bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Academic Freedom In These Times: Three Lessons From York University
Authors: Stewart Penni
Published: June 2016

Academic freedom faces formidable challenges in the current political and social climate, from external political forces as well as state pressures reshaping the university in the corporate-image. Three recent events at York University in Toronto relating to Palestine/Israel conflict demonstrate the fragility of academic freedom and freedom of expression. As the university is transformed by a competitive, corporate mentality, administrators concerned with their public image become more vulnerable to intimidation from the outside, in these cases pro Israel groups. Campus dissent is suppressed under the guise of seeking restraint. In these times academic staff must come forward to defend academic freedom.
Universities in Opposition to Israel’s Military Occupation and the De-development of the West Bank and Gaza
Authors: Hammond Keith
Published: June 2016

This paper argues that the violation of justice in Palestine began in 1948 and was deepened in 1967 with the further occupation and de-development of Palestine which continues to this day.  For forty two years, international law has been defied by Israel with one excuse after another that few people accept.  Israel has persistently built more and more settlements and separations that make the basic human right to education and health near impossible for the Palestinians.  Whilst international aid has been necessary, it has been politically ineffective in halting the capture and annexing of more and more Palestinian land.  More Palestinians are removed from Jerusalem every day as violence upon violence is piled on the people of Palestine.  This paper argues that this is unacceptable for the international family of higher education.  It argues that universities around the world should take a political lead in response to the call from Palestinian and other peace workers to build the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions movement in global civil society.  This paper moves the position that history has built up to a point where justice for Palestine is now an undeniable global issue for people of conscience everywhere.  The situation is such that universities cannot step back and leave it to politicians.  Academics and students must speak out and take a lead in ending the day to day abuse of basic Palestinian rights.
Exploring Shifts in Conceptions of “Good” Citizenship: Community Service-Learning in Activist Placements
Authors: Chovanec Donna , Kajner Tania , Mian Ayesha , Underwood Misty
Published: June 2016

In this paper, we share insights about citizenship from a research project that investigated the effects of a service-learning experience in a graduate adult education seminar with an explicitly critical pedagogical focus and activist placements. We analyze a subset of the findings related to students’ shifting conceptions of themselves as citizens and the factors that facilitated these shifts.
The internationalization process of graduate studies in Brazil
Authors: Westphal Angela Sugamosto
Published: June 2016

The article presents, through bibliographical research and historical analysis, the role of Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education - CAPES in the process of internationalization of graduate education in Brazil, as a fomenter of access for training of Doctors, researchers and students abroad. For this, it is necessary to understand politics with basis on bilateral agreements with the World Bank, WTO, OECD and others. This discussion is based on a collection of important historical events that led Capes to propose goals, democratizing the access to graduate education. The study is relevant as it reflects the current government's attention with the conduction of public policies in relation to technological scientific interests and, consequently, economics of the country.Despite the social and political history of the country and, consequently, from difficulties for an active internationalization of higher education, it is concluded that recent initiatives of the Brazilian state have increased the possibility of strengthening the capacity of scientific production and circulation of knowledge between academic pairs, because the research and graduate education re evaluated by the degree of internationalization of their programs and outcomes.
An Aboriginal Perspective on Canada’s Human Rights “Culture”
Authors: McFadyen Krista
Published: June 2016

It was a profound achievement for Indigenous peoples to be recognized as peoples with associated rights under international law.  As active contributors in international human rights arenas, Indigenous people have weighed into debates on how to substantiate collective rights while complementing individual rights.  They assert a collective political identity that strives for rights to protect cultures, livelihoods, and governance systems.  However, these achievements at the international level may fall short in impacting lives at the domestic level.  This inquiry is based on a model of human rights socialization to consider whether Canadian attitudes and behaviours, as well as institutions and systems, promote human rights values and norms.  Despite seemingly progressive human rights legislation in Canada, the perceptions and experiences of select Aboriginal people suggest significant barriers to substantiating rights through current institutions and problematizes Canada’s rights “culture.”
Racializing immigrant professionals in an employment preparation ESL program
Authors: Guo Yan
Published: June 2016

This article summarizes a case study of the ways in which a specific English as a Second Language (ESL) program prepares immigrant professionals for employment in an urban Canadian labour market. Data for the study were collected from interviews with immigrant professionals, administrators, ESL teachers, a career workshop facilitator, and from classroom observations of the ESL program in an immigrant-serving organization in western Canada. Using the perspectives of critical multiculturalism, critical ultilingualism, and Foucault’s “governmentality,” the study reveals that the ESL program focuses on presentability and employability of immigrants through processes such as acquiring accentless proficiency in English, changing one’s names, and adapting to Canadian linguistic and cultural norms. The ESL program puts the pressure on immigrants to assimilate, without promoting changes in the larger Canadian society. The roots of the dominance of English language and sociocultural norms are not questioned in the program. Finally, major educational implications of these findings are discussed.
International Economic Sanctions, University Life, and Global Citizenship Education: The Case of Iran
Authors: Mehrabi Shadi
Published: June 2016

