method on learning mathematics have a significant influence to student's learning motivation in class IV MI An-Nur Cirebon City.
MODELING OF 14 BUS SYSTEM WITH UPFC FOR TRANSIENT STABILITY ENHANCEMENT
Authors: Pandey Vipin Kumar , Dash Dr. Malaya Saurava
Published: March 2020

The revolution of Power Electronics Technology has given opportunities for developing the FACTS devices for stable operation of power system. In the last two decades number of Power Electronic based devices are implemented and known as FACTS (Flexible AC transmission System).These devices are effectively used for voltage control, power flow control, harmonic elimination, damping oscillation and improving transient stability and minimization of losses. Static and Transient stability enhancement of IEEE 14 bus system is done with the help of UPFC. Fault is created at a bus and the results show that by properly placing UPFC, settling time of the system can be reduced considerably making the system stable with fewer oscillations.
ANALYSIS THE THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF SOLAR CHIMNEY AT VARYING PARAMETERS
Authors: Patel Pratima , Sharma Manish Kumar , Gedam Rajnees Kumar
Published: March 2020

In this paper a computerized analysis of the fluid dynamics was conducted for a solar power plant stacked at collector height (H2 = 1.85 m, 3 m, 4 m and 5 m) with different solar irradiations such as 600 W / m2, 800 W / m2 m2, 900 W / m2 and 1000 W / m2. The slope of the roof and the radius of curvature of the manifold vary according to the height of the outlet manifold. The intake manifold height is set to H1 = 1.85 m from a solar cell power plant. The main objective of this work is to study the improvement of efficiency by modifying the design of the solar chimney system by diverging and radial curvature on the roof of the SCPP sensor. From the results, it was observed that the inclination and radius of curvature of the sensor roof had an effect on the efficiency of the sensor and that the efficiency of the sensor was at most 44.92% when the sensor height H2 = 5 m.
Study On Hybrid Systems, Grid Integrated Based On Renewable Energy Systems Driving Local Loads
Authors: Prasun Satyam Kumar , Jararia Sanjeev
Published: March 2020

The demand for electricity power is increasing day by day, which cannot be met  with  the satisfied  level without  non-renewable energy  resource. Renewable  energy sources  such as wind,  solar are universal and  ecological. These renewable energy  sources are best options to fulfill the world energy demand, but unpredictable due to natural conditions. The use of the hybrid solar and wind renewable energy system like will be the best option forthe utilization  these  available  resources.  The  objective  of  this  paper  is  to  study  the various aspects of hybrid solar and wind system. The application and different theories related to the development of hybrid also discussed in this paper.
Project-based Learning in Heritage and Archaeology: case study on Archaeology Department's Students, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University
Authors: Hesein Mohamed A , Al-Jahwari Nasser , Al Belushi Mohamed , Douglas Khaled Ahmed
Published: March 2020

The Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach is widely used as a curriculum and basic learning method. This type of learning has been explored in different contexts and at various stages ranging from early stagesof education to primary, preparatory and secondary schools as well as in higher education. PBL leads to transforming the acquisition of teacher-based theoretical knowledge to the efficiency of learning through practice. This approach emphasizes collaborative learning, as well as the tangible results achieved by students to represent and reflect what they have learned. PBL can be used to solve complex problems in all sciences, including teaching of archaeology. The authors of this study applied this approach to their students in the Department of Archaeology at Sultan Qaboos University through the course entitled "Special Topic in the Omani Heritage". This was achieved by creating and designing a project and applying it. Then, a questionnaire was used as a research tool. The results indicate that the goal of the PBL process has largely succeeded in achieving the objectives that the authors sought to achieve in this study. This approach has helped students to develop their own skills of good planning, organization and time management, evaluation and problems solving, in addition to establishing the importance of their cultural heritage. Thus, this approach has proven that it is effective in the field of teaching archaeology and heritage. Its application has established the students' concept of cultural heritage in a scientific and practical way. It also made them more interactive with their community, particularly in relation to the awareness of the importance of preserving their heritage.
Profesionales en red: acción colectiva, construcción y deconstrucción de ideas y prácticas. Entrevista a la Red de Psicólogxs Feministas - La Plata
Authors: Maidana Clara , Manzoni Gisela , Soza Rossi Paula
Published: March 2020

En los últimos años, la masificación de los debates en torno a la violencia de género, la diversidad y el feminismo están haciendo eclosión e impactando en la formación y práctica de lxs distintos profesionales. Si bien no se consolidó aún una formación transversal e integral con perspectiva feminista en las universidades argentinas, se están fortaleciendo antiguos espacios y generando otros nuevos, como la Red de Psicólogxs Feministas, en los que lxs profesionales, lxs psicólogxs en particular, se especializan en abordajes que parten desde esta mirada.
An Assessment of Marketisation of ‘Review’ Through Literature
Authors: Chandakar Chandu Lal , Chen Aiping
Published: March 2020

