bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Person and community—a retrospective statement
Authors: Menkiti Ifeanyi
Published: October 2018

Over the past four decades, I have been asked many questions regarding the substance and methodology of my essay “Person and Community in African Thought”. I cannot in the space of these pages retrieve or reframe the content and implications of these several questions and it would be fool-hardy to attempt an answer to all of them here. But that is no reason not to try to say a few things, by way of additional commentary, on the occasion of this retrospective on the essay. It would be helpful to proceed by concentrating on a few issues which have been of some concern, or interest, to readers over the years, adding a response, however brief, as I go along.Keywords: Community, Personhood, Descriptive Metaphysics Africa Philosophy Human Person
The African struggle to abandon westernity: African philosophy at Eshuean crossroads
Authors: Asante Molefi Kete
Published: October 2018

This essay deals with the ideas of Ifeanyi Menkiti and Kwame Gyekye on the individual-community relationship. I begin with a provocative statement: most African intellectuals struggle with abandoning Westernity and consequently remain at the Eshuean crossroads seeking to please both sides of the abyss. It is my argument that both Menkiti and Gyekye understood that teasing out our philosophical problems might lead us to an intellectual clarity about the concepts of community and individual in African cultures. I am making no attempt to solve this problem of Eshuean crossroads in this essay; I simply want to establish the grounds upon which the combatants of philosophical ideas like Menkiti and Gyekye are fighting.Keywords: Westernity, Ifeanyi Menkiti, Kwame Gyekye, Eshuean Crossroads, Africa
Moral force and the “it-it” in Menkiti’s normative conception of personhood
Authors: Etieyibo Edwin
Published: October 2018

What is the status and nature of the “it” and the ontological progression from an “it” to an “it” in Ifeanyi Menkiti’s normative conception of a person? In this article, I attempt to preliminarily give some nuance content to the “it” of childhood and the “it” of the nameless dead. My motivation is straightforwardly simple: to defend Menkiti’s claim that both “its” have some depersonalised moral standing or existence. However, in doing so, I argue that a better account of the ontological progression of personhood is from an “it” to an “it-it”1 rather than from an “it” to an “it.” On this modified version of the double hyphenated “its”, which is underpinned by the idea of moral force, the prior moral worth of the nameless dead is taken into account as valuable members of our collective immortality, notwithstanding the fact that their names have been forgotten.Keywords: African Philosophy, Collective Immortality, Menkiti, It, It-it, Moral Force, Nameless Dead, Personhood
Objetos de hormigón. La influencia wrightiana en la obra de Donald Judd
Authors: Llamazares Blanco Pablo , Zaparaín Hernández Fernando , Ramos Jular Jorge
Published: October 2018

Las creaciones escultóricas en hormigón que Donald Judd realizara desde principios de los setenta hasta su fallecimiento en 1994, suponen un intenso encuentro de materia y espacio, que sintetiza los valores del lugar en el que se integran y el profundo arraigo en la cultura americana. De esa manera, el presente artículo analiza, desde la revisión de esos objetos específicos, el origen e implicaciones de algunas de sus propuestas de hormigón, a través del estudio del planteamiento original del propio artista y de la documentación gráfica que posibilita su interpretación. A partir de ello, la reflexión se aborda desde una perspectiva que aúna arte y arquitectura de forma simultánea, y que conduce al descubrimiento de los mecanismos con los que Judd se impone en el territorio. Unos mecanismos que nacen del descubrimiento de una nueva espacialidad, desarrollada anteriormente por Frank Lloyd Wright con los proyectos residenciales realizados a partir de los años treinta. Así, podrá comprobarse cómo los objetos analizados de Donald Judd reproducen las geometrías y las disposiciones alternativas que emplea Wright en sus viviendas, expresando una misma identidad americana que, en su caso, se materializa a través de la utilización del hormigón.
Dos- Del dibujo al proyecto: la cristalización de la idea.
Authors: Aranea Grupo , Calduch Cervera Juan
Published: October 2018

De la invención a la obra. Diálogos de arquitectura con Francisco Leiva / grupo aranea.

Siete ejemplos / Seven examples

            .- Parque natural antrópico (Anthropic natural park), Saline Joniche, Reggio Calabria, 2012

            .-La Salamandra, Centro de Talasoterapia (Thalassotherapy Center), Gijón, 2002 

            .- Observatorio del Medio Ambiente (Observatory of the Environment), Alicante, 2009-2019

            .-El Valle Trenzado, Parque del Cauce del Vinalopó (Vinalopó´s Riverbed Park), Elche, 2009- 

            .- Instituto de Educación Secundaria (Secondary Education Institute), Rafal, 2003-2009 

            .-Casa Lude, Cehegín, 2007-2011

            .-Casa Toto, l’Alacantí, 2015-2018

La concreción de la idea: los planos / The concretion of the idea (the plans)
Tres- Del proyecto a la obra: la construcción como proceso
Authors: Aranea Grupo , Calduch Cervera Juan
Published: October 2018

De la invención a la obra. Diálogos de arquitectura con Francisco Leiva / grupo aranea
El Aula. La arquitectura del Estado del Bienestar en los Países Bajos.
Authors: Moreno Sanz Joan
Published: October 2018

