bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Media Independence through Routine Press-State Relations: Immigration and Government Statistics in the British Press
Authors: Allen William L. , Blinder Scott
Published: May 2018

When and how does press coverage maintain independence from governments’ preferred language? Leading scholarship argues that elites shape media content, especially in foreign affairs settings where journalists rely on official sources. But do media push back in domestic policy contexts? Focusing on immigration in Britain, we find press coverage exhibits signs of autonomy that rely on the state’s administrative branches. Our evidence comes from automated linguistic analysis of 190,000 items of migration coverage in nineteen national British newspapers from 2006 to 2015, and press releases published by the U.K. Home Office between 2010 and 2015. We show that the press increasingly portrayed immigration in terms of its scale. Then, by comparing the dynamics of a key government policy—lowering “net migration”—in press and Home Office rhetoric, we illustrate the limits of the government to insert its desired language into the press. Finally, we argue routine press interactions with the nonpolitical Office for National Statistics enabled coverage that diverged from politicians’ preferred lines. Our study contributes to press-state theory by providing evidence of media semiautonomy in a domestic policy arena, and highlighting the often-overlooked role of routine, bureaucratic procedure in supporting that autonomy.
Valuing Breastfeeding: Health Care Professionals’ Experiences of Delivering a Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme for Breastfeeding in Areas With Low Breastfeeding Rates
Authors: Whelan Barbara , Relton Clare , Johnson Maxine , Strong Mark , Thomas Kate J. , Umney Darren , Renfrew Mary
Published: May 2018

Alongside a randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of offering a cash transfer scheme (shopping vouchers) to mothers in areas with low breastfeeding rates, qualitative interviews were conducted with health care professionals delivering the scheme to explore their experiences. Health care professionals ( n = 34; mainly midwives and health visitors) were interviewed in depth. Transcripts from recorded interviews were analyzed using a Framework Analysis approach. There was widespread acceptance of the scheme by health care professionals, with prior concerns regarding bribery and coercion being quickly allayed. Health care professionals reported that the scheme fitted in well with their routine ways of promoting and endorsing breastfeeding. They described their experiences of women’s positive reaction toward the scheme and how the scheme encouraged breastfeeding and gave breastfeeding higher value. Health care professionals reported that the incentives helped them engage women and promote and support breastfeeding in areas with low breastfeeding rates.
A 90-day toxicity and genotoxicity study with high-purity phenylcapsaicin
Authors: Paulsen Torbjørn Rage , Stiller Sebastian , Weber Klaus , Donath Claudia , Schreiband Gudrun , Jensen Knut Helge
Published: May 2018

To evaluate the safety of the synthetic capsaicin analogue phenylcapsaicin (PheCap; 7-phenylhept-6-yne-acid-hydroxy-3-mathoxylbenzylamide, CAS no 848127-67-3), a 90-day repeated dose oral gavage of 0, 30, 100 or 250 mg/kg body weight (bw)/day toxicity study with a 28-day recovery period was conducted using Wistar rats. Examinations of clinical signs, body and organ weight, haematology, urinalysis, clinical chemistry, food consumption and macroscopic, as well as histopathological tissue examinations were carried out for signs of toxicity. Degenerative, but reversible changes in the liver at 250 mg/kg bw/day, and local irritating effects in the stomach at 100 and 250 mg/kg bw/day were found. These findings were associated with test item-related clinical symptoms, that is, diarrhoea, salivation and moving of bedding material. PheCap did neither cause gene mutations by base pair changes or frame shifts in the genome of the tester stains Salmonella typhimurium TA 98, TA 100, TA 1535, TA 1537 or TA 102 nor induce structural and/or numerical chromosomal damage in human lymphocytes. Therefore, it can be concluded that PheCap is not genotoxic. The No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) of PheCap for systemic toxicity is considered to be at 100 mg/kg bw/day which is based on degenerative changes in the liver. Due to irritating effects in the stomach, the NOAEL for local effects was established at 30 mg/kg bw/day.
Thermodynamic properties of mansfieldite (AlAsO4·2H2O), angelellite (Fe4(AsO4)2O3) and kamarizaite (Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3·3H2O)
Authors: Majzlan Juraj , Nielsen Ulla Gro , Dachs Edgar , Benisek Artur , Drahota Petr , Kolitsch Uwe , Herrmann Julia , Bolanz Ralph , Števko Martin
Published: May 2018

