bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Interactions parent-bébé fille/bébé garçon : quelles différences ?
Authors: Apter Gisèle
Published: June 2016

Bébés garçons ou bébés filles sont reconnus comme tels dès la naissance. Cet élément a depuis toujours été attendu ou redouté dans toutes les cultures et dans toutes les sociétés à travers les âges. C’est parce qu’il a pu être établi que les compétences entre les deux sexes pouvaient varier, qu’il peut aujourd’hui être mis en évidence des différences. Quelle que soit leur valence (positive ou négative), elles suggèrent l’existence de particularités dans l’interaction entre les parents et les enfants... Persiste toujours cette question : ces spécificités d’interaction sont-elles déjà présentes si tôt dans le développement qu’elles seraient innées ? Quelles qu’en seraient les causes, peut-on les mettre en évidence dès le plus jeune âge ? Sont-elles ensuite la source de différences dont il faudrait tenir compte pour le développement harmonieux de l’enfant ? Et si oui, comment ? Il semble donc qu’il reste beaucoup à faire pour répondre à des questions aussi simplistes que celles de la nature des différences. Il nous reste tant et tant à explorer, tels les poids respectifs du sexe, du culturel, du social, de la psychopathologie, de l’interaction entre le sexe, la culture, la parentalité, la pathologie... Et surtout, à décider : qu’en ferons-nous ?
Naître avec un développement sexuel différent ( dsd )
Authors: Bouvattier Claire
Published: June 2016

La découverte d’organes génitaux différents à la naissance est souvent une surprise. Elle nécessite une prise en charge rapide. Le sexe chromosomique de l’enfant et le risque vital éventuel d’insuffisance surrénalienne sont évalués en urgence. Ensuite, des explorations biologiques et radiologiques plus ciblées permettront souvent de préciser le diagnostic étiologique. Un diagnostic est posé chez toutes les filles, le plus souvent une hyperplasie congénitale des surrénales. Inversement, une cause n’est retrouvée que chez environ la moitié des dsd chez les enfants de sexe masculin. La question du choix de sexe se pose à la naissance pour un petit nombre d’enfants. Naître avec un développement sexuel différent engage le pronostic et la qualité de vie de l’enfant, mais aussi de l’adulte qu’il deviendra (identité, sexualité, fertilité) et de sa famille. Leur prise en charge est multidisciplinaire et dépend de centres experts.
Prise en charge d’une dysphorie de genre sur le plan endocrinologique chez l’enfant et l’adolescent
Authors: Martinerie Laetitia
Published: June 2016

La dysphorie de genre est caractérisée par une inadéquation entre le genre exprimé d’un individu et le genre assigné à la naissance, générant une détresse clinique significative. Cet état est reconnu sur le plan médical. Depuis une dizaine d’années, la dysphorie de genre est prise en charge chez les enfants et adolescents dans un certain nombre de pays, et fait intervenir une évaluation conjointe par les pédopsychiatres et les endocrinologues pédiatres. Cet article reprend les différents éléments de l’évaluation et de la prise en charge médicale de ces enfants/adolescents telle qu’elle est proposée en France, basée sur les recommandations internationales.
À l’école du genre
Authors: Duru-Bellat Marie
Published: June 2016

Alors que dans le monde scolaire, tout comme dans la société, les stéréotypes du masculin et du féminin imprègnent les comportements des acteurs – enseignants et élèves –, ces stéréotypes affectent subtilement les performances des garçons et des filles qui y interagissent. Mais le fait même que les modalités de ces interactions ainsi que le caractère mixte ou non du contexte importent conduit à questionner la notion d’identité, masculine ou féminine.
Le dispositif panjo , intensification du travail en réseau
Authors: Le Nestour Annick
Published: June 2016

L’auteur s’est engagé dans une recherche-action, pour valider la pertinence du dispositif panjo (accompagnement de familles isolées dès le prépartum sur la base de visites à domicile, avec repérage des interactions parents/bébé, selon les critères de l’attachement). Dans l’analyse de supervision inhérente à cette recherche expérimentale, elle souligne les bénéfices du travail de coopération d’un pédopsychiatre, soutenant le dispositif. La description de trois prises en charge souligne la qualité du travail des professionnels de pmi qui a permis le soutien de la grossesse de familles particulièrement vulnérables, qui n’auraient pas su accéder d’emblée à des soins spécialisés psychologiques en périnatalité. Ce dispositif a montré toute sa pertinence, en particulier dans le binôme sage-femme/puéricultrice, institué précocement, étayé par le groupe d’évaluations des pratiques.
L’accompagnement thérapeutique d’une enfant Smith-Magenis. Paradigme d’une thérapie des enfants porteurs d’une anomalie génétique ?
Authors: Mithieux Bernard
Published: June 2016

