bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Drug-coated Balloons in the Femoropopliteal Region: Dream or Reality?
Authors: Fanelli Fabrizio , Cannavale Alessandro
Published: September 2018

Peripheral arterial disease is a severe pathology. Several methods have been tested in order to increase the patency rate and the quality of life. The superficial femoral artery is considered a very difficult region due to the continuous movement of the leg that modify the length and the morphology of this vessel. Since their introduction, drug-coated balloons have been correlated with an increased patency rate. Several studies have been performed and nowadays a level 1 evidence is available. Not all the lesions can be treated successfuly with drug-coated balloons. For example in case of heavely calcified lesions vessel preparation is required. This can be performed with atherectomy, scorig balloon, lithoplasty in order to debulk the lesion and increase the drug uptake.
Clases sociales y condiciones de vida en el Gran Buenos Aires (2003-2013)
Authors: Pla Jésica Lorena , Rodríguez de la Fuente José Javier , Sacco Nicolás
Published: September 2018

El presente trabajo se ocupa de los diferenciales en las condiciones de vida a partir del análisis de la estructura de clases sociales en el Gran Buenos Aires (gba) en el periodo 2003-2013. Específicamente se estudia la relación existente entre la posición que ocupan los hogares en la estructura de clases, la percepción de ingresos (desagregado por fuente laboral o no laboral), la calidad de los empleos en los que se insertan los miembros de cada clase y la situación habitacional.Para el desarrollo de la investigación, se utilizaron como fuente de información las bases de microdatos de la Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (eph) del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (indec). El esquema de clases sociales utilizado se construye a partir del Nomenclador de la Condición Sociocupacional de Susana Torrado (1992, 1998). El objetivo general de este artículo es indagar sobre los cambios y/o continuidades en las condiciones de bienestar, durante gran parte del periodo kirchnerista (2003-2013), al interior de la estructura de clases. De este modo, se aportan insumos para pensar la desigualdad social y, a más largo plazo, elementos para repensar los efectos que el modelo socioeconómico, centrado en el empleo, tuvo sobre la estructura de clases, particularmente en su composición.Los principales resultados indican que en el periodo analizado se evidencia una mayor participación de la clase trabajadora en la estructura de clases, de la mano de una recomposición de sus ingresos monetarios. El efecto de lo anterior es la baja en los niveles de subocupación y el aumento del trabajo registrado. Finalmente, en relación con los indicadores de hábitat, hacia el final del periodo la distribución continúa siendo marcadamente desigual por estructura de clases, siendo los estratos más bajos los más desventajados, aunque se evidencia una mejora en términos de conexión a servicios básicos para los trabajadores marginales y obreros calificados.
Notas editoriales
Authors: Celis Ospina Juan Carlos , Del Castillo Matamoros Sara Eloísa , Jaramillo Guerra Patricia Stella
Published: September 2018

Con el presente número nos acercamos al umbral de los cuarenta años de publicaciones ininterrumpidas de una revista que se ha convertido en referente para la sociología en Colombia. Se han vinculado al Comité Editorial varios programas de sociología del país y, esperamos que, en las efemérides de las cuatro décadas, en el 2019, participen los dieciséis departamentos y facultades vigentes de la disciplina en el país.
Future specialists in physical culture and sports cardiovascular system functional condition evaluation
Authors: Bobrytska V.I. , Beseda N.A.
Published: September 2018

Im: to investigate and evaluate future specialists in physical education and sports cardiovascular system adaptive potential. Research background and methods: 28 first (bachelor) level students aged 17-18, doing their degree in 017 “Physical Culture and Sports” (experimental group of 12 participants) and in 227 “Physical Therapy, Ergotherapy” (experimental group of 16 participants) from Poltava National Technical University specialism took part in the research. All the participants gave their written consent for participating in the research. Students’ cardiovascular adaptative potential was defined according to R. Baevsky methods. Results: 71.3% of boys and 69.2% of girls showed high level of the body functionality. Adaptive mechanisms tension features revealed 28.4% of female students and 26.6% of male students. Persons with failure of adaptation have not been found. Conclusions: The measurement of the cardiovascular system adaptative potential enables evaluating the level of students’ physical health condition. Consideration of students’ cardiovascular system adaptative potential indicators contributes to implementation of a differentiated approach to teaching Sports and Pedagogic disciplines. The above increases the quality of the occupational training of the future specialists in Physical Culture and Sports provided that their adaptive capacities are developed.
Dynamics of physical fitness changes in preschool children, schoolgirls and female students of Eastern Siberia (Russia)
Authors: Lebedinskiy V.Y. , Koipysheva E.A. , Rybina L.D. , Kudryavtsev M.D. , Sidorov L.K. , Zukanov N.N. , Doroshenko S. A. , Kondratyuk T. A. , Alshuvaіli H. H.
Published: September 2018