Durante la Guerra fría, el enfrentamiento entre el bloque occidental y oriental por la hegemonía mundial trascendía la esfera de la política y abarcaba ámbitos como la cultura o el estilo de vida. Los dos sistemas prometían un futuro de progreso y felicidad a una sociedad deslumbrada por la ciencia y la tecnología. En Europa occidental, la Sociedad del bienestar encontró en el estilo internacional el medio de expresión de sus aspiraciones de igualdad y modernidad, una vez liberado de la estética maquinista y la intransigencia funcionalista de entreguerras. En este sentido, el brutalismo se convirtió en uno de los lenguajes arquitectónicos oficiales del Estado del bienestar y bajo sus principios se construyeron gran parte de los equipamientos públicos sanitarios y educativos de la posguerra. Uno de los edificios paradigmáticos de la nueva monumentalidad brutalista en los Países Bajos es el Aula del TH Delft (1966) obra de la comunidad de arquitectos van den Broek & Bakema. Más allá de consideraciones estéticas, el Aula encarnaba las aspiraciones humanísticas de una vanguardia arquitectónica, el Team X, para la que el hombre y por extensión la sociedad, debían recuperar la centralidad en la construcción de un hábitat más diverso y democrático.
Resenha do Livro Direito Internacional em Perspectiva Transcivilizacional, de Onuma Yasuaki
Authors: Capella Giannattasio Arthur Roberto
Published: October 2018

Resenha do Livro Direito Internacional em Perspectiva Transcivilizacional, de Onuma Yasuaki
Resenha do Livro Local Space, Global Life. The Everyday Operation of International Law and Development, de Luis Eslava
Authors: Gobbato Leichtweis Matheus
Published: October 2018

O objetivo desta resenha é apresentar ao público brasileiro o livro Local Space, Global Life. The Everyday Operation of International Law and Development, de Luis Eslava. Com foco nas recentes transformações urbanas ocorridas na cidade de Bogotá, Local Space, Global Life busca compreender de que maneira as prescrições normativas do direito internacional, em conjunto com o projeto internacional de desenvolvimento, operam e se materializam, hoje, no nível das jurisdições locais, reconstituindo os espaços urbanos e influenciando no dia a dia das populações urbanas periféricas, principalmente do Terceiro Mundo. Neste contexto, a presente resenha tem por escopo apresentar os principais argumentos veiculados ao longo do livro, com enfoque para o inovador método (antropológico e etnográfico) desenvolvido pelo autor para abordar a recente expansão do direito internacional na direção de múltiplas camadas da vida social e material das grandes cidades. Por fim, diante da constatação de que a obra apresenta um novo olhar sobre o direito internacional (um olhar menos institucional e estadocêntrico, e mais comprometido com a vida real, subjetiva e material das pessoas comuns), a resenha busca destacar a relevância da obra para a crítica contemporânea do direito internacional, especialmente a crítica veiculada a partir do Terceiro Mundo.
Novos direitos fundamentais no âmbito da Unasul: Análise das agendas de Brasil e Venezuela à luz do direito à paz
Authors: Peruzzo Pedro Pulzatto , Spada Arthur Ciciliati
Published: October 2018

O presente artigo apresenta uma análise acerca do direito fundamental à paz no âmbito da UNASUL. Por meio de um estudo interdisciplinar realizado entre o Direito e as Relações Internacionais, o trabalho objetiva avaliar a aplicabilidade desse direito em meio à construção política e normativa da UNASUL e de seu Conselho de Defesa Sul americano (CDS) a partir das agendas do Brasil e da Venezuela.Com substrato nos novos movimentos de globalização e transnacionalidade, busca-se analisar como essas diferenças possuem relação com o papel de liderança regional e se refletem sobre o conjunto normativo da organização.
Mecanismos informais de normatização internacional e as licitações públicas brasileiras.
Authors: Araujo Fabiano De Figueiredo , Cavichioli Carmona Paulo Afonso
Published: October 2018

RESUMO: O objetivo do presente trabalho é tratar da influência dos mecanismos informais de normatização internacional nas licitações públicas brasileiras. Inicialmente, far-se-á um exame das abordagens da temática de normatização informal na seara internacional, falando-se inclusive sobre o Direito Administração Global, Autoridade Pública Internacional e In-Law. No segundo capítulo, haverá análise dessa temática no processo de contratação governamental em nosso país, lembrando-se das diretrizes de aquisições públicas do Banco Mundial, o modelo de licitações públicas do UNCITRAL e a incidência da Lex Petrolea nas licitações do setor petrolífero.

Palavras-Chave: Direito Internacional; Direito Administrativo Global; Licitações; UNCITRAL; Lex Petrolea.
Autonomia institucional da Igreja Católica e a ingerência indevida do Estado Brasileiro por eventuais ilícitos canônicos. Análise do caso de Formosa-GO, à luz do Tratado Brasil-Santa Sé de 2010
Authors: De Abrantes Renato Moreira , Júnior Antonio Jorge Pereira
Published: October 2018

