bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT OF RENAL TRANSPLANT AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS: EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF DIRECT-ACTING ANTIVIRAL REGIMENS CONTAINING SOFOSBUVIR
Authors: MICHELS Fernanda Bellini Lunardi , AMARAL Ana Cristina de Castro , CARVALHO-FILHO Roberto José de , VIEIRA Gustavo de Almeida , SOUZA Ana Lucia da Silva , FERRAZ Maria Lucia Gomes
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Direct-acting antivirals have revolutionized hepatitis C treatment, also for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but some controversy exists regarding the use of sofosbuvir (SOF) in patients with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <30 mL/min. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of these regimens for hepatitis C treatment of patients with CKD and after renal transplantation, as well as the impact of SOF on renal function in non-dialysis patients. METHODS: All patients with hepatitis C and CKD or renal transplant treated with direct-acting antivirals at a referral center in Brazil between January 2016 and August 2017 were included. Efficacy was evaluated based on viral load (HCV RNA) and a sustained virological response (SVR) consisting of undetectable RNA 12 and/or 24 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR12 and SVR24) was defined as cure. Safety was determined by adverse events and ribavirin, when combined, was administered in escalating doses to all patients with GFR <60 mL/min. The impact of SOF on renal function was determined by the measurement of baseline creatinine during and after the end of treatment and its increase was evaluated using the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) classification. RESULTS: A total of 241 patients (52.7% females) with a mean age of 60.72±10.47 years were included. The combination of SOF+daclatasvir was the predominant regimen in 75.6% of cases and anemia was present in 28% of patients who used ribavirin (P=0.04). The SVR12 and SVR24 rates were 99.3% and 97.1%, respectively. The treatment was well tolerated and there were no major clinically relevant adverse events, with the most prevalent being asthenia (57.7%), itching (41.1%), headache (40.7%), and irritability (40.2%). Among conservatively treated and renal transplant patients, oscillations of creatinine levels (AKIN I) were observed in 12.5% of cases during treatment and persisted in only 8.5% after the end of treatment. Of these, 2.0% had an initial GFR <30 mL/min and this percentage decreased to 1.1% after SOF use. Only 0.5% and 1.6% of the patients progressed to AKIN II and AKIN III elevation, respectively. CONCLUSION: The direct-acting antivirals were safe and efficacious in CKD patients treated with SOF-containing regimens, with the observation of high SVR rates, good tolerability and few severe adverse events. The combination with ribavirin increased the risk of anemia and the administration of escalating doses seems to be useful in patients with GFR <60 mL/min. In patients with GFR <30 mL/min, SOF had no significant renal impact, with serum creatinine returning to levels close to baseline after treatment.
THE INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE-FATIGUE PATIENT SELF-ASSESSMENT SCALE: TRANSLATION, CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE BRAZILIAN VERSION (IBD-F BRAZIL)
Authors: LAGE Ana Cristina , OLIVEIRA Cristino Carneiro , BATALHA Ana Paula Delgado Bomtempo , ARAÚJO Adaliza Furtado , CZUBER-DOCHAN Wladyslawa , CHEBLI Julio Maria Fonseca , CABRAL Laura Alves , MALAGUTI Carla
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a common symptom in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). A translated and culturally adapted, instrument with robust psychometric for measuring fatigue in Brazilian patients with IBD is needed. OBJECTIVE: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the inflammatory Bowel Disease Fatigue Scale (IBD-F) into Brazilian-Portuguese and to test its measurement properties in Brazilian patients with IBD. METHODS: Data from 123 patients with IBD were collected. In addition to IBD-F, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) was used. The measurement properties tested were: internal consistency, reproducibility (reliability and agreement), construct validity, internal and external responsiveness, and ceiling and floor effects. RESULTS: The Brazilian-Portuguese version of the IBD-F showed excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.95), excellent reproducibility (ICC=0.97) and a minimal detectable change of 6.0 points. The construct validity was demonstrated with a good correlation between the IBD-F and FACIT-F (r=- 0.46). Effect sizes used for measuring internal responsiveness were moderate among those with Crohn’s (0.66) disease and low in patients with ulcerative colitis (0.24). The Brazilian-Portuguese version of the IBD-F presented with high external responsiveness for Crohn’s disease (0.84) and with low external responsiveness for ulcerative colitis (0.33). The area under the curve considered for responsiveness was 0.84. Twenty-five percent of floor effects and no ceiling effect were recorded. CONCLUSION: The Brazilian-Portuguese version of IBD-F has adequate measurement properties and its use can be recommended in clinical practice and research.
ASSOCIATION OF DUODENAL EOSINOPHILIC INFILTRATE WITH HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION, BUT NOT WITH FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA
Authors: LEITE Carine , MAZZOLENI Luiz Edmundo , UCHOA Diego de Mendonça , CASTANHO Juliana Araújo , MAZZOLENI Felipe , SANDER Guilherme Becker
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The role of Helicobacter pylori infection on eosinophilic infiltration in duodenal mucosa is poorly studied. An increase in the number of eosinophils in duodenum has been associated with functional dyspepsia. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of H. pylori infection on duodenal eosinophil count and the role of eosinophilic infiltrate of duodenum in functional dyspepsia. METHODS: Positive and negative H. pylori individuals were included. Both functional dyspeptic patients according to Rome III criteria (cases) and individuals without gastrointestinal symptoms (controls) were enrolled. They were submitted to upper endoscopy and H. pylori infection was verified by gastric histopathology and urease test. Eosinophils in the duodenal mucosa were counted in five high-power fields, randomly selected on slides of endoscopic biopsies. RESULTS: Thirty-nine H. pylori positive (mean age 40.5 and 69.2% women) and 24 negative patients (mean age 37.3 and 75% women) were included. The influence of the infection was observed in the duodenal eosinophil count, which was higher in infected individuals: median 13.2 vs 8.1 in non-infected individuals (P=0.005). When we analyzed patients according to symptoms, cases - mean age 39.6; 71.4% women - and controls - mean age 38.7; 71.4% women - had similar duodenal eosinophil count: median 11.9 and 12.6 respectively (P=0.19). CONCLUSIONS: We did not demonstrate association of duodenal eosinophil count with functional dyspepsia but found association with H. pylori infection.
PLACEBO USE IN THE CONTEXT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE CLINICAL TRIALS
Authors: LASA Juan Sebastian , ZUBIAURRE Ignacio , RAUSCH Astrid , OLIVERA Pablo
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel disease comprises two distinct conditions - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - which can be treated with immunomodulators. A non-neglectable proportion of these patients will need biologic therapy, and many patients under biologic treatment will experience either primary or secondary failure. As a consequence, clinical trials evaluating new therapeutic alternatives are being developed. These trials share common features, such as being controlled with placebo. Placebo use in clinical trials is a matter of intense debate. Those who support placebo use highlight the methodologic advantages placebo-controlled trials have. Those against placebo use argue that it would be against ethical principles in clinical research to expose a patient to placebo when a valid therapeutic alternative exists. In this review, we summarize the existing arguments for and against the use of placebo in the context of inflammatory bowel disease research. We finally suggest that it is very likely that in the near future inflammatory bowel disease trials will no longer be controlled with a placebo arm, but instead they will be non-inferiority trials with an active comparator.
O conceito gramsciano de Estado Integral em pesquisas sobre políticas educacionais
Authors: Jacomini Márcia Aparecida
Published: February 2020