Purpose : the analysis of physical fitness dynamics of the preschool children, schoolgirls and female students living in the region with an intense ecological situation. Material and methods . In total were surveyed: 1580 preschool children (age 4-7 years), 3211 schoolgirls (age 7-17 years) and 5827 female students (age 17-21 years). It was applied physical fitness tests of various groups of Russia population. Results : It was determined three essential periods of the main characteristics changes of physical fitness. The preschool age is characterized by the expressed gain of results. The lowest characteristics were revealed in senior age (after 17-18 years). Female students have relative stabilization value of these indicators. Conclusions : it is necessary to change the content of the educational process of physical training in educational institutions of the region.
The possibility of a significant increase in the level of motor activity in students with the use of the potential of computer technology
Authors: Osipov A.Yu. , Kudryavtsev M. D. , Kopylov Yu.A. , Kuzmin V.A. , Panov E.V. , Kramida I. E.
Published: September 2018

Purpose : a significant increase in the level of everyday motor activity of students. It is intended to use the collection and exchange of data on the daily mobility of students in popular online networks and mobile applications. Identify the prospects for using social networks and mobile applications in the control and management of the body weight of students. Material : The study involved students (n = 30, age 19-20 years). Admission to the group occurred by sending out invitations to social networks. The main criteria for selecting female students are the same age and absence of diseases. Also taken into account the indicators of the body weight of female students. It was used the following methods for assessing the level of physical condition of female students: control over the body weight (weighing), time parameters of recovery of the body after performing a test load (sample with 30 sit-ups). To evaluate the results of the studies, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used. Results : multidirectional dynamics of changes in body weight data was detected among female students. In the control group, there was a slight increase in body weight. In the experimental group, a significant decrease in body weight was found. The recovery time significantly decreased by an average of 7±1 seconds (experimental group) and by 2±1 seconds (control group). The volume of daily motor activity of female students of both groups significantly increased. The students of the experimental group have higher rates of motor activity. Conclusions : the possibilities of using social networks and mobile applications are shown to increase the daily motor activity of students and the possibility of correcting body weight.
The effect of combined preconditioning strategies on isokinetic strength in well trained kickboxers
Authors: Yilmaz A. , Gurses V.V. , Gulsen M.
Published: September 2018

Background & Study Aim: The use of preconditioning strategies (PconSt) alone has a positive impact on performance. However, it is thought that there will be more impact on the performance of the combined preconditioning strategies, and this is the first work to prove it. This study was to examine the effect of combined preconditioning strategies on isokinetic strength in well-trained kickboxers. Material & Methods: The following preconditioning strategies were combined: morning resistance exercise (MRE), ischemic preconditioning (IP), active warm-up (AW-U), hormonal preconditioning (HP) and post-activation potentiation (PAP). Fifteen well-trained male kickboxers (age: 22.38 ± 4.01years, height: 182.23 ± 1.05cm, body mass: 77.67 ± 8.01kg) volunteered for this study. Peak isokinetic knee extension and flexion moment were determined at 60°/s, 180°/s and 240°/s bilaterally. All participants performed the pre-test and then were randomly divided into Sham and PconSt groups on separate days. For the PconSt group, MRE, IP, AW-U, HP and PAP were implemented sequentially before test. Results: The findings indicated significant increase in strength after combined training in the PconSt groups for right leg flexion at 180°/s flexion (p < 0.05). The average percentage strength difference between sham and PconSt groups was 4.12 ± 8.95%. Conclusionː This study showed that a combined preconditioning strategy increased isokinetic strength.
Comparative Analysis of Various Transformation Techniques for Voiceless Consonants Modeling
Authors: Korvel Grazina , Kostek Bozena , Kurasova Olga
Published: September 2018

In this paper, a comparison of various transformation techniques, namely Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) and Discrete Walsh Hadamard Transform (DWHT) is performed in the context of their application to voiceless consonant modeling. Speech features based on these transformation techniques are extracted. These features are mean and derivative values of cepstrum coefficients, derived from each transformation. Fea-ture extraction is performed on the speech signal divided into short-time seg-ments. The kNN and Naive Bayes methods are used for phoneme classification. Experiments show that DFT and DCT give better classification accuracy than DWHT. The result of DFT was not significantly different from DCT, but it was for DWHT. The same tendency was revealed for DCT. It was checked with the usage of the ANOVA test that the difference between results obtained by DCT and DWHT is significant.
Exploring Analytical Models for Proactive Resource Management in Highly Mobile Environments
Authors: Kirsal Yonal , Paranthaman Vishnu Vardhan , Mapp Glenford
Published: September 2018

In order to provide ubiquitous communication, seamless connectivity is now required in all environments including highly mobile networks. By using vertical handover techniques it is possible to provide uninterrupted communication as connections are dynamically switched between wireless networks as users move around. However, in a highly mobile environment, traditional reactive approaches to handover are inadequate. Therefore, proactive handover techniques, in which mobile nodes attempt to determine the best time and place to handover to local networks, are actively being investigated in the context of next-generation mobile networks. Using this approach, it is possible to enhance channel allocation and resource management by using probabilistic mechanisms; because, it is possible to explicitly detect contention for resources. This paper presents a proactive approach for resource allocation in highly mobile networks and analyzed the user contention for common resources such as radio channels in highly mobile wireless networks. The proposed approach uses an analytical modelling approach to model the contention and results are obtained showing enhanced system performance. Based on these results an operational space has been explored and are shown to be useful for emerging future networks such as 5G by allowing base stations to calculate the probability of contention based on the demand for network resources. This study indicates that the proactive model enhances handover and resource allocation for highly mobile networks. This paper analyzed the effects of and alpha and beta, in effect, how these parameters affect the proactive resource allocation requests in the contention queue has been modelled for any given scenario from the conference paper "Exploring analytical models to maintain quality-of-service for resource management using a proactive approach in highly mobile environments".
Clean synthesis of coumarin-3-carboxylic acids using water extract of rice straw husk
Authors: Patil Manohar M , Bagul Suresh D , Rajput Jamatsing D , Bendre Ratnamala S
Published: September 2018