U.S. economic sanctions against Iran have been the main feature of U.S. - Iran relations since Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution (Katzman, 2013). From 2006, United Nations and European Union followed such policy against Iran, as a response to Iran’s progress in its nuclear program. While the purpose of these imposed sanctions is to stop the progress of the nuclear program, there is a concern regarding the destructive effects of the sanctions on Iranian citizens’ lives. The economy of a country is integral to citizens’ well-being and influences people’s lives in different ways. Higher education is one of the sectors that can be affected by the economic state of the country.  Narrating the socio-historical background of the sanctions, this paper will argue about the role of the economic sanctions on Iranian citizens’ lives, focusing specifically on students. Since economic sanctions are arguably a means of violating basic human right, i.e., education, I will propose global citizenship education as a way to counter such a violation.
Show Me Your I.D.
Authors: Duchscher Towani
Published: June 2016

A poem
Authentic Learning in African Post-Secondary Education and the Creative Economy
Authors: Muganga Lawrence
Published: June 2016

Authentic learning is a branch of constructivism, a pedagogical approach that places the student at the center of the learning experience. This instructional model has undergone gradual adoption in first-world countries, with underdeveloped countries still struggling to implement a systematic approach for incorporating authentic learning in the classrooms. In the meantime, the global economy has evolved from an industrial, factory-based economy to one involving the manipulation of knowledge. Consequently, the implementation of authentic learning has assumed an increased importance within education systems around the world, especially at the post-secondary level, where instructors need to prepare new graduates for a modern, service-oriented workforce.  Authentic learning teaches the required soft skills that students can transfer from one situation to another: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, innovation, problem solving, and decision-making. In African countries, most teachers still use an instructivist, or teacher-centered approach to lesson planning and delivery, forcing students to learn through the memorization of isolated facts. This type of learning, which continues through all levels of education, leaves students unprepared for the twenty-first century workforce. Consequently, the following paper argues that African countries require a centralized and systematic approach for revising their education systems to promote authentic learning opportunities. The literature has enumerated the benefits to authentic learning, including enhanced motivation and learning outcomes for students as well as advantages for other stakeholders such as teachers. In addition to academic benefits, authentic learning also contains economic advantages by enhancing students’ readiness for the working world and citizenship duties as well as benefitting employers, individual sectors, and overall economies. Although Africa faces many hardships, including a paucity of resources, a wholesale revision of their education systems will ultimately prove advantageous in the long term. This modification requires the coordinated efforts of all stakeholders, starting with governments.
Global Citizenship Education from Across the Pacific: A Narrative Inquiry of Transcultural Teacher Education in Japan
Authors: Howe Edward
Published: June 2016

Teachers and teacher educators play increasingly important roles in creating successful futures for both individuals and society in light of globalization, increasing diversity, and growing interdependency.  Within the dialectic of global and local, opportunities now for transformational learning, fostering social justice and global citizenship are unprecedented.  However, global citizenship education (GCE) that explores different conceptual, theoretical, and methodological considerations of decolonizing citizenship education in practice remains a challenge for teachers.  Thus, this paper describes pedagogies of GCE within pre-service teacher education classes and high schools in Japan.  Furthermore, transcultural stories of several teachers are shared.  The research reported here is based on over two decades of experience as a teacher educator in Canada and Japan.  There is a paucity of long-term research on teachers’ reflections and experiences as they attempt to integrate GCE into their teaching, captured through personal narrative and story.  Furthermore, due to a Western hegemony of knowledge, Eurocentric education, neo-colonialism, and neoliberal/conservative agendas in higher education, the voices of others outside North America are rarely heard.  The research presented here attempts to fill this gap.  This paper investigates these issues and teachers’ personal practical and professional knowledge through narratives of transcultural journeys.
Flight of Transcendence: Exploring Flight as a Metaphor for Transcendent Teaching and Learning
Authors: Duchscher Towani
Published: June 2016

This paper explores flight as a metaphor for transcendence in teaching and learning through an examination of Philip Phenix’s (1975) work, “Transcendence and the Curriculum,” combined with personal reflections, poetry, and an investigation of the scientific workings of flight. This journey of understanding begins with poetic reflections on the sensations of flight, including fear, boxed in limitations, and the motivation of our sense of wonder. The article then examines and interprets the four forces that act on an object in flight as metaphors for the elements of transcendent teaching and learning. The goal of this article is to understand the forces at work in our experiences of transcendence in the classroom and to remind us to run head first into the wind and soar.
Settlers, Sell-outs and Sons of the Soil: The Creation of Aliens in Zimbabwe and the Challenge for Higher Education
Authors: Hwami Munyaradzi
Published: June 2016