Resumo Neste artigo, analisamos as interpretações e os usos do conceito gramsciano de Estado Integral em trabalhos de mestrado e doutorado em educação que pesquisaram políticas educacionais. Nosso objetivo foi investigar a apropriação desse conceito pelos pós-graduandos à luz dos escritos de Gramsci. A pesquisa envolveu análise documental e bibliográfica. Foram examinadas 5 teses e 7 dissertações de um conjunto de 32 trabalhos, produzidos no período de 2000 a 2010, que informaram nos respectivos resumos o uso do pensamento gramsciano como referencial teórico. Os trabalhos foram lidos na íntegra e as análises recaíram sobre a forma como os autores utilizaram o conceito de Estado Integral. Observamos que esse conceito se constituiu em importante referencial teórico, embora com usos e articulações diversas em relação aos objetos de estudo. Em alguns casos, ele não foi um referencial teórico, no sentido de o autor utilizá-lo para analisar seu objeto de estudo, mas como um conceito que expressa uma perspectiva epistemológica, o materialismo histórico ou filosofia da práxis , que orientou a pesquisa em seu conjunto. Também encontramos algumas imprecisões em relação ao uso do conceito que merecem atenção dos pesquisadores. Constatamos que o conceito de Estado Integral pode contribuir para compreensão das complexas relações que envolvem a agenda, a formulação, a implementação e a avaliação das políticas educacionais. Destacamos a fecundidade e atualidade desse conceito nas análises de políticas públicas para educação e a importância de leitura mais ampla dos escritos de Gramsci para usos adequados, a despeito das diversas interpretações.
Effect of centrifuged latex on moisture damage of hot-mix asphalt with brick aggregate
Authors: Suresh Machavarapu , Pal Manish
Published: February 2020

First-class bricks and waste (i.e. overburnt) bricks can be used as a substitute for stone aggregates in asphalt concrete. However, the high porosity of brick aggregate can result in moisture damage, which results in premature distresses in asphalt pavements. In this study, the effect of centrifuged latex (Cenex) on the moisture susceptibility of asphalt mixtures made with overburnt bricks and first-class bricks as aggregate was investigated. Moisture damage tests, such as tensile strength ratio, resilient modulus ratio, retained Marshall stability, boiling water and wheel-tracking tests, were conducted. It was found that the addition of Cenex to the virgin binder improved the mixture resistance against moisture damage for both aggregate mix types. Besides the improvement of moisture damage, the addition of latex also enhanced the rutting resistance and stability of a plain asphalt concrete mix. The work shows that Cenex enhances the performance of brick aggregate asphalt concrete against moisture damage and is an efficient substitution in pavement structures.
Capacity Choice, Monetary Trade, and the Cost of Inflation
Authors: Baughman Garth , Rabinovich Stanislav
Published: February 2020

