bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of hydrological pathways in East African montane catchments under different land use
Authors: Jacobs Suzanne R. , Timbe Edison , Weeser Björn , Rufino Mariana C. , Butterbach-Bahl Klaus , Breuer Lutz
Published: September 2018

Abstract. Conversion of natural forest (NF) to other land uses could lead to significant
changes in catchment hydrology, but the nature of these changes has been
insufficiently investigated in tropical montane catchments, especially in
Africa. To address this knowledge gap, we aimed to identify stream water
(RV) sources and flow paths in three tropical montane sub-catchments (27–36 km2)
with different land use (natural forest, NF; smallholder agriculture,
SHA; and commercial tea and tree plantations, TTP) within a 1021 km2 catchment
in the Mau Forest complex, Kenya. Weekly samples were collected from stream
water, precipitation (PC) and mobile soil water for 75 weeks and analysed for
stable isotopes of water (δ2H and δ18O) for mean transit
time (MTT) estimation with two lumped parameter models (gamma model, GM; and exponential
piston flow model, EPM) and for the calculation of the young water fraction.
Weekly samples from stream water and potential endmembers were collected
over a period of 55 weeks and analysed for Li, Na, Mg, K, Rb, Sr and Ba for
endmember mixing analysis (EMMA). Solute concentrations in precipitation were lower
than in stream water in all catchments (p < 0.05), whereas
concentrations in springs, shallow wells and wetlands were generally more
similar to stream water. The stream water isotope signal was considerably
damped compared to the isotope signal in precipitation. Mean transit time
analysis suggested long transit times for stream water (up to 4 years) in the
three sub-catchments, but model efficiencies were very low. The young water
fraction ranged from 13 % in the smallholder agriculture sub-catchment to
15 % in the tea plantation sub-catchment. Mean transit times of mobile
soil water ranged from 3.2–3.3 weeks in forest soils and 4.5–7.9 weeks in
pasture soils at 15 cm depth to 10.4–10.8 weeks in pasture soils at 50 cm
depth. The contribution of springs and wetlands to stream discharge increased
from a median of 16.5 (95 % confidence interval: 11.3–22.9), 2.1
(−3.0–24.2) and 50.2 (30.5–65.5) % during low flow to 20.7
(15.2–34.7), 53.0 (23.0–91.3) and 69.4 (43.0–123.9) % during high flow
in the natural forest, smallholder agriculture and tea plantation
sub-catchments, respectively. Our results indicate that groundwater is an
important component of stream water, irrespective of land use. The results
further suggest that the selected transit time models and tracers might not
be appropriate in tropical catchments with highly damped stream water isotope
signatures. A more in-depth investigation of the discharge dependence of the
young water fraction and transit time estimation using other tracers, such as
tritium, could therefore shed more light on potential land use effects on the
hydrological behaviour of tropical montane catchments.
Macrosintaxis: una propuesta sobre dimensiones, unidades y categorías
Authors: Iglesias Bango Manuel
Published: September 2018

En este trabajo se aborda, en primer lugar, cómo y cuándo se instala en la gramática española el concepto de enunciado, unidad que va a permitir integrar elementos cuyo comportamiento excedía el clásico nivel oracional. Posteriormente, se señala la importancia de esa unidad en el nacimiento de la macrosintaxis, disciplina en la que conviene diferenciar dos dimensiones: la sintaxis del enunciado y la sintaxis de enunciados. Por último, a través de una serie de ejemplos, se defienden dos tipos básicos de categorías con las que ha de trabajar la macrosintaxis, los marcadores y operadores discursivos.
Pragmagramática de "si es que": Más allá de la réplica y la justificación
Authors: Pérez Béjar Víctor
Published: September 2018

En este estudio presentamos una descripción pragmagramatical del elemento si es que. Se trata de una combinatoria de dos elementos, el conector si y el operador de intensificación es que, que aparecen con frecuencia en determinados contextos de uso. Mediante el análisis cualitativo de ejemplos reales, trataremos de enumerar cuáles son los valores que adquiere en estos contextos teniendo en cuenta su inclusión en la macroestructura del discurso: dimensión informativa, modal y argumentativa. Para ello, veremos cómo los componentes internos de los enunciados introducidos por si es que se relacionan con el resto de elementos del texto y con la situación comunicativa, de tal manera que podamos identificar las características que son propias de esta estructura y qué la diferencia de otros fenómenos lingüísticos.
La estructura funcional en los límites de la oración
Authors: Rodríguez Ramalle Teresa
Published: September 2018

El trabajo que aquí se presenta se incluye dentro de las investigaciones sobre la relación entre la interpretación de ciertas partículas discursivas y su conexión con la estructura de la periferia oracional. El objetivo es revisar un marco teórico en el que se parte de la idea de que ciertos aspectos discursivos vinculados directamente con el hablante, el oyente y los conocimientos previos poseen una representación funcional, ya que se encuentra realizados en diferentes constituyente extraoracionales que siguen unas reglas de orden y jerarquía: Speas y Tenny (2003), Wiltschko y Heim (2014 y 2016). Con el fin de revisar dicho marco teórico, repasaré el comportamiento de la partícula discursiva vamos y su relación con otras partículas como ya (ya) y la conjunción que.
Gramaticalización, modalización y contacto: y así en dos variedades de español
Authors: Gómez Seibane Sara
Published: September 2018