The contemporary colonial world is witnessing struggles for domination and existence that have led to exclusion of some groups on the basis of parameters defined by the powerful. This contribution observes practices and policies of belonging and exclusion developing in Zimbabwe and argues that higher education should take the lead in discussing and proposing citizenship education that would produce cosmopolitan patriots, responsible and tolerant citizens. The discussion is a critical discourse analysis of dominant colonial forces of authoritarian nationalism and neoliberalism supplemented by personal experience and engagement with students and faculty at the Great Zimbabwe University. What has been observed is the failure of civil society and state led programmes in this endeavour and the honours rests with higher education institutions to develop citizenship education rooted in ideals that critique hegemonic discourses. This demands a change in perspectival foci and this study advances the adoption of anti-colonial liberationist perspectives as one of the options if an end to classification of citizens as aliens and patriots is to come to an end.
An Insider Viewpoint on Cultural Norms for Marriage and Mate Selection Relevant to Immigration Fraud Detection in South Asian International Arranged Marriages
Authors: Merali Noorfarah
Published: June 2016

South Asian immigrant families residing in Canada often seek spouses for their children from their home countries, and file applications to enable the foreign spouses to immigrate. Marriages of convenience for immigration pose a major threat to genuine international unions, as immigration officers evaluating marriage-based immigration applications must rule out fraudulent relations. Through focus groups with 27 cultural insiders, including South Asian religious and community leaders, this study identified subculture norms for marriage and mate selection that can directly inform immigration fraud detection: (a) intra-familial marriage practices among Pakistani Muslims and South Indians, (b) extra-familial marriage traditions among Hindus and Sikhs, and (c) exceptions to norms for widows and intergroup marriages. Implications for cultural education for immigration officers are discussed.
Aspects of the sustainable utilization of renewable energy sources
Authors: Dombi Mihály , Kuti István , Balogh Péter
Published: June 2016

The aim of this paper is to analyze the main approaches to sustainability and to present an alternative interpretation for the issues involved in the utilization of RES. The utilization technologies can be described by the average values of several technological parameters. Some significant parameters were chosen which are the most relevant for the issue of sustainability. The group of attributes was composed of these parameters in the analysis, which was conducted by the choice experiment (CE) methodology. The examination of each attributes’ influence on the individual’s preferences and choices was made possible by this method and the preferences of the relevant experts were determined. The weight of the attributes was defined by experts according to the importance of each attribute regarding RES-based technologies. The importance of sustainability attributes implies the significance of sustainability in the case of RES technologies, which thus highlights the characteristics of the more prosperous technological parameters regarding sustainable development.
Methodological questions of a survey of civil organizations
Authors: Pierog Anita , Szabados György Norbert
Published: June 2016

Today, the non-profit sector, and especially the role of civil organizations, has become significant in society. In Hungary there has been a large development in the past 20 years, in the non-profit sector, as the number of such organizations has quadrupled. The number of classic civil organizations (foundations and associations) makes up more than 80% of the non-profit sector. The social attendance, economic significance and affect often raise the issue of the true intensity of the sphere and also the question of why there are such vast differences between the conditions of function, human resources and how successful they are. For years now, with management related examination, we have been searching for the answers to the above questions, within the confines of the functional aspect research program of the Institute of Management and Organization in University of Debrecen, Centre for Agricultural and Applied Economic Sciences, Faculty of Applied Economics and Rural Development. Above all, we made an attempt to find general, management- related results and answers, with the use of probability sampling, a low number of samples and surveying. In the selection process of organizations to include in our research, we relied on the data base of the Court of Hajdú-Bihar County and with K-aspect systematic sampling, and we also questioned more than 140 managers from different organizations. With this research, we acquired a diverse collection of information, which now we intend to summarize within this article. With this article, we aim to find out how realistic a picture the database of the Court gives regarding the civil activity of the county. Even the sampling was not trouble free, since the entire database is not accessible. The survey also revealed some problems that confirmed the statement of the Central Statistic Office (KSH), i.e. that some organizations either do not function at all or function in name only.
Investigation of the effect of flooring on the living performance of sows using survival analysis
Authors: Soltész Angéla
Published: June 2016