Firms often make production decisions before meeting a buyer. We incorporate this often-overlooked fact into an otherwise standard monetary search model and show that it has important implications for the set of equilibria, efficiency, and the cost of inflation. Our model features a strategic complementarity between the buyers' ex ante choice of money balances and sellers' ex ante choice of productive capacity. When resale value of unsold inventories is high, sellers carry excess capacity and the equilibrium is unique. But, when resale value is low, there is a continuum of equilibria, all of which are inefficient and welfare-ranked. Effects of inflation are highly nonlinear. When inflation is high, the buyer's money holdings bind, and inflation therefore reduces trade through a standard real-balance channel. When inflation is low, the seller's capacity constraint binds, real balances have no effect at the margin, and inflation has no effect on output or welfare.
Piecewise-Linear Approximations and Filtering for DSGE Models with Occasionally Binding Constraints
Authors: Villalvazo Sergio , Aruoba S. Boragan , Cuba-Borda Pablo A. , Higa-Flores Kenji , Schorfheide Frank
Published: February 2020

We develop an algorithm to construct approximate decision rules that are piecewise-linear and continuous for DSGE models with an occasionally binding constraint. The functional form of the decision rules allows us to derive a conditionally optimal particle filter (COPF) for the evaluation of the likelihood function that exploits the structure of the solution. We document the accuracy of the likelihood approximation and embed it into a particle Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm to conduct Bayesian estimation. Compared with a standard bootstrap particle filter, the COPF significantly reduces the persistence of the Markov chain, improves the accuracy of Monte Carlo approximations of posterior moments, and drastically speeds up computations. We use the techniques to estimate a small-scale DSGE model to assess the effects of the government spending portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 when interest rates reached the zero lower bound.
A CODIFICAÇÃO DO DIREITO INTERNACIONAL PRIVADO PORTUGUÊS EM PERSPECTIVA, MEIO SÉCULO MAIS TARDE
Authors: Moura Ramos Rui Manuel
Published: February 2020

O presente estudo analisa os traços fundamentais da codificação do direito internacional privado português, constante do Código Civil de 1966. Começando por situá-la na evolução desta disciplina em Portugal e na situação na altura vivida nos demais Estados europeus, o Autor refere as principais características do sistema então adoptado, assim como as opções essenciais que lhe subjazem, tanto na parte geral com na parte especial. Num segundo momento, refere-se a evolução verificada nas cinco décadas de vigência deste sistema, caracterizada pela multiplicação de soluções contidas em leis especiais, pela recepção de múltiplas regras constantes de convenções internacionais, e, posteriormente, pelo surgimento das regras de direito internacional privado da União Europeia. Desenvolvimentos que vieram reduzir drasticamente o campo de aplicação da codificação de 1966,

realçando as notas de materialização, flexibilização e especialização já presentes no direito internacional privado português. Finalmente, vinca-se a continuidade de alguns paradigmas e o aparecimento ou reforço de novas ideias-força (como a constitucionalização do sistema e a acentuação da autonomia das partes) e indicam-se os reduzidos domínios em que, no futuro, poderão ter lugar novas iniciativas por parte do legislador português no domínio do direito internacional privado.
EL LEGADO DE LA SOCIEDAD DE NACIONES: THE LEGACY OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: CONTINUITY OR CHANGE?
Authors: White Nigel D.
Published: February 2020

A legacy is something left by a predecessor to its successor, in this case from the League of Nations to the United Nations (UN). Here «legacy» is understood broadly to mean what aspects of the League have proved foundational to today’s international order, but also what aspects have been rejected in the post-1945 world. The drafters of the successor organisation had a choice as to which legacies to accept and which to reject, at least in terms of institutional structures and powers but, it will be argued, less so in terms of the continuity of the international legal order.
EL LEGADO DE LA SOCIEDAD DE NACIONES: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND THE EMERGENCE OF INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION: FINDING THE ORIGINS OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL LAW
Authors: Collins Richard
Published: February 2020

n contemporary reflections on the history of international law and international organization the creation of the League of Nations in the aftermath of the First World War stands as a critical dividing line between an older, pre-institutionalised era of sovereign coexistence and a modern era of cooperation, conflict resolution and institutional governance. Projecting forwards

from this point, however, the legacy of the League in its somewhat short-lived existence is rather more mixed. In terms of what was clearly its primary purpose, to pacify inter-state diplomacy and put an end to the scourge of war, its overriding failure is well-known and does not need repeating here. However, in terms of the League’s contribution to the project of international organisation its contribution has been considerable and often overlooked. In fact, as Pitman Potter has claimed, the League has arguably made «a far greater contribution to the progress of international organisation than any other institution in history». Indeed, as Philippe Sands and Pierre Klein have equally commented, that it failed in its primary purpose —and, indeed, did so quite dramatically— cannot be blamed so much on its institutional design as a more profound failure of political will of those states that were tasked with making the institution work.
Responsabilidad empresarial por violaciones de los derechos humanos en la justicia transicional: aportes del caso argentino
Authors: García Martín Laura
Published: February 2020

