bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Larval Nutrition on Maternal mRNA Contribution to theDrosophilaEgg
Authors: Crofton Amanda E , Cartwright Emily L , Feitzinger Anna A , Lott Susan E
Published: April 2018

Embryonic development begins under the control of maternal gene products, mRNAs and proteins that the mother deposits into the egg; the zygotic genome is activated some time later. Maternal control of early development is conserved across metazoans. Gene products contributed by mothers are critical to many early developmental processes, and set up trajectories for the rest of development. Maternal deposition of these factors is an often-overlooked aspect of parental investment. If the mother experiences challenging environmental conditions, such as poor nutrition, previous studies in Drosophila melanogaster have demonstrated a plastic response wherein these mothers may produce larger eggs to buffer the offspring against the same difficult environment. This additional investment can produce offspring that are more fit in the challenging environment. With this study, we ask whether D. melanogaster mothers who experience poor nutrition during their own development change their gene product contribution to the egg. We perform mRNA-Seq on eggs at a stage where all mRNAs are maternally derived, from mothers with different degrees of nutritional limitation. We find that nutritional limitation produces similar transcript changes at all degrees of limitation tested. Genes that have lower transcript abundance in nutritionally limited mothers are those involved in translation, which is likely one of the most energetically costly processes occurring in the early embryo. We find an increase in transcripts for transport and localization of macromolecules, and for the electron transport chain. The eggs produced by nutrition-limited mothers show a plastic response in mRNA deposition, which may better prepare the future embryo for development in a nutrition-limited environment.
Whole Genome Sequence of an Edible and Potential Medicinal Fungus, Cordyceps guangdongensis
Authors: Zhang Chenghua , Deng Wangqiu , Yan Wenjuan , Li Taihui
Published: April 2018

Cordyceps guangdongensis is an edible fungus which was approved as a novel food by the Chinese Ministry of Public Health in 2013. It also has a broad prospect of application in pharmaceutical industries, with many medicinal activities. In this study, the whole genome of C. guangdongensis GD15, a single spore isolate from a wild strain, was sequenced and assembled with Illumina and PacBio sequencing technology. The generated genome is 29.05 Mb in size, comprising nine scaffolds with an average GC content of 57.01%. It is predicted to contain a total of 9150 protein-coding genes. Sequence identification and comparative analysis indicated that the assembled scaffolds contained two complete chromosomes and four single-end chromosomes, showing a high level assembly. Gene annotation revealed a diversity of transposons that could contribute to the genome size and evolution. Besides, approximately 15.57% and 12.01% genes involved in metabolic processes were annotated by KEGG and COG respectively. Genes belonging to CAZymes accounted for 3.15% of the total genes. In addition, 435 transcription factors, involved in various biological processes, were identified. Among the identified transcription factors, the fungal transcription regulatory proteins (18.39%) and fungal-specific transcription factors (19.77%) represented the two largest classes of transcription factors. This genomic resource provided a new insight into better understanding the relevance of phenotypic characters and genetic mechanisms in C. guangdongensis.
Coupled fractals in complete metric spaces
Authors: Petru¸sel Adrian , Soós Anna
Published: April 2018

The aim of this paper is to present fixed set theorems, collage type and anticollage type results for single-valued operators T : X × X → X in the framework of a complete metric space X. Based on the coupled fixed point theory, existence of fixed sets, collage type and anticollage type results for iterated function systems are also presented. The results are closely related to self-similar sets theory and the mathematics of fractals. Several examples of coupled fractals illustrate our results.
The robust finite-volume schemes for modeling nonclassical surface reactions
Authors: Čiegis Raimondas , Katauskis Pranas , Skakauskas Vladas
Published: April 2018

A coupled system of nonlinear parabolic PDEs arising in modeling of surface reactions with piecewise continuous kinetic data is studied. The nonclassic conjugation conditions are used at the surface of the discontinuity of the kinetic data. The finite-volume technique and the backward Euler method are used to approximate the given mathematical model. The monotonicity, conservativity, positivity of the approximations are investigated by applying these finite-volume schemes for simplified subproblems, which inherit main new nonstandard features of the full mathematical model. Some results of numerical experiments are discussed.
Coordenação motora de crianças e adolescentes portadores do vírus da imunodeficiência humana
Authors: Marques Karina Carvalho , Abdon Chrisna Mayra De Brito Barbosa , Santa Maria Liliane Bitencourt , Carneiro Saul Rassy , Dos Santos Márcio Clementino , Normando Valéria Marques Ferreira , Dias George Alberto da Silva , Nunes Erica Feio Carneiro , Pontes Lucieny Da Silva
Published: April 2018