Dans cet article, l’auteur décrit les étapes et l’évolution de la thérapie d’une enfant porteuse du syndrome de Smith-Magenis. Les enfants atteints de cette anomalie génétique présentent, parmi les troubles, d’importants problèmes de comportement qui ont une conséquence majeure sur leur vie relationnelle. Cette thérapie permet, grâce à la contenance psychique du thérapeute, de percevoir ce que l’anomalie génétique fait vivre à l’enfant et ouvre un autre regard sur la prise en charge psychologique d’enfants porteurs d’anomalies génétiques ou neurologiques.
Ipsilateral Tibiotalar Joint Osteoarthritis Transferred to the Contralateral Tibiotalar Joint
Authors: Dugarte Anthony , Bharwani Sahil , Yoo HoJun , Boiwka Alexander Vondra , Tang Jonathan E. , Ahn Uri M. , Ahn Nicholas U.
Published: June 2016

Classically, it is thought that pain or disability in one leg can stress the contralateral leg, leading to similar symptoms. The mechanism of action for subsequent dysfunction in the healthy limb is thought to involve compensatory changes that are used as a means to reduce stance phase time on the injured limb. This is believed to increase the forces distributed across the healthy limb, ultimately leading to injury. This belief has been challenged, as supportive literature is sparse. The goal of this study was to determine whether an association between tibiotalar (TT) osteoarthritis (OA) in the right vs left lower extremity exists, and whether injury to one lower extremity leads to degeneration in the contralateral lower extremity. The authors evaluated 704 TT joints to determine the presence of OA. A multiple linear regression was performed using a standard
P
value cutoff (
P
<.05) and 95% confidence interval. The absolute value of the difference between right and left TT OA was compared for specimens in each decade of life. Multiple regression analysis revealed a positive correlation between right and left TT OA, after correcting for age, sex, and race. Right TT vs left TT had a slope of 0.489 with a
P
value approaching 0. Findings indicated the absolute value of the difference between right and left TT OA was not zero, and this difference remains significant throughout life. Based on these findings, OA in one ankle does not appear to lead to accelerated OA in the contralateral ankle. [
Orthopedics.
2016; 39(4):e664–e667.]
Glimpses of British Guiana at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886
Authors: Albuquerque Sara
Published: June 2016

This paper uses the example of the British Guiana Court at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886 as a case study to demonstrate how British Guiana (now Guyana) was represented in Britain at the time, by crossreferencing different materials (e.g. objects, correspondence, reports, and newspapers from that period). This exhibition also shows which raw materials from the British Guiana were of interest to Britain and the involvement of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in this matter. Nevertheless, the exhibition not only displayed objects and commodities, such as the case of sugar, but also displayed people. Here, particular attention is paid to the Amerindians who were portrayed as living ethnological exhibits at the exhibition. This paper aims to understand how British Guiana was seen and administered by its mother country and also how Everard im Thurn (1852-1932), the explorer, sought to manoeuvre that representation, as well as his relation with RBG, Kew. Taking into consideration that this colony was a neglected area of the British Empire, even in im Thurn’s time, this exhibition was an opportunity not only to display the empire but also for advertising the potential of the neglected colony and to ensure that it would not be forgotten.
De la crise humanitaire à la crise sécuritaire. Les dispositifs de contrôle des réfugiés syriens en Jordanie (2011-2015)
Authors: Ababsa Myriam
Published: June 2016

Avec près de 20 % de sa population formée de réfugiés syriens, la Jordanie est confrontée à de grands défis tant économiques que policiers. La pression que font peser les réfugiés sur les infrastructures scolaires et les services médicaux est telle que la crise humanitaire se transforme en crise politique sur le plan intérieur et en crise sécuritaire. Sous la pression de l’opinion publique et parce qu’elle a décidé de s’engager militairement dans le combat contre l’EI, la Jordanie a durci sa politique envers les réfugiés syriens en 2014. L’interdiction de travail est maintenue, des contrôles sont conduits et les conditions de résidence sont de plus en plus restrictives. Les réfugiés sont triés et certains refoulés, ce qui est contraire aux résolutions internationales. Le gouvernement tente de repeupler les trois camps de réfugiés en y dirigeant les Syriens sans papier. L’objectif de cet article est de présenter l’évolution de la politique de gestion jordanienne des réfugiés syriens depuis quatre ans, en mettant l’accent sur l’évolution des dispositifs de contrôle et des cadres légaux, sous la pression du contexte géopolitique de guerre contre les djihadistes.
Migration et (contre)révolution dans le Golfe : politiques migratoires et politiques de l’emploi en Arabie saoudite
Authors: Thiollet Hélène
Published: June 2016

Alors que des révolutions politiques mettaient à mal les régimes autoritaires du Moyen-Orient, les monarchies du Golfe et, en particulier, l’Arabie saoudite, ont déployé à l’échelle nationale et internationale des politiques « contre-révolutionnaires ». Au-delà de la répression de l’opposition politique, l’Arabie saoudite se lance dans une campagne de réforme de l’immigration et de l’emploi qui a vocation à réduire les facteurs structurels de mécontentement économique et social de sa population et « prévenir » une révolution. Véritable ingénierie sociale, ces politiques s’inscrivent dans une tendance lourde de politisation de l’immigration depuis le début des années 1990 et de construction de la « menace migratoire » comme risque existentiel pour la pérennité de la nation saoudienne. On avance dans cet article l’idée qu’au-delà du changement de régime c’est bien le risque d’une « révolution sociale », selon les termes de Theda Skocpol, qui veut être évité en réaffirmant les rapports de classe entre étrangers et nationaux et la domination des seconds sur les premiers.
Le regard des médecins topographes sur l’Algérie coloniale
Authors: Moussy Hugues
Published: June 2016