Este artículo examina la cuestión de la participación empresarial en la comisión de violaciones de derechos humanos dentro del marco de la justicia transicional. El análisis parte de la base de un caso de estudio: el del proceso de justicia de transición en Argentina, considerado generalmente un protagonista regional en el ámbito de la justicia de transición.

Por tanto, a partir del contexto de la última dictadura argentina, este artículo examina cómo el proceso de justicia transicional ha abordado la participación de las empresas en las violaciones de derechos humanos cometidas durante el régimen militar, así como las posibles opciones que provee el marco institucional de empresas y derechos humanos para exigir responsabilidad a las empresas. Finalmente, se presentan unas reflexiones finales y algunas sugerencias para tratar estas cuestiones en el futuro.
Reflexiones en torno a la función de la autonomía de la voluntad conflictual en el Derecho internacional privado de familia
Authors: González Beilfuss Cristina
Published: February 2020

El presente estudio explora la función de la autonomía de la voluntad en el ámbito del Derecho de familia internacional. Se distingue la función abstracta de la regla de los motivos que presiden su activación en el concreto contrato de elección de ley. Mientras que en este último predominan los motivos particulares de las partes que eligen un concreto ordenamiento guiados por sus intereses y conveniencia, la función de la regla de la autonomía es la fijación del marco jurídico de la relación. La regla resulta especialmente útil en un contexto de movilidad circular en el que un número creciente de familias lleva una vida transnacional. Es, además, especialmente adecuada como contrapeso a reglas objetivas que designan la ley de la residencia habitual. La autonomía de la voluntad conflictual plantea, no obstante, riesgos al insertarse en un contexto de relaciones jurídicas en las que las partes no buscan necesariamente la maximización de su interés individual y en el que emergen con fuerza roles de género vinculados a los cuidados que requiere la vulnerabilidad y la dependencia.
Prospecciones turcas en aguas chipriotas, una nueva dimensión del enfrentamiento
Authors: Jiménez García-Carriazo Ángeles
Published: February 2020

El hallazgo de gas natural en las aguas que rodean a la isla de Chipre añade una nueva dimensión al enfrentamiento entre la República de Chipre y Turquía, convirtiéndolo en una lucha por recursos en el Mediterráneo oriental. Esto se suma al conflicto político entre el sur y el norte de la isla alentado por Turquía, que se erige como la defensora de los derechos de los turcochipriotas como copropietarios de la isla de Chipre. La distinta concepción de los espacios marinos por parte de Chipre y Turquía, así como la ausencia de líneas de delimitación definitivas, dificultan el entendimiento. Además, las acciones unilaterales de ambos Estados aumentan la tensión: Turquía ha iniciado prospecciones en áreas marítimas que corresponderían a la isla de Chipre y esta última ha presentado a las Naciones Unidas las coordenadas exteriores de su zona económica exclusiva y su plataforma continental para proteger sus espacios marinos de las incursiones turcas.
Búsqueda y rescate: la necesidad de equilibrar el control de fronteras con las obligaciones en materia de Derecho del mar y de los derechos humanos.
Authors: Cataldi Giuseppe
Published: February 2020

Es innegable que la salida de inmigrantes en búsqueda de una vida mejor en Europa se ha convertido en una constante en los últimos años, por una serie de razones bien conocidas. El tránsito de estos migrantes a través del Mediterráneo es dramático, ya que, si bien la migración por mar supone un porcentaje minoritario de todo el fenómeno migratorio mundial, presenta riesgos mucho mayores para la vida humana que el tránsito por tierra, como consecuencia de los medios de transporte utilizados y de la falta de familiaridad con el medio acuático de las personas involucradas.
Microencapsulation of Red Grape Juice by Freeze Drying and Application in Jelly Formulation
Authors: Mihalcea Liliana , Barbu Vasilica , Enachi Elena , Andronoiu Doina Georgeta , Râpeanu Gabriela , Stoica Maricica , Dumitrașcu Loredana , Stănciuc Nicoleta
Published: February 2020