Introdução: O vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana é um lentivírus que deprime o sistema imunológico, favorecendo o desencadeamento de déficits, incluindo no sistema motor. Esses déficits podem ser gerados através de efeitos adversos da terapia antirretroviral.Objetivos: Descrever o perfil da coordenação motora de crianças e adolescentes infectadas por via vertical pelo vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana e expostas ao uso de terapias antirretrovirais.Materiais e Métodos: Estudo do tipo observacional e transversal, onde foram avaliadas 34 crianças e adolescentes matriculadas na Unidade de Referência Materno Infantil e Adolescente do Pará e distribuídas em dois grupos: 1) Grupo Controle: n=13, com sorologia negativa para o vírus da imunodeficiência humana, porém expostos a medicação no pré, peri ou pós-natal; 2) Grupo Experimental: n=21, crianças com sorologia positiva para o HIV e exposição prolongada as terapias antirretrovirais há mais de 1 ano. Foi utilizada a bateria de teste Korperkoordination test fur Kinder para análise do desempenho motor. A análise estatística foi realizada pelo software Bioestat® 5.0, considerando nível de significância de 5%.Resultados: Identificou-se no grupo experimental déficit na coordenação motora para tarefas de equilíbrio (p=0,003) e lateralização (p=0,007) comprometendo a conscientização corporal. A análise do quociente motor global e deste com relação a idade cronológica também apresentaram significância, respectivamente p=0,027 e p=0,003.Conclusão: Crianças e adolescentes infectadas por via vertical pelo vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana e expostas ao uso prolongado da terapia antirretroviral apresentaram comprometimento do desempenho motor para as tarefas de equilíbrio e lateralidade.
From South to East
Authors: Mazierska Ewa
Published: April 2018

This article considers cases when Polish popular music of the state socialist period drew on non-western motifs. It argues that initially the main source of inspiration was South America and its music; in the later period the Middle-East and India moved to the fore, which reflects a wider trend in Anglo-American pop-rock and testifies to the knowledge and experiences gained during travels undertaken by Polish musicians, especially to the eastern part of the Soviet Union. Appropriation of exotic motifs took different forms. In Estrada music of the 1950s and 1960s ‘banal exoticism’ prevailed, based on recycling touristy clichés; in the later periods rock musicians attempted to imitate and rework the sound of non-western musics and even live in tune with Oriental philosophy. There were also cases of playful and ironic appropriation of exotic themes. A special case is the work of Czes?aw Niemen, who was particularly open to non-western cultures. The piece is grounded in the study of Orientalism and tourism.
Expressing Aspects of Modern Curriculum in a Lesson
Authors: Putrienė Nijolė
Published: April 2018

Recently the concept of curriculum has been expanded: the curriculum implementation in a constantly changing environment was included alongside with a teaching program and its outcomes. In addition, an informal learning as well as implementing of learner’s former experiences became an important curriculum research target. The concept of learning program has also changed: it is now considered to be open, having no clear objectives and constantly developing one. That is the reason why curriculum planning and implementation became more an innovative process rather than a predetermined activity.

Despite these changes, the content of the lesson, time, the resources are determined strictly enough by public documents and established traditions in Lithuania.

The essays written by two gymnasium teachers describing their activities while planning and performing lessons were analyzed. There was a great number of modern curriculum aspects included by informants while planning and implementing curriculum during their lessons. Although, low motivation of some students, restrictions in time, material, etc. and set requirements for the achievement do not allow those curriculum aspects to be revealed stronger.

Keywords: contemporary curriculum, curriculum planning, curriculum implementation, education in lesson, learning program.
Moodle as Virtual Learning Environment in Developing Language Skills, Fostering Metacognitive Awareness and Promoting Learner Autonomy
Authors: Gulbinskienė Dalia , Masoodi Marjan , Šliogerienė Jolita
Published: April 2018

The study evaluates the potentially relative effectiveness of Moodle as one of the virtual learning environments applied to develop English language skills, foster metacognitive awareness and promote learner autonomy in university settings. The respondents from Mykolas Romeris University and Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences were asked to express their attitude towards Moodle learning environment and assess their views on the improvement of language skills as well as fostering their metacognitive awareness and sense of autonomy in English language learning. The object of the research was students’ evaluation of Moodle as an online English language learning environment. The research revealed that students find Moodle platform motivating in the improvement of their language learning skills. It was also established that using Moodle platform helps to develop metacognitive awareness and fosters learner autonomy.
Student’s Sense of School Belonging: School Influence
Authors: Dukynaitė Rita , Dudaitė Jolita
Published: April 2018

Today, the lead role of family and school in personality formation and its further development is widely recognized. Family is the centre of social and emotional world for small children. However, in the adolescence period, students start seeking recognition at school and among friends; the need for involvement, achievement and leadership shows up.

Sense of school belonging is a concept which defines the extent to which students feel personally accepted, respected, involved and supported by parents, teachers, other community members in school environment. Student’s sense of school belonging primarily depends on teachers; however, acceptance and appraisal of a child by classmates and parents is also important to the sense of belonging. The sense of school belonging shows the extent to which students are involved in and connected with school community (both teachers and students) and feel support and assistance. It is a subjective assessment of a student which is related to the feeling of respect and acceptance at school, i.e. psychological membership in school and classroom.

Conceptualisation of the sense of school belonging allows defining the key components of this concept: connection between teachers and students, contribution (teachers should contribute to provision of proper conditions for self-realization), capability (students should contribute to school activity and feel recognized by their teachers and peers).

A teacher and school play one of the key roles in fostering the sense of acceptance and school belonging. Good relationship of teacher and student with school, teachers and peers influences students’ inclination for further development and fully-fledged membership in social group. Lack of interrelationship may have a negative impact on student’s self-awareness, life satisfaction and interest in learning activity.