Dans la continuité d’un champ d’investigation sociologique et historique qui interroge le rôle de la science occidentale dans la colonisation, cet article vise à prolonger et approfondir le débat sur la place spécifique qu’y occupe la médecine. À travers l’étude d’une source, les topographies médicales, et dans un contexte historique et géographique précis, l’Algérie de la conquête (1830-1871), l’auteur souhaite montrer en quoi le médecin participe pleinement à l’effort colonial, non pas tant en s’appropriant les corps qu’en apportant une contribution décisive à l’appropriation de l’espace lui-même.
Homeland : un antidote à la guerre contre le terrorisme ?
Authors: Pichard Alexis
Published: June 2016

Cet article analyse la manière dont la série Homeland représente et remédie à la guerre contre le terrorisme (« War on Terror »). Celle-ci a engendré des troubles visuels et perceptifs chez beaucoup d’Américains, maux attisés par la politique de la peur menée par l’administration Bush dans l’après 11 Septembre. Ainsi, nous postulons que Homeland nous réapprend à voir par trois stratégies. En premier lieu, elle nous met face à des scènes apocalyptiques d’attentats terroristes qui évoquent les attentats de 2001 et nous invite ainsi à faire le deuil de l’événement et à nous résigner à vivre dans un monde où le terrorisme fait partie du quotidien. Ensuite, en offrant des ennemis de l’intérieur parfois éloignés de l’archétype du terroriste islamiste arabe si répandu dans l’idéologie du 11 Septembre, la série interroge la vision officielle de l’histoire de la guerre contre la terreur en suggérant une responsabilité américaine dans le surgissement d’actes terroristes sur le sol américain. Enfin, elle tente de remédier à une vision stéréotypée et négative de l’Islam également héritée de la politique de la peur des années 2000. Une telle démarche n’est cependant pas sans contradiction du fait de l’instabilité idéologique inhérente à Homeland.
Between Unsanitized Depiction and ‘Sensory Overload’: The Deliberate Ambiguities of Generation Kill (HBO, 2008)
Authors: Michlin Monica
Published: June 2016

Cet article examine la manière délibérément ambiguë dont Generation Kill représente la guerre, dans une mise en abyme qui oscille entre mise en scène de l’ennui et spectacle de la guerre, entre « surcharge sensorielle » de nature orgasmique et distanciation radicale. Dans sa mobilisation d’allusions à des films de guerre célèbres, et dans son recyclage de stéréotypes et d’archétypes, la série de David Simon semble se contredire sans cesse : la guerre est-elle l’expérience de l’aventure masculine désirable entre toutes, ou l’expérience de l’aliénation, les soldats devant obéir aux ordres au mépris de leur conscience, y compris lorsqu’il s’agit de tuer, à répétition, des civils ? Certains spectateurs et critiques voient dans l’arc que trace le récit un discours éthique, qui nous propose de rejeter la guerre comme spectacle en la dévoilant comme carnage. Mais est-il certain que la dernière scène, dans laquelle les soldats quittent un à un le plateau, à mesure que la vidéo filmée par leur camarade révèle, sous la guerre-comme-aventure, la guerre-comme-boucherie, soit sans ambiguïté ? Ne s’agit-il pas plutôt d’un dispositif esthétique cher à Simon, qui concluait déjà nombre de saisons de The Wire sur ces formes de « démantèlement » réflexif du plateau – d’autant que cette scène « finale » est suivie du discours bravache en voix off d’un Marine qui a ainsi le dernier mot.
Contre le split-screen. Autopsie d’un artifice
Authors: Lévy Ophir
Published: June 2016

Presque aussi ancien que le cinéma lui-même, le procédé du split-screen, consistant à diviser le cadre filmique en plusieurs portions, compte parmi les figures stylistiques les plus marquantes de 24 heures chrono. Or, les usages qui en sont faits, aussi bien au cinéma que dans la série, apparaissent bien souvent d’une grande pauvreté, le split-screen se résumant à exacerber les modes d’écriture propres au cinéma : ingestion au sein du cadre du montage alterné ou du champ contrechamp, nivellement des raccords, atténuation de la dimension de choix propre au cadrage, aliénation automatique des différentes images à une seule et même temporalité, etc. Pourtant, dans 24 heures chrono, l’utilisation du split-screen présente un intérêt inattendu. À travers le morcellement de l’image et l’altération de sa « lisibilité », grâce à des effets de confusion et de perte de repères, le split-screen constitue l’un des instruments privilégiés d’un certain sadisme narratif qui contribue grandement à l’originalité de la série et au plaisir qu’elle nous procure.
Management del paziente con cefalea, vertigine e sincope: dalle evidenze alla pratica clinica
Authors: Gnerre P. , Attardo T. , FADOI Giovani A nome del Gruppo
Published: June 2016