The aim of this work is to obtain new food products enriched with bioactive compounds from concentrated grape juice microencapsulated by freeze drying using a whey protein isolate- chitosan system. The obtained powder showed an encapsulation efficiency of (86.1±4.0) %, with an anthocyanin mass fraction (expressed as cyanidin-3-O-glucoside equivalent) of (1.4±0.2) mg/g, while the total polyphenolic (expressed as gallic acid equivalents) and flavonoid (expressed as catechin equivalents) mass fractions were (3.3±0.6) and (1.6±0.5) mg/g, respectively. The confocal laser microscopy revealed the presence of the flavonoid pigments wrapped inside the matrix, whereas the anthocyanins were grouped into large and compact clusters. The microencapsulated powder was used for jelly formulation. The new food formulations have a satisfactory anthocyanin mass fraction ranging from (0.03±0.01) to (0.12±0.02) mg/g, while no significant differences were observed in flavonoid content. All the value-added jelly showed appreciable antioxidant activity. The in vitro digestibility results confirm a slow release of anthocyanins from the food matrices during simulated gastric digestion and a significant release of the bioactive compounds into the gut. The addition of microencapsulated powder caused a significant decrease in firmness, cohesiveness and springiness, leading to the destabilization of the gel structure, while reducing the attraction forces between the matrix components. The sensorial analysis indicated that the panellists preferred the sample with grape juice the most.
¿CUÁL ES LA IGLESIA VERDADERA?
Authors: Álvarez Zaldúa Cristhian
Published: February 2020

Dentro del cristianismo existen muchas denominaciones religiosas que declaran ser la iglesia verdadera. Esto ha producido reacciones diversas entre las personas. Algunos afirman que no existe ninguna iglesia verdadera, pues las ven como simples negocios que buscan el dinero de la gente. Pero, ¿existe realmente una iglesia verdadera o no? Y si existe ¿cómo podemos identificarla y encontrarla? Para responder estas interrogantes, este artículo estudia lo que la Biblia enseña respecto a la iglesia verdadera
Headbar implantation v1
Authors: Liu Liu , Finkelstein Arseny , Chen Susu , Li Nuo , Svoboda Karel
Published: February 2020

This protocol is to prepare a mouse for head-restrained electrophysiological recordings or behavior by attaching a headbar (small titanium bar) to the skull. Standard antiseptic surgery procedures are used. Animals are anesthetized with isofluorane (2-4 %). Following deep anesthesia, a flap of skin approximately 1cm2 covering the skull is removed. Liquid marcaine is applied to the wound margins for topical anesthesia. A custom machined titanium bar (22 x 3 mm) is glued and cemented to the animal's head using cyanoacrylate and dental acrylic.
Virus injection v1
Authors: Liu Liu , Chen Susu , Li Nuo , Svoboda Karel
Published: February 2020

This protocol is used to inject viral vectors expressing proteins such as ion channels, transcription factors, enzymes, receptors, fluorescent proteins or other non-toxic, non-hazardous payloads. The viral vectors include AAV, Adenovirus, modified RV, Lentivirus, Modified Herpes Simplex Virus, and Pseudorabies Virus. The protocol is often performed in conjunction with the headbar implantation protocol (dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bcrsiv6e). Please refer to the headbar implantation protocol for more details.
Carpe Diem Revisited in Poetry, Fiction and Film
Authors: Wang Yi
Published: February 2020

Carpe Diem is considered to be an eternal theme in English literature. Being pervasively spread through all ages, it is indeed of universal significance, reflecting one of the important philosophical issues of human world. Albeit this phrase was first created by Horace in ancient Rome, it has greatly influenced the renaissance poetry and the metaphysical poetry of the 17th century. This paper sets out to analyze different representations of Carpe Diem or its variations in various literary forms, namely, poetry, fiction and even film. After these contemplations it is safe to say that the connotation of this theme is the concrete reflection of positive philosophy of life, rather than the seemingly negative ways of living life in common sense. Carpe Diem plays its due significance in the conflicts between human studies and theology, secularism and afterlife, feudalism and humanism in the history of human thoughts.
A Study on Positive Transfer of Native Language and Second Language Teaching Methods
Authors: Chen Chen
Published: February 2020

Native language is one of the important factors that affect second language acquisition (SLA). However, compared with the heated discussion about the negative transfer of native language, the positive transfer of native language lacks due attention. Taking Chinese and English as a case study, this paper first reveals the similarities between the two languages, then discusses the positive effects of native language on SLA, and finally explores English teaching methods so as to promote the positive transfer of native language and reduce the negative transfer.
Research on Job Burnout of Chinese College English Teachers in Sichuan Province Based on Field Rules Theory
Authors: Guan Lina
Published: February 2020

This article researched college English teachers’ job burnout and analyzed the reasons based on Field Rules Theory of Pierre Bourdieu. The research ways include the questionnaires and interviewing. Results show college English teachers indeed have the job burnout and the reason is that college English teachers are the lowest persons in the University Field who can’t have many ways to get the embodied cultural capital, the objective cultural capital and the institutionalized cultural capital to develop themselves and can’t cooperate one another because of colleges’ different policies for them.
The Practical Application of Cooperative Inquiry Model in the Teaching for Tibetan College Students
Authors: Zhu Shengyin , He Xiangzhen , Hu Yerong , Zhang Yihao
Published: February 2020