O presente trabalho visa analisar a autonomia institucional da Igreja Católica em face do Estado por eventuais ilícitos canônicos. Para tanto, a pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo e que tem por fato motivador a restrição da liberdade do Bispo diocesano de Formosa, diocese do interior de Goiás, foi realizada por meio de análise documental, com fulcro na doutrina acerca da soberania da Santa Sé, no Direito Canônico e no tratado internacional celebrado entre a República Federativa do Brasil e a Santa Sé. Analisa-se, inicialmente, o histórico do ordenamento jurídico interna corporis da Igreja Católica, bem como a autonomia institucional desta frente ao Estado Brasileiro à luz do Decreto n. 7.107/2010 (Acordo Brasil-Santa Sé). As normas pertinentes à gestão patrimonial são apresentadas em seguida, com destaque para os parâmetros de atuação impostos pela legislação canônica aos administradores eclesiásticos. Finalmente, estabelecem-se os limites de atuação do Estado diante do cometimento de delitos canônicos e identifica-se a possibilidade de ingerência estatal ocorrida na diocese de Formosa, materializada na ofensa ao Acordo Brasil-Santa Sé, tratado internacional internalizado no ordenamento jurídico pátrio, e, também, na agressão aos direitos e garantias individuais do Bispo desta diocese. Conclui-se que, não obstante os diversos instrumentos normativos e os esforços por uma plena vivência das finalidades comuns, o Estado continua intervindo na soberania da Igreja Católica no Brasil e de suas entidades.
Direitos humanos como um novo projeto para o Direito Internacional? Notas sobre The Last Utopia, de Samuel Moyn
Authors: Roriz João Henrique
Published: October 2018

(Não tem resumo visto que é uma resenha)
Edição Completa / Complete Issue
Authors: Varella Marcelo
Published: October 2018

Integra da Revista de Direito Internacional
Evaluation of chromosomal instability in somatic cells of farmed foxes
Authors: Szeleszczuk Olga , Gleindek Magdalena , Grzesiakowska Anna , Kuchta-Gładysz Marta , Otwinowska-Mindur Agnieszka
Published: October 2018

Abstract. The micronucleus (MN) test is a common tool used to evaluate cellular genetic instability at the chromosomal level. It determines the effect of physical, chemical and environmental factors on DNA, and thus the body's individual resistance to harmful substances. The karyotypes of blue and silver foxes and their interspecific hybrids are characterized by morphological and structural variation. This variation is partly attributable to the presence of chromosomal polymorphism, which may significantly influence the stability of genetic material in the cells of these species. The objective of the study was to evaluate genetic material stability in selected Canidae species. To this end, analyses using the MN test were performed. Binucleated cells (BNCs) were analysed in microscopic preparations, and the number of micronuclei was determined within these cells. For the proportions of both MN and BNCs, highly significant differences were observed between the fox species. The interspecific hybrids differed from the other fox species in MN percentage. The lowest average was noted in blue foxes (3.33) and the highest in interspecific hybrids (15.21).
ESTIMATION OF BVOC EMISSIONS IN GUANGZHOU AND ITS SPATIAL-TEMPORAL VARIATIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM GLOBEIS
Authors: Li L. , Wang Y. , Zheng Y. , Chen T.
Published: October 2018

Abstract. Biogenic VOC emissions greatly exceed anthropogenic emissions and are regarded as significant precursors to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and ozone. Using the Global Biosphere Emission and Interactions System (GloBEIS) model, 1 × 1 km gridded and hourly BVOC emissions in Guangzhou were estimated for the year of 2012. This study used satellite-retrieved land cover data, cloud product and leaf area index (LAI), observed meteorological data and local emission rates for land cover types in South China. The result show that the total BVOC emission in Guangzhou, 2012 was 4.39 kt and the average area emission was 5.93 t/(km2⋅a), of which isoprene contributed about 55.7% (2.44 kt)), monoterpenes about 11.9% (0.52 kt) and OVOC about 32.4% (1.42 kt). Emission factors of land cover types and correction parameters including LAI, wind speed and relative humidity have great effects on the estimation results of the model. BVOC emissions in Guangzhou exhibit a marked monthly and seasonal pattern with the peak emission in July to August and the lowest emission in January and are mainly distributed in the east-western of Conghua, the north of Zengcheng and the border of Huadu and Conghua, mostly covered by evergreen broadleaf forest with high emission factor, while areas of BVOC emission below 50 kg/(km2⋅a) are distributed in highly urbanized areas like Tianhe, Yuexiu, Liwan and Haizhu district.
Análisis de las plataformas de crowdfunding social en el estado español: un estudio de casos
Authors: Sajardo Moreno Antonia , Pérez Sempere Salvador
Published: October 2018

Las actuales tecnologías de la información y comunicación han propiciado un incremento en la capacidad de agrupación virtual de la sociedad, a través de la generación de un nutrido y variado conjunto de espacios de colaboración y participación comunicativa. Ello ha generado un nuevo marco de oportunidades de fundraising para el Tercer Sector de acción social español, frente al progresivo deterioro experimentado en su financiación tradicional a raíz de la crisis económica. Un nuevo marco donde se encuentra una herramienta con potencial para reconfigurar cualitativamente las estructuras de fundraising de las entidades sociales, dando cabida a una democratización financiera desde su propia base social. La citada herramienta, conocida como crowdfunding, permite la agregación de pequeñas aportaciones económicas de una gran base de donantes, y obtener los fondos necesarios para el desarrollo de proyectos sociales concretos.Este trabajo se dedica a analizar las posibilidades del crowdfunding social como instrumento clave de fundraising para el Tercer Sector de acción social en España. A tal efecto, y a través de la metodología del estudio de casos, se realiza un análisis empírico de las características y potencialidades del crowdfunding social, en la modalidad de donación, de las diferentes plataformas que operan en el Estado Español a septiembre de 2017. Se identifican así sus principales claves de funcionamiento, y las especificidades de cada una de ellas, a través de lo cual se generará conocimiento para el diseño y posterior desarrollo de estrategias de fundraising en las entidades españolas de acción social.
Perception of Justice in Performance Appraisal; A Comparative Study of Public And Private Institutions of Pakistan
Authors: Malik Muhammad Shaukat , Chishti Seemab Zahra
Published: October 2018