Este trabajo propone que la situación de contacto entre el español y la lengua vasca ha activado (o acelerado) una innovación lingüística, en concreto, la ampliación de los valores de y así. El español europeo utiliza esta partícula con significado de imprecisión y con valor discursivo de atenuación del contenido proposicional. No obstante, y como resultado del contacto con la lengua vasca en la que es posible la expresión de contenidos de modalidad epistémica, los hablantes bilingües habrían trasladado parte de estos contenidos a la variedad de contacto, lo que habría ampliado tanto el significado (distancia respecto a lo enunciado), como el valor discursivo (atenuador de la fuerza ilocutiva de un enunciado) de esta partícula. Esta ampliación, junto con los procesos formales experimentados, constituye un ejemplo de gramaticalización inducida por contacto donde son fundamentales las motivaciones pragmáticas y conversacionales de los hablantes.
Portraying refugees in British print media: the case of NATO airstrikes on Yugoslavia
Authors: Lakić Igor
Published: September 2018

This paper is based on a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of three British dailies (the Guardian, the Independent and the Times) on NATO air strikes on Yugoslavia. The paper briefly introduces van Dijk’s notions of microstructures and macrostructures of newspaper articles and discusses some aspects of CDA (van Dijk, Fairclough), especially its approach of combining linguistic analysis with intertextual analysis. It then focuses on the issues of dominance and politics. The paper starts from the assumption that the concepts of dominance, power and politics are linked to the role of language that shapes or legitimates particular views, which is also the case in the corpus we analyzed. Politicians always use media in wartime to persuade citizens in a justness of war, leading consumers of news to uncritically accept that the ‘news’ presented to them is true. The paper offers examples from the three dailies and discusses them based on the theoretical approach taken. It briefly touches upon macrostructures and focuses on the elements on the micro level (verbs, nouns, noun phrases and adjectives) that are important for the interpretation of the analyzed articles
Los «otros» en el consumo de Harley-Davidson: análisis de los lazos exogrupales en las «comunidades marca».Los «otros» en el consumo de Harley-Davidson: análisis de los lazos exogrupales en las «comunidades marca».
Authors: Barbeta Viñas Marc
Published: September 2018

Los cambios en la comunicación publicitaria han llevado a los consumidores y sus vínculos al centro de las estrategias de la oferta de marcas y productos. Esto ha sido especialmente relevante en el caso de las llamadas comunidades marca. Sin embargo, no se ha prestado demasiada atención a los aspectos conflictivos de estos vínculos ni a los asociados con las referencias al exogrupo, con las implicaciones que ello puede tener para los procesos comunicativos de las imágenes de marca. Con el objetivo de contribuir a desarrollar esta cuestión, en este trabajo analizamos desde una perspectiva sociológica y mediante metodología cualitativa, el sentido de los lazos desarrollados en las prácticas de consumo de Harley-Davidson (HD). Con ello conoceremos con más amplitud los tipos de lazo generados a partir de determinados entornos de consumo, y podremos calibrar de modo general las implicaciones que podrían tener sobre la comunicación. Se han realizado 4 grupos de discusión y 5 entrevistas abiertas (además de observación complementaria) con consumidores de HD con distintos perfiles socio-demográficos, en Barcelona y zonas cercanas. Los resultados revelan distintas configuraciones de los «otros» en una tendencia general a construir un imaginario colectivo basado en la oposición y la diferenciación respecto a estas formas de otredad.
La publicidad en Televisión Española tras la ley 8/2009 de Financiación de la Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española. Análisis a través del caso "MasterChef."
Authors: Gallardo Rodríguez María , Elías Zambrano Rodrigo , Jiménez-Marín Gloria
Published: September 2018

La entrada en vigor de la Ley 8/2009 de Financiación de la Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española supuso la introducción de un nuevo formato de financiación para la radiotelevisión pública de España. Una de las medidas más relevantes de esta ley fue la eliminación de la publicidad en Televisión Española, la cual implicó una considerable reducción de capital en las arcas de la corporación pública. En este trabajo se parte de la hipótesis de que Televisión Española incumple en reiteradas ocasiones las limitaciones de esta ley. A través del caso de MasterChef se ejemplifican y analizan sucesos en los que Televisión Española, bajo las etiquetas de colaboraciones o patrocinio cultural, introduce publicidad ilícita en sus programas, dejando de ese modo en desventaja a las cadenas privadas e induciendo al público a error sobre la naturaleza de los mensajes informativos-publicitarios.Para ello se realiza un análisis crítico de los discursos del programa, de los cuales se extraen conclusiones muy acordes a la hipótesis de partida que incitan a pensar en la inminente necesidad de reforma de los mecanismos de control o las fórmulas de financiación de la televisión pública de España.
El tráiler cinematográfico en Cecil B. DeMille y Ridley Scott
Authors: Campos María Lois
Published: September 2018