Approccio clinico alle cefalee: dalle evidenze alla pratica clinica
P. Gnerre, O. Para, F. De Antoniis, D. Cavalieri, M. Piombo

Approccio al paziente con vertigine
P. Gnerre, C. Casati, M. Frualdo, M. Cavalleri, S. Guizzetti

Management del paziente con sincope: razionale e obiettivi
T.M. Attardo, E. Magnani, N. Artom, S. Barco, N. Battino, D. Cervo, M. Chiuch, M. Frualdo, M. Gino, F. Pasin, C. Zaninetti
Hazards assessment and technical actions due to the production of pressured hydrogen within a pilot photovoltaic-electrolyser-fuel cell power system for agricultural equipment
Authors: Pascuzzi Simone , Blanco Ileana , Anifantis Alexandros Sotirios , Scarascia-Mugnozza Giacomo
Published: June 2016

A pilot power system formed by photovoltaic panels, alkaline electrolyser and fuel cell stacks was designed and set up to supply the heating system of an experimental greenhouse. The aim of this paper is to analyse the main safety aspects of this power system connected to the management of the pressured hydrogen, such as the explosion limits of the mixture hydrogen-oxygen, the extension of the danger zone, the protection pressure vessels and the system to make unreactive the plant. The electrolyser unit is the core of this plant and from the safety point of view has been equipped with devices able to highlight the malfunctions before they cause damages. Alarm situations are highlighted and the production process is cut off in safe conditions in the event that the operational parameters have an abnormal deviation from the design values. Also the entire power system has been designed so that any failure to its components does not compromise the workers’ safety even if the risk analysis is in progress because technical operations are being carried out for enhancing the plant functionality, making it more suitable to the designed task of supplying electrically the greenhouse heating system during cold periods. Some experimental data pertinent to the solar radiation and the corresponding hydrogen production rate are also reported. At present it does not exist a well-established safety reference protocol to design the reliability of these types of power plants and then the assumed safety measures even if related to the achieved pilot installation, can represent an original base of reference to set up guidelines for designing the safety of power plants in the future available for agricultural purposes.
Municipal community gardens in the metropolitan area of Milano. Assessment and planning criteria
Authors: Senes Giulio , Fumagalli Natalia , Ferrario Paolo Stefano , Gariboldi Daniele , Rovelli Roberto
Published: June 2016

A community garden (CG) can generally be defined as a piece of land gardened collectively by a group of people that grow their produce on shared lots that have been divided into smaller plots. Some gardens are grown collectively, are divided into different plots for individual and family use; CGs are usually located in urban or peri-urban areas. As a growing portion of the urban open space network, CGs are contributing to land preservation, access to open space, and sustainable re-use of vacant land. They promote healthy communities and provide food security for many. In this context, the object of the study are the municipal community gardens (MCGs), a specific typology of CGs provided for land-use planning legislation and practice as an urban service with social function, made available to the community by the municipalities and assigned to be cultivated to citizens (usually seniors/retired people). In particular, the study aimed: i) to evaluate the presence of MCGs in the città metropolitana di Milano (the former province of Milano); and ii) to define criteria for new MCGs settlement, using existing geo-database and geographical information system to make it replicable in other settings. For the first topic the 133 municipalities of the former province of Milano (excluded the city of Milano) were analysed. Only 59 municipalities had presence of MCGs. The average area per capita of MCGs is 0.68 sq.m/inhab. (if we exclude Rodano, an outlier with 35 sq.m/inhab.). An overlay with land use map has permitted to define the relationships between the MCGs and their surrounding territory. The major part of MCGs are included in urban or suburban areas. For the second goal, the land area to be allocated for new MCGs was assessed for each municipality, comparing area of existing MCGs and a minimum required area (calculated on the basis of the inhabitants number). Finally a method was proposed to locate the new MCGs areas. Criteria used to identify suitable areas for new MCGs were: proximity to the road network inside residential areas, suitable land use, not high land capability. In this way it has been defined for each municipality the number of MCGs to be realized and their area, and located the potentially suitable sites. Choosing between the identified suitable areas, the new MCGs were homogeneously located on the territory of each municipality in order to ensure adequate coverage of residential areas; the degree of coverage has been verified through a service area analysis. The proposed method seems to be useful for the MCGs settlement at metropolitan/provincial level.
Strategic environmental assessment implementation of transport and mobility plans. The case of Italian regions and provinces
Authors: De Montis Andrea , Caschili Simone , Ganciu Amedeo , Ledda Antonio , Paoli Filippo , Puddu Federico , Barra Mario
Published: June 2016

