bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Elaboration of Research on Student Withdrawal from Universities in Russia and the United States
Authors: Gorbunova Elena
Published: May 2018

Student withdrawal (attrition) is becoming an actual phenomenon due to demographic changes, modernization of the economy and education, especially for universities located in economically depressed areas. The tradition of research on student withdrawal is still  being formed in Russia, so it is important to clarify the main terminology used for the analysis of withdrawal, to develop a theoretical framework that takes into account the specifics of Russian universities, and to specify the prospects for the elaboration of research. A review of the terminology used in international studies to study the withdrawal as well as the history of studying this phenomenon in the USA is presented. The basic concepts of withdrawal, developed in sociology, psychology, organization theory and economics, are considered. They indicate the effectiveness of accounting for a wide range of factors of differing natures in the study of withdrawal: the processes of social and academic integration, the psychological characteristics of students, the organizational characteristics of the university and educational programs. When adapting existing models to Russian higher education, it is important to take into account that compulsory withdrawal caused by academic failure of students predominates in Russian universities, while international models were created to describe voluntary withdrawal from higher education institutions. National research which can serve as the basis for the development of a model of student withdrawal from Russian universities is analyzed.
The Demand for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC): Evidence from Russian Education
Authors: Roshchina Yana , Roshchin Sergey , Rudakov Victor
Published: May 2018

The paper examines issues connected with the implementation of MOOCs in teaching, motivation to study on these courses and the attitudes of the students and faculty towards the possible substitution of university courses for MOOCs. The study is also devoted to the evaluation of determinants in the demand for MOOCs among the students and faculty of Russian universities. The study is based on cross-sectional data from a student and university faculty survey carried out within the framework of the Monitoring of Education Markets and Organizations Project (2016). The results of the study indicate that MOOCs are demanded more by university faculty than by students. We found that faculty and student attitudes towards the substitution of general university courses for MOOCs is neutral, and negative regarding the substitution of special professional courses for MOOCs. Regression analysis revealed that students with higher academic achievement and faculty involved in research activities and participating in summer schools and vocational training are more likely to use MOOCs in their studies. Studying in a top university has a strong positive impact on the probability of student participation in MOOCs. However, the same effect for university faculty is ambiguous.
Rural Schools: Between the Scylla of “Continuity” and the Charybdis of “Excessiveness”
Authors: Voznesenskaya Elena
Published: May 2018

The article provides a historical perspective on a key conflict in the development of rural education, which is that it is usually accompanied by rejection of rural labor and expansion of “pro-urban” orientations and practices among youth. Since the Russian Empire of the late 19th century, throughout the Soviet Union, and into post-Soviet Russia, the government has been trying hard to retain rural population where it is and to ensure “continuity” of rural youth’s agricultural activities (in the terms of the expert rhetoric of the late 19th century). Education policy makers of the Russian Empire believed that the reason for youth rejecting rural labor was the “excessiveness” of school education with regard to actual agricultural needs. Such excessiveness was normally fought by bringing down the level of school education attainment and reducing school hours in favor of agricultural education. The same policy, if only otherwise formulated, resonates in both the Soviet and the post-Soviet periods. No constructive solution has been found yet to solve the problems of rural education, and rural schools in particular. The fundamental conflict in such development can only be resolved in the context of emerging new conditions of rural existence (agro-industrial complex, distance learning).
Reading Literacy of Russian Fourth-Graders: Lessons from PIRLS‑2016
Authors: Tsukerman Galina , Kovaleva Galina , Baranova Viktoriya
Published: May 2018

Among the key concepts of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), reading comprehension processes are identified as the most operational, because they can serve as a basis for new teaching practices and new tools to assess academic achievements. The concept of reading processes, which is the focus of this article, has one more advantage: reading processes are defined in the PIRLS terms as universal and good for understanding both literary and informational texts. The PIRLS‑2016 test demonstrated that the reading literacy of Russian fourth-graders was far superior to that of their peers from fifty other countries. An item-by-item comparison of Russian fourth-graders’ answers to the test questions with the average PIRLS‑2016 results proves that Russian primary school graduates can interpret and integrate ideas and information extracted from a text much better than they can retrieve explicitly stated information from the same text. Determining the strongest and relatively weak points in the reading comprehension processes of Russian fourth-graders’ is required in order to unleash the educational resources that are not currently used and consequently to improve reading literacy at every stage of education.
Combined Metagenomic / Metatranscriptomic Pipeline for Host-associated Microbiomes v1
Authors: Daniel Scott
Published: May 2018

Overview: 1. Filter DNA reads by quality and host (e.g. for mouse gut bacteria we would filter low-quality reads AND reads that belong to mice) 2. Align DNA reads(fastq, fasta) to Patric database (bacteria genomes) with taxoner(a bowtie2-based linux program) >> Get bacterial genomes 3. Filter out low-quality alignments >> Bacterial genomes 4. Filter RNA reads by quality 5. Align RNA reads to bacterial genomes from step 3 >> RNA counts of genes 6. Get pathway information >> RNA counts per KEGG pathway If you have treatment groups, we will be able to see changes in bacterial abundance as well as changes to RNA counts
NYC/NJ Aquatic Vertebrate eDNA Project: Protocols I v1
Authors: Stoeckle Mark
Published: May 2018