El objeto de estudio de este trabajo es analizar dos tráileres sobre sendas películas que tienen como personaje central a Moisés: The Ten Commandments, (Los Diez Mandamientos, Cecil B. DeMille, 1956) y Exodus: Gods and Kings (Exodus: Dioses y Reyes, Ridley Scott, 2014). El medio siglo que separa ambas producciones se deja notar en los contenidos de dichos trabajos promocionales. Hay que entender el cambio social y tecnológico que se produce y cómo éstos repercuten en el conocimiento y proyección de los contenidos elaborados.
Heroísmo y propaganda. La configuración de lo heroico en la comunicación del conflicto armado en Colombia
Authors: Berrío Meneses Carlos Mario
Published: September 2018

El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en analizar la campaña propagandística Los héroes en Colombia sí existen, realizada por el Ejército de Colombia desde mediados de la primera década del siglo XXI, desde la perspectiva de la Teoría del Relato del profesor Jesús González Requena. Esta campaña pretendía aumentar el nivel de apoyo popular a la institución castrense, en medio del conflicto armado en Colombia, elevando a sus miembros a la categoría de héroes. Si tenemos en cuenta que la figura del héroe es inherente a los relatos simbólicos, pero usualmente es utilizada como un recurso persuasivo en la publicidad y la propaganda, analizamos aquí cuáles son las características heroicas que tienen los personajes que la campaña propagandística presenta como héroes.
Estudio del eslogan: funciones, retórica y literalidad.
Authors: Eguizábal Raúl
Published: September 2018

Este artículo constituye la segunda parte del aparecido en el Nº 11 de Pensar la Publicidad bajo el título «Estudio del Eslogan. Origen, Propiedades y Tipología». Siguiendo con el conocimiento de esta fórmula verbal, tan característica de la comunicación publicitaria, se procede a analizar las funciones y la retórica, para cerrar el estudio con la comprensión del eslogan como manifestación del lenguaje literal.
The effect of the regular consumption of lard from fats of crossbreed Mangalitsa and breed of meat type pig on the lipid profile of consumers
Authors: Mrázová Jana , Bučko Ondřej , Gažarová Martina , Kolesárová Anna , Kopčeková Jana , Chlebo Peter
Published: September 2018

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of consumption of lard processed from crossbreed of the original mangalitsa genotype and the breed of meat type pigs on selected biochemical parameters: total cholesterol (T-C), LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triacylglycerols (TAG). Twenty-nine probands participated in the study, of which 14 women and 15 men (aged 21 - 59) who consumed regularly lard four times a week during 5 weeks. By evaluating the lipid profile of probands, we observed elevated hypercholesterolemia at the beginning of the study in 43% women and 27% men. Statistically significant differences were recorded in this group of probands, where we recorded a decrease in TC of 0.55 mmol.L-1 in the whole sample of probands with p <0.05 probability in the 2nd sample of study after 5 weeks of consumption of lard. Borderline high (up to 3.35 mmol.L-1) was found in 21% of women and 33% of men, and above LDL cholesterol was found in 79% of women and 60% of men. This high level of LDL cholesterol is considered a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. We can conclude from the results that regular consumption of lard has significantly reduced the total cholesterol levels, especially in women, this effect has been associated with lowering LDL cholesterol (p <0.01) and lowering HDL cholesterol.
The importance of higher alcohols and esters for sensory evaluation of rheinriesling and chardonnay wine varieties
Authors: Sedláčková Eva , Valášek Pavel , Mlček Jiří­ , Adámková Anna , Adámek Martin , Pummerová Martina
Published: September 2018

For a consumer, one of the first characters for evaluation of wine is its scent. A pleasant aroma of wine associated with the subsequent taste experience can be remembered by the consumer for a long time and appreciated appropriately. For this reason, the aromatic properties of wine are very important to both consumers and producers. The question, however, is to assess the evaluation of wine sensory evaluation based on a rapidly developing chemical analysis without the use of a panel of evaluators. This study has dealt with the problem of the correlation of sensory evaluation of wine with the total content of higher alcohols and esters in wine prepared from the same wine varieties (Rheinriesling and Chardonnay) on the same vineyard under the same climatic conditions and processed using the same production technology in the years 2008 - 2012. The total content of higher alcohols and esters was determined by gas chromatography with a mass spectrometer (GC/MS). The correlation between the sensory evaluation and the total content of higher alcohols has not been established. However, the direct effect of the total content of the esters on the level of the sensory analysis of the two varieties studied was demonstrated. This can be an important economic indicator for a manufacturer who can estimate the sensory quality of the wine only on the basis of chemical analysis and thus estimate the success of the wine on the consumer market.
Changes in chosen properties of soft cheeses with chilli pepper during storage
Authors: Čanigová Margita , Kaločaiová Veronika , Remeňová Zuzana , Ducková Viera , Kročko Miroslav , Nagyová Ľudmila
Published: September 2018