The cooperative inquiry teaching mode refers to a teaching mode in which the teacher guides the students to learn the main knowledge points in the way of "independence, inquiry and cooperation" and communicate deeply through group inquiry, so as to better meet the requirements of cognitive and emotional goals in the course. The cooperative inquiry teaching mode is one of the effective models of English teaching, which focuses on students' learning and highlights the true, harmonious and efficient teaching concept. On the basis of practice, this paper discusses the specific application of cooperative inquiry teaching mode in English Teaching for Tibetan college students.
ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA DAN INTENSITAS GERAK PADA MODEL PEMBELAJARAN TAKTIS DAN TEKNIS PADA PERMAINAN INVASI
Authors: Stephani Mesa Rahmi , Nur Lutfi , Hambali Burhan , Suherman Adang , Subarjah Herman
Published: February 2020

This study aims to look at differences in motivation and physical intensity in junior high school students through tactical and technical learning models in invasion games. This study used an experimental method with a post-test control group design. Sample selection using cluster random sampling was chosen to determine the experimental group and the control group. Each class consists of 24 students. From each class 8 students were taken (4 men; 4 women) because of the limited availability of the Polar Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument. Student motivation is measured using a questionnaire. Data is processed using independent sample t-test. The results showed that there were differences in the motivation and intensity of student movements in the tactical and technical learning model groups. The intensity and motivation of students in the tactical learning model group is higher than the technical learning model. The implications of this study can be used as empirical data related to motivation and intensity of movement influenced by tactical learning models in invasion games. So that the achievement of physical fitness can be obtained by taking into account the intensity of student movement during the Physical Education learning objectively.
Family cultural activities and educational expectations of Day High School students
Authors: Koustourakis Gerasimos S. , Spiliopoulou Georgia , Asimaki Anna , Lavidas Konstantinos
Published: February 2020

This paper, which uses the concepts of ‘cultural capital’ and ‘practice’ from Pierre Bourdieu’s theory, presents the family cultural activities that Day High School students in Greece adopt in their everyday life and which contribute to shaping their cultural capital. Moreover, an attempt is also made to investigate the role played by the family cultural activities that students adopt, in shaping their expectations concerning their educational future. The research sample consists of 1430 2nd grade Day High School students, who attended High School during the school year 2017-2018, and the research data were collected using a questionnaire. The research results showed that the students in the sample tend to accumulate and integrate into the system of their predispositions a smaller or larger volume of cultural capital, which is a function of the range of family cultural activities they adopt in their everyday lives. In addition, the students’ everyday family cultural activities tend to ‘organize’ the system of their expectations, defining their future educational careers, and orienting them to different educational outlets
#MeToo, Sexual Harassment and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms
Authors: Idås Trond , Orgeret Kristin Skare , Backholm Klas
Published: February 2020

This article, through conducting a study of the sexual harassment (SH) of media workers, investigates the extent and types of SH experienced by the editorial staff of Norwegian newsrooms at the time the #MeToo campaign arrived in Norway, and what effects such experiences have on journalists’ professional lives. We are also interested in what Norwegian media houses are doing to address these challenges. The leading research question consists of three interrelated parts: To what extent are journalists exposed to SH? What coping strategies do they use? How can newsrooms be better prepared to fight SH, from the perspective of the safety of journalists? A mixed methods approach, which combines findings from a quantitative questionnaire with qualitative in-depth interviews, was used to answer these questions. The findings show that female, young, and temporary media workers are significantly more frequently targeted than others and that those who had experienced SH handled the situation using avoiding strategies to a significantly greater extent than those who had only been exposed to unwanted attention experiences. The findings feed into a discussion of what strategies media houses can use to be better prepared in the fight against SH.
PLAYBACK-THEATRE IN THE SYSTEM OF SOCIALIZATION AND RE-SOCIALIZATION OF PERSONALITY
Authors: Dergach M.
Published: February 2020

The article reveals the peculiarities of playback theater as a psychodramatic technique, analyzes the current practice of using playback theater in the system of socialization and re-socialization. The author found that socialization, as a necessary process for interaction with the outside world, is manifested in the assimilation and appropriation of social experience for the purpose of productive functioning in it and to construct an image of the common and own world (as a part of the common), which allows a person to live a life while preserving individuality. and creatively influence the world. Within this provision, playback theater should be regarded as a technology of the paratheater system of dramatherapy, which is relevant at any stage of the socialization of the individual or as a means in the mechanisms of socialization. Playback theater contributes to the development of tolerance for social differences, the acceptance of another with all its features, values. Thanks to him, we learn to listen to understand others, because in the performance the main thing is the story of the viewer, the realization of which is impossible in reality without careful perception. The author has found that playback theater as a paratheater system of drama is a rather interesting and important means of socialization and re-socialization of the personality, it can be used in any group of people to solve problems of a wide range. The article describes in detail the content of the playback theater application, namely: social integration of individual subgroups into society; social and psychological adaptation of personality; social-psychological and therapeutic support for people who are in emotional and psychological state; creation of a more favorable social and psychological climate for the team; social and psychological support in complex events; development of personal qualities of children in educational institutions; social and psychological support of people in recreational activities; playback theater as a means of creating space for social networking. Prospects for further research on the topic of the article are to study the attitude of the audience to the performances of the playback theater, the search for the means of expression of the actors, the impact of playback on the children's audience.
SUBJECTIVE MEANINGS OF THE LONE LINESS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
Authors: Dmitruk I.
Published: February 2020