Thermodynamic data for the arsenates of various metals are necessary to calculate their solubilities and to evaluate their potential as arsenic storage media. If some of the less common arsenate minerals have been shown to be less soluble than the currently used options for arsenic disposal (especially scorodite and arsenical iron oxides), they should be further investigated as promising storage media. Furthermore, the health risk associated with arsenic minerals is a function of their solubility and bioavailability, not merely their presence. For all these purposes, solubilities of such minerals need to be known. In this work, a complete set of thermodynamic data has been determined for mansfieldite, AlAsO4·2H2O; angelellite, Fe4(AsO4)2O3; and kamarizaite, Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3·3H2O, using a combination of high-temperature oxide-melt calorimetry, relaxation calorimetry, solubility measurements, and estimates where possible and appropriate. Several choices for the reference compounds for As for the high-temperature oxide-melt calorimetry were assessed. Scorodite was selected as the best one. The calculated Gibbs free energy of formation (all data in kJ·mol–1) is –1733.4 ± 3.5 for mansfieldite, –2319.2 ± 7.9 for angelellite and –3056.8 ± 8.5 for kamarizaite. The solubility products for the dissolution reactions are –21.4 ± 0.5 for mansfieldite, –43.4 ± 1.5 for angelellite and –50.8 ± 1.6 for kamarizaite. Available, but limited, chemical data for the natural scorodite–mansfieldite solid-solution series hint at a miscibility gap; hence the non-ideal nature of the series. However, no mixing parameters were derived because more data are needed. The solubility of mansfieldite is several orders of magnitude higher than that of scorodite. The solubility of kamarizaite, on the other hand, is comparable to that of scorodite, and kamarizaite even has a small stability field in a pH-pε diagram. It is predicted to form under mildly acidic conditions in acid drainage systems that are not subject to rapid neutralization and sudden strong supersaturation. The solubility of angelellite is high, and the mineral is obviously restricted to unusual environments, such as fumaroles. Its crystallization may be enhancedviaits epitaxial relationship with the much more common hematite. The use of the scorodite–mansfieldite solid solution for arsenic disposal, whether the solid solution is ideal or not, is not practical. The difference in solubility products of the two end-members (scorodite and mansfieldite) is so large that almost any system will drive the precipitation of essentially pure scorodite, leaving the aluminium in the aqueous phase.
Trans Surgeries and Cosmetic Surgeries
Authors: Heyes Cressida J. , Latham J. R.
Published: May 2018

This article examines the various possibilities for making an analogy or disanalogy between cosmetic and trans surgeries, focusing on the suggestion that trans surgeries are medically necessary while cosmetic surgeries are not—a position that has a great deal of rhetorical force. The authors argue that this disanalogy both fails to understand the complexity of the justifications used by recipients of these diverse surgeries and should be seen as symptomatic of various attempts in medical practice to impose particular understandings of suffering, gender identity, and gender politics on trans patients. The appeal to the intense and intrinsic suffering of the trans patient because they cannot become the normatively gendered person they always believed themselves to be, the authors argue, elides the diversity of trans experience as well as coerces trans patients into a politics of ressentiment.
Surgical Subjects and the Right to Transgender Health in Brazil
Authors: Franklin Joshua
Published: May 2018

In 2007, a Brazilian federal appeals court ruled that gender affirming care was guaranteed on the basis of the constitutional right to health. This is part of a broader process of the “judicialization” of the right to health in Brazil. In this essay, the author draws on fourteen months of ethnographic fieldwork conducted at a public gender clinic in southern Brazil to consider the experiences of transgender people who accessed surgery through the expanded public services that followed the litigation. The article argues that access to surgery does not, by itself, ameliorate the intersecting forms of vulnerability and exclusion experienced by the people followed by the author. Yet despite the limitations of a focus on surgery, expanded access to care does create possibilities for trans people to engage in diverse forms of self-transformation. The paradigm of access to gender affirming care through right-to-health litigation circumscribes the possibilities for social transformation within a set of biomedical technologies that come to stand for more radical change. Attending to the diverse forms of care and self-governance that trans people themselves labor to enact offers a more productive register for thinking about the socially transformative potential of the judicialization of health in Brazil.
When Building a Better Vulva, Timing Is Everything
Authors: Mesics Sandra
Published: May 2018

Gender confirmation surgery for the MTF individual has evolved and improved over time, particularly in terms of form and function. While initially surgeons concentrated on creating a vulva that functioned for receptive penetrative intercourse, in time consumer demand and improved surgical techniques have resulted in a vulva that is esthetically pleasing, functional, and sensate. This first-person account shows how techniques evolved in a critical two-year period between 1974 and 1976.
A method for transplantation of human HSCs into zebrafish, to replace humanised murine transplantation models
Authors: Hamilton Noémie , Sabroe Ian , Renshaw Stephen A.
Published: May 2018

Haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation is a critical therapy for haematopoietic malignancies and immune disorders. Incomplete or delayed engraftment of HSCs in the host results in increased risk of infection and morbidity. The mechanisms of HSC engraftment are poorly understood and understanding these processes will increase transplantation success on many levels.

Current animal models are immunocompromised 'humanised' mice transplanted with human HSCs. Harmful procedures include genetic manipulations and irradiation to ablate the mouse immune system, and opaque mouse tissues make visualisation of the early steps of HSC engraftment impossible. There is a need for new models to offer alternatives to humanised mice in the study of HSC transplantation.

Here we described a detailed method for transplantation of human HSCs into zebrafish, before the onset of adaptive immunity. Human HSCs were purified from whole blood by enrichment of the CD34 cell population using a positive magnetic selection and further purified using an anti-CD34 antibody and cell sorting. Sorted CD34 cells were transplanted into the blood stream of 52 hour old zebrafish larvae. Human HSCs home into the zebrafish haematopoietic niche, where they engage with endothelial cells and undergo cell division. Our model offers the opportunities to imagein vivohuman HSC engraftment in a transparent organism, without the myeloablative strategies used in mice, and provides a unique system to understand the dynamic process of engraftment and replace current murine models.