The aim of this study was to evaluate chosen physicochemical and sensory properties of soft cheeses with addition of chilli peppers Fatalii. These samples were packed into plastic vacuum packages and analysed during 14 days of storage at cooling temperature (6 ±1 °C). Within the physicochemical properties, dry matter content, fat content, moisture in fat-free-substance, fat in dry matter and pH values were determined. Physicochemical analyzes, except pH value measure, were carried out only on the 1th day following the cheeses production. Textural properties hardness and stickiness were measured by the texture analyser. Within the sensory properties, consistency (hard, spreadable and friable) and taste (salty and spicy) were evaluated. Measurements of pH value, textural and sensory analysis were carried out on the 1st, 7th and 14th day of storage. All of cheese samples were classified as full-fat (FDM 48.21%) soft (MFFS 71.92%) cheeses. Their pH values decreased during 14 days of storage. The hardness of cheese samples decreased (p ˂0.05), while their stickiness statistic significantly increased during storage. From the view of sensory evaluation, the hard consistency of cheeses statistic significantly decreased and the spreadable consistency increased (p ˂0.05) during storage. The changes of friable consistency were no statistic significant. During storage of cheese samples were observed statistic significantly increase in the spicy taste and statistic significantly decrease in the salty taste.
“Nya Anghuwa Che” (Our Food Gives Us Life): Exploring Indigenous Perspectives on Traditional Food Gathering and Foraging in an Irigwe Community from Nigeria
Authors: Oloko Majing , Shukla Shailesh
Published: September 2018

This article is based on a community-based case study of the Indigenous food system of the Irigwe people of north-central Nigeria, a farming community known for its tradition of gathering wild food. We explore the Irigwe's perspective on their food system through participatory research tools, including oral history interviews with thirty indigenous food-knowledge experts and elders. We document the cultural meanings of food within their Indigenous food system and their relationship to Indigenous food-production practices such as food foraging. Because the Irigwe people perceive their indigenous food systems and knowledge as holistic, many wild foods—such as Gbangri (Grewia mollis), which is used in a traditional soup—are eaten with claims of medicinal potency. Foraging trips are significant for gathering food, intergenerational teaching, and socialization. Despite environmental and social challenges, the community has maintained its unique Indigenous food system through transmission of values, such as reciprocity and traditional dispute resolution.
Welcome to Country Speeches: A Personal Perspective from a Larrakia Man
Authors: Roman Curtis
Published: September 2018

Welcome to Country speeches have become part of many proceedings today. In this opinion piece, the author shares his view that, although these speeches have become tokenistic, they should be seen as an opportunity to educate and inform.
CAARI at Forty: Celebrating a Place for Collaboration on Cyprus
Authors: Crewe Lindy
Published: September 2018

The Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) celebrates the 40th anniversary of its foundation in 2018. CAARI is the youngest of the U.S. Overseas Research Centers (ORCs) affiliated to ASOR, and one of the more recently established in the Near East and the Mediterranean. Over the past 40 years, CAARI has cemented its place in the cultural and heritage landscape of Cyprus, creating a space in which U.S. students and scholars share research and build friendships with Cypriot colleagues and those from around the world. Facilitated by our location in the center of the eastern Mediterranean region, CAARI on Cyprus has become a hub in which connections are made and international dialogue is fostered. This occurs despite the difficulties caused by the continued division of the island to the people of Cyprus, and to the preservation and interpretation of the island's heritage.
Estudios multidisciplinarios : un esbozo de la investigación cultural en la Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, 1999-2013
Authors: Erquicia Cruz José Heriberto
Published: September 2018

Las instituciones de educación superior están obligadas a desarrollar investigaciones en las diversas áreas del conocimiento que imparten. Es por ello que, desde diversas instancias de la Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, se ha llevado a cabo una variedad de estudios en temas de cultura. El enfoque multidisciplinario en el abordaje de las investigaciones ha brindado un conocimiento mucho más amplio, crítico y colegiado de los problemas que se deben resolver. Estudios de identidades étnicas y urbanas, religiosidad popular, medicina tradicional, cultura material, biográficos, históricos literarios, históricos-económicos, etnográficos, patrimonio cultural, fuentes históricas y migrantes son algunos de los tópicos que se han logrado desarrollar en la última década y media de investigación cultural en la universidad.Entorno, abril 2015, número 58: 8-15
América Latina : cultura e identidad
Authors: Grenni Héctor
Published: September 2018

El presente trabajo indaga acerca de la cultura y su relación con la conformación de la identidad en América Latina. Partiendo de diversos conceptos de cultura, y deteniéndose brevemente en el alcance del concepto para los documentos de la Conferencia Episcopal Latinoamericana, pone en evidencia la importancia de la relación de la cultura con el mestizaje y con la definición de identidad de la región. Finalmente, decanta estos conceptos en la cultura salvadoreña.Entorno, april 2015, issue 58: 34-41
La cultura y las políticas culturales
Authors: Roque Baldovinos Ricardo
Published: September 2018