Transport and mobility plans imply strategies and actions that affect the environment. The European Union has introduced in 2001 the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) to take into account and mitigate adverse environmental effects in planning and decision-making. SEA limited implementation has attracted the interest of many scholars that have sought methods able to assess the quality of SEA processes by identifying vices and virtues in practice. In this paper, we measure the quality of eight SEAs for transport and mobility plans of regional and provincial administrations of Italy. Results show that the overall quality level of SEA reports is only barely sufficient, Abruzzo is among the virtuous and Piedmont among the critical administrations. We also stress that the determination of impact significance has received the worse quality score. We finally compare our results to other Italian and British homologous cases finding interesting and generally confirmative evidences.
Unravelling the conundrum of entrepreneurial intentions, entrepreneurship education, and entrepreneurial characteristics
Authors: Bignotti Alex , Le Roux Ingrid
Published: June 2016

Orientation: Against the backdrop of recent youth unemployment dynamics, scholars have increasingly focused their attention on youth entrepreneurial intentions and their associated factors, such as entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial characteristics.Research purpose: This article investigated the individual and combined effect of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial characteristics on youth entrepreneurial intentions.Motivation for the study: Notwithstanding the popularity of entrepreneurship education, its impact on learners’ entrepreneurial intentions is still not clearly established in the literature. Moreover, whilst there is a growing consensus about the influence of certain entrepreneurial characteristics on entrepreneurial intentions, rarely has the role of entrepreneurship education in this relationship been examined.Research design, approach and method: Data for the analysis came from a cross-sectional survey of secondary students enrolled in Junior Achievement South Africa (JASA)’s Mini Enterprise Programme and a control group of secondary students. The data-collection instrument was a questionnaire compiled from previously validated statements, which was validly completed by 827 respondents.Main findings: Hierarchical logistic regression analysis revealed that entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial characteristics per se do not influence entrepreneurial intentions positively. However, once interaction effects were introduced, entrepreneurship education moderated the influence of need for achievement and family support on entrepreneurial intentions in a positive direction.Practical/managerial implications: Entrepreneurship-education-and-training institutions such as JASA should selectively screen their candidates to ensure that they also possess need for achievement and support from their close family. Contribution/value add: This is the first study investigating both the individual and combined effect of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial characteristics on secondary students’ entrepreneurial intentions.
Graduates’ perceptions of prosthetic and orthotic education and clinical practice in Tanzania and Malawi
Authors: Magnusson Lina , Shangali Harold G. , Ahlström Gerd
Published: June 2016

Background: Maintaining and improving the quality of prosthetics and orthotics education at the Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists is essential for the provision of appropriate prosthetics and orthotics services in African countries.Objectives: To describe how Tanzanian and Malawian graduates’ of the Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology perceive their education and how it could be improved or supplemented to facilitate clinical practice of graduates.Methods: Nineteen graduates from the diploma course in orthopaedic technology were interviewed and phenomenographic analysis was applied to the data.Results: Seven descriptive categories emerged, namely varied awareness of the profession before starting education, well-equipped teaching facilities, aspects lacking in the learning context, need for changes in the curriculum, enabling people to walk is motivating, obstacles in working conditions and the need for continuous professional development. All participants perceived possible improvements to the content and learning environment.Conclusions: Prosthetic and orthotic education can be better provided by modifying the content of the diploma programme by dedicating more time to the clinical management of different patient groups and applied biomechanics as well as reducing the programme content focusing on technical aspects of prosthetic and orthotic practice. Graduates were not prepared for the rural working conditions and the graduates desired continued training.Keywords: orthotic; prosthetic; education; Malawi; Tanzania; assistive device; assistive technology; developing countries; low-income country
Skilled labour supply in the South African construction industry: The nexus between certification, quality of work output and shortages
Authors: Windapo Abimbola O.
Published: June 2016

Orientation: Construction human resource management.Research purpose: The study examines the skilled labour supply in the South African construction industry and determines whether there is a relationship between trade certification, quality of work output and scarce labour skills.Motivation for the study: The rationale for the investigation is based on the view of scholars that a skilled labour shortage is preponderant in the South African construction industry even though there is a high level of youth unemployment in South Africa and that the perceived skills shortage contributes to a decrease in productivity and product quality.Research design, approach and method: The paper reviews relevant literature and employs a mixed method research approach in collecting empirical data from contracting companies within the Western Cape Province of South Africa that are listed on the Construction Industry Development Board contractor register.Main findings: The study demonstrated that there is no shortage of manpower, but there is a shortage of qualified or skilled tradesmen, such as electricians, plumbers, welders, fitters and carpenters, whose professions are more technical and require formal training and certification. The level of supply of skilled tradesmen is attributed to the lack of high-quality basic education, the state of the economy, compulsory certification of tradesmen and an ageing workforce. It was also found that there is a significant relationship between skilled labour shortages and the requirement that labour be certified and that work output is unsatisfactory when there is no certification requirement.Practical/managerial implications: Based on these findings, the study concludes that skilled labour shortages and poor work output quality continue to be experienced in the South African construction industry when workers are unable to obtain formal certification for informal work experience acquired through years of practice on construction sites.Contribution: It is recommended that the South African government establish proactive strategies in the form of a framework for use in evaluating, certifying and grading the informal expertise acquired by workers through years of practice. This recommendation seeks to ensure that the supply of certified craftsmen capable of undertaking and producing high-quality construction work meets demand.Keywords: Artisans; Education; Experience; Expertise; Practice
Unsatisfactory rate in liquid-based cervical samples as compared to conventional smears: A study from tertiary care hospital
Authors: Gupta Nalini , Bhar Vikrant S. , Rajwanshi Arvind , Suri Vanita
Published: June 2016

Background:

Developed countries adopted liquid-based cytology (LBC) cervical cytology, partly because of its lower proportions of unsatisfactory (U/S)/inadequate samples. This study was carried out to evaluate effect on the rate of U/S samples after introduction of LBC in our laboratory.