This technique can be applied to current engraftment protocols to validate the viability and efficiency of cryofrozen HSC grafts. This humanised zebrafish model will be instrumental to develop the 3Rs values in stem cell transplantation research and our detailed protocol will increase the chances of uptake of this zebrafish model by the mouse community.
International research roundup
Authors: Baldwin Ed
Published: May 2018

In this section, a range of brief synopses of recently published articles from around the world that may be of interest to midwives is presented. The aim of this roundup is to provide an overview, rather than a detailed summary, of the research papers selected. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided.
Impetus for learning
Authors: Luckin Rose
Published: May 2018

If you are a potential entrepreneur with an idea for an early years educational technology product or service we want to hear from you, says Rose Luckin, director of innovation project, EDUCATE.
Strawberries and cream
Authors: Chapman Ailsa
Published: May 2018

Combine strawberries with cheesecake and place them in jars to triple their appeal says Ailsa Chapman.
Well-rounded approach can overcome barriers
Authors: Howard-Price Anna
Published: May 2018

Would you like to provide a place for a child with a medical condition, but worry that you don't have the resources to support them? Paediatric nurse Anna Howard-Price suggests ways to address key issues.
Sticky situation!
Authors: Hewson Claire
Published: May 2018

Take time to make a tactile exploration of number. Claire Hewson suggests using petroleum jelly, flour and glitter to make slimy tracings and repeating patterns which children can identify and compare.
Up in the clouds
Authors: Hart Karen
Published: May 2018

What could be more educational than sitting outdoors on a sunny day and looking up at the clouds? Karen Hart suggests creative activities that encourage children to engage imaginatively with the world.
Pedagogies of engagement: Using appreciative inquiry to study post-secondary citizenship education
Authors: King Sarah
Published: May 2018

In response to literature documenting the purported disengagement of youth in the civic sphere and the increasing impact of neo-liberal ideologies and policies on the post-secondary education landscape, this article furthers discussion about the civic potential of university education and explores how specific pedagogies can help foster the civic engagement of university students and graduates. Drawing from data collected at Renaissance College (RC), at the University of New Brunswick, this article documents the collaborative and experiential pedagogies used in that programme to support civic learning. Overall, this study demonstrates that the approaches taken at RC are challenging but worthwhile pedagogies that can enhance students’ abilities to become engaged citizens and challenge neo-liberal doctrine at post-secondary institutions. This study also demonstrates how appreciative inquiry (AI) contributes to the development of a methodological framework for studying citizenship education by connecting the epistemological foundations of AI and citizenship education.
Book Reviews
Authors: Davies Ian , Thaiyalan Siva Gopal , Vasilopoulos Eugenia
Published: May 2018

Young People, Citizenship and Political Participation: Combating Civic Deficit, Mark Chou, Jean-Paul Gagnon, Catherine Hartung and Lesley Pruitt (2017) London and New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 147 pp., ISBN: 9781783489954, p/bk, £24.95

Teaching Social Studies for Critical, Active Citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand, Michael Harcourt, Andrea Miligan and Bronwyn Wood (2016) Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press, 173 pp., ISBN: 9780947509415, p/bk, NZD $45.00

Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada: Theories, Policies and Debates, Shibao Gui and Lloyd Wong (eds) (2015) Rotterdam, Boston and Taipei: Sense Publishers, 345 pp., ISBN: 9789463002066, p/bk, CAN $72.25
Formally equal, but not really: The second stage of an ongoing study into English school students’ perceptions of ‘the citizen’
Authors: Leighton Ralph
Published: May 2018

This article presents a discussion based primarily upon the findings of the second stage of an ongoing research into school students’ perceptions of ‘the citizen’. The first stage was an analysis of images in textbooks intended for GCSE citizenship studies students aged 14–16, the second stage – a year later – involved interviews with A Level citizenship studies students aged 16–18 and with teachers of citizenship. It was found that the images present a particular and unrepresentative image of ‘being British’, a part of which students appear to absorb into their own perceptions, irrespective of their personal experiences. The homogeneity of responses, across class, ethnicity, gender and professional role struck the researcher as notable and similarities and differences are examined. The images represent a highly selective and distorted version of the reality of being English, one that promotes a false consciousness and acceptance of the status quo, uncovering whether or to what extent that version of reality is accepted by those involved is the purpose of this study. Responses in interviews showed that neither the students nor their teachers subscribed to the message behind the images, and that they had their own versions of the reality of ‘the citizen’.
Teacher beliefs about grade repetition: An exploratory South African study
Authors: Walton Elizabeth
Published: May 2018