Here, the authors report a novel methodology for the synthesis of coumarin-3-carboxylic acids by using water extract of rice straw ash, which is a simple method for obtaining the final product. Coumarin-3-carboxylic acids have been synthesized from several substituted salicylaldehydes and Meldrum’s acid as starting materials in outstanding yields (72–94%) in 220–320 min at room temperature.
Visuospatial Abilities Training with Digital Games in a Primary School
Authors: Freina Laura , Bottino Rosa , Ferlino Lucia
Published: September 2018

The “A me gli occhi” project was organized to support the development and consolidation of visuospatial abilities in students of the last two years of the Italian primary school, with the hypothesis that such a training would have a positive impact on their performance in mathematics. Twenty game based training sessions were set up along the whole school year, involving two experimental classes, while another two classes served as control group. Students’ mathematical abilities were measured at the beginning of the project and at the end using a math test that had been standardized on the Italian population. Results show a statistically significant improvement in the experimental group when compared to the control one for nearly all the indicators considered, confirming the initial hypothesis.
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A tutorial on machine learning for  interactive pedagogical systems
Authors: Melo Francisco S , Mascarenhas Samuel , Paiva Ana
Published: September 2018

This paper provides a short introduction to the field of machine learning for interactive pedagogical systems. Departing from different examples encountered in interactive pedagogical systems—such as intelligent tutoring systems or serious games—we go over several representative families of methods in machine learning, introducing key concepts in this field. We discuss common challenges in machine learning and how current methods address such challenges. Conversely, by anchoring our presentation on actual interactive pedagogical systems, highlight how machine learning can benefit the development of such systems.
Introduction to the GaLA Conf 2018 Special Issue
Authors: Santos Pedro A. , Veltkamp Remco , Dias Joao
Published: September 2018

Introduction to the IJSG Special Issue dedicated to the best papers of Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GaLA Conf) 2017, Lisbon
El voluntariado corporativo en la estrategia de responsabilidad social de las empresas del IBEX 35
Authors: Mañas-Viniegra Luis
Published: September 2018

El voluntariado corporativo se encuentra en auge en las empresas, que mejoran su reputación y el compromiso de los empleados con la política de responsabilidad social de la organización, a la vez que éstos contribuyen con su tiempo y habilidades a la mejora de las comunidades locales. Esta investigación analiza la implantación del voluntariado corporativo en las empresas del IBEX 35 a partir de un análisis de contenido de sus páginas web e informes anuales. El 25,71% de las empresas no tiene un programa de voluntariado corporativo declarado, a pesar de que en el sector Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones la implantación es del 100%. El 45,71% presenta un enfoque hacia su actividad empresarial y las acciones son principalmente sociales, educativas y medioambientales, incluyendo el 54,29% los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) específicamente en sus acciones de voluntariado corporativo. Según la información recabada, existen pocos incentivos para los empleados y el 49,57% de las empresas informa expresamente que no se podrá realizar voluntariado corporativo durante la jornada laboral. La comunicación comienza a ser específica, contando un 28,57% de las empresas con una marca de voluntariado corporativo ad hoc y un sitio web propio para fomentar la gestión y visibilidad de estos programas, a pesar de que sólo una empresa, Telefónica, dispone de redes sociales monotemáticas sobre su voluntariado corporativo, siendo también la única empresa que cuenta con una comisión de selección de voluntarios.
El aporte de la Teoría de la Economía Civil a la argumentación de la RSE
Authors: Licandro Goldaracena Oscar Daniel
Published: September 2018

Pese a la creciente legitimidad que está adquiriendo la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE), la argumentación teórica de esa legitimidad presenta fuertes debilidades. Estas debilidades se explican, en parte, porque esa argumentación no está basada en un marco de teoría económica alternativo a la Economía Neoclásica, en cuyos postulados e ideas se apoyan las principales críticas a la existencia de la RSE. Para esta escuela el concepto de RSE entra en contradicción con ideas como la que el fin de la empresa consiste exclusivamente en la maximización de las ganancias, la esfera económica es independiente de la social, el mercado es moralmente neutro y que las relaciones económicas se basan exclusivamente en el intercambio de equivalentes sin dejar espacio para la reciprocidad. El presente artículo tiene la intención de argumentar que la escuela denominada «Economía Civil» aporta un marco teórico desde el cual es posible responder a esas críticas y ofrecer una argumentación de la RSE basada en esa teoría. El documento fue construido mediante revisión bibliográfica y reflexión teórica del autor. Se identifican cinco dimensiones que caracterizan el concepto de RSE, luego se analizan los argumentos neoclásicos que invalidan esas dimensiones y finalmente, se exponen los argumentos de la Economía Civil que los legitiman.
La Responsabilidad Social o sostenibilidad: un enfoque desde el entorno y la comunicación
Authors: Burgos Romero Cecilia
Published: September 2018