This article analyses which factors of school educational environment have influence on the formation of student’s sense of school belonging. 4618 students aged 15 from 216 general and vocational schools participated in the survey. As far as we know, in Lithuania, the study on the student’s sense of school belonging has been carried out for the first time. The Lithuania’s database of student questionnaire of the worldwide study OECD PISA 2012 is used for the survey.
Fears of Visually Impaired Pre-School Children and Their Parents
Authors: Gudonis Vytautas , Kaffemanienė Irena , Radzevičienė Liuda , Elijošius Egidijus , Klopota Yevhenii
Published: April 2018

The article analyses the fears of preschool age children, with visual impairment, and the fears of their parents. It was aimed to define whether the fears of preschool age children, with vision problems, differ from the fears of the same age children, with no vision problems. The hypothesis was formed that the parental childhood fears can be transmitted to their mature age, and present fears can be transmitted to their children. The results of the research revealed such tendencies as follows: the participating in the research preschool age children, with vision  problems, do not have any exceptional fears, comparing to the children of the same age but with no vision problems; the larger number of fears reflected in those children, whose parents have a high educational level, comparing to the parents, with a lower educational level; children from incomplete families have more fears; mothers used to have less fears in childhood than they have now; the fears, children and some parents have, might have been transmitted from parents to children.
Shifts in Governance of Universities in Kazakhstan: the Case Study
Authors: Askarkyzy Samal , Želvys Rimantas , Algozhaeva Nursulu , Toibayev Adlet
Published: April 2018

During the last several decades shifts in university governance have affected universities throughout the world. The five dimensions which offer a perspective to provide an analytical description of shifts in governance are state regulation, academic self-governance, competition, managerial self-governance and stakeholder guidance. We used the five dimension model for the analysis of shifts in governance of higher education institutions in the Republic of Kazakhstan as the methodological background of our research. The main method used in the research was a case study of one of the Kazakhstani universities – the Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University. In our study we refer to a long-term strategy “Kazakhstan 2050”, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Higher Education, the Development Strategy and SWOT analysis of the financial and economic sustainability of the Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University. Results indicate that shifts in governance of Kazakhstani universities follow the global trends observable in contemporary academic world.
Talar osteokondral defektlerde şekillendirilmiş metal talar implant uygulaması
Authors: Çalbıyık Murat
Published: April 2018

Amaç:Osteokondral lezyonlar (OKL) posttravmatik
veya gelişimsel olarak ortaya çıkabilen, eklem yüzeyindeki hiyalin kıkırdağın
ve subkondral kemiğin hasarıdır. Primer tedavi talus osteokondral defektlerin artroskopik
debritmanı ve kemik iliği stimulasyonudur. 
Özellikle başarısız primer tedaviden sonra, cerrahi bir sorun olmaya
devam etmektedir. Medialtalar çatının büyük lezyonlarının
tedavisinde şekillendirilmiş artiküler implant(ŞAİ) (HemiCAP, Artrosurface)bir
tedavi alternatifidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, daha önce cerrahi tedavi ile
başarısız olmuş medialtalar kubbenin OKL'ları için ŞA İimplantasyonundan sonra
klinik sonuçları incelemektir.Gereç ve Yöntem:Bu
çalışmada OKL tanısı ile tedavi edilen artroskopik debritman kemik iliği stimülasyonu
sonucu  başarısız olanveya 50 yaş üstü
primer OKL lezyonu nedeni , haziran 2011-haziran 2015 tarihleri arasında tedavi
edilen ve ŞAİ yapılan 7 si erkek ve 10 kadın olmak üzere toplam 17 hasta
retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir.Hastalar preoperatif ve postoperatif olarak
takiplerinde dinlenme ve yürüme sırasında VAS ağrı skoru, AOFAS skorlaması, radyolojik olarak implant
gevşemesi, osteotomi hattında pseudoartroz, malunion ve osteoartrit gelişimi
değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Ortalama yaş 49.5±10.3(29-68) dır. Takip
süresi 44.2±11.7(24-63) aydır. VAS ağrı skoru dinlenme sırasında preoperatif
dönemde 1.4±1.2(0-4) tespit edilmiş iken postoperatif birinci yıl sonunda 0.5±0.7(0-2)
, yürüme sırasında ise preoperatif dönemde 6±1.4(3-8) 1 yıl sonunda 1±0.7(0-2)
olarak tespit edildi. AOFAS preoperatif olarak değerlendirildiğinde 67.3±12.1(38-80)
postoperatif 1 yılda 92.5±9.2(68-100) tespit
edildi. Tüm
hastalarda osteotomi hattında kaynama görüldü. 1 hastada yara yerinde yüzeyel
enfeksiyon izlendi, 1 hastada ise osteotomi hattında kullanılan tespit
vidasının uzunluğu nedeni ile erken dönemde implant çıkarılmış ve 1 hastada
osteotomi hattında bioabsorbable vida tespit için kullanılmış ve stabiliteden
dolayı grafideki konsolidasyon geç tespit edilmiş ve herhangi bir komplikasyon
gelişmeden kaynama izlenmiştir.  1
hastanın takiplerinde tibial yüzeyde subkondral skleroz tespit edilmiştir.