Materials and Methods:

An audit of U/S cervical samples was performed, which included split samples (n = 1000), only conventional Pap smear (CPS) smears (n = 1000), and only LBC samples (n = 1000). The smears were reviewed by two observers independently, and adequacy for the samples was assessed as per The Bethesda System 2001. The reasons for U/S rate in split samples were categorized into various cytologic and/or technical reasons.

Results:

U/S rate was far less in only LBC samples (1.2%) as compared to only CPS (10.5%) cases. Cases in the satisfactory but limited category were also less in only LBC (0.4%) as compared to only CPS (3.2%) samples. The main reasons for U/S smears in split samples were low cell count (37.2% in CPS; 58.8% in LBC). The second main reason was low cellularity with excess blood and only excess blood in CPS samples.

Conclusion:

There was a significant reduction of U/S rate in LBC samples as compared to CPS samples, and the difference was statistically significant. The main cause of U/S samples in LBC was low cellularity indicating a technical fault in sample collection. The main cause of U/S rate in CPS was low cellularity followed by low cellularity with excess blood. Adequate training of sample takers and cytologists for the precise cell count to determine adequacy in smears can be of great help in reducing U/S rate.
Finite-dimensionality of $\mathscr Z$-boundaries
Authors: Moran Molly A.
Published: June 2016

In this paper, we refine the notion of

\mathscr Z

-boundaries of groups introduced by Bestvina and further developed by Dranishnikov. We then show that the standard assumption of finite-dimensionality can be omitted as the result follows from the other assumptions.
Gamifying Impromptu Speech for ESL/EFL Students
Authors: Girardelli Davide , Barroero Patrizia , Gu Tingting
Published: June 2016

This paper outlines an impromptu speech activity entitled “Dented Helmet vs. Spambot” intended as part of any introductory public speaking course. The activity is designed to overcome specific affective and cognitive challenges of ESL/EFL students, in particular Chinese learners. It is inspired by the principles of gamification (Kapp, 2012) with core gaming elements such as “freedom to fail,” “rapid feedback,” and “storytelling.” The activity requires “Rory’s Story Cubes” (a set of nine six-sided dice designed to spark creativity) and a special set of slides. An exploratory assessment of the effectiveness of the proposed activity was conducted on a sample of Chinese EFL sophomores enrolled in an international branch campus of a U.S. university in China, with 81 students completing our questionnaire. Overall, our findings provided some initial support to the effectiveness of the activity in terms of strenghtening students’ ability to communicate orally “off the cuff,” promoting students’ understanding of the role of storytelling in effective presentations, fostering students’ understanding of the major organizational formats used in organizing speeches, and increasing students’ awareness of their nonverbal communication in presentational settings.
An analysis of using flipped learning in Higher Education: ‘How flipping difficult can it be?’
Authors: Bramley Gareth
Published: June 2016

This paper aims to provide a critical analysis of using flipped learning as a teaching method in Higher Education.A study of using filpped learning was carried out within the context of a module on the undergraduate law degree programme at the University of Sheffield.Prior to the study, flipped hearing had not been attempted on an undergraduate law module at the University.Sutdents undertaking the module were asked to complete a survey, and quantative comments were collated. These results will be presented and analysed in this paper. This paper also draws on academic literature to compare perspectives of incorporating this method of teaching into the HE curriculum.This paper summarises the reasons for carrying out the study, together with the key findings from this study. The key conclusions of the paper focus primarily on the benefits of incorporating flipped learning into teaching - with the central benefits being deeper learning for students, and increased engagement in the subject matter. The paper also comments on some of the challenges of this teaching method - the central challenges being the need for consistency and clear signposting, together with a large investment of time by staff in implementing such a teaching method.
Normative controversies in the assessment of faculty in Mexican public Universities.
Authors: Sánchez-Escobedo Pedro Antonio , Canto-Herrera Pedro
Published: June 2016

This paper analyzes recent changes in teacher assessment policies in higher education institutions in Mexico. Procedures for faculty assessment in a typical Mexican state University are analyzed with the purpose of generating insights helpful to construct a fair, pertinent and expedite assessment system. We review guidelines to assess teachers, specifically those with the purpose of keeping or firing the teacher even after tenure is achieved.  These new regulations are seen as a key policy to improve quality in higher education.  However, implications to faculty moral, organization climate and conflict with existing labor laws have not been fully considered. It is argued that excessive federal and local regulations are, in fact, unable to ponder the complexities of academic life. We conclude that instead of more regulations and complicated normative, focus on qualitative peer assessment should be considered as means of effective faculty assessment.
Implementation of International Master’s Programmes in Engineering Education in Germany
Authors: Strenger Natascha , Frerich Sulamith
Published: June 2016