En su valiosa investigación “Las políticas del Estado salvadoreño, 1900-2012”, Knut Walter hace un recuento en detalle de las políticas culturales en nuestro país durante el siglo XX y lo que va del presente. Con distintas intensidades, el Estado salvadoreño dedicó parte de sus esfuerzos a fomentar actividades tan diversas como la música sinfónica, la publicación de libros o las fiestas patronales, con el afán expreso de promover la “cultura nacional” y, a través de ello, contribuir a la mejora del país. Sin embargo, no parece haber existido un consenso sobre qué se ha entendido sobre cultura, por qué era importante su promoción. Menos aún, por qué debe ser una responsabilidad del Estado.Entorno, abril 2015, número 58: 57-60
Angela Vidal-Rodríguez : nos tiene muy impresionados el tipo de investigación que hace la Utec
Authors: Ramírez de Clará Inés
Published: September 2018

Una comitiva integrada por diez estudiantes y dos docentes de Northeastern Illinois University, visitaron El Salvador por dos semanas para un intercambio cultural y educativo junto a 20 alumnos y docentes de diferentes centros de educación superior, entre ellos, la Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador (Utec). Angela Vidal-Rodríguez, directora del McNair Scholars Program de la misma universidad, concedió una entrevista a revista entorno para conversar sobre esta visita.Entorno, agosto 2015, número 59: 6-8
Estudio de buenas prácticas en clínica de psicología. Caso Utec
Authors: Chacón Edgardo R. , Rodríguez de Hasbún Sandra , Membreño Claudia
Published: September 2018

En este artículo se presentan los resultados de la investigación sobre las buenas prácticas realizadas en la Clínica de Psicología. El objetivo del estudio fue diseñar, a partir de su propia experiencia, un modelo de clínica psicológica que sirva de centro de prácticas, en el cual se fortalezcan las competencias de los alumnos en el área de especialidad clínica y el docente encuentre la forma de cómo realizar un proceso de enseñanza eficaz y efectivo, basado en un modelo teórico-práctico. Se espera fortalecer la formación práctica en la labor de promoción de la salud mental; conocer la labor de proyección social universitaria, a través del servicio psicológico que se ofrece a la comunidad; evaluar el servicio de atención psicológica que brinda la Clínica de Psicología; evaluar la formación profesional de los estudiantes de la carrera de Psicología y divulgar el modelo de atención psicológica de la Clínica de Psicología.El modelo teórico de la Clínica de Psicología de la Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, Utec, se ha venido transformando a través de las buenas prácticas realizadas por los docentes, que le han dado vida a la labor educativa en beneficio de los alumnos. El modelo contiene desde un enfoque pedagógico psicoanalítico hasta un contenido cognitivo conductual. El modelo de atención de la Clínica, que inició su funcionamiento en 1989, integra la proyección social hacia la comunidad, el modelo de formación pedagógico y la práctica en el área clínica realizada por los terapeutas en formación.Esta investigación se enriquece a través de los datos obtenidos mediante la aplicación de cuestionarios y entrevistas realizadas a docentes, alumnos y pacientes de la clínica para determinar los niveles de satisfacción sobre el servicio que se les brinda en el ámbito de la formación profesional del estudiante y en la promoción y el servicio que se proporciona a los usuarios.Entorno, agosto 2015, número 59: 48-68
Incidencia de las variables sociodemográficas en los patrones de consumo del tabaco en estudiantes universitarios
Authors: Aguilar de Mendoza Ana Sandra
Published: September 2018

Con el objetivo de analizar el patrón de consumo de tabaco en estudiantes universitarios, se pretendió identificar las variables sociodemográficas que inciden en el fortalecimiento del patrón de consumo de tabaco y los comportamientos relacionados con la compra, así como los lugares donde consumen el tabaco, y el conocimiento de los daños que genera la nicotina a través de la propaganda en los medios de comunicación. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, exploratorio, con un diseño ex post facto en una muestra de 377 estudiantes seleccionados aleatoriamente, representativa del 95 % y con un margen de error del 0,5 %. Los resultados evidencian que el grupo que está más expuesto al consumo de tabaco está en un rango de edad entre los 19 a los 20 años. La edad de inicio de consumo de tabaco entre los participantes fue en promedio a los 15 años; la prevalencia de vida entre los fumadores es del 46,15 %. El estado económico y el laboral no influyen en el consumo. El estado civil soltero sí incide en fumar. En el último mes, el consumo de cigarrillos declarado fue entre 1 a 3 diarios. Los que consumen más cigarrillos diarios presentan más años de estarlos consumiendo, demostrando una dependencia de la nicotina. La presión grupal es la que más incide en este grupo para que fume. En el recinto universitario es donde fuman con mayor frecuencia; y las actividades preventivas, a través de los medios de comunicación, no logran permear a los estudiantes universitarios.Entorno, agosto 2015, número 59: 69-76
Imaginario colectivo, movimientos juveniles y cultura ciudadana juvenil en El Salvador : análisis de percepción de derechos
Authors: Campos Morán Saúl , Navarrete Paola María , Osegueda Carlos Felipe
Published: September 2018