Sonuç:Çalışmanın sonucu olarak metalik implantasyon
tekniği medial çatı OKL tedavisinde başarılı bir cerrahi prosedürdür. Primer
tedavinin başarısız olduğu durumlarda ve 50 yaş üstündeki vakalarda ayak bileği
artrodezi, ayak bileği artroplasti cerrahi seçeneklerinden önce tercih edilebilecek
bir cerrahi yöntemdir.
Amazing Supremacy of Thiopental Compared to Propofol in Rat Bronchi with Supramaximal Tonus
Authors: EREL Varlık K , ERDEM Ali Onur , ERDOGAN Hasan , BİLGİN Mehmet Dincer
Published: April 2018

Introduction: Bronchospasm is an undesirable phenomenon in all phases of operation and anesthesia.Tracheal intubation after induction of anesthesia causes a measurable increase in the resistance of the respiratory system, which often results in bronchoconstriction.Propofol and thiopental have been used as an intravenous anesthetic agent in induction of anesthesia for many years.Barbiturates are recommended not be used in patients with risks due to bronchospasm-causing effects. Propofol is generally recommended for patients with asthma and bronchospasm due to bronchodilatation and muscle relaxant effects. In our study, we aimed to demonstrate this superiority of propofol to thiopental in rat bronchi with supramaximal tonus in a bronchospasm model.Materials and methods:A total of 30 adult male rats were divided into four groups. Double-blinded group T1 received 1x10-5 M thiopental at supramaximal contraction. In Group T2, 1x10-6M thiopental was applied at supramaximal contraction while in Group P1 1x10-1M propofol was applied at supramaximal contraction and in Group P2, 1x10-2M propofol was applied. Tissue voltages were measured with MAY GTA0303 GENIUS TRANSDUCER AMPLITUDE® and recorded in the Acknowledge MP100® program.Results:In Group T1, the reduction in tonus was statistically significant (estimated mean difference, -0.41; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.36 to 1.18; p=0.000. In Group T2, the tonus difference was statistically significant (estimated mean difference, -0.20; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.62 to 1.03; p=0.001).There was no statistically significance between tonus levels in neither group P1    nor group P2 before and after the implementationConclusion: In our study, relaxation effect in two different doses of thiopental was shown in rat bronchus tissue in in vitro bronchospasm model. Propofol did not show any relaxation or contraction responses in two separate doses. Surprisingly, Our results suggest that propofol has no direct bronchodilatation effect and thiopental provides bronchodilation. Consequently, we noticed that the effect of thiopental dose-dependent bronchodilatation is not well debate in the literature. For this reason, bronchodilatation doses of thiopental should be determined in further clinical and experimental studies.
An intercultural analysis of English language textbooks in Iran
Authors: Pasand Parastou , Ghasemi Ali
Published: April 2018

With the rise of English as an international language and the close association between language and culture, attaining intercultural competence has become necessary in English language teaching enterprise. Intercultural competence, as one of the components of communicative competence, is defined as the ability to interact with people from differing cultures using a foreign language (Byram, 1997). Meanwhile, textbooks are the main sources of input for many L2 learners in most EFL settings like Iran. As such, the present study aimed at examining the newly developed ELT textbooks used in Iranian junior high schools in terms of the representation of cultural points in them and also the extent to which the textbooks can develop intercultural competence in the learners. The sample was the three textbooks including English Prospect 1, 2, and 3. Content analysis of the lessons was done adapting a framework used by Hillard (2014). Results of the analyses revealed that the range of cultural topics represented in the series is rather narrow. The findings also showed that the series is very limited in its account of intercultural elements, and it is solely constrained to local matters. These findings indicate a need for the inclusion of more cultural topics in the textbooks and it highlights that more attention should be devoted to developing the students’ intercultural competence by the inclusion of tasks or activities directed to other cultures and communities.
Measuring Monetary Policy Spillovers between U.S. and German Bond Yields
Authors: Curcuru Stephanie E. , De Pooter Michiel , Eckerd George
Published: April 2018

In this paper we estimate the magnitude of spillovers between bond markets in the U.S. and Germany following monetary policy communications by the FOMC and the ECB. The identification of policy-related co-movements following FOMC announcements, in particular, can be difficult because many foreign bond markets, including those in Germany, are closed at the time of the announcement. To address this issue we use intraday futures market data to estimate spillovers during a narrow and overlapping event window. We find that about half of the reaction in German domestic yields spills over to U.S. yields following ECB announcements, which is nearly identical to the spillover from U.S. yields to German Bund yields following FOMC announcements. This result contrasts with the conventional wisdom that FOMC announcements spill over to other countries but that there is not much effect in the other direction. We also find that spillover estimates are slightly higher in the post-crisis period, but that there is little difference in the spillover impact of conventional versus unconventional monetary policy. Our results based on futures prices differ noticeably from those using daily prices, which suggests that spillover estimates based on cash market data can be misleading.
Rethinking our Practice and Choosing a Topic for TESOL International Association 2014 and MIDTESOL 2013
Authors: Berardo Marcellino
Published: April 2018

A key reason for launching ILI at AEC is to help us rethink our practice and improve professionally through the exchange of ideas, techniques, materials, assessments, reflections, and so on. This supplement offers ways to think about practicing and interpreting TESL within the framework of TESOL International Association 1 and MIDTESOL. TESOL’s framework consists of three parts: (a) Interest Sections, (b) Content Areas, and (c) types of sessions. TESOL also has conference themes that we can use to help us reimagine our practice. Similarly, MIDTESOL has conference themes and session types but unlike the international organization, MIDTESOL does not require interest section affiliation and does not categorize presentations according to content area.
Language Proficiency and Academic Success
Authors: Hornbaker Jennifer
Published: April 2018