The paper analyzes the experience of people’s, infected by HIV, loneliness as an existential category and as a part of all their spectrum of feelings and experiences. The central existential problem for people with HIV-positive status is social and interpersonal isolation, which brings to loneliness. There are no publications that highlight the loneliness of people, who lives with HIV, through the prism of an existential approach. The article also considers the problem of stigmatization, self-stigmatization and isolation of HIV-infected individuals. The situation is aggravated by the fact that terminally ill people not only experience negative emotions, but also realize their own guilt for infecting their illness, feel shame because of the negative social status of the "sinful" disease. People with HIV are a special subculture in our society; they often consider themselves as outcasts. Thanks to this research, the subjective meanings that have people with HIV put into the concept of loneliness are revealed. The author did her own semantic differential, which was helped in finding differences in the experience and understanding of loneliness by hypochondriacal people who are afraid of infecting HIV, as well as persons with a positive HIV status. The results of two groups were statistically handled by using factor analysis. As a result the components of the loneliness category for the control (hypochondriac) and experimental (people infected by HIV) groups were picked out. Eventually, hypochondriacal people actualize loneliness through the following factors: "anxiety-depression", "hopelessness" and "vulnerability". In turn, people with HIV-positive status, see loneliness through: "despair", "disgust" (directed both at oneself and at the outside world), and "rejection". The results can be explained by the fact that persons with HIV infection have already felt the consequences of social isolation and loneliness, therefore they describe themselves as outcasts, despair and disgust both to themselves and to others. While people who only afraid of contracting HIV predict this can lead to anxiety, hopelessness and vulnerability. However, the selected components are rather situational than a priori, so the picture may change somewhat upon repeated investigation.
FEATURES OF TEENAGERS' DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
Authors: Krainikov E. , Prokopovich E. , Zemlyakova Yu. , Primachenko S.
Published: February 2020

In order to investigate the problem, we conducted a psychodiagnostic study. During the implementation of the survey, the following tools were used: A. Bass – A. Darkey Questionnaire, Mini-Multifactor Test, Suicidal Risk Questionnaire (T.N. Razuvaeva Modification), Kimberley-Young Internet Addiction Test, Method for determining the tendencies to deviant behavior (A.Orel). The survey was conducted through the written face-to- face group survey of respondents. The resulting data was processed and summarized using statistical processing methods (SPSS v 23). The sample consisted of 78 adolescents (33 boys and 45 girls) aged 15-16 years. According to the results of the analysis, we distinguished two groups of subjects: teenagers with a tendency to deviant behavior and adolescents without such an inclination. Group 1 has included subjects who had high predisposition to the deviant behavior, high rates of aggression, a tendency to Internet addiction, and increased scores of the scale of susceptibility to delinquent behavior. Group 2 has included subjects who did not show the tendency to manifest deviant behavior, and the indicators according to the study were quite low or moderate. Between the indicated groups, differences were shown for a number of indicators. It is stated that adolescents with a high tendency to deviant behavior are characterized by the dominance of emotions over intellectual control in the assessment of situations, affectiveness, disposition to the addictive behavior, computer addiction, as well as high levels of aggression (physical and verbal), feelings of guilt and negativity, demonstration and hypochondria etc. Analyzing the results of the study, we applied the correlation analysis, which revealed the existence of the interconnections between the indicators of "paranoia" with "demonstrativeness" and "uniqueness", as well as between the indicators of aggression and propensity for delinquent behavior.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATIONAL LANGUAGE
Authors: Kuznetsova O.
Published: February 2020