Inclusive education is described as an ‘apprenticeship in democracy’ as it is concerned with the identification and dismantling of exclusionary practices in schools. One such practice is grade repetition, which is known to result in school disaffection and early school leaving. In South Africa, grade repetition is disproportionately experienced by black and poor learners, resulting in the unequal realization of the democratic right to education. The rate of grade repetition in this country is high, but little is known about teachers’ beliefs about the practice. This article presents the results of a self-administered questionnaire in which Johannesburg teachers described what they regarded as the benefits and drawbacks of grade repetition. The data showed that teachers believe that the additional time spent in a repeated year compensates for immaturity, allows learners to ‘catch up’ and be better prepared for the subsequent grade. Teachers do acknowledge negative emotional and behavioural consequences of grade repetition, but many see no drawbacks to the practice. These beliefs are discussed with reference to the context in which they are engendered, with particular focus on the strong teacher and curriculum control over the pace at which knowledge acquisition is expected. It is argued that addressing the high levels of grade repetition will need critical examination of both the teacher beliefs that sustain the practice and the habits of schools that make failure inevitable for some learners.
Enhancing citizenship learning with international comparative research: Analyses of IEA civic education datasets
Authors: Knowles Ryan T. , Torney-Purta Judith , Barber Carolyn
Published: May 2018

Large-scale international databases provide valuable resources for scholars, educators and policy-makers interested in civic engagement and education in nations that are democracies or striving towards democracy. However, the multidisciplinary nature of secondary analysis of these data has created a fragmentary picture that limits educators’ awareness of relevant findings. We present a summary of research conducted across disciplines using datasets from two large-scale cross-national studies of civic education conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (CIVED:99 and ICCS:09). The IEA studies were conducted in more than 40 countries with nationally representative samples of 14–15 year olds. In a review of over 100 published articles reporting secondary analyses of these data, we identified four themes especially salient for citizenship educators: open classroom climates; teaching and learning approaches; student identity; and profiles of citizenship norms and attitudes. The review summarizes sample relevant articles to illustrate themes, emphasizes connections between education and civic engagement and suggests opportunities for future research.
A Matter of Life and Death: Iron Maiden’s religio-political critique
Authors: Elliott Peter
Published: May 2018

Throughout its history, the musical and lyrical hallmarks of the heavy metal genre have been portrayed as stereotypically dark, despairing and demonic with the most public opposition to its presence in society coming from religious groups who have been all too quick to conflate the aesthetic inspiration of the occult with an actual invocation of it. Through analysing Iron Maiden’s 2006 studio album, A Matter of Life and Death, this religious criticism of heavy metal is turned upside down with the emergence of a dialectical critique of religion as it relates to the political sphere. Through both musical and lyrical analyses, Maiden are shown to address the topics of war and violence in alignment with religious belief and its political out-workings. Intertextuality and sonic indexicality are utilized in the album to issue religio-political statements that bespeak both sensitivity and subversion. Drawing upon Barthes’ ‘death of the author’ concept, readings that display sympathetic resonance with evangelical Christian beliefs are also articulated, challenging the dominant public discourses that tend to situate evangelical Christianity in polar opposition to heavy metal music. The contestable nature of these readings provides a site for questioning political (including religious) interpretations of music epistemologically: Is there a ‘correct’ reading? How do we know which it is? Finally, given present concerns in the public domain over religio-political extremism, some thoughts are offered as to how this heavy metal album provides a framework for engaging with the religio-political mythologies of our age and increasing political censorship.
Constructing black metal mythology for global monopoly: #ittakescourage
Authors: Podoshen Jeffrey S.
Published: May 2018

This article examines the creation of marketplace myths in the realm of the more recent North American ‘black metal’ (quotes deliberate) scene at the hands of a large multinational corporate entity working in tandem with one of the scene’s signature bands. I argue that this collaboration between global media, global fashion and ‘independent’ media has resulted in merely the same corporate co-option of an underground music scene that we have seen time and time again, and that as hard as some artists try, there is no escaping the powers of the marketplace.
Documentary Review
Authors: Harris Emily
Published: May 2018

Government, sovereignty and culture: A review of Highway to Lelahell, documentary (independent release)
Book Reviews
Authors: DiGioia Amanda , McWilliams Jesse
Published: May 2018

Heavy Metal, Gender and Sexuality: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Florian Heesch and Niall Scott (eds) (2016)

Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge, 282 pp.,

ISBN: 9781472424792, h/bk, £110

Gender, Metal, and the Media: Women Fans and the Gendered Experience of Music, Rosemary Lucy Hill (2016)

Pop Music, Culture, and Identity, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 184 pp.,

ISBN: 9791137554406, h/bk, £52.99

Sustain/Decay: A Philosophical Investigation of Drone Music and Mysticism, Owen Coggins and James Harris (eds) (2017)

Mountain View: Void Front Press, 290 pp.,

ISBN: 9781540356574, p/bk
Verdad, Vida y Camino del bodisatva: lectura inter-confesional del Sutra del Loto
Authors: Masiá Clavel Juan
Published: May 2018