In 1988, linguists James P. Lantolf and William Frawley stated that, in the quest to characterize just what exactly is meant by language proficiency, “we are no closer to understanding the concept today than we were 20 years ago” (Lantolf & Frawley, 1988, p. 185). Another quarter century has passed since Lantolf and Frawley’s disheartening declaration, yet the question remains: How do we untangle the construct of proficiency? Although theoretical and empirical efforts over the years have attempted to identify the components of proficiency, anything resembling a consensus has yet to be reached. With more than four decades devoted to delineating this seemingly simple idea, doubt emerges as to whether a single definition indeed exists that can satisfy the factions of professionals in the second language acquisition field. However, recent paths of thought have trod in a promising direction. Researchers are painting a more sophisticated picture of proficiency through the application of measurable linguistic features to traditionally subjective competency descriptions. As this linguistic quantification process continues, we can begin to examine how a deeper, more precise understanding of proficiency can inform the curriculum and assessments that determine student readiness to enter university study. Thus, this paper serves two purposes. First, it reviews historical and contemporary interpretations of proficiency and, in doing so, outlines the measurement strategies in use in the realm of English for academic purposes. Second, it crosses the bridge from English proficiency testing to university academia, analyzing the factors in play in student academic readiness and the role of language proficiency in student success.
Teaching Kansas Environment and Culture in the KU Academic Accelerator Program
Authors: Cotton-Spreckelmeyer Antha
Published: April 2018

As Christopher Hitchings (2008) says in his seminal work, The Secret Life of Words, “A new word is a solution to a problem” (p. 5). This observation proved true many times in my year of directing and teaching international students in the Kansas University Academic Accelerator Program (KUAAP). In fact, that simple phrase became my touchstone and inspiration during the initial terms of the program in 2014-2015.
Notes from the Field: Course Design and Instruction Strategies in Environmental Studies classes for Bilingual Students
Authors: Brox Ali
Published: April 2018

For the last eighteen months, I have helped design the curriculum and teach a three-course sequence of environmental studies courses created specifically for the Kansas University Academic Accelerator Program. The Academic Accelerator Program (AAP) is an intensive three-term program for first-year international students. Students simultaneously enroll in English-language courses and courses for academic credit. This article describes teaching strategies and assignments that have been effective in the environmental studies course sequence.
Introduction to read mapping v2
Authors: Aylward Frank
Published: April 2018

This is an example of a simple read mapping workflow. It is designed to be performed via the command line on an Ubuntu 16.06 OS. After completing this tutorial you should: 1) Have a practical understanding of how read mapping analyses are performed in the command line. 2) Understand the basics of how to process SAM and BAM files. 3) Be able to calculate depth of coverage of a contig/scaffold/chromosome in a query read dataset.
Rendimento produtivo e viabilidade econômica de fenos de forrageiras em rações para frangos pescoço pelado
Authors: Fernandes R. T. V. , Arruda A. M. V. , Melo A. S. , Fernandes D. R.
Published: April 2018

Com o objetivo de avaliar a resposta produtiva e a viabilidade econômica de rações com inclusão de fenos de forrageiras alternativas para aves em sistema semiintensivo, realizou-se o ensaio de desempenho, onde 600 aves da linhagem Label Rouge foram distribuídas em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com cinco tratamentos e seis repetições de vinte aves cada. A ração controle (RCO) foi formulada com milho grão e farelo de soja e utilizada como referência para a inclusão de fenos de forrageiras, sendo 20% pelos fenos de Flor de Seda (Calotropis procera) (RFS), Maniva de Mandioca (Manihot esculenta) (RMM), Mata Pasto (Senna obtusifolia) (RMP) ou Leucena (Leucaena leucocephala) (RLE). As médias para consumo de ração RCO, RMM, RFS, RMP e RLE foram de 0,1050; 0,1470; 0,0888; 0,1411 e 0,1441 kg/ave/dia, respectivamente; e os custos das rações foram 1,489; 1,209; 1,189; 1,179 e 1,249 (R$/kg), respectivamente; assim, o custo total com alimentação no período de 84 dias de semiconfinamento das aves para cada ração foi de 1.950,67; 1.790,70; 1.061,90; 1.676,04 e 1.813,60 (R$ reais), respectivamente. Esses resultados demonstraram uma queda relativa no custo com alimentação com a inclusão dos fenos das forrageiras alternativas nas rações, mas ao avaliar o desempenho produtivo em ganho de peso e rendimento de carcaça das aves, a receita total foi menor em cada uma das rações com os fenos de forrageiras, e assim, os índices de eficiência econômica e custo médio foram melhores com a ração RCO, entretanto, a RMM apresentou rentabilidade superior às outras rações com fenos.
Polonya Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü Öğrencilerinin Yazılı Anlatım Beceri Düzeyleri
Authors: ERDEM Cem
Published: April 2018