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo mostrar los diversos aportes que se han dado en el ámbito académico, especialmente desde las áreas de Economía y Administración Empresarial, sobre la Responsabilidad Social –RS– y mostrar los diferentes entornos que resultan necesarios considerar cuando ésta se estudia. Se pretende de esta manera entregar una visión sobre la RS desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria, basándose en algunas de las definiciones que se han dado sobre esta teoría y contrastando los diversos aportes. Además, se analizan los conceptos de Entorno, Cultura Empresarial y Comunicación Organizacional, Institucional o Corporativa, por cuanto se plantea que la Comunicación está directamente relacionada con la RS, por lo que debiera ser considerada en todos los ámbitos de la actividad humana. Los análisis, resultados y sugerencias que aquí se exponen corresponden a una investigación de carácter exploratorio y bibliográfico, que se inició de manera independiente a finales de la década de los ochenta. Los resultados obtenidos señalan que la RS o Sostenibilidad, a pesar que su estudio a nivel académico data de hace más de tres décadas, sólo en los últimos 10 años en Chile ha tenido visibilidad pública, de manera especial en los medios de comunicación convencionales (radio, prensa y TV). Al mismo tiempo, se concluye que la Comunicación Interna y la Información no son consideradas como una de las responsabilidades básicas de toda empresa u organización.
Responsabilidad Social en el fútbol profesional español ¿Una relación para el desarrollo de un nuevo rol ciudadano?
Authors: Ruiz-Mora Isabel , Guerrero-Navarro Daniel
Published: September 2018

El presente trabajo se enmarca en la relación que se establece entre la Responsabilidad Social de las empresas (RSE) y relaciones públicas en las organizaciones, visto desde el enfoque de la Teoría de la Legitimación (Lindblom, 1994). Se plantea determinar si los clubes profesionales del fútbol español apuestan por la RSE como estrategia para legitimar su rol de ciudadano corporativo en la sociedad. Como objetivos específicos se pretende (1) conocer cuál es la situación de la RSE en los clubes; (2) determinar las políticas de RSE más habituales y, (3) identificar los principales canales de relación y diálogo con los stakeholders. La metodología empleada, con un carácter descriptivo-interpretativo, se focalizará en el estudio de los 42 clubes que componen la Liga de Fútbol Profesional (temporada 2017/2018), de primera y segunda división. Para ello se analizan las memorias anuales, las webs corporativas y las fundaciones de los clubes, por constituirse éstas como instrumentos para implementar políticas de RSE. Los resultados arrojan un escaso compromiso con la RSE, donde se enfatiza la acción social, las acciones destinadas a los socios y el cumplimento con la Ley de Transparencia. La conclusión principal demuestra que los clubes profesionales se limitan a cumplir con la legislación y no tienen un compromiso real con la transparencia y la RSE. El concepto de RSE no es aplicable al sector del fútbol profesional en España.
Capacidad de absorción: revisión de la literatura y un modelo de sus determinantes
Authors: Zapata Rotundo Gerardo J. , Hernández Arias Aymara
Published: September 2018

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo llevar a cabo una revisión de la literatura sobre uno de los constructos más relevantes en el estudio del comportamiento de las organizaciones que surge inicialmente a partir del trabajo de Cohen & Levinthal (1990). El mismo se refiere a la capacidad de absorción que ha tenido una amplia aplicación en distintos campos de estudios de la organización, tales como: aprendizaje y gestión del conocimiento, procesos de innovación y desarrollo tecnológico, administración estratégica, dirección de recursos humanos, diseño organizativo, entre otros. La investigación, abordada bajo un enfoque metodológico de tipo descriptivo y con diseño documental, pretende avanzar en la integración y comprensión de este constructo a través de la identificación y discusión de diferentes aspectos referidos a su origen, componentes, determinantes, su relación con la cognición del individuo y la importancia que tiene para el desarrollo, el desempeño y el logro de ventajas competitivas, proporcionando así una visión general para su gestión y aplicación. Como resultado de la investigación se ofrece un modelo de los factores que definen la capacidad de absorción de la organización, alrededor de tres niveles principales: organizacional, del entorno y cognitivo, destacándose este último como un factor diferenciador de los modelos que tradicionalmente han sido desarrollados por la literatura.
La inversión en publicidad, retos para la televisión del siglo XXI
Authors: Iniesta-Alemán Isabel , Marta-Lazo Carmen , Zaro Becas María de la Cruz
Published: September 2018