We are still developing and optimizing these protocols! The aquatic vertebrate eDNA protocols are designed for persons familiar with basic molecular biology techniques and access to essential molecular biology laboratory equipment. To facilitate use, we utilize commercial kits and open source software, and standardized PCR and sequencing protocols. Overview. From start to finish there are four laboratory components, each of which can potentially be completed in one day. Except for filtration, which we aim to do within 0-2 days of collection, samples can be safely stored for weeks to months between steps at -20 °C. All procedures are done on an open bench wearing gloves; wipe down work area and equipment after use with 10% bleach. We change gloves a lot to minimize cross contamination. Separate sets of pipettors and reagents are used for pre- and post-PCR work. We do one component at a time; in particular when filtering do not perform other procedures including DNA isolation and PCR. Unfiltered pipette tips are employed; after each procedure used tips are discarded and collection containers rinsed with 10% bleach. To reduce potential for cross-contamination, we do PCR in GE Illustra 8-tube strips (i.e., not 96-well plates), and other steps in individual 1.5 ml microfuge tubes. LABORATORY COMPONENTS 1. Filter water samples 2. Isolate DNA 3. Amplify vertebrate 12S 4. Add Nextera tags
Should we Address Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer as Soon as Possible? In Favour
Authors: Poppel Hendrik Van
Published: May 2018

With the introduction of new anatomical and functional imaging modalities, mainly positron emission tomographycomputed tomography (PET-CT) and multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging, the eventual origin of biochemical recurrence after curative treatment for prostate cancer can be detected at its earliest stage. Targeted treatment strategies to this local or oligometastatic relapse will be successful in postponing the initiation of systemic treatment, thereby delaying the occurrence of the castrate resistant state and, eventually, improve survival.
Should we Address Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer as Soon as Possible? Against
Authors: Chandler Robert , Petremolo Antonella , Rescigno Pasquale , Bono Johann de
Published: May 2018

The advent of enhanced imaging in prostate cancer has resulted in recurrent disease being identified earlier. This has led to an increase in the number of patients undergoing intervention at this early stage. There remains, however, a paucity of level one evidence to advise on the optimal management of this heterogenous group, with a significant number of patients experiencing biochemical relapse unlikely to die of metastatic prostate cancer. More work is needed to define those who do and do not require intervention, to avoid doing harm to an often elderly population.
The Belarus Experience of Pelvic Artery Embolisation in Patients with Advanced and Recurrent Cervical Cancer Presenting with Haemorrhage
Authors: Matylevich Olga P , Akinfeev Vladimir V , Randall Thomas C , Schmeler Kathleen M , Sukonko Oleg G
Published: May 2018

To determine the efficacy of pelvic artery embolisation (PAE) in patients with locally advanced and recurrent cervical cancer (CC) complicated by haemorrhage, a retrospective study was performed of 81 patients with locally advanced or recurrent CC who underwent PAE for haemorrhage. Of the 81 patients included in the study, 68 (84%) had primary locally advanced CC and 13 (16%) had recurrent disease. Distribution of patients with primary disease according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages was: IIB (n=4, 6%), IIIB (n=44, 65%), IV (n=20, 29%). The PAE controlled the haemorrhage in 76 patients (94%). After successful embolisation, 46 of 68 (68%) patients with primary CC started antineoplastic treatment a median of 3 days (range 1–17 days) after treatment. Twenty-nine of these women (43%) subsequently completed primary treatment for their disease. During the follow-up period, 67 patients (83%) died of disease and 4 (5%) died of other causes. The adjusted 1-year survival was 41.4% (standard error [SE] 5.6%), 5-year survival was 17.9% (SE 4.5%), and median adjusted survival was 8.4 months. Survival of the 22 patients (32%) who did not receive further treatment and 46 patients (68%) who continued the treatment was significantly different, with a 1-year adjusted survival of 15.2% (SE 8.1%) and 53.5% (SE 7.4%) respectively. None of the patients who did not receive further treatment survived 5 years, whereas in the group undergoing further treatment, the 5-year adjusted survival was 24.0% (SE 6.8%) and the median adjusted survival was 5.4 months and 12.8 months, respectively (p<0.001). Pelvic artery embolisation was effective in controlling haemorrhage in 94% of patients with locally advanced and recurrent CC. Sixty-eight percent of patients were able to undergo further antitumor treatment. Pelvic artery embolisation is a minimally invasive intervention that can be effective at any stage of treatment in patients with CC presenting with haemorrhage.
Jogo sobre a segurança alimentar: conscientizando alunos e manipuladores de alimentos
Authors: Cordeiro Fabiana
Published: May 2018

Este relato foi resultado de um projeto de extensão realizado no Cefet/RJ (Campus Maria da Graça) com objetivo de sensibilizar estudantes da área técnica da segurança do trabalho e manipuladores de alimentos em relação ao conceito de segurança alimentar.  Foi desenvolvido um jogo sobre a legislação de boas práticas de fabricação para serviços de alimentação para torná-la de mais fácil entendimento. Como resultado tanto estudantes quanto manipuladores se tornaram conscientes da importância do tema.
Trabalho com pessoas com deficiência visual: transformar-se para transformar
Authors: Badú Lúcia de Fátima Araújo Souto , Dias Érika Rodrigues Dias , Teixeira Jâmison Alves , Lima Luiz Alexandre de
Published: May 2018