El objetivo de la investigación fue identificar los elementos culturales, de cosmovisión, de conceptos en el imaginario colectivo, actitudes y contextos educativos que inciden en la formación y participación ciudadana de los jóvenes salvadoreños. La investigación fue de tipo ex post facto, con diseño transversal (Montero y León, 2007), constituida del diagnóstico de una situación ya existente a partir de una hipótesis dada, sin tener la oportunidad de manipular la variable independiente utilizando un post-test sin grupo control. Esto se complementó con técnicas cualitativas de recolección de información, utilizando la entrevista estructurada como técnica de apoyo. Entre los principales resultados se tiene que en el país existen más ventajas de formación para los hombres que para las mujeres; que existen diferencias entre el tipo de participación que se puede ejercer según el área de residencia, y que el tipo de educación recibida es determinante para las competencias de participación ciudadana que los jóvenes ejercen.Entorno, agosto 2015, número 59: 86-96
Housing Price and Population Changes: Growing vs Shrinking Cities
Authors: Feng Yalan , Kim Taewon , Lee Daniel C
Published: September 2018

Housing prices in the United States experienced a significant meltdown during the Great Recession. Since then, the housing market has seen a nationwide recovery, even over-heating in some regions. In this paper, we look back at that era and study the possible impact of population changes on housing markets in 2010-2017. Our focus is not to look at how the housing market recovered from the recession per se. Rather, our study is to look at the relationship between population changes and their impact on housing prices, even during the recovery period. In addition to the population variable, our model employs a few other factors known to affect housing prices, such as the unemployment rate, the GDP per capita, mortgage rates and the housing supply.
Giant renal oncocytoma presenting with right flank pain and hematoma
Authors: El Doueihi Robert Zakhia , Bulbul Muhammad Ahmad
Published: September 2018

Renal oncocytomas are benign tumors representing 3% to 7% of primary renal neoplasms. Oncocytomas are often asymptomatic, discovered incidentally on routine radiological imaging. We report a giant renal oncocytoma in a 68-year-old male with chronic kidney disease. Patient had right upper quadrant pain and hematoma. The mass was palpable on physical exam. CT scan showed a 16 cm × 14 cm right renal mass, consistent with renal cell carcinoma, no major adenopathy, no renal vein invasion. Right radical nephrectomy was performed and histological examination was consisted with oncocytoma.
Developing Next Generation of Innovators: Teaching Entrepreneurial Mindset Elements across Disciplines
Authors: Nadelson Louis S. , Palmer Aparna D.~Nageswaran , Benton Tom , Basnet Ram , Bissonnette Meghan , Cantwell Laureen , Jouflas Georgann , Elliott Eric , Fromm Megan , Lanci Sarah
Published: September 2018

The purpose of our project was to explore the explicit or implicit engagement of faculty members across the curriculum in teaching the entrepreneurial mindset.  We begin by defining entrepreneurship on a spectrum, recognizing the contextual nature and psychological development associated with entrepreneurial thinking.  We developed a self-report survey containing a combination of quantitative and qualitative items to determine faculty member knowledge of entrepreneurship and their engagement in teaching elements of the entrepreneurial mindset.  We surveyed the faculty at a primarily teaching university in the western United States.  Sixty-four faculty members (~20%) with representation from across the disciplines completed our survey.  We found constrained knowledge of entrepreneurship, indications of teaching elements of the entrepreneurial mindset, and approaches to assignments that were limited in scope for fostering entrepreneurial thinking.  The implications of our research are a need for professional development to enhance faculty members’ knowledge of entrepreneurial thinking and support for instructional and content choices that could enhance student development of an entrepreneurial mindset.
Examination of Social Media Attitudes and Loneliness Levels of Secondary Education Students with Regard to Gender and Sport
Authors: Erkmen Gaye , Altin Mehmet
Published: September 2018

The purpose of the study was to examine secondary school students' attitudes towards social media and their loneliness levels in terms of gender and whether they do sports or not. The sample of the study consisted of 175 female and 269 male secondary school stıdents. To collect data personal information form, Social Media Attitude Scale (Otrar ve Argın, 2013) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980) were used to in this study. Independent t test analysis was conducted to examine whether the participants' social media attitudes and loneliness levels differed with regard to gender and do sport. According to the results, there was no significant difference in social media attitudes (t = -.832, p > .05) with regard to gender. However, loneliness levels of the participants seems to be significantly different with regard to gender (t = -6.513, p = .000). When the participants were examined whether they do sports or not, there was not any significant difference in social media attitudes (t = -.427, p> .05). However, the levels of loneliness was significantly found to be different in terms of doing sports or not (t = -3.675, p = .000). Furthermore, there was not a significant relationship between social media attitudes and loneliness (p > .05). It can be concluded that sport and regular physical activity can be considered as a means to provide environments where individuals will feel far away from the feeling of loneliness and that they will feel themselves more valuable.
The Influence of Service Quality Dimensions on Organizational Excellence (Perspective of Employees within Kuwaiti Commercial Banks)
Authors: Alabduljader Salah A.
Published: September 2018

Current study aimed at examining the influence of service quality dimensions on the organizations' ability to reach excellence. Quantitative method was adopted through the questionnaire as a tool. Individuals within commercial banks in Kuwait were retrieved to form the sample of the study. A total of (60) individual responded properly to the questionnaire. The following results were reached:

1- Results indicated the nature of sample to be totally normal with a tendency towards young ages, thoughts and orientations.

