bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Students’ Experience during the Integration of Traditional Games into the Elementary School Program/Učenička iskustva integracije tradicionalnih igara u osnovnoškolski program
Authors: Vasileva Marina , Malinovski Toni , Vasileva-Stojanovska Tatjana , Trajkovik Vladimir
Published: April 2018

Abstract Even though the potential of game-based learning is widely recognized, we need to understand students to effectively integrate games in the classroom environment. This study aims to identify relevant factors that influence students’ experience during the integration of traditional children’s games into the elementary school program. The research involved 142 students from different elementary schools who participated in multiple learning sessions with pure game-based activities or games technologically enhanced with asynchronous/synchronous distance learning. A structural equation model was developed and tested using students’ responses to a survey conducted after each session. The results suggest that students’ experience is directly influenced by their motivation to participate in the new environment, their attitude during purely game-based classes, and technological behaviour during classes with distance learning activities. We also found that students of different ages showed similar subjective experience and identified a clear distinction between students’ views and learning outcomes during in-class gaming and asynchronous/synchronous conditions.Key words: classroom games; elementary school; game-based learning; structural equation model; students’ experience.---SažetakIako je potencijal učenja zasnovanog na igri široko prepoznat, učinkovita integracija igara u okruženje učionice prije svega zahtijeva bolje razumijevanje učenika. Cilj ovog istraživanja jest identificirati relevantne čimbenike koji utječu na iskustva učenika prilikom integracije tradicionalnih dječjih igara u program osnovne škole. U istraživanju su sudjelovala 142 učenika iz različitih osnovnih škola, koji su pohađali veći broj sati na kojima su se koristile isključivo aktivnosti zasnovane na igri, odnosno igre tehnološki pojačane (a)sinkronim učenjem na daljinu. U sklopu istraživanja razvijen je model zasnovan na strukturnim jednadžbama, koji je testiran uz pomoć odgovora učenika, prikupljenih s pomoću anketa provođenih nakon svakog sata. Rezultati sugeriraju da na iskustvo učenika izravno utječe njihova motivacija za sudjelovanje u novom okruženju, njihovi stavovi (u vezi sa satima zasnovanim isključivo na igri), kao i tehnološka učinkovitost (u vezi sa satima koji uključuju aktivnosti zasnovane na učenju na daljinu). Također smo ustanovili da učenici različite dobi dijele slična subjektivna iskustva te identificirali jasnu razliku između stavova učenika i ishoda učenja u kontekstu igranja u učionici i (a)sinkronog učenja. Ključne riječi: igre u učionici; osnovna škola; učenje zasnovano na igri; model strukturne jednadžbe; iskustvo učenika.
Identifying and Analyzing the Misconceptions Associated with the Concept of Chemical Equation/Kako prepoznati i analizirati pogrešna shvaćanja povezana s konceptom jednadžbe kemijske reakcije?
Authors: Šimičić Sanda , Mrvoš-Sermek Draginja
Published: April 2018

AbstractEducation research results point to frequent misconceptions of basic chemical concepts among students at all levels of education. One reason for this is the abstract nature of the subject, which requires higher cognitive abilities of students in the learning process. Considering these insights, research was conducted with the aim to identify and analyze students’ misconceptions associated with the concept of chemical equation. The results served to design and implement a quasi-experiment aiming to enhance teaching of the mentioned concept, which is presently under way. The research, conducted in December 2013, included 357 eighth grade students from several primary schools. Multiple-choice questions were used in assessing the ability of associating two different ways of presenting a chemical reaction, namely chemical equation and particulate drawing. Analysis of the collected data revealed different misconceptions associated with insufficient understanding of the concepts of atom and molecule, stoichiometric number and index, reaction system and elementary reaction, and difficulties in applying the law of conservation of mass. The research results emphasize the value of particulate drawing as a teaching tool whose application in assessing knowledge enables an analysis of the conceptual understanding of the chemical equation.Key words: basic chemical concepts; chemical equation; misconception; particulate drawing.---SažetakRezultati edukacijskih istraživanja ukazuju na učestalost pogrešnih shvaćanja temeljnih kemijskih pojmova kod učenika svih obrazovnih razina. Uzrok tome je i apstraktna priroda nastavnog predmeta koja od učenika zahtijeva više kognitivne sposobnosti pri usvajanju sadržaja. Uzimajući u obzir te spoznaje, provedeno je istraživanje čiji je cilj bio prepoznati i analizirati pogrešna shvaćanja učenika povezana s konceptom jednadžbe kemijske reakcije. Rezultati ovog istraživanja poslužili su za osmišljavanje i provedbu kvazieksperimenta s ciljem unaprjeđenja poučavanja navedenog koncepta, koje je u tijeku. U istraživanju koje je provedeno u prosincu 2013. godine sudjelovalo je 357 učenika osmih razreda osnovnih škola. Zadatcima višestrukog izbora provjeravana je sposobnost povezivanja dvaju načina prikaza kemijske promjene, jednadžbom kemijske reakcije i čestičnim crtežom. Analizom prikupljenih podataka uočena su različita pogrešna shvaćanja povezana s nerazumijevanjem pojmova: atom i molekula, stehiometrijski broj i indeks, reakcijski sustav i elementarna pretvorba, kao i poteškoće primjene zakona o očuvanju mase. Rezultati ovog istraživanja ističu vrijednost čestičnog crteža kao nastavnog alata čija uporaba pri provjeri znanja omogućava analizu konceptualnog razumijevanja jednadžbe kemijske reakcije.Ključne riječi: čestični crtež; jednadžba kemijske reakcije; pogrešna shvaćanja; temeljni kemijski pojmovi.
Gender Differences in Children Related to the Body Composition and Movement Coordination/Spolne razlike u tjelesnoj kompoziciji i njihova relacija s koordinacijom kod djece
Authors: Živanović Vladimir , Branković Dragan , Pelemiš Vladan
Published: April 2018