Este relato descreve as experiências vivenciadas durante a realização do projeto de extensão Trabalho com pessoas com deficiência visual: transformar-se para transformar”, desenvolvido no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba (IFPB) – Campus Monteiro, no ano de 2016. O objetivo geral do projeto foi contribuir para o efetivo processo de inclusão das pessoas com deficiência visual (cegos e baixa visão), bem como para o acesso a recursos metodológicos por parte de profissionais da educação básica II e III. Para tanto, analisamos artigos baseados em experiências exitosas com tal público e, paralelamente, realizamos um curso básico de braile direcionado a pessoas com a especificidade enfocada, bem como a pessoas interessadas no assunto. Como principais resultados, conseguimos o envolvimento de estudantes e de profissionais de diferentes áreas nas discussões e no curso ofertado, além da produção de material disponibilizado na instituição.
Diagnóstico das condições de segurança no trabalho na construção civil em Cajazeiras-PB
Authors: Falcão de Melo Raphael Henrique , Santana Paulena Araújo , Bezerra Francisco Felipe Pedrosa , Silva Lucas Bezerra da , Lima Sâmia De Morais , Wanderley Neto Austriclínio Da Costa
Published: May 2018

Este trabalho teve como objetivo apresentar resultados da avaliação realizada em duas obras, sendo uma vertical e outra térrea, no Município de Cajazeiras – PB; verificou-se as condições do trabalho, visando a melhoria e manutenção da saúde mental e física dos trabalhadores, partindo da identificação, avaliação e controle de riscos encontrados no ambiente de trabalho. Foram realizadas visitas técnicas para identificação dos riscos ambientais e situações inadequadas à segurança do trabalho, principalmente quanto a NR 18, e conscientização dos parceiros sociais envolvidos quanto aos gargalos observados em seus canteiros de obra, tendo em vista sempre a saúde e segurança dos trabalhadores envolvidos e evitando, em contrapartida, passivos trabalhistas previstos na legislação vigente para os parceiros sociais.
Влияние факторов внешней среды промышленного предприятия на продолжительность исполнения заказа
Authors: Конищев Алексей Сергеевич
Published: May 2018

В статье производится оценка положительного или отрицательного влияния факторов внешней среды промышленного предприятия на важный показатель работы современного, конкурирующего на рынке предприятия- продолжительность исполнения заказа по средствам использования авторского подхода ITEMGES - анализа. Всесторонняя оценка внешних факторов помогает предприятию грамотно и своевременно реагировать на возникающие возмущения, формировать стабильные управленческие процедуры, осуществлять бизнес процессы гибко и правильнее выстраивать свои стратегические и тактические цели.
Экономическая безопасность проектирования: защита системы управления крупных проектно-изыскательских организаций ТЭК России от слабо выраженных дестабилизирующих факторов
Authors: Коновалов Юрий Викторович
Published: May 2018

В настоящей статье рассмотрены отдельные свойства слабовыраженных дестабилизирующих факторов и способы повышения экономической безопасности проектно-изыскательских организаций. Семантический анализ понятия «экономическая безопасность» позволил поставить целевые задачи исследования и рассмотреть процессы менеджмента с позиций управления устойчивыми состояниями организаций. Гармонизированное функциональное разделение между линейными руководителями и специалистами в области экономической безопасности позволяет достигать единых целей организации.
Методологический базис развития предпринимательских структур
Authors: Арекеева Ахсо Юрьевна
Published: May 2018

В статье определены характеристики, принципы, условия развития предпринимательских структур, обоснована необходимость формирования ресурсной базы, которая могла бы удовлетворить потребности не только текущего функционирования, но и возрастающие потребности процесса развития предпринимательских структур.
Логистика в «РЭУ им. Г.В. Плеханова»: история развития, перспективы
Authors: Степанов Владимир Иванович
Published: May 2018

Статья посвящена особенностям подготовки специалистов в области материально-технического снабжения в советский период, для которого было характерно возрастание роли научного планирования и рациональной организации производства, а также отличительным чертам подготовки специалистов в области логистики в настоящее время. В работе освещена хронология деятельности и достижения кафедры материально-технического снабжения (впоследствии логистики), являющейся структурным подразделением Российского экономического университета им. Г.В. Плеханова. В статье описаны успехи кафедры логистики не только в области организации учебного процесса по специальным дисциплинам, но и в научной деятельности, а также в сфере сотрудничества с будущими работодателями. В статье обозначен положительный «импульс» в развитии образования в данной области, обусловленный потребностью рынка труда в высококвалифицированных кадрах для производственных и торгово-посреднических предприятий.
Концепция и структура системы мониторинга велотранспортной инфраструктуры в г. Москве
Authors: Завьялов Дмитрий Вадимович , Сагинова Ольга Витальевна , Завьялова Надежда Борисовна , Киреева Наталья Сергеевна
Published: May 2018

В статье на основе анализа международного опыта развития велотранспортной инфраструктуры предложена концепция и система мониторинга велотранспортной инфраструктуры в городе Москве. Ее основу составляет система показателей, содержащая группы «жестких» (нормируемых) и «мягких» (субъективных) показателей. «Мягкие» показатели обеспечивают учет мнения горожан по различным аспектам развития велосипедной инфраструктуры за счет выявления воспринимаемого качества объектов инфраструктуры. На основании отклонений фактических значений показателей от плановых могут формироваться программы и портфель проектов, а также приниматься решения по выбору направлений совершенствования велотранспортной инфраструктуры.
Государственно-частное партнерство как форма социального предпринимательства
Authors: Шипунова Татьяна Сергеевна , Казанцева Светлана Юрьевна
Published: May 2018