2- There appeared a significance that is statistical in nature from service quality dimension and organizational excellence. It meant that service quality along with its dimensions can help in achieving excellence among organizations.

3- All of the study hypotheses were accepted considering that the R value came to be statistically influential. The most influential variables of service quality on organizational excellence appeared to be responsiveness.

Study recommends increasing the awareness regarding service quality and its importance in developing organizational performance. Also, it is recommended for commercial banks to support their CRM strategies in a way that matches between higher service quality and increased customer satisfaction.
Towards Increasing Upper Egyptian Student Teachers’ Potentials to Emerge into the 21st Education Platform
Authors: El-Halawany Hanan Salah El-Deen Mohammed
Published: September 2018

The Ministry of Education in Egypt (MOE) has worked very hard to launch different initiatives to improve the Egyptian education system by using Information and Communication Technology (ICTs).

The current research seeks to explore how Asyut student teachers perceive the upshots of these initiatives. Results are expected to shed light on the overall teacher education process in Asyut University and its role in preparing 21st century teachers.

The current research is evolved to answer the following questions:

1) How Asyut student teachers describe their investment of ICTs to achieve academic purposes?

2) How Asyut student teachers describe their ICTs competencies?

3) How Asyut student teachers classify obstacles hindering the enhancement of their ICTs competencies?

Results authenticate the growing awareness Asyut student teachers developed about ICTs and how it has become a substantial component of everyday 21st century education experience. They understand that it has become their gateway to the 21st century teaching platform. In the meantime, they recognize that their ability to successfully integrate ICTs into their teaching practice is a complex and multifaceted process.

The current research adds to the body of literature in a few ways. Through analyzing the gains and drawbacks, Egyptian teacher education experienced in its attempt to integrate ICTs into teachers’ preparation process. The current research recommends: first, improving the existing training mechanism; second, ensuring funds will have the biggest impact on the largest number of student teachers; finally, getting training right is a priority.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 11, No. 10
Authors: Lee Chris
Published: September 2018

Reviewer acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 11, No. 10, 2018.
A Meta-Analysis: Improvement of Students’ Algebraic Reasoning through Metacognitive Training
Authors: Lee Yujin , Capraro Mary M. , Capraro Robert M. , Bicer Ali
Published: September 2018

Although algebraic reasoning has been considered as an important factor influencing students’ mathematical performance, many students struggle to build concrete algebraic reasoning. Metacognitive training has been regarded as one effective method to develop students’ algebraic reasoning; however, there are no published meta-analyses that include an examination of the effects of metacognitive training on students’ algebraic reasoning. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the impact of metacognitive training on students’ algebraic reasoning. Eighteen studies with 22 effect sizes were selected for inclusion in the present meta-analysis. In the process of the analysis, one study was determined as an outlier; therefore, another meta-analysis was reconstructed without the outlier to calculate more robust results. The findings indicated that the overall effect size without an outlier equaled d=0.973 with SE=0.196. Q=20.201 (p<.05) and I2=0.997, which indicated heterogeneity of the studies. These results showed that the metacognitive training had a statistically significant positive impact on students’ algebraic reasoning.
An Investigation into the Relationship between Adults’ Levels of Education-Related Epistemic Freedom and Epistemic Violence
Authors: KARTAL Osman Yılmaz , YAZGAN Akan Deniz , AVCI Esranur
Published: September 2018

The present study investigates the relationship between epistemic freedom and epistemic violence. The problematization was based on adults. Due to adults’ responsibilities for education, the study focuses on adults’ levels of education-related epistemic freedom and epistemic violence. The research problem was analyzed with the correlational research model. The sample consists of 129 participants between 22 and 67 years. The data were collected with epistemic violence-freedom scale. The study revealed that adults’ level of accepting education-related epistemic violence and resorting to education-related epistemic violence were “moderate” and “low”, respectively, while their enjoyment of epistemic freedom in the past was between “moderate” and “high” and their tendency to education-related epistemic freedom was “high”. The authors found a significant, negative, and weak relationship between adults’ levels of “resorting to epistemic violence” and levels of “enjoyment of education-related epistemic freedom in the past” and “their tendency to education-related epistemic freedom”. The authors also observed a significant, positive, and moderate relationship between adults’ levels of “enjoyment of education-related epistemic freedom in the past” and “their tendency to education-related epistemic freedom”. The authors suggest that individuals should be provided with a freedom-based education and setting.
The Degree of the Practice of Social Responsibility by the Principals of the Public High Schools in Jordan and its Relationship to Teachers’ Organizational Commitment
Authors: Al-Jbour Hatim Ratib , Battah Ahmad
Published: September 2018

The current study aimed to identify the degree of the practice of social responsibility by the principals of the public high schools in Jordan and its relationship to teachers’ organizational commitment. The sample of study composed of (284) principals and (765) teachers. Two research instruments were developed; the first is for social responsibility that included 4 fields in (46) items, and the second is for the organizational commitment that included 4 fields in (39) items. The validity and reliability of research instruments were verified.