Abstract  The present research was conducted on a sample of 95 younger school children (age range 7-8 years) divided into two groups: 40 boys and 55 girls, in order to define the relation of basic anthropometric values, physical composition and BMI values to movement coordination by performing three motor tests. The ex post facto research design was used. Our results indicate that there are statistically significant gender differences related to the movement coordination in favor of the boys. Regression analyses results pointed out that the system of predictor variables in boys had statistically significant influence only on the manifestation of hypothetic motor factor of coordination for the variable Obstacle course backwards. All estimated predictor variables: body height, body weight, BMI, overall muscle tissue, overall fat tissue and overall water quantity positively correlate to this criterion. The predictor system did not have significant influence on other variables regarding the coordination assessment. Children still generally respond to the tasks; that is, the general motor factor is emphasized. A greater distinction should be expected once the children enter the prepubertal phase.Key words: bioelectrical impedance; BMI; impact on classroom teaching; morphological characteristics; motor ability. --- SažetakIstraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 95 djece mlađeg školskog uzrasta (7 – 8 godina) podijeljenih u dvije skupine: 40 dječaka i 55 djevojčica s ciljem definiranja osnovnih antropometrijskih mjera, tjelesne kompozicije, te izračunavanja vrijednosti indeksa tjelesne mase (BMI) i procijenjene koordinacije putem tri motorička testa. Koristio se ex post facto nacrt istraživanja. Istraživanjem je utvrđeno postojanje statistički značajnih razlika u pogledu koordinacije u korist dječaka. Rezultati regresijske analize ukazali su na to da je sustav prediktorskih varijabli kod dječaka imao statistički značajan utjecaj na manifestaciju hipotetskog motoričkog faktora koordinacije samo u varijabli Poligon natraške. Sve prediktorske varijable: Tjelesna visina, Tjelesna masa, BMI, Ukupna količina mišića, Ukupna količina tjelesne masti i Ukupna količina vode u pozitivnim su korelativnim odnosima s tim kriterijem. Prediktorski sustav nije ostvario značajan utjecaj s ostalim varijablama za procjenu koordinacije. Djeca još uvijek generalno reagiraju na postavljene zadatke, odnosno ističe se genaralni motorički faktor, a veće razlike treba očekivati s ulaskom djece u pretpubertetsku fazu.Ključne riječi: bioelektrična impedansa; ITM; morfološke karakteristike; motoričke sposobnosti; utjecaj na razrednu nastavu.
Nigerian briefing: how engineers can help secure a sustainable economy
Authors: Tomlinson Jasper
Published: April 2018

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, has declining natural resources resulting in an unsustainable loss of personal inclusive wealth driven by exporting gas and crude oil for fuel, a landscape desiccated from the legacy of too many large dams, relentless population growth and culturally determined short-termism. Improving outcomes requires well-focused resources management and physical planning. These tasks require well-directed efforts from engineers informed by analysis of evidence of natural resources, human resources and manufacturing. This analysis, practised by economists developing Dasgupta's Inclusive Wealth Index concept, provides direction for achieving sustainability. Providing this direction is the nexus where the planning and management of Nigerian issues with energy (electricity), water (large dams) and land (agriculture) meet. These tasks require engineering inputs. Measures considered include adding value to mineral oil wealth by investment in petrochemicals production rather than exporting crude oil; management of natural water resources to realise the agricultural value of floodplains rather than wasteful water storage for failed irrigation projects; and success with generating and distributing electricity sufficient for economic activity in urban centres where half the people live. Engineers can provide better outcomes for Nigerian people, but there are some important culturally determined constraints to be addressed.
The collapse of Space building
Authors: Caicedo B. , Alonso E. , Mendoza C. , Alcoverro J.
Published: April 2018

On 12 October 2013, the 24-storey high ‘Space’ building collapsed in Medellín, Colombia. The building had a reinforced concrete structure founded on large-diameter piles with enlarged bases. During and after construction the building exhibited structural problems and excessive settlements of some piles. Because of the evidence of structural damage, the building was evacuated on 11 October 2013, 1 day before the collapse. Isolated large-diameter piles excavated in a firm, high-plasticity saprolitic residual clay, supported building columns. Building collapse was triggered by a significant increase of the vertical load transmitted by some columns, which, in turn, is explained by widely different settlements experienced by neighbouring piles and the resulting loading transfer mechanisms. The first part of the paper presents the results of the field exploration and laboratory tests, as well as the structural and architectural layout, including the construction process and other forensic aspects that could influence the collapse of the structure. Afterwards, the joint structure–foundation–soil numerical model developed and its predictions are described. Matching the records of pile settlements, measured during construction and afterwards until building collapse, with model predictions allowed the validation of the model. The causes that triggered the collapse were identified and some other lessons were learned.
Sirtuins in Renal Health and Disease
Authors: Morigi Marina , Perico Luca , Benigni Ariela
Published: April 2018