The aim of this study is to assess the employees’ perception of justice related to the Performance Appraisal System and its impact on the satisfaction level with the help of supervisor role as moderator. Quantitative techniques are used to analyze the data. Data were collected through non-probability sampling. Survey Questionnaire is used to collect the data. The research investigates the information about employee’s perception of performance appraisal and its effect on their level of satisfaction. The 200 responses were obtained from different institution of public and private sector of Pakistan, those institutions are from Banking and Airline Sector. Study do not support the supervisor role as moderator. On the other hand comparison of Public and Private Institutions shows minimal difference among perception of their employees and also there is very less difference existing among performance appraisal practices of both sectors of Pakistan.
Contribution of local community integration and personal social network support to mental health
Authors: Sørensen m.fl Tom
Published: October 2018

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Changing panorama of mental illness, the role of environment – a key to prevention?
Authors: Saugstad Letten F.
Published: October 2018

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Psykiatrisk epidemiologisk forskning i Tromsø
Authors: Hansen m.fl Vidje
Published: October 2018

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Etablering av en gruppe for psykiatrisk epidemiologisk forskning i Bergen
Authors: Dahl m.fl Alv A.
Published: October 2018

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TEORIA CRÍTICA, ESTUDOS E ENSINO RELIGIOSO NA EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA. POSSIBILIDADE DO ENSINO E DAS CIÊNCIAS DA RELIGIÃO A PARTIR DO PENSAMENTO DE MAX HORKHEIMER E JÜRGEN HABERMAS
Authors: Moraes Junior Manoel Ribeiro de , Lucas Flávia Cristina Araújo
Published: October 2018

Os escritos de Max Horkheimer sobre religião situam-se num tempo de fronteiras. Política, religião, etnia, economia, direito, razão, sociedade, artes e diversos outros campos de pesquisa passaram a ganhar um novo enfoque num tempo de sangrentos atritos e desastrosos confrontos. O fim aconteceu em quase todo o século XX. E em meio a tantos desastres, as perguntas teóricas que Max Horkheimer “O que é religião?” e “Como é possível pensá-la?” ganharam pertinências por associar erudição, história e mundo-da-vida nos seus escritos e pensamentos. O pensamento crítico sobre religião em Max Horkheimer e Jürgen Habermastem sua envergadura e legitimidade por associar suas reflexões teóricas nos binômios teoria e práxis, pensamento e existência singular. Por isso, as reflexões sobre os Estudos da Religião a partir deste pensador alemão ainda nos são importantes, pois as tradições intelectuais sobre religião são revisitadas frete à condição humana – dimensão onde a religião é expressa. É importante destacar assim que ao lado de temas como política, epistemologia, ética, o Ensino Religioso é uma aplicabilidade das Ciências da Religião visando a democratização dos saberes religiosos sob o enfoque teórico compreensivo e crítico, e, do outro lado, político no qual se empenha em pensar as religiões numa dinâmica solidária a despeito dos aspectos totalizantes das religiões em suas esferas sociais específicas.
Drawing the Revolution: The Practice and Politics of Collaboration in the Graphic Novel Lissa
Authors: Hamdy Sherine , Nye Coleman
Published: October 2018

Motivated by the potentials of comics to convey complex, yet accessible anthropological insights on global health and political transformation, the authors crafted the collaborative work of graphic “ethnofiction” Lissa: A Story about Medical Promise, Friendship, and Revolution. Lissa chronicles the unlikely friendship of two young women living in Cairo—one Egyptian, one American—who are navigating difficult health circumstances at home and revolutionary unrest in the streets. In this excerpt and discussion of the collaborative process of crafting Lissa, we illustrate how we attended to the broader epistemological, aesthetic, and ethical fields within which the project took shape by working collaboratively with Egyptian revolutionaries on the story and by employing different visual and narrative techniques throughout the book to cite their artistic, academic, and activist work.
Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome: A case report in an adult and review of the literature
Authors: Trejo Eduardo Lening , T. Le Christian , Weinstein Gary , Barr Patrick , Feldman Mark
Published: October 2018

Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome (SJMS) is a rare, unilateral lung disease represented by radiographic translucency of the lung parenchyma secondary to the diminution of the pulmonary vasculature and to the overdistention of the alveoli. It is an uncommon sequela of post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) in childhood. Patients with SJMS are often diagnosed in childhood and typically present with recurrent respiratory tract infections. Symptoms during childhood can be mild or absent, leading to a delayed diagnosis in adulthood. SJMS is characterized by the destruction of the small bronchioles and agenesis or hypoplasia of the pulmonary arteries leading to hypoperfusion of the pulmonary parenchyma, resulting in characteristic chest imaging findings of unilateral hyperlucency or translucence.Swyer and James first described this syndrome in 1953. It is a rare disease that can be can be caused by an infection with adenoviruses (types 3, 7, or 21) or Bordetella pertussis, a foreign body in the airway and hydrocarbon inhalation. We present a case of SJMS in whom the adult patient had been misdiagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was eventually diagnosed with SJMS based on chest x-ray and chest CT findings of unilateral lung hyperlucency, as well as with scintigraphic findings showing virtually absent perfusion to the left lower lobe of the lung.
Understanding and Perception of Overlapping Surgery in an Orthopaedic Trauma Population: A Survey Study
Authors: Evans Cody L. , Kahler David M. , Weiss David B. , Yarboro Seth R.
Published: October 2018

Introduction:

Recently, overlapping surgery has received attention on the national scale. This study quantifies orthopaedic trauma patients' familiarity and concern with overlapping surgery as it relates to their care.

Methods:

A 15-question survey was voluntarily completed by 200 orthopaedic trauma patients in the outpatient setting of a level I trauma center. Three domains were evaluated in the survey: demographic data, familiarity with overlapping surgery, and the degree of concern with overlapping surgery. Patients read a position statement explaining the practice of overlapping surgery, and their changes in level of concern were evaluated. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the data.

Results:

A total of 200 patients completed the survey, of which 98 (49%) were male. The age range was broadly distributed. After surgery, 124 patients (62%) were seen for follow up. The remaining 76 patients (38%) did not undergo surgery. Regarding the practice of overlapping surgery, 116 respondents (58%) had no knowledge. There were 127 patients (63%) who reported their concern level as a 1 on an ordinal scale from 1 to 5, corresponding to the lowest possible level. Overall, 182 patients (91%) reported a level of concern of 3 (the median) or less with an average score of 1.7, indicating a low average level of concern. Six patients (3%) reported the maximum level of concern. On the whole, 160 patients (80%) reported either a decreased level of concern or no change after reading our department's position statement on overlapping surgery. Of the 124 patients, 81 (65%) postoperatively reported that they perceived no effect by overlapping surgery. The most common factors cited as areas of concern by patients were the absence of attending physician in the operating room (26%), risk of error by the resident (34%), and risk of a missed step in the surgical procedure (31%).

Conclusion:

These data indicate that most respondents had no previous knowledge of overlapping surgery and had a generally low level of concern with its use as practiced at our institution. Disclosing the use of overlapping surgery and its purpose to patients is an important component of preoperative counseling.

Level of Evidence:

Level V
Deserticulture Contributes to Targeted Poverty Alleviation Part I: An Advance Planting Test in Mu Us Sandy Land
Authors: Fu Guangjun , Zhang Ningning , Wen Yan , Yan Jiakun
Published: October 2018

Nowadays, Chinese government is actively advancing the targeted poverty alleviation on a countrywide scale. It is difficult to conduct in some areas e.g. sandy land region and some arid and semi-arid region where the water is a shortage. In these areas, it is more important to solve ecological environment question than developing agriculture. So, to find some economic forest species that held certain ecological function of sand protection was in urgent need. Cerasus humilis, which has good health function and excellent in cold-resistance and drought-resistance, was introduced to Mu Us Sandy land. In this study, we found that this kind plant could well adapt to the sandy climate and bears fruit. In the future, the targeted poverty alleviation in the rural areas of northern Shaanxi will be based on planting Cerasus humilis gradually.
The Use and Development of Podcasting as a Technological Tool in Secondary Education in Greece: A Case Study
Authors: Nikolou Stamatina , Darra Maria
Published: October 2018

The main objective of this study is to explore how podcasting can be implemented as a supportive technological tool in teaching English as a Second Language. To this aim, the field experiment research was conducted. The study was carried out in a total of 28 pupils of the first grade of high school at an educational institution on Rhodes, Greece in December 2017. The students were assigned into the experimental group (15 students) and the control group (13 students). A statistically significant difference has arisen regarding the contribution of podcasting to the motivation of the students of the two groups. The students of the experimental group believe that English is a very important school subject which can help them in other subjects. Students found the podcasts interesting and helpful and their content attracted their attention, satisfied their needs and was absolutely relevant to the lesson. All learning styles benefited from the educational podcasts, each one of them in a different way. Finally, the current study proposes specific suggestions for the development of podcasting according to different learning styles.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 11, No. 11
Authors: Lee Chris
Published: October 2018

Reviewer acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 11, No. 11, 2018.
The Development of Media and Special Event through Cooperative Learning to Raise Funds for Students with Financial Difficulties at Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology
Authors: Princhankol Pornpapatsorn , Thamwipat Kuntida
Published: October 2018