Yazma becerisi bireylerde en zor kazanılan becerileri alanlarından biridir. Yurt dışında Türkoloji bölümlerinde yürütülen Türk dili ve edebiyatı öğretimi çalışmalarında da akademik çalışmaların niteliği bakımından önemli bir beceri alanını oluşturmaktadır. Bu bağlamda Türkçeyi bilim dili olarak kullanacak bireylerde bu becerinin yeterli düzeyde gelişmiş olması beklenmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı; Polonya'daki Türkoloji bölümü öğrencilerinin yazma beceri düzeylerini tespit etmektir. Yazma beceri düzeylerini tespit etmek için tarama modelinin bir türü olan ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada yazılı anlatım değerlendirme formundan yararlanılmıştır. Yazma değerlendirmelerine ilişkin veriler istatistikî olarak bağımsız örneklem t testi ve tek faktörlü varyans analizi (Anova) ile anlamlandırılmış ve sonuçlar tablolaştırılmıştır. Araştırma 2012-2013 ve 2013-2014 eğitim öğretim dönemi bahar yarıyıllarında Polonya'da Jagiellon Üniversitesi, Varşova Üniversitesi ve Adam Mickiewicz Üniversitesi Türkoloji bölümlerinde öğrenim gören 3. sınıf öğrencilerinden tabakalı seçkisiz örnekleme ile seçilmiş 34 öğrenciyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonunda çalışma grubu öğrencilerinin yazma düzeyleri arasında anlamlı farklılıklar tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular öğrencilerin yazma becerilerinin Türkçeyi bilim dili olarak kullanmada yetersiz olduğunu, ilgili bölümlerdeki eğitim programlarının ve sürelerinin gözden geçirilmesi gerekliliğini ortaya koymuştur.
Karar Verme Becerileri Eğitim Programının Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarının Karar Verme Becerileri Üzerindeki Etkisi*
Authors: PEKDOĞAN Serpil , ULUTAŞ İlkay
Published: April 2018

Çocukluk dönemi bireyin çevresini araştırdığı, iletişim kurmaya istekli
olduğu ve toplumun yapısına uygun davranışları kazandığı yıllardır. Okul öncesi
eğitim, çocukların problem çözme becerisini geliştirici, farklı durumlara kolay
uyum sağlayabilen, araştırmacı yönü ve güven duygusu gelişmiş, kendini ifade
edebilen, doğru kararlar alabilen girişimci bireyler olarak
yetiştirilebilmeleri açısından önemlidir. Okul öncesi dönemde çocuk
karşılaştığı problemleri çözmek için akıl yürütme, çıkarım yapma, sorgulama
gibi birçok bilgi ve beceri kazanmaktadır. Bu beceriler çocuğun karşılaştığı
güçlükler üzerinde çözüm yollarını aramasını, bilgi ve becerilerini
kullanmasını dolayısıyla kendi başına karar vermesini sağlamaktadır. Toplumların
hızlı değişen yapısı bireylerin hızlı düşünen, problem çözebilen  ve doğru kararlar verebilen, kararlarının
sorumluluğunu alabilen bireyler yetiştirmeyi gerekli kılmaktadır. Bu nedenle
çalışmada,  okul öncesi eğitime devam
eden beş-altı yaşındaki çocukların karar verme becerilerinin “Karar Verme
Becerileri Eğitimi Programı” ile desteklenmesi amacı ile planlanmıştır. Çalışma
Öntest-sontest-izleme testi içeren çalışma yarı deneysel modelde
yapılandırılmıştır. Araştırmanın Çalışma grubuna 20 deney, 20 kontrol grubu
olmak üzere toplam 40 çocuk alınmıştır. Deney grubundaki çocuklar on hafta
süresince haftada iki oturum olmak üzere “Karar Verme Becerileri Eğitim
Programı ile desteklenmiştir. Veriler araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen "Karar Verme Becerileri Değerlendirme
Aracı-Çocuk Formu", "Karar Verme Becerileri Değerlendirme
Aracı-Ebeveyn Formu" ve "Kişisel Bilgi Formu" ile veriler
toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda deney ve kontrol grubundaki çocukların karar
verme becerileri puanları arasında anlamlı fark olduğu (p<,001)
belirlenmiştir. Deney grubundaki çocuklara dört hafta sonra kalıcılık testi
uygulanmış, son test ile kalıcılık testi puan ortalamaları arasında farkın
anlamlı olmadığı (p>,05) ve eğitim programının etkisinin devam ettiği
görülmüştür. Bu bulgulara dayalı olarak, okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının karar
verme becerilerini geliştirmek amacıyla araştırmacılara, eğitimcilere ve
ebeveynlere yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.
Effects of Coloring Mandalas on Test Anxiety
Authors: GENÇDOĞAN Başaran , KODAN ÇETİNKAYA Semanur , GÜMÜŞ Esra
Published: April 2018

The aim of this
study is to examine the effect of the coloring mandalas on reducing test
anxiety of university students. To determine participants among university
student, the Spielberger test anxiety inventory was applied. According to the
results of the inventory, the participants were randomly assigned to the test
group and the control group. While control group listened to calming music, the
test group colored different types of pre-shaped mandalas. To determine the
effect of coloring mandalas on reducing anxiety, the Spielberger test anxiety
inventory (TAI) was reapplied at the end of the 5th week. The mean score of the
TAI significantly decreased between the pre-test and the pro-test in the both
groups (the test group and the control group). Suprisingly the mean score of
the TAI of the control group was significantly lower than the test group. The
findings show that coloring mandalas can significantly reduce the level of
anxiety, however it is less effective than listening music.
HASTANE ÇALIŞANLARININ MESLEK ETİĞİ HAKKINDAKİ GÖRÜŞLERİNİN VE ETİK SORUNLARININ İNCELENMESİ
Authors: İştar Işıklı Emel
Published: April 2018