Sirtuins belong to an evolutionarily conserved family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases that share multiple cellular functions related to proliferation, DNA repair, mitochondrial energy homeostasis, and antioxidant activity. Mammalians express seven sirtuins (SIRT1–7) that are localized in different subcellular compartments. Changes in sirtuin expression are critical in several diseases, including metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cancer, and aging. In the kidney, the most widely studied sirtuin is SIRT1, which exerts cytoprotective effects by inhibiting cell apoptosis, inflammation, and fibrosis together with SIRT3, a crucial metabolic sensor that regulates ATP generation and mitochondrial adaptive response to stress. Here, we provide an overview of the biologic effects of sirtuins and the molecular targets thereof regulating renal physiology. This review also details progress made in understanding the effect of sirtuins in the pathophysiology of chronic and acute kidney diseases, highlighting the key role of SIRT1, SIRT3, and now SIRT6 as potential therapeutic targets. In this context, the current pharmacologic approaches to enhancing the activity of SIRT1 and SIRT3 will be discussed.
An emergent affliction in today’s Egypt
Authors: Vinea Ana
Published: April 2018

This article examines the emergence and constitution of a new affliction category in contemporary Egypt: wahm, meaning (self-)illusion, locally defined as the condition of being falsely convinced one is possessed by spirits called ‘jinn’, all the while exhibiting real possession symptoms. As I show, wahm transcends the domain of revivalist Islamic healing from where it originates by mobilizing and entangling Islamic and psy concepts and practices. It both exploits the local dichotomy of jinn afflictions/mental disorders and grows from the cracking of this binary. In this manner, wahm provides a new idiom for critiquing current therapeutic practices, for understanding suffering, and for analyzing modern life in today’s Egypt. Through the analysis of wahm, this article contributes to scholarly investigations of ontology and the emergence of diseases by moving the lens from biomedical categories to the terrain where biomedicine meets religious healing, highlighting not only intersections but also the new formations they engender.
Diabetes, alcohol abuse, and inequality in southern Mexico
Authors: Montesi Laura
Published: April 2018

Despite the serious persistence of infectious diseases, low-income, indigenous people in southern Mexico are increasingly burdened by noncommunicable diseases, type 2 diabetes in particular. Most studies on diabetes and indigenous peoples focus on the dietary transition they are experiencing, with an emphasis on the biological role of processed foods and soft drinks on the onset of this disease. Little, however, is known about the synergistic interaction of alcohol abuse, diabetes, and inequality. This article adopts a syndemic approach to investigate how alcohol abuse among women and men in a rural, indigenous community in southern Mexico contributes to exacerbating health outcomes. Based on a one-year qualitative ethnographic study, this article advocates the use of a syndemic approach into the study of noncommunicable diseases because it offers critical insights into political economy, individual and social suffering, and the biosocial nature of health and illness.
Ghosts in the health machine
Authors: Hume Victoria
Published: April 2018

Ill health and hospitalisation can conjure up both benign and threatening visits from the dead. This piece is an exploratory attempt to understand these visits in the context of a long cultural history of the relationship between the ill and dying, and those already dead. It looks, too, at the role played by the machine of the hospital, with all its constituent parts, in both this cultural history and manifestation of figures of the dead during illness today. The article uses evidence from two narrative studies of delirium conducted by the author in the United Kingdom and South Africa in 2013 and 2017 respectively, as well as brief reflections on experiences within the author’s family.
Vocabulary Strategies and Bridging the Gap from Learning to Read to Reading to Learn
Authors: Alakawi Kholood Moustafa
Published: April 2018

The present study offers a solution to students’ difficulties in reading by examining the effect of two instructional strategies for teaching reading: semantic mapping and morphological analysis, using multimedia as a vehicle for achieving the desired goals. Technology in the present study incorporates fun, meaningful resources that enhance the experimental group students’ vocabulary, and allow the reading instructor to assess the students’ progress in reading. 58 EFL university students enrolled in the first year of the English Department at Al-Imam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia participated in the present study. They were chosen randomly and were divided into two groups; an experimental group and a control one. Each group had 29 participants aged between twenty and twenty one years old. A pre-test was applied to check out their standard in comprehending the reading texts before the inauguration of the experiment. During the time of the experiment, the control group was taught by the traditional method which focuses on relying on their memorization of long lists of vocabulary, rote learning, reading aloud, repetition and the translation of the new vocabulary. Participants of the experimental group were taught by semantic mapping and morphological analysis that focus on the comprehension of the key vocabulary and concepts included in the reading texts. The experimental group only was taught in the reading classes by implementing the semantic mapping and morphological analysis strategies while the control group was taught by the traditional previously mentioned way. The post-test was applied on both groups of the study at the end of the experiment to check out the students’ reading comprehension standard. The experiment lasted for three months’ time during the first semester of the year 2015. The findings revealed that teaching reading by semantic mapping and morphological analysis strategies improved experimental group students’ comprehension of the reading texts.
Directions in Discourse Analysis: Theory & Method. Jalilifar A. R. (Eds.). Ahvaz, Iran: University of Ahvaz Press, 2014. 370 pp. ISBN 978-600-141-158-8
Authors: Jodairi Pineh Aiyoub
Published: April 2018