Обобщены международные и отечественные научные исследования и практики социального предпринимательства, посвященные выявлению и решению возможных проблем по определению сущности явления, семантических границ, его форм, целей. Проведено доказательство соотношения государственно-частного партнерства и социального предпринимательства, как формы и содержания соответственно, с использованием диалектического метода и системного подхода. Установлено их диалектическое единство на основе сравнения аспектов социального предпринимательства (миссия и результаты, ресурсы и процессы, сектора, характеристики предпринимателей) с компонентами определений понятия государственно-частного партнерства.
Выявление перспективных направлений развития инфраструктуры агропродовольственного рынка
Authors: Полунина Наталья Юрьевна , Попова Елена Александровна
Published: May 2018

В статье обоснована необходимость развития инфраструктуры агропродовольственного рынка, раскрыто ее содержание, особенности формирования. Выделены мероприятия по преобразованию инфраструктурного обеспечения по региональным зонам России (внешняя периферия, лесная зона, лесоаграрная зона, южные регионы, южные горные районы). Предложен комплекс мероприятий эффективного развития, а также выявлены перспективные направления развития инфраструктуры агропродовольственного рынка (оптимизация структуры торговых предприятий, совершенствование информационной инфраструктуры, включающей маркетинговые центры, рекламные агентства, постоянно действующие оптовые ярмарки и выставки, средства информатизации и связи). Результативность функционирования рынка агропродовольствия во многом зависит от состояния его инфраструктуры.
Сокращение объемов железнодорожных перевозок в пригородном сообщении как фактор снижения численности экономически активного населения в регионах (на примере Новгородской области)
Authors: Соболев Дмитрий Юрьевич
Published: May 2018

В статье рассмотрены социальные факторы, оказывающие влияние на качество жизни населения. Проанализированы негативные последствия массового сокращения объемов пригородных перевозок железнодорожным транспортом в регионах на примере Новгородской области. Выявлены факторы, оказывающие влияние на снижение транспортной доступности населения, и, как следствие, сокращение числа экономически активного населения в регионах. Рассмотрены ключевые аспекты, препятствующие развитию пригородных перевозок железнодорожным транспортом.
Стандарты и нормативы обслуживания ландшафтной среды мегаполиса на примере города Москвы
Authors: Рыкалин Андрей Сергеевич
Published: May 2018

В данной статье рассматриваются вопросы некоммерческой предпринимательской и логистической деятельности при сопровождении прикладного экологического проекта по обеспечению формирования и обслуживания естественной и культурной ландшафтной среды, а также ландшафтной транспортно-дефисной сети города Москвы. При этом внимание акцентируется на нормативной базе в виде норм, нормативов и стандартов, на основе которых определяется трудоемкость выполняемых логистических процедур и рассчитывается потребность в материально-технических ресурсах.
Публичные компании г. Санкт-Петербурга: промежуточные итоги реализации принципов корпоративного управления
Authors: Яровой Денис Олегович
Published: May 2018

В данной статье рассмотрены промежуточные итоги реализации принципов, обеспечивающих совершенствование корпоративного управления публичными компаниями. На примере публичных компаний г. Санкт-Петербурга проведен анализ соответствия местной практики корпоративного управления европейским стандартам и общероссийским показателям. В частности рассмотрены вопросы, касающиеся численного и гендерного состава совета директоров, дана характеристика комитетов совета директоров, обобщены критерии «независимости» директоров. Приведены обобщенные выводы по результатам исследования.
О формировании модели «цифрового человека» («homo digital») и конкуренции социальных групп в условиях технологической трансформации повседневной реальности: взгляд экономической теории
Authors: Макаров Иван Николаевич , Колесников Виктор Викторович , Широкова Ольга Вячеславовна , Некрасова Елена Анатольевна , Кадильникова Лариса Васильевна
Published: May 2018

В настоящее время мы наблюдаем кардинальную трансформацию мирохозяйственных систем. При этом очень значительно меняется не только экономическая жизнь, но и реальность повседневности. А это, в свою очередь, неминуемо должно повлиять на типовые шаблоны – паттерны – поведения человека.
Предположив, что базисной основной трансформаций повседневных форм хозяйственного и экономического поведения человека является вхождение в нашу жизнь цифровых технологий, мы приходим к выводу, что это может повлечь, а скорее всего и повлечет, за собой формирование нового типа человеческого поведения, которое мы предлагаем назвать «homo digital» и его конкуренции с другими типами хозяйственного поведения, описываемого в рамках иных моделей.
В статье обосновывается необходимость выделения «homo digital» в качестве одной из моделей экономического поведения человека и рассматривается возможность конкуренции между социальными группами, поведение членов которых описывается различными моделями.
Статья может полезна магистрантам, аспирантам и по направлению «Экономическая теория», исследователям и аналитикам по социальным процессам.
The association between lipid profile and bone mineral density in subjects with ankylosing spondylitis
Authors: Sargın Betül , Gürer Gülcan , Öztürk Hakan
Published: May 2018

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between serum
lipids and bone mineral density in ankylosing spondylitis patients. Methods: A total of 94 ankylosing spondylitis patients fulfilling the
1984 Modified New York Criteria who had serum lipid levels and bone mineral
density scores in medical records were included in this study. These patients
treated with nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs. Their files were examined in
detail. Later demographic and laboratory features were recorded to the research
form. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to assess bone mineral density
in two bone sites of femur (neck, intertrochanteric zone and trochanter) and
spinal lumbar vertebras (Lumbar 1-Lumbar 4). Results: Significant and positive correlation was found between high
density lipoprotein and femoral neck bone mineral density (r = 0.356, p =
0.021) in osteopenic group and in osteoporotic group (r = 0.005, p =
0.040).