Pig-farming has a long tradition in Hungary, most significantly within the Alföld region. In my analysis I studied the lifespan of sows in two nucleus pig herds on the Great Plain, also examining the probability of the occurrence of different reasons for culling. During my research I collected data (from 2001 to 2010) relating to more than 10,000 sows from the farms conducting a breeding programme and I searched for the answer to the question of whether can I find a significant difference in the lifespan of sows with the same feeding and the same genotype if the floor type of farms is different (Herd A has a solid floor with straw and Herd B has a slatted floor). Regarding the reasons for culling ANOVA was used to investigate mean differences in logarithms of the lifespan of sows in each herd. Between the herds the seven most common culling reasons were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and the significant difference was demonstrated with the logrank test. The results of the log-rank test showed that there was a significant difference in leg problems as a cause of culling and deaths (p < 0.05) between the two farms, which is the consequence of different floor types.
Impact of economic globalization on the human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region countries
Authors: Peerapeng Suk-Rutai , Chaitip Prasert , Chaiboonsri Chukiat , Kovács Sándor , Balogh Péter
Published: June 2016

This study examines the impact of economic globalization on the human trafficking inflows into the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) countries. The paper empirically tests for a cross-section of six countries, including Cambodia, the Yunnan Province of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PRD), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Employing the Pooled OLS estimator, as the theory predicts, the economic globalization increases trafficking inflow into the GMS. However, only foreign direct investment (FDI) affects the degree of trafficking of persons, while the effect of trade is insignificant. Moreover, Exchange rate, Migration, Population and Democracy induce higher rates of trafficked persons, whereas Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and other factors, such as education, vocational training and micro-finance through village development funds decrease this problem in the region. Gross National Income per capita (GNI per capita) and rule of law do not have any significant effect on human trafficking.
Members of a supply chain and their relationships
Authors: Ványi Noémi
Published: June 2016

Today, companies do not compete individually on the market, but as members of a supply chain, delivering their goods or services to customers through shared collaboration. The main objective of the members in the chain is to satisfy customer needs, in the interest of which they cooperate in value adding processes. The main objective of the present study is to characterise the members of a supply chain, their relationship and to measure performance. The most relevant literature published on this topic states that investigation of the performance measurement in supply chains from the side of relationships is considered ‘uncharted territory’. However, the operation of a supply chain cannot be described without investigating its relationships.
Comparison of fisheries sectors of Japan and Turkey in production, consumption, trade and future possibilities
Authors: Guzel Mahmut Munir , Kameda Kazuhiko , Yamamoto Naotoshi
Published: June 2016

The purpose of this study is to show some view-points such as the expansion of the mutual trade scale in fish and/or marine products, and newly effective use of edible marine bio-resources in each country. Total quantity of fisheries production, consumption (per capita), export and import quantity of Japan and Turkey based on 2010 were reported as 75.27 million tons, 653 thousand tons; 8.5 kg, 70.9 kg, 566 thousand tons, 55.1 thousand tons,; 473 thousand tons, 80, 7 thousand tons respectively. Turkey- Japan total amount of fisheries trade was more than 56 million US $ in 2011 and, but in 2000 was just over 14 million US $. Japan and Turkey bilateral relations are friendly and cordial, and they are steadily improving. Therefore, they should prepare business plans or obtain funding for business plan development to identify new markets and explore business expansion opportunities.
Recursos docentes en la medicina veterinaria colombiana
Authors: Hernández Vásquez Aureliano
Published: June 2016

Para recopilar información acerca del capital humano dedicado a la docencia y su formación de posgrado en los programas de medicina veterinaria (MV) en Colombia, se analizó la información proveniente de once programas de MV y medicina veterinaria y zootecnia (MVZ), entre los que están los de mayor trayectoria en el país y el 90 % de los acreditados. De un total de 175 docentes, el 17,14 % tiene el grado de PhD El de doctor profesional, el 8,74% y el de magister scientiae el 37,71 %. Hay un 17,14 % con el grado de especialista o el de maestría profesional. Sin título de posgrado, el 19,42 %. La mayoría de los doctores están concentrados en tres universidades. En los temas clínicos hay un mayor número de docentes con posgrados de corte profesional y en los del ciclo básico hay mayor proporción de docentes con el título de PhD Dada la escasez de docentes con grados académicos avanzados, el evidente desbordamiento de la oferta de graduados en MV y MVZ frente a la demanda y la pobreza de planes para la especialización de profesores, es deseable que se frene la apertura de nuevos programas. El presente estudio puede servir para proyectar planes de desarrollo del talento humano en los programas de MV y MVZ de las instituciones colombianas.
Análisis de la biodiversidad de fauna vertebrada en una finca de Caldas, Antioquia
Authors: Quintana Diosa Lizeth E. , Carmona Acevedo Marcela , Plese Tinka , David Ruales Carlos Arturo , Monsalve Buriticá Santiago
Published: June 2016