Plenty of books have written in Discourse Analysis, and the book, Directions in Discourse Analysis: Theory & Method, is another welcomed addition to this vital field of Applied Linguistics. Many books in this field are limited to a specific framework of discourse analysis (Coulthard, 1992; Christie, 2002; Gee, 1999; Walsh, 2006) to name but a few. Introducing a specific theoretical framework and orientation has almost been a tradition in preparing such textbooks, while it seems that there is a need for publications which take into account the fast-growing field of discourse analysis, where discerning similarities and differences are becoming subtle. I think similar to Hyland & Paltridge (2011), Directions in Discourse Analysis: Theory & Method by Professor Jalilifar is another attempt to meet such a need. As the title of the book indicates, the emphasis is on a wide range of recent approaches, wherein the author presents them under a separate but a related chapter. He successfully brings together similar and contradictory themes under a single topic.
Cell adhesion assay for HEK-293 and Cdh2-deficient HEK-293 cells v1
Authors: Yamagata Masahito
Published: April 2018

This is a protocol for cell adhesion assays using 293T cells or N-cadherin-deficient 293NC cells (Yamagata et al., 2018). HEK293T(ATCC CRL-3216) cells are easily transfectable with plasmids. The 293NC cells lack N-cadherin (Cadherin-2), but maintain the property of its parental 293T cells. Thus, this 293T variant is useful to test cell adhesion (Goodman et al., 2016; Yamagata et al., 2018). Here, I describe a protocol and some technical tips.
Serviços públicos no Brasil: uma análise a partir das esferas de titularidade
Authors: Manica Fernando Borges , Menegat Fernando
Published: April 2018

Este artigo enfoca a configuração dos serviços públicos dentro das esferas de titularidade delineadas na Constituição brasileira de 1988, analisando temas como a titularidade sobre os serviços públicos, suas hipóteses de delegação e as possibilidades de exploração pela iniciativa privada.
A relação convergente entre direitos fundamentais e a organização setorial da atividade administrativa
Authors: Urquhart Cademartori Luiz Henrique , Solera Gagliardi Luiza Roberta
Published: April 2018

Com o presente artigo pretende-se tecer uma análise comparativa da relação entre a organização setorial da Administração Pública e sua atuação em face dos direitos fundamentais construídos ao longo do tempo. Para o adequado enquadramento do artigo, busca-se destacar a importância da estrutura, organização a ação da Administração Pública na efetivação dos direitos fundamentais, pois o legítimo exercício desses direitos consolida uma Administração democrática.
Possibilidades e limites no aproveitamento dos critérios econômicos na apreciação e justificação de escolhas normativas
Authors: Figueiredo Chaves Vinicius , Flores Nilton Cesar da Silva
Published: April 2018

Pesquisa qualitativa baseada em linha de raciocínio dedutivo. Abordagem sobre o movimento teórico conhecido como Análise Econômica do Direito (AED). A investigação, focada no exame da dimensão do aproveitamento das premissas adotadas pela AED, foi conduzida em torno da seguinte questão: Critério (s) econômico (s) de eficiência deve (m) ser compreendido (s) como determinante (s) exclusivo (s) na apreciação e na justificação de escolhas normativas? O objetivo do artigo é demonstrar a necessidade de imposição de certos limites no processo de utilização do instrumental econômico pelo Direito. Conclui-se que os pressupostos econômicos não devem determinar as escolhas normativas, cabendo ao Direito importantes funções de articulador e coordenador crítico e valorativo dos inputs e informações vindos do campo da Economia.
Relações literárias de Alexandre Herculano com a cultura letrada brasileira
Authors: Menezes Hugo Lenes
Published: April 2018

O diálogo da cultura escrita do Brasil com a do exterior é acentuado. Aqui a arte verbal é um legado do colonizador europeu. Por isso, nossas manifestações literárias iniciais são encaradas como ressonâncias das metrópoles. Este fato origina uma interessante terminologia (a luso-brasileira), a qual é utilizada na classificação de um grupo de obras publicadas por autores portugueses que moram na Colônia durante a tutela do império lusitano. Alguns deles, como o Padre Antônio Vieira e Tomás Antônio Gonzaga, muito se identificam com nossos valores e são considerados integrantes de um patrimônio comum aos dois países. Embora tal diálogo diminua depois de uma maior penetração da civilização francesa no século XIX, Brasil e Portugal continuam parceiros. Assim sendo, neste artigo, abordamos o lusitano Alexandre Herculano em suas relações com nossa cultura letrada.
HISTÓRIAS DE FORMADORES DE FORMADORES – MEMÓRIAS E REFLEXÕES SOBRE A EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Guimarães Lodi Ivana
Published: April 2018