Tres ideas básicas del Sutra del Loto son: el Vehículo Único hacia la Verdad Última; la Vida Eterna del Buda Originario; y el Camino de la Compasión Universal de los Bodisatvas. Dejando para los estudios históricos la tarea de interpretación filológica y doctrinal de este texto clásico religioso, aquí intentaremos presentar la posibilidad de una lectura que lo descontextualice y recontextualice para destacarlo que nos hace pensar al leerlo en el marco de un diálogo intercultural e interconfesional. Tanto una filosofía o espiritualidad no teista como otra teista, sin renunciar cada una a su identidad, podrían encontrarse al enfocar algunos aspectos principales del Sutra del Loto como, por ejemplo, la verdad unificadora del universo y el auténtico aspecto de todas las realidades; la vida eterna del Buda Shakamuni y su presencia en la interioridad humana como naturaleza búdica o capacidad de alcanzar la iluminación; y en la acción compasiva universal de los bodisatvas.
Islão e fundamentalismo islâmico no contexto político
Authors: Silva Teresa de Almeida e
Published: May 2018

O Islão é a mais jovem das três religiões abraâmicas monoteístas e congrega, atualmente, cerca de 1 800 000 de crentes. Não raras vezes, tem sido associada ao fundamentalismo. Neste texto, faremos a distinção entre Islão e fundamentalismo islâmico e veremos de que forma é que esta ideologia de ressentimento tem procurado afirmar-se nas arenas nacional e internacional.
[Recensão a] QUEIRÓ, João Filipe, O Ensino Superior em Portugal
Authors: Bernardes José Augusto Cardoso
Published: May 2018

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-8925_36_19
Abordagem ao «Tecnologismo»: tecnologia e religião no Portugal da Regeneração
Authors: Pereira Hugo Silveira
Published: May 2018

Na segunda metade do século XIX, Portugal investiu em diversas soluções tecnológicas para modernizar diferentes setores da sociedade, sendo o caminho-de-ferro uma das mais imponentes inovações. Além dos benefícios materiais que trouxe em termos de velocidade e capacidade de transporte, a ferrovia desempenhou ainda um importante papel simbólico, como representação indisputada de modernidade, progresso e civilização. Neste artigo, pretendo demonstrar que o sentimento de sublime provocado pela locomotiva a vapor assumiu igualmente contornos religiosos, de religião implícita (tecnologismo), que contribuíram para cimentar a implementação da ferrovia e dos seus principais agentes tecnológicos na sociedade nacional.
Sparse reconstruction with multiple Walsh matrices
Authors: Au-Yeung Enrico
Published: May 2018

The problem of how to find a sparse representation of a signal is an important one in applied and computational harmonic analysis.
It is closely related to the problem of how to reconstruct a sparse vector from its projection in a much lower-dimensional vector space.
This is the setting of compressed sensing, where the projection is given by a matrix with many more columns than rows.
We introduce a class of random matrices that can be used to reconstruct
sparse vectors in this paradigm. These matrices satisfy the restricted isometry property with overwhelming probability. We also discuss an application in dimensionality reduction where we initially discovered this class of matrices.
Industrie 4.0 – Hype, Hope oder Harm?
Authors: Wilkesmann Maximiliane , Steden Stephanie , Schulz Maximilian
Published: May 2018

Der vorliegende Beitrag geht der Frage nach, wie die aktuellen Wandlungsprozesse rund um das Thema Industrie 4.0 wahrgenommen werden und wovon die Wahrnehmung beeinflusst wird. Im Rahmen der Debatte um das Thema Industrie 4.0 kristallisieren sich drei Trends (Hype,HopeundHarm) heraus, die parallel diskutiert werden. In der vorliegenden Studie werden diese aufgegriffen und mittels einer Online-Befragung mit 136 Mandatsträgern aus dem Bereich der chemisch-pharmazeutischen Industrie empirisch untersucht. Die Studie gibt Hinweise dafür, dass technikaffine Personen das Thema Industrie 4.0 positiver wahrnehmen. Deutlich gezeigt werden kann, dass die Ent- bzw. Belastung durch digitale Technologien die Wahrnehmung von Industrie 4.0 beeinflusst.
Inter-group conflicts in the horn of Africa: The case of Diz and Suri people, Ethiopia
Authors: Tariku Ayele
Published: May 2018

The Horn Africa is the region that consists of Ethiopia, Eretria, Djibouti and Somalia. It is also the region where more than 100 languages are spoken. Besides, it is blessed with natural resources and assumed to be the origin of human beings. Yet, it has remained the scene of various types of conflicts. Of the many areas in the horn of Africa which has been prone to such violent conflict, is the Southwest Ethiopia. This paper attempts to investigate the causes and consequences of the conflict between the Dizi and Suri people. It is in particular stress on addressing the political, social and economic dimension of the conflict, looking first at the administration system, state lead development interventions and economic situations. Evidences were collected from archival sources, field observation and interviews (at six parishes in Maji, Bero and Surma districts) between January and August 2014. It would be factual to argue that the conflict between the Dizi and Suri people in southwest Ethiopia was mainly caused by competition over the natural resources. Until the 1940s, the conflict was merely a local issue which had been mostly resolved through elder’s mediation.
Anecdotal evidence: understanding organizational reality through organizational humorous tales
Authors: Jemielniak Dariusz , Przegalińska Aleksandra , Stasik Agata
Published: May 2018