Objetivo: este estudio analizó la composición de la comunidad de fauna vertebrada en un espacio boscoso muy húmedo premontano en el centro de prácticas Santa Inés, ubicado en el municipio de Caldas (Antioquia, Colombia) con un área de 124.085 m2, de conformación limoarcillosa y limoarenosa, una altitud entre 1800-2000 m s. n. m., y con una precipitación media de 2444 mm. Materiales y métodos: se utilizó la técnica no invasiva del fototrampeo, durante un periodo de muestreo de quince semanas usando siete cámaras, rotándolas cada tres semanas de lugar y utilizando cebos para facilitar la observación. Al final se realizó una rotación para la abundancia relativa que tuvo una duración de tres meses. Resultados: durante el periodo total de muestreo se registraron veintitrés especies, once de la clase Mammalia y doce de la clase aves, con un esfuerzo total de 1099 días/trampa. Las fotos obtenidas de cada estación de muestreo permitieron analizar la relación entre las especies encontradas; se registraron cinco especies de felinos silvestres. El 13,043 % del total de especies registradas se encuentran en alguna categoría de riesgo de acuerdo con las normas internacionales. Conclusiones: como fundamento de este estudio, se realizó por primera vez el avistamiento de la fauna macrovertebrada habitante de la zona boscosa del centro de prácticas Santa Inés, donde se registró la presencia de diversos mamíferos y aves, lo que evidencia la efectividad de la técnica del fototrampeo. El patrón de actividad de las especies registradas determinó hábitos diurnos y nocturnos.
Estudio cuantitativo de algunas medidas ecocardiográficas en caballos Criollo Colombiano
Authors: Posada Arias Silvia , Mira Hernández Juliana , Castillo Franz Cristian Alejandro , Vélez Mejía Mariana
Published: June 2016

Echocardiography is considered a tool of great diagnostic value in the evaluation of cardiac anatomy and function, as it allows to non-invasively visualize aspects such as heart valve thickness and interventricular septum thickness, in addition to the possibility of measuring the dimensions of the heart chambers. This study aimed to determine some quantitative characteristics of echocardiograms taken in 60 Colombian Creole horses (CCH) of any sex, age, and weight. Images were obtained by two-dimensionally-guided M-mode echocardiography, in plane three, fourth intercostal space on the right parasternal area. The following parameters were evaluated: LVDd (left ventricular diameter in diastole), LVDs (left ventricular diameter in systole), IVSd (interventricular septum in diastole), ISVs (interventricular septum in systole), LVPWd (left ventricular posterior wall in diastole), LVPWs (left ventricular posterior wall in systole), EF (ejection fraction), FS (fractional shortening), and LVM (left ventricular mass). For data analysis, age groups were formed. Depending on data distribution, the study analyzed: mean and standard deviation, and median and percentiles (SPSS 21.0 software). This work makes an important contribution for those occasions when it is necessary to use echocardiography to validate the information obtained in clinical examination or in case of suspected heart disease in CCHs.
Propriedades psicométricas da escala de solidão da UCLA: revisão integrativa
Authors: Kuznier Tatiane Prette , De Souza Cristiane Chaves , Ferreira da Mata Luciana Regina , Machado Chianca Tânia Couto
Published: June 2016

Objetivo: analisar produções científicas acerca das propriedades psicométricas da Escala de Solidão da UCLA. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura, entre 1978 e 2014, nas bases de dados LILACS, Cochrane, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science e PsycINFO. Resultados: o alpha de Cronbach variou de α=0,71 a α = 0,92 entre as versões, com exceção da versão reduzida ULS-4 que apresentou α =0,31 a α = 0,45. Houve falta de consenso entre os pesquisadores, tendo alguns definido a escala como unidimensional, enquanto outros como tendo dois ou mais fatores. Foi encontrada relação negativa entre a Escala de Solidão da UCLA e medidas de apoio social, disposição social, autoestima, satisfação com a vida, suporte social, medida de pertencimento percebido, autoconceito, autoavaliação de atratividade física e felicidade e relação positiva com ansiedade social, timidez e depressão. Conclusão: as evidências científicas comprovam as qualidades psicométricas da Escala de Solidão da UCLA, com exceção da ULS-4.
Vivências de famílias de neonatos prematuros hospitalizados em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: revisão integrativa
Authors: Silva Rosane Meire Munhak , Menezes Cristiana Carolini da Silva , Cardoso Lilian Lessa , França Andrea Ferreira Ouchi
Published: June 2016