Vidas e práticas de professores configuram-se em uma das principais temáticas das análises contemporâneas sobre o profissional da educação e investigar histórias de vida de professores formadores de formadores, constitui-se em um rico instrumento de análise. Aquilo que nos tornamos é fruto de um processo temporal marcado pela construção permanente e pela sedimentação do saber profissional. A intenção deste trabalho foi investigar o caminho percorrido e as práticas docentes, de alguns profissionais formadores de formadores dentro do UNIARAXÁ – Centro Universitário do Planalto de Araxá (MG).  Para o desenvolvimento desta proposta, fizemos opção pela metodologia de história oral de vida. Foram entrevistados 10 professores, em entrevistas com questões semi-estruturadas, sendo os resultados analisadas de acordo com as seguintes categorias: Formação e cotidiano escolar; influências marcantes na formação da identidade; influências da formação na prática escolar; Desafios e perspectivas no exercício profissional. Através das narrativas que foram colhidas nesta pesquisa, foi possível recuperar e analisar alguns desses elementos constitutivos das identidades docentes, com o objetivo de não só registrar, mas analisar as diversas influências que os foram constituindo e instituindo, enquanto professores formadores de formadores.Palavras chave: História de Vida; Educação Superior; Práticas Pedagógicas.
SEQUÊNCIA DIDÁTICA PARA INSERÇÃO DA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL NO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
Authors: Soares Márcia Belo , Frenedozo Rita De Cássia
Published: April 2018

Este artigo teve como objetivo oferecer subsídios para trabalhar a Educação Ambiental de maneira crítica com alunos do Ensino Fundamental (anos iniciais). Através da ferramenta Sequência Didática (SD) trabalhou-se a inserção da temática ambiental visando à transformação de atitudes e conhecimentos acerca de práticas cotidianas que causam desequilíbrios ambientais. A pesquisa foi estruturada em 10 (dez) aulas e abordou temas ligados ao meio ambiente como: sustentabilidade, aumento populacional, recursos naturais e consumismo. Foram proporcionados momentos de ação e reflexão tornando a aprendizagem significativa. Os resultados apontaram que a proposta levou a formação do cidadão crítico capaz de refletir sobre suas responsabilidades e propor ações a serem desenvolvidas no coletivo e para o coletivo. Os alunos propuseram diversas ações visando transformar a sociedade e redefinir sua própria condição na natureza. A atividade promoveu o envolvimento de todos nas diferentes etapas propostas e possibilitou a reflexão quanto à viabilidade de trabalhar a Educação Ambiental de maneira critica no contexto educacional.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Educação Ambiental Crítica. Sequência Didática. Ensino Fundamental.
O ESTÁGIO E A FORMAÇÃO EM GESTÃO EDUCACIONAL NO CURSO DE PEDAGOGIA DA UNIVERSIDAD ESTADUAL DE PONTA GROSSA (PR)
Authors: Gomes Nadal Beatriz , Zaias Kailer Elismara , Marcoccia Patricia Correia de Paula
Published: April 2018

O presente trabalho tematiza o estágio na formação em gestão educacional no Curso de Pedagogia da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa. Considera que a formação para atuação neste campo foi historicamente assumida pelo curso, o que pressupõe uma formação profissional capaz de responder aos conhecimentos específicos deste campo, assim como de desenvolver tal identidade ao longo da formação. Reconhece o estágio como dimensão essencial nesse processo pelas possibilidades de produção de sínteses teórico-práticas que sua dinâmica viabiliza. O objetivo do artigo é discutir o papel do estágio na formação das equipes de gestão no âmbito do Curso de Pedagogia da UEPG, problematizando o modo pelo qual situações didáticas podem mediar as relações teórico-práticas, o estabelecimento de sínteses, o desenvolvimento de aprendizagens e formação profissional no campo da gestão escolar.
INTERFACES ENTRE O ENSINO DE BIOLOGIA E A FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES/AS
Authors: VIGARIO ANA FLAVIA , CICILLINI GRAÇA APARECIDA
Published: April 2018

A formação de professores/as para o ensino de Biologia, com enfoque em Biologia Celular, é o tema deste trabalho, tendo em vista sua importância fundamental para compreender os fenômenos da vida e as relações entre os seres vivos. Esta pesquisa teve por base dois cursos de formação continuada para professores/as de Biologia do ensino médio: no estado de Goiás e outro em Minas Gerais. Como resultados destacamos a relevância da formação docente continuada como meio propício à estruturação de redes colaborativas para o compartilhamento de experiências, atualização de saberes e melhoria da autonomia e segurança na prática pedagógica. Tais procedimentos possibilitaram diminuir o hiato entre conteúdos específicos e metodologias de ensino-aprendizagem na compreensão dos processos fisiológicos dos seres vivos, da célula ao organismo, em uma contínua relação entre os aspectos e fenômenos micro e macroscópicos.
The Correlation of Serum Total Testosterone, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and Free Androgen Index with Athens Insomnia Scale Score in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Authors: Bayuaji Hartanto , Nataprawira Heda Melinda Nazaruddin , Sastramihardja Herri Suhari
Published: April 2018