In the paper, we propose a new focus in qualitative organization studies, which we call organizational anecdotal evidence. The novelty of our method is in linking storytelling, studies of organizational anecdotes, and humor studies. We claim that organizational anecdotes, jokes, and short fictional stories should become a core object of organizational culture analysis, rather than be refuted as unimportant. This is so because the study of organizational anecdotes and fictional stories shared by the social actors is more meaningful and gives more insight into their culture than establishing mere facts. In the article, we briefly relate the limitations of factual studies in many areas of organizational research, describe the theoretical background of our method (coming from humor studies, storytelling, and organizational anecdotes analysis), and propose their combination as a new approach for organization scholars, namely, organizational anecdotal evidence research. The utility of the proposed methodological approach is demonstrated based on original research conducted in a public administration organization.
Backbone Optical Fiber Analysis at 1310 nm and 1550 nm
Authors: P Nandhakumar , Kumar Arun
Published: May 2018

Optical fiber communication is the backbone of the entire telecommunication industries in the world. In this work, the real-time backbone long-distance optical fibers (single mode) are tested and analyzed with two different wavelengths (1,310 nm and 1,550 nm) with the help of optical time domain reflectometer. Using these two different wavelengths, how the losses and events of the backbone optical fibers are changing are compared and analyzed. This work will give a way to study the nature of long-distance backbone optical fiber and understand the real-time application of the fiber optic communication.
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE ELECTRIC DRIVE ELEVATOR PROTOTYPE. PART II OPERATING TESTS
Authors: Gaiceanu M. , Epure S.
Published: May 2018

The prototype of the electric elevator consists of grid power converter connected with three different loads through the adequate power converters [1]. The main objective of this paper is to develop the industrial solution of the regenerative elevator power system, a system containing DC machines, asynchronous three-phase and synchronous with permanent magnets motors. In this paper, only the improvements done on the three-phase power inverter connected to the induction motor will be described. The same improvements can be applied to the three-phase power inverter connected to the synchronous machine. The grid power converter assures the unity power factor operation. The resulted experimental results are shown.
A PROPOSED MODEL FOR PEER ASSESSMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE: LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
Authors: Shehu Visar , Besimi Adrian
Published: May 2018

Peer Assessment is a potentially promising pedagogical approach for enhancing the e-learning and supporting student self-regulated learning. The purpose of this paper is by reviewing the research on current trends on the use of ICT in Education, in particular on peer assessment in e-learning, to propose a new peer assessment methodology using the social media platforms in the digital environment. We conclude that a blended approach is more suitable as it is not possible to have a fully automatic peer assessment methodology. The proposed online model needs to be subject of particular careful monitoring and evaluation from teachers.
A MODEL FOR AUTOMATED MATCHING BETWEEN JOB MARKET DEMAND AND UNIVERSITY CURRICULA OFFER
Authors: Januzaj Ylber , Luma Artan , Selimi Besnik , Aliu Azir , Raufi Bujar , Snopçe Halil
Published: May 2018

Technology plays a very important role in virtually all areas, and has become an inseparable part of the industry. Currently, industry and technology are at a high point of development and research, but there is an ever increasing gap between the market needs and the skills that universities deliver to students. There is an increasing need for consolidation between university curricula and the industry needs in terms of qualifications. In this paper we will present a description of the current state of the labor market in the field of technology, including the needs that arise in improving the existing curricula of the Universities. We review the different technologies that can be used, in order to automatically gather information about the market needs in terms of job offers, and how they can be compared against University curricula. We will also present the latest achievements on these methods, and the suggestions that the researchers provide.
O ACONTECER NO AMANHECER: DESDOBRAMENTOS DE AUTOCONHECIMENTO ATRAVÉS DA PRÁTICA DO HAPPENING
Authors: Bueno Espíndola Dandara
Published: May 2018

Este texto busca refletir sobre o lugar que se destina a Arte na formação profissional de jovens estudantes do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciências e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul – IFRS, Campus Rio Grande. A partir desse extrato narramos a concepção e execução de uma intervenção estética no ambiente escolar, cujo objetivo, mesmo que de forma inconsciente por parte dos alunos, foi problematizar o tecnicismo de sua formação. O happening aqui descrito foi executado em 2012 pelos alunos do curso Técnico Integrado de Automação Industrial. O relato dos alunos serve como substrato para discussão do processo de concepção da atividade levando em consideração seu cotidiano e o tempo que despendiam na instituição, criando um diálogo entre lazer e ambiente escolar. É apresentado, também, o impacto causado no decorrer da atividade e os desdobramentos que levaram a transformação dos estudantes. HAPPENING AT DAYBREAK: DEVELOPING SELFKNOWLEDGE THROUGH HAPPENING PRACTICE.Abstract: This text seeks to discuss the intended place of art in relation to the professional training and education of young students at the Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Rio Grande do Sul (Federal Institute of Education, Science and Techonology) – IFRS, Rio Grande Campus. This is the starting point from which we consider the conception and execution of an aesthetic intervention in the school environment, whose objective, although unconscious on the part of the students, was to problematize the technical complexity of their education. The happening described was executed in 2012 by the students in the course Integrated Technician (TI) in Industrial Automation. The students reports are the basis for this discussion about the activity’s conceptual process, which took into consideration the students’ daily lives and the time they spent at school creating a dialogue between leisure and school environment. Also presented are the impact on the students throughout the development of the activity and how it transformed them.
A MATURIDADE EM CENA: EXPERIÊNCIAS COM O ESPETÁCULO "APENSA MULHER" NO PROJETO BAILAR
Authors: Llopart Castro Daniela , Moraes Gonçalves Maiara Cristina , De Souza Sayão Eduarda , San Martins Maria Rebeca , Campos da Motta Santos Eleonora
Published: May 2018