Conclusion: According to our study significant and positive correlations
are found between high density lipoprotein and femoral neck bone mineral density
in osteopenic and osteoporotic group. However, we believe that more studies are
needed about this research.
Pure spinal extradural arteriovenous malformation in the thoracolombar region: a case report
Authors: YAKAR Fatih , EROĞLU Ümit , DOĞAN İhsan , UĞUR Hasan Çağlar
Published: May 2018

Pure
extradural spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are formed with an
epidural artery, a nidus and an arterialized intradural vein in the absence of
vertebral cavernous hemangioma and uncommon lesions. The most common extradural
tumors are metastasis, lymphomas, benign
tumors and malignant bony tumors. Herein,
we present a-29-year-old Turkish woman
with pure extradural mass that histopathologically
diagnosed as AVM. When an
extradural spinal compressive mass is detected, neurosurgeons should consider
on AVM in differential diagnosis and requirement of selective spinal
angiography.
Application of Spatial Regression in Employment Characteristics Modelling
Authors: Pośpiech Ewa Katarzyna , Mastalerz-Kodzis Adrianna
Published: May 2018

The article analyses the employment characteristics. The employment rate was studied in selected regions of Europe, and subsequently, for selected variables: total population employed, women employed and men employed, classic econometric models were constructed and the necessity of including the spatial factor in the process of modelling was verified. The demographic variables and GDP per capita were chosen as explaining variables of the model. It was analysed whether including a spatial approach in the models would improve their quality. Two basic spatial models were taken into consideration: the spatial error model and the spatial lag model, the former of which turned out to be the right tool for the analyses.
The Role of Relations with Suppliers in the Creation of Sustainable Supply Chain – Practical Examples
Authors: Rudnicka Reichel Agata
Published: May 2018

There are many factors that may have an influence on the method by which a supply chain is managed and the way the relationships among all its links are developed. Sustainability, as a complex and challenging concept, affects the approach to establishing and maintaining relations, extending their scope and scale. Next to the traditional understanding of relations in a supply chain, additional goals emerge, resulting in both positive effects and challenges which its different links need to face. The concept of sustainability means that a business organisation takes on shared responsibility for the whole supply chain to achieve its long‑term goals. Relationships are an important factor affecting the ability to create and manage a sustainable supply chain. Relationship Management seems to be the basis for the creation of a stable and continuous chain which presents characteristics of maturity. The aim of the article is to introduce the issue of maturity which determines the degree of achievement of sustainable development objectives in a supply chain. A case study based on the author’s own research will be presented.
Stratified Cox Model with Interactions in Analysis of Recurrent Events
Authors: Bieszk‑Stolorz Beata
Published: May 2018

The purpose of this paper is the assessment of relative intensity of exit from registered unemployment by means of the analysis of recurrent survival episodes and the comparison of these results with the results obtained for an individual episode. The stratified Cox model with interactions was used. Statistical data collected by labour offices indicate that a large fraction of the unemployed persons is registered multiple times. However, many of them resign from the mediation of labour offices and are subsequently removed from the register. In the article, the intensities of de‑registration due to various causes for men and women were compared. The study data came from the database of personal details of people registered by the Poviat Labour Office in Szczecin in 2013. The observation covered the records of their registration until the end of 2014. Gender of the unemployed persons influenced the intensity of de‑registrations in the first episodes, partially in the second and third ones, due to various causes, such as finding a job or removal from the register, whereas it did not influence the intensity of de‑registrations in the fourth and subsequent episodes. As for the other causes in the subsequent episodes, the differences were also not statistically significant. The proposed analysis may be important for implementing a good policy in the labour market. The identification of persons that resign from the mediation of the labour office is as interesting as the identification of these persons who find a job.
Intellectual limitation of freedom? The issues of libertas in the nationalistic reception of Italian fascism in the Second Polish Republic (based on the examples of journalistic publications)
Authors: Sobczak Paweł
Published: May 2018

The limiting of personal freedom in interwar Italy resulted directly from the fascist approach to the state-individual relationship. The idea of leaving the citizens the broadest individual freedom, and limiting state law activities to the minimum was completely alien to fascist ideologies. The goal of the article was to consider how the problem of freedom in a fascist state was treated by right-wing supporters of that ideology in Poland. For the analysis, I use, e.g. the journalism of W. Jabłonkowski (Amica Italia), R. Rybarski (articles published in Myśl Narodowa), A. Łaszowski (Analiza łez krokodylich), K. Zbyszewski (a column series Ryżową szczotką), A. Nowaczyński (Sempre avanti), J. Waldorff (Sztuka pod dyktaturą), and F. Goetel (Pod znakiem faszyzmu). As the interpretative context, I also used the poetry of A.M. Swinarski, and a play by Nowaczyński entitled Cezar i człowiek.
Totalitarianisms as systems of lawlessness (Miłosz’s remarks)
Authors: Kaźmierczyk Zbigniew
Published: May 2018

The article accounts for the gnostic individualism in Miłosz’s records. It shows that its essence is not freedom, but self-will. It argues that its premises are existential. Among them we can find the fundamental data of existence: the passage of time, death, growing old of the body, the decomposition of matter, experiencing biological drives as violence and the laws of nature and history as necessity. If existence is experienced that way it bears self-will. The author argues that Miłosz fell into a crisis of gnostic self-will as he realized it leads to the inner split between the evil world and the ideal super-world. He was also aware that this duality implies the aversion to the earthly life and nihilism. The author shows that the experience of self-will served as a tool in the Nobel laureate’s writings to study totalitarianisms. From this perspective Nazism seems to be the self-will inspired by Darwinism, while Communism – the quintessence of Enlightenment idealism. As a result of the deviation of freedom the Nazi Germany and the Bolshevik Russia became the mine of genocide.
The multi-faceted nature of freedom in the life and works of Czesław Miłosz
Authors: Głuszak Michał
Published: May 2018