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common reproductive endocrinologic disorder in woman, was considered to be related to sleep disturbance. This study is aimed to analyze the correlation between excess androgen markers and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) in PCOS.METHODS: This observational, cross-sectional study of PCOS was conducted to 31 subjects to evaluate the correlation between serum total testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and free androgen index with the incidence of sleep disturbance using AIS. Sleep disturbance was present if the score ≥6. The correlation between excess androgen markers and sleep disturbance was analyzed using Pearson’s coefficient of correlation or Spearman’s rho test. Correlation coefficient more than 0.5 with p<0.05 was considered significant.RESULTS: Out of 31 PCOS subjects aged 20-40 years, 39% subjects had AIS score ≥6. Mean serum testosterone in AIS score >6 group was higher than AIS score <6 group but not statistically significant (46.68 vs. 28.49 ng/mL, p>0.05). No significant correlation was found between serum total testosterone, SHBG and free androgen index with AIS score. After adjusting for AIS score, there was the moderate positive correlation between serum total testosterone level although not statistically significant (r=0.54, p=0.07).CONCLUSION: The serum total testosterone level might influence the occurrence of sleep disturbance in PCOS.KEYWORDS: PCOS, androgen excess, testosterone, sleep disturbance, Athens Insomnia Scale
Effect of Puguntano Extract (Curanga Fel-Terrae Merr.) on hs-CRP Level in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patient
Authors: Purba Hartono Apriliasta , Syafril Santi , Lindarto Dharma
Published: April 2018

BACKGROUND: Inflammation is one of the factors that associated with insulin resistance which causes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Inflammation can be measured by using high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a quantitative measurement of CRP concentration. Puguntano is a plant that traditionally used for antidiabetic treatment found in North Sumatera. The objective of this study is to know the effect of Puguntano extract on hs-CRP level in newly diagnosed T2DM patient.METHODS: The study was a randomized controlled clinical trial on 24 newly diagnosed T2DM patients. Subjects were divided into 2 groups. The first group was given Puguntano extract with starting doses at 100 mg daily, then the dose was increased in titration up to a maximum dose of 2x100 mg daily depending on blood sugar level monitoring. Meanwhile, the other group (which serves as a control group) was given metformin with starting doses at 500 mg daily, then the dose was increased in titration up to a maximum dose of 3x500 mg per day depending on blood sugar level monitoring. The hs-CRP and HbA1c are assessed at the baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment.RESULTS: The hs-CRP level was decreased in Puguntano group by 1.41 (-7.54-0.52) (p=0.06) and decrease by 0.58 (-7.86-33.41) (p=0.695) in metformin group. There was no difference in hs-CRP level between the two groups (p=0.630).CONCLUSION: Puguntano extract showed the effect of lowering HbA1C and hs-CRP level in T2DM patients, although it was not statistically significant.KEYWORDS: type 2 diabetes mellitus, hs-CRP, puguntano
Violações aos direitos humanos dos trabalhadores e os sistemas regionais de proteção
Authors: Piovesan Flávia Cristina , Quetes Regeane Bransin , Ferraz Miriam Olivia Knopik
Published: April 2018

Resumo: Neste artigo teve-se como objetivo a análise da violação dos direitos humanos dos trabalhadores e o papel dos sistemas regionais de proteção. A metodologia foi o exame da jurisprudência do sistema Interamericano, o sistema Europeu e o sistema Africano dentro de uma perspectiva que buscou a análise a partir da universalidade e indivisibilidade dos direitos humanos, bem como de multifuncionalidade e dupla titularidade dos direitos humanos fundamentais. Por meio da análise dos casos que são direcionados à proteção e direitos trabalhistas, observou-se que os sistemas, ainda, não são harmônicos quanto à jurisprudência trabalhista. Os sistemas Interamericano e Europeu fundamentam suas decisões pelos direitos individuais, usando uma interpretação extensiva, permitindo o entendimento da multifuncionalidade, da dupla titularidade e da interdependência dos direitos. No sistema Africano, direitos civis e sociais foram contemplados num mesmo patamar, mas ainda é preciso aguardar uma postura menos formalista do sistema para que conclusões possam ser tomadas. Espera-se que tais sistemas tenham a capacidade de avançar na proteção mais plena e efetiva dos direitos trabalhistas – condição essencial à própria prevalência da dignidade humana.Palavras-chave: Sistema de proteção de direitos humanos. Direitos humanos dos trabalhadores. Direitos sociais. Proteção internacional. Direitos fundamentais. Abstract: The objective of this article was to analyze the violation of workers' human rights and the role of regional protection systems. The methodology was the examination of the jurisprudence of the Inter-American system, the European system and the African system, from a perspective that sought the analysis from the universality and indivisibility of human rights, as well as multifunctionality and dual ownership of fundamental human rights. Through the analysis of the cases that are directed to the protection and labor rights, it was observed that the systems are still not harmonious regarding labor jurisprudence. The Inter-American and European systems base their decisions on individual rights, using an extensive interpretation, allowing the understanding of multifunctionality, dual ownership and the interdependence of rights. In the African system, civil and social rights were on the same footing, but we still have to wait for a less formalist stance of the system in order to reach conclusions. Such systems are expected to have the potential to advance the fullest and most effective protection of labor rights - an essential condition for the very prevalence of human dignity.Keywords: Human rights protection system. Human rights of workers. Social rights. International protection. Fundamental rights.
A atuação da defensoria pública no acesso ao sistema interamericano de direitos humanos: uma perspectiva garantista multinível de direitos constitucionais e convencionais
Authors: Lopes Ana Maria D'Ávila , Bessa Leandro Sousa
Published: April 2018