The results of the study indicated that the degree of the practice of social responsibility by the principals of public high schools in Jordan was high and that the teachers’ organizational commitment was high too. The results showed that there is a positive and statistically significant relationship of all fields of social responsibility and organizational commitment from the principals and teachers’ points of view. There are statistically significant differences in social responsibility and organizational commitment of teachers due to the gender variable in favor of females. There are differences between the means of social responsibility attributable to the academic qualification variable in favor of Bachelor’sandDiploma. There are differences between the means of organizational commitment fields attributable to the academic qualification in favor of Bachelor’s degree. There are differences between the means of social responsibility attributable to the experience year variable in favor of +10 year experience. There are no differences between the meansof organizational commitment fields attributable to the experience variable. There are statistically significant differences in social responsibility fields attributable to the job title variable in favor of school principal. There are no statistically significant differences in the organizational commitment fields attributable to the job title variable except for the fields of the responsibility for education and desire to continue at work.

The current study came up with a number of recommendations, mainly to maintain the level of the practice of social responsibility by the principals of public high schools in Jordan and to benefit from the supporters from among the community and keep them involved in decision making to developschool future plans.
Design optimal rural road network using GIS
Authors: Modinpuroju Anil , Prasad CSRK
Published: September 2018

To have an effective development among the isolated, remote areas, rural transportation is recognized as a key factor. Efficient rural transportation depends largely on a well-knit road network to provide accessibility and mobility in rural areas. This work affords an applied method for the development of rural road networks in rural areas of developing countries. The proposed methodology enables to determine nodal points in the rural road network based on the facility index of the settlements. The rural road network is generated by connecting the nodal points by minimum travel time path in Geographical Information System (GIS). Spatial analysis is carried out in the study area to identify the Desirable Coverage Distance of the Facility(DCDF). The Village Facility Index (VFI) is calculated by considering the desirable coverage distance. The suggested methodology is simple and practical, hence, highly applicable to real-world scenarios, as demonstrated in the definition of the road network for the rural areas.
Carpooling scheme selection for taxi carpooling passengers: a multi-objective model and optimisation algorithm
Authors: Xiao Qiang , He Rui-chun
Published: September 2018

Carpooling has been long deemed a promising approach to better utilizing existing transportation infrastructure, the carpooling system can alleviate the problems of traffic congestion and environmental pollution effectively in big cities. However, algorithmic and technical barriers inhibit the development of taxi carpooling, and it is still not the preferred mode of commute. In order to improve carpooling efficiency in urban, a taxi carpooling scheme based on multi-objective model and optimisation algorithm is presented. In this paper, urban traffic road network nodes were constructed from the perspective of passenger carpooling. A multi-objective taxi carpooling scheme selection model was built based on an analysis of the main influences of carpooling schemes on passengers. This model aimed to minimise get-on-and-get-off distance, carpooling waiting time and arriving at the destination. Furthermore, a two-phase algorithm was used to solve this model. A rapid searching algorithm for feasible routes was established, and the weight vector was assigned by introducing information entropy to obtain satisfying routes. The algorithm is applied to the urban road, the Simulation experimental result indicates that the optimisation method presented in this study is effective in taxi carpooling passengers.
The disclosure of non-financial information by stock-exchange-listed companies in Poland, in the light of the changes introduced by the Directive 2014/95/EU
Authors: Szadziewska Arleta , Spigarska Ewa , Majerowska dr Ewa
Published: September 2018

Beginning in 2017, stock-exchange-listed companies in Poland have been obliged to publish non-financial information. This is due to the implementation of Directive 2014/95/EU in Polish law, which requires the dis- closure of extended non-financial information on the part of specified large public-interest companies and capi- tal groups. Taking the above into consideration, the aim of this article is to answer the following questions: 1) What is the state of the non-financial disclosures made by stock-exchange-listed companies in Poland? 2) What are the differences in reporting non-financial information by companies from various industries? 3) What factors affect the disclosure of non-financial information? In total, 53 companies were researched. The results obtained indicate that the form of the disclosures varies. Most commonly, non-financial information was presented in management commentaries. The scope of the information presented was diverse. The most non-financial disclosures were made by companies from the chemical and the energy sectors. The following factors influenced the publication of this type of information: the entity’s size, its market value and the industry to which a given company belongs. In contrast, no positive associations between the economic performance of a company and non-financial disclosure, nor between the financial leverage of a company and non-financial disclosure have been found, with the exception of companies from the low-profile sector. The studies involved content analysis and the Tobit regression model. Existing results of research on non-financial reporting made by stock-exchange-listed companies in Poland did not en- compass the last reporting period prior to the introduction of the changes to the Act on Accounting. Therefore, the results obtained allow us to determine the degree of preparation on the part of the researched companies belonging to various sectors (of larger and smaller environmental nuisance).