Objetivo: identificar a produção científica nacional relacionada às experiências vividas pelas famílias de neonatos prematuros hospitalizados em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura com 12 artigos científicos encontrados na Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde a partir da questão norteadora “Como as famílias enfrentam a hospitalização de um filho prematuro?”. Resultados: identificaram-se três categorias temáticas: “Sentimentos relacionados ao nascimento prematuro”; “Hospitalização e separação do trinômio mãe/pai/filho”; “Quebra das expectativas em relação ao nascimento do filho”. As famílias expressaram sentimentos como tristeza, angústia, culpa e medo, ao mesmo tempo, esperança, fé e alegria. Conclusão: compreende-se que é essencial que profissionais da saúde reconheçam estes sentimentos para que possam proporcionar um ambiente acolhedor, auxiliando-os no enfrentamento do nascimento prematuro, por meio do contato e criação do vínculo com o recém-nascido, bem como na reorganização das rotinas familiares.
Copper nanoparticle catalyzed regioselective cycloaddition of terminal acetylenes to sodium azide in the presence of O-tosyl fluorocarbohydrate derivatives: assembly of novel enantiopure fluoromonosaccharides with 1,2,3-triazole and 4-phenyl-oxazolidin-2-one subunits
Authors: Guesmi Ahlem , Ben Hamadi Naoufel
Published: June 2016

A three-component reaction of O-tosyl carbohydrate derivatives with sodium azide and terminal alkynes can be catalyzed by copper nanoparticles under ambient conditions. A series of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazoles were obtained regioselectively by this one-pot strategy in good to excellent yields (70-90%). The salient features of the present protocol are mild reaction conditions, a shorter reaction time, and its applicability to a wide range of substrates.
Structural and spectroscopic characterization oF N’-[(1E)-(4-fluorophenyl)methylidene]thiophene-2-carbohydrazide, a potential precursor to bioactive agents
Authors: Al-Alshaikh Monirah Abdel-Rahman , Muthu S , Al-Abdullah Ebtehal S , Porchelvi E Elamurugu , Lahsasni Siham , El-Emam Ali Abdel-Rahman
Published: June 2016

In this study, vibrational spectral analysis of the title compound was carried out using FT-IR and FT-Raman spectroscopy in the range of 500−4000 cm−1. The vibrational analysis was aided by an electronic structure calculation based on the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set. The molecular equilibrium geometries, IR and Raman intensities and harmonic vibrational frequencies were computed. The assignments were based on the experimental IR and Raman spectra, and a complete assignment of the observed spectra was proposed. The complete vibrational assignments were performed based on the potential energy distribution (PED). The thermodynamic properties of the title compound were calculated at different temperatures, revealing the correlations between heat capacity (C), entropy (S) and enthalpy changes (H) with temperatures. In addition, the first-order hyperpolarizability, NBO, HOMO and LUMO energies, Fukui function and the molecular electrostatic potential were computed.
Asymmetric one-pot synthesis of cyclopropanes
Authors: Ben Hamadi Naoufel , Guesmi Ahlem , Nouira Wided
Published: June 2016

Cycloaddition of the diazoalkanes to electron-deficient olefins (in situ) affords polysubstituted cyclopropanes in high yields (up to 85%). Deprotection of the ketal protecting group provided water-soluble cyclopropane-bearing carbohydrate in good yields. Antimicrobial activity screening of the synthesized compounds 8 and 9, utilizing a variety of Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus fecalis), Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae) and yeast (Candida albicans), exhibited that all the prepared analogues acquire promising activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria especially compounds 9b and 9c (antimicrobial active agents against Gram-negative bacteria).
A simple 2D-QSPR model for the prediction of Setschenow constants of organic compounds
Authors: Xu Qi , Fan Lingling , Xu Jie
Published: June 2016

A quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) analysis of the Setschenow constants (Ksalt) of organic compounds in a sodium chloride solution was carried out using only two-dimensional (2D) descriptors as input parameters. The whole set of 101 compounds was split into a training set of 71 compounds and a validation set of 30 compounds by means of the Kennard and Stones algorithm. A general four-parameter equation, with correlation coefficient (R) of 0.887 and standard error of estimation (s) of 0.031, was obtained by stepwise multilinear regression analysis (MLRA) on the training set. The reliability and robustness of the present model was verified with leave-one-out cross-validation, randomization tests, and the external validation set. All of the descriptors contained in this model are calculated directly from the molecular 2D structures; thus, this model can be used to easily predict the Ksalt of other compounds not involved in the present dataset.
Comparison of different extraction solvents for assay of the polyphenol content in the peel and pulp of 21 apple cultivars from Macedonia
Authors: Petkovska Ana , Gjamovski Viktor , Stefova Marina
Published: June 2016