Bu
araştırma ile sağlık kurumlarında çalışanların meslek etiğine yönelik
görüşlerinin alınması ve yaşamış oldukları etik sorunların tespit edilmesi
amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışmanın örneklemini Düzce ilinde bulunan 41 sağlık
personeli oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden derinlemesine
mülakat tekniği kullanarak yapılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda katılımcıların
çoğunluğunun hemşire (15 kişi) ve tıbbi sekreter  (7 kişi) olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Katılımcılara meslek etiğinin kendilerine ne anlam ifade ettiği sorulduğunda,
çoğunluğu (10 kişi) uyulması gereken kurallardan bahsetmiştir. Yapılan
görüşmelerin sonucunda elde edilen bulgulara göre en fazla karşılaşılan etik
sorunun hasta ve yakınları ile olan iletişim sıkıntıları olduğu tespit
edilmiştir.
Wellness Journey with Multiple Sclerosis—Where to Start
Authors: Rensel Mary R
Published: April 2018

Lifestyle factors can increase one’s wellness or overall health for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This independent editorial clarifies the supporting literature behind the topics of discussion in a series of accompanying Bayer-supported videos filmed in partnership with the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA).
‘And Now the Biography’
Authors: Cryle Denis
Published: April 2018

Sir Charles Todd is a seminal nineteenth-century figure who continues to fascinate popular writers and scholars alike, not least those working in modern telecommunications. A well-attended symposium, convened by Adelaide societies in August 2012, paid lengthy tribute to his wide-ranging achievements. In his own lifetime, ‘Telegraph’ Todd was celebrated for his achievement in planning and organising the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line from Adelaide to Darwin, linking Australia to the outside world. His personal intervention on the hazardous Northern Territory leg of the Overland Telegraph’s construction was hailed as decisive in the successful completion of one of the great engineering feats of its day. Yet Todd himself has remained a shadowy figure, eluding a series of biographers for more than a century after his death. This article concerning the genesis of Todd’s recent biography entitled Behind the Legend: The Many Worlds of Charles Todd, examines changing historical perspectives on Todd and his achievements. In particular, it identifies the increasing availability of biographical resources over time and reviews the challenges which biographers faced in bringing to life the career of a great pioneering Australian.
Comparative proteomic analysis of mouse liver and brain isatin-binding proteins
Authors: Buneeva O.A. , Kopylov A.T. , Zgoda V.G. , Medvedev A.E.
Published: April 2018

Isatin (indol-2,3-dione) is an endogenous indole, exhibiting various biological activities that are realized via its interacts with numerous target proteins (so-called isatin-binding proteins). To date, isatin-binding proteins have been characterized in the brain of mice and rats. In this study we have performed a comparative proteomic analysis of the isatin-binding proteins of the mouse liver and brain. Proteomic profiling of clarified lysates of membrane and soluble fractions of liver and brain homogenates was performed using 5-aminocaproyl-isatin as an affinity ligand. During affinity based separation of isatin-binding proteins of soluble and membrane fractions of mouse brain homogenates lysed with Triton X-100, 63 individual proteins were identified. A similar separation of mouse liver homogenate fractions during affinity chromatography resulted in identification of 80 proteins. All identified liver and brain proteins belonged to the following functional groups: (I) Carbohydrate metabolism and energy generation; (II) Lipid metabolism; (III) Metabolism of nucleotides and amino acids; (IV) Formation of the cytoskeleton, exocytosis; (V) Regulation of gene expression, cell division and differentiation; (VI) Antioxidant and protective proteins; (VII) Signal transmission and regulation of enzyme activity. The total number of isatin-binding proteins common for the brain and liver was only 12. The most common for the brain and liver of isatin-binding proteins was found in group VI (antioxidant and protective proteins), complete absence of coincidence in group II (lipid metabolism) and group IV (formation of the cytoskeleton, exocytosis). The observed differences in the profile of isatin-binding proteins appear to play an important role in the specific effects of isatin in certain organs.
Study of awareness of diabetes mellitus among diabetics and non-diabetics and drug utilisation pattern in diabetics attending tertiary care general hospital in India
Authors: Kumar Pojala , K. Ravi Shankar , K. Krishnakanth , Alla Jagadeesh
Published: April 2018