La financiación y gestión de los canales públicos de televisión es un tema candente en España. En aplicación de la normativa europea, la publicidad fue excluida de los canales públicos nacionales a partir de 2010, alterando así el reparto del mercado a las televisiones privadas y las autonómicas. El objetivo del presente trabajo es describir la evolución, en el periodo 2007 a 2017, de Aragón Televisión como oferente de formatos publicitarios y el impacto que esto supone en el tejido empresarial de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón. Se ha utilizado el modelo de triangulación interdisciplinar metodológica: investigación de gabinete, un grupo de discusión, entrevistas en profundidad y dos sesiones de focus group. En los resultados destaca la falta de correlación entre la publicidad contratada y la audiencia del canal televisivo autonómico, así como grandes cambios en la forma en la que los usuarios buscan y acceden a la información por el uso de las tecnologías. La publicidad programática es percibida como una gran amenaza, tanto por parte de los medios de comunicación como las agencias más convencionales. Las conclusiones indican que los anunciantes y las agencias dudan de la eficacia de la televisión como medio publicitario. Es posible que las agencias tiendan a desaparecer porque las propias organizaciones sean quienes se encarguen de generar sus contenidos y que estos contenidos sean publicados en los nuevos medios digitales.
ERKEN HRİSTİYANLIK DÖNEMİ'NE AİT BİR LAHİT
Authors: KESKİN Esra
Published: September 2018

Roma İmparatorluğu’nda 4. yüzyıldan itibaren Hıristiyanlığın resmi bir din olarak kabul edilmesini müteakip, yeni dinin kendine özgü sembolik anlatımı hızlı bir şekilde sanatı etkilemeyi başlar.  Erken Hıristiyanlık Dönemi sanatı olarak tanımlanan bu dönemin başlangıcında yeni şekillenmeye başlayan ve kuralları belirginleşmemiş olan sanatsal anlatımın ilk örnekleri, henüz geçmişinden kopamamıştır. Bundan ötürü eserlerin bezenmesinde, paganizm ve Hıristiyanlığa ait öğelerin birlikte kullanıldığı görülür. Bu döneme ait eserlerin bezenmesinde kullanılan motif repertuarı aynı olmakla birlikte, bölgesel ve dönemsel beğenilerin farklılığı kompozisyonlarda karşımıza çıkar. Eserin ortaya koyduğu üslup ise atölyeye bağlı olarak değişir. Bu makale kapsamında Erken Hıristiyanlık Dönemi’ne ait Amasya Müzesi’nde bulunan bir lahit ele alınarak, sanatsal ve üslupsal özellikleri bakımından incelenmiş, mevcut verilerin ışığı altında sanat tarihi içerisindeki yeri ortaya konulmuştur. Amasya Müzesi Bahçesi’nde sergilenen lahit, Müze envanter defterine A.83.12.1 numarasıyla kayıt edilmiş olup, Aksalur Köyü’nden, 26.12.1983 tarihinde, satın alma yoluyla Müze’ye getirilmiştir. Monolit olarak, kireçtaşından yapılmış lahit, tekne tipinde olup, kapaksızdır.  Eserin arka yüzeyinde, alt köşelerde kırılmalar ve tahribat nedeniyle çatlaklar mevcuttur. Eserin ön cephesi bezemeli olup, diğer cepheleri bezemesizdir.  Süslemede kabartma ve oyma tekniği birlikte kullanılmış olup, eser yüzeyinde; figüratif, bitkisel, geometrik ve sembolik motiflerden oluşan kompozisyon görülmektedir. İnsan ve hayvan başları paganizmin etkisini, haç motifi ise direkt Hıristiyanlık etkisini yansıtır. Eser yüzeyinde yer alan asma ve sarmaşık motifleri sembolik anlamları nedeniyle erken dönemden itibaren Hıristiyan sanatında yaygın olarak kullanılmıştır.  Ancak bu motiflerin yüzyıllar boyunca insanlığın ortak sanat repertuarında olması ve burada pagan figürlerle birlikte kullanılması düşündürücüdür. Bilim dünyasına ilk defa tanıtılacak bu eser ile Amasya İli’nin Erken Hıristiyanlık Dönemi Sanatına ilişkin yeni bilgiler gün ışığına çıkacaktır. Bu bilgiler bölgeye ait sanat üslubunun analiz edilmesi bağlamında yapılacak diğer araştırmalar içinde bir kaynak teşkil edecektir.
Motivation: Attitude of Students of Higher Education Institutions of the I-II Accreditation Levels Toward Physical Education Classes
Authors: Zelenskyi B. , Zelenskyi R.
Published: September 2018

The purpose of the paper is to identify the dominant motives for physical education among students of higher education institutions of the I-II accreditation levels at different stages of studying.

Materials and methods. The study involved first-year (n=30), second-year (n=30), and third-year (n=30) female students of the College of the National Pharmaceutical University (Kharkiv) who attend physical education classes in the main group. The paper used general scientific methods of theoretical level (analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, deduction), as well as general scientific methods of empirical level (observation, questioning, ranking). The study materials were processed by the IBM SPSS 23 statistical analysis software. The following parameters were calculated: the Kruskal — Wallis test for independent samples, the Pearson χ2 criterion, the Pearson correlation coefficients, and the Kendall’s Tau-b.

Results. The analysis of the data obtained shows that most female students lead sedentary lifestyles. Only 13.3% of the first- and second-year students and 16.7% of the third-year students participate in physical activity outside of curriculum time every day; at least three times a week – 53.4% of the first- and third-year students, and 40% of the second-year students; several times a month – 26.6% of the first-year students, 33.4% of the second-year students, and 20% of the third-year students; no physical activity at all – 6.7% of the girls of the first year, 13.3% – of the second year, and 10% – of the third year of study. The most significant motives for physical education among the college female students are to improve body shapes, to improve health, to lose weight, and to foster one’s moral and volitional qualities.