Este texto busca refletir sobre a construção do espetáculo Apenas Mulher, realizado pelo Grupo Baila Cassino, na cidade de Rio Grande/RS, dentro do projeto de extensão Bailar: Núcleo de Dança na Maturidade, ligado ao Curso de Dança da UFPel. Por meio do relato das atividades desenvolvidas no processo de criação da referida obra, discutimos a contribuição para o trabalho desenvolvido com a produção de conhecimento promovido pela universidade. A problemática é também apresentada a partir da reflexão sobre quais implicações o espetáculo traz para a cena contemporânea, uma vez que propõe a estética da dança advinda de corpos maduros. E a abordagem envolve o processo de montagem do espetáculo por meio  de relatos e estudos das professoras e das bolsistas do projeto evidenciando a construção coletiva de experiências adquiridas na formação de licenciados em Dança, que  contribui no entendimento da temática proposta. MATURITY ON STAGE: EXPERIENCES WITH THE DANCE SPECTACLE JUST WOMEN IN THE BAILAR PROJECT Abstract: This paper reflects on the construction of the dance spectacle Apenas Mulher (Just Women), presented by the Baila Cassino Dance Group, in the city of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil, for the extension project Bailar: Center for Dance in Maturity, a project associated with the Licentiate Course in Dance Education at the Federal University of Pelotas/UFPel. By means of reporting on the activities developed during the dance spectacle’s creative process, we discuss the ways it has contributed to the production of knowlege promoted through a college education in dance. Issues are raised about implications for the con - temporary scene, stemming from the fact that this spectacle proposes a dance aesthetic in which the dancers’ bodies are mature. Also discussed are the approaches used to organize and set up the dance presentation, involving reports and studies carried out by professors and the project’s grant students, revealing their contributions and the collective construction of experiences acquired during the formal education of students obtaining licentiate qualification in Dance. Keywords: Maturity, Dance spectacle.
Health Problems of Children with the Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Authors: Guz Ewa , Rogala Renata , Nalepa Dorota , Bartoń Elżbieta
Published: May 2018

Introduction. The Dandy-Walker syndrome is a complex congenital defect of the central nervous system, to which many health problems are related. In order to prepare oneself better to look after the child with this defect and their family, it is crucial to get to know the sickness unit itself, as well as the consequences of the related long-term neurological disorders.Aim. Presenting health problems of children with Dandy-Walker syndrome.Material and Methods. The study involved 30 ill children living in Poland. With the consent of parents, the medical records were examined. Additionally, the children were examined by pediatricians who assessed their condition and together with a survey, they documented it in the medical examination questionnaire.Results. 7 children in the examined group are not able to function independently and they have an unpredictable prognosis of life expectancy. Only 3 children require periodic specialist care. The rest of the patients are constantly treated by various specialists both ambulatory and in hospitals. All children require regular, constant rehabilitation. It was examined in which group, girls or boys, there are more health problems. Both groups of 13 boys and 17 girls had the same number of diagnoses minimum 1 and maximum 5. The Mann-Whitney U Test did not show any relations statistically significant (p = 0.83).Conclusions. There is a large number of health problems indicating massive needs in care and hence, they require treatment by many specialists. Consequently, families of children with Dandy-Walker syndrome should be covered by active counselling on problems arising both from basic sickness unit and the coexistent ones. The family education should commence in the moment of diagnosis of the defect. (JNNN 2017;6(4):138–142)
Clinical, Functional and Quality of Life Assessment of Patients with Spinal Pain Syndrome
Authors: Antczak-Komoterska Anna , Ślusarz Robert , Filipska Karolina , Raszka Anna
Published: May 2018

The development of civilization leads to a continuous increase in the number of diagnoses of spinal pain syndrome in patients in each age group, thus leading to the need to develop new treatment standards. Spinal pain syndromes due to the often unknown etiology cause difficult diagnosis and introduction of effective therapy. That results in difficulties in causative treatment and thus sets pain as a leading problem in the therapy. Spinal pain syndromes are a complex clinical problem that may affect the patient’s psychological and social state as well as that of their family.The result of the research carried out with the use of standardized scales in the course of the disease is the development of the patient’s nursing process. The patient’s assessment is holistic, it allows to determine the factors predisposing to the occurrence of the disease and the current state of the patient. The clinical, psychological, social as well as professional and social aspects are analyzed in a multidimensional way. The level of performing independent activities by the patient is determined by means of functional scales. Spinal pain syndromes as a global problem are also the subject of research on the quality of life of this group of patients. The essence of using these tools is the ability to correlate them with other tools. (JNNN 2017;6(4):170–173)
Northwick Park Dependency Score — a New Scale for Use in Nursing Practice
Authors: Kosakowska Joanna , Grabowska-Fudala Barbara , Smelkowska Anna , Wilkiewicz Maria , Górna Krystyna , Jaracz Krystyna
Published: May 2018