The article discusses the issue of freedom in the work of Czesław Milosz. This problem is analyzed in relation to prose, poetry, essay writing, journalism, as well as numerous interviews that Milosz gave throughout his whole life. The author of the article is particularly interested in Milosz’s attitude to the sexual revolution of 1968, which he observed as a professor at Berkley. The poet was not an indifferent witness to this event. He often referred to it, often returned to it, as the author shows, not without ambivalence.
Profanity in songs. Seeking the limits of freedom of speech, and the reproduction and sanctioning of contemporary linguistic tendencies
Authors: Gajda Krzysztof
Published: May 2018

The article is showing the presence of vulgar expressions in song lyrics. This is a clear testimony to the changes in the customs and language of culture of recent decades. The paradox is that the development of negative phenomena can contribute to events naturally valued positively, such as expanding the sphere of freedom together with the birth of “Solidarity” or the abolition of the censorship institution with the transformation after 1989. Vulgarism today, after more than a quarter of a century since the release of language from the “care” of censorship, is intensively present in songs that many Poles find important. This stylistic device helps to express and shapes the expressed emotions, describe reality, and it is a manifestation of the generational fear of the sublime. The text discusses the songs of authors such as: Andrzej Garczarek, Jacek Kaczmarski, Kazik Staszewski, Krzysztof Grabowski (Grabaż), Marcin Świetlicki, Hubert Dobaczewski (Spięty), Paweł Sołtys (Pablopavo).
Dobra szlacheckie i ich właściciele w powiecie orłowskim w drugiej połowie XVIII wieku
Authors: Kobierecki Michał
Published: May 2018

Powiat orłowski, należący do najmniejszych pod względem powierzchni w Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów, wchodził w skład województwa łęczyckiego. Miasta, wsie i inne nieruchomości istniejące w tym powiecie należały jedynie do szlachty i Kościoła katolickiego. Współcześni historycy badający własność owych dóbr w XVI i XVII stuleciu ustalili jednoznacznie, że na obszarze owego powiatu nie doszło do kumulacji i utworzenia kilkunastowioskowych bądź jeszcze większych majątków. Z drugiej strony właściciele dóbr szlacheckich nie byli zbyt zamożnymi w kraju, jak również w województwie. Sytuacja nie zmieniła się w następnym stuleciu, co potwierdzają wyniki badań rejestrami podymnego z 1775 r. i pogłównego z 1790 r., które objęły całe województwo łęczyckie. W tym czasie do najbogatszych należeli wojewoda łęczycki Szymon Dzierzbicki, posiadający miasto Bielawę i osiem wsi, czy wojewoda witebski Józef Sołłohub, właściciel miasta Żychlina oraz sześciu i części wsi. W 1790 r. największy majątek, liczący sześć wsi, należał do generała wojsk rosyjskich Jana Sołłohuba. To potwierdza, że na obszarze powiatu orłowskiego nie było majątków szlacheckich składających się z więcej niż 10 miejscowości. Dominowały majątki niewielkie, składające się z jednej, dwu bądź części wsi, należących w większości do ubogiej szlachty. W niektórych przypadkach wsie miały po dwóch–trzech właścicieli, a zdarzały się przypadki, że nawet 13. W ciągu 15 lat nie nastąpiła zdecydowana zmiana, ponieważ nie dokonał się proces scalania dóbr. Ta grupa właścicieli nie zmniejszyła się, a analiza liczby dymów we wsiach powiatu orłowskiego z 1790 r. wykazała, że spora część orłowskiej szlachty zajmowała się pracą na roli i była również zwolniona z płacenia podatków ze względu na zbyt mały majątek.
Czy według Sokratesa z Konstantynopola i Hermiasza Sozomena kobieta heretyk mogła być piękna?
Authors: Bralewski Sławomir
Published: May 2018

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Sprawozdanie z panelu dyskusyjnego pt. Bałkany – „miękkie podbrzusze Europy”?, Łódź, 21 listopada 2016 r.
Authors: Szczesio Sławomir Lucjan
Published: May 2018

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Sprawozdanie z konferencji naukowej pt. Życie codzienne żołnierzy na przestrzeni dziejów. Wojsko w drodze, Łódź, 1 czerwca 2017 r.
Authors: Pogońska-Pol Magdalena
Published: May 2018

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The use of CO2 laser in laryngeal cancer surgery
Authors: Marków Magdalena , Sańpruch Łukasz , Sańpruch Patrycja , Domka Wojciech` , Sowa Paweł , Misiołek Maciej
Published: May 2018