Resumo: A perspectiva garantista, caracterizada pela proteção e implementação dos direitos fundamentais, vem se impondo como paradigma de atuação do Estado Democrático de Direito. Nos últimos anos, entretanto, essa perspectiva não mais tem se limitado aos sistemas jurídicos nacionais, mas vem também permeando os sistemas internacionais de proteção dos direitos humanos e o diálogo mantido entre estes e aqueles. Nesse contexto, com o presente artigo pretendeu-se investigar a atuação da Defensoria Pública, nesse processo dialógico de proteção interna e internacional dos direitos humanos, sob uma perspectiva garantista multinível de direitos constitucionais e convencionais. Para tal, valeu-se do método dedutivo para a análise dos dados levantados por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, legislativa e jurisprudencial, partindo-se de análises gerais sobre o garantismo e dos sistemas nacionais e interamericanos de proteção dos direitos humanos, para, então, chegar-se à específica construção de um paradigma de atuação da Defensoria Pública brasileira perante o Sistema Interamericano de Direitos Humanos.Palavras-chave: Garantismo. Defensoria pública. Sistema Interamericano. Direitos humanos. Abstract: The guaranteeist perspective, characterized by the protection and implementation of fundamental rights, has been imposing itself as paradigm of action of the Rule of Law. In recent years, however, such perspective has no longer been limited to national legal systems, but has also permeated the international systems of human rights protection and the dialogue between the two systems. In this context, this article aims to investigate the Public Defense acting in this dialogical process of internal and international protection of human rights from a multilevel guarantee perspective of constitutional and conventional rights. To this end, it was used the deductive method for the analysis of data collected through a literature, legislative and jurisprudential research, based on general analyzes on the guarantee and on the national and Inter-American human rights protection systems, to, thus, achieve the specific construction of a paradigm the action of the Brazilian Public Defender before the Inter-American Human Rights System.Keywords: Guaranteeism. Public defense. Inter-American system. Human rights.
Diretrizes para autores
Authors: Scalabrin Admin Caren
Published: April 2018

Diretrizes para autores
The Influence of Organizational Culture in Application of Information Technology Governance
Authors: Amali Lanto Ningrayati , Hadjaratie Lillyan , Suhada Sitti
Published: April 2018

In this era of globalization, an organization needs to adapt to the competitions in order to maintain its existence. However, information technology (IT) governance development and application is sometimes not effective, which consequently ends as a failure. Such extent is attributable to lack of thorough analysis of organizational needs, particularly, in the scope of organizational culture. In this regards, this study attempts to carry out the contributions of organizational culture aspect to the development of IT governance. Good strategies of IT governance are ordinarily well applied in most organizations. The organizations, in fact, struggle to find a proper framework or model of IT governance with their characters. A quantitative method through document study and questionnaire. The data were obtained through The Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) questionnaire with 450 respondents. The importance of organizational culture towards the application of IT governance that an organization can decide a suitable model of development with the organization goals. The role of organizational culture is crucial for the leader, as one key factor of success in IT governance, in formulating harmonious strategies of IT utilization policy with business strategy. Furthermore, it also acts as a recommendation for organizations to design better IT governance which is suitable for organization strategies and vision.
Information and Communications Technology and Inventory Management amongst Breweries in Nigeria
Authors: Akinola Grace O. , Odesola Olusegun Timothy
Published: April 2018

This study examined the effect of ICT on inventory management amongst breweries in Nigeria. Secondary data were sourced for this study. The population for the study comprises all brewery companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the three leading brewery companies in Nigeria, namely the Nigerian Breweries Plc; Guinness Nigeria Plc; and International Breweries Plc that represent 75% of the breweries quoted in the Nigerian Stock Exchange factsbook. Secondary data on ICT/ software costs, inventories, sales turnover/revenue, and assets were sourced from years 2006 to 2015 Annual Reports and Statements of Accounts of the three selected breweries and the Nigeria Stock Exchange facts book. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics ( tables, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method). The results also showed that ICT usage had no significant positive relationship on inventory management (t = 0.021,  P > 0.01). The study concluded that ICT had no significant positive effect on inventory management in the Nigerian Brewery industry. It is recommended that brewery firms in Nigeria should deploy the right software for inventory management. The limitation of this research is what were used to measure the inventory management and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as contrary results could be obtained if these variables are measured using other yardsticks.  The improvement of the respondent required to see the other problem and another kind of business.
Sentiment Analysis in the Sales Review of Indonesian Marketplace by Utilizing Support Vector Machine
Authors: Lutfi Anang Anggono , Permanasari Adhistya Erna , Fauziati Silmi
Published: April 2018