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the most challenging public health problems. It is important to know about the awareness level of a disease condition in a population, which plays a vital role in future development, early detection and prevention of disease.Methods: A total of 200 subjects were interviewed and their details were noted in a specially designed data collection form. The questionnaire contained a series of questions related to demographic characteristics and awareness of DM including general knowledge, risk factors and complications of diabetic and non-diabetic patients.Results: Among 150 subjects were diabetic and 50 were non-diabetic. 60 (40%), 14(28%) of diabetics and non- diabetics were between the age of 41-50. 101 (67.3%) were male, 49 (32.6%) were female. 101 (67.3%) of the study participant had family history of diabetes in diabetic. 45 (44.5%) diabetic, 20 (40.81%) non-diabetic male knows the risk factor for diabetes mellitus and 35 (34.6%), 21 (42.8%) were aware of symptoms, 09(8.9%), 03(6.1%) awareness on complication of diabetes. 21 (20.7%), 06 (12.2%) doesn’t know about Risk factors.Conclusions: The present study conclude a current situation of knowledge and awareness of diabetes mellitus and also emphasizes the need for improvement in knowledge and awareness on diabetes mellitus among the diabetic as well as non-diabetic subjects in order to achieve prevention and better control of diabetes risk factors, complications and its management.
Quando expectativas e percepções não convergem: um estudo sobre adequação curricular à demanda de mercado
Authors: Andrade Emmanuel Paiva , Martins João Paulo Ferreira , Costa Siena Alves , Andrade Gustavo Naciff de , Alves Jean Carlos Machado
Published: April 2018

In a world where innovation assumes the strategic role of organizations and countries, the training of people, particularly engineers, is fundamental for debates that present its advantages and disadvantages. The present study will examine what happens to Production Engineering students at the Federal University Fluminense who are newly graduated and/or are about to graduate in relation to the alignment between the expectations of their probable employers and their own perceptions of the acquired knowledge and skills during the course. The research strategy used was the case study, on the one hand we collected data from three companies of different sectors through focal groups which involved the managers responsible for recruitment and selection and, on the other hand, through a survey applied to students under the circumstances of the examination. The results showed that there are significant mismatches between business demand and students’ perceptions of what has been offered to them and what they effectively dominate.
O uso de metodologias ativas de aprendizagem na disciplina Higiene e Seguranca Industrial e o desenvolvimento de competências
Authors: Lopes Carmen Silvia Gonçalves , Cazarini Edson Walmir , Bassoli Dyjalma Antonio , Perez Alessandra Fracaroli
Published: April 2018

Engineering Education, a knowledge area which is in constant evolution, increasingly requires the appropriate implementation and management of educational processes to the actual context of constant changes. Training go-ahead and creative individuals relies on pedagogic interventions that can renew ways of teaching and learning. Thus, the present work presents results of an investigation on the development of competences with the use of an active methodology of learning. The research was developed with a group of students enrolled in an engineering course’s Hygiene and Industrial Safety subject, and the results are presented in this work. It is needed to review pedagogical practices and at the same time use available technological resources in order to bring about a revolution in a favour of a broader base of scientific and technological knowledge.
Modulador Digital Educacional em FPGA para uso em Aulas de Laboratório de Telecomunicações
Authors: Corrêa Júnior Luiz Antônio , Machado de Medeiros Álvaro Augusto , De Almeida Oliveira Iago , Vieira Nogueira Coelho Thiago , Bessa dos Santos Alexandre , Discini Silveira Daniel
Published: April 2018

This article presents a generator of digital modulations in FPGA for the teaching and the practice in Telecommunication laboratory. With the increasing demand for technological tools to be used in practical classes, this generator is an alternative to the use of commercial measurement equipments, it presents great flexibility, but at a high cost; and also, to the use of specific laboratory kits, which have a lower cost but have little flexibility. The design, its implementation and tests are showed in this work. Finally, the results are compared to a commercial kit, showing the viability of using this project for laboratory practice.
Desenvolvimento de material didático para uso em aulas práticas de metrologia industrial
Authors: Nardin Fabio Luis , Paziani Fabricio Tadeu , Watanabe Flavio Yuko , Aroca Rafael Vidal
Published: April 2018

In the current economic scenario of the Brazilian federal universities, it is a great challenge to acquire high resolution and high accuracy equipment for use in metrology practical classes. As an alternative, it is common the development of projects aiming the design and construction of low-cost courseware equipment. They are built within extension activities involving graduation students. This paper reports the development of two pieces of equipment for use in practical classes of the discipline “Principles of Industrial Metrology”, of the Mechanical Engineering course at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). The activity was supported by the Extension Office (ProEx) and had, as a premise, the use of low-cost materials and manufacturing processes. Within the proposed scope, a universal measuring table and a linear measuring machine were developed. The constructive process allowed to verify that the exercise of simple practices is a motivating experience for the student who was directly involved in the activity and for the students who use the produced equipment.
O efeito da padronização das notas sobre os resultados da avaliação dos cursos de Engenharia Civil
Authors: Gomes Julio
Published: April 2018

This study aims to present an analysis of the effect of grade standardization on the results of the assessment of Civil Engineering undergraduate courses. The analyzed data came from the assessment carried out in the year 2014. Initially, it was performed a theoretical analysis of the equations that define the standardization procedure to assess the effect on mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation of original grades. Following, it is presented a comparison between the statistics of original grades and standard grades to show the effect of different scale amplitudes of the evaluation components. It was also calculated the correlation among the variables used to define the course preliminary concept (CPC). The results showed low correlation between the variables Note and IDD and the other variables that are part of the CPC. Finally, we presented two alternatives to define scale ranges to the evaluation components, and compared the CPC values calculated from those two alternatives to the CPC values calculated from the current standardization procedure. The results showed that the current standardization procedure increased the relative frequency of both 2 and 3 concepts, and decreases the relative frequency of 4 concept compared to the two alternatives suggested.