This paper introduces the framework conditions of the internationalization process of the higher education system in Germany and gives an overview of the implementation of international Master’s programmes in engineering education and the characteristics of student migrants in this field of studies. Developments on the macro-level clearly indicate political interest to attract more international students for German universities and the technical disciplines in Germany are already very successful in this endeavour. With a special focus on higher education reforms in engineering, this paper is based on an investigation directed at the meso-level, the motivations and strategies at the level of university and faculties for establishing such international study programmes. The results of a qualitative study will be presented that was conducted at the engineering faculties of the Ruhr-Universität in Bochum between December 2014 and August 2015. With the overall aim of investigating in how far the decisions made on university and faculty levels are related to the general political endeavors to attract international talent, the different stakeholders’ interests and implementation strategies such as language policy were considered.
Strategies for Scientists in Higher Education
Authors: Roche Joseph
Published: June 2016

Scientists have had a role in higher education since the very first institutes of higher education. While this role has evolved considerably in the last century, the period that has seen the most significant changes has been the last four decades. The rapid expansion of the higher education sector and the massification of education through the commitment of the state to free education has seen the role of scientists in higher education in Ireland swell to incorporate new responsibilities and expectations. In this paper a brief history of the role of scientists in higher education and the recent changes to that role are presented. Although these changes are focused on the role of Irish scientists, similar changes can be identified across Europe. A new strategy for supporting scientists in higher education is proposed — a research-informed masters programme in science education that provides the necessary skills and experience for early career scientists in higher education to cope with the demands of their positions.
Online courses offered in Brazil: mapping the latest years’ context
Authors: Machado de Campos Silvia Regina , Henriques Roberto , Yanaze Higuchi Mitsuru
Published: June 2016

This paper aims to map the supply of MOOCs in Brazil, starting from the Godwin-Jones’ assumption that "MOOCs are neither open nor massive, but often regular online simply courses that have been re-branded" (Godwin-Jones, 2014).  At the same time, it approaches the Brazilian context, through an exploratory and descriptive study, based on a qualitative and inductive research strategy, divided into two main phases: the first step maps the MOOCS offered by Coursera and Veduca portals, and the ones delivered by the higher education institutions (HEIs).  In contrast, the second phase compares the evolution of a different category of online courses, other than MOOCS: the accredited online undergraduate courses offered by HEIs, through the longitudinal analysis of data from the Census of Higher Education,  between the years 2008 and 2013. It concludes that the courses offered are not regular online simply re-branded ones, as there are different provisions, but they are subject to the Brazilian particular regulatory conditions.
ABET Accreditation: An Engineering Experience from Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Authors: Hassan Hossam , Al-Jabri Khalifa
Published: June 2016

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredits college and university programs in engineering under the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC). The process follows Engineering Criteria (EC) 2000, which focuses on outcomes (what is learned) rather than what is taught. This paper presents an overview of the processes developed by the civil engineering (CE) program at Sultan Qaboos University to satisfy ABET Criteria 2, 3, and 4. The program had a successful accreditation visit in November 2013. Program educational objectives (PEOs) were developed. A review and revision process for PEOs was also developed. ABET student outcomes (SOs) were adopted by the CE program. SOs were broken to outcome elements. Key performance indicators were developed for each outcome element, according to the six levels of Bloom’s taxonomy for cognitive domain. The process used direct indicators from student work as well indirect survey instruments. The program has developed a detailed and systematic approach for assessment of SOs with feedback and follow-up on implementation of actions for continuous improvement. Planning for the next accreditation cycle of SO assessment proved valuable, as the new accreditation committee started executing an already laid out work plan.
Teaching Abstraction
Authors: Zehetmeier Daniela , Böttcher Axel , Schlierkamp Kathrin , Thurner Veronika
Published: June 2016

Many technical disciplines require abstraction skills, such as the ability to deduce general rules and principles from sets of examples. These skills are the basis for creating solutions that address a whole class of similar problems, rather than merely focusing a single specific instance. Experience shows that many freshmen students are ill equipped with these skills. Therefore, we developed an intervention that systematically teaches abstraction skills to students, and applied our approach to a cohort of freshmen students in computer science.
A Descriptive Analysis of Doctoral Studies in Spain: Recent Changes
Authors: Jiménez Ramírez Magdalena
Published: June 2016

The adaptation of Doctoral studies to the European Higher Education Area has involved a complex regulatory change in Spain, with the aim of harmonizing this stage of training with European guidelines. Royal Decree 99/2011 established a new organizational structure for the Doctorate and sets out the guidelines, conditions and procedures that are to regulate the new Doctoral studies. In this paper we describe some of the most significant changes, including, among others, the novelty of the creation of Doctoral Schools, and we likewise present a succinct descriptive overview of some data resulting from the implementation of the regulations on the configuration and putting into practice of the new Doctoral studies. We conclude that these transformations are complex at the levels of management, organization and operation, although they have involved a move towards training that qualifies candidates in research competencies within a setting of internationalization and European mobility.
Peer review and critical thinking in nursing students
Authors: Rainho Conceiçao , Monteiro Maria Joao , Mártires Alice , Castelo-Branco Zita , Payan-Carreira Rita
Published: June 2016