Laser na stałe wkomponował się w życie człowieka. Jest urządzeniem, które znajduje zastosowanie w wielu niespokrewnionych ze sobą dziedzinach. Używany powszechnie w medycynie, w laryngologii stał się narzędziem stosowanym przede wszystkim w mikrochirurgii krtani z dostępu endoskopowego. Do mikrochirurgi laserowej krtani używany jest najczęściej laser CO2. W wybranych przypadkach skuteczność leczenia laserem jest porównywalna z tradycyjnymi metodami, m.in. operacją częściową z dostępu przez laryngofissurę oraz radioterapią. Będąc metodą małoinwazyjną, dającą małą liczbę powikłań, stał się techniką z wyboru w leczeniu raka krtani w stopniu zaawansowania miejscowego T1 i T2. Ponadto wśród zalet stosowania lasera CO2 w leczeniu należy wymienić krótszy czas hospitalizacji i rekonwalescencji, niższy koszt, brak konieczności założenia tracheotomii i żywienia przez sondę dożołądkową. Metoda ta jest zdecydowanie lepiej akceptowana przez pacjentów, co pozytywnie wpływa na ich kondycję psychiczną i proces gojenia. W razie niepowodzenia leczenie może zostać uzupełnione o radioterapię czy też chirurgię z dojścia zewnętrznego, przy dość dobrze zachowanej anatomii.
UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK ETANOL, ETIL ASETAT DAN PETROLEUM ETER RAMBUT JAGUNG MANIS (Zea mays ssaccarata Strurt) TERHADAP BAKTERI Staphylococcus Aureus DAN Escherichia coli
Authors: Jannah Akyunul , Rachmawaty Dhinarty Umi , Maunatin Anik
Published: May 2018

Rambut jagung manis memiliki kandungan senyawa aktif yang berfungsi sebagai antibakteri. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan uji aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak rambut jagung manis dengan variasi pelarut, penentuan Konsentrasi Hambat Minimum (KHM) dan Konsentrasi Bunuh Minimum (KBM). Ekstraksi rambut jagung manis dilakukan dengan metode maserasi. Uji aktivitas antibakteri dilakukan dengan metode difusi cakram, dilanjutkan dengan pengujian KHM dan KBM pada konsentrasi 250; 125; 62,5; 31,25 dan 15, 625 mg/mL dengan menggunakan metode dilusi cair dan drop plate. Hasil penelitian diperoleh diameter zona hambat terhadap bakteri E. coli dan S. aureus untuk ekstrak etanol 19,3 mm dan 13 mm; ekstrak etil asetat 9,3 mm dan 12,3 mm; ekstrak petroleum eter 2,67 mm, dan tidak dapat menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri S. aureus. KHM dan KBM ekstrak etanol masing-masing pada konsentrasi 125 dan 250 mg/mL.
The Six-Hour Window: How the Community Hospital Nursery Can Optimize Outcomes of the Infant with Suspected Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Authors: Ibrani Dafina , Molacavage Shanon
Published: May 2018

Perinatal hypoxia is a devastating event before, during, or immediately after birth that deprives an infant’s vital organs of oxygen. This injury at birth often requires a complex resuscitation and increases the newborn’s risk of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). The resuscitation team in a community hospital nursery may have less experience with complex resuscitation and post-resuscitation care of this infant than a NICU. This article provides the neonatal nurse in a Level I or Level II nursery with information about resuscitation and post-resuscitation care of an infant at risk of HIE while awaiting transport to a NICU for therapeutic cooling. The article describes the infant at risk for HIE, discusses pathophysiology and treatment of HIE, and lists essential components of post-resuscitation care while awaiting transport to an NICU, the importance of communication with the receiving NICU, and strategies for supporting the family.
On the Legacy of Thomas Szasz: A Reiteration of The Myth of Mental Illness and Response to Recent Criticism
Authors: Counter Paul , Spillane Robert
Published: May 2018

In the 50th anniversary issue of The Myth of Mental Illness, Szasz conceded that, conceptually, his argument had been ignored because of the promulgation that mental illnesses are diseases of the brain. Responding to a recent editorial by T. Benning in the British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin, which is somewhat critical of Szasz’s conceptual arguments, we argue that such criticisms are inaccurate. We highlight how no mental illness stands up to pathological scrutiny, yet treatments can cause iatrogenesis. In addition, we elaborate on how Szasz argued that the false concept of mental illness results in legal fictions. It is therefore important to defend and restate Szasz’s main thesis and conceptual arguments in light of recent criticism.
A Holistic Supplementation Regimen for Tongue-Tied Babies With Slow Weight Gain and Failure to Thrive
Authors: Praborini Asti , Setiani Anjar , Munandar Agusnawati , Wulandari Ratih Ayu
Published: May 2018

Breastfeeding is the best way to feed infants, but optimal milk transfer and weight gain depend on good latching. Tongue- and lip-tie can prevent successful latching and prevent adequate nutrition. Tongue- and lip-tied babies can either have slow weight gain (SWG) or failure to thrive (FTT). We examine the effect of a holistic supplementation regimen on tongue-tied babies with SWG and FTT. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study of 55 tongue- and lip-tied babies with SWG and FTT at KMC Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. All babies underwent frenotomy and received supplementation with formula (64%) or pasteurized donor breast milk, using either a modified lactation aid (78%) or the Medela Supplemental Nursing System (22%). All mothers received domperidone and acupuncture to improve milk supply. A majority of babies had type 3 tongue-tie (46%) and class 3 upper lip-tie. Twenty-five subjects (45%) had SWG, and 30 subjects (55%) had FTT. All mothers had low milk supply. At-the-breast supplementation improved the nutritional status of 44/55 subjects (80%,p< .001), whereas 11 subjects received early complementary feeding at 4 months of age. By the end of the study, all subjects were solely breastfed without at-the-breast supplementation. The holistic management of tongue- and lip-tied babies with SWG or FTT consisting of frenotomy, at-the-breast supplementation, domperidone, and acupuncture improved infant nutritional status and the mother’s milk supply. Babies could breastfeed without supplementation after treatment and gained weight.
GSM Operatör Markalarının Tüketici Açısından Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: ŞENGÜN Halil İbrahim , MENTEŞ Nurettin
Published: May 2018