This exploratory qualitative study based on multiple-case studies collects reviewers’ comments using a ‘vector manuscript’ that carries 5 obvious mistakes for assessment. On the basis of the synthesized guidelines prescribed for the reviewers, these comments are measured and assessed. The assessment of the collected review comments of conferences, international journals, and that of the institutional level (N=126), suggests that the elements of negligence and marketisation have already infused in the academics of review. Those who were more oriented towards money were found to be 6.9 times more threatening in comparison to those who were not money-oriented. In this study, at the institutional level, those accepting gifts from the student before reviewing the paper are coded as asking for money.
Meta-analysis of flavonoids with antiviral potential against coronavirus
Authors: Sawikowska Aneta
Published: March 2020

Preliminary studies which may be of significance for research against coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which has caused an epidemic in China, are presented. An analysis was made of publicly available data that contain information about important metabolites neutralizing coronaviruses. Preliminary studies show that especially Ficus, barley, thistle and sundew should be additionally tested with the aim of producing medicines for coronavirus.
MENINGKATKANKEMAMPUAN MOTORIK KASARANAK MELALUI GERAK DAN LAGU USIA 5 – 6 TAHUN DI TKPGRI MARANGKAYU TAHUN AJARAN 2017/2018
Authors: Kusmalia Rikha - , Hanita Hanita -
Published: March 2020

This study aims to improve 5-6 year old students’ gross motor skill through song and movement in PGRI Kindergarten Marangkayu, as well as, to revel and explain the obstacles and supporting factors.The main theory referred in this study is based on curriculum 2013 about early childhood education, regarding to the characteristics of teaching young learnes ; 1) develop learner’s development optimally which covers the aspect of religious and moral value, physical-motor skill, attitude, knowledge, and skill; 2) apply thematic learning and scientific approach in stimulating education; 3) use authentic assessment in observing learner’s development , and 4) empower parents’ rolein learning process.The researcher conducted a classroom action research which involved students of PGRI Kinfergarten as the research subjects. The learning activity carried out by the researcher was by using movement and songs during two cycles, wherein each cycle consists of three mettings.The result of analysis show that the activity of song snd movement managed to improve students’ gross motor skill, which can be seen in the recapitulation of percentage of students’ gross motor skill assessment. At cycle 1, the average score was 53,7%, meanwhile, in cycle 2, becoming 97,9%
PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN BERBAHASA ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN MELALUI PERMAINAN MEDIA KARTU HURUF BERGAMBAR DI TK PELANGI TENGGARONG SEBERANG TAHUN PEMBELAJARAN 2016-2017
Authors: Rahayu Tatik - , Brantasari Mahkamah -
Published: March 2020

This study aims to find out how to improve the language skills of children aged 5-6 years through playing illustrated letter card media at Pelangi Tenggarong Seberang Kindergarten in the 2016/2017 learning year. This type of research uses the class action research method (CAR) carried out in two cycles. The object of this research is 20 children. Research data collection uses observation sheets while the results are analyzed using quantitative descriptive methods. The results of data analysis showed that there was an increase in pre-cycle to the first cycle of 35%. In the second cycle increased 91.11%. The conclusion in this study, that the use of pictorial letter card media can improve language skills in children aged 5-6 years in Pelangi Kindergarten.
PENGGUNAAN MEDIA CELEMEK PINTAR DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENGENAL HURUF HIJAIYAH ANAK USIA 3-4 TAHUN DI KELOMPOK BERMAIN AISYIYAH TENGGARONG TAHUN AJARAN 2018/2019
Authors: Syahadah Sri - , Hanita Hanita -
Published: March 2020

PAUD is an act of providing stimulation as a stimulation to children aged 0-6 years, to achieve maximum growth and development. This was done both and so that the child will be ready to enter the next level of education. To achieve growth and development, it is necessary to develop aspects of cognitive abilities, language, motor skills, arts, social, emotional, religious values, through fun activities. Religious values are developed through Imtaq, hoping children will recognize, know, understand and say Hijaiyah as a developing ability for children to recite as a benchmark for achieving child development. The purpose of this study was to determine the use of Smart Apron Media in improving the ability to recognize letters Hijaiyah Children Age 3-4 Years in the Play Group Aisyiyah Tenggarong, 2019. This research was PTK (Classroom Action Research). This research was carried out with two cycles in which each cycle consisted of 4 (four) stages that had to be passed planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The subjects of this study were 10 children comprising 4 boys and 6 girls. While the object of this research is the use of smart apron media in improving the ability to recognize Hijaiyah letters. Data collection techniques used are observation and documentation. Based on the results of research in the first cycle, for meetings 1 and 2 have seen an increase of 45% and at the second meeting reached 70%. in the second cycle the first meeting achieved an increase with 72 percent and in the second meeting reached 85%. The results be concluded that by using smart apron media the ability to recognize letters of Hijaiyah as a whole has experienced a good increase in every aspect of its assessment.