Introduction. Evaluation of functional limitations in patients with ischemic stroke is essential in planning suitable nursing care. The main aim of all nursing procedures taken is to ensure the safety of patients, to provide the best, individualized care fulfilling patients’ needs and to support recovery process, considering the necessary number of nursing staff and time needed for these procedures. A tool helpful in the process of diagnosis and planning care is the Northwick Park Dependency Score — NPDS.Aim. The aim of the present study is to describe the Polish version of this scale and to assess its usefulness by comparing the NPDS with the Barthel Index — considered the “golden standard” for assessing patient’s disability and dependency.Material and Methods. The study included 100 elderly ischemic stroke patients aged 60 to 99 years (mean 76.1, SD 9.07). To assess patient’s dependency and thus the need of nursing care, the NPDS Scale was used. Functional status of patients was assessed with the Barthel Index, and the neurological state using the NIHSS.Results. Most items in NPDS, are similar to the items of the BI. However, the NPDS includes additional important questions regarding cognitive functions, communication and behavioral dysfunctions. It allows to estimate the number of nursing staff and their scope of competences necessary for providing care as well as time needed for particular nursing activities. There is a strong correlation between individual modules in the NPSD and the BI sales (r ≈ 0.90). Nevertheless, these are not interchangeable. The high correlation coefficient confirms the validity of the Polish version of the NPDS.Conclusions. NPDS is a simple and useful tool in nursing care allowing to plan the activities based on objective indicators. Despite many similarities it is not a substitute for the popular Barthel Scale. Therefore, the NPDS should be promoted in the nursing environment as a possible work tool. (JNNN 2018;7(1):4–11)
Aberrant MRP14 expression in thyroid follicular cells mediates chemokine secretion through the IL-1β/MAPK pathway in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Authors: Luo Xuan , Zheng Tingting , Mao Chaoming , Dong Xin , Mou Xiao , Xu Chengcheng , Lu Qingyan , Liu Baocui , Wang Shengjun , Xiao Yichuan
Published: May 2018

Myeloid-related protein 14 (MRP14) is responsible for inflammatory reactions. However, the correlation between MRP14 and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is still not clear. In this study, we examined the status of MRP14 in thyroid tissues and sera of HT patients and explored the mechanism of IL-1β-mediated regulation of MRP14 expression, as well as the effects of MRP14 on pro-inflammatory chemokine secretion in thyroid follicular cells (TFCs), to elucidate the role of MRP14 in HT development. Our results showed dramatically increased MRP14 expression in thyroid tissues and sera from HT patients. In addition, IL-1β significantly promoted the expression of MRP14 in TFCs, which was mediated by activation of the MAPK/NF-κB signalling pathway. More importantly, IL-1β induced the secretion of the chemokines GRO-2, CXCL9 and CCL22, which was dependent on the regulation of MRP14 in TFCs. Therefore, these findings suggested that under pro-inflammatory conditions, TFCs secreted chemokines with the help of MRP14 regulation, which might suggest a potential pathological mechanism of lymphocyte infiltration into the thyroid gland in HT.
MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Which metabolic procedure? Comparing outcomes in sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en Y gastric bypass
Authors: Billeter Adrian T , de la Garza Herrera Javier R , Scheurlen Katharina M , Nickel Felix , Billmann Franck , Müller-Stich Beat P
Published: May 2018

Obesity and its associated comorbidities have become one of the largest challenges for health care in the near future. Conservative therapy for obesity and related comorbidities has a very high failure rate and poor long-term results. Similarly, the conservative and medical management of the majority of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus are only able to slow down disease progression but have no causal effect on the disease process. Obesity surgery has evolved as a highly effective therapy for severe obesity achieving long-lasting weight loss. Furthermore, several studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of obesity surgery on reduction of overall mortality, reduction of cardiovascular events and superior control of obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and also the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis compared to medical therapy. Based on these findings, the term ‘metabolic surgery’ with the focus on treating metabolic diseases independent of body weight has been coined. Of great interest are recent studies that show that even existing complications of metabolic diseases such as diabetic nephropathy or the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis can be reversed by metabolic surgery. Although metabolic surgery has proven to be a safe and effective treatment for obesity, resolution of comorbidities and enhancing quality of life, it is still uncertain and unclear, which surgical procedure is the most effective to achieve these metabolic effects. The aim of this review is to compare the effects of the two currently most widely used metabolic operations, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and the sleeve gastrectomy in the treatment of obesity and its related comorbidities.