This research was aimed (a) to develop media and special event through cooperative learning to raise funds for students with financial difficulties at Faculty of Industrial Education and Technology, (b) to evaluate the quality of such media and special event, (c) to measure the learning achievements and the satisfaction of students towards cooperative learning, and (d) to measure the satisfaction of participants in such event. This research was both quantitative and qualitative. There were two sampling groups in this study. The first group consisted of 34 students who enrolled in the ETM 361 Presentation Skills II course in the second semester of the academic year 2017. The second group consisted of 297 participants in the event. The statistical analysis included means score, standard deviation and dependent t-test for research hypothesis testing. The results from the quantitative analysis showed that the quality of the contents was at a very good level (=4.90, S.D.=0.17) and the quality of the media and special event was at a very good level (=4.71, S.D.=0.43). The cooperative learning consisted of 6 stages as in 1) examining problems, 2) planning, 3) implementing, 4) reviewing and follow-up, 5) practicing and presentation, and 6) reflection and evaluation. The learning achievements of students through cooperative learning showed that their average post-test score was higher than their average pre-test score with a statistically significant difference at the.05 level. The cooperative learning increased the teamwork among the students. The students expressed the highest level of satisfaction towards the cooperative learning (=4.76, S.D.=0.42). The participants expressed a high level of satisfaction towards the event (=4.43, S.D.=0.63). The most common problem during the event was lack of communications among students and it could be resolved by the use of social network or closed group on Facebook to report activities and follow-up. The benefit from this event was that the students spent more time working for others and therefore their service mind increased. It could be concluded that the media and special event through cooperative learning could be used on future occasions.
Study on the First Appearance of Social Studies in the Elementary School Program in Turkey
Authors: Alabaş Ramazan
Published: October 2018

This article describes the nature of the Social Studies program taught in the form of a class in Turkey. We use the 1968 elementary school program, where social studies were mentioned for the first time in an official program. For this purpose, we formally explained the interpretation of the concept of social studies for the first time in elementary school programs by using a document analysis showing what social studies are, where they stand in the program, what they consist of, and what the pedagogical understanding regarding Social Studies teaching and education processes is. The study used document analysis, a qualitative research method, to analyze data collected from the 1968 elementary school program, which is a primary source. Moreover, we created categories in line with the questions posed in this project and interpreted the data accordingly.

Results reveal that Social Studies teaching began as a separate class at elementary schools in 1968 and the nature of social studies is clouded with the pedagogical concern that 9–10-year-old individuals could comprehend teaching topics only with an interdisciplinary approach. When Social Studies classes first appeared in elementary schools in Turkey, individuals’ needs and involvement with the environment was emphasized, focusing on subject and citizenship. Remarkably, the methods, techniques, and resources to be used in teaching the classes were diverse. It is observed that the Social Studies class embodied the goals of becoming patriotic, economically productive, and socially harmonic individuals.
Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR) As a Predictor of Consumer’s Green Behavior
Authors: Munerah Siti , Thambiah Seethaletchumy , Muthaiyah Saravanan
Published: October 2018

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR) on consumer’s green behavior. There is a lack of studies in the field of green consumer’s behavior focusing on the impact of ECSR. This paper also explores the mediating effect of personal norm between the ECSR initiatives with consumer’s green behavior. Based on norm activation model (NAM), personal norm acts as the mediator between activators of NAM and pro-social behavior. Numerous studies have been conducted utilizing personal norm as mediator to green behavior and the result from the studies have been positive. This study paper further explores the potential effectiveness of personal norm as a mediator between ECSR initiatives and consumer’s green behavior. This concept paper offers significant contribution to the body of knowledge through exploring the potential impact of ECSR as well as the mediating effect of personal norm on consumer’s green behavior. The findings in this study will create awareness among corporations the importance of highlighting corporate green initiatives among consumers.
Predicting Closed Price Time Series Data Using ARIMA Model
Authors: Wadi S. AL , Almasarweh Mohammad , Alsaraireh Ahmed Atallah
Published: October 2018

Closed price forecasting plays a main rule in finance and economics which has encouraged the researchers to introduce a fit model in forecasting accuracy. The autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model has developed and implemented in many applications. Therefore, in this article the researchers utilize ARIMA model in predicting the closed time series data which have been collected from Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) from Jan. 2010 to Jan. 2018. As a result this article shows that the ARIMA model has significant results for short-term prediction. Therefore, these results will be helpful for the investments.
An annotated checklist of macrofungi in broadleaf Mediterranean forests (NW Italy)
Authors: Ambrosio Elia , Cecchi Grazia , Zotti Mirca , Mariotti Mauro Giorgio , Di Piazza Simone , Boccardo Fabrizio
Published: October 2018

Three different broadleaf Mediterranean forests, each characterized by the dominance of Castanea sativa, Quercus cerris, and Fagus sylvatica, respectively, were intensively surveyed over 3 consecutive years to record a list of macrofungi. A total of 5,065 sporomata and 300 species (seven Ascomycota and 293 Basidiomycota) belonging to 18 orders, 59 families, and 117 genera were recorded. The ecology, community composition, and geographic distribution of the identified species are discussed and new records for Italy are also provided.
Scale and quality in Nordic hospitals
Authors: Kittelsen Sverre A.C. , Anthun Kjartan Sarheim , Häkkinen Unto , Kruse Marie , Rehnberg Clas
Published: October 2018