Apples (Malus domestica Borkh.) contain a large array of phenolic compounds belonging to flavonoids and non-flavonoids. This study systematically evaluates the polyphenolic content of 21 apple cultivars from the Republic of Macedonia, both commercial and autochthonous, applying spectrophotometric methods for the determination of total polyphenolic compounds, total flavonoids, total anthocyanins and total flavan-3-ols. The reliability of these methods was checked by confirming the method linearity and accuracy with standards and spiked samples. The efficiency of acetone, water, methanol and a mixture of methanol/water (90 : 10, V/V) as extraction solvents was compared. Evident differences between extracts obtained from freeze-dried apple peel and pulp, extracted with different solvents, and analyzed with the four spectrophotometric tests, were observed and discussed. The most satisfactory extraction efficiency was achieved using methanol/water (90 : 10, V/V) mixture. The results obtained from the methanol/water extracts illustrate evident differences between polyphenol contents and reveal the diversity in polyphenols, total flavonoid and flavanol composition between the assayed commercial and autochthonous cultivars. The maximum abundance of polyphenols was noticed in the peel of Tetovka and Livadarka cultivars (15.63 mg/g GAE and 14.85 mg/g GAE, respectively) and in the pulp of Pasalma, Tetovka and Livadarka cultivars (12.55 mg/g GAE, 11.45 mg/g GAE and 11.22 mg/g GAE, respectively).
Zinc complex based determination of rutin in dietary supplements
Authors: Pavun Leposava , Jelikić Stankov Milena , Đurđević Predrag , Ćirić Andrija , Uskokovic-Markovic Snezana
Published: June 2016

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a simple, rapid and sensitive and low-cost method for determination of rutin in tablets. The proposed spectrophotometric method is based on the formation of the Zn2+-rutin complex in 70 v/v% methanol at pH 8.52, and λmax= 410 nm. Linearity range was defined as 0.3- 12.2 mg mL-1, LOD = 0.21 mg mL-1 and LOQ = 0.63 mg mL-1. The proposed method was successfully applied for determination of rutin in herbal based dietary supplements. The reliability of the method was checked by comparison with results obtained by RP-HPLC/UV method. The proposed method fulfills all aimed requirements.
TEACHING TRANSLATION: OBJECTIVES AND METHODS
Authors: Kobyakova Iryna , Shvachko Svitlana
Published: June 2016

The article is focused on the set of items: teaching translation, objectives, exercises and assignments (both word-centered and text-centered translation), translation analysis. The choice of the items is motivated by the dominant functions of transatology (nominative and communicative). The latter succeed in identification of adequate, congruent, equivalent translation. The article discusses the problems of professional validity, theoretical insertions, textocentric analysis. Gains, achievements, goals and perspective vistas are the highlights herein. The ways of translation adaptation have been outlined, among them are conceptualization, de-focusing, redundancy (language economy). The rendering of the original texts into target ones brings the diversity of the exercises and assignments what is the focus centre of the paper. The paper gives an opportunity to make translation analyses of the original and target texts. Semantic isotopy, textual non-linearity, self-organization, rhisomatic way of arranging textual cohesion and coherence, ramified architectonics and interpretation plurality remain actual, urgent, still unsolved problems in translatology. The major principles are manifested in conceptualization, de-focusing, expanse, redundancy (language economy) specific arrangement.
METAPHORS OF INCLUSIVE SEMANTICS IN THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE
Authors: Bedrych Yaroslava
Published: June 2016

Scientific discourse is viewed as a specific object of linguistic analysis in light of cognitive-discursive paradigm. Categories are integral parts of the scientific discourse, yet there is no full list of such categories. Insufficient studies of the category of inclusiveness, as one of the categories that has not come under linguistic scrutiny, specifically, in modern English scientific discourse, call for investigating this category and its elements. The paper deals with the analysis of the metaphors of inclusive semantics to convey the category of inclusiveness. Empirical material of our study involves Anglo-American articles in the field of information and communication technologies, as this research domain deals with the latest cutting-edge technologies that influence virtually all spheres of human life due to the potential of such technologies to dramatically reshape information society in the age of digital revolution. We have outlined the following types of inclusive metaphors in the language of science: the metaphor of CONTAINER that is expressed through a bunch of linguistic devices (nouns: container, envelope, family, house; verbs: to house, to wrap up); the metaphor of CIRCLE (nouns: circle; verbs: to circle, compass, to compass, to encircle, to enclose, to surround, set phrase: to range from…to); and the metaphor of CONTENTS. The obtained results have shown that the metaphor of CONTAINER is the most frequently used one.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN UKRAINIAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Dmitrenko Natalia
Published: June 2016

The article deals with the problem-based learning (PBL) that combines theoretical knowledge and practice in the educational process. PBL is an effective learning method through which the students become responsible and initiative. PBL main goals, principles and steps of implementation are observed in the article. PBL is a constructive, self-directed, collaborative and contextual process and has the potential to prepare students more effectively for future learning and profession. The main objectives of PBL are described in the article: constructing an extensive and flexible knowledge base; developing effective problem-solving abilities; becoming effective collaborators; being motivated to learn, work and research. It is cleared up that PBL focuses on practical learning where students solve real life badly structured problems. It is shown that the educational process is organized around the interdisciplinary problems and it can help students to learn integrally. The participants of problem-based learning process have to plan, monitor and evaluate the learning process actively, interpret prior knowledge and experience and after their self-study and mutual interaction within the group, they are able to construct and reconstruct their knowledge networks. The author states that implementation of PBL in the educational process gives students a sense of ownership over their learning and empowers participants with valuable skills that motivate students to learn and ability to achieve good results.The main ways of implementation of PBL in Ukrainian higher educational institutions and some recommendations are given in the article.
ENUMERATION AS A MEANS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS DATA REPRESENTATION
Authors: Antonova Maryna
Published: June 2016