Different models are available to help engage and motivate students as well as to model professional thinking and action (Irby, 1994). Their effect increases when regularly used, particularly when supplemented with feedback. Among them, the Paul-Elder´s Elements of Thought, or the Ennis´s FRISCO guidelines may be used for develop clinical skills. The objective of this study is analyse the effect of educational intervention on critical thinking, in nursing students of the 2nd year, based on the peer review, using the Cornell test (Level X) before and after intervention. Of the 74 students who participated in the study, 75.7% were female with an average age of 20.8 years. The average scores of critical thinking before intervention was 21.3 and after was 28.5, the average was statistically significant different between the two time points (p <0.01).
D-Move: A sociotechnical environment to provide experience- based learning to digital natives
Authors: Lembeck Martin , Petrovic Otto
Published: June 2016

Digital natives grew up in the world of digital media and live in it. They have different learning styles, call for other teaching methods, and are using different means of communication in their learning processes. In this paper the D-Move learning environment is presented and evaluated. It offers digital natives an experienced-based learning environment and is perceived by the learners as superior to traditional learning based on case studies with regard to activation, satisfaction with the learning process, and satisfaction with the learning environment. At the same time D-Move is used as a research environment to better understand disruptive innovations in the world of digital. The underlying assumption is that a better understanding of already existing differences between digital natives and their parent generation will bring insights into future large scale transformation processes. The main two components of D-Move are a module to support Delphi studies with online and offline components as well as a module to capture, annotate and structure real world experiences to support the Delphi contributions.
Continuity of operations planning in college athletic programs: The case for incorporating Federal Emergency Management Guidelines
Authors: Hall, PhD, MBA Stacey A. , Allen, PhD Brandon L. , Phillips, PhD Dennis
Published: June 2016

College athletic departments have a responsibility to provide a safe environment for student-athletes; however, most colleges do not have a crisis management plan that includes procedures for displaced student-athletes or alternate facilities to perform athletic events. Continuity of operations planning ensures athletic programs are equipped to maintain essential functions during, or shortly after, a disruption of operations due to possible hazards. Previous studies have identified a lack of emergency preparedness and continuity planning in college athletic departments. The purpose of this article is to illustrate in detail one approach to disaster planning for college athletic departments, namely the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continuity of operations framework. By adhering to FEMA guidelines and promoting a best practices model, athletic programs can effectively plan to address potential hazards, as well as protect the organization's brand, image, and financial sustainability after a crisis event.
Reduction in unavailable-for-response episodes in a private emergency medical services agency
Authors: Risavi, DO, MS, FACEP, FAAEM Brian L. , Mahmood, DO Saad , Andryc, DO Kevin , Libonati, EMT-P John , Terrell, EdD Mark A.
Published: June 2016

Objective: Increased demand for emergency medical services (EMS), financial constraints, emergency department overcrowding, EMS crews kept in hospital, all result in ambulance unavailability. This study seeks to identify daily temporal patterns for unavailable-for-response episodes, impact of increasing staffing during peak periods, and evaluating the extent of reduction in unavailable-for-response episodes due to temporally precise increases in staffing during critical time periods and the resulting cost/ benefit analysis.Design: The authors evaluated all EMS responses during a 7-month time period and recorded all unavailable-for-response episodes. This identified clusters of unavailable-for-response episodes for which incremental staffing changes were implemented. Internal audit of cost/revenues was recorded.Setting: Midsized private EMS agency in Northwest Pennsylvania.Subjects/participants: EMS Responders/Agency calls.Interventions: Temporally precise increases in staffing during critical time periods/unavailable-for-response episodes.Main outcome measure(s): Reduction in unavailable-for-response episodes, cost effectiveness.Results: Evaluating 23,833 EMS responses that occurred during the study period, staffing changes resulted in a 93 percent average reduction and 100 percent maximum reduction in unavailable-for-response episodes and were cost effective, based on evaluation of cost versus revenue, in this EMS agency.Conclusions: Identification of opportunities for system staffing improvement in a midsized EMS agency demonstrated feasibility and usability of mapping temporal patterns of unavailable-for-response episodes to substantially reduce the number of unavailable-for-response episodes and was cost effective.
What tourist business managers must learn from disaster research
Authors: Drabek, PhD Thomas E.
Published: June 2016

Death and social disruption caused by disasters of varying forms will continue to increase in the future. So too will the impacts on tourism, now one of the fastest growing and largest sectors of the worldwide economy. Tourist business managers must implement evidence-based preparedness activities to enhance the survival potential and future profitability of their firms. Drawing upon recent research studies of the tourist industry during times of crisis and the broad social science knowledge base regarding human responses to disaster, seven key lessons are described. Emergency managers must facilitate the incorporation of these lessons into the culture of tourist business managers.