Empirical analysis of hospitals in production economics often find little or no evidence of scale economies and quite small optimal sizes. Medical literature on the other hand provides evidence of better results for hospitals with a large volume of similar procedures. Based on a sample of Nordic hospitals and patients, we have examined whether the inclusion of quality variables in the production models changes estimates of scale elasticity. A sample of 58 million patient records from 2008 and 2009 in 149 hospitals in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden were collected. Patient data DRG-points were aggregated into 3 outputs (medical inpatients, surgical inpatients and outpatients) and linked to operating costs for 292 observations. The patient data were used to calculate quality indicators on emergency readmissions and mortality within 30 days, adjusted for age, gender, comorbidities, hospital transfers and DRG using DRG-specific logistic regressions.The hypothesis that the elasticity of scale increases when quality variables are included was tested against the null hypothesis of no change in the scale elasticity. The observations were used to estimate a cost function using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). Country dummies as well as dummies for University hospitals, capital city hospitals and the average travelling time for the patients were included as environmental variables. The estimated scale elasticities did not change with the inclusion of quality indicators in any of the tested models. This may be because medical volume effects are confined to few patient groups or possibly even offset by effects on other groups, where quality is reduced by volume. In one model, the scale elasticity was significantly larger than 1.0, a result that contradicts previous studies which have found decreasing returns. Published: Online October 2018. In print Janury 2019.
Validação de conteúdo de um instrumento para avaliação da capacitação em ressuscitação cardiopulmonar
Authors: Lucas Marina Germani , Nalin Gabriela Vicher , Sant'Anna Ana Lúcia Gargione Galvão , Oliveira Suelen Alves de , Machado Regimar Carla
Published: October 2018

El objetivo de este estudio fue realizar la validación de contenido de un instrumento para evaluación de la capacitación en resucitación cardiopulmonar para profesionales de la salud. Se trata de la validación de contenido y apariencia de un instrumento de recogida de datos, constituido por las etapas de evaluación y elaboración de la versión final del instrumento. Participaron cinco evaluadores / árbitros y se midió la representatividad de los ítems en relación al contenido enfocado por el Índice de Validez de Contenido (IVC), calculado por el número de evaluadores concordante con el ítem por el número total de evaluadores. Se realizaron las correcciones del instrumento de recogida de datos en concordancia con las contribuciones provenientes de los evaluadores y análisis de la literatura científica. El instrumento, elaborado en base a las instrucciones internacionales de resucitación cardiopulmonar, en su versión final, después del proceso de validación de contenido y apariencia, presenta dieciocho ítems para evaluación del impacto y calidad de capacitación de profesionales de la salud en la atención a víctimas con parada cardiorrespiratoria.
O papel do figurino no Teatro de Revista Carioca
Authors:   UNIRIO, Sette Leila Bastos
Published: October 2018

Esse artigo se refere a uma parte da pesquisa intitulada: “O Baú do Ator – o papel do figurino na construção do espetáculo do teatro de revista carioca, nas primeiras décadas do século XX”, realizada durante o curso de Mestrado em Teatro, em 2004, na UNIRIO. Esse trabalho reconstitui e analisa importantes figurinos extraídos das rubricas das peças de teatro de revista, de fotografias e desenhos de quadros-charges, de jornais e revistas ilustradas, durante a segunda fase do gênero, antes da revista carioca se transformar na féerie do espetáculo puramente visual.
Demand-oriented energy supply by the anaerobic digestion of organic waste
Authors: Wehner Marco , Müller Wolfgang , Bockreis Anke
Published: October 2018

The share of renewable energy is steadily increasing globally. Nevertheless, power generation from renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind energy, is highly dependent on suitable weather conditions and therefore highly fluctuating. Thus, alternatives to compensate fluctuations in the energy production are necessary. Biogas plants have the potential to balance energy generation fluctuations and work independently from unstable weather. Experiments on laboratory scale showed that the storage of food waste had only a marginal impact on its energy content. A rapid acidification due to a lactic acid fermentation leads to a pH decrease and concomitant organic acids increase, preserving the stored organic waste. The pH dropped from initially 4.8 to 4 within the first 2 days of storage. It declined until day 10 to 3.6 and stayed at this level until the end of the experiment. Due to a low pH and a high VFA concentration, only minor amounts of gas were produced during storage. No formation of explosive gas mixtures was detected during the storage. Therefore, no safety precautions are necessary to avoid danger from explosion. The results obtained in laboratory were confirmed by experiments on real scale. Thus, pre-condition of organic waste for a flexible feeding and demand-oriented energy supply is feasible to balance energy generation fluctuations.
Substantiation and the range of application of a new method for heat transfer prediction in condensing inside plain tubes
Authors: Rifert Volodymyr , Sereda Volodymyr , Gorin Vadim , Barabash Peter , Solomakha Andrii
Published: October 2018

Since the first work of Tepe and Mueller and until now, there have been published hundreds of studies with the results of heat transfer investigations in vertical and horizontal tubes with vapour condensing of various liquids. Dozens of methods and formulae based both on the results of the theoretical research and on the experimental data have been proposed. The existence of more than 50% discrepancy in different experimental data and various empirical and theoretical relationships is shown. Thus, the absence of both substantiation of different methods and explanations of methods disagreement both between themselves and with different experiments is noted. Also, there are often no remarks concerning boundaries for the use of proposed relationships. There is proposed a simple semi-empirical correlation for heat transfer prediction in condensing inside the plain tubes at the annular and intermediate flow of the phases. This correlation is based on the nature of film condensation process and on the specific features of the results of theoretical solutions. The range of application of complexes, which determine the heat transfer process, is also substantiated. Good convergence of the new method with the experimental data on condensation of steam, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbon refrigerants and other various fluids inside horizontal and vertical tubes is shown.
Definition of indicators for decision-making to contribute to sustainable development through Cleaner Production and Resource Efficiency by using the AHP method
Authors: Osmani Fisnik , Kochov Atanas
Published: October 2018