Conclusions. The dominant motive for physical education among female students of higher education institutions of the I-II accreditation levels regardless of the year of study are to improve body shapes, to improve health, to lose weight.
Young Russians’ View of Their Family’s Soviet Past: Nostalgic, Post-Utopian or Retrotopian?
Authors: Shor-Chudnovskaya Anna
Published: September 2018

Anna Shor-Chudnovskaya – PhD in Sociology, Researcher, Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna, (Austria). Address: Freudplatz 1, 1020 Wien, Austria. E-mail: anna.schor-tschudnowskaja@sfu.ac.at

Citation: Shor-Chudnovskaya A. (2018) Young Russians’ View of Their Family’s Soviet Past: Nostalgic, Post-Utopian or Retrotopian? Mir Rossii, vol. 27, no 4, pp. 102–119. DOI: 10.17323/1811-038X-2018-27-4-102-119

This article presents analysis of interviews with young Russians about the lives of different generations of their families in the Soviet Union. The analysis shows that the ideas about the life in the USSR and about family pasts are very fragmented and scarce, and it does not seem to the young people that this past affects their lives today. Nor does the question of the connection between the past and present seem interesting or relevant to them. The narratives about life in the USSR often idealize the circumstances and conditions of this life, but the young people do not express any nostalgic attitudes towards the Soviet past. One of the main findings of the analysis was the extreme inconsistency in the descriptions of life in the USSR, judgments about it and in stories about the attitudes of older relatives. Such contradictions do not seem to be a distinctive feature of the younger generation, but rather continue a Soviet tradition. Overall, young people’s attitude to the Soviet past is determined by at least three factors: the political situation in present-day Russia, the post-utopian heritage of the USSR and pan-European retrotopian tendencies.
Region-making at Last in the Former Soviet Area: Some Suggestions for Future Research
Authors: Russo Alessandra , Dufy Caroline
Published: September 2018

Alessandra Russo – PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Emile Durkheim Centre, Comparative Political Science and Sociology, Sciences Po Bordeaux. Address: 11 Allée Ausone 33607 PESSAC Cedex, France. E-mail: alessandra.russo@scpobx.fr

Caroline Dufy – PhD, Senior Lecturer, Researcher, Emile Durkheim Centre, Comparative Political Science and Sociology, Sciences Po Bordeaux. Address: 11 Allée Ausone 33607 PESSAC Cedex, France. E-mail: c.dufy@sciencespobordeaux.fr

Citation: Russo A., Dufy C. (2018) Region-making at Last in the Former Soviet Area: Some Suggestions for Future Research. Mir Rossii, vol. 27, no 4, pp. 120–128. DOI: 10.17323/1811-038X-2018-27-4-120-128

In March and October 2017, two workshops took place at Sciences Po Bordeaux, gathering together scholars of comparative regionalism and area studies specialists. We engaged in a constructive debate to contribute to and revitalise studies on the regional reordering of post-Soviet spaces.  We investigated, beyond Eurocentric views, the renewed regionalisation processes that have taken place in the former Soviet area since the 2010s. For the past twenty years, studies on regionalism have undergone major changes, moving from institutionalist and top-down approaches that have focused on the design and policy outputs of regional organisations to the attempt of understanding the diversified and endogenous factors that shape region-building and region-making in non-Western worlds. We thus aim to take stock of that debate, nourishing it with a challenging, area-based, case study. In that respect, the regionalisation of global order calls for further studies on under-researched aspects such as the impact of business communities in promoting regional agendas or the narratives on collective identities fabricated by political leaders. In particular, sanctions and counter-sanctions seem to have strengthened this rhetoric moves, putting values and perceptions at the centre of regionalisation in the reconfigured post-Soviet space. This article resumes the research agenda that resulted from a collective endeavour, and that has been driven by recent changes in international politics and the foreign policies of states which are – more or less reluctantly – positioned in post-Soviet spaces. The establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) provides a further case for reflecting on the 25-year trajectory of region-building and region-making, which deserves investigation beyond assessments and interpretations based on tangible processes and material outcomes.
«Отдельная типа республичка»: структурные особенности пространственно изолированных локальных сельских сообществ
Authors: Позаненко Артемий Алексеевич
Published: September 2018

Артемий Алексеевич Позаненко – аналитик, проектно-учебная лаборатория муниципального управления, Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»; преподаватель, кафедра местного самоуправления, Департамент государственного и муниципального управления, факультет социальных наук, Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики». Адрес: 101000, Москва, ул. Мясницкая, д. 20. E-mail: apozanenko@hse.ru

Цитирование: Позаненко А.А. (2018) «Отдельная типа республичка»: структурные особенности пространственно изолированных локальных сельских сообществ // Мир России. Т. 27. № 4. С. 31–55. DOI: 10.17323/1811-038X-2018-27-4-31-55