The article examines the psychological features of the implementation of socially communicative language intentions at non-specialized faculties, the mechanisms of speech formation from the standpoint of an active approach. The article revealed the essence of communicative competence by distinguishing the basic principles of communicative linguistics: the interaction of linguistic and social sides of communication; presence of the purpose, object, place and time of the specific cue in the linguistic intention of the person; training in foreign languages, based on the analysis of functions and conditions of communication, and then – on the identification of systematic features. There is an important role of the presence of linguistic intentions in the communicative competence, the ability to implement them in the process of communication and mastering a variety of linguistic formulas. Analyzing the subject of the study, we have identified some specific characteristics of foreign language as an academic discipline: the inability of foreign language to give a person direct knowledge of the reality; meaninglessness of foreign language, its infinity, dimensionlessness and homogeneity; the opportunity to realize the social and communicative needs of the subject of learning in the course of language activities and learning a foreign language. The subject of the article's analysis was also the differentiation and disclosure of the concepts of "speech", "language" and "speech activity" in terms of the active approach, in comparison with the linguistic concept of language, which is customary to be used in the methodology of teaching foreign languages. Thus language was considered as a mean, and speech – as a way of formulating thought in linguistic activity process of the subject of communication. It was concluded that linguistic means, on one hand, are the subjects of training, means and methods in process of activity are inseparable interconnection and interaction, and on the other hand – knowledge of the linguistic means is not the only condition for successful and effective mastery way of forming and formulating an opinion adopted in a foreign language environment.
TECHNIQUES OF INFORMATION SPACE MODELING IN MILITARY FIELD
Authors: Surovcova Ruta , Murinska Sandra
Published: February 2020

The aim of the paper is to research and analyze the features of the National Guard's image formation in the information space of Latvia. It is viewed within the framework of the study how the image of "the National Guard" and "a national guard" is constructed in the texts and how these constructs vary in the blog "Ivars Chiekurs and His Adventures" [in Latvian “Ivars Čiekurs un viņa piedzīvojumi”]. Eight blog posts are analyzed using discourse analysis. The criteria selected for analysis were the following: subject, attitude, comparisons, description, and action. The image of the National Guard on the blog "Ivars Chiekurs and His Adventures" is not unequivocal. On the one hand, the National Guard is a value and is seen as a panacea for any security threat. On the other hand, the National Guard is blamed for lying and maintaining myths, for not wanting to leave the comfort zone, taking the initiative and fighting to improve the training process and provision.
Theoretical Aspects of Modern Qualitative Methods for Crisis Management
Authors: Klodāne Aļona , Zvaigzne Anda , Poznakovs Karlis , Pelšs Andris
Published: February 2020

Scientists agree on necessity to predict and timely detect a company crisis that is an integral part of business nowadays. The early identification of a company financial failure due to rapidly changing social, economic and environmental conditions is a topic of growing importance. The sooner a potential financial failure can be identified, the more effective and efficient the anti-crisis measures could be implemented. If a company financial failure could be predicted accurately, it might be possible for the business to be restructured, thus avoiding the failure. This would benefit the owners, shareholders, employees, creditors, and others interested alike. The modern economic literature provides varied crisis diagnosis methods, mostly based on an analysis of key financial ratios. Less attention is paid to qualitative methods. Therefore, the present research aims to examine modern qualitative methods for company crisis diagnosis (prediction) in crisis management theory. The research used the theoretical findings of foreign scientists and Internet resources. The research employed the following methods: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, the monographic method, document analysis and the graphic method. The paper provides definitions of main terms related to company failure prediction and a description of general qualitative models of company financial failure (bankruptcy) prediction.
Site Effects of Onna during the 2009 L’Aquila (Central Italy) Seismic Sequence: Constraints on Bedrock Depth and 1D Local Velocity Structure from Aftershock Seismograms
Authors: Mele Giuliana , Rovelli Antonio , Fodarella Antonio , Mancini Marco
Published: February 2020

After the 2009 L’Aquila Mw 6.1 earthquake, particular attention was paid to the large difference of Mercalli–Cancani–Sieberg (MCS) macroseismic intensity between the nearby villages of Onna (9.5 MCS) and Monticchio (6 MCS). Several authors estimated that in Onna, settled in the Aterno river valley, ground motions were amplified at 2–3 Hz by up to a factor of 5 with respect to Monticchio, settled on more competent rocks. Although there was a general agreement that the spectral peak was caused by the resonance of the uppermost 40 m layer, a satisfactory fit of the amplitudes was not provided. Here, we apply spectral ratio techniques to 1437 aftershock seismograms (magnitude between 1.8 and 3.9) to compare ground motions within Onna and between Onna and Monticchio. Spectral amplitudes at stations located outside and inside the “red zone” of Onna show that the seismic response was uniform, confirming that vulnerability was crucial for the heavier damage of the ancient part of the village. We have also estimated the empirical transfer function of Onna through the spectral ratios between Onna and Monticchio. Although in a 1D simplification, a model with a further velocity contrast of ∼2 at 200 m of depth produces a more accurate fit of observations. Using the new velocity profile, we modeled the mainshock ground motion at Onna in an equivalent-linear approach. Accelerations are amplified by a factor of 2 and spectral ordinates increase from 0.7g at 0.2 s to 1g at 0.5 s, a shaking level that can be destructive for nonductile ancient buildings. This study shows that accurate estimates of empirical transfer functions, even in a simplified 1D approach, provide useful constraints to the deeper velocity structure where measurements are shallow or lacking.