Rapid growth within the industry sector creates an array of novel issues that have to be dealt with. Major problems as a consequence of continuous and quick development of industry are as follows: the need for high energy consumption (be it electric or thermal), the increase in the level of environmental pollution, and the treatment of waste. Countries in transition, characterized by “an industry in the making”, need to seriously consider the above-mentioned issues. The industry should be subject to professional analysis (the application of resource efficiency and cleaner production) in order to achieve an adequate use of resources. Furthermore, as a result of increased resource efficiency, the industry sector and enterprises will benefit. Greater effectiveness will undoubtedly encourage the use of cleaner production and the launch of the Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) application in the developing countries (such as the Kosovo case). This research focused on the promotion of sustainable development based on RECP in Kosovo. Based on RECP, analysis has been conducted with the help of the method of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making – Analytic Hierarchy Process for all levels of decision-making. The process is based on four main pillars of sustainable development: environmental, technical, economic, and social. Through RECP, there have been identified specific areas in need of improvement in order to achieve the level within the allowed norms of rational energy consumption, minimize environmental pollution and waste, and maximize the profits of the industry sector (enterprises), which, in turn, can lead to the creation of more jobs.
Interdisciplinarna obravnava obstruktivne apneje med spanjem
Authors: Komljanec Helena , Ihan Hren Nataša
Published: October 2018

Obstruktivna apneja med spanjem, poznana kot OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), je kronična motnja dihanja v spanju. V nREM fazi spanja pride do delne ali popolne zapore zgornjih dihalnih poti ter posledično do hipoksije in prekinjenega spanca. OSA delimo na blago, zmerno in hudo. Vzročno je povezana z mnogimi morfološkimi in funkcionalnimi dejavniki, poznani so tudi dejavniki tveganja zanjo. Med številnimi posebnostmi v področju stomatognatnega sistema so pri pacientih z OSA značilni mikrogenija in retrognatija spodnje čeljustnice, večja baza jezika in daljše mehko nebo ter posledično ožje zgornjih dihalnih poti (ZDP). Metoda izbora diagnostike je polisomnografija. Nezdravljena OSA ima lahko za zdravje pacienta številne resne posledice, slabša nevrofiziološki razvoj in kvaliteto življenja, smatramo pa jo tudi kot javnozdravsteni problem. Zdravljenje je multidisciplinarno in zelo raznoliko. V preglednem članku so predstavljena osnovna dejstva o tej bolezni, s poudarkom na morfoloških lastnostih obraza in ustne votline pri OSA ter vloga zobozdravnika, zobnega in čeljustnega ortopeda ter maksilofacialnega kirurga pri njenem preprečevanju, prepoznavanju in zdravljenju.
Pomen in pravni status priporočil in smernic
Authors: Popovič Bojan
Published: October 2018

Smernice so znanstveni prispevek, ki temelji na konsenzualnih priporočilih stroke z visoko kvaliteto dokazov, in odgovarjajo na praktična vprašanja odločevalcev, zlasti pa financerjev in izvajalcev zdravstvenih storitev. Pravno niso obvezujoče, vendar si jih zaradi pravnega načela dolžne skrbnosti tako izvajalci kot financerji težko privoščijo ignorirati. Avtorji smernic morajo razkriti vse okoliščine, ki predstavljajo konflikt interesov ali ustvarjajo videz tega konflikta. Tuje smernice imajo v slovenskem prostoru značaj poglobljenega znanstvenega prispevka ali priporočila in se ne morejo neposredno uporabljati kot slovenska smernica, če predtem niso bile pregledane tudi slovenske študije na temo, ki jih tuja smernica pokriva. Priporočila mora na zahtevo Ministrstva za zdravje ali financerja oblikovati RSK s področja, ki se ureja, lahko pa priporočilo oblikuje tudi vsako združenje ali skupina avtorjev, ki določeno temo poglobljeno in brez konflikta interesov spremlja. Za sprejem smernic je trenutno v Sloveniji pristojen zdravstveni svet, bolje pa bi bilo, če bi to nalogo opravljala neodvisna agencija.
Prvo rojstvo otroka bolnici po zdravljenju raka materničnega vratu stadija IB1 z ohranitvijo rodne funkcije v UKC-LJ
Authors: Cvjetićanin Branko , Čavić Milan , Kobal Borut , Tomaževič Tomaž , Ranc Ana
Published: October 2018

Rak materničnega vratu lahko prizadene ženske v rodnem obdobju. V stadiju IB1 je mogoče pri zdravljenju rakave bolezni ohraniti rodno funkcijo ženske z radikalno trahelektomijo in odstranitvijo medeničnih bezgavk.To je operacija, pri kateri se odstrani maternični vrat in  paracervikalno tkivo (parametriji) v kombinaciji z odstranitvijo medeničnih bezgavk, telo maternice pa se ohrani. Predstavljamo primer 32-letne nulipare z rakom materničnega vratu stadija 1B1. Bolnica je bila zdravljena radikalno z ohranitvijo rodne funkcije in je po zdravljenju rodila donošenega otroka.