Günümüz Bilgi Çağı’nda
en çok bilgiye sahip olup bunu en etkin kullanabilen insanlar, kurumlar,
ülkeler daha başarılı olmaktadır.  Bilgi
sahibi olmanın yanında bu bilgiyi kullanıp paylaşmak da hayati öneme sahiptir. Cep
telefonu bilgiyi anında paylaşma imkanı sağlayan ve hızla insanların hayatında
önemli yer edinen aygıtlardır. Cep telefonu kullanım oranındaki bu hızlı artış,
hizmet sağlayıcı olarak  GSM operatörleri
arasındaki rekabeti büyük ölçüde arttırmıştır. GSM operatörleri  de bu rekabet ortamından başarıyla
sıyrılabilmek için müşterilerini tatmin etmenin yolunu aramaktadır.  Bu araştırmada  cep telefonu kullanıcılarının GSM operatör
tercihleri tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda Diyarbakır’daki cep
telefonu kullanıcılarından 464 kişinin yüzyüze anket yöntemi çerçevesinde        GSM opertörleri hakkındaki algıları
ölçülmeye çalışılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler istatistik paket programı aracı
ile Frekans ve Ki-Kare testlerine  tabi
tutulmuştur. Demografik bulgular ile 
tercih edilen GSM operatörleri arasında anlamlı ilişkinin var olup
olmadığı araştırılmıştır. Anlamlı ilişki bulunan verilere ait çapraz tablolar
ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiştir. Buna göre; katılımcıların daha çok faturalı hat
kullandıkları ve aylık görüşme bedeli olarak 26 tl-42tl arası bir harcama
yaptıkları görülmüştür. Katılımcılar için “Her Yöne Tarifeler” in daha fazla
ilgi çektiği görülmüştür. Operatör tercihlerinde en etkili unsur olarak tarife
ücreti uygunluğunu gören katılımcılar, daha sonra sırasıyla GSM Kalitesi ve Kampanyalar’ı önemsemektedirler.
Genç yaştakilerin operatör tercihinde öncelik kampanyayken, orta yaştakilerde
önceliğin GSM Kalitesi olduğu görülmüştür.
O ritual do toré como organizador prévio para o conceito de círculo
Authors: Silva José Roberto da , Souza Evilásio Clecio de , Rufino Maria Aparecida da Silva
Published: May 2018

As lutas dos indígenas brasileiros devem-se, em parte, à preservação das suas terras contra fazendeiros e políticos. No caso dos Pankará, a adversidade levou-os ao reconhecimento étnico, à manutenção do território e ao direito de vivenciarem as suas práticas culturais na escola. Este estudo recorre ao ritual sagrado do toré, visando produzir um material educativo como organizador prévio para o(a) educador(a) indígena negociar significados interculturais entre a sua própria cultura e o saber escolar institucionalizado. O objetivo do material produzido é aludir metaforicamente às idealizações geométricas de círculo e dos seus elementos com o saber não indígena, e com isso despertar cultural e cientificamente o interesse de crianças pankará pelo saber matemático.
A Comunidade de Prática Xerente e suas matemáticas
Authors: Melo Elisângela Aparecida Pereira de , Gonçalves Tadeu Oliver
Published: May 2018

Neste artigo apresentamos as práticas das pinturas corporais das metades clânicas exogâmicas patrilineares – Doi e Wahirê, do povo indígena Xerente, cujo objetivo foi investigar as matemáticas potencializadas nas simbologias encontradas nas pinturas corporais Doi e Wahirê; questionando em que termos as simbologias encontradas nas pinturas corporais de pertencimento dos indígenas nas metades exogâmicas patrilineares Doi e Wahirê constituem um sistema de matemáticas Xerente. As articulações teóricas deram-se a partir da teoria de comunidades de prática proposta por Wenger (2001). A investigação foi desenvolvida mediante a abordagem da pesquisa qualitativa etnográfica. A recolha das informações ocorreu nos contextos comunitários das aldeias Porteira e Salto, por meio do observar para participar e do participar para observar os indígenas em comunidades de prática. As análises sobre essas simbologias sinalizam possibilidades de estudos investigativos das geometrias, a partir dos desenhos clânicos de cada metade exogâmica deste povo.
Etnomatemática e Educação Escolar Indígena no contexto do povo Paiter
Authors: Suruí Adriano Pawah , Leite Kécio Gonçalves
Published: May 2018

Este artigo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa sobre saberes matemáticos do povo indígena Paiter, realizada na Terra Indígena Sete de Setembro, situada na divisa dos estados de Rondônia e Mato Grosso. Fundamenta-se teoricamente em pressupostos da etnomatemática para refletir sobre a seguinte questão de pesquisa: Quais são os conhecimentos matemáticos do povo Paiter relacionados a contagem, medidas e geometria? A produção de dados baseou-se em observações de atividades tradicionais e entrevistas com membros mais velhos de quatro aldeias do povo Paiter. Os principais resultados referem-se a termos numéricos e qualificadores geométricos, que foram registrados na língua paiter e em português, criando-se uma frase de contextualização. Os resultados fornecem subsídios para elaboração de novos materiais didáticos, na direção da construção de uma escola intercultural, que contemple os saberes e fazeres do povo Paiter, incluindo-se seus saberes e fazeres matemáticos.