Cognitive linguistics has developed into one of the most attractive and influential frameworks within linguistics at large. And it draws the linguists’ attention to the study of aspects of language within cognitive paradigm as reflections of conceptual organization and categorization principles, as well as the ways of presenting knowledge about the world. This paper focuses on the cognitive analysis of enumeration as an instrument for organizing and conveying domain-specific information. The aim of the analysis is to establish the role of enumeration as a way of arriving at true knowledge of the world. The tasks of the research consist in the description of enumeration as a means of knowledge representation, as well as the study of the peculiarities of enumeration as a means of representation of financial markets information. The novelty of the analysis is defined by the study of enumeration as a means of representation of financial markets information. The theoretical value of the analysis is reasoned with the study of enumeration as a way of organizing knowledge that reflects collective experience of the community within a specific environment. The results of the study of enumeration in economic discourse show that it serves to structure and represent domain-specific knowledge.
EUROPEAN DIMENSION OF PROFFESSIONAL TRAINING OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN HUNGARY: EXPERIENCE FOR UKRAINE
Authors: Hodlevska Kateryna
Published: June 2016

The article analyzes the features of the organizational structure and content of vocational teacher training in Hungary at present time. It also reveals the positive factors that contribute to the improvement of Hungarian higher education system under the Bologna agreement. It has been found that according to the type of qualification, the Hungarian teacher education system prepares preschool teachers (övodapedagögus), primary school teachers (tanitö), junior middle school teachers (tanarand), senior middle school teachers (közepiskolai tanar), special teacher-trainers (gyögypedagögm). The curricula of teacher training in “Primary education” have been studied. The comparative analysis of training primary school teachers in Hungary and Ukraine was performed and possibilities of implementing progressive ideas of Hungarian experience in reforming teacher education in Ukraine have been considered. According to the Hungarian model of teacher education, revised in light of the Bologna process, the practical primary school teacher training takes place during the 2nd cycle of studies. That means that the Hungarian model, unlike the Ukrainian one, presupposes the teaching practice only for those students who choose pedagogical area at admission to a Master's programme. A positive feature of content formation of Hungarian teacher training is the priority of practical training, which implies acquisition of practical-oriented knowledge, providing professional and personal development of future teachers. Specific ways to further improvement of the national system of teachers training based on creative use of progressive ideas of Hungarian experience are outlined.
METHODS OF USING IMMERSION TEACHING MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE IN A HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors: Voyevutko Natalya , Kuligina Olena
Published: June 2016

Immersion as a special bilingual teaching method is intended to plunge students into the learning environment by the way of transforming the teaching process into a language environment. Learning the Modern Greek language at the Mariupol State University in the process of training the Modern Greek-Ukrainian translators based on immersion methods emerges the actual methodological problem which can be solved by revitalizing the method of teaching some special subjects. The method of immersion teaching the Modern Greek language at the Higher Educational Establishment has been highlighted in the paper based on the special course of subjects under the title “Annotating and Abstracting Texts (Modern Greek language)” of the optional course for students obtaining the Master’s degree. The special course mentioned above has been worked out on the basis of integrity and immersion. Teaching annotating and abstracting in the Modern Greek language accompanied with the methodology support as well as the syllabus and the reference book of clichés ensures the appliances named “Annotating and Abstracting Texts (Modern Greek language)”. The considered work is provided with practical tasks presented in the form of texts of annotations and abstracts, scientific articles, dedicated to the issues of highlighting the actual issues of philology, linguistics, linguodidactics, comparative pedagogics and translation. As the subject is focused on teaching philologists and translators, immersion has some peculiarities. Firstly, it is multilingual as the teaching material is provided in three languages (Modern Greek, Ukrainian and English). Secondly, it is translation-oriented as immersion is realized not only in one main language (here it is the Modern Greek) but into the processes of Modern Greek – Ukrainian and English-Ukrainian translation. The method of using the immersive teaching in the special course is realized in the systematic use of the following principles: 1) harmonization of the learning language and the themes and contents of the language material; 2) gradual increasing of the complexity level of the tasks during the teaching process; 3) gradual increasing in number of the teaching materials in the Modern Greek language. The partial immersion in the course is being gradually changed by the full immersion.