The online store is changing people’s shopping behavior. Despite the fact, the potential customer’s distrust in the quality of products and service is one of the online store’s weaknesses. A review is provided by the online stores to overcome this weakness. Customers often write a review using languages that are not well structured. Sentiment analysis is used to extract the polarity of the unstructured texts. This research attempted to do a sentiment analysis in the sales review. Sentiment analysis in sales reviews can be used as a tool to evaluate the sales. This research intends to conduct a sentiment analysis in the sales review of Indonesian marketplace by utilizing Support Vector Machine and Naive Bayes. The reviews of the data are gathered from one of Indonesian marketplace, Bukalapak. The data are classified into positive or negative class. TF-IDF is used to feature extraction. The experiment shows that Support Vector Machine with linear kernel provides higher accuracy than Naive Bayes. Support Vector Machine shows the highest accuracy average. The generated accuracy is 93.65%. This approach of sentiment analysis in sales review can be used as the base of intelligent sales evaluation for online stores in the future.
Intelligence Context Aware Mobile Navigation using Augmented Reality Technology
Authors: Basori Ahmad Hoirul , Al-Sharif Abdullah M. Al-Ghalib , AL-Oufi Atiah O. Faraj , Almagrabi Alaa Omran , Barukab Omar M.
Published: April 2018

Most of the technologies of today’s world, which are enriched with various powerful features and amazing quality characteristics, enables software developers to come up with best possible software solutions, no matter what the context of the particular issue. Technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), is utilized almost every kind of fields in today’s society. As computers become more advanced through mobile devices and wearable technology, augmented reality will become a seamless experience that is a part of our everyday lives. In the context of this work, an Intelligence mobile navigation application for the King Abdul Aziz University Rabigh is developed enabling the user to find specific locations on campus and offers the ability to explore the campus environment via AR. Furthermore, the system, Mobile Campus Navigation with Augmented Reality application is capable of giving guidance in outdoor location navigating and retrieving details of campus officials and lecturers. With the proposed system, it is expected to serve as a useful and informative navigate helper for both students of King Abdul Aziz University and for the visitors, at outdoor locations and to use as an application to check officials and lecturer availability and retrieve detail about them when they are not available at the office at any time.
METAPHYSICA DE ENTE REALI
Authors: Marques Lúcio Álvaro
Published: April 2018

Resumo: Analisamos o significado do termo filosofia colonial brasileira com o objetivo de identificar evidências do sentido do trabalho filosófico à luz da Segunda Escolástica ou “escolástica colonial” representada pelo ensino inaciano no século XVIII. Para isso, fá-lo-emos através da análise das Conclusiones Metaphysicas de Ente Reali de Francisco de Faria (1747) com o fim de responder à pergunta: a tese de Faria representa os “sintomas de um pensamento decadente, incapaz de manter a pureza da ortodoxia” ou goza de certa originalidade filosófica?Abstract: We analyze the meaning of the term colonial Brazilian philosophy with the aim of identifying evidence of its validity in light of the second Scholastic or “colonial scholastic”, represented by the Ignatian school in the 18th century. We will do this through the analysis of Francisco de Faria’s Conclusiones Metaphysicas de Ente Reali (1747), with the intent to answer the question: Does the thesis represent the “symptoms of a decadent thinking, unable to maintain the purity of orthodoxy” or does it have a certain philosophical originality?
Artificial Neural Networks for Tool Wear Prediction Based on Sensor Fusion Monitoring of CFRP/CFRP Stack Drilling
Authors: Caggiano Alessandra , Nele Luigi ,   Fraunhofer Joint Laboratory of Excellence on Advanced Production Technology (Fh-J_LEAPT UniNaples) P.le Tecchio 80, Naples 80125, Italy,   Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy,   Department of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Published: April 2018

An intelligent sensor monitoring procedure was implemented to monitor the drilling of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)/CFRP stacks used in the assembly of aircraft fuselage panels; the signals from these sensors were then used to develop an artificial neural network-based cognitive paradigm to predict tool wear, which would allow on-line decision making regarding tool replacement. A multiple sensor system, capable of acquiring signals relative to thrust force, torque, and acoustic emission RMS, was employed during experimental drilling tests, under different rotational speed and feed conditions. Advanced sensor signal processing techniques, including signal conditioning and segmentation, as well as statistical feature extraction and data fusion, were implemented on the acquired signals. Selected statistical features extracted from the multiple sensor signals in the time domain were combined via sensor fusion techniques to construct sensor fusion pattern vectors. These were then fed to artificial neural networks for pattern recognition, with the goal of finding correlations which would allow the prediction of the corresponding tool wear. The tool wear prediction performed by the artificial neural network can be utilized to support decision making at the appropriate time for worn tool replacement, which is extremely useful for drilling automation, as well as for estimating the quality of the drilled holes.
Research on Willingness to Pay of Internet of Vehicles
Authors: Zhu Zheqi ,   Department of Technology of Management for Innovation, The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan, Nishino Nariaki
Published: April 2018

This study uses two separate surveys to reveal the mean willingness to pay (WTP) for different attributes of Internet of Vehicles (IoV). It uses conjoint analysis for the first survey with 437 respondents to find the most important attribute among seven attributes of IoV. It uses the contingent value method (CVM) for second survey to reveal the mean WTP of the main attributes from the first survey. The estimated method used is the binomial logit model. The result shows significant concern among people in China about security and willingness to pay an additional CNY 1000 for an IoV product with advanced security features, when other attributes are constant. These results can guide manufacturers in managing technology investments and cost saving targets.