На севере России расположено значительное число сельских населенных пунктов, транспортное сообщение которых с внешним миром затруднено или в привычном понимании отсутствует, из-за чего многие деревни, села и поселки оказываются в пространственной изоляции. Обусловлена такая ситуация, с одной стороны, сжатием в провинции системы общественного транспорта, а с другой стороны, моноцентричностью организации дорожной сети как на уровне страны в целом, так и на уровне регионов и районов. Существующие описания социальной структуры современной российской северной деревни сделаны преимущественно по результатам обследований обычных, неизолированных населенных пунктов. В статье предпринимается попытка восполнить эту лакуну и выявить структурные особенности пространственно изолированных локальных сельских сообществ. Эмпирическую базу исследования составили материалы, полученные автором в 15 труднодоступных населенных пунктах 5 регионов европейской части России. Материалы собраны методами глубинного интервью (взято 63 интервью с местными жителями и 5 с внешними экспертами) и наблюдения, в том числе включенного. Исследование показывает, что изолированные сообщества по своей структуре отличны от обычного сельского Нечерноземья. Их демографический состав в целом схож с  составом аналогичных неизолированных сообществ, однако в ряде случаев в значительной изоляции наблюдается относительно низкий средний возраст населения (выше доля детей и молодых). Обитатели труднодоступных деревень выделяются образом жизни, в  том числе стратегиями получения средств к существованию, экологическим поведением, организацией хозяйствования. Изоляция обеспечивает местному населению ряд преимуществ, основным из которых можно считать отсутствие взаимодействия с контролирующими и опекающими органами власти. Отсутствие контроля позволяет жителям пользоваться наиболее доступными, эффективными и благоприятными для себя и сообщества способами получения средств к существованию, преимущественно теневыми и  ориентированными на присвоение природных ресурсов; отсутствие помощи, в свою очередь, стимулирует взаимную поддержку и самоорганизацию, что позволяет оперативно и успешно решать частные и общие вопросы. Эти преимущества положительно влияют на самодостаточность и жизнеспособность труднодоступных сообществ.
Десакрализация революции и антиреволюционный консенсус в современной России: юбилей 2017 года и его политическое использование/неиспользование
Authors: Колоницкий Борис Иванович , Мацкевич Мария Георгиевна
Published: September 2018

Борис Иванович Колоницкий – доктор исторических наук, профессор, Европейский университет в Санкт-Петербурге; ведущий научный сотрудник, Санкт-Петербургский институт истории ФНИСЦ РАН. Адрес: 191187, Санкт-Петербург, Гагаринская ул., д. 6/1а. E-mail: kolon@eu.spb.ru

Мария Георгиевна Мацкевич – кандидат социологических наук, старший научный сотрудник, Социологический институт ФНИСЦ РАН. Адрес: 190005, Санкт-Петербург, 7-ая Красноармейская ул., д. 25/14. E-mail: m.matskevich@socinst.ru

Цитирование: Колоницкий Б.И., Мацкевич М.Г. (2018) Дескарализация революции и антиреволюционный консенсус в современной России: юбилей 2017 года и его политическое использование/неиспользование // Мир России. Т. 27. № 4. С. 78–101.  DOI: 10.17323/1811-038X-2018-27-4-78-101

Авторы статьи рассматривают вопрос о соотношении российской символической политики и общественного мнения в год юбилея российской революции 2017 года, используя исследовательский подход case study. Результаты опросов общественного мнения и других источников позволяют сделать вывод о том, что столетие революции не стало важным событием года. Основные участники политического процесса – представители власти и те общественные силы, которые от власти дистанцируются, – незначительно использовали ресурс юбилея. Наряду с прочими причинами это было связано и с малым интересом граждан России к этому историческому событию. Важным фактором, влияющим на современный политический процесс, в том числе на политику памяти, является антиреволюционный консенсус: хотя отношение жителей России к событиям 1917 года и к современной политической ситуации существенно отличается, абсолютное большинство отрицают революцию как возможный сценарий развития страны. Это обстоятельство также оказало влияние и на деятельность различных акторов – политиков и писателей, режиссеров кино, общественных деятелей. Антиреволюционный консенсус ограничивает репертуар протестных действий, не позволяя опираться на российскую революционную политическую традицию.
Does Teacher Motivation Lead to Student Motivation? The Mediating Role of Teaching Behavior
Authors: Kalyar Masood , Ahmad Bashir , Kalyar Hadiqa
Published: September 2018

The overarching purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of teacher motivation on teaching behavior and student motivation. The notion of teacher motivation refers to teachers’ interests, self-efficacy, and mastery goals orientation. Teaching behavior comprises of mastery-oriented and cognitively activating instructional practices, however, student motivation represents students’ interest in subject matter and student mastery-goals orientation. Data were collected from students (n = 434) from public sector elementary schools located in Punjab province of Pakistan, where students were nested within teachers (n = 89). Considering the multilevel nature of the data, multilevel analysis was used to test the hypothesized relationship between the constructs. The findings suggest that all facets of teacher motivation are antecedents of instructional practices as well as student motivation. Being a component of teaching behavior, instructional practices (only mastery-oriented) have strong positive links with student motivation suggesting that mastery oriented instructional practices involve a caring attitude towards students’ interests and learning which in turn result in enhanced motivation among students. Moreover, beyond the direct positive association between teacher motivation and student motivation, mastery-oriented instructional practices also mediate the effect of teacher motivation.
Integrative taxonomy of Ophiothrix (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) v1
Authors: Alitto Renata , Borges Michela , Dias de Oliveira Letícia , Serrano Helena
Published: September 2018

In this protocol, we highlight that molecular data did not have preference over morphological features.
Analyses of the genetic diversity of Ophiothrix (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) v1
Authors: Alitto Renata , Borges Michela , Dias de Oliveira Letícia , Regina Seger Karin , Bolsoni Lourenço Luciana
Published: September 2018

Genetic distances, AMOVA and haplotype network.
UK REF 2014 Analysis Data and R Script v2
Authors: Balbuena Lloyd
Published: September 2018

This collection of files contains the raw data and R script for the paper entitled 'The UK Research Excellence Framework and the Matthew Effect: Insights from machine learning.' Data: The file balbuena_REF_2014.dta is a Stata 12 file that contains the data for the paper. It is also saved in CSV format as Balbuena_REF_2014.csv The file balbuena_ref_syntax.R contains the syntax used to run the analysis. The file balbuena_REF.RData file contains the data objects in RData format. See the instructions below if you wish to replicate the analysis. To simply view the data in Excel without re-running the analysis, the universities in the training set (n = 79) and testing set (n=30) are provided in the excel file “REF_2014_schools.xls”
Review on Domestic English Writing Research in Senior One
Authors: Jing Nana , Zhang Yun , Huang Qiang , Wang Can
Published: September 2018

This paper is a review study on previous domestic research concerning English writing in senior one. Through categorization and analysis of related studies from 1999-2018 on CNKI, the paper finds out that existing studies concerned with English writing in senior one still show the tendency of being a bit fragmented and there is still gap in more comprehensive and deep studies; on the other hand, studies carried out more focus on the descriptive aspects of English writing or application of a typical theory in certain students group. Taking into consideration previous research efforts, suggestions for future research are as follows. To begin with, more researchers at different levels should be involved in the study, especially strengthening the collaboration between researchers, college teachers and front-line English teachers in senior high school; besides, research should be more based on scientific ground, rather than purely on empirical experiences; in addition, a large sample based research in status quo should not be left out.
An Assessment of Chinese Adult Learners’ English Phonological Awareness
Authors: Hu Min
Published: September 2018

The present study aims to conduct a valid comprehensive assessment of Chinese adult learners’ phonological awareness (PA) in English. To do so, 408 college students were classified into three groups based on their English proficiency; four tasks (oddity, segmentation, blending, and deletion) with varying complexity employed to test all three levels of PA (syllable awareness, onset-rhyme awareness, and phoneme awareness). The results revealed that 1) overall PA improved with English proficiency; 2) among four tasks, only the performances on oddity were not significantly affected by English proficiency; 3) English proficiency attained significance for all three levels of PA; and 4) in terms of subtest where task and PA interacted, English proficiency’s impact was mediated by the complexity of task and level of PA. This study is meant to guide PA researchers on a valid PA assessment and Chinese English teachers on PA training for their Chinese English learners.
Long Vowels and Nasal-consonant Sequences in Kisa
Authors: Ondondo Emily Ayieta
Published: September 2018

Nasal Consonant (NC) sequences, in Bantu languages, and the long vowels preceding them remains a puzzle in Bantu literature and research. This paper provides a descriptively oriented analysis of the relationship between long vowels and nasal consonant sequences in Kisa, a dialect of Luhya, a Bantu language spoken in Khwisero Constituency Western Province, Kenya. The data used in this paper was generated by the author as a native speaker of Kisa. The central descriptive fact is that NC sequences in words consisting of native Kisa morphemes are usually, but not obligatorily, preceded by long vowels.  As such, NC sequences usually appear as part of an overall VVNC sequence. This pattern is widely found in Bantu languages, and the modelling of this preference for VVNC sequences has been a significant topic in phonological research on Bantu languages. Kisa provides evidence against the predominant analysis of the VVNC preference in Bantu- compensatory lengthening. The paper shows that compensatory lengthening does not provide a well-motivated analysis of Kisa.
On the C-E Translation of Chinese Classics from the Perspective of Thick Translation Theory
Authors: Li Yuying , Lu Qi
Published: September 2018

Thick translation theory was put forward by Appiah, an American translation theorist, concerning the cultural information dissemination and cultural significance of a deep description. Based on the English translation version of Six Chapters of a Floating Life, the study analyses the manifestation of traditional Chinese culture and methods to translate Chinese classic words from the perspective of “thick translation” theory, in an attempt to verify the operability of the theory in the translation of Chinese classics.
Applying a Typology of Governance Modes to Climate Change Adaptation
Authors: Bednar Danny , Henstra Daniel
Published: September 2018

Climate change adaptation is a complex field of public policy that requires action by multiple levels of government, the private sector, and civil society. In recent years, increasing scholarly attention has been focused on the governance of adaptation, which has included exploring alternatives to state-centric models of decision-making and identifying appropriate roles and responsibilities of multiple actors to achieve desired outcomes. Scholars have called for greater clarity in distinguishing between different approaches to adaptation governance. Drawing on the rich scholarship about public governance, this article articulates and applies a typology of four modes of governance by which adaptation takes place (hierarchy, market, network, and community). Using examples of initiatives from across Canada, the article offers a framework for describing, comparing, and evaluating the governance of adaptation initiatives.